The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-05

caught the inquiring glanccs of persons
gathered around the door, he beat u
hasty retreat TO his carriage
Two Prominent Nirginians.
Two prominent Virginians of the pres
cnt day seem to have transmitted their
talents and tastes for public business
to their sons, says the New York Star
correspondents one of these gentlemen
is John Randolph Tucker who served
half dozen times in Congress and is
now a practitioner before the Supreme
Court here Mr.. Tucker is by many re-
gardcd as the most brilliant lawyer ms
State has produced in half century
Ills son Is n candidate for Congress IN thc
Lexington district, and has bright pros
poets of success. Speaker Carlisle, out
of compliment TO the young man. went
down into the district recently and made
a speech, urging his election
The other Nirginian referred to Is Gcn,
Eppa lIunton. Gen. llunton Is also an
cX-mcmbcr of the House, and was mem
her il will be remembered, OF the famous
Electoral Commission. Since his re
tircmcnt from political life he has prac-
ticcd law here. llc too, has q son who
is coming to the front as speaker and
leader in Virginia politics, and, although
not candidate for office, is yet promi-
uCnt iu the present campaign.
Some of Gen. lIunton's friends are
relating what they declare TO he truth
! full account of the way in which he re-
ccivcd recently the congratulations OF a
company of his old ncighbors on the
progress his son was making. Cen
cral,' said one, " he's flrst-rntc speaker
| heard him the other day and was
| dclightCd' You are very kind, sr,'
replied the father, smiling and bowling.
Yes, SIR Chimcd in another" ! was
present on that occasion myself, and
better speech from II young man have
never hcard.7 Gentlemen" said the
proud father, still smiling and bowling,
" | shall he glad to repeat these COmpl-
mcnts to my son for his qualification and
cncouragcmcnt.n Why, General
added Il third member of the party, |
was so much pleased that | offered my
! congratulations at once to the young man
| himself, and told him that you, in your
best days, did not surpass him"
This was too much for Gen. llunton,
whose face at once sohercd up, and turn
ing TO his friends and bringing his cane
down hard upon the pavement, he said
" See here; I'm afraid you fellows are
making n fool of that boy
Cen lluntOn declares that the story
is n campaign lie.
Letter Boxes i'm street Cars,
Col. Bates, of the free delivery system,
according to the same writer says that
the postoilcc Department is giving the
subject Of putting lctter-bOXcs in the
street cars careful consideration. lie
has in his office several patent letter
boxes for street car use. He alluded to
the system now in operation in few
cities, and when asked if this service had
proved benefit, he declined to talk,
rcmariing that at some future dny he
would announce what action the de-
partmcnt would take in the matter. 1t
is believed that the department will wait
a while in order to hear from postmaster,
in the cities where the system is in
operation, so as to determine the policy
to be carried out, From all that can he
learned, however, there is belief that the
stLeet car sYstem will be adopted in time