The Washington critic., 1886-12-30
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

ator since 1858. His first recollection
of Logan was at Ccntralia, ILL.,, in the
Lincoln and Douglass campaign, when
he made speech in behalf Of Doug
lass. Logan was then an intense
Democrat" said NJ. Townshcnd to the
C0urier.Journol correspondent. HE
was one of the most extreme and in
tensely Jealous Democrats ever heard.
That was Logan's style-open, brave,
warm and deadly earnest. Why, do
you know, his father was also an
extreme Democrat He never changed
TO the day of his death, aud as for Mrs.
Logan, the Generals mother, she was
such an intense Democrat that she op
posed her sons election to Congress,
and did all she could to defeat him.
Nearly all the General relatives were
Democrats, and he had brother In the
Confederate army. / saw Logan during
the late campaign. He was in splendid
health. never saw him better. We
were bandying each other, and he bet
hat that Illinois would 20 30, 900 Re-
publican, and another hat that Morri-
son would be defeated. lie won them
both"
-.
1vhor Co,oro, p.n,or ror for ,ho
u.'. 1 ,,,,, o'e e a., So, "n 49, ~, p WV
seNen'n .ihic lor .hc oena'c' s"ys oeu'
Perley Poore in the Boston Budget, he
was defeated by Henry S. Geyer; for
the generation that had grown up since
he had entered public life "knew not
Joseph. lie then look tne stump as
candidate for the House OF Representa-
tives, and was elected as Missouri
compromise Democrat. defeating a
Wbio and n southern Democrat Rr,
J., -, . 49, H. 10y
Ae was u liore c'phei III 'he liouse' "nu
wnen the time Tor his reelection came
around he was defeated by Know
Nothlng candidate. ms soured MN
peyond measure, anu nnally, at MD
nlght on the 90 OF March, 1870, he
rad s;,l, h t TondLo S oIiM '"' or5
with his bundle in his hand went to the
door, where, as the hands of the clock
reached IL, he shouted; MT. Speaker
nc Gccupant Oh tne cnar' .hinking
nves,ion tIer hoirS totem ' so;J J' a. w was
and is the custom1: Twas the gentle.
man within the bar when his name
was called p mo, sir" said Mr..
behton; II am mere, sir l appear
fGomn .mo toi, or, 10 un cA inculper
calling INV name IF INV clcrk caIls
my name l will sue him. sirv' "The
gentleman from Missouri said the
speaker pro tem:, rs out OF order.
res, SIT, saiu MT. benton, "and II
the sergeant. alarms attempts 10 ar
rest me, l VIII sue MN, SIT Every
one eNpecteu scene, Dut inc preslulhg
Oihcer SIMPLY salo: III the gentleman
from missouri Is not member OF Tue
mouse 'he D"orkeeper Will Keep nun
OUTSIDE Oh inc nan "A roar OF
lauEh'er greeted ms announcement,
anu peiorc IL liau uieu away Coionel
peh,on; CARVING ms Ounuie, turned
his pack upon ieSlsiatioh anu lelt.
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An interesting article unon "Wosh.
;ro,on Aa,,o,,,,.oro,, .,o. l., a.
s.o% o, I, appo"s ~ INC
New 1ork Irto"Ho ny the regular cor
respondent OF that paper, of which the
following are excerpts: Il need hardly
refer to the majors. colonies and
iudces in front Of W,llard,s uotoI
m, u,,
NY "io ,N'"'o' ~ u'A'nS 'on' 10"
they i've Is mystery, though the little
maneuvres Tor obtaining whisky and
free lunches are by this time pretty
we'll understood. But where do thew
sIon,, 81 No. H. ,I,o,, ,,,o,,a ~, - 49,.
nieep anu i,ow w 'aey speno .iie nisii'.
Ihey weigh doWn the SOFAS OF tne hotcl
from 0n CurlV nOur IN me morning lln-
VI the iast guest mas ret'reu long aiter
mlunieht. Even lhen II oileh requires
inc muscular persuasion OF couple OF
Polters 10 ulslouse theni. put ~ GAVIN OF
day they return, scanning the horizon for
the Mnsuspectlng stranger VINO may De
aHpiing up 10 the par. MOI long ago
one OF the fraternity recovered Judg,.
ment ior So,ooo against one OF the street
car companies Tor injuries. received
whlie Stepping OH the platform OF a
car: Ever since the recklessness with
whlch MS coileagues nave been throw.
ing themselves OIL tne cars Oh the COM
Phny has peen supJeeV Vi great alarm
10 the conductors Oh the company, ana
theMe OF anxious discussion among
inc MaJahs as 10 which OF lhcm VIII
ne fortunate enough 10 orcak leg'
Inc number OF peopie VINO i've mere
upon lheir Grains pehaihg nelore Con
gress Is very large, and II IS limited only
ny lhe Iorpearahcc OF their friends VINO
are cailed upon TO support them,
Ninety nine per cent or the claimants
mere are dead beats, and the Govern
meht Is IN lhe man responsible for
theli; lheir ranks are increased by
Inc ,i changes ana DISCHARGES III the pub
nc oliices, which take place upon the
ADVENT , Oh every new Adminislra-
lion. nan Oh me clerks DIS
charged remain mere because they