The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-20

the history of other prominent men. SIR
Walter Scott was regarded as one of the most
stupid Of boys at school, The Duke of Wei
liDgton was dullard In his youth, while
Goldsmith was considered TO be not more
than half-witted. the President has so sur
prised the politicians about him even more
than his old-time friends with the develop
ment of his powers as Executive. He is
anxious to make q good administration, and
believes that he will be renominAted in the
event of his giving q satisfactory administers.
ton to the people.
Governor Proctor Knott has been in the
city for the last two or three days. l saw
him upon the street the other morning and
had brief talk with him. He looks more
dignifed since he has become Governor OF
Kentucky. He has more what the military
would call ''s set up'' than he had when he
was in Congress. He is man lust about
medium height with round, stout figure.
His head is very large. His face is broad
and smooth shaver with the exception OF
knowywhite mustache which sweepsdoWn
over his mouth, completely hidiog ii.
His nose is Roman. His eyes are clear
blue, while bis forehead is broad and high.
He has the high, clear color OF a man in par
feet health. He IVES dressed in very close.
fitting suit of black, made by one of the best
OF Eastern tailors he wore upon his head
instead CT MS OiO SOIL SlOucn 2 Six nat OF
the latest style. He wss ss correctly and
neatly dressed SIS any New York club man.
He elbows marked improvement in his
personal appearance since he left Congress.
Men can not serve in the House of Repre-
sentaiives for any length of time and keep
their health or even any semblance OF 1t.
The chamber where the members meet is
iull of poison and its atmosphere is respons
IDLE for the breaking down of many public
nan. Mr.. Randalps break down is only one
of many that are directly traceable to this
badly ventilated room.
heard of q popularity of General Sher
mans the other day which should be noted
by those who are to write his future history.
The General is very fond of good whisky.
He used, Shen he started out for the War
Department, to stop at the bar just above
WillsTd's Hotel for a morning drink. In
Washington a single drink OF whisky is if
teen cents; two drinks for q quarter. Van
Vhet. when he was Quartermaster General,
used to start out with Sherman at the same
time, so that they could take their morning
drink together. They lived next door to each
other, and through this arrangement of start
ing out together they were able to save q
cents upon each of their morning drinks.
Sherman would pay one day, and Van Vliet
another. There was always q dispute between
them IS to who sheuld pay, each insisting
that he had paid upon the day previous.
Occasionally Sherman would come IN alone,
having missed Van Vliet. Then funny lit.
tie comedy would always ensue. The Gen
eIal of the Army of the United States, after
having tossed off four or five fingsrs, would
begin to tumble in his vaistcoat. Then he
would say, Il have changed my waistcoas
this morning. l have no CHANGE" he would
say, "Chalk it down aud will pay you to-
morrow morning." The next day he would
come in for his morning drink and cut
down quarter in satisfaction of the two
drinks. The owner of the bar said that he
WEE never able to set whisky ut g low enough
wholesale rate to get his money back out OF
Sherman. Up near the War Department
wss another restaurant. This was military
restaurant, chiefly pstronized by officers Of
the army and this officials of the War De-
partnent. General shermans lunch here
was a big drink OF straight whisky. He
would come over about o'clock and call for
his special bottle. He would pour cut
enough whisky to make two or three ordi-
nary men drunk and would then lay down
ten cents and walk out. he wss the only
patron of the restaurant who got his drink
for this price. The General of the army
use to be just as economical in his smoking.
He never would.buy cigars for bis own use
that cost more than $3.50 hundred.
7, @. CRAWFORD.