Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
The Judicial Whist Club TadH- Bill
Gossip Distinction in the DEM
ocratlc Ranks,
The Former Husband Of Rose Fytinge
What the Washington Herald
Says Of the South.
Doubtful Predictions About n Democratic
Triumph Next faIl-rhn Death of
George ~, Bnuer.

Triumph Next hRll-rhn Death of
Aeorge II. Bnuer.
From Our Regrasr Corresp ondent
WAsHINeToa, June /. - Among the |
most exclusive sets in Washington is the |
Whist club, composed OF members Of the
supreme court and their families. They
meet regularly az each Others houses, aud |
are as one big family A slngularity about 4
the supreme court Of the United States Is I
that there Is not member Of II who has I
his face clearly shegen, with the oXcop- |
ton Of mustache. An exception is |
made with those who have foil boards, |
which Of course entities those possessing |
1t to mnstache. Chief Justice Waite, |
however, dissents from this view, and his |
face Is covered with grsy-hlsck beard, |
but clean upper hp. Justices Fields, |
Matthews and Wood all have full boards. |
The other members OF the court are |
clearly shaver. Justice Gray Is the larg |
est man on the bench, and Justice Bradley |
the smallest Justice Field Is the only |
member who dshbles In politics, He is |
the leader of the silk-stOcking element In |
the California Democracy, and Is very |
popular He has secured more patronage |
from this administration for the Pacitc |
coast than the entire delegation In con-
gress.
II is now understood that Mr.. Morrison !
will call up his tariff bill as soon as the |
appropriation bills are out Of the way,
He Is determined to give the bill fair |
chance, although the present indications
are very slight for its success. Its great !
est danger Will be motion to strike out
the enactlng clause II It gets past this
point, there are many who predict its
passage II the bill gets fairly before the
l house and the Ohio people succeed In
mastering strength enough TO strike out
/ the free wool clause, Morrison and his
/ friends will accept the situation with
aVidity, with the hope that this may en-
able them TO pass the bill. Col Morri-
son told your representative to-day that
the reports that he intended 10 let the bill
20 over until next session are untrue.
IL Is becoming more evident every day
that the Democratic administration and
tke workers OF the party are losing their
old.time enthusiasm A numherOf Dem
ocratic congressman have been inter
viewed, and while few talk encour-
agingly of securing the next house, yet u
{ Is very apparent that the hope of success
! Is moi general. Some talk very obviously
OF coming out ahead next fall. One prom
inent Democrat went so far as TO say
J that he thought the Democratic party
ought TO lose the next house II they
wanted to win IN 1898, because the party
had lost energy aud enthusiasm, and that
= men could not afford to work for love.
= -.
, The recent death of George H. Butler,
the brilliant writer, during the past week
in this city, recalls Il singular career He
, was the nephew OF Gen. Benjamin II
Butler, and was man OF great ability.
His life had been checkered one. Dur
ing his boyhood he developed taste for
; literary pursuits, which he carried on
more or less necessarily until he died.
His nrst actual work was done IN New
York, as dramatic critic, He was once
proprietor OF the ArcadlaI, q, -Eet KY
, journal devoted TO dramatic and AT criti.
: cism. This was not successfuti and he
= afterwards became CONNECTED WITH
; wilkes Spirit Of the Times. About this
: time he married Rose Eytinge, the ac-
I tress; but his habits o. dissipation, con
! tracted before manhood, drliteo theli
5 Ilyes mart, and she obtained a divorce
{ of his uncle, he was appointed
con el-ueneral to Alexandria, Egypt, bu
G bIs had habits caused his recall lie
= then entered the military service as por
i inspector, for the western division, but
5 his. too, proved fruitless. In short
! every opportunity that could be oferet
Il him was given MIN, and be cast them al
e aside TO pursue his desultory iterSIl
\, work, and his more reckless drinkinl
II habits. He was finally left u pursue TN
y conrse which led him through Amos
+ every stage of degradation, from IN
warehouse to the insane asylum.
N He came 10 Washington in 1915, an
4. has lived here ever since. On his arfiVa
10 he enliyened the newspapers with hi
"a criticisms of the government and public
10 Sly wears ago he began drinking yer
u heavily. and his work lost the brllllanc
III ~ former DAYS. His uncle secured hi
p nositions In the various departments whic
IL he invariably lost within lew weeks
ye FINALLY his friends sent HIM TO the go'
Z erpment insane asylum, across inc rive
w with view 10 curb his appetite only
nv few wears ago brave ana sweet nv
" woman named Miss McChesney Marie
~, him, and vas devoted 70 the TASK Oh =
nv deeming him, but all TO no purpose y.
the last TWO yehIb hN AN' ~"
asylum most Of the time, and he seldom
'e' Il ever, came out. From his retlIeme
II, he would suddenly spring INTO proL
inence, and BIZ the power OF his stroI
intellect would gain the respect ana q
lia miration OF the public, ia bic liteTa
ea work; but as years wore Cd these Tug
Intervals became less frequent, and !
the last year he had dropped almost g
tlreIy from public notice. HIS renal
were taken to Lowell, Mass 10y &c
=, Butler, aud there Inferred.
I'D -
M The washington Sunday heraid spea
nty thus natteringly Of the south
Because Jefferson Dayls was rsscelFea W
J., more warmth Of deponHtratl0n az honlbp
a. tbau he sVas at the same place tMehP Nlf ",
Of 40. when entering upon the once ol PIesiu'
cid OF tue ConfadeTagy, certain kqpnDheah !1uin ~
pronounce The south % De 10 an lnh hltny y
res dlfi0n The facis arc otherwise, lhs 9vu tl
al accommodating money IN per sailngs eAh 49,
no. eating her people botn WnlN ahp ey,y XXI,
~ 6nlidink factories and developing hei Wiin
~ end venerable attending 70 her own DuAin
betteT than size ever cd be ore
when president Cleveland reads so
the Of the numerous published interHe
% with MISS Foisom's fool kinsmen, ne M
iuiy echo the sentiment Of Aftemus WaTai
said during The war, that be would |"
,hs ingIv contribute al his wiie'5 relAll'
10 h. ne strug,tIe and sacrifice them In