The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 17, 1883, Page 6

BOB TOOMBs. A Brief Sketch of the Famous Con- | federate Leader and a Picture of His Home. Washington (Ga.) Letter in Philadelphia | Times. is historic ground. This This was the first States named for the first President. It was near this place that the much | talked of Contederate treasurer so mysteriously disappeared. The town and neighboring country are full of wild stories as to how the large sums of money, bullion and valuables went the way of all the world. ©The true history of that re- town in the United | | his old business, which is both large t and lucrative. ” HIS LARGE ACQUAINTANCE. | Throughout his long and eventful | life he has been the companion of j | the foremost men and women of all |nations. His reminiscenses of dis- tinguished people are intensely in- teresting. For instance his first meeting with Thomas Carlyle, to | from John Stuart Mill, is described with happy ettect. | Patti from girlhood and tells, in a at a watering place inthe south ot | France and advising her against marrying the little Count.’’ **But,’? Patti replied, *‘she dear friend of the empress and she is a markable event is yet to be written. ft was in this quiet, secluded village, too, that Mr. Davis held his last cabinet meeting. The house in which the meeting was held fronts the public square and was pointed out to the writer by the citizens. There is still another tact connected with the history of this place which is enough in itself to give it histori- cal interest.* It is the birthplace and home of Gen. Robert Toombs, one of the ablest atid most prominent of the Confederate leaders. ‘*BoB’’? TOOMBS HOME. Two minutes’ walk from the pub- lic square brings you to a large white house, which, viewed from the side as you approach, presents much the appearance, in shape ot a lady’s fashionable bonnet—that style of bonnet which higher in troht than behind, The building is rather large and framed. The portico in front reaches to the top ot the house. is large and supported by several huge fluted columns. From the tront eayes the building has the queer out- linepf sloping wregularly to the rear, giving it the shape above des- cribed. A flight of long, wild steps mount up to what might prop- erly be called the secend story ad to the hall door. The basement 1s fitted up with remarkable conveni- ences as an office. The house is surrounded by ample grounds, with a well-kept yard full ot shrubbery in front. This 1s the home’ ot General Toombs. The General 1s greatly annoyed by callers, who have no ob- ject but the idle curiosity. He has a particular aversion to interview- ers. In manner and appearance he is a typical, well-bred Southerner ot the old school—affable, easy and elegant. As Aaron Burr once said of General Jackson, ‘the is just such a man as one wonld love to meet.’’ A TALK WITH TOOMBS. He 1s a splendid talker. In con- versation he deals with men, princi- ples and governments with that ease and confidence that was notably the habit of Mr.“Carlyle in dealing with books and authors in the worid ot letters. No attempt is here made to reproduce his exact language, in @ recent conversation, but merely the outlines of thought on the sub- ject discussed. [t is at the same time impossibie to furnish the read- er with the bright and happy illus- trations drawn frequently. and at will from: his garners of political and classical knowledge. Mr. Toombs was place on the 2nd day of July, iSro. His ancestry were English. In early times they were Tories. This led himto remark, with a smile: *'So you see the family have never, at any time, leaned very strongly to Republicanism.’’ His early educa- tion was ebtained at Athens, Ga. He entered and graduated from Union College and, and atterward took the law course at the Univer- sity of Virginia. He enterea life at anearly age; was a member of Congress at the age of thirty-three, and served in the “House . and the Senate et the United States eigh- teen years consecutively. This brought him down to the out- break of the rebellion, in which he embarked and figured there as Cab- inet Minister and General through- out the war. After the close of the war he went abroad and spent two years in Cuba and Europe. On his return to this country he went again to the practice of law and the mend- ing ot his shattered tortunes. Some years ago he retired from. practice | and is now engaged in winding up | born near this 1s pressing his suit. The General remarked to the reporter, with a significant twinkle inhis black eyes: ‘‘Pessibly the empress was anxious to get rid of the Count.’’ He described the Em- press Eugenie as one of the most fascinating woman on earth. He regards Mr- Gladstone as the great- est living statesman. Mr. Webster was, in his opinion, the jgreatest American statesman. He related many anecdotes of the latter and gaye a graphic description of the grave Senator singing when ‘‘in his cups.’”? Mr. Toomb’s poor opin- ion of Jeff Vavis is well known, and he intimated that some sentiments made by the latter in his book, pub- lished a year ago, might force him (Toombs) to reply. He 1s a rapid talker and smokes continually while in conversation. Mexican Life. From the Denver Tribune. Mr. S. C. Huntington, anold res- ident of Gilpin county, who has been employed by a wealthy mining company in the city of Cusihuiria- chic, State ot Chihuahua, Mexico, forthe past three months, returnd trom there yesterday and is a guest at the Lindell. Mr. Huntington speaks in very,high praise of the cli- matie virtue of that country, but says the people are about a thousand years behind the times. Inthe city where he lived there are 3,000 Mexi- cans and about thirty or forty white people anc only one cooking stove. Land down there sells from twelve to eighteen cents an acre and 1s_ the finest in the world for grazing pur- poses. Thousands of cattle roam over that country and beef is very cheap. ie thinks the introduction of railroads will haye a great tenden- cy towards civilhzing the people. He also says there 1s not a pane otf window glass in any of the houses in the city of Cusihuinachic, and when the windows ana doors are closed the houses are as dark as mid- night. Enormous Increase of Immigration. Washington, January S.—Figures turnished by the Treasury Depart- ment’s Bureau of Statistics, under the management of Chief Nimmo, show that no year in the nistory ot the country has seen such an immi- gration into this country as the one last past. The figures reach almost 800,000 the precise number being put at 7SS, 992, of immigrants prop- er. Then besides that there are several thousand aliens arriving each year, swelling the number of arrivals of this character to 816,272 during the year. No preceding year had reached to within one hundred thou- sand of this number, and never but once before had the number reached ahalf million. The number of im- migrants arriving in this country in the past fifty yearsis in the. round numbers ten millions of people. This years arrivals may reach a round million. E Nevada Nursery. Myr. T. G. Houstor, of the firmot Am- brose @ Houston, Nevada nursery, is here with men to canvass Bates county for the spring delivery ot nursery stock. In addition to men brought with him they have employed Mr, O. J.Welton, a resident of Butler ter the past five vears and who has had fitteem years experience in the tree business and is well and fa- vorably known. Fhe company ask all wishin: stock t6 wait for their “agents as they guaranteed all stock to be ax repre- sented and true to name given. whom he had a letter of introduction } He has known | | very interesting way, of meeting her | | Coleman’s Rural World. ! “This Sterling Agricultural paper | entered its thirty-sixth year on tne | first day of January, and appears in anew increased prosperity. To the® Far- mer, Stock Breeder, Fruit Grower and Cultivator of Sorghum for | Syrup and Sugar, it is almost indis- | pensable. It should be read by | every one owning atarm. It 1s pub- | lished weekly, in the best style, at only $1 oo per annum, by Norman | J. Coleman, St. Louis, Mo. Some New Geography. “Of what is the surface of the earth composed 2’’ **Ot corner lots, mighty poor roads, railroad tracks, base ball grounds, “cricket fields and skating rinks.’” **What portion of the globe is w fens” ‘*About three-fourts. they add a little gin and iG ‘What is a town?’ ‘“‘A tewn is a considerable collec- tion of houses and inhabitants, with four or five men who run the party, andlend money at fifteen per cent interest.”’ **What is a city?’’ “A city is an incorporated town, with a Mayor, who believes that the whole world shakes when he hap- pens to fall flat on a cross-walk.’’ “‘What is commerce ?’’ ‘Borrowing $5 for a day or two and dodging the lender for a year or two.”’ -‘Name the different races.” ‘‘Horse race, boat race, bycicle race and racing around to find a man to endorse your note.’’ *‘Into how many classes kind divided?” “Six; being enlightened, civilized half civilized, savage, too utter, not worth a cent and Indian agents.’” ‘*What nations are called enlight- ened?’ ‘‘Those which have had the most wars, the worst laws and produce worst criminals.’’ “How many earth?”’ ‘“‘That’s according to how vou mix yeur drinks and which way you go home.’’ **What is the earth’s axis ?’’ “The line passing between York and Chicago?”’ **What causes day and night ?’’ ‘‘Day is caused by night gett- ing tired out. Naight is caused bv taking the street car and going home to supper.”” “What isa map?’ “A map is a drawing to show the jury where Smith stood when Jones gave him a lift under the eye.” ‘*What is a mariner’s compass?’’ ‘“*& jug hojding four gallons.’’ a Sometimes nutmeg to 1s man- motions has the New Montgomery City has a new tow mill paying good prices tor flax straw which would otherwise be burned by farmers after the seed is threshed. Fayette Cook, of Nodaway, rais- ed on his farm last year. with the aid of his three sons and a about 7,000 bushels of corn and 000 of wheat. tenant, Blessing te all Mankind. In these times when our Newspapers are flooded with patent medicine adver- tisments, it is gr tifying to now what te procure that will certainly cure you. If you are Billious, Blood out of order, L-iv- er inactive, or generally debilitated, there is nothing in the world that will cure youso quckiv as Electric Bitters They are a blessing to mankind, and can be had for only fifty cents a bottle of F. M. Crumly & Co. no2 Final Settlement Notice. Notice is herebygiven, that the un- dersigned, administratrix of the estate of Seaberry Ellis deceased, will make final settlement of her accounts with said esta.e as such administratrix, at the next term of the Probate court of Bates county, Missouri, to be holden at the court house in Butler in said county, on the 12th day of February A. D. 1883. 4 4te ADALINE Ertis adm'x. Demonstr ated. That smart men average $5 00 to $8 00 per day profit, selling the ‘Pocket Man- ual.”? The most marvellous little vol- umeever issued. Needed endorsed and purchased pyall classes. Nothing in the book line everto equal it. \ prove it. full particulars for stamp.. Don’t start out again until you learn what is said ot | this book, and what others are doiag. | | John Burns, Publisher, 717 Olive Street, } St. Louis. dress, and gives evidence of Complete sample and outfit soc. or | Order of Pubhcatien. { State of Missouri, County ot Bates, 5 = In the Probate “ourt for the county Bates, Nove = - John A. Patterson, admini Alexander P: on, dece: John A. | Alexande: to the cuurt ion, praying for an Order for the sale of so much of thé Real Estate of said deceased as wil! pay satisfy the remaining debts dus by ot rator estate, and yet unpaid for want of su the cient assets, accompanied by counts, | law in such case ot itis ordered, ed in the estate of said deceased, be no- | tified that applification as aforesaid has | been made, and unless the contrary be j shown on or before the first day ot the next term of this court, to be held on the 2nd Monday of February next, an order | will be made tor the sale of the whole, or | so much of the real estate ot said deceas | ed as will be sufficient tor the payment 0! said debts; and it is turther ordered, that | this notice be published in some news- paper in this State, for four weeks betore | the next term of this court, State of Missouri, ) | County ot Bates, f ** 1,D.V. 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