Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-17
Mr.. PendIefon at Home-A Brief
Sketch of Himself and Family.
Especial Correspondence of the N. O. Picayune.]

90 - NEW YORK, July 8, 1868.
n While in Cincinnati, en- route for this
'city,I called upon Mr.. Pendleton at his
r. sidence in the village of Clifton, dis
tant four miles from the Burnet House.
1t was upon Sunday afternoon, and the
road leading through Mount Auburn,
another one of the beautiful suburban
villages which circle Cincinnati, was
crowded with vehicles of all kinds,
guided by professional and amateur
whips. out for the accustomed Sunday
afternoon drive, the whole forming such
scene of dashing, rattling life as is not
witnessed elsewhere, suspect, west of
New York. I found Mr.. Pendleton at
home receiving quite number Of the
Southern delegates, among whom were
General Forrest and General Bate, of
Tennessee, and General Basil Duke, of
Kentucky. Mr.. Pendleton is occupying,
at present, the residence of his widowed /
sister, lady of large wealth, who is at
present travelling in Europe. The man
sion is most magnificent one, with a
finish such as is seldom seen on this side
of the water. - ssss4 saf- z
At every turn evidences of European
travel meet the eye, while the floors of
principal rooms are laid in marble mo-
sale of the most elaborate patterns. At
tached to the main building is an elegant
floral conservatory in the style of grot-
to, filed with all the choicest exotics,
and my favorite of all howers-the Fus-
CHA, peepiDg ont from every little cave
in every variety and color. At little
distance from this there is succession
of hot houses, in which noticed grow
ing most luxuriantly bananas and pine
apples, and other tropical fruits. The
grounds, which are seyenty-three acres
in extent, are most charmingly diversi-
fed, and all in the highest state of orna-
mental cultivation. The views from the
front and rear verandahs of the main
building are wonderfully grand and
beautiful. Looking from the former the
eye takes in at a glance the whole of the
picturesque valley of Millcreek, stretch
ing out to the westward for miles and
miles, while from the latter the valley of
the Ohio, with ala belle REVERE" wind
ing away between the hills to the sea,
makes up picture which, with the
golden mist of a setting sun thrown
over it, seemed to me, as / gazed long
and wistfully adown it, too lovely to be
real. es
Mr.. Pendleton is much handsomer
man than / expected to see. and although
there are several fine photographs of him
extant, one of the best of which is now
hung, along with the rest of the Demo-
cratic aspirants for the Presidency, at
the head of the first flight of stairs in
New 7 Tammany Hall, they all fail to
give land it is rare that these sun pic
lures ever do) that peculiar expression
that.draws one toward him, the moment
his face is lighted up in welcome. Mr..
Pendleton's manner is easy and self-pos-
sessed, with bonhommie which is not
often met with in these higher latitudes.
There is just a little of the Western
politician about him, which, perhaps,
would escape those who did not observe
him very closely. His voice is clear
and sonorous, with slight nasal twang,
which, though little unpleasant at
times, when his voice is pitched high, is
scarcely noticeable when his words
soften down into the tone of ordinary
converse.
Mr.. Pendleton is of medium stature,
with manly and robust constitution,
clear olive complexion, eyes of BLUSH
gray, and though between forty and
forty-fve years Of age, does not seem
so old by ten years. His hair, of which
he has fine suit, is quite black, and
there is no trace Sf gray save a few all
yer threads which peep out here and
there from the silky beard upon his chin.
In his attire Mr.. Pendletonis faultlessly
neat, without in the least approaching
to foppery. In walk to which he in
vited me through the grounds, he cast
aside all allusions to politics, and enter
tanned the few who Joined us with inter-
esting accounts of the surrounding To-