New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
A STORY ABOUT BLACKBURN.
ONE OF SENATOR vANcE's CONSTITUENCY
THE EXPENSE OF EX GOVERNOR IRELAND
j. ]. IYGALLs's POPULARITY.
Wa hingtOn. Jan. IL.

Washington, Jan. II.
There is one incident in the of Senator Joseph
Clay STYLES Blackburn to which he never refers ana
his friends only touch on it delicatey when lie Is
around.
# happcned few years ago when he was on the
senatorial Commission which took a jaunt out to
the Indian Territory to see how the Indians were
improviuc under the new school laws. Tie worthy
body stopped some days at Tahlequah where they
were very much disgusted 10 see red men IN theS'
billed shirts" and claw whammer coats, rdhe horses
with clipped skins and dockcd tails. The Kentucky
senator was especially hurt lie had come ont 10 1e
Territory I'm tho hot season to SEQ tho aborigines
,chooning through the streets with matted locks,
Yavajos blankets and brandshed tomahawkS' Ills
whole nature so sensitive to the picturesque felt
blunted
"Thcse dandlcs are not Indians he said in disgust
" show US at least one wild man of the plains
Ilooy Bcll tried to smooth things over to him and
dwelt largely on the civilization which had elevated
the Indian from blankets to brecchcs. But senator
Blackburn st cried
An Indian an Indian show me an Indian"
Now Ifoolv Bell Is as shrewd red man as ever
drank frcwater played poker. His own name Is
Lucius Bell but the Indians have so long translated
his last name into its Cherokee equivalent, ilooy' a
he is really called Bell-Bell
one night Hooly was playing the festive game OF
draw with the Kentucky visitor, and although he ala
not do the mpossibl and beat senator Blackburn ne
kent ND with him. and at O'Clock in the morning
they stood Just even. More than ever did 'h'e
sans envoy think himself cheated out OF seeing
live Indian They both agreed to stop AT ) ana hooS
Eel slyly withdrew.
Now there is pcIlucld stream which wanders about
Tahlconah and m the winter it is silvcry and deep
but 10. I'm the summer it becomes shiny bog Hooy
went 10 il in the early dawn, took of his garments
and rolled until he was coated ono inch with cinnamon
brown mud. lie sat in the sun until the mnd 'aAeu
and cracked then wrapped himself IN hhllhcI S'"CN
feathers In HIS hair graspcd tomaha"k ana SU'uc
into the village. having II announced 10 th' oc'''
Commission that an Indian had come In from the
nIoins and fouh report on tho condition Of Affairs
ont -idc the CITY. The Commission summoned MN l"
appcar in the room In which they were h"luhs
session II CHANGED to be the same where llooly had
sat half the night with the chairman ot tso tom
m sion.
rIoy questioned him closely Senator blackburn
cspccarv making notes Of his answers. Half that
uoolv said wa, entered on the report that the honor
able gentlemen aficrward submitted 10 Congress. NO
one recognized HIN and Senator bnchbTn left the
Tcrriforv not knowing that hls companion Al cards
wa. tho savage Of the plains. IIooy tell, the story
with great elcc but when the Kentucky senator is
approached on IT, ne never denies. hnt only SAYS;
Il say. we'll not talk over that lnst now
.zcb- Vance was holding forth in one Of the cloak
roori. ~ the senate The other day ou the evils oi
intcrnucraucc. do not know whether he intended
70 point moral aud adorn a ulc,' or whether nc
expected that tic seed m the company that he was
IN. should fan ON fruitful ground. Whatever hl'
motive IN telling thc following little story, omit
fr obvious reason, - Gcclcy. an mention Of namc'
-oid the genial senator from North Carolina:
.Tlore WAS a camp meeting held last year in the
Immediate nc!chborhood Of NV homo IN Charlotte
Amone tic mnuy colorcd people present was Aunt
Nina, who was noted for tho length and breadth Of
hcr rravcrs IN which she failed 20 make mention
Of hcr old master who was too much gwen ~ dr'nh
on THIS particular occasion. after having disposed of
al the ret # creation she became more than usually
f.~,.,rt i-i hor arpclI .p hrs hchaN. requesting as
..,,rI,l favor tIlf hr Dee saved from a ds4ndafd 7
~ravc a.. least, and accompanied the request with
this Irresistible appeal.
a.0 Lord. how would II look him In he'll, With hs
bald hcad and drunk al th0tr"
The Young Mexican Prince Aurustin Yturbde.
,rbo ms ' come 20 Washington for tho winter, is a
very d,rcr,nt man from A., father Augu-un IS
much admired and ce'oc'ncd ly all WHO know him.
fut the same could hardly have been sod ~ Dis
uaront An tuner told no that g. tie days Il bis
,outN Ytlrbide very disturbing element n
Washington sooicty. lie. prince. ~" son - th"
Emperor ~ Mexico. scorncd common j" 'pl" ana haN
TIE most exalted idea of hls own importance. lni
fLe Prince wls cfectuay taken down peg ono nir't
,non AZ a ban he treated Peter wilson. h.rh
.pirited Vlrriuan. with w"h contempt that 'h"
latter threw Dis glove into tlr N"Nioan's fac.
Amazer1cat and anger over,ainc tic Empcror's son
who dancing around tho room. 'hontcl
God Almighty, has IL come to thi7l That J.
one of Hcavcn's anoin'ed. should be -lapred In the
face by a nero Peter Wl-on'7
But tie prince Rad nitlc sympathy IN bis distress.
or sai. faction ln h- anger. for everybody m h" ror'
secretly rc.o.ced Boz hi. Gl-romnturr. a. I sld he
fore the present NurlUdc b, % goat Improvement
an bl. father. and though an cx prince. d1"s not
-ro-n 10 associate v .th ordinary mortt,. whom Dee
holds apparently 10 worse than himself NaNinil"W
adopted him ~ his heir and Madame N'urbde wh'
was a Mis- Green. Of this city. received $1,000"
from the crown and residence "a tie CTS OF Mexico.
rhi; money has rapidly increased los lutodc' man
agcmcut. and although deprived Of the crown T.
which he seemed destined he Is stll IN pretty COM
Portable circumstances.