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New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
GRANT IN EARLY LIFE.
From The DAYTON Journal.

Admiral Schenck relates an interesting reminis-
cence of General Grant early in life, before any one
had detected the future President and General, but
which illustrates even then the qualities which now
distinguish him as a man.
In 1852, said the Admiral, took a regiment on
my ship from New-York to the isthmus: Major
Bonneville, whose exploits and ,adyent9r-.
Gus trip through the Rocky Mountains
were afterward related by, washington
ment. and Lieutenant Grant was acting as
Quartermaster. For the first week or so out did
not have much to say to Grant He was then
auIet undemonstrative man, and took matters just
as they came along with little comment, though
when called upon he never seemed at a loss Tor an
opinion, and good reason TO back It, noticed this
first IN the little differences that frequently arose
between the officers. Bonneville was basty and un-
certain IN his manners, and uften gave cause for
disagreements, and It was customary pracuce 10
make Lieutenant Grant the arbitrator AT such
times and his rulings were distinguished, remem-
Der to nave noted, by particular good sense.
He never went to bed before or O'clock in the
morning, but would walk up and down the deck
smoking a cigar. usually turned IN about mid
night and as we became better acquainted II was
frequent thing for us to wak mp and down Lae aeek
together discussing such matters as came up from
time 10 time. These conversations recurred TO me
IN later years when be came prominently before the
county, and they were what chiefly lett remem-
brance of the man In my memory.
Ialways recollected in connection With this ac-
quaintanee with Lieutenant Grant tnat he had an
excellent taste tor good liquors. had gwen him
the liberty OF the sldeboard IN my cabin. anu urged
him frequently never to be backward IN
using II as though IL were his own. ard he
never was Every night after ! had TUNED
i'm. | could hear HIM once or twice, sometimes
more, open the door quietly and walk softly over
the floor, so as to disturb me; then would hear
the clnk of the glass and the gurge, ana he wonld
walk softly back.
did not meet him again until twelve years later.
was at hotel IN Washington, and one morning
lust as / came down one of my officers told me
General Grant just had arrived. and about the same
time some slapped me on the shoulder, and l
turned and recognized him. He knew me, he said,
by the back of my head Before We could talk
no was afraid he would have to make speech, aud
he jumped over the counter and went into the bar
ber-shop to get shaved. Since then have met him
several times When he Was In Dayton lad quite
a long chat with him, and he recalled many inch
dents of our sea voyage that had forgotten.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
TILE MEDICAL Ant.
Erom The Leislre Hour.

<'N"' NV
Besides the necessary organs for preserving all
the functions Of the body IN healthy exercise, We
fluid the ant provided with bag of irrtant sprIiu-
Gus liquor, which AT pleasure 1t can eject, u tie
great annoyance OF intrudcrs upon iis privacy.
THIS spirit elaborated in tie secret dIsIlery of the
little people called their iormic acid It's subtle
presence may readily be detected by ITS peculiar
though agreeable perfume. II inc head be- held over
a nest of fOrmica rutd which has been disturbed, II
will be Immediately appreciated. though n viii be
found exceedingly dihicult to maintain tue same
position long with any comfort, 20 powerful Is the
emguatioD.
Of aleviatmg human pain IN the preparation Of
chloTofOm, as the name would tell us, nnd n Is
also used in photography. he fornic acid Is some
times most annoying 10 the human family, as was
the experience of modern CULVER while on his
Journey through Norway with knap,ack. Beng
oYertaken by the shades of night, aud wearcd with
his days eXertiOns, he striyed 10 tlnd rep0se within
the precincts of hay harm lie tried 10 sleep and
thus refresh himself for the moIrows labor In
vuin ls ch1r.l The llttle people, among othcr
tribes OF animated creatures. made his body the
object Of their attention. winch their entep1islng
disposition led them 10 explore, by craving under
ms clothes and all about ms skin. lie adds " III |
had ever doubted the theory Of their ifltant acid
perspiraton, this nights experience must have con-
vcrted me-"
The acid perspiration, instead Of being annoying,
is sometimes most beneficial to the lords of the crea
tOn, for IN some cases OF sickness ITS rftant prop
critics act as n restorative. | hnve been told by
friend Of n Northumberland instance. mis-
sOnary in the tropics was interrupted IN his dauEt
less labOrs for hIs Master by dangerous illness,
which pr0stItted him. aud showed It's Ylrulence Dy
affecting him with count less bOiis. He was lying
helpless and alone in bis hammock, when,
behold, to his unspeakabic horror, myriads
of ants Of ferOcIous aspect approached Inn.
as ho thought and feared, with deadly intent.
they came nearer and nearer, surrounding hlm, ard
swarmed all over bIs body; but instead of keeping
hm down, as the inhabitants of Liiput did Lemuel
Gulllver they enabled him 10 rise for after anont-
ing The PROSTATE sufferer with prOfuse supply of
their irritant acid, which proved 10 be o remedy
suited to his peculiar maady, they left him speed
iIy 10 recover aud resume his lappY work with
gratitude TO his Cod who had used this little people
as his effectua prcservers.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
EMIL RSON'S OLD AGE.

Nora peyfs Boston Letter 10 The Providence journal.
There mas been good deal of talk Tor seyeiai
wears about EinersOn's failing faculties WHEN,
within the last year. has eliminated III report tat
be was fast losing his mind altogether. 20 IaI as
can ascertain this report is entirely erroneous a.
regards the real mental state OF Mr. Emerson; tne
facts being that the ordinary ntToveTsion ana Io.
qetfuluess of details which his age has broughl,
have been so noted both by himself and Others ta'
the belief has arisen that hIs intellect was 'mpaiteu
MIR Emersons own attitude has seemed to De that
of a person who would anticipate the criticism VI
others upon these points and even his own lallures
A peptleman who has known him many years
assures me that his intellect upon
ali the philosophical questions where ne
las been interested, IL clear as ever. IN PROOF
of Mr. EmersOn's attitude toward himself, recalI rec
the following incident which took place Ten years
ago II was at party where Emerson nad never I
shone with more briliancy IN conversation tha. d
very pretty and very silly woman, " no was never
happy unless calling attenti on 70 heTsei. aP
proacbed him. and in fine high lreble-a knitting
needle yoce-said to him with an air of coquettish
TepTOacb y
mir Emerson, YOU never remember me-"
Mr.. Emerson turned one OF his serious gIahces
upon her and not IN the least approaching TIC CO.
quetry, replied graVely: ,,y
" Madam I am getting to be a very old man. =, .
To be taken thus sOlemuly was not at AL what lhe
lady had expected or desired, and her look Ol uinA
discontinue thing not soon to pe Ioigot'e"'
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
GHOSTS.
From me Stanford.


There is a house IN Coatham. Yorkshire. IN winch
n weeping woman "a said 10 hang over the cradi oi
any child who sleeps IN particular room. Nay
more one babe over whom tins weId Vlsitant
was seen 10 bend is reported Ia gaze INTO
vacancy and see her still, though no othcr
ewes are conscious of ber presence. There is
a house at Catford Bridge, in which dwelt, untli
quite recently, gentleman well known IN LonOOh
circles and his wife and child. The VIE saw ltlc
man in n gray coat cross her bedroom one night
and disappear, ms il were, into the cheyal glass
She said nothing about 1t, but short time after
ward in the same room, the nurse exclaimed that
she had seen what must have been her iRthors
ghost : she knew him, she sald, " 10y hs gray cost.
Sill nothing WAS SAID 10 the master OF the hous"
untl he in hs turn, called upstairs 10 his WIFI ~
startled voice. and IN his fright dropped the candle
stick excaming he he'd seen man IN gray gong
M the stars. Hero, then, were three independent
witnesses of the same ghosly visitor evidently one
very like the ancestral spectre Of the House OF
Douglas. -,
But indeed authentic ghost stories-that is TO
saw occurrences vOuched for by perfectly honest
observers who at all events really believe they
saw that to which they bear witness-are endless.
os are he tales of appearances 20 friends and rela
lives at n disia Just the soul presumably,
leaving the body. There are vast number too, of
what NAV be called historic ghost stories handed
down in All the books on the subject such, Tor tx
ample as the vigil OF the Earl OF NJ. Vincent; the
BeTcsfeTd Ghost and the withered wrist the appa-
rition 0f the dead NynyaTd. the warning the second
Lord IyttetOn rs said 20 have received of hlS own
death and the account Of the ghost IN the Tower
of London, where such a visitor, one wouid thlnk.
Would not lack company, though there might De "a
scaIcIty of heads among them.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
FINDING DROFNED PEOPLE.
p,.ora TN, Phi Mail Gazette.

From Inc PuA man Gd1eUc
"An Old Folk-LOnst' writes The remarkable
incident of the discovery OF the body of child
drowned In the River Kennel, at Newbury, IN 1907.
by means of a two-penny Loaf with a quantity OF
quicksilver put into it, quoted by one OF your
incorporates some twenty years ago; aud then
elected many curious proofs OF the ex etence of SIM
liar practices with analogous successful results ana
w1th--wnat ID rot always the Casa satisfactory
explanation OF the phenomenon. Sir James Ale1an-
der IN his acconnt of Canada after stating that the
Indians believe that a drowned body may be dis
covered by floating piece Of cedar-wood, when
will stop and turn round over the exact spot men-
tiOrs an instance which occurred within his own
knowledge. where the body OF person VINO was
drowned by the overssttlng of his boat near Cedar
Island could not be discovered until this expert
ment was resored TO-"
But something more remarkable was stated by an
eminent clergyman. happily stlll living VINO men-
toned that many wears before, boy who had lately
come TO EtOn impTudently bathed IN the thames
where il flows with great rapldity under - tue
PLAYING fields and carried out of hs depth and
drowned. All efforts 10 recover the body failed TIL
one OF the masters threw a crcket-bat INTO tIe
stream, which foated 10 a spot where Il turned
round in an eddy iu deep hole, under when the
body WAS found. There were, think, other IN
stances but these ected from some intelligent cor
respondent the simple and natural explanation OF
tine pheu omeuon. There are In all running streams
deem pools formed by eddies, IN which drowned
bodies are likely to be caught and retained Any
ligbt substance thrown into the stream would nat
uraly be drawn to the surface OF the over tho
centIe of the eddy-hole.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
4 WHITE NEGRESS.
from The London Globe.

from The London Globe.
The practicablity OF converting a niger into a
white man has usually been plsced IN very much
the same category as that Of changing the Eth
oplaus skin OF ciiscng the spots from leopard. 1t
Will therefore, be somewhat surprising 10 non-rceu-
tilic readers To hear Ot the of Celine Henry,
which was recOuuted lately tO society of anthTO-
biologists by a certain DIR. Smesier. This woman.
who was n native 0i hayu' ana was aoouI
thirty-fve years old, began In the year 1860 or
thereabouts to notice that the color which she had
ALWAYS supposed To he natural 10 her SKIN was
slowly fading away in many places, and being re-
placed by a hue resembling that Of white woman.
Far from being pleased with the Transformation
which the fslriesWeIe thus "OrklhR upon hei
she entirely objected TO the proceeding, anu took
every imaginable step 70 prevent the completion or
n freak If Nature which her enemies might make
bold TO call eJperimeutum in corpOre rh.
Doctors were called m. aud the native sorcerers
were Hll consulted; but nothing seemed 10 arrest
the progress of the malady which the astOnlshed
negross was at last fam tOconsider as disease OF
fifteen long years the dot sed tint vi the white Euro
ueau encrOachcd steadily upon the frontier lneh OF
the African black. until IN 1877 there VAS no more
of the original color left than few spots. which, II
All added together, would not as much rs cover "a
mans hand. The afiliction which caused SO much
terror aud chagIin 20 Miss or MTs Cellne Henry is,
however, one which Is not unknown 10 physolO-
gists II il no other than n disease commonly
called vIiliCO when is occasionally cOngenltal IN
the African and other daTk-cOlored races, ana u
sometimes developed ~ an accidental shape III Lu-
ropeans or white men. The name Is, of course, de-
rived from the Latin Uitulus. calf, and is meant to
express that color which l. best known as ulhtln-
guishiug the flesh Of these ANIMALS. III appears 10
cause no pain whatever. and 10 have niue Ol no
effect upon the general health; aud IL the idii
Ceiine, as she may now most larry pe oail'u u,u %
not been dominated by an cxtravagant fear. she
would not have had much canse to lament over hef
conversion from black 10 white.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
wASH1NeToy DIyYER TABLE ANECDOTES

From Washington Letter 10 The chicago Times,
veteran statesman, a. recent dinner. told an
unpublished anecdote of the late Senator McDougal,
OF California. Taking dinner once with some felew:
Senator in Washington, Roman punch was served
during one OF the courses of the dinner. states
man asked Senator McDouRal how be liked the
punch. "WeIl enough" said McDougal. ' bnt you
have TO eat altogether too much Ice 10 get any
liquor" The same statesman, who is something OF
a wag in a quiet way, made at the same dinner a
rather brilliant remark upon the subject of mu-
sic. He said that he was not educated enough to
appreciate music. He believed he might pos
sby know the difference between Old Hundred'
and Yankee Doodle At the same time he re-
marked, q" am a very patient man., and can bear
music for a long time' friend of bis at the din
nertabe stirred by reminiscence of the punch anec
dote said that he remembered once entertaining
country cousin who never in her life had tasted ice
cream. A dish of superb cream was served up at
the close of dinner and be noticed that his country
cousin touched upon 1t very daintily. at the same
time without any particular expression of surprise
though she were not going to be put down or iu-
pressed with anything which city people might offer
her Finally he asked her Sally. how do you like
the cream P' "The cream itselfr said she. 7" seems
to be very good but it appears to be little fetched
Wit froa
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
4 BIT or AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM JOE JLf
FERSON.

Nosbriue Letter to The Cincinnati Commercial
II was IN Nashville that Joe Jefferson made hls
debut About forty years have elapsed since Iiy J
went on the boards as young man Ioi Tue sli"ii
sum of 50 per week. , r.r ;,
larly to a friend. "whcn | first stepped upon ln9 ;
stage and there were consequently no SCOOPS
by railroad managers ON cross-tie cne's DohIus;
Peoples ears were not deaiened by railr0au
whis.l les Nothing but the deep-Soundhg loB
horn, of steamers pvIng the Cumberland was
10 be heard in those days IeveTDeratIhg up
and down its swft-lO0 ing current ana imutIy pass
ing over its high, Oyerhanging rough-hewh cIns.
had uDon one occasion to make voyage down TO
Smlthland, and as we were not very nlsh OF money
our company had decided to 90 down the river Oh "a
datboat When we were about to be oil, i feIlem-
her that friend came along the riYeT-Oank anu saw
me about to loose the lastenIngs and to driIt our
into the stream. IiulOl Jeiierson! he sang out
as If be wanted to take charge of the boat himself
Where in the devil are You going on that bOat1
Down to Smithland,' replied.
49, ROmancei he queTled.
- Not a bit of it, / responded.
"'Want To gatity an adventurous spirit ,
1850 sir haven't the least idea OF such thlne'
"'Wen why in the Halifax don't you take
~ have no money said l. and Pve, conse-
oucntly, to 90 with this friendly current on this
small concern and that il the real truth OF the
situation. i went down the Cumberland, ana was
kent dodging the steamers that came up and down
the ryer ms # they were going 10 tear every thing TO
nieces Lut the only thing that disturbed me was
their nj higl-boundng waves, that often threatened
10 capsIze our frail bark. With lights always NJ
the front aud rear, we were IuChlJ noV sNan'P'u
by steamer from either direction. IL proved
pleasant trip. The scenery Of the Cumberland, al
WAYS beautiful, at times is magnificent
i'm its picturesqueuess. Not a hundred miles
lelow Nashville is curious spectacle, known
as the sun and Moon IL consists
of a paluting upon an immense rock which rises 10
an altitude Of several hundred feet: AS To who
painted them is mystery which beleve was
never unravelled. Many think IL was the WORK oI
the red brother centuries ago, perhaps But there
the sun and the moon shine out In ali the freshness
OF new paint They are located midway the clI
and stand out in bold relief. As 10 how any human
being ever reached the spot Is a question which
believe has never been solved. IL rs supposed that
ia those days they had 10 giant ladders ana comu
mol eas Is have reached the point from below. The
only natural rope of that time was Wild grape
vine, Of winch Tennessee Is so DrOIibc. ana some
Indian might have been, by this means, et dow
work again been let down or p He'd ~. AT
any rate these pictures are there on the everlasting
rock, aud are likely 10 remain ior future ages
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
~ ENGLLsRNAN on AAERICA.
L.. ia crr,lir rimeR-


Last evening Mr.. Mark Nhltwcll delivered q
highly interesting lecture on ths large and enter
prsing country aud the facts he FURNISHED MS
hearers with being only those that actually cams
under hIs obsery ation during his late tour through
the United States, the address from beginning 10
eud was a most instructive one. IN q Conyei6a-
tional manner, the lecturer described the oXpe-
riences he encountered when jouneying and
amongst many matters which he said England
might learn from and profit was the absence Of
drunkenness which he noted everywhere. Although
he was In the stetcs for eight weeks, and duung
that time had mixed freely with the working
classes the auays, and wherever, else he had tho
opportunity Mr.. Nash and himseli ohIy saw nNe
persons during the whole Of Their Visit who were III
any way the worst for Liquor.
Another feature was the great attention paid
everywhere To education. In all the small cities
they passed through the most pTetentious building
In each place was sure to be the school-house ana
ma many settlements-consieting ia some Instances
of only eight or ten resdences-the school building
could be al once recognized. Another matter winch
made great impression upon him. the speaker say,
was the respectful and polite manner with which the
working classes conducted themselves one toward
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
TIME TURNS THE Tables.

'oes ANYBODY knor ,rhO crofe these piquant rerses
Ten years ago. when she was ten,
] used to tease and scOld her;
liked her and she loved me then,
A boy. some five years older.
liked her she would fetch nv book.
Bring lunch TO stream or thicket;
WOuld oil my gun aud bait my nook
And field tor hours at cricket.
She'd mend nv cap or fud my whip;
All but boys hearts are stony;
liked her rather less than Gyp'
And far less tlan my pony.
She loved me then. though Heaven knows
why,
Small wonder she had hated;
For scores Of dolls she had TO cry,
Whom ] decapitated.
tore her frocks. mussed her hair,
Called red" the sheen upon IL;
Ont fishing would even dare
Catch tad-poles IN her bonnet.
Well. now ! expiate my crime
The Nemesis of fables
Comes after yean-to-day old lime
On me has turned the tables.
Pm TWENTY-FIVE, she's twenty now.
Dark-eyed, fair-cheeked ana bonnyi
The curls ore golden round her brow
She smiles and calls me " johnny"
or wore. used her Christian name.
But now. through fate OF inalice,
When she is by, my lips can't frame
The letters that spell " Alice"
| who could laugh at her and tease,
stand silent now before her;
Uuub through the very wish 10 please,
A speechless, shy adOrer.
Or II she turns to me To speak,
I'm dazZled By her graces;
The hot blood rIshes to my check,
| babble cOmmOnplaces.
She's kind aud coOl ali Heaven knows how
wish she blushed and ialtered!
She likes me aud love her now
All me ! how things have altered!
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

the other There was none of that dreadful Ian
guage with which ones ears were polluted so often
in the streets of England, and an incident which
came under bis notice in Aew-YoTk enforced this on
his memory. Owing to the carelessness Of one man
block took place in one of the streets, but instead
only little playful banter, and with perfect good
humor every man did his best TO extricate himself
and the Others from the difficulty they found them
selves in. Referring - the marked intelligence Of
the Americans the speaker said IL was to be ac-
counted for I'm no small degree by the great efforts
cation. III had been put to him. What is gained
by all this expenseS" and the be made 10 his
interrogation was that the gam in the moral
condition Of the people. Nhich was so strikingiy
appareut.
New-York tribune., 1880-02-08
PIGS, a sTArESuAN, IND 4 JAGUAR.
Prom me Tele0raph.


Treed by pigs is not exactly the position in which
we should expect 10 find Colonial Seeretary-at
least not often. But when Mr.. Fowler, Colonial
Secretary of the Honduras, was recently exploring
the interior If the colony, he WAS oyertakeA by a
drove of peccarIes aud had only time to take snap
shot az the first of them and scramble up tree.
dropping ms rifle III the performance, before the
whole pack were around nis perch, gnashing their
teeth az him. gIunting. and sharpening their tusks
against his tree. Now the peccaIy not only fero-
cous but patient and her than let object of It's
anger escape will wait about for days. that the
Secre airy had before HIM only two courSes-either
10 remain where he was until he dropped down
among the SWINE from sheer exha and hunger.
or else to commit suicide at once by coming down
10 be eaten there and then.
While be was IN this dilemma, however. what
should come alOng-aud looking out for supper, too
hut "A jaguarf Never was beast OF prey so oppor-
tune, for the jaguar has particular toDdness Tor
wild pork and the peccares know it, TOT no sooner
did they see the great ruddy head thrust out through
he bushes than they bolted helter-steter, forget
ting IN their desire to save their own bacon. tho
meal they we're themselves leaving up the tree.
The iaQuar was off after the swine with admirable
promptitude, and the Secretary, finding the coast
clear came down, rejecting. as he walked toward
the camp, upon the admirable arrangements OF
Nature Who having made peccaries TO eat Colonial
Secretaries provided also jaguars to eat the pecca-