Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-07
TNcw York 7'ln,es.7

Har.ranft, Of cnnsylvania, rose
somewhat subsequent to the lark's
usual hour, and after grasping the
fact that he was in Providence, and
had OIL the previous evening atten-
dcd a meeting OF The Grand Army
Of the Rcpoblic, Immediately became
a prey to melancholy. lie rcmem-
bcrcd that lie had scut telegram to,
General Grant, "Care Of her Majesty
Queen Tictoria, Buckingham Palace,
Londcn,', and IL terrible doubt us TO
whether that telegram had been pro
pcrly directed made his heal ache 10
Il most painful extent When he di-
rec cl that telegram, lie wanted ID
make sure that il would reach The
cx-f President, and assuming that the
lat,trwns Stepping with the Queen,
he had 10 hesitation III slndlns it in
care Of her Majesty. Itwt5 no, un-
I'll yesterday m9.uing tha. it ooc'ted
tohim that lho Queen might no. b,
at buckingham Palace Just 4, pre-.
s.It. lie was not 1T al disturbed hy
thn assertion cfone cf his aides that
tn. Queen constantly rc>ilcs in The
Tow-r u London, lur he was we'll
aware that Buckingham Palace is
merely wing added to the Tower
BY the late Prime, Consort. What
made him uneasy was the recolec-
ton that The Queen has country
seat at Balmoral, in Scotland, where
she retircs when Buckingham Paiucs
is undergoing its annual cleaning.
Il, thought he, at this very period
Buckingham PA lace is being scrub
bed aud whitcwashed, and tho Queen
is at Ba)moral, that telegram may
never reach General Grant. What
is worse, that box of cigars that was
forwarded last Monday, directed
precisely us WAS the telegram. M ny
f all into the hands Of tic local color.
ell min!ste Is who whilcwashes the
palace, and may be smoked by Int
.,"-i;-a-i.,.i tinS .urtlsJ HI1u llis per-
sollal friends. The more Governor
Hartrantt thought over til, AFFAIR."
the worse his head ache d, and the
more clearly he SAW that h, hi b,en !.
too has.y. Had he directel that |
telegram to G" Beac ,as6eld
Esq" and requested him TO forward !
it t. Ccnctal Grant without delay,
there would have been no doubt that
General Grant would have received
it AS it was, the telegram might
never reach the Queen, and if it die
reach her, she being woman might
put it on her mantlcpiecc at Bal
moral and entirely forget to mention
it to General Grant for three or four
days. Governor Hartranft groancd
aloud rs this last contingency occur
ed TO him. That Il telegram which
50 chastcly and beautifully informed
General Grant hat s''your comrades
:" 8 g desire, through you TO
iIngland's Queen, 10 ..hank England
for Gra..ts reception" should misclr-
ry, simply because ct a mistake in
the address, was bitter thought, and
as Governor Hartranlt rang for more
soda water he inwardly resolve d
never to send another telegram fer
dinner.
1t is Il pleasure rs vel! as Il duty
10 relieve so excellent Il man Is Gov
ernor JIar;ranit from his r.cScn.
state Of painful uncertainty.
Fortunately, there i.no difficulty in
so doing. From sources rs cxc!u-
sivc and as authentic as those from
wllicl. the Hruhi obtains is war
tclcgranls, The Times has received n
full account Of the reception Of the
Governors telegram i'll England and
can assure him that it is already in
the cx-Prcsident's nands. At iii,
same time that il is pr ropcr to add
that had it not been for II lucky acci
dent that telegram would never
have reached its destination.
At two o'clock OH Wednesday
morning tho Prime Minister, who,
during his term Of Office, always oc