The National tribune., 1891-04-30

Several anecdotes have been told since The death
Of Gen. joe Johnston regarding hi7 indifference 70
danger ia battle but De bad his wei sncssss ike all
other persons. He said this Of himself &c am Tho
most tmid man in thc world. and drc1dful3y afraid
Of Kerosene lamp. The other day "a servant put
one la my room. Z was but half dressed aud
hurried out Hs fast "a Z could run. knew &c was
going % burst Then think &C itt The very next
night some sind of e patent Kerosene lamp was
sent me ns present and the donor De jt expiaiu-
ing Co me tho method OF worSjng &c. such was my
nervousness tbat never knew bs was talking to
me. Later, afer somebody had extngpi,hcd Tie
lamp, tried % reason out to myself what pol.
troOu was. We get hardened iu time bui & as
sure you nothing could ever induce me 10 light or
exiiuguisIr Kerosene lamp. An enemy
armed with Kerosene lamps would drive me or
The field. should be panic per,oniGed."
Mr.. Charles A. Dana. Assistant Secretary of
War under Mr. stanton aud now eJitoref tlse New
York Sn1, Io.d a story on Gen. Webb and Horace
Greeley at the recent celebration OF The founding
Of the New York Trb'pe. Mr. Greeley yvus
notable for his free easy aud careless style Of cos
TIME, which he sometimes ctrried almost to the
verge Of cccoutricity. He was the rxaet apposits
Of the dude. Gen. Webb iu tine Courier and En-
qttrer, assaulted him for ms style of dress saying
chat u was not proper or respectable that man
VINO edited newspaper. aud Whig ucyy-paper
especially, should dress Boo that way Gen Webb
bad recently been pgrdoued out Of states prison.
where hc had been sentenced on account Of fight
ing "a duel. tie bad been plrdoued by Gov sew
ard. Mr. Greeley retor,ed. Our dress may 10
pretty awkard, but 10 is nothing 20 what Webb
would have worn il Seward had not pag,loned
/ him.
Col George Pearson, private Secretary to sx-
Gov Beaver, Of Pennsylvania * another victim Of
The phonogr'ph. White at Harrisburg hc made
/ frequent use OF the instrument. and often enter
tanned his friends with cOrnet solos SOUS, marches
and operate Mrs. One day relative % the same
name visited the Governors Office with his best
| girl The Secretary was out aud his young rcIa-
tive, who understood the machine started 10 for
The young ady's ej.GcatIou. Securing "a cylinder
be told her to talk into the tube Size aiJ ST. some
\ what iu this vein: ' j love you, George Gcorre
Kisses her, and the phouogrsph records lhe smack.
I VIII you always bee constant and truce Ilsped
\ the maid, and auOther kiss went on record Thai
/ evening Secretary Pe.s-Dn took bis vito and a
party Of trlcnds H,s Office. They listened Co Levy
\ play the cOruet GiImors's band aud heard Dr.
IaImags cell Of bis trip abroad. Then che luc less
I Secretary placed the cylinder used by the lovers
on the Instrument Ito see what 10 was aud
I heard SO did Mrs. Pearson and her friends re
\ took Col Pearson a week Of sundays 10 explain
the matter Co his wife Satisfaction. IIs has never
used phouozrapb since.
Il They have queer lot Of policemen iu New York
| City. On Saturday night. April Is one OF them
/ arrested Terutuce Duffy, an Old soldier bent with
age, who had a Grand Army badge dangling from
his breast, on charge Of intoxcation 10 was
found that instead of being drunk ho WAS nearly
/ stupid with the weight Of years. The Old veteran
could not tell ans thing about himself but the DO
lice found from papers his person showing that
he was a member Of Gen. James Shields Post.
GAR, Of New York. The Old veteran was sent
to the care Of the Charity Commissioners as he
/ appeared 70 have no home or means Of any kind.
Aside from her domestic troubles. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, daughter of the late Cen Grant, who
married an Engiishmau. is said to be most fortu-
nately situated. She has plenty u money and
moves in the best English society.