The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-06-04
"THE LOUNGER's' BUDGE



Judge Douglas and the "Oleo'-Onr Grow.
ing Mail Service.
A story is told Of Judge Douglas which
was in keeping with his epicurean tastes.
He was dissatisfied with the Park hotel
fare before that popular hostelry came
under its present excellent management.
One day waiter said to him: "Will you
have your toast plain or buttered?"
"Plain," replied the judge. 81 will put
the oleo on it myself"
*x*
General George Sheridan, "spell-
binder" who came here last fall, is the
subject of good story. While he and
Senator Morton were stumping Indiana
he astounded the war governor by lead
ing off with his speech which he had
learned by heart. Morton was still more
taken ahack when Sheridan turned
about and asked him for the silver dollar
with which he illustrated the difference
between greenbacks and actual money.
***
"My old commander, George B. Nc
Clelland, was never once mentioned to-
day." said war veteran to me on Friday
| This devotion to McCleiland is still strong
among those who fought at Malvern hill
or Antietam. They revere the memory
of the young commander who organized
great army and enabled others to win
the palm of victory. The French troops
who welcomed Napoleon with open arms
on his return from Elba were not more
devoted to their chief than were those
who took part in the peninsular cam
palgn.
DR.. W. Seward Webb who recent.
bought the Smelter addition comes o
honorable ancestry, his grandfather hav
IFS inviicI, O0I. vvutsvn waIh was a,
early contemporary of Greeley and Ben
nett, the pioneers of New York dali,
journalism Colonel Webb was promi
nent in politics as we'll as Journalism. l
was charges published in his paper tina
lead to the memorable duel in whicl
Graves of Kentucky killed Cilley o
Maine whose sad fate Is still remembered
by Great Falls residents from the Pin
Tree state. Col. Webb was ready to as
sumo full responsibility for the attael
which had been made by his Washington
correspondent but the quarrel between
Graves and Cilley had gone so far as t.
preclude settlement and Cilley fell a
the fourth fire, victim to the murderou
, "code of honor that then found favor q
Washington.
~
How the postotfice business has grow
: since 1856 when the Helena ant
} Benton coach would throw off a few bag
at the west side hotel and then procee
, on Its way! In the winter months tn
the mails would be sometimes three {
!, four days over due. Newspapers cam
/, without much regard to regularity. tn
!, contrast is striking between Mr.. Beachly
2 cosy postotflce at that time and the sp
I; cious quarters which Mr.. Taylor now OF
cupies.
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Many interesting stories might be gait
cred among the veterans at Great Fall
y Neble James was not in the civil war bl
as a member of the colored cavaly in II
"regulars" he saw some hard fighting
- the Indian campaigns. He was one
:; the hundred men who in the San Mate
= mountains entered canyon. I'll
4 Apaches who had closed with rocks Il
i. lower outlet quickly filled the entran'
# in like manner and poured hot fire {
i the troops. All night the "red devil
d fired on both men and horses, but Il
n next day troops came to the rescue al
f. routed them.