The National tribune., 1894-11-01


out the consent of a majority of the holders oil
adjacent property. These have found by expert
euce that adrinking place lowers the valuation
of surrounding property, and so every meeting
of the Excise Board shows the saloons ex-
cluded from widening area.
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Gen. Lewis A. Grant, Assistant Secretary OF
War under President Harrison, now lives in
Washington, and has left official life. lie tells
an Interesting story of what he saw at Cedar
Creek, wherein command of Gctty's Division
OF the Fifth Corps-his Headquarters were on
a hill, and ne witnessed the most exciting part
of Sheridan's ride.
The point / occupied" said Gen. Grant in
telling the story, "gave me view OF the road
over which Sheridan came for the distance of
| about mile and half cloud of dust told us
OF his approach. He was mounted on magnif-
cent horse and had dstanced the members OF
| his staff, who were strung out in a long line be-
/ hind him. But close at the heels Of Sheridan's
horse rode his Orderly, little fellow, scarcely
more than boy. His animal was small, aud
how he managed TO keep up with his chief the
! entire distance is something remarkable par
tlculariy in view of the fact that the fine mount
OF the staff officers did not enable them to get
close TO Sheridan during the entire 20 miles.
Sheridan dashed along past our cheering
men, and, making quick turn, rode through
break in my division, the little Orderly right
at his heels. Then, with another quick turn,
he brought his horse to a standstill. The Or.
Derry turned with him and halted almost
simultaneously with the General at the proper
distance behind. A general cheer went up from
those who saw the incident and / think our
men shouted as much for the little Orderly as
they did for Sheridan. ! have never been able
TO ascertain who that Orderly was and / have
never seen published any mention of his plucky
ride. Dc, too, should have his Buchanan Reid"
By the time the Senate reconvenes in Decem-
Der there will be an addito of the busts
OF four Vice Presidents placed in the inches
around the gallery of the Senate Chamber
The four busts include those of Stevenson,
Aaron Burr, George II. Dallas and Elbridge
Gerry, ali OF which have been completed. The
Stevenson bust is the most recently. executed
OF the lot, and will be put in place, as was done
III the case of Vice President Morton before
his retirement from office. The bust was exc
cuted in Rome, and has been highly praised
When these busts shall be placed the list will
&c complete except in the cases OF Daniel
Thompkins, Martin Van Buren,, John c. Cal
houn, Richard NJ johnson, John Tyler. Willard
Fillmore, W. L. King. John C. Breckenridge,
Andrew Johnson. and Schuyler Colfax The
busts are provided under an ACT of Congress in
1856, which limits the cost to $500 each.
AS to the Senate, the Legislatures which are
to meet next Winter win choose new Senators,
with the exception of those who have already
been CHOSEN, for the term beginning on March
next. There will probably be SO Senators
sworn in on that date. including those who will
succeed the 30 whose terms expire then. and
one each from the States that failed to elect
when they should have done SO in accordance
with law two years ago. Owing to the failure
to elect IN 1893 and to the fact that the terms |
OF Senators Carey and Power expire in 1895, !
Wyoming aud Montana will each elect two |
Senators this Winter and owing to like fail
uTe 10 elect In Washington, that State will elect
one, though his term and that Of the Senator |
from each Of the other two States who should |
have been elected in 1893 will cover only four /
years. The first election in Utah cannot occur
until November of next year, SO that the cleo /
ton of Senators from that soon-to-be State can
not take place before the following Winter
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The Congressional Campaign Committees of
both parties are claiming great victories in No
vember, and are especially active in their pre-
dictions as TO the political complexion of the
next House. Each will have a "clear working
majority" according to the estimates put forth |
by Republicans aud Democrats. However. no
exact official estimate has been given ont
Representative i. ID. Apsley, of the Republican
committee, controverts the idea that was re-
Gently gwen currency by the other side that
The majority Of his party Represontati YES in
the House will be considerably less than at first
announced. The situation to-day. he thinks
is far more promising than it was even last
week, when Mr.. Babcock gave out his claim
FOR 100 Republicans in Representatives in the
fhty-iourih Congress. Gen. J. S. Clarkson
came TO town the other day, and raised the
spirits of his conferees by hopeful assurances |
OF the election Of Morton in New York. Gen.
Ciarkson also said it had come to the KNOWLEDGE
OF the National Republican Committee that the |
Democrats had practically given up hone of
getting majority in the next House. and were
now concentrating their energies to securing a |
majority Of the States, 10 which end, he said.
they were putting large sums of money into the
Northwest, especially among the smaller States.
thereby hoping TO change the voice of various
delegations by perhaps one member.
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The Fall campaign is nearing its close. and
the Congressional campaign committees here
are gathering up the multitudinous ends Of
the threads that have been reaching out from
Headquarters and pulling in whatever NAV
be on the other end. Calls are being made
on all sides for speakers to wind up the ran.
wasting, and the needs and emergencies that
must be met in numerous districts are SET
forth by letters in the most urgent terms No
wonder the gentlemen at Headquarters are
worried and weary. The fnishing-up work
plies up heavier each day, and it will be a
hustle from now on to the night before cleo
lion to get everything into final shape.
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Tim Campbel's flop is still the subject of
discussion here. The old-time champion of
pure and unaduterated Tammany Democracy
ia the role Of Republican worker is very
funny TO those who remember Campbell's ar.
dent worship of the royal New York TIGER
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