The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-03

their issuance, but he cannot say whe
the General will drop of.
& A Prayer From the South.
NASHVILLE, TENN, April 2.-At q NEE
ing Of the ministers and laymen at th
Southern Methodist Publishing Hous
this morning prayers were offered for Ger
eral Grant, petitioning Almighty Go
that the distinguished sufferer, now ho,
ering between life and death, might b
sustained and comforted and be eternal
saved through Jesus Christ.
GENERAL BEALE's PEN PICTURE
Tho Character of tho Man as Portrayed b
One OF His Most Intimate Friends.
WAsulSorox, April2. The Erening .Su
prints the following interview with Gen
eral Edward F. Beale, Of this city, who ha
long been one Of General Grants most in
tinate. friends:
Yes; I have been a very intimate frient
Of General Grant for the past fifteen years
Ny first acquaintance with him was not
personal one, however. It was through
the news Of his victories at Donelson. W,
were them in California, where everything
was in gloom. We had no railroads MOI
telegraph, and ali the previous news ",
had was that everything wasgoing agains
u.s., We felt as Il we were sitting on
powder magazine which was apt "a, ex.
plode at any moment. When we heard o.
Grants victories we felt that a man had
arrived at last who could save the coun.
try.
Latter, my acquaintance with General
Grant ripened into the warmest friend.
ship. To say that I considered him q
great man does not express It. He was
the greatest man / know Of. He fought
and won battles the likeyof which have
never occurred in modern or ancient his.
ry. Everybody is familiar with his
military and other public achievements
but in his private life, his personal char
shone with equal brilliancy.
His three most prominent and ad.
mirable traits were guilelessness OF char
acter, even Temperament and great mag
As 1 said, and as you know,
my friendship with General Grant was OF
the most intimate nature. In all my daily
eompanioashtp with hin, at home or
abroad / never heard General Grant make
a aremark which could not be repeated
with propriety before a room full OF ladies.
His character was wholly pure and free
from guile.
"As to the reports that be drank to ex-
cess ought not TO refer, for they are too
senseless and untrue, but 1 will say that
during, the whole period that / have
known him in riding to and from my farta
near this city two or three times q week,
in dining at the same table, in walking the
streets of Paris until . O'Clock in the
morning for amusement, I have never
seen him when he wasn't as clear headed
as you and / are now. +
Ellis even disposition was something
wonderful TO me and / have seen him tried
almost beyond human endnraSee. He
never cursed and swore at people, and he
meyer lost control of himself. He was
always able TO do what heconsidered right.
TIE KINDNESS or HEART,
81 saw him once, while atwhite heat oi
vexation in the library at the White
House, put personal preiudices and wishes
aside and do.his duty without question.
He had been abused aud slandered by a
certain person TO such an extent that be
could only recognize him as d personal and
bitter enemy. The question arose whether
that person should be nominated to the
Senate or not for positipn. knew all
tho circumstances and said to General
Grant: Fs slfe5tf43,5 2.
".What are You going TO do about II ~
EDO about fit2'l he repeated. twill
send his name to the Senate. He has le'
served his appointment by his service to
his country, and no ilelsapal III feeling on
my part ghalI preyent his obtaining what
he deserves.' ~
."iIe sgt down and signed the aemina.
ton and twas vent 70 the Senate at once,
He was generous in tho extreme. Itwas
always difficult for him tolrefuse requests
made OF him. / could tell you ipstaaces
ai hjs Srsss kiniRess Of heart which you
could scarcely believe, but little thug
will show this trait 8s well aa great ones,
isWheH General Grant has been o visitor
at.my house children would oyerwheim
him with requests for his autoerank
Often when we would Fetsfa hsae iats .,
nisht ifsm same reception, tired and
sleepy, On this table would be q pile ol
autograph albums q loot or two high,
Mrs. Beale would say: Come, General, !,
is time TO retire. You are tired and need
rest. Don't stop to write in those aeekt
tonight, but wait It'll morning. No,
aeaefai'H Grant would reply. 'Ilfdo It 70,
night These hooks beioNg to little chll,
dren and they will stop for them on their
way 70 school In the morning and I don't
want to .disappoint them, and he would
write in every one.
"He had wonderful hcnlty "a q writer.
His laind praSped the whole subject, and
hewfote without hesitation. !. have seen
him write for hours without stopping fol
a word. He made fewer corrections In biz
writing than anyone ] eyer knew.
TnE JUDAS lscARoT WARD, v
During his military experiences he had
learned that 1t was his duty,to do the en-
gineerlng and planning and to leave the
details to his lieutenants. In this way lie
become accustomed to placing the mosl
implicit confidence in those near him, fol
he supposed they would do their duty a.
ho would his, aothat 10 confidence alone
can his terrible mlsfortpnes in New York
be attributed. I can understand why
some people should criteisa and disagree
with Gnneral Grant, part!c cularly military
men, hut I can't understand how q mar
could deliberately plot 10 ruin him. Gen,
eral Grant dearly loved Ferdinand Ward
A son could not have been deaier 10 him
He trusted him implicitly, fand how hi
could return his love and confidence By
plotting his ruin % beyond my compre
hensien. stiFg iNe /.
aGeneral Grant was very fond q Wash
ingtan and always looked forward TO re
turning haze. Indeed, he was drawn 4
New York only that he might not be sepa
rated from his sons, who were In business
there. That the people OF Washington