Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-24

9tIter was be that he threatened to turn
SIale s evidence. AS he, abOveall others.
I"d engineered the steel of the State. a
congressional investigating committee
was sent down to interview him. The com
uilttee consisted of Huntou of Virginia.
Springer of Illinois, and HiscOck OF New
lork. The Little Giant was brainier and
shrewder than either of the three, and as
ny this time he had cooled down, he BAT
ned them at every turn. They were like
NIUE children in his hands. During Hayes'
Term Dennis held $40 per day Treasury
appointment, but never did days work
under his commission.
While the process of stealing the State
was going on a laugbable incident Oc-
CURED, in which Dennis figured promi-
nentiy. Both the national committees had
detectives and special telegraphers in the
state, and every item that could be picked
up, either by fair or unfair means. was
quickly utilized. From the Democratic
headquarters there came to this place a
ialr, youthful cripple, about II years old.
ne had common handbag with him,
ana was very innocent looking. But ap-
pearances are often deceptive, and in this
case they were remarkably so. That
young man was as shrewd as was ever
turned out of the New York mill. He was
an expert telegrapher, reading by sound,
ana the handbag contained a battery
WIN al the necessary appliances i'm full
working order. Much valuable infOrma-
uon dld he pick up and forward to those
on the mourners' bench. One night he
invited three or four of the Democratic
leaders here to 80 out with him about two
miles from town, and he would show
tnem some fun. They did so. On arriV-
l1g at the place a telegraph pole was
climbed, the proper arrangements made,
ana he was ready for business. He pro-
ceedeu to intercept dispatches, and read
Ihem Tor the amusement OF the guests
Dennis was at Tallahassee and Mr..
q. at jacksonville, and that night
they happened to be in constant tele-
graphic communication. Our young
TREND would intercept the message from
Dennis, send exactly the reverse to Mr..
o., and vice versa. He had them all tan
gled up and quarreling over the wires like
couple of cats OF the Thomas persuation.
Al length there came a message from
Dennis that fairly blistered the wires. 1t
read: "Your ~ soul to -! are you
drunk or crazy2" The next day Dennis
went to Jacksonville, explanations were
made, and they tried every way to find
found him.
Dennis last appearance in politics was
in the campaign Of last fall, when he
waged relentless war on Bisbee, who
thought that he had homesteaded the dis
trict. Dennis did much to secure that
stalwart's defeat. At a meetingin Gaines
vile, where Bisbee had agreed to divide
time, the swarm of vermin that ALWAYS
followed Bisbee tried to prevent Dennis
from speaking. The crowd was so dense
that he could not reach the stand. At this
luncture herculean negro picked him up
in his arms, carried him to the platform
and stood him on the table, saying as he
did so: "Stand dar. Mister Dennis, and
spoke yer piece. You is gwin ter be
heerd."
The laugh that followed restored good
hu NOR, and the Little Giant spoke his
piece.
Well, the little fellow, bright, witty and
lovable, is dead. / think the State could
have better spared a better man.
HAMILTON JAY.