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Show The Chicago Inter-Ocean grumbles because Jefferson Davi3 is received with demonstrations of affection by the southern people whenever he shows himself, while President Grant meeU with little more than the attention at-tention usually bestowed upon ordinary ordin-ary men in hia trips through the country. Thero is another item which should increaso tho Chicago paper's wrath. Gen. Grant's famous war-horse was recently sold .at St. Louis for $'37, A well authenticated hat worn by Gen. Robert E. Lee would probably bring a bigger sum in any southern city. The singularity of this incident is notable. It is not risual for the defeated partisans of a lust cause lo excol their victora in en- innsiasm, or lo liumze their mistaken leaders who led them lo defeat. Are the northern people getting tired of their war laurels or only of their leaders 1 |