Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-14
THE WIDOW OLIVER.
Her Appearance on the Lecture Plat.
fOrm---She 10 Rampant and
Indignant.

Special 10 the Cincinnati Enquirer, 9th.l
WAsuINGToN, April 10.-The wild.
ow Oliver lectured on her grievances
in Alexandria, Va, last night, before
and audience made up of about fifty
young men who went to hear what the
old gal had to say. The lecture
was disconnected and rambling, and
delivered without the aid of man
script. She said that Cameron had
bounded her with paid spies. There
were experts and spies from the whole
State Of Pennsylvania, and her every
step had been watched. The hoary-
headed old bankers came down, too,
to say that old Simon did not write
those letters, When Ben Butler
posted her on the chair in the Court
house she felt insulted. There he
sat like a turtle" she said, and
when | attempted to speak | wanted
to speak, ana begged my counsel to
let me speak, for | was not afraid of
him. He would throw up his hands
describing his gestures and throwing
herhead one side)an + y'stopl stopl .
She related that one Of Nj. Cameron's
messengers, who would have been
a good witness for her, was afraid
he would have been called ON
to testify, and begged her not
to have him SUMMONED, for he
would lose his place. PENNSYLVANIA
was filed with such poor groyeling
creatures. just think of Il Men
afraid to testify for fear of losigg their
places! She thought the spirit Of
Washington existed in Virginia, and
she did not believe that they could be
bought as spies aud experts, ut was
no use for me to go into eoNEt with
Mr.. Cameron in Washington, Knight
as well have gone to the Dry Tortugas
Why, when tho last letter was put in
Butler said, No; it will take two
weeks for the experts to act on it,
If she had brought in a bushel 81
Simon Cameron's letters thsy would
have met the sagae fate. She ther
pictured General Butler as a turtle
with his eyes closed, and when omen.
ing them swapping, and said that AZ
attempted 20 intimidata Aer chat he
called upon SRm BARI KIND ofmes.
senger Who, Ike some of the othel
fennsylvanians, perjured himself. L
she lived to reach old Ireland she
would tell them how they treat the
Irish in this country, and how theil
nationality Is ipgBltaA, such men a,
BGt,sg aid Cameron expect to puI
Grant In rs a kind of king, and keel
himlthere, drunk or sober She refer
red to the treatment of Gyass h
Great Britain, saying thai that nation
simply shoWsA thelr pOliteness; but il
Cork the Irish were independent. She
was not through with the case yet, apC
intended to take it to the Sapremt
Court Of the United States. She wa,
just as gcad Az Simon Cameron. Sh,
intended to make Cameron and Butler
know that the law was fox ,hC
poor as well as the riah. She woulc
like to rally boc Irish friends anC
would have all to be Democratic, anC
these %aristocratic people shGNia X
taught that there Z aS res, Cor tbC
wicked, ana she intended 70 60 /,
l%nqsylyaDp aud beat hIm (Na~efon
Z She could. On hoF "trip up L
Washington after tho lecture Mrs
Oliver stated that she had received
offers from Baltimore and Richmbpt
to lecture, and she would 20 10 one d
those places, after which she would !,
to Ireland. WV