New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
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| MoRMONs IN THE ARMY-Ex GOVERNOR BOUTWELL,
| A COUPLE OF YOUNG HOPEFULs"
| IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBUNE /
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-One of the numerous
grandsons OF Brigham Young is somewhat conspicu-
| GUS mere just now as an assistant in the Swain
c0urt-martial to Judge-Advocate Asa Bird Gardner
This Young scion of poIygamy is an artillery officer
stationed at Governors Island He studied law
| and was graduated at Columbia College. He il
| tall and is considered good-looking He has. of
course, but one wife, fol- though Mormon he ia
not a polygamist Judge Advocate Gardner sent
for him TO assist the prosecution, which in
itself is compliment. that officer is considered
the ablest lawyer in the Army On Thursday
Lieutenant Young distinguished himself by his
readiness IN prompting the Judge Advocate, and @
smile OF admiration passed over the ordinarily
solemn faces ofthe uniformed about the table
A son OF Brigham Young, graduated at West Point
IS an officer In the Engineer Corps and 49, am
told, above the average in brains He too, is mar.
ried to one wife only
The proceedings If the court have become moro
interesting since George s. Boutwell, took charge of
General Swaim's case, ana it is said that the ac-
cused has somewhat recovered his spirits since
then. Mr.. Boutwell, never speaks without saving
something worth listening to and whenever he
Uses the court is all attention. The Ex-Governor
OF Massachusetts,. ex- Representative and ex-Scna.
tor OF the United States and cx-Secretary OF the
Treasury is striking figure. He bears his sixty.
seven years well, and though slightly bowed in the
shoulders and Iron-gray in HAIR and beard he looks
ten years younger, and when he smiles another ten
years drops off.
The Governor" as his friends with consistency
to his first houors call him, does not impress one as
man fond of society" But il Is not unusual for
him to retire at o'clock in the evening sleep
soundly for two hours then RISE don evening Dress
ana do two or more receptions
io is capital after-dinner story
teller. and his wonderful memory enables
him to recall anecdotes of any age or quote poems
and speeches IN entirety. His weakness is that he
imagines he can play billiards. At the club he lies
IN wait for fresh and unsnspecting members, who
don't know him as yet in the character Of billiard
player. After having met him once IN that capacity
they don't do it again. 1 AN bound to say never
saw ybody play worse game than the Governor
does
1t is SAID that ex-senator Yulee. of Florida,
whose large house on Connectieut-ave. opposite
the British Legation Is taking Oh its finishing
touches, is to be prominent in official society under
the Democratic Administration. Mr.. Yulee's house
has the appearance of being the largest private res
idenee at the capital. The porte cochee is unique
and the house as a whole is more imposing than it's
ris-a-ri, built for the British Minister. 1t is hum
dred-thousand-'lolar structure, not including the
Interior which is to be in keeping with the outside
of the house. Where did Yulee make his nioneyin
asked a gentleman whose memory went back to
the milIisunaire's service as Senator. II
knew him then. aud never thought
him rich. You know lie was Hebrew
and changed his name from Levy TO Yulee.
His wife did not like the name, he became Mr.
W. = H., III
daughter of Cabinet officer under Democratic
regime"
The wife of foreign Minister here has Sc. IN ex-
ample which, if followed more generally, would
exclude from respectable society young men
who disgrace themselves at evening parties. She
has drawn the line at young HOLMAN, who appeared
at the ball given at stewart Castle few
weeks ago in condition scarcely fit for the stable
The lady sent note TO the young man requesting
him to return the invitation to a reception issued
previous to that affair, adding that she could not
receive him at her house. l hear that young
Cofy, who disgraced himself in much the same
way year ago. was treated in a similar manner.
lie had the deceney 10 take himself off 10 Europe
where his father now supports him. Young Coffy
presumed on his fathers money, and young Holman
on his fathers official position. But both went q
step too far. and neither money nor position could
the ball, was. of course, furious the next
day. and determined to shoot the IiOosier.
As OF tue young diplomats amus;ngly
put II: Gut Monsieur Holman, he wonld not
tight. We begged and menaced him for hree hours
10 shoot DeCastro, and he only said: L viii run
away TO Indiana Then We said Before you
run away Rome, you must write an apology, if you
decline our invitation TO be shot, And Monsieur
Holman said Any apology. with pleasure aud
"a most abject apology II was.
After the dinner givsn by the President to the
TO the LOYAL Legion banquet at the Arlington,
where, as Colonel Harlan, OF the 10th Kentucky
Volunteers he WAS ose OF the ex-soldlers present.
lie spoke of General Grant. aud made strong plea
for the bill 10 place HIM on the retired list. lie
said: 'General Grant did not seek the o.ace Of
President. But he accepted II. He made m stakes,
and Acknowledged them. But he made 10 mistake
at DouesOn. He made no mistake at Shiloh. Ito
made no mistake V, At the. the Widlness He made no
take at Appomattox. And the terms made
by him at the END -, showed the broad
resentaIve Curtin, the - War Governor of Penn.
sylvania. could be heard. he SAID: II viii vote
for the bill To retire General Grant. / don't cara
what form the bill is in will vote for IT.
Among the things which one would rather havo
left unsad the following might take its place The
culprit this case Is the wife of the most promI-
nent Democrat in the House: gentleman, in pre-
senting to her friend of his. said: Permit me,
rara" " So glad to see YOU Mr. =" replied Mrs.
C, who ardcntly wanted to say something
yery pleasant. Il have parrot that
cones from Demerara" With great pres
ence OF mind the gentleman retorted: II
assure you madame, we are Tot related, which
was not bad in its way
young woman whose father will probably be in
Mr. Clevelands Cabinet Wore costume nj the
fancy dress ball at Senator Miers house the other
night which produced sensation even among the
most hardened sinners | take IL that it was
intended to copy the style in vogue duriag tho
- Birectoire." At any rae it is descr. bed as a
" skirt with belt and shoulder STRAPS the abb
sence of waist being supplied by profession OF
Jewels The Young woman was known o. many
before removing her mask. She disappeared soon
,fter supper and when asked for, II was said. Oh.
she has gone home TO dress" 'Jefersoniaa SIM