New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-22

where an number Of quart Stone JUGS were de-.
posted They went over and got sJug apiece. which
they took q fountain and rnsed out thoroughly. Then
they the counter and for seven kreutzers each
Ing was filed with the beverage, which they carried
back to the benches where they sat Down and enjoyed
at their leisure This Is the general CUSTOM. tn
Colonel there at night afterward and found the
professors literary the lawyers and doctors ana
even the noabes taking their jugs AID washing them
out as We had DONE The beer Is heavy but very pa.
atabie."
was chatting with Washington man day Las,
week when senator Malone walked by US aud my 40.
quantance began to talk Of him. Said he; The Gen.
erals Affection for his sOn Butler, Is remarkable The
boy much OF scapegrace AZ he is represented
he But he cannot take glass Of liquor without
having It ny his head. Then he gets Wild Malone 10
perfectly devoted TO the young man. lie goes afttI h
whenever he gets into trouble and rescues him at what
ever cost scandal cash An incident OF which
cognizant occurred at the races last summer which
shows how Malone humors the boy. They were both 10
tb, crowd OF betting men, when Butler rushed to hs
father and asked for q hundred dollars The General
wanted to know what 1t to be used for I'm going
TO bet on such horse. was Buffers reply naming the
animal The General pulled out the money and handed
over with the remark. All rlSht puI AN pactKhS tho
field IN That race"
General George III. Sheridan. of louisiana" nvG
now nj the Union Square Hotel and Is coming to u
L u
ohecke, ed political EEL but has had good living
thu ough 1t ALL evidently for he has grown stouer ana
souter With each succeeding year until bis short hgu
now carries upward OF $50 pounds OF flesh AS stump
sneaker he has and still Is In great demand His
talks are mi Iure witty stories and eoquence whcl
ia taking With people politician OF Ohio relae<
IN e Yesterday an incident OF OF Sherdans engage.
ments which had q ludierous ending. Sheridan wa(
posted for speech In manufacturing town In Northern
Ohio 1t was an of year. and the Democrats were
Meeting carry the county ,ugb Republican indtef
ence and the labor vote. They didn't want Sheridan
make speech for he would rouse all the RepUo.
LEANS but TO keep him away was a problem They
mir unon plan at last when Sheridan arrived he
surprsed to meet cordial reception from several Demo-
cratic who pressed him with Invitations
20 out and smile" He hnall- went out with then
and as conducted saloon where he found number
OF other choice spirits but all Democrats They began
ply him with invitations to drink and it soon popped int
bis head that they had scheme to make him drunk and
let the meeting be failure because OF his non
arepdance. When he became satisfied thai this was
their game he went In for much fun any one. u
was O'Clock when they went into the saloon At half
nast he walked with slightly unsteady step, bus
win perfect control OF his motions while every other
man OF crowd was under the table he went to the
hall where he 70 speak and delivered one OF tue
finest efforts of his life 1t forgetting to tell the story Of
how the enemy had tried TO trip him uI. Ire county
rang with his speech for week and was carried for the
Republicans
There were some interesting features Of sherdan's
career in louisiana He attache Of the Custom
House at time that he was Adutant General OF
the State Although dra wing double pay he did no work
at all Adjutant- General Townsend OF the United states
Army once sent him request for statement OF ths
available militia Of the State His reply something
after this manner: have the honor acknowledge ths
receipt Of your OF date requesting me 70
give you statement OF the number OF militia 10 THIS
state available for mediate service have the honor
TO report the available militia OF the Stse OF Lous
ana consists OF Adiutant- General, fully armed.
equipped and ready for instant service have the honor
to subscribe myself. very respectfully your oOedisnl
servant George II. Sheridan, AdJutant- General OF
Louisiana"
Along 10 1868 or 1869 there yirtuous streak
amoug rulers at Washington ana they sent agent
to New-Oreans II there any sinecures there
that could Topped of without injury to the public SER
vice. sherdau's name came in for an inquiry which re-
suited in the disclosure that he WAS drawing Sls00
year as gauger and rendering service. Dillingham;
who surveyor told that he must set Sheridan al
work or discharge him He for the General and told
him the situation. Then he gave Sheridan an auger and
told him 90 down TO certain wharf and gauge 500
barrels OF sugar which lay there. Sheridan said all right
and started of short distance down the street he met
two or three friends and they adjourned 20 the nea
saloon enjoy its comforts When Sheridan came 70
Pay his after an hours drinking ne found tha ne
and then hastily wrote n note 10 DIlin CHAM which he
gave waiter at the place, whom he also handed lila
anger saying: Take this note and anger up TO Dlng
ham and he will give you 81 In other words he put the
Government property in pawn to Jay ms personal deDt
IL straw too much and Sheridan soon left thas
service.
c. W. McCracRen. who Ia engaged in railroad contra:t
Ing told yesterday that he had just secured con
tract for building 276 miles Of road in Kansas, which
20 serve "a feeder for Missouri Pacific That road
will buld about a Thousand miles OF similar branches in
tn, coming year Tue prospects Tor rtlrotd costIuc
ton In two said 10 be greater than ~
/ any time IN ten years.
II G Parsons OF Natural Bridge Va. was here during
the week. He told me some interesting things aOous
Virginia politics. There law passe In that State
some years ago by which persons convicted OF petty
larceny are declared TO be disranchi Many Of the
poorer negroes inyeterate chicken thieves. TIE
BourbOns In this law a way 10 prevent them from
voting the Republican ticket Hundreds Of them IN tho
black counties were arrasned and convicted and sen
fenced within a month before election for no other pur
nose than to disposess them OF their franchise In many
instances the proof was somewhat dubious. But ths
sentence followed with the regularity where me
! proof was ample. In Que county thousand men
we're disfranchised IN one town, 10y curious eoio
deuce wncn puts the blush OF shame Oh the Old hache
story fifteen George Washingons had their eitizensMp
! taken away.
was talking To Mr.. Parsons about the Natural Bridge
when he said: find that people get their idea OK
the bridge from tue pictures in the old geogra HES
There history about the making OF that picture which
is illustrative OF the genius OF the French During the
Revolutionary War the French ruler sent Count Roeha-
beau to this country make accurate measurements OF
the great natural phenomenon Of Virginia The Coun'
made his measurements aud wrote an accurate descrp'
ton OF the Bridge which preserved IN the archives OK
France to this day. Next to the description that WAS
written By Thomas Jeaersou is the best that las ever
been prepared. From his measurements and descrlP-
tous French artists prepared drawing OF the BRIDE
The early makers OF geographes In this country cOled
| that drawing and made their illustration from H. For
over fifty wears there other cut OF the bridge eN
taut Tie size and grandeur vi the structure cannot 70
onnrociated hy these pictures The only Way wAUh
can give a Yorker idea o. the III" OF the r Is
10 tell him that the tail tower OF TlE TRIBUNE Building
cond stand under t with the weather clear OF tho
rocd The migratory birds In passing up ana down the
| valley fly Under IT,"
Howard Carroll Is occasionally OF late in uptown
resorts He growing stout as beer drinking German
His face is round and fat II has brown AMI bronLod
appcarauce such rs yachtsmen and athletes cOnrs
in tic enn far relltes 70 public c0nces he bas