New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-19

The Miledgeye correspondent Of the New York
News gives the following history of this hurnorist:
Among the celebrities preseat in our legislature
is the Hon. G. II. Smith, Eill Arp, so.called. /
know not much of this original genius, but on the
authority Of those who do know, will say that
he is descended from TIE congenial States OF Mas
sachusetts and South Carolina, his father beng
from the Bay State, and his mother native OF the
city of Charleston. There is nothing peculiar
touching his paternal ancestors, unless 1t be tnat
he adventured from the city of Boston in l7i8 WIN
a cargo of brick, bound for Savannah and had 70
throw them overheard when IN the prcclhcts VI
that port, in order to save himself IRON an utl-
pleasant wettng. The loss of his cargo was a
aeathblow to his finances, and he became citHen
of Georgia as the lawyers say, = eL neceS5h6tt
rel" The mother Of the aforesaid "iiNaln was
an orphan in Charleston-her parents hehiS carried
off suddenly by yellow fever. she and her only
brother were finally separated by coyctous rela-
ton one being sent TO Savannah 70 lhe orphan
Asylum, and the other to Boston; Beng children
of tender age neither knew anything OF what DIS
position had been made OF the other. me sister
was taken from the asylum by Mrs. Gouding
mother of the celebrated divine of that name and
the brother was picked up, pauper IN the streets
of Boston.
| A specia, Providence seems to have overlooked
them both for the sister was well cared for and
| educated and the brother taken charge of by an
| estimable man, whose daughter he afterwards
married Vain were the efforts to find each other.
Vain were the visits made to Charleston to find a
trace of their respective histories. The sister had
married and the brother, too, and Bill Arp in his
mischievous youth was old enough to scan the
| 'pkters" in Websters spelling book, when his
anxious mother made one more effort to find some
| kindred blood. No father Or mother, brother Or
sister, uncle or aunt, no ancestral friend nor even
| acquaintance of her infancy did she know in the
wide, wide world. To crafty her, notice was
published in the principal papers Of the United
| States, which ! am assured, was in the following
| words
| CAROLINE ANN Mcguire,
born in Charleston in the year 1910, was separated
from her only brother when she was six years old
Her father was named Francis. and her mothers
name was Mary. They lived in ati1uence in East
Bay street, and died of yellow fever in 1916.
ANY information Of her lost brother will be
gratefully received by her at Savannah, Georgia
address Of A. R. Smith,
As this little history is Interestingly romantic,
will continue ii to a result Caroline brother hat
made repeated visits TO his native city, but re
| turned sOrrowful finding no traces Of his sister
He had exceedingly prospered, and his friend:
| and neigbSors all knew Of his misfortune. one
| Sabbath while he was at church in the town o
| Randolph, his nearest neighbOr was reclining OF
his couch, perusing the Boston papers. Noticing
the above advertisement, he bounded up from nj
reposc, and in gown and slippers ran across thu
street to tell the glorious news. Mcguire was no
| at home. In bis excitement, he hurried into th
church, and, while the minister dispensing TIL
gospel truth, he rushed down the aisle and eX
claimed with glad emotion, 9 Mcguire, I've foun'
every member of the congregation, and every citi
zen of the little village knew the affecting history
The brother, overcome by the glad tidings, rushe'
from the church and at once started tor Georgia
where he soon arrived, and soon embraced hi
long-lost sister-one Of the most beautiful and in
teresting women in her neighbOrbOod whic
character she bears to this day. Mr. Mcguire wa
o candidate for Congress in 1863, on the McCleila
ticket, and was defeated. His eldest son (Bill'
cousin) was appointed consul, by President BucE
auaG, at Melbourne, Australia; but was dep0se
by Mr. Lincoln, because he entertained Captai
Semmes, of the Alabama. He has writtcn'hom
that if his government shall harm a hair Of Nj
Davis head he will torswear allegiance TO hi
country and become citizen Of Great Britain.
But my friend William. learn that he was
diiigent and quiet student in Franklin College, bu
did not graduate. That on leaving college he 500
married, wedding the daughter OF Judge HutchnE
Of Georgia. William then, at the urgent solicita
tiou of the judge, studied law q few years, an
was admitted to the bar. He settled in Rome, Ga
, having as his law partner the Hon. }. W. H. VI
derwood, who was Speaker of the House of Rel
Resentatives of the Georgia legislature in 1867. L
use his own language, the same William has bee
since that time continually engaged in raisn
children and chickens, always having on hand
large family of both.n The former he values
one hundred thousand dollars each and says. g q
an honest man be will pay taxes on them at ths
rate if the State requires it,"
Early in the war, he was placed by General Ba
tow on his staff and was afterward transferred
General G. T. Anderson's brigade. Bill says
didn't do any ttin to hurt, but that on OF
l or two occasions he was powerfully exposed
{ was during his connection with the army that
began that series of inmitable letters address,
t to 4. Linkhorn, but which Bill says was tru
5 then, but amt now" On account Of declinir
: health he resigned his commission, and returnt
) home in time to be run off by the fowl invader
t He became % Rome Rnnagee,' and am intorI
4 ed don't think much CT the bizness." He still
bors under the conviction that from the number
, times they caught him he was 'speshully II
down, bekase he writ them fowl letters" Bill
a now % consistent member Of the Georgia leg
E lature and Chairman of the Finance Commit
in the Senate. Long may he wave" etc.