Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-12-12
GRANT AS ABULGAR1AE KING
What His Friend, ChIlds, Knows Regard
Ing the Movement.
PhiIadelphia COrrespondenco n. Y. sun.l

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Childs, in order to ascertain what truth |
there is in the report connecting Gen. |
Grant with the Bulgarian throne, but |
Mr. Childs had gone to New York
with Mr. Tony Drexel, not to return
till late at night. Yesterday | had
better luck. | called at his house in
the evening and sent in my card. Word
came back that Mr.. Childs was busy
entertaining large party of guests at
dinner, but that he would be happy to
see me Monday morning at 1915, in
his private office in the Ledger build
ing.
| had been waiting not more than
FIVE minutes when the proprietor of
the Ledger came in, good -natured and
rosy after a brisk walk down Chestnut
street. He placed his dripping UNI
brella in great cylinder vase OF
Satsuma ware, and threw his overcoat
over the back of a carved ebony chair
of the Louis Quatofze period H
You have seen" ! said, the dis
patch from Philippopolis to the Lon
=
don Standard, asserting that General
Grant has been proposed as a candi-
date for the king of Bulgaria?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Childs, with
a queer expression on his face.
"You smile, Mr.. Childs, said l.
"You think that the story is absurd ?"
By no manner of MEANS he re-
Piled. Son the contrary, have every
reason to believe that the report is
strictly true.P o3t
Mr.. Ohilds' smile broadened until
it quite Overspread his eountenance,
and after few preparatory chuckles
he broke into a hearty laugh.
Perhaps | ought not to let it out, ?
he continued; but the fact is this
idea of establishing General Grant on
the Bulgarian throne originated with a
few of his most intimate friends in
this country and Europe, among whom
| may mention myself Colonel For
ney, General Badeau, Mr.. Mackay, the
Nevada millionaire, and DR.. Evans OF
Paris. The immense popularity OF
General Grant with all classes in all
parts of Europe, from the titled nobil-
ity down to the peasantry, as attested
by the enthusiastic welcome given him
wherever he went, and by the beauti-
full and expensive presents which are
now intrusted to my keeping, indicated
to us the reception which such pro-
| pOsal would be sure tomeet You sec
that the idea has taken like wild6re
| both here and abroad. DR.. Evans pre-
dicted that it would, months ago.
" But has General Grant known O
the plan2 How does he like it?"
" He has known of it'only in a gen
!. eral way, through Badeau / thinl
| he likes it. | think he has alway,
! been reluctant to come back to Amer
!, lea to settle down in the capacity of {
private citizen. He is naturally am
bilious He wants to be doing some
i thing all the time. His energy anC
genius would find splendid employ
ment in building up this new kingdom
and making the Bulgarian kingdom
respected the world over.
" May | ask how it all has beer
brough about2 Who first proposeC
Gsants name? Who worked III
public opinion in Bulgaria in favor o
his candidacy? Gll'o
Mr. Childs hesitated. 'H"I dom
think it judicious, said he, ITO give
the secret history of the campaign JUS
at present. Iwill tell you, however
what you probably know already, tha
this matter Of a Bulgarian king vii
be settled, not in Bulgaria, but at tn,
great capitals Of Europe-at Paris
London, Berlin and St. Petersburg
Badeau has made influential acquain
tances in England, and DR., Evans, al
you are aware, Is a power in Paris
Mackay is immensely rich, and Willing
to spend almost any sum for Legitimate
expenses, and at Berlin there is the
| Rev. DR.. Thompson, formerly of you
city Perhaps may add that | my
self have been able to do something
towards forwarding General Grant'i
interests.
"You think General Grant woulC
make a good&ing, Mr.. Uhilds?"
II am sure oft, SIR answered he
General Grant is the most remarka
bic man of the century, lie woulC
make an admirable king"
| Should you be inclined to accept
any position of dignity or trust in hi,
court, if he should offer it to you?n
Mr. Childs looked searchingly al
the writer's face for few seconds
He saw nothing there but candor anC
perfect good faith, and replied (" Oh
no ! | shall not leave Philadelphia il
any event. If General Grant accept:
the Bulgarian crown | should like
very much to visit him amid his new
surroundings. | don't know but il
would tempt me TO undertake a sea
voyage, to which ! am naturally anC
physiologically strongly disinclined
But | shouldn't accept any office OF
title in Bulgaria
" may announce that determine.
ton, then, Mr. Childs?"
" Yes, sin" said he, "aqd you may
put it as strongly as you please
Educational Jurisprudence.
Knoxville TribgRe,l
State superintendent Trousdale hai
decided that a clerk and treasurer o.
a district has no right to pay out dis
trict school money for joint church
and school building. When he wrong
fully apprOpriates school money h,
should be held liable on his bond.
When school directors mlsappro
pirate school money BY locating
school-hoAse in one corner of the dis
trict, mandamus should be applied
for requiring them to appropriate thu
money for the general interest of tn,
schools in their district