New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-09
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
A COMEDY OF ERRORS-NIR. ALIENS COON
HUNT"
PRACTICAL JOKES - COLONEL DUDLEY AS
pHREyoLoGIsT THE COLORED CONGRESS-
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PRACTICAL JOKES - COLONEL DODHIi no
puREyoLoG1sr - THE CoLORED CONGRESS-
MAN-LIBRARY CRANKs-ANECDOThs.
Washington. March s.-Therc arc four distinguished
men In Washington by the name OF llehueISo"-V"'oc
ncmbcrs Of Congress- David T., OF Iowa John - o'
.orth Carolina and Thomas j., Of Illinois. In al
i.i to these there is cx senator j. +. Henderson,
~, ,,fs.onri the present head Of the United states
,leoa.ion 10 the international American Conference
rho similarity Of the names gives rise 10 some
lndcrous mistakes in the distribution OF mall Inc
four Gentlemen frequently receive each others private
co-rcspondcnce and bills. Ex senator Henderson mas
"A beautiful mansion at the head OIL HM'oe"'"''''
ON fine outskirts Of the city and back Of INN IS the
IAN. ~ a negro ashman named J. Il. Henderson, he
has frequently received this "ccmman,' letters ana
last week he received pcrnp'ory no'c' s'N'"E'
Mr.. Henderson: Come right away and take up
our ashes. ~
lie wa, very angry but he said not word lie put
the summons back I'm tho envelope. marked it
s.. oncned by mistake and gave II back 10 the post
man. 1t was returned to the Office, marked in blue
ink Try u. T. Henderson, Wormlcy's" and sent out
again. General Henderson Is joviai, kind hearted
man and when he read the call to clean up the ashes
he called in the po,tman and in friendly way ad'
vl,cd him TO try John Henderson, Of Norh Clrona,
,t the NlcronoItan By the time IL reached llcdcr
son NO 2. II was very dapdatcd looking and had
~ MANY ma,linrs as letter to Russia lie entered
into the Joke and after reading gave II rs his opinion
70 the po-tman that r. j. Henderson on Capitol lill
wa. the man wanted. and the letter. after weeks
travelling was delivered there. What became OF II no
one knows. but the ashes still remain IN the good
housewife, cellar and the !. Is. Henderson for whom
an, letter was meant lost ono Job
Two humorous assistant examiners In the Patent
once recently played what hce considered an excel
lent practical joke their chief. the principal "N-
amncr. who Wa. noted for his temperance prncpie''
They filed a wine bottle with water coofed with red
nl, and had the top cnca~cd I'm tin foil and then iii-
serted the bottle in the usual straw case that wine
f,tflc, are ported n II had very impressive
,ppcarancc and seemed TO be- bottle Of rare Wine
The hunori.s presented u 10 their 'hcf %, -h-n'
token OF their esteem. hut instead of hndF b' hImy
refusing TO accept it, their chief. 10 their nnDpnaen
,rpri.c cxnr.-.cd the greatest delight. ard aiicr
thanking them warmly said that r. was just the thns
De wanted AS bis sister, who lived away from here
,,a. unite sick and D., had been Intending 70 send her
bottle 81 wine. lie -ad that he would send t h"fe
Ia her at once. a. De knew that it must he primo
article Tho two assistants retired from their chi'i
much di.mavcd AZ this unexpected turn ana amer con
.,lf,on together they prevailed upon friend 10 90
~ ,clr chief and gently break +, him the news Of the
,r.c character Of his present. TIL, va7 done" and the
chief procured another bottle 10 send tp hl, SICK
i,cr There +. a married. afr ~ reserve ard formally
nervadine that examiner room Just n'N.
DID I ever tell YOU AID Representative Allen Of
Nl-.i..ippl. % d,t or two ago. and the gentlemen
,rou.d Aim drcw their chair, closer. "dd eyer tell
vol, about tle coon hunt witnessed one" n florida P
~, w.u vs. down ln thlt pert % t'r country
-o,nc n. lr. ard. after -pr'tnr AN in'nI'iaN am
,,.e, despite the prr-cnc, Of cpnr'nin companions
lon-d for .lnc excitement was complaining about
the general dulnc-s day when sport Of the place
said:
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"'WAatr asked.
a. coon race said De. Won don't kno" ""''
that ~ Well yo; set lu alligator after h--'' anu
.ec which cover the most ground I'D ''e '"''''''
tmc' ,....
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man. Dee VIII alear. un Us fa,t a. Dee can '''r 4
orally start IF fca yards d, given to the hunA"
being and there - sure - ~ 49, nc
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cin g'hh' hm mp. II N' 'N' .'''' D." .r,'a
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idea caught Nnr fancy ava We ''''''''
.,, y,.t.r from, our no,ci a. a
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i.' "'''' To ' ''' . 49,, ...,.
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,,y them t. coon WAS about yard, from the woods
and C.. GATOR "a couple ~ feet behind him.
~Eat ,,u sad the wood, were mile away and
~ wa. pitch DARK Tom och.itscc vcunrei e. remark.
.t.og.ng Dr. experience how 70 d-con'crt inventors