National Republican., 1883-08-06
THE MAN ON THE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men and Measure

Small Talk About Men and Measures.
Col James d. Brady, collector at Peters
burg Va. and prominent readjuster who
is now in tho city, said last night, in regard
to the political situation in the Old Domin-
ion, that the Lynchburg convention had
strengthened the readjuster cause i'm
mensely. Everything looks bright" he
continued, "and encouraging; and If the
northern republicans in Virginia don't hold
back, as they have done to some extent here
tofore, we will succeed. The readjusters are
stronger to-day than at any time since the
organization of the party"
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"Thore is going to be funny fight in army
circles when Gen. Sheridan GENES to Wash
ington," said War department man. "Gen.
Schofeld, who is now at the head of the de-
partment of the Pacific. and Gen. Pope, who
is at tho head of the department of tho Mis-
souri,, under Gen. Sheridan, will both try to
stay where they are. Neither of them want
to remove to Chicago. Gen. Schofeld is one
of the biggest men, socially, on the Pacific
slope, and Gen. Pope is king bee in Kansas
and Missouri. Neither could cut very wide
swath in Chicago for long time, and neither
care to go there for that reason. Gen. Han
cock is out of the fight, apparently nobody
showing a disposition to disturb him. Gen.
Sheridan will not come here unt.l the filS, of
October, but the fight against removal to Chi
csgo will begin several weeks before that
date"
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Entering upon another branch Of the sub
ject, the War department man said:
Tho carpet knights who have been at
tached to Gen. Sherman, and who have been
stationed here for several years, are greatly
disturbed by reason of the impending change.
Several of them have been in Washington for
years drawing coloneps pay, when in fact
they are only captains, and they dislike very
much ts go back to their regiments. They
are social stars here, and they draw $4,000 a
year. They do not contemplate with
equanimity reduction TO 81, 500 and banish-
ment to the frontier. There is no champagne
in Sl,SO0; and neither are there balls aud
other fashionable frivolities. Gen. Sheridan
will probably bring his staff from Chicago,
and although it is probable that several of
Gen. Sherman's clerks will be taken care Of,
there are several who will have to es1me
their proper rank and place in the field"
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"What has became of Mullett, the archi :
tcctural great man." inquired visiting con-
grcssman. " He seems to have suddenly faded
from sight. Is he dead?'
"I do not know anything about him." re-
piled the person interrogatod. Po Sibly he
has crawled into a hole and pulled the hole in
after him. He doesn't appear to be pleased at
the way the Hill Investigation has been con-
Quoted, and do not blame him. They may
have proved that Hill was not the best archi-
tect ever created, but Mullett has not
been altogether vindicated. The fact
was not brought out in the invss.
tigation, but it is true, nevertheless,
that Col. Casey has built the north wing of the
State, War, and Navy department for ii, $780,
600 less than Mullctt built the south wing for
The north wing is q duplicate of the south
wing and is as well built and presents as
handsome appearance in every way. 1t is
little wonder that Mullett preferred to keep in
the background"
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| Col. Maurice Pinchover, the celebrated mil
lionaire philanthropist who squanders his
time and breath for the benefit of the loung
ers on our streets and avenues, received {
sudden set back last evening. He was enter
tanning highly respectable and appreciativC
audience in front ofthe National hotel shortly
before "the hour when churchyards yawn,
and all that sort of thing, when the Avenue
Man tackled him The aforesaid A. M. re
marked to the colonel:
| "Aya yolhea lashon hakodesh ?"
"Yaw," said the millionaire in good Teuton
AZ am Hebrew, and understand you"
Ami rab ami rab hagadhol," said the A. NJ
I am q rabbi, great rabbit GLOW know
dat? Do you know Mosheh 2" said thu
doughty loser of countless millions.
"Bereshith vara Elohein eth hashamayin
v'eth haarets, responded the A. NJ, quoting
the first verse of Genesis.
"Gott for tam," was the eloquent reioinde
of the great man as he ambled away, refusing
to complete his unique and well known pro
gramme of grievances against Tom Scott ant
the lest of the government.
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1t is said that Maj. Nickerson is in conceal
ment in or near Washington. A lady wh
was acquainted with the individual in ques
Montreal, Canada, about two weeks ago, ant
eight days afterward Washington gentle
man rode with him from Oakland, Nd, +
this city On alighting from the train in tn
Baltimore and Ohio depot he took a carriag
and was driven rapidly away. Gossip has
that powerful pressure is being brought t
bear to kill the threatened court martial il
the bud in order to protect gentleman of higl
station, who are said to have assisted him il
the procurement of the divorce from Mr.
Nickerson, No. /, and otherwise given hir
aid and comfort.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.