The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-03-28
Born April ., 1743, o. S
Died w. 4, 1926"

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THERE'S no doubt the House will
promptly pass the bill and make an
appropriation for the restoration of
the neglected grave, which, with the
unfinished Washington Monument,
has stool for so many years a sad
and significant commentary upon the
charge so often made by monarchists
that "Republi'cs are ungratefulr">
Washington is rarely ever without
an InGian Delegation of some sort
and for the last three weeks our
street urchins have been amusing
themselves, when not engaged in the
more laudable and lucrative employ
nent of selling newspapers and
backing boots, by running after and
crying "Howr' to a Mr.. John d.
Benis, a real live, wild, Indian from
the Indian Territory, with a chris
tian and pronouncablc name. His
name, however is not his only differ
ence from other Indians; a still more
marked popularity of his was, that
he brought with him a seal skin
trunk containing fifteen hundred dol
lars in gold and silver coin. This is
the first time in history since Colum-
bus discovered America, that Indians
have been known to bring money
here: they generally carry it away
with them. However, yesterday
evening Mr.. Benis, returning from a
confectioners, where he had been in
dulging in ice-cream and hard boil
ed eggs, "a ~favorite Indian refresh
ment J was left to bemoan the loss of
his seal skin trunk and valuables,
which had been stolen from his room
at the washington House" during
his absence; and unless the detect
ives ferret out the thief and recover
the money Mr.. Benis will have to
pawn his tomahawk and moccasins,
and may be (but we hope not his
scalps, to secure the wherewith to re.
turn to his tribe in the Indian Terri.
tory.
The recent sudden death of Con.
gresham Lenard, in Cuba, has caus
ed considerable excitement among
his colleagues in the House of Re
representatives., many of whom refuse
to accept the statement that he died
of yellow fever, and assert that hi
has been the victim of a conspiracy
and was foully murdered. The Sec
rotary of State has t~elegraphed GU.
Consul General at Havana to hav'
the body sent to New Orleans, from
where it will be sent by rail to Wes'
Chester, Pa, and Inferred there. Il
is well known here, that n love afail
was at the bottom of Mr.. Leonard:
visit to Cuba; but the exact nature
of this is merely a matter Of c%onjec
ture. After the body arrives in thu
country, Speaker Randall will ap
point a Congressional committee te
proceed to New Orleans and escort
the remains from there to the place
of interment.
Since the Silver bill became a law
proceedings in Congress have beer
rather tame, with the exception per
haps, of Senator B'aine's attack. first
upon Mr.. Maurice Delfosse, the Bel
'gian ambassador in this city, and, @
day or two after, upon MIR. Schurz
the Senator of the Interior. Neither
of these attacks were well timed or
UNSUITABLE, and Mr.. Blaine's %stoutest
friends regret that he made them.
Altogether, the ex-Speaker of the
House has not made his mark in the
Senate as it was expected he would
for while he has neglected no oppor'
tunity for a "dig" at the, Admins
tration, he has not, so far identified
himself with any serious subject Of
legislation. PREBLE.