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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

al high noon. Saturday; when DR..
tanners tin.e was up AMI his task
finished the large crowd present clleered
him enlhu siastIcnlly. About 200 per.
sons were in the hall and an immense
number Of people on the sidewalk. The
Doctor drank glass of milk aud called
for Georgia watermelon. This he lap
ped and ate heartily. At n qumt,r past
IL o'clock Taniicr got down from the
table and left the hall in coach in
charge Of DIR. Gum, who took him to
his own residence. whef9 he will receive
careful medical treatment. Tanner
weighed ut the end of his fast 1917,
ponds, IL loai OF Sc pounds in 10 day =.
On leaving the hall the Doctor walked
unnSSisrcd dowu.stnirs with y slicc of
melon in his hand. lie received an
ovation fIom the crowd in tho streets,
shops and windows, and exhibited much
qualification at the hearty reception.
On ftnching the residence OF DR..
Gum, Tanner laid down in tho font
parlor and endeavored TO sleep. The
milk nnd watermelon have not disagree, Il
with him.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

THs exact position occupied by Gar
field in the De Gulye. steal Is Veil
stated Ivy the Chicago TINES: "Gm fold
claims that in this case no placed his
skill asa lawyer on, hire. Ills opponents
state that he sold his influence ~ Con.
gresham. II brief cUuvefss,lon with
Shepherd was legal service, the fee was
prcposterou1ly large. II, howevct; it
was tho sottice Of Congressman
whom shophcfd must oblige, thcn,
considering the 5000 profits in the
contract. il was absutdly low." The
English language is ccpiouS, but IL is
not necessary to draw upon its resources
for tho above few lines explain the
whole matter. and in a way that ought
TO convince anyone that james A. Gar.
sold his official influence for $5. 600. aud
thus assisted in swindling out Of hun.
drcds OF thousands OF dollars tho very
Government whose interests lio had
sworn 10 protect.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

Tus Hgaid's Washington special says
The publication OF General Hancock 8
letter TO General Sherman in reply 10
two letters written by Sherman in Dc,
ccmber, 1876, having failed TO FIRE tho
Republican heart, there il now a loud
demand for tho publication OF the two
letters Of Sherman which called forth
the lianct ck letter. Sherman says he
is not disposed TO mix himself in tho
Presidential contest, but II the publica.
tion OF tho two letters referred TO will
further benefit Hancock, or make more
clear his letter TO him. then Hancock
has Sherman 4 permission 10 glso lhom
out for publication. ... o.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

Wednesday n!;rrmGcA. brnmis Hayes.
II :tiilman. N,s ,h"t flr,rgi: ih,. head
Icy Michael Doiln. at the cosnrr oi
lIHiShl and Webster STREETS. The cause
ut tie tragedy WIS Till NJ altercl:ium
over Hayes hi.chIuE III, h"r,. to y ,lnu's :
fence. during which tho Latter SANS
Hayes cl.rI Lin son d.. Do
Ian wHs formerly commission mel.
cbNnt. bui i rcro,'"i ut late years to
have been J,suttrd with drink. lie WAS
arrested sInitiy after the shooting.
James Cnh,!I entered The resi- !rmce Of
Mrs n. Sh,rlIuc. ou Bush near Jolk
street, Wednesday. AID hrcl pistol
shot at b r, which glanced hhrmIeSs.y
from u u mo in her CuIs-t. lie then shot
himself through the head, iuiiictiug Il
fatal wound. The cause Of the trouble
is unknown. Cnhill is SAID TO bc "a
brother OF Ell. Cahill. the stock broker,
ami Of uusuund mind.
The work of disinfccting Chinatown
has Gc,h b. gun hy corps of s,veI IA
misatcrs, accompanied hy two officers
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

A srEcfAL to the Tribune from Char.
lotto, North Carolina. says there Is
much excitement over n report that n
dhel lad been fought in the Marlboro
section Of South Carolina. between
voting Cash, son Of Col. Cash. who
recently killed Col. Shannon in duel,
and Mr.. Blair, editor OF The Camden
journal II is stated that young Cash
was killed Instantly. In tho telegram
received IL is stn,ed that Cash chnl!en.
ged Blair because OF certain editorials
on the late Cash.shnnnon duel, and thai
tho combat was fought with Winchester
rifles at twcuty PAGES.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

4 DEMoCEATtC exchange remarks: III
there be- any truth az all in the story
that the ballot box %as taripeged with
III any precinct in M,humn. It is to be
hoped that tho perpetrators Of the
crime will not be so successful in escap
ing puuisr!ent MS Mr. ulaiuc's worker,
have been III Maine. or as the sccrn.
,lrcls who stole tie rrtlte electoral vote
Of California In 1876 have been
TLat Is proper sentiment. aud re-
cciv,s the iudosacmcu: o. thinking men
Of every political complexion. Tie
successful perrrt:Aticn Of election
frauds, under Any cmurmstIuC :. is u
iuruaGce To free institutions anil the
iir i step toward the plt:mair dc.tr,!rtion
ut oar republican fur,a of government.
Until the mnSscs OF th" people 20 fai
free Themselves from partisan tias ns 10
he able to recoguiz" aud punish p"iIticrl
yiliaIry wherever exposed. however,
very little change for the better ia the
pShse:rt system can reasonably be hoped
Tor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15
OMrInI Announcement.

We are authorized to announce that
Hon. William Sharon, United Staiss
Senator from Nevada. will take an ac.
tive part in the National and State eau
vass in this State during the campaign.
nnd that, in the event OF Evpublican
Iscsislnture being elected. lie will be II
candidate for re.electior to the United
States Senate Virginia Eatrpri,s.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

FoR several days past, says the Carson
AWedi. thsro has been a iumor afloat IN
Carson TO the effect that n conbie OF
young men imprisoned n young squaw
In barn for four days, and repeatedly
outraged her. Lost night tho nnmcs OF
tho dcprnvcd wretches were in circula
tion, and tho vile details OF the affair
talked Of in the street. II tho charges
ntc trnO. tic police. should have had
them in limbo long ago, as they arc
still in tho city.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

ME. lloPKINs, who was challenged
some fifty years ago to fight d,;rI.
replied that his life belonged to his
wife aud children, nml That he would
not knowingly risk it withou, their per.
mission. lie would write to them. and
il they consented lie would fight the
duel. Otherwise, he would not. 1t is
strange that Mr. Hopkins in HE mos;
logical aud manly position has not
found more imiia;ors The man. who
with relatives depending upon him
fights duel, is just ns rcprrhensiblc ns
the individual Who achieves a rcptitn.
iion for generosity by giving away his
creditors money. a man may perhaps
throw away what is his own. but he is
oman Of honor vino wastcs the property
Of another
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15
rr,,chnra sentenced for Life.

The Carson Tribune OF Wednesday
evening says;
This morning at nine o'clock John T.
Pritcha-i, convicted on murder in the
second degree for killing officer Sy-
monds Of Gold Hill, appeared in our
District Court for sentence. Tho pIis-
ouer looked somewhat pale aud caro-
worn. but outside Of that he appeared
rs il his years confinement in jill Lad
agreed with him. When asked by
Judge King Il he had anything to say
why Judgment saoull not be pronounced
upon him. y. SodeHbe,r. his attorney.
presented n motion III arrest Of judg.
mcut and for n new trial on the ground
Of the insu.iiciecy OF the evidence to
support the verdict. Mr.. Soderberg
also asked for uew trial Of defendant
upon the special rlsa ~ former jco-
rN-d!'. oA The ground that the jury were
no, sworn to try the special plea The
several motions were denied by the
Court and defendant ordered TO stand
up. when Judge King, after reading the
fact of defendants having been indicted
for murder and convicted OF murder in
the secoui degree, s'.Itrucei John 7.
Pritchard TO be confined i'll he State
Prison for the term OF his natural life.
Pritchard remained stnlidly iudiG, rent
during the pronounciuy of sentence
upon him. nmi was not il the least
affected. He will be taken to his new
quarters by Deputy Sheriff Powers this
afternoon. Mr.. SoIerberg has been
allowed until September 18th to file an
additional bill of cAcptions to cousis: Of
tie testimony in the case.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

UNABLE to find any ything against Gen.
cral Hnncock's character either rs a
4 s'ldier ur n gentleman. the Republican
organs loudly cry: "IIe wears coIscts (;
he weighs $50 pounds and has a face M
red as bect!" and actually have The
check to believe that their pucrilc.
noisy clamor will distract public alien
tion from Garfield and Arthur : records.
They littlo know the state Of public
opinion. or they would clearly SEQ that
tho people are determined not to p!uce
personally dishonest mon in the highest
Offices in the gift OF the nation. nnd
that the success Of tito Democratic
ticket next November is as certain as
anything in this world eau be.--DGay
Gioje.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

IT is we'll known that bitter hcstil.
ity exists between Garfield nnd Arthur.
Garfield has the assurance Of Hayes end
Sherrrnn that Arthur is infamodS. nnd
Arthur has tie ver,iic, Of the Poland
Committee AID the decision or Judge
Farrnll to sustain him in believing that
Gurfeld's record will bring defeat to
,ho party. They mutually dcspise each
other.-IaiiqnGPoiis Seatmcl.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

TUGKErcocK HANCOCK; IIanroostcr.-
RcpHbiic0H Press.
GraGber Garfield; Jobber Jcoms; De
Gollyer G.i Old Pieiy.and Plundcr;
Prayer ntd Perjury; Cred----
But tho mental strain of close logi.
cal discussion like this is too severe.=
Virginia Chronicle.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15
Tho A,socIatcd Press.

The indisPatablc fact that the Associ
nird Pres. 81 merely pariizan R"pub-
lican machine. is denied BY the R,pub.
lican press OF the Coast. A mere denial
however, in the very face 'ot constantly
recurring evidences Of i,5 unqualified
bias, will fail to prove effective in de.
ceivinS any person who takes the pains
to read the daily papers. Anything Of
political character cmanating from
that organization anl disseminated
nbroad-partrcuiirly on this Cosst--as
"news," IL entitled to no consideration
whatever, for instead of cold facts with
regard to any political matter, the pub.
lie is doscd with an extrnc; from some
radical Republic,n newspaper editorial.
or what is Infinitely worse; the nonScn-
steal vaporirgs uf diIiy work penny
liners with about as much brains and
manhood "a 4 trnusplHnted oyster. To
illustrate: the account OF the recent
Democratic ratification mec;tug in
New Yoris, gen, 4 Ehe, Coast b. the
Associated Press was, tha, tho affair.
Notwithstanding the -ffprts of the party
leaders, was pronounced failure; few
being in Attendance anl NO enthusiasm
being manifested. The following is n
brief account Of the same gathering, but
received here hy lrail'
- -
vOteis q! the city assembled Last even
ing III tho Academy of Music, Irving
Hall nud Nilsson Hall, and III Fourteenth
AMI Fifteenth stIests. aud lr.iug Pal
ace, t. rntify the nomination Of Winfield
Scott Hancock for President. aud vii.
li"m H. English for Weep President
Every seat IN the Academy Of Music
vEs rcru, led. and nearly nhc iaoUSaul
men sf,t oi tI.t crEucIOu, stage. Irving
aud Nilsson halls were filed to their
utmost cn!n,iiy, Irving Place. from
Eumtr,n II iu FIiir,uth riTc,t WIS
d'iisrly crowded. aud ia lGttr, nth street
iTum Irving lltCc nearly t. Thirl Ave
uU", aud IN F"uEir,n;h street. from
living Place To- Tnmiuniy Hall. the
i'Iuig w!tS 20 E,rat that p"drrtIiuus
i"tc'd their way HIoug with GREAT diili-
Guilty"
The Associated P.csz, hy the above
nnl kindred meauu"s-, has uvrrrrachtd
iisrii IL its partisan zeal; fur> beside
r'md'rug itself contemplate in tLe
mii.Gs Of T. sP,ciuhl" people generally,
1t Is h"s'm"i.S 10 bring rrIro"ch upnm
thu rrity whose cause it has c-pouarA. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

THE drift from tho north aud east Of
the Union shs', toward the 1880 sta.
tio,rof the SiutS Nevada incline, is In
good orc. The drift from the incline 10
meet IL has also got ore in sireaks. II
tho orc continues between tho two u ore
will be % feet Of IL, where mono was OK.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

A LoSDos dispatch Of tho 9Th, says:
DR.. Parsons, an American missionary.
and two Of his American servants.
have been murdered near Ismidt. Two
Turks have confessed the crime.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

II il reported from Fort Robinson.
uut THshing Boar, ono OF Spotted
Tails head chiefs. with 800 or 100 war.
riurs has started gu the war.prth:
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

TEE stage which left Auburn. Cal,
for Forrest Hill Saturday night, was
robbed by two masked men, of over
= QUO.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

Az excursion train went through n
bridge nenr jackson. Ohio, Friday.
falling go feet. Two persons we're killed
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

PIEDEo BALBp, the Italian wifs niGr-
dcrcr, was hanged at New York, Sa,uf-
day.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-08-15

Tho medicines Of DrSpAs IrcE Il Co. ard
Sn-1c.llri for -.lcc'inrc, putitv, and rc!iG.
Sility. Their Scidlitine Scidiit@ Powders.
are M pleasant ~ Lemonade. Their Soft
CsTHuIys arr worll famous Sec .Adyt.
, 1880-04-07

blr. 7. ]. Potter, Assistant General Man-
ager OF the ChIsago, Burlington s. Qutucy,
announces tint Cleveland, la., six miles west
Of Charlton, Ilas been opened rs a billing
statfon OH his road. April 5, 1880.
A. couple OF surveyors In the service ct tho
Atcllison. Topeka l. Sattn Fe 1sailfoad llayu
been In camp between Mcs1lla and Cr,icis for
two or three days past They lave surveyed
two lines thro,,g, the valley to El 1'aso., one
Of which runs altogether on the east sllte Of
tho river; the other, crossing the river abont
two miles fbelow Mesllla, continues on tho
west side Of tho Rio Gra1lde to llcar tic Mex
lean line.
The strike Of trnekmen md freight-house
lab0rers see!lls to have gone TO MI end there
bulng no difficulty Mt any Of the freight
houses Il, this city, yesterday. Alnst OF tho
men lave accented tho situation, md dcclaru
themselves satisfied with SIZE, which Is III,
atlvnllce Of 15 cents over tho prtcU Of last
winter. Tho strikers at tho Milwaukee 4,
St al and Lake M ;n Sors e,' frsg',t'onsss tgg
refusing to employ, them aEnin. These
rSt..ls l!ave employed new men i'i plnee Of
the strikers, and claim to get along quite
well with the new hands.
, 1880-04-07
THOSE IMMIGRANTS,

To ths Editor ~ 1he Cheagn Tribune.
CHICAGO, April 6.-Tho article regarding tho
Gur,iut AID B0utety In your Sunday Issue nocls
correction, Those Immigranta wcru liungariHns,
hut ull Hpoke Gert',It,l. and woru recommended
hy Il respectable hotekGrper III Now fsFk tn tho
Englu 1laAsn here, kept by Potter ALL, u tactnGer
Of tho Society. Thta holso, tho M,ncst'tlI, and
tho 1snIironl House hayc together four runliors
ut tho plttshugg, Bi. Louis Il Chlcago depot. In
any Of these three hDuses tito Immigrants would
ht.ye beon ttt,nte Justly. II tny llal ustrl,ctod
tho MKcut Of tho lMrlnOeo otnntbtt4 in0 to hrinx
thut1l TO tho Eng!o litasc he would: have lone
"thMt commercial t.r!yolcr,' who ecnrc.l thonl,
thoy would not no. Thcsu peopo consisted OF
suyclitecu pcrsons, old s ynaltK aud woro prt,-
toctetl by u rnliouIana stAttoncl thoro. ana ny
sistinx. Of four Persons, welo persuaded
by that commercial Traveller. to tako
hack and sont to N certain hotol."
but tho owner of It says "thoy loft the
sssafs sFsa Is asss s S y sss"@ ssy @ t Sy aS tasFt
that; we will 8o tnck 1g1in to THO depot. which
thoy did after pnylng fur stx blocks r!de f."
Tho athor thirteen porsons went with Mr.: Har-
tUnshlacxpr, tho keeper IT tho railroad House.
inoncy, but ,worp helped u!ov1 by their
frien.lB; but whom that commercial trnveler tt-
tarfUntl, 3ir. Nartsnshtaea'F dGm4lldcl OF him
to pay for these people. Wflon ho kaxo q, t1 the
peopie W nat acti'iaintv.l wlth l1na,3.nuon u1alra
would Nllntl tt!UIF avn business. II that con1-
tnprSjal traveller would huyu lot thnXa alone.
than these Immigrant: would not tnyo been
scslretl. Tho ono tu1nly would nut hnro been
rccolyrsl thoir 1noaIa aud iolxlnx, and tho Cor
MAn Aid HoeIety would int hMyu Gcon unlustty
Qttackea+ a. MEMBER OY TIE boclETx.
, 1880-04-07
The Chinese C0IlAittuti0n-Sonic Of the
AnaulnlAc4 Of tho Government.

Anomalies Of tho Government.
Tho Nutth Chfna Herald. IN IN article on tho
son,e OF tho anomalies which puzzle forelgser,
aays: a.,,.. ,u,,.,,
tors, - ' iong viii Ghiiia i,tcsent to Europea,,
oycs an Inconsistent picture. Tho co1'stita!tion
Il u hybrid thing between Ror,lhiic and Deg
pOti8Hl. EDulD ut tho tlleurlcs which lljltiurllD
tho Chinese Government nro essentially fei.b-
tlctn Every min Except sot!e dcktadcd ciates,
seh se bhi r. ftss scs aa ae s nS ye 5 @ s 1s rs H
possible not to tho Incidental winners Ut !tnPo-
rial fayor, ns IN Turkey, but 70 the nun WHO
estecmetl tue. hest tFninirg fnr .s!ict'. Ihon,
agliu+ thesv, ts tho rcco9n!!ion Of tho rlgl1t Of
has na 1er p y an theao
IL tho right Of rebellion whun tho nets Of tho
soyc5eign reas coFta1 pitch o Of { Hrnc!,y; III
his somo at tic b!usslnss of THO ltepubliu,
+ hs sas so aa 'o @ IL 81 liz M knR
dom IL ita otclnltsn.. Mr.. laBehot p9!ilted tut
that ho existence Of an order q nobliity sascs ,
iaoiutey at i1ors asonoy. Nov, Chta not hAy-
Ing InythiuR answering to 4 lio,!se of Peers, Ia
morsy e S,o ws "s ngse er tsqsKt K
dret Vices cs.rrode tho t.t'oHAl GharnutGr And,
Unfortunately. tho Chinese are unprgtectG.1
s.if.resI,ect than TINT of wealth. Thu oxistonco
of II h1lss Of hored;tary luEsIAtor4 wost!d @ s9ye M
ts chHG "" dxea fre ;ae 'fry scst Se uy se is To
suIor'lnate e!nployt: md yet j,,at n,w n civil.
Fnlncu anl nll tho rust of tho Conti.!ent i rules
like u slilHrstitjon. 1t ts to M piirlt,so thut
yol proy0 tlat thnr pay Is smaller than nlcr-
cantllo pay, and their wnrk IL more n!onoton,,
bus thnM moreantile work; that ther mind
d loss useful md tlclr l'fo moro tanae;
They are still thought Ia bo greater all!
better. Thpy nte decUttS; thoy have Il little red
on tho left brcust OF tAotr v0It. Al,l n0 nrxil-
mont viii n1.swer 'that.' THESE rul.iMrks, tnllU
when Fs1lnco was under Napoleon ILL.,. arv tcrri-
ionicI to Chlnu. THO worship Of otllcialism Ia
ns ltiaRi1Ig to national chitnletor ls tiu Cur
ripton, OF o.!cIal,lo,n. II England u elerk "
nut nuke u c!',n!nGn EnE!lshuI!n si.o why hs
should be AtylNAly.' In GhtnA tic coinInnuest
and st,allcst elerk with button IL pursnI'.Hc,
ai,tl tho people whO arc hral9ht. inio cont!tct
With lin nro .lcRnldcd by ctn,pulsnry er!nginE
buhind II, Respect ts compelled beentase tho
MuHistrutu or MuY[str1lte's IlOrk hAs tip .'ower
10 drIay ttls acceptance 0f claltns and to nh-
str1lct Justice III ftA progress toward tho nfort-
uI,ato indy ylluAl wo hua tu hle III t0rHa Ixiu-
tes1s for thAt which III MY Ellrnptun country
iuxeept ltuasEa> would 10 rr9artlxi u.s. IL right.
nlla which tho ChIneso theory spco4ntzrs ~ u
right. IN this conslsta tho haElship Of thu Chia.
nuns Iot. lio III opp tsseta by tlUs0 whom he
C4unut for q tuonipEt sc8lsoct."
, 1880-04-07
SAVED FROM DEATH.
VIYIFIED VITALITY.
a Safe Transition from Despair to aladness,
from Dependency to Hope.
The Wonderful Rescue OF mn Eastern Gen.
tleman from a Terrible Death.
An Unparalleled Record In Either tho 6sIen~
tiao or Medical Wortds.

~ a'sl =. ~ ~ Es' ~ 10o''
70 "noH r. MAT C'ScERN:
sort Of Kliinoy and Dlat1der 1ln1cunr, and Tor
nt,,,,t .hroa ortha n.ii l,ttlo nttan,o,, ~ ~
=. ooNs .u,es n'o'ne pA,' "s,.o W 49,
lrHhallF became 80 pasnfHl th0t consniteu
doctor. who administered morphine to al1ay tho
pain. but was unable to do anything toward cf-
bat} that wns unable to iie down, und for over 4
ye,lr did mot sleep in bed single night. could
not stand up; ha,l tn remain In sitting posture,
w.. y ity m h, ~" ~" tn-t ;,snioss " ot,
h"1 ~ nsnom ~ oro.1r.l iii" nhitI AZ ninht
.r..,,tH ~ ixo1atnra.f ~ IL ncrnn. ora rnH ~
, 1880-04-07
BORROWING BUTTER.
An Episode lEi tho Life Of Gen. Grant
How Ife Secured lkts appointment 10
Wcnt Point.

+, <nu&
How 1Io Secured l1i~ appointment 10
ce,tsnsa!<"et c'ns!nsntt L, Commercial.
coI.u,tlsus. o., April 4.-There llns been
ms 4asry o. m laa yeass rs e, 70 @ en
M. m"ua & ,s :" ~ sl,,n,v ia eao
vcraflee, ,llltt s'lfe"aness: Ut slht.y as hoo"
S wrr @ scstp ssfat OF a 5ses nye see i @
.hil "'e, s.n.n a,, t,a "nstau no r. tpo
HUH y. .1.ts o a1.u lo auiav .is Wo",',,anu 10
t;rnrt Tint n,ny l,e son,o mid To those WHO
a,o , III ~, "n" a, the ,"1 oou'f,Ion uu hat lis
ab0Ve. lle hahiett Inc col'a1t!oi t'lat h4s
hume Should not be given, rs no Is cut nf
politlcs a,ti tho writer knows lin, to he a
illlt or great reserve, and to entertain great
x Ii people think that Grant Is,Indi!fcrcnt
to tic iiol,tinatio, they aru Ereatly mistaken.
viii tell you /. conversation u1lcu Ind with
t' isht iii tHink t that Hs an coup'ttins (, brsc
Il Honor il repeating prlvnto convcrsatiol,.
it was nburlt tic titns tlat, Grant's ,!a,no WIS
iirst mentioned NJ nm nynilab'e cnrtii.inte for
Washington, being member Of tho lloise ut
| tint time. urnnt rot on tho trnin ut Harris-
burg. ,aud VIZ rode on, to Washington togetll-
or. We'll, wanted to nGlf SUlllG expression
tint l,e lla'l soim doubts about his beil'g nbls
| to ret tho nomination. I tllen, IN order to
/ draw hin ont, reminded lin OF Zachary
| 'Taylor ut Corpus Christi; how lIu lnd
ths iIrst outbreak Of Aiexicatl mnrauders,
that Terminated in tho Mcxlcal war; and
| war , had made II humble b0rtlcr Colonel
irssldent q lie United stats AZ and ~ s}tle' ;ast
things thnt inatig men Efeat tllan tug pursuit
70 for tine after telling liim ills story, aiid
tlet!, turning around to ne, snil: ,,
that, and i ca1 iell yo,, Of 4 sinn!lor clrc,in-
stance than Taylor's. When. WIS boy,
| iIying In Geortciown, my muther ran out 0f
butter o,g morning, and, needing some be-
fore It could 10 hill at The. store. she sent
over to tic nUxt-tloor neEgl,bor's to borrow
some. We'll, / was Just is we'll acquainted
ti,erp Ms / was ut home Utmost, md opened
Lin door md went lit without Knocking, md
inst ns 1 went in u,,e of tic folks,
lin old gentleman. ! believe, wus reatl-
iIg n letter frnir n son WHO WIS III
West I'otnt. We'll, l slitln't wnltt tn