The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-12-26
GATHiS LETTER.


10 Mary Auders0n-Edtson--
Politics and Personals : Garnc1d's
Cabinet - New York scuntorsbip =
speaker BintUe -Roils
and Rcnrs.
| fell in conversation to day with two |
friends OF Gen. Grant almost nearly connected |
With his family, and some points Of the conversation |
worth repeating;
"llow docs Grant regard Gen. Shermans evident |
scnsi,ivencss about his nnng the grade Of Captain
'Grant says that they, meaning the enemies of one
both, VIII not su ccecd in making any quarrel be-
tween him and sherman, who have been friends Of
thrtyhve years standing and are both too old to fall
way, and he does believe that Congress win pass
the b giving him any military grade. Grant "
He liked Joe Hooker, because he said that once
when they were young ohcers together Hooker who
promising the virtue Of lady which filled Grant with
horror, and he could stand Hooker to he alone
SEIZURE nor Rristow."
| "what Is Grant going to do with hlmselts''
Mex, March ne ne Is s going TO tne Ci,y 0, Mexico on
Ing back to take his house at Long Branch and win
| occupy II next summer
d Sscs Mescsn sf S he be offered the fre
| al think It very probable"
My informants said that they had heard n rumor
that Jay Gou,d had bought the stock Of the late
Marshall o. Roberts In the New York Sun, for which
Grant might become president both Of a Mexican rail-
road and Of the Isthus Canal Referring to the case Of
/ "
Conkllng Of having taken legal fee, 1t was said:
| "Gen Grant has remarked that MIR. Boutwell,, who
mercantile house to res., payment Of Se suit brought
| against them by the Government inforners. lie
said msn % ramno, pay N wnon, o~ SUBSCRIBING
week and then camo back, and, without word,
signed the paper and paid the money" ne. The qaes.
OF state and Grant was quoted as having said:
There is no ONCE Garfield has to hl moro delicate
than this one. The Secretary Of state ought to be
man OF wealth, and see but three men In the
try available for II: Frelnghuysen, OF New Jersey
OF Phiiadeiphia. IremnrIed that Senator blaine
Is probably to be the Secretary OF State. 'Then,,
Administration. lie thinks blaine has told good
many scandals about him and reduced the par yalte
then said: ii think 1t very probable that Blaine WIN
he Garnelds Secretary Of State. and think also that
passnt after he aons with the ONCE RSne viii
lie the Administration champion. In that case tile
Republican candidate will he Blaine and the National
candidate will be Grant, and Grant Will beat the
Republicans ~
Referring to the subscriptions started In New York
and elsewhere for Grant, my nformants said that the
philadelphia subscription was about closed, and
amounted to tioo, 600. Mr.. Mackey, the bonanza
had offered his way through Europe to be one Of
ten men give Grant $780, 900 apiece hut they took
60 to the cx. Presidents fund, Including Hayes as
well as Grant. Grant Is said to seldom mention Elihu
I since the PRESIDENTIAL performance at Chicago
l Several OF the professional critics OF New York
advise that Anderson De taken OH tne
year two and put under teachers, to make
3 artist OF her.
war. He Is appropriatng most Of the Mexican rail-
road business to himself, and the Mexican g0v rn-
| ment is giving out subsidies with that liberal hand
which takes no care to provide for their payment
They gave two concessions last week with subsidy OF
A si2 500 mile.
Tho attempt to repeal the law requiring stamps on
bank checks Is not In response to general n
clinaton. banker told me to-day that the pointed
check books of stamps was barrier against fraud and
{ an aid to economy,
Gen Martin Meditation said to me last night that one
n reason Of the increase Of the Republican New
! York city was In the elevated railroads. which had
brought back to New York Island very large body Of
h Republicans who have hitherto lived In New Jersey,
Most of the names subscribed to the call for Demo-
II cratic reorganization In New York city are either
those Of weak amateurs like Hewitt and Roosevelt,
Is OF old and laid aside party hacks like Devn.
Ben Buffers son-in-law, Ames has gone Into tht
senator Thurman's son-in-l law, Mccormick, is IL
D. the telephone business.
y New Orleans, and has been successful In the wIr'
ST | business.
Congress before he picks his seat and he tn,
r. recipient OF dinner at Washington from the Brewer
Edison had three hundred of his electric lights al
blazing last night when he entertained the aldermen
s w he ea
ia for e. 80 what the gas companies charge 25 for
rs The Americans connected with Bell Edison. wilt
have gone abroad TO Introduce the telephone Into thu
he capitals of Europe, have just had back. set in thu
he London courts. The two prominent parties In tli
he scheme are Gardner Hubbard, who has made for
tune ont Of the bell telephone and Mr. James Ormes
gn OF Rlchmond Va. formerly clerk to Abraham Lin
n. coin.
e. The Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Is about to b.
of thrown into the hands OF receiver, and rnmor say
that 1t is In the interest of certain Judges who no
m content with getting salaries Of Ell, coo year 70
In fourteen years, are looking around for such oppor
al nes as the late George G. Barnard improved.-N
Gu Gu Y. Cor. Cin. Enquirer.
" President Hayes, who was visiting the public schools
@ ass rsns as u
se Dick Thompson's place at the head Of the Navy
a at he woa y take
ss position with Garfield, should he offer It to him, II
ne the next Cabinet He said he had resigned to dsvo
as ae At the New England dinner last night while Gran
or was speaking, somebody called out, 'Three cheer
so for Grant, the next President - and two-thlrls
50 the people at the table got up and waved thei
rs rs napkins.
The advsaiblityof calling in the next generation +
administer material portions OF the Government unde
W Garfield has been debated here. The old generation
ed mcnts prejudlces and resentments. The new gene
ration is nnembarrassed, hopeful and clear seeing
Iy statue tho other day, Cbanncey Depew showed hov
Washington called Hamilton to the head Of the Treas
Ike aged T. aboSt thirty SIX At to he Secretary Of state
art William Window of Minnesota. is candidate, no
bly, for Secretary Of the INTERIOR but for the Treasury
seph Bonaparte chnee, Mr.. Hitchcock Of Newark,
Rn o, Colorado Sargent
Ir. Stanley Matthews, who has been here days
nd and Is equally popular with Grant and Hayes full
hat expects to be nominated to the Supreme Court but
an very retIcent to talk about 1t.
his II believed that the Senate will be rcorganzed
lon the votes OF Malone and Fair to make Georg
)" G. Gorham Secretary and James II. Young Execltv
nal Clerk Indications exist minority OF the South
the eTn Senators having long term serve breakin
O. away from the Democracy and going In for the oil
Sed nag and an appropriation.
Malone In Virginia has been caucusing reorgan
my ize hs parry ior next year campaign wnen Leg
has ator and the Judges OF Court OF Appeals 1t is gen
TO orally believed that Malone win 10 an indepepdet
Democrat, something like Joe Brown. 1t IS though
that he win vote with the Democrats to form II
~" conmiuees " the SENATE D. WIN Vote TOT dorhai