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Show Senator Htauford tioos Abroad, Washington, D. C.May 0. Senator Stanford is back in his scat today, after a trip to California. His health has not lieen restored by travel. After sitting in the chamber a short time ho called a carriage and took a party of his friends to the race track, where one of his famous electioneer colts was to try his mettle. The senator thinks that this horse will prove a world heater, and ho displayed hirn to his friends with much prldo. Tho senator will soon sail for Europe. It is doubtful doubt-ful if he continues in public lifo long. At the beginning of this session he introduced in-troduced some queer Lflls, which drew a great deal of attention to him. He liad the most liberal plaus for relieving the agricultural depression. For a few weeks he was hailed as a deliverer of tho oppressed. The cranks gathered around him, aud the senator plunged into the subject, and was interviewed in-terviewed right and left. His expressions express-ions grew moro nnd more radical. Friends at length interfered aud planned this trip to California. They have also induced the senator to decide upon tho European journey. It was found to be absolutely necessary to get him away from Washington and to . turn his mind from gigantic ideas of governmental philanthropy. |