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; Tim NiTjys and OBStKVi:ii KALE I GIIt Pi . t F.D5TPB SUMIKAY. ..APRIL 3, 12 Ml. Blaini went fishing and caught hia matcli. ; , When Cornwall iieard tliat Lafayette was in Virginia, he eid, depre ciatingly, "We will go and catch ;thc beard less boy .7 Later he feigned illness to avoid yielding his sword into tho hands of the boy whose talents he had pretended to de spise. Mr.i Blaine unnecessarily made and persisted in keeping up a controversy .with Mr- Belmont, whose duty, as a mem ber "of the committee, it was to examine him as a witness. Mr. Blaine asked leave to appear before the committee, and pro posed to answer frankly and truthfully all questions that! Mr. Belmont might ask hitr. Instead of doing so he; Jjcgan to precipitate a sctinc, and spoke disparagingly of Mr. Belmont as a mere, boy, a boy on the street, whose questions' lie would d5.s regard. Like Cornwall!?, he has found a Yorktown. j He tried to play the role of . braggart and bully, so successfully' played : when he forcibly possessed himself of the i damning Mulligan papers, and saved him self from the exposure of a corruDt trans action. His carriage was abominable in a man of his "pretensions. ; Mr. Belmont, under all the circumstances, bore himself admirably. ; He was thrown off lis feet a i ' little, and one or two of his questions were v involved, but he speedily regained his composure and remained master of the situation. But few men could have done better; At j length, Titter the cross exam ination had finished. Mr. Blaine made I great effort to have a scene, and he had bis wish. Then it was that Miy Belmont receded from his purpose to settle the matter elsewhere, and stigmatized Mr, - Blaine in public as a coward and a bully, 1 Ho out that insult unon the cx Secretarv. . A 1 1 ; And after that, to be sure, Mr. Belmont ' could hav. nothing further to say to the man who wore it tamely. ; ! - The ex-Secretary now goes i into . the world branded by a gentleman, his supe rior in wealth, in culture, in learning and in manners, as a coward and a bally. And , all the world says that Mr. Belmont was accurate in his : delineation. Henceforth Mr. Blaine wears the collar be has won, and he appears before the public, stained And dishonored. That ends his career as ( a public character. The people of no diar tnct in the Union could now elect hin as - their representative in Congress, no State wouia nave mm as its senator and no party would weigh itself down beneath the . burden of his candidacy. This exhibition be has made of himself and the contumely he has suffered ends his career. The ques? . uvu nut unavg recur u A' ax. jjuuliu uau ' no concealments to make, why did , he not . 4 j , - j . i . w . . u m i uo. mo hu . .in.. . n u mail would have ! done ? Why: did, he bully and bluster ? Why did he seek it He means he took to avoid making answer to plain - At last the connection has been made between . the North Carolina system railroads and the East Tennessee, Virginia" , arid Georgia line. The road from Wolf Creek pas been completed to Paint Rock and the H n u w -;-v.uuo. Ve make this announcement with the liveliest satis faction.; The event is one of great conse quencev The mountains are: i broken? through' in bur own borders and we have f " a western line- capable of easy extension to Cincinnati and the banks of the Ohio, in me course oi time tne necessary con .sections will be made. The! Western - North Carolina was undertaken as a State i; Toad in the i last, extremity othfjr inter , - ested railroads took it in hand and com pletcd it. It was interesting to capitalist to do so.. In lite manner it will be inter esting to capitalists to construct the proper and necessary connecting lines put ung our pom in closer communication with the great West, and it will be done - Toe branch just finished crosses the " Frcach Broad at two places;? an iron bridge already spans that stream! at one . crossing, and another iron bridge; is being erecteu now to replace ine temporary trestle. The work has been delayed by - heavv-frftshftti. the treat lo Kavinir V..n ; J . - ' O washed away three times. Col Andrews7 having pushed on his portion of the work with more dispatch, completed that branch ' ot the Western Jforth Carolina some time ..-ago, and he has since been constructing the Duck town branch with great entrpy. MrtlitKitnrlinT tm " : WW w iKUi7iBUWiu lUV a VWjUlAVU Mt'H'. IA1 1lVO I of railroading ia the mountains, heghts made unusual and unexpected progress, and within a year the iron horse will be ! ' close on the borders of Cberokeef the ex r treme western county of North Carolina. iwaau wsvir tAM tMM U i aiw iiLaLci nui a, Liiau Linn i mm rvKriMffii r accomplished in North Carolina, ! and we accord Col. Andrews praise without stint for thus bringing about the consummation of what all have so much desired.? ( Wis are pleased to understand that in this State as well as further South a greater b eadth of corn and the cereals has been planted than ever before ; That is just the idea.! Everybody admit that at this season of the year "bread is a handy thing to have in the house," but few in the cotton growing sections epm to realize that corn and wheat must be planted before they can be housed. Another great defect in : southern agriculture, to which many othors may be referred, u a want of thrift. "Thrift, thrift, Horatio !" If the jfarmcrs of North Caroling would top just long enough to consider ; how they could best utilize the nmall sources of revenue now neglected : . hor they could stop the small leaks tha'v are daily draining their means and making up the difference bctweeu a good, profit and a bare support, the result would be almost incalculable. More . attention paid to poultry, early vegetables, green food for stock, butter making, fruit, and a hundred other sources of "revenue before the crop comes in, none large in themselves but all together producing a very respectable aggregate, would give an independence which few farmeirs in thei region injured by the drought of laa summer can hope to rcalpce. Suppose bouie of our readers with the help of their wives try to utilize ithe little sources of revenue just for the ipakc of the experiment. TUE naval service has always been a Ifavoirite with North Carolina. In the iohlen time "Free Trade and Sailors Riguts" was a cry that went right to the hcarto of our people. And perhaps this (fancy for that branch of the governmental service was heightened by the fact that we have furnished several Secretaries of the Navy, Messrs. Branch, Badger, Graham and Dobbin. At any rate we have always taken a peculiar interest in that service and North Carolina has usually had representatives cn the naval committees of Congress. In the passage of pme we have lost but little of Oar sympathy for our bold: seamen who Lave: eves maintained the honor of our flag abroad, and have never dishonored it at home, j we tnereiore wish to see the navy; flourish, and desire that its equip ment may; be effcient and equal to that cf any Other country in the worid. Ihe con duct pf the navy department in the matter of expenditures, however, has been such as to drive off many of the best friends of the naval , Service. Our earnest wish to promote the construction of first-class ves sels cannot inake us consent to the waste and extravagance of the navy department, Our sympathy tor the old naval heroes can not induce us to shut our eyes to the fraudi that have been so flagrant and open in t&e coDscrueuon Dtxreaus. : w Deo ixoo eson was secretary ot the JNavy, the larze appropriations made by Congress wwe spent recklessly and for improper purposes, and enough money has been wasted to have built and equipped as fine a navy as floats in the world. But we have nothing to show for it. Mr. Hewitt lately offered a resolution mqmriDg into certain expcndi ture8,vand in reply a report has been made which, is no less shameful than instructive Until ; some changes are made in the methods of administration CongTcss ought to withhold further appropiiations, except for the pay rolls and the maintenance of the officers and men. Especially is this requisite since Chandler has become sec retary What has been done before in the way of making away with public money Secretary Chandler is vdry apt to do again A necessity arises therefore to withhold the means for extravagance and corrup tion. j But to the facts : ' The! bureau of equipment suDDlies sail?. rigging, anchors and fuel. Upon thirty vessels; this bureau has expended, since 18G5, about $7,000,000. The bureau o steam engineering directs the designing, fitting-out, running and lepairing of the engines and boilers. Upon forty vessels this bureau has expended, since 1862 more than 1 0,000,000, or am average of a little more than $250,000 for each. The expenses for new machinery seem to have been extraordinarily large. For exaupfe, the Alaska, a wooden screw steamer, how in the Pacific squadron built in 1807, has cost the government $295,841 in the equipment bureau and $309,383 in the engineering bureau. For new machinery $48,000 was paid in 18C9 and $33,000 more in 1870. The bill for repairs-is $41,000. New boilers were put in in at a cost ot almost $100,000 and about $48,000 was spent in 1877 for "repairs with new boilers." Upon the Tennessee: the equipment bureau has spent $475,150 since the war, and the en einecrtnc bnreau r.ai,7ai. Ha engines built ill 18C4, cost $764,000. Repairs of machinery, the most of which have been made Since 1870, have cost $220,000 New boilers cost $52,000 in 1874 in ad T . " 1 n. I . r union, ana in 1040 ana iot mere was aa expenditure of $140,000 under the same head. The Fcnsacola's machinery cost $468. 000 in $866, and in repairs and for boilers aout $260,000 have been expended. I The hulls of the Minnesota, Colorado Wabtsh and Franklin, the first used as gunnery ship and the remaining three as receiving ships, can be repaired, but, it is said, at great cost. They are of obsolete type and their boilers are worn out Upon these four vessels, which would be of no use- for active service, the bureau of equipment has expended $1,362,000 and the buieau of engineering $1,218,000, with the bureaus of construction' and re pairs and ordnance to hear from. The new boilers built for three of them in 1876 have not been put in, according to the re port. The Minnesota's boilers cost nearly OO.OQp in 1866, and are not worth re pairing. The Colossus, Massachusetts and Oregon are described as not worth finishing. They are still on the stock?, and the machinery in them cost $1 665,- 000; I Now, it is evident that there were many jobs covered up in these item, which arc but a fair sample of the methods used in the Navy Department. The waste and extravagance indicated by them arc to be found everywhere we look in the manage ment of I the naval service. The lights having been turned on, it is now in order to ! withhold more, appropriations until some changes are made in the administra tion of affairs. We regret to learn of the death of Major J:C Turner, the father of Colonel McLeod Turner, who died at the residence of his soi, Captain J. Calder Turner, at Clarksvillo, Georgia, on the 24th instant, aged sovehty years; Mr. Turner was a civil engineer by profession, and was em ployed in that capacity. in the construction of the North Carolina Railroad and at that time; located in Ilillsboro. After wards he iwas the chief engineer of the Western North Carolina Railroad, and we understand that some of tho difficult problems of engineering that render that work so remarkable were first successfully solved by him. Major Turner was an estimable gentleman and widely known in railroad circles, although for some years past his age had withdrawn him from jctive service. ; The Press Association adjourned on Thursday, to meet next year at the White Sulphur Springs, at Waynesville. While the editors made a formal acknowledgment Of ihe eourtesics received on all sides, at die fisheries of Messrs. Capehart, Wood and Page, 'at Edenton and Elizabeth City, yet the full measure of their appreciation of "kindly greeting could not be expressed in words. As some of tho most delicate perfumes are the most enduring, so does a recollection of police attention, kind words and hospitality linger longest in one s memory. We shall always remember the pleasures of our visit to Elizabeth City. It appears from a letter, printed uir yesterday frwui Mr. Denny, the treasurer or the Midland North Carolina Railroad, that under the deed in trust Mr. Best can put out but $15,000 of bonds f or each mile of railroad in operation. That limit i3 h very reasonable one indeed. As we said at first, railroad men build their roads by making mortgages, and it is nothing remarkable that the Midland company should do what all other companies do. It would be remarkable indeed had Mr. Best undertaken to buitd a railroad with- oat rcsortioj, to this usual and customary method of sefuring the money advanced by the capitalists engaged in the enter prise. The Norfolk editors invited the North Carolina Press Association to stop over in that city. Some were able to do so, but others of us regretted our inability to pro tract our absence from the sanctum, and were obliged to forego the pleasure. We'll bear it in mind, however): and treasure it up against our Norfolk friends", and on some occasion when they are least expecting it, they will have cause ti remember it. The evidence in the star route cases shows corruption and villainy of the deepest dye. But it is only what was to be ex pected. Rerdell, one of the conspirators, coufessed and told the government authori ties all about it. False books had been prepared by Dorsey to deceive the gov ernment officials, and Brady and the post- office officials divided tho spoils with the other plunderers. m We hardly think our reference to Repub lican prohibitionists yesterday could have been misunderstood, but to prevent a pos sible misrepresentation we desire to sav that our allusion was to the colored Re publican prohibition adrot-at, J. C. Price, or uraven. The Press Association adopted resolu tions of thanks to the various railroad and steamboat lines that courteously extended them tree transportation to Elizabeth Uity. Provision of the A.ntt-taloeae Bill. Wabhingtox, April 28. The anti- Chmese bill, which passed the Senate to day, suspends the immigration of Chinese laborers for ten years, and if any person prohibited by the act should come into the United States during that period he must leave within ninety days. The master of any vessel who knowingly brings a Chinese laborer , into the United States during that period is liable to a fine not exceeding $500 for each immigrant and imprisonment not exceeding one year, Cflinese laborers wno were in this country prior to the ratification of the treaty nf November 17, 1880, are not subject to this provision of the act. -The collectors of customs arerequired to keep a descriptive list of the laborers belonging to thi excepted class, s'nould any of them take passage for their own country, so that they can De luenunea on ureir return and the shipmasters protected froui the penalties or the act. Ihe departing Chinaman of the excepted class is nl" - furnished with a certihcate, which he must produce On his return. If he wants to go by land to the British posjessions or Mexico, Le is entitled to a certihcate which will as&ist in his identification if he returns. China men who do not belong to the pro hibited class when they come to this coun try must have credentials from their own government showing that they are not immigrant "laborers." The altering or forging of a descriptive certificate is made a misdemeanor to be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 and imprison ment in the penitentiary for a term not exceeding five years. A Chinaman of the prohibited class who refuses to leave is to be brought before a judge or com missioncr of a United States court, and if he is found to be here in violation of the provisions of the act, he is to be sent to his own country at the expense of the United States government. All courts of the United States and State courts are prohibited from admitting Chinese immi grants to citizenship. The word "laborers' used in the act is to be construed to mean 1 :,i 1 mi 1 1 1 1 11 . Dotn guinea ana ULSKiuca laDorers and miners. Important Decision. r Washington, D. C, April 29. J udge McArthur to-day set aside the verdict for $100,000 damages recently rendered in the Kilbourn case. Judge Wylie granted a motion to qaash the indictment in the case of Kate M. Armstrong, she having been indicted in straw bond cases as K M. Armstrong. The case of A.E. Boone 1 1 ',1 1 n cnargea witn subornation 01 perjury tn connection with the same cases was also considered, and Hamschell, counsel for the defense, argued a motion to quash 00 the ground of improper conduct of the grand jury. The Chill-Pern Invrstlfation. Washington, April z). Chairman Williams, of-the foreign affairs committee a -erv - designated Itepresentatives Kasson, Dun nell, ilson and Belmont as a sub-corn mittee to visit New York to take testi monv in the Chili-reru investigation They expect to leave Tuesday night and uviu uiuir urst bcbsiou iu me ixew lor postofficc building Wednesday. m Ob It nary. Died, at his residence in Pant her liranch township, Wake county, N. C, Mr. John Young, aged about 88 years. Mr. Young was a successful farnser, which occupation he pursued with energy from his youth, realizing a good comfortable living and acquiring a Urga body of land He was a member of the Primitive Baptist church at Middle Creek, and all who knewbim believe that he entered that rest which re mains for God's elect, lie was an affec tionate husband, a kind father and a good neighbor. He waa benevolent and kind to the poor, and always full of sympathy for those in dUtre. Particularly was he pro verbial for hia honesty and fair dealing, carryl-ig them eveu to the tninutnit mat tera. He leaves a wile and four children to mourn his loan, and a multitude of neighbors and friends that will miaa him. His funeral will be preacbed to-day at 1 o'clock, by Elder Jas. A. T. Jones, at the residence of the deceased, where he will be burled, com. THE PRESS CONTENTION. The FetlT Conclusion of a Pleasant Affulr The Grand Sapper and Ball at the Albe marle House. E147. nrrn City, N C, April 28. "Hie ; meeting of the North Carolina s Association at this charming town has been productive of naught but pleas- ure. ihe rare hospitality tor wnicn mis lair anct fertile section of our State is justly famed has been happily i'.lu-trated during the stay of the editors here. Last night the citizens crowned their other courteaies and honors by a grand ball and banquet in honor of the Press Association. It was rritrnn n tlm A lKrmipli TTniiSfl the ball room ot, that hostelry being elaborately decorated with flags and : flowers for the occasion. The attendance was large and the quiet elegance of the affair showed the taste of : those who 'n tendering so grace ful a crowniDg compliment manifested their appreciacion of'The Press." The ladies looked charming, and their toilettes, elesrant and appropriate, were worn with infinite grace. Stately matrons and 'youth ful belles alike attracted attention by beauty of faee, figure md costume, but the reporter, whose pencil is powerless to de scribe the scene, can only leave the two former charms to the imagination, while he but faintly describes "what they all wore. Miss II. Crcecy, pink silk, Spanish lace trimmings, diamonds. Missel. Creecy, cream nuns veiling, white satin, Spanish lace trimming, pearls. Miss V. Ball, white Swiss, white satin waist, Spanish lace trimming, pearls, Mus Claude raxton, 01 Xidenton, whi'e dotted muslin over blue silk, turquoises. M1--3 Minnie Buie, white Swiss, blue satin waist, gold. Miss Mattie Saunders, blue silk, Spanish lace trimming, gold. 'Mis Dora Johnson, white Swiss, white satin waist, gold. Mips Minnie JJUlon, white cwiss over pink, turquoises. Miss A. Dillon, pearl colored silk, plum silk lace, gold. Miss Maggie Miskell, cream silk, Span ish lace, pearl trimmings, pearls. Miss Celia Qrandy, white Swiss, satin waist, gold. ; Miss Xiessie (jrrandy, white lace over blue silk, pearls. Miss Sue Grandy, white dotted Swiss, blue silk waist, gold Mrs. S. T. Hand, Jr., baby blue silk, en trained lace ruffles, pearls. A very hand some costume. -s r m t ' 1 Mrs. 1. jxewcomD, nun s veiling, en traine, satin trimming, scarlet satin waist, silver. Miss Ruth Mcintosh, heliotrope satin, lace trimming, diamonds. Miss Mary Matthews, nun's veiling and white satin, gold. Miss Mary Leigh, white satin, white lace overdress," coraj, Miss Minnie Leigh 'white satin and nuns veiling, pearls. Miss Mattie Leigh, white dress, blue silk trimmings, gold. Miss Kittie Skinner,, sea foam silk Spanish lace trimmings, pearls. Miss Blanche Griffin, white tarlatan tkirt, heliotrope satin waist, mosaic jew- Miss Katie Camp, of Norfolk, blue hunting skirt, blue satin waist, lava jew elry. ' 5 corn colored tarlatan dress, black fiace over-: ;drcM, gold. mlm itary:McCabe, white Swiss skirt, blue satia waist, gold. Miss Ida Traviss, white Swiss, lace trimming, sold. , Miss Annie Conigland, heliotrope satin skirt, brocage polonaise, point lace. . ; i Miss May Fowler, cream colored bunt ing, lace trimming, diamonds, i Miss Sallie Ilussey, pink bunting, flowers, ke, Miss Sophia Ward, pink foulard, Spanish lace trimming, gold. j j Miss Selma Snyden, white bunting white satin; bodice, pearls. j Mrs. Geo. Broderick, black silk, lace trimming, gold. j Miss Maggie Albertson, blue grenadine, lace and flowers, with lace trimming, j Mrs. W. O. Shannon, white satin, bro cade trimming, diamond, j Mrs. Hi T. Greenleaf black silk, cameo jewelry. . j JVIiss Annie Gaskins, pink tarlatan, lace trimming, amethysts. j Miss Sallie Perry, white silk, heliotrope trimming, pearls. : Some of the ladies were spirited away by admiring beaux, and the reporter failed to catch anything save a fleeting glimpse of their tasteful costumes. The supper was a very: elegant entertainment, fully justifying the reputation of the hospitable people of Edenton, as judges of delicacies of the tablej and reflecting infinite credit on the cuisine of mine host of "The Albe marle." I The executive committee, under the management of Mr. P. R. Dashiell, have cause to feel very complacent over the re sult of their labors. The dance continued through the wee sma' houis, and it was nearing day break when the young men and maidens -withdrew, carrying with them many memories of a most delightful and charming entertainment. "Of such is life." .0, ; Tim. - slfojlh Carolina Crop Maori. In the New York Times there are full reports of the condition of the crops In all the States in; the Union. The report says of North Carolina: "An average through out this Slate of wheat, oats and rye is at least one-third greater than that of last year, and one-balf greater than that of 1880. Thrse grains are now in excellent condi tion; the soil wa more thoroughly pre pared last fall than any year since the war, and thus far the season has been entirely lavorable; the winter has been exceedingly mild, and the rainfall has been sufficient to jkeep up a sleady and healthy growth. The rust and drought are yet to be encoun tered during May and June. Without trouble from! one or both of these sources t'je small grain crop will be at least one third larger than ever before in this State. Tbii increase Is due solely to the excessive d rough t of last year, which cut off the crops and left many farmers in debt and only a lew with any surplus money. All things considered. North Carolina, ia her agri culture and finances, is in a prosperous condition. The prospect for abundant crops Is all that could be desired. The shortness of the crops last year has pro duced fewer failures than) was expected among the merchants who made advances of monsy and provisions to the farmers, and there is no complaint that money and provisions have not been obtained in suf licient quantity to insure the planting of all the cleared land." Rheumatism, disordered blood, general debility, and many chronic diseases pro nounced Inerrable, are often cured by Jlrowu's Iron JMtters. Belmont Harlnr ftlrmatlr 1 Blaine as a Bally and a Coward In Pubi c. Lonror Deems It Proper or iffeessao i ,ai Aiore to Him. WTAsniNUTON, April 23. The follow ing letter was sent to Chairman Williariis, of the House committee on foreign affairs, this afternoon, by Beprcsentative Bclmort, of New 1 ork : "My Dear Sir: In the examination of yesterday and the days immediately pre ceding, provocation so gross and persistent was offered to me by the witness testify ing before the committee, that I was led to use language which although unpartia mentary did properly describe his con duct and my appreciation of his charac ter. I he witness under examination had seen fit to criticise the questions addressed by me on a former occasion to another witjness; first, because quotation marks appeared in the printed record of such questions the responsibility for which I disavowed, calling attention at the same time to the fact that the form of the ques tion negatives the idea that I vras quoting from those dispatches; and, secondly, be cause of the interpretation placed by me on those dispatches. This was properly a matter for argument, and witness had every opportunity to present and explain his construction of the dis patches signed by him. He chose rather to insist upon a change of my opinion re specting the meaning of the dispatches, and when 1 declined to make the change, be lief being positive and well founded, he thought it proper, on a public occasion, to use language personally offensive. It was my desire and purpose yesterday to put an end to any further continuance of those personalities, and I therefore referred to a less public treatment thereof by myself. Having been surprised into making a reply in the presence ot the committee ot a character such as seems to my deliberate judgment would have been elsewhere, un der the circumstances, entirely proper, and which expresses my opinion perfectly, noth ing further in the nature of a private or personal notice of the witness ia required of me. Ihese unparliamentary personali ties should have noplace on the records of the committee. I cheerfully leave the method of dealing with them to the di rection of your body. "Very truly yours, "Perky Belmont."1 "Yon are a Bally and a Coward " Special to the New York World. VAMiKNtiToN, April 27. Mr. Blaine appeared before the House foreign affairs committee to-day flushed for combat The moral effect of the severe tumbles he had in yesterday's tilt had not yet dawned upon him. He set out with bluster and bravado to attack Mr. Belmont. The at tempt was from the outset a palpable failure. No one perceived this more quickly than he. Buffoonery was then brought to his aid; and that failing, be tried in a magniloquent way to belittle Mr. Belmont. This also having failed, he resorted to simple insolence. A bold face and hectoring manner had served hftn more than once in earlier trials. He again brought them into ue, but this time to his discomfiture. Mr. Belmont is not the .sort of person to be easily bluffed from his purpose. He let Mr. Blaine make a spectacle of himser till he got out of breath, and then imperturbably read him out another question from his notes, whijh had been drawn r c ui woraed in respectful phraseology. Mr. Blaine fretted under this cool, quiet curb. Pro fessions of willingness to reply were freely coupiea wiin aisparaging comments upon the questions, and as a rule these were fol lowed up with bald, crude evasions, till it last, to Mr. islaioe s manifest relief, Mr, Belmont closed his note book. Mr. Blaine caught at this opportunity and snatching up nis own memoranda called upon Mr, T ' ... a iseimont to retract the construction which he had put upon the Landreau dispatch. The demand was made need lessly offensive in terms, Mr. Blaine mod lating bis voice so as to throw into it all that was possible of insolence and con tempt. Indeed, to everybody in the room the demand seemed to be designed, all Other means having failed, to anger Mr; Belmont by a direct affront. Mr. Blaine! long since learned now to manage men 1 1 !. . a ..T wno lose ineir lemper. An atucfc upon aT T" 1 . Mr. iieimont lor this purpose naturally occurred to him as the thing properly in order. lie began boldly, lie said that Mr. Belmont's misconception of his Lan dreau dispatch had been the slogan of the "dirty Democratic press," which was the prompter and Mentor behind Mr. Bel mont. To this Mr. Belmont listened con temptuouslyand complacently. Mr. Blaine saw that he must hit harder if he wanted ... .11 1 . to get a return oiow, ana so ne at once once assailed Mr. Belmont, by charging, under the cover of a professed wish to be "parliamentary," that Mr. Belmont had not spoken the truth. The speaker's voice and manner conveyed the "unpar liamentary" interpretation which he in tended to apply to this language. Mr. Belmont rese with a dangerous look in his eye. He was clearly struggling j to master himself. Mr. Ulaine saw it, and knowing that his chance of advantage in the colloquy would sup away it Mr. Bel mont could keep himself under control, he attempted to spur Mr. Belmont on with impatient gestures and derisive ejacula tions. Mr. Belmont'sj-eply came at last, steadily, slowly, as if he were weighing each word. It Was exceedingly moderate in tone and wholly respectful. He per sisted in his constructions, and as to the other matter, he simply refused to make a scenoe in public. This did not suit Mr. Blaine, it was a sene for which he longed, relying upon the chance of Mr. Belmont's losing control of himself and thus throw ing away all that the examination had yielded. Throwing into his voice the most Stinging emphasis he could, he tempted Mr. Belmont with another "parliamentary" assurance that he had stated what was un truthful. Human nature could not stand this thing forever. Pushing back his chair Mr. Belmont ..rose and confronted Mr. Blaine with features firmly set. Mr. Wilson, apprehending a scene, sought to prevent it.1 Mr. Belmont, however, waved him away, demanded the right to speak, and declined to allow any inter meddling, no matter how well meant There was no trace of heat in his voice or of excitement, except that his words came more rapidly than usual, and that his eyes fairly flashed. "You can't make capital out of this case with me," he said, shaking his extended arm at Mr. Blaine, who sat huddled up like a fox and glaring back from under his eye-brows, with an odd, furtive look as ready to catch at the first chance of a word. "I understand what you want. It u your method. You are a bully and a coward." "Stop ! stop !' cried Chairman Williams, in a frightened sort of voice, other members of the comimtu e echoi g him. Mr. Blaine shrank into himstlf. His eyes fell under Mr. B1J mont'8 deliberate gaze. After a pu e Mr. Belmont resumed his seat. The retoit was evidently heavier than Mr. Blaine had bargained for. No one had ever be fore had the assurance' to use such lan guage towards him. He turned pale and literally trembled as he stood. 1 ben in a voice low with forced calmness he gasped out the cheap and hackneyed retort about his antagonist s inability to insult him. The general feeling and the tone of gen eral comment this afternoon and to-night! are an sirongiy witn Mrv Belmont.: rne verdict, indeed, is one of coumendation, that even though provoked to strong and olain language, Mr. Beloront kept himself well enough in hand not to overstep the a r bounds ot precise accuracy. Angry Blaine. The New York Times (Rep.) editorially says : "But why should Mr. Blaine get angry V ! 11 n TTT 1 I . and act uxe a Duuy r w uiie protesting a willingness to answer every question and scorning any interposition of the chairman to protect him as a witness, he berated his examiner as no gentleman, sneered a his youth aud inexperience, accused him of distorting facts and misquoting documents that are open to general perusaL and finally got into a violent altercation, and tung him to the use of epithets more ap propriate than polite. Why all this; fury of prssion because, forsooth, Mr. Belmont insisted on knowing why and how the Landreau claim was made the subject of representations to the helpless government of Peru and the basis of proposed nego tiations between that prostrate republic and its conqueror ? 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