Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-28
A nIystery Unsolved.

BY the way, what is back of this disgraceful
act of bribery? The story Is not half told,
Where is the journalistic Vidocq who will drag
to light the real reason for the purchase of
Downing, shafer and Tater Mcdowell was the
one most deeply interested. but he says he is
innocent, and believe him. Was Attorney
Wallace SO profoundly wrapped up in the sue
cess of Mcdowell as to pay money out Of his
own pocket to purchase the votes which nom-
mated Mcdowell, and without the knowledge
of the latterY Or did his purpose go no farther
than vindictive desire to defeat Townsendf
Let US look for the motive of the man. Three
men were bribed. There is no doubt OF that.
It is alleged in sworn affidavits that Attorney
Wallace bribed them.
Did Wallace have confederates? Was there
no one behind or beside him? think anyone
with even the half-developed instincts of the
expert detective will say that in and of him.
to urge him on to stick his head into the very
doors of the penitentiary. Then who
was the Mephistopheles behind Wallace?
Either someone bitterly and almost in
sanely interested in the defeat Of Mr..
Townsend, or some one wildly ana deeply in
terested in the nomination of Mcdowell. The
newspaper detective has this point gratui-
tously gwen him. 1t is case in which some
ambitious young reporter. who has been starv-
ing along at a salary of $50 or SIS a week, may
win glory and wealth. My word for 1t, the SEN
sation which has marked the beginning OF this
case Is nothing to the sensation that Will make
the end of it one of the most celebrated cases
in the history of Congressional politics. Some
body, somewhere, has delivered to Major NC
Dowell horrible and treacher0us stab in the
dark. This is the situation, and hope within
few days some press detective, single handed,
or some Byrne-Hawthorne collaboration, will
have probed the mystery to the bottom.
New Story of Seward.
7 HEARD story of William H. Seward the
other day, which think is a new one, l
am not certain, but am impressed with con-
viction that it comes from Miss Olive Risley
Seward, an adopted daughter of the late Secre-
tary whose Bohemian literary salon is one of
the most charming places to which one can
have the :entree at the National Capital. 1t
was at the time when there was great agitation
of the removal of the Capital, and all WASH
ington was alarmed. One OF the scared ones
said to Secretary Seward: -
'Mr. Seward. do you think the Capital VIII De
removed from Washington"
"Yes, think it will" was the reply.
But where; to Chicagof
"No"
What! Not to st. Louis'"
"Well, where tben?"
ITO the City of Mexico. That will probably
be the center of population OF the United
States one of these days"
An UnnssuminR Congressman.
uOH. do you know Mr. Blank, member of
~ Congress from Blanktown?" said lovely
and highly cultivated fraction ofiWashington's
400 the other day to friend OF mine who Is IN
society"
Il know him very WELL"
"Oh, he's such gentleman. so delicate and
oHur0
other evening and he treated us ever so many
times to ice cream and took at least hundred
chances in the grab bag. and every time he paid
for anything, even though 1t was cents, ne
took out great roll oL a n;ca ae ,eUtIs
hold in his hands. On, nes sucu hice Kehtie-
man. and so unassumlng .
And the faction of the 400 was not speaking
ironically either.
Not Born sybarife.
NEy friend Hovey, poet, dramatist, artist,
u" actor.to-be. and all around genius, who will
one of those days be rich and famous by means
of tongue and pen, was intended for holy orders
when be left his alma mater. He went to it
with will, as he does everything. He not only
delyed deep in religious lore, but experimental
with every phase of priestly asceticism. He
cut himself off from the orld. took to a diet
of bread and water. slept on the hard floor after
the mode of the early Christian hermits of
whom Ebers writes so charmingly Finally he
to try iagellation, rs there were still
in him some longings for that Sybaritic life TO
which he seemed to be born. Securing q raw
hide he denuded himself OF the last stitch of his
clothing. Grasping his whip with solemn
grasp, and pulling himself together
with the bands of an invincible will. he laid
about his manly form most Justify, bringing The
blood at every blow. He did this to the number
of just one blow, and that one hurt SD much
that he tossed the whip away, rubbed the
wound with balm of Glead. put on his most
worldly toggery and went around to Roster &
biaps Thus ended the brilliant career of one
candidate for holy orders, but the world is
already the richer for it in the drama and in
song, E. WI.