The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-26

49, Nf'ts'fftt'ss
SPECIAL Correspondence
WAsmNaroy. July l0-I saw Gen.
William Iocums.A Sic. man acrci in Wash
mgton not long ago What % lively. Kind
hearted Oh fellow hc is and how the poo
pie like l.u he was. while hc was CON
mandcr of the army Cine most popular
man in Washington. ..s wcll as one of the
most active. Tie u,vcl about Che capitol
with short. quieh. nervous step, always
had a cigar boo DIS mouth and always
another 80 lis pocket iar "a friend. When
Gen Shcrm.u smokes hc smokes All over,
50 % speak Iie .ocms 10 Doe Disguised
with his cisc. and sucks i'm ~ nicotine
as though 80 uae thc hardest thing in tho
world fo r.t &c 90 draw Ire brushes OF
the ashes with quick. nervous gesture,
and throw. away the cigar when ID Is only
half smoked lie uses the weed fully as
much ass any man in the army.
Hcis uo. 81. lrt glance an cztraordi
nary looking uan this greatest of tho
var generals now living In crowd. if
you did not know him. You might find
many finer looking and many better
drcssci than hc As % dress. hc seems
"a care nothing for IL. Tie always wears
good clothes bat there is no pomposity
abou, him. and his siouch hat is always
puffcl out NOT m. and he ucycr wears il
on Che side 9i his head as do some Of the
Younger officers
H. Is said tuat hc has an aversion to new
clothes and That hc has mover been seen
In a complete now suit. lie has am OK
trlorGmarv head 70 is biz and fun ut
the top. and seems to slope too quickly to-
ward tho neck Ills brain is too big for
his body. at least 10 would be so II the lat
ter hll uot been developed into bundle
of iron tissues by the hardest Of physical
exert icns Daring b.. march TO the sea
he generally iopt on - ground without
tent and tho earlier part of his
military career gave him consti.
tuition whiss lasts him well in his
Oh arc tins face is rough and it has an
expression something like that of his
brother Johns His Houth is firm and
decisive and ho has a pair Of restless blue
eyes Tine shape Of his head was much
discussed 80 tire time 10 was alleged me
was iun1tic. Ihi, was when ho told
Simon Cameron ami Lorenzo ihomas that
itu.ull take 100000 mu % drive the
rebels 1Gt 0f KENTUCKY. These two gen
tloncn laughed at the i-I. and Wouid
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