The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-17

have conquered less brave travellers for
years.
I often saw Gen. Robert Toombs
in the court room, the hotel and the
opera house in Atlanta, with a cigar
in his mouth, but never saw him light
one, or smoking one. The Peoria OBJ
server says Gen. w. B. Bate of Ten
nessee Omitted States senator) INDUCES
in the same habit, but explains the
reason. During the Civil War he and
his brother were riding over the bat
tie field and he struck a match to light
a cigar, but shell from the enemy
passed by and blew out the match and
killed his brother. He has never light
ed cigar since, but like Gen. Toombs,
he often has an unlighted one in his
mouth. The San Francisco
Chronicle says the Sons of the Revo-
luton have purchased the venerable
"Fraunces Tavern" in New York city
for preservation, it having been the
headquarters of the Sons of Liberty
and place honored by Gen. Washing
ton. The name above given is not cor
rect, as it should be "Faunces Tavern, .
at one time the residence of a wealthy
member of our family-Etiene de Lam
cey, and later owned by Oliver de Ian
cey, after whom Oliver and De Lam
cey streets were named = Ten
nessee is claiming too many Confeder-
ate generals, as Bushrod r. Johnson
was born in Ohio and Cadmus M Will
cox in North Carolina, while William
McComb was from up North. )
The hurrah about a Mormon senator
reminds me that old Brigham Young
son, Willard, was star graduate
ono. a from West Point in 1875. into
the engineer corps, but he resigned i'm
1891 and was brigadier general of the
Utah National Guard. Later was coll
onel Second Regiment Volunteer En-
gineers in the Spanish-American War.
Mr.. John G.. Taylor of West Chester
Penn, is Quaker of large wealth. vet
he has spent nearly $4,000 in the cree
ton of monuments to three distin
guished soldiers, only one, Col. Isaac
Taylor, gallant soldier of the Revo-
luton. being a kinsman of his. A
granite monument. forty-five feet high,
is In memory of Gen. Lafayette. Near
by is the granite pedestal for an I'M
finished monument to Count Cashier
Pulaski, the hero of Savannah. Two
statues will occupy a place on this
pedestal with Gen. Pulaski one being
that of Daniel Wells and the other of
Henry G.. McComas. A tablet ex-
planatory of these figures, reads as
follows: 1T appears that the citizens
of Baltimore did not expect and were
totally unprepared for the landing OF
the English from the British vessels.
Wells and McComas were there to re-
ceive them in ambush. Gen. Ross, who
had boosted that he would take din
ner in Baltimore and supper in Wash
ington or hell, led the van of the Brit
ism. Suddenly Wells and McComas
al
firing the fatal shots, killing both Wells
and McComas, the British fled to their
ships and the day was saved to Balti-
more" $50 After the battle of
Brandywine. the Colonial troops re-
treated TO West Chester. In that bat
tie Lafayette was severely wounded
and Count Pulaski won his brigadier-
ship. This explains why Mr.. Taylor
has given monumental honors to these
patriotic heroes Of the Revolution at
West Chester.
A published conversation on the
names of Presidents of the United
States, has this statement: Mr..
Cleveland has middle name, but he
eliminated il early in life" This state
ment is not correct. as Mr.. Cleveland
dropped his first name, Stephen. and
kept his middle name. Grover, which
he still uses. This same conversation
says President Tyler had three at
torney generals" which Is not so
They were attorneys general. and there
were only two. Cabinet officers who
hold over by courtesy until the new
cabinet is formed. should not be count
ed as cabinet officers OF the incoming
President. "%' Hon. Henry d. Clay
ton. congressman from the Eufaua
district In Alabama. like Col. George
3. Mcclellan. bears an honored name,
yet he is not indebted to that name for