Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03

l,si,,, ostentatiously made m the south TOT
3D.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their purposes
Gc lie saws chat "John Brown attempt
nm U9rpcrs Ferry was ill-adViseu lhaI
lee was one Of the a1lest of tNneiais'
and was seconded by that thunieI Don
of war. StOneWall Jackson "noh Io
also STYLES Chat genius of war ne a'l
that for four years the contest WIS
death grapple Of giants ana 'Ial ,-0
masses Of our people on boih sues Do
Heved themselves to be contehllhs 10.
principle" lie reviews the results on .Io
war. and remarks: "Ihe Southern states
have been for the past few years lnVluNb
northern and European capital ana lniIHI-
grafton. These. together with their own
economy, enterprise. and intelAseHce, WI
in the near future develop The vast re-
sources OF that interesting and NaluADlo
portion of our country
The bulk Of this large work Is devoted
TO Indian campaigns. including Custer
sad fate. and the development Of the
grand and magnificent West. The nus
trations are indeed copious, extending
even TO tho initial letters OF the various
chapters. One Of the full-page illustra-
tons depicts the scene of number OF
Union soldiers gambling high with Con-
fclorate currency. which, the author says,
they had captured in the battle OF sailor
Greek We have heard and read OF inc
fate OF the Confederate specie train when
set out from Richmond just before its
evacuation. But here is General Miles S
account of what was done with COnIeie-
rate paper money He says: After the
troops were I'm position for the night ana
the soldiers had partal1en OF their spare
meal of coffee and crackers, they graft
fed their curiosity by rigid inspection or
the days trophies. and several OF the
wagons captured that day az Sailor g
CroalJ were found loaded with the assets
of the Confederate Trca which nad
been brought ont Of that department at
Richmond. Then followed most extra
ordinary spectacle OF joillty and good
humor A Monte Carlo was suddenly im-
provised in the midst Of the biyouac %.
"IIere's the Confederate states Urea
sury, as sure as you are soldier shout
one.
Lets all be rich says another Fii
your pockets. your hats. your haVelsachs'
your handkerchiefs, your arms, if you
choose was the word, and the ConIeie-
rate notes and bonds were rapidly dis
bursed. II they were at a discount tneS
were new and crisp. and in enormous de-
nominations.
spreading their blankets on the ground
by the bivouac fires, the veterans proceed
cd with the comedy. and such preposte-
rous gambling was probably never before
witnessed. Ten thousand dollars was Tho
usual ante; often twenty thousand u
come iu'; a raise Of fifty thousand TO onO
hundred thousand was not unusual, an.
frequently from one million TO Two hl-.
lions of dollars were i'm the pool
"'Re prudent. stranger Don't go le-
vond your means. my friend were som.
III b. heard
r0ars Of laughter; together with an occN
sional shout Of Freedom forever rally
round the flag, boysn Amt I glad TIM
I'm this armyr Eve are coming, Father
fbr9hamp Boys. what do you say? Lets
nav OF the Confederate debt &c. dc.
''Thev kept up the revelry during most of
the night and some were % make inc
soldiers sacrifice on the morrow, WINE
others were to witness the final triumph.
HOW much of "the truth of history IS
thore in the foregoing? What was the
Confederate Treasury doing, no that STAGE
of the war; with such quantities OF un-
issued paper money. anc of such "enor-
nous denominations
TrrE END OF A SKEIN. a Novel BY
~ Cleoua Flowers. With Her Portrait.
Author Of "Mrs. Earios Trip to Sara
toqa." ~ Blind Mans Bride,
etc.. ETC. Washington, ID. c.: Hartman
A. Cadick. Printers. 1886. Pages 4Jl.
Price. % cents.
We are informed that Miss Flowers
author of the above work, Is now a
resident Of our city. having come hither
from Washington. TN and near which the
scenes of her story are mostly laid.
There are some diversions TO New York
and New Hampshire and 10 Paris. The
occurrences related took place since the
late war, and are crowded and sensa-
tional enough. Her skein becomes tangled
end lknotted. indeed, but she gets
to the end of IL and unravels IL. Many
Of the characters are exceedingly vii
famous. and prey horribly upon a wealthy
and honorable gentleman, old Mr.. Sin
clair. proprietor Of "Glymont," a fine
scat two miles from the Federal city.
one Of these vampires must have
shocked the pen which described IL.
Dorothy Merlebank, alias Mrs. Dunbar
ton. alias Mrs Sinclair. alias Mrs. viii
merding, and intended Mrs. Duchene, IS
a fraud, q liar, n hyoocrite, bigamist,
@ murdoress. and q suicide. The work
presents some queer views OF alleged
haut ton society in our national capital.
THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS This is
publication OF great interest and
vanc.
The special features OF TINS NUMBER
are q brief article By Mr. Theodore
Roosevelt entitled. How not TO Better
Social Conditions; an account Of the
connection OF Mr.. Kohlsaat, OF Chicago,
with the making Of the Republican plat
form AT st. Louis. written by Mr. Wal
ter Wellman; "Somo Practical Sugges-
lions from Students Of Finance" on the
duty Of Congress in the present emer-
gency, contributed by wel-known uni
versity professors from Massachusetts TO
California; "Some Regulations IN the
Cruciblo Of 1856" by w Il. Snead; "a
Typical Englishman." as a patron Of
athletic sports. by the Baron de Couber-
tin; Voice Photography and Rational
Voice Production" by Laura c. Dennis,
and an account OF the new Mills lodging
houses I'm New York City.
The editorials in the department enti-
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