National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-04

Iectious In the Natter Of Game and Other
Dninties Common In the District Markets
a. the Bag Of Local sportsmon.
would you like to know the favorito
fish and game that the big people OF
Washington buy regularly of meT said
prominent fish dealer in the Center Mar
net to q reporter of THE REPUBLICAN.
~ guess you would" continued the fish
man. "The Russian minister fancies
striped bass and woodcock. The English
minister buys more salmon than any
thing else in tho fish line, also English
pheasants and plovers. The Chinese
minister supplies himself sbundantly
with little, spike sturgeon, at 81 per
pound, and carp. He seldom gets any
game -.-.-
"Ex-sEoRETARY FRELINoHUYsEN
10 tho biggest game eater, especially Of
eanyasbaok ducks and phoasants. His
bill for this kind Of food amounted to
5000 this winter, and this was only for his
private table.
THE FRENCH MINISTER
loves striped bass and jacksnipo. Tho
Argentine minister gets very little game,
but takes largely to black bass and Spanish
maokerol. Once in while ho takes a
fancy to wild turkey. The italian min
lister selects jacksnipe aud trout.
1.-THE JAPANESE MINISTER
10 the dearest lover Of fish Of any one in
town, and buys moro than any ono else
dealing with me. IL must be red gill
FISH, though, before he buys II. His
favorites arc the black bass aud white
perch. He won't buy game unless it has
white plumaEe; so far squads seem to BIO
his delight.
THE GERMAN MINISTER
smiles happily when he can get red snap
per, carp, pheasant, aud quail. Tho
Swedish minister's taste is for salmon and
quail. Mr.. Arthur, when in the white
house, bought large amounts of game
diamond-back terrapin, woodeock, and
canvasback ducks were q standing order.
His love for muskalonge fish Ia well
known.
SAM RANDALL
is q daily eater Of game, and his table is
we'll supplied with pheasants and quail.
But when you say fish he 10 not far off.
He grins with delight when ho sees smelts
before him. have had to send him these
in large quantities lately, particularly
during the past week.
SECRETARY BAYARD
ia peculiar, nothing but salt water spots
and terrapin will satisfy him, and he
won't let any one cook these but himself.
He prides himself on his manner OF get
ting up terrapin. Ex-Secretary Lincoln
is rather dainty and humors his palate
with quail, terrapin. and rock fish.
do you want mors2 Got enough
Good. bye" and tho fshman turned his
attention TO customer in search oil
'herrin.'
Alexander Stephens, while living here,
Lte fish daily. White perch was his "a.
vorite, 40 also quail.
Wade Hampton takes to blue-wing
teal and black bass. He often goes fish
ing aud hunting for these. sent him
recently the feathers from under tho wing
Of q summer duck to cover the fly hook
that he will shortly use. He Is the great.
est fisherman in town.
Gen. Albert Pike is lover Of all kind,
of fish, and there Is no private citizen
who buys more fish than he. He 10 the
best-posted man on the fish species ever
met. His special fish is sea bass, and Of
game red-head duck.
Justice Field buys rock and quail
Gen. Sheridan won't get any thing from Vi
but canvas-back ducks and diam nd- bach
terrapin, and these must be very choice
and he doesn't question the price. Gen
Sherman loved red-head ducks and rocl
fish.
Judge Cox gets diamond.b back terra
pin, salmon, and canvas-baok ducks
Judge Hagner favors diamond back ter
rapin. and of this he Is the best informe,
man know Of Potomac herring is ais
fancy of his. The late President Gar
field bought largely Of woodcock and sal
mon. .-
Judge wylie deals largely in sha,
and quail, aud is very fond of fish.
Ex-senator Stewart went wild owe
blue fish and striped bass, and at time
quail. Judge Edmonds admires rock
grouse. and quail.
Maj. Lydecker fills up to the brim OF
white fish, Spanish mackerel, and snipe
Justice Harlan buys generally canvas
back ducks and rock fish. Judge Mac
Arthur is pleased when canvas bacl
ducks and shad are put before him."
How about hotel trader"
"Those dealing with me average abou
/ $4,000 annually, and thoy buy every
thing in the way of fish and game"
rs Washington 4 good fish market?"
at is the best in the country for IL
population. At the lowest calculation
the sales amount to 100000, and dom
underrate or over-estimate the amount"
How will the new law affect tn
dealersW
ut will benefit them. They will hay
after June to depend on the down rive
supplies. There will not BIO SO man,
small dealers offering fish to the trade
1t will give the Potomac river rest q
the spawning grounds are above Alexan
dris. The fish grounds during the mex
five years will be from Fox's Ferry, be
low Alexandria, to the Chesapeake bay
Some time q fine run Of shad get as far q
Little Falls and as this place is out Q
the District fishermen will go there. /
Is q mistake, think, to pass tho law Il
tho way 1t is framed. II the Potoma
needs legislation the whole Of 1t shoul
have been covered instead of part
The lower Potomac needs protectin
more than the upper part. l feel ths
tho law was framed to benefit the boatin
clubs more than as q protection to tn
Potomac fish. You know the boys don
like to get their boats tangled in tn
nets"
"What markets do you send your ifs
toT
philadelphia, New. York, Baltimore
and Richmond. The expectation
= double the amount of sales here"