, 1876-02-14
TIMELY TOPICS.
What Boss" Shepherd Says Abou:
the Political Outlook and
tho Coming Presi.
Dental Race.
Gen. Custer fiIres Ills Views on tho
Indian Question nrd the Black.
Hills Gold.1ffncs.

Tha Roving Rcdskins Gan Muater from
5000 to 10000 Warriors,
"BOSs" SHEPHERD.
MS V1EwH on THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
At the Palmer Homo yesterday wero registered
Alex Shepherd. II. II. Hutchinson. II. II.
Will'ama, and IIa1ler Kilbourne, Washington, j.
G. Tho flrst-named psreon ts wol known NJ
"DosA" Shepherd. Ex-Governor OF the District
Of Columbia, under whoao admtnlRtratlon tho
broad and muddy thoroughfaros of tho Cap!tal
wero transformed into beautifully and exper-
B!volY-paved boafevards, upon which aome
s2u, COZ, 900 was spent 4 Tn1BuSE reporter
yesterday afternoon eant up hts card to ex-1ov.
Shepherd. and Was room aftor invited into
partor s, wharo tue uuutotto had baon
assigned. Coy. shepherd ia 4 plcasant.taeed
aud very large gentleman, and DO received the
newspaper representa- ausu with becoming court
eBy. After the customary 8alutstions, the re.
porter aa!a:
"Governor, camo up hcse to have : little
newspaper talk With you. II you havs no ob1eo-
tionA.''
"Nono in the least, sir"
"lfava you besn hero since the f1a2"
"No. sir"
"Nhat DO you ththk OF th1cAEpf
II think, sir, sho IL = marvel. Her growth
and prosperity arc tremendous, hnvo not been
horo since, 1860, aud was driven through the
great burnt dlssncs Of II to-day, and / can
haztly realize tile wonderful change"
"Docs 1t beat Wahhington7"
"Wcll, l don't know. rhoro can b. no COM
pasison."
How about tho city yon arc going to found
near Fort Royal, Houtll Catolina?"
'There is nothiuR of 1t 81 yot." ...
"Dut Tho Eastern papaeB have ststod thst you
on magnificent scato."
"The Eastern papers say great msny things.
Tho Society Of Gardeners havo oEYanizod COM
pany III Now York. aud hro looking about for
tho raistng Of
E.nLr VEGETABLES os 1AnaE soALz
for tho Northern markets."
"IIave they spoken tn you on tho Bubjecs ."
ns yot ii resafd 10 tio imatsor. six years .so
WIS down in tint country, and I thought that II
1gaa tho very garden spot Of tho South, and Just
the place for raising vegetables fos tho Northern
markets. on very large scate."
"Well, then, you ate thinking Of going Into
the entespsao. and laying out city =
TO no conclusion"
drifted 10 other matters. The reporter contin-
ued:
''Whas Ii your m!aslon hero2'
"Aothang, ooly to 500 Chicago. An on my
hihce 1869, thought I'd take good look in."
And from tins thread OF copye1sasIon politics
naturally came up. QuosIoa the reporter a2a,n
THE TlE1lp TERM.
ibid yon Aeo tho reported conyet1ation Of
Fred Grant, in Washington, OIL tho thsrd-torm
question aud his fstlos's choice OF Coulding ~
tho next President n
II did. sir; but you know that originated
sill r$rx, A~k
and you lu,ow what they ure."
"Thou you take no Stock In tho yasn p
II can't sey that I do I know that Fred
Grant ia qu1os, uaassumtng young nan: nnd
not likely 10 tell all he knows. 1 don't hclloye
he made any such statement"
'rhen yoa think drans Ii not q candidate for
1e-alcctlon 2"
~ know he iss not. The old gentleman Ia
stant straln upon lin for over thirteen years.
and fearful responsibility, and ho noeas rest."
Would you favor third torm 7"
"Look hero. young man, "hcro firms or ln-
d!vaduas hire perso,.B 10 servo them by the yeas,
whcn tAoy do their duty wo'l they arc ro-eh-
gsEad again eusccsaiyely yaar after year. This
iB especially tho case With railroads. aud other
great corporations, Now, Why should pot that
served the people two tetna. aud II they fee
like ro.electinx him. why aLoni they NOT do so 7"
but a. what Dc i, you actually t'ink Of third
IT IL spnoK .....
which originated In tho brain Of yonng Dennott,
and Ia OF tho barlo sta!up as his Central Park
will animal sensation. It has TO real fouuda-
alwAya told me. ho uoa}d not taEo the ot1lcb
again. oven II teudtred him. ~ ho Is tired Of the
cares Of tue olsice. aud wants to retire."
why Is ho 30 adycrae to . third term :"
Because 3 man gcta tired Of having hta pub
lio actsons miAropIasoutsd to the public daily
through the preSs."
ho at y = cont sat.., hp Fst shick'ehinnsa you huo"
lie does iu measure. But there In ssme-
ncss about the abuse, aud Y Ero6s nonotonous
bg daily rere.itions. I tell you what 1t ts, NJ
man fkes to b. constantly miarepsesentsd
through tho pross."
THE POLITICAL sLATk.
Washington n
II think Qua party Ia afraid, md the other
dasn't-"
"Tho Democrats are dividsl Ia their own
louee, and daily tboy aro tunbling down tho
ro!ns more upon themselves. They arc apiit
upon tho IT ilnauaal Question rock, a9a sho5 daFs
How about tho Republican party p
vt haa good leaders, hut docs not come out
fquarey enough upon this all.impottauk ques-
tiou. Tho fhllnres of honBca will continue just
o de!lnlto reaumption-hot be promulgated, and
The people know what IA coming. T4en trade
would sonn resume, and business raturo to liz
Hontcd channels"
0tANCE bvEa TIE PRESIDENTIAL FIELD.
t " How docs tho Presidential ilcid looki I"
!: I can tell bstter four months lAter."
"Who aIa tho lleely candilates III the dcld for
thu Rapublican aHle2"
We'll there il ConktIng. think hs stands
tho best chanco perhapa of any. lie is snanlt,
aud man OF energy, aud thoroughly posted
aud would DO honor to tho position"
"Bas don's you think lila mauner would kill
him will. tho pooptof"
''No. sir, I do not. lie secmH cold as fl.st,
but he IL genial and waEm>hoarted nlau, Who
IL popular nith tho Inasses, md Mho improves
upon asquaintanoe. He hAs what may ba called
mauncrsn. Az you know, the psCasa hayo
stated that be has hypesian cn.ls, aud Joye~
like fnco. md think that nlnY havs spoiled hin
don't"
"lIow shout Dlaino?"