The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-06
SOLDIER'S IN CONGRESS.

SOLDIERS IN CONGRESS-.
The present congress by many northerners has
been dubbed "the congress of rebel brigadiers"
on account Of the fact that the majority of the
southern members who were old enough at the
time having participated in the 'late I'M
pleasantness. In looking over the congress
sional directory, find that of tho 121 represen-
tatives from old confederate states, GO served
in the confederate army and of the 81 who did
not, % were under 10 years of age when hos
tilities commenced, showing that all but SO of
the members from the south were either in the
army or too young, and in fact, some of the 33
stayed out on account of their youth OF the
southern senators, % out of 50 served in the
confederate army. Senator Vest, of Missouri
was member of the house of representative
of the confederate states for two years and a
member OF the senate for one. SEN
ator Reagan, OF Texas was n member
OF the secession convention in 1861,
also delegate to the provisional congress OF
the confederacy, March g. 1861, and was APP
pointed by President Davis postmaster-general
Of the confederate government holding the
place until the close of the war. In fact count
ing senators who served in official capacity
only six were not in the war. These six We're
SALISBURY and Gray, OF Delaware; Call, of
Florida Beck, of Kentucky German and
Wilson, of Maryland. Call may have been in
the war, but his notice in the directory is silent
as to the events which STIRRED mems souls in
those days. Becks Scotch blood, it is said,
held him loyal to the union. German, when
the war broke out, although twenty-five years
old, was page in the United States senate,
and would not give up his place to go in the
war.
of the total 1873 United States senators and
representatives from the sixteen confederate
states, eighty-three were actually in arms,
twenty-eight were too young for military SER
vice and three were officers in the confederate
civil service.
On the other side of the 203 representatives
from the northern states, and eight delegates
from the territories only eighty-three served
in the union army. OF the number who served
seventy-two are republicans and eleven demo-
Gratis. OF the forty-four senators from north
ern states, only eight served in the army.
THE WASHINGTON GRAVE ROBBERS.
The gang of grave robbers who have been
playing so much havoc with Washington Gem
eteries for the past few months have been
recently captured. One of the leaders is q
man named Percy Brown, who claims to be
ninetyeight years old. They have had a rem
dezvous in northeast Washington, where a
cellar was constructed as vault to keep the
bodies in. The brains of the gang, strange to
say, have been furnished by a hag seventy
eight years old who calls herself Maud Brown
III there had been anything lacking to add
another degree of horror to the traffic in dead
bodies it was certainly supplied by the appear
ance OF this woman. Her face is concave on
one side and convex on the other her nose is
long and thin, her lips sunken and one eye
sightless. She gives history of her life
culture would seem to indicate, is as wonder
full as any fiction which human imagination
has ever produced. The story of her life as
related by herself to Post reporter recently,
Is about rs follows:
She was born in Russia of wealthy parents
and at the age of eight years was betrothed to
the president of the Royal Medical college at
st. Petersburg, where her brother Percy was
then medical student. The president of the
college, who was seyenty-tive wears of age
when she married him, took charge of her ed
ucation, and she grew up about the college
perfectly familiar with the dissecting room
and the dead bodies which were surreptitiously
brought there.
was not only cultivated woman but had the
reputation of being the best English scholar in
St Petersburg. This fact soon brought her
into public notice, The Crimean war broke
out, and the girl, asleep i'll her brothers.
house, was awakened one night by hearing a
conversation between General Gortschakoff
and her brother at the door of the house.
"Gou cannot want my sister, said Percy. II
do want her," said the general; 'she is daugh-
ter OF Russia, and when Russia calls for her
daughters she must be obeyed" Hearing
this the Lady Maud, as she still styles herself,
arose and joined the two men, who explained
to her that she was wanted to go Immediately
to the front TO translate the enemy'S dis
patches. 1--WE are intercepting any quantity
of them," said the general, but we can't read
their beastly language"
Accordingly the Lady Maud was taken to
the front and stationed there TO read tho Eng
lish dispatches, and while she was engaged in
translating some of these to the Prince Micha-
ell. u shell burst overhead, mutilating her face
and putting ont one of her eyes. Being wo-
man of unusually strong nerve, she did not lose
consciousness and was able to hear the prince
eXclaim: Great God, intended to marry
that grill" The accident rendered her totally
blind and she was sent to LiepSic. in Germany,
where she received the treatment of the most
eminent oculists and in two years recovered
the sight of one OF her eyes
For her bravery on this occasion the Rus
sian government gave her a pension of fifteen
roubes day After recovering her sight she
returned to st. Petersburg where she lived in
sRs death with Oh t hSS Care brother eG Snt
when they were suspected of being hostile to
the succeeding sovereign and were forced to
leave the country. Then they came to
America, where Percy's talents soon estab-
"resurectionist," in which he was aided by
his sister. Twenty years ago they came to this
city, and here, il is said, they organized with
DIR. Christian, the most noted gang of grave
robbers that have ever been known. They not
only supplied the local colleges but sent sub
joctsall over the country. In 1876 however,
the gang was completely broken up by the
police. and since then Percy and Maud have
carried on the business in smaller way. His
part OF the work was TO go TO funerals and follow
the corpse TO the grave. and afterwards direct
the body snatehers TO the spot. As no evidence
could be gained TO convict the ghoulS recently
captured, they have been released.
The committee on civil service, Of which
Mr.. Clements is chairman, today decided adj
versely on the bill 10 fix the term of four years
for all officers under the civil service rules not
already fixed FOR that time also. TO prohibit
the removal OF any such except for cause,
which shall be specified in writing. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Brewer, a republican.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-Among tho
memorials and petitions presented and referred
were the following;
To repeal limitations TO the act granting ar
rearS Of pensions; for the passage Of the per
diem rated service pension bill against the
repeal OF the olcomargarine bill; 10 place salt
on the free list Of the Chicago card Of trade,
protesting against any legislation that would
deprive citizens OF the United States Of faeili-