Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-31

aristocratic lineage from litter that be-
longed to the unhappy Empress Eugene
Linda was given to Badeau by n Spanish
don when he was on diplomatic mission
to that country. She totters around the
room like an octogenarian. She is very
fond OF her master, and will not eat a
mouthful unless fed by his hand
Gen. Badeau is about SO years old. His
father was school teacher and from him
he received splendid education, an edu-
cation that has stood him well, for among
unbiased persons he is ranked very high
as man of letters. At 10 years of age
he was brilliant Latin scholar. He was
great reader, indeed he almost ruined
his eye sight by his close application TO
study, and to-day he is SO near sighted
that he cannot distinguish friend half O
block away. When IA years of age he
began to teach in his fathers school, His
'ather was far from afIiuent, and it is re-
lated the young Badeau actually suffered
the pangs of hunger.
His first journalistic work was on
The Evening Express of New York,
at the time the Brooks Brothers
were the owners and editors. James
Brooks took fancy to him. Brooks had
an ambition to go to congress. He was
wealthy and had hosts of friends. He
liked Badeau and made him his protege.
Mrs. James Brooks, the daughter Of ono
Of the f. +. VS. of the Old Dominion,
took him into her house and introduced
him to her swell society friends Badeau
had an easy time Of it. He was the dra-
matte critic of The Express, and it was
through that medium that lie first met
Edwin Booth. The men have been like
brothers ever since. Badeau's tastes were
all in the direction OF art, literature,
muses. and the drama, and his work on
The Express made him well known
and eagerly sought after by men and
women of culture. When the war broke
out he was sent to the front
as a correspondent of The Express. He
was assigned to Sherman'3 command.
When in front of Port Hudson one of the
Zouave regiments from New York was
being cut to pieces. All the officers had
fallen. The men were demoralizcd and
We're scattering like scared sheep. Some
one rushed into Badeau's tent. He was
found shaving himself. He was told of
what was transpiring. He remarked that
he didn't know much about fighting, but
he would gladly lead tho way if the men
would follow. He succeeded in rallying
the scattered forces and led desperate
charge. He was seriously wounded, and
for his bravery was made commissioned
officer aud aide to Gen. Sherman. Finally
he was transferred to Grants staff and
made colonel. He was visiting Edwin
Booth at the latter's home when Wilkes
Booth shot Lincoln.
Everybody knows Of Badeau's intimacy
with Grant, and il the lawsuit above al
luded to ever comes into court good deal
more will be known. He was Grants
guest at the White House for many
weeks after the latter's election the first
time as president. Then he was sent to
London as secretary of the American le-
CATION. a few months later he was made
consul general to London, where he re-
maiped for dozen years. His fees were
about $50, 900 per year. 1t was during
this time that he gathered the informa-
tion for his remarkable work on 'The
English Aristocracy." He was we'll
liked while abroad and has hundreds of
warm friends in Merrie England. His
name was suggested by Grant for minis
ter to Belgium, but the post was dstaste-
full to Badeau, and his nomination was
returned by the senate. He also served
as consul general to Cuba.
Gen. Badeau married Miss Elsie Niles,
the heiress to large fortune, and o
close relative Of Eugene Sue, whose
"Wanderng jew" has been read by all
the world. Cardinal McCloskey per-
formed the ceremony. 1t was great
event, but the couple were not p, pperly
mated, and separation followed.