Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-12-09
Letter From Washington.

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Congress has organized. The speaker.
snip light was not quite merry war, but
IL was good natured one. Scarcely
trace Of 6itterness was developed and the
contest throughout was conducted In a
high toned, quiet way, that was credit
able to all concerned. There was none of
the nose, hurrab, aud hard drinking that
mas often In past years characterized con.
tests for the speakership. Although
there Is much feeling under the surface,
brought out by Senator Quay's under
taking to whip in the entire Pennsylvania
Republican delegates for Reed. This
caused n row In the delegation. bat 1t is
all over now. 1t has been a long time
since there was such sensation at the
Capitol as that which was caused on
Thursday by the announcement that
>. IL. Sllcott, cashier of the Surpeant-at-
Arms OF the House, had fed to Canada
with about s03, ,00o belonging to members
oil the House. Silcott procured the money
on saturday at tho Treasury ou receipts
winch members signed for their Noyein-
Der salary, and turned over to him
through long-established custom.
w hen 1t was learned that morning
tnat eilcott had fed IA eorryer looking sci
oil men 1t would be hard to imagine, as
many oi them depended upon their
salary Tor living expense and telt very
Diue, Indeed. They hung around long
after adjournment and tried to console
one another. 1t Ia believed that every
member Of the House lost eomethin 3.
Tue members, as the msttcr stands TO-
day, Will have TO look to SarReaut-at-
Arms Leedom and tn, bondsman OF en-.
bezzler Silcott for redress. His bond Is
Tor 100000. Another Democrat gone
wrong, with woman at the bottom OF
AL, who he has been said to have been
supporting In style on L street near Sey-
enth.
A. j. Holmes, the sergeant alarms
elect, hss not been able to take charge OF
the Office, as the committee appointed by
the House Is busy trying to straighte n
the books and make report on Monday,
when Holmes viii take charge.
Congress adjourned on Thursday until
Monday. Senator Higgins and Secretary
+. II. Bach returned to Wilmington.
Col. John NJ. Dunn was here most OF the
week. lie has his eye on the position OF
sergeant alarms Of the Senate, now held
BY Canada OF North Carolina, with whom
much dissatisfaction is expressed, but
whether enough 10 elect reorganlza.
tion is a question of doubt. Dunn ia
hustler and generally gets there when
he starts, but ii there arc no persim-
mons on that tree OF course ho cannot
knock them. Charles W. Groves and
George Hatton were also here for some
days. Charlie has been hard.political
worker, and at one time came near loos-
ing his life from Tenth ward bully q
assault on election day. He is deserving
of something better than am afraid he
l will Haffnn hna "a ~
the railway mail service, and was taking
o look around to see il there was, or pos.
sibly might be, better fields to CLEAN In
than the postal railway service.
| WIN. j. Maxwell, Z. o. inspector, ie
often met; lie is very efficient officer Il
he Is Democrat.
Dan O'Neil, late OF the Capital police
force, was not dismissed through any In
huonce brought to bear upon the Ser
geant-at-Arms Leedom OF the House OF
representative by any Delaware Repub-
licaD, as l heard ,intlmated. Dan was
discharged by his party. Leedom pro-
posed to discharge him after Congress
adjourned last spring, but was induced
to defer 1t until November 1st, when he
was given one months leave of absence
on pay, at the expiration of which time
hts name was ordered to be dropped
from the rolls. Dan made desperate
| light for restoration In the meantime, but
tho ODDS were against him, as he had but
| few friends on the force. The q. V. L..
could do rothing, as Gen. Clark, Archi,
tect OF the Capital told them the place
was filed. but he could act as guide
about the Capital, at which business q
live man can make good wages.
Representative McComas of MARYLAND
had his man appointed to the vacancy,
| which pays 81 100 year. No doubt
Delaware will be given a representative
! II the proper influence Is brought TO bear.
Another Wilmingtonian has met with
a serious accident at the Navy Yard, the
particulars of which have not been able
10 learn. William j. McClelend, a son.
| ln-law of Charles Sparks, the Well-kIown
tobacconlst on East Front street, has
been employed as a machinist at the
Navy Yard for the past four months, and
yesterday Saturday his hand was
caught in the machinery and so lacerated
that he will lose probably all his fingers.
Having just heard of the accident, / eau.
not give you the particulars. He boarda
on Seventh street, S. E., but if able &c
travel will no doubt be In Wilmington in
u few daye.
Samuel ii. Eastburn. formerly OF VII.
miugton, superintendent OF the Column
bia Brick Company of this city. Their
plant is at Waterloo, Va, q station on
the Alexandria railroad one mile south
OF The historic Long Bridge. The plant
was a joint stock concern, but through
bad management was forced into liqui.
| dalton, whtn one of the principal stock
Loldels, VIM. c. Morrison, bought Tho
plant for 5000, which included some
50 acres OF ground, 25 houses, some 81
horsts aud mules and the whole para
phancrlla OF a lrst-class brickyard. Wm
&. Morrison Is a brother-iu-law of East
burns aud was born and raised In Mil
Creek hundred. He Is q carpenter by
trade, and some twenty years ago Dull
a few houses in Whining ton, Lut MOI
seeing at that time much prospect o
success there, came to this city and hal
pIospercd wonderfully. He is II leadinL
| builder; his office is in the Euilders' Ex
change on q street near Fifteenth
which is connected by telephone with the
plant
He builds the best class of houses, and
has Just finished handsome residenc,
for Senator Higgins near Seventeenth and
L streets.
met John Gibson, who at one time
carried on the painting business In Will
mington. He is a watchman In the State
Department, appointed through ex-Stc.
retary OF State Blyard. BY the way,
asked guide the o'her day what the
prospect was ior fellow getting posi-.
tion. His reply was there are lots oi
soft snaps just waiting for soIne Republi-
can Senltor TO come along and ask for.
Go shoot your birds and get your Senator
to help cook them. No doubt McClel-
| land is at Sparks by this time, where