The Washington critic., 1890-01-29
POPULAR MEN IN TOWN.
FAMILIAR FACES OF THE NATION Al
THE BIG HOTELS

Good ThiuE--Colonel Fairs Ex pecta
tions--nIichignn wire Puiiers ship
owner Ely-Jlm Boyd ana Tourgee
Hon James Boyd--bciicr known az
''.Iim"--ls loro from South Carolina
lie lives, when al home, in Greens
boro. the town described by Tourgec IN
his Fools Errand" as "NctdcnS
burg" One OF the characters in this
same novel is Jim" Boyd, although
lac is described under another name.
The Lord was generous of material
when he made jim Boyd and he
has six feet and two inches OF human
material about his person. He is here
as lawyer. but he wanted, on arrival
II March, 10 be appointed United
States District Attorney for his State
and failed to convince the Indiana
President sufficiently
Abner Mckinley OF New York was
taking with some friends in the Ebbitt
the other night and was not at all sur
prised when a Western Congressman
walked up and said: "Well, Major.
NAut kAll lut W Auuluiit'
tee do TO day." "You had better ask
William" was the reply, aud the Con.
gresham was politely Informed 81 M
the M0jo brother" The twolook very
much alike. although Abncr looks more
Jolly and less weighed down with care
He is business man of New York and
lives thcrc at the Hamilton Hotel
Another brother died last fall at Pitts.
burg. All the family but the Major arc
in business. yet have lively interest in
his political fortunes.
John T. McChesncy of Chattanooga
arrived at the Ebbitt last night. He Is
a leading partner in the Chattanooga
Land. Coal aud Iron Company, which
mas extensive corporate interests in
Tennessee. He was joined last night
hy his brother. w. D. McChcsuey of
Virginia, who is also Interested in sini
lar business ventures.
Mrs. VI. A. Carlile of CHATTANOOGA
who is stopping at the Ebbitt, is the
widow of an ex-mayor who was very
popular in his lifetime.
Hen. George IL. Ely is ut the Ebbitt
His wife joined him yesterday and they
will both remain during the winter
Mr.. Ely is very wealthy citizen Of
Cleveland. He is vessel owner aud
interested in many business enterprises,
Fer two terms he was a State Senator
ard did the State aud the Republican
party considerable good without
neglecting his ewn interests. He has
Deen ambitious to become Congress.
ii an, but younger men, like T. T..
Burton, have anticipated his ambition
ard want the place. AS vessel
Gwrer, Senator Ely is anxious to pre-
vent the building of bridge over
tic river at Detroit which is designed
TO connect Michigan with Canada. He
and all other lake shippers declare that
cTen with a 1.000-yard opening the
abutments and piers would be danger.
ngs and detrimental to navigation. The
folly and subterfugc Of this argument is
shown by the testimony of old lake
captains, who admit that all ships aud
lows going by Detroit keep in chan
mel at the most 200 feet wide. The
truth is the ship owners do not want the
railroads TO have a bridge, as they could
run through trains from Chicago to
New York via the Grand Trunk or Can
ada Southern. Now they have to pay
out thousands OF dollars and lose much
time by ferriage.
Collector Erhardt of New York has
been here two days consulting with
Secretary Window about lease OF
Castle Garden. which is now owned
by the city of New York He has
offered $4,000 a year for the building If
they would repair and remodel it.
The city refused and the Treasury De.
partment will probably occupy some
one of the harbor islands as landing
place for immigrants.
e. w. Knowlton is at the Ebbit
with his wife from Malone, N. Y, the
home of ex-Vicc President Wheeler
who is almost forgotten in Washington
No man is better known or better
liked about Washington than Colonel
W. 0. Talford. the war claim agent OF
Ohio. He is round faced, fully -shaven
and tory-telling sort of genius who
has been for years regaining from the
United States Treasury thousands OF
dollars which Ohio contributed for the
war when the Colonel was boy. Now
that the Morrill, Direct Tax bill ha,
passed the Senate and will likely pass
the House. Colonel Talford will b(
happy. IL will give Ohio about ont
,,,slT;rr JoIiore - ciaor ooi1 ooab ~
Of course Colonel Talford will not be
forgotten when he claims his percent
age. AS he looks so young and limo
cent, many friends ask him how he
came TO be Colonel He replies that he
was lieutenant. colonel of the Sixty
ninth Nevada during the war" He
adds that Colonel W. L. O'Brien, the
Pennsylvania Railroad veteran. and
myself were the only survivors of g
regiment which went into battle with
500 men. We alone escaped" This
story passed well enough until vet
Gran remarked one night that Nevada
was not State and had no regiment il
the war
Colonel John McFall Of st. Louis
who is here with Collector Wenneker
expects to be United States Marshal O
Missouri when the term of Emmons ex
pires, about eighteen months hence
Colonel John is not impatient and Il
willing TO wait. He thinks St. Loui
will yet be Republican city anC
blames the defeat of last spring upor
the Germans and saloon keepers, whc
elected Noonan because they expected
him TO wink at their infraction Of ordi
nances.
George w Billings Of Cleveland,
manufacturer and public-spirited oiti
zen, is at the Ebbitt.