The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-13

The Cewhiding of Zach Chandler Incidents of Il
VISIT to Hetr0it with l.reNilcnt johnson.


IGrand Rapids Clich.) Gorrespondence of the
Chicago Tribuuc.I
Chandler was whipped 10y ULYSSES s.
Grant while the latter was stationed at
Detroit, subsequent to the Mexican war.
Although blUSlCTcr and Of an arrogant
nature, Chandler Is, for his hcft and helght,
the most noted physical coward in AlIchi-
gan. lie kept Il dry goods store i'll the
times referred to, and young GIant-WhO
was taboocd in the arIStocIatic military
circles of Detroit for habitual drunkenness
and who spent his time between associat-
ing with a ferry boat captain and spongiug
round a small social club for treaJS-fciI
INTO hole IN the brick pavement opposite
Chandler store. The hole was conspicu-
ous but the future President was then
deep III meditations over the lost house OF
bourbon, and he fell IN, and came out
swearing. lie had Chandler hauled up
before Justice for leaving the hole opea
and Chandler attempted to give him some
lmpUdence III the courtroom. Grant walk
Cd up to lum as the Court adjourned, with
the malicious spirit which results from
stopping stimulation too suddenly. and
gave hnn the benefit of slap across the
chops and a twist OF the ear.
And it's the general opinion said
leading merchant of whom made inquiry.
that Nrant never did a decent thing IN
Detroit except just that
MULEBACK GRANT.
Once, on a wager. he rode through the
main street with his head to mules tail
He and one other chap in the army, CON
temporary with him, were tLe only two
caSt;Iways III the arlsUocratic circle of mill
taTy life IN Detroit, where such men as
LongStIeet General King, and Joe John
stOn got their wives. His rcappearance in
that place in 1866 was not calculated to
improve the opinion traditionally enter
tiHned of him.
THE LONG DRUNK.
Leaving Washington City with Andrew
Johnson, ". III, 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 III nervous and rocky
condition. Next day the party took the
train for Buffalo, and when it arrived at
Tonawanda Grant said to Joseph Warren.
one of the masters of ceremonies
by Cd must have a drink -
Ihey obtained from Mayor Fargo. of
Buffalo, some excellent brandy. and i'm the
presence of witnesses with whom [ have
talked within one week, Grant poured out
half pint and drank it down. That appear
ed 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 noticed that he
Was III the condition OF Jim" in the story
of ''Migglcs that is, dropping and SET
Ting into his boots lie intimated that he
could not keep up any appearance of CON
secutlveneSs or appoSiteness, if the show
should be prolonged, and, at the earliest
opportunity, they snaked him of to the
house OF Mayor Fargo, and put linn to bed
i. under the roof OF that refined hospitality
liere the doctor was called, and the future
PrcSldcnt whole civil service was purged.
D We came very near losing safe FIcsi-
dent at that iuncturc.
! Resting AT Fargo's house, the time ar
rived wLen Grant was to resume his tri-
umphal FIde, and lie over at the CITY of
+ Cleveland. lie seemed to be in rood sLan,
now after such proiiigate medication. but
abused nature was stIil craving for sti,uu-
latlon, and, amongst the mail bags of the
Lake Shore Road, the Macedonian nero
IepOSeu as oDScmely as if he were some
fr;'nkcd wearing apparel of a member of
Cougrcss. At Cleveland the African race
were out to see the man who CONQUERED
freedom for them the President OF the
United States was being snubbed and
hootcd by the inhospitable paTtizanship
which waited to look upon the hneamcnts
OF a hero who could xiii all this time a
carriage had been driven up in a stcalthy
way to the back side of the train and into
1t was lifted a dull, bcsotted face and legs
which would not support anything. This
carriage was driven 10
TIE DETROIT STEAMBOAT.
and there the c0nquerer Of Lee was LAID
away III silence and darkness, while the
President was being hooted before the
kennaTd Hotel. To hide the hero 5 biusieS
Us he should re-enter Detroit after his l"h@
absence, Mr.. Rice, of the steamboat anu
railway COMPANY. telcgraphed TO his house |
hold
..Distinguished visitors coming on with |
me to breakfast
And ther, entered Detroit, III the early |
morning. as morally physically and social |
" mean as when he left ii nearly eighteen !
years before, the Lieutenant who had