Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-03-04

the heat of political and civil strife
has said more bitter and terribly eIec-
tive things than any living man, those
who know him in private life all
testify to his kindness of heart and
genuine practical charity The poor
neople Of Knoxville to this day speak Of
him in grateful terms. His most invet'
crate enemy could not look upon MN
to-day without being softened at heart
His body is emaciated, his features thin'
and his limbs partially paralized, But
his face and his expression of counte.
nance has changed but little since l
heard him, with wonder, making MS
fiery speeches when ! vas a boy IN
East Tennessee twenty years ago. ana
I think he bids fair to live many
wears Although unable to goto his seat
in the Senate chamber in bad weather
or to talk much at any time, his mind is
unimpaired, and he takes as much In
terest in the important measures before
Congress from day to day as the mosI
active member. / had not seen the
Governor since 1861, when a portion OF
Of the regiment to which belonged was
stationed as a guard over the Knoxville
Jail, in which he was immured. A gen
tleman present alluded to the fact and
Mr. Brownlow seemed for the moment
to enjoy it fully as well as ! did. Hl'
SON Colonel John Brownlow, who has
been his companion for FIVE years, is al
agreeable. accomplished gentleman, anC
receives the many visitors who call in
very pleasant aud entertaining manner
The Senator'S daughters are spoken o
as both pretty and talented and are grea
favorites in society.
The great Simmons sensationreaehe'
its hight this afternoon when Butler
fayorite was confirmed. | happened t.
be in the vestibule when the news wa
made known outside. Butler had jus
come down from the House, which haC
adjourned, and that air Of important anx
iety which had beclouded his rugge'
brow for some days gave way Instant.
to an expression of serene triumph tia
was picture to behold. His friend
and some who had not been such crowde'
their congratulations upon him until tn
old war horse fairly wept for joy as h
thought of being Governor of Massachu
sets next time, and with an eye of faitl
looked confidently down the avenu
toward the White House, AM
mentally brigded over all the chasm
intervening between himself and tn
highest prize of all, the Presidential
chair. Happy Butler, to defeat Sum
ner, Boutwell,, Hoar, and nearly all tn
rest of the Massachusetts, delegation
and happy Simmons, the live, shrewC
young politician, to step into an ofic'
worth at least one hundred thousand
dollars year. The Democrats votec
mostly for Simmons. 1t was con
test for power. Simmons was nj
doubt the peer of any of the aspirants il
any respect. There is some future pc
litical significance in the result, pa rticu
larly in Massachusetts,; otherwise tn
question has no possible interest to tn
general public. The Simmons crow
is to assemble at Wizards tonight tt
glorify over the victory; there will be
grand flow of champagne, and highl.
patriotic speeches, and the country i
saved again.
Governor John c. Brown has been a
Wizards several days. He is her
urging an important claim Of the Stat
against the Government, and thinks h
will shortly secure an equitable settle