Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-04-13

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Tie rlsnGstjon b. lie 11anaeers, and
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m6tioo, Be-, adjourned until Monday.
I'M. Il i said that e tat time .
faEttn postpossnent win Be- asked Tor
~ psposs u enabline the counsel for
Bsiknap 70 prepare his defence. This
vouN leok ~ though the Hon. Secre-
tary - 10 idea Of pleading guilty and
ws hose 10 doubt il viii furnish . very
entertaining spectacle when our noble
losziS War Minister. that vas, stands
mp before the bar Of the Senate and
pleads mot guilty" to charge that he
has already made confession to.
The President has recovered from his
lats stack. II was nothing serious,
ouly ! headache, such, as the family say,
- rs been subject to once in every
= or foer years. Now for man of
his habits that il an immunity from
headache devoutly to be prayed for.
1t certainly occurs much more frequent.
~ among us commoners under similar
circumstances.
Secretary Taft els . man wise in his
generation" He has modestly but
firmly refused to have any thing to do
with Post Trsder.sbips. A great many
applications have already been made for
the vacancies, but he has positively refus-
ed to make any appointments and refers
them all to the Commanders of the
Posts.
Secretary Bristow emphatically denies
any intention Of resigning, notwith-
standing the prevailing and long stand.
ing rumor to that effect. There is no
doubt whatever though that his rela-
tions with the Cabiue. are far from
agreeable either to him or chem. He
most likely has q purpose however in
persisting in this course which will de-
velop itself hereafter. His reply to the
resolution Of inquiry from the House
a. to what money he had paid to news
paper men for information and to whom
it had been paid, has been received.
He admits the payment Of certain sums
to one newspaper man for services rem
dered aud very fairly and pertinently
remarks further upon the report, that
he had very often obtained information
from the fraternity but they had never
either expected or received any com.
pensation for it, although, as he says,
be knows Of no reason why they shou ld
not have been paid for their services
as well As any other business men.
And it strikes us that the Secretary is
correct upon this point.
General Meigs has relieved ingalls, of
the bogus watch notoriety, aud takes
occasion to remark, as be re- enters upon
his duties, that ingalls, has very seri.
ously and miscbievously mismauaged
the Office while he has enjoyed the po-
sition near the throne. Gen. Meigs an
imadverts very severely upon the rent
ing by Ingalls, Of the new building for
the Quarterniaster Generals Office and |
declares it in violation Of law. NJ
matter though. We have no doubt H.
gals was well paid for the job and can !
stand little abuse about it.
Detective Bell, late Of His Excellen-
cy's secret service, procurer and manip-
ulator Of testimony aud purloiner Of Of
fetal documents in the interest of the
President and his friends, has at last
been meted out his deserts. Grant,
Babcock, Chandler, Luckey
ct al have denounced him as perinred
villain. Now, nobody who knows any
thing of the career of the man, can find
any difficulty in accepting the verdict.
but the funny part of it is, that for the
past II or IA years this unmasked vii
lain has been the confidential agent and
trusted tool Of these worthy and patri-
otic Il need not add koaesD gentlemen.
and in all their intimate business rela-
tons they never discovered the deep
dyed iniquity of his character.
There Is no telling but what even vet
they would be cropping in ignorance If
he bad not suddenly taken q notion to
tell Just BY way of Jest some of the lit
tie tricks he had been taught BY his |
employers, and in . moment their eyes
have been opened to the enormity Of his |
offences.
We have a very interesting prisoner
here in the person Of Ring Master Kill |
bourn, . really facetious cuss. He /
was extended the customary fare shown !
by the House when it is compelled to |
resort to imprisonment of witness and |
wasallowed 70 order such fare during |
his incarceration a. was suitable for the |
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