The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-26

grin, that that they had been vicumIzed by a base
the marriage, visited Mr. Robert Hosea and CON
ciuded to broach the subject gently, with view OF
son; and his indignation and humiliation may be
imagined wien he learned all the facts in the
AT one time he visited ST. Louis, and seeing the
steamboat c. IL Kilgour at the landing he went on
board, and stated that he Mr. KilgOur the owner
attempted swindle was Of so bold nature that he
with about dozen indignant parties at his heels, aud
when part way up the landing he was oveTtaken BY
MS usual good fortune. he escaped further punish
Among other Of his transactions. he, In 1882 at
tempted to pass himself off here as a newspaper
reporter and actually collected some money due one
Journal and appropriated it to his In 1868,
he put on captains shoulderstraps. and called him
sen but soon his operations were dis-
covered, and an order was Issued by General Burn
side, while in command here, directing his arrest he
attempted to rept at the swlndle.
I'VE have heard Of several other transactions OF his
OF an equally vile character but we have not space 10
recaptuate them.n
DEsTITUTIoN IN THE SoUTH.-Now that the
charitable and generous throughout the North
ern section of our country are becoming lnte-
rested in doing something for the relief OF the
widespread suffering in the southern states,
the following letter from Major General
Howard to the Chairman of the Committee on
Distribution in this city, Will doubtless prove
interesting:-
BUREAU RETUoEEs, FREEDMEN, AND ABANpoNED
EANDs' AshINStoN, @ niIoh 90 " H.
sir-Your letter of March % is just received which
"General Howard's department has quite adequate
means to relieve all the distress up to December
nextand you ask to the reliability of this report.
The remark may be substantially correct, but II re-
terTed to the proposed appropriation OF elOOhOOQ
for distribution in the South to prevent want and
starvation. 1t signed just this: that If the appro-
priation already made should be extended to meet
the destitution reported, instead OF giving an
additional sum- that appropriation l deemed ade' l,
time and December next. You understand, pre-
sumo, that all appropriations are for the fiscal year.
Mine is from July, 1857 to July, 1865 so that use
my entire appropriation for food between this and
next December, l shall have nothing LETT for the
asyums for the aged the orphans and other INDECENT
Government for support / do not propose 10 go be-
yond the prevention Of extreme suffering from want
by voluntary contributions" will is simply give you
the stale ofthe and leave you to judge for your
self. will give you an example of one county in
Alabama, and this is fair sample of several In that
State and In Georgia. My Information comes
from gentleman of high standing. thoroughly
and continuously loyal, sent to me by the
Stanley, Thomas, and others as reliable man. He
says:-"There are upwards of three thousand people
others for food. The small farmers giving their
seed these people for bread. The suffering great
and the increase, and do not see how people
have always been truly loyal to the Government
of the United States" Now, L have never
said much, If anything. with regard to the
certain: where there is such want of food
there will necessarily be great scarcity of other
nish. do hope that your different associations will
send their own agents through that section of the
country where the crops have iailed or correspond
with people on the ground, to ascertain facts.
My reports and statements have been based upon
the reports have received from inspecting officers
agents, Governors of States. and citizens who have
the destitutOn. still snail feel better satisfied if
your associations make their own inspections, or
enough to base your judgment upon.
Very respectfully yours
o. o. HOWARD, Major General.