New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-01

that Mr. w q (,urnee OF New-York. had one Of the
best It is low-ptched Queen Anne house very much
extended perhaps hundred feet ormore In WIDTH 10
park spruce and piEe trees and cost STOUT *ooooo
Mrs. Scott OF Baltimore has one OF near
Bar. her house rising up like castle upon w"edcd
crsg. Samuel Lyon. OF NewYors has a stone house.
very large but elegant and admired the way MS
stable concealed tuft ofpnes, sothat nti WITHIN
few feet of st. nobody would suspect itsexistence. Cen
era" Badly "suth has small cottage on point OF
Land Mrs. Howard OF Chicago, is just furnishing an
extensive house which will cost about $4,000 Mrs.
Bowler, Of Cincinnati has pretty place In anotner
district Of the island Mr. Thomas Musgrsye Is wen en-
sconced The Elberon OF the island called the malvern
Hotel is ready the first time for occupants, aud Is
owned by De Fox of philadelphia who has prob
ably invested 900 in it. and butt next to It hand
Catholic order to retain the Irish her re-
aured here Houses Bar do not cost very much, as
Is cheap, but the land has been steadily running
up and 200 viii not buy lot more than bfty By ono
hundred feet any eligible site with one mile oil the
harbor.
From what could hear in Maine, Me-. Blaine is still
the head OF the Republican organization though not in
public life while Of the postmasters aspire 10 De
considered his rivals in the party organization. IL
expected that will go to Augusta soon and write more
less upon his book during the SUMMER MI HAZE
expressed hope he would hasten the book at
the expense OF carefuness In the details An oner was
not long ago made to Hamin of $50 per column TO
contribute his "reminiscences to newspaper from wnch
they be transferred 10 book. He told me that
he afraid his memory would not justify Elm In ooing
that amount Of labor he had not made memoranda
during his public life He is fairly wel-todo WITHOUT
being rc and possesses agreeable residence In Bangor
upon wde shady street end somewhat upon the side
| OF hill. He told nee that OF all men he ever knew
Dani Webster the greatest intellectually, ana
heightened you approached him. and he said that
though educated Governor William King OF
a,fza That's State had mi
| Intellectual strength He regarded webstcrs brain
power as supreme even when he had ilused his body
his would assert itself at times and effect the
greatest changes the convictions Of his hearers He
| could reason like god.
had talk last Wednesday night with General John
| b. Gordou of Georgia, Of supreme bravery
| He is about ffty-one years DID, lawyer, col
| lege graduate, and the greatest fighter In the
| Confederate Army. Said I: General, have you
| read sherdans article about the closing days
of the war YES" said he and 1t Is an honest effort
OF memory, though there some natural differ
ences In honest mems memories of the same events
very slight difference of standpoint changes the percep
ton and OF course the memory. Phil Sheridan is gal
liant fellow, and have good occasion to remember lin
in the hottest time of the tell you, as sheridans
opponent politically and In military point OF vie w. that
he pushed the poor old Coneoeracy in its dying mo-
ments with vgor had never known. Sleep was de-
| MED us. IL nothing but fight fight hight until
fighting lost its herolsm and hardly cared whether
we were alive Or dead"
Said f: General Gordon cannot you remember some
thing pertaining Sheridans citing yDu = The Gen
eral then, in his easy perspsuous way told me NUM-
things though he Is far beg ond craving publicity
having had the whole measure OF SUCCESS political
Senatorial military. financial could not help think
| Ing while we were talking aud Judge Lochrane was
present. that once Lochrsine had employed this re-
| hts COur
magnanmity graciousness obedience. GordoDs all
| the time. While You talk with him you observe the
oefts his check and R his head where the lead en-
tered. Said he sherdans article revives number OF
| memories to me, among Others the following: nad
among my scouts named George, one OF the brav-
est fellows that lived When we were on that last
retreat two men Confederate uniform were captured
and one OF them had leutenants insignia They were
brought into my camp and George said: General Cor
don, know that man., pointing to one he decoyed me
into Federal lines and gave me up said to the
Yankee, who fine man as ever saw In my llie
whole In body and whole In SOUL My friend this is a
rous charge against you hope you can acquit your
self He insisted that he was Confederate leuten-
ant and he gave his place in the Confederate Army
with the creates. precision aud confidence. But George
said again: General Gordon. that man is spy can
not be deceived about Hun SO said TO the North
erner: MY friend we will Just strip you and see II my
scout IL not mistaken. We did strip hin, and in por-
ton of his garments found direct order from Gen.
eral Sheridan Said I: MY frisnd, sympathize with
| you but you know tho penalty Of your detection
Yes said he, General Gordon, have taken my lie
| I'm my hands long time. You have caught me. am
ready for the penalty looked into the mans eyes,
| and saw the soul OF man there. Said /: Take him
to the guard house. Now sincerely hoped would not
have to hang that man. Indeed did not mean to hang
him. But offence hanging one. The next day
| IL was suggested to that had that spy. Said I:
We are too hotly engaged. Let him over another
dav Ikept retrieving him and the Federals took him
| of my hands, never meant 20 hang him at all"
Said 7: Can You remember anything about the firing
on sherdans staf, and Sheridan htmselfs' ies,
| said Gordon IL will give the best memory have
about IT, During the commanded the and
of course was fighting all the tme. When General Lee
felt that his gone he sent written state
ment to that effect, but not the order for me TO sur
render was too humble man to interpret his order
into surrender. had to so home to my people and
resolved not surrender till explicitly told to do
| so OF course saw that cause was gone. While
we were fighting ferceIy being killed all around MS,
there dashed up officer with stan so large that
really thought BIZ, one OF my regiments
am not rejecting that o. but we were so nearly
cleaned out that regiments hardly bigger
| than Federal staff. The man who came to me was
fighting fellow decision and pluck being In his eyes
Said he: Are you that your co ninanding officer
has surrendered have had orders to surrender,
said l. Well said this officer, tell You that you
hive surrendered shall not surrender. said /.
Very WELL said he, and he wheeled of with his staff
and passed away II Il him no concern whether