New-York tribune., 1874-07-18

game The student Of character discovers rio
not only among the visitors with whon Ne cono' ~
tact but in the countrymen who come 10 '"o "P
sell mapesugar and other country products; ana pe''
still IN the stay-at mountaineeIs meI =" a., Yhe sr
Of horse hack ride or pedestrian Ino'e w ' Iii
rounding country while those Di ~ the tSSF. when
may be tonight here at Saratoga OF sp1i," an
two watching that oarDat%a, %i Uh % law life
is the easiest to ind and follow anu nohotonS 10 h IN
rule mans occupations ana auseint' i, nay yoorcas
fact as varied as his inclination ana fertility oi resources
a. r Beauregard will arrive here early next
month Erroneous statements have been pubhshed III
regard 10 GEN Beaurrgard's proposed engagement with
the Argentine ne s,,e SI ,s an Offer
from President Sarmiente OF the Confederation teha
making plans for defenses the River La PLATA In
Buenos Ayrcs. The offer was made by an accredited
foreign agent OF the Government, VINO was then III new
York The General to make his own conditions ana
choose hls own staff The reply was an acceptance on
position condition that the Of $4,000 Oe De
posted with some responsible banker III London OF
Paris subject to Gen. Beauregards order THIS deposit
to he guarantee for the payment of his salary OF
$4,000 per aunu aGd that iof his stan In the eVeh
OF Gen Beauregard acceptance and the acceptance oI
his conditions by the Government Minister Garcia VINO
Pars when the offer made. was To conciude
the contract l is not thought that tho superstie VI
Sarmiene President of tue Confederation ana MS ap
pOintment Minister to Washington Will Affect IN any
way The pending negotiations. AZ present. IN. bgau
regard President of the NewOrleans and Carrotoh
Railroad and Consulting Engineer of the cities OF ud
weston and Houston aud Is soon 10 receive he I'e5l
dency of railroad IN Texas course ne WIN NOT give
uncertainty abroad The next few weeks VIII prooaDty
decide whether he will 20 10 South America, -
The White Sulphur Springs ar situated IN the FIRST
Congressional District OF West Virginia, winch Il now
the scene of an animated contest Tor the Hon. Frank
Hereford's seat In the House Of Representatives,. As
the district H. Democratic by 500 mIOry the struggle
is for the nomination Of tuit party. Inc nominating
invention Will he held at Charleston on the 5th cf
August, and many delegates have been already ap-
pointed Mr.. Hereford IL hard pushed Gy Cen John a.
McCausland. a distinguished eNCOhfederdte cavalry
man. well known in Pennsylvania as the officer Mho
burned Chambprsbnrg. Mr. Hereford came to West Nr-
1n from California after the war; aud served the west
virginia people Handsomely in his efforts 10 eliminate
the proscriptlve aud dsranchsng clauses OF the Con
sttion posed upon the State during the bitter days
the Rebellion. He rewarded by an election 10
Congress- and is uOw in tue first year of MS secOnd
term A, a rule he has been Jealous and faithful rep
resentave, and would have been returned thrd term
but for the fact at his record on the salary grao Is hO
quite clear his constituents. Thcre was mystcf,
about his votes that question which II TOOK scNerdl
letters explain. He took the money too ana athOug
there tax about MS giving IL 70 the >choD
fund il by no means certain hat has yet feached ls
destination. Gen. McClusand Is too shrewd man not
to use these points against nm ana a consequences
If f. more than likely that the far name of Defeotd
Will be added the lengthening list OF rising poll
tcans To whose hopes the salary graO has been fatal
At present, McCausland certainly has the inside
Track for the nomination and election; ana II ne Is
elected, the country Will not lose by the change