Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-09-07
THOMAS ~. BENTON's PLUCK.
Illustrated by sIfs Quarrel fn the
senate with SenatOr Fo0fe.

/ witnessed this incident in the Sem
ate. in which Thomas II. Benton
played a prominent part, writes Han
nibal Hamlin. Senator Foote OF Mis-
sissippi had assailed him violently
daily until Mr.. Benton deliberately
arose one morning in the Senate and
declared that il the rules of the Sem
ate were not enforced by its presiding
officer he would take the rnles into his
own hands. He notified the Senator
from Mississippi that il he continues
his personal assaults on myself, l will
take care OF him myself"
Well, | was quietly writing one
morning when my ear told me that
Foote was pursuing precisely the same
course OF proceedings as the day be-
fore the chair OF Benton on my left
Was thrown back with great violence
and he passed me In the area and
went toward Foote az though he had a
purpose In his mind. / never
doubted that he had.
Foote glided out from his seat down
amid the Senators, taking from some
part OF his person q pistol and attempt
ing to cock il. suppose II was one oil
that kind OF pistols that had a guard
in the rear, and he had forgotten tc
pull the guard around and couldn'i
cock it, but, when he was passing
down and trying to use the pistol
Benton literally tore his vest open and
said:
Senators, stand aide, and let the
assassin shoot"
Well, the assassin finally reaches
the seat OF Daniel s. Dickinson o
New York, who disarmed him, ant
there was cry all over the Senate
Z" No quarrelingl No quarreling"
Benton returned to his scat, ant
with the dignity OF o Roman he said
"Mr. President, I never quarrel.
have sometimes fought, and when
fought | fought for a funeral. Chi
cago Herald.
wealthy women im Plain Attire
Some OF the richest women ar
the least extravagant in their clothes
as in the ease. for example, with oil
Mrs. w. ii. Vanderbilt. who does no
spend above 81 900 year, and tn
late Mrs. Gould not so much. Nell
Gould, who will inherit sl5, 900 900 o
500, 200, 900 and already has an incom
OF $4,000 year, spends about 1880
in dress. The late Mrs. A. 7. Stewai
was a fortune to the dressmakers, VIII
nut awav 5000 or $1,000 a year o
| her furbelows. When she died and a
inventory OF her effects was taken he
great white mausoleum of house o
Fifth avenue was found to be overru
with the most marvellous amount {
clothes, laces, bonnets and jewels, mos
of them very youthful in appeared
though she was over 70 years OF age
Mrs. Astor dresses with solemn
handsome expensiveness, at the COZ
of $4,000 or 81, 900 a year, and all (
the Younger Vanderbilt women spen
a great deal OF money on their clothes
Mrs. George Gould, who was Edit
Kingdom, the actress, and who hs
been the quietest and most cariul ,
women since her marriage, spenC
money like water when it comes to
question OF clothes, and must put
good SIC, 900 a year in the hand OF Il
l dressmakers. Her dressmaker, by I'll
q way. is a woman who had good de-
, of social position, but who, whe
: financial misfortunes came, followe
|, the example Englishwomen OF ran
have set Of late years and went I'M
the milliner's business.-New fol
; Letter to the Chicago News.