Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-24
Potter,s Committee I'm a Cab.

THE CHAIRMAN AND EIGHT OF HIS MEN
wRANGLE WITH PHILADELPHIA MIGHT
Secretary OF the Treasury John Sherman.
accompanied by Congressman HScock, of the
investigation committee, arrived In this city
for little while and started Atlantic City
ward on the $50 O'Clock express. Gen. But.
Ter was expected TO arrive with the balance of
the committeeman late at night, but the game
eyed statesman never Squinted this way aud
ms fellows said he proposed getting 10 At
iahtlc City In some way from New York. At
exactly half past eleven o'clock last nj yht the
Continental BUS rumbed up TO the 9 h street
entrance to tie hotel. There was one pa Ssen
ger inside. Behind there ratified along
close carriage, with the unsteady gate, squeak.
ing axies and generally forlorn appearance
that procaims the presence of the Night
hawk cab The cab stopped in the rear OF
he bus, and some one from withia opened
door. Out stepped, in a bobtailed buster aud
a brown straw hat, Hon. Garrison \. Potter
CT ator and chairman OF the lnveS,igl tiny
committee Then came Hon. William NJ
s. ringer, of Illinois, another committeeman,
III du>ter the length of which made am ends
ter the diSgracefully Scant affair that
robed the chairmanS form: Z. F. Rainey,
RosSiter Lines, of New York. committee
clerk, followed the congressional pair from
the carriage, and the driver jumped down
from his seat and stood by the carriage door,
aSthough ready TO receive his fare but scarce
~ had his feet touched the sidewalk when an
other form Sprang from the carriage and Mes
St Doer A. O'Rourk. of New York, stood beside
the four already alighted. The cab'nan knew
that his cab held but four, and so he stared :;
bit his eyes opened wider as he saw O'R0Urk
fol owed by Messenger Z. j. Horton, of New
settS, and Butrick by Ii. G. Ezekiel, of Cincin-
mai, and Ezekiel by c. g. Pincky, of Charles
ten the last three being clerks and stenogra-
pherS-nine men clustered and dusty, and with
calret bags in hands, stood upon the hotel
pavement. The carriage was empty at last
this the cabman was only convinced of after 4
close examination. The carriage held two
seats. The estimated capacity of each seat is
TWO individuals Of medium size. Nine men,
and Ill good sized men, had jumped from that
CAB. The cabman thought that the returns
We're too heavy and he had a suspicion that
al er he had seen four men enter the carriage
at the depot and after he had mounted his box
that the balance OF the party had been count
ed in. He was born and bred a hackmau
sta tSmen failed to strike him with awe in
v stlSatlng committees had no terrOrS for
hi"
He turned towards the nine men on the
pave ment, and he curled the left corner of his
UPPER lip as he spied three dollars in Sergeant
alarms Rainey's hands. He smiled grimly
quickly on his heel and started for the hotel
entrance. Mr.. Springer neryuusly clutched
the chalrman'S left arm and asked him not to
forsake an old man. There was a Surly re-
maxi from, the cabman and reply from
Rainey, and then the Sergeant-at-ArmS spoke
Up. Potter he said alOud-he called out
Potter" on the slightest pretext. and fre-
4ut ntIS OH Ho pItttAI whatever fOUItf,
don't 20 back on us in that way. This man
wants five dollars more"
What" said the chairman in excited tones
eight dollars to bring us from the depJs?"
Its simply ridiculous" said Mr.. Springer, in
feeble way. ridiculous, indeedn' said the
seXtette of clerks, messengers and Stenograph-
erS in chorus. There's no use IN talking
about it, said the hackman. DO yer sup.
pose that I'm going to bring all the Congress
from Their depot in one vehicle for three
dollars? Look at them ere horses. See how
you fellers. that was a pretty trick
wasn't nt?'' and the might hawh" mn
a scornful information d his words DIS
wv hat was yer game, anyhow" said "cabbv.'
nlpping IN tie bud something that Chairman
fOtter was about to say. Did yer mean to
char &c Tor half dozen cages? 1t won't do
gents. Out with them ere eight dollars or we
VIII nave little investigate right here in thi.
i, Iowa. Inc clerks and messengers and ste
nographerS. quietly stepped into the hote
corridor - wish Ben Butler was here said
a Word, and Hon. Mr.. Springer actually trem
bled. The chairman found his pocket book
aid brought out three silver dollars
| couple to this
Hon. MIR. Springer, with a very sad face and
reluctant movement, produced the couple, and
he cabman, remarking that he was sorry he
| hadn't charged one dollar head, received hi.
| more than double fare and drove awsy Itwa
quiet party after that until the elevator wa.
| lOarded. The silence was only broken wheI
Rainey said something that began with "Pnt
| ter." Early this morning the cabman was still
| Ielatlng to his brother might hawks" the tai,
| II his experience with THAT ere inyeSt1gatin
| committee. II Philadelphia Times, Esd,