New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-19
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GOSSIP From WASHINGTON.
JHE LATE EX-SENATOR NEsMIr8-wp
NATIONS NEW VENTURE

trRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE rRr,ux, =
WASHINGTON, june 18.-The snnounceme,t
of ex Senator Sesniths death causes only Passing e.
here; and yet while representing hfs State IN Ga
gress he OF the best known figures public IA.
He made his reputation during the War; He had -.
wit and excellent story teller Some OF hts an
ings gave him a National reputation. He was b.,
when he crossed the plains long before the days Of IL
Pacific RAILROADS. With his father no settled In Oreea,
when IL was wilderness At the time the Lsgfslat.es
CT his State him tbs United States Senate he Ld
never yet seen railroad locomotive. Indeed Ia
did not until he struck the Panama road at III
Isthmus. To his words, he was as green a.
squash He retained all his lfc horror OF sleeping in
doors. To pass the night under tho shelter Of root
gave him what be called chokey feeling To get re
lief he would take his blanket and fly to the wool<
There he would often spend months camping out ana
sleeping upon the ground He served his Senatorial
term and not rc-elected On tho last day of tn
session he walked from the Senate chamber ral>
way station carrying In his hand plain carpc-bag ths
contained all his worldly goods without saying goodby
to any He not seen In Washin gtou again until
1872, when he was elected member or the House.
He served his aud went home never to return TO thu
capital.
In the beginning Of the present year the news was re
ceived here that the ex-senator had hown signs OF
sanity. The announcements caused great deal Of sur
PRISE Aside from few eccentricities, Nesmth had
never given evidence Of unbalanced mind. IL was
said that he abored under the delson that the Demo-
cratic leaders of Oregon had him confined In the asylum
to which his friends him for the purpose pre-
venting him from going into Cievelauds Cabinet
Hopes, at first entertained that his Authorizations would
prove to be Of temporary nature only were never
realized. His death must have been relief TO him and
his friends.
Isaac Bromley who knew Nesrnith well In tire carly
days of the War; frequently tells the following story Of
him. II seems that when the newly elected Senator
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present his credentials and be In at once as
member OF the Senate. lie spent day two looking
down upon the distinguished body from sea. tn the
gallery get the hang Of things little before he
ventured on the floor. His dit.enee wore of after
little while. and his great fund OF anecdote his fine vein
OF humor, his frontier frankness and originality OF
character aud manner, drew around him warm friend,
OF both parties. Standing day In group Of sena-
tors who has been questioning him copcernlng his ad
lifc Senator Wilson. OF Massachusetts, said
understand. Mr. Nesnith that you had never seen
railroad until you East. and that everything Of
that sort In the way Of modern improvements was en-
trely to you Now. curious to know what
struck you being the most wonderful thing that met
your observation ON this side of the eontinentI'
Nesnith hesi,ated moment then said: well, I
spent my hrst two three days Washington up there
in the gallery looking at the Senate and think what
most filed with wonder was the thought that |. who
went of to Oregon years ago poor. uneducated boy
should be here member OF the highest iegssti'e
body in the country. That was my greatest wonder"
"well-but-I don't that exactly" said Wilson.
who was chiefly curious about what mechanical ccnty
ance or invention had excited most surprise. What
after that most surprised your
WELL" said Nesmth dropping his serious manner and
putting qIizzical expression, think after the
sensation surprise being here myself what excited
wonder how devil the of here"
Nesmth was OF the type OK primitive border men
whose presence in Congress made the deliberations Of
that body interesting aud entertaining stll his Ian
Iage grotesquc NOR the choice of his words
uncoath He had the courage TO write IN the Diogrt meal
notice which he contributed to the Congressional
Directory: receis ed no education"
met Tex Postmaster General Hatton to-day. He has
purchased The Chicago EgssiEg NtL In ais opinion
there is great field for penny paper out there fefe
Is a new element pouring into those western eites
every year. lie said, Large enough to baiid up an e
trely constituency without drawing on single
f m rs tf Sear he Of Ss M being IN the mare "a
TUESDAY week He at once sent his agent out &
Monday the first of paper under the
new management, LETT the press
Another Iowa man. Colonel Corkbill-the District
experience ais,. lie here to take charge ot fhs
ChroHcie when that paper was purchased ny sen or
field for party in Washington Is bur limi;e
If 10 supports the Aiin nistration IL Is generally
nothing Il seems to lack Independence. NO matter
which side IL may take IN controversy III II could IN
return Tor It's support Of the Administration obtain ne
equivalent for its apparent want OF independence bus
that Administration win Do. They are sure OF the
support OF the PAPER no matter what they may 40 ana
they do out OF their way 20 obUge or conclae
IL. ON the other hand. II you an opposition paper
you can't get circulation here. The paper VIII not
popular among the employees OF the departments Even
II 1t good newspaper. they would NOT dare 70 %
reading IT, fhcy form large portion of the popu
laon and you must have their support you want
make financial OF your paper. have bad
experience the editor OF newspaper here ana
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