Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-06
.oaaJl NUMBER l29tIou
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General Grnnt Pasaea Through.


General Grant Passes Through
We learn from the 1erald that General
Grant passed through town., on SATURDAY
evening. en- jrOute West; that he took teP at
Wheeler q Russell's; that his whiskers "are
somewhat longer than he wore them during
the war;" that he had on citizens clothes;
that gentlenianTit Dunkirk presented
him a box of very fine cigars !" and that
Mrs. Grant was with him. OurrepOrtorial
friend did very welbin his GrantY Item"
although he ought to have elaborated stlll
nlore.-sA country that is just emerging
from civil war, With huge debt upon ~,
gold going up, and the Metropolitan Police
In full play, should know more about It's
commanding General, than that his whts-
kers el"longer than he wore them during
the war; and that he wears citizens clothes.
lie should have better appreciated the lm-
portance Of the thing. He should have TAX
en- into consideration the financial crislsI
that seems to be approaching; likewise the
Constitutional amendment; likewise tine
cholera scourge that Is hourly expected;
andfthenihe should have asked Mrs. GulhC
how many hired girls she kept, and heano
swer should have been laid before the
! American public 'A'
Our contemporary has completely ignore
ed Mrs. GTapt,in his "item;" and 1t seems
very singular how any 'loyal" journalist
could have done so. AS the case now stands,i
the intelligent and yiTtuous people of the
Western Reserve don't know whether Mrs.
IIU.S. G. wore bOmbaZine or alapaca; cal1co
or Swiss muslin; berage or merino; poplin
or raw silk, What's to be done, under the,
circumstances? How are we, or any other
well meaning scribber, to write leader on
THE Situaton.n unless we know what Mrs.
Grant wore ut Wheeler & Russelfs, and how
many hired girls she keeps? And why
| didn't the Herald man tell us what kind OF
a-shirt the General had on! How are we
to know, under the circumstances? For
| all we know TO the contrary, he may have
had ona hickory, flannel, a calico, or d
linen shirt. Thi, is very important point,
aud deserved. at least, three stickiulls of
! fine type. And did the General wear boots
or pumps; CATERS or brOgans; buckle
| shoes or laced shoes? .. ...... ..
We take it for granted, that the Generals
| spouse wore a bonnet; but what Kind OF a
| bonnet?. Thee are just 37512 diiierent
| fashions for bOnnetS, in vogue this year.
| Now, which fashion did Mrs. Grant wear!
Was iU a "FanchOn," or a "Gipsey," or what
was it? .."b
The Herald, from some unaccountable
reason, is silent on this point; very uniort-
unately So we think; fora country, that "a
still covered with the sweat OF great re-
bellon, ought. to know what kind of bon
net Mrs. Grant wears. Very likely the
General has laid off his underclothing,
considering the season of the year; al
| though he may not have done so, owing to
the cold; but the Herald does not even
mention General Grants underclothing.
Strange! passing strange! And we pre-
sumeyery likely that the chiettain cough
ed, and sleezed, and used his handkerchief
(what kind of "a handkerchief was IT'D
while at the depot; and that, without
doubt, he picked his teeth after snpper;
but, astonishing as it may seem, the Herald
reporter is silent upon this point too! loo
bad too bad j! ono ... ... ..
II General and Mrs. Grant come here
| again, we hope they will be ''written up"
more creditablv. - Plain Dedler. f.l srs