Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-13
WASHINGTON NOTES..
Retired Public Men.

Retired Public Men.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. I2.-There is
quite a large contingent Of men now in
Washington who formerly occupied
prominent positions in public life. They
are engaged in ali sorts Of avocatiOns.
The majority of them are lawyers, and
represent the interests of large corpora
tions before the various departments
here. You can hardly walk
q block son the Avenue with
out meeting" half a dozen men
who were prominently connected
at one time with the official life Of past
administrations They are for the most
part a prosperous and happy set, fond of
GOOD dinners and some of them inflicted
with the govt. Probably the most con-
spicuCus figure in this cOterie Is General
Belkuap, who Is known everywhere. lie
is always on the street IN the evening
and you can detect him from afar
off by his erect, slow-moving figure
and long white beard. The shadow
of the big scandals that characterized his
administration as a cabinet officer seems
TO have passed beyond him so far as his
eva recollection goes, and he Is now
prominent lobbyist.
of the treasury, is also q familiar figure
here. He is a successful lawyer and
tries many important cases, both in the
courts and before the law Officer Of the
government. His head is set square on
the shoulders and his body Is bent.
Judge Richardson, formerly secretary
Of the treasury, ana now chief justice OF
the court Of claims, is always here eN-
cept during the heated term Of summer.
POstmaster-Ge General CTesswell now
occupies a snug berth as president Of the
Citizens national bank.
Hon. George Bancroft, the historian,
who came in with the present century Is
stiu a familiar figure in Washington. lie
has abandoned his horseback riding,
however, and is gradually growing
weaker He still cultivates his taste for
flowers, and his rosebeds even now re-
ceive his personal care.
EX-sECRETARY NJ 'CULLOUGH
has changed but little since he was Lin
coins secretary Of the treasury. lie
owns farm outside of Washington and
sDent several months during the sum-
meT there.
Fx-secretarv Robert c. Schenck is
almost a confirmed invalid, and lives in
81 large house facing Thomas Circle at
the jupction of Massachusetts, avenue
and Fourteenth street. He simply sits
ana waits for death.
Frank Hatton, who was the youngest
mem Der OF Arthur cabinet, as post
master-general is editing the Washing
ton Post. which shows evidence of his
intelligent reasoning and is becoming a
prosperous Journal. His partner Is
Beriah wilkins, formerly congressman
from Ohio.
OF course there is a large contingent Of
ex-oonETessmeu whom you meet every
where Some are well-tO-dO. but the
greGter majority are morally and tinan-
claUy bankrupts. A few have sunk very
low in the social scale, and are seen most
frequently around bar rooms.
-Atturney-Gene Garland has ac-
ccpted an appointment from the North
ern Pacific railway company as their le-
Eal representative in Washington, and il
is said he is to receive for his work $50,
600 per anuum.
Mrs Logan is back again from Europe
and has assumed the editorial manage
meut OF the Home Magazine, which !:
meeting with considerable success. This
Journal is published monthly and enjoy;
the unique distinction Of having no mer
employed upon it, the work being done
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