, 1869-11-08

great ware OF the WAf coming, anu Hlo1uteo II
lie wss. pxrhsps. toe greatest contractor Of tna
Wal, and at one time would run locomotives
zseamshtps, blankets, khoes, hay, lumber, paper,
and whA:eve1 entsred Into that loeK struggle. he
hzs never been hck aAy in hts life, ard Is cs4a'
bic Of uc!pR without sleep for days IN succession.
People uIcd 10 say TO Secretary Sswafd:
"How Is that nobody can get contracts but
UA1l3 McComb7 ~
"WcM, "ta.d Seward, "McComb Il the best
man VIC bave ever had 10 work Oh tmo fo1 n.
We cau always depend upon him TO the minute -
This iucaytate engine used to get 4 contract IN
Washington, start At once to New Tork, and he
would rnss the goods for that contract on the
read to Washington, they having been ordered BY
telegraph. Someumes he lost 1nmenseiJ without
dipchtng. Ono Of the secrets uf his bustneas WIS
10 ret, ny his personsl magnetism, prtcedenc. on
the railroad. lie is . member Of the Presbyterian
Church. where he went TO Sunday School, and
although II Is very tnconvenient to hi to lire In
wilmington, he keeps there ont al
regard to the Wishes Of ns family.
Yet ke l., BY the nature and extent Of
hts urut rtaktngs. o man who enjoys and confers
ncte Of the blessings OF home. His wife does not
k1ow rhere he IL at anF ittne+ and there the ca--
rage waits, fEatu after datp, the night round.
cyelJ tsair, perhaps, disappointment To those
wto nwaLcp- End hope, and 10 not hear hin
coDe. This It ir, woUcb. to marry great man
u buS1utfB, W 1utG W&u ~ lVtV VIM A49 E3kCI*
pI,see. Yon take jour rhncc, shtl you give your
heart, and feel that he Il ta]!pG:
GO tt1 II toward homc: where wilt never ton,e.
Whiltt ean thske my twtEa. or t+ nF stlr drnn!7
Arothrr Delawarean, DRDed Anthony Reyboli,
eaEayed to becoue = Sit EdT2Ih tunaFl, bit Ills
hide was not 10 tough IS McCombt, aud liia
head WIS oulr rpto peaeh Gfoxtng. So, when
he had rtgzGd ort 1cets for IL the ports on the
Atlantic slope, with steamers used IN tho WIZ, he
a. .I-~ vat.
RsyhoIt made thFcH millions Ia the RAr, 1al IN
Tits wise: IL bRd q nuntcr Of peach farms along
the Elk Il ser, aud used three AteAmefs To caTrJ
them to Matket When the baltimore rebelt rose,
the Iior. F.. Joy Morris, then MeMher0 Of Congress
frum Fhll2delph4. was returning home, and
he SAID aloud, 10 a. friend:
"i1o~ In The world can we Re, troops TO Woah.
ipEt0u; they can never rass through Daltimores"
Ne,hold, on the other seat, turned about, aud
said nuccftmonforhlJ:
"senh them to ANNAPOLIS and 70 round ualtt-
ncIe7"
"Whyl that cau hs DONE" said Morris, "but
where are the boatl:"
-"I hAtt tLtee now In saRsAfr2s Rtver, and
thtre Il the ier1}toat Maryland, At lavre DO
0Iace''
"Comc and see nc 10 morrow" said Morris
DGt~een taIG4e Two nen tue scheme OF relieving
Washington BY Annapolis, was arranged, though
t'cncsal IutleE, Mnrlhni Le1crts uud many Others
have claimed II. beginning With this Windl1ll,
Keylold made three millions and lost It.
Sh,ple7, the great Lnndon banker, Of Brown,
SLirtey &C., lived Ut Wilmington, aud has u villa
there uow.
CURTIN IN nUss1A.
When WIS IN Philadelphia e1w tho handsome
CuitHcl Mcelpre, law partner 10 Vim. u. Maur,
al1 McphIstophIles to Andrew Il. Curtin, our
Mlnnter tu llussIa. iis told me that Curtin vas
heartily tired Of hls place. although be h1l not
J 5ei been presented to the Czsr. askeu what
Curtin was weary Of, and aiceEtnlned that It WAS
the lack ol aGrquat4 excitement IN tho Old World
for n hlnonIng Frnns. lvuula politician.
Hes Aick ol IT," eH!d Mcclure, " F1e waV
| tined OF It bcf0Te he got It. st. Peserb4Eg ID
uothlug 10 thu Governor compared vita AnlriA-
hD1g. lcrtM Is hortc place " Hclefoutu. ''
Now Vas sogry 10 hear this. because Ca1t'n
| has q beaut1ul head, and he is perfect coasack
| with II whit task. lie has mutthoFfng +" wln-
| Mug Way, snd ID beloved by everybody, and
whilu be il naxy hls daughter has been getting
married. TO q doctor At ltelleEontc. anticipated
| that all the CutIia family would GU 10 Rusais,
enlarEc the pr0FeBA OF our n1tns aud beauty, take
| I'LL tie h0n0Eg hnt the odd Trick, aua finally VII,
| from the Czss all the railroad And other frAu.
! chtit9. As |. Is, there Ia nothing 10 DO but to
{. I'D Colonel Mcclure 10 VI! the mission; for al
KIltlA Is hIgh tattn c0anuJ We Eust send 8
fcLLf1Nahta po44t!clAn tne1e. Oat slaJ' Ito"
| NousA t4e 'eaeieo40 Nso* w ''4 'Aee ps'"@e
ss4e! 1na va '.'tce u'".on 'eteI's ~ sue Huh'4n
rare On LEU ooetr'ie " holo4caous peppet-
c2stur. Carey, the Dutnas ul our literatuse-tn
| Quahilly.
WASHINGTON TuISGs.
| Washington rity - ftitEE up silh alt Rorts o.
iets' anu ."e gus VI ca'1nte afs oeRluh'os u "
| lbuthoC1eu Ac1es 4ae Heh'soosu 1ua ese'
! lfhA! hu''es Aas ~ petttn petote tne oaPtem'
| etn1t u4aa u 1aiu!e1se '"@ty ae1 ana N
holss HUG conts o! nts o"as 1of, next 70 eclai
Efes1s low 0, II II oes. 10 oe greaug te2fed Nut
1crs beat poiut Is his magnAntnuy. lie leta Ut
when anybody requests u, and he and Baghsa
are now good frtendA Judge Bingham Ia q uaas
Of high principle, snd ne aas been useful TO thi
c::unt1J. So has Butler, and wo all hope to sc,
| Butter 60 IN Lively and make some fuu for u th
Congrrst. .........
| "fb public tusflesA ptfdohal feelings Will not IN
| or., 30 rc, ~ V-t,,a .he ptrstdent II prnlhcF
! /, Inv 1hrpt m me 1st t1ay OF August and the
.ensin. eus LIS roumends bic: bNs the prsctce hal
| nnt .lxx,. tcen IA nerxn1cuons. once hesr,
Tom Cur1,n .oy. D." Utnt, r,di. r4c, was rsmRtka
,ic, III. no, because Cesar sad 1t. but becsus x
Casar did u.r 1t II not General Grant, hut hiI
Iauly that Ii actively ut fault III these ktn.nlI
| urun otiops Iou1a Dent Ii the lA4t feather, aut
yet II be has hal the indellcacJ to run fo1 odlct
| Gu The presump.lon Of "tne counteuauce, ~ 4
i might bc e. well to let hics 70. 4 President,
yolce IL not yet 40 powerful that he elsher dig
My or ruin BY his rrsvA.e choice IN ihlnga purel
elective. But ~ Dent never dl1iugutahed hlnsel
! tefofe he hsd President brother IN. Law, be vii
pl otab!y nltde uut OF noice IN the &loc sequcnc,
| OF things, Jack Hamilton u d higher order o
| being. IN roInt of courage and re4ources u
,east. II they were 10th tnsped loose IN etroQr,
c1,y, Lack WorIa orpaLtze the high ayuea ept
cut pru.v vhite Den would accent w.Ites shi
Ut tbs f1r,t hotel and try to WORK his passsx
hon asa rafxt Dc ptaee. Meantime. MI. Bou, 4eiJ
| nor content with the far tsf,s worx Of m.nac,n,
,nr nanrrs nr lin tInite,l Statrs IA attending I,