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©?£ (SuaKQia *ro& Saucnai & 3fl*jstis*si3«K:, A Uviac Tribal*. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Per- h&iw those who reed last week, the article that appeared in your paper relating to Dr. William T. Brantley, late of Baltimore, would like to leam something of the facts of his demise. On Sabbath, the 5th, he preached morning and night, and after the night service, in reply an interrogatory, said he had not felt better for years than he did then; and apparently he was in per fect health. Bat the next morning he rose ®t 1 o’clock, evidently in distress, and went np to his atndy on the fourth floor, where, ‘doubtless, he engaged in secret prayer. After rotnrning to his bedroom for a short time he rose, and kneeling besido his bed, uttered an andible prayer, exclaim ing: “O, Lord! I am bat a poor sinner, and all my hope is in Jesus,” < then again repaired to his study; this ti _ followed by his wife who had noticed his distress. She met him comingdown stairs ■and, a’anned by his paleness and evident nppoarance of suffering, she hurriedly dis patched the Doctor’s son, Theophilns, for tho family physician, who resided very near. Dr. Brantly complained of a pain in the region of his heart and lay down on his bed. This was about half-past one o’clock. The family rhjsician reached his bedside by two o’clock, but on his arrival, life was extinct. It was a case of angina pectoris, or heart disease, to which the Doctor had known himself to bo subject, but which fact he had concealed from his family, not wishing to create nneasinees. And tlins expired one who was ready for the grim messenger—death—and but awaited the summons “Come up higher. Few men have so worthily maintained the high reputation of on honored and dis tinguished father as he did; few have left a record so pure and holy and lofty. With great amiability, much pleasantness of manner and disposition, Dr. Brantly united eminent and uniform piety; he was a godly man. Blessed with wonderful good sense, sound discretion, groat business capacity and infinite tact, and while at all times ont of the pnlpit witty and hnmorons, genial and good-natured, he never for a moment compromised the dignity end respectabil ity of a instated Christian character, bnt always illustrated the pious and devout spirit of Jesus himself. He was a finished scholar, and his range of acquisition was very wide. While the Bible wsa his text book, he was well versed in litoratnro and coaid repeat Paradise Lost “ by the book.” As a polished and cultivated preacher, he had no superior; and he was an exqui-ite writer. For a time he was the editor of the Christian In dex, in Atlanta, which his own father had edited, morn than thirty years previously; and since the death of Dr. Fuller, in 1878, ho has been associate editor of tho Relig ious Herald, of Richmond, Va.; and ins writings have always yielded delight to bis readers. When leaving the Seventh to take charge of the Eutaw Place Chnrch, Dr. Fuller nominated Brantly ns his successor, and worthily did he fill the position. Ordained in 1840, there was no time during tho succeeding forty-one years when Lo was cot the poster of a chnrch, nor in which he did not fMMnlly proclaim the gospel. For, oven while for eight years professor at Athens, be served the Baptist church in that city and ono or two in the country. Thus ns prenclier, teacher and editor—three of the noblest and most honorable of human occupa tions—be passed a life of usefulness and '‘•'honor, moving in a lofty plane, wielding an extended usefulness, dying at last full of honors gathered in lifo’s pathway, and to the very hoar of his death laboring in the service of Him to whom be bad sur rendered his lifo’a devotion. Doubtless his soul has been greeted with, “Well done, good and faithful servant! Eater thou into the joy of thy Lord!” ruth says t Russian General Skobeleff has had in his life to tell diplomatic falsehoods, bnt they stock in his throat and noarly choked him. On one great occasion he boldly told a lie —or rather a handle of lies. His mendaci ty was to veil the scheme of a campaign on which tremendous issues depended. When the person wh^k he was deceiving rose to quit him be insisted on seeing him to his carriage. On his way out, the gen eral stopped short and said: “You look very honest, and you are a person of sling. If yon suspected tho imi import ance of some questions you have been ing. you would have cut your hand off rath er than put them.” He then recapitulated them, and added : “All my answers on these points were lies. I can’t bear the feeling of lying to you. You may guess tho truth from this. I place my secret at - your mercy, and am sure yon will not give me cause to regret doing so.” THE GBEA T FLOOD. A Terrible Condi lion of Adairs la Ar- knnsM *II<1 Louisiana— The People Threatened With Famine and Pesit lenee—The Crevasses in Louisiana, [By Telegraph.] Moirais, March 19.—The river declined two inches to-day, and now mark thirty- five feet two inches on thegauge. The government steamer G. R. Reese has arrived and will be pro visioned to supply the needy at points below. Major Bingham, of 8t- Louis, will arrive to-morrow and have charge of the distribution. Lieut. Vedder left to-day to investigate the suffering at points below Vicksburg. Captain Hnrd departs to-morrow on the same mission. Reports from below aro nil to the effect that tho river is gradually falling from Memphis to Vicksburg. A Helena, Ark.,spe- cial, says the river declined Vi inches in the last twenty-four hours—the overflow, however, fell less than an inch. Beyond this, there are no notable changes. hr. Louis, March 19.—The Globe-Demo crat's despatch boat reached Helena, Ark., yesterday afternoon. Tho river had fallen two inches at that point, and the Arkansas Midlsnd train went through to Clarendon for tho first time in nineteen days, running in water a foot deep. The overflow has de parted from Clarendon, except on the low est places, and White river is falling rap idly. Jadge Mfingam, commissioner for Arkansas, who has established his head quarters at Helena, says he has 25,000 per sons on his list, now being fed by the gov ernment, and on half rations at that. He says the number will be largely increased now, as he can reach, from Helena, a much larger number than from any other point that being about the centre of the greatest suffering. He thinks the government will have to feed tho people of the overflowed districts for a month. There is very great suffering in the region tornd about Helena, some of the inhabitants being reduced to eating the carcasses of drown sd animals, and others presenting the appeasance of persons going insane from starvation. H S. Montgomery, president of the Mer chants’ Compress and Storage Company, stated that he thought not more than a half crop of cotton would bo raised this yenr. The overflowed district, he said, produced over 1,000,000 bales, and even if tho.wnter subsides rapidly, of which there is no prospect, not more tban half the acre age of last j ear can be planted. Other persons, however, take a different view of the situation, and think the land can be prepared in season for planting, and that a fair average croo will be raised. New i‘MEANS, Marsh 19.—A dispatch X received to-day at the State engineer’s # from Assistant State Engineer Brown, reporting that he bad just returned to Raton Rouge from the Landry crevasse in Ascension Parish. He 6ays sixty feet of the levee is gone, bnt be thinks they will close it, a large force of laborers from ad joining plantations being present 'The Story crevasse below the city is now re garded os beyond control, and no effort will likely bo mado to close it Soundings made to-day show the crevasse ten feet deep and two hundred feet wide. Tho wa ter from this crevasse will flow into the Ship Island canal aad Lake Borguo, doinz but little damage, except to Story’s planta tion, where there were fifty acres of stub ble and 2.-0 acres of plant cane. This will donbtiess be almost entirely destroyed. The ends of the levee on cash side of tho break at the Live Oak Grove creva>se have been secured and the belief is thit tho break will bo closed. News is received al most daily at tho State Engineer’s office of the closing of small breaks in levees be tween New Orleans and Baton Rouge. In conversation to-day with B. P. Thompson, secretary of the board of State engineers, the following information was gathered concerning crevasses in this State: From the Arkansas line to the mouth of the river, also on Bayou La fourche and Atchafalaya crevasses have (pen since 1867. They begin near upper line of Carroll parish and extend __ to Arkansas, an estimated length of eight miles. In Madison parish there aro crevasses nt Omega, Buckner, Morngn, Miiliken’s bend, Delta, Bridges nod Vi a mond. At the bend last nntned a crevasse has been open since 1867. In Tensas parish, nt Woodburn, Buckner point, pleasant Ship B tyou. Hard 1 imes ford, Hardscab- ble and Kemp; in Concordia parish nt Claremont and Glasscock — the latter open since 1874. In Pointe Coupee parish at Morgansenia and Pointe Coupe?, the former open since 1874. In Ascension parish, at the Landry place; in St. John the Baptist parish at Bonnet Carre, open since 1874; in St. Ber nard parish, at the Story plantation; in FROM WASHINGTON. sized. Twi negroes were drowned on Fri day at Mrs. James’ place in Madison par ish, by the upsetting of a skiff on.Tchula lake. At Marcella, one house has fifty- aevea people in it. Tho Yazoo river is now Washington, March 20.—In the Senate, on a stnnd at Barton, and falling at the Mr* Garland, of the judiciary committee, aassaaSdSagBag i ■» sippi, and there is no water on call «P the bill to establish a court of ap- fha levee, nnd it is crowded with ' peals, and said that in view of ita impor- families Irom the buck country. At tmee and, the presure for action, he would then ask to have the subjeot considered un- I Shiloh Landing there is much trouble from back water, but the front levee is intact. At Aisatia the levee is all right. I At Samuol Nelson’s, in chute 97, tho back water has commenced rising at the rate of eight inches in twenty-four hours. He ha.-, about seventy-live aCrc^ free from water, on which he has 213 persons needing rations; also 100 head of mules and horse*, 200 head of sheep and 200 head of cattle. At Tennessee Landing the back wate- is three feet higher than the river and is run ning over tho levee into the river. At I Magna Vista the back water commenced rising Friday night, and Saturday night the water was running over the levee into the river. In the house of Mr. Chapman at this place there are thirty people in the second story, and outside there is not a foot of land visible. The water rose sud denly, and there were many narrow es cape* from’drowning. At Chalard the levee is all right, bnt the back water is running into the river. There are about 200 negroes camped around a small church on the landing at this place. All this water is from Steel’s bayou. Deer Creek nnd tho Sunflower and Yazoo rivers. There are at least 900 people between Clmlard and Magna Vista, mostly col ored, who will have to be supplied with rations. At Brunswick Point the back water is running into the river, and a large number of cattle have been lost. This is the first high water they have had there in fifteen years. The whr le of Eagle Bend county is under water. B. K. Kizer will lose fully $5,000 worth of stock. Buckhorn creek is at least half a mile wido and about ten feet deep. The water is spreading all over the country, and the people are on the tops of houses waiting to be removed. James A. Stone and James B. Stone, at Omega, rescued ninety people by m’.ans of skiffs. ViCKsnOBQ, March £0.—The levee at Lovett’s, Palmira Landing, gave way last night and there is six feet of water there. The Ashwood loveo, in Tensas parish, has also gone. The whole of Hurricane Island is now completely under water. Capt. Leathers expresses tho opinion that in three days there will sot be an acre of land vi-iblo in Tensas. Passengers on the steamer White say the levee at Miiliken’s cannot possibly hold ont if there is any farther rise in the river. I Lieutenant S. C. Vedder, of the United States Army, nnder instructions from the Secretary of War, left at 7 o’clock this morning for Monroe in a skiff, and will visit Tallolah, Delhi, Floyd and Raysaille, and will report his observations of the c?n- dition of this country and the distress ex- He will mako his report by tele- X Gilded Youth op New Yobk.—I can not refrain from giving yon a picture of a society bean as ho appears in after-din ner costnme to bid a young Indy good-by before sailing for England. He is tall and very slender, and his chestnut hair is part ed in the middle. His white vest is cat low, and his dress coat and trousers are of tho freshest broadcloth. On the first finger of one large, shapely band sparkle dia monds, sapphires, rubies and cat’s-eyes. On the other hand is a largo red cat’s-eye. His patent leather ties show embroidered f-ilk hose. Ho enters the dra«ingroom with his opera hat in his hand, a jewelled match-box with his monogram upon it, nnd a cane with a tafge topaz in its head. This latter he is careful to keep in his hand, if he is unattended by his valet, al- though it is usual for that functionary to lmit him in the hall, bolding cloak and cano.—Cincinnati Commercial. The Largest Drag Business In Geor To one who is conversant with the hum ble beginning of the now celebrated drag house of Lamar, Rankin <fc Lamar, their success has been wonderful id more re spects than one. At the close of tho war, Mr. L. W. Hunt.and Mr. Rankin,both practical druggists, opened a drag store, on limited capital, bnt with the determina tion to succeed. They attracted the atten tion of H. J. Lnmnr, Sr., who invested an amount .which gave the young men a fair start. They commence! to nccnmnlato rapidly, and absorbed nearly all the drag stores in this city. Their bnsiness contin ued until they took in other towns and -cities, until now thoy are the largest drag •dealers in the State. A year or two ago Mr. Hunt’s health failing, ho retired from -the firm, and was succeeded by H. J. La mar, Jr., a young man of remarka ble business capacity, having been ■drilled nnder the old firm in this line, he is now conversant with the details'of the ■entire business. He is the active hoad of the house in Maoon, while Mr. Rankin .superintends the immense business in At lanta, the senior Lamar being the chief capitalist and adviser. They are owners .and manufacturers of several proprietary medicines, whose fame is known through- . out the length and breadth of the land. They have each department nnder tho im mediate control of competent men—men who have prepared themselves by study and work to meet the demands of their situation*. In this city fhey have the handsomust retail store in the State of Georgia, if not in the entire South. .This department is nnder tho control of Drs. Goodwin and Daniels, who are both accomplished gentle men, and understand what they are about. -Such an establ shment is a pleasure to -visit, and every one in quest of anything in this line will fiad it an advantage to call upon this firm. The Case or Mr. Nowells, Dldically . WlthHuflas. Mr. W. B. Nowells, a fanner of Hazard district, has been arrested nnd lodged in Jail for shooting his son with a shot gun a few days ago. Oar reporter visited the jail yesterday and had a talk with him. He is a plain blunt farmer, about sixty years old. In answer to oar questions as to what was tli6 trouble between himself and son, said : “Me and my son Sam are the best fnends in the world, and I have endorsed paper for him nnd helped him along ns best I could. Wo had a failing ont some four years ago, and he came near murdering me by beating me with a shotgun. Last Monday was a week ago he came over to my house, and my daughters told me ho was coming to apologize for same rongh language he had used towards me pre viously. I went out to meet him, nnd I said at once that he was in a 'bs-i homor. 'Ve had some rough words and when he began to sbese me and gave me impudence I shot him. I was about forty yards from him when I shot. The load was squirrel shot, and entered his shoulder or in that region. He is badly shot, but I do not think anything serious will result from it. Ho is very poor, has three children and a wife, and I feel very sorrv for what I done.” W Mr. Nowells was arrested by Constable When the Belle of Memphis passed the Eddington place lost evening the water wa3 running over the levee. A further rise of an iuch or so will put that fine plants- tion under water. The steamer Josephino Spingler will leave to-day far Roundawny bayou on n mission of relief. Plnuters are making ar rangements with boats to go ont iu tiie overflow and save the stock. The depth of of water through Madison parish, Louisi ana, is four to six feet over most of the cotton fields. The tug Bigely went np to Miiliken’s Bend yesterday to bring off the stock. The majority of tho creatures were so nearly starved that they died on their way hither. Tho current passing through Miiliken’s Bend carried away a storo nt that pUce a couplo of miles back into the country. Vicksburg is rapidly filling up with negroes from the overflowed lands above and below. They aro unable to get work nnd wilt havo to bo assisted by the government. The Bello of Memphis, which nrrived last night from St. Louis, in addition to her freight list, brought a lot of live stock from Henderson’s nnd other points; nl*o about 250 passengers, includ ing a large number of negroes. Vicksbdbo, Miss., March20.—The steam er Carro'l nrrived ties morning from Yazoo river. She baa moved about 1,000 horses _ and mules from plantations to Yazoo City. ElUott and brought to the city. From o8h-1 She reports toe river at a stand at Tchula ers we learn that the sou’s wounds are not j City. The wnter is rising in Delta, op- n«rwi*arilv fatal. This is the flrst crime posite this city. A strong current lias set that has been committed in Hazard in a in through the principal streets, and longtime and the citizens in the district fences and many outbuildings have been greatly deplore it Mr. Nowells will prob- wasbed away. Anderson Thomas was JhTv he held until his son s condition drowned at Delta yesterday. He was in a chqnge* for better or worse. Plaquomenes parish at Live Oak grove. AU the above are on the right bank of the Mississippi river, except tho Landry, Bon not Carre and Story, these three being on the left bonk. There are four crevas ses at Atchafalaya and Sutton’s on the left bank, in Pointe Conpee parish, Yel low Bayon, and the npper Winn track in Avoyells parish, nnd the lower Winn track in St. Landry parish. The three last named are on the right bank. There is also a crevasse on tho Bayon Lsfonrcke. Quite a number of the back levees arc re ported as broken abont Lake Concordia, False river and elsewhere. Memphis. - March 19.—A ei>ecial from Helena, Ark., says the latest advices from the upper St. Francis river report that the people in that section are almost reduced to cannibalism; that they have eaten gnr- cas.-es for several days, and now havo the appearance of persons abont to become in sane from starvation. CoL O. A. Johnson, president of the Arkansas Midland Rail way, who returned to-day from Hot Springs, having come down to Helona by skiff from the month of ths St. Francis river, says that tho scenes along tho river were most distressing. The stench from dead animals is sickening, and when the water declines it will be still more fearful. The earth is ooveied with a thick, slimy substnnee, with reptiles of every kind, and miasma from decaying vegetable matter will inevitably be serious in its consc- qnence. Memphis, March 19.—Tho river declined two inches to-day and is falling steadily nt all points. At Helena, Ark., it fell two inches, and the outlook thero is much brighter. As soon as the water ceases run ning through the crevasse below that city tho overflow can be easily drained off from tho city. The country south of here is swarming with bnffulo gnats, and much stock that was saved from drowning by the overflow is being killed by these insects. New Oblzans, March 20.—A special from Vicksburg to the Times-Demoerat, dated midnight, says: The river has nsen an inch in tho past twenty-fonr hoars, bnt it is now stationary. Telegrams from Yazoo City report no change in the condition of affairs there. The steamer Carroll arrived there to-day with 350 malee nnd other stock and 150 refugees from the overflowed sec tion. It is believed that the river at Yazoo City will be at a stand to-morrow. It has fallen an inch at Ricks’ place above there. the steamer Headlight, from Davis bend, brought to Vicksburg 200 bend of s.ock and 800 people, tho majority of whom are in a most destitute condition. She reports Ksmock, liurricane and Big Black Islands ts completely submerged, not a strip of land being visible in that entire section. At Palmira and Davis’ bend there are abont thirty acres of land still above water. The steamer Dickson, from Englo bend, brought 75 head of stock and 75 people. She reports the levees immediately in front of Miiliken’s bend to have broken last night. The crevasse is now 1,000 yards canoe loaded with provisions, and it cap- nows from the tributary streams of tho Yazoo, Tallahatchie and Sunflower adds tojtho gloomy aspect of affairs. Cattle axe receiving no attention, all efforts being di rected to the preservation of horses and mules. Refugees and stock continue to ar rive at this point in large numbers. Yazoo Crrr, March 20.—’The water at this point is two feet above tho mark of 1867, nnd has risen an iuch in the last twelve hours. At this rate of increase it will like ly reach its maximum point tc-night nnd to-morrow morning. Boats from above ri port the water ot a stand. The excite ment is subsiding, bnt each steamer brings people and stock. A large per cent, of the refugees are negroes, who, with a few ex ceptions, are provided for by the merchants and planters who have them employed. Some have gone to tho bills temporarily, sitd ns yet there is no suffering Some have remained in town, refusing to work, bnt clamor for goverment rations. At this point v.ry little assistance is need ed at present. Tho overflowed business houses of this city have bad scaffolds built in them and business continues. Yazoo City has an extra police force on duty night and day. With the exception of a few cases of petty larceny, no viola tions of law has occurred. VicKsmmo. Miss., March 20.—The report in a special dispatch from here of a break in the loveo in front of town, in Miiliken’s bend, is untrae. The breaks are above and below town. The reported destruction of a gin hiuse a few days ago, with great loss of life, is also untrue. No lives were lost by the burning of Baer’s store. Washington, March ?2.—The Secretary of War has issued instructions for tho transportation of ono hundred hospital tents from Philadelphia to Vicksburg, Mississippi, for the uso of tho sufferers by the recent floods. Each will give shelter to from twenty to thirty persons. The Secretary of War has ordered 300,- 000 rations issued at New Orleans for Lou isiana, 200,000 at Memphis for Mississippi, 50,000 at Helena for Arkansas, 10,000 each nt Charleston, New Madrid and Gayoio for Arkansas. These are tho first rations issued under the last appropriation of $150000 Vicxsnuno, March 22.—Capt. J. S. Land, of the United States army, who has arrived on the steamer Commonwealth, says that at Lake Providence nnd vicinity, there ire abont 1.600 persons, and from the Arkan sas line to tho Southern lino of East Car- roll parish, not less thnn 3,000 white and black, who will require rations for the next thirty days, and that in Madison par ish there are at least 200 persons who will have to be assisted for the same period. St. Louis, March 22.—Tho Globe-Demo crat's correspondent on the govornmne relief steamer Anita, up the Sunflower riv er and some of its tributaries, gives graph ic descriptions of the scenes along their banks among tho poor people, who for many days havo been camping on the dry spots of ground or cooped up in the lofts of houses, or huddled together on tho roofs. Many of them were suffering from hunger, nnd all were utterly destitute, having lost everything they possessed. Up to Snndny night, tho Anita had picked np and taken to what arc known a» the Harris moands, which are largo nnd high, nearly ono thou sand poople, mostly negroes. They nro camped in thoopen air, bnt they will besnp- plied with food until the flood subsides and they can provide for themselves. New OnilM, March 22.—Up to date rations havo been issued for 22,900 people for fifteen days, which will soon be ex hausted. Tho commissioners have appli cations for rations for 40,000 people. This number cannot be supplied unless addi tional donations are received. Provisions will be shipped daily by outgoing steamers until all are supplied or the stock exhnust- ed. Gen. York, of Concordia parish, has been commissioned by Gov. McEnery to supervise the deliveries of rations and for age and the saving of stock along tho Black. Ouachita, Tensas and Little rivers and Bayou Macon. There being no funds at the disposal of tho Governor, the Times-Demoerat sup plied forage to be distributed by Gen. York and sabsequently bought a smn 1 steamer for his usb. It was loaded with supplies, nnd to-day the Times-Demoerat sent to Commissioner York at Troy, 400 sacks of oorn, 150 sacks of oats, 60 bales or hay and 50 sacks of bran, to be distribnted in the ovet flowed section. East of the Ouachita river the stock are reported to bo dying by the hundred. Apprehension is felt thnt the people will not be ablo to plant their orops, even if the water recedes in time, on account of the loss of stock. New Obleans, March 22,—The Cotton Exchange. Produce Exchange, Board of Trade and Board of Broken have appoint ed relief committees. By invitation, del egates from these oommittecs and n nnm ber of prominent citizens met Governo McEnery to-night at the St. Charles Hotel and appointed an exeentive relief commit tee representing these organizations and the bnsiness community generally, and systematic relief work will be commenced nt once. Contributions are solicited throughout the city. Vicksbubo, March 22. —The river is fall ing at this point and also all along tho Yazoo, 8unflower nnd Tallahatchie rivers. At Chutard, nearly opposite the Aisatia crevasse,the water has fallen abont eight on inches. TELEOBAFHSC ITEMS. hicks’ murderers. Atlanta, Ga., March 22.—The District Court for tho northern district of Georgia held to-day that tho cn»o ot the State vs. Boiton and Freeland, deputy United States marshals, for tho mnrdcr of Hicks in Gwinnett connty, could not be remove^ until after indictment in the county where the killing occurred; but held that it could be removed after indictment. -. STOBM IN THE NORTHWEST. Chicaoo, March 22.—A heavy storm of snow and wind has raged for two days along the entire line ot the Northern Pa cific railroad in Dakota. Travel was sus pended from Sunday* nntil to-day. An en gine and two cars til’ed with construction laborers went through a bridge over the Hart river last night and a number of the laborers were injured bnt none were killed. The storm has abated and traffic is re sumed. til disposed of. The Military Academy and oonsular dip lomatic appropriation bills were reported to the Senate, with amendments; also the bill for the admission (ft Dakota as a State. Mr. Brown presented a petition of citi zens of Albany, Ga., for an increase of the appropriation for tho improvement of the harbor of Savannah. The regulation for the payment to Sena tors Bntler and Kellogg of $3,000 and $9,500 respectively for exoenses incurred by them in vindicat'ng their rights to seats were passed. It was conceded in debate that there were no precedents for such pay ment to successful members, but itrwa* ex plained that these cases were exceptional in that they necessitated proof of the val- ipity of the State Legislature in each in stance. Mr. Pendleton presented a memorial of the National Tobacco Association, protest ing against the passage of any free leaf to- bacoo bill; also, a petition of the same as sociation for the abolition of export stamps, nnd tor sundry changes of the law in regard to the exportation of tobacco by rail and the fees paid to inspectors of to bacco. Referred to the committee on fi nance. The Sennte took np the House bill pro viding for a life saving service, pendirg deb te on which the tariff commission bill was again taken np, Mr. Beck opening the debate. Criticising the declaration re cently made by Mr. Frye, that he favored protection per se, rega'dles3 ot any con sideration ns to revenue. Mr. Beck argued that, aside from its constitutional t»wer to raise a revenue, Congress had no authority whatever to legislate on the tariff. With out action on the bill, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. Mr. Hiscock, of New York, chairman of the committee on appropriations, reported back tho Senate bill making further appro priations for the relief of the sufferers from the overflow of tho Mississippi river and its tributaries. Tho report of the committee recommends that the House recede from its amendment authorizing the expenditure of a portion of the appropriation in the strengthening of the levees. After a brief speech by Mr. Robertson, of Louisiana, in opposition to receding from the amend- mentt, the report of tho committee was aB Under ‘the call of States bills were in troduced ns follows: By Mr-King, of Louisiana, appropriating $500,000 tor the reliof of the sufferers from the overflow of tho Mississippi river nod tributaries. By Mr. Hubbell, of Michigan, to reduce the internal revenue. It abolishes the tax on bank checks,{capital and deposits and a largo number of manufactured articles, and reduces the tax on cigars and ciga rettes. By Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, to in ; corporate the Atlantic and Mississippi River Canal Company. , Tho District of Columbia taxation bill was then discussed over two hours on n motion to suspend the rales nnd pass it. but the motion was finally rejected, the principal objection to tho bill itself being against a ssetion taxing commercial tray* elera, Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, under in structions from the committee on ways and means, moved to suspend tho rales and adopt a resolution making the tariff commission bill tho special order when the House shall next go into committee of the whole on the state of the Union, And con tinue as such special order urtil disposed of, not to antagonize nppropriatioirbill*. After some discussion the motion to sus pend the rules and adopt the resolution as agreed to—yoaB 152, nays 56. Mr. Reid, of Maine, under instructions from tho committee on the judiciary, moved to suspend the rales and adopt a resolution making the Geneva award tho special order for the fourth Tuesday in M irch. A number of Democrats were op posed to this motion, and manifested their opposition nnd used up much time py mak ing several motions to adjourn, which were voted down by the Republicans. The question having occurredon the mo tion to suspend the rules, those Democrats who were opposed to having the Geneva award bill made tho special order rtf rained from voting, and tho House was left with out a quorum. A call of the House was ordered and the doors were dosed, and the sergeant-at-arms and his deputies were dispatched to bring in the absentees. Whilo awaiting tho first arrival, the mem bers for the most part left thy House nnd obtained their dinners at the res taurapt in thebosement. Mr. Flower, of New kork, suggested that the House was wasting a good deal of time, and proposed that the members having tariff speeches to deljver, and he understood that there were 200such, be permitted to deliver t*iem now, but he declined to accede to a request that ho be tho first to put into execution his own project. At 7:30 tho sergeant-at-arms ap peared at the bar of the House, haring in his custody Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, and Mr. Page, of California, who were excused upon their own statement. Leavo of absence was granted to Mr. Clements, of Georgia, on, his statement that ho had been summoned to tho bedside of bis colleague, Mr. Black, who was dying. Then from time to time other members were brought iu, and when excused caused much merriment, one of them premising his statement by de claring that ho was unfortunately tho pos sessor of a wifo and child; another declar ing gruffly that ho was hungry: still an other submissively acknowledged that he knew he was at fault, and was ready to un dergo any penalty the Speaker might see fit to inflict. Mr. Klotz, of Pennsylvania, rendered his excuso in German, and.cre- atej much laughter thereby. Mr. Paul, of Virginia, said, by way of explanation, that he had business engagements in which his constituents were largely interested, and he feared that unless he kept his nppoint- from the War Department have been ex hauated and that the commission is in receipt of additional demands for folly 300, OUO rations. In reply to a question by Mr. Cox, of New York, Mr. Page, of California, stated that he would call the previous question on the Chinese bill to-ino.-row at 3 o’clock, and then, the morning hour having been dispensed with, consdeiatiou of that hill wa« resumed by the House. Mr. McClnre, of Ohio, contended that Congress not only possessed power to pass the Dill but that its provisions were ex pressly warranted by the Chinese treaty. He favored the passage of the hi i on the ground of expediency, and in conclusion asserted that the Republican party was committed to the principle of the bill—the freedom of labor. Should it now turn ita back on its old battle flag, its old war cry, and ita platform, as mere claptrap, and be recreant to its high trust? He, as a pro tectionist, as a Republican, stood by the white labor of tho Pacific States against the dishonorable competition of Chinese labor, and he could vote for the bill with a clear conscience. [Applause.] Tho remainder of the day’p session was taken np by speeches on the Chinese bill, several members speaking on both sides of the question. The Dili then went over with out aotion. Adjourned. I » WASHINGTON GOSSIP. There has been no change in the con dition of Representative Black, and he is so low that he may not live through the day. Mr. Pendleton introduced in the Sen ate to-day a constitutional amendment, providing for the election of postmasters, marshals, district attorneys, etc., by the people of the district in which such officers’ lutfes lie. The steamships plying between New York and .Porto Rico nave given notice of a suspension of direct communication be cause of the high differential tariff in Por to Rico in favor of vessels nnder the Span ish flag. The President has approved the joint resolution appropriating $16,0000 tor the benefit of the sufferers from the Mississip pi floods. At the cabinet meeting to-day, the court marital case of Cadet Wh’ttaker was taken np and disposed of by disapproving the sentence of dismissal from the servioe, im posed by tho court,on the technical ground that the eridenco taken at the trial was improperly introduced, thus sustaining the opinion of the Judge Advocate General. THE 8XUPHEBD INVESTIGATION. Mr. Shipherd appeal ed before the com mittee on foroign affairs to-day and pro- daced copies ot two of the three missing letters, bnt after looking through several envelopes said thero must be some fatali'y abont it, as he could not find the letter of May 21st. He stated that it was addressed to the President, and, as he had been in formed by letter from his secretary, J. Stanley Brown, was referred to the De partment of State. The letter of May 25, 1881, was then read. It was to Hon. Jas. G. Blaine, and stated that on the 21st he (Shipherd) had transmitted to tho Presi dent duplicates of the enclosures, which he presumed would be referrod to the De partment of State. Those enclosed were to he handed to Hnrlbnt in his (Blaine’s) discretion and at the proper time. Also that he would be glad to be summoned to Washington before Hurlbut and Kilpat rick’s instructions were prepared. Snip- herd was questioned as to the onclosnres mentioned, and said he had not made copies, as the originals were in the De partment of State. The principal enclos ure was a prospectus of the Peruvian Company. The letters of May 3l and June 4 ware a’so produced. Both were addressed to the President, and were merely formal, the in terest lying in the enclosures, which were found in the correspondence already print ed. Shepherd was cross-examined as to the interviews with Horlbrat before he went to Pern. At one of these held in New York, Hurlburt told Shepherd that he had been sent to tell tholatter that the President regarded his case as strong in law and equi ty as it could possibly be, bnt that it was unfortunate that Pern should be in each a deplorable condition. The condition on which the President would consent to act would be that the claim should bo put in such shape that it would not impose hard ship npon Porn, bnt should be remedial, and should enable Pern to pay her indem nity and get out of her troublo with Chili. If that could be done the government would heartily endorse the schoxe. He further 6aid this cla : m most not be pressed npon Pern in any chylock spirit. “I (Shep herd) replied that we expeoted the United States to assist only if the affair commanded the approval of every fair-minded man. I a’kod him if the Secretary of State hid given him the paper I had alluded to, and ha roplied, ‘No, sir, I knew nothing of your scheme. I am only telling you what I have been instructed to do.’ Iu speaking Hurl but never nsed the term Secretary ot State, bat always us. d the somewhat vague terms ‘the government,* ‘the exeentive,’ or the United States. He desired as full an ac count in the writing of our plans as I could give him, and bo would read them with great p’easure. He said: ‘Peru, ought to have help at tho earliest moment, and I hops you will pres9 your plans as rapidly as possible.’" Mr. Shipherd then made a general state ment to tho effect that he never imagined it would bo necesary to buy any man, and never intended to do so. He did, however, feel that it was necessary to prevent Hurl but from taking any position which might he violently opposed to their company. Mr. Shipherd was asked: “Did you think Hurlbnt could be purchased?” and replied: “Most emphatically.” Chairman—“And you proceeded to pur chase him?” Answer—“No, sir; simply to prevent him from Betting himself viciously aud deter minedly against us. I recognized the faot that it would be necessary to assure him that it would in the future resnit advan tageously to himself or friends if he did not oppose ns.’ Mr. Shipherd was tlTen questioned in re gard to his interview with Secretary Blaine, and replied that the interview took place at Blaine’s residence in this city, on the ’ evening of July 25. It lasted until a late hour, and was resumed next morning. When asked who was present at that inter- •liminaie from the discussion the possibilil I tv of armed _ intervention, and will oiler their mediation only in the event of the 1 belligerent expressing a desire to obtain it, and wh«n ita acceptance would lead to re sults satisfactory to both. In the third article Chili declares ita feelings of friendship and confldeBoe; that if they were offered she would accept the good offices of the United States in the contest with Peru, if in employing such good offices the United States would ac cept the terms of peace whioh Chili is dis posed to offer the enemy, it being under stood that if the United States should not obtain the .oonsent of Peru to the condi tions of peace which serve as a basis to the employment of theif good offices, in such case the aotion of th« United States be tween thebeligereata will at once cease S Chili agrees to give every honorable fa- lity to Trescott to enable him to commu nicate with any of the Peruvian authori ties or individuals whom be may consider proper, with the exception only of Garcia Calderon, who is a prisoner of war. -The basis npon which Chili agrees to conclude peace is as follows: “First, the co-ston to Chili of all Peruvian territory south of Comarones Duebiada. Second, the occupation of the department of Tacna for ten years, at tho expiration of which time Pain will pay $20,000,00:*. Should sdi $20,000,000 cot be paid to Chili at the expiration of ten yean, the territory of Arica and Tacna will remain ipso facto ceded to and incor porated with the Republic of Chili. Peru may fir in the terms of peace a longer term than ten years, but always subject to the same conditions. Should Arica return to the dominion of Peru, it shall never be ^, fortiUed. Aw it da Third. Chili shall occupy Labo island^Pf'lMl whilst guano remains on them, and tnP )a °d net proceeds of such guano, as also of that * from the deposits whioh are known and being worked in Tarapaca, shall be equally divided between Chili and the creditors of Peru. The politicians in Lima are reported to be busy, and as usual, are more interested in the triumph of party than in the regen eration of the country and the making of peace with its conquerors. Pieriola’s party is strong, but the Calderon, faction is not dead or inert by any means. INDICATIONS. Washington, March 21.—For the South Atlantio States, cooler fair weather, north to west winds and higher barometer. GENERAL BEAUREGARD, IXTER VIEWED AT THE .SAUDI OBA8, Telle A* “Oath” the Story or tbe rirat ■aaatHu sad Other (BeMeala ot tb* Or*at War. CorrtMoondtnee Cincinnati Enquirer. NewOblsans, February, 1882.—Haring been near but never with the celebrated Gen. Beauregard, I enjoyed a study of him last evening while the proceesion called Proteus was passing the Varieties club and theatre, as, having been just introduced, we mounted a pair of chairs and looked . .. down and talked backward, and he after- » scumtific on*, lAtions, responsibility and many detail*, daze I me with rent, and I discovered that I had a tired mind. It brought a distaste /or my old profession of arms, or rat ber a sense that X had soldiered too long, and nay ambition haa never since reawakened for the avocation of my youth. I whs sent to ts eit Point in the administration of Mk tan Buren, in whose t:me the Texas and Mexico bsne took shspe, and so have been through two wars. MEXICO. “Gen. Beauregard, the French govern, meat did not oonqaer Mexico as easily as the Awericans?” _ “^f°r had they such a general aa Scott, said Beauregard. “He was ooe of the most capable commanders, I would say the most capable, perhaps, we have ever had. His campaign in Mexico was • ment the place which knew now would view, Shipherd said a United States Sena- know him 110 more forever. All wore ex- tor, whose name he did not feel at liberty to mention, because he had been informed that in an investigation of this kind it was necessary to bo very careful about men tioning the names of members of the House or Senators. He said farther that this interview was brought about by the kind offices of tho before mentioned Sena tor. The -chairman suggested that Ship- herd give the features of the interview with Blaine, and for tho present waive the question of what Senator was present. At this interview Shepherd gave Blaine a fall statement of the claims of the Peru vian Company and their merit. The sec retary listened with what seemed to Shep herd a great deal more tban merely cour teous attention, now and then interjecting questions, showing that he was following every part with care and precision. He suggested some difficulties from a legal point of view—that we Americans had pur chased tho claim and expected the United States government to enforce it against Pern. After a full discussion tho secre tary asked Shepherd to suggest what was wanted from our government. _ To this Shepherd in effect replied: “At present we can ask almost nothing. We can’t go into coart down there nntil Pern denies onr claims, and nn til this is done we have no right to ask onr government to interfere. We can only ask a provisional remedy. Fern is now shipping onr gnano and is about to in uk e an arrangement to pay her war indemnity with onr gnano. All we deeire is that an official notification be sent to both OhiU and Pern, that there is an American titlo nssertod to that gnano, and that wLoever takes it will do so with notico of that as sertion. The Secretary replied: “That is Lot asking much.” After this matter had been folly discussed, and it was made plain to the Secretary that the oompany was not asking the United State* govern ment to assert its claim, the conversation took some other torn and was finally clos ed with the remark by the Secretary: “Now, what do yon want mo to do ?” Ship- herd replied in snustancoaa before, stating that the govommont should send notifica tions of an American title to the gnano, nnd the Secretary replied that ho wonld do so at once. In farther reply to questions, Shipherd explained that the employment of the Senator in question aa attorney, was not because he wa3 a Senator, but because he was known to bo a particular friend of Blaine. Shipherd stated thnt ho, had sev eral other interviews with Blaine after the one described at the State Depart ment. THE PEBUVIAN-CH1LXAN FBOTOOOL. Panama, March 11—The text of the pro tocol between Trescott, United States minister extrordinary to Chili, and Senor fialnocedo, tho Chilian minister of foreign affairs, is printed in the official papers in Lima. It sets forth in regard to the seiz ure of Calderon that Qhili abolished the Washington, March 21.—In the Senate, Mr. George presented 0 memorial from the Mississippi Legislature for aid to re build tho lovees. Mr. Hoar offered a resolution, which was adopted, calling on the President for the instructions given early in 1880 to the former minister to China (George T. Sew ard), concerning Chinese immigration and tho modification of existing treaties relating thereto, with tho correspondence between Soward and tho State Depart ment relating to said subject. Mr. Call presented petitions from citi zens of Florida for mail facilities on the Gnlf coast. The Military Academy appropriation bill was taken up. The Senate committee amendments wero agreed to without de bate. They insert items of $3,500 for the construction of a pontoon train, $1,000 for contingencies and $500 for a swimming bath for tho use and instruction of cadets. The biU then phase:!, and the Senate re sumed consideration of the tariff commis sion bill. Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate npon the necessity of prompt tariff revision by committees of Congress in preference to tho co at mission plan. He criticised the dilatoriness of Congress in taking action, and said he wonld havo voted for a com mission if so long a period of inaction had not elapsed. _ . Mr. VanWyck secured the floor bnt yielded temporarily, and the bill was infor mally laid aside for general business. On motion of Mr. Brown, the Homo bill establishing distinct United States courts, with separate officers, for thenorthorn and southern judicial district of Georgia was passed, and the Senate adjourned. HOUSE. At 12:10 this morning the final roll call was ordered, and no quorum being pres ent, the understanding was reached that nftor the reading of tho journal tj-dny th* House shall proceed to vote on the propo sition submitted by Mr. Hewitt, of New York—namely, making the Geneoa award bill the special order for April 11th, and thence from day to day until disposed of, but not to interfere with the revenue and appropriation bills, the tariff commission bill, and the bill referring private claims to tne cou t of claims. The House then at 1:45, adjourned. According to the agreement made at the end of Inst night’s session, the House pro ceeded to vote upon the compromise prop osition making tho Geneva award bul the special order for April 11th, subject, how ever, to the tariff and appropriation bills and the bill referring private claims to the conrt of claims. A resolution to this effeot was adopted—yeas 262, nays 55. Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, presented a telegram received from the relief com mission at Now Orleans, giviug a state ment of the destitution caused by the overflow of the Mississippigiver, and do- alaring that the supplies of rations received Washington, March 22.—In the Senate, bills were introduced by Mr. Kellogg to incorporate tho Atlantio and Mississippi River Canal Company, wiiji a capital of $20,000,000, tne route to be from the St. Mary’s river, in Georgia, through the Oke- fenokee swamp westward to St. Marks, Fla., and along tho Gnlf coast. The tariff commission bill (the regular order) was temporarily laid aside, after an announcement by Mr. Bayard of the sud den illness of Mr. Garland, from whom a speech was expected, and tho Senate took up the consular nnd diplomatic appro priation bill. The Senate committee’s amendments wero read and agreed to and tho bill passed. The Senate theu took up the House life saving service bill and discussod and amended it in respect to the salary of superintendents, after a long debate, in which Mr. Brown contended for a uniform eatery of $1,200. For the superintendents in the dijtrjgtg covering the more dangerous lilies of the coast and reported in the bill at $2,5CO, were fixed at $1,800, and tho6u in districts reported at $2,000 were graded nt 81,500, Upon an amendment offered by Mr. Brown for a slight increase for the Florida coast district, Mr. Joiies, of Florida, said tho losses from wrecks were greater there than upon any other portion of the Atlantic coast line. Mr. Morgan aaid that but six of a total of two hundred and seventy- three stations had been given to the dan gerous Gulf coast, and spoko of tho value and importance of the Gnlf commerce. The bill was fiua'ly laid nsido without ac tion. Pending a motion for executive ses sion, the Senate adjourned. aov««, On motion of Mr. King, of Louisiana, A resolution was adopted calling on the Sec retary of War for information as to what further relief is necessary for the sufferers from tho overflow of the Mississippi river and its tributaries. The morning honrhavingboendispensed with, the House, at 12:30, resumed consid eration of the Chinese bill. The debate on tho Chinese bill wa3 continued to the close of the session. The House at 5:10 took a recess until to-morrow at 10 o’clock. Mr. Page gave notice that he would, at2 o’clock, demand the previous question on tho bill. THE SUirUERD INVESTIGATION. Washington, March 22.—The examina tion ot Shipherd was resumed at 10:50. He produced n copy of his letter to the Presi dent dated April 28th, 1880. In this letter Shipherd states that tho interests of hb cli ents in Peru are so great as to entitle them to consideration iu the discussion of any plan affecting the future of the prostrate republic. He also asks tint a decision on the appointments of ministers to Chili and Peru be reserved until the facts relating to the claims of the company have been laid before the President. Ho stated that he had not yet found the letter of May 21st, but had written to bis son to make a copy and send to him. Mr. Kasson asked the witness if he know any instance iu which Hurlbut’s official action had been purchased, Shipherd ro plied that in his statements lie spoke from bis knowledge of events that occurred many years ago, from which lie had form ed his opinion of Hurlbut. He also called atteution to tho decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Clark against the United States, in which it was shown that General Hurlbut, while in the servioe of tha United States at New Or leans, accepted a bribe. Representative Kasson then qsked if in ail his (witness’) correspondence with Hurlbut, tne 4attor ever intimated that he desired to have an interest in the Peruvian claim, and the witness answered, “No sir; ho never did." The witness testified that the teandreau claim is now held by Americans, but he declined to say by whom. The le ;al name of Shipherd’* organization is “The Peru vian Company”—iucorporated under the laws of Georgia in 1870—and every share of the stock is held in this country, but be yond this no information was gained in regard to tho company’s affairs. Shipherd stated that his first connection with these claims was as counsel for the parties who held them iu March, 1881. Shipherd flrst submitted them lo ex-Senptor Boutwell, of Massachusetts, who kept the papers three weeks, returning them with the ox>inion tfiat tbo claim was valid, and offering to lay it before the President. In tho course of his testimony Shipherd forgot himself while exulaiuing the con nection of the mysterious Senator, hereto fore referred to as attorney, as bringing the matter to the notice of Secretary Blaine. Ho aaid he had an interview with this Senator at his (Shipherd’s) office in New York, where the Senator then was on his way from his home in Now Hamp shire. At this point the signs of amusement on the faces of his bearers re called him to his text. While Shepherd has refused to mention the name of the Sena tor, tliis reference goes to confirm the statements published that it was Senator Blair. The witness was asked how ho came to obtain the charter under the laws of Geor gia, and explained that in looking about lor the most favorable conditions lie heard of the ch rter which had some time since been granted to Duff Green by the Stato of Georg.u, and which contained such extra ordinarily advantageous features, l1 lowing the establishment of branches at any ioint in this country or abroad, that they decided to obtain this charter. The company is now acting under this- charter, and stock has been regularly issued, and under the clause permitting branches they havo es tablished their headquarters in New York city. In farther explanation concerning liis Senatorial counsel, Mr. Shipherd said the Senator at first declined to take a fee, but later did t ike one after an opinion expressed by the Secretary of State and others that the matter would never come before Con- gre;s. Still later, when it became appar ent that the matter was likely to come be fore Congress the fee was returned and the Senator’s connection with the company ceased. Washington, March 22.—Senor Marti nez, Chilian minister to the United States, to-day received official dispatches from his government confirmatory of the authen ticity of tho taxt of the protocol agreed upon between the Chil’an government and Mr. Trescott, aa already teicgni; hed. In re gard to the conditions set forth in the pro tocol, Martinez says that in his opin ion they represent the extreme limit of con- oesaion which Chili will grant to Peru. ■T«. , Th* Senate confirmed Samael Blatchford authority. 0 .* 1 associated justice of the Supreme Court; hmita held by the Jtod B - Duncan, of South Carolina, consul at he was » r fested wita°ut any intention of N1 anJ the foUowing postmasters : offending the Un ted Stated or auy otner , w Wari-tann • J R. neutrn 1 ”L'£? 1186 of the j Banks', at Forsyth, ol; H. H.’ Andrews, at le fn the second articte'Se* United Stats* *ex,*, - d •>■ ^ ^ Te - ward continued his reminiscences in the Clnb. I have prejudice against him, which had nearly disappeared when he said good-night. Others present remarked that they had never heard him to so muoh ad vantage, although he made no special effort but gave polite and sometimes extended answers to suggestions. This General combines in his history tho relation to oar war of both Napoleon and Dumouri ex to th* Franch national insurrec tion against Europe at the close of the last century.* At Charleston he repeated the task ot Napoleon when an unknown artil lerist of Tonlon. He overran Virginia and routed the Federate at Manassas as surpris ingly as Dumouriez conquered Holland,aud W it dazz'ed Europe. He then defended ' arleston against every species of attack, . land and sen, by the mine and tha mor tar, by unparalleled artillery and nneqoaled iron-clad?. His name rang ont to the world, and became terrible to the Union T eople long before Lee was a success, or Joe JohDston had a chanoe. For his per formance he was sincerely hated in the North, and yet I recollect no proclamation or sayings of his which indicated cruelty, rejoicing, or conceit. Ho illustrated Weet Point formidably aa. both engineer and artillerist, powerfully affected the views and armaments of Europe, and must ever rise on the mind of future historians of the rebellion like a sentry on a fen-wall, in the highest relief, because the first in the foreground. Ma jor Anderson and General Beauregard opened the conflict of the centuries on the Mestern Hemisphere. As the very re markable procee-ion of the night before Mardi Gras passed under our eyes, 1 suggested to the General that probably no Roman triumph between Scipioand Cajsar was as effective, to which he assented, with reasons, I felt one of those momentary transport of association which are the chief compensations of a journalist, that beforohe should die I had seen a man al most flnniliarly, whose name in my youth was as terrible as Pompey’s to the Egyp tians, which, in mock show, was parading the streets of New Orleans. Beauregard world now be the ranking engineer of the United States army it he were still in active service. He entered the regular army before I was born—about 1837. At the commencement of the war he was a professor at West Point, His political connections, of a family sort, wero in tho direction of secession, ha and Senator John Slidell marrying sisters—I think named DeLong. He is a mux of the military figure, rather short and thick, weighing about one hun dred and fifty pounds, with a French face, aud stained or rather sallow skin, high chesk bones, thick white hair and mustaohe, eyes raiher wide apart and of a gray or hazel color, a forehead of compact facul ties, bnt not high, broad face, and a mild, affable voice- He has been criticised for his connection with the Louisiana lottery in a supervisory capacity; but one of his friends remarked: “Beauregard wat pour; The institution had been legally chartered, and tho only effect of bis connection with it was to in sure a fairer drawing. It is os well for him to have taken it as some less scrupu lous and responsible person. If there is any scandal in it the State, not Beanregsrd, is responsible, and the French government has always legalized lotteries.” THE TALK. I asked Gen. Bennrogard when he flrst began to despair of the success of the Confederate States in the war. “Not till late in 1861,” he said. “Even then I kept my fears to myself. My hopes never diminished till the operations in the Wort wore so overwhelming that 1 saw wo could not defeud our coa-te outwaidl . but must meet large armies in our rear.” “Did yon originally believe there would be a war?” “Yes; I was at tha resideuoe of my brother-in-law, Slidell, in New Orleans, when that very able public tr an and lawyer, Mr. Judah P. Benjamin, was present. He and Mr.'Slidoll agreed that there would be no war at all and that the secession of the slave States would soon exact good condi tions for our property from the North, and bring about the union of all the States very speedily without bloodshed. I said, to their snrpriso and not to their liking: 'Gentlemen, the people of the North will not let you go out of the Union without battle. There will bo war, and you had best be ready for it.* They did not think so, and that illusion was the cause of our (allure, as the watcame without any reas onable preparations for it in the South.” “Do you regard tho selection of the Con federate civil leaders as wise?” “Hardly. That is a subject not well to speak about now. It was not to my no tion.” I suggested that in Georgia, whence I had juBt come, the people in many cases thought Howell Cobb would have been a belter chief magistrate for tho Confeder acy tban Mr. Jefferson Davis. “I think he would have been a good man',” said Gen. Beauregard. “He had few or no resentments, and if be possessed any they would not have been allowed by him to prejudiue the cause. It was that carry ing of hostilities and prejudices into the Presidential office and the cabinet which proved our rain, I think, more thnn our physical inferiority. As the contest pro gressed it grew to be a powerful sonroe of disuontent, and, finally, of opposition to the cause itself. Personal feelings ex tended from the politicians to the generate and the army.” “You had not known Major Robert An derson before yoa met him at the siego of Fort Sumter? * “O, yes Ho taught me artillery. Ho was my intrnctor, and I tried to prove that he was a good teacher.” The General laughed good-naturedly. AHTZLLERV. “Had you manyrifle guns at the siege of Sumter?” “No, only one; a Blakely-English rifled gun, which was landed in Charles ton harbor from an incoming ship just as we wero ready to summon Fort Sumter. It was lowered into a tug aud put into the batteryrt Camming Foiut. We bad there some large smooth bore pieces—sDine sixteen and eighteen- inch guns. It had been previously sup posed that 1,800 yards—about a mile—was the extreme dtetanoe that artillery could be effective agamit a stone fort. That ri fled cannon was the flrst important testi mony to the power of rifled artillery at the distance of two miles and more. I pro ceeded at once, after the Encceas of the siege, to rifle guns for the Confederate service, aad as the war proceeded we banded or hooped and rifled our guns at several points in tho South. All Europe took the lesson, yet with considerable ob tuseness on the subject of fortiflrations, delayed to increase the distance from their fortified cities to the forte which they were to rely upon. I had an instanoe of that at Fortamonth, England, the principal naval place of the British government, after 1 went to Europe following our war. The commandant, .a Mr. Gordon, took me around the line of defenses of Portsmouth, and at the conclusion asked me what 1 thought of its defenses. I declined to ex press an opinion. He pressed me nntil I said: “Well, sir, I do not think Portsmouth could resist such artillery sieges as it would have to enoonnter at the present time. Your line of works was good enough fif teen years ago; now they would be entire ly ineffective.” “Wlur so?” said he. “Be cause I have observed a series of heights in the rear of the city and fort which, I am told, are only two miles distant from Ports mouth. If that is so, an enemy, seizing them, wonld easily make the present artil lery effective agaicst these work*. Your line of fortifications must embraoo those heights to give you any security.” He seemed astonished and discouraged. “General Bjauregard, were you not rec ognized in some way by the military au thorities in Europe to the extent ot peek ing your services ?” “Yes, I was offered the command of the Roumanian army by an English interest whbh h«i ths osatrolliug indianw Eastern counsels against tha Russians, was also offered other places in connection with the Turkish question, and also in the west of Euroi>e. But I had made up my mini to quit the military servioe.” too. In ooe or two engineering details, chiefly concerning the road by which we were to approach the city. 1 might wish to amend it now, but h’s calculations were followed by nearly exact regatta. I recol lect one battle, at the gates of the city, that was won in just twelve minute*. We should not have given up Mexico,” said General Beauregard, “after we had taken it. That part of the country we did annex ha* bad great prosperity, excepting the period of the civil war, when it suffered lew than the older States. Bat the American occupa tion, if made permanent, wonld have been a blessing to Mexico and saved her from the French war and from disorder and instability. Behind onr occupation ot Mexico (radii invariably started immedi ately aud strengthened, and teourity was at once felt. Genera! Soott’s government was effective as h<* arms, and we were wel comed by the best in erest* in Mexioo, which oontinued to hope for our permanent stay and their political absorption into our system of State*. The Mexican indies dared not invite us to any festivities at their homes for fear of repraisals after we were gooe from the country, but they used the houses of the foreign consols as neu tral ground to meet our officer*, and we saw that they had no real antagonism to us.” General Beauregard here told a repartee of the late General Fertifer F. Smith, apropos of a Mexican lady whe^aid that the Amoricnns did not fight fair, but kept turning the flank of their army instead of meeting it front to front; and said that if Mexican women had been in the army tho result would have been different, etc. LEE AND JACKSON. I asked General Beauregard if the war of the rebellion led him to prefer volunteer soldiers or regnlars. *‘I like volunteers very much,” he said, “after they have been well disciplined.” Referring to tho two leading figures of tho Confederate war. General Beauregard said: “General Lee had not the genius of Jackson, but he was a conscientious stu dent of liis art, and all his battles and movements were studied over in the way of his teacher, General Scott; he did noth-' ing at venture or haphazard. He had been chief of tha staff of engineers for Scott in Mexico, and his work (n tte civil war here was a sequel to that scholarship.” As to Jackson, Beauregard told how he obtained the name, of “Stonewall” again, a? Beauregard personally knew it, and also how Beauregard and Jo* Johnston, after the battle of Bull Bun, did not go into Washington city. . “At the battle ot Manassas,” said Gen. Beauregard, “Gen. Jackson was ono of many brigadier-generate of no especial mark at that time. He was known to old officers of the regular army as formerly one of them, but had his reputation yet ta make. He received the sobriquet of “Stonewall” from Gen, Bee, of South Carolina, a very young officer, who was kilied there, but who would, I have often thought, have been one of our leading general officers had he lived. He was at thAtiiot*?! Aa but !ito •leaal- ness and commanding spirit up to the time ho died were of the greatest help tq tha general officers. “The part of the battle where Bee and Jackson were engaged was on the left of our army, as it held the plateau of Manas sas from the railroad junction of that name, and further east to the stone bridge, on the tnrnpike from Washington and Centerville to Warrenton. My plan of the battle was to let tho Federal enemy cross the Bnli Run, as I presumed they would, above cr west of the stone bridge, and then to cross my right nt the low fords, abd interpose between them and Washing ton, and force them to retire to the Upper Potomac, if they could avoid a greater dis aster. They did flank tho stone bridge, just as I supposed, and crossed the Bull Run at the Sudley Church ford, beyond my left. Unfortunately, -my orders ok Genorat Ewell were never delivered, the bearer of them being killed or taken. Ha was ordered to cross the Bull Run when he heard the engagement on the left, and maroh for Centerville. There he wonld have been between the whole Federal army and Washington City. “But there was another circumstance which facilitated the Federal advance down the south side of Ball Run after they hod crossed it and led to the principal con fusion in the Confederate army. That was the information that the Federate lmd al ready crossed Ball Run lower dowa, and were marching on Manassas Junction, the key to our position. That news in the most positive way was brought to General •Johnston and me whero we were together, and it might well have made me start. I said to Goneral Johnston: ‘I will go there nt once,’ anil I started at a gallop. Tbo momenta at that hour were very precious, for the silent enemy, as yet unreportod be yond our western flank, was coming down In overwhelming force on b position where General Evans held the stone bridge, and Bee. Wheat, Jackson and others—Jaekson fresnly arrived on the field—held the plateau about the Lewis house and the road from the stone bridge going t> the south. “After my long ride I found the exjiec*ed crossing of the Federate was only a large portion of the Confederate troops on oar right who had croe -ed the Ball Ran at one ford and recrossed it to the southern side by another ford, creating among some spectators tho idea of a Federal advance to Manassas in force. “I had not yet made this discovery when the powerful and prolonged firing on my left and renr left settled the fact of a heavy battle there. With Gen. Johnston, I gal loped to the spot, and when we came there, to the Lewis house and beyond it, a scene met my eyo that made my hesrt quail. * “General Evans, finding the enemy be hind him, had fallen back from the at me bridge to cover the turnpike road. General Bee, seeing the Federate coming beyond that road, had advanced down from the plateau, and sought to form his men tit continuation of Evans’ line. But the ab sence of nil discipline and the inexperienoe of tho officers had almost immediately re duced that army to be a mob; they filled the ragged piece of country like a torrent that had brokea its dam and was carrying devastation before it- Not any especial cowardice, bnt an absence of all sys tem or confidence had broken the army up before the superior masses ot the Feder ate. Officers were shouting contrary.or ders . commands were mingled—confusion would be beggared to find a term to ex- :ess the scene. “At laBt I thought of one way to recall the turbulent line. ‘Carry tho flags of the regiments several paces forward,' I said. ‘Plant your colors out yonder, beyond the line of this mob!’ It was done, and the sight was interpreted in the brief words of ‘Rally to your colors 1’ In this way a stand was made. The soldiery were willing to do what they understood, and the confu sion had previously been on account of no understanding. “It was at that time that General Bee, seeking some figure to steady his line, look ed back of them lo the plateau about the Lewis house, where his eye caoght T. J. Jacksyn's brigade of Virginia troops in line of battle, waiting to become engaged. ‘Look there, men. he said, ’look there 1 See how Jaokson's men stand, just tike a stone wall 1’ He pressed forward as he spoke, and fell dead almost iu giving that name to the greatest of oar genorate. ’ Gath. A T1BXD ENGINXEB. “I suppose your prolonged absorption in the Confederate straggle was followed bv a reaction.” “Yes, l did not know that I was tired till the war was done, then the un conscious strain I had been under for years, of calcu- Long after tho Reformation, Protestant indulgences were granted in England. On the fly-leaf of the fi »t volnrae of the register of Plympton is written: “Whereas. I certainly know lhat the wife of Edmund Parker, of Bovington, in parish of Plymp ton, is under such a distemper of Sadie that she is not fitt to eat any salt flesh or fish whatever, therefore I think fitt, as minister of said parish, to license her to eat flesh during the time of her sickness acoordiig to the tawes aud statutes of tha realm in that behalf. Given nnder my hand March 4, UiUQ. Simon, D. O. An other entry, dated two yoars later, and signed by another clergyman, gives a similar indulgence to John Slanning. A DBtioutsT ic New Richmond, O., Mr. E -J. Doahsm, writes ua ths following: “I J oonsider Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup one of tb* ! best things mado I use it altogether in my own family and can therefore recom mend it.” Mabbied women can be sited for debts made by them in Maryland. This will b* a joy to stingy hnabends, ss th* husband # property cannot betaken forth* debts «C his wife.