Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-02

Cecantere wine ana DrhndN ana broken loaf
sugar and q mudlor to crush the sugar, and
teddy spoons No whisky in those days and
drunken man was q rare sight recall an old
fashioned tavern-the house still stands and
but little changed--on the corner Of and 18th
streets, kept by two brothers, Frank aud John
Ward.
After Kensett moved from the corner Of 10th
and ID streets Johnny Foy kept the place A
Jovial lrishmsn he was and full OF humor and
quaint sayings Afterward he moved 70 ID
street between 9th and 10th, and kept the Re
pu2can House" He was one OF the charao-
ters Of his day, and among his customers was
Gen. Dawson Of Louisiana, who wore braided
coat and boots with tassels and other unusual
nrucies OF apparel The general would come
IN ana IN the most eourtly manner order has
drink and AJAX Mr.. Foy to drink with him, and
laying down . half dollar cav good morning"
ana walk out Drinks, by the bye, were then
% cents "A penny Bit" One morning some
one was Ia the bar room a. the general went
OUT, ana Mr. Foy following him with sdmiring
eyes s said; bejabbers. Amt he payeock Of .
ASDRrw HAScocx's PLACE.
One OF the famed taverns OF the period. later
than some Of those have been speaking of.
was Andrew Hancock's, still in the sams spot.
and with the numberless curiosities on its
aingy wails, but not the Hancock knew.
otanding At the bar, behind which Andrew him.
sen presided, and jovial Boniface he vas, /
nave seen dozen Senators and members of
Congress After he retired he left to his
son tne OLD place. Richard Francis, one Of
washington's old colored citizens and esteeme
py everybody, dispensed the liquid consola-
uons. he was transferred to the Senate
restaurant and is now dead. The old place re-
maine, but the spirits have departed.
On the opposite side of the avenue John II.
Eberhach commenced business in little frame
house next TO the house then occupied by old
Mr.. 1ravers, and beyond that was a vacant lot
on the rear OF which his sister, Miss Travers
lived in queer rambling house. Gautier sub
sequently built on that lot. Eberbach remained
there, onfectionery IN front and bar in the
rear, quiet place, but 90 well patronized he
made quite fortune and built the large restau-
rant on the southwest corner of s,h and L
streets. The successor of Eberbach was Green
and for years he kept that house. which was
the resort of many of the best people of WASH
ington. From that place Sebastian Aman grad
uated, and his place on 9Th street has the same
reputation as Green's and Eberbach's. A very
famous restaurant OF the early forties Was the
one next to Jackson Hall. kept by a man named
Jenkins, and another kept by John Pettibone
at the corner of 9th and Pennsylvanis avenue
Both OF these were successful, but changed
hands and gradually died out The old-time
restaurants Of Boulanger. Favier, Guesta and
Gautier are among the things that were and
s u" places nave not been supplied, at least
we old inhabitants think so. When Mr..
Boulanger was in good humor, and would
take the trouble. be could prepare dishes lit
Tor the table OF Luculus. Gautier, too, kept an
admirable establishment and made a revolu-
tion In dinner giving. 1 remember. years ago,
don know when, but along in 1889 as
remember. James johnson kept a restaurant
on the corner OF 18th andF Ii was very cele-
brated for Its cooking, and from there gradu-
ated James Wormley, that admirable caterer
and most excellent man. The lovers of good
nving owe him debt of gratitude. John
OH x.-.
attractions for the bon vivant 1 find myself
among the moderns, and have hardly touched
upon the old taverns that abounded in the
city In the early days. The restaurant Dickens
mentions, the City Lunch" as staring him in
the face as he looked out the window At Will
lard's, then Fullers, on the morning after his
arrival. Is still occupied as a tavern, or saloon
as they ale called now, and has always been
since 1t was built good many years ago.
AN OLD BILLIARD SALOON.
Another old landmark and resort which
would hardly come under the head Of tayerns
was billiard saloon where the Owen House 4.
now. 1t was kept by Walter Stewart and was
the resort Of the lovers of billiards i'm that
region, among whom was Gen. Gibson. who
came every evening TO have his game with the
proprietor, and while they PLAYED no hiiarity
was allowed. 1t was very solemn perform,
ance OF earnest and careful calculation The
entrance Was up the alley by an outside fight
OF stairs.
On 10th street Mrs. McGonnicle kent the
uiooe Tavern, IN the house next to Williams
auction store. Ths Ihespian Corps of which
Columbus Drew WAS the bright star held their
meetings there and gave representations in the
parlor street seems to have had a good man
taverns. Abraham Butler kept the Union
Hotel, az il was designated in later wears. and
Wm bowling before him, and in the same
square James Dougherty, and between I4th
anu 18th John Dumbleton kept a tavern, and
on the corner of 18th street and Pennsylynni,
avenue John kugiohn, a colored man. had an
oyster house.
l am only skimmins the surface, for the tav-
erns were numerous IN that early day. The
tavern kept by George kensett ON 18th stree,
was subsequently occupied by huffman and
the actors made II a resort ana il was an al
mirable eating house. but that was in modern
times when Charley Fila; had removed from
l4th street, where he began to the house then
just vacated by Mr.. Rives and where subsa.
quently Joe Hall had faro bank Shoemaker
now occupies the house. Jesse Burch kent a
tavern On lAth street two or three doors from
the corner OF the avenue. John Usher kent a
tavern for some years where now John Russell
keeps. There was no other tavern in that row.
where they now abound, until YOU reached tbs
corner, where Greason kept or keeps vet One
OF the resorts OF the military the .'Virgiuis
House, kept by Harry Sweeting on c stree,
near 9TH. Harry was a well-known man about
| VIVA "hA uauusOine. lie plO-
neer to the Washington Light Infantry
and on parade maae a very fine appearance.
The BenIers father and son, kept for some
years eating houses and taverns first on the
avenue near the National, and then in the rear
OF the metropolitan Hotel. and afterward cor
ner 9th street, on the south side of the avenue.
When the war began between the states tayerns
hoteis and saloons sprang up like mushrooms
all over the CITY Every available place and
every vacant lot was utilized for that and other
purposes connected with the supply of the
large army that surrounded Washington. When
peace came they disappeared, many Of them
~ suddenly as they came. Many remained.
however, and now are oid-established places
FRED. cozzENs' PLACE.
One OF the acquisitions to Washington. which
came with the var and remained after il was
ended, was Fred. Cozzens. the author of the
'Sparrowgrass Papers" Mr.. Cozzens kent /.
wine store next to the corner Of l4th street on
the avenue, and this store became the resort of
the hterau of that period. Fred Cozzens Vas
one Of those who contributed to the old Knick-
erbocker Magazine while under the editorsbin
Of Willis Gaylord Clarke and q very brilliant sci
they we're and an admirable magazine tbey
made Of 1t. Cozzens died soon after leaving
here and many agreeable memories of him
llnger in the minds OF those who knew him
or the set that met in that pleasant re-
sort, where geniality presided, nearly all are
gone, but Robt. s. Chiffon, now consul in Can
ada. is recalled to my mind as one of the MANY
friends who gathered around Fred. Cozzens.
The note signed Pacific reached me and 7
am very happy to make the corrections he