VOLUME 2
Richmond as it is.
We (junto from the Hkuj its interest
ing description of the present condition
of Richmond :
We gave in yesterday afternoon's edi
tion of the IVA i<j the main history of
events which marked the evacuation of
Richmond by the Confederate Govern
inent and army, and its occupation by the
forces of the I'uited States.- An inspec
tion of the buried district this morning
shows that we did not over-estimate the
extent of the area burned over or the
number of houses destroyed. The fire,
commencing at the Shoekoc Warehouse,
radiated front and roar and on two wings
burning down to. hut not destroying, M.
I, Jacobson's store. No. 77 Main street,
south side, halfway between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth sts., and back to the river,
through Cary and ail the intermediate
streets. Westward, on Main, the lire was
gt-iyed at Ninth St., sweeping hack to the
river. On the south side of Main tie
flames were staved at Mitchell & Tyler'-
jewelry Et>re, between ihirtocnth and
Fourteent sts.
From this point the flamesraced nn tl el
north si do of Main up to Eighth st., ai dj
back to Hank st. The familiar aspc. t
ami face of Main st., is changed so c in
pletcly that those best acquainted with
the buildings, cannot point them out with
certainty Thobusy street of n tew u-.-sa
ago is the ghost of its former set!-, an am
phitheater oi crumbling v. a lis and t.»; :•
ing chimneys.
The Custom House, late Confeucrate
Treasury, passed through the os-leil of
tire unscathed, from the fact that the ed
ifice is of granite and fire proof, 'i he
Bank of the Commonwealth presents a
granite front, but is a mere shell, as also
is the B ink oi \ iigiuia. At one tin;
during Monday Morning the Spotsw ■
Hotel was in groat danger, the flumes Imp
ing toward its location with great rapidi
ty; but a merciful Providence caused a
lull in the bfceze, and blew the flames out
of their track.
TfIR mini STORES.
A dozen drug stores at least shared ;n
the common ruin. '1 bey are. as laras we
ean recollect, the 112 -res of I'ureoll, l-a-!d|
& Co., corner of Thirteenth and Main!
sts.; William Grey, Main St.. between!
Twelfth and Thirteenth; Peterson's r|
nor of Main and Twelfth sts, *, Meade vS
Baker, corner of Mainand Sixteenth sts.ij
J. P. Duval, south-east corner of ll'ej
same streets.
Old boundaries and landmarks are sol
entirely obliterated that it is with the!
greatest difficulty that the sites of parti : I
ular stores ean be pointed out, the dcbi isl
of brick and granite and iron destroying!
any trace of the cross streets; they can!
be distinguished only by the openings mi
the ruins- |
SOME OF THE MFFEKEIIS. 1
The vastness of ths list of sufferers!
and the lack of any correct guide in thei
way of a directory, would render thj pub-I
lication of their uauies impossible. 'W e|
can only mention such as occur to ourl
memory, commencingon Main st. : I
West and Johnston, booksellers ; Ar-|
cuts & Co., auction house ; John Don ley I
iV Co., hatter-; (Jennet, jeweler; Secession!
Club House aud Milliard Uunnis; Kent J
Paine & Co., auction house ; \V kite, Mon-I
teiro it Co.; Catlctt. Tellcson & Co., au • t
tion house ; Maury & Co.. bankers ; Cull
din, Harrison & Apperson,bankers; Willi
ittnis and Co . Bankers) A. Antoui I
fectionary store. *
ADDITIONAL I'UBLISHINO TSTABLiSIt-l
MEXTS in: It MKT).
By n second survey of the burned dis I
triet we perceive that several additional
publishing establishments are to be iu I
eluded among thoso destroyed, 'i lu -t|
are the job printing establish men: of K 1 I
ward J. Ayres, publisher ot the /'Ye. /-Jj
tnl X' iry ; the old office tlf tile //.7c.*
Jtofxi'iir/cr, corner of Twelfth and J*:.i k|
Hts.; the office of the Ecru lay Ot>u. • r.p
in the Dts/iutch building; tlie offices all
the Central I'lrxbi/tcritw, Hontltcrm
Churchman, and lit/i</iotts //< MfcJ
Ayres saved all his type and stock, hav
ing moved them several days before the
evacuation.
INCIDENTS OF THE EVACUATION.
Sunday morning, April 2, broke upon
Richmond calmly and pleasantly, and
without anything protentous in events im
mediately transpiring. There were ru
mors of evacuation, but very few suppos
ed the event was upon us and at baud,
Tho church bells rang as usual, with
nothing of alarm iu their tone, and wor
slippers were as prompt and devout as
was their wout. But by the hour of noon
nervous people begun to snuff danger in
the air. and one's cars were filled with the
most terrible rumors. Then there came
an unusual increase in the number of
wagons on the streets ; boxes and trunks
■were being hastily loaded at the depart*,
:
ments and driven to the IHhtrille depot
Those who had determined to evacuate
with the fugitive Government looked'ou
with amazement; then convinced of the
fact, rushed to follow the Government's
example. Vehicles with two horses, one
horse, or even no horse at all, suddenly
rose to a premium value that was astouud
ing. and ten, fifteen and even a 8100 in
gold or Federal currency was offered for
a conveyance.
Suddenly, as if by magic, the streets
became filled with men, walking as tho'
for a wager, and behind them excited ne
groes toting trunks, bundles and luggage
of every description. All over the city
it was the same—wagons, trunks, baud
boxes and their owners, a mass of hurry
ing fugitives, filling the streets. The
ijauk.- were all open, and depositors were
.is busy as bees removing their specie de
posits ; and the directors were equally ac
tive in getting off their bullion. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars of paper
money were destroyed, both State and
t'onf'ederate. Night came, and with it
.• nie con lu ion worse confounded. There
Bwus no sleep for human cjes in iiich
nioud Sunday night. The rapid tramp
of men upon the streets, the rattle anuS
roar of wagons, the shouts of soldiers r<.--B
treating through the city to the Soutli-B
side, went ou the whole long, long wearvß
I
A PILLAGER KILLED. |
One of the pillaging soldiers engaged!
oi r bbiug the stores on Main St., Mon-I
day ni-.'.iiin/. was .shot from the inside bvßj
the j-roprietor. while lie"was knocking in!
ihe sliow-c,A cliarge of bucksholß
cnlered his stomach, and it was believed!
he died in a short time, but we could not!
learn u bit became iff the body.
At the G vprnmerit clothing store. eor-R
iter I-;' y and Pearl sts., a man, while!
pilla •.. ci .thing fel. tlirough the hatch-!
way and broke his neck E
At daybreak on londay morning the!
scene at the commit iry depot, at the head®
of the dock, beggared description. I
Hundreds of (I ovornmuit wagons wereS
loaded with bacon, flour an 1 whiskey,ami!
Ejdriven off in hot haste to join tho retreat-l
King army. Negroes with their peculiar®
H 'leave oh !" sweated and worked likcE
■beavers ; but the immense piles of stores!
■alio nut f.-cm to diminish in the least.—l
B fhronged about the depot were hundreds®
■if men. women and children, black and!
Kwhite, provided with capacious bags, bas-l
Bkots, tubs, buckets, tin pans and aprons!
■cursing. pushing and crowding, awaiting!
It lie throwing open of doors, and the or-l
Bder for each to help himself. I
B 1 m
B \\ hen tho Government wagons hadß
■gotten off all the stores possible, it was!
Hfoiind that tevcral hundred liairels oil
Hwbiskey remained in one of the upper!
I* '■ l 1
■ A WiIiSKLV CATAIIACT. I
B One after another, in hasty procession !
H'he . an els were rolled to the hatchway,!
H be heads knocked out, and a miniature!
B.vhiskcy Niagara puiire 1 continuously!
Ig-lown, pouring into the dock in a cur !
■rent, almost strong enough to have swept?;
gi nmti off his feet. Bet v. ten 20 j all <ig
Bd'lO barrel- were thus poured out—a bigS
Hlriiilc to the frjny inh tbitanU of tlieg
■river. I
H I
B About sunrise the doors were opened!
S|(.o the populace, and a rush, that almost!
■seemed to carry the building off its foun-B
Plati.nis. was made, and hundreds of thou 8
(giands of pounds of splendid bacon, flour.!
■jv i'., went into tho capacious maw of the!
Bjiublic
|| And here we may remark that while!
■the Confedttiste Government was maklniiß
■ K
■ oii li a poor month over the reported fail-E
■ ire of supplies—while tho people were!
■being starved that the army might be fed.!
■ his immense storehouse was bursting!
■rt it.ii fulluc-s and plenty, to come final:\!
Ho• utter wreck and waste. •
1 I
■ SUDDEN WEALTiI. ■
■ While hundreds of families have
■rendered homeless and houseless by thel
■conflagration, a great many persons v. hu!
SHuvc in sections spared by the flames havej#
Biccumulated small fortunes by rescuing!
largo quantities oPgoods from the burn-!
ing buildings. Clothing," shoes, dry|
goods of every description, were saved in!
■largo quantities; and are now stored away!
■in the bouses of those who saved them S
Bl'art restitution would be the propeig
Billing iu cases whore the owners were!
? A I'Al'Lt; TORNADO. ;
B A whirlwind sweeping through dead!
■leaves in Autuuin scattered them no more!
■wildly than official documents, pamphlets!
Ho:c.. were scattered on Monday morning!
■Confederate bonds, Confederate notes,!
Hbauk cheeks, bills, fleckened and whiten I
Hed the streets in every direction—all s J
■worthless that the boys would not-piekl
■them up.
I
" Let us have Faith that Right makes Might! and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"— A - Ltnooi ' n
BUTLER BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 18G5.
SIIKfX KXPLOSION. 112"
While the city was burning, about 81
o'clock on Monday morning, terrific shell!
explosions, rapid and continuous, added!
to the tenVir of the scene, and led to the!
impression that the city was being shell-!
Ed by the r treating Confederate army!
from the Southside ; but the explosions!
were soon ascertained to proceed Irom the!
Government Arsenal and Laboratory, thcnß
in flames. I
1.1 BUY ritisos,
Which ever since the war has been uscd|
-r - • 'I
is a prison house for in ion prisoners, isH
iiotf serving the same purpose for Confed-!
crate prisoners, several thousand being!
now confined there, and the number is in-H
•leasing daily. Hundreds of Confeder-I
itc deserters and stragglers are hunted!
out ami confined there.
THE HAXALL MILLS.
Wo are glad to bo able to correct tbe!
report widely circulated and generally be-l
lievcd yesterday that the extensive Hax-I
ill Mills have been burned. The War-I
wick Mills were burned. E
A PONTQON BKKIADE.
The military authorities, iu view ol|
H:lin dt -truction of tbe bridges across then
. H
Sjames, have thrown across the river be ■
g.nw Mayo's bridge one of their firm anoß
Every durable pontoon bridges to facilitateß
B! ravel and transporlation to tbe southl
TIIE INSI ItANCE OFJ'ICES,
(Being mostly located in that portion of|
■the city destroyed, are included among the!
Jjouililings burned, with their books anoH
liccounts. in many instances. Hundredsß
■ if tho sufferers hold policies of insurance!
»>n their property in these offices, biitß
■whether 111 oy can over realize a cent un-g
Bier the present circumstances is a gravel
(iiestiou. |
H!' 11!: MSIT OF HIS EXCKI.t.KNi V MIESI-I
DENT LINCOLN I
Sams the event of yesterday afternoon. g
H The Presidont, accompanied by Admi-B
1 ;il. i*• iiier of tbe I'uited States Navy,!
■with an escort of army and navy officers!
■wa ; lauded at lioeketts about 3p. 1i).,l
B,'rom a gunboat, an 1 was enthusiasticallyß
Bchcerod by tho populace and Federal solß
Sliers ail tlie way up Main street to tluß
| narkct, and up Franklin st.to Governo!®
H-t. The President was on foot and walk-g
led rapidly, towering above the crowd!
■flanked on his right by Admiral Porter!
S hi bis left by bis son Thaddeus.
| The President was dressed in a long!
■black overcoat, high silk bat, and black!
!,units, giving to his form a very command-!
■ . !
Sing appearance. Iho President and cs-B
Bcort moved up Governor to Twelfth st !
■out Twelfth to Marshall st.and the man!
Bsion of .left". Davis, late President of tin!
Bf 'iinfcderato States, and now the head-!
Hquutor., of Maj. Gen. Godfrey Wcitzel.K
ral'lie crowd surrounded ilia mansion, am'!
a cut cheer up after cheer as the President!
jjtt ■
H'titercd tbe doorway and seated himself!
M a the reception room and rcccptiou ehaii!
B.f Jeff. l>avis. Three cheers for Admi!
H.'al Porter were then proposed and given!
■ .villi a hearty good will.
1 A brilliant collection of l uion officers!
Bis.-em'iled in the hall were then present I
Bed to the l'resideut. and aficrward thejj
Bcitizonsgenerally were allowed theoppor-l
g. unity of shaking the President of '*oui!
■whole rnion" by the hand. Subsequent-!
Biv the President and suite, with a cavalry!
le-eortof edited traops, appeared on the!
■square, drawn iu a carriage and four!
!which was driven around the walks, tbcl
Hi'resident inspecting the condition of theft
!'rooosund exibitiug an unwonted intcrestß
| 1
B n everything.
■ Everywhere the reception was thesanic!
3 he bands playiing and the people besieg-l
a.ng the grounds, euc.li anxious for a closet!
linsjtection of the distinguished occupant;!
! >f the carriage.
I While these ceremonies were going on!
3i salute of guns was fired from the steam!
or.-; at lloeketts.
I 'j lie President is still in Richmond, we
g telievo. but we are not informed what
Bire to be his future movements.
i
II" THE THEATEB.
The Theater will be reopened fo-night
under the management of Mr. It. P'Or
say, who may now exclaim, ' llicbard is
himself again." The play selected foil
the occasion is Don Ciesar de Bazan.—p
Mr. Ogden will personate Don Cwsar,
pported by the company recently per
rining at the Theater.
Invitations have beeusent to President
iueoln, Gen. Grunt, Weitiel, Shepley
id other officers of distinction. An ef
:ient guard litis been detailed by the
rovost Marshal to preserve order.
—A jtist deceased iu New
6rk, united, during his life, four thou,
ud couples in marriage, and christened
n thousand infants.
—The Duke of Morny left 4,000,-
)0 franca.
CONTENTED JOHN.
h; honest John Toti)kin*. a hedger #nd ditcher,
Although he was porth did not want to be richer,
•'.•r *ll -iirh Tain withes to hint were prevented,
Uy a fortunate habit of belug contented.
Thongh cold wore the weather, or ,tryr#TTFthe rood,
John never fonnd In a mnrmm-in? naood;
For this ho w;»* constantly heard to declari,
What be could not prevent he would cheerfully bear.
••For why shonld I grumble ami murmur!"' he Bald,
•If I cannot set meat I'H thankful for brea«U
And though fretting may make mv calamities deeper.
It can never ean«e bread anil cheese to he cheaper.''
If John was alHlcteil with nicknes* or pain,
lie wished himself but did not complain,
Nor lie down to fret in dcflitondunce and sorrow ;
Hut eaid that he hoped to he better to.morrow;
If any one wronged him, or treated him ill.
Why. John wa- good natured and sociable still;
For he raid that revenghig the injury done
Would be nr..king two rogues where there need be hut!
And thus honest John, though hi* station was humble, I
Paswcd through tins sad world without even a grumble, I
li l iv. re well if >oine t »ik. «h > are gr«-:«f- ; :tnd li'her.l
Would copy John To inking, the hedge)* and ditcher, I
Preseutation of a Watch. E
The following correspondence will cx-1
plain itself, nnd needs no comments: I
K.SOXVII.LK, March 25, 18G5. |
Sin—A committee of the colored popu-l
lation have desired uie, in their behalf, to]
present you this excellent American!
Watch. Costlier gifts, and from personal
ij if higher pretentions, you lure often iv-3
ecivedV and may again receive. None!
more expressive. Neither personal frienil-l
-hip n>r motives of interest prompt it.g
Far other. Of a race subjgctcd.tiv# bon l
dago by laws of which there were for them,l
neither husband and w.fe, nor parent ""ILL
I-liild, much less property, tho humbled!
donors have no stored wealth to lavish iu|
ihe bestowmcnt of gratuitous or interest-!
od favors. 1 112
I
From this traditionary bondage theyl
have just been delivered. Asa peoples
they arc disenthralled. Possibly theiif
conceptions of liberty may not be as devo-J
ted or as dear as arc those of men who have]
breathed no air but that of liberty. The!
eye first opened to the light sees but dim-!
ly, men as trees walking. Yet thoy deem]
the boon of freedom incalculable, beyond!
ill llieir powers to estimate—freedom tol
S iwti themselves, and to receive tho fruits]
■oftheir own labor; freedom to appeal tol
||ihe law for protection and redress; and!
S.Veedoni to organize families with hopes!
Bif a prosperity that can inherit fortunes!
■acquired and a good name deserved.—l
Vou the)" regard as. under the providence!
of God, a chief instrument in this mightyg
accomplishment. Pucli is the sentiments
which, by this token, they wish to tx-S
press.
Enclosed you will find the names of the!
committee nnd contributors. I
Taking this occasion to tender assur-j
anccs of personal regard,
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, I
HORACE MAYNAHD. I
To his I2.wiV.encj/, 11*. (l. Brmmloie\
Governor of Tennessee.
G TIIE IULL'T.Y.
MR. MAYXAUD —I accept the watch]
presented to me through you. by a portion]
of the colored population, and to then',J
each and all, L tender my profound ae-l
kuowledgements, as well as to you for tho]
tortus in which you have made known]
their wishes. This war tvas commenced,]
and has been carried on by the South, to]
enlarge the powers of slavery, and to per-]
pctuatc the institution ; but in the provi-l
donee of God, it has destroyed the iusti-j
tution. and these colored persons are now!
and forever lice. When this war is|
closed out—and it can't last much longer!
—and the demoralized, disappointed, and]
defeated rebels return, thoy will be dis-1
posed t<? show the colored man no quart-]
ers. Ilence, as Governor of the State, i«
shall feel it to be my du y to call upon!
the Legislature to protect them by legis-j
lation.
If 1 were to advise them to a course ot<
action, it would be that of great prudence!
ind manly forbearance. [ have heard]
with regret, on these streets, profane ex-j
prcssi ns uttered against the whites, byl
some colored persons, and I have seen]
otherstreated rudely. who did not merit!
i
such treatment. These instances have]
not been numerous. So conduct them-j
selves, T would say to each and all, as to]
be found on the defensive, if any difference
-diould occur. Act upon tho old maxim,
that thrice is he armed who has his jitur
ret jurt.
The arrogant rebels may be inclined to
isk if the Governor elect of Tennessee
will condescnd to accept of a present at
the bauds of the colored population? If
■Jeff. Davis and those associated with him
in arms and treason, can afford to conscript
colored men to fight to perpetuate the
bondage of theirwives and children, under
the false promise of'freedotu to them, and
to fight to advance the worst cause on
earth, certainly I can accept and proudly
wear a watch given to uie by loyal men of
color. Nay, when one of these traitors
is hanging with a rope to his neck, because
■I refused to grant hiui a pardon, I can
■draw out this watch and tell, though fan
B§way, when his troubles are over, and he
Hftis obtained his rights !
I Whilst I shall highly esteem this pres
ileut, I shall carefully preserve tho list of
■the names of the donors, and remain sin-
Bcerely, &c.,
W. G. BROWNr.ow.
1 March -0.1805.
ITHE PAST AND THE PRESENT.
■ A True Story of n Urrnt CliHn«c—- Vrl-B
Ilngton and lie Proprietors.
I The Washington Intellii/encer has thefg
■following description and narrative : t*
A visit to the Arlington Mansion and!
surrounding estate, a few days since, fill-l
ed us with oppressive and melancholy!
■reflections. Four years ago ll< bert K.fl
pl.ee, then a Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry®
Bin the I'nion army, and now Commander ■
■in-Chief of the rebel army, was with liir!
■family in the happy possession of tliatß
■niagnifieeut inheritance. More thanone-E
■half of the estate, consisting of a thousand!
■acres was covered with a splendid forests
Sot'oak and other timber, and the rich audg
■productive fields adorned with the hand!
Bof culture. To-day what a change! The!
Svonerable ancestral mansion, erected bjl
Elbe honored son. by adoption, of tho Fa-fi
Either of Ins Country, and for half a ecu 1
■ ury his cultivated and delightful home,]
B is now in the center ofa vast cemetery on
■those who have fallen in the service oil
■their country. I
fa Tvvo hundred and fifty acres of this]
Igestate surrounding the mansion have beenl
■permanently appropriated for burial pur-S
■poses by the Government, and inclosed by]
ca substantial and handsome fence. Nearly]
©five thousand soldiers have already beenl
■there buried, and the number is daily]
■growing larger. In 185.'!. Mrs. Oust is!
■the mother of Mrs. General Lee, died ing
■the Arlington Mansion, and was buried in]
Sfa sequestered and delightful grove near]
ffitho mansion; and in 1857 Mr. Custis]
'■died, and his remains were deposited byl
'Slier side, a vast concourse of persons oil
'jSj.; very rank testifying their reverence for]
Elbe departed by their presence at tho ob-]
fsequics.
3 That sequestered grove, thus selected]
Bby its o.vner as tho last resting place foil
fchiinself and his wife, has been in the tern i
jppest of the times invaded ; tho forest hat-]
jwlieen transformed into a field of the dead.]
gaud the two marble columns marking the!
■remains of George Washington, I'arkefj
ijCustis itnd Mary Lee Fitziiugh, his wife,!
Hnow rise in the midst of more than four!
■thousand patriot soldiers' graves. Near-]
Ely the whole of the timber and wood ha si
Rbecii swept from tho entire estate audi
Bused for war purposes, The Freednien'sl
E\ illago is established upou one portion of]
Ktlie land thus cleared, and it is all being]
pjput under cultivation by contraband negrofe
■labor. I
M ... I
E| Mr. Custis inherited this estate from!
Ehis father, who was the son of Mrs. Gen ]
■Washington by a former ho band. Soon]
■after his mother died, in IHO2, he, then]
igabout twenty-five years of age, came here]
J'froin Mount \'emon. and with his young]
Band accomplished wife took up their res]
flidencc in the Arlington Mansion, which]
«jhe had just then erected, nnd which ever-]
Bnioro was their beautiful and cultivated!
Sh line. The fruits of this union were four]
all of whom died in their in-jj
•Pfancy, except Mary Custis, the wife of]
■gjden. It. F. Leo. Mr. Custis'father, Jno.j
[sParkc ('list is. was an aid-de-camp to Wash-I
-Sington, and died ofa camp fever in
•■contracted at tho siege of Yorktown, at thel
Sage of twenty-seven years, lie had marl
iggried, at nineteen \e,irs of age, Hleanoij
mt'alvcrf, of Mount Airy, Md.. a descend-]
Kant of the second Lord Baltimore.l
■ when but fifteen years of age, and!
.■at twenty-three she was thus made a wid-J
flow with four children. Gen. Washington]
Ifhastcncd to Fdthani, Md., where tho hus-J
■band was sick, only to see him in his dying]
■moments. This was tho only purvivingß
Sjehild of Mrs. Washington, the daughter!
flhaving died some years before. He was!
affected, and, weeping, said to the]
Another: T adopt the two younger child-i
ffiren as my own." These were Kteanorg
■Custis, then two and a half years of age,]
SJwho died at seventeen, of consumption,!
laud George Washington Parke Custis.!
■then six months old. Gen. Washingt n
■took unwearied pains in training son
flofhis adoption, desiring to give him a sol
[lid aud liberal education j but his efforts
tl The son was avei-se to study, though
(■possessed of good abilities, and at twenty
pHthrce years of age married, and devoted!
llhis life aud very large fortune iuheritedj
ill mm his father and mother, to agriculture!
,-Baud pleasant lite; ary pursuits. He was
■possessed of much natural eloquence, and
■Bwrote with a ready and cultivated pen, as
sßthe columns of the Jntelln/cncer, to which
ißhe often contributed, bear testimony.—
rßlle was one of the first persons in this
jßeountry to embark in the raising of Mer
■ion sheep, He inaugurated an annual
convention for the promotion of agricul
ture and domestio manufacture, known
over the country as the Arlington Sheep
shearing. These gatherings were at Arling
ton Spring, beneath a venerable oak ne:.r
the batiks of the Potomac
For many years, on the 30th of April,
ihe annual shearing took place, a large con
course gathering to see the ceremonies.—
Prizes, provided at the expense of Mrs.
Custis, were awarded to those presenting
the best specimens of sheep's woel and
domestic manufactures, lie had at one
lime a large nttd splendid lot of sheep of
(ho ehoisest breeds, which, however were]
plundered by thieves and dogs, till at lasts
•wo only remained, and these forseverali
years held solitary sway in the domain.—l
Mr. Custis t'K.k delight in paintings : but!
thesis paintings now hanging in the ha 111
of the Ailington Mansion, representing!
battles and Revolutionary incidents, paint J
eel by hilt, evince rather a sorry capacity!
in tlie author iu that direction, ihe!
walls of this mansion wero, however,!
idoiued with some fiue speeitiieus of the
art. Among tlieni were several splendid I
original portraits of Washington—one by
the elder I'cale, another by Steuart, and
ilso a beautiful portrait of his mother, by
the latter named artist. All these fami
ly pictures were taken away by the Lee
family when (hey went into the rebellion.
The mansion >6 now occupied |>y the
officer in command of the post and his
subordinates. The dining hall is used as
an office. In this room are three old
fashioned book eases, containing some!
four hundred volumes, principally old!
books—broken sets of very small value.!
flie parlor adjoining the hall is notoe l
cupied, the only article in it being a ma
hoginy sideboard, which camo from Mount
Vernon. In the parlor, beyond, are two
sofas and six stuffed mahogany chaiia.
covered with scarlet velvet; two marble!
top tables, a side board and a piano stool,
matching the chairs. Oil the walls ara
several coarse largo portraits, and one oi
two line oil painting-. There are also,
two old engraviugs, of a classical mytho
logical character, hanging with the rest.
The room in the Southerly wing, and used
by Gen. Lee for his office, is now used as
a bedroom; and all the upperpart of man
sion is used for n like purpose. The build
ing is not injured. The flower garden
I lias been enclosed by a new fence and is
laid out and tastefully adorned this spring.
The grave of each soldier is neatly]
marked by a wooden slab at the head audi
foot, painted white, inscribed with the!
name of Hie soldier, and his company audi
regiment, and at a little distance these]
slabs have the appearance of marble. The!
mounds ara tc be neatly covefed with
sod.
lien. Robert Edmund Leo is the son of
Gen. Henry Lee, of It evolutionary mem
ory, and known as "Light Horse Harry,"
whose mother was the beautiful Miss
(■rimes, Gen. Washlcgton's first love, and
whom hp celebrated as "the lowland beau
ty " Gen. Harry Lee was twice married.
Uy the first mairiage he had two children
Henry (an officer in the war of I*l-)
uid Lucy. Jiy the second wife, a Miss
Carter, of Shirley-—ho had five children,
two daughters Annie and Mildred, and
three sons. The sous were Charles Car
ter. Hubert Edmund (the General) and
Sidney Smith, the named au offi
cer in our navy, and now in tne rebel ar
my.
Gen. ITobert E. Lee was born in 181'*'.
and is. consequently, fifty-seven years oil
aue. He graduated-second in his class,]
iu J (Judy: Charles 'Ma.-on, < 112 this
city,and formerly Commisioner of I'atents,
standing first in teat class) and was as
signed to'the Engiueer Corps, as Second
Lieutenant; in 18555 Assistant Astrono
mer, fixing the boundary between Ohio
and Michigan ; in 1800 promoted First
Lieutenant; Captain in 18iI8 ; Chief En
gineer under Scott, in Mexico, and great,
ly distinguished, being promoted t access
fully by merit, Major, Lieutenant Colonel,
and Colonel, for his gallantry ; iu 18-j-
Superintendent Military Academy; in
1855, transferred as lieutenant Colonel
of the new regiment of cavalry ; March
10, 1801, promoted Colonel of the First
Cavalry ; resigned April 25, following,
and reluctantly embarked iu tde rebel
lion.
The following are the children of Geu.
Lee: George Washington Custis Lee,
about thirty-three years of age; Mary Cus
tis Lee, about thirty; William Henry
I'itzbugh Leo, -about twenty-seven; Annie
Lee, died at Berkley Springs in 1803,'
and would have been now about twenty
live ; Aguess Lee, about twenty-three ; —j
Robert E. Lee, about twcDty; Mildred
Lee, about eighteen. None of them have
married except William Henry pitjthugh
Lee, whose wife, Miss Charlotte Wickham,
died at Richmond in 1808, The eldest
Jon, George, graduated at the head of his
class. at West Point, in 1854. and was
NUMBER 19.
I a first lieuteutant in the curps of engineers
when he followed his fathei into the South
ern service. William Henry was farm
ing on the \\ bite House estate, which be
longed to the Custis inheritance when the
war opc-ned. lie was eoniuiisioned sec
ond lieutenant in the Sixth Infautry in
1857. but resigned in 1859. Robert was.
at a military school in Virginia. The sous
it is well known, are all officers in the re
bellion. The three surviving daughters
are with their mother, who, it is believed
has latterly been at Lynchburg.
Mr. Custis, at the time of his death,
iwned some two hundred slaves, who. by
his will, were to be free at the termina
tion of five years from his death, which
period expired October 10, 1802. The
of these slaves were kept on the
White House estate, and all the valuable *
gjpoition were curried South; some twenty
or more old men and women and young
■children were left at Arlington. Mr. Cus
ggti.s' mother owned the white House estate
garni resided there when sho became the
jßwife of Gen. Washington.
|l The Confession of Kennedy,
a Tlio following confession, in substance,
jjwwa; made by Kennedy while awaiting his
"After my escape from Joliti-
Hson's Island I went directly to Canada,
raw here 1 met a number of Confederate of
fficcrs. They asked me if 1 was willing
#o goT)ii an expedition. I said. -Ves, if
|Hit -in the service of my country.' To
■which they replied,'lt's all right,' but
iggave no intimation as to it's nature, nor
.■did I ask for any. 1 was shortly after
.■sent to New Vork, whero I stayed some
.Htime. 'I here were some eight of us iu
tHthe party, and after we had been iu tlio
Lao ity three weeks, wu were told that tlio
■object of the expedition was to retaliate
.■upon the North for the atrocities of
Hsheri'Jan in the Shenandoah Valley,
a "It was originally intended to sctfiro
■to the city on the night of the presidential
Selection, but as the phosphorus was not
Ipiepaired, it was postponed until the night
gof'the 2."»tli of November. Of the eight
'■men who formed the original party, two
to Canada, leaving but six. I was
-rait first stopping at the Belmont House,
-Bin Fulton street, but afterward moved
iHiuto Prince street. I set fire to four
-■hotels, or rather to liaißiim's Museum,
r"Jl,ovejoy's Hotel, Tammany Hall, and the
ffiXew England House. The others only
'ja'ct fire to the house in which each was
! Estopping, and then cut off. Had the en
iHtirc tight done as 1 did, we would havo
t fire to thirty-two houses, and played a
■big joke on the lire department.
Iu " know that lam to be hung for
H;etting fire to Rarnum's Museum, but tlio
fgli'uct is that the affair was simply a rcck-
Syiess joke. I had no idea of doing it; but
Hwhcu wo were iu there, for the mere fun
'Hof the thing I emptied a bottle of phos
'Hphorus on the floor, just to scare the peo-
Epic. I knew it wouldn't set fire to wood,
■fur we had tried that before, and had at
'Hjone time concluded to give it up. There
Inwa# was no fieudishiicss about it. The
J| Museum was set on lire by merest acci
gjdent, after I had been drinking, and just
'■for the fun of a scare.
H " After setting fire to my four places, I
'ejwaiked the street* all night, until near
Rnioruitig, when 1 went to the Exchange
■ Hotel. There wo all met the next morn-
Sing, and again ft night. My friend and
:||f had rooms there, but we sat most of the
Kjtime in the office, reading the papers,
rtjjtthilo the detectives, who wero thick,
Hwatclxd us, I expected then that I
gj-hould be caught, and if caught I expeet
[Sed to die. Had 1 done so then it would
ißbave been all right; but I think now it
-Hi.-; rather rough. 1 escaped to Canada,
Was did all the rest, and very glad I was
>gto get safely across the bridge. I was
"Brestless, however, and wanted to rejoin my
•■command. I started with my friend via
■ 1 tetroit. J list before we reached the city,
■lie received an intimation that .the detec
-■tives were on the lookout for us, and giv
'Bing nie a signal, he jumped from the cars,
'fif didn't notico the signirt, but kept on,
'■and was arrested in the depot.
La "I wish to say that the killing of wo
■men and children was the last thing wo
"■thought of. We wanted to let the people •
Hot' the North understand and feci that
there are two siclun to this war, ar.d that
they eaut lie rolling in wealth and com
fort while we at the South are bearing all
the hardship and privations. In retalia
tion for Sheridan's atrocities in the She
nandoah, we desired to destroy property,
not the lives of women aud children, al.
though that would of course have follow
ed iu the train."
4B < ' ■—■
—The French soldiers in Mexico are
getting away as fast as possible. They
have abandoned the projected expeditiou
to Miuatitlun, and are seeking every op.
portuuity to get passage to Franee,
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