Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 14, 1884, Page 4, Image 4
THE DAILY BEE OMAHA , FRIDAY , MAKOH U , 1884. THE OMAHA BEE. Omalm Office , No.MUO Farnnm 8r , Council Bluir * Oinco.'jNo. 7 Pcnrl Street , Near ISronrtwny. Now York OniccHoom O5 Tribune Bulkllng. PnUbhed ff\ery trornln , except BanJy < The o l > KoniU ; morning dully. RMS XT MAIU Oat Vat . . . .110.03 1 Three Month ! . J3.00 HlslJotutu . MMJOnrMmttb . 1.00 Per Week , 2S Cent * . tin vniur BB , rrouiniD TKM wwiruoir. One TOM' . K 00 1 Three Months . I 60 Sir Months. . 1.00 1 One Month . SO Amerlain Now * Oomp.\ay , Solo Agent ; NotroJetl cm In the United States. counts rofDmci & Oomnmnlmtlons relating to Kem nd Editorial mitten thould be aJdrcswJ to the CoiroR or Tin Bit. Btrniiiuft Litmus. All Dullness tatter * and llemltUnooi thould ho ddr sa 'l toTiuBzn PDBUBIIHO oaicrANT , QMAIU- Drills , Cheeks Mid I'ostoffloo orders to bo raodo pay Ma to the order of tlio compinr. THE BEE PUBLISHING CO , , PROPS , E. R03SWATER. Editor. A. H. Filch. Manager Bally Circulation , T. O. Box ttSj Ouwha , Kelt. Tun fast mnil , delayed at the transfer two hours , is altogether too slow for Omaha. Tun Blnino-Logan alliance in said to Do oil. Wo don't boliro there over vras ouch an alliiuico. Tnr. Rocky Mountain Neiva calls the rod-headed rooster of the Hookies James Blatherskite Dolfonl. GUKAT chnngoi will bo brought about in our commercial relations with Moxict by the ratification of the treaty and the opening of vMexicnn Central railway. Mu. MnQucKiK is going to have it all his own way. Bo proposes to Imvo the republican primaries delayed until the Saturday evening before election , so that the newspapers can't say anything. Mr. McQuckin may nominate himself , but ho is not going to ro-olcct himself. L is near at hand , and the nasos flora ought to bo looked after. What Omaha needs and must have is an honest assessment. In order to accomplish such a desirable result , a citizens' tax-payers league ought to bo organized to BOO that the work of assessment is impartially dono. Tire Texas cattle men , who have boon greatly annoyed by the fence-cutters , now threaten to resort to fenco-cutting themselves. It seems that the state land board has decided to raise the price of leased land from live to eight cents , and the stock men now intimate that unless the board bucUs down , they will cut the fence of any man who leases at eight contn. The board , however , refused to 1)0 ) bulldozed. Dlt MARY WALKEU is considerable ol A man after all. While in the room of the house committed on claims , a colored messenger took her silk hat and put it on his own head. The doctor , upon observing < ing him , said "That's my Hat , you black rascal , and what arc you doing with it ? " Thereupon she follqwod him into the corridor and gave him a terrific blow on ono of Ilia eyes , which soon assumed a darker hue than it's natural color. Dr. Walker evidently can't take jojc , F'IIBD BotJatVfiS was' a constant at- toiidant.at the recent Woman's National suffrage convention , aa ho had boon upon previous conventions , but this year ho was deliberately snubbed and lgt ) Inviteil to address the convention. The matter oxcitcs a great deal of comment because Mra. Douglass was , before her marriage , prominently identified with the woman suffrage movement. Susan , Plnobo and the other leaders evidently have no more use for Fred , now that ho has given liimsolf away to a rod-headed wliito woman. A DILL establishing the whipping-post and providing that , wife-botors bo pun- idiod by flogging on the bare back , was introduced in the house of the Masaa. chusetts legislature on Tuesday by Mr. Gore , Tvho was agreeably surprised to see his bill meet with immediate popu. larily. Eloquent speeches were made in favor of the measure by several members , and the bill waa passed by an overwhelm ing vote. It now romamn for the senate to make the bill a law , and wo should not bo surprised to see that body endorse the action of the houso. In that event wife-boaters will find Massachusetts a very unhealthy state for thorn. Such a bill would , no doubt , meet with favor in ' every state of the union. .who voted against the ratification of the Mexican treaty 4rben it first came up , refrained from votisg wheu it wat brought up the socouc time. A two-thirds vote waa necessary for the'ratification , and the vote waa 41 to 20. 'Hud Senator VunWyck voted o auut it , u ho did in the first instancn the treaty would hove been rejectee agio. Mr. ( Vun\Vyck , while rually op paced to the measure , says tbo people o hli BBCtion favor the treaty , and while ho doe * not think it will do much good , he iswtiaCed it will not do much hurra. With theecception of AD Amendment thai congress shall pus laws to carry it out , the treaty was not amended in any mate rial respect. This amendment , however , will not npstpeno Ui dto when it wit go into operation , } * ' eu < 9 legislation by the conigreMM of bo'tti lepublfcs would bo secewary even if thn m iA iont referred t to had not been adopted , forarticlu ft u | i ibe trttty provide * that the treaty thai ! /r / * ijot take effect until lawa and v tk t eah of the eont * * ing 4 * u nwwwy to eu&f'P jkiuU bare b * u pa4'V b ° th gvvarn opinion it that iwMwe of r i - H l4UvM will r- " all TIIK FOOT AND MOUTH JISKASK. A cattle plague , called the foot nnd mouth disease , which is comparatively now and unknown in the UniUd Stntes , lias made its appearance in various parts of the country , and is creating n great Joal of alarm lest its snroad shall become general among American cattlo. The discaso made its first nppoarnnco only non on- days ngo in Kansas , where measures are being taken to quarantine and sup- irosa it. An urgent demand is being made that the governor convene the leg islature in special session to appropriate moans and devise methods for the stamp. ing out of the disoaso. Every stock man in Kansas , as well as the people gener ally , are thoroughly aroused as to the impending danger. Our dispatches to day bring us the news that the discaso isa broken out in Illinois , and that thu governor will tsko immediate stops in the matter. Wo learn also from n late Beaten - ton paper that/ the disease has appeared in Maine , where there are about fifty Lead of affected cattle under the treat ment of the veterinary surgeon of the state board of cattle commissioners. Those cattle , located on five different farms , are retorted na doing well , nnd no now cases have boon discovered within a week. Tiioro is danger , however , says the report , that the disease may break out again in the spring. It appears that the disease in Maine originated among a herd of twenty-eight Hprcford cattle , brought to this country in the steamer Ontario on the 2d of February , from England , whoru tljo disease is quito prevalent. These cattle were driven over throe miles of road , and though the ground was frozen over , disease germs will probably bo ac tive when it thaws out , as the diflonso has boon communicated under like circumstances - , stances moro than four months after the cattle traversed the road. It is claimed that the disease in Kansas originated from a herd of calves , most of thorn being high grades , -which had boon brought from nil parts of the east and brought to Kansas. It seems to bo the general im pression that the foot and mouth plague has boon brought to this country through cattle imported from England. The disease nffocts the mucous mem brane and inter-digital space of nuch ani mals as cattle , sheep , goats nnd pigs , nnd in some instances it has boon trrnsmittcd to homes , dogs , poultry nnd human bo- ings. The ncuto symptoms are charac terized by an eruption of blisters in the mouth and on the internal service of the lips , nnd on parts of the body whcro the skin ia thin , as on the under part and between - twoon the claws. It passes through dif ferent phases , known as fever , eruption , ulceration nnd dissipation. Ton par cent ia given as the average loss by donth from its attacks. In the opinion of the bosb veterinary surgeons , the llosh of nni raals thus diseased is not injurious as food , though their milk is harmful unless boiled. Notwithstanding the opinion of veterinary surgeons , wo advise people to bo very careful as to the moat and milk they consume at the present timo. The plague is liable to make its appear- auco. at any data among the cattle of Nebraska and the western plains , nnd our butchery nnd milkmen , under the circumstance gannet uxorciso too much wntciifulnoss until MJO danger is past. Ono authority nays that It must not bo forgotten that every road or I'aiigo pasaofl j over by an animal from an infected spot bocomai infected for months ; that the flesh of the animals having the slightest 'lint ' of the diaotiso is not fit to bo oaten ; that the milk of the cows which had the lisoasois dangerous , producing most scri ms results to users for six months or moro after the recovery of the cow. \ \ honovor the plague breaks out im mediate steps should bo taken to check ia spread by the killinq of the infected .nimals . , the destruction of the carcasses , ho thorough disinfection of the grounds , 'enccs and stables vrith which they have come in contact. In small herds , among .ho . moro thickly settled portions of Nc- jraskn , n rigid ( quarantine can bo moro easily and moro uffoctivaly enforced than nmont' the largo herds of the west. All irovontivo measures should bo immedi ately resorted to , and the cattle men ought not to delay a single day in this mportant matter. They should hold a conference at once and prepare themselves ; o moot thu plaguo. A thorough system of inspection should bo established , and a corps of the best veterinary surgeons should bo employed to bo in readiness at a momout'a notice. An ounce of proven , tion is worth a pound of cure , nnd hence wo urge our cattle men to take precautionary measures without delay. Thu * veterinary surgeons should bo employed nnd sent to Kansas nnd Illinois to put themselves on the disease to learn the best moans of disinfection and the methods of treating infootod cattlo. The cattle interest * of Nebraska nnd Wyoming are now rapidly centering in Omaha. There are residing in Omaha many very heavy cattle owners , nnd ono of the most extensive cattle syndicates in the country has its headquarter hero. Should the foot and mouth disease break out among the western cattle , Omaha wouldbeonoofthohoavioataufforoisiniho country. The stockyards , the immense slaughtering and packing house enter prise , nnd other packing houses , would have to bo abandoned uqtil the pJagun disappears. Many of thejmoat enterprising and wealthy capitalize will bo serioutly affected , and consequently the business interests of tbo city will suffer proper- tionaloly , Too much strew , o nnot bo } aid upon this uuttei , and wpliopo that those inott interested will lo o uo dmo in taking tep to keep the diwaso from we torii catHo herds. now receive * $350,000 a year under ilia # cott liijuor l y , and the i Uiui wwWed to ury on ' [ lublio improvnmonls without ovothur- burdening the tax payers. If prohibi tion had carried there would probably iiavo boon just ns much liquor il legally sold and consumed , nnd not a dollar lar of revenue would have been derived from the tariff , THE NOJlTUWI'STKnN KXTKNSWIf TO DhNVKll. The latest railroad rumor is to the ef fect that Vnndorbilr , having boon forc ed out of the Union Tactile nnd Rock Island directories , now pro poses to retaliate on those companies by extending the Sioux City .fc PaciDo divi sion of the Chicago & Northwestern to Denver. The visit of Vice President Ilughitt to thu wont is probably to look into the feasibility of this project. It would bo n very natural move on the part of Vnndcrbilt. . The Burlington , which is out of the tripartite pool , 1m its through line to Denver and an entry to Omaha. The Northwestern , which is not very closely tied np with the tripar tite pool , the original members of which are the Union Pacific , the Rock Inland nnd the St. Paul , has an entry to Omaha , and it can easily construct an extension to Denver. Jt would then bo a powerful rival of the Burlington. It would bo on nn equal footing with that road in Omaha and Dtsnvor , and would control the north half of Nebraska in the same manner that the Burlington commands the South Platte country. The Northwestern on the north nnd the Burlington on the nouth would make it decidedly interesting for the three tripartite roads which lie be tween them. The extension of the Northwestern system Booms to us to bo a very feasible plan. Its Sioux City & Pacific division now penetrates the north eastern part of Nobraskn , and eventually its terminus will bo in the Black Hills or beyond. It has a bridge of its own < it Blair. Its entry into Omaha is over the Chicago , Minneapolis , St. Paul it Omaha , which is also a part of the Northwestern system. Arrangements are being made to utilize this Omaha entry by the North- western. Work is being rushed on the Florence cut-on" , which when finished will shorten the distance nlid reduce the grade , and the run into Omaha by North western trains by the way of the Blair bridge and the cutoft"will bo made as easily and as quickly as the Burlington comes in by the way of Pacific Junction and the Plattamouth bridge. Twenty thousand dollars are being spent in the enlargement of the Omaha & St. Paul yards , the laying down of additional tracks , the erection of now buildings , and a general increase of terminal facili ties. All this is being done no doubt for the accommodation of the Northwestern nt an early day. It will bo soon that an extension to Denver would bo nn im portant focdor to its vast system , which now extends throughout Illinois , Wis consin , Iowa , Minnesota and Nebraska. TIIK American dynamiters now pro pose to orgnnuo n dynamite corps to re inforce El Mnhdi nnd assist the fnlso prophet in his war nguinsttho English. The plan is said to bo ns follows : That a regular recruiting service shall bo established * in Fenian circles all over the world during the existence of the present English difliciiltica in Africa ; that the men sent there shall bo organ- zed in legions ana subdivided into co- ta , after the fashion of the old Roman inny ; that at least five men , educated in ho use of explosives shall bo attached o every cohort ; the legion will consist of ) ,000 men , divided into ton cohorts of men ench ; that at least six ; r.on who mvo experienced notivo service in the iold shall bo attached to oa.eh cohort. L'ho United Stated ftttornoya nnd mar shals , who have boon instructed by the nttorney-gimornl' , under the direction ot the president , to prevent if possible the exportation of dynamite , will now have .hoir hands full. A UATiiKK singular suicidal coincidence occurred on Tuesday. A Now York youth , aged eighteen years , upon bei reprimanded by his father , shot himsell n the head five times , and a boy , aged iwelvo yearn , living in St. Paul , Minn upon receiving a reprimand from his mother , noon afterwards sent a bullol through his heart. "A 1001. nnd his money are soon parted , " proved true in the case of Tiller lor , the Pacific express robber , who was captured by the merest accident together with his plunder. Ho is now in jail , auc the money is in bank , where it has boon placed to the credit ot the express com pauy. IP thorp are any dynamiters in Omaha they are advised to keep shady , aa President idont Arthur has directed United States attorneys and marshals to keep an eye on them. THE Iowa legislature is now wasting the time of the people in wrestling will woman suilrago , when there arc so many other matters pending that deserve at tontion. A Ofcapter ol Political History. W rU U , Lamoo iu The fhilttiaa Union , It is well-known that Mr , So ward on tortaiued diuoront views from Mr. Lin coin , hi 1861 , on the question of sondiii ) roinforcomeiits to Fort Sumpter. In hi position ho was oustaiuod by Gunurs Soott , who was then properly regarded as tbo military authority ou questions o this character , In Pro ideut Lincoln's inaugural ad arena ho donned his policy byjuyiluj T ! o power nonfidod to mo will be uset to hold , occupy and possess the property and jI " ) ? es belonijiug to the govern- What , GwiowlBcott reported nsainst sending. j pliesi to the fort , in which sentiment , and , pulicy Secretary Howard heartily co- MopwAted. There * wa but ono merabor 'Iof tk > laULiietr-vir , Mr , Blair who dis- minted from the military recommendsj ion. Lincoln rcpudikted the voice of is cabinet , nnd dhore l with dcggod ortinncity to the policy Iterated in hi * naugural , to maintain , the dignity of the oTornmcnt and enforce iU laws. It was eon ascertained , but quietly concealed. hat the secretary of state had , in his zeal or accommodation , prompted by the most patriotic motives , promised the pco- 1 of the south that Sumpter should be ivacuatcd. The president wns ignorant if this Assurance , and was not , of course , cBponsiblo for it. It bad not the sane- ion of his authority. Whether the people sympathized with ho president or with the opposing politi cians it is not for tno to say. I merely tate the facts ns they then existed. True t is that in less than thirty days after the administration wns inaugurated the pros- dent wns notified by General Scott that t was expedient to ovncnatu not only 'ort PICKCIIS , but also Fort Sumtor , nnd hat this WAS n determined fact nt millj ary headquarters. Ou thu 12th of March the navy1 depart- nont , nt the instance of General Scott , lad Rent the stnnmcr Mohawk to thu ftniiadriMi of 1'enaacola to ro-itiforcn , Hub- trcmitrally , Fort Pickcns. The turn things now had taken was nstounding to the ironhUmU Uo could see no justification for thin action and change of programme , and promptly decided to reinforce Sum- ten , nird care ordoru to that effect. Of course hia order was confidential , but it aoou found its way to the rebel camps nt Charleston , and gave an impetus to for midable preparations for aggressive move ment ou the part of the south. Two days before Mr. Lincoln was in augurated president , in a confidential 'utter from General Scott to Mr. Seward , 10 ( General Scott ) advised , ns a last re sort , to "permit the wayward sisters to 10 in Dtaco. " I know not how this let ter , being n contiduuti.il one , ever became public , but , nevertheless , it has become a Kirt of the history of the country , and , infortumitely , servos to ohow that in n i > ricf space of time , without material change of circumstances in the outlook for the future of the government , vacil lation and change in policy were wrought in thu minds of some of the greatest in tellects and noblest patriots of the ngo. Elprp arose , in the first month of the ad ministration , the first great dilloronco of ) plnion about statecraft in an emergency , Between the great minds of the two most omorkublo won of the century , Abraham Lincoln nnd William U Soward. The secretary of state and the general- n-chicf of the army , confident of their superior sagacity and experience over the untrained president and the inexperienced secretaries of thu war and navy depart- montea88umod to direct secretly the laud and naval movements in this "perilous omorupncy. " Naturally , when this as sumption of power became known , the president and belligerent secretaries folk jxasporatod. The Powhattan , ouo of the , hreo naval vessels that were the main ind only protection of our maritime fron tier from the Capo of Florida to our ox- ; roino northern boundary , wns , without ; ho concurrence of the secretary of the navy , or the knowledge of the president , spnt south. This gave rise to prompt no tion on the part of Mr. Lincoln. The Bailing orders for the Powhattan wore ivon about the Oth of April. Those or ders wore countermanded , nnd vigilant novomonts were instituted to determine Mr. Lincoln's status with his administra tion , nnd effect moro amicable relations in ; ho political household for concert of ac tion iu the future , which resulted in the irofi table success of harmonizing dis tracting elements in the party , seeking sy different means the same general ro- gult. Owing to thaunfortunatocomplications , in which things were gutting somewluit nixed , I was sent by the president cud Mr. Seward to Charleston , South C'aroli- no , with instructions to efl'uot , aa far as possible , harmony regarding diaputed jnd vexatious questions then involved. My instructions being of .a secret nnd jonfidenliol nature , ' and I never having L > 2ou absolved from the obligation of thu ae.vl of secrecy ( botlt of , ( hb great states men being now dead ) , .1 dp not tcol authorized in stating the object of my mission thoro. Yet while I was in Charleston , Secretary Suward , on the 7tli of April , sent word to Judge Campbell - boll , then justice of the Bunreniti court ol the United Stat < JS- leading aoceesiouist this" message , viz : "Faith as to Sumtor fully kupt. Wait and see. " This mes sage did not comport pxncUy with the objects of the negotiations then under consideration , and was embarrassing. This nundoacript diplomatic action by a member of the new administration waa n bombshell in the camp. Lincoln thun well knew that he mint assort himself or bo an unimportant factor in the body politic in the struggle for the lifo and preservation of the nation. When ho became aware of this assumption of power , thu Powlmtan had sailed It was then midnight. HodhoatodMr. Seward to telegraph at ouco to countermand all orders made dispatching this vessel. Toll-grams were sonfc by ! ur. Seward , but thu Pownatton , went on her way rejoicing , w ithout her proper commander , and with unauthorized ortkru. This comprises the first bad break or dissension in thu first republican admin istration. Under the name circuinstancca in any other government on earth thu premier would doubtless have boon tried tor treason or incarcerated in prison for nu unwarrantable assumption of power. Thu great good souse of Lincoln , unmingled - mingled with malice , entailed nn such stigma upon that wonderful man of power , whom ho know to bu honest and patriotic. The inherunt power of this govoin inout was not disturbed even by this de parture from routine. In the magnani mity of his greatness Lincoln looked only to ultimulo success and supremacy , vic tory and ro-ostiibliBhiiieut ot government The next grow out of an episode in the incipioucy of our troubles , just when the dangers began to thicken. A patriotic woman , born in Massachusetts , then ro- Biding with a brother noarMnnnssas Junc tion , in Virginia , the brother an engineer nocr on the railroad from Richmond to Washington , within the rebel lines , came to Washington on a secret mission. The president at that time was very inacces sible , After many incfitfctual endeavor * to get admittance to his presence , she sought an interview with General Scott , the commander and chief of the army , Her effort * in this behalf wore not moro successful ; imperative duties occupied all thu time of both of thrao disUngiahnd men. After being many times repulsed at headquarter , Scott's chief of staff in sisted on knowing the bust ess of thu woman. After being informed by this person that ho was the conti Jontial friend and chief of staff , she reluctantly in formed him of thu business which eho iu her patriotic zeal desired to impart. S itisfying herself that the beat that could bu done under the circumstances was to trust in and impart to the chit f uf of staff the object of her ralesion , ehu tnado a clean breast of her story , as follows - lows ; Her brother , with wht.ru shu lived , being an engineer on the road , had boon informed that on a certain day near a * hand , President Davis , Juduh P , Bun- jumin j , the other members of the con federate I cabinet , with other distinguish ed c frinda , desired him to "run n opociftl train < for thum to the confines of _ the confederate - federate I picket lines for observation ; thnt , being 1 unacquainted with the lay of the country < , they would rely on him , etc. ; that I ho authorized her to say that he would , if necessary nnd desirable , take the risk of running his train through the line * , and deliver his paticngors to the federal I forces , which ho was satisfied ho could successful y do. The chief of staff undertook and prom ised i to have her plan executed * . She left him 1 in the full confidence that her scheme would bo faithfully carried into execu tion i , and that she had done n meritori ous thing , nnd retired to her hotel. In tire I morning she wns startled and shock ed by the newspaper announcements that her 1 brother had Leon hung that night as a traitor to the southern confederacy , Had this Massaobusottn ' engineer's pro gramme j boon succetsfully carried out the war of the rebellion might Imvo termi nated with the year of its commence ment. This , and other things which had re cently occurred , gave the president grout concern nnd much mihappinrss. Being of the most confiding nature , his confidence dence- was greatly shaken in men. Ho scarcely know whom to tiuit , and im plicitly trusto'l few. General Scott not lonp nftcr this re signed his position iu the nrrny ; and it muy well be considered doubtful whether , after Jus fifty-four years of honorable nnd distinguished military life , his groit use fulness to his country , the honor ho con ferred upon it , and the honor it had con ferred upon him , ho was satisfied to quit it , or it wns satisfied to have him quit ; but ngp nnd infirmities contributed as n necessity. Follomncthis , and before the expira tion of the ( fefet year of thu war , another cause of the disturbance and division of opinion in the cabinet nroso out of the 'Trent" affair the arrest of Mason nnd Shdell. The excitement resulting from the cap ture of those nion ndded nothing to the tranquility of the president. Jio wns constantly nnd pcrsintontly harassed nnd afforded now causfs for apprehension of trouble , and little occurred that cast a ray of sunshiuo through tbo lowering clouds bofotting his saddened heart. Uo felt from the first that the arrest was ill- advised , and would bo the source of fu ture dangerous complications. Mr. Seward ard and most of the cabinet approved the action ofVilkos in making the capture , and they , like the country at JargoT'woro jubilant and hilarious over the "success of the occasion. Amid all these rejoicings the president and Senator Sumncr , for whom ho had great respect in all matters relating to diplomacy , entertained doubts , misgivings , regrets and perplexities. Time proved the wisdom of Mr. Lin coln's apprehensions ; and 'a war with England was only averted by a ( surrender of the prisoners and an apology. Mr. Seward had wonderful powers of adaptability - ability to circumstances , and in no case did ho over display greater diplomntic ability and genius than in this case. The appointment of Mr. Stanton as war miniHter grew out of an opinion given by him to Mr. Lincoln , favoring the vievrrt antagonistic to those entertain ed by himself , nnd justifying the action of our government in making the arrest. This appointment of Mr. Stanton startled the people ; they could not understand how the appointment could have been brought ubuur , ns it wns generally under stood that Mr. Stnuton was and had been a bitter partisan en opposition to Lincoln , and that there had been souio per sonal difference between thorn growing out of u lawsuit in Cincinnati , in which Ihoy had both been professionally em ployed on the same side. The appointment turned , out to bo a nolisfactory ono to the president , and a .fortunate ouo for the country. I doubt whether Fouphn nns Mr. Stanton's equal as a war minister , or that Richelieu waa Mr. Seward'a superior as a diplomat , or any man that ever lived waa the equal of Abraham Lincoln in all that constitutes greatness in man. They Slopped a 'i'lilcf. New Yort Son. WllHttm Garrison is an employe of the oil works at Betvon Point. Jeremiah Hathway of Pittsburg " a friend of hie is paying him a visit. Saturday night they uamo to New York to spend the evening with a friend who lives on third avenue , near One Hundred nnd Thirty- sixty street. It was midnujht when they left their friend's house. They vrclked down third avenue. When they were betwuon Ono Hundred and Twenty- fourth and Ono Hundred nnd Twenty- third streets n man came rusbiug around the corner of the street and ran toward them at full speed. Ho was hatless. The next instant another man turned the corner of the street , He was evidently in eager pursuit of the hatloas man , for ho cried out : "Stop hitnl Stop him ! Ho's got my pookot-buok ! " Garrison nudjHathaway headed off the ilying man and sutzed him. He pleaded with thum to lot him go , declaring that his pursuer bud robbed him of his watch and won chasing him to secure his pocket book. That a man who hud boon robber should be wildly lljing , with the robber in close pursuit , seemed too un likely a stoay to thu captorauf the alleged robbed man , and they held him until the the pursuer came up , panting from his run. run."This man has got ray pocket-book I" exclaimed the latter. "Please hold him until 1 get it. " In spite of the protests of the hatless man and his emphatic declaration that the other man had robbed him , the two captors held him until the panting indi vidual had taken a wallet Ir'om ono of his trousers pockots. "There it is , you scoundrel ! " said the panting individual. "Gentlemen you have done mo a great favor , and I thank you. Now that I have my property 1 am satisfied. You may lot the rascal go.1 The lenient gentleman walked hurried ly down the avenue for a short distance , nnd then , breaking into a sharp run , dis appeared. The ro friends released the man they had enured. Without A word ho starred on a run niter the man who had recovered the wallet. SuDposing that ho had intended - tended to make another effort to secure thu plunder he hud lost , Garrison and Hutlmway ran after him to render any aid that might bo necessary to proven ! tlju robbery. When thuy crossed Ono Hundred and Twenty-tliird struct they aw the man who had recovered the wallet - lot standing under the gas-light ou the corner of Ouo Hundred and Twenty , second street. His pursuror joined him , and the two disappeared together in thu cross street. Garrison and Hatliaway thought that was an exceedingly dtmngu proceeding. When they reached the stairs ut the nuxt olovnted railway station , ant Garrison found that his ptuketbook con taining § 50 was gene , and Hathaway diS' { covered that his gold watch was wiw mg , the proceeding did not seoui BO strange. | STEELE , JOENSON& CO. , Wholesale i H. B. 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