The Washington critic., 1889-03-07
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

Inns last evening, aud held an hours pleas
ant chat with the genial host and q number
of distinguished guests present. The Gen
era begins to show ago--he was 90 last
month--but he is rs brilliant and entertain
ing in conversation as ever. The yener-
able warrior is as frank in the ex-
preston of his views on general
subjects as he is free aud democratic In his
intercourse with the people. He said last
night that he did not believe II was the
proper policy TO send cX-Confcderates to
represent this Republic at foreign govern
ments or to place them ON the Bench of
United States courts lie thought all such
positions should be filled only by those who
never had entertained n doubt as TO the
sacred cause Of the Union. AS TO all
other Government positions he was in
favor of treating all on their qualifications
and merits without regard to their former
war sympathies, aud illustrated his senti-
ments by saying, " I'm going to call on
President Harrison tomorrow aud make
personal request that General Joe johnson
be retained In his present Office and I'm
sure the President will agree TO It,"
General johnson was In command Of the
Confederate forces which surrendered to
General sherman In April '65, after Lee
had surrendered to Grant, General john
son now holds the position of Government
Commissioner Of Railroads.
uae
One Of the most lividly exciting novels
Of the yellow covered class Is entitled "Dia-
mond Dick" 1t relates how a young man
went West from his quiet home In New York
State TO look for missing mother among
the Rocky Mountains and Indians and
grizzly bears "Diamond Dlck'' led an ex-
citing life among the Indians and learned,
so the book says, their medical lore. lie
allowed his light-brown hair to grow long
and won his diamonds, the profuslon Of
which In his personal decoration gained
him his sobriquet from gambler. Well,
"Diamond Dlckr is with us, long tawny
hair, sombrero, fanciful clothes, brusque-
ness and dashing cleverness. and ALL Per-
sonally he is much more picturesque
figure than Buffalo Bill or Buck Taylor,
who are also with us. "Diamond Dick'sY
name is George B. Nc Clellan, and the ia
nous general was a distant relative. He
is over six feet tall, slender and doesn't
look day over 25 years old. OF course
'ne u'nie-no'"i story o' MN Is much mort
picturesque than truthful, but there
is more OF interest IN his real
career than in : his stored one
Years ago he had built for him handsome
palace car htted up WIN an once IN one
emu laboratory III tne other ana h'ing
apartments between. lhis nc hau hauieu
apouo on tne rui,roaus from Town 'o town'
hue-'raekeu whenever an engipie town.
lhae nc naa never oeen 70 peiore' was
reacheu, ahu' ulspehseu from IL MS sure
| cure ino,aii nicoicincs' ne comes 10 US
mere IN washington 70 SEQ the sights ana
not on business, hels aspiendid shot Win
r'ne or small arms anu aelea.ea Dr'
oarVef ID inatcn lor si'oVV III loS'' he
travelled WIN 'p"iialo Diil years ago
~hen oouy s'ar'ca oii 'ne roau' nmu nus TO-
iused recent oiier 20 JON the VIA west
SNOW his nome Is u. LeaVeh"or,h'
So
| na, al auvance.icns 'nere mas oecii III
.he sentiment oi the hepuphcah party
to"arus negro suffrage sinco the lh'r.y-
ninth Congress-" remarked veteran Re
publican Congressman to CRITIC repre-
sentative last evening. I'm the Thirty-ninth
Congress the question was being agitated
OF allowing negroes to vote at the local
elections IN the District oi Columbia.
lnere were twehty-threc hcpuDlican Mem
bers In the House from New YORK IN that
Congress, ana we held caucus on the
subJect, AZ which only hve voted IN iavor
OF the colored man voting, ana eighteen
voted against the proposition. Roscoe
Conkling, then a Member oil the House,
voted with the majority In the caucus
against negro suffrage"
go
uncle Jerry kusk OF Wisconsin, says
the Chicago MAJ, arrived In the city this
morning from Milwaukee,, ON his way to
washington. lie did not intend to go tc
the Capital without a special invitation
ana he got up at 3'3oa IN. IN order 10 cater
the hrst train out OF Milwaukee. The
special invitation had come late last might
AMdH reporter met "uncie jerry on the
train, and greeted him.
"fou expect 10 pe the hrst incumbent
OF tne new bureau of Agriculture, do yo'
not
"Just what anticipate it would be
highly improper to say at this time. viii
say this, that received call to come &c
Washington at once, and am now fastening
there, but what win happen on my arrival
or whether am to be In the Bureau o
Agriculture or any other Cabinet position
you can see is not the proper thing to speal
about at this time"
BY this time the train was nearing Chi
| cago, and q copy of morning paper con