Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21
Ex-Congressman Woodbridge, Robert
H. Newell, Charles |. Webster,
Edmands, Mccullough.
A Host Of Very Interesting stories
About Famous People and Things
OF the Present Day.
Three Well Worn but Not over Drawn
TaIcs-F Fighting Bob mccook-The
Magnetic North Pole.

lclaI corresrondonee oil the Gazelte.

last Ten. fltL JOnD IOIpeT ~ W IccelF
reparatlon for the injustice heaped upo
him. Had he been Republican instea
OF Democrat he would have been re
lnstated long ago. A sad Illustration G
how politically biased even blind justic
IS. Said a man who had known Gen
Porter for many Yeas to me recently
"There never lived truer patriot o
higher minded man than Gen. Fltz JOIN
Porter am staunch Republican an'
worked hard for the success OF Gen. Gar
field, but believe that the court.martial
OF which Garfield was a member, was or
ganized 20 convict, and convict II did
Gen. Porter was a New Hampshire boy
and must now be about siXty-eight years
OF age, For some time after he was put
out Of the United States service he was
prominent IN the management Of the New
Jersey Central railroad For the last
three years he has been police commits
sioner 81 the city Of New York. Where
has he GOT the money to carry on the con
test for reinstatement all these years.
Well, that Is a good deal Of mystery To
About year ago be told
100000 In fees and other Legitimate ex-
penses. ''If die without enough money
20 dectntly bury me, he said "and am
able To ret my military rights before that
time, shall feel perfectly satisfied with
my life. But no one can know what Il
struggle 10 has BEEN II the one object
Of my existence were secured, | should
be content TO lie down tonight and never
fruf "a Tor 4 bnt a.. Il a..
one ambition only. Once attained, shall
want nothing further" Porter was adju-
tant-gcueral to Cen Patterson, so well
known in the war annals of Pennsylvania,
and it is pretty well understood that he
has assisted Porter in financial way.
Gen. Patterson was a strong personal
friend OF Porters, and very wealthy and
liberal. He may never have helped Por-
ter, but II must have been Portcr's fault
II he did not. Gen, Porter is now quite
gray with age and trouble, and the last
time ! saw him, some weeks ago, he was
considerably stoop-shouldered, and APP
peaIed TO be living on the hope of finally
obtaining the justice so long denied him.
A VENERABLE yEIMoNTER
ON the street to-day saw venerable
relic ot by-gonG days In the person OF ex-
Congressman Robert u. Woodbridge OF
Vermont, AS he strolled along the
thoroughiare he appeared the representa-
tive OF race that mad gone out OF fash
Iona fact that this estray member Of II
had moi yet learned. He wore suit OF
gray mixed tweed that was perfectly evil
dent was made up at homie; well-worn
oyercoat, and an old-iashloned rutlled
shirt front. This man just escaped fame
AT one time he was the most prominent
member Of congress from the Green
Mountain state He had greater pollt- |
cal following than Senator Edmunds,
and the newspapers OF the country
his political goings-out and his !
comlngs-in with keen interest. II was
In the days Of President Johnson,
and Mr. Woodbridge, being one OF |
the recognized leaders OF the house
was named by the speaker as
q member Of the committee having in !
charge the now famous impeachment |
case. Woodbridge thought he saw his |
opportunity, He took stand against |
The impeachment Of the president and |
prepared a long and able argument In |
support OF his views. Its authors name I
was IN eyeryhody's mouth Woodbridge |
was ON the brink Of greatness, but alas, |
Ike SO many others, he fell over, and has |
never been heard of since Vermont was
too thoroughly radical TO listen to sound /
argument, and she took the |
side that has since been conceded TO have |
been The wrong one, Woodbridge was |
promptly retired and u disgrace heaped 1
upon him that this strongest OF Republi- |
can OF states has never yet thought It |
worth while to remove. Such is politics |
AN OLD TIME FUN-MAkER,
Another OF the old school is Robert II |
Newell, who Is living quietly at Jersey !
city, You do notremember Newell2 He |
was the "Orpheus C. Kerr OF other /
days The times of war have always
curiously enough, developed humorists |
OF originality and merit, and Kerr was
the individual who came TO the front rank !
IN TINS reld during ourclyll war. He was
q staunch radical and was shrewd
enough 70 see the droll side OF the CON
Test that arose between President Lincoln
and the Northern military Headers In the
field. Mcclellan was the target of I[erris
shots, and to him the first leader OF the
army OF the Potomac Is indebted for the
questionable reputation he sim bears
among a large proportion of the less char
table element of the Republican North.
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great an extent that, good or bad, public
sentiment forced It 10 be aban.
doned Persisting In his unchar.
table and egotlstlcal derlsion
Mcclellan was driven from command in
disgrace, much abused and slnned
against general. President Lincoln used
70 enjoy Newells hnmor Immensely, aud
many q time persisted In reading his
thruSis aloud at cabinet meetings to the
exclusion OF important business, greatly
to the disgust OF the austere Stanton. Mr.
Newell ripened SO fast that the outside
world poured in upon him, and among
others came an actress, with beautiful
face and seductive ways who saw that he
had fresh and enthusiastic nature, and
she promised to reform her life II he
would marry her. With spirit OF self
sacrifice, not TO be expected from a.
humorous writer, he did marry her, and
II changed many OF his estimates OF life,
This Is not OF itself so very strange. A
woman who never knew BY terrible OK,
perienco the snares and pitfalls OF an
actress life has changed many mans
former estimates of lie. Newell's efforts
at reform failed 10 succeed, as his humor-
Gus sallies had done and he Is now, at
the age OF lttXthree, living the life of a
literary recluse. His means are ample
aud his hn.tth a. atln s..>,.a