Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
W.. vse,u, Federal sudscship.-on'
'"' look for the Various Aspirau'S'
sketch Of Abraham Baldwin Baldwin, "'
Unique Old Georgia Pa'r'o''
scls.co mplsccnt Billy Malone , as nc
81 Appears at the Capitol.

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,vas,,,,gton. December ~. = me
W., Tayas delegation in congress
Who,v ', Ochiltree, would have Juuge
eA;ep All the worse than vacant
federal judgcship in IeSa a';ra,a Raj.
he president refuses 70 non ,na' achii.
,inver. the delegation, eScep. , wsa
tree. would have Howard noi,, aas,rn,
and the senate will instantly cu n'.,nn
aim. Ochitree stands aloo,, ug,ns
Sabin's nomination. Juuee o.nni.s
CHAIRMAN of the Repuoiicah s'N'e In,
mitiee, supports Chambers. n nn,
Wash Jones supports buI , toy.
Eonte of sherman is supported ny wv"
chambers of the cabinet, VINO Wcre
his school-fellows at Frihcelo oii
Herman OF Fort Worth Is urgeu LOT
;he place by the railroad inhuehce VI
Gov av John G. Brown, president OF the
T,o,ida Ship Canal company, VINO Is
here. Evans, II he has any supporter
IN Washington, finds him IN the
',reo,, of Brewster Cameron, the
head devil ofthe department oil Justice
poschal Of San Antonio " 10 havt
r~ana, present position Ii Evans be
nromoted TO the iudgeship. The presi-
LLan. knows that Evans cannot be con-
dr,ued II nominated He has been
advised ON this subject by the best
authority. ,-
Nessrs. Wellborn and Culberson,
hath Georrians by birth, confess Keen
interest In the proposition To have
,,ronnr honors awarded the memory
and virtues of the unique old bachelor,
Ahr,bam Baldwin, who WAS born III
connecticut. November. l75i. He wasa
nrofpsso, in Yale college during there
olutionary war, afterwards studied Jaw
He became "A oitlZen oi reorSia III
1854, was there admitted 10 tnc DAT,
and three months afterwards became
a member of the legislature. lie
manned and gave origin to the state
university, drawing its charter ana
providing for its endowment OF 10000
acres of land. After n citizenship oil
two years he became member oil the
lower house of the federal congress,
occupying seat till l10O, when he
was transferred to the senate, in
which body he served with distin-
pIished ability till 1907, when he died
in this city. lie was respected and
beloved as was Alexander III. Ste
phens. To whom he wac closely assimi-
lated i'm personal characteristics. He
sid to che of his friends during the
week i'm which he died. This j.
the first time IN twenty-five years of
service in the two houses of congress
that | have been absent ut any roll
call" He lived without reproach and
died without an enemy. When he
was no more, Connecticut Wed with
Georgia in rendering tributes to his
worth. His funeral honors were cele'
bratcd two dnysafier the adjournment
of congress, majority of both houses
remaining in Washington to partici'
pate in ceremonies incident to his bur
ial. His remains were deposited in
the old cemetery, now part of the city
and rapidly obliterated rs Il burial
place, beside those Of his lifelong
friend, Gen. James Jackson, his former
colleague in the house, who had pre-
ceded him one year to the tomb
Mr.. Baldwin was member
of the e Institutional convention.
If congress order the Refinement of
Baldwin in the congressional cemetery
n like disposition will he made of the
remains OF Gen. JackeOil.
MAHoNE.
Malone and his peculiar class of
party leaders have disappeared.
saw the ncrvously egotisticnl little ad
vcnturcr dashing along the avenue
yesterday, supported by two place
seekers. Senators seem to avoid his
presence. They come down Capitol
hill in pairs, but Malone pairs Off 10y
and still believes, with all his
heart that he wields the destinies of
states and of parties; and yet he was
utterly ignored Thursday by the Re
publican national committee. He was
net even credited with distinguished
services rendered by him. through the
of his agent, in precipi-
tating the "Danville massacre" Par
ties, like republics, are crilninally
Mahone is charged up with more
patronage by the Republican party
than any leader on its books. He Is
credited with nothing. lie evoked
every Democrat from retirement an 1
reproduced the oil party in all it's pris-
time freshness, unity and vigor. For
such distinguished service to the coun-
try, unwitllngly rendered, Republican,
ism, strangely enough, tenders nc
thanks. The Republican national
committee uttered no word in behalf o
Readjusterism, and with wha
hardness of heart was Malone,
candidate for the secretaryship of til,
senate anuihilated Poor Gorham
his fidelity to Malone was fatal to hi,
fortunes, and McCook, without tn,
asking, wins the goal OF Gorham's am
hition. Malone has become worth
less adjunct of the Republican ma
chine. Even unwittingly is he recog
nized as part of it. Giving IL n,
strength or force, he IL despiscd for hi,
treason, aud his friendship Is deemed
fatal to those who win it. For all that
Malone swaggcrs and swells adowI
the street and Is ponpous and forma
and does buster nightly, aud is til,
great Am in the little cotere of yer,
small political Adventures who gathe
crumbs that fall from his table.
NEWS PARAGRAPH.
Major Marks, the Austin artist, ha
sent To the GAzETrE's office in Wash
ington portraits finished in the highes
style of Photographic art of San
Houston, Gov. Ireland, ex-Gov. Hui
bard, Richard Coke, John Il. House @
Tenn, =. >. Cox, James Il. Leath G
Tenn, John III. Reagan, Charlie
Stewart, John w. Stayton, Chas.
West. Jefferson Davis, A. IL. Will,
John Cardwell, J. w. Throckmortor
John Hancock, Il. NJ. Pease, James 1
Alcorn and the OLD Alcalde, wreathe
with vanora from Lia cnl, ,,i,,..