, 1875-11-04
BEN BUTLER.


Faith In His Star--A Little Story.
Washington Cnyrespondt,,ct Hastoa Gtotc.
Tho fact that Butler IL lot mcmhor OF tho
next House docs not seem to t1etraot ip tho least
from his popularity. Ills law-ofIlce IL constantly
crowded., aud many find II moro difficult 70 hare
MI interview With him than to sse President
Graut. Had ho twenty brains like Ills own, aud
tutlor aud d physique ltko Hercules, ho would
still havo moro than hls share Of work. Some
how or other people OF sll shades of politics
hnyo faith III Dutler's star, or rathor in Lis
ability TO achioyo suoccss. hcard story
Illustration oi this: There w was an a,'AoIi I'D
K1bcl hero from Goorgtn. who WAS tue
ownor OF q large cotton c!sim, aud who WAS
Bhrowd onough when Sherman was making his
famous ma Gu to tho soa to tako tho oath Of al
legtnnce, and thus place himself aud his properly
nuter tho protection Of tue losoEunleut. Awaf.
lowing the oath Of foalty he WAS Nebol still,
and like Rll Of his GLASS; placed Gen. Butler III
tue aa1no category With the devil. lie obtained
0oo but the Attorney General eppoalod tho case
to tho supreme Cous. Of the United States,
which meant tllat tho old man might 70 70 Ais
grave without hts money, Whoa he heard Of
the action Of tho Attorney General lae retired to
himself up to despair. friond sugsouted, Is
luht resort, that ho engage Con. luties AZ couu-
sol. AuxionH ~ he waB TO secure bis mouey,
tl4 soul robeled against Tho idea u
getting 1t through Dutor. "Butler!" said
he. almost weopipg, /" Ben Dutlor" /
.'Neyer mind" sad As friend, "wllat you want
IL tho money for your cottou, md 1t Butler can
got It for yotl, what 10 tle odds sbous his poll:
ticA2" Aftor considerable argument tho old
Rctol concluded to apply 10 Butler. IIo finally
eugaEed hlUl 20 tako Charge Of tho case tor = foo
OF 81, 001. Tho point ma to have the hflpeat
10 tho Supreme Court withdrawn or dismissed.
forget, HOW, whether the case ever reached the
Supreme 0slrt 0r whether Hutler arranged the
matter with Tho Attorney General. At a1l eyouts,
drawn. but tho old nlAn was not yet out Of hlH
troublcs nor Was Dutlor'a work nntlroly conplst.
ed. A lawyer here named Darstey, a broihor-
tu-law OF 0nn. Sherman, act up claim for
el0o o0D Tor legal sorylces, and procured IN ill.,
Junction from one OF tho UlafElct Coufth to
prevent tho Secretary OF the Treasury from
paying the old 1!ebel's warraut, On tho morn
ing Of tho day upon which tho argument OH tho
Injunction ms to DO hesrd Gdn. Butler, accom-.
PAstment l1ooursd tile WArral,E tor tho sayen
hundred ind odd thousand dollars. passed It
through ita various stages. procehs usually oc-
cupying several hours. had il si9nsd by the Eec-
rotary aud caahod. Taking out bis own e25 600
feo aud stuillug it into nta vest pocket, and CIV
iug tho balance to lis oliont, with tho advice
that ho should take tho stryt train for baltimore
aud thereby nyo!l tho numerous Washington
sharks always lylnR in wait for such prey, Dutlor
proceeded to tue Court to argue the injunction,
He had scarcely stated the case when the Judge,
recognizing she fsot that no Court cau sn1on
the Secretary Of the Treasury from performing
hH executive duty, dissolved The Injunction aud
HutleE proceeded to meet another client With
another plY foe.