The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-01-22

OeLOfe- Inc alectlOu, amtmeQ IN OFFICIAL
de,ial that from neither Oakes Ames nor
any other person did he obtain the
slightest Ainterest' in the enterprise. and
the allegations to that effect were abso.
lutely and unqualihedly false. J. B.
Alley. in his testimony, explains the
Senator'S share in the matter. He, Ames
aud others had presented to Wilson's
wife sum of money, and they induced
h;S &c. inyest t., ;n his w;fe's name, in
the Credit Mobilier. This he did. but
subsequently, became uneasy, and drew
out. And go OF the others. The slime
of the serpent is over them all.
TIE DEATH or SIR EDWARD BUIwER
LYrroN. Sir Edward George Earle I,yt-
ton, better known as Bulwer. the Eng
lish novelist, died in London on Satur-
day afternoon, in the sixty-seventh year
of his age. He was born in the County
of Norfolk, England, in 1905. He was
the son Of General William Earle Bull
wer, and his mother tho heiress Of the
Lyttons, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. She
had vigorous literary tastes, and cxer-
cised great influence in forming the
mind OF the future novelist. His father
died when Bulwer was quite young. He
had private tutors until he was prepared
to enter Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where
he was graduated in 1926. He gained a
ohancelios's prize OF the University, for
English versifcation, by q poem on
Sculpture" the year before he sradu-
ated. He occupied his vacations in
tours through England, Scotland and
France.
His first publication was collection
OF his youthful writings. entitled "Weeds
and Wild Flowers" in 1925. He pub
lished a Byronic poem In 1927, entitled
"O'Neill, or The Rebel" In the same
year, his frst novel, Oakland" ap-
peared anonymously, which was quickly
followed by ''Pelham, or The .Adven-
lures of q Gentleman" which gave him
at once permanent place in public esti-
nation. Next came .'The Disowned," !"
''Devereux." "Panl Clifford;" then a
satirical poem on "The Siamese Twins. {"
In 1884. Eugene Aram" appeared. fol-
lowed by England and the English, {"
and 1.-THE Student" He had. in the
meantime. been the editor of the Ne,o
Monthly Magazine In 1884. appeared
"The Pilgrims OF the Rhine" and "rhe
Last Days OF Pompeii." In 1887, he
wrote 'tAthens-Its Rise and Fall. !"
Earnest Maltravers." ''Alioe, or The
Mysteries" "Felia, or The Siege Of Gra-
NADIA, might and Morning." "zano-
MI" 1.-THE Last OF the Barons." In
1886. he first commenced writing as q
dramatist. ''The Duchess de la Vail.
liere" was failure, but "The Lady of
Lyons" and 'Rioheliea" were very sue
cessful. Money" a comedy, was we'll
received. From 1874 to 1850, he pub
lished number of works. In 1850, he
commenced new series of works OF O
domestic nature, which were very popu.
lar-''The Cations" "My Novel, or Va
rieties OF English Life
Meanwhile. in 1874, ha had succeeded
to the Knebworth estates Of his mother,
and exchanged. by royal license. his
surname Of Bulwer to that of Lytton.
In 1851, he wrote "a Letter to JOHN
Bull, Esq, on Affairs connected With
his Landed Property and Persons who
Live Thereon" In 1856, he was elected
Lord Rector OF tho University of Glas.
gov. in opposition to Lord Stanley, and
delivered an inaugural advocating the
study of the classics. In 1857, he wrote
one of his best works, entitled "What
Will BE Do With It?" His works have
been republished in Americn, and all the
living languages of Europe. In 1881,
he entered the House of Commons.
The only points of his Parliamentary
carocr that have not passed into obi.
WON, are his efforts to relieve newspa-
pers from stamp duties, and his speeches
on the copyright question. In 1858, he
became O member Of the Derby Cabinet.