Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

ses Hrant, VINO smokes the pipe
of let US have peace" in the ma
uonal wigwam. He smokes the
purest Havana cigars, sent to him
duty free and cost free. Obsequi.
Gus clothiers wrap his immaculate
person in the costliest .arb, sole
ly for the honor Of saying they
clothe the highest ruler Of the ma.
ton, and for the advertisement
which it gives to their wares. His
kennels are stocked with the rarest
and most ferocious of CANNES, his
hearth rug is the couch of the
most exquisite sf felines, his sta
blcs are stocked with the purest Of
blooded horses, and if Zone Of them
should happen to be sick the whole
army medical corps is detailed 10
attend it in its illness, as was the
case in the last illness of the late
lamented' Ada. Brown stone
front houses are chuck,d at him
in the most prohigate manner ;
railroad and corporation stock j,
poured into his lap by the bushcl
basket full. All of which is sup
posed not - cost him a simple Il
thank you In fact SO multitude
Gus have become these gift enter.
priscs' that the President ab,o.
lutely refused the other day to nc.
copt u bull pup, because the express
charges were not paid on it. AS
was anticipated, and Justly 50 too,
this act raised 4 howl, not from
the dog sent, but from the dog
sender. Weare not surprised that
the President should feel indignant
at an individual who attempts to
get into his good grace through
the medium Of a cropped cared,
NANCY, heabittcn cur, upon which
the express charges were not paid.
1t is true that his Indignation was
somewhat modified and Modified,
when he learned that a few chara.
tably disposed persons, cut Of
consideration for his restitution,
had paid the aforesaid charges, and
to convince the world that he
does not entertain malice, he II
once dispatched his calet dc
chamjrC. General Dent, to recover
the animal which had unfortunate.
~ fallen into plcbian hands and
was then the property Of a man
and brother living adjacent to the
Presidential mansion. The result
of this special embassy has never
been made public.
1t would appear to the ordinary
individual that such wholesale
1.-THE paying to greatness would
satisfy even the most avaricious,
but We are crcdibly informed that
this does not begin to satisfy his
Imperial Highness Ulissc, the
First. He seems to be impressed
with the idea hal he "i> lord Of all
he surveys and more beside. We
presume no landlord is sufficiently
courageous to present him q
board bill, and that hackncn are
sufficiently and amply repaid for
hauling him in the honor of doing
it. So general in fact has become
this matter of dead heading" him
that the President has at last be-.
gun to think that it is Il special
prcrogatiye and any infringement
Of it is an insult and an outrage,
not 10 be tolerated. And any in.
tringemcnt OF this special and IRE.
served right is sufficient provo.
cation for the infiction Of the
severest punishment upon the
thoughtless offender. A case in
point has just occurred as We are
informed by the Poughkecpsle
News. The President was On the
Hudson river railroad going to at.
tend the funeral OF General
Thomas, and the News tells the
story thus:
"President Grant, and Secretaries
Robson, Belknap, and Cox, and
Postmaster General Crcswcll. took
the midnight train from New York.
Shortly alter leaving the city they
were called upon, in common with
other passengers, for their tickets.
They stated they had none. They
were then asked TO pay their fare.
This they peremptorily refused to
do, giving the conductor, Harry
Stevens, to understand that their
exalted positions should insure
them free conveyance. The con-
ductor told them that his instruc-
tons were to pass no 'deadheads'