Grant's Promptness

Col. Wffliam 8. Hillyer, iormerly Geu. Grant'schief of staff, was recentiv complimented by a sereDadü from the Seveuth Regiment bind, at his residence in ]Now York. In a speech of thaoka to his friends, who had assembled, he spoke n the warroe?t terms of Gen. Qrant's abiiity aud finnness, and expressed his confidence of t Lie final and speedy success of our armics in Virginia. Árnong other incidente which he re'ated of the General was the followiug: '; I remernbor well three years ago in August, when Gen. Grant was in coinmand of the district of Cairo, 111., news was brought to him that the rebel army had seized Paducah, Kentucky, and were moving on Columbus. lie telegraphed to Gen. Frernont, who was tbeo in eominand ia Missouri, asking permission to go and tako Paducah. It was tlien three o'elock in the afterpoon. Hour after hour passed by and no reply eime frorn St. Louis. Seven o'elock carne, and the oflicer announeed the troops had embarked and the oaiisous were readyj still no answer. The operator at St. Louis was questioned on the telegram, and replied that the diapatch hd buen placed in General Fremont'a bands ; and, gentlemen, he had telegraphed óu to Washington to knovr whether or not it would be polioy to invade the saered soil of Kenlucky, and gentlemen who bhould have been tha héroes i.f this war were playing the part of walking gentlemen. Midnight carne, and still no answer, when Gan. Grunt, turninw to me, eaid : " C'iine on; I will taku Paductih if it uosts me my cominissiou." (Oheew.) And the morning sun shone on Federal bayoneta marchiiig throutrh tho streets of Paducah. Tho act not only saved the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, but paved tho way {or thoso expeditions which ended ïn tho capture oí Forts Henry and Donelson. We started back to Cairo, and there wo reeeived instructions to 'tako Padueah, if you are stroug enough.' This is a matter of the military h'istory of this war, and it shows you the great charactenstio of Gen. Grant." The Sanitary ComtniFsion at Sacramento, Cal., have 818.0U0 in gold to forward east. A St. Louis paper complains of the alarming licuntiousnss prevalent ainong military men in that üily. A soldier from the Army of the Potomac paesed throngh New York receutly, who had fifteen wounds. The turra "bully-boy," is ooinsge of the ato Washington írvmg, wto applisd it to "ReadyMoney-Jaek "iu one of his delightful Bracobndgo Huil Sketches. A Western court bas decidbd that a kiss is a valid o'uisideration, an.i foreed an old bachelor to redeom thu promise made to protty inaidon that be would give her a pnJ fl" a