Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-24

shot at that time and prepared himself for
defense He was making speech one day,
when a member named Wright, of Tennes-
see, said that one Of his statements was
lie. sherman did no Gear the remark but
II was reported to him that evening and the
next day 1t appeared in the Globe news
paper. sherman rose TO a question of priyi-
lege. He said he had not heard the remark
and he supposed that the gentleman who
made It was in such a condition drunk that
he didn't know what he was saying. AS lie
said this, Wright looked at him insolently
and Sherman picked up box of waters and
threw ii in Wrisht's face. Wight then
tried to draw pistol. but the other men,
bers OF Congress gathered around him and
prevented him from so doing. The affair
created such a sensation that the House
adjourned. Every one expected lusi and
sherman was called upon by one of the
southern members and asked what he ex-
pected to do. Sherman replied that he was
not a duelist, but that he would repel any
physical attack upon him with interest.
He Is a good shot and he says that he never
felt cooler in his life than he did the next
morning. when he walked I'D to the Capitol
with pistol in his pocket. He had made
up his mind that If Wright approa ched him
In such a manner as to justify ii that he
would shoot him dead. He took friend
with him and went out to the Capitol He
did not see Wright until his return trim.
As he walked down the steps to go home
Wright came out and walked down on the
opposite side The two passed around the
fountain, which then stood In front of the
Capitol Each man had a colleague with
MN. and Sherm-n expected Wright to shoot
he had his hand on his pistol and he looked
Wright in the eye. ready to raise the pistol
and shoot him if he made any demoastra-
ton OF attack. Wright, however saw that
sherman meant business, and he walked on
past without doing anything. Senator
sherman charged man with wing
In one of his speeches in the Senate
Iast IAN. The man was an author who rad
made some charges regarding the Senate
and silver, and Sherman publicly Charged
him with being a liar.
senator of Nerve
1t was not generally known that John
Sherman wanted to go into the army. He
raised brigade at Mansfield Ohio, and he
had two regiments of infantry, a battery of
artillery and a squadron of cavalry COM
pletely differed, manned and equipped
there. He had been at the battle of Bull
Run, and went to Mansfield to raise these
troops, intending to lead them into the war.
but on mis- return to Washington he was
persuaded to stay In Congress
There Is no doubt, however, but what
sherman had plenty of nerve. He showed
this first in that Kansas Nebraska fnyesti-
CATION Kansas was at the time filled with
rufEdnS, and the committee of Congress
which went out there We're again and again
threatened with death. The Senator has
told me that they would often find pic
ture OF coffin. over which was a skull
and cross-bones, on the door of the room
when they came in the morning to open
their session, and below this picture would
be warning for them to leave the terri
tory. One day says Senator Sherman
"a man entered the room and began to
swear at the committee. He abused us in
the most profane manner and he was evil
IDENTIFY spelling for fight. We had stem
osrapher with us, and as soon as the man
began to talk ! made a motion to him to