The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-12-05
NOT THE SAME.
4 New Anecdote of General Grant, Ca
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rSpecial Correspondence.l


Especial Correspondencel
CLEVELAND. Nov I5.-There are
many exceedingly interesting points in
the career of General Grant that have
never been made public, and ii i only
when they come ont from those who
knew him best that they are likely 20 De-
understood by the public at large.
The last prominent appearance OF
General Grant before the public was
during his trip in company with Hon.
Roscoe Conkling through the west in
1850 in the Garfield campaign. For
some time there had been considerable
doubt as TO whether Conkling would
take the stump, but after the famous
trip Of Garfield 20 New York he did so.
The first speech was made at Warren,
the capital OF the old Garfield congress
sional district. Conkling was at his
best, and the 10, 900 people who turned
out TO see and hear him were delighted.
From Warren the special car that was
at the disposal Of the Conkling party
was taken TO Cleveland, where a second
speech was made. While at this place
Captain G. Z. Henry, who was at that
time connected with the postoffice de-
partment, took large package of let
tiers to General Grant which had been
forwarded to this point.
The general opened them one after
another and glanced hastily through
their contents. Finally he came to one
dated Denver, at the contents of which
he laughed immoderately. Captain Hen
~, who had seen him many times and
under many circumstances, says that he
never saw him so much amused before.
Several times he tried to stop laughing,
and the fit would take him afresh.
OF course every one present was in
terested to know the cause Of his amuse-
ment. Finally he turned the letter over
to the captain and asked him to read it
out loud for the entertainment Of those
present. The letter related an incident
somewhat as follows: 1t appears that
the name ~. S. Grant" appeared on
the register of one of the leading hotels
of Denver, and drunken man and bull
" from one of the mining districts be-
came anxious to see the owner of the
name He made considerable noise
around the house and declared that he
was going TO lick old Grant. - The
name had been signed by Buck Grant,
the generals son and namesake-
Taking in the situation ut once, the
clerk of the hotel led the man to the
dining room door and pointed out
muscular man who was eating dinner.
THAT is General Grant, said the
clerk. Wait till he is through dinner,
and you can see him"
The would be fighter waited patient
" near the door till the muscular diner
had finished ani sauntered out. Ap-
preaching him, he struck out for fight.
The stranger did not know what the
cause of the attack was, but he was
ready for it, and he knocked down the
pugnacious man who was so anxious TO
lick old Grant " Recovering himself,
the man who was making the attack
came at the stranger again, only TO be
very badly punished. The large stran-
ger was about to throw the drunken
man down stairs when some one inter
fered and stopped the fight.
81 must find out the name of that
man who defended my name" said the
general, still laughing. Il will send
him 500 if it is the last money l ever
have Just think how badly L might
have been punished if had been there"
And with this he went on opening his
letters. GEORGE A. ROBERTSON.