Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-10-06
HtatosmAn's otimulAnt's.
From the Washington Critic.


NJ. ]. O'Connell, the bartender at the
National Hotel, has the reputation OF
being one Of the best in the business.
His strong forte is mixed drinks. In
1864 Gov. Downing Of California was
here for some time. He got in the
! habit Of going to the bur where Nike
was 10 get his drinks. He became in.
f.tuated with Mike, and took him home
with him and secured him position in
the bar of the Grand Hotel in San
| Francisco, where he remained for .
number of years.
The reporter asked Nike how long he
had been in the business.
Nineteen years." said Mike.
How long haye you been here?"
"A little over five years"
"What seems to be the favorits drink
nowadays"
THAT depends on the section Of cosn-
try that the customers come from, as =
rule. Now, New England man likes
rum. the Eastern man whiskey, while
the Southern and Western men are
heavy OIL mixed drinks. Men differ.
however, in their tastes. There Was old
Senator Bogy: could always tell what
he wanted, and when he came in l
would set it out without asking que
tion--gin and sugar was his drink. Sen.
ator Ferry never came in the bar, but
he was great drinker OF sherry in his
room. Davis Of West Virginia gener.
ally took straight whiskey he was not
much Of a drnker, though Judge Davis
never came in the bar, but had sherry
and whiskey sent to his room. Maxey
Of Texas never takes anything stronger
than lemonade. Coke takes sugar and
whiskey. Baysrd takes the same.
Pendleton is very fond Of whiskev
punch. Jones Of Florida never mixes
anything with his. He drinks whissey.
and takes ii out OF a water glass, having
an aversion to small glasses. Jones and
Vest, as rule, take it with little sugar.
Eaton of Connecticut was pretty regular.
He sometimes took whiskey, but most
generally wine. He seldom came in
with any one. He would drink small
bottle Of Mumm's extra dry, pay for it,
and walk ont. There was old Senator
Davis Armstrong Of Missouri. He al.
ways took whiskey and lemon, forty
drops. Lapham Of New York would
start in on whiskey but there was no
telling what he would wind up on. John
=. Clark of Missouri generally TOOK II
straight. So did Van Horne. Proctor
Knott never mixed it and alway wanted
Old Bourbon Page of California and
George Of Oregon, as rule, took straight
whiskey. The great objector. Mr.. Hol-
man, used sugar and water. Alexander
Stephens never came into the bar room,
though he WAS regular drinker. He
carried little eight ounce vial OF the
very best whiskey in his pocket. Gen.
Phil Cook of Georgia is one of the most
jovial congressman that comes in here.
He takes little sugar in his whiskey."
"How is it none of them drink beer?"
"Very few Of the old time fellows
drink beer, especially men from the
south. The young men are the beer
drinkers"
did you ever see Judge Edmunds in
here ?"
"Oh yes. On few occasions he and
Senator Anthony and Ben Perley Poore
would drop in. They always took
straight whiskey. Senator Beck is
great lover Of hot scotch, and Senator
Williams Of whiskey toddy."
1T doesn'. appear that any Of our
statesmen indulge in fancy drinks.
Mike ?"
"No, sir. II you want to see fancy
drinks demolished you just watch .
crowd of young bloods from the south
and west get up to the counter. There
may he half dozen in the crowd and
ach of them will take O different fancy
drink"