The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-09
RANDOM RECOLLECTIONs.

In the year 1901 or 1907, there was very e.
citing scene at the theater In Charleston.
popular young actor, named James d: Caldwell,
had auareled with the manager, who refused to
let him perform on . certain night, much to the
disappointment Of the audience, who called loud
" for Caldwell. The manager came to the foot
lights and declared that young Caldwell should
not appear. He was instantly assailed from the
pit and pelted off the stage the benches 'were
torn up, the chandeliers broken, and the audience
taking sides-some for Caldwell and others Tor
the manager-there was terrible scene, wslk-
ing-canes being freely used and broken over
broken heads.
There were many ladies' present. Some OF
them were severely injured. My mother, then .
school girl, having accompanied her preceptress.
Mrs. Cogdell, the wife of John Cogdell, President
Of the Bank Of Charleston, told me that Mrs.
Cogdell had her arm broken in attempting to
shield her brother from q blow. This brother
was Jarvis Henry Stevens, who, being clerk in
the Post Office Department when the quarrel De-
tween the British Parliament and the Colonies
was raging, used to open the dispatches to the
Colonial Governor from the British Minister, and
take copies of them for the Rebel Committee, OF
which the celebrated William Henry Drsyton was
Chairman.
The Caldwell alluded to was no other than the
]. 81. Caldwell who was so well known as the
atrical actor and manager, and VINO introduced
the gaslights into Cincinnati, Mobile and New
Orleans. I should state that he did perform
after the fuss, the manager being scared out OF
his wits.
happened at the Charleston Circus. A rider
D,,{4, round the with hla
head in . tin cup on . bare backed horse. The
horse SHE'D and Dufis fell and broke his neck.
I have recently read an article on famous
duels" in the BULLETIN, in which mention is
to have been Of the Fighting Cunninghams' =
This is, I apprehend, . mistake, II it meant
that the Tory cunningham were the fighting "
family Of that name. Miss Pamela Cunningham,
who originated the project Of purchasing Mount
Vernon, is Of this Tory Cunningham family, which
resided Ut Camden; but Paris Cunningham was the
son Of Col. Richard Cunningham, OF Charleston.
He was, when knew him, man OF considerable
wealth, and warm Nulli6er, being the friend Of
Gems. Hayne and Hamilton. His son Paris was
about my own age and was well acquainted
with him. He was by no means the boyish- look.
ing person, nor was he 80 very young as ne Il
represented to have been at the time OF his duel
in Mississippi. He was at least twenty-five years
old at the ime. He was noted for his amiable
| temper, and his family was much surprised al
his having been engaged in . duel. The last
time ever saw Paris Cunningham was in 1882.
at Columbia, where he was a student OF the
Columbia College, and well remember our visit
| to the library Of that institution:
Decent mention was made of VIM. 8. Calhoun
His name is not Calhoun, but CoIhoon. Hi
father, Meredith Colhoon "a Yankeel, married
the only daughter Of Judge VIM. Smith, who To-
MANY Years representa- south Car DINA 10 tht
Senate Of the Unit ID States. The best speech
dell cred in the debate on the Missouri ques
ton, in 1920, was by Judge Smith. He alst
made speech on Foote'S resolution, in $780, blu
| it made no impression. He was for long tim.
the leader of the State Rights party OF soutl
Carolina, but the ascendancy OF Calhoun excltet
his jealousy, and he removed to Alabama, wher'
he had large property, and finally he settled il
the Red River country in dOusians Of Missouri
he gave a list of the ships and their MASTER
which had been engaged in the slave trade
proving that the trade had been carried OF
almost exclusively by the Yankees. OF thes.
ship owners one Of the most noted was De Vol
Of Rhode Island.