National Republican., 1883-08-28
THE INNOCENTS ABROAD.
Interesting Sketch Of the Homeward Cruise Of
the Weatherbeaten Tars
courtesics Extended 20 Them Mt Cape May
and Fortress Monroe.
specfai L,nsr.


harbor, last Tuesday morning, sailed out and
through the narrows, and under the influence
of favorable breeze were soon inside of
Sandy Hook and anchored in Princes bay,
awaiting the boat with the commodore who
had gone to Now York for mail and tele-
grams which were expected. Pending his
arrival the "Innocents," as upon all previous
occasions when ut anchor endcavored to hook
onto the finny tribe by all kinds of tempting
bait. Their efforts were rewarded by catch
ing about two dozen small fry and three or
four shovel nose shark, IA skate, and a sea
robin, which last act was denounced by an
"lnnocent," who is member of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as
outrageous I'm robbing the sea-
Whilc here we witnessed the process of
"clamming." lnnocents WCaverand Wilson,
not satisfied with witnessing the clam dredg-
ers from afar," went OH board one OF the
clammcrs and in one haul each brought forth
from the mighty deep the immense number
of twelve clans. Satisfied with their her
culean efforts they returned thoroughly
initiated as full hedged clammers, aud clam
orOus for moro of the same sport, but at this
point the anXiOusly expected steamer with
Commodore Pitchers pennant flying hove in
sight, and after lie had boarded us ho greeted
the Inuoccnts with the sad intelligence that
he had received u telegram which compelled
him to return home Mt once. On the turn OF
the tide, about 10 o'clock p M, we again set
sail down the Jersey coast, and in the morn
ing were of Barncgat light. Nothing of par
t.Cular interest occurred during the day, ex-
cept the interest manifested in our attempts
TO catch blue fish, which was not reciprocated
by the blue fish, as our efforts proved abOrtivc.
Thursday morning we cast anchor at the
steamboat pier, Cape May, and soon the In
nocGnts had invaded the camp of tho Light
Infantry and were the recipients "f every at
tentiOn ut the hands OF Col. Moore, his stan
and line officers and the boys to such an OK
tent that it would be difficult to ndividualize
without doing injustice to some Suffice it to
say that the combined military and naval
forces had u reunion i'll Camp William j.
Sewell that marks another pleasant episode
of the present cruise. Among the amusing
incidents while in camp was n complimentary
screnade by the Cnlathumpian band, Capt.
Geo. Breitbarth, leader Lieut.. John Cowie,
managing director, and Lieut.. Ed. Neumyer,
drum major. Then came the drumhead court
martial of Innocents Stoddard, Weaver. and
Capt. Mosell, for coming ashore in undress
uniform aud running the guard into camp.
Judge AdvOcat Dingman presided, and alter
mature dCliheration they were sentenced to
be confined in the guard house, whore they
were escorted by file of soldiers, but were
finally released on their promise not to do so
any more After u review of the trOOpsln dress
parade by the navy, the latter retired TO their
anchorage, and next morning were soon un-
der way, bound for Fortress Monroe.
Notwithstanding heavy rolling sea, which
tossed and pitched us about quite lively, and
the wind dying ON us" Ito me nautical
phrase) for about two hours, we made tho
capes of Virginia in twenty-four hours. AS
we passed inside of the capes we deserted n
steamer, with u low black HULL white upper
rigging, putting out from the fort and headed
up the bay, but suddenly changed her course
and bore down upon us as though she mea mt
business. We soon ascertaincd that it was the
revenue cutter Ewing, on quarantine service,
whGreupOn we ran up our bourgee, which
seemed to satisfy the officials guard
ing against yellow fever and cholera,
as they Immediately passed on
without hailng us. We cast anchor in
Hampton Roads at 10 o'clock. During the
afternoon we received several parties on board
the schooner, viz Mrs. &. H. Blood, Mr. G.
w. Shuttle, cashier First National bank and
wife Mrs. Cooper, of Memphis Mrs. NOer,
Nashville, and Miss Patterson, granddaughter
of the late President Johnson, Greenville
Tenn.
This Sunday morning we were greeted by
the arrival of the commodore eX-CUm. G.. H.
Whelpley Mrs. II. Il. Weaver, MSS Alice
Weaver, Mrs. Leonard Stoddard, Miss Minnie
Stoddard, Masters Lincoln and Woodberry
Stoddard, Mrs. ID. l.. Pitcher. Miss Jennie
Pitcher and X. S. Pitcher, Mrs. John Walter,
Mrs. l.. Botsch, Mr. and Mrs t. ii. Harding,
and Miss Murphy. Right glad were we to
see our home folks, and they were treated to
an Innocent feast and n sail out to the capes
and back, during which several of the limo
cents quietly went below and arrayed them
selves in the sailors oil suits. The mate
sung out, "All hands Oh deck go aloft and
take in the rop sail !" when suddenly from
the forecaste came the aforesaid nnocents,
looking to all intcnts and purposes like toilerS
OF the sea as pictured in various periodicals
whom describing the fishermen of the New
England coast, and which caused much sur
prise and amusement to the visitors. They
left on the evening boat for Washington, and
we leave for the same place. stopping en- route
on the Potomac, Tonight, wind and weather
favorable; and thus endeth the second chap
ter of the cruise. S.
MIR. BARNARD DOES NOT RETURN,
Hut Sends His Nesignation, Which Is not
Accepted, and lie Is Dropped From til.
Rolls OF the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing.
The departure from the city of Mr. John b
Barnard, an employe in the plate printing di
vision OF the bureau of engraving and print
ing, presumably with Miss Blanche Burr ais,
an ClnDlONb Ol lHb fdlLc ulNlSlOu, mas
been the subject of much newspaper comment
and the fact that letters had been received
from both parties, dated at Kansas City, Mo.
was published in The REPUBLICAN last week
Miss Burr failed to report at the expiration o
her leave of ABSENCE aud her name wa
dropped from the rolls, as has already beer
stated.
Yesterday was the day on which Mr.. Bar
nard should have reported, but instead o
putting in an appearance a letter was re
ceived from him dated at st. Joseph Mo.
rendering his resignation as an employe OF
the bureau, He said that after what hat
been published about him he could not re
turn without making full explanation of hi
actions, which he could not do without i'm
plicating innocent persons and that he wOul,
not do. He asked II suspension of opinion
until he could make full statement of fact;
His resignation was not accepted by tn
acting chief of the bureau and his name wa
dropped from the rolls.
LEGAL MATTERS.
Another Suit Against the hallway Com