The morning news., 1894-05-06

ton county. replied. When the laws aud
government of this happy country require
defense, the Philadelphia cavalry need
but one hours notice. Now since the
CITY Troop still live-things of beauty
ana Joy tOrever-may we not Justly as
sumo that as long as that distinguished
organization survives and an hours no.
t'ce may be given, the country is SAFE
MORE NOTABLE RIsHMEN.
But volume would not suffice for the
long line of distinguished lrishmen who
have helped 10 make US great; so let us
pass as sufficient unto themselves, and
history, such names as Montgomery,
Alex. Porter, O'Conor. Smile, Calhoun,
Shields aud Mayor Stuart, of Philadel-
phia-and epitomite the Irish contribu-
tlon TO American glory prior TO 1850 by
4 the statement that they gave us within
seventy years 10 major generals, 5 COM
mOdores, a President, . Vice Presldcuts
g authors of the constitution, 9 signers of
| the Declaration of Independence, up
ward OF 20 generals of brigade and a
notable list OF statesmen, jurists and mil
| lionaires.
An Irishmau built the white house
James HOban, of Charleston, s. c., won
the 500 prize in the competition for plans
Tor building the Presidents house, or
Palace" as it was called in the early
documents am afraid the white house
is rather modest compared to the splendid
editice in which Mayor Stuart promul-
gates municipal law and Irish republican
ISM but l am sure that Vice President
Stevenson, Mr. Robert Lincoln or Gov.
Mckinley will accept the somewhat
cramped union of Office and residence
winch the executive mansion atfords-if
pressed upon them in 1896.
Did you know that Gen. Grants
mo her was an Irish woman3 She was
Nfgs=
Limerick, and the great soldier Presi-
dents name was Ulysses Simpson Grant
am told you are going TO make Gen
Hastlngs-an lrishman-the next COVER
nor OF Pennsylvania, In conversation with
distinguished union soldier the other
day l learned many interesting impress
sions he had gathered of that great war
genius and general, Stouewall jackson.
Among other things he stated that Jack
son was of North of Ireland Presbyterian
stock, and that the only union officer who
had ever successfully stood against him
was an lrlshman also-Geu. Shields. who
was IN political life so singulary honored
as to be elected United States senator
from three different states.
1RIsHNEN IN PEACE AND WAR.
Chief Justice O. A Lochrane, of the
supreme court of Georgia. who afterward
became general counsel for the Pullman
T q dNC OdI Auul pduS, was an freshman OF
rare gifts. He always smoked cigars at
four for a dollar and his stories were
finer and of n richer flavor than his
cigars. He was called the Rosy Loch-
| rane," not only because of his horid COM
| pleXlon, but on account of the tropical
| luXuriance of his graceful and polished
| dictlon. was once engaged in a case in
which the Judge was called in as arbi-
| traitor, but so infectious and all-persuas-
| i've was his Uop1 bDrpop 10 t,erb ta,.
struck the keen edge from controversy,
the result beng that the other arbitrator
| and the appeal, or third man. found no
| duties, for we arrived at a settlement be-
fore we reached the argument
Ad item in Philadelphia paper in
reference to the gallant Gen. Pat Gle
burne, of the confederate army. recalls a
story of him related to me recently by
Mrs. S. G. Law. Of Memphis, Tenn, a
lady distinguished throughout her long
| life for her good deeds and womanly hero
| ism, both in war and peace. When
| Cleburne's command was at Dalton, Ga
| Mrs. Law had gone there as the repre-
| sentative of the women of Colum bus TO
offer such provisions and clothing as
! could be gotten together for the half
| clothed and half-famished confederates.
| Among other goods were several hundred
| pairs of hand-knitted socks. When she
| offered them to the Irish general, "Ah,
| that will be a boon TO some of my poor
| boys" said the heroic Cleburne-who
wanted nothing better than his men. Il
! haven't had pair of socks in my boots
myself in five months"
! There were hundreds of brave Irishmen
on both sides during the civil war, and
none will forget among the union forces
| Thomas Francis Meagher, O'Bierne, Cor
coran, Mulligan, defender of Lexington,
| one of the first soldiers of prominence
I killed; Tom Smith, of Delaware, the last
officer killed during the war, and your
own St. Clair Mulholland' whom you
can't kill, and whose high qualities of
head and heart have won the respect of
both sides.
IRIsHSTEN IN CONGRESS.
| Forty-four states-eighty-five sen ators.
Montana, Washington and wyo ming
would not or could not appoint-so there
! you are. OF these elghty-five senators
all are native born except Patrick Walsh,
of Georgia; Samuel Pasco, of Florida,
who was born in London, and James Nc
Milan of Michigan, in Canada.
In the House, Speaker Charles Fred
erick Crisp was born in Sheffield, Eng
land. His parents were there on visit.
They were theatrical people, and both
| appeared on the stage in a professional
capacity.
Mccain, Of Illinois; Weadock. of
Michigan; Clancy and Graham, of Brook
lyn, n. Y; McAleer, OF Pennsylvania:
William Bourke Cochran and Timothy j.
Campbell, of New York city, and Ryan
of New York state, were born in Ireland
Taylor, of Indiana; Jerry Simpson, the
sockless populist, of Medicine Lodge,
Kan. Stephenson. of Michigan, and Nc
Cleary, of Minnesota; White OF Ohio. and
Grout, of Vermont were born in Canada;
Kiefer, of Minnesota; Bartholdt, of st.
Louis: Barwig and Brickner, Of Wiscon-
sin, were born in Germany; Goldzier, of
Chicago, in Vienna; Hainer, of Ne
braska, in Hungary Isador Straus, Of
New York city, in Bavaria. whence at 8
years of age, he came with his mother
and settled in Talbotton, Ga.
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, first saw
the light at Old Deer, Scotland, and the
Norwegians of the House are Haugen, OF
Wisconsin, and Boen, Of Minnesota, the
latter. in the language Of an autobio-
graphical sketch, being the younger Of
twin brothers."
THE OLDEST TWIN.
"Now, how does Boen know that2" /
asked Of several interested parties and
one of them who seemed to speak with
the authority of an M. D., gave a rather
unsatisfactory explanation. what do
you think OF that answer TO the problem3"
| said to a Chicago man. The man s,vho
gave that explanation is less an NJ ID.