The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-03

river. supposed to be that of 5. s.
Burdett, late land commissioner, has
been identified MS that of Diedrich
Geplardt. who lived outside of Jersey
City.
The Press on Biciac.
The Journals this morning surrender
much space To the developments in
the Blaine matter yesterday. The
Herald says: Blaine Is tricky, shifty
and bellicose by turns. Blaine cuts a
poor figure in his successful effort to
secure the letters. We think it will
biing little credit to the name of
statesman, while it gives the last touch
TO his want oftrue personal dignity. To
seek a private interview with hostile
witness is in itself so unbecoming, we
must only wonder at the whole pro-
ceeding. 1t has been charged against
he has been fishing out floating scoun-
drels and putting them in piles for the
purpose of demoiishing them after his
own fashion with a bang and flourish,
but this kind of Chinese juggler busi-
ness is poor work in a man who as
pires % the Presidency of the union
also, it has brought about its natural
consequences. 1t looks as though
fantastic candidate having sown wind
is reaping whirlwind that must blow
him over in another place. The Her
aid says: If the Republicans succeed
in nominating Blaine they should put
Colfax on the ticket with him.
The Tribune says: At last it looks u
little as If some of the mud thrown at
Blaine might stick. There is nothing
in the testimony of the witness Multi
gan calculated to produce much effect,
excepting'in the matter of the private
letters. These Blaine must in some
way promptly explain. 1t was natu-
raj enough that he should object to
Mulligan's keeping of them, and that
he should demand possession of them.
They clearly belonged either to the
man to whom they were sent or to the
man who wrote them. Mulligan had
no right to them, and it is equally
clear that no man is willing to have
his private correspondence with
friends stolen and his public action by
his enemies threatened, but the public
in this case will not consider these
technical points. Some explanation
about the letters is indispensable. or it
will be believed that they conceal
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Manifestly, Mulligan and his kind are
being put forward in desperation of
gigantic political struggle by men
who hope 10 keep hated rival from
clutching the prize. Iti in fact becom-
ing the ordeal by fire. but all the same,
Blaine must bear it or go down.
The Times says: The extraordinary
proceedings of yesterday before the
House committee reveal Blaine in the
light which is fatal to his availability
as Presidential candidate. That fact
will be as serious objection to him in
the eyes of practical politicians as
distaste for his character and associa-
tions have already proven to the
thinking majority of his party. Pop
ular judgment and political expediency
combine to reject Blaine, and between
them he has gone over to a major
ity of dead candidates. From Blaine's
fall the friends of Conkling will take
courage. The Times then proceeds at
length to show that Conkling is the
weakest man the Republicans could
nominate.
Sing Singers Out.
New York, June -Four despera-
does named. James Carpenter, John
Murphy, John Quinn and Joseph
Farrell, who were serving terms in
Sing Sing prison, overpowered their
keeper this morning and escaped.