Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-03
A Startling Incident at the White
House Reception.
MAS. HAYES G0RGf0Us NEW YEARS ATTIaE
Army Onaeers Hankerfng for an In-
dian War.

WASHINGTON, January 4
The monotonous elegance and form&lity
Of the reception At the White House yes
terday we're enliyened by an incident
Clearly nos in the bill. It happened about
hAlf-past / p. NJ, half an hour after the
reception rooms were thrown open to the
public. Among the early arrivals was =
heavy-built man. with dark brown mus
taehe and dlshaven chin. He stood
around the portico watching the carriages
as they drove up. The motley, chatting,
curious groups incidental to such occa-
sions we're gathered. and joining one Of
them the man Dol made himself e~onspicu-
Gus by his dernonssrative gestures aud
angry voice. He was Colonel Deahna, the
dsposed Custom-house Collector at Sitka.
For 3 year and a half Colonel Deshna has
been here, with his family. seeking redress
for the fancieri or real wrongs that led 10
hia removal from Office Nearly every ons
connected with public life here knows him.
and he has many ympathizers, but of late
has met the fate, in q social way, that many
men, with prolonged and wearisome grew
ances, have met before him-he has been
ignored. When the Presidents message
and Sherman's report we're issued, passages
in them relating to Alaska we're read with
much interest and qualification by Colonel
Deahna, for they seemed to him 10 indorse
the very plans for the advocacy Of which
he was removed. Before Congress had
been in session q week he so impressed
the members Of the Senate Finance Com
mittee with the urgency and justice Of his
claims for official recognition and reward,
that, with the exception Of Senators Wal
lace and Jones, they all signed the applica-
ton to Secretary sherman to restore Deahna
to his Office. Sherman referred the petition
to Hawiey, who consigned i: to the waste
basket. Deahns naturally became furious
at this ~snubbing. and publicly threatened
% cowhide sherman on the street. Then
Schurz offered him a position in the Inte-
rior Department ct sixty dollars a month.
The pittance was 80 insignificant for tho
support OF his wife and five children that
Deahna rejected the offer a. an Insult.
Two days ago, while away. his landlord
seized his personal property for rent, and
turned Mrs. Deahna, with her children, the
oldest fourteen years, md the Youngest
q babe OF five months. into the street.
Other quarters were secured. but for two
days the family have been without even q
change OF clothing. Yesterday. when the
reception rooms became we'll peopled,
Deahna left his friends at the portico and
placed himself in the line leading to the
DteS NOUN, Hncre tnt fresldent was re-
ceiving. Finally Deahna reached the
President, who extended his hand 10 him. |
Deshna ignored the profs.ed hand. and
stepping back, looked straight into theI
Presidents eyes, and began. in q loud tone:
I" For eighteen months you have denied me
Justice" The President turned bis head
aside, n Deahna's eyes began to giissen.
He made aforward movement Is II to switch
Hayes around, but the latter saw il and
turned back OF his own accord. evidently
much annoyed. "0h, you need not turn
away" Deahna went on in a louder voice:
II have come here on this New Years dav 10
tell you what you have brought me to by
denying me justice for eighteen months,
and ! shall say what / have to
Deahna was now talking loud
enough TO be heard through all the rooms.
I have to say is" he continued.
that il your wife and children had 70
for a month what nv American wife
and i've little ones have suffered for nearly
years; il yours were subjected 70 the
treatment and privations that
mine have had to put up with, and simply
because justice was denied TO you as il has
been to me, you would not only be in utter
a. ! am, but you would never
aavs anothsr happy day." Loud voices