The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-25


|ited this cityf,on business. The
famed Percy Byssclle Pinchback was.
Lieutenant, Governor. 70 Under the
State Constitution heSwas, acting
GoSernorddring Mammoth s,absence.
He was known to he. teothJand toes
nailIwitb the Grant thieyes,s and an.
ardent hater oofs thetsgoea Horace
GreeleNssHho had done / SO much TO
emaneipate hisraces Pinchback had
preceded! Warmothlin a visit TO the,
North; end the Governor felt safe. ip
leaving ;NewO Orleans aAfter his de-,
paEture, however, he carpet bagging
thieyes, ia andenb INSTRUCTIONS, from
Washington; atried' to- seizetths elec-'
tionamach uary.tblf theyosoald ruat
Piaehba1k, iatol theeIStates Without
WagmptAIs okaeHledge,s bhsiptue geEi
his, official !lpositidn asacting Gov.
erner, GhaisealdaemoNenhe oGreeley;
members Of the Returning Board
and mflt their, places oIMithl1 Grant
thleYes'iaisj sjE! 10 a7el'sw ett ga;Yai
The plot, sripened. Major, Burke
got wind Of, it and, telegraphed Waro
moth what was, on, foot, The. Gov,
ernorsereplied that it, was5sat il false
alarm, as Pipchbaek' 4 was then in
New York City, On the next day,
however, he, confirmed .the news in.
thee following alarming dispatch:
..Pinohback has gone. He has iifteen'
hours the start of me. leaye immedi,,
ately.r Don't let him get into the State
ahead Of me. si,i al }ss ajWARMdTH,7 tt
iIto.was diamond cut diamond
Pinch had gone, and that night there
were jubilant. break-downs in Boss
shspb9fd's Club. house Il ! saWasbingE
tom . Dent went ON "a spree, ,anndd
BabeoEkiand Belknap Werein a halo
Of tptslleGtpaf glory + s !, s,s g a1tt
The. inews was indeed startling.
but the MAJOR lost not .ahIhoment.'
Pinchback's most direct route, was
By v way y' of TIE J Jackson Railroad, but
he might, Sip int. New Orleans !: via
Mobile: n he must e Kepee s ogt t 81 thLs
city t twelve hours at least, " or all
would be lost. strong f posse Vas
sent ! Is Mobile to to watch tie trail trains !.
/ THEY sw .5Hth that they Would cut the
Itrestle:Works . 81 iata tear up The. track Sc:
fore tie ' ihimble, guinea colored poll.
,|ltfctHialnn Should reach his goal. ia tie
|Msjorg'ssa ' employ asooitlI 'the yaeksoan,
Railroad Mas games u Kelly. aHe
|hsaa b ssean 81 u htemaJRsr 81 Tue ID Vol
.Iunteer' Fire Department Of New York
CITY, and was an Al attt'faefs nsryy' FL.
Ilo ~, Just the man to head 4 foflorn
nope. Tie Major sent Rim ups the
ROAD III TENNESSEE '3o1'a Watch TIE
tFraaiunss.o on AM was o esfplainad 10 him,
ana hei VAS left free tDt9' Pact is III
CLOSE. s'Ksiiy pulled 1'iip9 aat Milan;
Tehanlee ssse sss,aA ) the trai1 rolled ihto
t1s statf0Hh Sttlhie tie .yellok : Tieatsnansaa
GoSefaa6br' Vas seen thf6dg6' tie ", v1i Is
dow f6lling IN lis cushioned seat.
Kelly Entered tile cal, ant1 tapped
him III the Shoulder. a'asa 'oa eaa Il
9a~Is Gifts Governor Pfndhbatk I" III
asked, with a polite bow: @o' ss'''' .
aft sis,v sis responded, IthesLieu-
tenant .GnysrneK with acends1ond,
ing smle.,s I,aasl ,oacado anil ,,fjo
g ,'tGsea,s = said yKsDGsde7aY ours
luekyaaTheEe'sala dispatch for, ,yoq
Of the station and theY,haye orders
to; deliveE,it to you alone in person.
'rsyyery, kind u an swared, the
Lieutsnnaat GoHeEnob, aHe,d 'arsesse,
slighad Iqpsths, deppH p|atffoEms and
sauptRssa to,thswiaaoH efsAe; sta,
|tioa.rsIRlls atake' athe ndisuatahie fo,
GeyesnprcPineh back. il, Nop please
he 4saidsitipping backIhisslhat, fEom
his hrenzed brow; % sa,,al. lsnoIo,l
,aTbet OPERATOR was VERY nervous
He tossed envelopes this way 1apf
thats and ltumbled things around il
siright lively style while. searching
for the dispatch, > A. minus, % NOR,
passed.e The Lieutenant oyerne
was charmed AT the evident strepida
ton of the operator It was a bi.
thing all around. AT last the RICH
envelope was found. .3pThe Lieusea
antig Governor tore itiiopen with con
summate nonchalance.u The con
tents were blank papet. b1Iei started
The rusea flashed upon him . lik
llightnfng.fs He turned. fsThe trai,
was rolling away from Tie depot d,
, |its way to jackson Kelly Had don
, bis work thoroughly, aud the eng
! aeedt promptly lobeyed ordefs..' Aje
Of profanity sparted ffSm the lips .
! the Lieutenant lsu ,Goyyssr YER but til
) words, were, drowned in; the trium