New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28

frcnds were extremely soctous about her recovery se
ROOM Mrs Logan said " Tell President Grant TO stoD
qarreln;s CIV: with John Or # will be bad for him
tried to lead Mrs Logan into conversation upon optss
more suitable for the OCCASION but her mind was sef on
that subject, and she repeated You are friend
Of the Grants and want TO tell the President that N
he doesn't stop qarrelng with John, 1t will be bad for
Before going away Dr. Newman led in devotional exer.
cises but hardly had he closed them when Mrs. Logan
dent Grant and tell him that II would be bad Tor him il
he did not "stop quarrelling with John" don't know
whether Dr. Newman carried the message or not
but II was bad for anybody who quorreled with John
Logan.
And this leads me say word about Mrs. logan We
were near neghD0Ts IN washington Tor several years ana
at the time the General first elected TO the Senate
They lived in modest clearinghouse In Grant place In
those days and neither OF them went much into society
Mrs. Logan a woman Of excellent Judgment and
executive ability and took the most lively interest In al
rendered him assistance such other could
have given him. and that his Successes we're que In ono
That she ia equally qualified to shine in society is proved
by her popularity In Washington during the Last few
years.
One of the cruelest ISLANDERS uttered
against was that several times re-
yiyed only be again stamped false, that General
Logan was disloya at beginning OF the and
concerned In raising regiment in Southern Illinois Tor
the Confederate service IL IL had been true his
subsequent loyal and gallant service In the Union casc
ought to have wiped out all memory OF II ana preyen,rd
his bitterest enemy from repeating II to s dis
credit But am assured, there never any founda-
| Thave always believed that General logan allowed
himself 10 be sacrificed in 1877. when Judge DAYS. wa,
chosen Senator Illinois In his place The Electoral
Commission bill had been passed, proyidng Tor tne ap
ponment by the Chief Justice OF inc snpfes wo' w
members Of the Commits sion Everybody cxper,ei ,nhs
he would Of course select the five Justices who had been
longest on the bench OF these two were strong RepnD
LEANS, two pronounced Democrats ana one, Jhsh,s
vote with tbe Democrats II their confidence that
Justice Davis would take their view Of the Question '1a.
made the Democratic leaders In Congress agree 10 no
Electoral Commission bill But before Chief Justice
Waite designated the members OF the i,
leans and Democrats were abont equally DIVIDED
in the legislature ana Few % ,h ate Of tho
Republicans. and it generally beheVcd Una, inc W.,
tba election Bnt instead Of that the LOGAN went
to the independents and elected Judge Davis rms o~
him ont OF The Supreme Court and Judge Bradley WI,
Amounted 10 the place he held That made Mr. Hayes
n was freely asserted at the time that reward for
bis General Logan have SOME good
office under the Hayes Administration. bat he received
none. He a stalwart during those years ~ u"
dulged freely criticisms OF the Administration po'y'
LOGAN As AN ORATOR.
As an orator General logan was not poh-hsi ont ho
was effective He always had the attention OF the HOUSE,
or senate when he spoke on the Of Congress and a.
campaivn speaker few more skilful IN haniihH AN
audience When he first returned to the Honse 81 Repre-
after the War h grammar often defective
and his Incorrect and II the fashion ot
HIM hn" 70 ridcue his speeches Bat year
by year he corrected his errors. an, ana
| for their grammatical blunders I never knew uhui
within the year how sensitive he was to these u
kind criticisms Last spring ne ilae sleo,dd ,,rt
Republican club in NewEngland ana sue toh.'lA
which he dropped to the PcIlers a"1 e ' s"ec H.
showed that ne really dld care i"r VIII eoo".0" y"
The greatest speech General Logan made In Con-
gross was in winch he opposed the re toral9n Oh
General Fitz-John Porter 10 the array That speeon o.
cuped the entire time OF the senate a.'cr uio n o.
hour for three days. and strange as IL may seeii m
atentveis listened 30 throughout not ony oy y' ~,
of the Senator'S by we'll filled galleries II was ue
strongest arraignment OF IitzJohn Porter ma W. 49,
during ali the years his was pending IN ON
are-s and was considered convincing by General Mt
fold vho WAS "A member OF the military court NNi'h
o,irin"IIy tried Porter and by General Burnside so
was familiar with the circumstances Oi the Sec"hi b'o
The king is dead; long live the king" expresses a
tendency OF the human mind that exists IN repn0, a.
well "a monarches and it not strange. IL Is only ha
ura that the sudden death or man IKE logan, ~n'i
he had lived two years loa;sr %oau nare ofen honiI
pOranl factor in the next Presidential canpasn ~ ~
give rise even his burial to speculation rs 10 te
effect OF his removal u on tuture PDS as of CEN.
versally conceded yesterday that III le ue,'isS VI e
era Logan, the Ony prominent rival IN thccs'ih"I'n
the people df he has hai iiya at a M De' there a
and new may arise during the ne &
but there is none to-day who has attained ''N1 " N
prominence chat General Lpshn hal IL l. W.
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT from THE COUNTRY.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 81 (>peciab-Ine haSs OF al tie
municipal and National buildings were at halnasttoay
in honor OF the memory of General Logan, lhe various
Republican clubs appropriate action tonight Gen
eral Logan AMI honorary meuDeroi the iouns cpuS
lican Club.
C>cI,sAr. Dec. 27-The Chamber of Commerce to-day
authorized its president General A. Hickenooper TO
annont committee to report suitable action 10 be taken
upon the death OF General Logan The committee Will
report at a future meeting
KINGSTON. ~ Y. Dec. % (SpecdD.-The news OF Geh-
era Iogus death is received with profound sorrow ami
regret y men OF all parties here All flags have been ~
halfmast to-day The various Grand Army posts oil Inc
locality preparing to meet ana take suitable ac'io