The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-22

"iSi-A lulO IuurDlstn'S glass. DuU TIE Jug
was full and he was acting so awkardly
enat Thurman motioned him to desist and
reached out his hand for the Jug. The sec
rotary gave it TO him, and Thurman, tax
ing TIE handle III his right hand, Edve
siisht twist OF the wrist and threw the Jug
uack on his elbow aud in this position
poured out the amber colored liquid until
me glass was or:m full There was full
ealion OF whisky in the jug and he did not
y iii Il CROP. He then drank the glass neat,
sEackcd Ills lips anu left the room. AS he
Ncl-t"ut Senator Eaton looked at him and
sud. "Nell, if Thurman calls that swal
los, / would hate TO ask him to take full
d. lax
Washington is
NOTED FOR IT'S FINE WHISKY.
on can get u good ''iigger'' in any block
Alu Que OF the most noted drinking places
Oh the capital is in little old house on the
south size Cf the avenue about half way
between the capital aud the treasury. IL
IS HancocE's saloon and il has been patron
lzcd by statesmen since the days Of Presi
uent HarrisGn's grandfather. 1t was here
that Clay, Webster and Calhoun came to
drink anu the old negro bartender who
still stands behind the counter, tells me
that John e. Calhoun liked sherry, that
Henry Clay liked his whisky straight and
was very fond OF a good julep. The saloon
is q kind of curiosity shop. 1t has relics of
a hundred of the most famous men and
thieves OF the past. Here are the autographs
OIL all the noted men in our history. Here
Is an old pair of shoes that Washington
wore, faded buttons from the coat of An
drew Jackson and seedy white hat which
once adorned the head CT Zachary Taylor
Here are jeff Davis drinking glasses and
the table on which Henry Clay played
cards. Here are relics of the assassination
of Lincoln and memcntoes of John Brown
and an old umbrella of Beau Hickman's.
BEAU HICKMAN
was the prince of Washington dead beats.
For more than fifty years he worked the
statesmen and strangers for drinks and
loans. Henry Clay was one of his victims,
and starting here with some money and
good clothes, ne managed to live for over
a generation on what he could squeeze out
OF strangers. Another noted character of
the same kind was Ben Buffers son-in-
law who was at one time consul gen
eral to Egypt. and who while there
went TO the khedive and told him that the
United States government paid him very
poorly and he would like to have an allow
ance IRON the royal treasury. The khe-
dlVe gave him something and he managed
TO squeeze out quite an amount in addition
TO his salary. He had a number of other
appointments but he drank himself out of
al OF them and then came back to Wash
lngton TO loaf about the hotels here. One
OF the leading restaurants of the capital
had an order to give MIN all he wanted to
eat but nothing TO drink and he thus lived
for some years. He was one of the most
brilliant writers IN the United States and
when sober was very entertaining con
yersationalist- He was married twice and
his first wife was Rose Eytinge, the ac-
tress. She got, think, a divorce, and But
Ter married again nice little woman who
took care OF him almost to the time of his
death few years ago.
THE LOBBYISTS AND DEAD-BEATs
of Washington have been reduced in num-
Der during late years. The civil service
examinations have radically reduced their
power of persuading office seekers that
they can furnish them places, and you do
not now see advertisements in the Wash
ington papers Offering 500 cash and 10 per
cent. OF the salary received for govern
ment position. Five years ago such adver-
tlsements were common and there were
three or more of them in every days issue
oil the Star. Now they appear only occa
sionaly. Nearly all of the big companies
and big interests have lobbyists stationed
at Washington who know these sharpers
and who warn their friends against them.
II is only the green-horn and the country
claimant who is taken in by them and their
lines lave become harder every year /
know one man who lives well here on an
income of $40 a month. He is a
Republican or Democratic according
to the man he meets and he would
drink with Mepnistopheles and take meal
with the devil himself if he could get an in
vitation. He is a man of ability and has
been in the diplomatic service, aud was
once appointed consul to Zanzibar He was
away from Washington this time three
months, and then came back saying that he
had cruised all around over the Indian ocean
and couldn't find the id place. He pre-
tends TO be a friend of every President who
comes in, and j heard funny story at the
White House not long ago of how he once
tried to get an interview with President
Hayes. He had his friend whom he was
pretending TO help with him, and he went
up to the messenger at the Presidents door
as bold as lion. Pulling out cheap
printed card. he said: ''Will you please
piled the messenger, II will not. The
President has said that he viii receive no
one else this afternoon" But" re-
torted Judge Blank, Il have an appoint
ment with him for this hour and
you. will get into trouble if you don't take
IN this card. just tell him vhat Judge
Blankety Blank, of North Carolina. wants
to see him" He put on such a bold face
that the messenger was staggered and
finally took the card and went in to the
private secretary anu asked him what TO do
about it. a moment later he came out and
said: ~ did not give the President your
card bat did take it i'll to his private sec
rotary and the private secretary said for
me TO tel Judge Biankety Blank, of North
Carolina, that he could 20 TO h-ll.n AS
Judge Blankety Blank is sill here he evi-
IDENTIFY did not take this advice.
When ne came back from his trip TO IAN
zihar the judge had wonderful story TO
tell about how he had saved the daughter
OF an English duke when she had fallen
over the side oil the ship III the Bay vi
Bengal. He plunged headlong from the
ships rail after her, caught her as she
was sinking for the third time, and
by treadinS the water managed TO keep her
afloat and away from the sharks until d
boat was lowered and the sailors restored
her to her fathers arms This story of
Judge Blanks got into the newspapers,
and shortly after this another story APP
peared in the form of a special dispatch
which stated that the English duke had
died and out of gratitude for the salvation
of his daughters life had left Judge Blank
ETY. Blank, of North Carolina, sl0,u0O Ali
of The judges friends congratulated him
His credit became good for day and ne
took advantage of this 10 call upon the
leading clUthier of Washington and 20 get
a complete OUTFIT FROM toe 10 crown. The
next Gay il began 10 be seen that the story
was fishY aud week later it became a
grayhaired lie. The judges clothes, how
e"er, remained new for several months
ard on the strength of them he got many a
meal and many a drink.
RETURNING TO DRINKING.
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