The National tribune., 1891-11-05

did a mean thing 90 his life yet the suthori-
ties Of Cleveland talking Of giving his statue a
coat Of whtewssh.
DR. Howard f. Ames. Of the Unlted Statos Navy.
who accompanied the expediiiou which found Gen.
Greely's illstarro party nc Cape Sabine. likos to
tell this story % the rescue: lie among tho
men who first entered the hut tn which the surv-
vors were. and he saw the commander almost dead
with starvation, reading The burial service over
ono who bad already expired AZ soon ~ Q cav
him.. says the Doctor. " offered hin nourishment.
which most men. under the circumstances would
have eagerly seized upon. Bot Groely said No.
Doctor, can wait. There - a man who needs
your assistance Turning, u saw man in Ons
corner Just about breathing his last. u waz Con-
nell HIS pulse was zons and 1 DO not think he
could have lived an hour. Bus the nourishment
had its effect aud he pulled through"
John p. Myers, Commander Of W Crary Post
g. SprngviIle r. Y. f. a candidate for the County
Clersship OF Erie County ~ Y local paper
81 him. that he has always been found true tn
the people; he has done more for The soldier boys
than any other man IN the County; he was ths
means Of securing the fine monument that stands
ia our Park; the people know that he has made us
one Of the best Presidents Of the village and have
kept him IN that capacity for several years he
exercised he best of Judgment while President %
ihe Board Of Education: he has done more than
any other 10 further the best interests for ths
town in which he resides he will receive one Of
the largest votes ever given q County official .
prominent Democrat says that his nslority IN Con-
cord will be 100, and the people want a man that IS
clean, and not politician.
Investigators have discovered that the man with
the mild blue eye Is the man for deeds OF daring
and general heroism. Grant. Thomas aud Custer
are cited "a illustrative examples III The writer
remembers. Grant had gray eye; he does not a.
seFt this positively but the few times ne me, him
face 10 face he thinks that there was y-gtsr
which could only come from gray eye. He does
/ not make the assertion that Grant had gray syss
but he thinks he did. Grant leaned on the nante-
I piece Of the White House one day when in convor-
sation with the writer. looked him square in ths
eyes. and IL remembrance goes for anything, I
/ would say that Grant had gray eyes or else they
| we're Of a color bordering upon tho gray. Grams
/ was cOmpanionable person. and his rank did nos
elevate him above the ordinary citizen. The writer
has had the supreme privilege Of having tho Crsas
/ Captain" stop and shake hands with him on tho
\ Avenue, ask after his health "a though IL was a
matter Of public concern. etc. He WAS not ike
some Of the persons who filed the Chair after him.
for he could be seen any day on the Avenue while
he was President Of this Great Nation and Il there
were any assassins about he cared little for them.
I Harrison IL the only since Grant who has
/ boldly walked the streets OF Washington. Both %
these men were at the front during the late I'M
pieasantness, and consequently were not scared a
fanatic or any other imbeciie who might appear
Gen. Grant was model Americas oitizen. and
President Harrison comes as near filing his shoes
as can be done.
Gen. John C. New, United States Consul Gen.
eTsl In London, has rented house al Berkeley
which Is about % miles out Of London. He has
given up his rooms in the big city and proposes 70
live in the country Tor time. Gen. New does
not care for what is said Of him in Old England,
but conducts bis business as though ne was attend
ing to the affairs OF the Treasury Department.
which he managed so well as the Assistant Secro-
tary and Treasurer. Gen. New Is remembered a
Washington one Of the best fellows who over
held Office here