Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-01-19
~. Eccentricities Of the Late
|, CLARK Gaines, the Amer
lean Heiress.
morrill, Of Vermont the Oldest
p states S natOr BIS Birth
day Parties
|.,.,.Political Gatherings at the
I'd Of Robert InSersOn-
Capital Notes.
/, REMARKABLE WOMAN.

ITNHIONt Soht
tne great claimant,l who died
ol.sns on the 9th inst, had
J 1.-The figures Of Washington
IA, finy vars. Her APP ear
i, @ the last twenty-five years
ma had changed very little.
/, quite small and below me-
,lght. She was about five feet
,hss. She did not weigh over
ounds. She was invariably
in black with the exception OF
,ne,s. She was very fond Of
H. bonaels. She always
dark auburn wig. This, for
llenoe, was sewed into the top Of
Ioost TIE bonnet, therefore,
war removed during the day
The Oldest inhabitant OF Wash
~ never seen Mrs. Gaines
Atab,nnet. A lady who ouce
! IN upon her found her in
M Ibis bonnet on. Mrs Gaines
Z acre small. Her nose was a
HOOK Her eyes were Of a dark
4 b own. Her complexion WAS
very delicate In early life she
|ays ben very gOod-ipOkipg Il
Ithst lbt reason = by she ad pied
color Tor her wig WAS that that
Ia color OF her own hair in her
Toward the latter part
line this fleming cOloIed wig
|be pallor OF the determined old
'hct ., sitively ghastly To hide
4 USED 10 wear y small black
veil which came down to the
4 her noe. She had great de
aiion, but J doubt very much II
BID have enjoyed the result Of
Gees II she had accomplished
,ct Of her entire litigation. The
hing had become 10 her such
patton that il Is doubtful II she
have lived contented without H..
bggOn to-day is full Of claimants
bpaTently possess The faculty OF
lp0n what they hope to get
cupa,iOn Of q claimant appears
growing one. IL may be yet
, to rank ~ 4 profes sion.
OUR OLDEST SENATOR.
sn 5. Murrll Of Vermont is the
Dhited States senator. He will
bars Of age next April He has
long continuous service in con-
S either Clay or Benton, and
han any one at present in pub.
He has been in congress since
&c wSs q member OF the house
at period until 1867. He has
the senate ever since. He has
icenlly re-sle cited for another
M tenn II he should live IL
4 Of that term he would
years old This would give
3 roJTd OF thirty five
eoagress. This IL a longer
fcontinuOus service than any
YET made ia our history. Their,
ason why he should not live L
Of bis term and even longer
AalOr Is In most excellent health
rs lully rs young to-day n
pen IN the senate hfieen year
Ihan he He appears TO hav,
lsSse Of life than his colleague
Dearly twenty years youugeI
A stranger would not thinf
sfe was much difference be
be ages OF the Vermont sens
iorIill Is a man over ak feet il
lie is slightly round-shOuld
lhls delraele from what woulC
50 be a commanding figure
cry precise la his manner anC
and careful In his dress, a
I'd man should be. He La
'5tn described as resembling
Sumner to n great degree
. resemblance which tn
Ilme have strengthened. II
Sumner nose His gray side
n are cut ia exactly the Fam
ss were Summers. The ger
llAge OF his head and theswee
Wy lfon-gray air are the same
" pAIt OF his face 10 thinner
smolance is so marktd d. how
We main peculiarities that
'ue senator In the parlor Of hI
sa vl.en taken by Strangers fc
birthday for a number {
,s,ena'or has given a birthda
ns has q large, comfOrtahl
'homas circle, where be is
u gathering this ga
II The people of an
ir,h WnhiI & on. At a
sa npAy party there WI
,susi crowd Of otstinvuishe
y ~, Que Time during the latt,
~, evening there stood in on
Y, sae ulaln psrlOr the presldel
s' ,ieu SIaies and every prom
%solican whose name was ~
eunlcago June convention, u,
: Aooett T. Lincoln and Bel
~, i.nn' Gen Logan and NJ
"a ~ paused in front of Mr.. A
exchanged d few word
,p'y,rluent, ngsged Mr.. BlaiI
x oS'loh' They fell apart vel
I'M, LL AT TIE CAPITAL.
r'a' IN fences of Ine capt.
's,li, 'I,e Year by year into u
n a Il pays a public ma
,cleIy Ia Washington. &
i's L a positive element
81 'he most interesiino noli
ss,,a..n'rings are the general
eKfea BY Col Ingersol, ~ /
ID, :. s.ftet Boih parties q
IA nus e the oOlObel's frieu
Htats them both ALL
na Ina. he Ia out Of pulIti
c. ss " Remain out. II is +,
,n,a that the colonel v