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m HE AIKEN RECORDER. CHARLES E. R. DRAYTON, Manager. AIKEN, S. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 21, ISS5. VOLUME 4.—NUMBER 26. Mi»cellaneous Advertisements. Professional Advertisements. -OF- PH](COD)|i¥KXlL -WITH- IRISH MOSS -AND- Hjpophosphites of Lime andj Soda. The Moot Efficacioux Remedy for Coughs, Colds, Consumption and General Debieity. This preparation is retained hy the most delicate stomach, the taste oftheCod Liver Oil hein}' so thor- ougly disguised as to render it pleasant and palatable. Each fluid ounce contains fifty percent, of pure Cod Liver Oil. with eight grains of Hypophosphite ot Lime and four grains of Hypophos )hite of Soda. Price, tj<l ; Small Size, iiO Cls Prepared by— ANDREW A. KROF.G, Pharmacist, Charleston, S. C. tJTFor sale l»y all Druggists. D. S. IlnxpKnsox. E. P. IIexdeksox. HcnrloiNon Brothel’s, I Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in the State and United States Courts for South Caro lina. Prompt attention given to col lections. A ROYAL IRISH WELCOME. CORK N ATION ALISTS STONE THE PRINCE’S PROCESSION. Geo. AV. Croft. J. Zed Dunlap. Croft k Dunlap, Attorneys at Law, Aiken, S. C James Aldrich. Walter Ashley. Aldrich k Ashley, Attorneys at Law, Ai k rn, S. C. Practice in the State and United States Courts for South Carolina. W. (Quitman Davis, Attorney at Law, Aiken, 8. C. Will practice in the Courts of this Circuit. Specia attention given to collections. 0. C. Jordan, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C -PRIVATE- Boarding-House! -by- H. A. SMYSER, COR. JORfl & WALKER STS.. SUMMERVILLE, NEAR AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. mAlmriTEL! Augusta, - - Georgia. Ii. E. DOOLITTLF, Proprietor. T ARGE and well ventillated rooms, JLf centrally located near railroad crossing; headquarters for commer cial men; best $2 house in the South; telegraph office in building; electric lights. Special rates by the week or month. PAVILION HOTEL. Charleston. _ FasSenger El'iIv AT< mT ELECTRIC BELLS. House fresh and clean throughout. Table best in the South. Parilion Transfer Coaches and Wagons at all trains and Boats. Rates reduced. Beware of giving your Check to any one on Train. Rates *2 00 @ *2 50. Claude E. Sawyer, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. J. W. DEVORE. Aiken, S. C. m. b. woodward. Aiken, S. C. DeVore k Woodward, Attorney at Law, Aiken, S. C. Will practice in all the Courts of tins State. Edwin R. Cunningham, 541 Broad St., - - AUGUSTA, Ga. Commissioner of Deeds for South Carolina, New York, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, and Notary Public “with seal.” Drawing of and Probating Papers “a specialty.” Dr. B. H. Teague, Dentist. -OFFICE OX- Richland Avenue, Aiken, S. 0. Dr. J. H. Burnett, De^st. Wright’s Hotel! S. L. WEIGHT & SON, Prop’rs., COLUMBIA, s. c. 1ABLE supplied with the BEST. Rooms large and well furnished. Z3§“Rates reasonable. Graniteville Hotel. MES. N. E. SENN, Proprietress. Table furnished with the best, and driving parties from Aiken furnished with lunch at short notice. Private Boarding. Most comfortable accommodations can be had in the healthiest section of Aiken, at $S and $10 per week. In quire at this office. Private Board!! COLMBIA, S. C. Graniteville, Aiken County, Dr. J. R. Smith, Dentist. -OFFICE AT- Williston, Barnwell County, S. 0. 23^“ Will attend calls to the country. One Haring Ituffian Throws an Onion at the Prince Himself, but only Hils a Footman—“ God Save Ireland ” fVom the Throats of Ten Thousand Irishmen Drowns the Music of the Loyal Bands. Cork, April 15.—The Prince am Princess of Wales did not repeat tliei Dublin triumph in Cork. Everything within the power of the Loyalists to do was done to make the reception of flic Royal visitors a success, and the managers of the demonstration re mained up most of the night to make sure of the arrangements. When the Prince and Princess emerged from the railway station, after arrival in the city, they were greeted with cheer af ter cheer. During their parade work men and boys ran alongside their car riage and kept up cheering to drown the hisses of the Nationalists who lined the entire route and made con tinual hostile demonstrations. The conduct of the Leaguers aroused the Loyalists to a high pitch of enthusi asm, and they made the streets echo with shouts of welcome. The wonder is that there was no violent breach of the peace during the Royal progress, for it proceeded amid a continual war fare of words and taunts between the Loyalists and Nationalists, whose numbers were about equally divided. It is thought that the presence of tile Princess and her lady-like gra- eiousness to the people along ihe streets was the element that conquered Irish gallantry. John O’Connor, Na tionalist member of Parliament for Tipperary, marched at the head of the procession of Leaguers, who closely followed the Royal procession, and sang “God save Ireland” every time the Loyalists or their band started up, ‘‘God save the Queen,” or “God save the Prince of Wales.” The Prince of Wales betrayed some feeling when he replied to the address of welcome presented by the magis- strates of Cork. He said that be was glad to hear the expression of loyalty to the British Constitution and totbe Queen which the address contained, and hoped that every person possess ing influence in Ireland would «xert it to avoid the dissensions which would interfere with the object and progress pf his present tour through a at his Royal Higness, missed the Prince, but hit one of the footmen be hind the carriage. The crowd cheered. During the afternoon a decteetive ar rested a rowdy who was throwing) stones at the Royalist processlqn. A mob speedily termed and attempted to rescue the prisioner. The detective fired his revolver, but without hitlng any one, and succeeded In taking his prisoner to the police court, Where he r| was promptly released on bail, fur- LEE AND QUANT. The Surrender of I lie Former to Gie Latter at Appomattox—Colonel Mar- j sliftll’s Recollections of the Final j Scene at the Historical Court House. Reported for the Baltimore Sun. The incidents of the surrender of General Lee’s army to General Grant at Appomattox Court House have at- stirrender. This was submitted to General Lee, who objected to the de mand for the surrender of the horses of his men. He said that most of the men own their horses, which would be useful to them for work at their homes, to which they were about to return. He asked that horses which were private property and not fur nished by the Confederate Govern ment be excepted. General Grant nished by the mayor of Cork. I fished. Ex-Gov. John The Reception at Queenstown. jrvrites as follows to the New York Queenstown, April 15.—All the Jerald; “The Herald and other pa- shipping in the harbor was illumina-1 1>ers fluote what others say about ted this evening and a grand display 1 r^ enera ^ Grant refusing to receive the racted additional interest recently, md several statements have been pub- ! agreed to this, and with his pencil in- T. Hoffman terlined the words in the written ( s\vord of General Lee at the surren der. I have no doubt he did, and *hink, but am not sure, lie told me so. Jl recollect he did once, in giving me a detailed account of that eventful day, tell me, among other things that in the morning when he received Lee’s Vnessage asking a meeting, he was suffering from a sick headache, widely [almost disabled him; that the head- of fireworks was given, which was at tended by thousands of spectators. The Earle and Countess Rpencer have gone to Killarney to await the arrival there of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The mayor of Limerick has written to the Prince of Wales enclos ing a copy of the resolutions which were unanimously adopted at a public meeting in reference to the projected, visit of the Prince and Princess top* 1 k® l e ftdiim as he mounted his horse; tliat city. The mayor in his letter as- y ,ia ^ w hen he reached the place of sures tiie Prince of the regret lie feels'v 11 ^ ie found that he had left his at the present unhappy condition of sv ' or d behind, while Lee wore his and was in full uniform. When he said this lie smiled, and I have always suspected be went without his sword .so that he could have a good and deli cate reason for not accepting that of General Lee. It was just like him. I think his conduct at the surrender was one of the noblest of his acts in connection with the war.” * Col. Charles Marshall, of the Ba! ti the country and at the fact that the political surroundings of the Prince’s visit prevent citizens from giving him hearty and royal welcome. The Prince lias acknowledged the receipt of the letter. The Rioting Suppressed. London, April 16—1 A. M.—The Rioting at Cork has been suppressed. Many arrests were made, and the hos pitals are full of wounded policemen and rioters. Action of the Mayor of Cork. more bar, and who as General Lee’s chief of staff', was one of the chief factors in the memorable events at Ap pomattox, yesterday related the inci London, April 16.—The mayor ofident in a general conversation with a Cork took no ofiicial part in welcom-Jreporter of the Sun at his law office, i*m St. Paul street. The Confederate forces were intrenched to meet an at- 5 the Prince of Wales yesterday, l>ut highly commended the effort*' to ireserve the Royal visitors from hos tile demonstrations. Killarney is apidly filling with visitors and is be- ng handsomely decorated in honor of the Ron al party. The Afghan Trouble. Pendjeh is on the banks of the same river on which Merv is situated and Old Pictures Copied and Enlarged, RECKLING COLUMBIA, S. C. P ICTLFRBS sc f can he enlarged to any size, and will be returned for inspection. If unsatisfactoiy no charge. Correspondence solicited. ight, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, At the Old Post Office on Richland Avenue. The best of material used, and any tyle of boot or shoe madff to order. -AT TIIK- “FAT It BUILDING,” No. 16 Plain Street, just east of the Central National Bank. Permanent and Transient Boarders accommodated. Terms given by the w’eek, mouth or day Good rooms, good table and prompt attention. Mrs. WINTHROP WILLIAMS, P. O. Box 137. D O YOU KNOW THAT LOEILLABD'S CLIMAX PLUG TOBACCO with Rod Tin Taj;: Rose Leaf Fine Cut Chewing; Navy Clippings, and Blaek, Brown and Yellow .Snubs are the best and cheapest, quality eonsulercd? Geo. W. Williams, HOUSE, SIGN AND FRESCO PAINTEE! Graining and Marbling a specialty. Old Furniture polished and made as good as new. 2??~ Oifiee No. 7, Up-stairs in Croft’s Block. Orders solicited. -GO TO- CORMANY’S Art Gallery! 712 Broad St. - - Augusta, Ga For tiie finest work in all branches of portraiture, copying and enlarging in Aiken and Crayon, Pastel, Ooil or Photograph. Frames Ln great variety. Each pic- j ture a work of art. iar Entrance to Gallery near Con- \ federate Monument. W. H. Hargraves Ma nufacturer of All Kinds of Sheet Metal Work, Tin Eoofmg, Iron EooSng ! Gutters and Conductor*! Roofs Re paired and Painted! Hill and Fac tory Wor!:! Hot A.ir Furnaces, Ven tilators, &.C. AYING every facility for con- lueting our business with dis patch and satisfaction, I respectfully solicit a share of the patronage of the surrounding country. W. H. HARGRAVES, 541 Broad St., Augusta, Ga. II -ONLY- R. N. Richbourg, COLUMBIA, 8. C. [Successor to William Glaze.] ESTABLISHED 1836. Jeweller, Watchmaker & Engraver i Carries everything usually kept in a first-class Jewelry store. All orders from the country promptly attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. $3-00 —FOR SUMMER MONTHS— V ull Size 8x10 Photograph and Walnut Frame for $3.00, j graved from any old picture. Send in your orders at once. Agents wanted - Address GEO. V. EEHNIES, Photographer. COLUMBIA, - - S. C. Boyce’s Barber Shop. The Place for Bargains. I Sli WILL be happy to receive m customers at my new s Avenue, next door to Warueke’s r y- Shaving, Hair Cutting and ing executed m first-class | J. €. Stanley & Bro., Dealers in ■ ■ —*— ■ real welfare of the Irish people. The Prince and Princess, soon after the cont-lusion of the procession, de parted for Queenstown. While the Prince and Princess were being driven in procession a Nationalist threw a vegetable at the Royal carriage. The vegetable stAick one of .tiie footmen with considerable force, and if he had not been by tiie progress of the car riage moved across its path it might have struck tiie Princess. Many stones were thrown by roughs at the people who followed and cheered the Royal carriage, and the police several times fired at the roughs. No injuries are reported. Immediately after tiie procession was over a meeting of the Cork Na tional League was held. The meeting declared that the Loyalist attempt to get up a fictitious demonstration of welcome in honor’ of Royalty had proven a failure, and passed a resolu tion congratulating John O’Connor, M. P., wlio managed the hostile dem onstration, for the victory he had achieved for tiie Nationalist cause. A Bloody Riot in Cork. Cork, April 15.—Early in the even ing Nationalists held a mass meeting, where inflammatory speeches were made and the latest London newspa pers containing accounts of the Royal progress were burned in a bonfire. After the mass meeting the National ists scattered through the city in par ties, numbering from fifty to five huu- dred men. Doors and windows were smashed, flags and decorations were torn down and heaped upon blazing bonfires, and many gun stores were broken into for the purpose of arming the mob. Policemen when encoun tered single or in small squads were attacked, and beaten unmercifully with their truncheons. In many cases the police rallied and charged desper- I ately upon the mob, but they were ! invariably surrounded and repulsed, j The police then resorted to the free j use of their revolvers and bayonets. I It was hand-to-hand fighting of the ! most desperate sort, the police etand- j ing back to back, and receiving and inflicting terrible injuries. At mid- [ night the streets were practically in | possession of the mob. The poliee- ! men who remained uninjured could ; not attempt to do more than maiu- [ tain their positions and light on the 1 defensive. In addition to j attacks I from crowds in the streets the police ! were exposed to murderous volleys of ] stones from windows, housetops and i other points of vantage. The belief ! at midnight was that the streets could i not be cleared without the use of i artillery. Two Sides of the Story. London, April 15.—Up to this even ing there was a feeling of relief in en- Government circles over the news of Cork, which all tended to show tliat the visit of the Prince of Wales to that city had passed off quietly, and had evoked an unexpected amount of enthusiasm. Early in the evening the Government officials declared that the attempts of the Nationalists to organize an opposition had resulted in failure, and that the extent of the Loyalists’ demonstration was sur prising. These declarations were hardly uttered before the telegraph brought reports of rioting in various [parts of the city, and the reports are Jack. In a message sent by General Lee on April 8th, in reply to the his torical demand of General Grant for the surrender. General Lee had desig nated a location where he would be prepared to receive the answer. On the morning of April 9th General Lee, accompanied by Colonel Marshall, and with one orderly, rode from the that seems to bear various names; the Ifront of the Confederate hues back to Russians call it Kushk. As this part sphere General Grant’s commuuica- of the countrv is in dispute we sup- tion was expected. There they met a pose the very names of the rivers are c lonel of General Humphreys’ divi- indefinite. The Afghans, we believe, s on, who brought General Grant’s call it the Morgab river. answer. General Lee had asked for a The people in the vicinity are of p^nference, at which the general terms Turcoman decent,.but foi two hun-lpr peace would be discussed. This i- or another to the paramount Hover, eignty of the Ameer of Afghanistan, jiaying tribute occasionally when in funds and so minded. Bnt the tribes are roving, the desert near, the allegi ance indefinite and in practice milita ry occupation alone determines the limits of the Ameer’s authority. From 1863 to 1879 it is said tribute was paid to tiie Herat government with some regularity, but since then, perhaps the Russians, who have been pressing down into Turkestan, have persuaded tiie tribes to keep their money in their own purses, instead of; sending it to Herat. Two years ogo, because Russia seemed bent on gob- mrml OrYtrrt Mic- at he had no power. The Federal lonel and Colonel Marshall, both mounted, carried on this interview, £ral Lee having halted a few yards Colonel Marshal was told that Federal forces were preparing for immediate attack, and their mov ing troops were plainly in sight. General Grant, he was told, had gone around to his front, and was at tliat moment about four miles distant. Colonel Marshal expressed his regret that there was to be further effusion of blood, and at the dictation of General Lee he wrote a message to General Grant asking for a conference to dis cuss the terms of surrender. This was terms. Field paper was used for the document, which made two copies at one writing. Colonel Parker was then instructed to make an ink copy of what General Grant had written, and Colonel Marshall wrote for General Lee tiie acceptance of the terms of surrender. A bottle of ink that was too thick for use, but is now highly prized, was produced. Colonel Mar shall had with him a bottle of ink tliat he used for writing when in the field. The two documents were writ ten with this ink. Colonel Marshall wrote with his own pen, and he is not certain that Colonel Parker did not use the same pen. General Grant affixed his signature to the document written hy Colonel Parker, and Gen eral Lee signed tiie one prepared by Colonel Marshall, about tiie wording of which lie was consulted at the time of writing. General Grant \> paper was handed to Colonel Marshall and General Lee’s was given to Colonel Parker, who retained them for their chiefs. These are the papers which are familiar to tiie readers of the history of that era. While the staff officers were preparing these papers, Generals Grant and Lee engaged in conversa tion, and the other Federal officers were also in the room. ^General Lee and Colonel Marshall were the only Confederates present. General Grant called across the room to General Sheridan to inquire how many rations lie could furnish. General Grant ex plained that he w r as advised tliat Gen eral Lee’s forces had a number of Federal prisioners, who, like their captors, were out of rations. General Slieridan replied that he could supply 25,000 rations. General Grant then instructed him to send 25,000 rations The Value of Petitions. President Cleveland is developing as a story teller. He has diminished the value of petitions for office a good deal by a story which he told an office seeking Senator. He said tliat when lie was Mayor of Buffalo there was a sharp contest for the position of Chief of Police. One candidate in particular was endorsed by such a large nimibfj - of citizens that when lie saw the petition tiie Mayor felt that probably lie was the man who ought to be appointed. He stated this con clusion to two of his friends who call ed to see him, but they informed him tliat in their opinion the appointment would not be a good one, and should not he made. He thereupon showed them the paper signed by such a large number of leading citizens, and said lie did not see how he could ignore it. They thereupon asked him to delay action for two days, in order that they might present a paper to him, and went away. At the end of the time they returned, bringing another peti tion signed by a long list of Buffalo people, some of them pormineut in the city, and a number of them his friends. It was not a petition for the place of Chief of Police, but was ad dressed to the Governor of New York, and stated tliat Grover Cleveland, Mayor of Buffalo, had been guilty of embezzlement of the public funds, was unfit to hold the office, and ought to be removed. It simply showed how easily reputable people could ue got to sign a petition without reading it,,* Since that time Mr. Cleveland says lie has not had a high opinion of signa tures to petitions relative to the offices. his health, mid sqmepf tl lie is on an earnesVjstill The papers contiPitoto talk about Mr Randall’s proposed trip South in tho heat of the smujUAEJuf the benefit of them say that ^111 hunt for tho Speakership. There is no reason why an invalid shoufa not come South in tiie su mmer for the benefit of h is health —especially If his home is in Phila delphia. A stranger, calling- himself Prof. Schaunburg, lias bee^in Washingtou for some weeks, endeavoring to form a company for the purpose of recov ering Capt. Kidd’s treasure. He says lie has, by the help of surveys and documents, located $60,000,000 worth of this treasure, and that it will only require a few thousand dollars to un earth it. , Gen. Woiseley will doubtless have fresli honors and emoluments heaped upon him if he succeeds in getting out of Soudan, or rather Nubia. As he is a favorite son of England it does not make much difference whether his campaigns are gloridus or not. He lias generally been rewarded for what lie should have done and not what he accomplished. Tho ex-director of Ur? conscription under the first empire ^computed the actual loss of men born within the old limits of France, and destroyed in the imperial wars froiq 1804 to 1815, at 1,^00,000. This estimate does not in clude the wars of tho republic, or the loss of men not born in the kingdom of France, and goes far to explain how population in France has kept low. to General Lee’s commissary. After the interview General Lee asked for General Williams, and thanked tliat officer for kindness shown to his son, Gen. Custis Lee, who hud been cap tured several days before. When Gen eral Lee and Colonel Marshall rode ofl’ the Federal officers filled the front V* bling up this district, England made ‘carried to General Humphreys, who a sort of compact with the Ameer that his territory should be preserved in tact. The question then came up what was his territory and the two European powers agreed to run the boundary and settle the matter. For this purpose 8ir Peter Lumsden has been in that region waiting for the ar rival of the Russian commission who, however, cometh not, and indeed in stead, the Russian troopers put in an appearance. The outlying province in dispute, , whose limits are so shadow) , is called Badghis and the Russians are now far within its boundaries, according to the English claim and traditionary rigid, but are still fifty miles outside of it, according to the present military maps of the aggressive Cossacks. And yet Pendjeh has not moved a foot. This Ameer has occupied the place with his troops for gome time past, and it would seem had an out post or camp somewhat beyond. It was the troops there encamped that the Russians attacked and routed on tiie 30th of March, “in consequence of provocative and manifestly hostile proceedings,” as Komarofi tersely ex-u presses it. Komaroff is evidently not a man to be trifled with by tiie Afghans—espe cially if the day is wet and the* long muzzle-loading guns of the Afghans are ineffective as against his improved breech-loaders, and more especially would appear to he so if the chance seem propitious of losing a few Britisi officers in the rout. That he retired to! his former position we have his word' for, but we suspect the British foreign office will hardly feel assured of that; fact without other evidence. Indeed, matters have taken such a turn that the outlook is for war, which,} however, may yet be averted, if Rus^ sia is not bent on gaining her point,j by those concessions which it is the part of diplomatists to make in the adjustment of differences. | When it was suggested to Bonaparte that he attempt tiie conquest of tl e Chinese he declined, saying there are immediately seut it to General Grant by the shortest route, General Lee and Colonel Marshall then rode to the Confederate Iront where firing was going on. The firing ceased before . they reached tiiere. It was a cavalry skirmish, and (Jen. Fitz Lee was coming in with a couple of guns and several hundred prisoners that had been captured. This was the last skirmish. Shortly after a flag of truce approached from the Federal O. E. Babcock, of Gen. Grant’s staff, accompanied by an or derly, rode up. He brought a message from General Grant asking General Lee to designate the place of confer ence, either in tiie Confederate or Federal lines. General Lee immedi ately mounted his horse, and with £ol. Marshall, Colonel Babcock and several orderlies, rode into the Fed eral lines. Colonel Marshall rode in advance to select a place for the meet ing. He met Mr. McLean, a citizen, on the road, who had his home on tiie first Manassas battlefield and moved to Appomattox Court House to get away from the armies, as he hoped. Mr. McLean took Col. Marshall to an unoccupied house, which was rejected because it was without furniture. He then offered his own residence, on the outskirts of the little village. This was accepted, and General Lee and Colonel Babcock soon arrived, and wisli Colonel Marshall, they went into J.a room and awaited the arrival of General Grant. That General, when he sent Colonel Babcock to General Lee, started forward himself with a numerous retinue of his officers. When General Grant reached Mc Lean's house he and his officers alight ed. When shown into the room lie advanced and shook hands with Gen eral Lee. The Federal commander was in undress uniform and without side-arms, while General Lee was in full uniform. He wore a handsome sword with gold hilt, which was a gift of English friends. He also wore a sash which was never seen except at especial reviews or on dress occasions. General Grant, by way of apology to too many of them. Once teach them the art of modern warfare and the^}General Lee for coming without his will overcome Europe and crush out our civilization.” Had the French Republic kept this warning in vie it would not surffer the ignominy o inventing stories to cover up its fin quent defeats at the hands of the Cel tials. m JOHN R BOYCE, CHINA, GLASS, EARTAENWARE ! becoming more alarming every hour. i As an open carriage containing the tTVinee was crossing Parnell Bridge, ^ -ark*"! And House-Furnishing Goods! COLUMBIA, - - SC. some one in the crowd threw an onion Ex-President Fish, of the Mari Bank, lias been found guilty of emhez zling funds of tiie institution, and i: liable to long sentence of impriso; ment. He was one of the victi Ferdinand Ward, and before he wa roped in by General Grant’s Mascoi te was one of the most conservativ capitalists in New York. side-arms, said that his sword was with his baggage, and because of his esire to reaeli tiie place for the con- rence he had hastened on in undress uiform. This was tiie only allusion to a sword that was made at the inter view. The other Federal officers were introduced to General Lee, and the conversation for a short time was gen eral. General Lee requested General Grant to put into writing the terms upon which he asked tiie surrender of the Confederate forces. Colonel Par- k'-rj of General Grant’s staff, moved o' er to his chief a small table that was ia the room, and upon this General Grant wrote In pencil the terms of* hugging match. that General Grant was among them, for his thoughts m ere busy with other matters at tiie time. It was known in the Confederate lines that General Lee had gone to meet General Grant, and the soldiers crowded around to learn the result when he returned. General Lee addressed his men on that occasion. He then retired to his tent and selected tiie commissioners who, with a similar commission named by General Grant, were to car ry out the details of the surrender. The next day, when the paroling of the men was going on General Lee had another interview with General Grant, at tiie request of the latter. General Grant was anxious to have a meeting between President Lincoln and General Lee. Here General Lee interposed tiie same objection that General Grant had made tiie day be fore. He said he had no authority in the affairs of the Confederacy beyond the command of his army, and tliat authority ended at the surrender. Colonel Babcock, who was accidental ly drowned in Florida last summer, had a conversation with Colonel Mar shall about the surrender only a short time before he lost his life. He said he hud prepared a statement of the in cidents as he saw them, and hoped tliat Colonel Marshall would do the same. Colonel Babcock remarked: “It is time the stories of the Appo mattox apple-tree and General Lee’s sword were exploded.” Colonel Marshall, inclosing the con versation yesterday, alluded to the statement about what Gen. Lee would have done if General Grant had de manded his sword and the side-arms of his officers. Colonel Marshall said tliat question did no: come up at all iu connection with the surrender. The only allusion to a sword was when General Grant excused himself to General Lee for coming to see him without wearing one. Colonel Mar shall thought that if books were writ ten to tell the things that men might have done if something else had oc curred except what; really happened, there would not be enough libraries to hold them. Senator Hampton at the 'White House. News and Courier. Senator Hampton appears to have fully recovered from his recent indis position, and devotes much of his time to visiting the executive departments in the interest of his constituents. During the past week he has made frequent visits to the white house and Duelling. Savannah [Morning News. The change in the sentiment on the subject of duelling during the last forty years lias been remarkable. A man who killed his antagonist in a duel was once considered as a hero. Now he is looked upon as little less than an assassin. A Western corres pondent says that Judge D. 8. Terry, who killed D. C. Roderick in a duel, in San Francisco, just before the war, is now an obscure old man practicing law in Stockton, and that lie is pur sued by the retributive justice of pub lic opinion. His case has a counter part in that of a well known-duelist in an adjoining State. The days of dueling are about past in this country. Q^stions of honor must be decided COrdillg to bonnr otwl iw,» i, jpeaisnAMMVm^uau barons code. YuaVed and The salary of the occupant of the White House is never applied for by the President, but is made out in the form of a voucher at the end of each month, and signed by the Treasurer of tiie United States iu regular order with hundreds of other vpuchers. The Private Secretary is always given the money, but the department requires the receipt to be signed by the Presi dent personally. Some of the Republican papers even approve of Secretary Whitney’s order requiring clerks in the Navy Department to remain at their desks until 5 o’clock while there is such a press of work to be Hone. The Seci’e- tary is right in demanding full work for full pay, but those pointed principally drawing their salarie •^ry badly the purpose of link they are MISCELLANEOUS. It costs $500,000,000 annually to sup port the criminals in this country. George W. Childs fell on Friday in front of the Public Ledger office iu Philedelphia and disabled his right arm. Blaine ought to move to Panama. There have been four alleged Presi dents in tliat ueigborhood within the 1 ast three months. The pinic season is almost here, and the red bug is awaking from his winter torpor with an eye for business and an appetite for blood. The congregation of which Dr. Burchard was the pastor has dissolved, and the property is to be turned over to the New York Presbytery. Dr. Kqck continues his search after the germs of various diseases. The world will soon begin to believe that the doctor is afflicted with “Germa nia.” A Venetian Gondolier makes, on an average, 4 francs (about 80 cents) a day the year round. On this he will marry, rear a family and put some money by. The Confederate bazaar at Baltimore took in nearly $15,000 in five days, audit is believed the ladies in charge will roallize from $25,000 to $40,000 from the enterprise. Drunkenness is greatly on tiie in crease in Mexico. They have no Murphys nor St. Johns in that country, and the people have doubt less learned howto mix native pulque with Kentucky fusel oil. While the Repulicans are busily employed overhauling and oiling their old political machines their or gans do not hesitate to raise a great howl because Carter Harrison has beaten them in Chicago at their own game. / Gen. Barillos, t Guatemala, is of eral education, and hi than ordinarily successful in businc politics and military vc is not yet past forty, but iV«iarried and has a very interesting family^ in personal appearance he Is tall aOd finely formed, with dark eyes and flowing black beard. He has ren dered distinguished service^ as a Sen ator, and two years ago was elected First Vice President of tiie Republic- Gen. Barrios, the dead President of Guatemala, is said to have been “the only public man in Spanish America who spoke and acted promptly on all occasions,” and who utterly disre garded the conventionalities of Span ish etiquette. The Republican headquarters in most of the smaller post offices throughout the Soutli have not been state department, accompanied by q 0 j„^ much party work for several months. Most of them will be closed, so far as politic are concerned, before the leaves turn brown again. Col. S. A. Pearce, of Columbia. It is said that Col. Pearce could be induced to accept a consulship should one be tendered him, although Senator Hampton states that he is not aware that the colonel is an applicant for any office. When Senator Hampton calls on the president he does not go up stairs by the regular stairways, but ascends to the executive departments by way of an elevator located in a private part of tiie iiouse. The ushers and door keepers are all acquainted with the senator, and he is always treated with a little more than ordf- The country has certainly entered nary consideration. He is probably on the era of refrom in earnest. Both the only casual visitor who is per- Philadelphia and New Orleans now mitted to use the elvator. j nominally prohibit prize fighting. [ Many people of those cities feel very The Lion and Bear will growl a few much like their liberties have been days longer before they determine to abridged in violation of the constitu- The Republicuns saj - they are deter mined to carry New York this year, and are organizing their forces prepar atory to tiie attempt. It looks now as if they are doomed to defeat. Repub- licad methods are becoming more odious than ever wince the reform ad ministration’s acts offer such a happy , being contrast with them. indulge in a grand growling and tion just to gratify the public senti ment of the balance of the land. Old Tlnd Stevens was more candle and less hypocritical than his party. He admitted that he and they, just after the war, dealt with the South “out side the Constitution;” and when a contested election case came up in the House, always asked. “Which was the Republican damned rascal?” and voted for him, right or wrong. And now the latter day Re publican saints, who once followed and worshipped Stevens express- sanctimonious horror at every little Democratic slip. ~ “When does a woman begin to grow old?” was lately asked in an as sembly of French women, who are siiitl to be even more afraid of vieillir than the women of other countries. “With the first grey hair,” suggested one of the ladies, and “when she ceases to inspire love,” thought another. The discision was finally put to a charming white-haired ma tron of some 70 years, who at once re plied: What do I know about it? You must ask an old woman to an swer you such a question.” Mrs. “X,” of Willlstoii. S. C. gives tills remedy for exterminating mites from chicken houses: Deluge with boil ing water, made strong with lye, every place where the mites are lodged. If among setting hens, take away the hens and eggs, scald well all the places with the boiling water and lye,, wipe then clean, brush from the hen alltho • mites possible and dust through and under the hen’s feathers with dry sul phur, and use plenty of sulphur about the nest when freshly made up in tho same place with clean fresh straw. A statistlcan has figured out tho expenditures for various purposes in tiie United States approximately as f iliows: Drink,$900,000,000; missions, home and foreign $5,500,060; bread, $505,000,003; meat, $203,000,000; iron, and steel, $200,000,000: woolen goods, $237,000,000; sawed lumber,233,000,000; cotton goods, $210,000,000; boots and shoes, $11)6,000,000; sugar and molasses $155,000,000; educational purjioses, $85,000,000; according to these figures drink costs more than bread and meat, and but little less food than and rai ment. In view of the fact that while in other countries the population is In creasing, in France the deaths out number the births in some depart ments, M. Sarcey contends that fash ion has a good deal to do with the stagnation of the population, and it the fashion to ridicule large families, the result, especially in the better classes, is a family limited to two or three children. He has observed that la England the mothers of eight, ten, or even more children is an object of re spect, and not by any means liable to be ridiculed, while a French moving In good society, large bro«Ml, is considered phenouenon. *