Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-04
soLprERs AND VICE Presidents.

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SOLDIERS AND VICE PRESIDENTS.
Thirty members of the S-nsie were en-
,sged IN the armies Of the late war; of these
venty-ou we're rebel offers aud nine Uuion
men. Hawley has been governor of Con-
lecticut, Brown of Georgia, Hampton of
south CsreiEa, kellogg Of Loui,isns, Cor
am of Maryland, harris OF Tennessee, and /
Vance of North Carolina.
George II. PeudleIon wss made q csndi- |
late for vice president; Ferry acted sitter |
Wilson's death sc vire president, and Bsyard, |
II arrison, Davis, E .munds, Allison, Win
dom, and others hope TO be presidential
nominees next year.
NOTED MEN.
Fair, of Nevada, is the richest senator;
n arris. Of Tennessee, is the poorest; Sher-
of Illinois, the fattest; Butler, Of South
Caroiina, the hsndsomest; MeDill, Of Iowa,
the ugiits'; Malone, of V rginis, the most
heierodox; and Mcmillan, OF Minnesota, the
most orthodox; Senator 1rgslIs, Of Ksnsaa
is the best debaier, and DIN Camsron, q
Pesnsylvapis, the pnnrest: Van Wick. of
Nebraska, the witIi-st, aud Mitchell, Of
Penn-ylvanis, the dullsst; Bsv ard the most
scholarly, aud Plumb The least so; Morgso,
o. AlsbaDa, talks the most, and Johnson,
OF Virginia, the least; Saul bury, Of D-ls-
ware, il the lsllesr, aud Sswysrtbe shortest;
E imunds is the best lawyer; Davis, of West
Virginia, the best business man; Logan, tn
most noted general, and Frye, Of Maine, the
most eloquent orator.
HOW THEY BEGAN LIFE.
Bayard started life as q nter.iumper;
Beck, as farm hand; Conger, as lumber
hand; Davis, Of West Virginia, IS a brake
man; Dawes, "a a school teacher; Fair, as
bartender; Farley, as coach-driv~r; Cor
man, az a Senate page; Jones, OF Florida, as
a carpenter; McDill, as a department clerk;
Morrill,, rs a country storekeepsr; Plumb,
as a printers devil; Sawyer, as laborer;
Sherman, as a surveyor, ana Vest as q re-
porter.
When Senator Beck was firing off some
tariff facts yesterday friend of hisremsrked
ut il surprising how that man will work up
to full knowledge Of snything he takes
hold OF. He came to tbiE country poor
Scotch boy, and worked on the same farm
IN Livingston county, y. Y, that Secretary
Teller worked upon. When they met in tbs
Senate, says Beck: We'll, Henry, when We
used to drive old Browns oxen We never ex'
pecled to meet 10 the United States Senate.
No, jim, We didn't know there was such 8
place"
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WITH JOBS on
HAND.
There are a number of members of Con
gress who seem 10 have set themselves asid,
| to oppose not Jobs but men. Perry Belmon
| is ever trying to break down anything tina
| Blaine has built up. Dunuell, of MinnesHta
is in opposition 10 all measures originated 0
| espoused by Senator Window. Gov. Curtil
| e shIs the Csmerons the day in and day out
| Dszendorf, OF Virginia, is continually sRaiHs
Malone; Whitthorn., of Tennessee, Away
| opposes George NJ. Robson, and Belshszz
Beltzhoovtr is ever ready to throw what nu
he can on Gen. Hazen and his Signal ServiC
| Bureau.
| sMALL-IDEAD MEN.
are numerous; Nh berry Sellers McNei
devotes his life to the League Island nsvs
ward, near Philadelphia; Archy Bliss, o
New York, spent Fix years trying TO get
postofice building for Brooklyn; and Zigz,
Bowman stsked his political future on til
success OF his scheme for the Charleston
nsvy-yard, near Boston. His scheme suc
ceeded, bat Massachusetts wanted broade
man, and she has displsc d him for q Bone
N an Jew, who will represent Harvard Col
lege in the next House.
OF the men with ambition, Geddes want
| 10 Dc SuNcIuOL VI OIil, NHpkts VI IL
and WsdsWorib, of Nes York, Rand all, Car
Isle, Springer, Cox, Morri-ou, Townshen
and Converse, are looking toward the speak
ership; L. dam wants The position Of ser
geant- att rms, and Atkius that Of door
keeper of the next Hou<-; Mckinley an
Townsend, of Ohio, are said 10 aspire TO til
Senate; Haskell, of Kansas, thinks he has
chsnce at the White House, and Jay Hub
bell wants nothing but 70 hear no more c
assessments at two per cent.
OTHER PECULIARITIEs.
McLsne, of Maryland, wants everything {
90 by the prec dot of forty years ago. Be-
LIE Fevre, of OHIO, prides himself on hi
pY-s@na # aislr Ibetins sa~ds 10 hi@ ooa-tsEu
| ents. B.ouat, OF Georgia, rsvris 10 th
beauty OF his small hands. Mclean, OF 81
Louis, speod- his lime thinking of his live
pills, and E uery Speer, of G-orgis, I. joice
IN tbioking himself the pretiiest tie fello'
in the House.
BIN WOOD, of New York, is couspicusu
by his absence. He has only twice aDswere
70 l-call, ard has never occupied his Sea
during his coDgressiona al term.
Congress Hammond, of Georgia, is tn
aFlesr lawyer iu Congr-ss; Wsd-worth, {
New 70 k, IS the biggest ia rmer; Farwell, {
Chicago, the biggest merchant; Russell, c
1
aud Bsliord, OF Colorado, the most exter
sive miner.
Gov. Curtin is the great diplomat of tn
House; Georse NJ r bison, the gre4
oraoF; r bert J. G. Walker. the great poe
Gorge Wis.,, Of Redmond, the great duelsr
Bauney, OF BostrD, the great critics
examiner; and Auson McCook, the gres
military hero.
Mr.. Ksssop, of lows, is noted for b
polished manners and his Miss Nancy aC
dress; George NJ. Robson, of New Jerse,
for his love Of good living; Sam Cox, of Ne
York, for his wit and sarcasm; Procic
Knott for his irony; jones, of Tex 8, for h
poverty; Scales, of North Carolins, for h
knowledge Of the Indians, and Singleton,
Mississippi, for his Likeness to JEFF Davis.
Singleton, Of Illinois, is the ugiiest man
Congress; Flank Hscock is the handsomes
Gambler, of N massachusetts,, is the most POM
Gus; Waite, Of Connecticut, the oldest; Fros
of Missouri, the youngest; Townshend,
Illinois, the most bombsstic; Grape, Of Ms
sachusetts, the most modest; Tom Reed,
Maine, the brightes, and Wslpole Coleric
of Indiana, decidedly the dullest.
THE POKER PLAYERS.
Senator Tom Bowen, OF Colorado, is Il
best poker player we have in town. Wh
1 TUG bcCOH0 NC 5l n y
sas, and Jones, OF Nevsds, sat down wi
him 10 little game, ard 1 am told
scooped the party 10 the extent Of $4,000
$780, 600 in half an hour, but Bowen has 10
mere than he has won during the last fe
years.
"Who are the poker players 10 Congress
q member was asked
"There are very few who have seats in Il
Senate. Old Lapham plays occasionall
r and 30 dc Hale and Vest; but az TO d
others-it would disgrace the game to 81
, they play at all. These sre not the tim
we used to have when Grant was president
SIS Arthur much OF plsyer?"
swell, yes. guess be is about as Gage
as any Of them. He will sit up all mig
over game of poker, when nothing else
, the world will hold his attention. Cnandl
is sharp one, too, snd / understand that
and Congressman D;ck' Cr1wley are abo
the most expert in that set."
) "What seIp
away, the White House set. They {.
me that they play it blind 10 deference
! | ArthuI's wishes, and tkis has been the .aS
popular way of running the game here Ii
season. La the draw game there is lit
chance for skill, but blind poker in Will
you don't draw al all, is the most outraged
form of gambling, bat, OF course, you knC
all about il"
"Wbo are the best poker players in 4
? House?"
"Joe Blackburn can deal The paste boar
| with >. much grace and celezity az snJ nj
b / know Of, and will back his hand 10 AlmC
e any limit. Young Walker, Of Penesylv an
is Whist is commonly known IS a daley cuit
and Springer, of lInois, s"esrs Oy toe j.
+ of clubs. The Western mea are By far I
bst csrd playeIs 1 think Tom Young,
Cincinnati, and ex-governor Of Ohio,
about as smart a one ss ever sAi down &c
n poker game 10 Washington, AID the m
ia Who can bluff him out OF hand ms 10
up pretty early in the morning. Bot !
It poker playing nere now is Dsthing 10 VII
it WIS in Albany when Boss Tweed ruled |
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