The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-12


Pioneer Press.
Gen. Loring is an uncle Of Mrs
Spencer, and his presence here NAV he
credited to that pleasant fact. The
General left Egypt III March, arriving
in New York the last of June. Since
then he has been in Florida, his native
place, and along the Pacific coast. He
is a short heavy man, weighing about
300 pounds, with gray whiskers and
-treaks Of gray in his black head Of hair
His face l. slightly wrinkled but is
-trong-looking, from the existence Of a
prominent nose. His left sleeve is
pinned to the side Of his coat He lost
his arm while storming the City Of Mex
leo. lie was ten wears in the service Of
the khedive, who recreated Egypt, and
was second in command in the Abyssi-
Man war. He commanded at Alexan-
dria, "A city Of $50, 900, and had as
many a. 80 900 men under him. Only
four Americans remain in the service
of the young khedive. Cen Stone Is
one of them. Enlish intrigue would
have crowded him out, but the Young
man stood by him. He even promoted
Stone, who now holds the responsible
office Of Surveyor General Of the coun-
Try. The land there was to be survey
cd for taxable purposes. As there is
mon>trous debt and interest To pay. an
honest surveyor for the Government Is
very essential. Loring was present
when Gen. Grant arrived. He had
not seen the General for twenty years
aud did not expect to know him Loring
was standing with a Pasha's cap on.
4 I.al~ -,
when it came sweeping by. Grant,
looking out over the heads Of the off
GERS crowding to receive him, upon the
order of Khedive, espied Loring, and
called to him in the familiar language
Of their Lieutenant days. They knew
each other well during the Mexican
war.
THEIR PATHS DIVORCED
with the fall OF Sumter Loring re-
signed CoIonelcy in the United States
army and acknowledged his allegiance
to Florida He rose to the rank Of
Lieutenant General in the Confederate
army, and staked his all upon the
Southern cause He gained a sectional
fame, but no more. Joining the Egyp-
tian army, lie was served better. There
he won distinction, and received
munifcent salary. He came home
satisfied in mind and pocket. His
interviews with Gen. Grant were very
pleasant. He found him an entertain
ing and interesting man. lie considers
Grant an excellent conversationalist and
very observing. He took an animated
interest in the military events that had
made the land Of the Nile historical.
In fact. everything was Of interest to
him, and he talked fuentlv and intelli-
gently upon Egypt's wonders and histo-
~. Socially, Loring is Grant man.
our ex-Pasha doesn't report John
Russell Noung, the historian of Grants
tour, As IA very nobby man. He looks
more like ii Granger than pert jour
nali~h but he does think he is a man
of remarkable discretion and Judgment.
His success in reporting the right thing
ha. been unprecedented. Loring heard
nothing from Grant that favored of a
THIRD TERM.
Lorinr il battle-scarred veteran, as
the merest outline of his history would
suggest Beginning with the Florida
war of 1887, he passed through the
Mexican war, led a regiment of mount
ed rihemen from Fort Leavenworth TO
the mouth Of the Columbia River III
1874, undergoing great hardships was
IN series Of Indian wars fought with
the South for four years, and shared IN
all the troubles of Egypt for ten years.
He has glowing recollections of Alex
ander and Cairo. The palace of
Geezerah, on the Nile, where the old
Khedive resided when a Prince, is
model OF beauty In its grand entrance
IL a beautiful statue of Parian marble,
svmbolizing Franklin drawing the light
ming from the clouds. The salons are
ravishingly beautiful in their ceilings
paintings, variegated mantela, Moresque
doors, and the enormous vases presented
by Napoleon III.
1t was in this palace where the IA
NOUS balls were held, 5000 persons
being present at time. The garden
and building, lit up with its many-col-
ored lights, presented fairy-hke scene
of miraculous beauty seldom witnessed
in the world. except in the East, where
the arrangement of lights is so much
studied.
LoRING's HISTORY.
Gen. I,oring was soldier-volunteer
i'm 1886 in the independence of Texas.
After the Florida war he went to Col
lege and graduated a lawyer. lie was
four years Il member of the Florida
Legislature. About the time of the
log-cabin DAYS in politics he was APP
pointed to a Captaincy in the regular
army. He was in many Of the battles
of the Mexican war, and came out OF
that difficulty Colonel and hero. In
his Indian experience on the great
plains. from 40 to 80, he probably had
no living equal lie had battled with
all the warlike tribes except the Sioux,
who were at peace with the Govern
ment in his coffee-colored day. lie
marched through the Northwest the
wear after Fremont, and guarded and
protected the immense caravan shoot
ING for the California diggipgs. His
force composed a thousand mouhted
rihemen and three hundred wagons.
The Indians, who didn't want to night,
crowded To see his command and the
immigrants, wondering where all the
world was rushing to. Through the
Southwest Gen. Loring has marched
and countermarched. The hardest
battles were with the Comanches. In
Florida he was in fight with Indians
where every officer was shot down exs
cept himself When Florida seeded
Col. Loring, one of the oldest in rank
and youngest in years in the army, was
in command of the Department of New
Mexico. He resigned and linked his
one arm with misfortune. He was
placed in command of the army in West
Virginia twice. The second time he
watered his horses IN the Ohio and sent
his cavalry dashing through Galipoiis
He was West and East, and lived
variety of history during the rebellion
that might well Gil one mans cup, be