Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-29
Grant and Chandler.

The Chicago Tribune furnishes the
following racy sketch of Grant, and
Chandler of Michigan:
Chandler was whipped by Ulysses s.
Grant, while the latter was stationed at
Detroit, subsequent to the Mexican war
Although blusterer, and Of an arrogant
nature, Chandler is, fromSShis heft and
height, the most noted physical coward
in Michigan. He kept dry goods store
in the times referred to, and young
Grant-who was tabooed in the aristo-
cratic military circle Of Detroit for ha.
btual drunkenness, and who spent his
time between associating with ferry
boat captain and sponging round small
social club for treats-fell into hole in
the pavement opposite Chandler's store.
The hole was conspicuous, but the future
President was then deep in meditations
over the lost house of Bourbon, and he
fell in, and came out swearing. He had
Chandler hauled up before a justice for
| leaving the hole open, and Chandler at
tempted to give him some impudence in
the courtroom. Grant walked up to
him as the court adjourned, with the
malicious spirit which results from stop
ping stimulation too suddenly, and gave
him the benefit Of slap across the
chops and a twist of the ear.
And it's the general opinion" said a
leading merchant of whom / made in
quiry, that Grant never did decent
thing in Detroit except just that.
MULEBACK GRANT.
Once, on a wager, he rode through the
main street with his head to a mule
tail. He and one other chap in the
army, contemporary with him, were the
only two castaways in the aristocratic
circle of military life at Detroit, where
such men as Lougstreet, General King
and Joe Johnston got their wives. His
temperance at that place in 1866 was
not calculated to improve the opinion
traditionally entertained Of him.
THE LONG DRUNK.
Leaving Washington City with Andrew
johnson, W II Seward, Surgeon General |
Barnes, and the rest, the General of the
Army returned to his original habits, and |
the Buffalo City Committee found him at |
Niagara Falls in nervous and rocky" |
condition. Next day the party took the |
train for Buffalo, aud when it arrived at |
Tonawanda, Grant said to Joseph War
rem, Esq, one OF the Masters Of Cere-
monies:
"By G-db must have drink"
They obtained from Mayor Fargo, of
Buffalo, some excellent brandy, and, in
presence of witnesses. with whom / have
talked within one week, Grant poured I
out half pint and drank it down. That
appeared to revive him, and nothing else
was noticed until the procession began
to move up the main street of Buffalo in
Carriages, when Grants associates no.
ticed that he was in the condition of
Jim, in the story Of Migglest-that
is, dTooping and settling into his boots.
He intimated that he could net keep
up any appearance Of cOnsecntiYeness
or appositeness, if the show should be
prolonged, and at the earliest opportu-
nifty they snaked him OF TO the house
of Mayor Fargo, and put him to bed un-
der the roof Of that refined hospitality.
Here the Doctor was called, and the fu-
ture Presidents whole civil service was
purged. We came very near losing a
" Safe President at that juncture
Resting at Fargo's house, the time
arrived when Grant was to resume his
triumphal ride and lie over at the olty
Of Cleveland He appeared to be in
good shape now, after such proai-
gate medication, but abused nature was
still craving for stimulation, aud among
the mail5ags Of the Lake Shore road,
the Macedonian hero reposed as OBJ
scprely as if be we're some franked
wearing apparel c! q member