Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-10

Speaking Of jeff Davis, a newspaper ror-
respondent who has recently visited him,
says He is a great smoker, and when in
his apartment employs his time in writing,
reading and praying. Alternately he is
very quiet and Nous, and FESTIVE and bois-
ferrous. He freely expresses his opinions
about the Generals and leaders on both sides,
He was terribly enraped at what Foote, of
Mississippi, said Of him, and declared that
Fo0te. was a i" constitutional liar that he
g had often told him 50 f." said he was glad
when he made his escape from he Confed-
eracy, and that he gave orders to let him
go, and not 10 stop him, y adding, Il was
glad ia get rid ofsuch a nuisance. " The
Duke Of Marlborough" jeff. saws, : desert.
ell his Soversisu -tsughf successfully under
the banners If another Pine. aud his name
has come down in history ~ ona al the
nohlsst men and greatest Generals 80 hil
time. But Marshal Ney, one Of N,o1Iear' 5
famous Generals, who, after the haojshm. ant
Of Napoleon to flba, gave in his adhesion
to the ruling powers, and again joined his
chief on his return, was after his final over
throw>taken aud shot as q traitor. " His
commentary upon these historic facts wa.
this ".Treasou never proSpers-for when
it does, none dare call it treason"
Hon. LYMAN TRUMBULL, United States
Senator, of Illinois, has declared himself a
candidate for reelection by the Legislature
OF his State next winter, 1t does not ap.
pear that any one has yet entered the lists
10 cope with him for Senatorial honors, and
he will, probably, have the battle all to him,
self. According to a Washington lette,
Senator Trumbull is q small, nervous look.
tna nan ahntnt Hffy uaarS IF ana NTH la,I
hair and whiskers, both of which have with,
in a few years shown indications of becoming
decidedly gray. His c%ounteHance is decided
ly intellectual, his forehead high and un
usually large-over arching a pair Of eye,
that look pieIcingly through a pair of gold
rimm. d spectacles which he constantly wears
His manner in social life is agreeable, hi.
conversation always pleasant, and his dis
position extremely aHisble and good ma
tured. Take him for all in all, he is Jus
such O man as ought to be a Senator.
BANCROFT will be 81 years Of ace the 8,
day OF next October; Motley, so the 18Th
of April; Emerson. 81 the 25th of Nav
Bryant, 70 the Sd Of November; Longfel
low, 81 the 9th of February Whittier, 81
in December; Holmes, SIS the goth of Au
gust Lowell, AS in February Mitchell
ike Marvel AZ in April; Curtis, 40 The
oath of February Stoddari, 80 ia July,
..ad Baysrd Taylor was 80 the lIth Of Jan
uarv. All were born in New England ex
cent one no lass than eight Of the twelve
saw the ligllp Id Massachusetts, and Maine
Rhode Island, Uos0ecticut and Pennsyl
vania each produced one.
HENRY b. ANTHONY, Unitrd States
Senator. Of Rhode Island, Is = large, wei
formed man, with pleasant co%unteaance anc
manly demesnor. For elegance of feature
aud physical beauty, Rhode Island takes thu
palm in the Senate. Mr. Anthony is fifty
wears old, a graduate from Brown University
and Al editor by profession. He was elect
ed Governor Nhsa thirty fur years old, sat
6snlssr ten yssFs htss.