Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-09

tiently," said General Harrison, glancing at the heap of letters. They will receive a re- ply some time, but am already way behind in my correspondence. Someone sent me the
 foot of a rabbit this morning for luck suppose. I have received a letter from the
 secretary of the Republican National com- mittee stating that the committee on the mo- tifcation of my nomination would deliver
 their message here on July 4th.
 The fact was recalled by someone present
 that James G, Blaine in 1884 had been the guest of General Harrison in that very house and had listened to the leading Republicans
 of Indiana in the library as they gave him information about Republican prospects in Indiana.
 General Harrison said: tsOne of my let- ter writers to-day-it was an anonymous let ter feel bound to say-gave this advice: Don't let any newspaper reporter interview you; don't make any speeches and don't go Now that is good enough advice for @ man to put his name to, and wonder he didn't"
 The parlors of General Harrison's house are tastefully but not ornately furnished. Handsome Hungarian vases adern the man- telpieces. On the wall at the back part of the parlor hangs an oil portrait of President William Henry Harrison, the hero of the battle of Tippecanoe. On the wall of the library is a portrait of Benjamin Harrison, who was Governor of Virginia in the colo nia1 period This Governor Harrison was the great grandfather of the present Benja- min Harrison. The library also contains g fac-simile of the warrant for the execution of King Charles I. of England. A General Harrison who took part in the execution was afterward beheaded. Some of the Harrisons of Virginia claim descent from this executed round-head general. The present Benjamin Harrison, however, is not much interested in the question of genealogy. He said to the Tribune correspondent to-day:
 "I have never made any investigation as to my ancestry. l don't think it can be shown that am descended from the Harri- sons of King Charles the First's day. At least have no knowledge that I am. re- ceived 8 letter from gentleman of Virginia to-day that he was of the opinion from 8 genealogical table that was descended from cavalier family that came over to Virginia from England, and not from the round-head general. suppose that would better please the Virginians, but I care nothing about these questions of ancestry. They will not be considered in the approaching canvass. I received nothing from my ancestors but an education, and that was sufficient.
 "My father had farm," continued Gene ral Harrison, "about five miles from that of my grandfather. He signed some worthless notes and died poor, leaving his family noth- ing. I married young, when I was only twenty one years of age, and came to 1ndi- II fourteen or fifteen thousand inhabitants. My wife and took as our dwelling 8 little ! house of only three rooms on Vermont street. I remember we had six knives and six two- pronged forks, six plates and similarly slim equipment all around. My wife did her own work and we have both said since we were never happier in our lives. My first ] fee as a lawyer, a fve-dollar gold piece, re- ceived at the deor of that dwelling. I was hired by farmer to plead suit for him in a little country place. could not hire a ! carriage and have any money left of my tee, | and so I went horseback in much discom- I fort, but won my case and brought home | some money. Lawyers do not make much I money, or at least they do not usually have ! much more when they die than the roof over ! their heads. I own this house and the lot ! on which it rests, but have no other real estate except fifteen acres of my grandfath- | CTS farm at North Bend. I bought that for l sentimental reasons. It is part of the farm \ of sister of mine. I have no income be- yond my professional one as a lawyer, except about one thousand dollars from certain II investment.
 ! 1T see," said General Harrison, "that peo- ! pie say I am interested in cattle companies
 I have no interest in any cattle company. 4
 few years ago I invested several thousand
 l dollars in Montana cattle company in whicl
 ! my son was interested, but soon conveyed
 my interest to my son and am not interested
 l in any way with the company"
 Mrs. Harrison, who is fne-looking wo
 man of middle age, with good humor and
 l sprightliness of disposition marked all over
 her face, saw many of her husbands visi
 tors. One of the visitors, Kentucky dele- 1 gate, said
 | "Allow me to congratulate the future mis- | tress of the White House,
 | 'I think" said Mrs. Harrison, looking \ with smile at her husbapd, '1 think had l better not accept that congratulation until l after election day"
 Another visitor said to her: "Did you be- \ lieve that your husband was going to be l nominated?"
 'tI have seen too much of the uncertain- | ties of politics." answered Mrs. Harrison,
 ''to believe that anything will surely hap