The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-21

JEFFERSON DAyIs.-A Radical Bohemian Meet
Him IN The House Of Co1a0eons.-I had admit t.
the "Speakers Gallery" which holds about fifty wht
get their names put dow three days previously.
While am standing in the group, eagerly watcln!
the Police Sergeant, who will presently call the name
Of the privileged few, hear:
Isn't this Mr.. Duvis?"
turned round and right behind me stands Jefferson
Davis. But POUNDS what change in mortal man
would scarcely have known linn if my attention had
not been called to him. And it be possible,
unused, that this srrveled face thin voiced shrunkel
lmbed, slonchy little old is the eloquent and
commanding Senator from Mississippi the PROMPT
res3ue and cOurtly Secretary of War that was really
President when Franklin Pierce WAS ostensibly !
tell you the truth. A feeling of pity stole all
over me. | was touched, and there is no knowing
what my impulse Of tender magnanimity to fallen
foe would have driven me TO do and say if it had rot
met IL the impulse Of the man who put the question
/ have quoted that obscquious sycopancy toward the
Shareholders rebellion which for these ten years past
has been the prominent characteristic Of anti slavery
England. MIR Davis quietly replied, THAT is my
name, sir"
What, Jefferson Dayis?"
'Ycs, sir. May ask your name sir?"
Harris; but am nobody; am simply an English
man who deeply sympathises with you. have often
wanted to you have your picture hanging up i'll
my house and prize it very highly"
This was said in agitated, fervent way, while
hands shaken, and then Mr.. Harris who was a
gray haired, wcll-to-do, looking gentleman put his
mouth close to Mr. Davis ear, and whispered what
did not hear, but what could not but imagine was
England was with yon, and if you could but have
held ont another year, we would have joined France
in recognising your Government" Mr.. Davis smiled
teebly and | thought sadly. His name was called
and in he went. | followed Immediately, and him
met by one of the House attaches, the gentleman in
black sword breeches and shad belly coat with a silk
suntower on its back, who absolutely bent double Il
oh g NJ n
went dancing and flushed and smiling before him.
whispering to everybody, that is Mr. Jefferson Davis"
and gaaned him to asort Of pew there is for specially
favored strangers on the floor Of the House, deep in
recess and where Mr.. Davis sat down with Archbishop
Manning and Dean Stanley. What the Archbishop
said and what the Dean said and what the President
said know not, for must hurry my seat, far oger
their heads, or lose it.
London correspondent Cincinnati Gazette, 5th.
THE LARGEST BrILpNG IN TIE WoRLD.-PerSons
who pass hastily over the Central Pacific railroad
hardly give thought to the immense amount Of work
which has been performed by the company. From
Sacramento to the present terminus of the road, at
Elko, the trains more running regularly. The
immense amount of money and labor expended in cut
ting through mountains, opening tunnels grading the
road and laying the track with difficulty be real
ised by those not familiar with the BUSINESS. Not the
least of the problems to be solved that Of protect
ing the track from the heavy falls of which were
10 be anticipated during the winter months. 10 OBJ
vate this difficulty far possible the company de-
termnes to erect series of sheds rather build
ing which should protect the road the line
Accordingly they have erected building which is
doubtless the largest in the world 1t is twenty
two miles in length, sixteen feet in width and sixteen
feet in height, not including the pitch of the roof 1t
is put up in the most substantial manner, all the tim
bcrs used being of the best quality to be obtained. |
The sides are inclosed and it for the fact
that daylight pcnetrates through the ntelsces be-
tween the boards the whole affair would be very like
a tunnel. The building is braccd together in most
peculiar manner and is, in addition firmly botcd to
the rocks the face of the cliff. Where snow
slides to be feared extension Of the roof las
been carried to the cliffs, that falling masses shall
pass the building and lodge upon the other side.
In many places where side tracks located, the
building is wider than the figures given above. As
rapidly approaches the entrance to the shed, be
secs stretched out before him. following all the curves
Of the road and winding about the edges of the Cliff
this enormous building the object Of which he can
hardly imagine In order to give to that portion of
readers who, from the claims of business or impe
curiosity, have hitherto been prevented from crossing
the Sicras in the train Of the iron horse some idea Of
the extent OF this stupcndous building we may state
that more than forty million feet of lumber have been
used in its construction 1t covers an area of morc
than one million eight hundred thousand square feet
or nearly lorty-thrce acres. Alta Californian