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" f - - . I I ?H4 "' ' ; ' "THE SUN, SUNDAY, -JULY 27, lm-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. " " ' ' I m i I rnou anANra rtiKtnvna aiimy. Q Two Meml.Offlclal Letter to the Hecrcturr H of Wir. II Durinfj Gen. Ornnt'a campaign upon tho a , Mississippi Itlvor, near Vlcltsbutj nul be M , foro it, Mr. C. A. Dana won sent them by 1 J President Lincoln as n spoclat ropresontn H ttvo of tlio Wiir Dnpnrtmonl. Jin Joined IRIJ. Brant's hoadquartorfl about a month Boforo yttM tho siege began and remained until tlio Jjv town was suiivudcrcd. His reports ol tlio 'J battles of tho campaign and tho varying ;f twontsof tho sleio wero forwarded dally by tdloRrnph, and hnvo boon published In tho jjf vast series of doommmU lolnting to tlio ' l f history of tho civil war that Is lssimd under r Uo authority of Coiigren. A few c-lah- f . orato letters, threo or four In all, wero r also ecnt to tho Socretary of War through V tho Tost onico; but these- wcro not lllod In tho archives of tho War Department, ' and as copies of them woro not kept j , by tho writer, tho attempt to ipcnvor thorn I was long prosecuted without success, until neoontly two of them wero found. Thoso two letters formed tho conclusion of tlio . j oories, and tlio earlier ones related mainly I j to Grant, Shorman. nnd Mcl'horson. ', It Is hoped that thoy may yet bo dlscovoicd, i t in which caso thoy shall bo Riven to tho ! public. Meanwhile, thoro appears to be no j l Bufflclent reason for withholding any longer j thoso which follow: Oxtno. III.. July 12. 18B3. Dunn Sin: Your dospatcli of Juno 20 desir ing mo to "continue mr Bkotchos" I havo to day soon for tho first time. It was pent clown the rlvor. but had not arrivod whon I lott . ! Vloksburg on tho 5th Inst. j Let mo describe tho Generals of division and J brigado In Grant's army. In tho ordor of tho army corps to which they aro attaohoJ, begin ning with tho Thlrtoonth. Tho most pronilnont officer of tho Th Irtoonth j Corps, noxt to tho comninndor of tho corns. U j Brlg.-Gen. A. P. Hovoy. Ho is a invvvr of In- , , dlnna, and from 10 to 45 yoars old. Ha Is am- 11 j bltlous, actiro. norvous. Irrltablo. ouargotlo. M I elearhoaded.qulck fitted, and iiromothandod. . , I Ilo works with all his mlizht and all bis mind; and, unlike most volunteor officers, makes it bis businoss lo loam tho military profusion j . just as If ho ej pected to spend his llfo In It. I Ilo distinguished himself most honorably at ' Fort Gibson and Champion IlilL and is ono of ! tho best officers in this army. Ho is a man ' whoso character will always command respect, I though he is toe anxious about his personal ronown and bis own advancement to bo con sidered a flrnt-rato man morally, judged by tho blah standard of mon llko Urunt and Sherman. Hovey's principal Brigadiers nre Oon. Mc Glnnis and Col. Black. McGlnnls Is bravo enough, but too oxcltnblo. Hn lost his balance at Champion Hill. He is not likely aror to bo moro than a Brigadier.' Slack Is a solid, steady man. bravo, thorough, and Renslblo ; but ho will Bevor set the rlvor nllro. His oducatlon Is poor, but he would make a respootable Brlga-dler-Gonoral. nnd hopes to bo promotod. Next to Hover Is Osterhaus. This Gonoral is tmlversally woll spoken of. He is a ploasant. (rental fallow, brave, and quick, and makos a Brst-rate report ol a raconnolssance. Thore is not anothor General In this army who keeps tboCommander-in-CJhiof sowoll Informal con cerning whatover happens at his outposts. As a disciplinarian ho is not equal tollovey. but Is much better than somo othors. On the battle Held he lacks energy nnd concentrate fl ues. Ills brigado commanders aro all Colonels, and I don't know much of them. The Third Division of tho Thlrteonth Corps fs commanded by Gan. A. J. Smith, an old cav alry ofllcor of tho regular sorvlco, no Is in trepid to reokle3snoES, his hond 19 clear though rather thick, his disposition honest and manly, though given to boosting and solf-exaggern-tlonof a gentle and innocent kind. His divi sion is well oared for. but Is rathor fnmous for plow instead of rapid marching. McClornand, bowavar, disliked him, and kept him in tlio rear throughout ths late campaign. Ho is a good officer to command a division in nn army corps, but should not bo Intrusted with any ; Important independent command. Smith's principal Brigadier is Gon. Bur bridge, whom I judge to be a mediocre officer. brave, rathor protentlous, a good follow, not destined to graatnoss. I The Fourth Division in tho Thlrtoonth Corps j Is Gen. Carr's. He has boon sick throughout -1 the campaign, and had leavo to go homo I , eoveral weeks since, but stuck it out till 1 j the surrender. This may account for a critical. hang-back disposition whloh he has several J , times exhibited. He is a man of morocultlva- I Uon, Intelligence, and thought than his ool- I leagues generally. The discipline In his cores j , I have thought to bo poor and careless. Hois . brave enough, but lacks enorgy and Initiative. ' i - Carr's Brigadiers comprise Gen. M. It Law , ' , ler and Gen. Lee of Kansas. Loo Is an unmitl- gated humbug. Lawlor woigbs 250 pounds, is , i a Boman Cathollo, and was n Douglas Demo- ' crat belongs in Shawnootown, III., and servod ' In the Mexican war. He is as brave as a Hon ! and has about as muoh brains. But his pur- , posa Is always honest, and his sense is always I ( good. He Is a good disciplinarian and n first- i i rate soldlor. Ho once hung a man of his rogl- , ment for murdering a comrade, without re- ', porting ths case to his commanding General, . ; elthor before or after tho banging; but thoro , was no doubt the man dosorvod his fato. Grant has two or threo times gently reprimanded him for Indiscretions, but Is pretty sure to go and thank him aftor a battle. Carr's third Brigadier I don't know. In tho Fifteenth Corps thoro nro two Major- ' ', Generals who command divisions, namely. " I Steele and Blair, and ono Brigadior. Tuttlo. j , i , (Steele has nlso been sick through tho cam- - palgn, but has kept constantly at his post. Ho ! i Is a gentlemanly, ploatant follow, and I lnuo notdotected In him any of tho contomptlblo I ; oharactorlstlo.f which distinguish his brothor ! ; ' M. a from tho Ulster district of Now YorK. Gherman has a nigh opinion ol his capacity. I and ovory ono says that ho haudlos trooot with groat coolness and skill In battle. To mo his mind booiub to work In a desultory way, llko tho mtnd of a Captain ol Infantry long habituated , , to garrison duty at a frontier pont. Ho tnkc-d I ,' ' things In bits, llko n gossiping companion, and ) pevorcomprohenslvol)' and strongly liko a man j of cloar brain and a ruling purpose. But nn tho j j whole. I consider hltn ono ol tho best division 1 ' Genorals Inthls nrmy; yet voucan.iot rolr on him to makii .i hglcal cUtorueiy, or to o.or- I elso any ludopondont commund. i , Of Bteole's lirlg.idlera. Co'. Woods omlnontly 1 deserves promotion. A Bennies In form. In i energy, nnd In perllu.n'lty, be Is both Halo an 1 sure. Col. Jlunlor of Mibrdiiri Kn roHpo tnbio I ' o nicer: Col. l'nrraiof .MlBi-ourllsotnoimcuunt; Gen. Thayer Is a fair but not llrst.rn'noillcor. ! Frank, Blair in about tho samou nnotliocr . ' that he Is us n politician. He lu luU'dL'uut, ' ' prompt, detnrraiuud, rathor Ini'liniug to dixor- I dor, a poordUciplinariau but a braollghtor, ' Ijudgo that ha will Boon loavo the ai my, uinl that ho prefers his Bout lu Congiuss lo hU j commlsflon. 'j In Frank Blair's division thoro urn two Brig- j aller-GencrnU, Kwlngand Liglitbuiiie. I. wing oeuu to tioK6s many of thoiiualilli'sof his father, whom you uaovr bettor limn I do, I IeuppoBe. Llgbtburne bus not borrod long vtith this army, and 1 have had no ipportunlty of learning his measure. I'l&ced lu ncomiiiund durluz the Blego whore Gau. Kuurmnii hlmsnlf dlieoted what was to bo done, ho lias had lit 1 1 o n to do. Ho eooms to belong to tli.i hen i y ruthur than the rapid department of the lnrcHS. CoL Odes buiith is one of Hid very bot-t ' Brigadiers in rilioruian't. corps, perli.ipn tlw j ' Lest of all next to CoL Woods, lie only lo- I quires tho chance to dovolop Into an olllcer of ! uncommon ponur and usufultwu. 1'l.oro aro plenty of man with genua's' commission who In ull military respects are not lit to tie bis shoes. Of Gon. Tuttlo, who commands (ion, hhor man'a Third imlilon I liavo already upokeu, and need nowhere repoat It Bravery and zeal eowtitute bl only ausllllcatlons for com- I J atutd. flliprhiclpilBriiKlltrfj Gen, Mower, I a brilliant officer, but not of largo mental calibro. CoL Wood, who commands another of his brigades, is greatly osteomod by Gem Grant, but I do not know him: neither do I know ths commander of his Third Btigade. Throo dlvHons ol the Hixtounth Corps havo bcou corvine In Grant's army for somo tlmo past. They aro all commanded by Brigadier Generals and the brigades by Colonels. Tho flist of theso divisions to nrrlvo boforo VIcks burg wns l.aumnnn's. This Gonoral got his iromotlon by bravory in tlio field nnd Iowa political lutluonco. He Is totally unlit to com mand. nerr good man, but a very poor Gen eral. Ills brigado commandors nro nono of thrm nboo mudlocrlty. Tho next division of the Sixtconlh Corps to join tho Vlcksburg nrmy was Gon. Kimball's, no is not so bad a commander ns Laumnnn, but lie Is bid enough, bravo, of couno, but lacking the military Instinct and tho genius of Konoialshlp. 1 dmi't know any of his brlgndo commandors. Tho Third Division of tho Six teenth Corps, now noar Vlcksburg. Is that of Gon. VT. H. Smith. This is ono of t ho best ofll cors in that army. A rigid disciplinarian, his division Is always roadyand always salo. A man of bra'ns, n hard workor, unpretondlng. Quick, suggoettvo, ho may nlso bo n llttlo ciotehoty, for such is his roputation; but I jtidgo that ho only neeJs tho opportunity to rendor great eorvhes. What his brigado com manders aro worth I can't say, but I am suro thoy hao a flrst-rato schoolmaster In him. I now como to tho Soventoonth Corps and to its most prominent division Gonornt, Logan. This Is a man of remarkable qualities and lo cullar cliaractor. Horolo nnd brilliant, ho is somotimos unstoady. Inspiring his mon with his own onthuslasm on tho Hold of battle, ho Is splondld in all Its crash and commotion: but boforo it boglns ho Is doubtlul of the result, nnd alter it Is ovor ho Is foarful wo m,y yot bo beaton. A man of Instinct and not cf rollec tlon, his judgments nro of ton absurd, but his e.xtemporaiioous opinions nro vory apt to bo right. Dollciont In education, doflciont. too, lnnnlco and elovated moral sonso. ho Is full ef gdnerous attachments and slncoro unlmost ties. On tho whole, few can porve tho cnuso of tho country moro olTocttvoly than ho, and nono Bono it moro faithfully. Logan's oldest brigade commander Is Gon. John 1). Stevonson of Missouri. Ho Is a por son of much talent, but n grumblor. Ho was ono of tho oldo-t Colonols In tho volunteor eorvlco. but because he had always been nn anti-slavery man nil the others woro promotod boforo him. This is Btlll ono of his grounds for discontent: and In addition. youngorBrig ndiors havo been put boforo him since. Thus the world will not go to suit him. 11" has his own notions, too. of what should bo dona on tho field of battle and God. Mcl'horson lias twlco during this campaUn bad to rebuke him sery sovoroly for his fatluro to como to tlmo on critical occasions. Logan's Kocond Brigade Is commandod by Gen. Leggntt of Ohio. This officer has dlstlngutBhod himself during the stezo and will bo likely to distinguish hlm Bolf horoaftsr. Ho possesses n cloarhoad. an oriuablo temper, nnd great propulsive power over his mon. Ho Is also a hard worLor, and whatover ho toucbos goes easily. The Third Brigade of this division has for a short time boon commandod by Col. Force. I only know that Logan. Mol'borson, nnd Grant all think woll of him. Noxt In rank among McPhersou's division Qonorals is McArthur. Ho has been In tho re servo throughout the campaign, nDd has had little opportunity of proving his metal. Ho Is a ehrowd, steady ticotchmau. trustworthy rather than brilliant good at hard knocks, but not a great comtnandor. Two of his Brlca dlors, however, havo gained vory honorablo distinction in this campaign, namely, Hansom and Crockor, who commanded Qulmbvs divi sion at Port Gibson, Bavmond, Jackson, and Champion Hill Crockor was sick throughout, nnd ns soon as Quimby returnod to his command had to go away, and it is foarod may nevor bo nblo to como back. Ilo Is nn officer of groat prom Ibo and remarkable powor. Hansom hns commanded on Mcl'horson's right during tbo filogo, and has exeeedod overv other Brigadier in the real. Intelligence, nnd efficiency with which his sloge works wcro constructed and pushed forward. At the time of tho surrendor his treuchos woro so woll completed thnt the engineers agreed tnat they offered tho bost op portunity In the whole of our Hues for the ad vance of storming columns. Cnpt. Comstook told me thnt 10.000 mon could thoro bo marched underooverupto tho very lines of the enomy. Inthoacsault of May 22 Hansom was equally conspicuous for tho bravery with which he oxposed himself. No young man la all this army has moro future than he. Tho Third Brigado of McArthur's division, that of Gon. Itoed, has been detached during tho campaign at Lako Provldonco and elsa whoro. and I have not boon able to niako Gen. Hood's acquaintance. Tho Third Division of the Sovontconth Corps was commanded daring tbo first of the slego by Gon. Quimby. This officor was also slot, andldarosaydld not do ju.stfbo to himself. A good ooinmander of a division bo la not, though he is a most excellent and estimable man, and Boomed to be regarded by tho soldiers with much alfeatlon. But ho lacks order, syg torn, command, and is tho vory opposite of Ida succossor. Gon. John E. Smith, who, with much less intellect than Quimby, has a groat deal better sense, with a firmness of oharaotor, a ttteadlness of hand, and a freedom from personal Irritability and jealousy, which must soon produce the happiest effect upon tho division. Bmlth combinos with thoso nat ural qualities of a soldier and commander a conscientious devotion not moroly to tho doing, but also to the learning of Ills duty, which ran dom him a better and bettorOenornl everyday. Ho 1b nlso fit to bo Intrustod with any Indo jKMidont command whoro judgmout and dls orollon aro as necessary as courage and activ ity, for In him all thoso qualltlos seom to be happily blouded and balanced. Of Gen. Matthias, who commands tbo brig ado In this dlvlslou so long nnd so gallantly commandod by tho lute Col, Boomer. I hoar tho bost accounts, but do not know him per sonally. The modlcal Inspector tolls mo that no camps In the lines aro I. opt In so good condition ns his, and Oon. Hberm.in. under whom lie lately served, Bpoaks of htm as n vory va'uaulo officer. Tho Second llrlg.tdo Is com manded by Col. Bauborn, a Btoady, medlocro nort of man; tho Third by Col. Holmes, whom 1 don't know pethonally, but who mado unnblo flg.it nt Champion Hill nnd saved our centto there from being broken. Gon. HerronVdivislon Is tbo newest ndditlon to tho fonos under Grant, nxcopt tho Ninth Cerps. of whleli I know nothing, oxcopt that Its discipline und organization exceed those of tho Western troops. Ilerron isn driving, ener gotiofort of young follow, not dollclent elthor In self-esteem or Pi common sense, and, as I judgo, hardly destined to distinctions higher than thoso hn has alieady acquired. Of his two Brigadiers, Vanduvor has not proved him soil of much account during tho siege: Orms I have Buttu, but do not know. Ilerron lias shown a groat deal moio both of capacity and force tlinii either of them. But ho hoe not the llrt great requisite of a soldier, obedience to orders, and believs too much In doing things Ills own way. Thus for ten days after he had talon his position he disregarded tho order properly to picket the bottom botvveen tho blulT nnd tho river on Ills left. Ho had made u 1 1 his own mind that nobody could got out of tho town by that way, and accordingly neglected to havo tlio place thoroughly exam ined In order to render thu matter ulvur und certain. I'roscntly Grant discovered that men from the town wore making tholr ei-cupo through that b ttom, and then a more peremp tory command to Ilerron t tho matter right by the establishment of tho nerestary pickets, 1 must not omit a General who formerly commanded a brigade In Logan's division, and has for s'-me time beau detached to a Bopuruto command nt Mllilkon's Bend. 1 mean Gon, Daanli. He Iih hard-heuded. hard-worklug, conscientious man, who nevor kbowt when be Is beaten and consequently U very bard to I beit He U not brilliant, bat safe, sound, and trustworthy. His predecessor In that com mand, Gon. Sullivan, has lor somo time been at Grant's headquarters, doing nothing with more enorgy nnd offoct than he would bo llkoly to bIiow In any other line of duty. Ho is a gon tlcmnnly follow. Intelligent, a charming com panion, but heavy, jovial, and lnr.y, I might wrlto anothor letter on tho staff offi cers and stalT organization of Grant's ai my, should you doslro it. k Yours faithfully. C, A. Dana. Cairo. 111.. July 13. 1803. Dr.An Stn: In mylottorof yostordayl acci dentally omlttod to notice Oon. O. C. Washburn among tho Generals of division in Grant's army. It is truo ho has never commandod a division nor, so fnr as I am aware, a brigado olthor. having genornllyboonomployod In com mand of expeditions, detachments, nnd scat torod bodies of cavalry. He is now In com mand of two of tho divisions dotncheJ from tho Sixteenth Armyt'orps, namely, that of Ktmball and that of W. U. bmtth: nnd, as I happen to know, Is anxious to be put in command of an nrmy corps, for whloh purposn It has beon suggosted thnt a new corps might bo crcntod out of thoso two divisions, with tho addition of that of Lauman, also da tachod from tho Sixteenth, or that of Herron. But I undorstand from Gon. Grant that ho Is not favorable to any such arrangomont. Wash burn being ono of tho very youngot In rank of his Major-Gonorals, ho Intends to nut him In command of n slnglo division as soon ns possi ble. In ordor that ho may prove his fitness lor higher commands by actual servlco and gtvo no occasion for oldor soldlors to complain that ho Is promotod without regard to his merits. I know Washburn vory woll, both ns a poli tician and ns a military mnu, nnd I say frankly that ho has bottor qualities for tho la'.tor thun for tho fornior function. Ho Is bravo, pteudy. rospoetnblo: receives suggostlonn and weighs thorn carefully: is not above being ndvlred. but acts wltu Indopendonco novottholoss. His judgment Is good, and his vigilance sufficient. I have not seen him in bnttlo. howevor, and cannot snr how tar he hold his mind thoro. 1 don't find in him. I am sorry to say, that ef fort to learn the military art which ovary com mander ought to oxhlblt.no mattor whether ha has recoivod a military education or not. Wnshburn's whole eoul Is not i ut into tbo business of arms, and for mo that Is an unpar donnblo defeat. But ho is a good man, nnd nbovo tbo average of our generals, at least of thoso In Grant's command I now como to the staff organization and BtalT officers of this army, beginning, of course, with thoso connoctod with tho hend ol tho do partmont. Grant's stall is a curious mixture of good, bad, and Indifferent. As ho Is neither an organizer nor a disciplinarian hlmsolf. his Btufl Is naturally a mosaic of accidental el monts nnd family friend?. It contains four worklngmon, two who nro nblo to accomplish tholr duties without much work, nnd sevoral who elthor don't think of work or who accom plish nothing, no matter what they undortnko. LlouL-Col. Hiiwhns, Grant's Assistant Adju-tant-Genornl, Is a vory Industrious, conscien tious man, who nover loses a, moment, and nevor gives hlmsolf any indulgence except swonrlng and scolding. He Is a lnwyor by pro fession, a townsman of Grant', and has a great lnfluenco ovor him. especially bocauso ho watches him day and night, and whenovor ho commits tho folly of tasting liquor, hastens to remind him that at the beginning of tho war bo gava him (Itawllns) his word of honor not to touch a drop as long as it lasted. Grant thinks lUwllns a first-rate Adjutant, but I think this Is n mistake. Ho Is too slow, and can't wrlto tho Kngllsh language roriootly without a groat deal of careful consideration. Indeed, llllterateness 1b a general characteris tic of Grant's rtafl, and, In act, of Grant's gen erals and regimental officers of nil ranks. Major Bowors. Jud-o Advocato of Grant's FtalT, is an oxcollent man. nnd always finds work to do. LleuL-Col. Wilson. Inspootor . General. Is a person of similar disposition. He is a Captain of ensinoers in tho regular nrmy. and hns rendered valuable services In that capacity. The fortifications of Haines's Bluff were designed br blm and executed under his direction. His leading idea Is the idea of duty, and ho nppllos It vigorously and often impatiently to others. In consequence he Is unpopular among all who llko to live with llttlo work. But ho has remarkable talents and uncommon exocutlve power, and will be hoard from hereafter. Tho (Juartormnster's department is under charge of LleuL-Col. Bingham, who Is one of thoso I spoke of ns accomplishing much with little work. Ho Is au Invalid almost, and I have nover seen blm when ho appeared to bo porfottly woll; but ho is a man of first-rate abilities and solid character, and barring physical woaknoss np to evon groa'.or respon sibilities than thoso ho now bears. Tho Chief Commissary, Lieut.. Col. Macfooly, Is a jolly, agreoablo follow, who nover soems to bent work, but I have hoard no complaint of deficiencies In bis department. On the con trary, It soems to bo ono of tho most effica cious parts of this great machlno. Llouu-Col. Kent, Provost JlarBhal-General, Is a vory Industrious nnd sensible man. a groat Improvement on his prodocosjor. CoL Hlllyer. who was a family and porsonnl friend of Grant's. There nre two nidos-do-cnmpvvltb the rank of Colonel, nnmoly, Col. Lagow and Col. Biggin, both porsonul friends of Grant's. Lagow Is a worthies, whiskey-drinking, useless fellow. Hlggln Is decont and gentlemanly, but neither of them is worth his Bait, so far as eorvlce to the Government goes. Indood, In all my ob servation. I havo nevor discovered tho una of Grant's nldos-do-camp at nlL On the battle field he sometimes sands ordars by thorn, but evorywhoro olEo thoy nro Idlo loafers. I sup-poi-o tho nrmy would bo bottor off If thoy were all supproieod, especially tho Colonels. Grant has threo aides with tho rank of Cap tain. Cnnt. Boss Is a relativo of Mrs. Grant Ue has been a staco d rlvor, and violates English grammar at every phrao. He Is of somo uso. for ho nltends to the malls. Capt. Audenrled is an elegant young officer of tho rogular env airy. Ho rldos after tho General vvhen ho rides out. Tho rest of tho time ho does nothing at nil. Cnpt. Bn deau, wounded at Port Hudson, since ho was attached to Orant's staff, has not set ronortod. I must not omit tho general medical stafT of this army. It is In bud order. Its hend, Dr. Mills, Is Impracticable, earnest, quarrelsome. Ho was rollovcd several weeks slnco, but Grant llkos him und kept him nn till tho fall of VIoks burg. In this he was right no doubt, for A chniigo during tho slogo would havo boon troublesome. Tbo change, I pinsume, will now bo made. It must ho for tho bottor. Tho offico of Chlof of Artillery on tho gonoral ftaff I had forgotten n well us that of Chief Euglnoer. Tho former Is occupied by Lieut, -Col. Duff of tho Second Illinois Artillory. Ho Is uuequnl to the position, not only bocauso he is disqualified by sfeknoss, but bocauso ho docs not sufficiently understand the mauagoment of artillery. Tho slogo Buffered greutly from his iucompotenoe. Gen. Grant knows, of curio, that he is not the right porson, but It is one of his woaknossob that ho Is unwilling to hurt tho footings of nfr oud ; und so hn keeps him on. Tho Chlof llnglnoer. Cnpt. Comstock. is an officer of groat merit. Ho has, too, whnt bis predecessor, Capt Prime, laoked, a talent for organisation. His accession to the army will bo the source of much improvement If Oen. Grant had about him a staff of thor oughly competent men. disciplinarians and workors. the efficiency nnd lighting quality of hlburmy would soon b muoh Increased, As It Is. things go too much by hazard and by spawns; or whon tho pinch coma), Grant forces through by his own enomy und main stiength what proper orgaul.attou and proper staff officers would havo done ulready. The staff of tbo Thirteenth Corps was formed by Gen McCIernand. The Assistant Adjutant Genutnl, l.ieut-Ool. bcat-s, Is n man of about 5S ni (M years old. Ha was a Judge In Illinois, and left an honored and Inlluontlsl (.ooial po sition to servo in the nrmy Gen Urd speaks In high terms of blm as an officer. The Chief of Artillery, CoL Mather, i ad ass . The Chief QuutermMUr, LiiutOoL DunUp. Gen, Mo demand's father-in-law, latoly resigned his commission. He wns Incompetent Our com mission hore at Cairo last summer reported facts that proved It Ills suocessor has not yet been appointed. The Chlof Commissary, Lieut-Col. Taggart Is a fussy fellow, who, with much show, nccompllshos but little. Gon. McClernaud's aids went away with him or are absent on leave. Not a man of them Is worth having. The ondnoer officor on this staff, Lieut Hnins, Is an Industrious nnd usoful officor. The modlcal director, Dr. Hammond, has just boon appolntod. . In the Flfteonth Corps' staff all havo to bo worklngmon, for Bharmon toleratos no idlors, and finds somothlng for everybody to do. It an officor proses unfit for his position, ho shifts him to somo other place Thus, his Adjutant Lieut-Col. Hammond, a restless Kontuoklan, kept ovorythlns in n row ns long ns he ro mainod in thnt office, Bhorman has accord ingly mado htm Inspoctor-GenornL nnd during tho last two months has kopt him constantly omplorod on scouting parties. In his placo as Adjut.tnt Is Capt. Hawror. a qulot. Industrious, ofllclont parson. Tho Chief of Artillery, Major Taylor, dlrocted by Sherman's omnipresent eye nnd quick judgmont is nn officer oLgreat vuluo, though under anothor General ho might not bo worth so much. Tho Chlof Kncl rioor, Capt Pltzmnnn. wounded nbout July 15. is a man of morlt. nnd bis dopnrture was a great loss to tho slogo works. Gon. Sherman has throo nldes-de-cnmp. Capt. McCoy. Cant. Dai ton, nnd Lieut Hill, and, as I havo said, nolthor of them holds nslnocuro office. His medical director, Dr. McMlllnn. Is a good phy sician, I bellovo; ho has boon In a constant contention with Dr. Mills. Tho (Juartermns tur. Lleut.-Col. I. C. Smith, is a most efficient officor: ho has been doing duty sb commissary also. On tho who'o, Oen. Sherman hns a vory small and very ttfficiontstnfl: but tho efficloncy comes mainly from blm. What a splondld soldier he 1st Tho stnlT of tho Sovontoenth Army Corns is tho most comploto. the most numerous, nnd in somo respects tho most serviceable In this nrmy. Tho Adjutant-General. Lieut-Col. Clark, Is a pomou of uncommon quleknos. always at work, and koepsovori thing In his dopnrtmont In flrflt-rnto frdor. The Iusiiector-Genoral. Lieut-Col. Strong, does hlsduties with prompt nosnnd thoroughness, his reports are models. Tho Chlof of Artillory. Lieut-Col. Powell, thorougblr understands his business and at tends to It diligently. Tho Provost Marshal Gonoral, Llout-CoL Wilson, Is a judicious and Industrious man. Both thoQunrtormntor nnd Commlsnryato now mon, Captains, nnd I do not know thorn, but MoPhorson speaks highly of them. The Medical Director, Dr. Boucher, has the roputa tlonof keoplnghls hospitals in bettor order nnd making his roports moro promptly nnd satisfactorily thsn any othor medical officer in this army. Gon. MoPherson bns four ntdos-de-cam n: Capt Stoolo. Capt. Guild. I. lout. Knox, and Llout. Vornnv. Tho last of these Is the best, nnd Cnpt Steele Is noxt to him. Tho engineer oftlior. Cupt Iilckenloopor, is a la borious man, quick, watchful, b.it not of groat capacity. Tbo picket officer. Major Wlllnrd, whom I accidentally name last Is a porson of unusual merit lu tho staffs of the Division and llrlgadlor Genernls Idonotnowroc.il! nnyoiTloorof ex traordinary capacity. Tliore may be such, but I have not mails their acquaintance. On tho other hand. I havo mado tbo ucqualntnnco of some who soemedqulto unfit for their plncos. I must not omit howovor, to speak bore of Capt. Treslllan. engineer on the staff of Major Gen. Logan, His general services during tho siege woro not consplouous. but ho deserves great credit for construotlug the wooden mor tars whlah Gon. MoPhorson used tionr Kb close with most remarkablo effoct Both ths Idea and tho work woro Traslllan's. Very possibly you m.iynot wish to go through this mass of details res:ectlngso many officers of Inforior grades, upon whoso clnlmsyou may nevor bo called to pass judgment. But If you care to ren 1 thom hore thoy are. I remain, dear sir. yours very faithfully. C. A. Daxa. tivszii jvrtr hooks. Ttecolleetlong of nn KnKllab ClerEvmnn. Most of the autoblographlos that during ths last year or two havo seen tho light in London bnve been reprinted In this country, but American publishers havo ovoriooked ono vol ume Intoresting by virtue both of tho facts re corded and of the wrltor's porsonallty. We refer to tho Itcmtnucrnces of William Hooers, a man less widely known in tho United States than ho deserves to be. but whoso name Is a hotisohold word among the poor of London, and Inseparably connoctod with the great ad vances mado during the last thirty years in the English svstom of common school education. These memoirs touch upon a multitudo of topics, now grave, now" gay, and cover a porlod of moro than half a century from tho author's early oxperlanoes at Eton and Oxford down to tho present time. A singularly gonial spirit porvades tbo book. Mr. Hogors Is far from bolng ono of thoso clergymen who seem to think that, bocause they aro virtuous, tboro shall be no cakes and ale. Although bis own Ufa to an extent seldom paralleled In our generation has been dovotod to tho wolfnre of othors. he is therevorso of an ascotlo. nnd thoro is not a trnco of severity or Phartsoolsm In his attltudo toward tho world no belongs, evi dently, to tho broadest section of tho so-called Bi oad Church, and we Infer from somo passages In this volumo thnt ho w uld look with ap proval on tho woll-meant endoavor of tho authors of " Lux Mundl " to reconcile theology with tho sclenco of our day. I. Thonuthorof those remlniscencos is n do scendent, on his mothsi's side, of Sir Horace M unn, the well-known correspondent of Horace Walnole. Ills father was a barristor, who, niter n fow yenis' practlco nt tho bar, wns ap pointed a London police mngUtrate, The author was born In 1819, and was christened William nt the requost of his aunt, Lady Nu gent, thou a shining figure In thu society of Bntli, who presontod the Infant with 000. His oarllastrecollection Is of lying nwakeononlgnt nnd listening to the streot bnwkors crying o4t "Tho Last Dying Speech of Mr. HonryFountle roy." the banker, who wns exocuted for forgery tho next mornlug ut Nowgato. Thnt was In 1834. Mr. Hogers can remember also that whon ho wns quite a child Samuel Taylor Colordce was a froqueut caller at his fathor'it house. "Very tedious." ho says, with roftoihlng enn dor. "wo children thought him," and ho adds. "I a m suro ho bored my father, who Buttered much from ths gout, to the vergo of distinc tion." Anothor recolloctlontliHt goos back to Mil, when the author was 8 vours. Is of belug takon to hadlor's Wells The atre, where tho special attractions woro that overr boxholdei would receive a pint of sherry, nnd that real wutor would bo introduced ns a iconic ml oct. There wns not only roal water, but leal doatb, too, for tho villain of tbo Piece, who foil Into tho tank, was bilod with a fit. and, while tho nudleuce wero cheering, ho was dio tiling. Ae a boy, ltogors foil a groat admi ration f-r Townshend, thu famous Bow streot runner, who used to cull at his father's houi-o, o-.ten.lbly to rop rt ensos, but really to get tho glass of port with which he was Invariably re galed. Townihoud had a story of hi. adven tures with the Prince lloxont (llrumraol's " lut friond"!, which ho was vary fond of tolling. The Prince, it seems, on one occasiou desired to "go the rounds,' and Townshend took him, nmoug othor rlacos, ton c-llnr whore a com pany of thieves and vagabonds wero having aupror. The communication was by a ladder, aud, having Inspeotod the kitchen, the Prince proceeded to ntoond. As he was doing so, one of the denUens, by way of a joko, pinched his calves, which wero encased In silk stockings. The I'riuco wns so alarmod that when he reached the top he fainted In Townshand's arms. ' which, gentlemen," Townchond, with a knowlm; look lo his eyes, would always add, "wns a five-pound note In i pocket." An other notod parson with whom ltogors, as a boy, was brought In contact through bis fa ttl'l'O profeulonal relations was Lalne.ltho police magistrate depleted by Dickens in the eharnoter of Mr. Fang tn "Ollvor Twist" Lalng's removal from trio bench wns due. It seoms, to tbo following Inci dent Having partaken ono ovonlng of the Wykehamist dinner, and passing through a side stroet on his way back to the Templo, ho was aocostad by n man, who called out, "Thoro goes old Laing." Tho magistrate's post-prandtsl dignity wns offondod, nnd ho proddod tho man with his umbrella, A scuffle ensued, and tho originator of tho row was takon to tho lock-up in Bow stroot Noxt morn ing he was brought up, but no proseoutor ap peared, Laing refusing to appear. Tho oase wasdlsmlosod: tho newspapers took tho mat ter up ; Laing had to dofend nn action tor falso Imprisonment and "Fang's" oaroor as a sti pendiary magistrate came to n oloso. It was said that thu man whoso ejaculation brought nbout tho troublo was aftorward convlctod of burglary, and that Laing, who thon had plenty of tlmo upon his hands, was In tho hoblt of visiting tho prUon to watch his onomy nt tho treadmllL li. In 1830, nt tho ago of 11, young RogorA was sont to Eton, whoro his father had gono boforo him nnd had boon n contemporary of Keato. who was now head mastor. Koato Is still ro xnombarod for hlsbollof lu tbo virtuoso! tho rod us an distiller of scholarship, and though ho treated ltogors kindly after his fashion, ho did not full to mnko him well acquainted with tho birch. On ono occasion Hogers formed one of a considerable company which was Bub joctod to cotporoal tuition. Nino boys had got out of n window soon niter!) In tho morning, had rovvod up thu Thames to Maldonhoad, und there tndulgod liberally In potations of rum nnd milk. Thoy roturuod In time for tho morn ing s recitation, but to their dismay woro told to "stnyaltor." All wero Hogged forthwith, oxcopt Lord Giauby (afterward the Duke of Hutland), who pleaded that ho was not In n phyBtcul con dition to receive punishment. Keato nccuptod the i.xeuse, oaylnj.- " Lord Grunby, you may go no.v, but I shall remombor you," Tho Head Master vv.is ns good as his word, and flogged Grauby the last thing boforo tho holidays. Mr. Hogors adds his testimony to the nbundanco of concurrent oviduueo on the point, that In his day at Eton thero was no tuft-huntiug. Wo are indobled to him for what looks like tho original nnd uuthentio version of u well-known talc. "Whon wo camo back," bo Bays. " at the be ginning of ono half, tbete appeared at my dame'B a smart boy dressed In a light bluo jaikot facoJ with velvet white trousers and walbtoont. with n turned-down oollarund frills. I spotted him, and at onco put tho questions: 'What's your name?' nnd 'Who's your father?' He rvpllod: ' I am Charles Stuart Vupe. Viscount Houbnrn. and my father Is tho Marquis of Londonderry." Upon receipt of this Information I kicked him three times once for Vane, onco for Scaham. and once for Londonderry." Mr. Hogers adds: "I do not vouch fcr this story, and as a mattor of fact I do not bellovo it. But 1 heard tho lato Lord Londonderry toll It sj ofton that 1 am afraid ho did. ' The n.itlior's exponencas. too, of fagging woio far Irom unp'enbant. " I fagged," he tolls us. "for a boy numed Domvile. He was always kind to mo, as, I bellovo. wuiemost musters to tholr fags. In College the founda tion, whoso Inmates aro Bupported by endow ments thero may hava been soma ctuelties practised and unnecessary menial duties Im posed, but such was not tho caso among tbo oppldnns the raying pupils) tn my time." Kroni Eton tho author went to Balllol Col lego, Oxford. Heie. although i-port absorbed his anergics Hogors was a master of the oar aud one of the foundors of tho Oxford Uni versity Boat Club ho Baw u good deal of tho coeval reading men. tho Hobhousas. Stafford Northcoto. Jowett, Temple, and the I'arrcrs. He himself read for a class, but his lather's doath having mado somo dllTerenoo In hla cir cumstances, ho took an ordinary decree in 1S40, nnd accompanied his mother and sisters In a tour nn tho Continent It Is hard to roali70 how different European trav ol was fifty years ago Irom what it is cow. In their passaixo over the Slinplou Mr. Hoaers's party woro blockod for six days at a email inn, nnd tho journey from Floronco to Home occupied a weok. While In Florence tho author had hlmsolf taught Hobrcw by n Babbi who lived in tho Ghetto, and ho learned Italian from a well-known charac ter of the period, Dom Boschl by name, Dosohi and Hogers botweon thorn producod an English-Italian grammar, which, It oam, Is still n currant text book lu tho peninsula. On his return to England in 1642 Hozors entered nt Durham University for a course of divinity. Dinners wero nn essential feature of tho llfo nt Durham In those times, nnd with the remark, "You and I understand one another." ono of tho canons. Dr. Wolloslor. hrothorot tho Duko of Wellington, put tbo author by him nt tho bottom of the table, whoro tho champngno (lowed most freoly. Dr. Wnddlngton. tho Dean, was credited with peculiarly delicnto gastro nomic tastes, which tho famous kitchen of tho deanery enabled blm to gratify. Ho dis claimed, however, tbo roputation of n gourmet. " I should hardly." ho critically observed, "call myself nn oplcuro, but what I object to is a dlcnor without a bird." III. Ono would not go to Sybnrls for Spartans, and tho vlonant llfo which Mr. Jlocers had thus far led would not soem at llrst right cal culated to lit him for the drudgory and hard ships of a London pnrlsh. Yot amid euch harh and ropellant surroundings ho wns des tined to spond tho greater part of his working j oars. Ordalnod in 1H4S, he was llcensod to tho ourocy of Fulham nt tho stipend of 50 a year. Tho two years which he spent at Fulham wero not eventful, though ho onterod nn tho Hold of work, which ho was to find bo fruitful, by dsv otlng a great deal of tlmo to tho National hchools. To tho annoyance of his viinr ho omploiod his leisure moments lu rowing on tho river. Hore ho got on terms of friendship with tho Thames wnturmon A docontlot ho lavs, thoy war.) upon tho whole. Ono of thom was almost a religious num. for in tlio winter tlmo, whon thoro was but llttlo business, ho camo regularly to tho chuich. Ills stock of Biblical information was small, howovor, nnd ho had confusod notions about the geographical posltlun of tho Sea of Galilee. "Ah, Blr." ho said to Mr, Hogers ono day, ' I ofton think of old Peter rowing on this 'ero wator." In 184S thonuthor wns appointed to tho in cumbency of St. Thomas Churtor House, whore ho wns expected to feol hlmsolf passing rich on an Ineomoof 150. Hu remained elghtosn yonts in this parish, which, when ho took chnrgo of It, was reemlngly ono of tho most Ir roclnlmablelu London. Itcontninod a popu lation of about 10,00', living lu somo 1.203 houses, many ol which woro mere konnoln, judged evon by tho standard of lllty vonrs ngo, and In any other district would havo boen con dnmnod by tbo eurvoyor. Tho place was a ennctunrv nnd city of rofugo for ovory gang of thieves or fortune tellers or siuiishom which the pollco routed out Irom iinv othor neighbor hood. Tho most rvspeetnnln Industry of tlio district wnscostorniotigo y. Mr. Hogers gives ub by tho tvny, a lucid and detailed dullultlun of the London costoitnougor. who is chiefly known to Americans by tho alluelon to his jumping propensities In tho "Pirates of Pen yance." It appears that n costarmon ger, exactly Bpoaking, Is ono who sobs apples; but tho nnmn s specially nppliod to bnwkors nf fish aud veg otablos. nnd loosely to all who get their living In the stroots. Tho aristocrats pos ess n cart and donkey, the middle clauses a truck or wheelbarrow, the lower oiders carry thoii commodities In a b isket. Thoy could, in 1H45, nearly always earn a modest living If thoy liked, but fow saved anything. The rule was ono room to a family one room In which half a dor.en men. women, and children were huddlod together amid steamed oranges, fried (lib, smoked sprats, and apples. For the chil dren there were un schools of any kind, the only Instruction given In the district being offered on Sunday afternoon, when n few urchins would b oolliolod In the chutch. Ut. " " '"' ' -- ininimiriiriiii nogers saw that to summon n population of this kind to attend to their religious duties would be to begin at the wrong end. Tbo first thing to do was to plant In thom somo senso of tbo decencies of lite, and this could only ba ef foctod by educating the ohlldren. It was a hcrculoan task which the author undertook, and wo cannot recount In dotall the indefat igable oxortlons by which It waa at last achieved. Sufflco It to say that to procuro the monoy nocdod for tho erection and maintenance of schools ha saorificed nearly tho whole of his own moagro stipend and in curred n personal debt of 700, besides solicit ing subscriptions from everyone to whom ho ootfld gain access, from tho Queen Dowager to his follow schoolmates at Eton. When wo add that In 18S8 the school ohlldren of St. Thomas Chartor House mustered 3.500 strong, tho roadorwlll appreciate tbo thoroughness with whloh tho author's educational projoats were oarried out Tho work which he had accom plished loft htm brokon in hoalth as woll ns purse, but when, In 18G3, he accepted tbo rec tory of St Botolph, Blshopsgnto, he had bo comoone of tho most rospocted nnd distin guished mon in London. In 18S7. on the rocommendatlon of tho Princo Consort, he hnd been made one of tho chaplains to her Majos ty, and In lHf!2 Bishop Tnlt hail nominated htm to a probondnl stall In St Paul's Cnthodrnl n stall, howovor, as hu quaintly says, without any provondorlu it IV. In his now pnrlsh of St. Botolph, Bishops gate, Mr. Hogers turned to account tho experi ence whloh ho had acquired during his long Incumbency of St Thomas Chortorhouse. Iloro. again, his first aim was to humanize nnd civilize his poor parishlonors boforo un dertaking to mnko thom religious. Thoro was not n family and scaroolyan individual upon which ho fnllod to bring to boar tho lovorago of friendly relations nnd per'sonnl Influence. In a hundred ways bo sought to brlgh'en, widen, nnd elovato their Ilvos. Tho unsightly churchyard he turned Into a public garden; tor the purpoe of rendering timely and ju dicious nsslstanao to tho needy ho organized a visitors' association, whosu fnlthful and Inces sant eorvicoB justified their name, nnd whose roombors nskod no quostlons about attendance or non-attendance at any particular placo of worship: ho abolished tho old charity schools, and replaced them with institutions whoso pupils woro industrious. Belf-respocting, and well tnught. Ho flnnllyorectoa in tho parish n clustorof now school buildings, nnd by trans forming a district church into a school chapel created ono largo educational establishment, patt of which could also be available for relig ious nnd Bocinl nurposos. This conversion of a church roaulred an act of Parliament, and some rnslstanco was expected from Lord Hedasdate. Tho petitioners were warned, howovor. that his opposition might badisarmod by a particularly hearty appreciation of his jokos. Mr. Hogers tolls us that accordingly, boforo tho proceed ings in tho committee began, "I passed tbo word round to ray fellow potitlonors to take a cue In the mnttor of laughter. Aftor a long discussion Lord Hodesdalo said, 'I don't llko the look of this affair at all ; you don't proposo to nave tbo chnpol eonseeratod. and how do I know that you won't turn it into n dancing saloon?' Whereupon I was heard to smile, nnd tho room echoed with tho laughter of tho boys of Bfthopsgatc. '.I hate the whole thing.' his lordship continued, 'but vou may take your bill.'" Tho prediction which Lord Itodesdnlo evidently looked upon ns jocosoly oxtravnznnt has beon, to some ex tent, fulllllod. " Wo bnve not." Mr. lingers ox plains. " turned the school chapel into a dnnc Ing saloon, but many thousands of feet hnve Bklppod over Its lloors. lama gient bcllevor Indnnolnc. and it Is a distinguishing mark of our nnrochlal life. Wo havo had und havo balls of all kinds for tho pnrlshionors and congre gation, for the school children nnd old pupils Mny-dny dances, fancy dress balls, nnd what . cot I om suro thnt, not only hns no harm como of them, but that thoso social gnthcrincs have dono much good: people likodnnclng nnd the dancing Is nil tho better for being undor ecclesiastical auspices." It Is oluln that Mr. Rogers's Ideas of elo mentnry education differ mnterMly from thoso entertained by somo of his fellow clorgy raen. We f-honld not forget to mention nlso that he has always been an advocate of strictly secular inatruclion In national schools. Ilo tells ub In tnls valumo thnt he has cravo donbts whether It Is worth while to teach school chil dren tho Old To-tamentnt all. "I should." he says. " be satisfied with a thorough knowledge of the Gospol story, nnd I hnvo a strong con viction that tbo temptation to tho teachor to look upon tho subject ns a lesson nnd nothing but n lesson Is, with tho Now Tostamont. much reduced." He also deems It open to question whether examinations in religious knowl edge ovor do good; but if thoro must be ex aminations, pains ought toboltakcn to minim ize tho dangers. "I would." ho says, "ex empt young children altogether from any wrltton tests; a general catechetical ex amination would suffice to gauge the accu racy and usefulness of the teaching, in tho caso of older children tho objocts of examina tion ought to bo definite. No question should bo set to which the answer might tompt tho child to wrlto something Insincere or artifi cial." On tho goneral Biibject of the dlfforeneo between his conception of parochial duties, and thnt he'd by many clergymen, Mr. Hogors sav b: "I havoalwajs put oducatlon In tho forefront of my efforts, beoauso It hns seemed to me to involve everything fnr which a clergyman Is bound to stilve. Mlno, I know, hns not beon tho lino of tho largo mass of my brethren; thoy havo given tbelr first retard to what, in their- judg ment woro tho more lmmedlato duties of tho clergy. I cannot seo that they havo boon right and that I havo been wrong. Hollglon, deep, sincoro, permanent, ronsonablo. Is impossible to nn unlnstruotod nnd untrnlnrd intellect. Onco more, 'thoro la no darkness but Igno rance.'" As might hnvo bean oxnoctcd from tbo extremo llbemlisni of his opinions. Mr. Hogers has boen nn earnest advocato of tho Sunday opening of museums and picture gal leries. " I can undorstand," ho says, " tho ndvereo attltudo of a man who spends Sunday In a steady round of devotional exorcises, but 1 cannot understind tho opposition nf thois who. professing to bo bmnd by tho fourth j commandment, break It a doicn timon between I breakfast and bedtime. Wo who ndvo- I cate tho moro profitable ob-ervance of fcunday put tho caso on religious grounds. Sunday wns mndo fnr man, und not man for Sunday, nnd wo claim that oven- ' thing which without detriment to tlio com- I munlty may make for human welfare shall not ' be forcibly withheld when it may best bo j utilized. Sunday Is a frco day to thoso who on nil othor days are faoo tofaeo with monotonous labor. Thoy may trnvel by sea or laud, thay may listen to music in tbo public porks, they irny spond soven hours, of the tvyoti'fy'-iour In tho gin Bbops, but the national' treasures ut their very doors, for which thay havo helped to pay, nre closed to thom." v. Wo havo said that the remarkablo success of tho author's educational experiments lu tho pnrlsh of St Thomas Chartorhnuso, attriictod ; general attention, and convinced lending btmosmon that his sorvlces would bo of great public value in a wider field. In 1853 he wns appointed, In conjunction with the Duke of -Newcastlo, Mr, Goldwin Smith, Sir John Colo. I rldgo, and others, nn tho ro ai Commission in- I stltuted for the purpose of examining and lm- I proving tho stnte of popular education In Eng land. In that sour the entire amount appro Pliatod from tho publlo revenue to elementary oducatlon was 14.180,000, which wasdlstrlbutod lu the form of grants proportionate to tho num ber of ohlldren who had attended school for 170 days during the precodlng twelvemonth. There existed at that time throughout tho country 58,1175 schools, with 2.535,000 children in nominal attendance. Of Iboso schools 21,503 were publlo and In re ceipt of the State subsidy. Numerically, ducatlon came out tolerably well under tho Inquiry Instituted by the Commission! the dsflclpncle-, were ol another kind, for It turned out that not more thanone-fourth of tho chll J dron of tho poor wero receiving a good educa tion. It wns not, howovor, until li"0 that tho educational reforms, rocommondod in the re port of tho Duke of Nowcnstlo's Commission, was embodied In legislation. Since tin n there havo boon great strides: In tho vory noxt vanr whon some of the new Sohool Boards had ba. gun their work, tho sum voted for olemen'nry education by tho House of Commons roso to l7.290.O00, nnd in 1837 it hnd ronohod fl" 500,000. In addition to this parlinmontarrnn. proprlatlon, tho various School Hoards, n. w over 2,000 In numbor, hnd oxpendod botweon 1870 nnd 1887. no lass than 90nc0'kX In the ereotlon of school b,illdln.s whllo tho locnl raton lovlod by them aro n w yioldlng ovor 15,000.000 a year. Tho voluntni y contributions aro producing t3,750.f"io annu ally, nnd school ponco not far short of tin,. 000,000. Thoro Is now in England odticatlonal provision for 5.000.000 children, of whom, on an average. 3,500.000 nro in dally attendance Nor, of courso. has the Improvement been fy merely numerical. Tho tonchor. tho methods M of teaohlng. and tho subjects taught all show nn ndvnnco which, thirty yoars ago, no ono f would hnvo ventured to contomplate. I ' It is interesting to find so high an education al nuthorlty as Mr. ltogors roturnlng nn af firmative answer to thoquostion whothor the Stato should gratuitously piovido advanced ns woll ns olemontary Instruction. It bos boon argued with much foroo that whon the Stnte has taught a child to road, wrlto, and clphor Its functions end. Mr. Hogers rejoins that "as a mattor of exporlenco this elementary knowlodgo can bo lmpartod to most children by tho tlmo thoy are 11 rears old, and that In tho English nntlonnlsohools thero are over a k million of children bctweon that ngo and 13. If It bo granted that tho community will suffer no harm by tho removal or losenlng of tho present restrictions upon juvenilo labor, tho objection to nnythtng beyond the mere rudiments of education unquestionably holds good. But that is not likely to bo granted, nnd there Is then n choice of alternatives. Glvon nohlldot 11, U bright, intelligent, receptive, who hns ac- B quired n sufficient proficiency In tbo threo Us. I and who for Its own sako nnd for tbo Bake of I society Is forbidden by law to pass fully Into i tho ranks of labor for two years longer, what I shall bo dono with It? You mar koop it still at tho throo Its. and the effect will be thnt It 1 will become dullod and woarlod. Or you may opon to Its Inquiring lntelloct tho first gates I of higher knowledge, and by varied and deeper I instruction afford it airtalnly less present mo- I notony, nnd perhaps some future happiness. Is there a doubt which Is tho better courso ?" Anothor important oducational work with which Mr. Hogers has beon conspicuously associated Is tho creation of Dulwlch College out of tho ondowmonts loft tor oducational and charitable purposes by Edward Alleyn, the successful theatre manager of Shuke BDearo's tlmo. Like many anothor old endow ment, this had been In courso of tlmo por verted from Its intended uses. In 1854 Alloyn's corporntlon wns dissolved by act of Parlia ment and the application of tho Income thus 1 set froo n as Intrustod to a Board of Governors. of whom Mr. Hogors wns mado one nt the I suggestion of tho l"rinco Consort Tho result of tho lnbor" of this Board Iris been tho evolu tion of ono of tho most noteworthy establish ments for middle-class oducatlon In Oroat Britain. Dulwlch Collego comprehends an upper nnd a lower school. The lnttor accom modate" 130 bojs Intended for commercial or industrial life. Tbo uppor school recoives COO pupils, who cotitomplato a professional career, and nre obsorved to bo remarkably successful nt tho universities and In tho army nnd civil sorvlco examination-. Tlio Chairman of tho Diilwh n Kotrd of Gov ernors from 1850 to lbG'J was the second Duko of Wellington. Mr. Boger tolls us that tho Duke often drovo him down to tho ineoilngs and back to London. " Tbo thoory was that Q we hhould discuss tho allnlrs of tho college, tho I practlco that ho tcid mo somo of tho I ost b'o- 0 rlcs I havo ever heard. Ho said to mo oue day, 0 ' I'vo been thinking it over, nnd 1 don't sso why D I should devoto my tlmo t 1 .oklng over this ll est.ito. and have to pay ponnlo to attoud to mv own,' shortly after which ho withdrew from our body." Mr. Hogors goos on to sny that the last tlmo ha saw tho Duke "was In Hjda Park, whoro I was oxorcislng my log-. He was nlmost blind nnd I wns vory lnmo. Somehow or othor wo managed to como alongside of o'ie nnothor. 'Inm vory glad to see vou,' ho said, be cause I hnvo just rocolvo I a mem irlol Pom a lot of i eo lo iiililng to ho til o. o.l to in-toct tho pictures at ApIny Hou'eop nSuiK'avnftnr noon, but I find nmonz th Muiiutunm nly one respectable name, and that is youis, V, hut ft i does It nil mean'' Inssurod him of tho good Sn f.nltb of tho request, nn I reminded luui that yjf the memo iul was slgnod by Dean .- nnley. ji 'Ob! 'Bald the Duke. 'I don't call liim nspect M ablo." 'Well, I urged," theieb Lor I iioro- n bery.' 'I don't think much of , ' was the H reply, 'but us 1,'ow ass.ne ni" It Is all richt. I I will boo nbout it.' Tho reiiot was sub,a- quontly granted on condi ion ihat the visitors H wlpo tholr foot properly n tno donmats, and I do not sit down on tbo sofa1:." H In IbliStbo nuthor of tho-e reminiscences H paid a short visit to the I'n'te I Slate-,. W lion W he ronchod Chicago be vvintod to sou tin Mam- X moth Cuvo of Kentucky, but Mr. Ogden, to &4 whom ho bad u lottor. told hln, "Oh. never Ml mind the wives, co nnd see a much bigiter fj achievement Thov nro laying down the hne to Jli San Francisco. Go nn tho ear-ns turns they ljjj will tako you. and watch the men nt work." ll; Mr. Hogers did go ill a al ooe t-oiue dls'ance JI I orond Laramie, but the iiavvie- taking of- fll fenco at tho Btranger's accent, or tho cut of his II clothes, made him sotinconifoitnb'o that when fll tho cabooso stopped U r u moment, not fnr II from Bitter Creel. Mr. Hogors and III his English companions l,olld. An Ameil- Ijl enn to whom he declarer, himself half W sorry that ho had not seen the thing out, to'd I him ho had done quite tight, for tlio navvies knowing that ho bad mount on him. would 1 probably have done for him when the party I campod for the night at Bitter Crook. Not tho lonst pleasant ol tho author's Amorlenn eie rloncos wns. wo nre assured, the friendship H which ho had tho opportunity of renewing with Mr. Goorgu W. Chllds of Philadelphia. "I 1 really think." ho say. " that Mr. i MIds Is the I most Irlondly man thnt I have mot In mv life. M Wo nro not I fenr. dosilnod toieoon" nnother m ngnln, but I know that he has no' forgotten me, and I am suro that 1 blind nevoi lorget o hear something In the courso o' till en- tertulnlng volume about the celebrities whom m ihe uuthor lias mot in tho eooicoo' his I ng m life, ihuio is no doubt, however, thn a man n sowoll known for lellgh'ful tablo talk might 51 hnvo givnp iih a great many morn personul IS aneodotoB bud ho r.o choi-en. But. ns ha sins lJ pngnclnuhly in his hist sontenco. If ho put nil J Ins host Hturln-. into a book, nobody would evur askhlm todlue ouluguln. 51. , 11. A Trolter'n Wild IJrriiH. 1 V im d' ItJtllmorr American k HrpiNo. I'n. July i',- i strange and ox 1 citing runaway of a horso through loun street bin-liio place took place lioro -n-dav. I Cliuilos W lieohtel owned u I" ' plrltod trot'er which was standing in fr nt of his clothing house, hitched to a trMtl' u' buggy, Tho unlmnl slued at u blovclo mil d "" tho pavement. He ruihud In'" J'o ltt A m Hl'legass's lenf tobaeeo warehouse onulMlig w Mi feet long. Ho entornd by th r nt dm r m whllo tho place wns ornwded, ninl n1 ado n niiw H break for I ho rear. About tho nu da ?' "'ij 9 building be tore loose fromltha vehni . cleared m an elevator shaft twontv-iwo feet wide, an J m dashod through tbo rear door into tim strei t m below, a dlstunco of home twen'v met ! n progress was only stopped ir stril.,ng a br houso on tho opposite !! of the stro't crushing la a wall. The animal diuu h '" ( hours lator. m White fuy. Must I'ar IlJnmU', H tram Vt Jh ll.lriaillt J it i H LnuKON. Ind.. July 19. Marpu Rendu . married man who .had nt ii uvilio '' -j H county (our years ago, und v." ma'-, wltu nisaiiltingn young girl, wa- imen , ml Wlilto Cups one nlitbt. tied " i P "," K beaton Into Insensibility, his II' '"'in i f. spalrod of for hevurul dus. Hn i , '"'. a aly.ed from tho orients, nnd br. t ' , n tiu.uuu damages against ilvu I - , fV who were wnll-iospuo'ed oiii' ' , If county. Judgment win given f i I" .,. I defendants spent money freely, nn " l ,; IS fled thu cao to the Supreme f ourt ' " ll on handed down from that body affifu" w' IJw udgment of the lower court aSHNk Ct.l " iMGT" I I III IWIIIII mil nfsaB