The Penn's Grove record., 1884-01-12
WASHINGTON LETTEa.

oreeabIe weather v,s ]tlr;luD1st desert
cd condition of the l,rae hotels and tne |
ooner,I oroeararcr rbat nearly every.
bodv had gone away somewhere to en-
iov tbn;r rood dinners and GOOD cheer.
But we shall donht'css make up for il
whom C,ooress oa,4 de,;u TO work
aoain. Tbere are uumistakable indica
tions of more tlau ordinary interest on
all sides i'm various matters of lpgisla-
ton to be taken ia hand this winter.
Al present the chief topic Of discussion
in noliticaI circles is the COMMITTEES,
and the nrobabIe action of the MAORI
ty ON the tariff and kindred questions
II seems tn be settled chat MI. Cox
will not accent the craftsmanship of
the Naval Committee. unless. like
Springer. his frieads persuade him in
the interest Of peace and harmony to
do 50 upon his return here. These
two rpypar to be the only embarrassing
mistakes made by Speaker Carlisle in
organizing the committees. 1t would
seem that under all the circumstances,
in view of his long service and great
| abilities Mr.. Cox WAS entitled to the
| Craftsmanship of the Foreign Affairs
Committee il he preferred il. the asp
rations of young Mr.. Belmont to the
contrary Notwithstanding. And the
same may be said regarding Mr..
Springer, who certainly had reason 10
EXPECT higher consideration than he re-
| ceiyed, But he has opportunities be-
fore him for a tenstrike in the matter
of reputation if he accepts the situa-
ton and puts all his ability into one or
two investigations which his little com
mittee is urged to undertake.
A local paper has lately been publish
inc Il list of the wealthy men, or heavy
taxpayers. Of Washington. Their are
not many Xanderbilts among them.
but the number o. those who manage
to grub along on a few hundred thou
sands is quite re,pestable. The richest
man in the District Of Columbia is
probably the venerable w. W. Corcor-
an. His great start as a capitalist
was made during the Mexican war.
when he bought Government bonds
when thev were far below bar and held
them fill they wprrr redeemed at their
face vaIue. Since this fortunate specu
Iation he has spegt his business life in
banking and IN the care of his prouer-
ty. which is reported to he worth 81
$4,000. Of late wears. however. the
Lagt..e -gei of his affairs has
been in the hands Of an agent. himsel
an aged and wealthy man. while Mr..
Corcoran has INDUCED his taste for art
and Ieudue,s for public charities. It
world I've difficult to find two men more
unlike in disposition and habits than
Mr.. Cocoran and the man who is sup
posed to be his rival in wealth. joseph
A. Willard. Mr.. Willard alone knows
how much he is worth. The co1,i4ct-
ures of y~ell-irformed citizens vary by
millions. Some guess n, is not worth
illion; others believe ne j., anywhere
from fya to ten millions. ...Jo4o VII.
l,rd il an odd cbar4ctar lie Hves all
alone in a main old-fasbianaJ hotse in
I4u street near f street which /, al.
w;v kent closed. PIE has no friends
and no Ilsunts tlke. mart in mn nuhlic
buiDe-s pnternri,e, which ~nyolye So
,iaI relations ipdulras in M SNORT. or
social encaaanents never ooas to
/ church has M family evcan4 ore san
vb, lives AWAY from hume. n.vnr
,neaks with his two brothers ucn,y
and csItl with whom he ouarreIrd
Ions Years ao, and in short maals
4 tho world at 40 fev noints of copt,ct
a. possible His sole aim ann,,entIv
fl. IN accumulate money ard i, mis- he
has h.sp marveI,ue,v succpssfnl lie
owns onc-half If Wizards hotel and =
1 l,roa ou,utitv of raaI estate in fine
! District and is the LARGEST holder Of
Government bonJs in WASHINGTON
Few residents Of WASHINGTON have ev.
ar soon this old millionaire fer an, If
bi4 ecceotric,ties jsto rarely leave his
tsusa in the aytime. 1ftrr niobtfaIl
however il is his eustom To sally forth
and walk about town to ipspeet his
Ills ~nrouerty and Mrs. Grundv observes
that Ae always goes back into his house
by The basement door and then bol.s
yer,thinr carefully up for the nipht.
He attends to his rents himself and as
fast IS he collects his money goes to a
bank or the Treasury and buys Govern
ment bonds.
IT, is noticeabIe what A number of
Congressmen 90 to housekeepiuo Of
late wears instead of living in fbe no.