The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-02
GLIMPSES OF WASHINGTON.
Interesting Pen Pictures of Some of the
Most Distinguished Persons at
the Capital.
How Arthur the AristOcrat, the Marquis
of LOrne and Others Look
and Act.


is a city of lions distinguished people who
attract the attention and absorb the admiration
of the mob. A close inspection of greatness
generally dispeIs preconceived ideas, as the
great people generally look like other people.
Yesterday Washington enjoyed an extra lion in
the person of the Governor G eneral of Canada
and son-in-law of Queen Victoria, the
MARQUIS OF LORNE.
The Marquis was the al-absorbing topic of con-
versation at hotel tables and at fashionable
gatherings. 1t was how the Marquis had walked
out of the railway station, how he dined with
the British minister, how he took pot-linck with
the President and escorted the Presidents
sister to the table, etc. The Marquis visited
the Capitol yesterday to see how the bIarsted
Americans ran their parliament. 0n his arrival
in the gallery in the House a ranting member
from out West was just peppcring old England
about its pauper labor, the tariff being under
discussion. This little incident hOrriiicd all the
Miss Nancies rs a most unfortunate incident,
but they might congratulate themselves that it
was no worse, for if Crank Robinson, from
Brooklyn, had been on the floor, he would have
made motion to have this scion of nobility
expelled from the gallery without ceremony.
On the appearance of the Marquis in the Senate
chamber, Plum, of Kansas, was struggling
with the wire-fence brobIem in the tariff bill,
and Sherman, of Ohio, had remarks to make.
Several Senators left their seats and were in
troduced to Lorne and il was, evident
son-in-law was exercising an influence
on that August, or rather January,
body Vice President ID. Davis thumped on
his desk mildly TO suppress the ruffie of noise
and talk, because people in the galleries were
craning their necks and shifting about in their
efforts to get sight at the stranger, many, no
doubt, mistakng the little baldheaded man
that accompanied him for the Marquis. A
party of Texas ladies in the gallery determined
TO get closer glance at the Lorne, and forth
with encountered him as he came out of the
Senate chamber He is "a very ordinary look
ing young man with light hair, light eyes, and
II little fuz about his cheeks, of medium
height, slender and does not part his hair in
the middle. Being Marquis, the ladies say
he is handsome. He looks like one of our ordi-
nary city young Land is no doubt good fell
low. Nothing great about him he wore plug
hat and an ordinary gentlemans walking suit.
The lest thing saw about him was that he
didn't part his hair in the middle.
CONGRESSMAN OCHILTREE.
To give a slight sketch of our Congressman
from the 18th district, Tom Ochiltree, as he APP
pears in Washington in the role OF Congress-
man, will be something new to the LIGHT
readers. The Major has become a substantial
fiction, can assure yOu he no longer treads
the uncertain paths of IMAM about the town."
in Washington but walks with the firm and
confident step of a popular representative of
the people at the Nations capitol. He wears
his blushing hOnOrs easily, and fills his place as
naturally as If he had always served the State
in the halls of Congress. But the Major finds
that he will have little time for play if he meets
all the demands made upon him from all over
the State, because it has become very plain
already that Tom is looked on as the repre-
sentative of 100000 voters in opposition to
BourbOnism, and his colleagues represent
Bourbonism, and while in the House Bourbon
ism will be in the lead, Tom will be in the
ascendency in the departments Already he is
flooded with letters from all over Texas, and
he will be compelled TO have secretary to
answer his letters If they keep on increasing.
Already the Major attends to all matters re-
quiring attention in the departments, and he
goes through them like meteor, leaving
sparks of fire behind him. The other day he
called ut the appointment clerks office OF
the Interior Department, to look after
the appointment of Texan, there
not being one p that hat department; Mr..
young and pleasant but he has wonderful
self pose about him, being an educated, smart
fellow, and he parried the assaults OF the red
ranger" with excellent tact and good humOr,
and finally told Ochltree that his friend should
have place, that there was man in the pen
sion Office who was going to resign on the list
of February. The Major jumped up and in
excellent good humor said good morning, but
turning suddenly on the smiling Hood, he
caught him by the hand and placing his other
hand on his shoulder, said in very earnest
way: "Mr. Hood, will you do me personal
faYOrI"
Hoods face resumed serious lOok,-he had
no idea what he might eXpeCtsir the way of a
request from the red ranger" "If | can,
Major" said Hood.
when that fellow resigns" continued Ochil-
tree, ~ want you to let me know it-l want to
see HIM never saw one yeti want his pic
tIre!"
The scene was too much for even the faded
looking lady clerk who sat in the corner, an
audible smile broke loose from its mOOrngs
and rippled out from her mouth. Hood was
taken by surprise, and lost his balance for a
moment-but just for moment.
Ochiltree is Industrious, painStaking and
persistent and bids fair to overcome all the I'M
favorable opinions formed about him
and make useful congressman. Calling at his
rooms the other evening, | found his
his apartments like any other bachelors
rooms In Washington, Only the extra number
of photos OF prominent p5Qple, especially good
looking actresses, told plainly that Toms
Bohemian life wears its brightest side even
now; picking up an elegant autograph album,
| found the great people of Washington, in
Guiding the President and Judges of the Sup
RENE bench, freshly written. why, this is u
valuable spuvnier, TOm," | remarked.
eyes" be rRpiied, 81 am going to present it to
a recent bride in galveston" He is always
looking out for The p6ople of his district.
Picking up solid SILVER pitcher or what is
called "a Cup" asked: "Where diq ypu get
this2"
"Why, yea" be replied, ~ almost forgot to
show it to you, LIS the cup won by my namesake
AT Saratoga, and IIOriilard sent it 10 me as a
complement on my election, ] am going to
present it To the Galveston Rowing club"
ARTHUR THE ARIsToCRAT.
President A rthur Is better looking than his
photos generally represent him to be; | had
an idea that his face was fat, cheeks putfed
out, and hisn Ose a SORT Of vert stuck in the
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