Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH. I

ago and that he foun1 much enjoyment in
life. AS we passed the statue of Jackson 1
| asked him as to whether he had ever seen
"Old Hickory" and he told me that he had
met him at Pittsburg little over 81 years
ago.
Meetin. Jackson at PIttsburg.
"Andrew Jackson" said DR.. Scott, "was
then on his way back from Washington
after the Presidential contest of 1924, by
which John Quincy Adams was elected.
AT the election jackson had the largest
number of electoral votes He got, 1
think, 80, and Adams received 81, while
William H. Crawford, of Georgia, got Al,
and Henry Clay 81. The result was such
that no one of the candidates had ma
jority, and the election was thrown into the
House and Clay's votes went over to
Adams, and it was by this that Adams was
elected. John Quincy Aoams then chose
Clay for his Secretary of State, and this
made great fuss among the friends of
Jackson, and some of them claimed that it
was the result of bargain, and 1t was, YOU
know, this charge that brought about the
duel between John Randolph and Henry
Clay.
''Duripg my call upon jackson a brother
professor, who was with me, referred to
this, and said to General Jackson: There
are some strange doings going on down in
Washington and jackson replied, YES
they are producing some queer phenome-
mons there He did not use the Latin
plural phenomena and as 1 Was fresh from
college noticed it.
jackson Was Blunt bat Polite.
"Andrew Jackson" DR.. Scott went on,
twas at this time in his prime. He was tall
and fne-looking and he was rather blunt.
though polite in his manners. remember
an old farmer who came up to him, and.
after shaking him heartily by the hand and
calling him old Hickory said, and now,
General, want you to come and take a
drink with an old farmer, and we will have
a little whisky to celebrate the OCCASION
General Jackson drew himself up and
thanked the farmer and said, You must e1-
cuse me. 1 cannot drink with you, for 1
am one of the army of non-combatants.'
'tDid you ever meet Aaron Burr, DR..
Scott?" asked.
"No, never met him, but knew the
Morgans with whom he stopped near Pitts
burg on his way West, and have heard
great deal about him. He was man of
great ability, but General Washington never
trusted him and Burr was supposed at that
time to have had his first trouble with
Hamilton from jealousy at the trust which
Washington gave to him but which he de-
MED to Burr"
White Horse Elected Sherman.
heard curious story of John Sherman's
first election to Congress to-day. 1t was
told ME by the Hon. Peter Grosscup, who
is now one of the brightest young lawyers
in Chicago. but who few years ago Tas
the Republican nominee for. Congress in |
Sherman's Ohio district. Grosscup at this
time lived at Ashland, O., a town of 5000
people just Is miles from Mansfield, where
Sherman lives. Said he:
"Whcn L was nominated for Congress, I
was in doubt about accepting the nomina-
tion and went up to see Senator Sherman,
and 1 told him there was no chance of me
being elected. He advised me strongly to
run, and said: You are young man and |
you can't tell what will happen. / was !
nominated just as YOU have been and 1 had |
no more chance of being elected than you |
have. 1 hadn't much money, but had all
old white horse and a rattle-traD of buggy |
and 1 took old Whitley and drove around |
all over my district. Every village 1 came |
to where / could find two or three men
standing together, would get out and jump
upon q chair or a storeboX and make a
speech to them, and did this at every cross
road in my district. Well, when the vote
was counted. 1 was defeated, as expected
20 be, but before the next campaign came
IN the Kansas Nebraska troubles had en-
irely changed the sentiment of the district,
md got the nomination which resulted in
he election and which sent me to Congress
Public sentiment changes rapidly in the
United States, and new issue may spring
Up any day which may revolutionize the
thought of other people
a Story of Emerson.
Mr. Grosscup gave me also a good story
If Emerson. 81 had" said he, "a college
professor who was friend of Emerson, and
when l went East after my graduation he
rave me letters to him. Emerson was liv-
ne in the country near Boston at the time,
md stopped at little wayside station to
20 to his place. There was no cab at the
lepot, and noted an old man with thin
ray whiskers through which the wind blew,
Who mad an old carryall. and 1 asked him if
lie could not take me up to the village and
o Mr. Emerson's house. He replied that
le could and asked me to get in. On the
vay up we talked about the weather and
matters, and l thought moth
ng of my driver, who seemed to me more
ike a broken-dOwn parson or 4 retired
chool teacher than anything else When
re reached the village the old man drove
he carryall up to the front of a house and
led it, and then said: You want to see
ir. Emerson, do you?' Yes said l.
. Well, he replied, you had better
ONE in, for this is where he lives, and as
Or your letters you may hand them to me,
DR. my name is Emerson, and l suppose L !
IN the man that you have come to see.' 1
as much surprised, but gave him the let
ers and followed him into the house. He ,
as very cordial and chatted in the most
lteresting manner, and this was that it
,emed to him that the mouth of God
.lmighty was closer to the ear of Thomas
arly yle than to that of any other man In
,e world
Edison's Marriage Cost Him S45.
During my talk with Mr.. Grosscup, I
.ceived a letter from Mr.. Edison's labora-
ry, inclosing a picture of the great in
eptor, and the conversation turned to
in. "Edison," said he, "lost me just S45
Y his second marriage"
"How so?" asked
at happened this way" replied the
,ung lawyer. "Mr. Edison married
lughter of Mr.. Miller, very rich man
Akron, o. The young lady was charm
e and accomplished and she had number
lovers, among them young friend of
inc, who was prosecuting his suit with
gor but was rather respondent about his
ccess. In talking with him concerning it
"a 1ov oHarad L.t -