The New York herald., 1874-12-27

necessity for the protection OF the state govern
ment which, with the lives OF ITS officials, at tnat
time was constantly threatened by the mob under
the leadership OF Mr.. Jewell and such In
nammable men as he. The comforting OF the
printing on the Republican has always been q
sore spot on Mr. Jewels skin since he, who was
Senator az the time, proposed to vote for the
printing bill II s50.000 worth OF printing under 1t
should be given TO the Commercial Bulletin, OF
which ne was the editor and which proposition
was declined. The statement that ever had any
connection with the Ship Island Canal swlnde,
saugher house monopoly. or the Chattanooga Rail-
road Company, with the insinuation that received
or owned any interest in any OF them except what
| paid for Is absolutely, unequivocally and no.
toriously false. The only interest ever had In
any OF them was some shares l purchased in the
Slaughter House Company, for which paid 500 II
share, and sold, alter keeping them eight
months, for $50.
II never owned share until long after the COM
pany was established. As for the Chattanooga
Railroad swindle, as 1t Is called by the Bulletin,
remember well that Mr.. Jewell was an ardent
supporter Of that measure In the CONNER
cfds Bulletin on the street and in the popular
meetings held in relation to it, and n there were
any corrupt agencies employed by that company 1t
is not unlikely that Mr. Jewen felt their lnnuence.
against me. will he explain how 1t was that
he was violent advocate OF my nomination
for Governor by the Liberal Convention in
1872 Was he one OF the men or whom
he says, 'he U was enabled to
demoralize and corrupt by the money and patron
age he (D controedr Let me remind Mr.. Jewell
that the political measures OF which he complains
SO mucn and for which do not decline the re-
sponsibity which rightfully belongs to me, were
drawn up, approved and loobled through the
Legislature by his friends Packard, Lowell
and Ray, with whom he acted in
1871, and in whose cause astrlde his
white horse he charged the State troops with his
army and ned before the 6rst fire. 1t Is said that
good liar ought to have good memory. SO
ought man who sets himself up as public scold
and fault finder to remember his own black spots
before he points to those he imagines he sees in
other people. Even II had aspired to social dis
tinction, as you say, such aspirations have never
turned in the direction OF the manager OF the New
Orleans Bulletin or Mr.. E. L. Jewell"
DEATH OF THE EDIroR-sKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
D. G. Byerly died at forty minutes past ten
this evening, peacefully and without pain.
He was born In Pennsylvania In 1926. He re-
ceived liberal education, and before coming of
age adopted the trade OF printer, in which he
became extraordinarily expert. He emigrated
to this city about thirty years ago and was en-
ployed on several or the journals OF the day.
From 1856 to 1851 he held the position OF
foreman on the old Commercial Bulletin, then
under the management OF J. G. &. W. J. Seymour.
At the breaking out OF the war he joined Colonel
G. A. Breaux's regiment OF Louisiana infantry as
a lieutenant and served with distinction
throughout the campaigns OF Johnson and Bragg
IN the Army OF the West He participated in all
the principal battles, and at Atlanta was wounded
four times. Among these wound in the left
arm was most dangerous. 1t was saved,
however, by the surgical operation OF resection.
Six inches OF the bone was removed. which short
ened that member and rendered it comparativ
useless. AT the close OF the war he returned to
the city and elected, for two successive terms,
Clerk OF the Third District Court, which position
he held until 1872 Last February he started the
publication OF the Bulletin under great difficulties,
a journal which, under his capable management,
now ranks among the leading journals OF the
South. Mr.. Byerly was kind and amiable In dis
position in all the duties OF life and leaves
a vile to mourn his untimely loss. A large number
OF people were constantly visiting and gathering
about the door OF the inhrmary during his preca-
rious struggle with death.
THE BULLETIN To MORROW,
will publish the statement OF an eyewitness OF the
Byerly- affair." The statement differs
somewhat from that Of Warmoth. As to
the cutting, this witness states that the
knife was open when drawn, and that
two or three stabs were made before they fell
Byerly's wounds were in the left side, just over
the hip one Of them being over four inches deep
and indicating the length OF the knife blade.