The sun., 1861-12-17


Graut, 'n tOnvcrcn'ion Ou tho ma tor at iasus.
General Grant aud tho 70 ,ol General NJ
Gown were classmatcs together ~ Wost Point,
sad arc nov each bring ng the science they ac-
quircd there, 10 bear Agaius, tho Other. A do
sctiPtion vt 'lio two secession lssiers thu mot
Us Was givo1 tc The readers Of tn, RrruaLlu,N
when the iit,t dag Of truce went down few
~,'hs aro. Tho only change II IA G.nctal
tNcathsn's appearances, whrsc face Wts II n
smooth, lut ia now aiOrnoi with f,-n,d ,blo
rt atd. lie istO rnirg to shave until gaining
vcto'y over the Uuion troops, and Will p-or
ally have no OCssion for razor Aghn outing
tDe war General rolk dit not como UP, hIt
RENAMED at Columbus. Commodore llnllius,
VITO WA present, AMI VINO Is notable
"s the mau who sunk, through nowspl.
pr y nctin. a whole Fedcsd fleet At New
Ofuen', is ab'u, iivS Csot SIX In hr,ght with ~
isc. beLriug the stamp of determination aud
d.. INK. Tho rroy, wtrry hc-ri standing ou.
susigh, and IN bu by thioknc", give, toe
60 iut'uarce u suu.on expression u Wcul not
% hcrvi-c hiNc. Tho month would atf ko a
ri'.Hr'r as h.jnI ,liginy cold or crtl 90 uV-
r'c-el g., yet the Cvmu o iotc va, il,.'iGt IN
'ou' scion, aJd wi h = d'y sailor l,o hu-
NOR Hug very improbable rt'. '.i,s.,i il . .,pry
tn'ght i,cc. Iii, c,'ntcnlucc i, o % or tnst
foL.trttalll kri that "a Lilo limo scI iaiu'nuco
wodli never y,oi the hoy to. In raily to s,mc
qu"-ti IONS askcd he gave such aGsW.rt th,, | "a,
lsvod tho trouble OF nttomp ,ns' hcliivo trcn.
llo wished 20 be rcmcm5,r,d Co Conm1 lu-r
F0oto; ard mae the original remark that in
lin We had "gnt tho right man in tho right
place, said his haticrirg ram wts at Column
lu', Which knew not to- bo 20, and dslpp Ard
in he crowd, leaving the iupro,sinn that tho
famous Matn.sas aud its mast, ato capable of
ool ical of mischief, whether they ever 10 II
" not. Tho O,hor secession officers wCro much
finer crossed and ir,shor looking than those
that had AZ pcarci on previous occasions. TLoy
were mostly from Iouisi tua, Hud had Just ar
rvei az Col mbus IN ior the lato call Tor ron-
fore, mcn,-. Thor c'o' hing was Of Ill cuts aud
dcsign-. generally rnily triumcd and intended
for how instead of service. They convcrscd
freely in regard 20 tho war, anil Ike sll now sl.
dirrs indulued In a bra ygrdOciO that will be
thrown a,idc as that Of tboir comrades has,
when having been once under fro. Thcy do
Clarrd they would cut tho throat Of every ne
gru rather than they should work under tho IL
tie oi contrahar d., and cndcsyor,d 10 express
asioni,hncut that the "iankccs' should ever
think Of reaching Memphis. Thi, is styla not
nj all indulged in 10y tho older hcats. anl those
we saw wcta evidently picked Olc1, baing al
lowed on tho flag OF trucs TO create favorable
impressions fiom outside appearances. Pivatos,
those who bear the burden ol l,e,or and danger,
would have Told y different talo. MANY OK
pressed au anxious wish to visit 81. Louis and
The outside world, bcing tired of confinement
within Coni' dcracy limits.
While couvcTsing with Gen. Chcaiham, lie
made the following remarks, which will serve
TO show the stories they tell Of Yankees down
south. roth,ps thcv will vet think different
coinage mere just "Trcsd on Yankees toes,
,aid the speaker 'and ho will buy box of
ck,nr and compel YOU To pay tur It. Tell
him he n ar, and ho will pull ont his pocket
ho,l oud bet yUu two dollars anl a half YOU
can't Provo IT,. Bat Just put your hand In his
p,,kot aud pull ont half dollar, when no will
I,tch iu and ten to ono lick you.' One pre,t
utce Of rNicty was TO know tho intentions Of
GoycrI mcnt In regard to Columbus. All tho
a,a ho troops In the South not ab'olufcly
nee ii for coast defence are bcing sent tn 10,
and Mar assls is probably now tho only point
that rivals II in dofences. ,,,u wiyu ~
uc, y, s.innAHt' food and ruel. Meetings are
bcipr held in tho principal cities and towns to-
the purpose Of inauguratiug measures ol ronei
ON tho 25th ult., at meeting held at Galway
,pbscriptions were made TO considerable
.mourt Mr.. MARrYS, tho Chairman, dotaileC
A cage Of distress which hc witnessed IN tue 'o"r
., Saturday. 1t was that of man who sarne'
bis livelihood in Galway, as laboror, Tor tn'
last twenty years, but had boon mcapaci'a'e'
from doing anything by sickness MI MN"
rYS visited his place, where ho found the nlau
| his viCo and three or four children sitting 1
the middle of the room. In tho cofnor was
heap of straw, and the half ofa hrthlhs 'anu'
,,ncl ayain,t the wall and not morse' oil III
In ,h. grate. The man stated that ho had
,oil,d turpip for his bresklst that morning
and that for forty-eight hours previously
and his family hal been without food or hrinI
AZ N,nr,y said no could cite many sue
caseA. At another meoting, holh III iuAn
Archbishop Nc HALE said -
Soma partios have underrnted tho mherles
the moor, and some have gone so iat Us 70 y
| ,hsre was no destitution, nor was more any
| DO apprchonddi but thls lnooyns and conc
= | sucl statemeuts the most complsto an" Opne nv
= siye contradiction; for assurediy II was ny
II | counterfeit destitution-(hear, hear)-oImr m
IS i,s atern reality that the inhabitants OF ia
Is yerc impelled 20 those acts oil geneIoSi,y WI
| be had tho melancholy pleasure oi WNnns
II | ,L.,c that dly, (IIoaT, hear). Last year
J. rhe Archbishop had many very pressing
c N,anda and applicltions from different paris
It H.. 'Io dioceae' but he deferred giving MS IA
}. ~ an. rrudg being lllocted or mecu
IS GII uutii Ia, was assured that the necessity
O. them existed. (IIoar, hear). Now,
't nroyed by this meeting here tolay, lht a"
70 srrcld destitution pre'nled thIouTtu'u, Tti'',,
n rr~,niI official per,oniges, who, aier su
lp r.,J ,uryey OF the country, proclaimed
nS pch a self satisfied air that the poverty oil
". I'D was not 40 great nor 40 extensive ~
his n,tRrro been reported. Clear, hesT'
Tho Dublin correspondent OF tho Lo'
mo rosT lays: .
md l,,a.t,ou. ,ongcuuences which mlghl ehsue
TO | ,'c scarritv of fuel IN the W0st. Ihe VI
acb | of Slro las set an example OF h9hlIi0'
~ VI ,,t,ci, has becn worthily Initiated by Lord
Vsu morris, Sir Robert Lynch Blo,se Coi: n
20 ii, \ ,Icntins O'COnnor Blake, NJ uor, - u
ent and olhcr-, who have allowed tnel, PHI, pi,ioa
,oo ,o Iva tbinncd for the purpose OF suppiyluy
lon' ,o 80 10 oC th"ir tenantry. All parties, vii
Ivo- re,idous OF political Distinction appear roa
for 20 1norato in this charitable work.
t, of Saws tho Dublin EvENISo Posr, oil
up 20 -
bill Tho evil to be provided against u n1t ,,c
di,tre.s from insuth .ioncy OIL lood, W u u''
di,tGic's, hut also from tho want ol l'1,,
ling the iut half century, iheio wac I oi
urI famine ia Ireland ana thhl 'alah'
,,rr,J In 1917. nfter a very wet summer,
lin great dear Ii OF food. The country ma
lCAN nilirt,d with famine, from scarcity anu
i,,, ,,c.s A nroyi ions in 1917, lS2Il lo-' ahu
VIZ" ,Lo nroiract, d ard dssolating famine ies
'oces- grom the potato blight commencel III
70 to mi the unfortunate peculiarly o. su1 J
~ aqon Is the almost enufe 1888 v, W.
~. u, s,nnIv of turf from the wetnes5 oil ths D.
4 ! ~ ,nt,Le autumn. 1t will 10 wofk rec
= nlD ma mall amount of exertion, independe
Nhey' H. ,,,ncy coat TO compensate thAt loss
iu- INT Of the distance Of the hAbitAtions
YIN ,,or reoule from ports where Goals can
Lo,,J rorted, and often from NE ullh,ult eh
So,sr of country in districts requiring iehei