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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.
