The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-25
FIRST EDITION.
BILLY MCGARRAHAN DEAD.
The End Of One Of The KOSt Remarkable
Characters KnoXn in Washington,
WHY HIS BILL MAS DEFEATED.
The Goode-E Epes Contest Opened Sester-
day-Tbe Counsel Present the Case
Before the House Committee.

Before the house committee
TMrs BUREAU. RAPLKY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. April "A, 1854
Through the telephone In the press
gallery a little after noon to-day came
the intelligence from the Providence Hos
pitl that poor 'Bnly' McGarrahan was
dead. II Is safe 70 say that the death
OF no single member of Congress Wonla
l,,,... cr.ated more Of general sense "i
regret in the gallery than the demise
~ fhis old gray-haircd mar. who TOT
nearly thirty years has haunted the halls
of Congress in the vain effort 10 secure
only h.s lust due. and be put into pos
session Of lands as certainly his own
rs the garden Of Eden was the uncoA-
tested realty of the only man on oarin.
There Is story connected with THIS
which now. in the hour Of his death, wiil
be 10 ex-President Benjamin Harrison. as
the story OF young Lawrence death 10
Lady Clara We're dc We're. ana there
have been for two years shadows on ms
heart that Harrison would hardly care 10
see, and now the papers win say some
certain truths Of Benjamin which are
far from his credit.
MGARKAHAN'S Horrs.
After years and years Of patient walt
ing. and with FIRST one branch and then
another Of Congress endorsing his claim,
and with President Lincoln and one or two
other Presidents acknowledging his abso-
lutte right. the Fifty-second Congress
passed the long delayed hill, and the heart
OF poor old McGarrahan beat hieh win
The anticipation of spending his declinilg
rraarc I'm DuntHnr..f ffVa comfort IIt flYrs
was AN unseen power yet uncousidcred-
a weak man who from motives of curry
ing favor or private thrift, betrayed the
justice due McCarrahan. When quick
silver had been discovered upon the Nc
Garrahan claim Mr.. -. O. Mills. a mil
lionaire of New York, and father-in-law
of Mr. Whteiaw Reid. had settled uDOn
the disputed claim and this bill would
have elected him and placed McGarrahan
in the full enjoyment Of his rightful pos
sessions. Before the bill. however. reach
ed the White House Mr.. Whtelaw Reid
had been nominated on the Presidential
ticket with President Benz Harrison. and
his father-in-law to-day. by virtue Of Har-
rison's veto OF McGarrahan's bill. sun
adds TO his millions from fhe stolen mines
of the poor body that lies lifeless in The
arms OF charity. beneath the hospital
roof. From the very day upon which
Mr. Harrison vetoed the AicGarrahan
claim. the old man changed Detected.
crushed. disarsoiuted 'h broken
spirits be D. asst ST. which
ended to-Gs y.
The McGarrahan claim was known as
the Rancho Panoche Grande. and WAS
granted by the last Mexican Governor Of
California.
STR. IUENEE's GOOD APPOINTMENT.
CONGRESSMAN Turner to-day secured one
of the best appointments that has yet
been given TO Virginia, for which he
recommended Captain g. A. alaratee. OF
Front Royal. who has been actns as his
private secretary during the Sickness Of
air. Dorsey. The position is that of spe-
cial agent Of the Treasury. and the pay
is $500 per annum and expenses Cap
tain Maratee is splendidly equipped for
discharging the duties Of The once. and
successfully stood the departmental cx-
animation. which consumed the whole OF
three days. and passed with the remark
able average of 80 out of possible i0
Captain Maraiee entered to-day upon the
discharge of his duties.
CONGRESSMAN Wise called to-day. ~
appointment upon Assistant Postmaster
General Jones 10 reinforce his request of
last week for the immediate establish
ment OF branch post-oiices i'm the city
the satis factory assurance Of the Assis- |
tant postmaster-Geperal that on the rep
rtsentations made him by Captain Wise |
he thought that IL was very certain that |
the department would consider the re-
quest favorably. To-day was Cabinet day, |
and be WAS unable 30 see Postmaster
General Bissel. but Captain Wise feels !
very certain tnat the Manchester post |
mastership matter VIII be taken up this |
week.
0ooDE-FPIs coNrEsrfD CASE
The contested election case from the /
Fourth congressional district of N.reiniG /
came no for argument before the House /
Committee on Elections to-day. Hon.
John r.. Harris. Of Rockingham. Col :. t
g.. Brent. Of Alexandra. and Mr.. r. =
Thorp. Commonwealth Attorney for the |
county of Mecklonburg. were present on
behalf OF Colonel ). Thomas Goode. the |
contestant. and Judge Mann. Of Notoway,
and The c0ntcstee. In person, presented
the latters side ef Che ease go the com
mitiee. Unusual interest was manifested
In this case by the Nirginians prominent
al the Capitol and the able arguments
of the counsel On both sides were at
tonuvely listened 10 by congressman
Wise. Tyler. Tucker Edmunds.
Swanson, and Jones. the
after member OF the commit |
ee. Congressman Pence end ex
Congressman John NJ. Langston. who a
Republican Congress decided was the sue
essfu' contestant for a seat in the Fifty
.rs, Congress from the same district
rom which the present contest comes,
vas also an interested spectator.
As arguments IN all cases before the
'0mmittee on Elections must be limited. |
was ordered that one hour and @ half
% each side be given. judge Harris
lould open the case for the contestant, in
n hour fifteen minutes Of his time, how
yer. he gave 10 Colonel Brent. judge
iann. for the contestce. TO speak one
"a a half hours. the half hour 10 be !
.gen 20 the c0ntestee: and Mr.. ThOrp 10
lose ir thirty minutes.
jhe testimony in this case is very vol
min0us, and counsel on both sides were
,nDcNed IN the short time allowed them
b refer only briefly to the salient points !
the case.
JCDcH HLERIS SUMMING. ,
judg Harris congratulated the commit /
e that both the contestant aud con ,
stee were gentlemen Of unblemished !
aracitr That the contestant was a son !
ihe laie VIM. o. Goode. who wos for
Day years member o. the House OF \
preseliatives from Virginia. and was 4
for many years a speaker Of the n
'ftinia House OF Delegates. That Col. s.
code himself. the contestant. had risen s
The rank Of Colonel in the confeder- :,
e army and that be had never be- p