New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-05
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
STATESMEN AT SHORT RANGE.
A BATCH or ANECDOTES. HUMOROUS AND OTHER
wfgT-EOTEs.

no had Deen appointed D. lnc IT'siurh' 49,
had been confr by thc Senate during when Peoo
his status at the Post Office Department was rathcr
doubtful Ono afternoon late, he was about 10 s'op
into tho side entrance when the Jealous doofAecPo
interposed:
Too late.
But, my man, havo important business inside
caro- you a Member of Congress "
@No5
Have you an ordcr from Mcmberl'
"No.s
CAN'T get in, then; too late"
SWELL when can 1 get n!"
Dunno"
"Who can tell -
Dunno. Move on, nOw.p
1t was then that Mr. Dickinson retired and eh'cieu
tho building by another door. The doorkeoIcr III ~
meantime pursued tho even tenor of his ways sa'i'
fed that he had done tho right thing ana 'Inu'' 90,
the authority of the Postmaster General Nos o
afterward he astonshed however, 10 fcoo''o "a
order TO call on the new Postmaster General "ho nai
I'm tho meantime been confirmed by the senate M
astonlsbnlent may be better imagined than desoIioo
when he confronted IN Mr.. Dickinson the sun
whom no had treated so ungraclouSly. Ills ho" '"'0-
though, proved magnanimous. 9,
al didn't care anything for your dlscouresy 10 me-
he said but it might have hurt the icehhsS "a l."
thirdcla postmaster Answer questions ai'oi W
That's what you're paid for'
Ira NJ. weston, chairman of the Michigan Dcnio-
cratic state Central Committee, and the probaoe SUI
ccssor of Don VI. Dickinson on tho Natonai Ooihi
IS an epicuro who deli gifts In varieties. "heh S"""
berries are out OF season and cost hitceh GEMS o"
at the green houses, Mr. Weston always hau su"
berries for supper when in Washington lie Wa, n0io
the other day when his eyes fell on the Sis" III 81"
uptown restaurant;
FRESH SNAILS
,-,, A., .-.s ncv- tn Mr. Weston, and comDlheu
v-i,b its novelty tho requisite rarcnesS. Inc hoA'
dav a number of Michigan men were suIPrl9Du
rccclvc from N.Y. Weston neat invitations 10 a''oH
a snail supper III. =. all
Ae a luxury sualis happened to BIO a novelty ~ III
the guests who responded, and In Oruer " 49, 80,
the apprehension OF those invited MI NeS'o" h'
told ~ tle many diets he had had that were "oiSo
than snails. o.,. linn.
u va, iusf after the war; said he, that nap
orcd n lac in CHEYENNE and was invited 10 "a uos
feast given by Chief kicking Pony As hun'
NJ officers accepted similar Invitations Ioi"ou NY
Marty and We seated ourselves arouhu 'no ~,
board. sandwlchcd between painted Dra'o'
sop.v,s did tbe serving They were crowded ABOUT
hugo kettle which steamed with Its aromatlc ooh'o
AT a given signal the chief COOK drew lhc ni'
the pot 1t lookei much lko small pig Dull II was
not II was dog Dcxtcrously tho knives went
through the carcass and gDning squaw placed ueoic
ul a choice tendcrlon of dog. The meat looked VIII"
until the dog gravy poured over 1t. Lat IL why
of coIrse, | did Certainly, we all ate It, IL ain st
bad, either. Have snail"
The spals were served In the she'll, black and oily
That the affair was a success was Indicated by ar
Wcstcns order to send six dozen shaiS to his nome
in Michigan where nc friends to astonish the natives
VITA snail supper
No officer OF the Government receives more curious
letters than the Commissioner of Agriculture HIS
Of agli-f
rostes. The following IS one OF the most singular
remember to have seen:
Hon. Coleman, government Farmer
Dear Sirl
81 have some desire to lurn through you somo
remdy for SPAWN in Hoses you being at the head Oh
the Government and aught to use all ehdeaVors ~
helm the moore farming class OF this Distress land
I have a fine mar that have spawn. She has hsu !.
for foure years have trde everythinge Tor IL couu
here Of have cxamin a good many Ferrers, some say
II incuIble some give remldys but all In vain aiter
consring the matter have determln 10 aanresS you
on the subject II thar be any rcmidy III reach oi
tho moore farmer in the United States. III thay Is any
remidy or not any Information VIII 10 'H""hi' -
ceved on the subject.
u have the homer to be yours o0edlant sef'eh,
etc.
Representative Dorsey, of NebraSk a Is ono Oh 'nc
most popular men in the House. Here Is a story
told about him lie IS native of W est virginia anu
served through the in Union regiment rom tha'
State After the fighting was over, he ana coin-
rade who had been his ncighbor from youth con-
cluded to start West and grow up with the country
They had both studied law and had been aiiiii''ou
10 the bar at the same time. Both of them had been
Democrats and knowing that the country In which
they were about TO settle overwhelmingly Ke-
publican, they held 1t IS said, discussion on 'ip
cars while on there way to Nebraska, which resulted
in firm conviction in the minds Of both men that II
would be better for the firm II one OF the members
should Ia a Republican and the other Democrat
But which Of the two should be tho Republican mem
Der? 1t was a hard question to determine onhahu'
FINALLY however, they decided to throw mp cop
Der to sec which should change his politics Inc
right to choose fell to Dorsey, and from that moment
he has been an ardent and active Republican lie
not only succeeded at the law, but made money Ill
different business enterprises as woll was eec'eu "
the Legislature Of his state. and then to Congress
for three terms, and may yet land In the Uhl'eu
states Senate. His partner, the Democrat has had no
sucb luck lie has done reasonably well at the prac
tlce Of tho law, but has received honorS al the hso'
of his fellow citizens, and he has podded along these
many years without much rs handle 10 MS
name.
They tell me the following story Of a ain sonth-
ern member of Congress, whose finances are IN
chronic state of disorder here well as at home Ills
district split into two factions at the last Coh-
greSSiOnal election, one faction supporting V""'"
date who was known favor certain railroad schemes
and the other putting forward our friend as an
" Anti MonOpolist7 and " Guardian Of the People
Liberty Tho latter faction was in hopeless minority
and when, therefore, the present Congressman uhder
took TO canvass II, his was regarded as utterly
hopeless especially In view Of the fact that h''
creditors joined In a body the ranks Of the opposltio
Our friends method, however, had the bOIdDesS anu
simplicity of true genius. On arriving at a village or
oft ha NIL af call
furious creditor and address him follows:
Now, my friend you hold my note 1or F4oo'
borrowed money, don't you1 1t protested TWO
years ago, wasn't it, You never expect TO get
cent, do you now Very good. And you arc All u"-
compromising friend Of the railroad, while l an al
anti -mOnopolst to tho backbone Exactly No" ie'
us understand each other. / am running for Con
gress, and this Is critical stage In my AFFAIRS
am elected may be ablo to pay my creditors
don't say WILL mind you but there is chance 'nA