The Washington critic., 1886-01-26


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"Whilc w. y. IIowclls was young
man living in Columbus and was on
the editorial force of the ohio state |
JourBdl" says Chicago man.about.
town, che wrote poem that was pub. |
lishcd in the dtidRtic MoaMly. In due
time came check in payment for the
poem. The check was highly priced |
in itself by the young poet, but did not |
fill the full measure of his aspirations, |
for shortly after he demanded of an in. |
innate friend with much diflidencc but |
great earnestness: Jim, when you have |
check for some money how do you |
get the cash for it2' The intricacics of |
this financial operation being explained, |
the amount of the check was deposited |
TO his credit in the bank. The money |
was not destined, however, TO form |
part of Mr. IIowclls' ultimate estate, |
for shortly after he again repaired |
somewhat embarrassed to his more |
practical friend and asked, In n guam
dairy: Jim, when you have money in |
the bank how do you get 1t out AGAIN. |
Since that time Mr.. Howells has had |
little difficulty either in getting money |
INTO OF out OF tnc Dank.
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Repeated efforts were made for sew.
oral days prior to Secretary Lamar's
decision in the contested telephone suit
TO learn what the decision would be,
says the Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Ne,cs. A person who
could gain this information even few
hours in advance could, with the as.
sistance of certain Wall street gamblers,
have made an immense sum of money
selling the Bell stock short. Every
effort that ingenuity could suggest was
made TO learn the Secrctary's conclu.
sions. A young lady employed in
Lamar's office, who was known TO have
copied the decision, was told by the
representative of New York firm of
brokers that $4,000 would be handed
TO her If a copy Of the decision could
be placed where the latter would find
1t. She replied that It was impossible.
About an hour later the same person
leaned over her desk and in low tone
informed her that his offer would be
increased to $4,000 If she would do rs
requested. The young lady excused
herself moment and stepped into the
Secretary's private Office. When she
returned the Secretary accompanied
her Lamar read the fellow lecture
he will never forget. He then informed
him he would give him just ten seconds
to leave the room. When the door
closed upon his retreating form he had
eight OF the ten seconds to spare.
W.
Says Washington letter in the Indl.
annapolis Sentinel: Congressman By.
nun occupies seat beside the illustri-
Gus Ira Davenport of New York. The
two sitting together reminds me of the
father and his little boy, though some
one mistook Davenport for Bynum's
private secretary, supposing, of course,
that Congressman had these luxurious
articles. Congressman Steele of Indi-
ana is perhaps the most modest man in
the House. He very rarely says any
thing. and has never been accused of
doing anything very heavy. Johnston
of the delegation is the bluiler-that is,
he don't stand any monkey business.
He talks like he hits-from the shoul-
der. 1t is said he can kick harder than
any man in Congress. When he was in
the State Senate am told he wore cop.
per-tocd boots. Tom Brown Is the
polite, affable gentleman who is always
in good humor and likes to ask you
TO take a drink. 1t is said he saves
more from his salary than any other
member. ] am told his entire expenses,
both necessary and incidental, will fall
below $3.50 per month.
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The departure for Europe Of Miss
Marion Langdon, the great New York
beauty AMI heiress, worth cool mil.
lion in her own right, leads many to
wonder, says a Chicago Nal CORE
spondent, If it is possible that she is to
be added to the list of fine or desirable
American girls who have been cap.
tured abroad. The list grows larger
and larger, and without going far back
one recalls Miss Work, now Mrs. Burk
Roche Miss Jerome, now Lady
| Churchill Miss Garrison, now Mrs
| Maule- Ramsay the Misses Yzanaga,
now Lady Vaudeville and Lady Kaye,
and Miss Mackay, now the Princess
Colona. There are many who think
Miss Langdon will not return to this
| country. The expressed desire of Mr.
| Perry Belmont for mission abroad
instead Of the craftsmanship of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs recalls
his long and hopeless devotion to Miss
Langdon. They were for many years
engaged to be married, and the engage
ment was broken off by the lady, who
has since forbidden even the mention
of the name of her former lover in her
presence.
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Says the same correspondent: The
Supreme Court Judges are a jolly set
among themselves. There are no lean,
spare men among them, except Joe
Bradley, and all of them boast we'll
fed stomachs and Burgundy COM
plexions. Almost any night a majority
of the bench can be found in an +
street car, trundling along to their pa
latial residences in the West End.
Whoever is lucky enough to ride with
them can see what would be sight of
a lifetime to any one of millions Of
American citizens, when you think
that, out of fifty millions of people,
probably not over two millions have
ever visited Washington, Chief Jus.
tice Waite and Justices Miller, Mat
thews and Blatchford will sit ranged
along one side of the car, and make it
special amusement for the trip to pass
up fares. The Chief Justice and JUS
tice Blatchford always keep sharp
eye on Stanley Matthews as the nickles
pass him, and their comments rather
reflect upon his integrity in the hand
ling of small amounts of money. The
other night happened to ride up with
this bunch Of judges, and the incidents