The Washington critic., 1885-07-28

small per cent. of the results the Dem
ocrats hope to achieve. 1t Is stated at
the Department that It has kept all
hands quite busy TO make these APP
pointments. II will be seen there
fore, that much uf the four years OF this
administration will pass away before an
entire change, In at least the fourth
class postmasters, can be brought
about"
#*a
A story told by Ben: Perlcy Poore is
that wheu John Morrissey was asked
for the information as to his occupa.
ton, needed for the compilation Of the
Congressional Directory, he auswt red
that he was u faro dealer aud prize
fighter, but noticing that the writer
hesitatcd at putting it down, he dcd:
son the whole, for my boys sake, put
1t down mOulder, as | worked at that
business IN Troy stove foundry before
[ went to New York"
Ex-Governor Anthony OF Kansas,
| who knew General Graut intimately,
not only regards him as the greatest
general of his time, but agreater states
man than soldier. "Mark my word"
he said to u Kansas City Journal re-
porter, "you may live TO see the day
when General Grant will be recognized
by the historian as having been one OF
the greatest statesmen of his time. Il
may not be regarded so now, but it will
be not many years hence. He placed
this country on u footing with those of
Europe, and lc made other countries
recognize Us as their equal. 1t was not
until Grant became President that the
relations between other countries ard
ours, as they stand to day, became a
reality"
#*.
Says the "Man About Town" in the
New York Tribune: "The Grand Army
of the Republic Of Kings County is
happy in the possession Of o magnili.
cent crayon portrait Of General Phil
Sheridan presented to it by Otto
Vcnino, tho artist. | saw it on cXhibi-
tion some time ago and pronounced it
the best had seen of Sheridan us he
used to look during the war and when
nc was not mad and swearing ut some
body. see from u letter of General
Sheridan to Mr.. Venino that he is OF the
same opinion rs to The correctness of
the portrait, though suppose he would
deny the swearing habit lie denied it
once before when | attributed this
quality to him in Hmpcr'S Mogazinc,
and he would not bc pacilied until the
| 4 iI' al hnt lao
swearing trait was common to great
soldiers aud that Sheridan in this par.
ticular reminded one OF Washington at
Monmouth"
Xxx
When DR.. Newman accepted the cal
to The Congregational Church, New
York, General Grant attended service:
there. Previous to that the General
had been member OF the Contra
Methodist Church in Seventh avenue
near Fourteenth street, of which DR.
Newman was pastor. After DR.. New
man resigned from the Madison Avcnu,
) Church and went to California Gencra
r Grant was without u church home. The
Rev. DR.. ia nes S. Chadwick at tina
time was the pastor OF the Contra
Methodist Church. In tho name Of the
trustees of the church he presented +,
General Grant the family pew formerly
occupied by the General. Genera
Grant accepted it, but his illness pre-
vented his ever attending services it
the church again. The pew still re
mains in his name.
, v.
A delegation from Tammany has jus
: been in Washington, says Western
: correspondent, and after interviewing
the President and Secretary Manning
t have gone away in disgust and despair
An Illustration Of the cool manner il
, which this delegation was received il
, given in t!:cir call upon Secretary Man
+ ming. The delegation laid before tll,
Secretary the situation and asked hi
} advice. "Gentlemen," said he, 81 an
= not politician enough to advise yol
0 what TO dos "No," replied Register
, Riley Of New York city, ''you are {
. statesman nOW."
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