New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16

| deal Of my time in Washington, as was a member
| OF Congress
@'A m;mber Of Congress- he said, musingiy. Then
| he lowered his voice, as he asked:
ADO yez know our Congressman Billy McAdoo y
"of course I knew Billy, and was going on to tell
| what useful member he But the policeman
didn't care anything for that. He edged up to me
lowered his voice, and again whispered confdentally
| "'Fvo that fellow in moron 400 tines"
They say that McAdoo hasn't been in the COM
| mttee room since Wise told the story.
To add to his distress, party Of Jerseymcn
were visiting the capital, and McAdoo was showing
them the sights His colleagues declared that wse's
story must be gross libel They didn't believe H.
and 10 show their confidence in McAdoo's reputation
they proposed to get denial from his townsmen who
were fortunately in Washington Just then. Nobody
knows how many bottles 1t cost McAdoo to stop the
inquiry
The late Judge Settle whose sudden death IN North
Carolina, tho other day, shocked so many of his
friends in Washington, was engaged not many years
ago in the cultivation Of an orange grove at Orange
Dale, the ST. Johns River, Fla. Ho had in
his employ a negro boy, named julius, who did not
give very great satisfaction 10 his employer. Ono
day the Judge accompanied by two Washington
friends who paying him VISIT both lawyers,
hired black to ferry them from Green Cove
Springs to Orange Dale He thought 1t good OPP
portuny for making Inquiries concerning
Julius's character So no asked the boatmar If he
knew Julius
"what, Julius Lemmons7'
Yes said the Judge.
@Know himl OBJ course I does Ebery man,
white and black, bout here knows him."
What do you think Of him ~ asked the Judge.
DO you mean as to princerplel"
"Yesp
"I don't t'ink nuthn' Of him don't b'lieve half
what he says He'll take contracts for work, hire
men to do the work, collect the money and nebcr
pay 'cm. He's mean enough to fool his old ladder
and mudder bofe. He's smart you can't make a
gamshce stick on him. He owes eberybody. He'll
lie, cheat, steal, an do cberyt'Ing bad But 1 tell
you, he can talk-la! he's slick tslker He
outtak 'em all Tell you what's fact, Mr. Settle.
he ought TO "a bin lawyer
No more was said about Julius on that occasion
Indeed the Judge and his two friends, the lawyers
from Washington, became suddenly absorbed in deep
thought.
1t can DO stated upon the highest authonty-tbs,
believe, is the customary phrase upon such occa-
sions-that the President has not yet read Robert
Elsmcrc.' Major Martini Of Texas, has.
bad case of mistaken identity lately gave a
Washington business man shock from which he
hasn't yet recovered Ho at the Capitoi-prob
ably not far from the Office Of the Sergeant-at Arms
Of the Senate-when he friend whom he sup
posed TO be out of tho city. The friend is noted for
where. On this occasion his back was turned, and
ne might have been looking out OF the window. His
friend tho business man. gave him a thwack across
the shoulders that would have staggered an er, at
the same time exclaimlng:
" Hello, You old bald headed rascal when did Won
get back to Washington Been at your old
tricks, ehl'
There was suffering gurgllng sound, gasplng
for breath, and the person thus addressed wheeled
around, very red in the face and very Indignant
The redness Of features might have been caused by
the beverage, the slap the back, or the simple
effort TO keep from choking. But It was nothing
compared to the bushes of the business man when
he saw that " the bad-hcaded rascal was dstin |
guished Senator. He was taken with a chill. and
he hasn't yet recovered enough TO specify further
As all Senators supposed to be distinguished as
tney have all lately come back TO Washington and
as many Of them baldheadei and can freeze an |
ordinary person when their dignity is offended It is |
not easy TO establish the identity OF the one whose |
privacy was so rudely broken in upon. But the mar
gin can be narrowed somewhat by counting out the !
Raising trotting and running horses IS not very
Improbable business" said Senator stockbrdge few
lays ago, as he leaned back In easy chair in the
Dom of the Senate Committee on Fisheries, of which
Re IS chairman. Tho Senator had Just returned from
Michigan where, after the hard work of the cam
pagn was over, he spent delightful day on HIS
took farm 1t is situated few miles from the beaut
III little city of Kalamazoo where the Senator re-
ides and is of tho finest pieces OF farm property
n Western Michigan.
81 had not been ont TO the farm for some timep
aid the Senator. $50 fine day arranged with
ny partner Mr.. Brown who IS manager of the place
o go out and look the stock and take sort OF
inventory OF It, We started about In the morning.
nd when we arrived at the farm the horses had all
zen fed and groomed and were feeling and looking
frst-cass condition We got out tho ped grce book
nd then carefully examined every young animal on
he place. Many Of them had never seen Mr..
'rown would tell me the name of colt, and after
20 had Como over his good points 1 would put his
alue down on my inventory book and then let him
un of into the field. We spent several hours in
his pleasant occupation. and tell you IT was quite
treat TO see the young and frisky beauties scampsr
II, kicking their heels in the air Well, after had
nered all the horses and set a very moderate value
pom them, in exceeding the price which
ley would bring In any open market, found that we
adj just 100000 worth of horse-ncsh. Now SEQ
hat nice profit that represented We bought the
Irm three years ago and organized a stock company
It'll capital Of $4,000 We owe a few thousand
OllarS for running expenses and things OF that |
Ind, but all this Is more than Offset by the value
the farm So that, deducting the amount of capita
c put in, tho profits in three years. without any
aicular effort TO run the farm as a money-making
'ncern, wcrc moro than 100000. which you see IS
orc than Senator's salary. Some horses raised on
lis Kalamazoo stock farm have turned out TO be | s
Try valuable and very fast. Bell Boy, which was
lrchascd Of Senator Stanford for $4,000 and sold |
a two-year old for S35 900, has Just lowered her
cord, so that she IS in the 90 class and She
only three years old"
Colonel Dudley has at least ono very warm friend p
ID defender in the city OF Washington, and as far {
/ know, IS not aware Of the fact 1t IS a lady
o. the widow Of naval officer who died hero
veral years ago She says that she supposcs Colonel
ldley has forgotten her. but she can never forget =
m, to be grateful for service he rendered
+ once. 1t so happened that when she was coming .
Washington from the West the secping-car caught
e In the night, and there a panic among tho
ssengcrs, who awakened from their sumbers
the porter. She had her baby with her in the h