The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-30
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OF Gen. LopEsiree,-r POOR mud Deserted
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4 ATLANTA, GA. July 29,-There is some.
thing pathetic about Gen. Longstroet "a he
pasaea along the street. Out Of position,
poor, thrown overheard by his party
friends. and avoided by those who cannot
help feeling sympathy with the historic
figure, whose bulldog tenaciiy made him
one Of the moat feared Of Confederate Gen.
erals during thslate war. As no ambled
along the street to-day In close converse.
ton with George W. Flowerly, a notorious
local crank, II was impossible 10 resiat
making comparisons Of bis actual compan.
ionship with what 1t nigh. have besn. n.Y,
G Speaking Of bis loss al the marshalship,
he said 1t was % Burpsise to him, az he
never believed that Bryant could accom-.
pllsh the end he sought. II heard that
this thing was about to occur, but did
nothing. to prevent IT," he said. II felt
s.is In tho knowledge that had done my
duty 4ai5G II2t sIef " FI15 q
"What about the reported balances due
You by the Government 2" ENa b
1.-THE Government is duo this cllice $685..
0D0 or SIS 900 In laea Of deputies held back
TO cover any disallowarce tha. might arise.
There is no trouble about my salary, 1t Ia
$4,000 a year and the Office has always
earned 1t and received 1t. In the Last fiscal
year, the appropriation ran short aud
drew only $4,000. Not drawing any pay
Tor the months OF April, May and June,
just endOd. That money is good. The
Government owes mt also $500 for the
pregeht month, 30 that tho total indebted.
ntss to me is only $4,000. The other is
owed to tho depntieB." .@f. @al Ga.
"Brysnt Ia expected 10 arrive next week
with Ills commission. When no arrives
and demands the office, what will you do2"
"TarA 1t over to him." s2'@
i0"And thsn2" ~ {,
AZ will 20 10 my home at Gainesville and
remain there" S9s Sp aa ~
"Will you be out Of politics Tor -od?"
u DO not know TINT shall want any OF.
fee, but u ! do, l an as likely as any man
In Georgia to get employment under MIR.
Blaine. shoald go 10 kim with as much
confidence Ss | ever went to anybody"
"You have had quite an interesting pc.
li!icsl Career" remarked tue reporter. Tell
ME about it" ,5.,T}1 a-ef gI.a ID
II never applied for an Office" said the
General. when Grant WAS inau 9ura!ed,
started up to zee him, thinking l would
apply for an office. That was before be
had appointed oil Of his cabinet. l met a
mutual friend, who asked me where VIE
going, and told him was going to see the
President. l. IL useless, he said, he has
sent your name in Tor Surveyor of Gus.
toms at New Oslesha. The nomination
hung in thu Senate. l went to eee Grant,
and su2g, s.ed that il might be trou bieaome
to him 10 have Senators fighting me. !
suggested that l would rather he Withdraw
MY nomination. He said they all wanted
tlices under him, and he was not going 10
give any till my appointment. WEB con
tlrmed. was confirmed, and held tha
position till resigned in 1881. I waH ap.
pointed Commissioner oil Engineers for the
State Of Louisiana and served four year
III swdmps, doing the hardest work a man
ever did. Prof. Bayley, Gov. Hsrvert and
Gen. JEFF Thompson, my comrades in the
work, all died OF 1t, and was seriously in.
jured. l came to Georgia aud got my
health back. The State OF Louisiana rel
dated my salary and refused to pay me- TO,
two years and four months work. Soon
after my arrival here, l was appointed Su.
pervisor Of Internal Revenue, and while
in Flcrida vas appointed Postmaster at
Gainesville Before my time was out wss
appointed Minister to Turkey, and before
my lime wss ont there I WAS appointed
Marshal Of Georgia. Before my Tina il
out here Jnhn E. Bryant comes slong and
puts me out" si"lT.s IN. ar
Bryant IS expected to arrive here abou.
Wednesday. s1tG @ 49,
10 ap electoral ticket put out for Blaine
and Logan yesterday, by the Wing Repub.
lican party, Gen. Lopgstreet's name figures
rs one Of the electors at large. In the event
Of Blaine's election this, 1t issupposed, vii.
give him claim on the administration
when It may become BrYans's turn 10 70.