, 1881-12-31
Statement Of the Relations OF
8urbrldge and Black
burn. |
Blackburn Has scorncd Bur.
bridge as a Murderer
OF Kentuckians.
lie Hns Said Burbrit1ge Did Not
Dare Show Himself III
Kentucky.
Burbridge Has Explained on Paper to
Blackburn, and Demands g
Reoantation.
The Air Is Full Of Duel, and
Ali Kentucky Is
Agog.
New Workers. Kicking as Hard
as Anybody Against
Keifer.
Stalwart Operations Against
Blaine Promptly Begun
III Maine.
Squirting, Post-0flce Inspector at
Chicago, Succeeded by
Reeds Man.
New Workers. Kicking as Hard
as Anybody Against
Keifer.
Squirting, Post-0ftice Inspector at
Chicago, Succeeded by
Reeds Man.
KENTUCKY BLOOD.

III IA ~ I~4 2tAcO|*
A STATEMENT Az M4anl: llr IUllnN1DnEs
rfs1ES1s.
Kpsetal Danateh 10 1hs Ehttaeo Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, pa., Dec. ;U.-ln Wow III tcle-
grn,ns from Washington nb0ut Il coilteinp!Atea
iiustito meeting between Cen. Darhrtdgc. |
tnrnery Of Kentucky. und Congressman nack-
burn, II Btulcmcnt WINS obtained todhy from |
II resldent ot this city. and I'M |
official In tho Jostal service. |
1t seems TINT since tho War Con. I!urbrdxo and
Gen. t'lackburt,, though cousins nlad both koli-
,ucklats, and former nc!Khbors, hnvc not hcctl
IN spenll:ng tcrnls. When 1T Washington, sumo
ycnrs ngo. Opn. lIurbftlgo invited to his llns'so
tho Sunnturs und Representatives III Con-
gross i. from Nontucky. Many OF tho1n
clmc, uni. rs muttcr of coursc,
SONIC were not present, a.nung tito ahscutces
being blackburn. Naturally this did not In
prove Gen. i,usnrllgu. Us having my InImlrat
feeling. 4Aftcrward Gen. DurbridEe visited tho
Capitol and sent In his card to j. Psoctor Knott
und othor friends If bis from Kentucky. All
c,tn,v out in response to his eard except Dir.
1.luck1lIrt whO
WROTE On THE BACK OF GEN. nu1sDnlDGE'S
CAtIn:
"1dou't know Con. Iiurbrldgo, mud don't de-
sire to knnw hin,." rruetor Knott aud
utnera tuade light Of this. They as-
s,,rc.i Gen. nurbridgc thnt It
must be msstuse. "TAe Kentucky
dclrunt.ou will cortuinly not sustain Blackburn
in Tint" was tho general rellnri.. Sincc tint
titno Gen. Uurbri,lEo lus qivou tho matter little
thought. lie has had no t1l-wtIl toward 0cn.
blackburn, and, tlal tho lnttcr evc1i inndo arl
adva,lcc, 1t would doubtlcss have bcon met Us
It was ,nutie. Hut no such adsuuce w,s nladc
Tho ,wo nlen Frequently pissed oach other III
tho hotols u,tl On tho st1cet ut Washington, but
no sign Of recognlt!0n over pnsseal between
thetu. locontly, however,, Il poor ao!dlcr.
hit. owst.EY, oF SitEt.1lYvILLt.,
III D!aekhurn's Congressional district, eatuo
lip to Washington after IN office. Or. Owsloy
hu, becu IoyaI during tho War, and was q sur
urop In TIM army. Ills nov crty ts nude he.yIor
by tho burden OF large fn.Hily.
| Knowing Gen, plrbst,lge, ho unsne to hin
| fur Il recommendation, Thinking to MD
| him moro effectively, Gen. DurbritRc told tho
| applicant to 10 to ha Congressman atd get him
to 10 uto,E tn pdsson aud ntakc tho application
| for II c!orkshlp. ~ don't spea1 to Blackburn.
| snl Ilurbrlslxe, but think he tn n gon-
llc,nnu and viii do whut Is right" Or. Ows-
| ley tos;tutcl on hearing this, whes, nurbrdEo
further said: "Go to him, mud tell him / selIt
you, Tell him tho tho facts, ind llol do it like
a mau." 10 Congressman 1,lackhurn Dr..
Owaluy accordingly went, but no suos,cr had
ho reached his stNto.ncnt thns Gosi' nAr-
bridge WIN n frEond Ut his and bud sont
him thore thin tho Congressman broke ont:
III Gen. l3urbritlgu tndorscs you, don't. That's
enough FUR mo- My district IS dotted Hlt over
with tho graycs Of sudcrs ho murdered during
tho War. ifo knows what kcntueky pooh!o
think Of hsn and ho doesn't tare come pack to
tho oletraes. 1fo'hnalaa WIN lsIenL =. wv '>o'-
tuckiat's innnncr and ttcrco invcctl'o,
rools nj. oWsLEr lfulttttEn HACK
to HurDridRn, anu tol!1 t1lm wnat M" ueeh ha1u'
Tho ylIilieA General immediately lnade DR.. Ows.
ley write out full statoinene OF walt md l'cc'l
aalh by both lllinsclt anu btaoHhAril. copied
apu,men,latory letters from Oens. Sherman
and breckenridge, rctorrcu 10 MS sihalcAllos
on tho old controsorsy Of lSd7, mid cited many
prominent tacn iu Kentucky who hut! !ndursct
bis cunduot. Thls niattor Gen. l}urhrklxt
1Heloscd III II letter to Mr. Hhlcknufn
This letter WIS no challenge to m up
peal to tho fcudal tFin1 ny comqat' II
slmpty called Mr.. I,lackburl's attention To tho
fucts. showed him thut ho was wrong, and suv'
rcsteu what was tho duty OF IL HehtlenlIn 11nlo'
fno circumstances, 1t is not likely TINT Gesl
1fluakh,1r1, CHI, 'ulako any Rnsw0r II
} suut,ort ut blu position. 4 Pstss rcpnrtc
vrstcrt,ov found Uup ,(}urbridgo busy ut hl
s1nsk In the Iuser,or's ulIlue Of tho Post. Oile
| IlniIinu.
. r,,u v.,1sxr. Krxr1jcKfAy
,,,,,,,,sn ,vIth rn,,,inn. nna looted us pRcff}
~ mi ,o, ~ nnss,hin ntYnlr Of honor ou hl
, n.',.,s " - s,,~v inn,t want to eny a wpe.
n'',t M. ,'at,or" sul,, Cen nurbritlHo, "ThE
n"oa. s'' ..I'ss,n ,T"r-.yrry IetIoato In IT,
s..asa.., .,.,,,. In y Ynw dnys whom 1t Gnu b.
'.,.,, ,'r.'rrIot ina rntlru mnttcr vii, bo OK
) ao"o WIZ ~ e'Sf''''''N~
, P'a.!a3s ,, ,,, n,....n .n,,, f,,r
y Havo 5uu tooo'''@ "'' ""'"0' A'' "~@
I ltlaoKoutW .. TIN. ,,.. wb,,
orW Ivy no'I'. nn ~ - A" ',, ". h.,
Il tho nAttef Oone5 10 q po1lt " "A4 A's w oA
ps!"sa;;' aa'sa3 ,.s matter !, oomur to po,.t,
Mn,. nu,' s.u.s1Iv,o ~ o" n',i,,t - r IN" Kind