Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-03-15

at his desk great deal His face is rather !
pale and his features clearly defined, |
wears his beard which is not heavy and
quite grey, trimmed down to point on the
chin, and his hair which is grey and curl
ing and quite thick around the base OF the
head gets thin Oh the crown and would
leave him tald but for crest of light grey
curling hair which runs along the top of
his head from his forehead back land which
is evidently reached and tended careful
ly by the proud leader whose position and
millions will not keep the hair from fall
ing out. When Mr.. Conkling rises to
speak the senators generally turn to listen
lie assumes a carelessly graceful position
and talks deliberately and well. 1t is only
when he walks that his appearance is not
so good, being d sort of-well might say
"a well bred sWagger.
In the next seat is
HANNIBAL HAMLIN OF MAINE,
who was Vice President during Lincoln's
war administration. He is an old stager
here, having first taken his seat in the
House in Al or AZ, and being now in his
SEVENTEEN year, though he lookt older and
stoops good deal. With tall and large
figure, very dark complexion, bald headed
(eye glasses would be too moderl,) high
stand up collar and old fashioned dress
coat, he has much the appearance of SUI
peranDuated county clerk of the old school
who is kept at his desk not for what he
can do but for the good he has done.
BAYARD.
| the talented Senator from little Delaware,
| is by some thought handsomer than Conk-
| ling. Though he has hardly so distinqle
an air. his fine, characteristic face with his
good figure and pleasant countenance
strike YOU at once. His hair is light and
pretty grey, his eyes blue and mild, his
face clean shayen and his whole appearance
decidedly pleasing and prepossessing.
| The distinguished Georgian,
BEN HILL,
comes in for more than an average share
Of attention from visitors. He sits almost
under our gallery, calm, grave and
| thoughtful his thin. light grey beard show
ing but little on his pale face except on
the chin, where it is thckest and pointed;
his hair is also thin and brown and his
head always inclined to the right side, as
though forced into that position. He walks
generally with his eyes on the ground and
does not talk much. In general appeal
ance he is not unlike Rev. DR.. Tucker
Lacy, Of Va, whom the Augusta people
/ have sometimes seer at synodical meet
| ings in Staunton.
Just in front of me am attracted by
thin little man. wi. b dark moustache. eye
glasses astride his sharp nose, thick, short
grey hair and a light-colored sack coat.
well buttoned up-the only light coat |
see in the chamber. He reminds me Of a
lecturer on Biology, and then again of our
| townsman. Mr.. A. 7. Lee, and on inquiry
| find it is John ]. Ingalls,, who has for the
last five years represented with some dis
| function the Republican State of Kansas.
l. Tnc nf WI a
member of the House until he declined to
90 any longer, is one among the most no.
ted and talented in the body. He is a
Sc0tchman, a rather handsome man of
middle statue, with dark bushy beard
mixed with grey, and thin hair, ard moth
ing particularly striking in his appearance
| Ny attention is here directed to a thin,
elderly gentleman, With sandy hair and
grey hiskers without moustache, whose
be ad vibratts TREMENDOUSLY as he walks
with stoop, back and forth in rear OF the
seats. and am informed that this is the
wealthy Michigander,
CHRIsTIANCY,
who year or two ago married the pretty
treasury clerk and now rejolceS like Abra-
ham, in a son of his old age.
1 Now a large, tall and fine looking elder
ly man with rather dandyish look about
| him, stalks up the hall. and find him to
be the redoubtabIe Gen. Ambrose b. Burn
side. He has very little hair, his whiskers
are very white and cut to meet his white
moustache, and leave the chin bare la
liiiiitoire. His make up is altogether quite
noticeable and reminds one OF the colored
fashion plates, we see hanging up in the
tailor shops.
On the other side is his opposite in poll
tics, appearance, military record and
everything else, the Confederate colonel.
LAMAR OF MISSISSIPPI,
a man whose looks are as unstrking as
his character is prominent. He is thick
| set, dark. heavy bearded man with thin
| long dark hair thrown back over his head,
| a heavy mOustache and greyish beard
shaved down to the chin, Il heavy lower
law and wearing an habit ual frOwn. Some
scribbler described him we'll the other day
when he compared him to a sick lion.
And there are not a few in THAI chamber
who dread his claws.
Another Southern favorite is the gallant
| Georgian,
GORDON,
who with his military figure bears himself
well among his peers. He has tine face.
though it is disligured by deep bullet
mark on the CHI elk, g heavy grey chln
| beard. and long black hair, comped back
| ike 44dlldl :. WV MY NV
crownsof lis mead, which is alnD,t bald
Another Southerner, but not southron,
who is speaking on some military CUES
+ ton. and is also chairman OF that COM
mittee. is Geo. T. Spencer. native OF
New York, educated in Can da, citizen
of Iowa and representing Alabama in the
Senate. it is ditfit ult to give him lndivldu-
altv or location. He is a big, puffy fellow,
with IA curly head and light moustache,
and looks like Baltimore plug or a rou-
| lette turner.
SENATOR HERMAN,
the colleague of Conkling, is rather
striking looking man, tall and spare, with |
short, gley curly hair and Whlskers, almost
! white. shaved down around the lower part |
of his face and looking like a muller
urouped around his neck, and though 81
wears no speptacieg. re 1sa nan OF no
ordinary talents, anA quite Eieagant
Don Cameron the younger Is not so
Young as he locks, though 5a years OF age |
and The father of grown children, he does
moi look over So OF 40 he is OF rather slight |
Gonre with light hair and red meustaehe |
and is soonIto be married, second time, to !
a niece of Secretary Sherman.
Another prominent Republican though |
..,thino remarkable in ANNA ro'-o 10 20 ,o,,o.
of Nevada. the richest man probably in |
Congress. He is a native Englishman,
has q round English bull dog head. with |