New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-07
STORIES CONCERNING GRANT.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
From TIE Roehcsfer Hcrdid.

TIE Roehcsfer HcrGd. ,
The (hicd1O HeTdid saturday Issued III the
form OF snpprment fc snlie Of the celebrated wall
pap. journal printed In Vicksbur- July !, lSo5 "neh
the victorious SOLDIERS OF the Union marched INTO the
rebel fortress on that memorable day the OF me
yicksb'rg 'ssn OF July p which Tor some reason hit
occurred To- 4 few printers In the Union ranks 1t
would be- bright idea Tor them u put to press the
paper set up by rebel typos ore paragraph on Tue ea
toria PAGE which had been set uP In anticipation oil
events which never occurred read as follows
ON DIT-That the great UlysSes-the Yankee General
isso surnamed Graut-Las expressed his intention oil
dining Ia Nicssbure Oh saiuId'y next, and eeebratns
asked would invite General 10 Johnston to join he
.aid NO for lear there will be a row at lnr t"ps
Ulysses must get INTO the city before ne zines 10 IT, iho
way TO COOK a rabbit Is " iirst catch Rabbit 't@
At the foot o. the las. column on the pSSG S" l
loving ficetious
Two DAYS bring about great changes The banner Of
III, Union floats NlcAsburg. General Grant mas
thc rabbit he has dncd Nick burg and ne
ala brng h- aiuncr win ANN The Cih.e, lives
IL. tOr the last time II appeals on waIrp"~r 10
VIII cuiogze the luxury OF mule-mea1 ahd llc-
kiieurge southern warriors To- such Glct never
mpre. tn, Il the last wallpaper edition. ana IS e1,
ccptng tis note. from the types a. we io"hd 'heH IL
viii be valued hereafter ~ curiosity ,,,--. 49, ,
Win addition OF tai, Note The ch'zen was put
to prs, by tue victorious prncr-soidcrs me t"egP
H,,iid ~ printing fac-simile 81 TIE paper was ooI-cd
have up the Office ol Knight Leonard JOB
printing establishment III Chc.so Ihe Uls''aI S' ~,
wa course. presented Ia the foreman vi Tue
Office veteran printer, whose form was Dent Win "se'
wnosr cye was uel with long OF service at thr
&" case" No had the old foreman glanced over
worsmci, ny giving the regulation whoop OF the
war dance about the ONCE. At conclusion oi these
unacc"uniabc actions the od man REPAIRED 10 ,"
aud set up thr Note As ns nlinbc nhgers depo-l ca
the types IN their places the tears courscl down Ms
cheeks add tender rrcolcctons crowded upon ms
memory gray haired foreman aud the Uiion prnt
Who twenty two years brforr had up that take
AMID the hukzls of the victorious troops ht |oAsourB
one aud The same man.
ACTING ASSISTANT DEPUTY SHERIFF.
from me JdnesUite Wtsl GdSete.
shortly after General Grant became clerk
In la, lahcr's at Ga na, IN 1919. lac was sen TO
Prare ia Chen 10 look after stock OF sVoIs N'.Su
had LARGELY been sold on credit They were krp III Tue
large antquatrd stone building Tor so many ears oc
runed by J. Fanrchon. Il seems that Grant customer
al the had gwen fraudulent DIl ot sale ior
tue Grants when the General arrived In tho town
To Investigate tho matter he took counsel oil inc Hon
D. Is Ihoua, who cleo ted To Congress ast iall ana
ii,',a va. c,nyince that the sale w. Il fraudulent
one. and h,d writ OF repevin Issued ut once to seI
Inc -nrrln was not In town that day. and the writ
was gwen to his deputy. Boss" Brhson grandson oil
| the venerable Alfred Brunson. ID. -. Boss was
| daring bury Young fellow by nature, but his daring
failed hin thu, Mr. fbomis, Grant and Brun-on
arimeI with the writ Of rcplcvin walked dowh 10 III.
buidng containing the goods and found the door loo hn
pretended had heard that one Of the Grants
IN town. ami surprising that ne "Vuu
| self INSIDE. bo.ted The and armed INN
sell With shotgun. When the party T'ached the Dnld
my they were refused admttancr, OF course. with
threat from the insid, that II they entered some Que
wonla be- Killed This threat FATHER stasSer1u .si
inclined To believe the man meant what ne sA.
Tho t"d To convince te young ,eputy tiat u
breaking tie door, but Boss eOVd not see IL III
| that lighL 49,, -. 49,. o.. .,,.,t-
without saying word. but becoming inpatient he sad
to Bos.. -" Mr. u pul. II you are AFRAID to go hIo
don't aeputZc some one
Ia su IN for ,ou T. Well answered Boss " sharply.
70 10 -. o,v toncb,.I t have In, courage doubted
| viii dcpurle youg Grant Was quite stout IN those
day- and ocyng the cOanI OF the officer, he stepped
80 tr,,, I'M, store door .one ten or twelve feet and
coming up to 1t rush, he planted his right foot
near the lock and the door opened with CRASH 'raht
entered IA AN Instant seized tie who had the gun.
| Wuik to Irlp ake down ana noA
the goods aud In short lime they were removed To
Glrna Tai. all there Is about General Grant doing
But this story would be imperfect without another
Alter the broke out Boss Bruns0h Joined tnc
army and by 500 had been made second lieutenant III
that year he down ~ Chattabo0ga "hd Was one y
couimis,ary goods Boss" proud OF his sh"nl"er
strap. and ordered his about with pomp"hs ar
while his general bearing showed excessive AMY
Just at that tim. special train reached the depot ahd
"A number of officers alighcd and for moment stood on
the PLATFORM ono oil them. short man. " w I'm ,
| mon blouse on, aud with nothing about HIN
| rntiy watching the second Lieutenant working his
men Finally he approached Him III an easy quiet way
Wisconsin Yes. sir am" answered Boss with
loud voice accompanied by an oain 9" Then you i've
Boss" from Prairie du CHEN, but tho are you
General Grant modcsty SAID MY name II or ny. r"r
aud exclaimed Great God are you General Or Ant
| and YOU knocked the door To Ii In second.
PROPHECY OF HIS ABILITY.
From Ths chicago ITtbHne
| 4 story OF some interest ~ DtlnP loIu ny IL
prominent gentleman IN TINS Guy wn,n goes 10 sue"
ihat The credit having first oyered General Grant
genius is claimed by Professor Davis ct West Point Az
Tho time General Grant graduated frOn West Iont
Professor Davis aud General scamnon. VINO had grhdu
ated West Point were professor there. Ine nlsn'
after the class to which Grnt belonged had graduated
scaminOn aud DAVIS sat playing hgane OF WHIST DAVIS
asked ScsmiDon whom he considered inc oriSnost in
of the class. answered that ne Thought thc
brightest must be- the ono who came OH with tho highest
You are wrong, said Professor Davis. tell YOU
the smartost man ~ the class ~ Little "ls, nv,
he was uuty and that received black marks Tor his
| untidiness which brought down his average -,
| scainmon forgot all about this lilo went INTO tls
war got TO he Prigairr- General was captured ana
held In the rebel lines. When he lnay exchanged
b pr.i.es we're being sung throughout the whole North
ON General Scammon's arry" IN Now YORK ne stopped
al the Astor House. bought cothrs and started out
Tor walk. As he wandered along broadway. bali III
dream and half awake he felt hand toueh MS =
aud, LOOKING mo"hu' was 'o"'' '"''' y
"whom did say tho sruartest boy In tho class
II" By Joyr It vas Grant" said scammon as be sud
denly recalled the lonsforsotton edLvsrsation- hes
| n hero, isn't he T.
NOT AFRAID OF BULLETS.
Froi" me Idd'anayo's Hss" ,,::,
| As the siege wore on at Nicksburg, additional
precautions were necessary the trenches to avoid
aud In the repits the exposure OF per
death The pits" provided with Port-holes II so
they might be termed 1t 81 happened one morning
IIth Indiana stationed In one OF these pts, inc
approach t. which, owing to slight rise. was under
give warning OF the danger soldiers unfamiliar with
this particular exposure one or the other was there.
fore generally on the w T" 90 ior winch winch
| Visitors aud stoop down wnt VIM.
| was often delivered with bit OF profanity
attached was "A common salutation. Tho morning IN
Alex sndcr the first 70 discover two per
sons saunterng the dangerous ground while nun
Gckers of dirt here showed that the waichin
sero vu the alert Without stopping for
second look, and In his anxiety forgetfu tbey were
officers even had he recognized II, no shontsd Stoop
down; down. you. down -; and In his zeal he ex-
| posed himself and narrowly escaped shot, WHICH
/ aingrd his cheek ~ pisscu
hun. Neither OF the officers Needed MS
| wnrning. Grant. accompanied by General
U0yey saintered toward Parrottgin battery uttio
distance to the right THIS battery commanded III aa