The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-04

something like $50. 900 to the campaign fund
during the Cleveland campaign and he had
shown himself an able thinker on financial
questions during his stay IN the House. he
and the President were very intimate. Mr..
Cleveland thoroughly admired him and he
wanted to have him in his cabinet. SO when
Dan" Manning died he offered Mr.. Scott
the secretaryship of the treasury.
He was surprised TO find that Mr.. Scott
would not accept II and upon his asking the
reason MIR Scott replied: President Cleve-
land, appreciate the fact that you have
offered me what the world considers very
hi IA homer. But the Secretary of the Treas
ury is merely the clerk of the President, and
have too many clerks OF my own TO be
clerk for any man. In fact. it takes all
can do to watch my own clerks, let alone
the doing OF clerical duty for the govern
ment. Pm much Obliged TO you for the
compliment, but can't accept the position"
The fact that SCOTT left in bis will pro-
vision that his successor In his business
should receive $50, 900 year shows that he
was rather a high priced man 30 whom to
give one of Uncle Sans $4,000 jobs. He
began life as a page in congress and there
met a congressman named Reid, who took q
fancy to him and took him home with him
to Erie. Young Scott showed such business
ability that he soon began to get rich and
before be had reached middle age he sur
died he could have bought out ell the
Reds and had large fortune left over.
President Cleveland went to his funeral,
and he will miss his support in the coming
campaign.
HOW GRANT GOT A FAST HORSE.
Next to Washington Grant had perhaps
the best horses of any President, and one Of
the best horses he drove he got right here
at the capital. His name was Butcher Boy,
and Grant named him this from the cir
oumstances attending his purchase. He was
out driving one day while he was President,
and he tried TO pass butchers cart. but,
though he had fast horse, the cart kept in
advance Of him, and he saw that the horse
which pulled it was good one. He kept
after the cart until it got into Washington
and followed 1t TO its stand near the market
and marked the place at which its driver
stopped. He then sent man to buy the
horse, and he got ID for a small amount;
but 1t turned out to be fast horse and
good one.
Speaking OF Grant, one Of his closest
friends here at Washington was Cen. ED"
Beale, and it was to Gen. Beale that he
gave two of the horses which were sent him
from Turkey by the sultan, and l think
these are now on Gen. Beale's farm near
Washington. While | was in Turkey few
years ago had chat with the dragoman
Of our legation at Constantinople, and he
told me q queer story of the selection of
these horses by the sultan. The sultan had
sent a couple of fine steeds TO
the legation, with the instruction
that they should be sent TO President Grant
as a gift FROM him, and the minister had, in
company with this d-agomau, tried them
One was a magnificent jet black stallion,
but in riding him the minister thought he
discovered fault and be insisted that the
dragemsn should take him back 20 the sui
tan and ask him to send better horse: The
drsgomen replied that he could not do this,
that the horses were a gift, and be used the
proverb about mot looking gift horse 10
the MOUTH
But the minister insisted and the drago-
man went to the sultan and asked for an
audience. he is, by the way, a man OF fine
ssnsibilites, and 0s Interpreter for the Legal
tion he il the most important Of all men
to Americans 10 Turkey. Said he to me:
~ felt very much ASHAMED Of myself and
my mission, and l did not know what |
could do until at last thought struck
me that the horse was q black
one and that black was the color OF mourn
ing in America. When l entered the palace
the first thing that the secretary asked me
was as to how tho minister and myself liked
the horses, and replied that they were the
finest horses that we had ever seen aud that
our President would feel very proud and
would be- delighted with the gift. l then
went on TO praise the horses, and especially
the black one, which / said was magnificent
In every respect. but-here / stopped and
the secretary snxiouslY asked :-"But what?
Is there anything the matter with the
horsew
Ono said /, but you know black is the
color of mourning In the United States. Il
means death there and ! just wondered
whether such gift might not be considered
ominous II sent by the sultan
The secretary saw the point at once; be
spoke to the sultan, and l was thanked for
my suggestion, and the horse was changed
for one of another color and as sound as a
dollar.n