The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-03

rough -Sketchlng various public mon.
Stanley Matth ews was puzzle to
him he could not sec how so ablo
q lawyer could make such q "damncd
fool Of himself" Blaine was q "truo
Republican" but tho party couldn't
afford to take up a cripple for cam
didate his railroad business had
crippled him. Key was o rough,
good man, but ''if you SEQ anything
showing ability signed by him, mako
up your mind that he didn't writo
it,"
Gle is Il better Cabinet officer
than Jewell, is he not?" asked the
reporter.
"Bloss your soul, it's no compli-
mont to. say that" And then
Brothcr Orvil proceeded to walk
into the cX-Postmastcr-G General in
the liyclicst possible manner. As u
business man, he had no fault to
find with him, but rs politician no
WAS thQ smallest kind Of potato.
Then, warming with his subject,
Mr.. Grant explained the mystcri-.
ously sudden retirement from tho
Cabinet Of New Havens flvorito
! standard bearer. One day while he
and his brother wcro ridiug together
tho conversation turned on jewell
when tho President remarked, <'Tho
only trouble with Jewell is that nc
don't know much" But Orvil soon
alter laid before his brother written
proofs $50 nc says> of falschood
on tho part of tho Postmaster-
General, and the next day he was
asked to resign. As Oryil explain.
eel it. MIR. Jewell had committed
somo error in his department work,
and told the alleged falschood to
cover it.
Several other public mon came in
Tor criticism. President Hayes was
hlSh~toncd, honorable gentleman,
who was trying to do right, but his
Administration WAS weak when there
was no cause for weakness. Schurz
is evidently TO favcritc Of Crvil's--
so the reporter Judged after hearing
the lattcr talk some time about
dynamite and other explosives
which tho German Secretary was
alleged to Eo in tho habit of carry
ing concealed about his person.
For Butler he had always felt deep
admiration, but his present course
had lowered him in Orvil's estima~
tion. Kearncy was a blatherskito, n
man whom people go to see, as they
do O'Leary. for curiosity; and But
Ion, bo Il l,on,n,ro,l j,;,,cnj g l>, l,;,,o -.
al alliance with such fellow.
Conkling was uncxccllcd in ability
by any man living, and when he
ummaskoa his batteries in the fall
tho country would hear some of the
heaviest firing it has ever heard.
eff wcro to bo n!ado President
to-morrow--no, L wouldn't go in on
IL Friday if I wero to be made
President Ct don't claim to be COM
petont for tho place., you would SEQ
how many Cabinet officers L would
make send their portfolios to tho
Office before Monday morning." was
tho comprehensive remark with
which Mr.. Grant concluded his
critical observations OH the politi-
Clans OF tho day.
IT, reference to the Potter Cons
mittcc, Mr.. Grant said that it's
investigation was fzzlc. ;"But,'
he added, laughinsly, "tho Repub.,
lican half Of them hate tho Admin.
istration worse than tho Democrats
do" And then he avowcd his
contempt for ''mill and water Re
publicans, and announced that his
candidate for tho next nomination
would be real party man. Tho
Democrats would probably elect
the next President, but it would
not ko Thurman-no man who goes
for tho Office ever gets it. Tilden
should by right havo the nomina-
ton.
In an atfray at Lancaster, on
Tuesday Of last wcok, Mr.. w. II.
Ghent, II young man about twenty
six years of ngo, was stabbed md
instantly killed by Mr.. Robert
Snipos Tho parties came to town
together on the morning of tho
atfray, and wcro on their way homo
i'll tho evening, when dispute
arose botweon tllom near tho
suburbs ottho town, about some
triiling matter, and both of them
being considerably under the in
fiuonce Of liquor, fight onsuod,
which resulted in tho death of
young Ghcnt.