New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS.
STORIES ABOUT wELL-KNOWN MEN AND
THEIR SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

carried with hi IN the petition OF Democratic r'eh 10
! be appointed postmaster in little country 'o""' "
the SECRETARY Of the Democratic National Ooin"ioc,
Colope smal-ey went directly to Postmaster pehorh
villa a,nacttnp 10 get lis mans comm s~on ~ oDcc'
The Wisconsin statesman has notion that lie II 'i
servce Reformer high plane. and when ne Fl'noo'
NJ the peton and found ony three names on H. ne SAN
& WHY Gma.lev really this won't do, YOU know Icah
| do this thing on three names You must have more
general represent OF the Dem, Gratis OF the town
am willing enough TO appoint yonr man, hut you must
gel more IN backing -or him. Sina lleys reply
/ was. 6 Well Villas know Vermont from tn lizard
know that particularly well II polls Just nFe
Democratic votes and two Of them can't write their
names What more do you want e. lie got the appoint
ment.
Governor Rnsk. of Wisconsin. Is one OF the rough
diamond. OF Western pablo lie about whom many
stories are told. lie in his early manhood stage
driver IN Ohio His route from ZanesvIIIe 20
Columbus Thomas ". Nchol, who knows Eu5k quite
nt natey, told the other day that 1t Is the proul
boast OF the Governor his Jehu days he could
drive Ia. coach 40 that any wheai would strike half
dollar thrown in road in front Of him lie eoi d"
this with his horses tiot AMI II there was wIe
enough road could do IL while turning. Prem Ohio Rlsk
emgrated TO Wisconsin early day and puus cd mo
the wilderness La Crosse. He settled IN the town
o. Yroqua where he kept tavern and became known AS
Jerry Rusk iitle by which the people % BIS stAe
stul famihAry sidre $ him. The county 10 which
/ YroGuA was located had the name o B"dax In inc
course OF hotel keeper came to represent II ia
me LesslH,ure. where the ANNOYANCE ot b-ing men
tioneI As the gentleman from Baax induced nm 20
introduce a bill BY which tao county name was chah'ed
TO Vernon. The Governor enormously large man.
the greatest possible contrast with Wseonsins Si''l
senator spooncr in this and maIy other respects anu
was elected by the granger votes.
It was while no hotelkeeper that he bought some
FORK from a clergyman oi Yrolua. The meat turned our
So ba; that Ierrys boaders could MT eat H. ana ne
began an investigation % The He found hat the
parson had been possessed of an Old SOW The animal
had broken ont ot her pen and tearing up tue
garden when the minister came out ana struck ner
across the back with fence rail The SOW was baby
inarcd and thiaku- her value tie par'on nan
killed her At once sold the meat 90 lsk The hotel
keeper was a proane AMI his remarks on the SUD
ec in the hearing Of such auditors usually gather IN
a country tavern would not -ound well IN print cr In
/ church. The sequel came on tie following Shh'-'y'
when the parsOn preaching powerful sermon from
an Old Testament text. Re had asked the question:
/ What does Daniel say 20 and bad answered IL The
oaestion was repeated down the long list Of prophets,
Ezekiel Nehemiah IIczeE.ah and the rcsl mill the
preacher paused az the conundrlm What does JeFr-
miah SAY 20 There q half wtted fellow In the town
who had heard Jerrys emphatic REMARKS ABOUT the
pork and - the par sons question he started up from
back seat and ans xercd Jeremiah Il you don't
come around and settle nat old matter he'll Hex
/ bazes outen you"
r,,nd % language fOi extcmuoraneOus speech iuabhe
lie went down Cncaco with a delegation Of Wisconsin
officials after the death ~ Governor {. C. WaShbnrn
ar Hot Springs 10 receive the remains detachment
% st Louis knights Tempar had escorted tine body to
THIS point. There immense crowd III INC H'iot
and fhe commander OF the knights seized the Oppor-
tuny % make address 10 the Wisconsin de.eealoh
al the head ~ which Governor Husks biz form doomed
up 70 the complete eclipse OF his companions The Dir
knight talked az RHsi. He wound up with a hourlSh
! about passing over The Wisconsin committee the
romans o, tJer dstin-iseG fellow citizen ana paused
| FOR a reply Tho crowd was cxpectant. Rusk was
/ embarrassed He unprcpared tor anything oI the
sort and his biz face became sufused with rcd Finally
lie stlmmcrcd out We receive them We receive them
/ CHIEF Justice Cole Will respond" In spite OF the
soemuity o. smile went round a' some one
in the crowd was heard to say lie amt A1'e' Ou'' On
! my"
Mr. Nichol told me ahou a visit that Mr Rusk paid TO
General GARFIELD AT Mentor after the election OF
1850 when p erimaces Men the order Of tho
day Governor Rusk had come 10 spend the DAY with
Garfield They got away by themselves I'D l'''o fo"'
on tile second lOOr ~ the Garfield iaruohse WAcfe inc
General was in the habit o.. going % be quiet. Nchoi
WAS with them, and the conversation Yell upon e1-
/ President Hayes Eisk became quite bitter IN his
assaults upou Hayes and Nichol. knowing that CARRIED
did not wish to take up the discussion stopped the Gov
ernor with the remark: say. Governor have had
occasion % run down the history Of several who
abuse Hayes .s you do. have Invariably found hat
they were men wh, wanted an Office ana diIn get IT,
II Hayes had made ypu Commissioner ~ Agriculture as
he would have Done Il You hadn't begun 70 a'se MN 700
soon YOU would nov he pralsins him 10 tie skies
Rusk hadn't expected shot thi-. but he held MS
/ GROUND and said. Why. Hayes don't amount 10 any
-. lie n,var I'D 1nvfnu. anywhere. He IN
Congress for terms and Ire dhut INTRODUCE :. pit
t, In va. LOST Tor ma final leave taxing Wen.
Eu.k Won we-e IN Congress" r-olued Nicho. and you
must Know that in tne dist ~ toncresllin ne
makes little or no record Yon ma n" rr,oi III S"a
! fr-t term" Rusk 4, man with whom bis 'tths are
numerous wheu ne j. excited. ahd ne wa, e4cieI nov
He -rraug from his CHAIR ana win me tlnmP' OF MS
hands under his arnpiis' lowered over Nl.n" va" -
quito slender while he Numbered ont %,th iI ri
interspefson OF s|rAr Mo'Is - u.r nlsnk -;
%ont rig8t On the ioor of the House and told ri
week D ce1 oD De Nicho sad 70 me- Tie mat
followed vas Simply indescrDah,' o'ai ir.i .nsneG
TIL he rolled Oat oi his cHa anu me trirs -tFelnra
down nj. lace. k.tK, an , ~ N M ri me- bccan
In auyh too II va "a long time before Ell her % item
| omit Bat tho conversation ah9ut Hayes. which was
dangerous FOR Garfield Was avoided ana Tue point was
gained.
The notion. that women get aboat some o. tho great
invention. OF the age are sometime amusing heard
laiy recently ask telephone whe her The insr'
msn,s would TAX back" lAiy was standing al the
feepraph Office in tne Fifth Avenue Ti0-el yesterday
mornius when was there 20 send message. She hld
ae .ir OF ten with her. aad tod tne lator tAhI
/ she desired 10 seni message % lhcat" Ven
daughter" she SAID 10 the little one wno Wa win nel'
I what shall say 70 rapa g. say gooi mo. NM IL,
papa" answered the child wheIeat her m"thrf an
1wered why chilli thlt will not do. u VII. oe
/ night before he ects it,
The strikes IN the and the labor troubles orhS
nany new stories the surface one came 20 NE 1901"
Iowa Yesterday In Iowa. Michigan. Wisconsin Illnols
and several other states there was for .oni time
bitter contest between the -ran-ers and tue riro''
Lawsuits between the railroads AID lndTidaais were
numerous The railroads got tho best Of n'st % tnem'
one case III which the plaintiff a-ans rain oai was
successful was IA Iowa and the verdict was secure.
through Tie pluck OF young lawyer IN talking plainly
abort ;As pass stem II began hs 3 ec4 /" "e
alb
man ior nstice ia th- pa'e where justice is ,up"' ~
rciru The sheriff VINO impanrieG you r-rs WI US
family over the road my client j. slin- on rec pas.
The ATTORNEY. with whom lie consulted mas ~
annual cardboard over tie same road Inc lptrH"h ~
q --rN ul- me- N his uurA-L now. wa WIN lu