The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-05

. IN l''ffht i'i iff'
ties for great many years. Simon
Cameron was printer on The Congress
si0na Globe. m Washington. IN 1920.
and went from there To- Harrisburg 10
edit tine leading Democratic newspaper.
James Monroe was thea president. Since
then Simon Cameron bias seen and often
been part OF flo succcssc5 and defeats
of every political party that has lived To-
any purpose in the United States. lie
was ana OLD man when Lincoln made him
secretary of war Lincoln had ho lived,
would today be- so years OF age, while
Simon Cameron Is SD.
There IS q story told of the eX-secrc.
tarv when ho was Young man in bank
in MiddletoWn. Two men named Han
nemaan came t. that place with q raft
of logs. a fall i'm the river left them
stranded. and some sharks who lived oil
thc di,trcsscs of lumbormen were trying
fo got the logs al uinous prices They
told their story. which was that they had
bought timber tract on credit; that
they had worked ali winter logging 10
get money 10 pay the installment due 40
the sprnc. that the raft was the fruit of
iheir labor. and that unless they could
gct market prices for the timber they
were ruined. Mr. Cameron invited them
tOshe bank. lent them the money they
needed. held the lumber until rse IN
the river came. hoatcd it 10 market, sold
b.. paid himself and RENTED the balance
Some years aftefWard, when Cameron
was d candidate for United States sen
ator. hls enemies wero making a bitter
fight against him. In the county IN
which one of the Haluemapns lived his
enemies bad packed the convention that
was % nominate fbe candidate Tor the
legislature SO as 10 elect an anti-Cam-
eH1n man. llamemann heard about it,
got himself elected as q delegate and,
lust before the ballot was taken, arose in
his place and told the story Of Cameron
magnauimity. Hahncmann was man
of integrity and large influence, and the
story NJ Cameron's kindness to him had
the effect of changing the sentiment OF
tho conventions sd that candidate
friendly To- Cameron was chosen instead
of ono opposed To him. Cameron was
elected hy ono vote and he thinks that
but for the gratitude 81 Hahnemann he
might have been defeated.
The tall form Of Gen. Cameron is still
erect IN carriage Heis broad shOuldered
and weighs perhaps $50 pounds. He
usually dresses in gray suit with a long
tail coat wearing in the summer time a
Panama straw hat. and invariably car
ries when walking out a long hickory
staff. He has two places of residence,
between which he divides his time vixen
home. Bis town house is very old
stone mansion, surrounded by beautiful
grounds. and oycrlooks a broad expanse
of the SusQuehanna river, through an
ancient grove of trees. among which stu
stands the stump 10 which a band of In
dams tied John Harris. the founder OF
Harrisburg, IN ante-revolutionary days,
with the intention of burning him alive.
The rooms are spacious and handsomely
furnished. To the left Of the wide hall
way. which runs through the building,
is the library. where the general spends
most of his hours. both of work and
leiglre. This room is surrounded from
floor 10 ceiling with well stocked book
shelves. In the center are desk and an
easy chair Chairs for visitors and
l.r,r,o-.. ..r1f4l.f44 the furniture