Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-11
A Notable Character.

oRvILLE GRANT AND HIS PECULIARITIEs.
Almost any day about noon there can be seen
about the Ebbitt House man Of square, COM
pact build, rather shabbily clad. Hardly shab-
billy, either; but with a blue suit of clothes,
showing the need of brushing and attention;
his head covered with black slouch hat rather
clumpled, and worn down over the eyes; on his
feet low cut pair Of Shoes the heels worn
aslant between which and the short pair of
pantaloons is exposed pair OF white {once)
half-hcse. This comprises the outward make
up Of Olville Grant, brother of the General and
unlike his distinguished brother. He is some
what taller, but has the same oval face. wears
his whiskers cut short, and has the same
Generals. They are of deep blue, small but
have penetrating glance. In many character
istics OIvllle is like the General. he almost al
ing to any one unless first aeoosted: lie seems
to be laborjng under the hallucinatton that he
is weighed down with business care, and has
many ar les ID OF a1
schemes upon the attention Of strangers.
One day, when the walking match for the
Ashley belt was In progress, Orville met rep
resentative of THE STAR and said: "Well, guess
Rowell will win and get away with good deal
of money. Twenty-fi five thousand dollars 1u a
week is good stake. But, pshaw, II 1 could
tiers tied up, would laugh at RoweITs pile"
When he walks the street he carries his. ld
down, and rem11 ds one of person trying to
settle in his mind knotty mathematical prob
lem. II one says. " How do you do ?" he re-
tm MS the salutation pleasantly and passes on.
Most of the time he Is followed by very ordi-
nary black-and tan dog, to which he seems to
Ee much attached.
General Grant has no more enthusiastic ad-
mirer than his brother, though strange to say,
that, in speaking OF the general, Orville always
brother. This, 1t IS said, he does because IL he
SPOKE of him as brother he imaglnes that
there might be those who would presume that
he did so in an egottstical sense.
Nearly every day Orville visits the Indian
bureau Of the Interior department. He thinks
that there js good deal In the Indian service
that is rotten, and he has so stated to Commis-
sioner Hayt. He thinks there is too much
whisky and gunpowder on Indian reservations,
and that some of the 'Chrstian" Indian agents
sell it to the Indians. He is warm friend OF
TIE Indians and champions their cause, believ-
ing, as he does, that nearly all the troubles
with the Indians arise through the unjust treat
ment they receive at the hands Of the white
man.
OrvIlle has shambling llstless gait in walk
ing that has given llse to tue mistake that he
is Intoxicated. This Is far from true for in late
years he has not drank liquor at all. In politics
Orville is stlict republican. he hopes to see
elected, though he modestly refrains from men
tioning his brothers name In that connection.
Those who know him well say he has many
good points, ard but for bis visionary flights. he
would make, as he has made in the by-gone
days, a successful business man. Not ten years
ego he was the head of one of the most flour
ing leather films In Chicago.