Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-20

Pencil, HxescI,e. of ConEressmen.
The Washington correspondent oil the
New York Citizen says:
.There is bu. little gossip ahoat this
- III. am able 10 say authoritativsly
-. rhaa stevens expects 10 die in the
ha-neas: also that Judge Underwood is a
r.dioal Roscoe Conklin is the best dross-
ed man in Congress. Reverdy johnson
has more dignity in his makeup than any
other man in the senate. Thad. Stevens,
looks like methodist preacher ImptAch-
err Ashley has had his by acinsh locks comb
ed. Judge Wilson Of Iowa has grown grey
In two years, and dresses like . christian
now more, than plowboy % he used to
do. Billy Williams, Of Indiana, has got
new pair Of golden eye glasses, which be
hasn't worn long enough TO become accus.
toned to, and consequently looks through
them very awkwerdlv, although he wears
them Ill The tine. Illinois Washburn lost
much u his obesity dufiag his recent Euro
peaa trip bet 90 usual, swings his hands
and arms when b talks, very much like the
| fans ola wind-miil.
Gen. Logan hos bio hair cut, and looks
vary much like Zsb Vance, late rebel Gov
srnos Of North Carolina. Speakes Colfax' .
tongue d Ut on Z pivot In the middle Of
bis mouth. % that be can talk faster thsa
| Bssnum's lightning calculator can cipher.
Jsck Rogers 10 next 70 Speaker Colfax. the
fsateat tsiker in the world, and next %
C;esro. vhose mantle fell on his shouldsrs
and Aid OF on The ground. Nobody has
picked IL up since), is the longest sentenced
man that ever lived.
Gen. Grant got through public interview
ing at Apponattox Court House, and h'
has not had one with anybody since. People
Won't believe me when say Rose Of Hi
nois, 10 a Joker. but says he tri es to be one
Eldridgc, Of Wisconsin, never made
speech Of more than ten minutes duration
vet. and Ia one ofthe ablsst Democrats Il
Conersss. Marshall, Of Illinois, 10 i,nprov
ing in health. Hooper, Of Massachusetts,
shows his face, o. we'll - the rotundity Q
his person, and he is the best liver in th
House, while Mcpherson, clerk Of the House
! looks like the ghost Of : starved eork-screw
He 10 % thin that he has TO stand up twic
10 make shadow, and yet he Is frat rat
' liver.
. Gen. Garfield has got the strosgest voic
. Of any man In Congress Gen. Logan has Oh
. | loudsst; Colfax the deepest Thad. Steven
8 the weakest, and Kelley, Of Penney lvanii
: and Gen. Banks will have to Zip pennies
: find which has the most stsntorian. he
Q ley, however. talks through his nose to
. mach, initiates Forrest In bis style Of decl'
d nation. He would make . irst class Jac
= Cade. Leonard Meyers and Charles One
d Of Philadelphia, are - close 10 their int
% macy with each other Is the Siamese twin
+. Gen. Schenck and Gen. Butler talk by jerk
J. "A phrase for Q sentence at each jerk
II il they really believed what they said an
ID expected ever ybody to be convinced OF Il
b correctness Of their views the moment Il
y words leave their mouths.
II Butler wears vide brimmed sloush he
10 tilted on one side Of his head With fakii
e or brigandish air, while bis makeup oths
10 wise resembles wsll-fed alderman. Ph
1t DELPHI Van Trump, Of Ohio, acts and tall
- like stuffed turkey.