The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-07


pocket His for Governor has been made with
the knowledge and consent of the governmental auhor
ties II not at their instigation AS corollsy his par
don Ia certain. Mr. Humphreys expelled from West
Point by court martial in 1927 before graduating.
The Governor Elect OF Mississippi.
The latest news from Mississippi indicates that Judge
Fisher the nominee for Governor OF the reconstruction
convention OF that State, has been defeated His sue
cessful competitor is said to be General Benjamin G.
Humphreys This individual Is not merely one Of the
militia generals OF which Mississippi and all the South
western States prolific but bsa fds rebel gen.
era He tredo be regular United States army officer,
hut while cadet at West Point in 1927 he was court
martialled and dismissed for offence.
General Humphreys q resident OF Snnnowcr county,
Miss, but years since Senator in the State
Legislature from Claiborne county In the days Of the
wing party he old line whig Since Il has be-
come fashionable among Southern gentlemen to declare
that at the beginning of the they were devoted
Unonsts who fought secession until compelled to fight
for Il, General Humphreys has laid claim to such
character; and his friends say, know not how
truly, that he firm Unionist in 1851. Be this
It may, know that very after the fatal firing
Sumter Humphreys had raised and commanding
rebel company known as the 'Sunfower Guard His
friends seem to think that his sudden abandonment of
his own principles and adoption Of those OF his friends
and State great virtue, and OF the papers of
Mississippi advocating his election lately said:"Ben.
Humphreys was Union man, and opposed secession;
but when the State would try to get out and
male on her people to keep them he took or his coat
and went in to help his hasty neighbors."
Since General Lee set the example Of fighting against
his principles because his friends going to do
So this sort Of cheap virtue has been much in vogue
among our Southern brethren.
The sunower Guard part Of the Twenty first
Mississippi rebel infantry and Captain Humphreys be-
same cam colonel His regiment was ordered to
battles the Chckahominy and In the
second battle Of Manassas; was at Harper's
Ferry and Antietam and the retreat which followed.
Humphreys served with tho regiment during the winter
OF 1852 49, being ENGAGED At Fredericksburg and sub
scquently at Charlottesville. He also participated In
the campaign in Pennsylvania and during the battle of
Gettysburg he succeeded the elder Barksdae In command
of his brigade He promoted shortly after tang IL
1885, to the rank Of brgadier general Confederate
States army. He was engaged in this capacity at
Chickamauga, whittier he had been sent with Long
streets First corps 70 Vie aid of Bragg took part in the
unsuccessful sieges Of Chattanooga and Knoxvle
away from East Tennessee TO be In time at the Wilder
and Spottsylvania Court House. He sent after
the investment Of Petersburg TO operate In the valley
with Early. In this engagement Of October 49, 1884 he
wounded In the chest and in the December follow
ing he went home to recover sfom his wound He was
yet at home when the surrender Of Lee TO Grant took
place a 9tt
General Humphreys 10 undoubtedly man OF iutslli.
gence and ability. HIS experonce has been great,
although confined TO State Affairs and he is not far from
being good representative Of the rees
hss
t was made through Governor Sharkey The 27th uh
and will doubtless be granted
Rrceklyn Cisy News. a.-., -, 60
Knos CouSr PoLInc-REruRrIcAx NoxISArloxs ron
Cnr AND CouxrY OyrcERsl Kings County Republi.
can Convention yesterday nominated the following
ticket
Districf Aftrasv-E L. Sanderson
CosS'y Tnasxrer-Andrew b. Hodges w
Sup sint~ndsnts # tie Po,r--Francis B. Kirby John
Montgomery and Andrew Hegcman
yssfioe Of the Court q Sssd ~s-wm H. HoyI
Corona-John ". b. smith.
The Republican City Convention met last night and
nominated the following ticket and is very strong
ons:-
Mayor-samnei Booth, by reclamation
CoSspsroUe.--wiiam g. boggs
Collector Of Tors- General T. L. Molineaux, by accla
City 7rea~wsr-General Samuel Roberta
Acknowledgment James McLear, Of the Fourteenth
regiment
TEE RECENT EXCAVATION AccmESr-John Hiemap,
Julius schwarts and Mathew Heisch who were buried
BY the failing In Of On embsnkmsnt In Rsmscn street,
D., Wednesday evening last, and rescued In In.
jured condition, have far improved TO bc about
agsiu. The man Nichols, who was killed by the same
accident leaves . wife and child. His head badly
cut falling beam oss death n,a resulted from snoca
next
vIGr or ADnnAL FARRAaur TO A Pumlc scwoos.-
vios Admiral Faragut accompanied by his wife, Hos.
Moses Ode and several other gentlemen visited Pub
lie School No. IS, In Brooklyn, yesterday The '0Id
saamsndsr most enthusiastically received by the
tsscAsn snd schoars, and tho pupi 10 the male and
female aspar'mesS went through some exercises pre-
pared for The occaaion The visit had bsen arranged
FOR Tho Admiral expyossed himself highly pleased II
the proacsncy displayed by the Children and The graii1
caai0o vac aIso shared by tho scholars IN receiving
viat nom % distinguished man. There fifteen
hundred scholars the attendance rolls Of this school,
and ~ management and discipline said 70 b unsur
passed.
GRAED .PRonDADs CoEcRRs. Company A, Forty
seventh regiment n O. j N r., Captain J. Bloom, gave
. grand promenade concert yesterday evening q
their smory, In Fourth street, T. d. Tho armory
on this occasion tsstefuliy decorated with
flags and streamer The guests assembled a. about
mine O'Clock. sufnce II TO say the female portion
OF the assembase OF the hrst families ~ the
Eastern dstric The first and second parts OF the pro-
gramme consisted OF selections from the popular music
Of the day. performed by good military band, 10 the
strains OF which the guests promenadcd the hall The
third part devoted exclusively TO dancing The affair
gotten mp In GOOD style, well conducted and ap
parenty gave full satisfaction 10 all those who had the
good fortune 10 participate IN IT,
Mass Meeting or Negroes In Tennessee.
EAsHvnLE, Oct o, 1885
great macs meeting OF negroes and freedmen was
held at Edgened yesterday afternoon six thousand per-
kntr