Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-23
eelng around enc world.

The Richmond is a man-of-war of the
second rate, screw steamer of 270O tons
displacement, carrying fourteen guns.
One year ago she was repaired at Boston,
at a cost of between 1926, 900 and $3.50, 600.
At that time her machinery was thor
oughly overhauled, and she was supplied
with brand-new boilers from the Provi-#
dence works. Although an old ship, the
Richmond is in all probability as snug,
comfortable and sea-worthy craft as any
that Secor Robeson's administration left
for the Fraudulent President to send up
and down the deep.
Specific information about the Rich
mond is now made interesting to patri-
otic landsmen by the fact that this is the
vessel whicH-is to convey Caesar and his
fortunes around the globe.
To accommodate the travelling plans of
Gen. Grant and his party, a pretext has
been devised at Washington for detaeh-
| ing the Richmond from the European
| squadron and sending her with rowing
commission to the farthermost parts of
the earth. Some time during January
| or February she will sail from a French
port. carrying, in addition to the usual
complement of officers, sailors, marines
and powder monkeys, the only living ex-
President of the United States, with his
family and retinue.
Moreover, by the special permission of
the Navy Department, granted at the so
licitation of that esteemed obituary poet,
Mr.. G. Washington Childs, A NJ, the
hospitalities of the peoples ship will be
extended to Gen. Grants present crony
and biographer, John Russell Young,
who was turned out of Mr.. GFeeiey's
| Tribune several years ago for stealing, by
the sneak process, news that belonged to
the Associated press. -n.
| By the special permission of the War
Departments, conveyed by Mr.. McCrary
to Gen. Sherman, by Gen. Sherman to
Gen. Sheridan, and by Gen. Sheridan to
First Lieutenant Frederick D. Grant,
that youthful warrior has received an in
definite leave of absence without diminu-
tion of pay, in order that he may accom-
pany his father and his fathers sbiogra-
pher on their voyage to the South Seas.
The army's loss might be the country's
| gain provided the instructions of First
Lieut.. Frederick D. Grant required him
to submit upon his return scientific re-
port of his observations during the voy-
age; for First Lieut.. Grants description
of his explorations on the Upper Yellow
stone, four years ago, was one of themost
remarkable and suggestive documents
ever printed at Government expense.
But, unfortunately, Lieut.. Frederick D.
Grants orders do not require him to pre-
pare detailed report of what he sees and
hears at the Antipodes, and his congen-
ital Discrimination to perform literary
work makes it improbable that he will
volunteer report. His absence from
his martial functions at home will there
foe be an unmitigated loss to the public.
If we are to have an American aristoc-
racy, class privileged to eat, drink, and
travel at the cost of the masses, it is better
on many accounts that they. should be
shipped on hoard of the Richmond, or
some other snug and sea-worthy vessel,
and sent as far away from home as the
configuration of the earth will permit. 1t
may be more expensive to transport them
to India's coral strand, where the atmos-
phere breeds thirst and ice is dear, than
to maintain them nearer home; but we
thereby escape the influence of perni-
cious example which might otherwise
corrupt the minds and diminish the use
fulness of men and boys who are now in
dustrious workers and prodncers.--N. Y
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