Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-30

III a Iisnt ana ne Is ready TO Jump into one on
the slightest provocatioE, Another element
is the fact that he is such atypical American,
and that the people believe him so. America
Is his country above all other countries, and
he poses as one of its best products. He
started life az a poor boy and has by his own
exertions arisen to culture, craftsmanship,
wealth and to q point OF honor in evil life at
tanned BY few other men i'll the Ulitec Ltates.
The third element of his popularity is his
sympathy with his fellow man and his cordial
friendship with everybody not antagonistic
to him. He has Il kindly way of meeting
strangers, and no man ever felt that Blaine
thought himself above him when no was in
company with him. There is no Republican
in the country to-day who can call out such q
burst oil enthusiasm us Blaine, and | think if
our convention was to be held now he would
be nominated beyond tile shadow of u doubt"
l see that Hugh j. Jewett has rented n
house in Washington, and That he will have a
residence here next September. He still holds
his estate in ONO, and il may be that re is
expecting to drift back into political life.
Hugh j. Jevvett is a Maryland mam by
birth, and his father was a descendant from
the Webster family, and was a relative of
Daniel Webster. His maternal grandfather
was an Irish Catholic who became converted
to Quakerism and who was u noted preacher
of the Society of Friends. Jewett studied law
in Maryland and then went to Ohio to prac-
tice. He settled first at st. Gainesville, and
from thence drifted to GAINESVILLE, where he
began his political career. He was made a
member of the Ohio legislature, and President
Frank Pierce appointed him the United
States district attorney for southern Ohio.
One of the first railroads of the west ran
through GAINESVILLE, and JGwett became in
terested in this. He saw there was money in
the railway and made it a study. In O short
time he was made the general manager of the
Panhandle road, and he left this in 1871 to
accept a position Of general counsel for the
Pennsylvania company. He was a candidate
for congress from Ohio thirty-six years ago,
and in 1861 he was the Democratic candidate
for governor. The year following he was
nominated for the United States senate, and
in 1872 he was elected to congress. Two years
later he resigned his seat and became presi-
dent Of the Erie railroad at a salary Of SAC, 600
a year. He has made a great deal of money
within the past ten years, and he is supposed
to have the barrel needed by a good presiden.
tial candidate. He has been u candidate for
the presidency several times before this and
has been spoken of often. He owns one OF
the finest farms in Ohio just outside of Zanes-
vile. 1t lies on the Muskingum river, and,
Wnen l visited lta year or TWO ago, IL had
slVV, wv worm OF me trottlnS horses IN It's
Stables II was III charge Oh oe"e1ta son
oeoIrse, who' peleve' ives upon 1t sthi
heaiu queer sIory ABOUT Je"et1s ngn'
WIN opium no. long s'nce' wh,ch was tod ms
~ u Aahesvihe uocIor. "A lew years age
ee"et' was thrown from MS chiTlase, ana us
aJuiies were sucn y W Gauss nin srcae pam
oh ene advice oi MS physician he LOOK opium
" re,ieVe 1iiS' aiu I'LL opium was ihjecoe'
lneo ms veins WIN d hyperoeinilc syringe
AS ne pesaii 70 recover he louhu thab MS sys'
ueii was salulaIeu WIN tne opiate, ana tha'
ne grew almost wlid "hen he dld not use 1t
ne tIieu various means 10 cure hlnseit OF tne
apPetioe, ohG III VAN. Az ias1 ne aecldcd up
on a trlp 10 Europe AS soon as the BOAT was
wen ou1 10 sea ne LOOK ms syringe ana opium
anu cas0 oleii oVerooafu. Throughout the
"nole Foyase he haa u nara hshb WIN nm
self, but by the braclng sea air he was so in
vigorated that he was able to keep away from
the surgeon, and by the time he reached Liver
pool he had regained his grip.
n is wonderful how fhe interest IN Mrs
c,ayel,rd and al nanta;nino to her laans ,n
SieVehahu aiiu aii PeT1all,ihe 10 ner keeps up
ohe is the gossip Oh washington, and she ap
pears to be a success as the presidents wife
The drive past the presidents home has be
come the popular one about the Capitol, anc
the road is crowded every EVENING yv;t,
fashionah1a +oon,s Tha nrss;aon.,s o., m -
49, eoun1i9
mouse Is no" guarded by "a polceman, ane
people are not admitted without a permit.
The families of most of the prominent mel
nave left the city, and Mrs. Endicott an
Mrs, Villas and Mrs. Hubbard are the onI,
cabinet lod;es who are still hero Secretar,
Ea.tnS44Sas. -. - VIZ
,o' ruy pieaSahS nonie on DIX
ABOVE bhe "hte rouse, ana IL Is mucl
cooler mere imam lurther GOWN Ill the CITY.