Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-26
ATTHENATI0N'S CAPITAL
A PENSION BUKEAU SENATOR
SAWYER'S PECULIAR HOBBY.

W ASHINGIONs - pm ~SAe"N'A -
yer has one of the most peculiar hoOoies
of any man in public life. 1t is nothing
more nor less than pension bureau, run
in his own house at his own expense
Senator Sawyer's wife is permanent IN
valid. and he employs private physician,
DR.. Kempster, who was for many years
SUPERINTENDENT of the Wisconsin insane
Asyium. DR.. Kempster receives $4,000
wear, and has nothing to do but look after
his one patient. So the Senator SET
up pension bureau IN
his house and appointed Dr.
Kempster as chief. Three or four clerks
were employed, and under the Doctors
direction have been going through the
papers in each case, preparing oriefs OF
lie evidence, and every night Mr.. sawyer
depOsits himself in a cosy chair Win
cigar between his teeth ready to hear the
evidence and decide upon the merits OF
the claims. After he gives his Judgment,
which ia usually favorable, DR.. hempster
writes report which is submitted TO the
full committee and then 10 the Senate. The
Senator's library looks like division
in the Pension Office, but it is one that
costs the government nothing. Every
clerk is paid out of the Senator's own
pocket. The bureau generally turns out
from four to ten cases day, and during
the past ten days Mr.. Sawyer has re-
ported siXty-iOur bills to the Senate,
which beats the record by any number OF
points.
EDITOR ABELL's SCHEME.
tits limited that Washington is soon to
have a new Democratic paper that Will
back the administration through thick
and thin and forge editorial thunderbOlts
to be hurled at the head oil pulitzer, Dana
and other milk and water Democrats in
the journalistic field in New York, whose
course is, if it has any effect whatever,
calculated to do bOtn President and party
more harm than good. Some time
last year Mr.. A. A. Abel,
owner of the Baltimore San,
bought q fine business property on
street. and began on it the erection of
fine marble-front building that was per-
haps better than anything of the kind in
the city. 1t was given out that 1t was Tor
the Washington bureauX of the Baltimore
sam and whatever space the paper did
not want would be rented out for offices.
AS the building, however, began to near
completion it looked like a remarkably
well arranged place Tor the publication
Office and editorial rooms OF newspaper.
There is a field for a good Demo
cratic paper here. MIR. Abel is the for
tunate pOssessOr of $3,000,000 and is
abundantly able to start the paper and
keep it going at a loss during the balance
Of his life. 1t has been seen for
the last two years, and Mr..
Abel, being close at hand, has
quietly put up his handsome building, and
will be issuing his paper before anybody
knows it. The attitude OF the New York
press has troubled the administration
considerably, and the GOthamites are
continually reproached with the fact that
the administration cannot command tn
support of a single one of the established
New York dailies.
CHALLENGED TO FIGHT.
Few people are aware OF the fact that
W. w. Corcoran, the widely known phi
lanthropist, was once challenged to fight
a duel by the new Spanish Minister to
Washington, Senior Muruaga. The chal-
leDge was the result OF a positive refusal
by Mr.. CorcOran to accept the latter as a
son-in-law. Senior Muruaga, as the story
goes. while he was Secretary Of Legation
in Washington several years ago. fell in
love with the young daughter
of Mr.. Corcoran and became en-
gagged to her. Mr.. Corcoran
objected to the marriage, and called upon
the Spanish Min ster to inform him that
the engagement between his Secretary of
Legation and Mr.. COrcoran's daughter
must be broken off. The Minister prom
Used to do everything in his power to
QEabllN WISHES anu 0OLl-
fed his attache that his relations with
the young lady must cease. The young
man naturally became very angry, and
Immediately challenged Mr.. COrcOran to
tight duel. The young lady sent for her
lover and secretly admitted him
into the house through the back door.
Owing to the treachery of a servant he
was discovered by Mr.. Corcoran and
kicked out of the house. Mr.. COrcOran
then went to Mr.. Buchanan, who was
Secretary Of State, and insisted that the
young man should be sent back to Spain
Immediately. OF course, Mr.. Buchanan
very properly declined to oblige him, and
the two gentlemen never spoke after
wards. TIE Young couple got tired of
their engagement in due time, and the
\ young lady married Mr.. George Eustis,
Nnember of Congress from Louisiana, and
Do uncle OF the present Senator from that
sSte.
LITTLE TOO FRENCHY.
w Nhington is becoming a little too
Frenc TO be strictly in conformity with
the pu anical ideas of the iorelathers.
There is ore Irritation and champagne
drinking hA ..e in proportion to the number
of people, til, n in any other city on the
continent. A.. New York surgeon was
greatly shoe. V by wbat be saw when he
went 10 call a6h friends house night or
two ago. Now when a surgeon, and especi-
ally one from 5%ham, is shocked there
must be fom&thing really ter
rible on tho taps. The friend
whom be went Ito see occupies
prominent pos ton at the capital. and
his wife is one OF the most popular ladies'
la top-loity society. When he arrived be
found all the guests seated at card tables,
some playing baccarat, Others poker and
such games as they fancied,NThere were
present foreign Ministers andNbeir wives
and daughters, attaches W lega-
tions, the wife or NeS Eng
land Senator, an unmarriA lady
and her brother from BaltimoA and
naval officers and their wives who had
learned the games at Nict& and MorNco.
While he was watching the\games he Aw
the wife of a diplomat strike a matA
under the table and light a cigarette. Hen
example was quickly followed Nunti BAH
the women as well as men were kemoking
and as the stakes were high, helndredi
of dollars changed hands duriiAg th
evening. Before this Woman's GamN bling
Club was started IL was known thatT wv
women who had lived many years at MIC
and Paris had since coming 10 WashiINP
ton inaugurated Sunday receptions.
where baccarat was the allurement Of
Tered. A society woman noted for her
piety Is reported as saying, From the
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