The Washington critic., 1888-04-14

hnl VI Nit hNG HtiNiOio mNilAiphcNs
He gets up early every morning and
denies the newspaper reports that he
is Presidential candidate. Senator
German of Maryland resembles an
actor, having clear-cut features and q
smooth face. He is always we'll
dressed. He is of an active disposi-
ton.
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"Onc day when Mr.. Brewster was
member of fArthur's Cabinet in 1885,"
says q former student of his in the
Philadelphia No,cs, che came up from
Washington to argue the famous
Packer will case before the Supreme
Court. lie had arrived on the early
morning train and had very bad
cold, which made him exceedingly
nervous and irritable. Perhaps the
fact that he was to argue so important
a case in the afternoon while feeling
so wretchedly, had something to do
with making him unusually ILL
humored on that occasion. At any
rate, he called me into his private
Office and told me to take seat at his
desk, as he wanted to dictate
some letters TO me. felt little
nervous, as | had not at that time
been in his Office very long, and es-
pecially when he asked me II wrote
shorthand, which i was compelled to
tell him l did not. He began die.
tating, and | wrote as rapidly as |
could. We got along very nicely for
few minutes, until he got so hoarsc,
and then ] could not understand him.
was compelled 70 ask him to repeat
whole sentences, and, after doing so
several times, he all at once got
very angry and shouted out: "Are
YOU deafG Can't you hear any
thing? Don't you suppose ] have
anything to do but sit here aud re-
peat things four or FIVE times?' This,
of course, thoroughly unstrung my
nerves, and we had not proceeded
very far until | was compelled to ask
him to repeat again. He again flew
into rage and, am sorry to say,
swore little at me. Well, snid /,
MIR. Brewster, am doing the very
best cam Yes said he ut once
speaking in his natural tone, Il know
you are. | heg your pardon; this
cold worries me. God bless you, my
son. Go ahead finally got through
with the letters, much to my delight,
but not before he had several more
times given me a good scolding and
then, when he had thoroughly fright
ened me and was about ready to
give up in despair, called me his son
and also called divine blessings on my
head"
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On the desk of First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson, says the
Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune, is large cluster
of ivory buttons, which are connected
with electrica annunciators in the
rooms Of the several chiefs of divi-
sions over which Colonel Stevenson
exercises official control. His Office is
usually crowded with Congressman
seeking "public trusts" for their con
stituents, and considerable informality
is tolerated there; more than in any
other room of the Department. The
other day, while dozen or more SEN
ators and Members were loafng around
the Executioner's block, watching the
heads Of their Republican victims fall
and securing Postofiice commissions
for their party friends, the chief OF
the Allowance Division entered, ap.
preached the desk of Colonel Steven
son and stood as if awaiting orders
"What is it? asked Colonel Steven.
son. Didn't you ring, sir?" said
the chief. ''No, there must be some
mistake AS the chief Of the
Allowance left, the chief of the
Northwestern Division entered, and
with him the same dialogue took
place. Then came the chief clerk
and after him dozen or more Off.
cials, all of whom insisted that theii
bells had rung. Something must bC
the matter with the wires" remarked
the First Assistant Postmaster-Gen
eral to his chief clerk; "won't yo,
send for an electrician. 1 can't hav,
these people running in here all day.
With that he got up to look at thu
buttons, and discovered that no elec
trician was necessary. 1t appears
that a Member of Congress from
Texas had been sitting with his fee
Oh lllt utShj dllu, 40 hlS htOio iul
directly on top Of the buttons, ever!
time he moved he rang the bell.
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Says Colonel Ayres in the Kansa
City Times! A stranger visiting th,
gallery of the House of Representa-
tives is apt to have his attention frs
challenged by hepersonal appearance
Af Members, and statesman, what
ever his talents and reputation, is no
likely to be observed unless he pos
sesses distinguished presence. On
of the first to arrest the eye of tn,
casual observer is Mr.. StocEdal
Of Mississippi, who stands six ice
three inches high, straight as al
Indian, with "Duke of yelling
ton" nose and an eagle-gray eye
! which looks cold until warme,
with sympathy or twinkling will
! humor. Mr.. Stockdale is blessed witt
clear, vigorous, well-balanced mind
energetic and exclusive, but by IL
means given to chimeras. He OK
presses himself freely and mean
what he says. In character MI
Stockdale is simple, resolute, sympa
thetic and generous. His careerillus
: trates the fact that the war, like th
tariff, was a "local question, F" for h
was born, bred and educated in Penn
sylvania, and only a few year
before the great conflict wen
to Mississippi to seek his foi
, tune at the bar. He had ther