The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-24
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Complied From the "Tines''
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
TIKI fad Of the session, already developed,
Is the Congressional dinner party. Public
men here have in all time given dinners oc-
casionally; but the CONGRESSIONAL dinner of
this session Is something different from the
ordinary banquet. Several have been given
thus Tar and many more are on the slate.
There are probably dozen good stOry-tellers
IN the House besides several more who will
pass. Their stories have usually been told
IN the cloak-rooms while the House was in
session, and the laughter provoked has
often sounded out through the hall. II oc-
CURED to some member that it was a pity
10 let all this talent 20 10 waste
on dry air, when it might be moistened and
made more genial where the wine goes
around in moderation. Putting the thought
TO test, he gave a dinner Of the sort he had
IN mind. 10 was striking Success and,
without any concerted action. the round Of
dinners, which promises 10 be tine delight
OF the session, was started. one member
and then another following the first exam
pie. II is held that the best stories told in
the House lobby have never cQualled those
Told AZ these dinners. where each Of the
story-tellers is at his best. Thus far three
dinners have been given; the others are
still in prospect.
CONGRESSMAN TURNER, who was elected
few weeks ago from New York city, has
put in an appearance at the national CAPT
tol. and with other members Of the New
York delegation. has been trying 10 do a lit
Tie missionary work among the toilers at
law-making in behalf Of this city as a loca-
ton for the fair. But he reports poor prog
rcss. He says that he found that nobody
| believed that Gotham really wanted the
I fol nftH Ia HnI HifHsnlftf In sr4ftlpr
people 10 take him seriously when he was
advocating lis selection. lie considers Chi
cagO's chances "away up i'm g." Mr. 1ur-
ner is an iceman. but no ice he ever sold
was so clear. 70 devoid Of eytraneOus mat
tcrs. so calculated 10 keep things cold. a.
his icy words about New lOrk's pospects.
THE New York World prints a fve-coumn
dispatch from London concerning the prob
able establishment Of a Republic in Great
Britain. In this article it is alleged that
the recent scandal "aiecting high names in
the hereditary peerage, Prince Albert Vic
tor included" has caused great indignation
among the English people, and when Par
lament inquiries into il '''the throne VIII
tOiter." Moreover. il is said that the re-
markable success which attended the Re.
publican movement i'm Brazil has given
great impetus to the opponents Of monarchy
in England.
THERE is an old man uptown in New
York who has been earning good income
the past few weeks going about among the
residences Of the fashionable quarter mend
ing toys. Every year in the nurseries OF
the rich there is an accumulation Of broken
and discarded toys that their little owners at
the approach Of Christmas carefully sort Oul
and put aside for the old toy mender. Glue, a
few tacks. and a bit Of fresh yarnish do
wonders for them. and they are sent TO The
nurseries. asylums. or homes, for the child
rem of the poor. The old man appears reg
ularly. and his customers wait for him
every year.
THE most unique species Of flibustering
known is that resorted to by a colored Bap
list preacher down in Kansas, who blocked
all business ofhis society by calling upon the
various brethren of his faction 10 pray. The
other "culled gemmen' did not tolerate the
procedure with that amiable spirit which
characterizes legislative body. The last
man called upon had barely completed the
act Of genu1ectiOn when he became the tar
get for hymn-bOOks, chairs. and other church
paraphernalia.
4 FARMER living near Canadensis. Pa.
/ nodfd disturbance dlouHu hlS DtthN'N
one night lately. Thinking the intruder
was a man. he rushed out with whip and
began TO lash the thief. In The dim light he
quickly discovered that the nocturnal
| prowler was bear instead Of man, His
| vigorous application Of the whip made The
/ beast roar. and then he began % maui the
bear with the butt Of the whip. dctain,n9
| the beast till his wife ran out with an aN.
| Then he crushed the bears skull.
SOME days ago Babe" Burch, Of Adairs
vile. Ga, received a letter bearing the
postmark ATLANTA" ON opening it Mr..
| Burch found il was from some honest
soldier of the late war. saving that ON the
march he went into the field Of Mr.. Burch's
father and took eight roasting ears Of corn,
| for which he enclosed a dollar bill. The
letter was unsigned.
4 CINCINNATI man who slipped ON q
banana peel and fell on his back received
no injury. but his gold watch was complete
is ruined 1t was not injured, apparently,
but the jar had shaken the works so that
they were disabled.