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> VOLUME XIII.—'NUMBER 620. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1S87. PRICE: $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. Sbasing Across the Bloody Ohasra. SOUTHERN WAR SONUS. Poetic Echoes From the Dead Past. MORE CRUEL THAN WAR. r- [Daring the confinement as prisoners of war, at Camp ('base, Oh o, a young Tennesseean who had been fatally wounded, having been told by the phys cian that he was dying, called to his side a fed jw-prisoner. Col. Hawkins, of South Carolina, and, taking from bis bosom a lock of shining brown hair, handed it to the Colonel, requesting that it should be buried with him, as it was the parting gift of bis affi anced bride, a beautiful and accomplished young lady of Nashville A few hours after his death a letter came for him from the young lady, and, as he had been directed, Col. Haw kins broke it open to read and ans ver it. It was merely a brief, cold note breaking the en gagement. After read ng it Col. H. replied in the following beautiful lines. “B. B.”] THE HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY. BT SAMUEL WOODWORTH. Editor Sunny South: In your issue of Seatember 3rd, yon ask for the text of “The Hunter, of Kentucky.’’ I send it, copied from an old song-hook published somewhere about 1830. It is quite a medley of sentimental and patriotic songs—especially songs of the Naval battles—"The Gnerriere and the Constitu tion,’’ “Perry’s Victory,” “Wasp and Frolic,’’ “Hornetani Peacock,’’ ‘ Lawrence the Brave,’* etc., etc. I also enclose, thinking it may suit your corner for “Scuthern War Songs,’’ “Le Brave ties Braves," some lines on the famous recon- noiBsauce of J E. B. Stuart; and some others that speak for themselves, as they are exactly as when written on that, now discolored pa per, twenty-seven years ago. Hoping they may prove acceptable, I re main, Yours Truly, L. S. McNeil. 89 St. Emanuel, St. Mobile, Ala., Sap. 19, 1887. “Y» gentlemen and ladles fair W.io grace tDis famous city. Jus- listen If y u’ve time to Bpare, Wane 1 rehearse a city, Niw for an opp -rtunlty, Conceive yourselves quite lucky, For Mis not often here von see A hut>'»r from Kentucky; On, Keniuckyl me ntimers of Kentucky, Tae hunters of Kentucky. We are a hardy free-born race, Eicb man to fear a stranger; Woate’er the game, we ] -in in chase. Dosplstug toil and danger; And It a daring foe annoys, Whatt’er his strenv'h and forces, We’d show him that Kentucky boys Are • alligator horses.” On, Kentucky etc. I s'pose yon’ve read It In the prints, How Puckenham attempted To makeold Hicxory J mksou wince, B it soon his scnemes repented; For we wilh r fl -s ready cocked Thought sucu occasion lucky. Ann soon arouou rue G tueral flock’d The hunters ot Ksuiucky. On! Kentucky, etc. You've heard I s’pose how New Orleans Isfim- d for wealth aud beauty— Tnere’8 girls ot every hue It seems, Fr tm si o*y white lo sooty. S • P ckei ham he male bis brags, I- ue iu flibt was many, H ’’d have ibelr e'd's aud cotton bags In spite of old Kentucky. On I Kentucky, etc. Yonr letter came, but came too late, For Heaven bad claimed Its own; Ah. sulden change f-om prison bars Goto the Great White l>rnne. A'd yet I tbina be wou'd have stayed ,S it one day more ot pa n, Co ,ild he have read Ibose tardy words Which you have sent in vain. Why did you wa t, fair lady, Tmougn so many a weaiy bom ? Had yi u other lovers with you In that silken, dilnty bower f Dil others bow b fore your charms Ar<i twine brigbi garlands theref Ar yet I ween In all that tnrong s spirit bad no peer. I Ish that you were with ms now. as I draw tbe sheet aside. To -v* bam pure tb* lc-U be worn A while before be died. Yet the sorrow that you gave him stilli bad left Its weary trace. And a m ek and latutly sadness Dwells upon bis pallid face. "fl-r love.” he said, ‘‘con'd chauge for ms the winter’s cold to spring ” Ah. trust < f iboughtless maidens’ love, Tonu art a bluer ihmgl Fit-- when these valleys fair In May Oec“ m ire with bloom sia 1 wave, T ic N inhern vlol -r shall b ow Ab.rehls humble grave. Ymir dole < l ecinty words bad been B it. one more p.ng to best; Tm u in to the last be kissed with love l ids tress of your so t balr. I did nut put It where lie said, F ir when me auvels c one I wnipd not h ve tnem Hod the sign Of falsehood la the tomb. I’ve read the letter, and I know The wiles that you have wrought To win that noble heart of his. V d gained li—fearful thought! Wntt lavl"h wealth men sometimes give* F >r a ti fl ■ light aud small! Woat maniy forms are often held a fu folly’s fl.utsy th.alll Yon shall not pity him for now He’s past your hope ai.d fear— Although 1 wisn that y u cornu stand wtih me beside his bier. Slid I forgive you; Heaven knows F ir mercy you’ll have need, 811 ca G id hi- awtu! J tegments send Oa each unworthy deed. To-Di»ht the cold winds whistle by As I my vigil keep Wimia. the prison aead bouse, where Fsw mourners come to weep. A iude plank ci ffl j bolds bint now, Yet death gives always grace. And 1 would ratner see him thus Tuan clasped lu your embrace. Icetilelic your rooms are very gay With wit and wine and song, And you are smiling Judas If Yunneverdldawr-ug; Y-ur hand so fair that n.-ne would think Ii peuned these words of pain; Yonr skin so wbitel Would Gad your soul Wer. naif soiree ol slam. Bat J ickson he was wide awake, aud was nt scar’d at trifles. For well he knew what aim we take With our K-ntucky rifles; So he bd us down to Cypress Swamp, The ground was lowaDd mucky. There Stood John Bn'l In martial pomp And here was old Kentucky. On! Kentucky, etc. A bank was raised to hide onr breast, Not that we thought of dying; Bn' tnat we always like to rest, C Hess the g me Is flying. B-nlnd It stood our little force— None wished It to be greater. For everv man was half a horse, And half an alligator. Oat Kentucky, etc. They did not let our patience tire Before they showed thi lr faces— We did Dot choose to waste onr Ore, 8i nuiiglj sept.our plates; But when so near to see tnem wink, We tnougbt tt tmie to stop ’em, And ’twould have none you good I think To see KeutncKtan's arop ’em. Oh I Kin ucky, etc. They found f t last ’twas vain to fight Where lead was all their booty; And so they wisely took to lilgut And left us all our beauty. And now if danger e’er annoys. Remember wbar cur trade Is; Just send for us Kentucky bovs And wo’ii protect you, ladh s. O il Kenmcky. me hunters of Kentucky, Tne nunters of Kentucky. ‘LE BRAVE DES BRAVES." [BV J. E. B STUART.] Here, comrades, pass the wine, and All your glass again; W-’ll nilnk a rmislng toast “to Stnan and his men!” The First and F-u tb and Nhun, Virginia’s gallant sons. Now glye ns “three times three” for Stuart’s bold dragoons! Through danger, blood, and death, that dashing i quadron weDt, Througu forest deep and dark, by Yankee guard and lent. “Now drawyour sabres, men, and throw the sheaths away, Oar path is through tbe foeman’s lines—you’ll need no sheath to-day! Forward”—tha forest rang with their proud cours ers’ tramp, As Stuart led his little band toward the Yankee camp. ‘Captain, a glittering troop wait us on yonder plain ” Forward]”—a charge—the foe retreats—we thun der o’er the slain; ’Captain, on yonder stream their laden transports lie—” The torch!”—and soon the curling flames in tri umph lick the sky. I’d rather be this dear, dear friend Than y->u In all your glee; For you are hold lu gii vi us bonds While he’s forever f.ee. Wi'om we -erve lu ibis life, we serve In that which Is to come; H- chose his—yon yours. Let God Pronoun- e tUe fl tog doom. AN INCIDENT. A private letter from N irfolk dated July 11, 1802, says: “Oneof the 3.d Ala.,diedat Old l’oiut Comfort aud was brought here ’.o be bur ied, a few days since. * * * At the grave a young lady laid a Secession flag upon the cof fin saying that ‘siuce he was not allowed to die undtr his country’s flag, he should be buried under it.’ ” They bore him through tbe narrow streets Ol the oppressed city, N • -ye was sad with kindly grief Or dim with manly pity. Tbe prisoner lay upon bis bier. Around were su leu f -emeu: Bn' from tbe people as they passed K jse sounds of evil omen; Murmurs, which told that patriot hearts War’s ashes c .vered site fitly ; And q i ncbl ss spirits dumb oy fores In uauntless eyes burned brightly. They pore him to his early grave Unknown, unwept, unhonored— And o’er bis helpless asues flapped Tae bloody Northern standard. Tbe basty, heartless rites were done, Tr.e open grav* was ready— When fiom the silent crowd came forth A young and gentle lady And r ’ertbegtranger yonth her tears In pity soft were falling— Such tears as stricken Mother’s weep Above a burled darling. Sweet, clear, her silvery accents rcss Desp thrilling with > motion— ‘•p.ave soldier! this thy country owes Unto thy true devotion. Sad were tby lonely dying groans Wllblh the foemau’s prison; Hteh i ow, above their bods aud chains Toy pure glad soul hr tb risen ,- A patriot's strife sublimed thy life, A patr ot's death bath crowned thee; Now sleep then as a hero sleeps. Thy country’s flag around thee." Abashed tbe sullen gnardsmeD stood, Awed by her fearless manner; As boldly on the S -uitiern heart Sue laid tne 8 mibern banner. Editor Spent South : There is in Colum bus, ii.diara, a sword marked “Lieut. Col. D. M. Bay, 2d Teun. Cav., C. S. A.” If the owner or his family desire, it will be returned upon application to J. S. Irwine, Sept. 19, 1887. Columbus, Ind. “Cap’aln, the roar of cars comes rolling on my earl” "Stand steady to v< ur r.flis, men, and meet them w Ub a cheer.” ’Mid shot and shout and groan, the loaded train rushed by, .. .. Leaving the hot air faint with blood and eying wretches’ cry. “Captain, a sullen creek athwart onr path is tossed, Tood-epto swim, too wide to bridge, and yet It must be crossed!” To work me troopers went, with ready heart and hind. And soon a has’y bridge resounds to the tramp of Stuart’s brad. Thus Stuart led them on, through moonlit glen and wood, TUI the boo'-prlnts of their framing steeds ran o’er with Yankee bioofl— Till many a prisoner rode in the dauntless trooper’s train— TUI the sky was bright wUta burning camps and the earth was strewn with slain. All honor to the daring chief, who led his daring men In triumph thro’ the Yankee lines and brought them back again. The First and Fourth and Ninth, Virginia’s gallant sons. Now fl i your glasses to the brim “to Stuart’s bold dragoons!” With ring and crash and gleam the crytal goblets met. And glittering fragments strewed tne beard with reddest vintage wet— A vision of a fl ishlng blade deep dyed with gory sfatn. And bowing low a reverent bead, each drank to brav- Latane— Peace to Vngiuia’s noble dead-fame to her living sons: We’ll drink it standing, “three times three, to Stu art’s bold dragoons.” [S L.—1861. A Vigorous aud Abiding Compact. Speaking editorially of the signing of the Constitution and of the parade at the late cel ebration, the London Times says: “The pa rade of veterans of the Grand Army of the Re public before a Democratic President and bis Cabinet is a crowning proof, amid the crowd of evidences, of the success of the authors of the Union in devising a vigorous and abiding compact.’’ The Re-union at St. Lous. Fifty car loads (about 2,500) of Grand Army of the Republic veteraLS aud their friends, from San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco, left the last named place on the 19th ult. to at tend the National Encampment at St. Louis. On the departure of members of the Grand Army from Jacksonville, F.a , on tbe 23d, the citizens of that city presented them with a handsome flag A Historical Table. A Mr Gunther, of Chicago, owns the table on which Grant and Lee signed the terms of surrender at Appomattox. He paid 51,000 for it. A letter from Gen. Grant establishes iu authenticity. WASHINGTON CITY. Reminiscences of Distin guished Public Men. Incidents Which Have Transpired at the national Capitol. PEKSONAL MENTION What the People Are Doing and Saying. VtU* SETTLER IN THE WILD WEST. THROUGH TO ATLANTA. Route of President Cleveland and - , Party. , _ \ Hours of Arrival and Departure at Each Place--Who Will Compose the Par ty--The Return Homo. Washington, September2l—President and Mrs. Cleveland will leave Washington next week, Friday, for an absence of three weeks in the west and south. They will be accom panied by no cfficials, the other members of the party being the president’s private secreta ry, Colonel Lamont, two personal friends of the president, Mr. Wilson S Bissei, of Buffa lo, his former law partner, and Dr. Joseph D. Bryant, of New York, who was a member of his military staff while governor. Following is the itinerary of the journey: Leave Washington by Pennsylvania railioad Friday, September 30, at 10 a. m. Arrive at Indianapolis, Saturday October 1, at 11 a. m.; leave Indianapolis, Saturday, Oc tober 1, at 3 p. m. Arrive at Terre Haute, Sa'urday, October 1, at 3:30 p. m.; leave Terre Haute, Saturday, October 1, at 6:15 p. m. Arrive at St Louis, Saturday, October 1, at 12 o’clock, midnight; leave St. Louis, by the Chicago and Alton railroad, Tuesday, October 4 at 11 p. in. Arrive at Chicago, Wednesday, Octobers, at 9 a. m.; leave Chicago, by the Chicago A Northwestern railroad, Thursday, October 6, at 10 a. m. Arrive at Milwaukee, Thursday, October 6, at 1 p. m.; leave Milwaukee, Friday, October 7, at 10 a. m. Arrive at Madison, Friday, October 7, at I p. m ; leave Madison, by tbe Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul railroad, Monday, October 10, at 9 a. m. Arrive at St. Paul, Mondav, October 10, at 5:30 p. m ; leave St Paul, Tuesday, October 11, at 12 noon. Arrive at Minneapolis, Tuesday, October 11, at lp.m.; leave Minneapolis, by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapiis A Omaha railroad, Tues day, October 11, at 8 p m. Arrive at Omaha, Wednesday, October 12, at 11 a. m.; leave Omaha, by th- Chicago. Bur lington & Quincy railroad, Wednesday, Octo ber 12, at 12 noon. Arrive at St. Joseph, Wednesday, October 12, at 5:15 p. m; lewe St. Joseph, Wednes day, October 12, at 5:4-5 p. m. Arrive at Kansas City, Wednesday, October 12, at 8:15 p in.; leave Kansas City, by the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf railroad, Thurs day, October 13 at 11 p m. Arrive at Memphis. Friday, October 14, at 6 p. m.; leave Memphis, by the Louisville A Nashville railroad, Saturday, October 15, at 1 A List of Our Presidents. Wide Awake offers young history students a help to memory as useful as the old verse, “Thirty days hath September -Cornt- yen tnSiBcs a’.’., df.-’yflSS'rfutT’TiJl -‘O w rtt like the ones of olden tAs, For linked mgether. nam- aua name, I e whole a surer plac- will claim; And flrmiv In your mind -hall stand The nan es < f those wbo’ve ruled onr land. A uoole ns : George W»«hington, John Adams, Thomas J-ff-r-oo, Janies Madison and James Monroe, — John Q lacy Adams—aud below Comes Ancrew J .ckson In his turn— Marti. Van Bure" nex’. we lesrn. Then Wil lam Henry Harrison, Whom soon John Tyler f mowed on. And af'er Tyler. J >mer K Pol*; Then Zicbary Taylor ruteO me folk Till o>atn. TneD Millard Fillmore came; And Fraokli i Pierce we nrxt must name. A d James Buchanan then appears. Then Abr ham Lincoln throu .h tuose years O' war. And why n his life was lost ’Twas Andrew Johnson filled bis post. Then U S. Grant and R B. Hayes Aua James A Garfield eacn uau place— And Ohesier Arthur—and my rhyme KnCsnow m Grover Cleveland's time. History in a Nutshell. [Philadelphia Press.] The Federal Constitution has four different dates fixing its adoption and ratification, its going into effect and the organization of a gov ernment under it. They are all worth remem bering now. Sf ptember 17, 1787, the Constitution was “done in convention by the unanimous con sent of the States present,’’ Georgs Washing ton signing first for Virginia as President of p. m. Arrive at Nashville, Saturday, October 15, at 11 p. m.; leave Nashville, by the Nashville Chattanooga A St. Louis, and the Western A Atlantic railroads, Monday, October 17, at 11 a. m. Arrive at Atlanta Monday, October 17th, at 11 p. m.; leave Atlanta Wednesday, October 19ih, at 12 o’clock midnight. Arrive at Montgomery Thursday, October 20th, at 8 a. in ; leave Montgomery by the Kennesaw and Western North Carolima routes Thursday, October 20th, at 1 p. m., reaching Washington Saturday, October 22i, at 6 a. m. No stops will be made except at the points above mentioned, and in no instance can the time given toci'ies where stops are to be made be extended. The fact that the joirney is timed to meet fixed engagements will prevent any exceptions to this determinaiion, but through tbe day in passing all places of any considerable size, the train will be run at a very slow rate of speed. All the reception committees have been re quested to meet the President at their respect ive cities, instead pf en route, as lias been pro posed in some instances. This is to enable the party to get as much rest and quiet as possible while traveling At the suggestion of the President, much proposed speech-making at places to be visited, has been abandoned, and instead an important feature in the programme at each place will be carriage rides about the cities over previously announced rou'es, which will gratify his desire to see the towns and their population, and en able all to see the President without the dis comforts and dangers attending crowded rooms and platforms, the formal acceptance of in vitations from these c.ties will now be made, earlier notice having been impossible on ac count of uncertainty as to the route and dates. William D Howells will go to the national capital this winter to gather more materials for his promised novel on Washington life. the Convention. This step is celebrattd this week, aud it needed to be followed by the ratification of nine States before a government cou .d be orga> ized. June 21, 1788, the last of the three nine States needed to put the “newt roof’’ of the Constitution over the land, as the phrase then ran, ratified the Constitution and it became the law of the land as far as these States are concerned. This is the event whose celebra tion in this city, July 4, 1788 was described iu the Sunday Press. March 4,17b9, the first Wednesday of Mar:h, the Constitution became “practically opera tive.’’ The S ipreme Court was called upon to piss on this qutstion (Ovings vs. Speed, 5 Wheaton, 420), and it decided that whilejbe Constitution was adopted September 17, 1787, and was ratified June 21, 1788, jet these acis were only preliminary and preparatory to ti e creation of a government whose effective opera tion under the Constitution btgan only with the date set fnr iis organization. April 30 1769, General Washington was in augurated as ilie first President, and the Gov- en meet, which went into »ffect March 4, or neatly two months before, was set in motion with two of i s departments, ex- cutive and leg- isia'ive, complete. The judiciary was not or ganized until after the approval of the act of bepieuibtr 24, 1789, creating the Supieme Court. Ex-President Jefferson Davis. X Editor Sunny South: I would ask all New York Methods. Nsw York is the recognized headquarters, in this country, of every description of scheming for the acquisition of wealth without .labor. An attorney, whose place of business is in Al drich Court, remarked: “Among the novel projects for making money which I have come across recently is that of speculating in the franchises of interior towns and cities for pub lic improvements. Thus two or three men in New York wi.l make a raid on some town to obtain a street car franchise, representing themselves backed by immense capital which is only waiting an opportuni y of inveatm <nt in street car lines. On securing a franchise from the town by such representations, they will come back to New York and peddle it oat for $500 or fl.OOo, or whatever they can get for it. Tbe result usually fa that the town gets a street car line with a thirty ponnd T rail built on cross ties, and cheap cars which look veiy well when freshly painted. The whole thing is sold out in a hurry and some one gets left, while the town itself has a miserable street car line on its hands. The same process is being carried on in reference to water works, gas works, electric lighting systems and similar public improvements. There are scores of men in New York who make a living in just such shabby enterprises. There is no way to head them off except for the authorities in the towns and villages of the country to make closer in- vestigatiin as to the character of people asking for franchises.” honest and cat did men of the North why such malignant venom is displayed towards that knighily ard Christian gentleman, Ex-Presi dent J fferson Davis? What stupendous, un pardonable crime has he committed, above all other Con fed r rates who battled for the “Lost Cans' ?” H's honest convictions led him to accept the presidency which was tendered him by the leading men of the South, and he hut used his best efforts to seem e success; and, with hundreds of thousands of other honest Confed erates, was willing to lay down his li e in de fense of what he considered a just cause. The sword was made the arbiter, and we lost. This is our greatest sin. for had we succeeded, the name of the vilified and vituperated Jefferson Davis would have been banded down for a 1 time to c -me, as one o' the great men and pa triote of the limes; and those htile-souled edi tors and swashbucklers, who never fired a gun at a “live R bel,” but who are now his revil- ers and constan'ly yelping and snarling at the cripp^d Uod, would have been the first syco phants to bow down before him and sing paeans of glory to his name. All honest Confederates who participated in the struggle, thought they were fighting for a j -ist. causa; and if the venerable victim ot their malignity, as President, was quilty of treason against morality and good government, then every honest Confederate was equally guilty, and it would be a blot upon the American shield to hold him up as a chief sinner, con demned to bear the sins of all who sinned equally wth him. His manly and dignified course since the war should command the re spect of his bitterest foes, -even to the great accidental hero, Gen. Sherman, who could not condescend to lower his dignity enough to an swer Presid nt Davis’ letter. He (Sherman) did not answer it becanse he could not con struct a sentence in the English language that would relieve the mind of the reader of tbe fact ihat he (Gen. Sherman) had prevaricated in his letter, or statement, in regard to his having seen a letter or order, written by Ex- Pres'dent Davis during the war. I cannot be lieve that there is an honest and brave soldier who fought on the Union side, who sympa thy s with these doughty warriors and little- souled editors—who did not get mad until the war was over, and would now crucify Jeff. Davis. We of the Smth have acceo'ed the results of the war in good fa tb—and claim that t iere is, aud ever has been, as much, or more, love and venerafco i for tbe Union of our fathers, and the glorious traditions which cluster around it, than there is in any other portion of our com mon country; as we have very little of that wicked and p^rniciius element (Anarchism) which pervades the North, and sets at defiance all law and order, and would, if possible, in vade the Courts of Heaven. Had there not been any abolitionism, th»re would not have been any sec»ss on. It is pa tent to all refl-ctive minds, that tbe entering wedge to this terrible fratricidal war, which deluged our country in blood and lef-, ruin and sorrow in its track, was by J. Q. Adams, in his speech in Congress on the right of petition, on which occasion he said that, “If the abo’ition of slavery in the South would cause the death (murder) of every white man, woman and child in the South let it come. ” He was re buked by Mr. Dillet, of Alabama, in such scathing, bnrning words, that he cowered in his seat, helpless to reDly. Mr. Dillet said that he had “vited for that man for President, but I now ask forgiveness, Dot of my constitu ents, b it of my G id, for voting for that miser- ab e creaturepointing his finger at Mr. Adams. Baldwin. Baltiwir Co., Ala . S3pt. 1887. Webster in England, 1839. Daniel Webster was presented to Queen Vic toria at one of her levees at St. James Palace, London, in June, 1838. Mr. Stevenson, then the American Minister in England, was pre vented by an accidental cause from attending, and his secretary of legation, Mr. Benjamin Rash, presented Mr. Webster, and used after wards to narrate the attendant circumstances. The expounder of the Constitution appeared to great advantage in his court dress, with its small clothes and sword, and he moved in them as thongh he had worn the costume all his life. Arriving at the palace, Mr. Webster saii'to Mr. Rush: “Now, sir, here I am, prepared to put myself under your charge and obey orders, which I take to be the part of a good soldier everywhere. ’’ They were delayed a little while in the ante-room, which gave Mr. Rash an op portunity of introducing Mr. Webster to sever al of the diplomatic corps, who had expressed a desire to know him. At last the liDe was formed and began to move forward, stopping every now and then as presentation look place. On reaching the queen, Mr. Rush mentioned Mr. Webster’s name to her. She received him with the mingle 1 dignity and grace of a sover eign and a woman, and addressed some conver sation to him, whirh she could only do to a few. It was plain that bis name and fame hal preceded him, even if she had not had a pre vious intimation that he was to be there, and it was gratifying to see the evidences of it from a crowned head. The presentation being over, they moved on to give place to others, remain ing however, for some time in the diplomatic circle. They were not long left alone. Lord Palmerston, secretary of state for foreien affairs. W3S among the first to approach. “Is that Mr. Webster!” said he to Mr. Rush, “I wish you w>uld introduce ms to him.” He did so; and while the American and British statesmen stood conversing, the Earl of Claren don, who had just been called home from his embassy at Madrid to take bis seat in the House of Lords, advanced and joined them. The conversation, tho lgb necessarily of short duration, was of a character to have bten ex pected from the men who took part in it. Complimentary remarks wf re made upon tbe power and prospects of the United States, with an arch allusion by the peer to our “Saxon blood,” which he said, with a smile, served to account for the superiority of our peop:e, and which was fonrd to be in the ascendant all the world over. Mr. Webster bore his share in the tKraversatmii with ‘he aptitude juJ knowledge of such a man, without monopl zingor running ide off into dissertation, and evidently, as it seem ed to me, left upon his hearers the impression of his character. He continued to be sought out while they remained. There were men of renown at that reception who were ambitions of his acquaintance. Several of the judges desired to know him. Here and there migot be seen a peer or a member of the diplomatic corps, and now and then in the distance a little group of members of the House of C. mmons guardedly looking towards him. “More than once,” said Mr. Rush afterwards, “I felt the pride of my country rise higher, and a chord vibrate, as I thought of her power and destiny, and witnessed the tribute to both in the respect shown to her great senator, statesman and pa triot ” Mr. Webster displayed an intimate familiarity with English genealogy, and the family names of many persons of distinction wh i were mentioned to him by their titles. In *hf many instances he would give a little n is lory of each, going back for several generations, referring sometimes to important public events with which such names were associated. His knowledge on such subjects was surprisin and his unostentatious and ready mode of imparting it added in no small degree to the interest of the occasion. BOLD TRAIN ROBBERY. The subscription for the Walt Whitman cot tage has been successfully carried through The sum required, $800, has been raised and forwarded to the poet, who will follow bis own inclination in the choice of a site and design, and will himself supervise the building. Four Men go Triroush an Express Train and Get Away With $30,000 Booty. Fort Worth, Tex., September 20.—Two massed men with drawn revolvers mounted the cab of tbe Texas and Pa ific east bound express to-night as it passed hu t of Besbrook, a small station twelve miles ifest of l)gre. Two other masted men boarded the train and the engineer and fi-email were placed under guard. A d.'Z-n shots were fired into the express car, and the door was finally opened by Pacific Ex press Meewiger Maloney. One robber en tered and cleared out tbe safe and then went into the mail car, where Messenger Griffith of fered no resistance. ‘ Every registered letter was secured by the robbers. Tfce work was done in ten minutes, and the engineer was ordered to pall out. The train was a through express from Sin Francis co. The booty taken is valued at |30,000. Prince Albert In Washington, 1870. Prince Albert, when he attended a ball given at the Masonic Temple here in his honor by ST Edward Thornton, on the night of Jan. 27, 1870, was a slender young man, attired in a fatigue uniform. This consisted of a dark bine, or nearly black, tight fitting sack coat, closely fitting the form, doable-breasted, and buttoDed to the throat, trimmed with heavy black braid and frogb, pantaloons tightly cat, of the same color, with broad braid stripes on the sides, and patent leather boots. Across his breast he wore a brilliant star studded with jewels. A miniature cartridge box was slung across his shoulder, and in his right hand he carried a little cap, closely resembling that worn by the Union soldiery. He also wore a plain steel-sheathed sword. He was very unostentatious in his appearance, and presented a marked contrast to the brilliant uniforms and elaborate display of gold lace and embroid ery by which he was surrounded, as worn by the foreign Ministers and Secretaries of Lega tions. He opened the ball with Mrs. Grant, who wore a crimson velvet dress with a long train, low r.eckand short sleeves, trimmed with white satin and point lace. He also danced with Mrs. Thornton, the wife of the British Minis ter, who wore a low-necked dress of white silk, with long train, and an overskirt of light blue silk, trimmed with white point lace. He waltz ed with Mrs. Le Stranne, of the British Liga tion, charming brunette, who wat dressed in white muslin trimmed with while satin. It was said the next day that some of the young army officers took him after the bail to see the sights of “Washington by gaslight - ” They Fought the Duel- One of tbe first duels fought at Washington was the result of angry discussion ic the House of Representatives between Mr. Gardiner, a dashing young Federalist of the Hamilton school, and Mr. Campbell, a Democrat. A challenge ensued, and the only magistrate at the national capital at that time was Samuel Harrison Smith, then the young editor of the National Intelligencer. He was called on to arrest the belligerents, and he promptly repair ed to tbe boarding-house, kept by three kind- hearted old maids, the Misses Finegan, where Gardiner messed. The mess received Mr. Smith very politely, and some of the members told him that they would, with great pleasure give bail for the peaceful conduct of Gardiner within the limits of tbe district. Mr. Smith, however, insisted that he most bind Gardiner over to keep the peace within the United States. They said they would convince him that his jurisdiction did not extend beyond the D.strict of Colombia; and of all earthly things the learned and long argument was most to Mr. Smith’s taste. He went for his authorities, and, bringing in his books, prep tred for a set-to in good earnest. Mr. Bavard, of Delaware, un dertook to reason Mr. Smith oat of his premises, sad spoke at great length. Meanwhile Mr. Gardiner and bis second slipped oat, took a carriage, went to the designated ground, longht tbe dnel, in which Mr. Gardiner was wounded, and returned to the house, where they found Messrs. Bayard aud Smith still bnsily engaged id the case. Mr. Smith acknowledged that he had been foiled and paid for a bowl of punch. Clement Baldwin was the son of wealthy pa rents in Ireland, and was reared in luxury and highly educated. He squandered, his money in riotous living, and now in his oid age works by tbe day on the gron ids of Union College, Schenectady, New York. Sir Henry Isaacs is the third Hebrew mer chant who has become Sheriff of London and received knighthood from the Queen. Carter H. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Chicago, has left British Columbia and is now on ship board bound for the land of the Mikado. Gen. G. W. Custis Lee is improving and hopes'to be able soon to resnme his da.iet an President of the Washington and Lea Eaiver- Bity. Lord Ely is one of the few Irish landlords who getanything from tbeirestates. Be draws $100 000 a year from his teoanta with little trouble. Gen. Butler heads the list of money-making lawyers of the country. His fortune is esti mated at 51.500.000, and his annual araetioe nets him 5100,000. Dr. Cosson, a Berlin physician, who reeamt- ly died left the bulk of his fortune, amounting to 160,000 marks, to the poor of the Franca colony of that city. A woman of Bay City, Mich., disgnised herself as a man and clerked in a store fer a year and thus obtained admission late the .Knights of Pythias. A friend of C. P. Huntington quotes him ss saying that he is not half so much afraid of tta Pacific railroad investigating committee as he is of Mrs. Hetty Green. Dom Peiro, Emperor of Brazil, is living quietly at Baden-B iden with a small family party. He will spend the winter in Egypt, acd visit England next spring. Dr. Charles J. Simmons, who attended Sam uel J Tilden in his last illness and for some time bef >re, has put in a bill against the estate for 5143,000 for medical services. Abraham Souther, a colored man of Old Furt, N. C , has in his possession document which show that he is 107 ye irs old. He chews and smokes, acd is a devout Methodist. “Bright Eyes” has had great success in in teresting England in the American Indians. She goes to Sc ‘t'.and on Sept. 20. See has more invitations to lecture than she sam ac cept. James Henry, the great-grandson of the fa mous Patrick Henry, is one of th» mogt prom ising young men of Tennessee. He resides at Covington, and last week married into the McCraw family. Miss Kate F. Kimball, whose name is a bousi hold word among the 100,000 members of the Chautauqua circles in her capacity as sec retary of the University, is a young woman still n her twenties. Capt R. W. Meade, the new commandant of i he Washington navy yard, is tbe youngest man of his grade. He is 49, and has been thirty-six years in the service, anl at se. . near.y half, of the time. ^ i Tbe smallest man in Tennessee is Daniel Hance, of Madison county, who, althongh thirty-seven years old, is not three feet high, ana weighs only sixty pounds. It is said he has a voice like a fog horn. Mhs Mary L. Booth, editress of Harper's Bazar, sailed from Liverpool on Saturoay on iheAurania, after a four months’ vacation in Europe, the pieaRiire of which was marred by the news of the death of her mother. Prince Bismarck possesses some of tho largest and finest forests in Northern Ger many, and with the exception of Prince For- stenberg, who is lord of Schwarzwald, be is probably the largest timber merchant in the Empire. Princess Clementine, youngest daughter of the King and Queen of the Belgians, has at tained her fifteenth year, and has consequently taken her place, according to the established etiquette of the continent, among the marri ageable princesses of Europe. Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of St. Nicholas, author of “Hans Brinker’’ and other noted works, has been many years a widow. She began writing as a distraction from her grief at the loss of ner husband ani as a means of properly educating her two boys. Now for tbe oldest postmaster. This time his name is Roswell Beardsley, and he licks postage stamps at' North Lansing, N. Y. He was elevated to tha position of P. M. Jane 28, 1828, and he has held it ever since under his original commission—nearly sixty years. Prof. Dana, of Yale College, reached Sacs Francisco last week from Hawaii, where he spent one week studying the crater of Kilanes. He had examined the volcano forty-seven yean ago, and found, on his recent visit, that it had not aged as much as he had in the intervening years. Jessie Bartlett Davis, the contralto of the de funct American National Opera Company, has been in Pans the p»st summer under the mu sical instruction bf Lagrange. She has devel oped a talent for song writing, and one of her songs has been published. She will return to America about Oct. 1st. Norman L. Munro, the wealthy publisher, is not more than 43 years of age. He has a pret ty wife, an interesting family, lands, houses, boats, aud, above all, good health. He is a daik haired man, with ruddy complexion, gray eyes, tall figure, inclines to stoutness, and a nervous, active manner. Charles Hutchinson, the young Vice-Presi dent of the Chicigo Corn Exchange Bank, is a d letante. His collection of paintings is one of the finest in the West. His libr iry is filled with rare books. He has sound notions of architecture and interior decoration and a for tune of 52,000,000 to carry oat tbe same. A statue of the Dte Alfred Kmpp is to be erected iu the mirket-pli.ee at Essen by the Municipal Council of the town, at a cost of 53,000. Herr Kmpp has left 535,000 to be used for the benefit of the inuabitants of Essen, and he desired bis son and successor to set aside 550,000 for a charitable fund in aid of tbe workmen of the es'.ablishment, to be man aged by a committee selected from the work men and officials. Lyman Trambnll, tbe famons ex-Senator, is living quietly at Oakland, 111., taking care ef his gardes and bis law practice. His brother and bis sons live near him. He does not look much older than he did fifietn years ago, when Nast so often sketched his strong and intellect ual face. His law practice is erormoos, and is sai t to be worth 550 000 a year. There are not half a dozen lawyers in the West who can com mand fees as large as Lyman Trumbuli’a. Gen. Berdan, who fs known in army dicks as tbe “General of Sbarpebooters,” is oae of the popular club men in Washington. Just at present be is receiving congratulations upon the fact that his son-in-law, F. Marion Craw ford, the novelist, has been . he successful com petitor for the position of poet laureate at the Constitntiooal Celebration at Pailadelphia. Mr. Crawford’s poem will be read from ibe platform at the public exercises on S*Dt. 17th. Mr. Crawford is now at his home in Sorrento, Italy. Mies Ollie Fredericks, of Columbus, O , has eloped with a youn; student of the Ohio SU'e University. He was poor, while she could sign a check for 5100,000. and it would be hon ored io any of the Col imbia banks. It is siid the young lady planned the e opement. And Olivi Barr, a wealthy young lady of Odin, III., fell in love with W. E. Arrowsmitb, a poverty- stricken youth. Her parents chased the vonng man oat of the county, bat Miss Barr followed him, and a wedding wa< the result. The vonng woman is worth 5X50,000 in her own right