New-York tribune., 1885-01-18
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.


t,onal reports from the police and other criminal courts
is much needed in newspaper Offices Judge oo"-
Ing was telling me that he daily In receipt OF hu's
Dant letters protesting against his inhumanity VI sehus
young man to Prison for five years lot s'ens
loaf OF bread when hungry. The person hancu was
found breaking into house ana had purea'S 'oo' "
his person The sentence was correctly printed pu no
crime WAS invented to give the story fictitious value as
news.
January like Death. seemingly has all seasons or i,S
own" ON Monday forenoon last there were Aprii
showers In the afternoon the air was soft and pa!
as on a day in June. Tuesday and "Wednesday were
brie ht and clear as days in the late autumn THURSDAY
forenoon snow fell aud in the afternoon and duFih2 al
of Friday there we're constant drzzing rain anu heaVS
fog though this London In November as h"ou
describes il. Saturday ushercd in n blizzard
General James S. Nesley returned TO the Holman
House OH Thursday and besegcd by the reporters
for explanations about his recent arrest In Pcnnsyvana
He laughed overthc affair and did not think it was worth
an extended explanation. The grounds for the order
were that the judge who heard the case us
missed it on a motion without argument
General Negley has just been elected to Congress
from his old district in Pennsylvania but he VIII
remain here for the winter with his family and Will
hoard at the Hoffman House. General Negey
will encounter In The next Congress his old Commander.
Rosecrans. Daring the battle of Chickamauga Rose
Grams took Negey from his division and placed hin IN
charge of the field artillery. which was iDassed on
commanding position. Du the breaking OF he support
inc columns under McCoOk left the artillery position
untenae and Negey had withdraw the pieces TO save
Them It was suspected shortly after the hattie that
10 ecrans made Up his mind 20 make scapegoat of
Neccy IN order to excuse and explain his own defeat
bnt the War Department relieved Rosecran and ordered
an inquiry the conduct Of the battle This inquiry
justified Nesley ana he restored 20 duty do not
rem
vice again after Chickamaugl.
That the rebels in Congress should speak kindly OF
Geueral Grant his restoration 10 the Army Is
not very singular is cd policy to pretend at
cid animositics have died ont The display OF
generosity, however is uutimcly. coming II does
simultaneously with thewarrn defence OF Jefferson Davis
by Southern Senator'S. But The SG,s recent kindly
mention o Grant and its suggestion that public sub
scrption lie started for MIN more surprising 10 Those
who recall how bitterly the paper has assaed tho old
warrior in the past
General Henry A. Banum is doubtless we'll satisfied
with the outcome Of his for the Speakcrship,
since It has placed HIM at the head OF the Committee On
Cities lie is stll young mau as well rs new Legis-
aor lie recently pointing out to me his eldest son.
a West Point cadet who born OH the day on which
the heard the false report OF the fathers death
Virginia battlehe Yesterday H. was Indignantly
denying that he had said at Albany that he did not
what his constituents dcsredthat lie should still vote
for Mr. Morton" He repudatos the language, hut re.
| tans the resolution.
Paris journalist recently visiting hero wrpe home
an amusing OF broadway describing IL
lined with shade trees and having horse rail
way running through i,s whole length 7 explain
this blunder only by supposng that lie had travelled
through University place instead OF lower broadway.
This is curious Illustration Of the fart that since the
af iya lie irIV
the lower part OF Broadway has been limited almost
entirely ta those persons having business there Through
passengers avoid the lumberiug stages which It's only
accommodation for.travcllcrs.
Whom Mr. German was Secretary Of the Senate. OK
Governor Edward McCDok used 20 make his onite a
faypnte loungng place. lie tells that since his
brother AnsJn MoCook has been Secretary. he las Wis
tied the Office but I inferred that tha brothers
might not bc friendly hat inquiry learned that they
very fond Of each other But don't ~ there"
said the Ex-Governor for fear some internal FOOL will
rise up and call me a lobbyist" -
General McCook me was asked by the ser1bpers
their series books War history
ts cavalry raids. But he compelled 10 deciinc.
This Is to be all the regretted because OF the fact
that he recently discovered about 100 letters written TO
his wife from the various camps and batiie-cds OF the
West when incidents were fresh In his memory.
We were talking about the dircutle. Of some Of tho
marches Ia which General McCook engaged. and OF
the influence OF the topography OF n country
Rrmys movements. lie said TINT Invests alton showed
him that the advance o the Union troops from Nashville
10 Chattanooga along the identical trail followed by
the old settlers OF Nashville In moving against the
Cherokee Indians who made Chattanooga and Lookout
Mountain their Eaelc'S Sest." In the same way. he
says the Union Pacific Earad follows the old Indian
trails through Colorado.
Mr Chzzon. the agent of Madame Estor insists that
the busin ot the company excellent until New
York and Brooklyn encountered. TIE Easlncss in
the latter city something frightd.
+" heartily afraid" said General John A. Foster
tie other day. that Cleveland Is going make good
Irrvidcit that Republicans won't he able 60 elect ia
1855" But IL hc docs confoundedly we'll" sig-
gestcd bystander, the Democrats will not wnnt him
after 49,"
II Is said that a lobby at Washington Is again urging
the purchase Of Miss Ransoms portrait OF General
George IL. Thomas. IL will be shame II this painting
Is preserved In the Natioua Capitol II gives a false
idea Of General Thomas splendid prop ortons Besides
IL him appear Ridiculous though In the heat of
battle, he assumed the attitude OF Ajax defyiue the
lightning The truth is that in the heat OF the battle Of
Chicainaug General Thomas. like General Garfield aud
others who his person. resorted deep do
preston I'm the ground and they kept AZ close 10 the
ground they could. The lines the two armies were
then near that the Rebel sharpshooiers could be dis
ngushed the tsp OF the picking OF our officers
who exposed themselves.
TheIe is really valuable painting by Janos walker
OF the alluded TO- which In the private
gallery Of General j. Waits DE Pcysier was with
walker when he made the charcoal sketch for the
the various points OF interest the field This was
about three months after the battle