New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-12
PERSONAL.

Senator ingalls, admits himself to DO something oil
Q fatallst He has ways felt himself to DO moved
by influences he docs not understand when 1
was about six years old" no says al after
noon down on tho bank OF familiar stream that
crept into Iool my homo. and was thinking
about tho probom Of whence and wherefore that has
troubled mo over since; suddenly strange shadow
fell on that POOL ana and IN he sh.d% nsa
Impressed that IL was tho date OF my death
Perhaps 1t was not. but the impression was rs vivid
and permanent Il have never shaken 1t OFT.
portant piece Of work: and there is number. other
disastrous to mo that always avoid placing myself
In relations with 1t. II were about TO take tho
train and saw tho fatal number one OF the cars
I should go back and walt for tho next train
sensation was produced In the lobby Of the House
Of Commons the othcr night says Life" Of London,
whom Mr.. Sidney Herbert was seen walking about
with his hat on. At first sight It docs not scom as
II there anything very remarkable In such pro-
ceedlng but 1t happens that Mr. Sidney Herbert Is
Government whip. and that tho whips arc almost
tho only people who In accordance with some o nm
Tho rumOr OF Immediately went round that
he had resigned that great ministerial changes were
contemplated. that Sir Henry Holland was about to
vacate tho Sscretaryshp for the Colonies in favor
Of Lord Randolph Churchill and all kinds OF other
tales. 1t was subsequently discovered that DIT.
Hcrbert's headgear was due to cold.
Mr.. Christopher p. Cranch relates in Tho In
Dependent his memories Of Webster, Calhoun and
their contemporaries especially in the great Webster
Haync duollO In the Senate. The impression" he
says, Mr. Calhoun made me, as he sat thero
Sphlnx-ke In his chair, president Of the Senate
was that he had the faculty-lke Napoleon-of dis
charging all expression from his face. He must have
had immense selfcontrol, and was totally unlike tho
mobile Benton, Of Missouri. Calhoun, whom often
heard speak, seemed like a man Of castiron. His
voice was deep and strldent His personality was
very Intense. Benton several times heard. He
was very stout and dorid, with light, thin hair His
manner seemed " mo very pOmpOuS. Lilo was verbose
and grandllOqucnt, and mad q habit OF lnterardin8
his sentences with sir TO degree that was some-
times almost comic. witnessed tremon
dously sharp passage at arms between Benton and
Clay. They were ON opposite sides OF tho senate
Chamber-olse l don't know what might not have
happened some personal illusions had boon made
" benton Il forget WHAT, and then Air. Clay ro-
pa'piire q, no Stood shso. hi, GaI commandine
nsIro all alive with hre, and rOlled Oil his duen and
sarcastic sentences. shahins his long iorenger at his
antagonist. and glarng across the room filed with
anxious faces. l happened to DO not far from Mr..
Benton, and saw hm color and tremble, and even
heard him mutter with suppressed rage Some OF the
audience feared this encounter (which involved .
question of veracity, think might lead to duel for
those wero duel days In Washington But / never
heard that anything came OF IT.
Good fellow as tho late Colonel Fred Burnaby was
out of his rogmont he was a martinez of martnets
on parade 1t was a habit OF his to wear his
helmet. not In the orthodox fashion, tipped over the
eyes, but set we'll back his head. Ono of his
troopers took a fancy to initiate the colonel. and
appeared parade ono morning with hls helmet all
anyhow" "YOur helmet. slr Put 1t on rightly
thundered the colonel. who had Observed tho den-
quont in twinklIng. The next day the trooper
again appeared parade with his helmet cooked de-
family on tho back of his head The colonel at once
ordered him under arrest and gave him some slight
punishment. Shortly afterward tho trooper left tho
service. and In the street day no met by his
former colonel. Halo. Il. How are yOul' said
Burnaby. Getting we'll That's right. Horo"
slipping five pound note into the mans hand
" put this I'm your pocket. Go and buy yourself q
hat, and-wear 1t how like u"