, 1881-01-10
INTERVIEWING GARFIELD.
Difficulties Experienced by Core.
aponients Visiting rIontor-Amus1nE
Attempts to Obtain Infornlhti0n~1n~
solent INSTRUMENTATION Nlchol
Has n SituaSion-iIrosrnt sllo StenoK.

Attempts to Obtain Inforl1lhtSon~1n~
solent neutrality-suspicious. Nlchol
Has n Situaiion-flrOtrn, tho StenoEs
raphcr.
Special Dispateh to 1nt Chicago Tribune.
CLEVELAND. D., Doc. p.-The homo OF the
pressdont-elect. the littIo Village Ut MONITOR
has becouis, as Of course, It should becono,
toiorabiy well known tD tho general public, and
tho place, with its Inhabitants, bus become In
aon0 cnses unrlcnsantly familiar to newspaper
men. Tho houao II, which tho hchd Of tho Nation
resides stands upon q landscape that At this
se1son ot tho year prcs0ntS ms cold md droAry,
chearlesY and unnrltluT prDspcct ae ane would
Wish To cast bis worst bt1chly ndrlft upon: yet,
with no place for tnlhs near II resembling In tho
fainto.t way an inn wtntp pilgrim to tho grnat
lnan'B humble abode may rost, and tho general
Inconvenience or runch,,R tho spot, crnwds of
people mike thotrwa to Mentor dull ly.-ao.nc out
Of curiosity, MANY from motives Of personal Ill
forest With political favor In their tuina eye Rnd
powerful tcttors Of introduction In their hand,
s0ulc arc pr1vnto messengers With Htuto sGcsets
and lnuny moro nrc humble newspaper repro
soutattvcx, who arc dlspatchod by thor chtefa tt,
reach the Gottutn OF thoso secrets. The curlos-
tty hunters and ito rnbbf0 sGctinE political
favor iini MS easy ntcess ne ttDgs tho messenger
carrying thu 4tAta secrets, but tho newspaper
representative hus q hnrd tins OF It. In tuut :.
tho undcrstruppcrs In the employ Of tho 0e1-
ernl appear to look upon Newspaper writer us
q species Of tramp whn hAs to be Runrtled, u1tl
watched, aud subjected to ovcry sort of lndiR-
nifty. These undorstranrcra verify tho oil
a1age nbout putting bcggar on horseback.
etc., completely, and having likely enough
been, thuitlEh fHcndshtp. or Influence,
or something cL.o. lifted from totNl
obscllrlty a11d exalted Into tho position Of opcn-
ing !etsers md keeitng GUARD OH the tenccs III
tho front and rcar Ut tho house to Bce that no
reporter Interviews tho mad-scrvnne or tho
man. servant, have begun to believe TINT they
aro ln1n1tiy greater thnn tho great
n,nr who onplnys ihotn. Uf course. Gen.
Onrcld has found IL necessary to enfnrco sou,o
snso 's he rSr o Nspn 5 d
IT was c1Aly necessary t.' hlro met 10 meet tito
peop'e wils Sannv upon !1le errauds nnd aistosu
Ut them. 1lu should. hUwerpr. Select laokcys
WIN hnve sotnc discriminating scns0 in their
composition. und who have n little OF tho Gen
ernl's a1ahlllty and Fontl ,nntlIrc,
stated to tho olfoct that seuatar Ooaklll,g bud
secretly visited tho t;g!ernl, or thht hr c0ntclu.
paie st,e, yls,t Thls r'Inor fo'!.a !aat It. way
Wcstorll pilqers ut 0uco dispatched representa-.
tiyes to Mentor, In nrler to lind out tMst exactly
sienco; bt thoy could 0btain mighty llttlo snta-
!,; ,ns around III sho h,,',se whoss shey @oss It
frti,n tho fact thAt utter tho sun went down
strange sounds wurs, hcast anl iurid lights were
sven K Tue ,sI,,, s!I'ty Y Gf '6 Rar
Imagined tblt thoy i,ivouaekeI ti,oat lultI
trird 10 keep themselves from freezing BY
Sr1H 1Ss pskos a % " tho o. o,poss of Is4
ilcldfs hnuBc. Whom thu aun lnadu hls nppear-
nco i. tl,o Horn!',E 80 i az tae repnrtcrs. They
seFvlnt- girls. and told thom furry st0stas. and
laytshcf thclr store of tlno-out upon tue rustic
nnoss % " H. hSy sy sstSa waEap, to r. hsyS
They cllnIEeu trcts wAGr0 they slt ut tile risk at
benx frozon . dcata, and brought t'eli. Eiassos
disEuseJ I'll "p t at,, arlaosi
with tho ti,tnu OF sssno prtMntBuat tulxtlkr,
mnrchetl bolly to the door and Inquired for that
Monr tho hoilso. Tho nun oil ukot-dutr showpd
sesSr.es;si astss.iSs ,i wl;h ,;,9 Iaefs Saidnos:
tInubscrved aud sint1Rglu himself Into tho t0nsc
~ ~ saek way sc ost ao was disS"y
Sf' nd tSu Ss n WITT M 'lS
roaohcti Tho rei,ortorIu linrs victorious ahoi,t
went up that nade the wclk!n ring. This SORT oi
papcr lnels, having htvN u,.able "a sena any.
thing dcIlnft retired 1rhtti tho tt0ld, Jumpod IN
, Mard tho cars ut Cleveland aud want tholr asr-
The gepresentat!yo Of pronlnent nowspape.
Yesterday lour!.eyeA u M0ntar tor tue expruss
canxtax n tasux Sse ytsts sa Y wS ss
~ humility 10 knocked II tho door III tho tlttlt
s1l Wnatg- painted two-st.,Fy woMlc hnusc. \ col.
tno Ioopy, whoFe hO fo.il Il lArgo st1yo and sew
Gfa! f1on taking n0Eltart ftaul Il uuh ctsvaeatnR
~ y low votGo. Thu fopnrt0r was InGt by u goIa.
a!ed'tih @ a WHO doaosihoa hmsclt As u blr. Hluh1l
s anA ~ IN impressive tpAuner AAld h0 wis thu
pt.satn seSrotasY of the Gnnorhl.
t,Gun!u aoa tho Gonarulf' the reporter uAkod
,t, iusr statlhg I'LL uauieand tho pAp0r hu rupru-
ot M M +: stssS! sa4 :sa b eDs @ not go ho ogn
iivo minutes audlsts would it, Sir. Nicho
TUn!lMs ,%G t sraat BIN ttvannutvs. hut reuesteti
~ H. ,a Go'a0tg h!T: Tho u!lce u tn The tyuF u
sscm to shtnk tho Nation IL scssIuE Oh thels
w.. What dla you wI.A to kuowr' satd Ar.
II wanted y ncsativeior Or st, alternative ausaot
hese." j. -.
Dir. Nichol disappeared and shortly Fetusae,i,
stts.'u ,, ,nat i th9 dnvr would ot spo*k upon
%yssy VII sa'a the Correspondent, = that Ii.
- i ua' ia stato upon my authority" rot..ruo,
Mr. hiclol, that sauaUr cunklinH lxs not boul.
II eau merely stata," yaIl tho representative,
'that inn Ocnesaa refuses to speak upon tho
'"Gut." sa,d AIr. Nlchol, ~ that wouId create
wrong lmpressioni ne p,99oi'a would believe that
~ Uxu't hslD TINT; loannot take' your word