The Washington critic., 1886-08-23
WASHINGTON CRITIC
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TOPICS OF THE DAY,

Nobody seems TO know, says the
New York Stdr, just how the report
arose that Colonel Bob Ingersoll was
going to Paris to have his throat op.
Grated upon. Judge Cowing say that
Lawyer Newcombc told him 50. Law
yer Newcombo says Lawyer Strahan
intimated that such was the case.
Lawyer Strahan says that he sup.
posed, Of course, the Colonel ought to
60, while Colonel Bob himself swoars
by all that's agnostic that he never had
any idea of going, never said he was
going. But perhaps the most ilabber-
gasted man of all was dear little
Doctor Robertson, physician extraor.
dinary to the Colonel, who returned
from Europe last week and heard the
dreadful stories of his patients re.
lapse. He had made study Of that
throat; IL was his pet pathological
amour. lie rushed Off to see his dis.
tinguished friend, pricd open the mas
sive jaw and gazcd into its eloquent
depths. "Why, Colonel, your throat's
all right. It's just lovely Why go
to Paris?" "Who the - said | was
going to Paris? I'm off to the White
Mountains. Want to Gomez"
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II is to be hoped, says Ayres of the
Kansas City Tjmos, that Congress will
take due notice of the uublushing Of.
frentery with which Mexico has com
monty carried her ends, as well In
Washington as on the border, and that
the administration of our State Depart.
ment will not, us heretofore, be subrO-
gated to foreign interests aud their paid
agents and attorneys. Under the aus.
pices of Secretary Frelinghuysen the
state Department became the paradise
OF foreign influences, and the tradition
seemed to permeate its every avenue
and channel that it was maintained
solely for the deleclation of represent.
atives OF other governments in lieu OF
protecting American citizens in their
rights. While statCCraft must of ne.
cessity be rcticcnt there Is no warrant
for its muleness Representatives Of
foreign governments should be treated
with every consideration, but not more
so thau our own people. Secretary
Bayard aud Democratic Administra-
tion will doubtless put the State De
partment on like footing rs when VIM.
l.. Marcy presided over it.
,,Ts
Edward p. Cranch, who has been n
member of the Cincinnati bar for fifty.
four years and is now in his 10th year,
was interviewed the other day by an
Enquirer reporter, to whom he said:
81 was born in Washington in 1911,
and lived there till | was about 81. Ny
father was u Judge of the Circuit
Court. His circuit comprised Wash.
ington, Georgetown and Alexandria.
His country residence was in Fair
fax County, Va, and / remember
well William Wirt's family, as they
were neighbors and friends of my
father. The first recollection ] have
Of Attorney General Writ was in 1928.
He was a remarkably handsome, large
and noble looking man. His wife was
Miss Cabell of Virginia. She was a
perfect type of the best class of Nir.
gipia women. ] always look back to
Mrs. Writ as a model wife and house
keeper. She had four beautiful chill.
dren. 1t was at this time became ae.
quainied with Salmon p. Chase, who
was then keeping Il private school in
Washington and lifting young men for
college. Chase was II very tall, grave
looking young man Of 49, Il terrible
student, and had already become dis
tinguisDed in Washington society be.
cause of the native dignity of his
character and the social status he
had from being the tutor OF William
Wirt's children. | WAS law student
in my fathers Office for year or two,
and father thought it was m essential
part of my legal education to carry
messages TO the Supreme Court, hear
the arguments there, and attend also
the Congressional debates. remember
well the faces of Webster, Clay, Mar
shall, Calhoun, Benton, IIuync, aud
the other great leaders of that timG.
When Webster had his memorable de
bate with llaynG | was within five
yards of him and heard it all. He had
on an olive green frocll coat with black
velvet collar, and as he rose to speak
all noise was hushed into perfect 81
lence. lie hadn't spoken five minutes
before he had completely crushed
Haynes beautiful figures and ingenious
Argument. The Senators of that time
were Truly giants, and not mere
wrnnglers and sputterers.
W.
Says writer in the Atlanta COBstjt,t.
ton; Ii is said that only one organ
lied company was given by the
North to the armies of the Confedcracy
That company was raised in Southern
Illinois by Captain Thorndyke Brooks.
He had ninety splendid fellows to
share with him this bold enterprise
They made their plans quietly, per
ected their organization and equip
ment, and one night crossed into Ken
lucky and took their places in one of
the first regiments that enlisted for the
COnfcGCIacy. In the county where
This company was raised lived au old
gentleman named Cunningham, who
Lad bccomo obnoxious to his neghbors
because of his pronounced Southern
sympNthies. One Of the first volun
teers for the rebel" company in this
county was son Of Mr.. Gun.
ningham lie served as gallant
Confederate soldier throughout the
war. His sister is the wife
of General John a. Logan, Whether
or not Mrs, Logan shared the opinion
Of her father in reference to the war.
do not know. Her distinguished hus.