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WASHINGTON."
THE REMOVAL OF THE TROOPS:
KBUMO THINK* PACKARD WILL
YIELD AT ONCE.
A REVELATION THREATENED.
RETURNING BOARD TOOLS CONFESSING
THEIR RASCALITY. FOR RE
VENGE ON HAYES'
Washington, April 21.-Ex-Con
gressman J. Wiley Wells, of Missis
sippi, has been appointed Solicitor
of the Treasury in place of Mr. Tal
bot.
Gen. Sherman, on noeountof the
shortness of time, telegraphed the
order direct to General Augur. He
has, however, also sent it to Sheri
dan. It is understood that the verbi
age of McCrary’s order to Sherman
clears the obstruction of the Presi
dent’s order, and that the word
“vicinity” covers all points in the
city.
Washington, April 21.—Extract of
an interview with Kellogg:
Reporter-Admitting that Packard
is the legal Governor, can he any
longer bold out ?
Gov. Kellogg—No; I think not.
The force against him is too great;
and, besides, lie is much exhausted
after his long continued efforts.
Reporter—What, then, will be his
course V
Gov. Kellogg-I can’t tell exactly
just what will be his course. Of
course, uuder the circumstances, it is
possible for him to do many things;
but unless I am greatly disappointed
in the man, I think he will quietly
withdraw at the proper time, without
any provocation of battle or blood
shed. But this is only my opinion.
I know nothing positively.
Washington, April 21.—The Tri
bune's New Orleans dispatch of yes
terday says: Gov. Packard’s caucus
this morning had only forty mem
bers.
A paper was exhibited prepared for
the signature of the supervisors of
election of the parish of Orleans,
certifying that they bad fraudulently
given the vote of the parish to Hayes,
and that it belonged to Tilden by
a considerable majority. It was
said in caucus that this document
when signed, will be sent to Tilden
for use in the quo warranto proceed
ings against the President.
The correspondent says, ignorant
colored men and a few desperate and
disreputable white men believe they
can take revenge by a method of this
kind.
Washington, April 21.—The Presi
dent recognized Donald McLellan
Munroe, Vice-Consul for Sweden and
Norway at Darien, Ga.
APPOINTMENTS.
J. K. Upton, chief clerk; T. C.
Smith, appointment clerk, Treasury
Department.
Gen. fehrrmaii'* ILmnvnl Order.
Chicago, April 20.—Tho following
was received from headquarters of
the military division of Missouri to
Gen. Auger to-dry.
Chicago, April 21, 1877.
John C. C. Auger, New Orleans:
Sin: By direction oT the Lieut.
General of the Army the following
telegraphic dispatch is fowardpd for
your action and guidance. Please
report by telegrlph upon the execu
tion of the order.
Washington, April 21.
Gen. V. H. Sheridan, Commanding
the Division, of tlnmMissouri , Chi
cago:
You will please order the troops
now posted at or in the immediate
vicirvity of the State House, New Or
leans, to the United States barracks,
on Tuesday, April 24th, at 12 M.,
precisely, and report the fact to these
headquarters. Copies of the order of
the President and Secretary of War
will come to you by mail, and anoth
er copy will be sent to General Augei
direct.
[Signed.] W. T. Sherman,
General.
[Signed.] R. 0. Drumap.d,
Adjutant General.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
War Department, j
Office of Chief Signal Officer, >
' Washington, April 21, 1877. J
For South Atlantic States: clear
or fair weather, north to east winds,
with risiDg barometer and stationary
or slight fall in temperature.
Mall Boat ’Wrecked.
London, April 21.—The mail boat
between Brest and Island of Ushant
is wrecked. Passengers and entire
crew lost.
LOUISIANA.
Rapid Dissolution of the Packard Organ
ization.
New Orleans, April 21.—The Com
mission depart to-Dight.
Gen. McMillan was the only acces
sion to the Nicholls Legislature yes
terday. It is expected others will
follow to-day.
j Packard's adherents apprehend a
rapid dissolution of the St. Louis
i Hotel organization, both legislative
and military,
MOKE DESERTERS FROM PACKARE.
New Orleans April 21.—1n the
Nicholls Legislature to-day, J. D.
Cage, of the Bth Senatorial District,
was seated. Mr. Deems returned to
his seat, and explained tho causes
which led to his desertion. Messrs.
Demarais and Gualt, of St. Landry,
Cole, of St. John. Simons and Dick
enson, of St. James, and Suarer, of
Iberia, were sworn in—making 72 re
turning board members in the House.
Several returniug board members
who were not elected by the election
commissioners returns have resigned
their claims. Some of the Republi
cans who went over say they hold
the balance of power in the matter
of eleetiug a U. S. Senator.
newTohk news.
A X lAlt to Tweed—Departure ol < m no
lle PUki-liuk—lnsuracee Cos.
to lie XV omul I p.
New York, April 21.—Tho State
Senate Committee on the alleged
confession of Tweed met here to-day,
and proceeded to Ludlow Street jail
to see the ex-Boss.
The Irish Catholic Pilgrims at
tended mass in St. Patricks Cathe
dral this morning, which was cele
brated by Cardinal McCloskey and
assistant, priests. The pilgrims all
occupied seats within the sanctuary,
and the church was filled with Cath
olic organizations. The Cardinal be
stowed bis blessings on the voyagers
and bade them God speed. They
sailed in the forenoon in the City of
Brussel.
Albany, April 21.—The Argus says
it learns on undoubted authority that
the affairs of a popular Life Insur
ance Company are to be wound up.
TWEED DISAVOWS THE CONFESSION PUB
LISHED AS HIS.
New York, April 21.—W. M. Tweed’s
counsel read a long paper to the Sen
ate Committee, narrating why he was
advised not to testify at this time.
Tweed then handed in a paper de
clining to testify, on the ground of
public policy, and that tie might
criminate himself. He disavowed all
responsibility for the article in the
World.
Keorgrta'* Claim for Hie slate Itoatl.
Washington, April 21.—The Attor
ney General has accepted Senator
Gordon’s construction of the law to
pay the State of Georgia for over
charges on the Western and Atlan
tic Railroad, State property, and has
requested Quartermaster General
Meigs to complete the amount due
the State on this construction. The
amount is something over $200,000.
This amount has yet to pass through
the hands of the Attorney General,
and will accompany his report to
the Secretary of War, which will
doubtless govern the Secretary’s
action, and secure the payment of
the money to the State.
llunir
Cleveland 0., April 21'—Chas. M.
Sterling, the Youngstown murderer,
was hung to-day. He proclaimed his
innocence to the last.
The conductors of a spiritualistic
seance in Paris were non pulsed by one
of their own spirits, who on this occasion,
must have come from “the vasty deep.’
The spirit of an atheist and materialist
was rapped for, and in answer to a ques
ion about the other world, responded im
mediately, “There is no other world.”
The performers were so overcome that
they forgot to ask him his whereabouts!
During the review of the Sunday School
lesson last Sunday the question was ask
ed, “What became of Elijah?’’ and the
entire congregation were electrified by a
small shrill voice that piped out witli ex
treme unction, “He went to Heaven like
a house afire, you bet ."—Burlington
Ilawkeye.
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before the public for years, and is
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to all other medicines for the cure of
coughs, colds, influenza and all pul
monary complaints.
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New York, April 18.— General
Thos. Eckert, President of the At
lantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
pany, lias returned from his visit to
1 the South, where he has been for t he
i purpose of arranging for an extension
|of the Company’s lines. The wires
i of the Company are now in course of
| construction to all principal South
ern cities to and including New Or-
I leans, and will be pushed to a speedy
| completion.
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COLUMBUS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 22, 1877.
Tlffi EASTERN SITUATION.
ITALY TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
The Czar’s Manifesto.
Roumania in Great Trouble.
Threatened with Invasion by Both Sides.
Ku*lun Army Movement!,.
Rome, April 21.—Victor Emanuel
declares that Italy will remain strict
ly neutral as long ns the war is con
fined to Russia and Turkey.
London, April 21.—1 tis claimed
that Prince Charles, of Roumania,
has already received the following
manifesto from Russia. The docu
ment has other recitations:
Whereas, every endeavor by the
Emperor ol’ Russia to preserve peace
has failed, owing to the stubborn
ness of the Porte; while the con
dition of the Christians in the
East is unimproved, and their lives
and property are being menaced;
there for his majesty, in the name of
humanity, and in the full conscious
snes of his sovereign duty, as the
natural protector of Slavonion na
tions in the East, has been compelled
to resolve on obtaining by force of
arms, such guarantees for his dis
tressed fellow-believers on Turkish
soil, as appear absolutely necessary
for securing their future welfare.
The manifesto disavows a desire
for conquest, but Russia will hold
Bulgaria as a material guarantee for
reforms.
Paris, Apri 121.—The Russian Tele
graphic Agency reports that the de
claration of war is imminent. There
will be no ultimatum, but simply a
declaration of war.
London, April 21. —A special from
Vienna to the Times says, quite a
panic reigns in Roumania about
the Turkish invasion. The Rouma
nian Government has applied in its
extremity to the powers, and is be
coming more pressing in its demand
to be saved from the Circassians and
Pasha Bazouks. They havo also
turned to the Turkish Government,
remonstrating against the occupa
tion of Roumania by Turkish troops.
The answer has not been reas
suring, Turkey saying the passage of
the Turkish troops to the Roumanian
side would depend on Turkish mili
tary affairs, but that, if this happens
in consequence of the entry of Rus
sian troops, tho Porte declines the
responsibility for Russia’s being
turned into a theatre of war.
A Special dispatch from Vienna to
the Telegraph says, Roumania cannot
prevent the passage of the Russian
army throughout her territory, as
sne has faintly sought support to do
so from the Powers, but she can and
will rigorously abstain from armed
participation if Turkey does not cross
the Danube, and will herself occupy
Kalafat with her own troops and pre
vent the Russians from getting that
position. But if Turkey persists in
its proposed fiction, Roumania will
be compelled to east her lot with
tho only power capable of affording
her national protection against such
a terrible calamity.
Roumania’s position is one of criti
cal and imminent peril,
A Reuter dispatch from Bucharest
has the following: The Russian
General Staff has left Kischeneff for
Uregheni and Sculera. The cavalry
force is marching towards the Dan
ube; the artillery is concentrated at
Uregheni, and the infantry marched
in the direction of Chotia, Sculern
and Uregheni.
Jewish View* of Ileltglou* Equality.
The London Jewish Chronicle discusses
the continued movement of Great Britain
towards the disestablishment of the
Church, which has taken the plausible
title of “Religious Equality.” The Jews
have little interest in the question beyond
the benefits or disasters to common hu
manity which it involves. Tho separation
of Church and Slate in England, in the
Chronicle's view, would make a ragged
wreck of a very compact social structure,
which is the shelter ot multitudes and the
spiritual home and shrine of large classes
whose faith and hope and consolation are
(milt upon the foundations of the estab
lished Church. The Jewish organ charac
terises such a spiritual and temporal rup
ture and demolition of idols as "an act of
vandalism from which thoughtful and
sensitive minds may well recoil.” In the
view of the Jewish editor the intimate as
sociation between Cnurch and State lias
incidentally produced the most benefi
cial effects for the country at large. Each
is a complement of and al the same time
a check upon the other. They act together
as sort of muiual monitor, and are a com
bined protest against both religious and
political intelerance. The Jews are well
enough off under the consolidated institu- j
tion of Church and State. What is pass- ;
irtg in tiie United States, where religions j
are perfectly free, proves at least that the
Jews could gain nothing by the abolition !
of a State Church. Religious equality is i
bearing its fruits in the Uuited States, and j
among them are a feeling and practice of
intolerance which does not and could not j
exist in England. It crops out particularly :
against the Jews, and the Chronicle cites \
several late instances of intolerance toward
the Jews in America. Dukedoms are
twenty-eight in all, exclusive of those, ;
and the very opposite treatment of them
in England in parallel cases. After look
ing calmly over the whole field of estab
lished Church and religious freedom and
equality, the Chronicle gives a decided
preference to the former in tiie interests
of humanity iti general.
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MONS. SANCOFS PLOT. !
A FKKN'C’H MABCnnillU AND
lIIK MKCKET MARKIAOE—
DETAILS OK A DEVILISH
CONSPIRACY IN
FRANCE.
-
111 1802, Monsieur Paul [Sancon was ac
counted one of the shrewdest and most suc
cessful financiers of Paris. He was a man
of about thirty-live, well-educated, and of re
spectable family. His wile was a very beau
tiful woman, some years his junior, and re
puted to be wealthy. They had three chil
dren who were being educated ill England
under tiie care of Madame Salmon's maiden
sister. Monsieur Sancon lived in elegant
style, but without ostuitalion or extrava
gance, and altogether within his supposed
means. He had a counting-room in his
dwelling and a confidential clerk, and much
of his most important business was transac
ted there.
The narrative which is about to he related
begins on the 10th of November in the year
named.
Early in the evening of that day, Monsieur
Sancon informed his wife that he had impor
tant business which called him from home,
and would detain him probably until mid
night. He requested his clerk, Montalon, to
remain at his post until his return, about
9 o’clock quitted the house.
Almost immediately afterward Madame
Sancon also left her residence on foot.
Soon alter 11 o’clock she returned, and
learning that hpr husband was still absent,
she retired to her apartment.
Half an hour later Monsieur Sancon ar
rived, and went at once to his private room.
The scene that awaited him there was a tra
gic one. The clerk Montalon lay on the floor
weltering in blood which still oozed irom a
wound in the throat, and from a score of
horrible gashes in the face. The large safe
was open, and the contents were scattered
over the floor. A hasty glance revealed the
fact that a large sum of money and valuable
securities were missing.
Monsieur Sancon quickly summoned an
attendant, and dispatched him with inform
ation of the crime which, had been perpetra
ted to the Chief of Police In a short time
that functionary and a number of police
were at tiie house investigating the mat
ter-
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANOKR.
A hasty examination of tilings showed
that at about 10 o’clock that night a stran
ger called at the house and inquired for Mon
sieur Sancon. On being informed that he
was not at home, he requested to see the
clerk, and was thereupon admitted. In less
than h quarter of an hour he departed, with
out exciting suspicion on the i art ot tiie ser
vant who opened the door. This man was
described as about forty years of age, with
full black heard and hair, above the medium
height, and inclined to he stout. He wore a
v. idg-brimmed, low-crowned hat, a capa
cious military cloak and heavy hoots. He
spoke in a low, deep voice, and with a for
eign accent.
Examination showed that 700,000 francs,
drawn the same day by Monsieur Sancon tor
transmiss on to Nevers lor the payment ol
men employed in the construction of a rail
road, had been abstracted Irom the rale. A
large amount in bonds and securities was
also missing, and a case of jewelry, of large
value, which had been deposited with Mon
sieur Sancon by a General ol tiie army, dur
ing his absence in the south of France for
the benefit of Ids wife’s health, were likewise
gone. The whole property abstracted was
valued at over a million and a half oi
francs.
The murdered clerk was buried and it
was considered best in the interest ot justice
to keep many of the facts connected w ith the
tragedy from the public. The whole case
was, however, diligently canvassed by the
authorities, and the most expert and trust
worthy detectives were employed to fathom
the mystery of the crime.
The murder, as already stated, was perpe
tratedon the evening ol November lfi, 1852
On the 2nd day of December following a man
named Ramon was arresled for the crime
and subjected lo examination.
The circumstances which led to his arrest
were; Ramon had been in the habit of fre
quenting a low caparet in the Faubourg St.
Germain, and on the night following that of
the murder, gave a supper to his friends, and
announced that he had unexpectedly come
into possession of wealth, and would thence
forth be above the caprices and troubles of
fortune. When asked to explain, he refused,
and said he knew too well the uncertain ten
ure by which most men enjoyed the gifts of
fortune to say anything about it.
A SUSPICION.
One of his companions, annoyed by his
bearing, said;
‘You have not made it by the brush, un
less it is one that has a sharp blade or a trig
ger.’
‘ Whatdo you mean by that?’ Ramon asked,
indignantly.
‘1 mean,’ replied the man, ‘that as once,
according to your own confession, you play
ed the bandit in Spain, and failed, so you may
have played the bravo in Paris and succee
ded.’
Thereupon’ Ramori broke a wine-bottle
over the speaker’s head, and the police were
summoned.
The chief having heard an account of what
had happened, discharged Ramon, but set
spies upon his track. It was discovered that
he had been poor, but that he had recently
purchased a residence at Versailles, and was
fitting it up richly. The chief caused his ar
rest as related
When asked to account for his wherea
bouts on the night of November Id, he
became greatly disturbed, and declined to an
swer.
■I will tell yon, then,' said the chief, ‘that
you are suspected of having committed a
murder arid robbery at the residence of Mon
sieur Sancon, on the night in question, and
your refusal to explain what you were doing
and where you were at that time strengthens
the suspicion.’
‘My Go■!!' exclaimed the prisoner, ‘I never
so much as knew where Monsier Sancon’s
house was, until I heard the account of the
crime you accuse me ol.’
POOR AND RICH.
‘Well,’ said the chief, ‘you see just the po
sition in which you are. On the morning of
November 16, you were a poor man, and got
credit for your breakfast. Is that so?’
■That is the truth; I remember it well,’
was the reply. ,
‘Very good,’ the chief continued; ‘next
day you gave a supper to your friends, and
boasted that thenceforth you were a wealthy
man. lam correct, am I not?’ .
•Goon, chief,’ said the prisoner;‘you have
said the truth.’
‘Very well, then,’ the chief said, ‘I will
go on. You remember you were arrested
that night for breaking a companion’s head
with a bottle, and that I allowed you to go
free!’
‘I remember that well.’ was the answer.
‘Do you know why I did that?’ the chief
asked.
•I am dying for you to tell me,’ replied
Ramon.
‘1 suspected at once that you were the mur
derer ol the Clerk Montalon,’ the chief said,
‘and I desired further evidence ot the fact,
j Your sudden rise to wealth, and your pur—
i chase of a fine estate, satisfied me that your
fortune had come in an unusual way. Then,
you remember, there was the reference of
your friend to the fact that you were a bri
gand in Spain.’
‘Oh, monsieur!’ exclaimed the prisoner,
'that was an idle, foolish story, told over the
bottle to amuse a pack of fools.'
‘That may be,’ said the chief ‘Never-
I theless, it tended to arouse my suspicions,
j Now, if you arc innocent of the crime —nnd
yor person answers almost exactly that of
the murderer, and you speak French with a
I foreign accent you can easily prove it by
showing where you were on the night on
which the crime was committed.’
‘That 1 can not do,' replied the prisoner.
‘Then,’ said the chief, ‘we must detain you
and await further developments.’
The prisoner was removed, and two days
passed away. On the third day a magnifi
cent equipage stopped at tiie Bureau of the
chief of i’olice, and a woman, past the prime
ot life and elegantly attired, entered. She
asked for the chief and handed her card, on
which was the name of the Marchioness De
! Tonrauillcs,
A CHILDLESS WIDOW OF IMMENSE WEALTH,
well known in the French metropolis. She
was received by the chief with profound
respect, and conducted into his private of
fice.
‘Monsieur,’ she said, ‘one Alfonso Ramon,
an artist, has been arresled by you, on a
charge of murder and robbery on the night
or November lti. Is it not so?’
‘You have said correctly, madame,’ re
plied the chief.
•He is innocent of the crime,’ the march
ioness continued, and paused.
‘Madame,’ said the chief, ‘he has it in his
power to prove his innocence, if he is guilt
less.’
‘But he refuses,’ the lady said, in a tone of
satisfaction. ‘He is a noble lellow, and did
right. Monsieur, 1 have come to clear Ra
mon from the shamelul suspicion.”
■i am delighted to hear it, madame,’ the
chief said, with a low bow.
‘Alfonso Ramon is my husband,’ the mar
chioness said,".rising grandly, ‘and on the
evening of the 16th of November we were
privately married.’
The chief's surprise was very great. If
that was true —and why should he doubt the
word of a lady of such irreproachable fame
as the marchioness? —the sudden rise to afflu
ence of Ramon was accounted for, and the
reason why he refused to reveal the fact ot
his marriage to save himself from such grave
suspicions, and even incarceration, grew ap
parent—there, was a disparity in both station
and age, and the Spaniard felt in honor
bound to await the revelation of the lact of
that marriage.
It is needless to say that Ramon was re
leased. The marchioness, then over titty
years of age, had taken a sadden iancy to the
young artist whom she had employed to do
syme frescoing tor her, and had married him
off the instant, and overwhelmed him with
favors afterward.
But the murderer of Montaion—where
was he?
That was still a mystery. Monsieur San
con,closed tip his business, and he and Mad
ame Sancon disappeared from Paris. The
murder had almost been forgotten, when sud
denly it was discovered that the bonds and
securities stolen from Monsieur Sancon’s
safe were in tiie market. How they found
their way there no one knew, but they were
in the hands of reputable men, against
whom there could he no suspicion.
THE MIHSINU GENERAL.
About the same tune, another mysterious
subject became the chief topic of conversa
tion in Paris. Mention has been made ot a
General of the Frenth army who deposited
the jewels, afterward stolen, with Mons
Sancon, during his sojourn in the south ol
France, whither he went for the benefit ol
his wife’s health, it appeared that this Gen
eral, who was an Irishman by birth, and an
intimate friend of Louis Napoleon, lost his
wife, and returned to Paris early in Novem
ber. of 1852. On the night of November 18
lie qriitted his hotel, leaving a note for the
landlord, requesting him to take care of his
baggage, as he might be absent two or three
weeks. Eight months had elapsed and noth
ing had been heard of him. 'I he landlord
had made inquiries, but without any satis
factory results, and finally made known the
circumstances to the police. On searching
the General’s baggage for some clew to his
whereabouts, a coat, vest and pantaloons,
stained with blood, were found. In the
pocket of his pantaloons was a dagger, glued
ro the case with blood, and a laree military
cloak was also discovered, the inside of which
was,blood-stained. The most remarkable fea
ture in the case has, however, yet to be pre
sented to the reader. In the coat pockets
were a number of letters, also stained with
bloody finger-marks, some of them addres
sed to the General, and others to the murd
ered clerk, Montalon.
The excitement created by these discov
eries can not be described. There was only
one solution of the mystery—the General
had gone to Monsieur Saneon’s residence to
receive back his diamonds, and his cupidity
being aroused by the sight of the immense
sum of money in the safe, he had murdered
the clerk, removed the valuables, and disap
peared forever. Everything pointed to this
theory.’
Some time after the occurrences narrated,
Louis Napoleon, then Emperor of the French,
paid a visit to the Queen of England Sev
eral French detectives were sent over the
channel to protect the Emperor, as it was
feared that some of his enemies might follow
him, and seek lor an opportunity to assass
inate him. Two of these detectives occu
pied apartments on the High street of Wind
sor, close to the main entrance to the cas
tle.
THE MAN IN THE CROWD.
One day, when a crowd was assembled to
witness the exit of the Queen and her guest
from the Park, the French detectives, every
where on the lookout, observed a mail in the
rear ol the crowd, striving to catch a glimpse
of the Emperor.
‘My God!’ one of the officers exclaimed,
‘it Montalon had not been murdered and
eaten up by tiie worms long ago, 1 should say
that was he!’
‘Which?’ exclaimed the other detective,
quickly.
‘Why, that man over yonder,’ the officer
answered, pointing to the stranger referred
to, and adding: ‘I knew Montalon well, for
! I had business with Monsieur Sancon fre
quantly.’
‘Jules,’ the other detective said, in a low
tone, ‘follow that man and see where he
gops. He carries with him the solution of a
mystery which has puzzled us all for years.
1 will remain here; you keep sight of that
man ’
‘My God!’ was the reply, ‘what do you
suspect?’
■‘That that man, Montalon, was the mur
derer and thief,’ was the answer, ‘and that
■ the General was his victim!’
The first speaker grasped his companion’s
j hand for a moment, and, after looking stead
fastly into his face, put on his hat and quitted
j the house. Late at night he returned, and
found his associate waiting impatiently for
j his coming.
‘Well, what fortune have you had,’ was
the first salutation.
‘The best,’ was the answer; ‘you are right,
that man is Montalon, and the mystery is
about lo he cleared up. 1 traced him to Lon
don, and thence to Bayswater. Ho entered
an elegant villa, which 1 found was occupied
by no oilier than Monsieur Sancon ami
his wife. I got a full, clear view of the man,
and Montalon is his name, as sure as you
live ’
‘Gqod, 1 said the other, ‘and Sancon is with
the assassin and ronher.’
UltnT AT LAST.
And so it turned out. Application was
duly made for the extradition of Sancon and ;
Montalon, and alter a short imprisonment j
the latter volunteered a full confession. On ,
the morning of November 16, fatal day, Mon-
informed by Sancon that the Gen
eral had made an appointment for thut even
ing to come and leceive the jewels.
‘By the way,’ said Sancon, ‘yon and tiie
General are marvelously alike and might be
taken for each other.’
‘What are you aiming at?’ asked Monta
lon, who had aided Sancon in more than one
villainous scheme.
‘You are poor,’ said Sancon, ‘and I am on
the verge of bankruptcy, as yon know. In
that sale there is a fortune large enough for
us both. It might be ours, with a little
management, and no one the wiser.’
‘'Fell me how,’ Montalon said, ‘and il it is
anything short of murder ’
‘Ah, there it is,’ interrupted Sancon, ‘it
would have to he just that.’
‘Then you must do it yourself,’ said Mon
talon.
‘Yes,’ was the reply; ‘and then I should
lose my head and you a fortune.’
Then Sancon unfolded the scheme by
which he contemplated the acquisition of
wealth for himsell and Montalon, and immu
nity for both.
■First,’ he said, ‘I will get Madame San
,con out of the way. She is jealous, and l
will write an anonymous letter informing
her that her husband is to meet his mistress
at the opera to night. 1 will make an excuse
for absenting myself, and that will confirm
her suspicions. Sho will follow, and try to
surprise me. When the General comes he
will find you alone. Here is a dagger,’ be
added, producing one from his sale, ‘that
will do the business. A blow in the throat
—that is the surest and quickest—then you
must exchange clothes with him, and finally
slash his face so as to disfigure it as much as
possible. The money, the bonds, and the
jewels lie close at hand. You can conceal
them about you and scatter the contents ot
the safe over the floor. There is no fear, and
you can take your time. The General is
staying at the Hotel Londres. Go there; his
room is No. 37, on the first floor; but you
know it, for you have been there more than
once. Change your clothes from the Gener
al's wardrobe, for they may be bloody. Don’t
get squeamish, Montalon, for it is absolutely
necessary that you put on tiie General 8
clothes alter you kill him, and invest him
in yours. Take time, I say, and do it well,
or all will fail. Leave a note at the hotel
for the land-lord, saying that you—the Gen
eral—will be absent a week or two, and ask
ing him to take care of your property. Then
take good cate of yourself until you get
aboard the boat at Calais. As soon as you
are safe in London, let file know, and I will
take means to get rid of the bonds and secu
rities.’
Montalon carried out these instructions
to the letter, with what success is already
known. The confederates pleaded guilty to
the crime. Montalon was sent to the gal
ley's for twenty years, and Sancon for life'
needier on his Native Heath.
graphic picture of Sunday's goings
ON IN PLYMOUTH.
Brooklyu Correspondence of tlio Cincinnati
Commercial.!
Tho visitor approaching Plymouth
Church a throng at the
church doors. A good-natured souffle
is going on for first chances as soon
as visitors are admitted, for they are
not let in until the church members
are seated, ten minutes before the
service is to begin. The church is
plain. Inside everything is boister
ous. The aisle-seats are baDged
down with a crash. Eeverybody is
talking with his neighbor. The
voice of tiie excited usber is heard
crying. Here! here! really now you
must not sit there.” "You must
keep back.” “Don’t crowd so.”
As some rural visitor steps past them,
one races down the qisle alter him,
collars and leuds him back. In the
galleries a score of men are reading
newspapers. Old John Zundel is
making a great show of himself in
pulling out and pushing in organ
stops, and occasional ly trying a chord
or two. As soon as tbe strangers are
let in there is a great scrambling for
seuts, and more confusion. Tilings
have just begun to settle down a lit
tle wnen Mr. Beeccher stamps in
through the side door, and up on
the platform, his face all aglow from
his brisk walk. He shies his big
broadbritnmed black felt under a
chair, fling3 off his big cloak
and slaps it over one end of the little
tete, rubs his hands briskly together,
feels of his necktie to ascertain
wnether it is straight, shakes out his
long locks, nods to the reporters who
are arranged in a semi-circle around
the pulpit, twists his head around to
see whether Brother Camp, who
leuds the singing, is in his place,
picks up a hymn book, and, sitting
down in the nearest chair, looks over
the great audience to see who is there.
Twenty-eight hundred faces are
turned toward him. Leader Camp
nudges John Zundel, and the big
organ starts off with a crash. There
is a buzz of expectancy as Mr. Beech
er rises to offer the opening prayer,
and before he is through with it half
the congregation is likely to be in
tears. Mr. Beecher preaches very
much as he lectures, or delivers po
litical speeches, or addresses agricul
tural societies. If he can improve a
thought by an outlandish gesture, or
a bit of acting, ho does not hesitate
to do so. He particularly detests
stingy men, and imitates nearly every
Sunday to the immense amusement
ot the spectators. He imitates the
spendthrift by walking to and fro oil
the platform, and scattering imagina
ry haodsful of coinfrom his pockets.
He clibs ladders of fame with his
hands and feet, commits suicide with
razors, struts about like a fop, waves
battle- Hags from the ramparts of
stormed fortresses, and very forcibly
shuts tho gate of heaven against sin
ners. Ho gets very red in the face
before ho has talked ten minutes, and
is in a dripping perspiration when he
closes his discourse. His speech is
not so smooth, his sentences not fin
ished with such gracefully rounded >
oratorical curves as are Dr. btorrs.
In fact, Mr. Beecher often gets stuck
for a word—to use a homely term
arid stutters and stammers like a for
get.ful schoolboy. But this is invari
ably merely the clogging up of a flow
of eloquence, for it comes on with a
four-fold power and beauty as soon
as the obstruction is removed. Some
folks say he does it purposely to
make whiit follows more impressive.
Neither a titter nor a rustle is ever
heard in Dr. Storrs’ Church ; tho very
air is heavy with solemnity. Mr.
Beecher’s audiences often laugh out
right at his oddities,'and applaud
with foot and hand, and shouts of
"good,” and that rustling that murks
exciting passages in. tho play, or
bursts of eloquence In the orator’s
audience, runs through the Plymouth
congregation, when Mr. Beecher
rouses himself to special effort. The
sermon ended, Mr. Beeoher reads an
old-fushiouod hymn, that everybody
knows, and everyone sings it at the
top of his voice. If the singing lngs,
Mr. Beeoher turns about to Leader
Camp, and with a gesture that cannot
be mistakeu stops it short. Then he
tt'lle tho congregation that they are
m urderi ng one of the dearest old t unes
ever sung; orders them toeing faster
or with more power. The hymn is
consequently shifted again. If the
siugiug is unusually good the pastor
settles back in his chair and with
closed eyes scetns to drink in all its
beauties and grandeur. “Sing It
agaiu—sing that last verse, again,”
heoried, a few Sunday’sago; “there’s
more gospel for Christians and more
saving grace for sinners in those
grand old lines than in all the ser
mons ever delivered. Sing it, once
more, please, and then we’ll go
home;” and the final stanza was
pealed forth as never before. As
soon as Mr. Beecher pronounces the
“amen” of the benediction a rush is
made for the doors. Mr. Beecher
fishes his hat from under the chair,
gathers his cloak about him, and
pushes for the nearest place of exit,
chatting and joking with those he
elbows out of place.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONEY AND STOCKS.
LONDON. April 21.—1:00 f. m.—Erie 6*;.
1:30 P. M.—Consols 95 3-10.
PARIS, April 21.—1:30 i*. M.—Rentes 104f. and
50c.
NEW YORK, April 21.—Noon—Gold opened
106 .
NEW YORK, April 21.—Noon—Stocks active,
and irregular;
long, 4.88; short, 4.90; State bonds dull; Govern
ments stroug.
NEW, YORK, April 21. Evening Money
eHy at*2#2V. sterling firm at 8; gold dull at 7',
#7; Governments little doing and stroug—new
s" a 12; States quiet and nominal.
COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, April 21.—Noon-Cotton active
and lirmor; middling uplands 6 * u d, Orleans 6?*d,
sttioa 14,000, speculation and export 2000, reoeipts
5,000; American 5000,
Futures l-32d better; uplands, low middling
clause, April and May delivery, 0 l-10d; May and
Juue 6 l-10d, shipped March and April per sail
0 6-32d, August and September delivery 0 9-32d.
1:00 r. m.—Uplands, low middling clause,
May and June delivery, 6 1 .,d.
1:30 P. m,—Uplands, low middling clause, May
and Juue deliver 0 3-32d, August and September
0 11-32d.
2:30 p. m—Futures wouker: nplauds, low mid
dling clause, July and August delivery, 6,‘*d.
NEW YORE, April 21.—Noon Cotton dull;
uplands 11 3-16; Orleans 11 7-16; sates 1189.
Futures stea, as follows: April 11.40#.43;
May 11.43#.45; Juue 11.53#.54; Juiy ll.Oiuy 68;
August 11.74#.78.
NEW YORK, April 21. Evening Cotton
dull; middling uplands 11 5-16; Orleans 11 7-16;
sales 220; not receipts 305; gross 708.
Consolidated net receipts 4716; exports to
Groat Britain 1476, to France 3242; to Continent
—; to channel —.
Futures closed weak; sales 33,000; April 11.33
($ 34; May 11.85; Juno 11.45@.46; July 11.66®.67;
August 11.06#.07; September 11.56# 68; October
11.42®.43; November 11.88#,34; December 11.34
($.36; January 11.46®.50, February 11.56# 60.
GALVEBTON, April 21.—Holiday; net receipts
167; gross —; sales —; exports to Grtat Britain
—; France —, to channel —; to continent —;
coastwise 82.
NORFOLK, April 21. Evening Cotton
quiet; middlings net receipts 409; gross
—, sales 50; Bpinuers —; exports to Great Brit
ain —; coastwise 387.
BALTIMORE, April 21.—Evening —Cotton
Arm. middling 11 5-16; net receipts—; gross 6;
Mait-s 180; spinners 46; exports to Great Britain
—; continent —; coastwise 15.
BOSTON, April 21. Evening—Cotton quiet;
middling 11 %\net receipts 79; gross 314; Bales
—; exports to Great Britain —.
eJAVANNAH, April 21. Evening Cotton
firm, middling 11 1-J6; net receipts 157; gross
190; sales 155; exports to Great Britain 3305;
to continent —; to channel —; ooastwlae 135.
NEW ORLEANS, April 21. Evening—Cotton
strong; middling lit* ; low middling \o%\ good
ordinary net receipts 289; gross 3157; sales
650, exports to Great Britain —; to France 3242;
to continent —’/coastwise —.
MOBILE, April 21.—Cotton firm; middling 11;
net receipts i46; gross —; sales 600; exports to
Great Britain —; to France—; to continent —;
to channel —; coastwise 380.
MEMPHIS, April 21. —Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 11- receipts 20; shipments 640; sales
1300.
AUGUSTA, April 21.—Cotton quiet; middling
10% ; receipts 24; sales 157.
CHARLESTON, April 21. Evening— Cotton
firm; middling 11% , net receipts 188; gross —,
sales 400; exports to Great Britain 2776; to France
—; to continent —; coastwise —.
PROVISION#. AC.
NEW YORK, April 21. Evening Flour
6#26c better, moderate exjjort and heme trade
demand; business checked by light supply and
firmness of holders; superfine Western and State
$7.40#57.76, common to fair, sxtrado., sß.oo#
$9.50, good to choice do., s7.Bo#s 10.00, South
ern Hour 15#26c higher; common to fair extra
$7.35#58.75; good to choice do., $8.80#510.50.
Wheat unsettled aud Irregular, 2#4c higher, fair
export demand, business checked somewhat by
stroug views of holders, closed at $1,72 freely
bid for straight; No. 2. Milwaukee held firmly
at $1.84. Corn **@lc lower, moderate demand
for export aud home use; ungraded Western
mixed 61J*#63, yellow do., 64H. white Western
64, yellow Southern 65 white do., on dock 65,
old Western mixed,in store 66@66>a* Oats >£c
beter, only moderately active; mixed Western
aud State 39#51. Coffee, Rio, quiet and firm, 16
#2O for goto cargoes, 16#21>£ for gold job lots.
Sugar stronff aud less active, for fair to
good refining, prime Muscovado 9>J: refined
active, Ilk standard A, granulated and
powdered UK,. 11% for crushed. Molasses
refining stock 43#50, grocery grades quiet and
firm at 38#56 for New Orleans. Rice quiet and
steady—Carolina 5#6, Louisiana 4%@6>4. Pork
opened firm *nd quiet, new mess $16.00#
$ 16.12K* Lard opened firm, prime steam $10.25
@3O. Whiskey firmer, at 10%. Freights to Liv*
erpool firm; cotton per sail 6>* per steam 6)4,
corn 6, wheat 5%,
CINCINNATI, April 21. -Evening Flour
strong; lamily $8.00#58.30; superfine fall $6 25
#SO, extra $6.75#56.16. double exira do., $6.36#
50, treble extra do., $5 50. Wheat firm and in
red $1.75#8'. Corn dull and weak at 40(3)48
Oats steady aud firm at 41#45. Ryo steady and
firm at 88#90. Barley quiet and firm, htdd, good
to prime fall 60#75. Pork inactive at sls 50#70,
Lard quiet, steam SIO.OO, kettle slo.so#’ $ll.OO.
Bulk meats quiet and firm—shoulders $5.37>a
short rib sides $7.95#58.00, short clear sides
$8.25. Bacon dull— 0%. 0%, and 9. for shoul
ders, clear rib and clear sides. Whiskey steady
and firir at 6. Butter steady: choice Western
reserve 16@18, Central Ohio 10@12.
BT. LOUIB, April 21—Evening—Flour strong
for high grades; superfine fall f 6.60#f6.00; extra
do., $7 50#57.75, double extra do., $7.26#57.26,
treble extra do., $7.75#58.00. Wheat strong
—No. 2. red fall $1.90, No. 3, do., $1 82#85.
CotDt- No. 2, mixed. 44&'#fa* Oats No 2,
bid. Rye firm and inactive at 80 bid. Bar
ley quiet for best qualities of Northern and
Canada, latter sold at $1.19#51.6. Whiskey
steady at 6. Pork sls 75. Lard firm at $lO 06
b*d. Bulk meats in fair demand—choice In-avy
shoulders 5%, clear rib sides % delivered.
Bacon stronger— Band for
shoulders, clear rib and clear sides.
NO. 9(5