The Washington critic., 1885-08-20

Iufu IINItltN lut bidllt luilillN tUll re-
cover the money by suit against Mr.
Jones, the Morgan estate AMI the third
trustee. There Is no doubt at all of
their liability for the entire amount
There is no point in the objection to
bring suit against one of the principals
who was instrumental in raising the
fund, However mcritorious his act
was, he collected the money of other
people for General Grant and his in
ycstmcnt of that money is one forwhich
he should be held strictly liable.
@"~
The following about political pros.
poets and campaign methods in Vir.
gnia is found in Milwaukee special
to the Chicago Inter- OccdR: Your cor
respondent had an interesting interview
with distinguished Virginan this
morning, Mr. w. Roy Mason, whose
great grandfather was civil engineer
under George Ill, and who was one of
the engineers who ran the famous Ma
son and Dixons line between the North
and the South. He is also related to
William Mason, who framed the bill of
rights, and cousin of james NJ. Mason,
who, with Slidcll, was captured while
the two, ON board the Trent, were on
their way to Europe in the interest of
the Southern Confedcracy. Mr.. Mason,
when questioned concerning Virginia
politics, said that Wise would be elected
If the full negro vote would be gotten
ont. An effort would be made to
wean the colored people from their Re
publican affiliations by telling them how
little their party had done for them in
late years. Negroes employed on farms
and workshops would be paid
extra wages on election day to
keep at their work and away
from the polls. Mr.. Mason said
his party (the Democratic) was anxious
TO secure the Legislature in order to
Dust Malone and Riddlebergcr, and be
fore he left home plans had been laid
to secure the Legislature at all hazards.
Mr.. Mason, along with five brothers.
in-law, was in the COnfcdcracy; and
when asked If the result of secession
would have been different with any
other man than JEFF Davis ut the head,
answered that it could not have been,
as the war was divine intcrposition
against slavery. Mr.. Mason is OPP
posed to Republican rule, and he says
that every effort will be made to have
the negroes vote for Fitzhugh Lee, or to
keep them at work on election day.
~*#
An interesting incident happened in
Chicago the other day, in which Gen
eral Marmadukc was concerned, and Is
thus related by the IVOrld' "Hc went
over TO see the panoramic view of the
battle of Shiloh which is being exhib-
tied there, and was greatly entertained
by the strikingly realistic view that was
spread out before him. AS the colonel
of regiment of Confederate troops he
had taken an active part in the great
battle, and he could easily discover on
the broad canvas the many familiar To-
calities. He was particularly interested
in one where his command had met II
CALLING and overwhelming fire from the
division OF the Federal General Prem
tiss, who was afterward captured with
1900 men by the COnfcderatcs. Marina
duke was closely scanning the ground
where he and his men were twice re-
pulsed by Prentiss, when some one at
his elbow said, Are you not General
MarmadukeY Il am, was the reply.
You were in the battle of ShilohY Il
was, and had dcviish hot time of ii
right along there pointing to the spot
referred TO. General Marmaduke,
continued the stranger, allow me to in
troduce you to General Prcntiss who
was also ut the battle of Shiloh They
had never seen each other before, but
t1,nxf ksn1 tad n,,. Il
shook hands cordially. This is what
might be called singular coincidence. "
Nv
1t is all nonsense TO suppose, rs many
people do, that John r. Mclean con
trolls the powerful Sixth Ward element
of Cincinnati. The 7Imos-Stdr says
this is an absurdity. The Warwicks OF
that ward are controlled by nobody and
as control is to be mentioned, it may be
said that ], r. Mclean is perhaps lit.
tie under their influence. A sample OF
| how they "pockcted" Mclean in
the Hoadly- Ward Convention fight
two years ago, when the
former was nominated, is given
Mclean was DESTROYS of having Durbir
Ward nominated, and the other crowC
were equally DESTROYS of seeing Mr.
| IlOadly receive the nomination. The
voting had gone General Wards way
until Hamilton was reached. Then
came the shrcwd tactics of the Ward
Six crowd. Several of them seized Nc
Lean, who was delegate, throttled hin
and held him in his chair, while an
other member of the delegation an
nounced the solid vote of Hamilton fol
| Hoadly. This created Il stampede, ant
country delegation after delegation
changed from Ward to Hoadly, amid
| the widest uproar and confusion. Whel
at last the little giant broke loose, ol
rather was turned loose, he dashed NJ
to the stage and demanded II change o
the Hamilton County vote.
His vote, with several others, was re
| corded rs he wished, but he was beaten
In the stampede enough votes hn-
been cast for lIoadly to nominate him
With thick beads Of pcrSpiration on hi
forehead John II, put ON his hat, an
with nm ashy-Whitc face walked out o
the convention hall--thc worst d.
| fcatcd man that ever tried to mlnipu
latc nomination. For months 1t
was sore and not until he grew cool di.
he make up with the parties tina, In.
downcd him Through his nltura
tact he discovered that they We're bet
| ter friends than foes and accordingly
made his peace with them.
Es0vn ora sac Battlefield.
There has just been admitted to thD
! military school at Wpilburw, i'm Ger