Show NEWS BY MAIL OF COLUMBIA A with gen grant says eliat he will not bo a candidate for president under any circumstances cum stances lie is aware that his name io freely used in the american in that connection but not in a way eliat ho thinks at present justifies him in making a public declaration of his intention when that time canies conies aa alus gentleman believes he will decline in fauch a way eliat will bo no mistaking hiis meaning the general tella him that he does not want tore enter public life and that ho will decline a nomination to any public office and eliat he will make his intentions fully known on hiis return to america but at present does not wish to publicly decline what has not been authoritatively offered to him the talmage trial has furnished a racy subject for lie parag raphers here is a specimen the interest increases faster than interest on a banknote ban knote in fact it is expected the interest will bo corn pounded at last or that alio trial will aur reporter is the notes of the testimony and his first page reads as follows mr millard to mr briglia Bri glit showing witness a paper who wrote editorial what editorial the ono my finger is on which finger this finger this finger on this editorial yes what about it the finger wo alie editorial what editorial this editorial is aliis paper which I leold before you columbine and harlequin on which I now place my thumb you want to know who wrote it yes why its of interest in tah case what case Tal maes CASO J what talmadgo Tal mago do you know who wrote that editorial to rial what editorial the one just shown you tho one in eliat paper yes the one you put your finger on first and then afterwards put your thumb on it yes you want to know who it was that wrote it yes witness reluctantly replies I dont know |