The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-06
Gen. Grant.

CranC, since the close OF the war, has
been presented as follows:
By citizens of Philadelphia, with 6
house and furniture, valued at $50.
600; by the citizens of Galena, Hi
nois, house, furniture and "that
sidewalk" valued at $4,000; with
swords and equipments to the value
of $40, 900; horses, $4,000; library
by citizens of Boston, 5000; in casl
from the citizens Of New York, S1OO..
900; total, $4,000.
The total Of this sum is less than
the annual income of the estates pre-
sented to the Duke of Wellington bv
the British Government and people.
1t Will doubtless be remembered that,
after the battle OF Waterloo and the
fall of Napoleon, the English Par
lament voted an estate to the Iron
Duke to cost 100000, or ST, 900, 900,
mot In greenbacks, but gold. The
Duke was to select his~estatc. Seve-
raj were offered him, many of them
prlncely. Among others was one
offered by an old nobleman who had
two, and who prided himself on tho
extent and condition of the one
which he would be only too proud to
have the Duke accept. The Duke
was invited to examine it. and pro-
missed to do SO. When he came down
from London for that purpose, the
old lord happened to have a severe
attack of the gout. He sent expla-
nations and many apologies to the
Duke, and said that, as he could not
come himself, he had sent his steward
or head man to show him the 'sfarm. ;"
every well,' said the Duke, .sall
right" and off the pair started to sec
1T. Several hours after leaving his
lord, the steward returned, covered
from head to foot with dust and mud.
and painting as if he had made the
tour on foot, instead Of on horseback.
He explained to his lordship that he
had started off with the Duke and
his orderly-''rhat is, slid the stew
ard, ''the Duke started off, and I
and his orderly managed to keep
within sight and hailing distance of
him, and that was all. don't know
what he thought or how he liked the
estate, but the last I heard of him
was his shout to me to tell your lord
ship that he would take it,
Grant and the Iron Duke have
certain peculiarities in common.
Neither will ever be noted for To-
quacity. Like Wellington, Grant
says little in return for the gift prof
fered him, except that 'hell take
1T, and goes of about his business.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Davis.
FORTRESS MONROE, February 81
II see the Government naval steamer
Conemaugh, on the anniversary of
Washington's birth day, fired a gun
for all the States, North and South, !"
remarked jeff. Davis afterwards to
the officer Of the day. ''It is strange
the Administration" he continued,
did not issue an order to ignore the
States of the Confederacy. These
two remarks of the quondam august
ruler of the Confederacy, though of
no special Importance, show this
much, at least, that his once busy
brain is still keenly alert to note pass
ing events and make his comment.
upon them. In his further observa-
tons, understand he gave credit to
President johnson for his recognition
of the late rebellious States, of
whom, from first to last, he has al
ways spoken in terms of highest
praise. l am informed that since, he
has been most plainly outspoken in
commentator of the Presidents
Bureau bill. Quoting these remarks
OF JEFF. Davis, reminds mo to say that
the order issued some time since, for
bidding officers in attendance Oh him
to speak to him or ham to them, has
been rescinded. Few men can be
more pleasantly garrulous than Mr..
Davis, when he is in the mood for ii.
and this renewal OF privilege and
enjoyment of which he was only tenn
porarily, and, as many think, very
stupidity debarred, is greatly relished
by him, as we'll as by the officers Of
the fort, who never fail to find in his
conversation q most substantial feast
OF reason. 1t is noted, however. Of
late that he makes no reference to his
trial. He talks OF politics, of the
war, and rumors OF war beyond the
sea, OF affairs in South America, of
new books and new inventions, and
gives racy sketches Of his old Con-
gressional days, interspcrsed with
rich and rare "reminiscences of the
hlen and measures of those days He
runs over, in fact, the whole cata-
logue OF conversational topics, and
neither eybal1Stc tho oyb;oo+s, ,,o~