Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-22
Letter from Richmond
Special Correspondeuee Of he AleIaadEiz Ga1ette
RICHMOND, Va, jan. q, 1892

Amor Q the visitors ct the Capitol t7.day
ware Hop. John T. Harris. Of Rockingham
sud Col. Ten Smith. CT F.uquier. They
are here in The interest Of al appropriation
for the Worlds Fair. They are striking for
big figures and there are qaite lumber of
legiss ,rs Bho belie7s With them that 1t ts
better to make no sppropr!st Oh at sll II the
amouus is to be 90 snsl; as not 10 get Viz
eioia q proper representation 81 tle Worlds
Fair. TIE impression now SEEMS u be that
$50 600 will be appropriated. Col. Smith
had talk to-day with Deieg: t, Mnoford, OF
Richmond, wbo is chairman Of the Hcuas
finance committee. Mr. M1nfc,d s5d Col.
Smith we're deskma:ea il The House durice
tie stormy dsya OF Mabousism 10 1SSl-'S2.
These tTo gent amen we're among the isao'
ers CT tba democratic side that msmofaole
session aud Trey made same fiery attacEa
upon Malone aud bic iesdere II tls house
o. Delegates. 10 looking over the House
to-day Col. Smith ssw ooiy rec o: tour
delegates Sho were in It's House with him
ten years $50.
Tie bill ocrcerniuq the distribution Of tie
direct :sy refunded Virginia by tle national
| government evoked an animated discussion
10 ie Senst to-day, in which Senators. Bsr'
", of Amherst, Hsrrfoe, OF Winchester,
Flood, OF Appomat:oS. and Mnshbech, q
Alexandria, participated. The controVersy
5as as 10 how sid when the more5 shouie
be distributed euator Harrison lead In
tie deb ed Ssnstors Moshbech enc
/, Flood fided with him up5n the proposition
| TO let TIE residium 60 10 the tofty nine
couutlas tlat paid this tag during the Tar.
Mrs. Heth, OF Washi9gtcu, vas ct tins
Capitol to-day. Che YVES with tie lsdies'
committee 81 the world fai1 association
| Her husband, the di4tipausoed Confederate
commander, Ganerel Hsrsy Heth, vaa e
warm pscaoo-l land o; General Grant.
They Sere in tie federal army together be-
fore the wer, having become scqusit I'd al
West Point Academy. l heard q very L.
teresting remiUis,euce a5eu. Gen. Hei and
Ger eral Grant told ne during Gen. Hs:h's
recent visit here. II 1856 Hsth ard Grant
wno we're then dsshiug young officers met
In st Louis. Heth was Oh his wa5 TO the
mill .ry pest near 81. Louie, sad reached
that cts ons mornipR iast too lsse to catch
1.-The etsgs "Wsit Gil in the afternoon said
Grant "aud will Itch up my post horse
and driva sou down TO tbs post" The
reuuest YES theerfr ~ complied With, ar d
sf,er dir!rS al f4shiorabie htt:l, the twr
lieuteuanta atarted for toe m!!itsry post be-
hiod stylish trotter. "Tnia Y the fastest
bo,ee iutSt Louis" ead Grant. whereu2or
Hsth cb=crVed, What sre VOC talking
about Grant, have an old tFotter in Viz
ginis that can beat him in race" Bone
pleasant hadipage waa induged In aud
) presently Grant leaned over and gave the
horse cut, ard what followed is told 10
GaueraI e. ia own Torda: "The old horse
fairly flaw through the s:reats OF 81. Louis
at 20 gait. cried On. "tt,p, Grant, that
borsa Ia running awsy." He could not stop
and away We went. All st onoe the horse
took notion to turn corner, and az he die
60 over vent the buggy, throwing Grant OF
the rocks and ne on top OF him. Granite
head was cut open ard he vas AIKEN into 8
Datchmab's drug elore to be repaired. AZ
ter his wounds were dressed I suggested
tbst We so back to the hotel, sol
no! I" replied Grant I'VE started for
the post aud we must 90 there" you'd have
1t his wsy, ard 60 we bi,ohed up again apd
made fresh savt Upon arriving at tbs
post We paid our res2ects to the otdcare,
went back to st. Louis and separated The
next time We met vas ct Appomsttoxc court.
house. Gen. Lee cent me to see Gen. Grant
about matters concerning the surrender.
When I vas ushertd Into Gen. Granite pres.
ence be said "Why, Hsth, ia that you?
Gone In my tent" Iwsiked in, and sooD
after hsd entered Grant TUNED to ne and
eaid: "Heth, do you recolleot the last time
va were together? "O1, yes" said, "a
81. Louie 10 1856" you remember any
thing particular that happened with ua
Their p I recalled the runaway accident.
whereupon Grant turned array and said ::
"Yes, and I came nesr breaking my Decs
that day, didn't II" was not feeling very
vel that day snd 1 sold: "Grent, baVe
wiehed thousand tlmea siocs that your
blamed neck had been broken" At thls
Grant laughed hssrtily and added: But
Heth. DONE you ,ecol,ect something else
that happened at the poss near st. Louis 10
| 1862 "N5tbing else particular" 1 OBJ.
served. 'Don'l you rememb2r We called
upon every officer at that posi- p 'Yee," /
said. "And don't yen recall thai rot sin.
gle one Of them asked Us to take drink ~
"Dsl i1ctly," replied. We'll" said Grant,
L will not treat you 60 bsdy." Add he
didn't, for he had some splendid whiaky in
bis tsot which ne epjoyed together. We
talked awhile over old ,!Ges, transacted the
business relating to the surrender and then
I hortied back to report to Gen. Lee.
Mrs. Smith OF Danylie. who is very ARK.
lous TO practice law in Virginia. did not ap-
pear before tbs Senate con- Gittee to day In
behalf of the bill ersnting her the right to
practice law. She teiegfapbed that che
could not get here to day, hus will appear
before the committee next Thursday.