Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04

| grape vines of all tn
vine grapes grown in the famous VINE prov,nc,
| of Shiraz; some Ispahan melon seeds; seeds O
the Persian ''unja," which believe to be moth
| ing more than our clover but as it is said they
get six crops of it a year in Persia, you might
| experiment with II in Kern county; cuttings O,
an acacia tree, peculiar to southern Persia: cut
tings Of q variety Of ''jujub' tree, said to b.
peculiar to southern Persia and northern India
seed: OF sumatra tobacco, just imported into
Persia; cuttings of the Chinese ''guave' tree
cuttings Of rapidly growing creeper, peculiar
| to northern India and southern Persia.
The government botanical garden of Bombay
for the variety and beauty Of its trees, flowers
and grasses, is among the most beautiful in the
world. have arranged with its superintend-
| emit to send to your care, for Kern county,
seeds and cuttings Of all the cereals, trees, &c.
peculiar to northern India he can collect In
consideration have promised to send him in
exchange seeds and cuttings Of what fora are
| peculiar to southern California. / hope some
| Of these attempts at transplanting will be sue
cessfuI. Some curious results from attempts to
| transplant have been obtained in Persia. For
instance, the eucalyptus trees in the province OF
Tehersn have only reached height Of three OF
four feet in eight years; whereas the Virginia
tobacco plant has had more vigorous growth
than in Its native environment. In southern
Persia it has grown to be twenty feet high, and
has such strength that man can climb il a. he
would tree.
NEW BREED OF SHEEP.
I have imported for the Agricultural Depart
ment a new breed Of sheep and have told them
| that California would probably be the best
place to start the breed in America. They
could not live in the eastern states, as an at
tempt to acclimatize them in England was a
complete failure on account of the cold winters.
II some one in Kern cared to apply to the Agri-
cultural Department no doubt few of them
could be obtained to experiment with This
| consignment to the Department of Agriculture
consist Of thirteen sheep and three lambs. The
| sheep, whose tails are not unlike Westphalia
hams in shape, are known as fat tails and are
noted for the beauty and richness of their
fieeces, which are the purest astrachan. Mr.
Beale's welcome contributions to California.
whose climate is about the same as Persia,
Will add to the resources Of that country very
greatly.
MEMORIES OF THE PAST.
have exhumed from that grave Of 80 much
forgotten matter Of the past, storage ware
house where for the last thirty years nearly
they have been inferred, q number Of auto
graph letters, nearly all of which have outlived
their writer's. They are ''the hotsam and Jet
sam Of the old Intelligencer building when it
was torn down to make room for the present
building and the additions made to them at
teLhgencer in 1870. Notes from the cabinet
ministers Of Gen. Harrison and Mr.. Tyler, Mr.
Fillmore, Mr.. Pierce, from Mr.. Webster, Mr.
Corwin and Others and from Mr.. Bodisco Lord
Lyons, Sir John Champion, Mr.. Calderon de La
Barca, Mr.. Pakenham previous TO 1860. From
and before that date are letters from profess
SIGNALS in almost every line. Madam Annie
Bishop, Jenny Lind, Parepa, W. F. Brough.
W. r. Dempster, Templeton, who sang ''Sally
in our Alley" and in the theatrical
profession host, beginning with Edwin
George yanderhof, James E. Murdoch, George
Jordan. Harry Jordan, John Brougham. Joseph
Jefferson, John s. Clarke, Josh Silsbee, John
Owens, Miss Jean Davenport, whose Peg
Wofington and Adriene the actress have not
been surpassed; Avonia Jones, Mrs. Gladstone.
Mrs. Terrill, an English actress Of the old
school; Barney Williams and his accomplished
wife, Humphrey Bland, Tom De Walden Joe
Dawson and others. Before the war are host
OF pleasant notes, invitations, DC, from Robert
Guild, Hugh Caperton, Albert Pike, Kingman,
Tom Crittenden, Jim Jackson, Robt. w.
johnson, and after the war had commenced
came letters to me through the lines from old
friends who had cast their lot on the southern
side.
BROUGHT THROUGH THE LINES.
Here is one from ex-Msyor Walter Lenox
dated Richmond, November 10, 1862, brought
to me bys lady. to whom delivered the
reply. One from Maj. w. H. Thomas dated
Lexington, KY, October 9, 1862. He tells that
he IL on the staff Of Gen. Kirby Smith with
George Brent Of Alexandria, who has, he says,
Just been ordered to Gen. Bragg as chief of
staff. Mike Cluskey is assistant adjutant gen.
ersl Of Brig. Gen. Preston Smith, bill Addi-
son Of California, q Georgetown boy" is as
sistant adjutant general on the staff OF Gen.
Alex Reynolds. Frank Spencer, who used to
abuse the four Bills" VIM. H. Ward. VIM. E.
nd WxH 10
Of Texas brigade. ~ have forgiven him for
all that. He is a brave fellow; led his regiment
in the last fight, and fought like q tiger"
Noble Chis brother, who was lieutenant Of po-
lice under Capt. Goddard) is quaftermaster of
the forty.sixth Virginia. Here is sad letter
from my dear friend, Gen. James 8. Jackson.
dated Camp Coyle, near Pittsburg Landing,
April IA, 1892" "Our forces under Grant were
surprised and whipped on Sunday, the 9Th.
Bill Nelson and Tom Crittenden were in the adj
vance OF Buells army and reached Pittsburg
Landing ON the afternoon of Sunday and
during the night McCook's force came up and
on Monday morning our fellows attacked the
rebs and had a ten hours fight NV dear
Johnny, it was the d--st fight that has ever
occurred and was on the outskirts like lonely
boy. Never mind, there will be within the next
ten days some Of the hardest fighting Of the war,
and will write you the result II i've" Poor
fellow, in few days thereafter be was killed at
Perryvtlle. Here are dozen letters from Gen,
Gordon Granger, from Memphis, Nashville. &c.
and at the close of the war Gordon was here on
leave, and Mr.. Stanton would order Granger to
join his regiment almost every morning and the
President would countermand the order in the
afternoon. Several are from Gen. Tom Critten-
den, one just ~ he IN leaving TO Join Buell.. and
he says: "We will have q hard fight but will
win sure dozen are from Gen Thomas.
Francis Meagher, Jack Savage, John Mitchell
and from Gen. Robert Ould. From Bev. Tucker
dozen or two from Canada. London Liver
pool and Mexico, all filed with the kindly echoes
Of his loving nature. Some Of them very sad.
however, from St. Catharine's, Canada, after
tho Presidents proclamation.
FRIEND IN NEED.
have several from James Cakes. the
"Acorn" Of the old Spirit Of the Times He
writes me from the fremont House, Boston,
December 70, 1855. "This morning my servant
informs me that George p Kane, ESQ.,, Of Bslti-
more had arrived Of the fremont House. Not
outstanding ! had never met him st once
sent ny card asking him what could do for
him: lCol Kane ives on his way 10 Fort War
fen.) This did on the strength OF what my
old and tried friend, Edwin Forrest, had told me
Of Kane. We met and accompanied him 70 the
tug that was to convey him TO Fort Warren.
Tell Kane's friends thst win see he wants for
nothing while detained here. (" While Kane and
Mayor Brown Of Baltimore and Others were st
Fort Warren Mr. Cakes constituted himselS
their ccnimissary and banker. have dozen
letter. nom William Stuart, who, with Bou-
cicault, fitted nm CaruGo saloou n the Waahing-