, 1880-08-08

| Mcdonald, OF S.. Louis Whfsky-Ts1ng
! Notoriety, Givth " hat f1e IL Pleaacd TO
Call = Few II SyIph's, -
Idont1ty-Some Very Personal Auu-
! sious to fIabcock4
| Special Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
| Sr. Louis, Aug. 7.-The publication to-day
! OF the advance sheets Of Gcn. John A. &c
| Donald's book containing revelations co,,-
| cerning the whisky ring has created little
sensation, Gen. Mcdonald being so we'll
known here that his testimony loses much Of
! its weight. The work is strictly personal in
! its character, and contains some striking pas
sages. Mcdonald gives a lengthy account
Ut the famous "Sy1ph." Hesays "Sylph's u
real name was Louise Hawkins, formerly .
respectable young girl who fell into bad
| ways. She was known as Lu Eaw-
kius. While Joyce aud Babcock were
walking down Fifth street they met
Miss Hawkins. joyce tipped his hat
to her. Babcock was enraptured by her
beauty, and pronounced her as lovely as a
sylph. Al BaDcock's request, Joyce followed
her and arranged for meeting at Fifth
street restaurant After drinking bottle Of
wine, Babcock and the woman went to Nc
Donald's rooms. After that Babcock always
ANASAA-O ~ I'LL 40 LILY AEAFA3 G4IA S4e54~A "
number of teleErams and letters with the
sobriauet. Mcdonald relates that "Louisc
Hawkins is still Il resident Of st. Louis, ana,
though unmarried, yet her every want Is
promptly administered to by wealthy gen-
tlcman Of the city, in whose elegant resi-
dence, near Grand avenue, she is queen"
Of contribution alleged to have uecn made
to Babcock, Mcdonald says: 81 started for
Washington, but Oh the preceding day Col.
Joyce had collected the sum of 5000 from
the disti11ers and rectificrs, which he re-
quested me to deliver to Gen. Babcock in ac-
cordanee with the understanding he had be-
tween them when the latter was in attend
ance at the St. Louis Fair. This money, as
saw it counted, was in bills of the denomi-
nation of $1,000 and $500. l reached Wash
ington on the morning Of Dec. T, and
directly after Office hours went to the White
House. The first person met there was
Con. Babcock, whom found seated ut his
desk in the Secretary's room, and after pass
ing the usual greeting took the money from
my pocket and handed it to him, with the re-
mark, Here is 5000 which Joyce collected
from the boys for your benefit before left
St Louis He took the package and placed
1t in his pocket without counting the money
will many expressions Of gratitude, remark
ing that he understood the source from
which the money canle."
lie alleges regarding Grant: IT told him
that | had just given Gen. Babcock $500,
W which ni L. REGARDED asa asa paSt Of the prqfeeds
sured me 1t was all right, As he had intrusted
Dabcock with tho details Of Western mat
ters, and whatever VIC did with him Dab
cock) would, be quite satisfactory. ami
added: Il will see to it, however, that you
get all the changes. you waut.' then cx-
planned to him what an nncompromising
old hog las used the ternl) the Globe was;
that we were compelled to give tho paper
from $500 to $1,000 every week in order to
His @ reply vas, :Well, ~ YOU s1rl mast
Of how lie presented Grant with a team.
Mcdonald says, after telling how he had
Iaken the President out riding: "Just then
nc1sf saw s aettSF FFi's as W W Shs
got out On tle road they wouldn't take
he whip, for when, drew the lines
hey went like shot out of gun.
Hou Hio should have see seen Mr.: B9ris:
nat over his eyes, and while he clenched the
suggy bow with one hand and the seat witt.
he other, he would every nouient ask mc il !
didn't think the horses were running |
wv Would d ks 70 own a'wS5 eoSs orsss rs sn
'ou will sell them l will give you 81 200 for |
hem' I replied, General. don't want to !
wiudle you in that way but l used |
swindle," in an tronical manner, for 65.ooo
he horses some time, but before leaving that /
Yening | told the President the team
vas at his service during his stay, |
nd l hoped he. would have much
'leasure IN the1n. His delight was nlanf-
ested by the most constant use on several
nnrninva pf,inr IN the stables hiusp}f .ffnr