The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-04-24
AnecdOte of Thad Stevens.


DR.. j. L. NJ Curry is here, an inter-
ested observer of events and an impa-
| tent listener to some of the impracti-
| cable southern orators. He says he
would give $500 to make speech in
| the senate on the Blair bill, but thinks
that Senator Brown will speak with
| such words of wisdom as the country
may need. DR.. Curry is Georgian, =
Lincoln county mainland hopes to
visit his birthplace this summer. l
was surprised to find him so young
looking. He was, well remember,
famous orator in congress when l was
boy at college. have seldom met
more brilliant and solid person. He
told me an anecdote of the late, but
not in the south lamented, Thaddeus
Stevens. A Virginian named Edmon-
ston was one day walking down Penn
sylvania avenue with Mr.. Curry, then
| a congressman. Mr.. Edmonston was
much excited about remark he had
| traced to Mr.. Stevens, and threatened
to insult him on sight. Mr.. Curry tried
to appease him, but did not altogether
succeed. Soon after Edmonston de-
serted Thaddeus Stevens just ahead of
him on the avenue, and, his wrath re-
turning, said: ''There goes the dashed
old rascal now. | am going to con-
front him." Before his companion
could arrest him Edmonston had ac-
costed the enemy. Hating the Penn
sylvania statesman, the fiery Virginian
eiaculated: '.Mr Stevens, sir, heard
that you had insulted my state" The
grim old man, with malicious twinkle
in his eye responded: 'Oh, no; think
not. But what did l say offensivelyP"
Edmonston rejoined: You said, sir,
that John Brown could have captured
Virginia with thirty-five men," Hardly
suppressing laugh, his wicked eyes
glimmering still more maliciously,
,ihad Stevens, in sharp tone said:
You have got it wrong, Mr.. Edmon-
ston, frightfully wrong! / did not say
that John Brown could have captured
Virginia with thirty-five men; | put it
at seventy-ive men!" Edmonston was
struck dumb with amazement, and fell
back, as old Thad hobbled up Pennsyl-
vania avenue chuckling and grinning.
Washington Cor. augusta Chronicle.
Editors in German-Poland ere learn
liberty of the press under Prince Bis
marck. One of them has spent five
months of the past year in prison, and
has six months more in prospect.
Another has been condemned to eleven
and one-third months Imprisonment.
A third is now in prison for fifteen
months, fourth for three months, and
a fifth for four months A total in fio-
ures of three years and eight and one
third months Imprisonment for editors
in one year. Only two political papers
exist in Posen with editors not in prison.
The Calhoun monument, which is
under course of construction at Louis
vile, was seen in embryo the other day.
The monument will be an elegant
structure of gray granite, 10 feet square
at the base and very massive through
out, feet high, and finished in the
highest style of monumental art The
front section will bear the following in
scription: 1.-The State of South Caro-
lima erects this monument to mark the
resting place of her favorite son, John
G. Calhoun, unsurpassed in patriotism,
talents, and virtue" The huge block
will have highly-polished column at
each corner, with an Acknowledgement
capital surmounting- the same; on the
cap above, the great seal of South
Carolina in bas-relief of pure bronze
will be inserted in the granite.