Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-27
WESTINGHOUSE BUDGET.
CONSUL MACKgYS CASE.
Particulars Of the ouusse on the American
Consul Of Rio Grande do sui-Hsw the
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to-day a report from Mr. Osborn, the
Minister to Brazil, in regard to the ar
rest and imprisonment Of Beckford
Mackey, United States Consul at Ris
Grande do Sui. Consul Mackey has
also written letter 10 his relatives
here, giving an account Of the difficulty.
II appears that Mackey had for
many weeks been violently assailed for
no ascertained cause in the columns
Of newspaper at Rio Grande do Sui.
The editor, one Amorim, sent
Mackey note by smessenger on April
18th, proposing that If he subscribed
for the paper it would cease to attack
him. He declined the Offer. and kicked
the messenger out Of his Office. On the
next day the editor made a scurrilous
attack on Mackey, and assailed his
mother, an excellent lady, distin-
guished for her piety, residing
in Washington. On the same evening,
ss Consul Mackey entered the theatre,
be was confronted by Amorim with an
uplifted stick. Mackey at once struck
him heavy blow in the face with his
walking-cane. His assailant drew his
pistol, but before he could fire the Con-
sui shot him twice and he fell
to the floor. Mackcy. accompa-
MED by the Consul Of the German
empire. repaired to police magistrate
and surrendered himself. Amorim,
whose wounds proved not to be severe,
then arrived at the head Of an armed
band Of ruflians and demanded that
Mackey should be surrendered to him.
The police officers were oyerawed
and fed, but Msckey drew his pistol
and kept the mob at bay for few min
utes, when number Of citizens, head
cd by the German Consul, arrived and
rescued him from bis assailants, who
were advancing with knives drawn.
He is held a prisoner, as the offence
is not bailable. All the foreign con-
suls have visited him in body and
signed a statement justifying his action,
while hundreds Of leading citizens have
rendered him their aid, and a leading
lawyer Of that province has volunteered
for his defence. His trial will
take place next week. Mackcy is a
young man in his twenty-third
year. lie graduated with the highest
honors at Pho Mono College, at Macon,
Ga, and later at the law school at the
Georgetown University, when he was
appointed consul. He is the son Of
Judge T. j. Mackey, Of South Caro-
lima.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was at
tended by all the members except Sec
rotary Manning, who is in New York
Oh private business. The session was
devoted to the consideration of propo-
Sition looking to the continuance Of the
Worlds Cotton Exposition at New Or
leans beyond the 3lSt instant, and al
lowing the Government exhibits to re-
main in case the continuance is decided
upon. The general desire was ex-
pressed TO aid the Exposition to the
full extent Of the law as embodied in
the act Of incorporation and the various
measures in support Of the Exposition,
but il is said that a majority Of the
members of the Cabinet were Of the
opinion that the President had no legal
right to authorize an extension of the
original period fixed for the Exposition.
The decision was, accordingly, adj
verse to continuance of the EXPOSE
ton.
Secretary Bayard will leave Wash
ington next week for the West, to de- /
liver an Grafton on Thomas jefferson
at the State University Of Missouri.
He will be accompanied by his private
secretary Mr.. Bryan; ex-CongreSsman
Ilurd, Colonel Switzler, and probably
Senator Cockrell.
The failure of the Bureau Of En-
craving aud Printing to secure the con-
tract for printing postage-stamps for the |
Post-Otlicc Department will result in q
further reduction in the force employed |
at the Bureau on the 30th instant. /
The force was recently reduced one /
third by Chief Burrill in consequence Of |
the discontinuaRce of the printing of /
one and twO-dellaT notes. IL was eX- |
pectod that work on these notes would !
be resumed after q short interval, but !
the indications now are that there will /
be no more orders for notes of these
denominations for some time to come.
The formal transfer of the office of
the Chief of the Bureau from Captain
BuTrill 10 Mr.. Graves will take place
on the LIST proXimo. It is stated as
singular fact that there were more
Democrats than Republicans employed
in the Bureau under the last Admins
tratiOn.
The President will probably visit
New York on the Goth instant and par
ticipate in the local observance Of deco
ration-day.
The President to-day issued an exc
cutive order closing all the Govern
ment departments, including the Gov
eminent Printing-0ilice and the De-
parimont of Agriculture, on the Both
instant, in order to allow employees
thereof to participate in the exercises
OF decorating the soldiers graves.
Mr.. John Roach has written letter
to Secretary Whitney in relation to the
trial trips Of the Dolphin, in which he
SAYS " Although consider, and it APP
pears very plain under the terms of the
contract, that my liability ceased, and all
required Of me- were complied
with on the termination of the trial Of
March 10th. Stu | am very willing, as
l have previously stated to you, TO do
all in my power to satisfy YOU as TO the
efficiency Of the ship. so far aS am re-
sponNble under my contract. For this
purpose the trial on Long Island sound
will be made on the @Sth instant, as
you direct. and the other at as early
date thereafter as practicable"
The Marine-liospital Bureau was in
formed that during the two weeks end
I'd April 4th there were 1873 deaths
from cholera in Calcutta.
Ii is understood that the President
has Ieoonsidered his determination to
give the Chinese mission to California
because Of the possible embarrassment
Pm account of the feeling Of the people
IF that State towards the Chinese. The
friends OF Colonel DENLY, a prominent
awyer of Evansville, Ind, are urging
,im for the position.