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GRANTS MEMOIRS.
An Incident OF His Mexican War Exper-
ience and One Of His Narrow Escapes.

An Incident of His Mexican War Exper-
ience and One Of His Narrow Escapes.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 17.-Further ex-
tracts from the first volume of General
Grants personal memoirs, to be issued
December /, are published this evening.
Among these is an interesting incident of
his Mexican war experience-the taking
Of howitzer to the belfry Of church by
General Grant and the men under him.
"This took us over several ditches," he
writes. "breast-deep in water and grown
up with water plants. These bitches,
however, were not over eight or ten feet
in width. The howitzer was taken to
pieces and carried by the men to its des-
tination. When l knocked for admission
priest came to the door, who, while ex-
tremely polite, declined to admit us.
With the little Spanish then at my COM
mand / explained to him that he might
save property by opening the door, and
he certainly would save himself from be-
coming prisoner, for time at least, and
besides, intended to enter, whether he
consented or not.
"He began to see his duty in the same
light that did, and opened the door,
though he did not look as II 1t gave him
special pleasure to do so. The gun was
carried to the belfry and put together.
We were not more than 200 or 300 yards
from the San Cosne. The shots from
our little gun dropped In upon the enc
my and created great confusion. Why
they did not send out small party and
capture us do not know. We had no
infantry or other defenses besides our one
gun. The effect of this gun upon the
troops about the gate of the city was so
marked that General Worth saw 1t from
his position. He was so pleased that he
sent a staff offlcer-Lieutenant Pember-
ton, later Lieutenant General command
ing the defenses of Vicksburg-to bring
me to him."
One of General Grants remarkably
narrow escapes from probably instant
death was while on transport with
troops at the battle of Belmont. He writes:
''The Mississippi River was low on the
7th Of September, 1861, so that the banks
were higher than the heads of men stand
ing on the upper decks of steamers The
rebels were some distance back from the
river, so that their fire was high and did
us but little harm. Our smokestack was
riddled with bullets, but there were only
three men wounded on the boats, and but
one Of these was a soldier. When | first
went on deck l entered the captains
room, adjoining the pilot house, and
threw myself on sofa. did not keep
that position moment, but rose to 90
out on the deck to observe what was 60.
ing on. / had scarcely left when a musk
ct ball entered the room, struck the head
of the sofa, passed through 1t and lodged
in the foot" r
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Frightening Children.

A lady writing upon the subject of
nursery government says: Frightening
children is sin of ife-long consequences.
Mothers, too, often ignorant of the true
method of government, save labor and do
the matter up quickly by terrifying the
timid youngsters into obedience, not
realizing the long mental pain that comes
from terror" Young people grow out
Of some of these fears In time perhaps,
but many of them haunt them through
life. The most lasting fear is that caus-
cd by pcopling the darkness with ghosts
hobgobblins and old men. Strong men
have confessed to an unconquerable dread
of the dark, nervousness born of the
terrors of the nursery. Surely every
mother should have both the present and
future interest Of her children too much
at heart to practice deceit upon them
from which In all after years they will
suffer and for which they will ccnsure
her when they are old enough to detect
sthe deceit.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

As not infrequently happened when
Wards knavish deceits were being
practiced most successfully, Gen. Grant
entertained the fellow at his home one
night where q party of family friends
were assembled. Some Of the young
men present Joined in social game of
poker, and the General, not taking part
in the game, proposed that, as they were
without "chips," they should use for
that purpose coins that half filled vase
upon his library mantel. This vase was
one of his most valued gifts from the
the Emperor Of Japan, its unique design
combining displays Of gold, silver, and
copper. 1t was a rare beauty; its intrin-
sic worth was Of consequence. The
coins that it contained were five and ten
dollar gold pieces. Gen. Grant and Col
Fred were at this time directors in a
number Of railway and other corpora
tons where 1t Is the custom to pay with
gold piece each director for attendance
at meetings. This Is the rule in most
corporations known in Wall street, and
the coins which father and son together
collected in this way were amounting to
a snug little income when they proposed
to give them to Mrs. Grant for fund of
her own. So, uniformly, whenever they
went home from adirectory meeting each
took into the library the gold coin and
dropped 1t into the handsome japanese
vase. Over $500 was in this improvised
bank on that evening when Ferdinand
Ward, clad in his hypocrisy, stole in to
make one of friendly company.
While the party amused themselves in
the library over their cards Mrs. Grant
sat in her rocker In another room not far
of. AS soon as the game was over Ward
rushed to her. He had heard the story
of the directors fees and the use that the
home people were putting 1t to. 1t was a
very pretty plan. he said, but he was too
much afraid that Mrs. Grant was running
risk Of losing 1t through the thievery
Of some servant or intruder If she per-
sisted in leaving it exposed in the vase on
the mantel. Mrs. Grant tried to calm his
fears all her servants were honest, she
said. But burglars burglarsl persisted
Ferdinand Ward. Then, by that insinu-
ating manner which at one time seemed
capable of all sorts of victories, he won
Mrs. Grants consent to let him take II
down town for "safer investment. That
night, before he went into the the street.
he had poured the contents Of that Japan.
ese vase into his trousers pockets, leav-
ing behind promises and protestations of
friendship. From that day to this not
one word has been heard Of the gold
coins he took away. He appropriated
that little fund to himself. philadelphia
Telegraph.
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Senator SharOn's Legacy OF Hate.

"IIow are you, Fred?'
Pretty well, Senator. / am so sorry
to see you so i'll, though you are not look
ing so bad as / expected"
II don't know about my looks, but |
know l am very near my end and want
to say something to YOU Can you hear
me, Fred?'
Eyes, sir; very distinctly"
"Well, / want you to stay by those
wretches, Fred; they have driven the
knife into me and they deserve punish
mcnt Stay with them till they get it.
Do you understand. Can | depend on
you for this2 1t is merely an act of jus.
tice."
Eyes, sir / will do my best
"All right, ! want TO thank you and
say goodbye; don't think shall see you
again. "-"The Millionaire's Dedth-bed"
IN tic Alta Californian.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

If the teller Of a French bank has
doubts as to the honesty of an unknown
customer he does not trust to his memory
to recall the features Of the person he
suspects, but calls on science to protect
the bank. He gives a private signal to
the cashier, and that responsible officer,
while the teller Is in the act of making
payment, brings the Photographic camera
conveniently placed beside him, but in.
visible to the customer) to bear upon the
unsuspecting party, and on leaving the
bank he leaves proof Of his identity
after him without in any degree being
conscious Of the fact. As this expert.
ment has only been at work for short
time, It would be premature TO pass q
hasty judgment upon lis merits.
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General Mcclellan, according to III

General Mcclellan, according TO the
New York Sun, expressed the wish,
while visiting the battlefield of Antietam,
on the 30th of last May, to be buried
there, on the field Of his renown. "I
should like to be buried here when |
die he is reported to have said to his
wife, "and then | can get up with my
boys when the reveillc sounds" General
McClellan's body was laid in River View
Cemetery, Trenton, but, says the Sun, 'it
is not unlikely that later it may be trans
ferred to Antictam. There is already q
National cemetery at Antictam contain
ing the graves of many thousands of I'm
ion dead, and no filter resting place cOult
be chosen for the great but unfortunate
soldier than the spot Of Maryland soil OF
which he repulsed the invading army Of
Lee,
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Concerning kissing.

The doctors warn the public that babies
should not be kissed upon the lips, and
now an ardent lover has rendered the OBJ
ject of his passion deaf by kissing her
upon the car. Had he assayed her lips
with the same dynamic zeal he would
probably have produced dumbness, or at
least made necessary the services of the
dentist The question thus arises: What
portion of the anatomy Of babies and
swcethearts can safely be selected to re-
ceivc the osculatory testimony of affcc
ton? There is rarely anything about a
baby pretter than It's pink toes, and we
think that they can be kissed by most
people with safety to the baby. The
same rule can not be applied to the yari-
Gus queens of hearts. The hand Is n
reasonably safe point of attack, but it
may be proper to kiss the hand Of a
friend as we'll as that Of n sweetheart. so
where there is desire to discriminate
this will not answer the requirements.
To kiss a tress means more; therefore We
think lovers would do well to confint
tiioInscIvoo- 60 impresslng tnclr iaules
trcSscS
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How the Russians Keep Warm.

The Russians have great knack Of
making their winter pleasant. You feel
nothing of tho cold In those tightly built
houses where all doors and windows are
double, and where the rooms are kept
warm by big stoves hidden in the walls
There is no damp in Russian house,
and the inmates may dress indoors in the
lightest garbs, which contrast oddly with
the mass of furs and wraps which they
don when going out. A Russian can af-
ford to run no risk Of exposure when he
leaves the house for walk or drive. He
covers his head and ears with fur bon
net, his feet and legs with felt boots lined
with wool or fur which are drawn over
the ordinary boots and trousers, and reach
up to the knees; he next cloaks himself
In n top coat with fur collar, lining and
cuffs; he bpries his hands In o pair of
dpgerless gloves Of seal or bear skin.
Thus equipped, and with the collar Of
his coat raised all around so that II muf-
files him up to the eyes, the Russian ex-
poses only his nose to the cold air; and
he takes care frequently to give that Or
gan little rub to keep the circulation
going. A stranger who Is apt to forget
the precaution, would often get his nose
frozen II II were not for the courtesy of
the Russians, who will always warn him
If they see his nose whitening" and
will, unbidden. help him TO chafe It Wig.
orously with snow. In Russian cities
walking is just possible for men during
the winter, but hardly so for ladies. The
women of the lower order wear knee
boots; those Of the shop keeping class
seldom venture out at all; those Of the
aristocracy go out in sleighs. The sleighs
are by no means pleasant vehicles for
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26
AN AUTOPSY ORDERED.
Mr.. McCullough's Wife Thinks 1t the
Only Way to Defeat Grave Robbers.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 49,
Mrs. Mccullough is harassed with the
fear that the body may be stolen for
scientific purposes and feels sure that If
the brain is examined all danger Of such
a catastrophe will be averted. A post
mortem will therefore be held.
DR.. Hugo Engel, professor Of nervous
diseases and clinical medicine at the
Medico. Chirugical College, who has been
asked to conduct the operation, has
agreed TO do so, though he is also OPP
posed to it, on the ground that the change
since death will defeat the scientific pur-
pose.
McCullough's eldest son. James, and
his nurse, Alfred Mutt, will also be pres.
ent. The son will be present at his own
request as representative of the family.
A table will be placed in the vault, which
offers plenty of space, and the body will
be taken from the casket and put upon
it, The skull will be opened at the back
and the base and roof Of the brain ex-
posed After the examination all signs
of the operation will be removed as far
as possible.
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Committee Talk.

WASHINGTON, November 17.-Already
forty senators have secured winter
quarters in the city, and as many more
representatives have found an abiding
place for themselves, and each new day
brings few more to add to the list. Last
night it was stated that the Republican
senator's had decided that their caucus
should be called about week before the
opening Of Congress, and the matter Of
the Presidents nominations laid before
the members, and their feelings and
opinions on the matter would then be
fully given and understood. The Repub-
licans will determine then II the nomina-
tions shall be taken up before the recess
or not. The President is allowed GER
tain time-ten days-before sending them
to the Senate. The Republican sena-
tors in the city are aversc to talking about
the matter of confirmation, and state that
the matter will be settled in the caucus.
Besides, they have other matters to de
cide-that of committees. Senator Lo-
gan, who will be considered new men,
Der, for he is just elected, will no doubt
be given the Military Committee, and
the new senator from Oregon-now be-
ing chosen--will also be considered. The
Senators, therefore, claim that there are
Urner thlngs 10 consider beslues the 'mat-
ter OF appointments, and hence do not
care to say what they will do on this. The
question about which the members of
the House are most interested at pres
ent is the proposed change of rules. The
advocates Of the change declare that the
taking OF part of the appropriations from
the Appropriations Committee is not di-
rected against Mr.. Randall, but only done
to facilitate work. Exactly how the
change was to be made was not clear to
some until Mr.. Springer, who has been
preparing the change, said that when the
House meets the resolution to adopt the
old rules will come up, and as an amend
ment he will propose the change. He is
having the present rules of the House
printed, with the proposed amendments,
so that all can see exactly what Is intend
ed to be done, and vote accordingly. 1t
will require only a majority vote to change
the rules, and he thinks there is no doubt
but that IL will be done.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26
AFTER RIEL's EXECUTION.
The Dead Rcvolutionist's VIII without
Political Allusions.


Political Allusions.
WINNIPEG, Man, Nov. 17.-Pcre An
DIRE, Riel's spiritual adviser, has posses
sion Of his will. 1t contains no political
u,iusivns. II flrst refers in aifcotionate
terms to his wife and family, commend
ing them to Gods protection. He for
gives his enemies and any who have in
jured him, especially mentioning Sir
John Macdonald He brgs forgiveness
Of all he has injured in any way, and says
he will die at peace with all men, meet
ing death bravely.
He solemnly retracts his errors in re-
gard to the Roman Catholic Church and
says he will die in the bosom of the
Church. All the faults he has committed
toward the Church he humbly bcgs for
giveness for He says he committed them
not knowing their gravity at the time,
and since then he has recognized the
enormity Of striving against the Mother
Church. He especially mentions the un-
remitting attentions he has received from
Perc Andre, and asks that the faithful
when praying for him couple the name of
Pere Andre with his
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".he blamed Thing IL Dry"

A good one is told upon one Of the
countrymen who attended the fair. While
in the city, having taken in good sup
ply of tho ardent, he thought IL his duty
to attend the opera. Securing n seat, he
was intently viewing the stage, when
some one at his side, thinking from the
squint of his eyes that he was near sight
ed, kindly handed him an opera glass.
The old fellow was profuse in thanks,
and hiding the glasses behind his hat,
turned 1t up to his lips for moment, and
then handed II back with the remark that
"the blamed thing Is dry."-Er.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

Few people are able, says the Boston
Transcript, to calculate the distance at
which objects may be seen at sea; but II
Is not difficult matter when their re.
spective elevations and the elevation Of
the eye Of the observer are known. For
instance, an object feet high may be
seen ~ miles tgeographicaD; 80 feet high
s miles; 100 feet high, III miles; 200 fee
high, 16i miles; 500 feet high, 25i miles
1000 feet high. 36t miles away. AS al
example. tower 125 feet high will b,
visible, to an observer whose eye is ele
waited 10 feet above the water, II nauti
cal miles.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

the neutrality of Germany, Italy, France
and Spain are all entertaining designs on
Northern Africa, and the two former, at
least, are interested in the question of su-
premacy in the Mediterranean. All par
ties therefore are liable to be drawn into
a conflict arising from the present im-
broglio, And thus possibility exists
that united effort may result in further
postponement of the designs of Russia
and of war that would convulse all
Christendom and change the map of Eu.
rope. S. G. W. BENJAMIN.
New York, Nov. 12, 1885.
N. Y. Tribune.
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The excitement in Montreal over tbo

The excitement in Montreal over the
hanging Of Riel eliminated on Monday
night in q great procession of 10000
French Canadians carrying French flags
and transparencies. They marched
down St. Lawrence street with efllgies of
the Cabinet Ministers mounted on wa.
gon. Arriving at the Champ de Mars,
the efligies Of J. A. Chapleau and Sir
Hector Langevin were hanged and burn.
ed The mob then marched to Victoria
Square, and one of them, climbing up
on the statue Of the Queen, lowered q
moose to the crowd This was placed
around the neck Of Sir John A. Macdon.
AIDS efllgy, which was pulled up. Oil
was then sprinkled over the figure, and,
light being put to II, the figure and
statue were soon envcloped in cloud Of
smoke and flame. A large body OF po,
lice found their way within a few feet OF
the statue but were afraid to interfere.
The mob then marched to Colonel Oul
met house, and hanged his efllgy TO O
tree opposite. Several places were stoned
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26
Cyrus w. Field Sues James Gordon Ben

LONDON, November 17.-Mr. Cyrus w.
Field has sued Mr.. James Gordon Ben.
nett, proprietor CT the New York Herald,
and Mr.. A. Oakley Hall, his London cor.
respondent, for 100000 damages for libel
in publishing cable despatch dated
London, February 4, stating that "Mr.
William Abbott, broker and operator Of
Token. house Yard, supported by many
stockholders of the Anglo-American
Cable Company, announces that at the
Friday meeting of the directors of the
Anglo. American Cable Company he will
introduce resolution to expel Mr.. Cyrus
w. Field from the dictatorship, on the
ground that he is unworthy of any po
sition Of confidence or trust" The pre-
liminary motion was made this morning
in the Court Of Queens Bench Division.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26
The hydrophobia virus which DIR

The hydrophobia virus which DR..
Louis Pasteur has succeeded in develop
ing by his experiments on rabbits, mp.
pears to have the double virtue of curing
the patient and Of making dogs incapable
OF conveying the disease by their bites.
The boy, Meister, from Alsace, suffering
from hydrophobia and pronounced at
the point Of death, is now, after nearly
four months, practically we'll He had
been sixty hours before the first inocula.
ton. The notion Of DR.. Pasteur is that
all dogs should be inoculated, by which
means, after generation or two. they
would be made incapable Of hydrophobia
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26
There Is NO new princinle IN moder

There is no new principle in modern
lamps, and, indeed, no principle at all
except the law OF capillary attraction,
which the Assyrian knew just as well as
we do. Purify tho oil as you willard
some of the prepared oils look as pure
and limpid IS water--and still whenever
the housemaid is careless-and every
houscmaid is always careless about lamps
the oil gives forth its poisonous odor.
The London Spectator asks. "Is II really
beyond the reach of mechanical science
to make q lamp which, by burning its
own smoke or other device, literally can
not smellH We do not believe It."
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

John Nipple Mitchell was born in
Tioga county, Pa, July 90, 1888, and,
after practicing law, removed to San
Francisco and thence to Portland, Ore,
in 1850, when in the next year he was
elected corporation attorney. From 1862
to 1866 he served as Republican mem
Der Of the State Senate, and in the latter
year he was candidate for the United
States Senate and was defeated by one
vote in the caucus. For four years he
was professor of medical Jurisprudence
in Willamette University, at Salem, and
in 1873 was elected to the United States
Senate. On his term expiring in 1879 he
was succeeded by James II. Slater, Dem
ocrat, who now in turn gives place to
him
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

"A woman 81 years of age has been
found living in a hen.coop In the suburbs
of Boston, supporting herself on dollar
q week, which she gets as United States
pensioner. She was formerly an expert
needlewoman and lived in good circum-
stances until she fractured her right
wrist few years ago, crippling her so
much that she has not held needle
since.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

The great granite building for the
State, War and Navy departments at
Washington is approaching completion.
1t covers four and half acres Of ground,
and will cost about 81, ,025, 900. The
only wood about II is in the floors, laid
over the stone for comfort, and In the
doors. which are Of mahogany, hung in
iron castings.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

Life at Sing Sing prison appears to
agree with Ferdinand Ward DR.. Barber
reports that he is improving physically
and "toning up generally" II may be
that In fling stove castings Ward has at
last found q proper and suitable vocation.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1885-11-26

The pen with which President Lin
coin signed tho emancipation proclama.
ton was, few days ago. stolen from
Mrs. @. j. Adams. Of Chicago, to whom
1t was presented by Mrs. lincoln, The
two ladies were warm personal friends.
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Detached Coupons of Lost Bonds Value
less

WASHINGTON, November 17.-First
Comptroller Durham has made decision
that the Secretary of the Treasury has no
legal authority to pay for coupons which
have been detached from an interest
bearing bond which may have been lost
or defaced. He holds that coupons form
part Of the bond itself, and that when the
bond or coupon Is lost or defaced without
the fault Of the owner, the Secretary of
Treasury can cause duplicates to issue,
but cannot do this in the case of detach-
cd coupons.