Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-09

and as an able journalist, has been writing 4
series of most agreeable "reminiscences OF pub
lie men and of celebrities of the press which
have attracted much notice and deserved com
mendation. The following anecdote of MIR.
Calhoun not only does honor to the character
of that distinguished statesman, but it exhibits
the scrupulous integrity OF those Southern men
whom venal demagogues are SO much accuS'
toned to depreciate with their vulgar slang
The incident may well be commended to the
attention of the President aud oft the great body
which they would do we'll to initiate but which
they are not likely to follew:
Sometime before lS4O Mr. Calhoun wrote
to Mr. Lawrence that he had been adding to
his landed estates, and would like to obtain Il
loan of $4,000 or $4,000 i'll Boston, where
money was more plenty than in South Caro-
lima and the rate of interest not go high, Tor
the payment Of which he would give his notes
and mortgage npon his estate, which would
be ample security Mr. Lawrence said he
consulted Mr. Nathan Appleton and one or two
other wealthy citizens of Boston upon the sub
lect and it was agreed to raise the money tor
him and take no security for the repayment but
his own note Mr.. Lawrence informed Mr. Cal
houn of the arrangement which he had made,
and expressed his qualification that it was in
the power of himself and few Of his friends
to do kindness to one so distinguished, whose
lite had been devoted to the service of his coun-
uy Mr. Calhoun immediately wrote back, de
clining the offer, and withdrawing his original
request. He said it did not agree with his
sense Of proplety tn accept loan upon such
terms; that in the discharge Of his public du-
ties he did not wish to be embarrassed by Il
sense of obligation to any one.
81, l,f,. N.,,,,
Houston as he appeared while representing
the State OF Texas in the r. S. Senate says
when not speaking or writing he sat in his
seat with long bladed knife in one hand and
i piece of wood in the other, whiting. Go
when you would into the Senate gallery and
look upon the Senate, you would see hm
working with his knife upon piece OF wood,
and around his chair would be the chips hc
had cut off. He did not appear to be making
anything of use or ornament from the block he
was whiting, but cut steadily on until he had
used it up, when one of the pages would bring
him another piece He appeared to bc very
kind-hearted man and fond of children. lie
was great fayorite with the. boy pages and
frequently you would see one or two OF them
standing by his desk, talking with him. The
only pecnliarity about his dress was was a vest
which he generally wore when III " ashington
lC WAS uluuC VI HNlti va ''"---~ '''
With the fur outside.
CALLING FOR TRoofs The Richmond
Whir saws In the States south Of us there
IS competition among the States for the I.
: troors. The Raleigh Sentinel is greedy,
and wants the whole thirty thousand to be
uuartered in North Carolina. The Sentinel
promises healthy, pleasant camping grounds
about Raleigh, and let them stay twelve
months and have vote, (Says the Sentinel!
and we will undertake to vote every man oi
them on the Democratic side. This Is Il high
bid! But Georgia wants some; 50 does FLOR
ida and Alabama and Louisiana but there
is South Carolina. which needs twice as many
as the whole enlisted army. The people there
appear only anxious to turn over the govern
mcnt absolutely to the United States troops.
1t is the only escape from tho lnsuherable
tyranny and oppression of negro and carpet
bag rule. What a commentary on Republlcar
Government! ~
AFRICAN COsruME.-A letter in the Dayton
,Ohio) Journal, from Mr.. Joseph Conner, a
missionary at Shengay, West Africa. says:
All the hands about the mission have to Neal
clothes. One Of the boatmen has living with
him sister-in-law fifteen years old, and she Is
frequently sent on business to the Mission
House. Her usual dress and her only dress al
home is several strings Of beads about her waist.
Nv wife gave her enough Of calico to make
what they call here 'cover slip. She got
our house woman to make it for her. W hen
she comes here now she carries her dress in
her hand until she gets to a large oleander bush
at the corner Of the house. Here she slips it
on; when she returns slips it off at the same
place They tote everything on their heads
except their babies, if it is bottle, plate, Oh
a bar OF soap.
4 Man KILLED BY A Hoo From one O
our citizens who came from Baldwin City yes
terday morning we learn the following particu
lars Of a most singular and lanentable affair
which occurred Just before he left that place.
A farmer by the name Of Snively, living mile
or two south of Baldwin City, had II very n
ruly, savage pig, which had got out OF its pen
Mr.. Sniyely went to drive the animal back
again, when it flew at him with the creates
madness, fought him till it threw him to tht
ground, and continued to cut him with 1t
tusks until the man was too weak to resist.
Ka.sas Republican.
At Nottoway County Court, a few days ago
colored girl was found guilty by a jury O
colored men, of leaving her newly born babe il
the woods to perish When the verdict of tn,
iury was announced the girls mother tainted
She was carried from the court room into thu
open air, where she speedily recovered and ex
claimed: mo mo mgger juries for ME; CIV
me wfHae folks all de time nlgger got no sens
no how
The Deseret silver ..mines, purchased shol
time ago by the Eureka CopsoGdaed Coppan
for nominal sum, produced in the past tou
teen days, thirty tons of ore, which netted III
Company over $ll ,0OO after paying irelgl
and mill rates. The Company expect 10 nav
their own mills running inside or SIXTY oaHs.I
Other discoveries of equally rich ore arc maj
ing as the snow disappears
DR.. L. j. Pati, celebrated Chinese phys
clan in San Francisco, has sued white ma
for bill of $50 in the Justices Court, whe1
he will offer his own testimony, and if refused
will apply to the United States Court Tor VA
rant-1,nHer tho oct nj CONGRESS- passed Ia