The Washington critic., 1886-04-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Newspaper men are KEEN" said
Senator Sherman, "and Washington IL
great place for their development. |
remember on one occasion one of them
called on me to get my views on some
question Of finance current at the time,
and was very busy hanging pictures
in my house and not interested very
much just then in great National Is.
sues. told him | hadn't thing to
tell him; that l had already. only few
days before, made an exhaustive speech
on the subject and was pumped dry.
He looked sad, thought, and | did
what i could to console him, but
couldn't give him any points for an in
terview-not word, and he went
away. The next day or the day after
| saw copy of his paper, leading
daily and there / found column OF
talk with myself on the question at
issue. They were my sentiments ex.
actly, too. How did he get II?
Why, he just took copy of
my speech, and making his qucs.
tons, he picked answers from the
speech until he had made up as precise
an interview as the most exacting
editor could ask" "Wherc is that
young man now?" "Really, | don /
know; but l presume he is getting $40
q week somewhere In the wide, wide
world of newspaperdom.
x~x
1t is rumored in society circles, says
Towle of The Boston T'ranller, that
there is some uncertainty as to a ball
for the benefit of the Garfield Memorial
Hospital being held at the building of
the Chinese Legation. When the ladies
interested called upon the Chinese
Minister and asked the use of his estab.
lishmcnt, including the spacious bail.
room, for the purpose named, the Min
lister was of the impression that 1t was
select party of their own friends for
| whom the ladies asked the favor. As
| everything said to the Minister has to
go through the lips of an interpreter,
such an impression was, perhaps, not
unnatural. At all events, the gossip
now is, that the Chinese Min.
lister is not particularly pleased
with the idea of turning over his
fine apartments, with their handsome
appointments, for pay entertainment,
where the attendance, it is alleged, is
likely to partake Of somewhat promis
cuous character. The new Chinese
Minister is expected here inside Of
twenty days, and on his arrival the le.
cation building will be at once turned
over to his control. He will, of course,
be made acquainted with all the facts
in the case, and may or may not rcscind
the permission for the ball, if the pres
cnt Minister leaves the matter open for
his action. The new Minister, II is
said, will bring suite of forty persons
with him.
~
Says the Chicago Current. "Mr.
Trenholm, the new Comptroller of the
| Currency, seems to have undergone the
proper preliminary examination by the
Wall Street Committee of Safety. The
Eastern papers speak of him as gold
bug who may be depended upon. He
will run the course; he will keep the
goldbug faith; he will fight the goldbug
fight; for him there is laid up bank
presidency in Wall street, the paradise
of all the Comptrollers who have gone
before him."
Nv
"There is nothing in this country
says Judge James j. Lindley of st.
Louis, that has undergone a greater
change than its Congress. When
was in that body we received So a day
and even that was an advance which u,
that time was strongly opposed and
condemned by some. My first year
received $120, while ON the next year
the payroll credited me with about
$4,000. The only satisfaction now is
in knowing that Webster and Clay
worked for the same money. Then we
did great deal of our own committee
work also Now the payroll for com
mittee clerks is about us large as it ther
was for members. This shows vas
change. The present members of Con.
gress can hardly appreciate how the
work was then done"
Nv
Says Joe Howard in the Boston
GlObe: Old General Schenck. at the age
of 76 years, lives here in Washington
in fairly good health, having beer
plucked from the jaws of death by th
exercise of starvation diet conducted
for year or two, and he still plays hi!
little game of poker. was told abou
one OF his games recently, which ma,
not tell correctly, as never play poker
A man sat opposite him and they hat
up about $50. Said this man next T.
General Schenck, II have got fou
deuces." -Four deuces?'S sal,
Schenck, "take the money" "Yo
do not want me to show my hand?'
said the other man, humorously. :"
suppose l can take the money
without showing it," "You mus
play the game" said Genera
Schenck, "and show your hand,
"Well," said the man, II have not 60
four deuces, but have got two and tw
kings" "If you have got that hand,
said Schenck, ''you can take the pot.
The man was about to rake in tn
money when General Schenck sale
Hold on! If you have got two deuce
} think you can take that money,
With this Schenck laid down his hant
He had four deuces. Said he: "Wha
said was that If you had two deuce
t thought you ought to have the money
r for never saw six deuces before in on
pack"
/ A Golden Omelette.
a Miss Thursby received the money for h
memorial concert in New York one mornir
' in q very novel way. She was invited to
| hrna foet hua a MI har nf Vyhn Al