Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-06-25
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we are aHtOllSlcu, suNS inc New
York Times, "that none of the Demo-
Gratis, in their search for candidate,
have struck upon Caleb Cushing. He
has more brains than any other leader
in the party he is an experienced poll
tician; and he is sound on the goose
Long years ago he warned his country
men Of the coming of the "man on
horseback :" and this fact alone ought
to point him out as the prophetic adj
versary of Gen. Grant,
Wilson's "Life of Grant, says con-
corning the Generals family:
Ellis eldest son, Frederick, youth
of eighteen, is now a cadet ut West
Point, where Admiral Farragut's son is
also being educated, and is the bold
little fellow who accompanied his faith
erthroughout icksburgh cam paign.
Another son, some fifteen years of age,
is named Ulysses, and his only daugh
ter, called Nellie, is a sunny-disposi
toned and merry young lady, whom
everybody loves; while the youngest
son, known as Jessie, and we presume
named after his worthy grandfather, is
n bright lad who sometimes appears
dressed in Highland costume, the garb
Of his Gaelic ancestors. The family,
therefore, consists of the General and
Mrs. Grant, three sons, AMI their only
daughter, Miss Nellie.
On Tuesday Gen Meade had Il long
interview with Gen. Grant on the cX-
listing condition of the Southern States.
Gen. Meade left for the South on
Wednesday, and Gen. Grant will leave
f,p
Speaker CollaX has appointed Frank
Moore, editor of the Rebellion Record
to collect for the archives of the govern
ment the accounts of the recent cere-
monies throughout the United States
ON the floral decorations Of soldiers
graves. Mr.. ColfaX has written to
! friends i'll Colorado that he expects to
be there about the first of August, and
will probably remain about month
visiting mountains, mines, peaks and
plains. He has invited his old COM
panions in the journey across the con-
tincnt three years ago to accompany
him on the trip.
Edward G. Johnson, the Youngest son
of Reverdy Johnson, has been nominated
to be Assistant Secretary of Legation at
London in place of ID. r. Award. BENZ.
Moran, the experienced Secretary of,the
Legation, will remain.
Dickens went over to Paris the other
day to witness the first performance OF
"L'Abimc," the French version of No
Thoroughbred, but became so nervous at
the idea OF sitting in stage-boX and re-
that he could not muster courage to enter
the theatre on the opening night.
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By Heber Kimball, the second Presi
dent of tba NIormou oburcb diad ut Go II