The Evening critic., 1883-03-21
The CRITIC ABROAD.

IL is estimated by careful observer that
one-third Of the Republican ox-members Of
the Forty seventh Congress have been or
will be provided for by the Federal Govern
mcNt. The same observer believes that
ninety per cent. o. those defeated states
men who have applied for positions will get
them.
This is very suggestive. Can IL bc pos
sible that there has been any understanding
about this matter of reward2 Has there
been any pickering between statesmen
while acting as members aud those who
have positions to give? Or does the fres'
dent ct al. simply reel kindly and sympa-
thetically toward tho unfOrtunatoS who
were caught in the lato storm?
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Perhaps there is not man, woman or
child in the United States who reads and
speaks the English language who has not
heard of William Dickson.
Bill, as he is familary called, is fall of
fun and life. On one occasion he got lit
tie the worst of the play. 1t happened in
about this way:
Soon after the war ended q gentleman
from the South came to Washington and en-
tered into the restaurant and saloon busi-
ness. He had not been in the business long
before he found himself in debt. In order
to extricate himself from his predicament
he called on Billy Dickson one day tQabelp
him to tho loan of three or four hundred
dollars. OF course, Billy responded,
About two months afterward the restau-
rateur went TO Billy and told him he was
n ruined community, and in order to save
himself he Billy would have to take the
business off his hands. Billy asked how
much he owed.
"About 81 ,000," was the reply.
Billy hesitated, but after full and fair
conference upon the part of the creditors
Billy finally concluded to take the place.
He had not been in the business long be-
fore all the old buns in the city got in the
habit of going around in the morning for
their cocktails, knowing full we'll that,
money or no money, they would get their
drink.
This much in order to reach the point
On one occasion one of Billy's barkeepers
got sick, and Billy opened up in the morn
ing. One of his old customers came in to get
his cocktail. He did not know Billy, but
was in the habit of getting his drink from
the regular barkeeper.
Where is the barkeoper ~ asked the old
stager of Billy.
Discharged" ;" answered Billy.
For what? ;"
Selling on credit ?"
"Well, / would like to have a cocktail
| this morning, but have not the change"
my instructions are imperative. | can
| not sell on credit"
"If Mr. Dickson was here could get all
l want"
Probably you could but cannot sell
without the cash." replied Billy, with
| great candor.
The old fellow was about to go out, when
| Bill called him back, and said:
| Say nothing about it, and | will give
| YOU cocktail this morning.
"All right, said the old bum.
Billy had some of Schneiders bitters on
hand made of bad whisky, cayenne pepper
and gall. Billy frosted glass and filled it
with these bitters, took all the water in
| sight off the counter, and handed the old
bum the alleged cocktail. The bum
| turned it up and swallowed it down. In
less than one minute he was crying for
water, when there was no water. He
| finally got his breath, and said
"You may be id fine barleeper, but
will be d-d if you know how to make a
cocktail" Saying this he walked out.
The next day he found that the bar
keeper was none other than Billy Dick
son. This settled it with the old bum. He
never went into that place again.
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General Frederick Wilhelm Steigleman,
the other half of "me and Ben. Ben. But
terworth-has been nominated by the Re-
publicans of the Fourth Ward of Cincinnati
for City Councilman. There is Demo-
cratic majority of 500 or 900 in that ward,
but Fred. writes his friends here that he
| will overcome it and carry the ward. Fred
is bright and popular young man, and
deserves well of his party.
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| Although the Forty seventh Congress
died at 12 o'clock m. on the 18th of March,
the Third House is still in session here in
Washington. A member, who never works
on contingency stated to the Critic to-
day that it was not customary for the
Third House to adjourn short of thirty
days after the adjournment of the other
two Houses. He says it takes the boys at
least q month to settle up accounts and
map out their little programme
for the future. The same party said that
of the big schemes before the last Congress
the whisky ringsters paid less in ready cash
Most all the lobbyists hired by them worked
ON contingency. 1t was only in the latter
days Of the session that they put out the
cash, and that they gave to one man whom
it is alleged, Shaved it. In other words
he hogged the money which he was ex-
pected to distribute to the best advantage,
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Major Ben: Perley Poore's Capital article
| III bue century ioi hPli cohtdiho all cACci-
lent picture of Colonel Morris Pnchover
the Greatest Claimant of this or any Other
age. The Colonel was at Police Headquar-
ters to-day, when he was complimented on
the excellence of the engraving. The Col
onel modestly blushed at the com,
pliment and smiled in q
self complacent way that showed that
he is still susceptible to the pleasing
sensation of gratified vanity. Suddenly
his picturesque countenance was over
shadowed by serious look, and he gravely
said:
"Pd like to know vhere they got that
picture. l only had three, and they YER
locked up with my papers vich establish my
claim and vich we're all stholen together
whoever got that picture has got my pa
pers. will see about it" he added, threat
eningly, and started off to look up Major
Ben:
The gravity of the Majors offense is seer
at once when it is known that the Colonel!
claim is for forty million dollars.
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Junius B. Holloway ESQ.,, one of the &C
complished clerks of the House Committe,
on War Claims, and long headed politi
clan, stated to the Critic yesterday that hi
had focused the organization of the Forty
aiohth Cnnorass and thot NJ nar1;s 4