Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-15
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
Today, Dunn agt. Murt; argued and submit
ted. District agt. Waggaman; on hearing.
The COur,

To-day, Dunn agt Murt; argued and submit
ted. District agt. Waggaman; on hearing.
Personal Politics i'm Virginia.
THE QUARREL BETWEEN CAPT. FRANK &. BLAIR
AND LAWYER PHLEGAR.
A dispatch to the New York Sun from Apo
mattox Court House, October IL, says: The
stories about the trouble between Capt Frank
s. Blair, Mahone's candidate for attorney gen.
eral, and Lawyer Phlegar, OF Christiansburg, at
the democratic meeting on Thursday last, are
not altogether correct. Capt Mushback had
been addressing large and enthusiastic demo-
cratic gathering, and Mr.. Blair had got
by and had come over TO the democratic
rendezvous. He heard that his connection
with the failure OF the Petersburg bank, in
was made the subject of comment, and he
sprang on the platform Just az the people were
his part in the affair. Capt. Mushback returned
and repeated what he had said about Mr.. Blair,
who frankly and freely admitted that he had
been misinformed, and that in the main, with
some explanations that he offered, the presen-
tation Of the matter was correct. The people
seeing the position he was in, bantered him q
Capt. Blair was not disconnected, and as he
sprang from the platform, seeing Mr.. A. A.
Phlegar, Of Christiansburg, close at hand, he
81 am trying to see whether honor will buy
b55eahlas SAID Mr. PhlegSI with perfect
Credited to Capt. Blair as one he used in
another campaign.
years ago Capt. Blair said that "honor will not
buy a man breakfast" Afterward Gen.
Walker, who was present, replied that he
client who offered to trust to his honor, or that
he would teach such a sentiment to his son.
The story Is long one; but that is the gist OF it.
"Pshaw!' said Capt. Blair, when Mr.. Phlegar
reminded him OF the phrase: II never made
use of that expression.
Mr.. Phlegar said he thought he did, and that
$50 of the people of Bland heard him. He said
he thought also that Mr.. Blair had not forgot
ten what Gen. Walker said in reply. Capt.
Phlegar alleged, and then made a statement
about what he Blair had said In reply to Gen.
Walker, which Mr.. Phlegar At once contra
dicted.
Both men had been jocular and merely BAN
| tering up to this time, but now the cross con,
| tradictions grew ugly. Mr.. Blair contradicted
the counsellor with much less politeness than
Mr.. Phlegar had shown and Mr.. Phlegar reached
out for Capt Blair. Eye-witnesses disagree as
to whether he hit the captain or not, but Blair
hit back, and in an instant there was great con-
| fusion. Some who were in the crowd turned
on Blair one man in it having drawn knife.
called to others around Mr.. Blair not to inter.
| fere. His friends say that while he was thus
controlled Mr. Blair was hit by bystander
| face. After that the friends OF both men hur.
| ried the combatants away.
Postal Interferences i'm Spain.
Madrid Correspondence of the London Times.
The British government does not appear to
place implicit confidence any longer in the
Spanish post Office, a foreign Office messenger
having arrived at Madrid-the first that has
been seen here for a long time. We have long
known of the gabinete negro, the black chamber
capital are opened, read, re-enelosed and for.
warded to their destination, retained or de-
Occurrences would appear to indicate that the
operations OF this chamber are In full blast
again. Steam for gummed envelopes and red.
are no longer adopted to investigate public and
private correspondence. The artistic letter
and dispatch manipulation or the present day
have improved upon the science aud high art
displayed by their predecessors Their mode OF
action Is almost sublime In Its simplicity and
effectiveness; Gum and seal. are NO Longer
gator of the fastening OF the envelopes In which
BIS letters are enclosed cannot find any trace Of
think of examining the bottom Of the envelope
| ana If they did they would possibly be nc
| wiser.
The envelope Is perfect In every way. But
| still they have only too often proofs, direct OF
Indirect that their most secret correspondence
| Is known to those who ought not TO know 1t.
knife sharper than q razor has been run along
| the bottom Of the envelope, the correspondence
| extracted read, and replaced. The artist then
of liquid cement along the opening applies a
| slight amount OF pressure, and on tearing the
envelope open the last part to give way is that
But accidents will happen when these opera
tions are conducted on wholesale scale, and the
receiver of q letter is sometimes not little as
dressed to somebody else from q place and by 9
person to him utterly unknown. To my per
has sn
with letters Of q lower Or different category car
be easily Imagined. Even letters Of person
| the throne have not. unQ6F