Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-31
NIGHT
NEW YORK,
BEN, BUTLER BUCKS.
A Herald" interviewer Repulsed.
The Massachusetts Sta tesmau Lets
LUOs a Biaspilem0us Torrent.
NEW YORK.
Herald" interviewer Repulsed.

WIN A1ey "
General Butler has evidently been
reading the history of certain San
Francisco sensation journals and their
interviewers. A Herald reporter
calling on him last evening was treat.
ed thusly, after waiting for two
hours patiently tor an interview:
Butler" Where is this fellow Of the
press who wants to interview n,e?"
(Herdtd reporter taking the whole
proceeding a a joke of the General's)-
al am the fellow, General; perhaps
you may remember
Butler" Remember nothing; damn
the whole press; I'll have no inter-
viewers, and I'll -
Reporter-"I simply wish to ask
you, General, if you have heard of the
new party that report says has
been -
Butler" Damn the report; there's
no new party. l have had enough OF
newspaper men, and when you 90
away you will just 20 down and write
three columns of an interview with me
that never took place, and I'll lie
damned if l stand it. You"-
Reporter-"Spare yourself, General;
there is no need tor being uneasy
about it. You know -
Butler-(getting red in the face and
quite boisterous)-"I know nothing,
ard call upon this man here (pointlng
to a gentleman who was quietly rock.
ing himself but taking in the situaiion)
as a witness that l never said any
thing TO you, and if you say"-
Reporter-"I shall say nothing, sir,
beyond what has occurred; but I
| think ~
Butler" Say no more, leave the
room and that's the end OF il, etc."
The reporter left with many blasphe-
nous imprecations in his wake from
the statesman of Massachusetts,.
A World interviewer, who was wait
ing his turn, thus describes the Her.
| AIDS repuise: "PresenIly there came
a roar as of a wounded bull, and Gen
| eral Butler was heard to say, in cres.
condo tones, Il don't know anythin.
about it ; l haven't thought about it;
l won't say a word about it; do you
hear now; don't 20 and write two
columns Of a interview about it; I've
got a witness that l haven't said u word
about it. Good day, good day-no,
won't say \ word about it. Good day.
L hope I haven't offended you,' STAIN
mered somebody, r%etreating to the
door. NO offense. Good day. and
there vas a sound Of a heavily closed
door,"
The World reporter enters. Butler
reclining on a chair, c%ourteously greet.
ed him. II am a little ditfident," said
the reporter, latter the repulse Of the
Herald man."
but he didn't say he was a Herald
man." said Butler. "He began talking
about some new party, and asked ms
what l thought Of it.. l told him
didn't think of 1t; but he kept right or
talking, aud l knew if l did not STOP
him there would be a two column in
terview with me tomorrow, containing
what l said. So l told him l had moth
ing to say"
Butler was kinder to a Sun reporter
to whom he denied emphatically the
story that he was going to Colorado to
live-he neither owned nor expected to
own all inch OF land there; suppose
the story originated from the fact thai
he loaned money to Colonel Craig OF
a mortgage of his Colorado ranch. liz
declined to criticize the Presidents
Southern policy, which ought to have
q show, and added, Let's see what il
will do; we can't tell what it's effect
will be. The murder Of Judge CHS
holm is connected with the policy only
because the people there enterpret the
Presidents views OF self. government
as meaning they aae to be let entirely
alone. and so they commi: murders
which they would no dae to con. mi
il they did not know that the jury thai
try them will 10 taken from the mol
that commits the crime. Bat let the
policy run awhile. One thing IL Ger.
tain, the Republican party will not sEf
fer, whatever the results. It Is silently
watching. II ir3 satisfied that things
are going wrong, it will cou.e down
with a heavy hard on those who would
! rain it. The party is not to be trifed
with" Butler secuted the idea that q
new party ever would be made out oil
The Republican party. He also pre-
| dicied hat the President would soor
come out in favor of remonetizing sill
yer. Referring to his several former