Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-07
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not a complete surprise, inasmuch as the
Jay commission had made such a recon-
meHdation in its report TO Secretary Sher-
man, was hardly anticipated. There is this
construction which can be put upon it, and
that is that the admins ratiOn has good rea-
son to believe that Senator Conkling is hos
tile TO IL, or Ii would hardly have cared to
give him cause for aggravation Immediately
preceding the holding of the republican con-
ventiOn in the Empire state. 1t is the Opin-
lon OF good many, too, that COrDell's case
should not have been linked with the other
two, tnasmuch as he had fiagrantly violated
the executive order, and is given the same
indulgence as the others who had not IL
was known to the President. so the report
goes, that Cornell was anxious TO be re-
moved, and had placed himself purposely in
the position of a recalcitrant, SO that he could
strengthen himself with very large class of
republicans who believe that the Office hold
ing order is wrong in spirit and degrading in
its effect.
There are a few who attribute the delay
OF summary action in COrnells case as an
evidence of weakness on the part of the Pres
ident. They say that If the order was issued
after due reflection and mature celebration,
that the penalty prescribed should have been
meIeo out as an act OF Justice TO those who
yielded to Its requirements, and moreover TO
convince the people of the country that the
President had faith in the spirit of the order,
and was not disposed 10 higgle over the con-
tumacy OF any recalcltrant, no matter how
elevated his position, politically or socially.
Those who are disposed to sustain the Presi-
dent on the other hand say that the Presi-
Gent did not care to crafty Mr. COrneli's de-
sire 10 gain temporary political advantage
by removing him, and hence served notice
upon him that he was TO be removed when
Congress met. so that he might have time 10
prepare his defense, to be presented TO the
Senate, which will after all be the adjudica-
tor In the case.
Members of the Cabine: now here are quite
reticent as to yesterdays proceedings, but
the best source of attainable informal ion is
that at the suggestion of Secretary Sherman
the removal was delayed. 1t is said that had
cornell been summarily dismissed that he
had letter which he proposed to make pub
lie, charging that the first one to violate the
executive order under which he Is arragned
was his Immediate superior officer, Secre-
tary Sherman, who, known TO the President
days In advance OF the act, proceeded TO Ohio
and delivered a speech intended solely to
influence the political campaign pend ing In
that state.
Is THE HERO OF PLEvNA AN AMERICAN?
The Baltimore Gazette of to- day has long
account of Col. r. Clay era wford, who, it is
the Turkish army. Crawford went to Ches-
tertown, Kent county, Nd, In 1861 and pub
lishSd republican paper there. He left sud
ten service wrote home OF an American
officer known as Osman Bey in the army OF
The khedlve, and personal description tai
lies with that of Crawford, who was tall and
stalwart, with q reckless bearing Crawford,
IL is said, was student at West Point for a
time, but was expelled for stealing.
AFFAIRS IN CUBA-A letter from Hay
ana, daIed Sept. |, says: 1.-THE houses of sew
eral Cubans In this city and Matanzas have
peen seaTcned Ior papers when they were
suspected to have concealed, said papers
being in relation TO some conspiracy in aid
OF the insurgents in the field. The searching
of me domiciles has taken place at night,
and some Cubans have been dispatched as
prisoners to Santa Clara, to be there tried by
court m atrial. The cause OF all this appears
to be the discovery OF several boxes Of cart
ridges intended for the insurgents while
being shipped at a place called Calimete."
THE GOvEKNORs SEEING THE ELE-
PHANT-The visiting Governors were shown
the elephant in New York the other might
The first place visited was the Grand Dukes
Opera House. About an hour was spent
there and then the party adjourned to Harry
HIPS Their presence was quickly noticed
sud special programme improvised for thei
entertainment during the course of which
Jim Kelly and "Seddon's Mouse, had Set
TO with the gloves, which called out loud APP
plause from the gentlemen Who hail from
Kansas and Wisconsin.
THE San Francisco Exchange is sticking
an occasional pin in the U. 8. Senators from
Nevada. For instance "They say th at
Senator John Z. Jones cOntemplates visiting
Nevada some time next year. No doubt his
constituents would be glad to see him
on his way TO Washington, but We believe
that, on the advice of his physicians, he has
abandoned The idea. The climate doesn't
agree with him."
MYSTIC PARK RACEs.-At the Mystic Park
(Boston) races yesterday the unfinished race
of Wednesday OF the $50 class was won by
Schingler. For the 2:2O class Lysander Boy
won In 2:2 X 2:23A 2:N. In the race for the
won the first heat in 2:26, Lady ID. second in
2:31a, Wild Lilly third and ffth In 23l and
2:3O, Roman Chief the fourth In 2:3OH. Post.
poned On account of darkness.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF
BALTIMORE-The workingmen's party of
baltimore last night nominated Mr.. Joseph
Thompson, OF the firm of Thompson Bros,
blacksmiths and wheelwrights, as a candi-
date for mayor of the city, making three
Richmonds in the field, and the republicans
yet To hear from through the city convention
of that party, which meets on Monday nj ght
Great enthusiasm prevailed.
DREADFUL GAS EXPLoSIoN-The Phi r.
nix Park mine, near Minersville, Pa, was
the scene OF a dreadful explosion OF gas last
evening, which became ignited from a blast
made by one of the workmen. Eight miners
were burned, three seriously, one of whom
named John Jenkins, died soon after the ac-
cident. Thomas Lloyd, a brother OF the pro-
prietor OF the mine, is also very seriously
burned.
A SMART LITTLE MIss.-A Mississippi
paper says that during recent illness OF the
telegraph operator at Martinsville, on the
Jack ON Railroad, the Office was managed
by Mollie Short, who ts only 10 years of age
She sent messages and trains, and received
orders for conductors from the train dis
patcher's Office, in very satisfactory man
aer.
BAD DAY FOR SHARKS, Too.-The Eden
ton IN. c. Times has this shark story: "a
citizen of Dare county told us q day or two
since that one day last fall he made u haul
with his seine in the ocean, and caught 1O2
sharks. The seine was only $50 yards long
and he says that twice as many sharks got
away as he landed" That was q bad day
fol sharks.
IN THE CONVENTION of the National
Board OF Steam Navigation at Pittsburg
Pa, yesterday, report was submitted urg-
ing vigorous efforts to secure amendments
10 the steamboat laws at the next session of
Congress. Cincinnati was selected as the
next place OF meeting, and the con vention
adjourned,
THE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONC REss, at Sar-
atoga, yesterday had a number of interesting
papers before 1t, including papers by J. RAN
dolph Tucker, of Virginia, on the relations
OF the United States to each other as modified
by the war, and by w. L. Trenholm, of South
Carolina. on the social and Industrial cOndf-
ton OF the southern states.
THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE SOCIETY,
In session at 81. Paul, Mimi, yesterday elect.