The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-02

Tho staff correspondent OF the Ne,
York World, Mr.. William Shaw Bower
In pursuance OF his journalistic dutie
has written graphic, II somewhat ser
sational account, Of tho last MONTH
drawing OF The Louisiana State Lotter
Company, from which, with some sliglt
notifications, the following excerpts ar
taken. Mr.. Bowen preiaces his descrip
ton, which occupies over n page Of Thu
World, in its Issues Of March 9th ant
eth, with an interesting reminiscouc,
OF Lieutcnant.General Jubal A. Early
who with Gen. Beauregard, REGULAR,
superintends the drawings.
~ saw him first" says Mr.. bowen. ''undcr tn,
following circumstances"
When the Confederate Army oyctran porto,
gested the probable feelings Of the Romans whCi
the hOrdes OF AttilA poured In tremendous lido
itit6 the territory Of tho decaying empire. The
National apltal was threatened. An army corp,
appeared before tho north side OF the city aud
diminishing went On beneath the fsrtiieatiOus
Inc sfay'eiaa Pic&ets were stationed Within
sight OF the unfinished dome OF the Capitol.
engaged In especial work. | endeavorcl "a
pass from u point In tho vicinity OF Frederlcks,
burg. IN Maryland, to the Chan bridge, above
Georgetown. Tnc task was pcrilou4. II cap.
turcd by the C0niedcratcs my liic would IN.
doubleday have paid forfeit. For two days
| lay concealed III forests aud IN low under.
brush, moving cautiously BY night and avoldlng
camp tires and wagon trains. The sun had lust
gone down behind the blue Virginia hills wnpn
/ endcayorcd 10 Cross the high road between
Pointoi Rocks aud Georgetown. All was sui,
although the road had been trayerscd within
an hour by tho supply wagons md small DC.
Mchments OF tue. enemy. | paused us stood
among the low shrubbery whfcn nankcI Il Q
way, intending IL proceed along 1t. trusting TO
eyes and ears to escape danger. The rattle OF
military lccoulrcments was heard. Quickly |
fell back iato the thfcket. AMI, lying close 70
Two troopers. hrtnyed in rusty gray homes DUN
uniforms, with c umsy, yellow fucings, and
mounted on very fais horses led the vdn. ihc
!ntn carrle1Uncle osmuers sahres, slung from
over their eyes with thc.motlOus OF their steeds.
Next came n commanding figure on hone.
bnck. A tall. thick set man In plain gray rode
beside subordinate officer with whom he Gun.
versed. Ills bearing was Intensely military
notwithstanding his shoulders were slightly
rounded. The face was martial one, fierce
and energetic. Keen eyes Cleaned beneath
bushy. 0verhanglng brows. and the mouth was
firm aud positive. The insignia on the coat
collar. which was seen as plainly as Is the paper
on which write, told nc that tho warrior who
passed as 1t were In review WAS Il Lieutenant
General In the Army Of the Confederacy. re-
ca the thoughts which crowded through my
bHlll as lay prone on the NOISY e1rth. You
could, l fancy. have heard my heart thump
against Its pericardum aud even Cause shocks
= the GROUND. With which It was In close coll.
TACT, lis eazed with stony eyes on the rebel
General and his suite. The story which the
aide de'cAmp WIS III the net OF relating must
have been humorous ote, Tor the suu.browucd,
!nxed into smile as his horse bore him out OF
sight. Some ilapidated.looklns Virginia
troopers follnwed-iough, weaiher.bea,en lei
lows, who carried all manner OF traps and plum.
der a, their saddle bows. One Of them said
something about street In Lynchburg and a
comrade laughed. In ncouple Of minutes the
CHATTER Of sabre died away III the distance,
me officer Of high rank was Licut..Gcn. Jubal
A. Early, The brave soldier. not milItlry STRAIT
eesist, but bold aud interchangeable In the execu.
ton Of orders In the leld. It was "Old Jubal."
the warrior.
With this striking pen picture OF Gen.
Early as seen some years ago, Mr.. Bow
en- fairly comes down to the subject in
hand:
On Tuesday, March II. I sat In tho balcony OF
the Academy OF Musical New Orleans and be.
held spectacle which In one sense was almost
as interesting as the dangerous military episode
OF the FAR back war days. The supcrfltio1s seen.
cry was cleared away SO rs to expose the entire
stage area. An immense drum Of mahogany,
with glass in place OF the conventional sheep.
SKID. was poised on an axle passing through lis
centre Oh wooden standard. The axle pro,
teuded from the glass heads on either side, and
ended in a crank OF Iron with wooden handle.
The diameter OF the drnm WIS about ilre feet,
aud from head TO head the distance was appar.
ehtIy one.halt the diameter, A trap door ten
inches square was formed In tho circumference.
On the opposite side OF the stagc and resting
on a standard above the green cloth was a
smaller wheel. 1t was highly polished brazcn
allhir, with pla,e.glass hea is. Through'the la..
ter MI axle ran, bu!, unlike the large drum,
mere were no cran6s. small trap, about six
inches tQuatc, appeared In the periphery. Sew.
era chairs stood III the centre OF the stage In the
Icnr OF the meclanisns above described.
by TIC side OF the first drum stood a white.
the progress Of years weighed heavily upon him,
and h!s shoulders were bent 20 rs 10 throw his
ford lace, with Its fall white hlrsu,e covering,
forward towards the floor. Gray blue eyes,
,eree aud pelYtlating. cleaned beneath bushy.
clothing. well cut md neat. covered the aged
man. lie paused moment, with one hand
resting on the great mahogany drum. Throwing
his head back, he swept his eyes cursorlly over
i NC eager n,scnblage before him. ] bad seen
~
ex.ConlcderAtc warrior, Lieutenant General
Early.
At l0:i5 o'clock another historic parsonage m.
pearcd on the scene. lie was clad In blncE, and
= handsome face crowned by SHOW white, close.
~ cropped hair was poised proudly above an
elegant, d!gniilcd form. His shavcn cheeks
were cold: his eyes were cold. hts couutcnance,
OF me Gall!c east, was impnssive. You might
easily mistake him for commander Of French
Corps dArmtc in multi.
Then follows some iacetious remarks
on the part Of Mr.. Bowen, comparing
Generals Beauregard and Early to "Crou-
piers, which, though vivacious, out Of re-
sspect to these gentlemen, as well as for
lack Of space, We necessarily omit from
our digest.
The small boys In knIckerbockers took their
places, one by the large drum and one by the
small brass wheel. With tho utmost sojclnpity
Gen. Early proceeded to blindiold the boy beside
MN. Located near tho brazen drum Geu. Beau.
regard. WIN corresponding gravity, tied u white
hsndSerchiei over the eyes OF his Juvenile assist
AM. several white canvas sncks were placed near
the great wheel. The contents OF each sack o.
humed the bulk OF = bushcl OF Grain. The gath
cred neck Of each rack was tightly tied with
cord over which astrip Of white paper was drawn
broke the seal Of one sack and poured the con.
tents through the trap.door opening Into the
grea. wheel. There was rafting soItid and a
leap Of smallwht aud black cylinders appeared
through the glass side Of the bottom OF tue drum,
one sack ntter tho other was emptIcd until tho
!i1tle cylinders filled the drum exactly hall fuli
In other words drum. five feet In diameter aud
two iect SIX inches aloug the axis, contained the
contents Oh the canvas sacks, In bulk twol feet
six ihchss deep a. NC lhirlcst part After clos.
Ing the door Gen. Early motloncd TO two negroes
VINO stood III the wing. They approached, one
on each side OF the drum and by the axle crarIs
they slowly reyo!red II three times, Then they
reversed Tho action aud turned the drum three
times In the opposite direction. The little black
aud white cylinders nttlcd mcrrily rs they
Whirled about. Then the negroes returned Ia
their places fl tho wings. - - :,
~, 3n inc othei extremity scene almost ilentl.
ca vas enacted. There was, however, ouly u
Single canvas sack-a small one-apu there
wcre no tGbie assistants 10 turn tho brayen
drum, General Dcurcgard poured tho contents
-in little black and white cylinders-ihrouct
tho trapdoor, closed 1t, mud whlscd tho drum
three times tn one direction, ard three times
opposltcly. f5= sga ~. -5l.II -
The balcony was nearly filed with women
The larger proportion were evidently rcsIds chi,
Of The city 0! New Orleans. Many OF ,scfn held
bali concealed aETlNted slip OF paper. They
had purchased ticEetsih the drawing mud could
the tilluGs Of The lncky numbers. Some OF The
women were EtrangGrs--Northern visitors Ia
the semi..roplcal city. There wc:e all sorts and
kinds OF meu on the prrQuet floor. There were
] the regular attendants who were always or
dcct. as itweye; 10 be In readiness il lhcil
monthly investment should prove fortunate
The clock struck II, .,E5..-. =. a. -,
The two ex.gpuerals then glanced at ono m
other, Then they arose from their seats and