Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-10

lisyed In rigid party discip pine. lie cane OF
good old Maryland family. and was born
IN Prince GEORGES county lust on the bor-
der line Of The District al Columbi2. when
boy ~ ten years no came TO tie city OF wash
ington TO tive. lie clesked in SnillingtOn's
book store. at the corner Of pennsylvania ave-
rue and Third street, several wears. john
Shlllinrtou, the veteran proprietor OF This
place, died less than two years ago. many
atime when walking down from the Capitol
With the Dispatch correspondent Mr.. ioWn-
shend would say when he PISSED Shilling
toms: "There's the old place | used 10
work Ia when n bow" After that young
Townshend VAS page IN the House OF Rep
resentatiyes lie went out TO Illinois in
1853 and taught school ior a short while. In
1862 he was admitted TO the bar. lie served
six terms IN Congress and bad been re-
elected TO The Filty-irst Congress. The dis
trict Is Democratic by about FIVE thousand
majority, so that there ls no danger OF It's
being lost 10 the Democracy.
ADIvIDED FAMILY.
There were seven brothers In the Town
shend family. Three OF them went into the
Union army during the late war and three
OF them Joined the Confederate forces.
Richarl W., who was the Youngest. re-
NAMED neutral, not being quite old enough
10 90 into the war. lie took care OF his
mother and sisters, and IS he 50 often said
when attacked by the Republican papers IN
Illinois. he kept out OF the war 10 balance
the family.
To-day there were gathered at the Riggs
House number OF the members OF Con-
grcss. Among the group wss Mr.. John K.
/ Thomas, OF Illinois, VINO has represented the
Twentieth district OF that state for the past
fen years. One year AGO everybody thought
that Mr.. Thomas would not live long. Now
he well and hearty. and one OF the gentle
men present said 10 him: "John, who would
have thought one veal ago that you would
be alive TO attend the funeral OF our friend
Dick TOwnShendI"
Genuine sorrow Is expressed Tor Mrs.
| Townsbend snd her daughter aud sou, the
only two children they bad. Mrs. Town
! Shend is one OF the lOyeliest women of the
congressional circles. She is r native OF
ShaNneetown, the home OF the deceased
CONGRESSMAN. The remains will be inferred
here. 1t being the wish OF the widow. The
mother and rather of the late Congressman
we're ourled here.
Representatives Buchanan, OF New jersey.
and Spinos, OF New York, are both down
| with pneumoni9, and are not expected TO
live. General Lee. Of Virginia; MIR. Neal
Of Tennessee; and Mr.. Burnett, OF ha.Sa-
chusetts. have all Dad the same disease, but
| are all on the ro4d 10 recovery.
". +. O'Brien. OF the United Press force
in tins city, is very low with pneumonia and
is not expected to survive the attack. Ed
ward Hood, of the Associated Press, had
| severe attack OF pneumonia a few months
ago.
There is no telling how many people are
sick aud dying from the exposure on inaugu-
ration day. II WAS the worst weather ever
visited upon Washington on an occasion OF
tuis kind. II would not have been 80 bad
bad tue weather beer colder The air was
close and murky aud The buildings 50 hot
that Nben people went out they took cold.
About every other person one meets here
! this week haa cold. Thousands and ihou-
sand ~ people sat ont on the uncovered
Grand stands last MONDAY, and it Will be
| wonder 4 hundreds ~ them do not dc, 10
say nothing OF those who stood in the drip
ping rain on the sidewalks.
eApLY TREATED.
One Of the SeuAtors. 10 conversation to-
day with the Dispatch correspondent, said:
81 would like to have It published ia Nir-
pipis That The treatment OF RidGlebercer in
the senate chamber last sunday night by
Inealls ana the Republicans generally was
I the most outrageous that ! ever heard
Of. Riddiebercer he'd really done nothing
in violation OF the rules. aany time IN
the past two gears be bad zone worse, hut
| the Republicans then needed his vote. ana
they did not dare have hlm removed from
the chamber. when they no longer needed
his vote they dragged hIm utslmply because
he mosed 10 90 into executive session,
which he mad perfect right to do.
when they dragged The poor unfortunate
senator into the clOaS-roOm | cot mad.
said 10 several Republicans: II there IL Il
mau on your side oi the chamber who has q
spark OF manhood in you, now Is the time
10 resent this thug RddlebeTger bad not
acted With rs. and we were not in control,
and Of course were powcress TO d. any
thing. Afterwards the brave, magnauimous
Daniel, o. virginia, bad the record OF the
event eXpuagsd. Poor Rlddleberger Is ot
heart good fellow. and 1t was sad to see
him kicked aside when the Republicans had
no further use for his Vote
MS INTENTIONS.
II nav not he generally known IN Nir.
GINA, hut IL Is a fact that Riddleherger had
declared bus intention Of voting against the
senate tarI biIl. The Republicans knew
This and they managed 60 spirit away the
eccentric Virginian. Il was a low. disrepu-
table way Of keepin: him out al the chamber.
This senatorial buncO game was carried stu
further when HisCOck, OF New York, In
sisted 10 tie Senate that Blodgett, OF New
Jersey, was pared with Rlddleberger. His
cock Knew perfectly we'll that day when he
made the statement that RiddlebeTger was
not paired.
"a PUT.rr JOB"
II was = .'put.np job" and speaks poorly
for the Democrats that they allowed Them
selves the moustrolis one-sidsd me sure 10
pass. Had Riddleberger voted with the
democrats. as he hal promised, the result
would have been tie. ana the bill, so I'M.
inst sud unfair to toe south. would not nave
passed Wnen RiddlfDerSer came 20 bis
senses after getting away from tue bUneo"
senator's be- declared That he intended voting
AGAINST the bill. But 1t was too late. The
lob had been done, and II men who claim 10
/ he decent and honorable can stand such
record they have flexible consciences in-
deed.
THE SENATE's SESSION.
II is thought that the Senate will remain in
session until about the Goth OF the month.
II Will hardly SIT loager unless The Republic
cans insist on starting the sOu.hern.Outrage
mil. in which event the Democrats are pre-
Dared TO remain here for two months or
more and have = full aud free discussion.
oFFIcE-sEEgERS.
The ofice.Seckefs are nearly worrying the
life ont OF President Harrison, and the first
thing the country knows he Will be pros
tr,,ed. The old Rlane crowd are certainly
in the saddle once more. aud they viii get
tho latest piums when the picSings COM
mence IN earnest.
congressman Bowden. OF Virginia, Is
having ANYTHING buta picnic. he IS dogged
night and dag by Office SEEKERS, as 1t IL
known that be will have 80 much more M
lnenee with the Administration than Ma
: more. ~.
Tx-Nayor Limb. OF Norfolk, has been
here this week looking over the prospect.
NOT the boss.
Pat. McCaull and x-Attorney-General
I p,s,r Of Virginia. who have been here for
some time looking after their political inter-
eats under the new Administration. have
.o,e back to their respective homes, but
,tcv haven't bagged any Offices yet either
for themselves or any one else. so far as can
he ssrcrlained. In due conrss Of time. no
/ doubt. General iiarrlsou and The cabinet
cheers will begin 10 deal ous The places, ont
-. n. d,.atfons nil mint 10 the tact that