The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-09
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
An Old Timers Notions About the
Consular Service.
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
Some Of Mr.. Brewster's Social Exploits
Abroad.
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
A YOUNG LADYS FIRE AK.

The following gossip concerning the
next United States Senator from New
Jersey appears in Il Trenton special to
the Philadelphia NccS: Mr.. A. b.
Dickerson, who is chief of the cxamin-
ing division in the Sixth Auditors Of
flee at Washington has farm up in
Morris County, where he resides large
part of the year. Mr.. Dickcrson has
just been home and returned to Wash
ington by way of this city. lie stated
that there was very strong feeling in
Morris County and the northern part of
the State in favor of William Walter
Phelps for United States Senator. Re
pubicans seem anxious that Phelps
should succeed Scwell, and when Mr..
Phelps returns from the West next
week he will be urged to reconsider his
resolution not to enter the Senatorial
canvass. Mr.. Dickcrson proposes or
ganizing n New Jersey Democratic As
ISOLATION at Washington in few weeks
The presidency of the association will
be offered to Senator McPhcrson and
all Jersey Democrats in the various
Departments will be invited to join
Mr.. Dickerson said Democratic Jer-
seymcn at Washington were keeping
pretty quiet but he thought the ma,
iority of them favored Governor Alb
belts candidacy for the United States
Scnatorship.
w.
In a letter depicting some of Mr..
Brcwster's social triumphs in Europe, a
correspondent of the Chicago TrjJUHe
says: Dinner with Lord Chief Justice
Coleridge in London and a sojourn of
a week at Lord Derby's place in Kent
have been followed by dinners with
visits to titled and untitled swclls all
over the continent. AT the Lake of
Como the late Attorney General had q
grand old palace all to himself, though
that may not mean so much as 1t would
appear TO at first glimpse. For grand
old palaces on the continent are usu-
ally buildings that in Chicago would
be thought just about good enough to
keep cows in. Mr.. Brewster took
bad cold while hunting around in the
night air on the margin of Como for
| the spot ON which Claude MelnOtte
made love to Pauline. He was laid up
for two days and was threatened with
! fever, but came through all right.
From Como he went to Rome to see his
sister, Miss Annie Ilampden Brewster,
| Princess Wichtcnstein' great friend.
| At her house he met all the Americans
in the Eternal City at that time of
year. He was also asked out great
deal, dined with princes, attended
muscales at the palaces of cardinals,
and, | hear, was presented to the Pope.
From Rome he went IT, Paris and OK
pected to have jolly time there. He
has been buying some new curios
and adding some new gems to his ccle-
brated collection of china. Mrs. Brew
ster has been getting some new gems
from Pingat, Worth rival.
W.
Says "NIac" in the Hartford TTmCS.
There is considerable talk in certain
circles over n fruit party which did not
come Off. A gentleman who has held
official position here for over forty
years, and whose name very frequently
appears in the newspapers, has an
adopted daughter, who has presided
over his household affairs for some
years. Lately the lady gave signs of
mental disturbance, but it was thought
it would all wear off soon The OIL,
cial in question went up to Connecticut
several weeks since on visit to some
friends. While he was gone, hi,
adopted daughter had Il number of in.
vitations printed, inviting all of hcl
acquaintance to fruit party to take
miles from the city. The appointed
day arrived, and probably 100 persons
drove out to the farm indicated to en-.
joy the fun and eat the fruit. On theiI
arrival there they We're considerably
surprised on being told that, in the first
place they did not have any fruit, and
in the second place they did not invite
any one to come out there and help eat
it, The farmer said he had not seer
the young lady whose name was signed
to the invitations Che adopted daugh
ter of the official referred tor for sew
eral months. Several similar freaks
were performed by the young lady
and finally she became dangerous
threatening to kill every one who wa,
near her. She has since been PLACED
in the Government Insane Asylum.
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An old-time consul was the centre Of
group of listeners the other cyenin.
in the lobby of an uptown hotel, ant
one of the listeners was Stevens, thu
Washington correspondent of the
GloJe- Democrat Said the old-timer
Congress deprived the service o.
many able men when it abolished thC
consular uniform and court dress OF
the Ministers. 1t was II blow at tho
fundamental principles of diplomacy
When Hamilton was alive--a grea
man was Hamilton, sir; yes, sir, grea
man; | knew it--when Hamilton livet
our representatives wore as much golC
lace ms anybody. Every Consul in tn,
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