Nebraska Newspapers

    TJJE OMAHA JA1L1T JJtiiiJ : SUlNDAt , IT. 18U2 SlXTJfilfiN 1'AGJSS. 1r\
A Valuable Contribution to the History of
a Oommon Country.
M'CLURE'S ' ' ESTIMATE OF GENERAL GRANT ,
Unrnlir * MiiKiilMcrnt HtntoMimrnlilp mill
How tin CluiMKi'il the Cijrrrnt Iltili-
Agiilnitt thn "Sllrnt Mini"
In llio J.'urly OO'n.
Colonel Alex 1C. McClure , the volcrnn edi
tor of the Philadelphia Tlmo , contribute *
orao highly interesting romliilsconcoi of
Lincoln and Ornnt to the Chicago Herald.
Hosiiys :
Abraham Lincoln nnd Ulysses S. Grant
were ontlro strangers to onuh other personal
ly until March II , 1801 , when Lincoln handed
Grant his commission n lieutenant general
which inn no him nomummlor-lu-ctilof of all
thu nrmlos of tbo union thrco days Inter. Al
though Grant entered the army ns n cltlzon of
Lincoln's own state ho had re-tided thoroonly
a llttlo more than n year. When bo retired
from tbo army by rcilRnatlon on July 111 ,
1854 , as captain , ho selected Missouri as his.
bomo und settled on a farm near tit. Louis.
Ho baa won promotion at the battles of Moline -
line del Hey nnd Chapultopco in thu Mexican
war nnd was brovottcd for special gallantry.
During the nearly seven yean between his
retirement front the army and ro-cntctlngtho
military service at the beginning of thu civil
war bo bad dona llttlo or nothing to muko
lumsolf known to fatno. Ho had moved
from Missouri to Galena early In
1SGO to improve his worldly con
dition by accepting n salary of SJSOO from bis
two brothers , who \vrro then engaged in the
leather business. After remaining with
with them for ti year bis salnrv wan advanced
to $300 , and In n letter to a friend ho exhib
ited bis prntlflcntlon at his business BUCCOSS
and expressed the hope of reaching \vtmt
then teemed to bo his lilirticst ambition a
partnership in tbo firm. His lifu In Galena
was rjulot nnd unobstruslvo , as was Grant's
huMt undur all circumstances ; and when
the first call for troops WHS issued ana Grant
brought a company from Galena to Spring-
Jlold without any friends to press bU promo
tion , It is cot surprising that , wbllo political
colonels wore turned out with great rapidity ,
Grant remained without n command. Ho
served on tbo staff of Governor Yates for
sovornl weeks , giving blm the benefit of his
military experience In organizing now trcopj ,
but it does not seem to huvo occurred to
Grant to 'suggest his own appointment to a
command or to Governor Yntos to tender
him ono. Ho returned to Gnlcnr. , and on the
24th day of May , ISO ) , sent a formal rcnucst
to tha adjutant eonoral of tbo army atVash -
ington for un assignment to military duty
"until the close of the \vnr In such capacity
ns may DO offered. " To this no reply was
ever received and a month later ho mudo a
personal visit to General McClollan's hoad-
ijuarters , then in command of the Ohio vol
unteers at Cincinnati , hoping that McClrllan
would tender blm a position on tils stoft but
ho failed to moot McClelian and returned
homo without suggesting to any ono a desire
to enter the service under tfio Cincinnati
commander.
Grunt's flrnt Comnmiul.
It was n wayward nnd insubordinate regi
ment at Springfield that , called Grant back
to the military hfo and started him on his
matcnle.is career. The Twenty-first Illinois
dulled the efforts of Governor Yntos to re-
_ jJuco it to discipline ; and , In despair bo tele
graphed to tbo modest Captain Grant at Gal
en ti , asking him to como and accept the col
onelcy. The prompt answer came : "I ac
cept the regiment and will como im
mediately. " It is needless to any that tbo
nppoarnnco of a plain , unHiiiformod and
modest man IHco Grant made llttlo impres
sion at first upon tils Insubordinate- command ,
but'ln ' a vury short time ho made it the boit
disciplined regiment from the atato and tbo
men as proud of their commander as bo was
pf thorn , The , , story or Grant's military
Qchfovonfonts from' Holmont to Shlloh is
familiar to every reader of American history.
llravorjr Itccofrnlzotl.
It was not until after the battle of Shilob ,
fought on the Oth and ? tn of April , 1SG2 , that
Lincoln was placed in a position to oxorclsoa
controlling influence in shaping the dostlny
of Grant. Tbo first day's battle at Shiloh
was a serious disaster to tbo union nrmy
commanded by Grant , who was driven from
bis position , mat seems to bnvoboi'n selected
without any special reference to resisting tin
attack from the enemy , and , although his
nrmy fought most gallantly in various sep
arate encounters , tbo day closed with the
Held in possession of the oucmy and Grant's
nrmy driven bacK to the river. Fortunately ,
the advance of Buoll's army formed a Junc
tion with Grant late in thn evening , nnd that
ulcht nil.of Buell's army arrived , consisting
of tbroo divisions. The two goncrnls arranged
, taclr , plans for nn offensive movement o.irly
the next morning , and , after another stub
born battle , tbo lost field was regained and
tbo qncmy compelled to retreat with the loss
of its commander , General Albert Sydney
Johnston , who had fallen early in the first
dav's actionund with a larger aggregate loss
oMclllod , wounded nnd mlssinc than Urant
suffered. The first reports from the Shlloh
battlefield created profound al inn through
out the ontlro country , and the wildest ex
aggerations wcro spread in a lloodtldo of
Vituperation against Grant. It wus freely
charged that ho had neglected his command
bqcauso of dissipation ; that his nrmy had
been surprised and defeated , und that It was
luvctl from annihilation only by the timaly
arrival of liuoll ,
Vuliui of AViinhburno'a Jt'rleiiI lili. | *
The few of 'today who can recall the In
flamed condition of public sentiment against
Urant , caused by the disastrous ilrst day's
battle at Shiloh , will remember that ho was
denounced ns incompetent for his command
by the public Journals of all rjartlos in tbo
north , nnd with almost ontlro unanimity by
temitovs nnd congressmen , wttbont regard to
political faith. Not only in Washington , but
throughout iho lovul states , public sentiment
- loomed to crybtnlizo into an earnest demand
for Grant's dismissal from the nrmy. His
victories of Forts Henry and Donolson ,
which bad thrilled tbo country a short tlim >
before , seemed to have been forgotten and on
every side could bo heard tbo omnhutlo de
nunciation of Grant because of his alleged
reckless exposure of the army wbllo Buell
wns universally credited with having
kuvod it. It is needless to say that owing
to tbo exulted condition of tha publlo
mind most extravagant reports gained ready
credence , and it wns cot uncommon to hoar
Grant denounced on tbo streets and in all
circles as unfitted by both habit and tempera
ment for nn important military command.
The clamor for Grant's removal , und often
for tits summary dismissal , I torn the army
turgcd against the president from ovnry
lido , and ho was harshly criticized for not
promptly dismissing Grant , or at least ro.
Uuving him from tbo command of his army.
I can recall but a slnglo republican member
f congress who boldly defended Grant ( U
that time. Klltm U. Waibburno. whose homo
wns in Galena , where Grant had lived before
Bo went into tno nrmy , stood nearly , or quite ,
ilono among the members of the housein
Wholly JustlfyUc Grant at Shilob , xvhllo a
urge majority of tha republicans of congress
nuro outspoken and earnest In condemning
aim.
L I Ciui't Sptiro Thin Mutt Ho rights. "
I I did not know Grant at that time ; had
icltuer partiality nor preludleo to influence
aiv judgment , nor had I any favorite- general
who might bo benefited by Grant's oyor-
Jhraw , but I shared the almost universal con
viction of the prosijont's friends that bo
sould not sustain himself if ho attempted to
lustuln Grunt by continuing him In command
Sp much wus I Impressed with the Import-
in en of prompt action on the part of the proa-
: dent ater spending a day and evening In
Washington tlmt I called en Lincoln nt 11
t'clock at night and sat with him alone until
iftor 1 o'clock In the morning.
1 appealed to Lincoln for His own sake to
romovu Grunt at once , und In giving my roa-
ibus for it I simply voiced iho admittedly
verwholinlng protest from the loyal people
t the laud against Grant's continuance In
sornumiid. I could form no Judgment during
Iho conversation at to what offoul my argu
j. aiCnU had upon him beyond the fact that bo
JVM greatly distressed at tbU uew couipllca-
lion. When I said everything that could bo
laid , from my standpoint wo lapsed Into
lileuco. Lincoln remained silent for what
-weraod to bo a very long tlmo. Ho
ilion Katherod hluiseU up In hU chair nnd
laid in a tone of earnestness that I ( ball
lover foreets ' ! can't para thUman ; ho
b" That WftJ Rll ho said , butlVnow
that was enough , nnd that Grant WM stxfo In
Lincoln's bunds against his countless hosts
of oncmloi. The only ono man In all the
nation who had the power to snvo Grant was
Lincoln , and bo had decided to do It.
A Blirowil Mitnouvro.
The method that Lincoln adopted to seouro
Grant from thn odium Into whlab bo hni
to a vorv largo dozrco , unjustly fMten , Wns
ono of tbo bravest nnd most sagacious acts o
his administration. Hnllccic was commander
of the military division consisting of Mis
souri , Kentucky , Tennessee nnd possibly
other states , but ho remained at hU head
quarters In St. Louis until after the battle ol
Shlloh. Lincoln's first move wns to bring
Hallcck to the field , wlicro ha nt once lupar-
Boacd Grant ns commander tha nrmy.
This relieved public apprehension and soon
cnlmod the Inflamed public sentiment that
was clamoring for Grant's dismissal. Lin
coln know that it would require tlmo lor the
violent projmllco against Grant to perish ,
nnd ho calmly waited until it wus safe
for him to civo some Indication to the coun
try of his abiding faith In Grant na a military
commander. Hnlloclc reached tbo army at
1'ittsburg Landing on the llth or April , four
days after the battle hud boon fought , anil.ol
course , his presence on tbo field nt once made
him the commanding ofllcor. On the 30th ol
April , \vhon the public mind wU reasonably
well prepared to do Justice to Grant , nn order
wa Issued assigning him "as second In com
mand under the major general commanding
the department. "
How the General Win
This was nn entirely nbodlMs order so far
as moro military movements were mvolvo'd ,
and it is ono of the very rare cases in the his
tory of the vnr In which such an order was
Usuod. Only under very special circum
stances could there bo any occasion for an
order nsslgnlng n particular gonorul ns second
end In command 'of an army. While tbo
nrmy is xvlthlrf reach of orders from the com
manding general there can bo no second in
command. In case of bis death or inability
to tnko nctivo command In battle , tbo mili
tary laws wisely regulate the succession , und
only In extraordinary cases is it departed
from. In this case the purpose of it was ob
vious. Ijlnrnln hail niilnted nnbllc nnnrolion-
slon by bringing General Hullock to the field
and thus relieving Grant of command with
out the semblance of reproach ; but ho de
sired to impress the country with his abso
lute faith in Grant ns n military loader , and
it was for that reason that the special order
wns issued assigning him as second in command -
mand of Halleclt's army. The effect of that
order was precisely what Lincoln anti
cipated. It made all loyal men tuxo
panso nnd abate or ylold their violent hostil
ity to Grunt in obodlnnca to tno publicly ex
pressed confidence of Lincoln. The country
know that Lincoln best understood Grant ,
and from the date of Grant's aaslgnment as
secant ) in command of the nrmy tbo preju
dice ngainst him rapidly perished. It was
tBiH that Lincoln saved Grant 'from ono of
tbo most violent surges of popular prejudice
that was ever created against any ot oar
loading couornU , and on tbo llth of Julv ,
when it was entirely safe to restore Grant to
his command for active oparations , HulIocK
wns ordered to Washington by Lincoln and
assigned as cotnmander-in-ctiiof. Thus wns
Grant restored to tbo command of the nrmy
that bo had lost at the battle of Shlloh , and
it was Lincoln , nnd Lincoln alone , wbo saved
him from dlsgraco and gave to tbo country
the most Illustrious record of all the heroes
of the war.
Never Mentioned It.
I doubt whether Grant ever understood
how Lincoln , single and alone , protected him
from dishonor In the tempest of popular pas
sion that came upon him after the disaster at
Shilob. Grant never was in Washington
until ho was summoned thoro'carly in Itili-t to
bo commissioned an llotcnunt general , nnd ho
was entirely without personal acquaintance
with Lincoln. After ho became cornmandor-
in-cblef ho made his headquarters in tbo field
with the Army of the Potomac , and was'
very rarely in Washington after bo crossed
the Rapldan and opened the campaign by tbo
battles of the Wililornoss , That ho frequently -
quently saw Lincoln between February and
May wbllo perfeullng his plans for army
movements is well jiuown , but Grant was
ono of the most silent of men , and most of
all reluctant to talk ivoout himself , whtlo
Lincoln was equally reserved In things per-
taiuing to himself personally. Especially
where bo baa rendered any service to another
ho Mould * bo quite unlikely to speatt of it'
himself. Judging the two men from their
chief nnd very marked charactorlstlQs , it is
entirely reasonable to assume that what Lin
coln did to save Grant from dlscraco was
never discussed or referred to by them in
personal conversation. Grant never , In any
way known to the public , recognized any
such obligation to Lincoln , and no Utterance
ever came from him indicating anything
moro than the respect for Lincoln duo from a
ronoral to his chief.
The President Doubted the ( Iciicral.
1 never hoard Lincoln allude to the subject
but onco-and that was under very painful
circumstances and when the subject was
forced upon him by myself. Lincoln know
that I had personal knowledge of his heroic
olTgrts to rescue Urant from tbo iloodtldo of
odium that came upon him after Shiloh , and
an accidental occasion arose in tbo latter
part of October , 1804 , when his relations to
Grant became a proper subject of considera
tion. Tno October election in 18(54 ( , when
Lincoln was a candidate for re-election , re
sulted favorably for the republicans in Ohio
nnd Indiana , but unfavorably for them In
Pennsylvania , There was no stnto ticket
to bo elected in Pennsylvania that year , und
the veto for congress and local officers Vavo
a small democratic majorlay on the homo
vote In the stato. McClelian , a native of
Pennsylvania , was the democratic candidate
'
'for president , nnd s ate pride naturally
added to his strength. General Cameron
was chairman of tbo republican state com-
mitt eo. Ho was well equipped for the posi
tion , but was so entirely confident that bo
neglected to perfect the organization neces
sary to gain tbo victory.
The democrats were highly elated by their
rather unexpected success in October , nnd
they made the most dospcrato and well
directed battle to gain tha state for Mo.
Clollan. So anxious wns Lincoln about thu
campaign that after I had boon a wouk in co
operation witn the state committee ho sent
Postmaster General Dounlson ever to Phila
delphia specially to talk ever the situation
mnro fully than it could bo presented in niv
letter ? , and to return the snraonight and
malto rooort to him. It wns evident that we
had cainod nothing , and I so informed the
postmaster general nnd expressed great
doubts ns to our ability to do moro than bold
our own , considering the advantaga tba
democrats bad in tbo prostlgo of their Octo
ber victory. I told him , however , that in
another week the question could bo deter
mined whether wo wcro safe on the bomo
vote in Pennsylvania , and that if there was
reasonable doubt about It i would notify Lin
coln and visit Washington.
A week later , aa I bad advised Lincoln
frorti day to day , I saw nothing to warrant
the belief that wo had gained any material
advantage In the desperate battle , and I tola-
graphed Lincoln that I would s.oo bun ut 10
o'clock that night. I found him wailing nnd
bo exhibited great solicitude as to the battle
in Pennsylvania. Ha know that his election
was in no sense doubtful , but ha know that
If bo lost Now York nnd with It Pennsyl
vania on the homo vote the moral effect of
his triumph would bo broken nnd his power
to prosecute tbo war and mnkn peace would
bo crontly Impaired. His usually sail face
was deeply shadowed with sorrow when I
told him that I saw no reasonable prospect of
carrying Pennsylvania on the homo vote , al
though wo bad about hold our own in the
band-to-band conflict through which wo were
putslnp. "Well , what is to ba donoV was
Lincoln's inquiry after thn wbolo situation
had boon presented 10 htm. 1 answered that
the solution of the problem was a very slnii
plo and easy onq ; that Grunt was. Idlp in
front of Petersburg ; that Sheridan had won
nil possible victories in the vulluy , and that
If 5,000 Pennsylvania soldiers could bo furloughed -
loughod homo from anch army the election
could bo carried without douou Lin
coln's fueo brightened Instantly nt tha
suggestion , mid I saw that ho was quito
ready to execute It. I said to blm : "Ot
course you can trust Grant to make tbo sug
gestion to him to furlough (5,000 ( Pennsylvania
troops for two weeks I" To my surprise Lin
coln made no answer and the bright face ot a
tow moments before was luttantly lmdovvod
ugotn , 1 wan much disconcerted , ai 1 sup
posed that Grant was the ono nvm to whom
Lincoln could turn with absolute confldonco
as his friend ! I then said with much
earnestness : "Surely , Mr. President , yriu
can trust Grant with a confidential suggef-
tlon to furlough Pennsylvania troopsl" Lin.
coin remained silent and ovldantly distressed
at thu proposition I was pressing1 upon him.
After a few moments , and apoatting with em
phasis , I said : "Itcan't bo possible that
Grant U not your friend ; ho can't bo such an
Ingralel" Lincoln hesitated for some tlmo
and then anaworod in tbosowordi : "Wall ,
I have no reason to bollovo that
Grant prefer * my olootlon to that of Me-
Clellun. * '
Thn Uesult Amurod.
I must confess that my ro < ponso to this tome
mo nppallng statement from Lincoln wns
somowhut vlolatlvo of tbo rules of courteous
conversation. I reminded Lincoln how , m
that room , when I bad appoaloU to him to ro-
spool the almost universal demand of the
couutr.7 for Grant' * dismissal ho had with
stood the shock alone nnd Interposed bis omnipotence
nipotence- snvo Grant when ho was a per
sonal straneer. Lincoln- imial , answered
intemperance of speech by sllonco. I then
said to him ; "General Meade in u soldier and
a gentleman , ha Is the commander of the
Army of the Potomac. sond.an order to him
from yourself to ( furlough 5,000 Pennsyl
vania soldiers homo for two wcoks , und send
that order with some trusted friend from iho
War department , with the suggestion to
Meade that your ngunt bo permitted to brlug
tbo order book with him. " After n llttlo re
flection Lincoln answered : "I rccKon that
ran bo done. " I then said , "What about
Sheridan ! " At once his s.td fnco britght-
onod up llko the noonday sun suddenly
emerging from n dark cloud ns ho dnsworOd :
"Oh , Pall Sheridan ; he's all right. " Before
I loft bis room that night ho bad 'made bis
arrangements to send messengers to Meade
and Shorldnn. The order was sent to Meade
and ho permitted It to bo returned to the
president , but Sheridan needed lie ordcrr
The 10,000 Pennsylvania soldluw were fur-
luughcd during the week , and Lincoln car
ried Pennsylvania on the homo vote by fi.Tl'J
majority , to which the nrmy vote added
UliU ! majority. It WAS. thus that Lincoln
made his trlumnb In Pennsylvania n > com
plete victory without what was then com
monly called tbo "bavdnot vote , " nnd Lin
coln c.irned Now York by 0,710 , lonvlng Mc
Clelian the worst defeated candidate ever
nominated by any of tbo great political par
ties in the country.
Wus Uran
I loft Lincoln fully cnnvlncoJ that Grant
wns an Ingratu. nnd Lincoln certainly know
that ho permitted that conviction to bo
formed In my mind. Ilo did not In any way
qualify his remark about Grant , although it
wus hit custom when ho felt compelled to dis
any ono to present some charitable
explanation of the conduct comnlalncd of.
The fact that ho refused to send his requobt
to Grant , while ho was willing to send It to
Monde , proved that ho wus , for some rouson ,
disappointed in Grant's fidelity to him ; and
the enthusiasm with which ho spolto' of
Sheridan proved how highly bo valued the
particular quality that ho did not credit to
Irant. ! I confess that the conviction formed
that day rnadn tbo name uf Grant lonvo : xbad
taslo in my mouth for many years , l.hoartlly
supported his nomination for the presidency
in" Ib03 nnd was cbr.irmun of the Pennsyl
vania delegation In tbo Chicago convention
that nominated him , because I believed that
the chivalrous victor of Appomattox would
command the highest moasiiro of confidence
from the southern people und has'/on the
restoration of uoaco nud business prouuerlty ;
but Grant and his immediate friends kne'w
that , while I earnestly supported his nomina
tion and election , I did not have iho confi
dence in him that ho eenurallv commanded.
I now bollovo that Lincoln was mistaken in
bus distrust of Grant. It was not until after
Grant's retirement from the presidency that
I ever had an opportunity to hear his oxola-
natlon. I remembered that on.election night ,
when Grant was advised at. his headquarters
in front of Petersburg of Lincoln's election ,
ho sent Lincoln a dispatch heartily congratu
lating him on bis triumpb. I never hoard
Lincoln allude to tha subject again , and I am
therefore ignorant as to whether his belief
was ever changed.
Grant Itouil the I'upors.
I never visited the white house during
Grant's presidency , although twice specially
invited to do so to consider what I regarded
as an Impracticable or Impossible political
suggestion , but I accidentally mot him soon
after his retirement in the Continental hotel
In company with Mr. Childs. Grant cuino
forward in the most cordial manner and
thanked ma for nn editorial that had ap
peared in the Times on the day that ended
his presidential term , in which I h.id spoken
of him and his achievements as history would
record them , regardless of tbo political pas
sions and prejudices of the day. The meet
ing ended with nu invitation to lunch with
him that afternoon nt'Mf.Droxel's joHlco , ,
which I accepted. Thurd were present only
MrVDroxol , Mr. Childs arid ono or two others
connected with the Drexel house. " 4.fler
luncheon all dispersed but Grant , Childs and
myself , and wo had a most delightful conver
sation with Grant for nn hour or more. I
was anxious to learn , if possible , what
Grant's feelings were in tne presidential battle
tlo of 18154. Without intimating to him that
Lincoln had distrusted his fidelity , ! reminded
him that ho maintained such a silnnt attitude
that some of Lincoln's closest friends were
at , a loss to know bis preference in
the contest. Ho answered very promptly
that ho supposed noa'o could have doubted
hia earnest desire- for the re-election of Lin
coln , although ho studiously avoided any ex
pression , public or private on the subject.
Ho said : "It would huvo boon obviously un
becoming on my part to have given n public
expression agnln t a general whom I had
succeeded as commandor-ln-chiof of the
army. " I do not doubt that Grant declared
tfio exact truth in that statement. Naturally
sllout nnd naturally averse to uny oxproi-
sious whatever on politics , ho felt that ho
could not with propriety oven nuooar to
assail nman who bud fallen nnd fallen in the
position that ho had won and maintained.
Thus for twelve years I cherished n personal
prejudice- against Grant because of his sup
posed want of fidolity'to Lincoln that I now
believe to have boon wholly unjust. Ono
revelation to mo at the meeting with Grant
at tha Drexel lunch was his remarkable and
at.tnictlvo pflwors as a conversationalist. Ho
discussed politics during his term and the
politics of the future , publlo moa and public
events with Croat freedom and in a manner
so genial ns to umazo mo. I had shared the
common impression that Grant was always
reticent , oven In the circle of his closest
friends , but the three hours spent with him
on that day proved that , when he chose , ho
could bo one of tbo most entertaining of men
In the social circle.
The Summing Up.
It is evident that from the day that Grant
jecair.o commnndnr-in-ohlet Lincoln had
abiding faith in him. Ho yielded Implicitly
to Grant's Judgment in all matters purely
military ; Grant , like nil great soldiers ,
yielded as implicitly to Lincoln in all mattar
rolaUim to civil administration , and tbo an
nals of history will testify that Grant ful
filled every oxpectatlou ot the government
and of thn loyal people or the nation as mili
tary chloftaln. Many huvo criticised somb of
his military movements , suoh as , his assaults
nt VIcKsburg und Cold Harbor nnd his battles
in the Wilderness , but ho met the great need
if the country , nnd was ns horolo in peace an
u \var. When President Johnson attempted
to punish Lea for treason , Grant not only
admonished the president , but notified him
that "tho officer * nnd raon paroled nt Apno-
na'.toic Court House , and aincc upon the sumo
terms given to Lou , cannot be tried for trea
son so long as tnoy projorva the terms of
their parole , " nud ho wont so fume far as to
declare that ho would resign his commission
f thu government violated the faith ho had
clvon when Leo surrendered to him. Ho
'ought moro battles and won more victories
than any cenoral of any country during his
generation , and when nn the UUd of July ,
lbS5 , Ulysses S. Grant mot the inexorable
messenger , tbo great captain of the ago
passed from tlmo to otornlty.
A. 1C MoCuhtB.-
'
Notloc.
Unscrupulous dealers have boon detected
sollliiK spurious Bitters under the name of
India and Indian Bitters ofour "Ken
nedy's ' Hast India Blttors , " Wo > 'shall
prosecute all such persons to the full
extent of the law. Our "Uast India" Bitters
nro never-sold In bulk. Call for tbo genuine ,
which are manufactured and bottled only by
oursalvos and under our trudo mark label.
Dr. Cullimoro , oculist , Dee building.
a
Tooliiinhrul to Make u Oood Huibaud ,
Jutlo | : ' "Well , air , want cant do for
you this morning ? " sntd old Mr.
scudcls , us youtitf Dolloy ontonod Jils
counting room.
"I want your- consent to our onfftifjo-
mont nlr ' ' "Your
, , replied Dolloy.
duughtor and I lovooaohothorand want
to marry. "
"Indeed ! "snortod the father. "Any-
thing-olsoV"
"Well , air , I might mention before I
go that Austin Corbln gnvo hi a
daughter $5,000,000 as a wedding
present. "
Dr.Culliraoro.oyound ear.Boe bulldln
CHRISTMAS OipflE OCEAN.
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Normandy Soon Thrqtf&ji the Eyes of Mrs.
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CARDINAL RICHELIEU'-S ' IISTORIC CITADEL ,
Havre , the lUrtliplnrn ( of St. 1'lorro , the
Author of "I'auVncl Vlrclnhi" Tli
Tnblo I.niuii of 1'iiyi
tto Cam.
ROURX , Deo. 23. [ Spoolnl Correspondence )
of TIIU DBE.J I nslcod nn old friend , who
liud croisod tlio Athmtto many tlmoj , If ho
thought \vo might venture to cross In Do-
nombor , ana bo ropllpd , ho had mudo sum
mer trips In winter and winter trips In sum
mer. Ilo had asked an old sea cantnm
who had followed the sou for fifty yoarj , .
which was the bust sonon. nnd the rough
mannqr sold : "When your trunks nro
packed , air. " So wo vontui-ocl to cross In the
mlddlo of the winter and wo nro not sorry.
Wo sailed on the Bourgogona , of the French
line , on Djcomber 10 , nnd for thrao days wo
hada.sutnmorsoa. I would not advlso my
friends to take tbo French line , unless Uioy
speak French nnd Illco French cooking. The
passengers woto tnouly French , nnd from
captain ( I bog his pardon the command
ant for n French captain who
wears"ihored ribbon of the Legion of Honor ,
must bo styled monsieur lo commandant )
down Bponk only French. Wo nil remember
Mark Twnln's bon mot , a uropo3 , "an honor
few escape , " As our captain woarlnp the rod
ribbon , brought us .safo Into tno 1 ? ort of
Ilavro nnd In good time , nnd under n bright
sky. to tbo sunuy inod of Franco , wo are
Kind ho has nut "oscnpod. "
Among the few Amurlcana aboard , was
that very bright dramatU : . Branson Howard ,
who has Riven us "Henrietta , " "Tho-
Bonlter's Daughter , " "Shonandoah , " etc.
Wo had letter * of Introduction to him , and
ho assisted In wiling mnny hours , that
would have boon otherwise very monotonous ,
telling of his life abroad and at home. And
It was so refreshing , to convcrso
with a thorough American , who loved und
believed in his country , for the
few Americans aboard were cither Anglo-
maniacs or Fruuconiamnc.s , nnd the latter
are even moro unbearable thnn the former. I
bollovo our chief dolicht on the steamer was
honrlng n Gcrman-Amoricnn talk , who could
Ind ! nothlni ; entirely perfect outside of the
UnitoU States.
CJnristuias spent on the oconu , surrounded
by str.mgo luces ami hearing foreltrn tongues
u not , jolly. But when ono never knows
what mal do coeur mo'ins , and spends six
teen of the twenty-four hours in sleeping
and four in oatinp , oyon u-Ghrlstmns on tbo
briny deep is not ultbgether bad.
Wo lunded nt Hnvro on the 27th very cnrly
in the morning , nud wbilo all tbo other pas
sengers were breaking 'their nocks to catch
the "tidal train" to Paris , wo re-
nuincd ovf r t6 > see Hnvro and
toke a llttlo ruriv through this fair
province of Normmirlyo Wo know Purls
would keep , if they ilo-Jiot have a revolution
soon. Wo took a 'caffttiKO at Havro ana
drove foi several hours.Btaifg , the first con
tinental city we had ov.or seen , it was full of
Interest to usnnd hi ! for tilled towns hnvo a
halo ot romance. Tbo citadel was built by
Cardinal HlcUelleu , umlTft was hero the load
ers of the Fronde were-iimprlsoned ; it was
from hero that Rloumtfrt'V' embarked to moot
Richard on Bosworth ilel.l vide Shakspo&re.
St. Pierre , who wrote i'Paul and Virginia , "
wa-s born here , and frdm the top of the hill
df Ingouvlllo ono secs'thb Capo lp Hard , his
favorlta haunt. Tbo vle v from tills hill Is
magnItlCOntnhotnreoAiasin , , which Trora
the harbor'tlljod ' wltli' ' saels of all nations
( forltis30oxtonslvo , Jfwill accommodate
500 .ships ) the old to > vni-with its "suburbs ,
thd ' ocenn and tbo Sumo , are nil
spr'ead t-liofpio you/T,1OA . > the , , very
summit of thojiillls aii'.fcHpru'ii.lMwhJlomar- }
bl ? monumentj erected in-momory-of thoio
who go don'ri in Mlps' , ; "hhtl a quaint old
chHryh Ndtro Danio dei Flats eructed as a
bhan'ksglvlng for tLoso who rctuin saiely to
land. Tno windows , the tablets and tbo
Lbousands of curious thank-offerings , from
the skeleton'of a iish to a golden cupbrlug a
tear.lojnes eyes , f
We'lbft Havro at noon and arrived' nt
Rouen o'clock.DassIng through tho' fer-
tllo taolo lands ot Pays do Caux. Its rolling
ullls nnd scattorea proves of trees reminded
ma of beautiful drives west of Omaha , ana
when I said so to F. , she agreed with mo , re-
marking"that they weroso much like the drive
9eyond the county hospital , and our hearts
were flllea with loncing for those happy days
spent in far-awuy Nebraska.
Wo wanted so muchTp ston nt Honllnurs ,
that was formerly tho.pwrt ot Parishad oaco
nad a formidable fortress and was the lioy to
the Ijolne , it is full of historical interest , but
wo wanted too , sorno'davs in Hounn. Hoiion
is n city thatiovv ot .our own countrymen
visit , and it is so Intoroauui. " , cot only for Its
antiquity , but its b.nutlfnl"old , old churches ,
ts quaint , narrow , croouod'stroots. through
which you catch glimpses of the graceful
spires and tali towers of the churches.
As wo stepped from the train a respectable
.ooking old party , la u blue cotton blouseand
with "coininlssionairo" across his cap , seized
: iold of our trao.i and said "General Grant ,
mnuame , " I said , "oul , oul. " I did not
enow whether ho wished to announce him
self us the ghost of our dear eoneral or
what ho wished to represent. Ho
could not speak a word of our
nngungo and wo llttlo Of his. but'bo spoke
so slowly , no distinctly' nnd so sweetly bis
own , that wo understood him perfectly and
soon understood ho had been the courier of
our General Ur < mt , so wo asked him to show
us to a respectable hotel near tbo station.
W ben wo bad registered our nnnios and dis
eased of our lugcago , we started out to look
tor thu churches and the tower of Jeanne d *
Arc. ,
No sooner had wo crossed the threshold of
our hotel than ourbluo bloused friend sprang
up. I know , I felt , ho was an old soldier and
nv heart went out to him and ho Ui The
amount of Information given us , the courtly
nannor , and tbo Itntnonso respectabllty of
our old soldier will have to bo well paid for.
Wo bavo been swindled at every turn but
wo bavo prospered mil ( take it philosophi
cally.
Rouen , which was tbo capital formorlv of
Bo province of Normandy , has now about
70,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the
501110 and surrounded on three sides bjr high
illls. Built on both sides of the Seine tbero
s the old and the now Itouou. From the
senior ot one of iho magnificent stone
irldgos ono has n fins View of tbo city and
ts environs. And the environs are well
worth visiting. It Was the old city wo
vlshcd to see , nnl ; our tor guide , wbo was nn
encyclopedia of lnforyulJoii | , very soon un-
dbrstood us , und wo spent ton days very pro-
Itably and very charmingly In this , ono of
the oldest cities of Frtnco. The , to us ,
most Interesting eUlrlroof tbo city Is tbo
church of SU Ouan , tb J/flnost / specimen of
niro Gothic architecture in the world. It
vas commenced In thatfourtoonth century
by tno Abbo Joan Houifir'oj. The Interior was
defaced somewhat hy thA Huguenot rabble
n the slxteonthr'contury by the
smoke from the llros they built
n tbo church. 'Duo central tower
SOO feothlgb , Is a model of grace and beauty.
The Hotel do Vl o , adjoining the church ,
was tha old monastry , belonging to tbo Benc-
llctlno montta. The tower over the trana-
cept Is surmounted UVTho crown of iho
) uko ot Normanny. mania tbo church ot
St. Ouou Is vastly mora beautiful than the
Cathedral do Notre Ua0 | ( the latter is more
ntorestlDK In Its tnouuinenU , pictures and
wonderful tapestries. It is In this church ,
s burled the , heart of Hlclmrd , Coaur do
Lion , hisonipy In lime stone , crowued and
lints royal robes ; tbo statues . .of Cardinal
Ainbrlso. onoof whom wus the minister of
Louis XII.
The statue of the husband of Diana of
Poiotlors , by whom It was erected and who
vos the most boautlful woman of her ago , if
not the most faithful , li in the chapel of Our
udy. Tno ( Juke llos lu a sarcophagus ot
ilnck mtirblo , bis widow kneeling at his
load , an angel at bis feet , tbo angel and tbo
duke being chiseled from the same piece of
marble.
The cathedral Is surmounted by two tow-
in , ono called the Tour da Bourre , bocuuio
t was built by mousy given tor the prlvl-
ego ot eating butter m Lonu While tit.
Ouen Is purely gothlo , the cathedral represents -
sents three kinds of orchltocturo Norman ,
jothlo and Ranalsianco , and U of much in-
torojt to lovers , of archltocUiro. The church
ot Saint Gorvnls , built In tbo Komaneaqrje
style in 16TJ , over tbe original Roman crypt ,
whore wa * buried la SU Saint ftlellen , Also
his successor Avitlou , whoso tomb is still
shown , though ho died In n2' l
Tno rulnod church of Bt Elol. destroyed in
the lirst revolution , and now used ns u stable
for horses and wagons , has the remnants of
beautiful Gothic towers of tbo sixteenth
crntury. Kouen , like nil the cities of Franco ,
shows tbo murks of iho changes of dynasties
for instance , the at present rue do In Ko-
publlquo was la rue 1'Imperntrico nud once
la rue Uoynle. Our old soldier nad
served through throe , and wns n Bonnpartlst
to the bottom of hU heart , lintod the republic
nnd priests. La Porto GuIllnUmo Lion , on
the place wboro stood nn old fortified door ,
built in 174T. is the only door loft standing In
the ctv. | It H ornamented with the most
beautiful carvings with the nrms of Franco
and loads to ono of the oldest streets in
Uouen , not yet profaned by the baud of the
Improver. It would take too long to toll of
all the objects of interest and instruction in
this old town.
Rouen moans to us Joan of Arcl It was
not until tbo Nineteenth century thai the
countrymen of this heroic girl , who saved
her king , recognized her services by any
monument or stone , and then , by public sub
scription , the money was raised to build the
"Tour do Joanna d'Arc , " erected on the spot
whore she was so cruelly condemned by her
unjuit judge to bo Imprisoned arid burned.
It wns In one of the towers built by l'hllp
Augustus lu 1205 she was imprisoned und
taken from there to bo burned in the public
market place. The tower orcMcd In her
honor in the Place do In Jeanne d1 Are does
not comunro In" any respect to the line statue
of her in Fail-mount parK.'Phlladolphla. In
our drive , ascending ttio hill of Ingouvlllo , at
Havre , nnd near the summit , was a chateau ,
partly Italian , partly Chinese , which belongs
to Sara UernhardU It is a charming , ro-
mnntlo ptnco nnd overlooks tbo city , harbor
and channel , and I could not help thinking
how many of our American dollars wonl
toward keeping up this princely summer
residence of the great and nnughtv Sara ,
who Is now plaving "Jeanno d' Aro" in our
dear America. Tbo American consul hero is
very polite and kind to Americans. Ho has
baen hero for ten years , and ho and his
charming family are very popular. His
name is Williams , nnd n personal friend of
President Arthur.
" \Vo are stopping at a hotel , wboro no ono
speaks a wordot our language , nnd
vet wo hnvo not the least diniculty
in being understood and well served. Every *
thing is so different , from our own ways that
ono is constantly ontcrtainod. Wo saw
women ploughing , women as station mas
ters , holding the ilags , to signal the trains.
In fact the women 'work , the men play , ] ust
Hue the Indians. Wo American women ,
who are loved ana chorlshod With nuoh ten
der cnre , cannot grow accustomed to this.
The women wear Normandy caps when they
have anything on their heads , the raon blue
linen blouses ; but the greater part of the
population are dressed aa wo see pooulo in
any of our own cities. The funniest sight
1s to ECO thorn running about In the morning
with their breakfast uudor their nrrai , a yard
or so of bread und a jug of milk. No , the
funniest are the stoves , which tire on wheels ,
aud moved from ono room to another I
Fortunately wo uro hero nn a Sunday , and
have tha opportunity of soolnp the people ,
wbo nro all put of doors , and of hearing the
muiic in tha churches. The inuslo at tbo
cnthodral was vury flno and the organ grand ,
Tbo dlrtf , religious light , the divine melody ,
the ontranctna beauty of the building , the
ntrange foreign faces , the rich vestments of
the priest , uado a picture we will not soon
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