The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-03-24
CONGRESS ErcHINGs.
PEN PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT REPUBII.
CANS, AND THEIR NEAR RELATIONS

PEN PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT REPUBLI-
CANS. AND THEIR NEAR RELATIONS
A Washington letter to the Chicago Inter-
Ocean gives some pen pictures worth look
ing at: In the House, s. s. Cox, whose
nickname of "Sunset" comes from his in
itials, and r. C. Mccormick, of Arizona. are
the literateurs, and among their colleagues
are an actor, an omnibus driver, a tailor, a
jeweler, stenographer, a hotel proprietor,
and one who was a slave at the time of the
rebellion; his name is Lynch. He is from
Mississippi, and is the youngest man in
congress. P. NJ. b. Young. an ex-confeder-
ate, is the only West Point graduate in either
House, and Senator Sumner and Represen-
tative Bromberg are the only two Harvard
graduates. Two of the Senate-BoutweIl
and Cameron-have been cabinet Of
ficers, and eleven have been governors
Governor Booth, of California, has not yet
taken his seat, and we await him anxiously
He is rich, literary, handsome, young, and
bachelorl Conkling is considered the
handsomest man in the Senate. He is a
blonde, with a pretty little curl on top of his
head, and a curly beard. Don Piatt, at the
opening of last session, offered dozen of the
best champagne to whomever would make q
rhyme with "ConkliDg," but Congress ad-
journed before any one had mustered the
courage to attempt it, so Dom draws his
corks himself, unmolested. Boutwell,
is to nv taste. better looking than
the fair Roscoe, and quite his autIpode in
style. He has better grace than Conkling
and dresses well without being a dandy.
D.. iSso lfnan Nf o,ls
clan as her father, being perfectly convers-
ant with every detail of his business and a
strong woman's rights young lady. Allison
Oglesby, and Clayton have young and pretty
wives Mrs. Senator Ames and Mrs Sena-
tor Sprague are famous beauties OF the
latter | spoke few weeks ago, and we are
mourning the first now. She was Miss But
Ter, daughter of General r. Z. Butler.
SHE Is VERY LOVELY
in manner as well as face. A Boston artist
painted lise-size portrait of her before she
was married, representing her in a simple
white dress stepping from rustic doorway.
The picture was exquisite, and the artist
was so delighted with his success that he
asked $1,000 forit. General Butler grew in
dignant, and told him he might keep it, at
which he, in nowise disconnected, wrote
back that if he didn't choose to give il a
certain club in Boston would pay that
much and more for it whereupon the $1,000
was forthcoming directly. The story is only
told, not vouched for. Now, Mrs. Ames has
gone to Mississippi, her husband having
been elected governor, and her place at
Washington is yet vacant. Mr.. Anthony,
of Rhode Island, is one the good looking
gentlemen. He, with Ferry, of Michigan
and the vice-president, are unmarried, and
constitute the available parties. Matt Car
penter, the subject of so much unpleasant
discussions, is a tolerably large, snabby-
looking man. He is one of the readiest
speakers on the floor. and is very popular.
BrOWnlow is to the Senate what Stephens is
to the House. He sits at the extreme left
of the Presidents desk, so as to be near the
door. He is a tall, dark-haired, man, pale,
even to his lips, with no color or life in
any part of his body save his restless eyes
that grow bright at rare intervals when
some ringing war-cry on one side or the
other of the chamber kindles the fire
that disease has almost smothered. lie
never speaks, nor moves, nor calls a page,
nor smiles, nor talks to his neighbor. At
tendants carry him to his seat at II, and
back to his solitary home at 5. There he
sits, during the long hours, silent and
ghost-like, quivering, trembling, twitching
perpetually with
TERRIBLE PALSY.
Such to-day is "Parson Brownlow of Ten
nessee." Dorsey, of Arkansas, is only 80
years of age, and the youngest man in the
Senate. Hamlin, of Maine, always wears
dress coat and no cold can drive him int an
overcoat or gloves. Fenton, of New York, is
for his courtly manners. Flana-
gan, of Flanagan Mills, Texas, is great old
fellow. He says 'whar" and thar" and
amuses his companions generally. Mitchell,
of Oregon, has nothing noticeable about him
except his reputation, and that is more re-
markable than pleasant. Robertson, of South
Carolina, wears fabulous iewelry-emerald
sleeve buttons, whose price is beyond telling
and diamond studs that would make the
idols of India jealous. Stewart, OF Nevada
is building house that is different from any,
thing here. or hereafter, for that matter. 1t
commands twelve streets: it has a tower and
a porte cachere; the thunderbolts of the i'm
mortal Jupiter have been stolen for light
ning-rod; it has tiers of bay windows, con-
servatories, dancing hall that will
eclipse the east room; and it Is Gothic,
and doric, and Corinthian, and every other
order and disorder known to architects.
Miss Stewart Is pretty, dashing, has new
dancing room. Sumner, eof course, is a
celebrity, and no one admires him more
than he does himself o. p. Morton, of In
diana, one of the suppositious next presi-
dents, occupies very prominent seat. He
speaks sitting, on account of being crippled.
Sargent, OF California, is one of the rising
men. His wife is a strong suffragist and
his daughter as pretty as her mother is in
telligent. Upton speaks in q little squeak
ing voice, and looks exactly as Mast sketch
ed HIM two years ago. So does Fenton. In
deed Nast's pets in the Senate, (all who re-
main, mean) can be readily picked out
by strangers through the general TRUTHFUL
ness of Nast's exaggerations-
MEN OF THE PACIFIC COAST.
In a letter to the Chicago Tribune from
Washington, George Alfred Townsend
gives this freehand sketch of representative
men of the far west: The pacific coast peo-
ple in public life are generally men of New