Smyrna times., 1876-09-20
A War Renaissance.

An interesting meeting between Col. X.
w. Baylor, an ex-confederate officer and
Gen. b. F. Kelley, Of the federal army,
was recently held at the home of tho
former gentleman in West Virginia. Col.
Baylor was captured during the war by
Gen. kclley's troops, and was tried by
order of Secretary Stanton for an alleged
violation of the rules of war and sentenced
to be hanged. In looking over the papers
relating to the case, which were brought to
him for approval Grn. Kelley became con-
vinccd that the FACTS did not Justify the
action of the court-martia Therefore he
disapprOycd Of the finding Of tho court and
sent the papers TO the Secretary of War.
The Secretary was not pleased with tho
action of the general and referred the
papers to another officer, who agreed with
General Kelley. This did not satisfy the
Secretary, and he referred the documents
to Judge ADV Ocato General Holt who said
there were informalites in the trial. and
| theSocretary ordered another court.martial
which was had, and similar verdict and
sentence was tho result. General Kelley
again disapproved the finding, the Sccrc
tary of war again referred the papers TO
other officers, vino this time agreed with
General Kelley, and the sentence was an
nullcd Some time aftcrward President
Lincoln heard Of the case and sent a dis.
patch to Gen. IIawley thanking him for
his action in the matter, and saying that he
was glad to know that an officer of his
army had the courage to do right in spite
OF the opposition Of cOurts-martal and his
superior officers BY the changes of war,
General Kelley was aitcrwald captured by
the coniedcrates, and, although in no such
| pcrllous position a5 was Colonel Baylor, he
received every kindness aud attention that
IT was III the power Of that officer to give
They have not seen each other since the
war, until Gen. Kclicy and his wife accept
cd an invitation from Colonel Baylor TO
visit him in his West Virginia home.
BYEoN AND His W!rH.-In the article on
Byron in tho fourth volume Of the Ency-
clopcdia Britannica, by Mr.. Minto, the
latter thinks that the causes of separation
between Byron and his wife must always
remain a matter iOr debate, though he in.
clincs to the opinion of those who accept
Byron's own statement that the "causes
were, in truth, too simple ever TO be found
out" Mr.. Minto remarks Of the charges
Eagainst Byron made by an American autho
: ress "lt is enough to say that thcro is nc
evidence in support Of her statements, and
that they are virtually contradiclod by
Lady Byron's own behavior" OF Lady
Byron hornclf, he APPLY says: "a wife who
could Coldly ask Byron when he meant tC
give up his bad habit Of making verse.
possessed terrible power OF annoying sucl
a man. Her perfect se!fcommand anC
imperturbabe outward serenity, her power
OF never forgetting an injury, and of taking
) revenge with angelic sweetness and ap
) parent innocence Of yindictvc intention
must have been maddeni&g. The scrcnC
way in which she chung TO and promoted
tho maid, Mrs. Clcrmont, in tho face o
Byrons intolcrable dislike for the woman
was gall and wofmwood TO him. An oven
tempered man nigh; have lived with sucI
person comfortably on terms of mutua
politcncss, but for haughty-tempercd
violent, ftcul, moody man it would have
been impossible to find more incompati
. bic partner
r Bessie AND ELIzARETm.--B Bessie Turne
f who figured SO pr&miQontly in tho Bcechc
!. trial is living in our neighborhood. lie
n financial condition is not aliluent. lie
C $40, which sho is said to have received a
n the trial did not go far. The books tha
IS were published in her name were writtel
C for her by friend and she received 81 ,OO
on tho two. She has not been successful
C in her effort to get employment, and claim
J. to be in nacpssitous circumstances Sh