Daily Republican., 1885-07-31
|SiIencing Scandal.
THE BKlGHT CAREER OF A
DIsTIH H&UlSRED aTA CESSNA
bLI0ATED.
SIR CHARLES CAREER,


SIR CHARLES CAREER.
LONDON July 3O.-A scandal involv.
Ing S Sir Charles Dixie has been settled
30 far as the Eng lish courts and press
are concerned. The settlement was
completed to day by the cashing of
Sir Charles check for $l25, 600 In favor
Of Mr.. Crawford, the aggrieved hus.
band. This puts 1t out Of the power OF
the papers to men ton the right honor.
able gentleman's 8 name in connection
with the subject, without incurring
heavy penalties for libel, and British
is appeased because the sin.
ner, although guilty of the o wful crime,
in the eyes Of society, of being found
out, has paid handsomely to suppress
the truth and 10 protect the woman
whom he lsd astrayw, DAs,.
Sir Charles, howeve} will have diff
Guilty in holding up his head again. He
may be able 10 Withstand the severe
inroad on his fortune, but In the present
temper of society in regard to immoral.
ity, he must lose his social and political
fo0thold. No leader of London society
would dream of asking to her house o
man thus publicly convicted, and it ia
certain that no constituency
will elect him as parliamentary repre-.
sentative.
A BRILLIANT CAREER BLIGHTED.
Under such restrictions the guilty
must succumb, and retro.
spect shows how brilliant career has
been eclipsed by vicious passion. Sir.
Char les, who is only forty-two years OF
age, succeeded his father as second
baronet in 1869. He also inheritsd the
proprietorship of the Athen4um, the
ablest critical journal in England, Of
which his late father was also the
editor. He was returned 10 Parliament
for Chelsea in 1868, and soon distin
guished himself by his advanced radi
calism, or republicanism, az it was then
He ostracised himself from
society by his depouncements of the
grants to royal personages, but became
one of the most popular men with the
masses.
With increase of years Sir Charles
grew less rabid in his ideas, and 80
favorably did he begin to ee regarded
by the Liberals that Mr.. Gladstone
made him under Secretary of State in
1882. By this timO the oung baronet
had recovered his social standing, and
aven the Prince of Wales had ex pressed
and fulfilled his willingness to meet
him at dinner. Sir Charles had be
come widower in 1874, and, being a
most gallant and polished gentleman
md possessing many of the graces of
he acquired by degrees the
Of numerous ladies o. influ.
,ntial position. Doubtless his politi-
,al views were moderated by social
nfluences, for the member from Chel-
,ea because less militant and more OF q
He entered the Gladstone
Cabinet in 1882 as president of the
Local Government Board, and was
one Of the most prominent of
-" H-@Af Rfhf f2ld lsdaMhtHff5s MaHafif @iai6, ARMY.
LONDON, July 30.-The petition oi
the Salvation Army in favor Of the
Law Amendment act, which
was presented to the House of Commons
to-day, was the bulkiest document ever
seen by that body or perhaps by any
body of legislators. 1t was brought tc
Palace Yard ostentatiously propped In
an open carriage and escorted by thou
sands of people in procession. After it
had been technically deposited on thu
table it was carried out OF the House on
the shoulders of four stalwart men. II
Is said to ba over a mile in length and
to contain 500 GOO signatures.
Mr.. James Stuart, Radical NJ. P. for
Hackney, a gentleman who is we'll
known as champion of educational
privileges for women, presented the
petition 20 the House. He said it had
taken only seventeen days to obtain
the enormous list of signatures.
TIE papers continue to be full of ag-
Rravated cases Of sexual vice and crime
To day an eminent doctor was commit-
ted for trial for gross crime on q fe
male patient only 10 years old.
THE "PALL MALL" WANTED IN ITALY
ROME, July 30.-At Leghorn pries
hiss been arrested for carrying on tbt
business Of procuration under the guist
of charitable piety. He hired build
ing and had it opened with religious
ceremonies as home for young or
phan giils. He then secured the street!
OF the city for female children, whom
he brought to the orphanage, promising
them food, clothing and shelter unit
he could provide them with permanent
homes or situations. From time K
time the prettiest girls would be sent K
places remote from Leghorn, ostens'bly
to enter the service of some wealthy
family as nurssmaids, seam stresses, etc
1t is now charged that these girls wert
syst tematically sold TO professional pro
curers in other cities.
THE GRowL OF THE VATICAN.
ROME July 3o.-The papal allocution
delivered during the consisrory to day
condemns the Italian government fol
prohibiting the PUBLIC carrying OF thi
s..cre,a ~. ..,..irouth Il the streets to the
sick, and for permitting the assemSiage
In Rome OF tie Anti.cierical Congrees,
recently held in the Holy City. II
also renews the papal protest against
tho governtment's occupation OF the
city OF Rome. The Pope regrets French
obstruction, which, he says, has In
creased the difficulties with France
He says That, although Rome has main
ta;ned conciliatory attitude during
the negotiations with Prussia, they hav'
proved resultless.
FIGHT IN SIBERIA.
MOSCOW, July 30.-Sixty criminals
who had been sentenced to exile II
Siberia recently, while en- route, ros
against their guards and, although mn
armed, began a desperate fight for liber
ty. The battle lasted long time ant
the soldiers were absolutely unable t.
copauer their manacled assailants.-
Tm enty of them were slot dead, and q
the other forty thirty succeeded In max
ing coed their escape. Two OF the sol
diers were wounded in the fight.
NO CHoI ERA IN FRANCE.
wAsHINGToN, July 30.-Secretar
Bayard has received despatch fror
the United States consul at Marseille
say ing that the recent report OF an on
break of Cholera in France Is unfGnnt
ed. In one small village there have bee
a few cases of chclerine, which is nc
epidemic. Tho general sanitary cond
| ~, al tho country sLout Marseillt