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(Eolumbu ntmircr. VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1877. NO. 119 WASHINGTON. RADICAL VERSUS RADICAL. TREIK OPINION OP EACH OTHER—HITES MOST APPOINT DEMOCRATS OR BRING DOWN NEW MEN—HATES* REQUEST AND PLEDGES TO GARFIELD—ONLT ONE SOUTH ERN APPOINTMENT—TAFT SPENT JUDI CIAL MONET FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES— REMOVAL OF INDIANS—SHERMAN PROMI SES TO DO THINGS OPENLT—CLARK AL LOWED TO GIVE A NEW BOND AND RE* . MAIN IN SECOND GEORGIA. FRANCE. GAMBETTA VERSES MaoMAHON. The President Determined, and ClnmbcUa and the Deputies Defl- anl-IMmcItlahon’. Menage to the Assembly—He Requests the mem bers not to hit (or a month—The New ministry—The Coup started by Ambitions Men Who Wish Power—Homes Adjourned Indig- nnnt-MacMahon Determined to Pursue a Course of Peace and Neutral ily. RADICAL VS. RADICAL—MUST ATPOINT DEMO ORATS OB BBINQ DOWN NEW MEN. Wabhinoton, May 18.—The rival Re publicans for office in the South are piling up chsrges against each other. It needs no Demooratio remonstrance to ex clude the present set, if what they say of each other is to be believed. Not one of the present applicants is a fit person to hold an offioe of honor, trnst or profit. The President is boginning to see but two means of disposing of Sonthern offices. One is to give them to Demoorats and the other is to send down new men from the North. The present Republicans of the South, native and imported, cannot en dure each other and promise to be a feeble foundation upon wbioh to con struct the proposed old timo Whig Native Republican and Oolored Man’s Party. Key is about giving the post office at Oorintb, Mississippi, to Maj. Jeff Wof ford. Wofford was chief of artillery to Gen. Stephen D. Lee, while he fonght in Mississippi. ILL. Commodore Garrison is seriously ill. haves' requebt and promises to qabeield The New York Times publishes an ex tract from a letter from Hayes to Garfield before the Senatorial election asking Gar- field to withdraw from the Senatorial eon- test. The President then expressed bis belief that Gen. Garfield's election as Speaker was probable, and assured him of his willingness to do all in his power to accomplish that result. Gen. Garfield, upon reoeipt of this let' ter sent a telegram to a member of the Ohio Legislature withdrawing his name tvbfp the oancus. APPOINTMENT. George L. Norton has been appointed Supervisory Inspector of Steamboats in the 70th district, headquarters at New Orleans. FULL CABINET exoept Ae Secretary of War. BRIBERY CHARGE, Governor Potts of Montana, accused of bribery and corruption, had the charges dismissed. CHANGE IN AROHITEOT. Supervising Architect will give place to Mr. Frazier, a District of Columbia builder. TAFT SPENT THE MONEY. They say ex-Attorney General Taft di verted the fundH of the bureau of justice from jndioial to politieal purposes. Marshal Douglass asked for §0,000 to run the Distriot Courts to July 1st. They allowed him §5,000 NEW SOLICITOR. The Star says G. Willey Wells, of Mis sissippi, will be Solicitor of the Trearnry Department on June 30th. Gen. But'er antagonized Wells because Wells did not support Ames in Mississippi. Seoretary Sherman has appointed Feo> ond Assistant Secretary French, Colonel Casey, Engineer in obarge of Publio Buildings, and Supervising Architeot Hill, a commission to substitute some plan for the present 15 per eent. contract in furnishing stone for publio buildingB CLARE TO REMAIN. Special to Enquirer-Sun ] Washington, May 18.—It is olaimed by the friends of Andrew Clark, Collector of the Second Georgia District, that he will not be disturbed. Quite a number of Northern postmasters were oommis sioned to-day. BEMOVAL OF INDIANS. The War Department has been request' ed to start the 1,400 Indians to the Indian Territory at once, provided it can bo done witbont expense other than required for rations. The Indian Offioe has no money for transportation. . SHERMAN's TALK. Seoretary Sherman is qnoted : He did not think it important to make any form al statement of what he intended to do under the resumption sot. Whatever is done will be openly done and communi cated first of all to the publio. Nothing will be done exoept in strict conformity with law, and no step will be taken ex cep' after the most carefnl consideration and with the sanction of the President The Secretary said he would state to the newspaper press every act done under the resumption law. WASHRUBNE has reached Paris and renamed duties. CUAMDER PROROGUED ONE MONTH. Paris, May 18.—A message from Pres ident MnoMahon has just been received in the Chamber, proroguing its sitting one month. GEOItUIA. RICH OOLD MINE. Atlanta, May 18.—On Wednesday last a rich disoovery of gold was made in the lower levee at the shaft of the Findlay gold mme near Dahlonega. It is well de fined regular vein and shows an astonish ing yield of gold, and is said will essay §8,000 per ton. NEGBO MURDERER HUNG IN AMERI0U8. Special lo Ike Enquirer-9un.] Amebious, Ga., May 18.—Chas. Quiney, oolored, after selling his body to the doe tors for three dollars, and confessing an outrage and subsequent murder of Mrs. Oarraway, a white lady, was hanged. Five thousand persons witnessed the exe cution. FRANCE AND GERMANY. The Starulard's Berlin dispatch says the good understanding between Franee and Germany will be seriously endangered should the clerieal party attain power in Franee. The Earl of Orkney is dead, aged sev enty-four years. THE NEW CABINET. MacMahon has announced his Cabinet, which is composed entirely of new mate rial. Dnke de Broglio is Chief; M. Four- ton, Minister of the Interior, is suspected of strong Napoleouio tendency, and un derstands the management of eleotiona. AMBASSADORS APPREHENSIVE OF EFFECT ON GERMANY. Paris, May 18.—The Duke DeCazes received all the ambassadors yesterday. He found among them a most unfavor able impression, not one approved what had passed, although some perhaps proferred a little sympathy for the Repub lican system. On ail bands it was felt certain that tbs publio opinion of Europe would be painfully struok. The Broglie ministery was appointed in fulfillment of threat nttered by President MaoMahou, that if the Left passed their order of the day, which they did adopt yesterday, de claring that the Chamber will only place confidence in a Cabinet free to, and to re solve to govern in acoordanoe with Republican priciples, whieh alone oan se ouro order and prosperity, he would im mediately form a ministry from the Right. EFFECTS OF OAMBETTA’s SPEECH. Relative to M. Gambetta's speech in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday a cor respondent says: Never did the ohief of the Radioal party display greater or more overpowering eloquence, never did he obtain such applause, the right maintain ing a silent and dismayed attitude. Un less from having heard this speech, and being present at the scene, could anyone understand how muoh the earnestness of the situation added to the orator’s habs itual eloquence. efffot of an ultramontane faction. London, May 18.—The Daily News' Berlin correspondent telegraphg as fol lows : The development of the ministe rial orisis in Franco is watched here with very keen interest. It is universally supposed M. Bimon's fall is the result of an ultramontane intrigue. If this should prove the oase, the effeot upon the rela tions between France and Germany may be very grave. It is an exooedingly hazardous experiment for the Right at Versailles to begin such a movement, pending the adoption of important mili tary measures by the German Govern inent. This opinion is publioly expresed here with very little reserve. the cabinet. Paris, May 18.—The new ministry is gazetted as follows: The Duke DeBrog- lie, President of Council and Minister of Jnatioe; M. DeFourtor, Minister of the Interior; M. Eugene Callioux, Minister of Finance; M. Auguste Paris, Minister of Public Works; Visoonnt DeMeouf, Minis ter of Agrioultnre; ill. Bruhnet, Minister of Publio Instructions; M. Berthant, I Minister of War; The Duke DeCazes, Minister of Foreign Affairs. CHAMBERS DEFIANT. London, May 18.—The second edition of the Times has a Paris diapatoh stating that Duke DeCazeswill aooept the Foreign offioe and Vice Admiral Garnout will be appointed Minister of Marine. It ia pre- nmed the Chamber of Deputies to-day will reply by a vote of deflaDOe, whioh may lead to a prorogation and disaolution of the consent of the Senate oould be ob tained. PRESIDENTMACMAHOn’s MESSAGE—SUSPENDS SITTINGS FOE A MONTH. Versailles, May 18 —A message from President MaoMahou has just been re ceived in both Chambers. The President explains that he scrupulously conformed to he constitution. The Dufanre and Simon Cabinets were chosen in accord with a majority of the Chamber, bat they were unable to unite sufficient Bupport to ganrantee good government. The Presi dent continues: “I oould not make a farther step in the same path without making an appeal to the Radioal factions which desire modification of our institu tions. My conscience of patriotism do not permit me to associate myself with the triumph of those ideas whioh oan only result in disorder, and in the humiliation of Franco. Aa long as I retain the de pository of power, I shall use it within legal limits to prevent such results whioh would be the ruin of the country. The triumph of such theories was not con templated, when at the last oloction alt tbo candidates availed themselves of my name. If the country were now interrogated, it would rejeot such a con struction. I am firmly resolved to respect and maintain existing institutions until 1880. I might propose modifications, but I propose nothing of the kind. In order to allow emotions to calm, I invite you to suspend sittings one month. You oan then discuss the budget. Mean time we shall maintain publio peaoe, and suffer nothing at home to compromise it; aud notwithstanding the agitation in a portion of Europe, I am oonfident we shall maiutain it abroad. Thanks to our good relations with all the powers and oar policy of neutrality and abstention. On this point all parties are agreed. The new Cabinet thinks like the old. If any imprudence and utteranee on the part of the press threatens to compromise the oonoord we all desire I shall repress it by legal meanB. To prevent this, however, I appeal to that patriotism whioh is look ing in no class in France. FEARS OF NEW MINISTRY. Special to Enquirer-Sun ] Paris, May 18 —UnoaBiness prevails among the supporters of the new minis try. It is feard a dissolution would nars row the issue to MaoMahon and Gambet- ta, and the oountry would declare for Gambetta. The bureaux of the Loft have decided to propose an order of the day, declaring that the Chamber is solicitous for the maintenance of peace abroad and order at home, but the Cabinet under the Duke DeBroglie posseases neither the confidence of the Ohnmber, nor of the na tion. The Extreme Right of the Senate had a meeting to day and reaolved to pre serve an expeotBiit attitude, and demand from the Government in the first place a ohauge of the prefectoral staff. OPIOION OF LONDON TIMES. Special lo Enquirer-Sun ] London, May 18.—The Times in a leading artiele commenting on the situa tion in Franee says in the end the Left may even strengthen the Republic,if they display n command of temper and respeot for the law. A single riot in the street might do irrepresBibleJmisohief by giving a pretext for a display of military vigor. MORE OF TUE CABINET. Special lo Enquirer-Sun ] Paris, May 18.—The Ministry of Wor ship, whioh has been separated from the Ministry of Justice, when M. Simon was appointed, is now sgaiu associated with it. General Herthoaut provisionally ad ministers the duties of Minister of Marine as well aa of War. t MAOMAHON TO DE OAZES. President MacMahon has written to the Duke De Ofczes as follows: Circum stances do not permit me to entrust pow er to the late Cabinet, of wbioh yon form ed a part. I wish it to be well understood, however, that I intend to maintain with foreign Powers the relations of friend ship and confidence whieh you have been able to establish. Nothiug must bo done to impair tbe relations, and nothing must be changed in the foreign policy yon so nbiy and worthily represent, appeal to your patriotism and beg you to remain in'the post to which I called you throe yenrs ago, so long as you may re linquish it without projudico to the public welfare. GOTTEN UP DY A THIRST FOR OFFIOE. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, May 18.—The Times' Paria correspondent says that those who have brought about tbo crisis aro neithor en gaged in the Orleanists' nor Legitimists' oonspiraoy, not oven in an anti-Republi- oan conspiracy. Their conspiracy is simply one for offioe, and they are going to bat tle without any sign or programme, and to this paltry ambition they have perhaps sacrificed the Marshal and Franoe, and justified beforehand the inevitable re. vongo whieh universal suffrage and popu lar indignation Are preparing for them. HOUSES ADJOURNED. Special lo Enquirer-Sun.] Versailles, May 18.—Both houses ad journed amid great tumult. Meetings are progressing in Paris to-night. THE BELLIGERENTS. THE DANUBE NOT YET CROSSED. Itnulaui Fall Hack Before Kars — Kurd* aud Circassians Attack ing" Their Flanks—Nothing Spe cially Notable on the Dnnnbe— — Koiiutanlans Luke worm. ENGLAND, BURIAL BILL. London, May 18.—The Lords passed the burial bill permitting other than the Ohuroh of England service to be read in church yards by 65 to 60. The Gov ernment opposed the bill. United Method lets. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Baltimore, May 18.—The United Meth odists discussed teohnieal but interesting questions, and heard congratulations from fraternal visitors. Sonthern Presbyterian Assembly, Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New Orleans, May 18.—Dr. O. A. Slell man, of Alabama, was elected Moderator, and Rev. W. L. Lacey, of North Carolina, Secretary. Committees were appointed, and re- ports reoeived and referred. A paper from the Northern Assembly touching fraternal relations was reoeived and referred to the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. South Carolina Supreme Court Completed. Columbia, May 18.—The Legislature in joint session elected Henry Mclver, of Cheraw, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. APPROPRIATION FOR INTEREST PASSED. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Columbia, May 18.—'The House passed the bill appropriating money to pay the July and January interest on the legiti mate bonded debt. WAR NOTES OF A GENERAL CLASS. London, May 18.—The Kuasiau army eorpB at Odessa wero sent to the Crimoa to prevent tho spread of tbo Tartar insur rection. Many Circassians accompany the Turks to Cauoassus to incite the Ciroassiaus to a holy war. The Sultan has determined to admit Christians into tho army. A draft of 200,000 will be made, regardloss of raco or creed. It is raining heavily on the Danube. The Tones' Berlin dispatch says the Russian movement of concentration upon Kars from Fati, Akhaltzik, Alexander, Poland and Irwan has come to a stand still, after a few marches from tho fron tier. The delay was partly occasioned by the necessity of establishing stores for victualling the troops on Turkish soil, aud and partly by tho Russian Generals reo- oguizing tho chango effected in tho con ditions of warefare by the universal adoption of the needlo gun aud attack in massed columns. Such as Russians undertook the other day near Batonm was in former time, ns a club successful; now any suoh fonts are out of tbo question, the needle gun, even in Turkish hands, not admitting of storm ing columns being formed at a distance ; yet it is expected tho Russians will find it difficult to change the old systems of tac tics, and it ‘his is correct they will have chiefly to r iy upon artillery. It is in tended to establish a sort of mutual insu rance comp my against Turkish shells in Russian seaport towns. RUSSIA TO OUTLINE HER INTENTIONS. London, May 18,—A Reuter’s dispatch, dated Msy 15th says an attack of tho Rus sians on Ardahan has boon bravely repuls ed by the Turks. The Times' Vienna correspondent says, according to the Russians themselves they intend going down once more to Adriano- ple, and haviug got there to inform the Powers that having accomplished their task they now call upon Europe to consult upon what could be done next. The same oorrespondeut discussing tho report that England is endeavoring to induce Russia to fix a limit to military operations says it is not thought impossi ble that Count Scliouvaloff may endeavor to induce the Russian Government to give suoh assurance about its ultimate dosigns as may serve to allay as muoh as possible all apprehensions regarding them that have arisen in Englaud, but it is very muoh doubted that way of doing this will be an attempt lo fix a line of demarcation to military opperatious. RUSSIANS DEFEATED BEFORE KARP. London, May 18.—A special to the Telegraph from Erzeroum, May 17th, says the Russians have just attempted to bombard Kara with four heavy soige guns. They miscalculated the range. Tho shots flew over the town without any danger. Kars replied briskly. The assailants wero compelled to retire, but subsequently at tempted tbe erection of seige works again. Mukhtad Pasha has lost some munitions in consequence of having been suddenly attaoked on the flanks. Tho advance of 2,500 Circassians from Van has been mo mentarily checked by the enemy. RUSSIANS FALLING BACK FROM KARS—KURDS AND CAUCASIANS GOING FOR THE FLANKS. The Russians are falling back from Kars. The Kurds and Caucassians aro advancing on the Russian left from Van and Erivau. A Batoum correspondent says rifles and men aro being rapidly embarked for the Caucassian coast from this garrison, which is now strong enough not to fear tbe Russian columns recently defeated with such terrible loss. DANURIAN FORTRESSES. Abdul Kerim, Pasha, asserts tho Dan- ubian fortresses are victualled for a year. BOUMANIA NOT SO ENTHUSIASTIC. The enthusiasm for Russia is subsiding in Roumania. RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE KARS FIGHT. A Russian official dispatch dated Tiffin, May 17, says: While General Komaroff was reconnoitering before Kars on tho 16th instant, the Turks attacked tho Rus sian circular cavalry. After a stubborn fight the Turks left 64 dead on the field. Two prisoners wero captured. Tho Rus sian loss was one cflicor and twenty mou killed, and five officers and 54 wounded. Among tho wounded was Major General Tschelakaiff, commanding a brigade of Doghestau cavalry. RUSSIANS CLAIM A LITTLE SUCCESS IN ASIA. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] 8t. Petersburg, May 18.—An official telegram from Akalkalaki, May 17, re ports that the Russians carried two out works at Ardahan with nine guns. Four teen were killed and four officers and four teen men wounded. Tho Turkish loss was considerable. EGYPT SENDS THE TURKS 6,000 MEN. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Cairo, May 18.—Prince Cassen, son of the Khedive, and 6,000 Egyptians leave for Constantinople to-morrow. Lexington, My., Races. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Lexington, May 18.—Mile heats wero won by Elemi, Tiliie Brent 2d, and Vic tress 3d, in l:43j, 1:44], 1:41. The H mile was won by Charles Gor ham, Felcia 2d, Pinkerton 3d, in 3:08J. Tho milos was won by Tenbroock, Katrine 2d, Chestnut Oaks 3d. Timo— 8:38J Toubroeok will run against the best mile and best 2-mile time on record at the Louisvillo meeting next woek. Invited to L'liattanoogn. Chattanooga, May 18.—Tho people havo tendored an eloquent invitation to the President, membors of Cabinot, and their wives to assist in decorating tho sol diers’ graves. Whlpps Acquitted. Louisville,May 18.—Dent Whipps,pro priotor of Willard’s Hotol, is acquitted. Ho killed his clerk in May last. CHARLOTTE CUNIIMAN’M I.OVIS. Heavy Ntorm. Special to Enquirer-Sun. J Washington, May 18.—There was a hurricane and hail storm on the border of the United States and Canada. One stone, five inches in diameter, weighed ten and a half ounces. Whiskey Hulls. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.) Chicago, May 18.—Proceedings havo oommencod against Ford, Oliver &. Co., whiskoy ring, for fraudulent transfer of property. Meantime the Government seized the property. »300,0(H» Fire. Woodstock, Mo., May 18.—A $300,000 fire occurred here. Tbo fire ooverod Kiug, Queen, Main aud Court streets Chniiiborlnlift In New York. New York, May 18.—Ex-Gov. Cham berlain, of South Carolina, was sworn in as an attorney and counsellor of tho New York bar. Omnibus Rill Vetoed. Albany, N. V, May 18.—Gov. Robin son votoed tho Now York City Omnibus Churter bill. Went Her. Washington, May 17.—Indications— For the South Atlantic and East Gulf States stationary or falling barometer and temperature, partly cloudy and cloudy weather, and rain areas, with northeast to southeast winds. FINANCIAL. sherman’h vindication of ms policy— GL OMY REPORTS FROM BUSINESS CBN TUBS—REVOLT OF REPUBLICANS AGAINST CONTRACTION POLICY. Speolal to Now Orloans IMoayuno. | Washington, May 16.—The Seoretary of the Treasury has in course of prepara tion an official statement vindicating his financial policy. Ho will contend that bo is merely carrying out tbe policy of the resumption act of 1875. Thrf volume of outstanding legal tenders is now being steadily and gradually reduced to three hundred millions. The Secretary regards this as a wise polioy, and ho proposes to use any of tho surplus revenues of tho Government for resumption, and also to sell bonds from time to time to tho amount of one bun dred million dollars in coin, whioh sum will bo held in reserve to be used for tho redemption of the legal tender noteH. Tho idea of the statement is to allay apprebeu- sion and to define explicitly tbe financial policy of tbe Government. Tbe accounts wbioh reach hero from business coutros are very gloomy, aud show that tho contraction anil resump tion polioy is not alleviating tho publio distress. Heavy failures aro occurring in Mary land of establishments heretofore strong est and most prosperous. All private advices from Now York represent trade as more depressed than ever, and the New York lleraid calls at tention of tho Government to this dis tress aa tho chief question boforo tbo oountry. Mr. Blaino, who is now hero, declares there iH no improvement in Now England. There is a revolt in Republican circles against tho contraction policy. Senator Jones, of Nevada, who was so strong a hard money man some years ago, now says he wants more money, and will tuko silver, greenbacks or anything. The Washington Nation, a Republican organ, says the contraction polioy will give Ohio to the Democrats this fall by ten thous and majority, and that Secretary Shorman will bo responsible for it. DIN6IJMTED DOTHAN. HER “CARNIVAL” PRONOUNCED A MIHERA* RLE FAILURE. New York Special to Glnelnnattl (Jazetto.J Tbo long promised “carnival” has been parading Now York all day, aud may bo styled a disgraceful failure. Tho Times says that the morning procession was merely au advertising panorama, of no merit as a spectacle. The evening pageant was bungled from the start. The repre sentatives of tho vaunted floats wero simply ridiculous. On tbo whole no order was preserved, and many of tbo things advertised wero wanting. There were crowds of spectators, not only from this city, but from all the neighboring towns aud villagos, such as havo seldom before blocked tho streets of Now York. A more intensely disgusted lot of people never existed. They received tho several portions of the spec tacles with shouts of derision, anil went homo muttering maledictions upon tho swindle that had been foisted upon them. Tho chief personage of tho con cern, otherwise Rex, turned out to be a stupid Staten Island brewer, who had paid a large sum for tho doubtful honor, and who bore himself with a most unking ly lack of dignity. Many of his chief offi cers wore drunk before nightfall. The personages who enacted the principal characters on tho floats were rcoognizod as mou and women of low origin, who are in tho habit of hiring themselves out in similar capacities at third rate festivals. The expenses must have been compara tively light, while the receipts are said to have been heavy. This, taken in conneo* tion with tho fact that tho managers aro obscure persons of no particular standing, may serve to throw a flood of light on the subject. The destruction of tbe forosts all over the North is terrible; and James Little, of Moutreal, well known as an authority in these matters, has recently published a declaration that in Canada “the whole Ottawa Valley could not to-day furnish as muoh pine as would supply tho present consumption of sawed lumber in the United States for ten months. ” The young men of to-day will seo tho forest lands of the South beoome as rich a possession as tbe cotton lauds. HER FIRST ENGAGEMENT BROKEN—WHERE HER AFFECTIONS WERE MISPLACED. • From tho Sunday Dispatch. 1 Perhaps tbo very last actress that any oue would suppose ever experienced tho tender passion, muoh less suffered from the pangs of unrequited love, was Char lotte Cushmau, and yet twice in hor life she was ready to saoriflee everything for the man of her heart. Miss Cushman received a common school education in Boston; her deRkinato was the daughter of an actor, whieh led to frequent conversations upon theatrical matters and to au iuterest in thorn of such extent that Miss Cushman determined ah a ohild that, should fato ever compell hor to be her own bread winner, it would bo in some walk of public life. She hail barely renohed tho ago of Hixteon beforo sho was deeply enamored of a young gen tleman who bad his way to make in the world, aud a speedy marriage being there by prevented, she hail little thought or hope but to do nwny with tho obstacles whioh separatoil them. Circumstances soon compelled hor to cast about for soiuo means of self-support, her mother being a widow with several children to provide. Miss Cushman had n pretty, sympathetic singing voice, of no great power, but muoh sweetness Mrs. Wood was an English ballad Rin ger, among the first of that class to make a great sensation in this oountry, and dur ing an engagement in Boston Miss Cush man managed to be introduced to her,and finally under Mrs. Wood’s auspices sho made hor appearAiioo in tho ooucert room, being simply announced as “a young lady.” Ilor success was sufficient ly pronounced to determine hor to con tinue in that mode of life, or at least nu- til her betrothed Hhould havo become able to marry her, but ho took groat um brage at what he stigmatized as “an un womanly proceeding,” and deolared she had disgraced him. Hot words followoil on hor Hide, anil aftor muoh altercation and mutual pain tho engagement was broken off, and Charlotte Cushmau was free to follow out hor destiny ns a groat artiste. She wont her way anil he went his. Aftor muoh hard struggling, it led him into tho establishment of a store—a sort of trimming store, combined with ready made underclothing for Indies and ohil dren—in which he prospered. He is now one of the foremost raerohnnts of the kind in Boston. Long yenrs olapsod before tho two met again. Charlotte was famous, and he nflluent and influential. They met an strangers meet, wore introduced, anil over after maintained nmioable, but not sum tory relations, for ho had inarrioil in the meantime. A few years ago I was in Boston, and dropped into his store to make some pur chases. It happened that Miss Cushman preceded mo by a few stops. As soon as the floor walker caught sight of her ho hurried off aud returned with tho propri etor, a ha'e, ruddy-faced, white haired gentleman, of quiet and dignified boar ing. They took, rather than shook hands, he holding hors for a moment, aud then side by side they walked to the bank of the store. To see those two oalm, self-contained, old silver haired people, ono would have little suspected tho heartrending romance whioh hung over their youth. It is all very fine to despise money, hut tho Inclc of it frequently ohanges the destinies of entire lives. Had Miss Cushman’s lover been only sufficiently well off to have married hor at the blooming of their lovo, in all probability tho stage would never havo known hor brilliant genius. Sho once remarked to a friend, who was cognizant of the oiroumstanoes : “When I see him now,rich and respect* od, but not groat and think what a great husband he has made, I sigh, for whut I’ve lost, and rejoice for what I’ve gained. Nevertheless, fame and fortune only oan compensate a woman for tho life-long absence of a husband’s affection, chil dren’s lovo the poace and happiness of private life. Whon I returned from New Orleans with my voice all gone and in dospnir, if lie had como forward thonaml offered me a home I would gladly have accepted, and would huvo lived my life untroubled by ambitious ilroams, unsus pecting of the divine afflatus within mo. I have had a thousand times over in my hand more than tho money which would have secured my happiness when a girl, aud always think for what a paltry miiu my whole domestic happiness was sacri ficed.” Aftor Miss Cushman hail achieved fame in England sho mado a tour of this coun try. She was then a woman of middle age, with a remarkably ugly face, but tall anil well moulded frame. She played an engagement at the National Theatre, Cin cinnati. Conrad B. Clarke was the load ing man, many years her junior. Ho hud been brought up as a gentloman, being tho son of a Quaker in Philadelphia, lie soon evinced a liking for tho stugo, and nothing could keep him from it. As far as theatrical talent wont he had not mis taken hia vocation. Miss Cushman was struck with his polish and wit, his talent and cultured tono. From convorsati ms on aoting in the thoatro, Clarko soon bo- gau to call at hor hotel to receive partiou- lar instructions in tho parts ho was to play with hor; then he escorted hor homo from tho theatre at nights, and it was plainly to be soon that she looked with marked favor on tho young actor. Ono oveniug sho was at the wing, ready to go on as Meg Merriles, I playing the boy in “Guy Man- nering.” I was standing by hor sido, and Mr. Clarko was a few steps off, flirting desperately with a lovely young actress who had boon ohristeueil “The Poodle Dog,” from tho way sho dressed her hair, which was just ns they wear it nowadays, but then thought a wild, cra/.y style. Tho star had been giving mo a few stage directions, and impelled by I know not what impulse, I suddenly asked : “What, of all things in this world, Miss Cushman, would you rather bo?” She replied as impulsively, glancing at Clarke, and sighing: “I would rather be a pretty woman than anything else iu this wide, wide world,” and on the stago she rushed to shriek through Meg Merrilos. After this he as sumed a bolder front, flirted no more about tho scenes, and became obsequi* ously attentive to her. He traveled with her a short time to support her ; it be came a recognized fact that be woh the great star’s protege, and next it trans pired that she had engaged him to go to England with hor. This was a happy period for them both. Frankness being ono of her chief char acteristics, Hhe mado no secret of hor ad miration for his talents and liking for him personally, and of her intention to for ward his interests as far as lay within her power. Whether she loved him as sho hail loved another in her girlhood days is difficult to determine, but her maimers i became more gentle aud woman-like, she was Iras imperious with hor underlings, and gave a great deal of time to teaohing him his parts. His feelings were easier probod ; Conrad Clarke did not love Char lotte Cushman. His nature was too self ish to pormit him to feel so pnre and dis~ interested a passion as love in ita highest sense. Matters had stood thus for some months. Ono evening Miss Cushman was going to the theatre, alone, when a weak, haggard-looking woman approach ed her, with a baby in her arms. She was a small, red*haired, fragile oreatnre. Laying her hand on Miss Cashman's arm, she said : “Miss Cushman, I think a woman of your genius and position might have plen ty of admirers without taking np with the husband of a poor woman like me.” The tragedienne paused in blauk amaze ment. “Are you talking to me ?” she asked. “I am.” “And you say I have taken your hns* band from you ?” “Yes—yon—Charlotte Cushman.” “I don’t know you ; and may I ask the name of this precious husband of yours?” “Conrad Clarke,” was the reply. The great actress hurried away. She had roceived a blow, but she met it with as brave a front ns she had many others in hor not altogether smooth path in life. All smileH, bows and honeyed words, Clarke greeted her that night. She gave a death-blow to all his hopes, not tender- many a woman so situated might have done, but with oharaoteristio decision. On lourning from his wife what she had dono, he became furious at what he des olared to be a malicious scheme to ruin him ; and leaving her he swore never to live with her again. Annie Clarke easily obtained a divorce from him, and shortly after married on actor named Forrest of Cleveland. By a strange concatenation of circum stances, Clnrke’s child was adopted and most tendorly reared by one of our bright est wits—tho only , one of his peculiarly caustic kind left—a man who wields a powerful weapon iu his pen, who has two parties for and against him—one who hate and fear him, the other who love and praise him—Don Piatt. Celia Logan. After Clotty Nburir. Col. James C. Iilridlo, In the Philadelphia Weokly Times. | It had been General Mead’s intention to order a gonornl advance from our left after tho close of the auction, but owing to tho lutenosH of tho hour and tho weari- od condition of tho army, with a “wisdom that did guide hiH valor to act in safety,” ho abandoned iho movement ho bud con templated. For this he has been soverely censured. Gen Howard, in an article in tbe Atlantic Monthly of July last, says: “I have thought that the fearful exposure of General Moado’s headquarters where so much havoc was occasioned by tho enemy’s artillery had so impressed him that ho did not at first realize tho victory he had won.” The reverse of this is true. General Meade was not in tho least “demoralized” by the enemy’s fire, but realized fully the exaot condition of affairs. Lee had been repulsed, not routed, and if Meade hAd yielded to his own inclination to attack, he would have been repulsed himself, and would thus havo thrown away the fruits of his great victory. That this view is correct, is proved beyond all doubt by the following passage from Mr. William Swinton’s “His tory of the Army of the Potomac.” Mr. Swinton says: I have become convinced from the tes timony of Geueral Lougstreet himself that attack would have resulted disastrously. “I hud,” said that oflloor to the writer, “Hood and MoLawe, who had not been engaged ; I had a heavy force of artillery; I should havo liked nothing better than to havo been attacked, and have no doubt that I should havo given those who tried us bad a reception bh Pickett received.” On July 4th, Loe, during a heavy storm, withdrew from our trout, aud on tho 11 th ho took up a position at Williams port, on tho Potomac. He was closely followed by Meado, who came up with him on tho 12th, uud who found him in a position naturally almost impregnable and strongly fortified. Meade’s impulse was to attack at once, but, after consulta tion with his corps commanders, he ab stained from ordering an assault nntil he oould more fully reconnoitre the enemy’s portion. On the morning of the 14th a roconnoissanoo in .force, supported by the army, was made at daylight, but on tho night of tho 13th Leo had recross* ed tho Potomac. There was a groat doal of clamor at the time because Meade did not destroy or capture Lee’s army at Williamsport, but Meade, conscious that he had acted wisely, always felt that his tory would do him justice. Had he as saulted ho would certainly havo been de feated, and the result would have been disastrous not only to the army, but to the oountry, for a defeat to our army there would havo opened the road to Washington anil tho North, and all the fruits of Gettysburg would havo been dis sipated. A brief reference to the subse quent experience of the Army of the Po** tornao will confirm tho truth of this asser tion. In May, 1864, we began the cam paign with one hundred and fifteen thou* sand men, and aftor Spottsylvania Court House wero constantly receiving heavy reinforcements. Gen. Leo had about sixty thousand men. Aud yet with this great preponderance of strength, wo assaulted tha enemy again and again in positions not so strong as the ono hold at Williamsport, always without huccchs and with terrible loss. From the crossing of the Knpidan on May 5th, to the unsuc cessful assault on the enemy’s works at Petersburg, June 18th, a period of about six weeks, the Army of the Potomac lost mt less than seventy thousand men! In tho battles between the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Vir ginia, in no case was a direct assault upon an intrenched position successful. He was a gentleman from the country, and had ensconced bis “girl” and himself in the corner of the tram-car. As the vehicle sped up Shawmut avenue his arm began to steal around his companion’s waist, and his bead inclined lovingly to wards her, unconscious of observation by the few remaining passengers. Just as the car approached Sawyer street, the conductor thrust his head inside tho oar and yelled, “Saw-yer!” in close proximity to Hayseed’s head. The latter, hastily drawing himself “into form,” indignantly remarked, “Yon needn’t er howled it though the oar, if you did. We’re en gaged;” and the rest of the freight set their faces toward the driver and grinned. Schooner Probably Lost. Gloucester, Mass., May 18.—It is foAred tho schooner G. H. Pomeroy, from Satilla river, Georgia, for Bath, Maine, timber, was lost off Httteraa.
