The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1864-06-28

"A Washington correspondent of some
Eastern paper has aRused himself by pre-
pIrlng the following notes on members Of
the present Congress 2 w
The best speaker on the Union side is
f WilliamD. Kelley, Pennsylvania on the
democratic side, D. W. Voorhees,, Indi-
The best parliameutarian, Union side,
EllB. Washburu,s Illinois; democrat, S. s.
/ Cox, Ohio.
i The readiest debator, Union, John A.
kassOn, Iowa; democrat, Geo. II. Pendle-
ton, Ohio. La the last @ CJneress, Johu A.
Bingham, Ohio, c. L. Yallandigham,
Canada. =.
The member with the best blood Is John
LoE, Indiana, whose patriot grandfather
was member Of the Continental Congress-
E76.- His maternal grandfather Was
member Of the first Congress, during the
war Of 1872, and ALr LoF, the present
representative is now serving bis second
term. 1ei - a-ec-la 1ss.H
The Oldest consecutive member is E. B.
Washburny Illinois; Whohas held his seat
for eleven years. In the last Congress,
was John S. Phelps, Missouri, who was
Colonel in the Union army, and had been
in Congress for eighteen years. 81
The oldest man is 9haddeus Stevens,
Pennsylvania, who is almost - years old.
Tie youngest is Gen. james A.. Garfield,
who is only 81 years 6l1 rlIgnatius Dom
nelly, Minnesota, is Just Is days older.
i7e Walter DGMtIndoe, Wisconsin. q very
efficient gentleman, has Only one hand.
The General Of highest rank is Maior-
General Robert G. ScheneR, whose COM
mission dates from August 30iR, 1862. ]
The other Generals are Garfield, Ohio
Dunont, Indiana Blair, Missouri.
The handsomest Inanis William Wi6dom
Of Minnesota. l % t-H
The Wealthiast man Is Oskes Ames, d
mpanufacturer from Massachusetts,, Who is
worth over two millions h e-r-- -- saI
The.most rapid speaker is the Speaker,
Schuyler Colfx, Ludianay IN ss tga s'a.
The. tallest man is Brutus J. Clay, 4
Kentucky The shortest members, are j. 4
W. McClurg, Missouri; Augustus Brande-
gee, Connecticut; Nehemiah Perry, New
Jersey Francisco Perea, New Mexico
the difference to be decided by the res
pectiYe thickness Of the soles. ,r., 5
The smallest member is S. S Cox; the
largest is John D BALDWIN, AIassachus-
cts asu .....-.. ...,... --..- b..
u The most pruductiye-Gen. Ebenezer
Dumont, the father of nintcen children.
The-mOss graceful man 1is William Il. /
WadsWorth, Kentuckya rsa "a. ~,
The dignifed man is Rufus P. Spauld-
lug, aOmga -rg as a=- -a n
A.. The most sarcastic man is Thaddeas
Stevens, Pennsylvania. frs
The social man Is GentF. 2. Blair Mis-
souri,. .H..I 77 -vra-
The member who has sent away tie most
speeches is s. S, Cox, this Congress; the
last, Wood, the Fernando nj
The largest farmer on the Union side is
Josiah B. Grinell, Iowa, who has SIX thous-
aud acres. OF land, and keeps six thousand /
sheep. The big farmer on the Gother (
side" is a good substantial Union man, /
Brutus J Clay, Kentucky, who owns six
ty-fvo hundred acres Of land and whose
home farm contains two thousand acrea
worth $3.50 per acre. Mr.. Clay has 2f5 (
negroes, fifty mules, two hundred sheep,
one hundred and fifty blOoded cattle /
some of the NEST famous in be United +
States. His usual stock is about 400 /
bead.
The member who never fails to move an
amendment is William S. Holland, +
Indiana.
The memb r who lives the faathest
East is Frederick A Pike, Maine West,
John R. Mcbride, Oregon. North, I.
Donnelly Minnesota, South, Cornelius
Cole, California, whose district reaches
down to Mexic7
James Brooks is the best read man, and
has district of the smallest area--three
wards in New York city.
Idaho is the largest territory, and ba7
an erea of 326, ,373 square miles. Donnel-
ly, Minnesota, has the largest district Of
any member--his is so miles wide.