, 1874-11-27
4 Talk with sener---His Little Elec-
tioneoring Difficulty.
Virginia and Her Now Congressmon-Gil.
:. bert Walker md Ills As
pirations.
Bret Harte's Impressions OF the
Southern States.
Something About tho General OF
=, tho Army.
From Our, Oion Correspondent.

d: q From Our oson Correspondent
WARRINGTON, Nov. "a, 1874.
a stranger In ponny.nowspnpsr otloe-ft
could not hnvo been at Philadelphia or Dnltt-
moro-was once surprised to 500 that two per-
sons Who presented advertisements Of dcaths In
their respective families wore greeted by tho
olorls at tho counter With hilarious cry Of
"Oue 'Afl}iction Scroll And ono 'Dearcat
Johnny!"
"GraoIous hcayens!' ho said, "do they mock
calamity in THIS ways"
But presently 1t was explained that tho oxola-
matlonu aforesaid woro only tho first words of
woll-known obltuary~pootry. shouted up tho
pipes to tho printers, to accompany tho DEATH
noticcs.
So OF tho late affections. When ne hcnr tho
ronctionaty yol1 OF victory, and SEQ The Robol
soldiory 20 1ubilant 1t is only Dearest johnny
and his momcptary Afll'ction Sore. Without a
Itt1e poetry and bathos ho could not we'll DO
publicly inferred.
This was suggontcd to mo by talking to
yesterday.
gonor represents tho part of Virginia where tho
mother OF Washington lived and III buried. Frod-
ericksburg Ia tho chiof place; Garrtot's barn,
where Booth NAB shot, is In the District; 1t con-
tainB moro ruined churches, first families, old
folds gone to waste, aud immemoral fover-aud-
aguo, than any Congressional District In America.
Isapans the Bay, and takoa III Accomao. tho homo
Of Wise md Upshar, md the sent of tho CAM
paign Of Capt, Bob Shorty aud tho Msckorel Dri
gado. The homes OF tho Lcea, Masons, aud
Wnshingtons, are In it. In short, everything Of
East Virginia aboyo York River is in Eonor's dis
trict.
Jimmy senfr Ia q native, a Rebel war-corros-
poudout, bora thirty-oight yoars ago, in sight Of
the tomb of Washington's mother. IIe Is
plump littlo m.u. with smile upon his face,
and hts noarly4'loscd oyos Gro Of very imporioot
sight. That ho ia good follow can bo inferred
from tho faot that Col. Bcard, ,who formerly COM
minded tho Eighth Now York Volunteers,
stumped his district for him, while Btumping
noighbortusd'str ptH for mocrats.-evorythlug
having beon oclc'sio thero this year.
6oner is graduate OF tho University OF Vir-
ginia, aud Of Washington & Leo Law School.
Elected 10 Cong rosa In 1872, by majority OF
only ST. votes he mado lively and bustling
campaign this yoa !, and, In district which giyos
1900 regular Democratic majority, wns only
| beaten by violence about as mnny votes rs
elected him.
| Yesterday Isaw Scner on tho Avonue, With
! his noso dentod, hia feco tied up, his Arm In
| sling, and oae foot lame. "NoW," said ], "tell
! mo about The fight"
"ohs thpfo's nothipg," ho ssia, "c1copt
thcae bonds. was making hot campaign
| with my opponent. Bow. Douglas, who had boen
| Confederate officer and fclt surly. At King
| William Court~uouse NO were addressing tho
crowd from tho front steps of q tavern. Doth
| of us wero hurried. ns wo had to. Sc. miles
| after speaking to catch train on tho York River
| Railtoad. saw that thero were rough clements
casion to speak of James. B. Beck and his
| enforced retirement from public lilo, wLon
| Douglas said.
"sHe didn't lcavo that way. Tie Withdrew
~ corrected tho statement; he wus sure.
VI Couiluo. yourself to facts exclaimed
"3i always do ...
| "sYou haven't dono II today
| "Hero gase him fiat denal. He raised q
tumbler to throw ut mo, and I aaid, 1T you
throw tlat glass, I'll throw this ono.'
WE did throw. It was in his own county,
at bis home, that ! was apealiug, There wero
several King aud Queen mcn thore, looking dag
| gorB at me-.
''lnstaptly was set upon, knocked sensoloss.
pitched over tue eud Of tho steps, . distance OF
| feet from tho ground, md fallen upon. Whoa
was disabled for tue rcat Of The campaign
Douglas made right on to address another most.
] ing, leaving mo there holp!eas. and understand
| ho eaid ho wished had beon broken In tho
| head iustend OF tho arm"
souor was Of use, while In Congress, to very
many Conservatiyes; Lut they generally retain
no recollection Of these favois. His assailhute
we're not arrested. Ho has, slnco tho election,
! stopped his paper. Of which he was the editor
! I naked him how the Domocrntz in Virginia
would bohave after they got to their own Con-
"Wels you'll sce," ho said. "Nothipg can
control them. ThoY want Office, aud hunger for
| IT.; and, as thoro is whole year to elapso
before that Congress meets, they will throw or
! MI dlsguiso6."
VIRGINIA As THE LEADER.
There has mover been any syatcmatlc carpet
hngglng III Virginia; no fictitious obligations
have heon addod to the public burdens there /;
aud tho behavior OF that State will, therefore, bo
| indicative OF the very beBt to ba expected from
tho South. Senior said:
'They will Boud juat two good mon to the next
| Congress: Randolph Tucker and J. L. Cabel.
Tho rost will do them no good"
| Gilbert Walker and J. l.. Cabell arc tho two
men of great department in tho Virginia delega-
| tiou,-both 1no looking, eranaiose attitudinlz-
"walkor." said an onthuriastio vlrglnian to
stato OF virginia. Ii hob Loo would get out Of
tho grave and run agaipsthm, Walker would tako
tue people,.
"Why go ~
" won, TUG Countfy-people And tho young men
all llkc him. The women do, universally. lie
has splendid appearance fine mannors. gonlali-
ty, and capaclty: A few old politicians dislike
bis popularity; but they cau do nothing to hlu-
der it. The voto this yoar settles them."
Cabell waa Confederate Colonel, tho brother
OF the loading Professor In tho University of
Virginia; he beat native MN, Thomas, with
case, in the Danyllle District,
Walkers aucccss in part arose from foolish
Republican division. FodoEal oIice.holder,
Rush Burgess, gathered tho Convention against
tho regular congressmsn, Amblor Smith, who is
| pendcniIy. Walker ran In between.
You watch Walker" said sunor. " Hos a
thin, SNOWY man. After l,o gotta Aore. ho'll
want tho Ways and Means Committee, or tho
! Presidency or somothing."
1ndood, am told BY Walkers friends that
thny do dot expect him to have tho speaaorahip,
but they 10 expect to put him on tie National
ticket for Vice-l President.
Tho truth about Gilbert Walker lies remote
| from oillp1 preiuilca or u1liAn. EaM uerBnua