The Washington critic., 1885-11-20

went to Kentucky, where he ran for
Congress. lie was not in running con
dition then for he only received 80 or a
100 votes against some 10000 Demo
cratic votes He was not discouraged,
however, and contested the seat. The
House humorrd him and he was nj.
lowed TO 90 through with his contest.
lie said ON his return to Kentucky: 81
had no idea of capturing the scat. |
simply went to see If my voice could
fill the House of Representative" -
whcrcupon wag remarked, "There is
no doubt Of IL your voice can do more,
1t can empty the House" "
A"a
One Of President Arthur's messages,
says Carp" was stolen and published
day or so before IL was delivered in
the House. There have been num-
her of instances of such steals in the
past. Grants first message was read
by all the country day before Con
grcss met, and one of the messages of
Mr.. Hayes was bought for 1900 of
printer by several newspaper men, and
was in the hands of their respective
newspaper readers long before the
message had been sent to the Senate.
This printer had intended to sell the
message to the New York TrijNHe, but
he got into the Times Office here by
mistake, and the Times correspondent
made un combination which was to
pay him 81 800 for it. This combina-
tion embraced the Cincinnati Eaquirer,
the Chicago Times and the New York
Times. Each was to pay $500. The
Chicago TiijUBo correspondent in
New York bought an early copy of the
Times and photographed the message
from ii to his paper, so that the Chicago
TrbURe had the message at the same
time as the Chicago Times. This led
Editor Storey to refuse to pay his share
of $500, and the printer received only
81 900, from the EHquiJer and New
York Times. The last Of Arthur's mes.
sages were very carefully guarded, rs
were also all of the messages of Grant
after the one stolen. Mr.. Cleveland is
very cautious about having anything
get out TO the public before its time,
and it Is hardly probable that there
will be premature publication this
year.
w.
John S. Stokes, II Virginia colored
man, has been discharged from his
position as messenger in the Pension
Office. During the Senatorial career
of Judge Allen G. Thurman he was
the old Romans valet, says the Times.
Stars Washington correspondent. Ex-
Commissioner Dudley gave him place
in his bureau upon the strength of let
ters from Thurman and Blaine. When
General Black assumed Office Stokes
again got Judge Thurman to intercede
in his behalf. Things went along
smoothly until few days ago. Cap
tain Shucklcs of Danville, Illinois, Gen
eral Blacks home, was made Superin-
tendcnt of the Pension Building, with
control over all employees not governed
by civil-service laws. Stokes was dis
missed. He went at once TO his i'm.
mediate division chief, whose knowl-
edge of his work was intimate, and
secured from him n certificate that he
had been competent and faithful. This
chief, Adams, was also a Democrat.
Thus armed, Stokes did not go to Gen
eral Black, but naturally appealed to
his benefactor, ex-senator Thurman,
and enclosed to him, at his Columbus
| home, the Adams certificate. Then he
| called on General Black and asked the
| grounds of his dismissal He referred
| TO the letter his chief had furnished.
"Where is that letter? ;" asked the Com
missioner. 81 sent it to Judge Thur
man." answered the guileless fellow.
That will do. If you choose to ap-
peal to Thurman this interview is
ended"
47a
Says Murray in the indianapolis
NerS: "The Anglo mania for house
servants and coachmen is progressing
with the rage for other things. A
livery man tells me there is more
money spent in Washington for car
riages, coachmen, footmen and liveries,
in proportion to the population, twice
over than in any other city in the
Union. lie now keeps private car
riages with a speci al coachman each
for hire to families. Such an
establishment brings from eight to ten
dollars day whetherin use or not and
the contract extends through the sea-
son. Thus family supports an ele-
giant private turnout without owning
as much as a horse blanket What
economy is there in this? Well, such
a turnout costs from 81, 800 to $1,000.
A coachman we'll liveried and of ap-
proved pattern costs $50 month and
keeping one or two horses from $25 to
$50 a month. With modest one.
horse coupe the plant would be say
81, 500 at the very lowest, coachman
and keep through season of four months
would be $500 more, or Sl,SOO. The
same kind of turnout can be had at
SS day for about 5000, and no risk or
responsibility. The affair could not be
sold in the spring for the difference. A
real bang-up turn out, however, will
cost originally double that, or $1,000
Senators and others who merely spend
the winter season here find ii more eco
nomical to hire. In this case the team
is always in their service, day and even
ing, and is called by telephone for the
Capitol, for the theatre, for church on
shopping. The initiated would hardly
understand how anybody could get SIT
n day value out of carriage, unless il
was to sell patent medicine on tho
street corners or to deliver letters. They
| don't comprehend the tinsil and saw