The daily gazette., 1877-09-08
FIRST EDITION!
O'Crawford P asha.

identified as Osnan Pashh, is his fesi-
dence In Maryland, which Is in keeping
with his career elsewhere. In 1861 he
came to Chestertown, Kent county, from
Philadelphia In steam yacht called the
tennessee, and purchf sed fne estate
from ex Judge Ezekiel Cham berlain, and
spent large amount of money improv-
ing IT, He seemed to have great wealth,
lived in splendid style and entertained
literally. He SAID that he had command
ed q Tennessee battery In the Federal
army during the war, and had after wards
served under Juarez against the imperi-
alists in Mexico. He had gorpeous
Mexican outfits and military eq1ipments
That he occasionally wore and wfs fond
OF displaying. He showed trunk full of
Mexican bonds and coin, and was given
to Boosting of his military exploits The
leading families ofthe neighbour oedtook
MN up and made him society favorite.
DE accepted an invitation from the De-
mocrats to deliver an orat.on at a politi-
cal celebration at Chestertown, July 4,
1868, and dumbfounded them with radi.
ical Republican speech. Afterwards
he established a Republican paper
called the Freemal's Journal, and
became one of the most pIominent Re-
publicans ofthe Eastern Shore of Marv-
lanti. He stumped that section for Grant
and the State ticket In the campaign of
1865, and your correspondent remembers
meeting him at gathering In Somerset
county. He WIS brilliant speaker, and
so bold in his talk that Jimld men declin-
ed accompanying him. After living in
Chestertown some three years, he depart
ed suddenly, leaving behind him host
of unpaid debts, but carrying off all his
personal property. He had established
perfumery factory. which failed, and
his paper was not financial success. He
also swindled some people by persuading
them to endorse his notes, which were
never met. His estate was sold for the
benefit of his creditors, and shortly after
wards he was reported keeping a gamb.
ling-house in Philadelphia. About 1873,
Marylanders, in the Egyptian service
wrote home of an American officer known
as Osman Bey in the arm y of the Khe-
dive, and personal description tallies
with that of Crawford, who was tall and
stalwart, with reckless bearing"
A wILMINGToNIANs KNOWLEDGE OF COL.
CRAWFORD.
Mr.. I. c. jerks, of No, 727 W. Second
street, who is engineer at Gause'ssaw mill
related to GAZETTE reporter, this morn
Ing, the following points OF his personal
knowledge of Col. Crawford's history:
II. Clay Crawford, at the usual age,
entered West Point, but left there, for
the good of the institution, before gradu-
ating, and resided with his father, who
was school teacher in East Tennessee.
His father was profound scholar, and
from him the son obtained the basis of
the line education and unusual personal
attainments which he is said to, and un-
doubtedly does, possess.
In 1861, at the breaking out OF the war,
young Crawford entt ID the Union SER
vice and raised the first battery of light
artillery organized in the State of Ten
nessee. The battery Increased until it
became regiment, and Crawford by
meritorious I services and personal
valor, rapidly rose to the rank of Colonel,
to which position he was promoted in
1862.
In 1868 he became engaged in uues-
tionable cotton transactions, which came
to the knowledge of Gen. Thomas, and
his resignation was requested. The re-
quest, however, was withdrawn, and
col. Crawford remained in the service
until the letter part of 1864.
During the advance of the French EN-
peror Maximillian into Mexico, Cod.
Draw ford took hand in the troubles of
the Young Mexican Republic, and ergan-
ized an expedition, but proceeded no
further than Brownsville, Texas. While
here, a. portion of his command, under
his Adjutant Col. Percival, crossed the
Rio Graude, and sacked the town of Bag
dad, taking away large amount of plum
der, including several million dollars in
Mexican bonds.
This movement coming to the knowl-
ledge of the u. S. authorities, Col Craw-
ford was obliged to suddenly change his
quarters, and he went to New Orleans,
where he was arrested for a violation of
the neutrality laws, Hewas soon released.
ho~ ever, and proceeded to New York
and disposed of his stolen Mexican bonds,
realizing quite handsomely thereby. AT
forwards he purchased farm and county
seat on the Delaware river, in Bucks
county, Pa, where he lived in elegant
style, as described by the Philadelphia
papers. His house was complete arsen-
al, the cellar containg about 1900 rifles
and carbines of the U. s. pattern, besides
side arms and a quantity OF AMMUNITION.
While here IN 1867 he turned politician
and essayed to lead the Democracy OF
Bucks county but as they declined the
services of Tennessee carpet-bagger,"
he desisted, and in the spring OF 1865 he
sold out and went to ChestertoWn, Md,
in which place his career is well known.
Afterwards Mr.. jerks heard from Col.
era wford as a school teacher In Red
Rank, N. j. and later as wandering from
place to place in the west, In the capaci-
ty of a gambler, until finally he brought
up in San Francisco as dealer in faro
bank. He got into trouble here, as usual,
and in 1879 left the city.
Through a mutual friend, Mr.. jerks
next heard that Col. Crawford was in
Egypt, where he was well received and
intended to enter the Egyptian service.
Since then Mr.. jerks has received no
definite information, beyond what has
appeared in the newspapers, but from BIS
personal knowledge of Col. Crawfords
appearance, bravery, recklessness, per-
sonal atJai ments and military aDility, ne
has no doubt that the brilliant leader of
the Turkish forces, and the reckless, va,
gabond American soldier are one ana
the same person.
The writer well remem bers Col: Craw-
ford's paper, the Freemen's Journal,
which he published during his residence
at Chestertown, Md. ltpossessed none
of fine characteristics of respectable pa
ner' but was a miserably printed, poorly
conducted sheet, containing no news OF
Inflammation and devoted exclusively to
fonl and lowliyed abuse of Senator Geo.
w Vickers and his family, During the
whole of its short existence 1t contnue9
this malicious and disgusting course, anu
nearly ruined the Republican party oi
Kant county. Md. whose cause it tried
to asnouse. IL received no business sup
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