The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-17
THE BAYARDS' PUBLIC CAREER
The EX-StCTetaTy, Disappointed in His Sons,
Will Retire From Politics.
BLAINE HAS THE BEST OF The DISPUTE.
His Reply To Rudini Causes no Sensation
Italy VIII Rcccde From Her BoastfuI
Attitude Capital Notes.

Attitude Capital Notes.
/ WAsHINGroN. D. C.. April 10 Special. T.
| The Bavard mansion on Massachusetts, ay-
enue is advertised ior sale and this announce
ment recall, the history of the services %
/ the Bayard family II is construed to mean
that the Bayards are out of public life per
maueuty.
This retirement of the Bayards from public
/ life carries regret. even souow. t. the people
Of Washington. and it VIII be regretted by
/ the people Of the entire country.
Ex-Sccretary Thomas f. Bayard now the
head Of the family. has been -orov disap-
I pointed in his sons His cherished LoIe was
/ that his eldest SON. Thomas world inherit
I the political AMI statesman like textures If his
/ f0reatuer.. Hut the son Developed 70 quiet,
/ d0mfsti. disposition. and mann. --t.i % decide
T ell objection O. politics. lie WiS educated us
I lawyer. and tD es ape the contention oi poll
tics ice Went into Maryland and left school.
This was q sore and serious grievance 20 his ia-
thor. who was then in tnc Senate. Tie had
/ looked forward to the prpetuation of the
family name and fame hy hs eldest son. hut
] the latter preferred 90 resign all political am
bition and 10 attain the quietude OF country
/ life
! pointed him. as he is u student and does MT
inspire 10 political pretorment. As there Is no
prospect of continuance " the family n
/ public life the mansion rs tO be sold.
II Is no secret that Miss Florence Bayard.
who died suddenly while her father was Scr-
rctary of State. inherited the political sagaritv
! and abilities Of the family II was often re-
/ marked TINT She was born politician.
HISTORY or THEIR PUBLIC cAEEEn.
l. !. 4.
Bayard family entered public life IN a pronl-
ncut capacity.
In I797 Thomas Ashton Bayarl was elected
e. the II Use of Representatives Not long
after he was promoted 10 the Senate after
having declined the French mission. Two
sons of Thomas Ashton Bayagd served in the
Senate. Tie first 90 succeed the father WAS
an elder SON, and be- was succeeded 10y james
A. Bayard thc father of our present di,tln-
guishcd eX-Secretary of state After long
and honorable service James A. Rayard IT,
tired and was succeeded by his son. Thomas
+ Bayard. who entered the Senate in March
1869. He was reelected without opposition
in 1878 and 1871 and IN l-sj resigned to accep-
tie Secretaryship Of State under President
Cleveland.
An U,BLEM1sHED RECORD.
During the period. covering almost q cen
tury III which the Bayard- We're conspicuous
in public life not even the lghtcst charge Of
Through lll the bitter political contests never
was 70 breath oi scandal uttered against them
and their moral character stood az high as
their political. il is only after long delIbera-
tion. which convinced him that there is no
prospect Of the succession Of the Bayard
greatness in pub lc life. that the cX-Srcr ttrf
has consented to sellhis Washington mansion.
BLAINE HAS THE BEsr OF II.
The reply of Secretary Blaine 20 Premier
d Itfff
ton here as u was practically discounted.
Tho general run Of comment is that Mr..
Blame hiss got the best Of the controversy.
and that the Italian Government viii still
further recedc from the hoasttul attitude II
hTst assumed.
THE IMMIGRATION LAW.
Acting Secretary Ncttleton to-day received
a letter from i. y. Dow. Collector Of Customs.
at Portland Me. in regard 10 the repeated
violations of the immigrant law hy the immi-
grant vessels Collector Dow states that the
last three English vessels touching 40 Port
land Ne landed but few immigrants. and
those of the better class. The vessels
brought from Europe. however a great
number OF immigrants. He gives
the figures 10 show that on March
30th the Sarnia landed thirty immigrants at
Portland. having previously landed six hun
dred immigrants az Halifax, and that on
April eth tho Partisan landed seyentv-four inn
migrants al Portland, having previously land
cd one thousand 40 Halifax Other vessels
were mentioned rs doing the same thing.
Collector Dow says most of the immi-
grants landed az Halifax found their
way into the United States. lie men
tons the fact that the Poynesian
will be due at Halifax within few days. and
supgcets II would bee well to follow iu!mi-
grants If she lands there, 10 see how many
come 10 this country. Ihey come he says.
IN large numbers by Iail. and II would not he
possible 10 prevent this without "a closer sup
eryision of incoming trains from Canada
than has heretofore been exercised AZ this
port.
MORE COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Another y counterfeit silver certificate was
received at the Treasury Department to-
day 1t was sent by the Washington, ID.
c.. bank and Is a very dangerous one.
IL is series of 1856. the check letter b"
1868. The note bears the portrait Of Gen
eral Hancock. and is signed by W. 5.
Ro,ccians u register, and James W Hyatt
as United State, The "I' in register is
not dotted or the ''I" in States crossed. The
geometrical lathe work is well done. The
back of the bill Is excellently executed and
the general appearance Of the note Is likely
% deceive the most expert.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
In Virginia postoffices have been established
at C0tman. HenrcO county, James 1. Cotman
postmaster. Also one at Edwards. Carol
county. with Albert j. Shaw postmaster.
4 postoffice has been established al Reus-
ton. Pitt county. y. c., with Lorenzo Nc
Lawhon as postmaster The posloiice AT
Melville. AamauZ county, y. c.. has been
discontinued mail 70 Hawfeld. A. Temple
ton has bee, appointed postmaster at Oak
wood. Rockingham county. vice c. y. Martz
In North Carolina Il. c. Worth has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Creston, Ashe county
vice T. l. Lailard.
Attorney-G General Miller IS still confined 10
his residence bv illness, and unless he is
much better by Monday will be unable to ap-
pear for the Government in the hearing Of
the Sayward case, which comes up IN the Su-
preme Court.
Three Deaths by Train.
BALT1MoRE. Mn. April l6.-John Martin
lanes DOdsOn and BENJAMIN Sprucebanks