The Washington critic., 1885-07-27

washington Mystery at Long
Branch Captain Grants Fxperi.
cnce I'm California Thirty Years
Ago.
ut was q mere accident that put me
into the army" said Grant to an old
comrade; II hadn't much fight in me,
and didn't want to 20 TO war. Thought
OF being farmer and thought of go
ing to sea; but OF all the possible futures
dreamed of when n boy, being sol
dier WASH t among them. know that
those who remember my boyhood tell
about my firing pistol without finch.
ing when | was two years old and cry
ing Tor more OF IT, but ] do not think
such tendencies were strong. never
thought OF being u soldier. Going to
West Point was just the accident ]
have told you. IL [ was supcrstitious |
should think there was some fatality in
my going to West Point, for, when the
war was over, figured up, and rs near as
could find ont the little country village
Of Georgetown, Ohio, from which
wcnt-a pla'c OF u couple Of hundred
peoplc--sent to the war one full general
| (mysclO, three major-generals, two
brigdder generals, three coloncls, three
or four line olllcers, and one private
soldier. The private deserted, | think.
| had 10 very easy time OF it at West
Point. In II class Of more than 100 ]
was behind them all in almost every
thing. | never succeeded in getting
very near either the head OF the foot OF
the class. was within three Of the
foot in languages, | believe, and within
five OF the head in mathematics. was
Mt the head in horsemanship, but that
didn't count. | graduated " No. 81,
and was glad to get it.
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A st"ry was recently put in circula-
tiOn to The effect that q woman known
rs Oracle Todd aud supposed to be Il
dtughtcr Of the late Governor Todd Of
Ohio, was in the County Hospital Of
San Francisco physical wreck aud
confirmed opium cater. Shortly after
wards II dispatch was received in San
Francisco from nephew Of Governor
Todd deuouncing the woman a3 an i'm
postor a. Il stating that the true Glacie
Todd IS happily married and settled in
YOUNGSTOWN, q. Armed with this dis
patch UGiald correspondent called
on the patient and received from her
the following additional statcmu' t.:
She rctractcd her claim Of daughter
ship to the Governor; said he lived on
st. Cla'r street. Cleveland, hat he
died shortly after the close OF the
war, and that her h,i band whom she
married twelve years ago was William
st. John, superintendent Of the Mahon
ing bra, Ch of the Great Western Rail
way, that they lived on Euclid avenue
had three children and that St. Johr
was killed in a railroad accident. BE
ing now mentally clear, che contra
ny loaning which she had previously
given and "a d it la gone in stocks
} In Los Angcles she met $. 5. Lawson
: who remembered her when child,
and who secured her n position as q
teacher If the Potrcro Mission Indians
Her rcls ions with the man j Jhnson
with whom she was found in tn,
wrctched bascm mt in San Francisco
were of Il nature on which she preferred
to remain silent. Lastly, she claimo(
that she had three sisters living one
Kate Todd Of Washington, ID. c., ant
the other two in Illinois, Mrs. st
John entertained hopes OF being res
cuci by her Eas orn friends, but tn,
. hospital intcrnes claim that her case i
/, hopeless.
OF all the summeIers here, writes
White Sulphur Springs correspondent
of the lVorld, perhaps no one is more
; interesting than Mr.. Corcoran, TIL,
!, Washington philantllropist lie bear
the burden of his eighty odd years re
markably well. Mr.. Corcorau delight
in surrounding himself with young peo
7 pie. He occupies the same cOttag,
! every season and fills it with his fliends
Q At prt sent he has with him his niece
u Miss Nj. b. Jones, who is the agreeabl,
diSpenEcr of his hospitality in We ashing
ton; hE grand-niccc, Miss Nicholson
daughter of Commodore Nicholson o
George own; Miss Snyder, charming
brunette, not unlike Patti aS she wa
twenty years ago. When the Cotton
Convention was here last week tn,
a members waited upon Mr.. Corcoran in
the draWing-rOOm OF the hotel, and the
occasion was one of mutual pleasure
Speaking Of his "Home for Old Ladies'
the other evening, he said: mo one was
admitted until they were fifty" y.
wonder then that you have any inmates
at all" said one lady. lie said there
were instances of those who had reach
ed such years Of discretion us seventy
five trying to pass for thirty seven.
Nv
Whether Mr.. Morton of the Augusta
(Me.) Age will get the Augusta post
office or not remains unsettled. Th,
latest theory concerning the question
appears in special from Augusta t'
the Boston Journal, which we repro
duce for what it is worth zone Of Mr.
Morton's friends here has recently been
so indiscrcet as to say that his manager
in Washington iufOrm him that all The
indications are that he will not be nom
mated for Postmaster There is goot
reason TO believe here that his friends
are urging him to withdraw and have
some man appointed who will max,
him deputy aud give him the salary o.
the office and thus become by indlrcc'
- ton what he cannot become directly
that is postmaster in point Of fact. II
. is further believed from what has beer
intimatcd that Mr.. Oscar llolway, Z
promilcnt and wealthy business mar
of character, is the man most likely tC
be agreed upon. Mr.. Holway's whole
. sale business is located in in Auburn
fifty miles distant by rail. There hi
spends five days Of the week. Consc
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