The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-12

from Cape God. Roth ore fnir models OF
Yankees for their egot!sm, cunning, and nm
cSnpulousness. Jones IL the best Of the
two, because tho least avaricious; he seeks
not money for It's sake, but simply to
flourish and splurgs before the world.
NOR Is Count Joannes so inhumau as en-
tirely to renouuce his native land. In his
speech he evidently took some pride In re-
ierring to the power Of Boston and Massa-
chusetts. though under tho guisc Of little
irony. lie alluded to Boston as the "hub Of
tho universe. and her most pretentlous peo-
pie as "cedflsh aristocrats" Over the State
house he said there was Goldfish And why
Was Boston called the hub Of the universe? !?
said the Count. Because the hub is the
."centre of the wheel" which .'comprehends
all New England and the rest Of the United
States to boot" he replied. He declared
that "four or five Of our their men" (uaeah-
ing men OF Massachusetts, shave command
cd the whole United States to do what they
pleasasa1a they have done It." That was
sth4 Doston was the hub. He declared
Fthat AsM York and Pennsylvania were no.
thing-that Massachusetts, was everything
that she sent twelve Senators to Washing.
ton, w:fsic New York sent cnsy two, and
that five men OF Massachusetts, had brought
Oh ''this unholy, this fratricidal war"
But the Count must take pay for his COM
pliment to his own people, and he proceeds
to berate them for coldness to him when he
came from foreign lands to lay his great
ilonors at the feet of his 'foster mother"-
meaning the "hub." How was he received
He says ethey cried out, who is this man
who has sprung up abroad? I? who comes here
with hono,s and dignities? Oh! don't you
know him? Why I remember when he
played marbles in the streets here.'" After
this little touch, aud q remark that he sold
his marbles and bought books, and thus
founded his library, he gives the following
account of his last matrimonial adven-
ture:
no, will tell you fact. refused to be intro
dnced to the late Emperor Of Russia by the King
OF Prussia. Because why? He had put his heel
on the ne: TX Of Poland. [Applause.l Yet, no
so: ner did appear in public in Boston than was
attacked, as If had been an impostoF ! wished
to marry, and fixed my eye on lady, after whose
possessions and personal attractions some five or
six little walking sticks Of Washington street were
In daily pursuit. Tau Shtcr.l ! was introduced.
Ten days afterwards I proposed marriage To the
father aud mother, and no objections taken
Laughter Is he gambler? asked they. NO.
Virtuous! On, very, very. Is he a orunkard? !?
Oh, no, not at all; ; his face will tell you he ISN'T
d.ubkard. Is he wealthy, Oh, immensely, i'm
mensciy. fCon;inacd laughter ] What IS his pro
fession2 Well, he writes q little. What dos he
wite? Why, history snme, poetry little. on,
mere poet, Is he Yes. And historian? /? Yes.
Oh, dear me, but perhaps he is fond Of reading
Shakespeare OH, no doubt; hc saved shakspeare's
house. Oh, that's enough; IL he reads S!iak
speare, and saved shaksllaares house, he'll not
enter my honse And they fell back on an old
millionaire, upwards Of sixty. That's the ring Of
the Boston hub that's the Goldfish aristocracy f,r
you. daughter
But the in iomitable Count was not to be
defeated. He was prosecuted, he says--
Ciergymen took the field against him, and
painted him as devil; he was threatened
the lady, and Bishop Eastman united them
Sin the holy bands Of mat. imony." fLaugh
teri Thus triumphing over the Goldfish
aris'ocrats aud the millionaire, Jones boast
ed, "1'm like an India rubber bali--thc
harder ye~ efriiso me down, Tie higher
bound!' OF course, this provoked "laugh-
ter"
AhC AoiNlClOuS LDtal S,slEG d EltlAtc at
his European acquainsances, in introducing
himself in full costume at the Prince OF
Wales Ball, In Boston. He had known the
Prince and his mother, and the Dake of
Newcastle, etc. His familiarity with them
again brought down the "Hubites" upon
him, who Immediately sought his downfall
of course, without success The Iadia
rubber ball reboundcd whenever struck !!
In this sketch he alluded to his relations
with the Emperor Napoleon, whom he had
entertained, he said, at his house in Wash
ington Square, when the Emperor WAS an
exile. {Great laughter at this Il He then
related the following very good anecaoie,
which is no doubt as veracious as most OF
the Counts stories:
The Emperor Napoleon once said to me-
ilaugh;ct.l All egad, these truths When In
exile the Prince was my guest when lived at
Washington Square, lcon inIad laughter and that
Is the reason he has not forgotten me. "WciI,
now" said the Empct0r, twirIing the points OF his
moastaehe, just 50, great idughierl ''Count Jsan
nes, YOU are the most magniieentiy au2acious
man I ever metz ''SIre," replied, 81 shall be
sorry to take precedence of your Exceiicncy in
anything llmmodcraie !aushtcr.l
But it may be wondered how Jones, SO
wrapped up in himself, and his bitterness
against the "hub," contriTed to bring his
mind to the discussion Of anything else.-
He, however, did lug in at the conclusion Of
his harangue q few words about tho war, and
We fiud from these few what the Couat
| is evidently fishing for. He wants>to attach
himself to the Government by taking part
| In politics, which he has been studyin In
| Europe. He is now a politician, and would
| like to appear as ambassador before Euro
pean Court. He will aim at the Court O.
| 81. James! He will stand as good chance
as Bennett or Wykoff His first move is tt
| help to elect the next President. He is fol
| Grant or Mcclellan. We quote, by way oil
concluding this notice, (much tao long OF
such Yankee humbug, save that he has
been so well known hcrc,) with the follow.
! ing characteristic remarks with which ths
Count concludes his talk to the New York
| ers:
| IteIf You, then, in conclusion, II Richmond Il
1 taken In three months, you know what Genera
| will take 1t, and who will then be President; Il
not, then he Is not the lender for you Ii tfeaveI
grants US speedy victory, then Heaven may give
| US Ulysses s. Grant for President. LAppiause.
IL not, then had first George, {potntIng tt
tie bast of Washinston,) we will have 4 George
The sccoad lApp!ausc, with few cries O
s'Never ~ La the language Of Shakespeare, may
say without witchcinst, all hail-not Macbeth -b1
all hath Mcclellan, President that shall be. FGfea
| applause, during which the Count reiired.l
1
| TRAGtC A1TAIR.--lA Bristol, Tenn. on Sat
day night Of last week, some two hundred memI
bsrs of Gen. Warf0rds Georgia brigade, being dis
satisfied with the quality OF the ra;ions drawn by
them that day, determined to right themselves.
They accordingly marched down IN b0dy to the