The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-08

should the sale of Intoxicating liquors at the
Capitol be abolished, but that the apple and
pie stands and the curiosity hucksteres that dis
figure and incumber the corridors should be
swept away. And indeed such a change would
improve appearances immensely, but many
frugal statesman would miss the apple or the
pie of which he is now wont to make his al
treSco meal
New York Congre ssman, who was a legisla-
tor at Albany before he came to Washington,
said the other day that the New York Legisla-
ture was the most corrupt law-making body in
the world. He furthermore stated that the
present House of Representatives contained
three or four members who when in the Assem-
bly, at Albany were rank corruptionists men
who over and over again had 'helped to push
Jim Belden's bills through" at so much push.
The strangest thing about 1t is that Belden now
refuses to help them with the bills in which they
are interested He holds that whatever they
did at Albany they were paid for, and he is un-
der no further obligations to his former en-
ployes.
Baron Fava, the Italian Minister here has
been recalled, it is said, by the Italian govern
ment. Since the revolution in Hayt sent a
new man here to take the place of Mr.. Preston
as the Minister of that republic Baron Fava has
been Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Having
/ presented his credentials to President Arthur
in October, 1881, he was the Minister OF
longest continuous residence in Washington
/ The Baron is a nice, mild-mannered old gentle
man, who has led a modest, quiet life in this
city. He is tall and slight of build, and with
his fair complexion, gray side-whskers and
mustache and the single eye-glass that he oc
casionally wears, he looks more English thar
Italian. The clothes he wears have an English
look.
\
Whoever likes to hear real funny war story
ought to hear Bill Sterrett, the correspondent
of the Galveston NeWS, tell how his brothe
jeff went to the war to fight for glory, booty
and State rights, and how after fighting al
through the war he marched home with q pa
of greatly distressed old shoes on his feet, NJ
socks, an old pair of blue jeans trousers, a tat
tered shirt, and hat that bore all the mark
Of having been foundling Jeff's costum
didn't amount to much, but his military bear
ing stirred up Bills brotherly pride. The wal
ror hadn't much left but he didn't come bacl
among his own people without being attends
by negro, who marched behind him at a re
spectful distance and served as valet or bod
servant.
The best war stories told on the Congressiona
trip to Gettysburg last Decoration Day were toll
by ex-Confederates. The ex-Confederates,
think, generally tell the best war stories-th
most amusing. Defeat is generally more pic
turesque than victory. There is more humor i
it; that is perhaps why the Southern men ca
tell the funniest war stories, But if the Soutl
ern men have the best of the story telling, tn
best singers of rebel songs on occasions like tn
trip TO Gettysburg are by long odds the me
who fought In the Union army. 1t is treat
hear Gen Henderson, OF Iowa, for instance
lead the boys in singing maryland, My Mary
land" or zone More River to Cross" Repre-
sentative Colman, of Louisiana, is inimitable il
rendering darkey dialect melodies. But tn
very acme of happiness is to hear Cannon, o
Illinois, roll out ''1'm Going Back to Dixie"
have often thought that a Congressional holi