New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED FROM CANADA
IN Gaze OF WAR.
THE CHIEF JusTlc As Noy-rAnrrsAv roET-A

only war Canada ever had Of her the socaie'
Fcnan invasion. One Of the leading episodes o
that affair has never found its way into print II Is
narrated by an American gentleman, now resldcn
OF Washington who went TO Montreal private busi
ness, arriving there when the Tenian excitement wa
Z; It's height
a. scrvc three years said the narrator. " in the
! Army Of the Potomac, but never quite such
brave military display side Of the line as th'
CanuclS made IN Montreal Tho hotels and street.
were crowded with the most eorrousy clad aud &C
coutred men ever seen. II gaudy coor AMI gold lace
would win battles the invaders had reason 10 tiemhlc
The clanhns Of spurs and sabrcs heard at al
hours Of the day and night aud nothing wa TALKED
Of but war and bloodshed. They rather disposed
to regard Tho events Of oar war small matters In
comparison with the things they prepared 10 dc
when the time should come
The Fenlans were known 70 be gathering IN force
at ST. Adams and In due time Tie Canadian forces were
set IN motion and marched southwark. The advance
consisted OF a company OF militia which believed IT,
self capable single handed Withstand all thc enemy
could bring against II. Marching days journey to
ward the line.it took position farmhouse and
setting out rs pickeis slept on rs arms. About mid
night sentinel fired his piece and rctreailne on the
main body reported that the enemy was al hand The
long roll was beaten the battle line formed hast-
~ and thus prepared the Canadian forces awaited tho
/ coming OF the Irish army-5ut not for long The
position was an exposed one IN a military sense and
/ The captain commanding, remembering more advan-
'aseous point mile 10 tho north, set hi, force In
/ motion. moving at a slow ma,rh and I'm good oulcr
/ to Tie new position. where tire line OF battle r.
! formed. The darhacs, appalin. IN Itself. and
after few minute, Of anxious waiting a suescs tloa
was made and adopted thai stl better point further
north be taken The army moved to thl, al a quick
( step.
" Hero council Of was called. and as IL was
conceded hat a bloody battle was imminent even prl-
Yates were allowed voice IN deciding where the shock
should be met. Tho majority for another change
OF position, snll further norAwa,d, and the route was
taken, now az a double quch Before the spot was
reached. g,ms. requirement, and other impedimenta
were discarded. and the army made track, for the ST.
Lawrence entering Montreal defeated and disheat-
cAcd about daylight.
Late that evening ore dusty. tired mIltaman
equipped with half dozen guns and a, many KNAPP.
sacks a. he could hang upon his person dra gCrd his
weary steps over Victoria bridge. and entering Mon
ueal asked what the excitement was about lie re-
ported that having no fancy for night our OF doors,
be had escaped the vigilance Of his officers and made
himself comfortable IN the farmers barn I1c slept
soundly and had not heard the alarm III turned out
late in the morning only TO find that tn army had
fallen back, and he moved 10 rcJon IT, He had
seen NJ Fcnans. BY that time It had been learned
by telegraph that the Tcnims had never lef s. Adams
and that none had been within twenty miles OF the
Canadian POSITION
An Illinois Congressman tells me Chief Justice
Fuller is a non partisan poet. II IS known that the
Chief Justice modesty owns I'D 10 the aut horsh hip OF
funeral verses Garfield. Grant and Logan. bur it
VIII surprise many Of hs friends know that an ode
10 Zach Chaud.er7 is also among MS productions.
Tho ode written when Od ZACH vas a!iyc.under
circumstances thar do credit 10 Mr. Fuller. II was
during hot political campaign and the Michigan
senator was to De given big reception. young
mems Republican club managing tn" affair. There
were to bee speeches and everything of that sort bat
some Of the member. thought this was not enough.
They wanted something in the line Of verse Chicago
culture a. that day not strong I'm poets and the
young men were pepcXod I'm finding some ono who
would write verses 10 lt the occasion. In some way
Mel' Fuller was suggested ana the emergency was
pointed out to him am assured that MrTu!lcr afprr
ciaied the compliment Though a Democrat he was MOI
bigoted one.aud BE admired the strong personaltyof
Old Zach. lie gratihcd his Republican friends by
handing them ode Of The most complimentary charac
ter i any fault could be- foand it was that the
verses wen perhaps too smooth 10 t the rugged sub
iect The only condition Mr.. Fuller made wa, that
the authorship Wa, 10 remain secret The poetry
I'm the language OF ONE Of The participants wa. shot
or the proper time and OF The best features
Of the reception. Perhaps had they known about
this Of tie Confederate briyadcr, whom Chandler
woa' 10 lash would NOT have been anxious to see
Nj. Fuller confirmed as Chief justice.
Ecccntrciros do not seem 10 be usual among III
nos iursts. A. one time 81 likely that arother
than Mr. Fuller would be- named by th, President
Chief Justice Watc's successor. lie was a Judge
scholled. Of The stale sGprmc Court. VINO in JUDI
cal experience was far bettcr qualified than the Cali
ergo lawyer L is sad to b., matter oil record that
judge schOlncld al time when bis namo Wa being
iayOraly sldcrd. wrote o the President begins
tha' one else be appointed When Mr. Cleveland
found that the Judge was farmer iuris' who hal
always lived n The country and was unwilling 10
bring his family 10 Washington he compiled with the
request The President wanted ais chief Justice to
BE- one Who would reflect credit the social features
of the Administration.
But about JuGr scholfcld: NJ Congressional
friend Insist, that he i, flee great legal mind Of the
present generation Of Western lawyers. The story
Dc ,clls hoy not prove this. bur g. f. refreshing ii-
stance Of judicial simplicity. Tie Judges home is
on a farm down I'm the Wabash country. Once dar
Ing the recess Of the Supreme Court city lawyer
who anxious 10 got signed a writ OF
reached the nearest railroad station before daylight
and drove out 10 the judges home. The sun hal not
been long up when ne got there but the signs Of lie
showed him # ROT too carly. An inquiry al
dressed to one Of the women folks to the Judges
Whereabouts net with the rcply d" out IN the past
urc.7 The lawyer in hurry for his writ and
he started for the pasture. \ man in over (
als was doing the milking
"where's Judge scholleldl7 said the lawyer
brusquely
somewhcre's about replied the mixer with the /
farm hands usual independence. What you want
TO him for l7
4" l want to Gct a writ and want # blamed quick ,
or wouldn't be- here al this hour answered the
lawyer and IN the absence Of the Judge. h. went on
10 toll the what f. Tho latter asked
two or three questions. but never once stopped his
milk NO When this was through wish he pickel M
his pail and. nodding FOR the lawyer 70 follow. strobe
off 10 the house. There he washed his hands In the
tin basin and said quietly, Now, I'll look at those
papers
Bless me- exclaimed the lawyer. you aln't
judge -choliel. youl'
Yes. I'm the judge replied the man with the ]
overas. The lawyer who the hero Of the In ]
cidcnt always forgct TO say whether or not he got
the writ