The Washington critic., 1885-11-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Some of the Rich Men of the
FOrty-ninth Congress.
GEN. BUTLER'S PRACTICE.
Major Poore's forthcoming Book of
"Reminiscences.
GEN. BUTLER'S PRACTICE.
OUR FOREIGN COLONY.

Not many members of the foreign
Legations do much in the way of en-.
tertaining, says Crawford in the World.
The majority of the Legations have as
their head bachelors or men who have
not their families with them. The
foreigners are much sought after by
certain class of the Washington society
people. Newcomers are especially
anxious to make acquaintance among
the foreigners. A certain Western
millionaire, who has spent winter or
two in Washington attempted when he
first came to capture the foreign col
ony here by storm. His wife went
around and left her cards at all of the Le-
cations, calling upon the bachelor
members as well as the married ones.
The foreigners are entitled to first calls,
but IL is not customary for strangers to
call upon them, unless they have some
official position or some acquaintance
which would warrant their calling
The lady in question knew not single
member of the foreign colony and had
no introductions. Before receiving
single call in return, and within two
days after making the visits mentioned,
she issued a number of invitations to
the leading members of the foreign
colony to q large dinner party. This
was considered such an unusual thing
that the invited foreigners held a
meeting to see what should be done
about it. The majority of them de-
cided not to go. The younger fraction
of the foreigners thought It was a de-
lightful variation of American social
cccentricity and so they went.
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A Western correspondent says: Gen
eral Butler has spent q great deal of
money on politics within the last few
years, and if 1t were not for his lucra-
tive law practice he would be pretty
hard pressed financially. A well-posted
friend of his tells me that each of his
campaigns for the Governorship of
Massachusetts cost him a cool 800, 900,
and he has poured fortunes into politics,
while he has neglected his business by
engaging in it. GLOW much does he
make year at the law" I asked. "No
one but Butler knows" was the reply.
HE does not practice law for fun, and
he likes money as well as most men.
He likes work, too, and could not exist
without it. He once told me that he
would rather try liquor cases at $40 a
suit than do nothing. He was born
Guy Fawkes day, and was 81 years old
the 9th day of this month. He is good
for twenty years yet, and is as strong
physically and mentally as he was
during the war. He will work until he
dies, and when he dies his life will go
out like the snuff of a candle, and he
will drop down in the harness"
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Says Frank G. Carpenter in the Chi
cago Tribune: Speaking of the rich
men Of the next Congress, there are
many millionaires among the new mem
bers, and some of the old milionaires
have been returned. New York, as
usual, heads the list. Perry Belmont
has fortune in his own right, and has
millions in prospect. Abe Hewitt re,
ceived several millions through the
death of his father-in-law, Peter
Cooper, and Archie Bliss is said to be
several times millionaire, though |
understand he has lost money lately.
George West, the new Congressman
from Ballston, Is the great paper fac
tor, and has million dollars in paper
bags. Ira Davenport, who was defeated
by Governor Hill, is in the next House
and is rich. Editor Pulitzer owns a
fortune as the proprietor of the New
York World, and John Arnot of Ell
mira is q banker with fortune of
about $3,000,000 AS to the Pennsyl-
vania millionaires there are Scott with
his dozen millions, Tom Bayne of Pitts
burg, who gets about a million through
his wife, and Harmer of Philadelphia,
who has two or three millions invested
in mines A new Republican Con.
gresham from Pennsylvania comes
from Scranton, the great coal town
which is named after his family, and
| Congressman Scranton is worth q
fortune in coal and railroads.
One Of his ancestors was in
Congress late in the fifties, and
l am told that he was member
several years ago. The other million
aires are scattered. Wisconsin has
one. Mr.. Stephenson, who owns n
fortune in salt and real estate, and
| North Carolina has another named
Green, whose money is invested in
| Grapes, and who boasts that he has the
largest vineyard east of the Rocky
Mountains. The check of William
Walter Phelps of New Jersey is good
for several millions any day, and his
son is now going around the world in
| his own yacht. Massachusetts has a
number of Congressman with comfort
| able incomes, and the wcalthiest mem
Der of the Missouri delegation is law
yer by profession, whose name Is
Burnes and whose home is at St. Jo-
seph. Kentuclians here are Boosting
great deal as to the possibilities of
their two new members, Mr.. Breclin-
ridge and Ex-Governor McCreary, The
latter is said to be wealthy. Connect.
cut has twice a millionaire in Charles
l.. Mitchell of New Haven, who is q
director in twenty different corpora
tions, and there Is new member from
San Mateo, Cal, who is said to be
worth half as much as Scott and ha,
made his money in specializing in oil
and mines. His name is Charley Eel
ton, He is young Republican and /,
a rollicking good fellow. There is only
one rich man in the Ohio delegation
and his assets will not foot more thar
$4,000 lie is young Democratic
lawyer from Columbus, who got hi,
fortune by marriage and whose name /,
Cultivate. The Illinois delegation /,
said to have several millionalres, ant
authorities here put Durham of Chi
cago, Mr., Hit, who is wealthy by mar
rage, and A. j, Hopkins, who takes
Ellwood' place, as among them. Louis
lana has a sugar millionaire in one o
its new members, Mr., Gay, and there
are a number of other States which
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