Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-17
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Chilling Effect OF the EmpeAch
henG of Secretary aSei&Uap.

WASHINGTON SOCI ETY..
Chilling Effect OF the EmpeACh- |
ment of Secretary Bei&Uap.
Sre'iu Correspond ,nce of til weird.
WASHINGTON March al returned |
from a brief visit to- the south OF
Thursday night Though / had heard
OF the misfortune which had befallen
our friend Belknap, .and expected that
it would not be without it's effect upon
capitoiisn society," own frankly that
| was not prepared to fiud it converted.
so speedily into what may be called q
Cave of Gloom. Such, alas was the
case. Taking hack at the depot,
Cluppins. Cluppins has IL $l,2J0
clerkshlp; he has a team and b neat
turnout; diamond like IA. lrcum0tiv+
headlight; his family occupies a house
that rents for s $50 Year, snd he
maintains as we'll another .bnt sIal Ter
family. Cuppius wasn't driving then;
be was on foot; Lis diamond was alb
-eut; his, clothesl wonld have excited
no interest in Chatham street. He
caught my eye, and smiled sadly and
i was to dine with n friend and en-
route stopped at the Hole in the Sky.
The. liquor at the Hole in the Sky is
irreproachBble aud the cheapest cigars
are three for dollar. There is nice
back room for. cards. I ordered a
modest crooked whisky Babcccktail
| and was swallowing it when the negro
waiter .ent 4red with saIver and said:
Three layers and one of them seven
for>a- quarter pure Hayanas for Mr.
| Banoup." BanQup? WHY. Bangup
| had 81, 400 IA year aud used to think
| nothing of having in a round dozen of
| Pommery Sec or Monopole when three
or four Of them had sitting, and as for
cigars he imported his own and they
never cost him le than 1915 thous-
and. What horria mystery was here
| [ stole quietly to the door Of the
card. room and looked in. Fo'tr
of them were playing draw-poker
and I head Billy Cprtguard say
IT straddle your blind; takes You
s cents to come IN" Eight cents, and
remember the night Billy Gle med out
the whole Kentucky delegation! The
bar-keeper'o must have noticed my
speechless Surprise. for he said, Tbs
boys are going it rather mild this even.
| ing. but you :.ught to- have been hero
last night. Senator Blowhard and
Charley Goodbye, the representative
from Calumet, and whole heap OF
EN- was playing draw. penny ante. {;
cents limit, each man with q dollars
worth of beans aud freeze out nevei
see Charley draw so, esp cially wher
it was his deal Cleaned EN- all out
before 3 O'Clock next morning, and
Senator BIowhard was strapped So
completely that he had to hang up g.
cents worth of drinks til he cOuIG
draw his pay, and borrow cents to g
home in the street cars" I p1ncllet
myself to be sure it was not all horri,
dream and went to Pumtce's, where
was to dine.
Pum.ce Is one Of the chi,f Jerks il
the Bnrenu of Eternal REVENUE HI.
salary is 81 $50 net. it Is 81 200, bu
you must deduct 10 per cent for pc
itical assessments. With this Lt
manages to st along nee y, as his
rent Is only s.. coo, aud his wife is al
admirable manager, and though, a
he says herself. she likes to ho!(
her head as high a the best Of them,
. ~li" rarely imports Il dress that cost
more th an 81 300 or $500, aud fire.
quentiy M 'kes four of these do for tn
season. ,Pumice is a gver Of goot
NInuefSi io3M w ia L .metl1 says TIA
in seven years acquaintance he la
only detected one ,mperfection in Iii
infringement. lie uses too much Cham
paging in preparing ,jautbO2 dirilt-
Haul nf the Gods. ] rang tie bell all,
t was answer by Pun c., but. oh
OF the pu:nic of yore. He wruu;
my hand i'll mournfnI silence AK
usherrd nae inc the pdrlur. 1t was n"
c,rpetcd; Il bed iii que corner and
washsiand III another; smoky ker
teue lamp dimly iliumincd the rooci.
Pun ice, - SAID I, what in the nam
of Mr., Hoimar does this-m1a,,?
, why said he. with u sad smile
'',ion't you knov?" aud he fastene'
his shirt with ii pin. He used to hav
, ruby studs that We're worth guager'
tanSOn!
"No," [ replied, ''Tye been out o
, town tins week o. SO. "
"Ah!' he said. ''that accounts for il
Just read this, AID he handed me til
!, following circniar:
CoSFIDENTIAL!!
Rooms NATL tx. COMMITTEE.
WASBISGIOS March , 1876 /