The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-28
GEN. LOGAN'S DIFFICULTY
WITH VIM. NJ. LOWE, OF ALA
BANA, REVIVED
BV the Death Of the Man Whom
Lowe Claimed to Have Sympa.
thized With the SOuth.
ESPECIAL TO rHE APPKAL.l


1905 F STSEET, WASHINGTON, d. G,
December 27.-Cbe death Of Sem.
ator Logan ovsrshsdows every.
taing else. Nothing but tina;
sad event is talked OF and the
newspapers contain nothing else. AT
the death of great man "reminiscences
are always Ia order, and there q one
in connection with the deceased
statesman which IL not generally
recollected. During April, of 1879, the
Illinois statesman came near fighting
a duel with Representatives Lowe, ot
Alabama. The latter gentleman,
while discussing Logan's bitter speech
against the Confedt ra-e bri0adie,s,
which had Just been delivered in the
Senate then, for, the frat tims since the
war, in the con rol OF the Democrats.
related to a newspaper corre3r oudent
the story of the regiment which wac
being raised in Illinois in rame cf
John A. Logan and ia behalf Of the
.Ooufederacy. Just at the outbreak Of
hostilities. He told how it was a well
understood thing at that time that
Logan cherished Southern senti-
mems and hearty opposition to
Line Din and his plans and he was only
prevented from carrying ont his de-
signs by the fact that the celebrated
war Governor OF Illinois, "Dick"
Yeles, gave him a colonelcy in the
Federal army, where he af erwards
rose to such prominence. AL this
was printed as an interview With Mr..
Lowe by tho correspondent. Gen.
Logan replied that the state uent was
"a vindlUtlvo and mali ious lie,' as
we'll as false and slanderoue. Rep
resentativs Lowe was quick to ask ii
the latter words were applied 10 bim
and he sent his message by his
Friend" Charles Pelham No notice
was taEen of the inquiry and second
note was fofws,S$l through the same
channel. E'eHy sngered at Senator
Logan's Eo NICE, Mr.. L We wrote him
u third note in which he called atten-
ton to the offensive language and the
two notes, and Concluded as follows:
you have failed and refused TO
answer either of them, and thereby
force me to the last alternative.
thereto dem and that you mama some
time and place out of this District
where another communication will
presently reach you. Ny friend,
Charles Pelham, ia authoriz ID to act
in the premises. Respectfully,
WIN. M. LOWE"
Lowe then published card, char
&C er zing Gen. Logan as "a man who
knows how 10 insult, but not how to
satisfy a gentleman" To this card
Senator Logan p sid no attention and
the matter dropped.
There seems to be now no doubt
that Seer stary Lamar, when ho returns
from his trip to Macon, will bring back
with him a brids. The lady's name
is Ms. Henrie ia ]. Holt, the widow
of Gen, Holt, who was at the time Of
bis death one of the financial kings of
Georgia, and the daughter OF James
Dean, who was leading planter and
prominent p1litican. Since his ar
rival at Macon the Secretary has been
almost constantly in the company of
Mrs. Holt, spending his frat morning
at her elegant mansion and in the
afternoon driving her through the
city. The general indications point to
a marriage during the next few days.
The Secretsry's visit, his de-
voted attention and come prepar-
ton made by the lady, ulmis-
takably point to a wedding at an
early date. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted, should the Secretary succeed
in the accomplishment Of his desire,
that his house in Washington will be
presided over with an elegaDcs untur-
passed in Cabinet circles. Mrs. Holt
is some 48 years OF age, but with her
erect and graceful carrisge, her bright
aud young looking face, she would
never be judged 20 old but for her
beautiful silver hair. Her caief cham,
however is ia her elegant manners and
courtly appearance.
Repres antstive Springer says he in
tends to do all he can to p ,ss this ses-
sion his bill to enable Dakota, Mon
taua, New Mexico and Washington
10 enter the Unon of
Stats, and he thinks he may succeed.