New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-10
INAUGURATION ECHOES.
GENERAL. SHERMAN AND HIS DOUBLE
STANDING OFF TWO PH1LADELPHIANs.
THE PERENNIAL oFFIcE-sEEKER--A BON MOE
OF SECRETARY EvARTs's-MRs. cLEvE-

THE PERENNIAL oFFICEsEERER-A BON MOE
OF SECRETARY EvARTss-MRs. cLEvE-
LAND COUNTING HADING Wells.
washington, March 0.-Conspicuous among the
celebrities at She Inauguration Ball was Generai
william Tecumseh Sherman; Old Pap Sherman as
he is affectonately called by the army boys has
pseudonym having apparently des ended to him ny
common consent nom the late General George H.
Thomas, who, in addition to the title OF kocA Oh
Chckamauga," was almost universally known anonS
Western soldiers as Old Pap Thomas"
General Sherman looked as brisk and juvenile as
he did not lack Just about eleven months OF Oelns
a seutuagenarian, while a bloom as req IS penny
suffused his warworn features curious Hihs
remarked by many was that not far 1ehf1d MN
ssuntered through tho thong continuously as
TO suggest the idea that he was purposey iolio~lng
the General a gentleman so strangely hke nm as
almost TO deude into the belief that they must DO
tFn brothers. the only perceptfbie dinerence peing
that the Generals double was possibly couple OK
incbes taller than himself, and that his features
appeared to have been delineated by somewhat
ooaer brush Indeed the likeness was so extraordinary
as 70 appear "uncanny,' and could not help won
daring what General Sherman would DO or say II ne
should como face TO face with his counterfeit pro
sentiment during tho evening; an event which,
bel,cve did not occur. Tho General witnessed tho
return march Of the procession-after It left the
Presidents reviewing stand-from Senator eheTman's
bo,sa IN Kst facing Franklin Park, and was
enthusiastically cheercd by that section Of the column
which was composed Of the veterans of the Grand
Army of tho Republic. When they marched along
the General came out bareheaded the front steps
and stood there in spite Of the cold wind and sheets
NJ driving rain and his nearly seventy years, bowling
and smiling until the last veteran had fled past; whie
bo made unmistakable motions toward hand-shaking
with each Individual "eomrade" which, however,
could not very we'll DO done without Dreaming the
continuity of the line Of march.
Tho weather turned the heads Of q pair Of Phila-
ds,nbi.ns who were here for the Inauguration. They
decided that some ono would have 10 make It up
N them. as they had come for good time. They
had heard Of General Sherman, so they sought INC
sher,nau residence about breakfast time. The old
General was enjoying the reunion with his brothers
family when word was brought that ;So Philadet
phians must sec him at once. Kindly to tho hearts
eore he left the table and went up into tho parlor,
where a and woman whom ne hsu heNor sooh
met him. The woman said
general sherman, we want tickets to the Senator'S
prya,e gallery. We have come from Philadelphia 10
see This show and VIC want to SEQ it,
But madame replied the courtIy soldier, II can
Give YOU no tickets. ! am not Senator"
Az this the woman began abusing him roundly,
including everything from the American eagle to the
Public Comfort Committee in her TRADE Tho oid
soldier beat n hasty retreat and the tmporfunate
Pbiladelphians held the ground for few minutes
until servant came to the rescue and helped them to
depart
OF tho many old veterans whom the Inauguration
ceremonial drew to Washington this week, few were
moro noticeable than General Casslus Marceins Gay
that old nntslavery hero Of Kentucky, who in SPITE
OF his cighty-nlne years Is looking as young ana
Vigorous as no did twenty-five years ago. Fny
years ago. when a member Of the National Convention
hen at Harrisburg, Penn, December 4, 1897
nomination of President william Henry Harrison ana
afterward took the stamp to aid IN his election Inc
stout old General y, in fact, ono OF the lew hotoio
living links which connect us with the most stormy
periods Of American history. One OF inc ofa INC
whiEs he was an original s6Olhonist OF the most
original and daring stripe, advocating his peculiar
enets IN HIS native state Of Kentucky when 10 aVo
cate them was almost certain death
In IsSs the printing presses of Tho Herald OF
Frcedoms-publshed by him In Lexington, KY, IS an
outspoken AnttslaycTy sheet-vere seized by ho"E
ing and bloodthrsty mob for the purpose OK sending
them beyond the State, 10 Cincinnati Thoy never
reached that city, however, being thrown INTO inc
Ohio River en- route In 1851 no was appointed United
states Minister to R0ssiA by Abraham Lincoln, but
resigned and returned DO bear against the rebels
President Lincoln commissioning him a. haior-Cen-
erai OF Volunteers Resignlng nom tho army At'ef
about a years service, President Lincoln rcappontcd
the General ~ Minister 10 Russia where he remained
untIl Grants election 10 tho Presidency. In 1870
General Clay publicly advocated tho OF Cuban In
dependence and In 1879 supported Horace Greeley for
the Presidency For many years the General has been
as warm a friend aud admrcr Of the newly eiected
President as he was OF his distinguished grandfather,
aud 20 him the driving wind and rain OF Monday iSst
although embomAtic Of his own stormy and chechered
career iae 20 mar the unusual pleasure Of participant
ing at tie seating Of the grandson as he had done In
that Of tho grandfather
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The magnificent military contingent furnished BY
tho great loyal state of Pennsylvania 20 the Inaugural
ton procession OF this week does not appear to be
VIII. morp popular with the retiring Administration
than It's longdrawn marching columns were upon
March A. 1885, when Mr. Cleveland In
IN fact the National soldery Of tho Keystpne State
are By no means IN accord with the Democracy of the
past four years At the last Inauguration fcw harm
less tossngs IN tho blankets Of good naud spectators
and similar amusing hoTseplay wero tortured by
Democratic newspapers into conduct OF t most rotous
kind and now The Washington POST declares that
the women employed clerks IN tho building of the
Interior Department had tn DO allowed to eayo ther
work and 90 home on account Of the Insulting manDer
OF the Pennsylvania troops quarteFcd there Monday
and Tuesday last. As q matter Of fact, these EN-
ployes woro not dismissed from duty for any such
cause, but for the reason that tho shake-downs,H
blankets and the various sccoutrements OF the large
body of troops CHARTERED thcro rendered ioeomohon
almost impossible the Pennsylvania militia behaved
themselves In perfectly exemplary manner.
As illustrating changes in hotel rates judge Ben
jamin Patton, Of Ohio. formerly Of Pennsylvania, who
attended the Inauguration, was present at the In
auguradon Of Jackson, March 4, 1929, and stopped
In tho same building, then known as tho Mansion
House, now WlllArd's Hotel. Ills BIN for four days,
Including fires, room and board. as rendered by tbs
proprietor Of the Mansion House, was 70 so
Tho Judge has attended nearly every Inauguration
Since but never at a. low q rate Is IN 1890.
The oGlce-seekeP Of Andrew Jaclson's day who
was willing 10 take anything from The Administration,
even pair q. Ireeohes,s has q rival Hc Is
Delaware County farmer. Not In the least secreave
about his business IN coming to Washington, he
greets every one with hearty "WhsrahOuts arc you
from,s and before he gets an answer continues: