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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
HOUSTON.

Ex-Inaxe Mrnoueazh Arrested fos
Violating the Postal E.~-Is - Also
G,sarg~ss taat He IL sus IMPLICATED IN she
Land suinsies.
Special TO The herald
HoUsToa, October 20, -Ex~Judge b.
F. McDonough, a highly respected cit
izen of Houston, WAS arrested ye.ter-
day by deputy United States Marshs;
Ciemans, Tor a violations OF the postal
law. The charge was made by Special
Agent Foster, who has been working
up the land sgiuiies 1t is claimed
Judge NJ. is implicated In the affair,
and that forged patent aud lands titles
were found among mis- papers lu au
interview with an Age reporter, Judge
McDoncueh denied the accusation and
claims he only forwarded letter cent
10 his care. He waived al examine
ton before COMMISSIONS, Taylor ami
gave bond in the the sum of two thous-
and dollars McDonough is a relative
OF the late Andrew johnson.
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Cn'eEsT's- eat bantam chickens, Pre-.
niipm, Richard DAILY.
Best game cock and lien, premIgm,
jacob Nusbaumer. Certificate to
Richard DaJy
Sheey = Best wool buck, premium. 70
Thomas Allen,
Best herd, ten or more, premium ia
Thomas Allen.
Hogs Best boar, any age, sweep
stakes, J. ". Franklin, of Collin eoun
ty, premium.
Best SOW, any age, sweepstakes, J.
w. Franklin, Collin county. premium;
ed Stiif, Collin county, diploms.
Best display of swine, Ed Stiff, Col,
lin county, premium; 5. W. Franklin,
Collin county, Certificate.
Best pair nfshnats under six months
old, diploma, j. +. Franklin, of Collin
coIa;y.
Bsst pair FLOODED pigs, six months
and under one year. John 7. wiz,
Dallas, premium.
Best Poland Chiaa six months aud
under cue year, j. A Tenders, Dallas,
premium.
Best Poland China, two years old, }.
y. Tenders, Dallas, premium.
Best Poland China, one year old, !.
A. Fenders, Dallas. premium.
Best Berkshire, six months old and
uaaeF one year, J. w. Franklin, Col
Lin county, premium.
Best biOoded SOW sboat, six months
old aud under one year, Ed. Still, Col.
lin couaty, premium. Diploma, John
I Witt, Dallas.
Best pair hogs one year old aud over,
Ed. Sha. Collin county, premium.
Best pair shoats, six months Old and
under one year, Ed. Stid, Collin county,
premium.
l'egcto6'es-Best tomatoes NJ.
Burford, Dallas, premium.
Best turnips-Nat NJ Burford, Dali
las. premium.
Best display of vegetahles-A. Whit
taher, Houston, premium.
Best sweet potatoes-W. H. Poland.
Marshall, Graf premium; Ross Bros,
Dallas, second premium.
.Ee,'iss and Preserves Best lar of
apple prese-ves-Mrs. Kate Tl,tering-
tonr Dallas county, premium.
Best six varieties of jellies-Irs. r..
> Stemnlons, Dallas, premium.
Best twelve varieties of jellies-M Mrs.
H. e Lantz, Dallas, premium.
Bsst jar ounce preserves Mrs. E.
LanIz, Dallas, premium.
Bes; jar of peach preservea-Mrs.
Kate Titterington, Dallas county, pre-.
MUM.
Best sponge cake-Miss Mary Wiley,
Dallas, premium.
Best pound cake-Mrs, J. l.. Viii.
iiams, Dallas, premium.
Ndtire WRe--Best variety of native
~ine-L. Caperan, Dallas. premium.
Second best variety of native wine
l.. Caperan, Dallas, diploma.
OtrDtted SfOck.-BeSt blood I'd stall
ion, three years old and over; first
premium awarded James Z. Barkiey's
Jack Hardy" Second, J. b. Stroker.
Blooded stations, two years old aud
under three; only one entry. No pre-
MUM awarded, but certificate award.
ed TO Hsdeman d Mobberiy.
Biooded stallion, one year old and
under two; premium to q. w. Elem
ing.
Blooded mares, three years old and
over premium to James K. Barkiey's
mare, Belle Barkiey."
Sweepstake.-Best mare of any age !;
premium to James E. Barkley.
Best group OF biooded stock premi-
UNI TO Jas E Barkiey. Certificate TO
Spencer & Bryan.
'stoi,se.-Best boar, one year as.d
over premium TO John Oiendorf. lei.
ti6eale to Ed Stiff
Best SOW, one year old and ever
Uranium TO Ed Stiff Certificate 70
Mira Benson.
Bert blooded boar shoat, six months
old and under one year; premium to
Colonel Nat M. Buford. Certificate to
A. Fuller.
The committee will conclude the
hog inspection to-day.
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Gssasass ssys,

New York Tribune: General Garfield
has given up all hope OF the mortality
Of the democratic party. evidently, for
he says 1t seems to nae that the DEM
ocratic party will always exist in cur
period, with the Catholic charch and
other ingredients for its basis. The
snere re defeat II the more il starts up;
end The history Of this country win BE
b perpetual attack upon dsmocrscy,
1kiok Will alvays M ahose IL ruina
NJ - Voc q ~ sktack es>su, ?
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Donation OF B.ssds ga Cabsn yoiua
teer soldtrrs aud En.Iusurx.at-

teer soldiers and Ex-IasurE.ats.
MADRID, October 30.-A royal decree
granting 10 soidiers and volunteers
who have completed their terms OF
service aud settled in Clba, and 70 in
surgents who have submitted to the
government, portion of the forests
belonging to the state or other land
being national property. The recip-
tents are merely tenants for three
year, when, II the land is properly eul-
tivateJ, they become absolute owners.
They will be exempt for Eve years
The decree gives great satisfaction in
Madrid.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
A Family Murdered and the House
Then sfrsd.

CIScISSATI, October 27.-An I'M
known person entered the house OF W
:. McVey, q toli-gats keeper on the
Circlevilie pike, two miies north of
Chiliicothe, Ohio, last night, shot Nc
Vey through the heart and his wife
through the head, killing both in
stantly. a little girl, the only other
occupant of the house, bearing the
shooting jumped out of bed and es-
capped. The murderer, after yansack-
ing the house for plumber, set fire TO II
and escaped TO the woods.
Morton Dy inx-No Hope of His Ne
eOyesy.
INDIANAPOLIS, October Ex-senator
Morton's vitality Is ebbing, with 10
hope of return.
Later-Tbe doctor states that, while
no radical Improvement has taken
place, the senator was better than he
has been at any time during the past
three days.
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Trsasi. In sne O.sa.es.

Philadelphia Press: A more serious
charge IL made that Meesrs Evarts,
Schcrz ana Key have not at heart the
welfare Of the republican party that
they have introduced . fanciful dilet-
tanteIsm. II we may coin such . word,
In politics, aud that they are running
the government on chimerical ideas OF
their own, taking special care In the
meanwhile Of their personal frienda-
MessxA Evsfts and 6hernnn are also
ni.gsed " xnApInk things to the pro-
netion - thsk psslldeutid 6lrafa'
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Sssas Crop Prespees Aay,hi.x hut
LncD0Raxfng-

New Orleans Democrat The result
of the first weeks grinding In the
country Is very unsatisfactory. The
planters in many portions OF the state
proposed TO commence grinding early
In October. But when that time came
around IL wss evident that the cane
vas too green to grind 50 IL was
postponed for week or two. All Of
which Is the result Of the late storm
that blew the cane down, and the
rainy and bad weather which followed,
Keeping II green and preventing il
nom maturing. The result proba bly,
VII be an nprecedentedIy large yield
Of molassee this year.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
The Case aesesire y.. FROST. Decided tn
Favor of ttse PIafuIin.

ST LOUIS, October 3O.--The case o.
Metcalfe W. Frost, TO compel the issu.
snce OF certificate OF election as con.
gresham from the third district of this
city, to Metcalfe. was decided by the
supreme court in favor of Metcslfe.
The contest in congress now devolves
OH Frost.
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soHrEi rE1As 1re.
ooao"a . fro.a a., ~ /.

he order bad the rasia5 was I-srl lpe
tAa most o&eiiiag that bsd oesu We
messed, a 'gil reFgri oi IS wtn be
found tl-swho.e
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

CHICAGO, October s9.-The Chicago
SsviDgs Institution aud Trust Com
pany has C llapsed. Liabilities 50, 600,
assets a 600.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03
Arre., OF |. sou,r, caro.aaa rorr.l

Arrest OF - South Carosfna Forg-r.
ELIZABETH, y. October 80. The
chief OF police of this city arrested, at
MorristowD, l.. Cass Caperi, alias Car
penter, editor aud proprietor OF the
Columbia fScnth Caroiina) Colrmb isn
Union, indicted for forgery, IN raising
two notes from 500 to 81 600; also for
default of s., 900 Ia his settlement with
the United St4tes government, which
sum he drew on salary and advertising
accounts, but did no. pay the bills. He
ran away from Columbia to Connect
cut, thence TO New Yosf, and after
ward to this city. Two seei.s since
Colonel johnson, OF the South Caro-
lima legislature, came with a requisi-
ton from Governor II imp,on for Ca
pert's arrest. He Il now in Jail aud
will be taken away at once.
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The Prot.

TIE rain Of the night before and
yesterday, prevented al attendance al
the iair and the track being very
heavy and unfit for use, the racing " as
postponed oil Saturday. \ meeting
81 the directory was held in the fore,
noon aud the following resolution
passed:
Ecs0iged, That, as the weather is
UGiavOTsule, the lair IL considered as
closed, 9Th the exception of the races,
aLich are postponed till Saturday
mex, cr the d,-t fair day sud track
hereafter, and the meeting is not con
-'Jsect as ciOsec until said races have
takeu place.
J, b. HEREFORD.
Secretary North Texas Fear Assoeiation.
after tDis Official action the exhibit
tors were busy yesterday packing up
Their goods previous to removal. Yes
terday' s racing programme will be ear
sied out Saturday, track and weather
permitting, and these doubtless VIII
be q urge eroad TO witness them, as
severei OF the hsetest horses on the
track are engagcd ia these races.
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Protestant Epsscapat Convenssoa-
n%seg ar1Ou


NEW York, October 3D.-The fourth
annual session of the Protestant Epts-
copal congress assembled to-day, Bish.
OPP Potter presiding. Among those on
the platform were Right Rev Bishops
Clarke, Robertson, jaeger and White,
Rev. Drs Dskoven, Morgan, Seer,
Philip, Brooks. Washburn and Hsr-
wood, Bishop Bedeii. Lee, Scarborough
and Dudley, Hon. John Jay and 9TH
ers. In his opening address Bishop
Potter welcomed members of the con-
gress 10 the discussion Of the subjects
to come before them. Questions opened
up fields for discussion, and possibly
this congress, at its close. would leave
them where they were just before Il
commenced. Few words of acrirnoni-
Gus debate would be heard In discus
sions, and good must result from their
handling of these questions.
swine Dytng napsaly 81 shs Hsrss
Dtsease-Aosk - Year PeFA.
NEW York, October 27.--An E.
ianta county, New Jersey. Dispatch
says that the horse disease. which pre-.
walled extensively in other sections,
has arrived here in . most virulent
form. Already nearly fifty horses and
mules have eucenmbed, end now swioe
are dying rapidly. Feopls h this vioin-
a. 49, kf11tss~< ..~x< -. $3.50 - = =
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,ieat tnd race 10 aiTi. ten SCI artss
'astCr than The first hest.
Summary Pacirg rsoe-Best two
IN ti1ret; free for al; purse SIS and s25:
BROW WI. ~. ---.----.-..-,--. ]
HIM .....-2
DASH ,.,...,-...-.,...i Disiaaced
The Tros.
The colt .rot, Tor three ard four yesr
aiAs, best ivo In three, 6rst to receive
50 and second $40 was next Ia rider.
thsrc eame To the ecratch, Stanley,
I,. BE. and MembFiuo Norman.
S'aniey won the fret heat, Nickel
coming in seeoud and Norman third.
Time, 3.Ia.
Nickel won the second heat, Stanley
next aud Norman bringing up the
rear
There was much dissatisfaction ex-
pressed after tbe heat, a claim being
made that ole OF the horses had run
on TIE back stretch. Il WAS then dark
AID being too late to finish the race,
no time was kept in the last beat
trcttei, and the Judges declared the
race oil.
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Trap snsoslnx.

Gu Rccsuot OF the istehess 81 the
hour Gully five balls were allowed al
each participant. The following are
the names Of those engaged, with the
-rurp
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19
Our DAILY RLCkONING.

II we sit down at s.t of sun.
And count the things that We have done.
And counting. find
One self denying act, one word
That eased the heart of him who heard:
One glance most kind.
That fell like sunshine where il went.
Then we may count the day well spent.
But. If through all the live-long dav,
We've cascd no heart iy yea or nay:
II through il all
We've done nothing that wc can trace,
That brought the sunshine to IL face.
No act, so small,
That helped some soul. and nothing cost,
Then count that day as worse than lost.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19
The Latest Fashion.
From a Paris Letter.

FROM IaflS LCtter.
The " eel-skin" dress is now the
great rage both in London and Paris.
In the widest days of the tie-back
or pin-back manic there was never
kuch n tightness in the manner of
skirt us now prevails. Whatever the
paucity of folds in the pin-back, in
its frontier part, in the enormous
exuberance of the pannier or hnstle
the balance was struck. But now
not Only is the hustle q thing of
horror, but even the necessary I'M
der-clothing is considered de trop.
To lengthen the waist far beyond its
natural proportions, stiff webbing
of elastic is fastened to the stays
to the depth of half foot, and to
this, at first, narrow skirts were
buttoned. But even this is now
abandoned for another scheme to
acquire slenderness. Mrs. Swiss
helms much-ridiculed chemiloon is
in demand, and garments made in
this way are sold ut the furnishing
shops, and patterns of it pass from
hand to hand among lady friends.
Some ladies have had regular stage
tights made in thick webbing, and
over these they wear nothing but
the outer-dress, under-skirts being
simulated by pleated ruffles of white
muslin, sewn to the edge of the
dress, which is then tied back till
the woman within is shackled al
most like a convict in a chain gang.
No more uncomfortable fashion ever
was devised, for not only are the
limbs confined with the binding
dress, but the wearer must con-
stantly concern herself about the
condition of the bodice, that portion
being in incessant danger of turning
itself up behind, wrong side out,
- 1hke an umbrella in a windstorm.
The desired effect of youthful slen-
derness is generally obtained by the
eel-skin," but at a good deal of
sacrifice of personal ease.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19

E The !SIr,T Stat tells as fol-
lows. how a Nevada China.2an was
inducted into one OF the mysteries Of
American civilization: There is an
angry Chinaraan in town TO-DAY.
He engaged IN q friendly sane II
draw. last evening. with = White maa
whe hai heen ssadvIng .. s1henrk
Poker R1les- They played for IN
boGr az two wI;hssuz any .Esp4Eens
sax1nta=~ ca szther ~a4Ae. Thxn iss~
Chza4r4an ssus fss@s KIN sasI an aue.
and s~xsorSlnsE to has l@xazrlr slezs
ct t1s ~naae. tn@z wz& z@ Emranwanae
kMnA He ~xw Ia. saaxwr~m-v h~.s~
z@d ksF.s E4s~s@x kz4s &zEl tAssrs ga.
ssfe IN e9@s N sA~ Y~<. 4zA h. k@a
1~ n4~~x o. BOT. H. tk~x ezEE~I
tAry~E@- &gx1 fss@v kzA-. znd A
srw. s.sd w4s kazErzs~za wAs~H kzx uua
s~n~-rs s=~~~s Es4zr sszr- @nA a klzx
n@a tnaak tA~ Esszwz kzx Az1~ nsz
Es< ~~@s@ ~ HauA@w<zxxAz ga sa.wrs
~~rs ss ==@mv ar%s rz1 klz<~ n shs
a@~&
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY, NAY 10. E7.

xa<s@S& aass1ssArs ess<&A2-- - -
wrwrzsss1 ua. sns ~@a=s
"a ~s-uks e P~.lsy. NJ Lars
s~x@~2 whs~A al szE~@~<hsz
us wsA sh~ FrsiAsA<.s@ zee. <nsA
49, - 80 asa@zaE4A.is z@a ~s ws4
49, D. -uu-z-r ths~ As~zr~Sa ~
- t~@G EA@Es a. o@ly @us as@sEa-
samxk wksrh c2m s4<g~~s
@whms IN that - a<ksd .Lr.
Hsues. feIl4H= szzA&ed and yes m
ses~sel N STA tie eazinezs ysrss-
ess~@lz had b sAy
Yo1 can hsighsen ths effect of
sh< tking, sasi Mr.. Evsrts. vihr1s-
inc kis lean vet muscular forehnser
wIfA great eArnessness, BY per
rnitting these unenlghienei foreign
ers and the rest of your guests to
risk the perils of the poisonous cup,
while you and all your family alb
staia; for in this manner you put your
own Temperance in direct contrast
with the abandoned bibulousness
Of The rest OF the company. and gain
all the advantages of background, if
I may be pardoned an aesthetic fig
uEs of speech, which are so desira-
BILE that myself will be willing to
sacrifice my inclinations for the good
d TIE Administration and join the
virk bibbers in order to heighten
thSaeffect, as I have said, of your
ow1 abstemiousness, and Mrs.
Ha as's and Webb G.. Hayes's.
saBut Mrs. Hayes will never con-
sepSto this" urged Mr.. Hayes.
.Leavs that to me, said the legal
TalIeyrand, as he hastened to the
othar end of the White House. In
. brief and lucid harangue, this in
casnparebly astute plsader set before
The excellent Mrs. Hayes the follow
ing ppints: Russia, although . large
'eodagfy ], Is. - everybody knows.
overrun by dogs Of that dangerous
variety known as the Spitz. The
bite Of the Spitz dog invariably pro-
duces hydrophobia, and this fright
full disease has become so thorough
ly inoculated in the blood of the
Sclavonic race that the sight of wa
ter very often excites Russian to
frenzy. Alexis and Constantine, al
though Grand Dukes, are not ex-
empt from this horrible taint, and
to exhibit water in their presence
would certainly entail disagreeable
if not fatal consequences. Human
ty, therefore, as we'll as hospitality,
demanded that water should be ia
booed at any banquet at which they
might be present. Mr.. Evarts had
been talking hardly three hours be-
fore his eloquent and ingenious ar
gument had produced such an effect
upon Mrs. Hayes and Webb G.
Hayes, that they earnestly implored
him to see the butler and arrange
matters on basis which would in
sure the safety of the for eign Princes.
This is the secret history OF q
crisis in our Russian relations, avert
ed by the mastery diplomacy the
patriotic promptitude, and the mar
vellous readiness of resources ex-
hibited by the Secretary of State to
the fraudulent President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19

ss~@~ F~Pa< zzzy p~<e@F~ @z
skss - = nS~~i sAezzs fx . Dsuno-
sr@sr Pzz~r- T-<s n~@~rz.s h~-
h~ss N As=s~A@ez@S 3Asu~r v-uz,psss
ht~zE<- - kszse &s E-u=zsAss TA~y
1rs oFspp~~A ~ ~znrsmx<r Exw. re-
grA@z1ng th@ ssxs< f q msaa's h@s.
she ezf oS sas tT1z~r~ xnz tAe kRxsA
sf sls ea4G EA4laz4is are % E-
th0xgh. and h~lssvs n Slekrslng
wish every o01rsrn of l4s- Tsey
consequently are a,~~ys interfering
in the bassness Of other kse0Pse. and
this leads them 10 prohihtsoa laws
against the sale Of liquor. They get
up crusades that obstruct the thor
oughfares and interfere with the law
full business under prete1se Of pray
ing for those engaged in it. The
only effect Of all this is TO disgust
the practical and sincere friends of
temperance and virtue. A new tenn
perance movement has been started,
though. in Ohio that is calculated to
do some good. The leader is Fran
cis Murphy, an Irishman of about
forty years Of age and a reformed
drunkard, who is possessed of rare
power in swaying men. Every town
he has visited is in blaze of zeal.
He does not aim at making men tenn
perate by attacking liquor dealers,
but by appealing to each individuals 8
manhood as the source of self con-
troll, holding himself and not his
nsighbor responsible for his conduct.
He holds that the temperance is not
worth having which results from
taking away the opportunities to
drink, but only that which results
from the ability to rule the desire to
drink. He believes with Solomon
that be who ruleth himself is greater
than ~ th1s aazstk ! seily Z Even
the pledge signed by his converts is
moderate in its terms and concludes
with b" God helping me-" No one
denies the evils of intemperance,
and oil thoughtful men dread its
prevalence; but very little has been
accomplished in checking it, because
fanatics have always led the move
ment and insisted on regulating
human appetites by statute; strikin 6
at the result instead of the cause.
They generally drag it into politics
and, To-! an Office is the soul of the
movement in its last analysis. Muir
ply carefully keeps his entsrprise Q
out of politics, and seeks to inter-
fere with the rights Of no man nor
class.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19

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Dg~x @ws af k~.f xzsA 20 30 sAa~ Hns. aas@u
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ssxf Be- asSs zaws~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19


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The Pols~y finally agreed uE-0A
~@s policy Of delay until Mr.
Evarts could b. summoned froEa
Ne1 YORK, and in the meanwhile a
commission to visit Mr.. Hayes and
Mrs. HAYES and Webb q. HAYES, and
if possible arrange a compromise.
This commission was to consist of
Mr.. Schurz, the Rev. DIR. Newman,
and sam Ward. But when the time
appointed for tho visit arrived, Mr..
Schurz, who happened to be at his
piano rendering, in a dreamy revery,
selected passages from Chopin, for
got all about the matter, and rs Par
son Newman had declined to serve,
the functions of the commission had
to be exercised by. Sam Ward alone.
This high authority on all ques-
tions of gastronomy and of table eti-
quette proceeded to the White
House, and did his best to bring Mr..
Hayes and Mrs. Hayes and Webb
G.. Hayes to correct way of think
ing. He cited all the famous bon
rtrants from Hellogabalus and vi
tellius down to himself, and argued
from their practices that a dinner
without wine was q monstrous bar
barism, which even the heathen,
could not tolerate. He narrated his
experience among the Flathead or
Digger Indians, and pointed out
that even those unchristian savages
invariably placed fermented liquors
before their guests. " Would you
be less hospitable than Flathead?"
he pointed inquired, turning and
looking Mr.. Hayes squarely in the
face. In short, Sam Ward exhaust
ed all the resources of the historical
argument, Of the argument of ex-
pediency, of the personal argument,
and of purely abstract reasoning to
convince Mr.. Hayes and Mrs. Hayes
and Webb G. Hayes of the stubborn
folly of their determination, but all
in vain. The commission was fail
ure.
At this juncture Mr.. Evarts ar
rived on a special train from New
York, having procured q continuance
of the case which he was conducting
in the courts. He fastened to the
White House. and was at once clos.
eted with Mr.. Hayes.
"Your resolution was very wise
one," said the astute Secretary of
State, "and l commend the sagacity
which impelled you to strengthen
the Administration with the Prohib-
itionists of the Eastern States, who
are now perhaps disposed to be q
little hostile for reasons which will
now proceed to detail and
But" interrupted Mr.. Hayes.
blusaing. you assume that INV de-
termination was s2kea from motives
Of policy wkils
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