Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31


delighted to do so.s
Dlsts9ulshe1 Ueuakarda.
The Hartford Times publi,be. .
suggestive letter, headed aDistin.
guished Drunkards," from its
Warrington correspondent "Mae,n
who obtained the material foe Il
during . ramble through tho Wash
ingtOn poorhouse. One Of tie Arst
men he met there had been at ono
time Attorney. General Of Virginis.
In his Office . number Of now diptip.
guishcd lawyers were students, and
they owe much TO bis advice. HjA
father had bcen Attorney General
OF the United States, and Iek bie
son wealthy. But he drank ard
ncr6oed dasoioctioa, fortune smd
everything to his l6~e 6or dfink.
Another distinguished pauper vas
an ex-Judgc Of the Supreme Court
OF California, and had been e.
teemed one Of the most eSoouent
mon Of his time. He came % NssA.
ington, expecting 70 get IA o6loss
was disappointed, took 70 drink snd
drank himself out Of pocket mind
and friends, and into tho poor ouse.
In his company the correspondent
found . onoe wealthy newupapee
editor and proprietor o( Now Yak
"A mau Of great ability and politi.
cal influence. This man also sunk
all he possessed In whisky, and hae
been for three years In the nimshou,e.
Sometimes his friends take him out.
but, says the correspondent 'she
drinks 80 mnch that be lies about
the streets and Il returned by tie
police" A fourth peuper bad beeu
only o few years ago . political
power, specia! agent Of the Post
O6ice Department. and owner OF
much property ID Washington add
Arkansas. At one time he was Q
United States detective, but while
drunk, he "gsve away the details
Of o case that would have nssuIted
In tho capture Of two or three
hundred thousand dollars In conn.
terfeit money, presses, plates, etc.
For this he was retired. When
sober he was capable OF doing
remarkable work. In fact, fortune
and famc were his, n he had not.
allowed the taste Coz libuor to grow
IN him. In another branch ofthb
Institution tho correspondent fuuD6
IN ex-Attesney Genoeal q Nsetk
Carolina Ho made many ftiends-
drank much whisky, nealeotoI
bis business and everything else, and
1rifted to the poor. heusc. Hayl IT,
correspondent: "The principal pear
son for his being pnt where he now
s, II that he stole . fkiendis vert
and sold It for whisky To snnh
depths Of degradation viii vhiaky,
bring the strongest and ablest Of q.
A man who was Stepksu A.
Douglass intimate 1end, and Who
used to speak nom The same Mat
Iorm with him, 10 also Q Wsshin0ton
pauper. When fortune smiled on
him, he used liquor a. . reliahs sd
when hor smiles turned to ftownA
be took it a. an antidotp for sosrov.
It brought him temporary relief and
permanent ruin. Coming into 6he
slmshouse In the "Black Garia,s 6
he correspondent left Il was Aii Cd
white-haired msu, "who wan u
one time one Of the leading men q
the Michigan bar. He 10 the nan
who backed Zach Chandloe, ana
made him, politically spoekjnG.
what he ID odayy AID his ma
IF great legal ability, Politieel =
auence sufficient to nske, and n.
make men, and much .weal}A. =
bow . pAuper. Nhyt BseAab6 -
allowed whisk tpS beain t&6oesy
Dver him, - dld al the osaeeS A1ESla
referred to. Do not you, J6tiahG
man, and this ree0td vee1 saRgsS-
tivcf-CAristiaS Stdtesusea,