, 1869-04-27

oeluR IeQea1e1 Ne nal q Qfe made around
one Of the end tentpoles, Ia aa excavaseti spot
The IRE served Its purpose So far as heating was
concerned, but next morning they both nrose with
arising from the fumea Of gas.
1t then occurred to Major Slblcy that this nre
could he placed In the centre Of tent, and sol-
ders In the circle might lie rouud It, with their feet
to the Goals, while their heals being at the c!r-
would be far enough apart for good
ventilation He developed, therefore, IN cSperi-
mental tent, composed Of a pole at the ceutre,
with m Iron nre.gFatsng ut the bottom Of the poc.
At the top Of the pole the tent WIS suspended BY
chain fastened to the upper ent~hoop. The next
aftcr-ffEougfst WIS to invent dap above, which
wonld vecr around With the wiud anil make gas
funnel The RESULT WIS The Sib!ey tenn, The best
house soldier ever set up In IN encampmens, the
civilized habitatfon Of the Civilized soldier With
warm feet, with economical space, yet With per-
feet ventilation, the soldiers Of the civil war took
their household comforts with them atlelL s30,0Oo
OF these tents were used by the Feelesa! army
alone, aud thr inventor, being on the losing side,
can make no eiam for royalty or patent Fight dur
Ing that pcrio'. His Income before the war from
this teut was scrcsni thousand dollars a year, amt
he received about eight dollars tent, believe,
which was something Like onc-eighth the selling
price OF 1.-THE s1bley." This tent Is IS ponul1r IN
the armies OF Europe rs here. It 4, alrcr Ill,
merely the Indian wtgwam In Canvas
1wos greatly amused, While taking with Sthley
md his friends, to see thu interest they took In
LongstseeiE confirmation. LonTstreet will be
tho General Monk of American history, making
more OF an era ip bis repentance Than In bis great
est military achievements. During the time his
confirmation LUZ In nbcyantc, his ex-rcbei fr1ends
met every evening To hear the news with nervous
sympathy. One evening gentleman baEs. Ia:
"What do you know Of Longsucet's case to-
day ?" cried all
81 know yc1sshlng that was said In executive
sesEiou.''
"speaK cut!"
"Sumuer opposed It tooth and nail! Cameron
read some letter or order Of Lougstreet about the
burning of ChambcrsuurK. He snid: slT stand
herr all lnt and alt night before this man shall be
coDfEmet'!' Hasts, OF Louisiana, replied: IN
st0nh here week, but he shall he connrtncd!n
Cameron eatd that Longstrcct was responsible In
mono marked degree than my living man for the
destruction Of Chasnberssurg and he meant to
fight him on II to the DEATH
There wns pause OF pain amongst al1 tho re-
cantuR Sousherners.
"Ny God:" said one, "shat tom OF Chambers
burg Is an uniorgiyab1e Etn. A good square State
could lose Its metropolis with less replning than
Pennsylvania can lose Chamhersbnrg. Wa had
better put our hands In our pockets nnl pay FEM
sylyan!a for that I'D town, dollar for dollar.''
You never heard u Methodist rcrivnl mee,in z in
your life shout amen with such unanisF, as thoae
poor thrcadbarc, troubled rebels cried,
"namn Chamhe1sburgi"
uESKY WARD BEECilRB.
Among the great speeches in the 1Ifc OF Henry
Ward Ueecher, noue has shown bis Christian ludc-
pendencc and strength OF character, and has yet
been so systematically suppressed, as his anv1cacy
Of free trade In Brooklyn couple Of weeks ago.
Hnpr utx fonr II nt. ~
the experience that the high tariff Is the hcr Of
every prejudice and tyranny Of slavery. 1thas its
Dledsoes and It's Khetta, its Yanccya and its Pol
IardR ts Jim Mhsons and its Pierce Datlcrs 1t loeks
the passionate lnpudtncc Of slavery, aud sup
presses what It cannot or dare not answer. The
history OF mans civilization reveals no such set Of
ignotamnses battling Tor dying fasce Us the few
remaining dsivellcrs over d high t:Ain To them
the bourbon notte*st Of Charles DiE nnl Louis biz
huit we're profound statcsmen,-the fellows who
never learned an.tluDg nor forgot anything.
Some time ago WIS talking 10 M,. Albert D,
Richardson, al the New York Tribune. 4c had
objected to certain appointment;
"Tou do not Like It," said, ~ sbecansc the man
Is u FREE Trader.'r
"oh." be answered. !" all the young men on the
Tribune are Free Traders. / apprehend that' MI.
GreeleJ's policy On that question will expire with
himself n the Ts1oune."
It wae II yo1 remember, the Deecher family
which ropuialazed-1 may say intellcctnalIzed-
anti-Blavery in this country, through the medium
of"CRcle Toms Csaola' ard the reflective puiptc
AMI 1t Is sign OF the times that the same shrewd
md vigorous firmly mind, e1nanatng from the
It's sympathles against tie monopoly Of nannfac-
turing capital, iabostng at Washington to put
money into its pockets.
srRAGuK, kYx AND COMPANY.
Senator Sprague and his nume1ous antagonists
have consumed the larger part Of to-day, Thur
day, IN twittlng each other, "fcndIng sud prob.
ing, like set OF schootboya Tho staples Of
their dizeoursca wcre these: Whether Senator Nye
was = charietan and harlequin; whether Brown
aud Ives were corporation OF scallaw ags
whether General burnside WAS coward. l have
hcart more harmful topics DISCUSSED than these
In the senste, hut think mono 80 puenle. THO
plain fact Is the. senator 8prngue Is q nuisance
uo is tasting the carly delights Of youthful dem q
gngucry. There e some renson, perhaps, In wha1
he snys about the senate, but none for his man uet
Of puttlng tot 1usE1ug Ia all his private cnmt
ties aud using tho senases privileges to circulate
them. Having denounced his Snrtous obscure
enemies, 3r. srtague now questions their right "a
answer here through the privileges Of other Scua
tors 1Io has been waited upon BY soma working
men-and will probably be waited upon oftener--
<VAcA9tf1tR
and their uecds. Altogether his position is, per
hapB, tenablc, hut not envtablc.
E0AETUIS6 ABOUT FoHE1GS APPOINTMENTS
1ttt is in order, will express my private dissat
tsiaction with one appointment, VIZ, Pile OF Mis-
6ourt. lie wns sent tlst to TeuczueIs then r.
called and elevated to BRAZIL Minister Plenipeteu
ttary. And predicate my objections upon thcst
grounds:
Tltst He picks his nose In open Congress.
Second. He Is alouchy- looking man, and upoI
grounds OF vanity object TO his being my rtpre
sentative In another country.
Third uc made ut old Judge Woodward, sornt
time ago, that curious G5raton OF his fingers witt
his thumb upon his nose, by which the toys ex
| prrss You can't CONG it." This was Done Il
| open Congress. II occurs to me TINT MI Pix
might do The same thing to the Emperor Of III ,h'
| Drnz1ls In which case the House Of BraganEs
! would cease 70 exist with Indignation.
The chief merits OF Mr.. Tlc Tor this MInlstershIi
! are that he used 10 be minister Of the Gospel
! To this there "a moro text than context don
| like the man, though don't know the man, and
don ( Ike the name II he would spell Puc Viii
! "y,"is would be a dash better.
seEtous!y speaking, why should Ar. Pt1o be sen
! to DrazU: Docs he speak any language. ferciE1
! or domestic: Does be not pronounce Pn1suguest
"Porey-gee?' And, after that grand old captail
| Absolute, James Watson Webb, who has kept Rlt
Jane!ro In terror these eight Jears the adsent of
gentleman by the name Of Pile, who picks hi
! nose, and SUMS up all diplomacy With his thuml
on his nose-tnts Il too much! 4 good foreign ap
polntmens Is that Of Hassaureks brother, OF Gin
I ctunat, to Bolivia III, Rublees appointment Il
| SwitzertAnd seems 70 please also. The mA}ont.
| Of the new foreign Ministers arr not known to G
| here; SO Little can be sald Of thcm G4fA