New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14

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ator Yulee. the Hon. Joseph Holt and Mr.. MerricK,
brother Of" Dick Merriek. OF Washington Wickite
IL the who had fight with OF the Breckenrdges
and bit on piece Of the atter's ear, whereuTon George
d. Prentice said that WicEiGe never had bit Of the
gentleman in him but when he swallowed that
piece Of ear.
was talking with distinguished man OF late, who
told that he kneN George Pondexter in his Old
Pondexter lived to 1853. He the Boss of Mssis-
sppi IN her early days until driven out OF public life by
his own erocity and by General Jaeksons persecution
My acquaintance said that he somewhat resembled
Henry Clay except that there of the fox than
the lion in his countenance Clay" remarked my
Obseryant friend had face in which there was some
OF the look Of the lion and considerable OF the fox
PondcEter able politician but .unscrupulous md
no was finally beaten by Robert J. Walker, who was
coached 70 beat him by Duke Gwin.
Talking over the days of Lincoln with Washington
lawyer recently, he said when wanted to see the
President at early date 1 found had to pay $50 to
person from the West, to be introduced. OF course
the President knew nothing whatever that subject
and it only shows how gentle and unsuspectng he was
or how much he tolerated in without principle for
the guise OF friendship and fidelity the
ties we're making nmoney by doing nothing more than
their duty" No wonder that some OF them undertook
to beltte his great fame after he died. considering how
unintelllGble TO them Of principle and sacrifice
must have been.
Talking over desperadoes in the South my attention
was recently called to person named Hogg who, with
only four men, got a cotton vessel with crew OF
nineteen persons somewhere in Texas, and when
out in the Gulf overpowered the whole crew, ran the
vessel 20 the other side OF Cuba and sold the cOoon at
the e1travagant prices which then prevailed. Hogg
next went TO England and brought out the machinery
,,Iao IN n nirate priVatcer and
was about to put and strip the world when was
betrayed by companion and seized and put in prison.
Yet peace returned no was not Of the least In
uence prosperity having nothing but bravery, which
belongs to every bulldog.
Ibear that Lieutenant Bennett IT. Young who led the
st. Abans rnd is President Of the Chicago branch
OF the Lou syile and Nashville Raroad and Is so strict
a Presbyterian that he recently forbade any Sunday
trains that road whereupOn Clergyman at staunton,
Virginia. only a week ago called him that man OF God
Bennett Young" Young married TO the daughter
OF the Rev DIR. Stuart Robinson Kentucky refugee In
Canada against whom hldeous testimony was given but
who bluned It OF after the by bringing some libel
suits
inquired OF an old gentleman Of good staining at
Ecots Mills Nd. whether the division Of the large
estates thereaDout had been advantageous "Oh. yes
SAID he, they are raising as much on one hundred
acres Of land they formerly raised on thousand
The negroes viii hardly live in the country any more
and aock the towns yet get pretty efficient labor
by mixing the whites aud the negroes who work to-
geher In old days everything seeded and roaped by
hand now machinery does it all Fertilizers are used
aud the head OF the farm the most active spirit upon
IT, Consequently the aggregate prosperity or our state
Is much increased but OF course, these big mansions
an no onrer sustain the Wild and lordy hospitality
they once showed"
Mr. Alfred A. Cohen called me last Sunday On
Monday he attended tho funeral OF Mrs. p Hunting
ton, in ParI-aye. then went down town ana that
afternoon was struck with paralysis lie is wealthy
lawyer OF San Francesca and has fine literary abilities
His interesting wife Is OF a Delaware family.
Mr. W. r. Thompson. a principal owner OF the New
idea mines Las been tho past two years mining In
Mexico His residence has been for sccrai 30 as IN TINS
city
International coryrshtis to be leading question in
the coming Congress.
FORGERY Is not a. frequently punished as 81 might be-
have hoard OF three of deibe ratio torses oeng
at large generally pocunious people ofiugite habits
who forged for small amounts.
Being In BaliImorel ast wenE gratIaed desire had
long augraed visit Dohorey on manorth estate Of
cx- Gogsrnor Carroll. II Is nyo miles from EdIcoits
Mil. on the Modcrich turnpike and some miles south OF
the Potapsco. The mansion IS alleged 20 have been
older than the last singer OF the Declaration, who died
u 1882 nj the age OF uluetynye, aud Is buried IN THIS
mansion IA the chapel wing OF IT, nc one side Of the al
far Ills tomb OF marble merely rectcs his birth and
death and has medallion upon 10 Of angels e1tinsuis-
IN their toschcs somewhat after Canoya's manner.
Doborerap manor was reserved by that Carroll who
was surveyor for Lord Baltimore aud took Himself
many thousand acres OF plateau land-hey say In the
, lD thla tract and much or IL
remains In the family, divided into numerous farms
The estate land 900 more accrs ana II y pop
mar saving thereabouts thau supported V90 Carroll
slaves. few OF the old domcsucs remain the choi
gardener IL an lrishman the valet Is swede The
gate stands ewde open and has stone loofe besides III
for about mile tho private road COOS winding through
noble wood Of oak ant hickory, dense and un6roken
EXCEPT by this lonely drive. After that double rows OF
ornamental trees on each side conduct 70 the chaPe
wing OF the great yellow mansion and to the southern
facade which Is pro jably 800 feet long, TWO stories usu
ia the centre, and standing on low terrace "hich mas
few great Gins, oaks and ocusts. The chaPeI CLOSES
one wing the servants quarters and kitchens the other
y, IL afforded OF tho barns and Old negro quarters
down broad twec planted drive Is perspective from ms
DOOR and Ia another direction Il seen st. Chares CNlho
lie College lodge, institution 400 10 ooo rect
m length Of which sner Carroll at great age lad the
corner stone as no had already given the lana Inc
COLLEGE has recently deliberately extended ana ono
great stone wing added to the west and stone centre
nut IN OF the Italian style with portlcos or oSsaEs Vi
three storc and tall attic above IL contains aoou
300 PUPILS and prepares some for the presthood' IN
the vicinity are three other Catholic colleges Here
went Jol n surratt Louis j. Wcichmnnn' ana thihk'
a. Marie another witness against Surratt
Dohoregon manor in the rear, which judged 70 DO
rho North Is also low Ions yellow mansion win "hlte
bslustrades and cornIocs tho wings on TINS roht not
oomr ~ ward. A noble lawn OF lowers ana sLA"e y
here embowered aud to the west walled I'm. Huge ca
tapa trees and pine astcrs, lIn-Jews and mul1ernes
stand at effective places and scarps and fossss oil grass
stairs Of grass and woods vistas are hardly aDserea IN
the brlanee OF the scarlet sage aud scarlet Berus
hns blue naponios aud barks oil deep cO!OTeu ooN"S
which spangled the almost clustered lawn