About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1887)
VOLUME XIII.—NUMBER 601. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 21,1887. PRICE: $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCES Shaking Across the J31oody Chasm. SOUTHERN WAR SONGS. Echoes From the Dead Past. THE HOMESPUN DRESS.” Caiino Bell Sinclair, of South Carolina, gave us “The Ilimespun Dress.” This article of clothing was worn in “war times” as an em blem of loyalty. Every society woman had her homespun for drqss occasions, to bo worn at sewing circles; also, when soliciting contri butions of socks and quilts for the “poor sol diers.” Tae homespun dress Is plain, I know, My hat’s palmetto, too. But then It shows what Southern girls For Southern rights can do. We send the bravest of our land, To batrl* with the foe And we will lend a helping hand— We love the S3Uth, you know. Cnoiirs -Hurrah! nurrah! For the Sunny South so dear; Tnre* cheers for the homespun dres9 The Southern ladies wear. N rw Northern goods are out of date, And since O a Abe*.-* blockade W»* Southern girls cm In content With goods tbat’9 S Mitliern nude. We send bur sweethearts to the war. But, dpar girls, never mind— Your soldier-love will ne’er forget The girl he left b *hiad. The S >uthern land’s a glorious lafld And has a glorious cause; Then cheer, three cheers for Southern rights And for the 8 mtliern boy*-! We scorn to wear a bit of silk, A bit of Northern lace, But make our homespun dress°s up, And i yonn St man. a wort to you i If >ou would wiu the fair, G > to the fl?ld. where honor calls, And win > our lady the re Remember that our brightest smiles Are for the true and brave. And that our tears are all f »r those Who fill a soldier’s grave. DURING THE WAR. Hard Times and High Prices in the Confederate Capital. A Bread Biot—Flour Selling at $1500 a Barrel. Look on me well: . I hav 4 * eat no meat these five days; yet^tnon And t hy fire men; and If ' * "~ "Henry VI. Ana my unn....... .. . do not leave you all as Head a, a door uali, I pray God 1 "JJJ ”»’”v® at grass more. In 18C0 J. B. Jones—who had been chief clerk in the war department at Richmond in war times—published a very interesting record of events and incidents at the Confederate cap ital. lie had kept a diary and jotted down each day items of news and gossip. Thanks to this fact, and to articles which have ap peared in the magazines from time to time, it is possible to see life in Richmond as it was in those days. No American city, it is safe to say, has ever passed through such an experi ence. The year 18*»1 was a period of enthusi asm and elation—a time of parades, martial music, jray uniforms and festivities. Young stealthily carried off from some kitchen table in the vicinity when the cook’s back was turn ed. 1‘nssy was awarded the bones for her trouble, and the family feasted oa the meat. The cat died after a little, and the fact is re corded in the diary with this comment : “My daughter is grieved at the loss of her pet, but I am more resigned, for, at the present price of food, it costs me $200 a year to feed the an imat.” Coffee had risen to $10 a pound, and was scarce even at that figure. All sorts of substi tutes were used. Roasted com meal was found to answer very well. There were parties and sociables now and then in spite of the hard times. The belle of the ball would often appear in an heirloom costume, which, possibly, her grandmother had worn in the days when they danced the stately minuet at Chatham or Ar lington, or some other historical Virginia home. “We are merry to-day,” says our chroni cler, “but scarcely know what we are to eat to morrow.” Then, again, he has his despondent moods. After Gettysburg and Vicksburg, he writes: “We are all weary of this war, but must and will fight on; unfortunately, our pa triotism is confined to the army and the ladies. The avarice and cupidity of those who stay at home and are making money out of this war is shocking; they are worse than ravenous wolves.” As disaster followed disaster and Sherman advanced through the heart of the Confedera cy, the necessaries of life became scarcer and dearer than ever at Richmond.' An ounce’of meat a day to each member of the family was the average allowance even in well-to-do fami lies. Rats came boldly out of their hiding- places and seemed to hog for food. “They are getting as tame as kittens,” writes the war clerk. “I fear that we shall soon have to eat them.” In the closing months, when Grant was tightening his grip on Petersburg and the system of rai roads which supplied Richmond, the alarm bell summoning every able-bodied man to the trendies rang repeatedly, sometimes in the night. For weary weeks the boom of distant artillery was unceasing, growing loud er and louder as the federal lines were ad vanced. Men were pressed into service as they walked the streets, and hurried to the front to recruit Lee’s decimated army. The clerks in the various departments were organ ized into regiments and sent into action. Gen eral Lee advised that the slaves he armed and compelled to fight for their masters, and wrote a vigorous letter in support of the plan. This was Christmas-timc in 1804. “No turkey, no papers, no presents,” is the entry in the diary. Still the people struggled on. There was at least the hope of foreign inter vention remaining. England was beginning to turn the cold shoulder, bnl there win France —Louis Napoleon would not fail them! They were leaning upon a broken reed, and the end soon came. In the hour of desperation ware houses and buildings were fired, and millions of dollars worth of property was destroyed. The Richmond people, with their pockets full of worihless dollars ami half the city a smok ing pile of ruins, were indeed in a hard posi tion. At this juncture the United States govern ment came to the rescue and issued rations j for inany^ weeko,.Q.ft(J, i vf|iO r »'>'> 1 'Hd .. t ’i;ty?„Ti J I u.cnl to many. Cotton and tobacco were sent 1 Sortti nwl coin at j-iMal prices, Mill traile with the seacoast was revived. Farmers came daily into town with produce. For the first time in years the people had enough to eat. From the I record of a high officer in the government, of the experiences of his family in attempting to live on even a larcje salary payable in Confed erate money, we can imagine to what straits the'poorer people must have been reduced. It was a common saying among them, “Before the war we used to go to market with a purse to hold our money and a basket to hold our purchases; now we have to take a basket full of money and what we buy we can bring home in a purse.” „ . There was one mitigating feature, however, that the whole community were involved in a common misfortune. One of the hardest fea tures of poverty istnc contrast it presents with the lot of those who happen to be “on fortune’s cap the very button.” The reflection that oth ers are having quite as hard a time of it stimu lates people to vie with one another in the cheerful endurance of privation. It is probable that with all their courage aid fortitude, many people must have died in Richmond in w*ar times, not from the lack of something to eat, but from the want of proper food. Delicately organized people cannot live on coarse food, and there are in every coniniu- nity many invalids whose daily bill of- fare must be carefully looked after. 1 he well and strong, however, did not suffer in health, al though hungry at times. “This is proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting,” writes the war clerk in 1803. “We shall preserve it so far as the fasting is con cern^, there is no doubt about that, but our family was never so well before. Washington Irving observes that pet poodles and spaniels who fare sumptuously every day havo.a host of etegant ailments unknown to Perhaps it is so with men. Pos- WASHINGTON CITY. HISTORIC LITTLE TOWN LS h0 ™’ ~ WcL!i WI Primitive Education in a New Eng land Village—Some of the Many- Literary, Religious and Sci entific Characters of Noto Who Graduated There. OUR ILLUSTRATED LETTER. Editor Sunny South: Nearly thirty miles cast of Lenox, Mass , among the highest hills of Hampshire county, lies the little village of Plainfield. Situated upon one of the lesser ridges of the Green mountains it commands a magnificent view of the entire surrounding country. Remote from railroads it is only reached by toilsome climbs, in stages, up long, hiily roads, so that the busy world, for the most part, passes it by, and it is only during the weeks in summer that a few of the dwellers in cities Uni their way to this mountain ham let. In passing through the little village and noting the quiet monotonous life of its inhabi tants; the farms, scattered here and there over the hillsides, and the drowsy stillness reigning over the place transforming it into a veritable niscenccs, is s' ill stan w ( as when so many—who 'T ^$5 femurs ’J. ml oTrtl pamicJ, wit.ii a loug sna< whole uncarei for and falling now occupied by two IrisliL^ vulgar dogs. ladies postponed matrimonial engagements un- ! s jbiy simpler ways of living and a plainer til after the Yankees should he disposed of, | diet would cause doctors’ visits to be few and and off went their lovers to battle as gayly as if the war were a carnival. Then, in the spring of 1802, came the period of alarm. Mc Clellan had fought his way up the peninsula, and his advance was within five miies of the city. The thunder of the cannon at Fair Oaks and Gaines’ mill reverberated through the streets of file city, and from the lop of the State-house the Hashes of the guns could be distinctly seen. Ambulances and far betWc... . . 'There is another most interesting side of life at the capital of the Confederacy, and that is the government itself. It was organized on. tlie old model—a president whose term of oflice was six instead of four years, a cabinet and a legislative body called the “Confederate C on- Judah P. Benjamin was from the first the leading spirit of the cabinet. It was to him, no doubt, that an angry orator referred in a i public address when he told the people that - j they had no chance of success “so long as crowded with wounded and dying men, came | there is a power behind the throne greater i.»«**. >:-»“-■ 1s and almost every woman a volunteer nurse. sir? „ ‘ said an Qfilcer of the law sternly. “The There were hundreds of funerals every day. pimple, sir!” was the ingenious and ready-wit- Thencame the privations and hardships of I « d y ^ e firgt a corpg o{ 8peculltors seeme d the closing years of the war, endured with J havc gettled like harpies upon the govern- marvelous fortitude and resignation to the end. , ment and grew f at as the people became poor- With a currency depreciated to such an extent e r. They sold passports for a price; they fur- that ten paper dollar, were exchanged for one j nishedsubstitures, they^obhainedjenntts ^to gold one; with flour averaging $100 a barrel, ] ci( . though t jie lines; they sold exchange at and rising to $1500 in 1805; shoes Rolling at f xor bjt an t rates, ami, of course, as tin: outlook erm a nair and other things in proportion, it is became unpromising, turned everything into no wonder that the people were half led *»a I half clad. All sorts of make-shifts were re- cxtort j oners cou ld not, of course, have existed sorted to. Trunks were brought down from | yfi thout the connivance of high officials, but "arrets and clo.hing which had been packed j the fact does not necessarily prove that the ” . r AiiipK niait- fatter were corrupt and self-seeking. 1 ossibly away for years was made use of. Ladies pla ^ ^ specu i ators by standing in together con stituted a financial power of such magnitude that the Confederate government, which was always borrowing, was obliged to conciliate them. One of the precious band was inter cepted hy highwaymen on his way from Rich mond to theseacoast, and robbed of $200,000 in gold, jewelry and London exchange, which he intended to carry off to Europe. The Confederate Congress does not seem to have been, as a rule at least, a very superior body of men. The very best talent of the South was in the field. Half the time the leg islators were at war with each other, or with the President. “They do nothing,” writes Mr. Jones, “but vote money for themselves.” Every mo le of raising money ever thought of in the world was resorted to, from issuing pa per dollars and bonds in unlimited quantities to the Salt Lake system of tithes payable in produce. At iast, when prices had risen like the tide in the Iiiy of Fundy, the selling price of every article which could possibly he needed for the armv was fixed by law at a given fig ure, and tlie government “impressed,” as they h a wealth of much as it rds became trm honse*of >n I'd a half un it, iifiw s| v '.. who take no pride or interest in its-liistor. ol This little hill town, which now numbers all. four hundred inhabitants, has sent out mi e .distinguished men into the world than uian L.ppwn of larger pretensions. Nearly half a i of Plain- field's own sons entered pro y,^ life and have become well known flirt ( gaouL tue coun try. For more than sevent /years this town has had representatives in ffreign missionary fields. Another man to whom the town owes no small portion of its history was Joseph Beale, known all through the region as the “Moun tain Miller.” lie came from Bridgewater, Mass., in 1770 with his family, cleared the for est and made a homo in one of tlie most ro mantic portions rf the town. After years of hard toil, when lie was just beginning to accu mulate a few comforts in his little home, it was completely destroyed hy fire during the absence of the family, and with it was con sumed everything he owned ill the w T orld. Added to this, it was a year of great scarcity of food in the place. The result of this calam ity was that he became an altered man and one of the most humble, useful Christians known in tlie place—from something quite the reverse previously. He re-built his borne and in li!18 bou"lit a corn mill, as it was then called, near by. For fifteen years he operated the mill, and during that time many incidents of great , religions interest occurred there in “the mill,’ I which made its interest second only to the i church’s. . i After Lhe miller’s death tie story of his life : was written by the Rev. Wm. A. Ilallock, Sec- j retary of the American Trait Society-, and it i was published by that society in tract form. Within a year 140 000 copies of it were nut in ! circulation, and very soon after another edition j of Ids turn was issued. Sochties in other lands i published it, and it has been printed in every language and his gone ail o\er lhe world to the ends of the earth. The inlluence for good, exerted^ by the ex- ample of this man, on mtiji.Jtiaj, m every ’ pirt of the world, who can mil. lhe Moun tain Miller’s” mill, the htuse in which he lived, and the spring in a deft of solid rock, i from which he often dranf in going to and from his mill, are sought by strangers in pass- 1 iu<r through the town to-dst and gazed upon ! with great satisfaction. , j In August, 1880, the chunk in this town cel- itallock house. ebrated its onehundredth mniversary. The “Sleepy Hollow,” paradoxical as the name event was one of remarkato interest »as uiS 1 botKISS'S ssftsaayr ■— 1 -i ss “«■rtss* played in aur national civilization, and to ex press the I:ope that the old spirit remains, and the old lo*,e for the simple ways of our ft fell, T re T^S, iW.cfea moral ad Wj *cld. ' :u> tir.“ u .v, s . , „r i more every year are looking tip to iue hills whence their strength cometti. Although Plainfield is, as has been said, re mote from the railroads, there are few pleas anter places in which to spend a few quiet weeks in summer and early fall. Its eleva tion is nearly the same as that of Bethlehem, ed straw and made their own bonnets, turned dresses, and mide skirts and petticoats of pil low cases and table cloths. It is not, perhaps, gem-rally known that ill lKOn there was an ex tensive bread riot in Richmond. Hundreds of women, driven by necessity, marched through the streets and invaded the stores. Specula tors had cornered dry goods and groceries, and had forced' prices up to unheard of figures. The people would not submit to starve in the midst of abundance, and resorted to radical measures. They were at iast dispersed by sol diers, but managed to carry off quantities of CiXHl*. ,,, . X 1 TXT Mr. Jones, in Ins “I).ary of a Rebel War Clerk,” gives the details of his efforts to make ends meet at home. A considerable part of his salary went for house rent. Fortunately there was a garden in the ?*ear of the premises oOx75 feet. This little piece of ground kept the family in fruit and vegetables It is sur prising how much can he raised in so small a space. A man may not become gouty on a veuelable diet, hut he is in no danger of slarv- . ill" wi-h a cellar tul of pumpkins, beans, corn j termed it, wbattliey needed at their own pne is, and 1 .Otatoes. Meat was a rarity in the Jones ; Thus, a horse which would bring $2000 easily household. Occasionally a neighbor would a t Richmond would be taken for the cavalry send in a leg of mutton or a roast, and one day llie family cat appeared at the door with a cooked chicken, which she had no doubt ! at the price fixed by law, $200. Concluded on eighth pnge. fell over two continents. In 1780, nearly three years oeiore .. a.o,n„ H - . ... . .. —™ f =, tin ton was inaugurated,^the churchy was^mcorpo^ | -d was P give„ He " - - by the Rev. Solomon Clark for 28 years pas tor of the church, and a m-n eminently htted to receive tlie mantle of tin Bev. Moses Hal- lock. Ainongtlie letters red from those un able to be present were mny worthy of re print here, but for lack of oace. But I must give an extrat from one by that m U\lW"nea7l7three~years before Washing- | cal address onthis occa e imwas_a_ scholarly on was inaugural 1 rated in this town graduate from Yale, became its pastor, was a man of great strength of character and will with such an earnest reaching after the good of his fellow men that, although his sur roundings were meager and his salary only $■'00 a year, he opened in 1703 a school for boys receiving them in his own home, charg- ; n g for board, lodging, tuition, fuel and lights only one dollar a week each. This became very soon the most influential classical school in New England and so continued for over thirty years. His pupils went out from his roof into all parts of the world. Fifty of them became ministers of the gospel, numbers be came fore-gn missionaries, and went to China, japan, India, Africa, Ceylon, Greece, Pales'ine, and the Sandwich Islands. A large portion of them became distinguished authors, editors, lawyers an-1 physicians and were scattered all ] over the conn ry. William Cu len Bryant was one of his pupils, and in this town first prac ticed law. Jonas King, tlie first missionary to Greece, owed tlie best part of his instruction to Mr. Ilallock. Olliers of his pupils were Prof. James Hay ward, of Harvard Coliege, Dr. Marcus Whit man,’who saved Oregon to the United States; William If Maynard, John Brown, of Harper’s I i,vk hall. Ferry fame; Prof. Janies II. Coffin, Rev. Wm. cui Rc" *>n A. IlaUock, founder o: the American Tract So- | liveliest of oar business .MOUNTAIN MILI-KR S MILL. N. II. The air is pure and dry, its quiet streets leading in and out among the hills are lined with maples. The heat of mid-summer is tempered hy cooling breezes from the moun tains. There are several peaks within easy driving distance, from which magnificent views can be obtained. About four miles north of the town is a .spring, which has grad ually beco nc noted, and is much sought for the curitive qualities of its waters. The in habitants are quiet, thrifty and hospitable, and would welcome any attempts to make the town what it is sure some day to become—a summer resort for those who wish to enjoy ntture iu all the richness of her freedom. Tennessee. ciety; Gerard Ilallock, who founded the Jour nal of Commerce; Homan IlaUock, the in ventor of the only Arabic type Ilia', the Mo hammedans would" deign to read, and to whom the whole Arabic speaking world owes an im measurable debt of gratitude, for through his efforts alone was the Arabic Bible printed and a Christian literature placed iu the hands of 35,000,000 people. ilis pastoral work hoie rich fruit also, for in addition to his other labors lie received, during a pastorate of forty-live years, three hundred and fifty-eight members into the church. Dudley Warner, which huentiinent and filial memory mav fairly sampl ftll: „ . , * * * I never go without a quick- ening of the pulse and a e-taini tender exalta lion of feeling. I think I>we to its pure air, its noble scenery, the c*T P 1 ^ “ d n s f lm ' plicity of its manners, nwthejnfluence <af an honorable, God feariug atO* jI T ’ tll ® P | p 8t that is in my life. What bear heritage could a boy have? * * * If J™ j should like to say soraethg of tl l® =, ieat and wholesome part of our N» .■ a to ™ 18 ’ with their self-respect ar lutolj.gence have Editor Sunny South: The many new and profitable booms of Tennessee now living and abiding reminds one of the early industrial and commercial history of Pennsylvania or some other mining and manufacturing State north of the fam ms Dixie line. Enterprising speculators in each of the three sections of the State are harvesting greenbacks per conse quence of said booms. Decoration Day at Memphis’ beautiful Elm wood cemetery was beautified by perfect weather. The exercises were appropriate and impressive, with Prof. J. E Payne as musical director. A poem by Miss Virginia Frazer Boyle, entitled “The Apron Fiag,” was heard with a deep silent enthusiasm and its patriotic sentiments brought tears to fair eyes and manly cheeks. Ool. Luke Finlay delivered a stirring oration, marked by eloquence without bitterness, and wit without sting. Nashville will decorate the graves of her sleeping warri ors on next Saturday. A Confederate Monu mental Association has been formed with Col. John Overton as president, who heads the i suliscriplioh with $500. j Jackson is tak ng s.eps to complete her Sol- i diers' Monument, "bsgun two years ago, by next Memorial Day, the 13th inst. : Rev. Frederick Howard, D. I)., pastor of the Central Baptist Church, and wife, have re- ! turned from a visit to England. A number of j friends welcomed them at the depot at an ear- ly hour in the morning, i Revs. Clagett and Burch of. St. Louis, have just ciosed a series of successful meetings at die Presbyterian Church in Jackson, and Rev. j E L. Hamilton is now awakening sinners and refreshing the saints at the Christian Church. It is of authentic report that the Illinois Cen tral Railroad will shortly build a branch road from Birmingham, Ala., via Florence to .Tick- son giving the new “Black Country” a short outlet to the great Northwest. Col. and -Mrs. E. W. Cole, of Nashville, en tertained the visiting Bishops of the Methodist Church at their elegant residence on last Sat urday evening. It was an assemblage of note and the entertainment was a bril'iant success. Prince Leopold, of Prussia, accompanied by Barm Rosenegg, arrived in New York on lie !l:h instant, and at the end of the week sailed tor Europe. Reminiscences of Distin guished Public Men. Incidents Which Have Transpired at the National Capitol. By BEN. PERLY POORE. No. 185. Dan Sickles After Killing Key. Gov. Corwin once said that the most dra matic event he ever witnessed in the capitol was the return of Gen. Sickles to his seat in the House, after he had assassinated Barton Key. At that session there were no desks on the floor of tlie House, as they had been re moved and sofas substituted, on the English plan. Mr. Sickles, fashionably dressed and with well-fitting gloves, walked slowly to his seat without betraying the slightest embarrass ment or concern. Soon afterwards he arose to speak, and one might have heard, in the pause of his clear voice, a pin drop, file House was so hashed and still. Every eve was focussed upon him, and he rose to the mastery of tlie situation. Sickles did not hesitate to say, in private conversation, that he (and not Barton Key) was to blame, inasmuch as he had ex posed his voluptuous little wife tosHcli tempta tion. His friends never forgave him for taking her back to his home and heart and condoning her crime, which be had so fearfully avenged. His desperate bravery at Gettysburg atoned for his disobedience of orders there, and saved him from being court-martialed. Dicken’s Visit to Washington. While Charles Dickens was giving his read ings in Philadelphia, there appeared in For ney’s Press of that city some very bitter criti cisms, which, acting upon his sensitive dispo sition, then irritated by the gout in his foot, made him very irritable. He went from Phil adelphia to New York, and Mr. Dolby, his agent went to Washington to make arrange ments for readings there. The sale of tickets was unusually large, and everything was mov ing on well, when Mr. Dolby received a dis patch from “the chief,” as he was in the habit of calling him, that he must stop the sale of tickets, and announce that the readings would not take place, for reasons which had been si nt him in writing. Tlie reasons came in due time, written on eight pages of note paper, in the blue ink al ways used by the novelist. It appeared that he had been entertained at a dinner in New York by a few journalists to whom he had complained of his treatment hy the press in Phiiadelpsia, whereupon they told him that the Philadelphia criticisms were only the fore runner of a stiil nu'ire vigorous onslaught, in i.he Di'oqiietAir of ilie Pliil- liiagtr: C’.toi: J and that ki* *bis mfg , PERSONAL MENTION* What the People Are Doing and Saying. Senator Sherman lias been invited to deliver the Decoration day oration at Nashville, Tenn. The biggest Mayor in the United States is Major Edwards, of Fargo, I). T. He weighs 3IK) pounds. Lady-DniTerin is paying the expenses of sev eral persons studying iu America for mission work in India. An unrestrained Western critic says: “The ‘Camille’of Sarah Birnhardt is the ‘Hamlet’ of femininity.” Emperor William, of Germany, will lay the foundation of the new palace of justice in Ber lin on May 25. Dr. Isaiah Tuppins, a colored citizen for merly of Nashville, has been elected Mayor of Ileadville, Ohio. Mrs. Eliza J. Nicholson, of the New Orleans Picajune, owns and runs that paper, and has made it pay handsomely. Queen Kapiolani is allowed an income of $8,000 by the Hawaiian government. This can hardly lie called a royal income. Senator John Sherman and his brother, the General, have been on a visit to the graves of their forefathers at Woodbury, Conn. Tlie Rev. E. P. Roe, the novelist, lias al ready received $7,000 in royalties on his latest book, “He Fell in Love with His Wife.” Col. Sam C. R-cid, famous as a Confederate war correspondent, is on his way through the South to Sail Eraucisco and the Sandwich Is lands. Prince Montleart, who died the other day, has left the whole of his fortune, estimated at two and a half millions sterliug, to the Queen of Italy. Ex-Gov. Robert E. I’attison has accepted the presidency of a new national bank about to be established on Chestnut street, in Phila delphia. A dispatch from R ome to the London Chron icle says Dr. McGiynn, of New York, has again informed the Vatican that he refuses to come to Rome. A meeting lias been held in New York City, and committees appointed having in view the erection of a statue iu memory of the late Pres ident Arthur. Acting Secretary Thomoson has appointed Dr. Benjamin F. Shaftell," of Georgia, to be Sanitary Inspector at Sapelo Qtarantine Sta tion, Georgia. Geo. W. Childs lias accepted the first politi cal position of his life, that of visitor to West Point Military Academy, tendered by Presi dent Cleveland. Henry Ward Beecher once took indoor exer cise by shoveling from one end of his cellar to the other a loai of sand which he had put Cviiod Wil'oerfotce, of Eng and, to show that f t his tltuo ' ‘Kens went M . (h l.-.evrlan'.,-A-.'.-- iA'mr.jk.1'... lie miration of that lady. feel willing to subject himself to any such dis agreeable contingency, and he had therefore deemed it. wise to withdraw from the field, leaving Mr. Dolby to invent a good and suffi cient excuse for the public. Mr. Dolby at once conferred with his ad visor, Mr. Solomons, who called on Col. For ney, and obtained from him assurances that Mr.’Dickens would bo fa rly criticised when he visited Washington, and that so far as he was personally concerned he would contribute all in his power to make his visit pleasant to hint, as lie was sure it would be to the Wash ington public. This proved correct. Mr. Dickens lectured at Carroll Hall, which was crowded hy the first f-eopleof the nation, and he took long walks about, the city every pleasant day. The only invitation to dinner which lie accepted was one from ( harles Sumner. Before leav ing he gave several gentlemen, with whom he had become acquainted, large photographs of himself, and said to one of them: “I want, you to hang this in your dining-room. I like to have my picture in dining-rooms. Tne beasts are always best naturod while feeding or immediately afterwards.” Belknap’s Impeachment. Matt Carpenter never appeared to greater advantage at the Capitol than he did in April, 187*f, when lie escorted his client, Gen. Beik nap, into the Senate Chamber, where the High Court of Impeachment was in session. Often negligent as to his personal appearance, he was dressed as if tor an evening party, with a black swallow-tailed coat and while cravat. Gen. Belknap’s appearance was marked with great dignity’and seif possession, although one could not help seeing that he was conscious of the two thousand eyes that were intently- fixed upon him. His face showed signs of anxiety, but every one remarked how well he looked. As Belknap came, and for some time after, the galleries were in a buzz of animation. The sergeanhat arms, at the direction of the president, made a proclamation for all to keep silent, but the buzzing kept on louder than ev er. When order was restored Scott Lord, of the board of managers, announced that the House was ready to come over, and Sergeant- at-arms French was suit to bring the members. They came as a committee of the whole, Mr. Randall leading with the Speaker. The mem bers of the House crowded the Senate floor so that there was scarcely standing room, but the chamber was as still as death when the presi dent asked the sergeant-at arms if lie had served the summons upon William W. Belk- mp. M r. French replied that he had, and produced the summons with the ox-secretary’s acknowledgement of service. The minutes of tlie previous proceedings of the Senate in tlie impeachmeut matter were read as a formality, and the president ordered the clerk to call the defendant to the bar of the Senate. Mr. French came to the front-of the clerk’s desk, and in a loud voice shouted: “William W. llelknap! William W. Belknap! William W. Belknap! appear and answer to the articles of impeachment exhibited against you by the House of Representatives.” This was the only lime that Belknap showed any emotion, but at tlie first utterance of his name his face flushed crimson, and he cast down his eyeH. This pompous formality looked very funny, for French, who shouted out tlie call so loud, could have leaned over and whispered the summons into Belknap's ear without mov ing his feet. Matt Carpenter rose, and step ping to the front of the president, bowed to him and made an acknowledgement to the Senate. He then said: “William W. Belknap, a private citizen of the United States and of the State of Iowa, in obedience to the order of the Senate to appear and make answer to the articles of impeachment exhibited against him by the House of Representatives, appears at the bar of the Senate and interposes the fol lowing plea, which I ask to be read by the sec retary.” Carpeuttr never looked handsomer »r moved more gracefully. The plea iu which Belknap denied the jurisdiction of the court was read, and the managers for tlie House asked for two days to prepare ail answer, which was granted, and the court adjourned till Wednesday. The most remarkable portion of the whole scene was the comparison between the two sides of the chamber, the proseeuuou and the defence. Four finer-looking men, perhaps, never sat together titan Carpenter, Black, Blair aud Belknap, while the seven managers —well. Judge Hoar was truly a lne-look ng man, but the rest of them were not. As Belknap left the chamber, all the managers except l’roctor Knott approached and shook hands with him. He was also greeted by ma ny of the senators. Mr. TV in. Bucknell, of Philadelphia, has given $50,000 to the Lewisburg University, iu Pennsylvania, making $142,000 be bas contrib uted to that institution. Major Pond, who traveled much with Mr. Beecher, says that he was destitute of ambi tion, and that his leading purpose was to ac quire truth and transmit it. Victor Hugo’s will has been admitted to pro bate in London. Ilis property in England is valued at $02,000. His daughter aud grand children are the sole heirs. William Lee, senior member of the Boston publishing house ot Lee & Sheppard, recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his en trance to the book trade. S. C. Bartlett, son of the president of Dart mouth College, will next fall become an in structor in English iu the American missionary training school at Kioto, Japan. It is said that Mary Anderson, the actress, is to marry an English nobleman. She would, perhaps, fare better if she were to marry an American who is a noble man. Kwoh Ilao, the young Emperor of China, who has been declared “of age” at sixteen, has assumed the full reins of Government. His name signifies “Continuation of Glory.” The Cavalier’s Cross “For Merit” has been given to .Mr. M. J. Ezekiel, the Cincinnati sculptor, by the Grand Duke of Saxe-Meiniu- gen, chiefly for his bust of Cardinal llohen- lohe. Rev. Albert J Diaz was one of the most conspicuous figures in the Baptist Convention, at Louisville, Ivy. He is engaged in missiona ry work in Havana, anl makes op. eucotrag- iug report of his work The valuable collection of coins made by the late John T. Raymond is now in the hands of Jlr. Lyman H. Low, of New York, who is cat aloguing them for a public sale to take place in the latter part of June. Professor Young, of Princeton, will observe the total eclipse of the sun in August^ next at Kireshama, in the government of Kostroma, Russia. His companions will be the scientific representatives of Russia and England. Gen. Lew Wallace, while in Philadelphia re cently, was given a reception by the Penn Club, a unique organiz itiou, with a strong mem bership, whose sole official business is to enter tain distinguished visitors to Philadelphia. Tlie most successful lecturer on astronomy in this country is Mr. Garrett P. Service, Pres ident of the "Brooklyn astronomical Society. He particularly excels in the lucidity of his ex planations and the beauty of his stereoptican illustrations. General William H. Payne, who 13 soon going to Europe, has resigned his position as a member of the Board of Visitors of the Univer sity of Virginia, aud Major Burr P. Noland, of Loudoun county, has been appointed by Gov ernor Lee in his stead. It is remarked that the handwriting of dis tinguished Bostonians is usually more delicate and perspicuous than that of New Yorkers. More pains is taken in forming the letters, and the tota result indicates more regard for neat ness and clearness, rather than despatch. Frances Ilodgson Burnett began her literary career at fourteen. Her first two sketches were printed in Godey’s Lady's Hook, for which she received $35. She gathered and sold wild "rapes in East Tennessee for money to buy the postage stamps which coveted the tra .amission of her stories. Empress Eugenie still hears tho traces of great aud delicate beauty, almost render.ngher age a mystery. Slender, erect, a id with i su perb figure, she is at once to be recogn'zoj as a grande dame, ller complexion is adit i-ably preserved; her hair, not yet white, s.iil shows tints of pale gold. Rev. J. A. Maxwell, of the Holiness Bind church, Louisville, Ky., is quite ill from the effects of arsenic contained in a glass of lem onade which he found in his pulpit, a fortnight ago, and drank. I le says this is the 'ourth time an attempt has bten made upon his life, and tie has put the matter in the hands of de tectives. All Wung Sing, the Chinese actor who is playing “'l he Golden Giant,” is twenty-nine years • it" age. 11a iias been on tho stage" only six months lie thinks each day will be his last in this world. In some way or other he has got the impression that danger lurks e icry- wliere in this country. He also cotnp ains that the cost of living is enormously high for a Chi naman.
