New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13
FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW.
OPINIONS, HINTS AND FACTS GATHERED IN
PIrRI IC PLACES


something 10 do to provide bread for his family
vacancy occurred in the chair OF mathematics In tns
University of Missouri. General Grant. who nae peeh
disappointed in Application Tor the position OF O""nS
Surveyor at Louis. determined to Apply LOT tue
vacant professorshr He Oldest letter 10 the
Board o, Trustees which he stated his quaincatons
and his needs Another man got the place. year or
two before he died in mentioning the fact to MT EAlns'
General Grant with his usual simplicity OF manner s'
think could have filled the place quite WE'LL was
pretty well up in mathematics at West Point put II ~
gotten the place presume should not now he here
This application made in 1887. The Gcnerai sau
once that If the position had been given 20 nun
Mr.. Elklns would have been pupil OF his M ElAih'
was graduated Ia $780,
sOn the same dav when Mr. Elkins told OF this
episode IN the life Of General Grant he also told me vi
his early experiences in the New Mexico region " "
became acquainted with four VINO were pioneers "
the exploration and settlement not only OF New ao
but OF the Rocky Mountain region as well Ihey "'.
Bent st vran. Maxwell and Kit Carson IL is SUI ah'
that Bill Bents body should rest to dag In an unuia
grave said Mr. Elkins. his old fort at Junction
OF the Arkansas river with one of It's tributaries -
fort as II has always been called was little moro 'n
howell In fact But twas a genuine place OF reiuso ~
man who was trying get away from TIC lnuian'
Many is e night that have dashed In there Wnen no
country was filed with with the ieenne 'n'' NJ
scap was SAFE as settlsd down there for night re
II was not so much that place was deensioe ha'
urally ms that Bent had absolutely no rear Vi lilo "
dams He was the most fearless man that ever ~
The Indians knew II as well as ANYBODY else An
naer how ST. ong thev they did not dare 20 at
him Maxwell had settled great tract OF lahu usA
rn than Bents fort used to call him the DUKE vi
Cilnnaronel He had always great retinue OF ser'a"
and when he finally sold ont to move away MS inA -
was Ike that OF a nobeman OF the middle ages WIN ~
retslners about him. Maxwell had made friehas Wild "
the Indians by methods particular 10 himself. ines
| sor fooi
buffalo and In time they protectors OF the rsh
he claimed so that the white who got on MS don"
without his permission was in danger OF losing MS p
from the red rascals St. Vrain was fteho""'''
highly educated accomplished and polished, when among
civilized people, rough as any OF them ""e
among the pioneers. He was settled on the Mora "
and held IL with vice like grip Carson was never rcn
He did not have the capacity Tor hoioinH PROV
erty although he frequently had thousands OF eaoo III"
horses In my youthful eyes these men were nAe giants
When they got together, they DID about twice year
they used to have great tines Talk about gano!ing'
WIN these men would 800 to $500 on hanh'
They did Lot much money, but cattle anu nois
by the thousand their word as good as BOND
rasked Mr. Elkins If it not Maxwell that started
tbe National Bank ut santa Fe. said he: In lac yes
although Ihave had tie credit OF IL was soin~ ~
.ar+ a bank inst at the time when Maxwell was pretty
flush He was induced By two or TIRES eAo"S WV
were vn 10 get some OF his money TO start the DahA
after he secured bonds and charter Tor the p' "
had rim OF bad lnck had secured the confidence OF
al the four have told you about through my sue
ce.s M law and one nc Santa Fe asked mah"on
TO take me out riding They always had masnlncen'
horses He ordered a team TO be hltched up ahu We
took drive said 10 hz had been about start
ing bank. told him that he knew nothing Oh oauAns'
that these men would skin him, bat that knew no"
10 run q bank and wanted 70 buy 1t fro1 hin o"oN
him 900. wanted TO know II could raise tne
money and was stumped for a moment filay 'oi'
him thought could II he would trust me year loF
$50 900 of They dealt quick in those days OUT there
and Maxwell said all right The next dag he announced
that he had sold bank 70 me. got -2oooo lroni
two OF M Spanish clients and with what mad mace 'no
first pay ulent the bank About eight months ai'ef
ward had the money 10 pay MaxweA anu went up "
his place for that purpose knew that ne "aneso
uonsv badly and wanted ur the only note that
ever gave in my lie had quite an experience IN get
ting him TO accept payment because ue no.o was ~.
dine and when finally paid him, fcund OUT ln-' '"o
note was three or four hundred miles away IL was
on this trip that Maxwell, St. Nran ana bsn' anu
one or two others play poker. where the pe's "efo
without limit They had come 10 my room because II
wa. the largest one in the place AMI had wished 10 see
a big game poker for once In my lie anu Ine way '
bet made my hair fairly stand on eni IL wouu hA0
scared al the gamblers Of New ioIA out u INC ~
ness"
rbear that the friends ex-speaker George Erwin
y. VI.
Matching up truce and talking OF sending DOTH men
hack tn the Legislature without opposition whether
tho ruort be true or false the interest OF republicans III
over the state les along the road OF harmonious Ae'i'
Tho oueerness OF political fortune is illustrated in the
storv Of ms ambition which told me oy eI Assist
ant Postmaster General, Richard A Elner' 0a' NC
Nv beat has never been toward politics. Dur'Hs ia
the time lived at Waverly, however was cohlih"AHy
tbi,lng that II could he elected State Senator OF
I Inn
to me- Year year was urged to aec-ps the NUM-
nation FOR the Assembly and the nomination WAS equiv
aleut to an election. but never had any desire W o "
tie Assembly In the year 1881 went TO washington
and the following year there was such pressure upn
me 10 run FOR Congress indicate that might eashy
a mai po,Ition but Congress onal life was abso-
inteIv without charm to NE and said no most em
phatcaIIy My ambition still was, II ! must nave ah{
thina To do with politics to the state senate IN
/ a things were shaped 30 tAat cou 10 ,,,rs nv
place BIZ making EFFORT for It, but oy taat tllne ~,
business arrangements mad assumed sucl POI on
that had deny myself tie qualification o, NY ,Uc.
political ambition. InAt Is JUST Ine way P'4
runs with many men.
Mr. Flmer bv the way IS a monument 10 milk. For
nearly wear and half grievousy afflicted win
kidney troubles and much OF that time SO seriously III
that his friends dssE Of bis life For four months no
had no other food than milk and even Al tho plesen'
lire he is restricting diet MIX and rare roast oeer
The Surety Company OF which he Ia the head was Or
ganizsd and put operation during this period OF Ill
nessand :or months all the business OF the company was
direrred from bedside. lie remarked to me 4sen
i,y that he had IA different kind OF milk from j. sharp
aud that memory still good IN SPITE oi LIS 4ons
dieting milk
General George J. staRnard OF Vermont, who dei 'ne
other day IN Washington, where hs held surord'hale
position the Hodse OF Representatives, was tue n''o
OF movement at Gettysburg which General Hancock
was wont 70 describe the most gallant OF the war
within his knowledge. General stannad was IN thc
front centre third day OF the battle when PcKet1S
force Of the Rebel army made their famous charge
Colonel George W. Hooker. who was on General nan
cocks stan sad about this charge OF fIcAe'lS
division: They came out Ike drill, they swept
on TO ard our line magnificent presence and coui
aye Although grape and canister swept through tpef