National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-13
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT.
lord Cnvendisb in the Army OF the Po-
ton,ac-AyeriIi's story.

tonac-AveriIi's story.
The murder Of Lord Cavendish and the Under
Secretary Burke in Dublin divided public talk TO.
day with the unnecessary fate OF Dc Long, Collins,
and tho crew of tho Jeanette. met General
Averll this morning, who told me singular story
about Cayendish.
"You may not be aware" snid he "that Caven-
dish was In the Army of the Potomac in 1862, and
entertained him for while. He came to this
country with his brother Lord Harrington, now
the Marquis OF Harrington, and with Sir John
Rose. met them In tho following peculiar way
When McClellan's army evacuated the peninsula
covered the embarkntion with my cavalry and
was the last officer to get In the steamer. Having
been Ill ] lost my senses when got on the steamer
and knew nothing more till / found myself in the
house OF General Wadsworth at Washington. As
soon as was able to get out made ready to find
the army ngain. which was then at Antietum bat
tle-1eld. But before started went into General
ingalls, Office, on Pennsylvania avenue, ho being
the chief quartermaster OF Mcclellan, and he and
Nesmith, of Oregon, and Colonel Sawtclle and my
self sat down
TO PLAY A GAME OF POKER.
Itwas pretty long game and, consecutyely.
ingalls, and Nesmith were frozen out, and the
game was left TO Sawtelle and me, and won oil
the money. Sawtelle then said: Now Ayerill l
have no more money, but ingalls, has plenty OF
wine and good stuff here, and l will stake you u
basket of champagne on another round won
again and the champagne was mine. Then they
put up some Chateau Mnrgelux, and won that.
said Gentlemen, IL you think am going to
leave this stuff here, you nre mistaken. am go
ing to carry II up to the army with me-"
$50, when I start3d the next day, had my
wine loaded up, and some Of my stait officers were
with me, and 1t took me all day 10 go to Harper's
Ferry. On the way certain Englishmen, seeing
me with generals insignia, introduced them
| selves as
LORDS cAvENDIsH AND HARRINGTON,
and with them was Rose. was pretty III from
having played that poker the night before, being
| barely convalescent, but lying down as was most
of the time, heard them talk, aud divided lunch
VIII VIII tnem a CayendIsn & vas young fellow pretty
brother, harrington, was something over thirty
years old. When we got out at Berlin in Mary:
went along with us, and we came a small house
| at the roadside standing rather ON II hill, which
mad but one bed ned in IL and was inhaDed BY
night, and these young Lords lay down ON the
floor with my staff, making no complaint, and in
| sisted on my taking the bed l then got at my
| supplies, and some OF the boys had
HUNTED IcR IN THE NRIuHBoEHooD.
| They probably thought that an American officer
lived Just MS did that day on the results Of my
poker -gnme. We had champagne and ice and
| lhen Margeaux and pork and beans The mex,
day, while we were at the same house, General
ere you, Ayerill7 Glad to see you back Gen.
eral Mcclellan, thank you,' said |. Hearing his
name, these two fellows rushed down to the fence
| much Of but did not introduce them The staff
| officers got to like them pretty well, and used t.
| say to this Cavondish who was killed. Saturday
| Cavendish give me some Of your tobacco
| THEY STAYED AROUND CAMP
sometime, and suddenly Harrington disappeared
| and turned up in Lees army. The Others did no
| go. never inquired as TO whether General Nc
Clellan permitted Harrington 10 pass The lines but
have the idea that he Just walked out of the
| picket. line and went over. Sir John Rose, when
| ! saw him afterwnrd in Canada, rather apologized
| for Hartington's disappearance, which was the
| first time knew that he had gone to Lee"
What do you think Of tho crimo2' i asked
| AverilI
"Well It may have the effect ofbrngng Ireland
| TO her senses. Parnell may got an opportunity ~
| the midst of such catastrophe TO stand ont anC
say to The Irish people; You are losing YOU
heads The Irish nntlon itself may stand aghas
| at such an utroeity aud begin to reason. / do moi
think that there eau be much peace in Ireland 81
long as the old feudal land laws exist there, anC
the agriculturist has no interest iu the soil bu
| this murder seems TO me TO have been not pre-
| meditated, but dcmoniac impulse-prObnblJ
compounded of strong drink and revenge. Yor
see, Cavendish had only been in Dublin day o.
| two, and could not have been in the habit o
| walking in the park. Burke had been there six.
teen years, and If there was premedltation l sus.
pect that the daggers were meant for Burke ant
| that Cavendish interfercd and was struck down
| Burke must have been pretty well known
"Gath" in Cincinnati Enquirer.