New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-15
TEXAB.
Pic Mic % General Recommendations Tsssts
-Apothessis or GsneraI Lec-Arrfvs, or the
i7th Reguiar-Hssred Of the Cslsred
Tresps.

From Our Special Correspondent
GALvEsTOs, Texas April 81, 1886.
On Tuesday the 9th nst the Complimentary Pic Me
to Gen J. b. Longstreet which had been postponed from
the previous week account of bad weather. came of
AZ the Dickinson Bayou Station the @. II s. II. Rail
road about ~ miles from Galveston aid was attended by
about $50 people from this city Dancing ana various
amusements occupied the time till dinner.
Gen Longstroei introduced TO the party gathered
Al the dinnertabls by Gen MerTiman Of this city. who
aid he would present the distinguished soldier and gentle
man. Gen. j. d. Longstreet, whom we all had cause to
respect for the great he had rendered his count
that no Negro Bureau should ntlmdae US from honorng
the oyed and, finally, if the General desired 1t,
he hoped he might 1.-Two o thousand years.
In response Gen. Longsreet referred briefly 10 his
having been D Texas long time before the war as an
officer the old army that he felt like Texan himself
&c With broad smile, he said, 1--WE are all good
Union citizens but hardly know how to act In poti
"a matters present anxious TO be reconstructed
IL we do any differently We are called dsunionsts SO
we hardly know how to shape our course He concluded
with the sublime sentiment; "Ihe home-spun dress the
Southern ladies wear.
given among them this "Gen Lee, he is worthy to be
President OF wise just, honorable and magnanimouS
people
loose the shoes of Gen Lee yet cannot hear that name
mentioned without response. Gen. Lee is probably
greater wiser and better man than all OF u.s.
have served under him, and hope have merited his ap
probation and trust that Gen Lee will some day say as
he ought to say, Attention, Universe By Kingdoms,
rght wheel ,s-..
A Gentleman, mstaking the sentiment, into
the Presidency-rght wheel into the Presidency
Pictures Of several groups were taken by the Galveston
Photographic Company when the party repaired to tent
where the youth of the party, with few long cared AMI
mails aud mustang ponies, enacted what they called
cir
At4:30 D. m, we left on the train for the city.
The 18th Regiment OF Regulars arrived Sunday morning
the steamship Clinton and marched through the town
10 their camping grounds 10 the southeast Of the city
The citizens have been longing for the Regulars to
come they understood they accustomed 10 keep
ue tie ggers straight" detachment OF colored troops
was sent the wharf 10 guard them soon as they
arrived which did not tend increase their regard for the
negroes and difficulty barely avoided then and there
TIE Regulars manifest disposition 10 do what was
claimed !o them IL regard 70 the treatment OF the blacks
soldier yesterday took negroes hat from him on the
street when three black knocked him down, stamped
him aIeo injured him that for some time he was unable
get ~ They citizens IN spite Of the Presidents
veto.
Galieer, sentenced 10 be hung for shooting negro
soldier about seven weeks ago and which sentence 10
be executed Oh the o7tL made his escape from PRISON
about week since and to the present time nothing has
been heard from hin.