The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-15
n COHSCIEN7JOUS NAN.
Gnnoral lihncock's Rcsiennttni,. Efsn iho
Army Anticipated by His Friends. Some
Curious Reasons Given Therefor. -

/ S"fA"us Aeasons GlVcn Therefor.
From the New York Herald.
TITS understood here among the per-.
sonal friends Of General Hancock tint
he Will, prior to the publication Of lis
letter OF acceptance, tender his rcslgna-
tlon TO the President as Major &C cnoral
OF the United States Army. The ron
son assigned for this proposed course
is that, pending tho election, General
hancock, If he ,cmaincd in tho army,
would be restrained by the rules and
customs governing army officers, who
arc supposed to be men without politi-
cal preferences. Another reason is an
objection which his candidacy presents
in q person being elected to iho high
est civil Office in tho land while s.:ll an
o1licer OF the regular army. The case
OF Scott and Grant, it is contcndcd.
wore different from that of General
Hancock. The nomination of the lat
ter was distinctive partisan selection,
whereas Will the former distinyuish-
cd services III Mexico and during thc
Rcbcllion gave them some claim llpon
the gratitude of their countrymcn re-
gardlcss of political vicws. II is n|so
said in explanation that General li,n-
cock does not wish to cmbarrass or in
the slightest degree rc:ard the success
OF his party, and rs Il citizen he will
be wholly free and on an equality with
the Republican nomirrc. Having the
greatest confidence ia tlc success of
INC canvass his retirement will. in his
opinion, ii is said. be anticipated only
few months. The example Of Con
cral Grant, who did not resign until
a short time before his Inauguration as
President, has no influence with Gen
eral Hancock. Besides, il is alleged
that this step will increase tho poD,-
larity OF the Democratic candidate and
make success doubly ccrtnin. While
the propricty Of the step has been duly
regarded, those who are familiar with
General llancock's circumstances say
that in the event Of defeat be would
no longer care to serve on The active
list OF tie army, and that his friends
Would ut the next session Of Congress-
see that he is put upon the retired list,
Il position he is now entitled 70, if he
asks IT, having been over thirtv-iiyc
years in the service. The sacrifice
which it is understood he is about TO
make would hc only the loss Ola few
months pay--ifsuch Il sacrifice couldbc
measured in dollars and cents.
SlIREwD DETECTIVE WoEK.-A man
was wahtc! by the police and skill. in
the arts Of "making up" and dodYing
ms Woulu-bc capiors was SO consider
able that for Il long time he escaped dc
lection. AT length Il clever detective
was put on his track. and first orall he
began to inquire about his associates.
One OF the most intimate among t,:Cm
was, ii appeared, 4 certain Young wo-
man, and about her he first Of all
found ont everything. He had reason
to suspect that she was acquainted with
tEc iu@itivc's hiding place. So the first
thing /" be done was to follow her on q
saturday aitcrnoon. when she was
free from her employment. An inno-
cent young detective. in the ml.isc of n
caiprnirr, WAS iollcd Dn to watch and
rndcaror to strike up an acquaintance,
in which design he was not very sue
crssiul, though lie ascrrlainc,l that
hH,:-&:Ga was her destination that af-
tcrnoon. 70 Kingston he wcni and
traced hcrto house occupied bv an
old man, about whom the nciwhbol.,
Knew no lnnrr lh;Im ii.u, im was uu old
man. lie was an elderly invalid. mnv-
CT went to the door. never went out.
saw nobody: and how was he 70 be
caught and examined? There was
nothing known about him to Justify
the. police in entering the house,
and the detective walked round the
place in company with the "carpcn-
ter" wondering What to do next.
At the back Of The house was n
garden. in which was Il kennel
containing big dog, or rather he
was lying out in the SIM at The
length OF his chain. No sign of life
was visible in the house. "Jump
over the wall and kick that dog, then
hide behind the summer house, said
the detective TO the "carpcnicr." In
moment the Young man was over the
wall, and The dog was howlinm from
the effects Of Il kick in thc ribs. NciY!l-
boring dogs joined in the chorus, and
al the window appeared the old man.
No one was about: the dog continued
to howl, and incautiously his owner
came down tho garden 10 sec what
was the matter. Beneath the we'll
made cray wig the detectives keen
eye recognized The object orhis search,
and in - monlcnt the arrest was made.
n NORTHERN MANS OrISIoN.-
Ihos. b: kco@h, Esq, native of
Wisconsin,, has been Il citizen of
Greensboro, n. G., ever since the sur
render Of Gen. Johnston, he having
entered that town with thc TWENTY
third Army Corps, commanded hv
Gen. Cox. Of Ohio. Since his resi-
dcncc III North Carolina, hc has been
prominent as member ;thc Rcpub-
llCnn party, having been uItil rcrrutlv
chairman of tile State Executive Com
miitcc OF the party, and low holding
the position Of Secretary ofthc Rcpub-
llcan National Committee. He is also
Rcgistcr in Bankruptcy in his district.
On recent viSitHo his native state. he
was interviewed by the MilwHukic