About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1887)
VOLUME ,XIIL—NUMBER 615. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27,1887. PRICE: $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Sbakmg Aaron the Bloody Chum. SOUTHERN WAR SONGS. Poetic Echoes From the Dead Past. THE SOUTH; Or, I Love Thee the More. Words by Mrs S It Marsehalk—Music by Duvernoy We are indebted to the gifted aDd patriotic authoress of the subjoined beautiful contribu tion to the war songs of the South for the op- jort unity of reproducing it in the columns of the Sunny Sooth. It was composed soon after the close of the war; and a year or so after ward* a musician namer I)uv<rnoy, a stranger to the authoress, s t it to mu ic, a id quite a large edition of r was printed and sold. In a note to us the authorfss laments the loss oi the only copy she had. and expresses a hop< that some f ind friend has ana would supply her with a e >py. Ilov.d tn*-e wh*n 8!rugg!iut:, and bleeding, ana sore— Bui now iitou art c<> qj«red, I love* thee the more. Gallant South! w.li-fft the gifted, ibe noble, the brave l>3«o»ed iwwarfl f/ bit le Hk* w.iv/» af’er wave— D j cermmed ro c 1 !- tor the laud hey ad- r* ; Thou 1> valu were tutlr * ff ns, I i< veth*e ihe more. B ig’ * S >*it ! though 'he wlotrrls closing around And fli ml .►<.»«» o • mmnn nowcarfei h gr<»ui:d, T y h -p.a , .dl-'» • l woods td, of valley and shore S iJ*!i»Hir. er—t lovo ibee tut- m»rn D* *i S'Mtb! thoug*' tbv beauMful forests and tills, Tuy em» r id valleys ana Mivery rills Are mi’ J ct. to strangers—uol free as of yore— T iub coa- ged and in torrow, 1 lovetbee the more S^eef South! lovely of b auMfnl flowers, r •oiiuhc.N now tiiv z- p-jyrs and f-»d» > tby bowers O-! 8*M»n nbult ttf spriUA tmte (by be;.ui’es restore And bloom o’er cur lost * ms—I love ibee the more. Dirllrg S'’U r M when I tblnk every forest and grove A .d valley h>iV- pillowed the beads t .at we 1< ve, Hoe echoed mot r»r-cry -ud drank of b-ilr gore, i feel thou a t e cr-d, and love lb -e tbe more. The Past, tin Preseit, u4 the Fitire of Oir fiontry. Written on April 15th, 1801, by Louis N. Faltigant. Graves of Confederate Dead at Mound City, Illinois. Editor Sunny South : Herewith I hand you for put hcati >n the names of the Confed erate aoidieis buried in the Mound City Na tioual Cemetery, at Mound City, Illinois, from the States <>i G orgia, Mississippi and Aiaba zna, believing your paper has a larger general circulation in the South than any other Sou>h en> paper. I though , you would gladly make room in the Sunny South for the n tines of our once bravo hoys in gray. Perhaps some of their relatives are among your su northers, and through its columns may find where their lost dead are tuned. They are laid to rest in a beautiful place, and their graves are well cared for; but it makes me feel sad when I visit their graves, for I know they 1 ve been missed from ihtir own dear sunny South. P ease s^Tid me some sample copies. 1 like the Sunny South ho much; will renew my subscription again, and will try to get some subnet ibers: names, regiments and states. William Hyett, company K, 34 h Georgia. H. II Watts, company F, 4l»t “ William Scott, company A, 52J “ W Smith, company C. odd “ T. '/. It an, company K, 40th “ John T. Fleming, compa’y —, 20 h Miss. William P. Crow. “ “ “ w. J B- g_'», compa’y C, HI “ Wilson Smith compa’y B, 10,h “ M .1 P- tier, compa’y C, “ 15 If "hotiias, compa’y B, 37 h “ J. A Bentley, cniupa’.v A, 37th Alabama. C Skinner, Compa’y B. 23 i “ R R Box, c .mpi’yG, 421 “ R. G. Harris, compa’y K, 421 “ The grams of the Con federate soldiers buried in the National cemeteries receive exactly the same attention as the graves of Uuion soldiers, except in the matter of head-stones. A strict construction of he law as it now stands does not authorize head-stones for the grave* of ■Confide ."-s, but it is thi ughl, however, that the i.f xt Congress will remedy this defect in the law. Mrs. W. C. N. Cairo, Illinois. [Primarily: During the fight there were rain storms. showers, lightning and thunder.] The spirit of heaven-born Liberty ever nerved the arms and fired the hearts of all true patriots of the past, as, of the genuine lovers and defenders of their country’s inde pendence: and, as long the people of Rome and of the Grecian States listened to, and adhered, to the wise teachings and oft forewarnings of their true and pure leaders—they prospered and were freemen; but when their counsels in time were disregarded, what Phillip’s armies (ailed to perform Phillip’s gold accomplished. Departure of the Mayflower. On September 6th, 1620, the Mayflower, la den with one hundred and two human sou's, in whose hearts yet nestled sparks of self lib erty, love of human rights and of cherished hopes, detachtd her moorings from Fngiish soil in search oi the new world, where they would be forever freed from the old world's injustice, and with its intolerance of freedom of thought, of conscience, and the prisons of its ruling tyrants. Their past trials as of their manhood efforts and with their child like faith in herself (Lib erty) had been witnessed with benign feelings; her heart filled with sympathy for the strag glings of the buoyed vessel sh altering her seek ers, she cared for the fragile little bark freight ed with the searchers of her home, and guided both to Plymouth Rock. With rejoicing hearts and with brightened anticipations the wearied voyagers feet trod the virgin earth of the New World, and with their wives and chil dren, with bent knees and bowed heads, aspi rated forth h* art-felt thanks to the Lord God who had safely led them through all perils over the ocean’s wilds, when Montezuma’s God had dis ippeared beneath the western ho- risou—with mirds quieted and with trusts partly realized—'hey rested. The Prophecy- During their peaceful slumbers the Nestor of the flock prophetically in an cihereal vision saw their future, lie, in a slumber-trance liea-d Libeity’s spirit voice, “as Abrabrm was promised that his descendants should numbtr alike grains of sand on the seashore, so shall your followers aggiegate to rival the glittering srarry genis spangling the heavens. Bur. b. ware to not. leave a legacy of puritanic and oi European itr purit o~: for I assure you, should you bequeath particles of their frenzy, sewn sister stars for awhile will secede from jour heavenly einb em, and the earth and the waters stall be drenched with life blood of your posterity!'’ Fulfilment of -ho Prophecy. Snuih Carolina’s children wearied by Lin coln’s delays and doubting* at 4:30 o’clock a. rn . op the morning of Anril 12:h. 180 1 . as saulted Fort Sumter; that hour laugurated fratricidal strife between brothers—the flowing of kindred gore; and creation’s fiery eye refused its brightness and the heavens veiled from mortal’s sight. Liberty whb h :r mar tyred co-spirits in her train, attracted by the din of war. left her peaceful abode and with agonized hearts viewed the presented sad spectacle; with watered eyes they rained down showers of tears filled with electrical light ning flashes upon her votaries. The electric shocks turned aside the life destroying mis siles ai n*d in anger at each other, thus shield ing all from mortal death! Gallantly was the battery assaulted and as valiantly Kentucky s’ son defended; and thirty- four hours lasted the tight, but by balls aud shells Sum er fell. Ouly tha brave can meet the brave; imbued with Marion’s gallant man hood the warriors of Morris at each discharge covered Anderson’s tuns, and in the surrender, with uncovered beads wi:h the battery’s com mander parted. Courageously ha i the l’almet- to boys and the K -ntuckian b..rne themselves in th* ordeal Auderson’s issued orders were “to fight the bat eries—not men;” and notable the after resul. of the contest, as not a human life was sacrificed! THOMASVILLE FEVIALE COLLEGE, THOMASVILLE, N. C. Echoes From the West. U. S. Indian School, Etc. No. 15 Dear Sunnt South: Our last dropped its ff at Grand Junction, Colorado. We waited with a sharp appe ite for breakfast, and not lorg after that meal, with butfew waili: geere- ;e«, was dispatched, the wife of the princi pal of (be IT. S Indian school, situated two milts out of town, drove in for us, ard soon set us down at the door of an imposing struct ure, and very soon after her good husband, the Uev. Thomas Griffith, ushered us into the cbafel and right into the midst of our young red brethren aud sisters. Our “brother in red’’ smiled pleAsantly upon us and we did not fear, but felt comfortable, and were right-down g!ad to make the acquaintance of these wards of our government, as-'p. Jf von arfsltke this writer yoiy will never It THE QUEER TO THE PRESIDENT. Response of Queen Victoria to Presi dent Cleveland’s Congratulations. Washington, August 16 —The followi. g re ply to the president’s congratRia’ory telegram, sent on the occasion of her jubilee celebration, ha* just, been received from Queen Viet >ria: Victoria, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ,'rela'd. Quer n, defender of th faith. Empress of India, &c., Ac , to th* president ol the United Staus ot America sendeth greeting—Our Friend. We have rec- ived from the hands of Mr. Phelps, United States minister at our court, the fitter which you addressed to ns on the 26th of May iiast, and in which you convey your congratula tions and those of the people of the .United -rotates, on the occasion of the celebration of -ihe 50th anniversary bf our accession to the throne. We request you to accept our best {hanks for this proof of friendship and good orjll which, with similar proofs, we have le ceired from the rulers and people of other states, bas caused us the most sincere grstifica- tiim. In thanking you also for the choice which you hsve made of Mr. Phelps to be in terpreter of your sentiments on this occasion, we request you to accept in return our best -wishes for your own uninterrupted happiness aud welfare, and for the prosperity of the.Uni ted States of America. And so we recommend you to the protection of the Almighty. Given at our court, at Windsor castle, the eighteenth day of Jaly in the year of our Lord 1887, and in the fifty first year of our reign. Tour good friend, Victoria, R. 1. Salisbury. Miss Susan B. Anthony will spend October in Kansas, boldirg an equal suffrage conven tion at the home of each of the nine Congress- jnen of that State. Titles. We do Dot wonder that Horace Greeley de clin'd having the “Honorable” tacked to his name, for titles are now a-days a perfi ct drug Most of those who can. use the genuine article, while many others content themselves with cruut rfdt dignity, behind which their name basks in grandeur like a h >g on the sunny side of his sty. We saw a hand-bill gome time sine* which announc-d that “J*btz Willough by, Esq., more universally known as the N.c- romaucer of the blast ” would perform some sle-got of band tricks in some country vill g-, tickets twelve and a half cen s; and the super numeraries of our theatres (who are now call'd “auxiliary ladies and gentlemen”) will soon be announced on the posters as “the Hon. Messrs" and “the Ladies” “Men” aid “women” are much rarer than Ftjee mer- m aids. A contemporary publ'shes the following wholesome c mimeutou “Titles,” addressed by Gen. Charles Lee to Patrick Henry, when the ia'ter was Governor of Virginia: “There is a barbarism ceptin amongst us that sh cks me ex'remely. I mean those tin sel epil Ijets with which s/e are so bespaltrued— His Excellence’ and ‘His Honor,’ the -honor able Press ent’ of some houo aole’ convention This fulsome, nauseating cant may be well muigh adapt'd 'oba> bar-ius monarchies, or to gra'iiy the unadulterated pride of the magnifici in pompous ar.smcrscie*; but in a great, free, hi nly commonwealth it is quite abominable. For my own pot, I *< uht a. lief etiew bitter aloes as be crammed with "your Excellency,’ with wldch lam drily pesterd How much more true dignity was there in the simplicity of address among the Romans—Marcus i’ul lius Cicero, D< cirno Bruto Impiratoii, or Cat ■ Marceilo Co sul—than in IPs Ex-ellencv, Ma jor Gm. N'lodle, or in tbe Hon. J hn Noodle! My o> jec ions are perhaps trivial and wbinisi cal. but 1 ca' not help stating them. Tnere fore, should I sometimes address you without tseking on ‘Your Excellency,’ you must not es teem it a m rk of ptrsoual or official disre- spret, but the reverse. Charles Lee.” “Baising Corn, Hot Hell.” [Bostou Herald ] The Macon, Ga., Telegraph answers the Hartfo d CourarVs question, whether seces sion would be treason now, by saying: “So far as the Telegraph is concerned, it thinks that the crops this year have never been excelled in the history of the country. This assures pros perity for another year, and money to carry forward the Southern boom. The wheels of our factories are tu-ning, miners are delving in our hits, the smoke of our blast furnaces in vades the heavers, and hope eternal beams upon the faces of our people. The Courant is answered.” This is a proper answer t ■ an im pertinent question. It might be boiled down by saying that the South has taken the advice once offered, and is raising corn, and not hell, and is looking forward, and not backward. -nw weary Iva ching this Principal and his Various assistants in the school and how they manage thesa sturdy boys and gi-ls Con nected with the Reboot is a large farm where the boys are taught manual labor, which they do not seem to wish to shitk Tney are—'he most of them—apt students and are not so lazy and trifling as many think hey are In many respec s they are more easily disciplined and ars better behaved than white hoys and girls. Though they live in the same building ai d eat in the same room, they rarely quarrel aud nev er fight. Of course if you get one out of hu mor he knows how to be stubborn to an extent that would put a mule to shame. They talk rather loud and walk heavily, but o-herwise are very orderly. They fall into line aim march to their meals and when around the table wail for tbe blessing to be asked and then begin operations with a manner that would shame the conduct of many white college boys that I have seen under like circumstances. These IudiaLS are of the Uies, and as I have said, lea n readily. They especial.y lake to music, penmanship, and excel in matnematics I enjoy hearing them sing. Have seen many classes in music among the whites which did not resp »nd so read ly when difficult questions were propounded. One of the smallest boys who writes very well, wrote a letter to the President not long ago; and President Cleve land took time in tbe press of his uiauj duties to, with his own hand, wr te several pag s in reply to the boy’s letter, giving good advice as to study and behavior. These U.es are won derfully pleased with “Washington,” as they call the President. They regard him as the center and circumference of all authority in these Uniied Slates. If all our Presidents would take more time to look after our red brothers aud less in allowing interviews to scheming politicians, I, for one, would think more of him. During my stay among these students I min gled with them freely, and found them polile and read* enough to make friei dships with the whit* man When I bade them farewell they responded heartilj and I was sorry to p irt wim thpm In the Uev. Thomas Gr ffith th? government has certainly secured the s rvices of a faiihiul aud efficient instructor. His pupils, it seem* without an exception, greatly love and respect him But here we arc lingering in Colorado. The next wi 1 certainly land us in Utah I’. L Stanton. U. S. Indian School. July, 1887. F'or tbe Sunny South. THE EVENING HOUR. [BY LUTHER G RIGGS ) Whe" tbe loe*. brfghl h*nr *, ;m- numbered, And therayiigbr b-aiuy ai 'i Wnen tbe sra s ih- tr iTg t:y watch-fires Kindle in the ziiresrios- W at Is Mia- widen, a-* ntiv stealing l»i* iniliee o’ -r tn* musing miDd. C ''ms we b w ivwi r I ihengbt aud feeling, Witha mag c und. fi.itdT H i»l ! the dash of dl'tnnr w;.' PrSf Mumi’ring in iheTr cea** -ss pi .y, C? e* uoou 'he brea'.n of *v. nt-ig. fbending ei h 'b me-T-biru’s ay; Wi.* nee in* paw,. tn i s.rtngely »„ay9 us As we tfa-rnat rnvsT"* fn e. Bringing back swt e* f <i-T niem’r'.es Witur egiancesof me n’ooo? Now the eyeeing-srar arises Brigntly e’er ihe w. n .eu bill, til ulna wl h II r mwlow radio ca Field aud fores., fouut -*nd ml; K ow at rbou whence Ihls-rr.e germtlon, S Irrtue e en Ihe rpunt 1 f e.,rs? Wnv Ihe glaiic, su q . ck a.", s* rening, Hackwarc fie s to c.:l dho-td s yeare? Is 'T menul^ -‘ of tl e w*d v-.ied , Where it!" *d— / 1J |t I.amti f Iru n br*V*r. OX m? H Hin t-1 »o i* in # c-H— , -v?-' 0 • (•- mild eia c~ of -u*- o.oui'T. c v » Tua av.afcrB the m>s ic spelif D ♦'p within that Opel* 1* centered, Y t wtiat r 'jau «p» an ibe whole? W o reveal the bid leu pow-r O h i » r aPk#', niytr? r*ou whol t E- r tin*xp'a’ned. present Wi h our spirP. dwe"9 rhe power P -i- nt mu* «o m*»v- or hw ty u< In ihe peu-iv* ♦ veoo’ie nom! Louisiana. Natchitoches Overflowing with En thusiasm—Five Thousand People Present—Long Procession of Veterans — Veterans’ Be nevolent Associations of Central Lou isiana. Editor Sunnt South: Knowing the inter est that cur Southland takes in anything the veterans of the ‘ lost cause” do, I will attempt 10 give you an account of the veterans’ re union at ibis I'lrce. Of course it will be need less to say anything about our old city. It s nearly a< old as Philadelphia, and our country is looming up and will soon be the garden spot of fair Louisiana. For sometime pist the people of the city and the _ surrounding country have been making preparation and looking forward with ' t'icustirejior i*e !> h. the ij ,v unpointe'j, WASHINGTON CITY. Reminiscences of Distin guished Public Men. Incidents Which Have Transpired at the National Capitol. Eloquence of Wm. C. Preston. William C. Preston of South Carolina was the most finished orator that I have ever heard. Feeble in frame, and suffering under an affec- of his lungs, his voice, weak at first, would gradually become stronger 88 he proceeded, and rising with his subject from one burst of elo quence to another, still higher and higher, he enchained and fascinated his vast audiences by his glowing and fervid eloquence. I remember on one occasion, when he was called on to speak at a Whig convention, he was at first almost ’uaudible, except to those immediately around him. Some one, eager to catch his glowing words, then inconsiderately asked him to raise his voice a little higher; then the mighty spirit of oratory burst the shackles which restrained it as he exclaimed, “Would to God my voice could be heard to tbs uttermost confines of the republic; it is my voice, my friends, not my heart, that fails me.” Torrents of tbe noblest eloquence flowed from his inspired tongue. Watched with most anxious solicitude by his at entive auditory, they several times begged him to forbear “One word more,” and the lightning flashes of bis genius but preceded the thundering of his eloquence; would space per mit, I would despair of conveying an idea of this soul-stirring triumph of mind over matter He concluded by an earnest appeal to Heaven for the preservation of the American Union. Jackson Makinq Tetotums. I see reprinted a song entitled “Johnson’s Wife of L misiana,” with a note stating that it was addressed to the wife of Col. Richard M. Johnson, who was Vice-President under Van Buren. This is not so. Thesong, which is a parody on “Roy’s Wife of Aldavalloch,” was written by a Sju.U Carolina congressman i allied Davis, in compliment to tbe wife of Senator Henry Johnson, a leading Louisiana Whig before the war This Mrs. J ihnson, Mis. Florida White (is she was called) and Mrs. Williams (formerly Mrs. Douglas) were regarded by old stager* as the mo l biamiful women that ever graetd society at Washington Mr. Davis, who wrote the parody, was very witty, and was an ardent suoporterof John C. Calhoun. When President Jackson isRued his famous proclamation aeainst nullification, as it began to exhibit itstlf in South Carolina, Mr. Davis reviewed the document in a public speech, and ridiculed the author unmercif illv, saying, among other things: “If Old Hickory must be amused, now that he is in his dotage, let us give him a tetotum.” S ime one sent a report of the speech to Gen. Jackson, who was Elisha A. Welch, the original “Tankee clock” man, died Mordajr at Forestville, Con necticut, aged seventy-eight. At the age of twenty one he started in business for himself, with two employes, making clocks. Hi* goods were peddled all over the country fifty yeare ago, and from two tbe number of his employes reached a thousand. He leaves an estate worth over $3,000,600. Voice and Character. Goldsmith say.-: “The loud laugh bespeaks the vacant mind.” We are apt 10 ju-ige of ck trader by the voice, and nothing charms more than a low, sw> et tone. The pitch of tbe voice is no mean index of the degree of culti- va-ion in the speaker. It, perhaps more than anything else, betokens refinement and good tas'e, or til* reverse. A harsh or loud voice in conversation destroys tbe har nonv and wounds ihe ears of ad hearers, wu l« a proper- 1\ modula-ed and s\ mpaih tic one attracts ail, and makes e ren those who are not participants in the colloquy, at least sharers id the quiet enjoyment of ihe hour. It s imposgib'e to dissociate b udunss of voice in a woman from lack of refine nent and col ure. Tbe vi g- nera lv di-t nguisb's tbe tliorough-br*d gen tleman or quae as completely as the dress or manner. Oi course these remarks are to be applied to persons who liva iu c- ias; for it is an old and trite observation that people who live habitually in the country, whatever t.h- ir degree of refinement, are generally loufer voiced and have voices falter in tone man those who are city bred. This mast be accounted for on the score of robust health, for certainly in the stillness and quiet of the country, there is less need for the loud tones than in the ci y where the daily noises of the streets have to ne overcome before tbe voire can reach the listener’s ear. Shakspeare made the oistinc- tiou to which we refer wne i he telis ns that “a sweet, low voice is an excellent thing in Excellent Interest Hules. For finding the inters it on any principal for any Dumber of days. The answer in each case being in cents, separate be two right- nand figures of aus wt-r to express it in dollars and cents: Four per cent.—Multiply the principal by the number of days to run; separa e right- band figure from product, an f divide by 0 Five per cent.—Multiply by nu liber of dayr and divide by 72 Six per cent —Multiply by number of days; separate right-hand firure, and divife by 6 Eight per cent —Multiply by number of lays, and nivid* by 45 Nine per ceut.—Multiply by number of days; separate right-banil figure, aud divide oy 4. Ten per cent.—Mu tiply by number of days, and div.de by 36. 'Twelve per cent..—Multiplv by number of days; separate right-hand figure and divide by 3 Fifteen per cent.—Multip'y by number of days, and divide by 24 F.ighteen per cent—Multiply by number of days; separate right-haud figure and divide by 2 Twenty per cent —Multiply by number of days, and divide by 18. Tweii’v-four per cent—Multiply by num ber of days, and divide by 15. Convenient for Reference. When computing interest at four p*r ceDt., two places pointed off from the right of ih* principal gives the interest upon it for ninety days. At 5 per cent t wo places pointed r'ff gives the interest for 72 days At 6 “ 44 «* 00 Hays At 8 “ 44 ** 45dai * At 9 “ 44 4'>daj8 At 10 “ 44 *4 oddays At 12 “ 44 ‘4 8rtdays At 15 “ 44 “ 24 days AI 18 “ 44 *4 2" Hays At 20 “ *» «* 18 days At 24 “ 44 ‘4 15da$s The Amoskesg Cotton Mdls are the larges-, in New E gland, The corporation hae paid an average dividend of ten per cent, per aunum for the last ten years. Nearly fifty years ago William S. Wilcox, of Providence, R. I., settled in the Sandwich Is lands and married a half-breed. King Kala- kaua took a fancy to one of the eons and sent him to a military academy in Italy. He re cently married a memoer of the princely house of Coionna, into which Mies Mackay married. Directions for Restoring Persons Ap parently Dead from Drowning. 1. U se no time. Carry out these directions on tbe -pot. 2 Remove the froth and mucus from the mo .Hi and mm'riis. 3 H -Id the body, for a few seconds onli, with tue head hantin; down, so that the waier l av ruu out oT the lumis and windpipe. 4. Loo** n all tight articles of clothing about y M- Oain, of Grant Parish the to ck and chest. 5 See that ihe tongue is pulled forwar i if it fail* bick into tbe throat. B taking h >ld of it with a baud rcliief it will not sbp. 6 It the breathing has ceased, or nearly so, it must be stimulated by pressure o the chest with the hands, in iin U'ioii of the ' atural breathing; forcibly exp' Ling the air from the lungs and allowing it to re-eu er and expand them by the elasticity of the rios R-meiub r that this is the most imp ‘ r aI1T ' *trp H ll. To do it readily, lay the person on hi* hack, with a cushion, pillow, or some firm substance under the shoulders; then press with ihe flat of the hands over the lower part of the breast b >n* and the upper part of the abdomen, keepiug up a regular repetition and relaxation of pr< s*ure t «enty or thirty times a minute. A pressure of thirty pom ids may be applied with safety to a grown person. _. . . 7 Rub the limbe with the bands, or with dry cloths, constantly, to aid the circulation and keep the bod; warm. 8. As soon as tbe person can swalmw give a tablespoonful ol spirits in hot water, or some warm tea or coffee. „ 9. Work deuberately. Do rot giv? up to quickly. Success has rewarded the eff irta of hours —Boston Medical and Surgical Journal Denver promises to become, in Western phrase, the ecclesiastical centre of the country. It already has a cathedral, the only one belong ing to the Protestant Episcopal Church, and a Jesuit college, the finest in the land, will soon be built there. union'andto htve a glorious time. f The day dawned bright and beautiful, and seemed to welcome the numerous glad-hearted visit ire who c ime pouring ill at a very early houi from the ptrishesof Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Di S >to, Red River and Sabiue, and trom New (ir.eans, Shrev. p rt a d other cities. At ten o'clock the profession formed on Second street, near the Court House, and marched through the to vn Ui the stand erected in a beautiful pm grove on the Northern lim bs of th- city. Seats were provided for the vast throng on the incline aTove tbe stand. The stand for the speakers, band and choir («on.posed of ladies) was beautifully decorated with .he national colors, red, white and bine, harmoniously festooned, and with evergreens, the work of onr patr otic laoies. Ovt r the fron hung the pictures of Lee and Jackso' ; also several old flag*, all batile-scar- re i, that told the boys in giay tought bravely t> i be end. Tbe . xercises were inaugurated by Col. D. Pier.ou calling the meeting to order by norni- Dating Msj W E Rusaell Pr silent. The following Secre-aries were then i ppointed H. G. G Oifwin. of tbe Colfax Chronicle; H. H, Ilarg'ove, of theN'-w Orleans Picayune; A. V Carter, of th* Robeliie Reporter; C. V Porter, of the Democratic Review; J. P. Clarkson, of the C.uiha'ta Citizen; J T. Wallace, of the CaMwe I Watchman, and W. H. Tuunard press reporter. Hon. R S. Calves, Mayor of Natchitoches, was then intinduced and welcomed the visitors an 1 tendered the hospitalities of the city in a few well choBen words After music, by tbe band, tbe ladits’ choir sang “Bonnie Blue Fla.».” Senator B. F. Jo ins was then in reduce f and entertained the v ist audie ice with a m ist, eloquent oration, re plete with patriotic senrime t, covering a re view ot Ihe past, tin cause of beee -a'tiering* and the hriv> ry with which the Southern peo ple Diet w lh heir misfortunes. “All that was left of the C mfederacy wa* the history of th* heioic nets of toe ‘ Bovs n Gray.” and it would never be *ritt‘", until the survivors of th* struggle bad pissed away. He .paid gl twins tr'bu’e to the iiiviuci lilit.y f f the Am*rcan Volunt-er So'd ery es d murstr ted by th - deadly s niggle; and tone nu ly ai uded to th. mother*, wives, sisters and maidens of th* Sou h, in laying upon a com non altar their loved ones.” Mr Jones wa* followed bv Attorney Gen er»L M. J Cunningham, who was introduced as “Our Jo. ; ’as we all hope to see tim the next Governor of ihe Stat<. He is a native of our citv, and ha* always proven true to the ini*rest.s of bis pe"pl ' and State. Colonel Divd i’ierson, of the 3rd La., I fantry, now Julie of 11 h Juficitl District, closed the ora'ions lor the nay with one of the finest ef- f r « o' his lif*, ending w tb the beautiful po em. “Th* Blue and the Gray.” Then dinner w*s anuoti ced. and 1 will only sav ti.ere was an abunda nce of every'hing; all enjoyed an hour or two beneath the pines, afier.wlncu musii by the ladies’ choir ai d ba d (til old war i-ongs and air-), a t*r which the Vet- rans Benevolent Asvci itnei of Cen- ral L >u s ana, was organized, by electing H. it Parish, Pr- S'dent; and for ViuePresi lent, R C Jims <»• Mmne.oia, J F. S tilth, Sa d ie; Dtniei Gtd ieu«, Red River; D Pi"rson, NuCiieC >e»; C. C Nash, Grant. J. M. McCain, ot Mon goinerv. was eieetef Ge rr.l bee et.rv, and W C. Ku*seU, of Natcuitoches, Treasurer Aft*r singing the Veterans arij mrned to meet again next year at a p'ace to be decided u n n. The occa- - to i was a gl iroaa day for tbe old soldiers, and a pi« aa-ul one for the people of our city. The veterans’ ball wouud up the festivities Tne large hall, Lacost. was brilliantly illnmi- nated, aud tastefully decorated with the na il mal colors, flags, mottoes and evergreens. The ball will long be remembered by those wno are fond of the dauc , as it proved a grand suc cess in every respect. Thus ended the Vet erans Reunion at Natchitoches. Natchit'icheB, Louisiana. • PEBSONAL MENTION, What the People Are Doing and Saying. Senor Barzillo, Vice President of Honduras, is traveling in this country. Some of General Grant’s funeral expenses, chargeable to the Government are still unpaid. Mrs. Ellis, an American lady, is physician to the queen of Corea, at a salary of 518,000 a year. Joseph Watson, of Huntington, I’a., has a hickory rocking-chair that has been in use fat 118 years. London Truth says the Prince of Wales has presented Buffalo Bill with a horse Bhoe pin set with diamonds. Gov. Ames, of Massachusetts, has a daughter named Evelyn, who is said to be the finest Latin scholar in Boston. J. F. Harrison, Jr., of Alabama, has been elected Adjutant Professor of Natural Sciences of Randolph Macon College. Chang Taj an, the Chinese Minister to the United States, Spain and Peru, has arrived in London on his way to New York. Senator Sherman has been appointed a di rector of the Washington Monument Associa tion in place of the late General Dunn. John Ciay, the last son of Henry Clay, died on his farm near Lexington, Kv , on the 10th instant, aged 67 yeare. He was childless. M. Heredia, the French Minister of Com merce, is a Cuban half-breed. M. Rochefort invariably reiers to him as “the Ministerial nigger.” If Stanley survives his present expedition he will receive .?.o0 000 from a London publish er for a volume descr ptive of his Cougo ex plorations. Marshall I’. Wilder ha* been miking an au tograph album of his hat-Iiniug, aud has got it quite c wered with the names of the great folk of England. G-neral 1’. II. Sheridan will be the guest of the Massachusetts Command, ry of the Milita ry Order of the Loyal Legion, s m time (lur ing Septembi r. At Perugia, Italy, Miss Lawson, a young American artist, has reactive 1 a diplomt for proficiency iu sculp.ure, particularly for a statue of Savonarola. Considerable excitement has been cause 1 oy the rt j :ction of P.otessor Virchow as a can delate for the rectors ip of the Beilin Univer sity because of his liberal opinions. Eiison sends up from L.awellyn parkevary night a small b vllo >u be.d by a wire. Tas balloon bears an elec ric ligit, which at tne height of 4,009 feet or so it is impossible to dis til guish from a star. Sixteen Anglo Indingiri compositors and a woman proof reater now find employment on the Bombay Gazette. 1 1~ is tte first occasion bas j^*i!T.iYi‘5u V b , ^ tpr y, whe** —-■-'in’s worth b h “"‘ 1 ' The poet Whittier is at present sojourning at Sturtevant Farm on Sunset Hill, Centre torous head, the scoundrel The “Foraging” Lawyer. Leslie Coombs, a great friei.d of Henry Clay, and a popular stump speaker, used to tell a good story about Counsellor Higgins. He was xceedingly adroit in defending a prisoner, and wou'd sometimes almost laugh down an indict ment for a small offence. A fellow (one Smith) being on trial for stealing a turkey, the conn- seller attempted to give a good-humor turn to the affair. “Why, gentlemen of the jury,” said b*, “this is really a small affair, I wonder any one would bring such a complaint into court; if we are going on at this rate we shall have business enough on our hands. Why, L recoli*ct when I was at college that nothing was more common than to go out foraging. W* did not get the poultry too often in the same place, and there was no harm done, no fault found.” Notwithsianding this appeal tilt jury convicted the prisoner. Afrer the court rosn, one of the jury, a plain old farmer, meet ing the counsellor, complimented his ingenuity in the defence. “And now, squire,” said he, fixing a knowing lo >k upon him, “I should lik* to ask you a question; wnich road do you take in goiDg home, the upper or the lower*” ‘ The lower.” answered the cotinseller. “ Weil, then, it’s no matter; I only wanted to observe that if >ou were going my way I would just jog on be fore and lock up my henhouse.” The Patriotic Meagher. Tbe death of Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, who was accidently drowned at Fort Benton on the 1st of July, 1867, cast a gloom over his many personal friends at Washington. During be war Gen. Meagher ominand*d the famous Irish Briaade, recruited in New York, and at Ga ne’s Mills, Antietain, and, in fact, through out the camp tigiis of the Army ot the Potomac, he won a high reputation for gallantry He first became known to the world through his connection with the ill-fated attempt at revolu tion in Ireland in 1848. in conseiuence of which was condemned to a long term of penal servi tude Ha made hie escape after a shm time, however, and takiug up his r-sidence in this couni ry married the daughter of a wealthy paten -medici ie manufacturer. Soon afterjthe commincemeut of the War be obtained a commission as brigadier-ge. eral, and serving with distinction to the end, was appointed secretary of Montana H became acting gov ernor of that Territory, and wasactively engag ed iu organizing volunteers for service against the Indians. He was at F »rt Benton on offi tial business, wheu he, through some accident fell from the deck of a steamer m tne eveniug and was drowned. John C. Breckinridge—Correction. ’iditor Sunnt Bouts: Iu an article on Lex- ingtoo, Kentucky, inn recent is*ne. yon make a curious error in stating that Ex-Vice Presi dent John C. Breckinridge was a graduate of a L xington, (Ky ,) College. G«n Breckiu- ndge graduated at Center College, Danville, Kentneky, of which his brother-in-law, Rev. John G Young, D D.L L D , was the dear ly lovi d and honore 1 President for over thirty vearn. I have often heard the old residents of Danville cell with relish of the General’s pranks and escapades daring his ooilege life there. Respectfully, Correction. August 14, 1887. Lincoln and the Fractious Republi cans. Abraham Lincoln was much tr- ubled a few weeks after his iuaugura ion by rival facti ins of the California R-publicans. One of them was headed by Col. B.itler, a brother of Gau. Ban Butler, and had the eudor*ement of Sena -or Baker of Oregon, who was regarded as the President’s most intimate frieud. The other wing was under the g neralship of J. W. Sun onion, who had been for s uue vears tbe Washing'on correspondent of a New York pa per, and who had recently gone toCa'i oruia to lake charge of a newspauer at Ban Francisco On the morning ot the 20 ,a of March, by ap poiutment, the “rival houses” mot in the re ception-room of President Lincoln, where Mr. .monton made a long speech, commenting very severely upou the course pursued by S n- ator Baker and Col. Butler, and on conclud ing, presented a'memorUlemb'idying his views, aud containing charges agaiust the private character of Col. Butler, signed by hi naeif and bis friends. President Lincoln listened witn attention, and taking the memorial, remarked: “Gentlemen, I have heard yonr protest, bat this me norial cannot be placed on file—I shall consign it to the flames.” To the surprise of Simonton and the other signers the aition to the word, and as the paper bl tzed up in the grate, he remarked; “I have known Col. Baker, gentlemen, for thirty-five y. ars, and am pro bably better acquainted with him than you are.” Of coarse, there was an awkward silence and a a sudden with-drawal, bat later in the day the protesting delegation was recalled into the presidential preseuee, where they received as surances that the ffices on the Pacific coast would be impartially distributed among Re publicans. Late that afternoon, Col. Butler’a son, George (who has recently foilow- d him over the dark river), met Simonton in the offi * of the Western Union Telegraph Company, near the National Hotel, and proceeded with a cane to give him a sound thrashing for having slandered his father. Simonton took to his heels and ran across the avenue, followed by Butler, and disappeared through the back door of a store. Harbor, and on pleasant days may be found resting under the shadow of a big pine, re ferred to in one of his poems. Samuel C. DaviR, the richest man in Sk Louis, is worth $8,000,000—all i'lhertied at tue death of his father a few years ago. He is about 50 years old, and wort* a. m= ury goods house from 8 to 3 o’clock daily. Alfred Krupp bequeathed $250 000 - for the benefit of employees. Ills sou Friedrich has added $125,000 to the am iuut for the people of Es-ien. Tue town council of Essen has voted $15,000 for a statne o f Krapp. Westford. Vt., has a veteran of the Mexican War in G. R. Joslyn, sevenr.v-two years old. He fought at Monterey and B una Vista, and was sent with the first Government wagon train overland to California in 1848. Percy Ashland, of A Irian, Mich , a 14 year old boy, has returned h ime after a jaunt of 25,000 miles. He made hi* owu way with a boo.black’s kit, never paid fare, aid daring his tw> years’ absence always sioppad at ho tels. Joseph Francis, the famous inventor of life saving apparatus, who has long been a resi dent of New Jersey, has gone to Sau Diego, Cal., to live permanently. Mr. Fraucis is now 80 years old. He is accompanied by his son, who is past 50 ye trs old. The royal family of Portugal is quite capa ble of earning a living by handicraft in case of necessity, Qieen Mar a I’ia being a skillful potter, King Dorn Luis a sculptor of acknowl edged m -rU. and tli* Crown l’rmce Dom Car los an amateur locksmith. Ex-Senator Thurman xccently said: “lam only a poor old ghost wandering along tue banks of the Styx and waiting for old Charm to come over in his boat for me.” _ Last fall, in Cincinnati, he said: “I’m waiting for the grim ferryman to row me over the Styx ’ Old man Billy Henley, the faithful old ser vant of G meral Tooinos, is very ill in Wash ington. and will pro abiy not recover. He followed his master for over sixty jrears and is eighty years of age. He is receiving every attention that skill and kindness can suggest. Philip James Bliley, author of * Kestus,” is util a vigorous and active rnvu, thoug i he was born a year before Waterloo His great poem has passed through thirty editions in America to eleven in Engl tnd, aud he would musn .ike to visit this country, but hesitates to do so at his age. Miss L. A. Churchill, tbe author of “My Girls,” is one of the world's busy women, who can ran a railroad as well as write a pithy par agraph. S e 18 the private secretary of t ie superintendent of a New E igland railroad, aud has had much to do with railroahng in recent years. Mr. Oscar G. Sawyar, who recently died in New Yarn, was one of -he finest "orr*sp ind ents attach'd to the New Y >rk Herald Far many years he rendered i Hi teut »*rvic* by his ample and scholarly ac u its of stiontifis aud historical gatherings. Toe Herald treated him as well as ae served the Herald. Mrs. Sarah Patera, wife of tne British Con sul at Philadelphia in 1817, foundeldjriug uer residence there a sebo ll of design for v tinen, which has grown to be tue lirgest insumtioo of the kind in the c inntry. Tne Puiiadelp ita Record speaks with pride of the prospers of the school for the coming year. Kate Shelley, the young girl who a c tuple of years ago saved a passeuger train fr nil de struction at a wrecked railroad bridge near Heney Creek, la., is now visiting the East for the first time. Miss Shelley wears a massive gold m xUi, the gift of the Iowa S ate Legisla ture, and enjoys, despite the Inter-3 .ate Com merce Commission, a life piss upon any rail road in the land. Dr Charles W. Dabney, Jr., late Coear' ‘ and Director of the Experiment Station of North Carolina, and one of the most enthusias tic and well equipped woi kers for the s^reail of sound industrial education in the South, has been elected President of the University of I'euneseee, at Knoxville, an ins'itmion where special attention is given to scientific farming, mining and the practical arts. It ia not generally knowa that the princess of Wales’ daughters are not only accomplished tricycle riders and graceful ska era, bu.at no-t beat their pet brother, Prince George, in the smartness, strength and dexterity with which they can row. Iu Norfolk they often take their royal mama for a litlie voyage and their healthy and handsome o wnnlexioua show th u a love of fresh air and outdoor exercise is no mere taste of yesterday.
