Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-08-20

ms business trips. Nince her marriage
with Contereal, she inherited from hor
father some valuable property, among
other pieces of real estate, the handsome
house on Schermcrhorn street, in which
he died few years ago.
The last home she had in New York
city was in boarding house in Nine
teonth street, where she and her husband
met DR.. Curtis and his family. The
wives and the husbands became very in
innate, and though DR.. Curtis removed
from New York, he frequently returned
to call on Mrs. Cortercal. lie seems to
have been weak man, easily infatuated
and without prudence. Mr.. Cortorcal
was called to Havana by his business en-
gagements few months ago, and about
the middle of May his wife went to join
him. Immediately after her departure,
DR.. Curtis told his vito that he was
going out of town, to be gone several
days, and without further explanation he
packed his bag and started for Havana.
Curtis had been there about fortnight,
whom Cortoreal burst into his room carly
in the morning ,awoke him violently, and
accused him of having held illicit con-
nection with his wife Curtis denied the
truth of che charge, an excited meeting
followed, and few hours later the two
drove together with Witnesses, to Marine,
and there fought.
At the fifth fire Cortcreal saw his oppo-
nent fall, and then, under some impulse,
either of fear Or despair, he turned and
shot himself through the head His ac-
quaintancos describe Cortcrcal as a man
of high passion, but of no moral courage,
and they say that he waited for his fron-
zy to cool. In moments of passion he
became cztravagaut even to dcrange-
mcnt, and it was under such an impulse
that he must have,stood up in this duel.
When he was in the Henry street
Boarding house, in Brooklyn, no at
times, when displeased by the manage
ment of the house, proceeded to his
room aud vented his anger on tho furn-
turc, which he wrecked and threw from
the window. This he did three times,
each time abscnting himself from the
house several days. Then he returned
with apologies for his conduct and a
new set of furniture for his room.
Gen. GEORGE Il PICKETT. Tho re-
cent death of General George g. Pickett
recalls to the St. Louis Times the follow
ing "Reminiscences Of the battle Of Gottys-
burg; at was the day of his GROWING
| glory. Lee himself ran his eye along
the list Of his subordinates, seeking for a
soldier fit to lead the column that was to
dash itself against the federal center.
There were many such, but no chose
Pickett. What happened thereafter be-
longs to history. Pickett put himself at
the head of his Virginians. He had an
aid-de-camp, boy almost, and the only
son of mother who idolizcd him. Just
before the column broke from a parade
rest to n run the General spoke to his
staff officer tondcrly and asked him if he,
the aid-de-canp, were killed in the
charge who would be sorrowed for him.
My MOTHER tho boy answered, somc-
thing like tear dimming the CLINT OF
his steol-bluc eye, and busted himself no
further with the future. Not 80 with
Pickett just as he mounted and moved
out at the head of his troops, he called
the young officer to him and sent him
with IN unimportant message to dis
tant part Of tho field. When the boy re-
turned the division was decimated. lis
commander had taken the trouble to save
his life. The charge of tho Virginians al
Gettysburg will live in song and story
for thousand years. Out of five thous.
and, fifteen hundred got back alive with
with their colors and reported for duty
: OF these fifteen hundred, seven hundred
barely were unwounded. Some got ovei
the breastworks and died there. JUS
outside the parapets, however, the dead
were thickest, ind bore the most conyin
cling evidence Of the terrible struggle
Pickett got back alive with the romnan
of his heroes, but sorely wounded. Get
tysburg was lost TO Lee with the rcpulsC
of the charge, and the Confcderacy los
to the Confederatcs.