The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-06-19
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Recent events in Mexico cause everything in re-
gard to Maximilan, to topossess more than o ordinary
interest. The Richmond zliispata: has given. o
lengthy sketch9of his. character sand life, from,
whioLswe extract;the following: S:ss.':5z
{ :sFerdinand Maximilian Joseph, Arcidukc OF
Austria, and lately emperor Of Mexico was-born.
at schonbroui, on the 10th of July, 1892. and is
now in the S5thSyear. ;of his age. He is rather
above the middle-4ieight, we'll proportioned with
powerful high square shoulders. Hsfeatures reg
uar, hair light, moustache, small mouth, excellent
teeth eyes light. bluc,s face manly and pleasant,
and in, expression benevolent and amiable. In
dress, always scrupulously neat he avoidedtas
much as possiblet pomp and display of uniforms,
which he very seldom wore. He was fond of the
Mexican costume for its ease and GOODNESS, and
generally worcit on horseback, when he appeared.
in white sombrcro, ornamentei with silver jacket
andvest of black or dark color, embroidered and
black pants with double rows of buttons down the
outside seam of each leg.
Z .sThe world must admire the pure character of
the ill-fatcd Emperor, and especially his lofty
courage and good faith which compelled him. when.
thereawas nohope, standby his cause and those
Nho.bad been ssfaithful!to him. When Napoleon
had yielded5with reluctance and tafdy movements,
acguiescence to the demand of the United States
in Withdrawing his troops, Maximilian evidently
know that his rule was ended. Three months
since, when thus deserted blythe French, andstung
blythe arrogance of Bazaine, he exclaimed, "They
are placing me between dishonor and death--my
selection is made" And never was perilcus fate
met with scrncr.a and more manly determination - -
An Interesting "Reminiscences. -, 60.
: Thurlow Weed, in the New York Commercial
Aayertser, publishes the following "Reminiscences of
his first and only visit to Charleston: ARRIVING
I'm 1856, early on Sunday morning, we repaired;
with wife and daughter, to the Mills House, where
our namo upon the register called together group
ofschivalry, who ..looked daggers." Finally n
gentleman called in, joined the Others, and after
some conversation with them, cameswhere We were
reading newspaper, and introduced himSelf as
Mr.. BEECH, o Charleston merchant, but originally
from onondaga county aHis-presence and'inAu-
ence soothed the excitement which The visit of
aBlack Republican, occasoned, much to the ralief
Of the host, who told us that he apprehended un-
pleasantness. After church we soug and found
Mr., Henry DeSaussurc, who learning. that our
visit TO Charleston had for its simple, object the
discovery Of an orphan cast in its infancy, upon
the charity ofthat city, he seemed alike surprised
and gratifedc The incident was rendered mutual
.ly pcasant the circumstafccs that the, orphan
for whom, on,yaguc information, We were cropping,
had been:adopted by Mr.. Desagssurc the very
gentleman to whom We hads accidentally or in:
stinctivcy, applied, for information SO that when
it came out that brother ard sister (botl as bright
as beautifuiin person and character left in their
infancy to hecharity oftwo citiesy Charleston and
Albany, each unconscious of the existence of the
other, had been adopted, tenderly brought up, and
as tenderly loved; one by Mr. ..ahdthc other by
ourselves, our first and last visit to Charleston,
though q little cloudy in the morning, cleared up
and is greeably:rcmembcred:."
Tho Great Metropolis by Gas Light.
Theodore Tilton, editor of the Independent, has
been viewing New York by gas7light; and writes as
follows of what he witnessed during the tour.
With all these horrors beneath his nose, it seems
strange that this would be philanthropist should
have spent the better portion his life in bewail-
ing the condition Of the negroes in the South:
'sIn company with several wc-known. public
men, and under the guidance of the police, made
q tour last Saturday night through the ncthermost
haunts of misery, vice and crime in the City Of
New York. This is an exploration which every
man connected with public affairs either by civil
or by editorial duty ought if possible to make at
least once in his life Born in New York. and
having always either resided or labored wirhin it,
we never saw or knew our own city until last Sat-
urday. night. Never until then had we any ade-
quate conception of its poverty, ofis squalidncss
of its yilainy, ofits debauchcry, of its lcproay !!
The sight, can never be forgotten! The story
even five had the heart to tell it, must for dccer-
cy's sake, remain untold. We can only say that
none of the familiar descriptions had adequately
prepared us for the actual scenes. We were
shocked confounded, sickencd And as we now
look back upon the awful revelation of that one
nights descent into hell, we can hardly persuade
ourselves that what we saw is reality; it seems
hideous dream.
Madame Demorest for President. .-
Many of@our.realers are aware that there is n
strong fanrticalinhuence in tho Northern States in
favor Of comforting the rightof suffrage upon wo-
man. tit is difficult to realize the fact that they
are in earnest. Howbeit, the following extract
from o letter written by an enthusiastic gentle
man was read ut recent Womens Rights Convcn-
ition-in New York. We will throw up our hat for
the Madame, provided she becomes President:
How many women were there employed in all
the departments of literature, and even Of bust
ness, who had distinguished themselves. There is
Madame Demorest, who is called the leader OF
fashion. Stuart might import the goods, but they
were of no use unless Madame DemoresL taught