Year: 1875

June, and certainly they are as worthy OF


remembrance as any of the events of those


stirring times. Apart from the individual


prowess shown in these actions, their inn


portance is manifest when it is seen that


they without doubt saved TO the United


States all that territory of Maine lying


east Of the Penobscot River Let then the


people of Machias and surrounding towns
do honor to the memory of these patriots
| of the olden time, and show by their inter
est in the occasion their appreciation of
the advantage obtained through the un-
| selfish patriotism of the men of hundred
years ago. Portland Advertiser


A Sad Story of Southern Domestic Life.
From the New Orleans Times.


"Wlliam S. Calhoun, convicted Of tor-
gerry on evidence Of his quadroon mistress,
Olivia Williams"


This announcement in the Sunday pa
pcrs supplies the text for Il long and III
teresting chapter of domestic history.


The Calhoun referred to above is the
only son of the late Meredith p. Calhoun,
for many years before the war the largest
and most lordly planter in the South The
wife of Mr. Calhoun was the daughter of
Judge Smith, formerly of South Caroina
where he played i very prominent part of
the politics and society Of that State
Judge Smith was of one OF the most an
cient and respected families in South Car
olina, and inherited large estates, which
he augmented in value by his Judgment
and enterprise. In the political arena he
was regarded as the only formidable riya
of the great John e. Calhoun. Judge
Smith was the acknowledged leader OF the
Union party in the great secession fight
Of 1879. Shortly after this he removed to
Huntsville, Alabama, where he bought
large estates and established himself in an
elegant residence, which was the home of
large and generous hospitality. The
eldest daughter OF Judge Smith married
Meredith Calhoun, a young adyenturer Of
the North, Of polished manners and good
address Mrs Calhoun received as hen
dowly a large sum, which was invested in
an immense tract of the rich land on Red
River, then held in great demand as the
most valuable and productive in the State
This is the land which embraces the great
er portion Of what is now known as Grant
Parish 1t extends ten miles on the river,
and has been leveed at vast expense, and





duction Of cotton and sugar Upon this
estate Mr. Calhoun expended very great
sum, stocking it with eleven hundred
slaves, and all the expensive structures
and machinery required to produce cotton
and sugar In the palmy days of this cul-
ture the yield Of this large investment was
highly renumeratiye. For several years
before the war the regular income was
between $50, 900 and $500 900. Having
made several visits to France with his fam
ilv, Mr. Calhoun acquired Il taste for


French society and habits, and during the
latter period OF his life resided in Paris.
Here he expended his large income in af-
iordng his wife and daughter every OPP
portunity OF participating in the elegant
and fashionable enjoymentS of that gay


and luxurious capital Besides his daugh-
ter. IN accomplished and elegant Young
lady. who was born and educated in France
50 that She speaks the French language
with more facility than her mother tongue
MI Calhoun had Il son who came to this
world partially deiofmel, but not on that
account was regarded with no less affection
and tenderness by his parents, No child
was ever more carefully and tenderlv
watched and cared Ton than the poor little
hunchback, Willie Calhoun Preterring
to live ON the plantation rather that eN-
pose himself in the brilliant society OF Par
| is, Willie did not accompany his parents


abroad Deyoting himself to agricultural
| lie, he finally became sort Of head man
ager or agent for his father This was
the condition of the family when the war
broke out Mi Calhoun was residing
with his wife and daughter in France, and
| Willie had charge OF the plantation. OF
course, the war produced most disastrous
effects on the Calhoun estate. The de-
struction of the slave property alone WAS
enough to swamp the whole estate. Mr.
Calhoun died about the close of the war,
and the widow had given her power OF at
torney to VI lille. In 1865 she returned
with her daughter to Louisiana, and pro-
ceeded on a steamboat to the landing now
| known as ColtaN, with view Of seeing
her son and investigating the condition OF
her affairs Her mind had been greatly
disturbed by lumors of her sons ''carry-
| mo on from old servants and others
Among other stories which had reached
her was one to the effect that he had be-
come a practical as well as Il political mis-
cegenationst - that he had been elected





ture, and had formed Unison with buX-
ON quairoon who claimed to be his law
| tul wife, and who assumed all the airs and
authority of the lady OF the Calhoun man
sion.


1t may be imagined with what crushing


force these terrible stories fell upon the
pride of the high-born mother. Whether
I it was the realization of their truth OF from
some other warning, Mrs. Calhoun, after
brief conversation with some OF her Old
servants at tie river landing, came to the
conclusion not TO expose herself to the hu-
initiation of witnessing the sons degrade
| ton and the proclamation of the family
mansion, so with her daughter she return
ed on the boat to the city, and procuring
board for herself and daughter at the Bay
Of st. Louis, solourning there for some
months Here Mrs Calhoun died in the
summer of 1868, leaving her daughter
alone in the world, moneyless and almost
frendless. Nothing could be got from
the estate 1t had been hopelessly inyoly-
ed by Willie Miss Ada had been nurtur-
ed with boundless indulgence. She had
never known what it was to want anything
which money could command And here
was she, totally inexperienced an orphan
thrown upon the world from position of
long assured wealth and high rank, with
no other relative but a brother, who was
now her bitterest enemy But the young
lady proved equal to her great emergenc-
les. 1t would perhaps be an intrusion up
on her private affairs to refer to the shifts
| and eNpedients to which she was driven
to regain her fortunes, and to save her
from the miscries of 4 poverty which


would be tenfold bitter 10 one reared as
she had been. Suffice it to say that, with
the aid of a Jealous and persevering young


lawyer, she had been placed beyond the
reach Of the perils so much feared by her,
and we sincerely hope her fortunes are in


u fair train of restoration, and that her iu-