Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15
ECHOES OF THE EXTRA.
Stories Caught 1t the Capital White the Leg
islature Was There-Finances Of the
Law-Makers-As Sitting at cinch-A Tale
of Two Halls

of Two Halls.
rFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
HARRISBURG, Nov. 14-The Senators Of
Pennsylvania as a rule are weli-to-do and
not few OF them are wealthy. Ahegheny's
substantial representative, William FINN,
Is probably the richest in the body, unless 1t
be Charles A. Porter, of Philadelphia. Both
these gentlemen are contractors and both
have been generously treated by the Coun-
cils OF their cities. Both are rated on the
sunny side OF million, and both are COM
paratively young men. Both received their
education in the common schools, and both
are industrious, untiring workers. IheYar
politicians of the same grade, but their poll
tics has been but incidental to their money
making.
With the single exception OF Senator
Osbourn, all the Philadelphia senators are
rich George Handy Smith, who has had
both his hands in State Legislation since
1871, and who has been a member OF the
Senate without interruption since 1876, has
grown fat, physically and financially, with
his experience. He has devoted his energies
to his office, and, as Smull's Hand Book very
tersely puts 1t, che is now engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits" In other words. he has
accumulated enough money to buy small
but valuable farm just outside OF fhlladel-
phia. His city home on Broad street is a
dream OF beauty, and cost probably the
legitimate salary of Senator for century.
Senator John c. Grady, of Philadelphia, is
also a city farmer. He raises fancy STOCK,
and his poultry yards and stables are steam
heated and are finished with an utter olsre-
gard for cost. Senator Grady is an attorney,
but he has devoted himself pretty generally
to being Senator since 1876, when he was
first elected. Boies Penrose. another Sena-
tor, is rich by Inheritance, and ne mas
wealth of information, more extended
than that OF any of his colleagues. Senator
Grouse Is u rich carpet dealer OF Ph1ladei-
phia. Senator Becker, also of Ph1ladelphla,
tor C. Wesly Thomas, of the same city,
made most OF his money in real estate Dut
he has held several good paying appoint
ments and is now private secretary 10
delphia port. Osbourn. tine only Philadel-
phia Senator who is not rich, seems to nave
been losing money by being plain, ordinary
lawyer and not much of politician.
Why Goblin Quit the Cards.
Senator Goblin is well-to-do He is not
reckless with his money, but he lives well.
The other day he entertained number OF
his friends in the smoking room OF the Sem
ate telling show, why and when he quit
gambling" 1t was in New Orleans in 1865.
Goblin was with General Butler. He was
Lieutenant Colonel and he and several OF his
fellow officers visited a gambling house one
night. They broke the faro bank and the
proprietors of the place turned off the
and Colonel Goblin and one Of the gam
blers linked arms in a desperate battle.
both being badly bruised. Goblin
was cut in the back with dirk and was
confined to hospital for n time, but bis
Commander never knew how nor where he
~ have never touched a card since then"
the General said. II had not won much Of
the money that night, but one OF my closest
friends did, and before left the hospltai tne
winner had come North. A year later
when brought my commond to New York
to be mustered out, and when our d1ngy
looking soldiers were marching up Broad
way police officer. handsome in his bright
uniform, yelled ut me calling me by name.
found it was the winner at New Orleans.
He had spent his money and he was happy
as a clam at high tide with his brass buttons
and hickory mace"
An An-Night seance at Cinch.
Few of the Senators play cards. The
and Allegheny Senators all
know the difference between straight flush
and stack of hay, but many OF the country
statesmen don't know whether poker is
taught in the public schools OF bought in the
regular way at college. There are few Of
the Senators who can beat Chinaman at
fantan, however, and there are few of
them who would take chances with the
man who made the cards at game OF
"cinch"
The last night of the recent session party
of Senators played "cinch' until morning.
One of the Allegheny county delegation won
all the money, and after buying cigar
aSiece for his fellows he had 81 20 left That
is true, absolutely, and Senator Upperman
might be an important witness to call on the
case.
Asenator's wife's Constituency.
AS good fellows 60 there are many
princes among the Senators, and Harry AL
vim Hall, of Elk county, is at the head of
them. Among other things concerning that
Senator's life, SmulTs handbook says: "He
on June 10. 1886, Miss Currin Nc
Marry, of Nashville, Tenn" His wedding, Of
course, has nothing to do with his being
good fellow, but his union with Southern
lady got him into peck Of trouble recently.
Senator Hall was elected in 1890. The Demo-
cratic papers OF his wife's home congratu-
lated the handsome young Senator. The
Northern Democratic husband and his
Democratic wife were applauded
by all the publications of Tennessee At the
last Republican State Convention Hon.
Harry Hall, he of Mercer county, presided
over the convention. The
papers of Tennessee knew of but one Harry
Hail. and in language louder and more en-
phatic than that in which their original ap-
plause was couched they denounced the elo-
quent young Senator as traitor to his
party and as a disgrace to both Pennsyl-
vania and Tennessee.
from Elk to convince his wifes constituency
that the bold, bad Republican Harry Hall
was the brainy little e1-member from Mer-
GER county. HERBERT.
Maybe We Arc Too Good.