Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-11-09

. The hansomest is Charles III.
Gibson. of Maryland.
] The most senatorial is Alfred ii.
Colquitt. of Georgia, whose father
and grandfather sat in the Senate
before him.
The haughtiest is J. Donald
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, whose
unique distinction it is never to saw
a word in the Senate unless he
moves to adjourn.
The richest, now that Stanford is
dead, would seem to be John Z.
Jones, of Nevada, who bestows gold
dollars on the beggars of Washing
ton.
| The one most celebrated outside
of his own country is John Sherman.
The most abused is Matthew
Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania.
The most punctillious is Calvin
5. Brice, of Ohio, who changes hi $
shirt three times every day.
The most temperate is David B.
Hill, of New York, who neither
drinks, smokes, swears, CANDLES
nor eats dainties.
The strongest is William ii.
AllistOn, of Iowa, who could almost
fell an OK with his fist.
The the House are 2Oi members
who served in the last Congress,
besides sixteen others not in the
last Congress, but members of Con-
crosses prior to it.
The father of the House is Chas.
O'Neill, of Philadelphia. Pa. who,
If he outlives his present term, will
have broken the record by having
served 80 consecutive years in the
lower branch of Congress.
The House contains 20G lawyers.
II farmers aud agriculturists. II
journalists, II manufacturers, II
merchants, ) bankers, teachers, /
publisher, 2 doctors. : clergymen.
college professors, printers. 6
gentleman of leisure, 2 society men
and 30 odd whose pursuits are too
indefinitely reported for classifica-
ton. Of the lot 22l went into the
Democratic caucus. 1876 are solidly
Republican, and call themselves
Populists. That leaves 2 undeter-
mined.
The most eloquent of all, is W.
Bourke Cochran, of New York.
The one with the most solid con-
stituency is Thomas j. Geary, of
Sana ROso, Cal, whose motto is
1.-The Chinese Must Go -
The most unpopular outside Of
his own district is William S. Hol-
man, of Aurora, Ind, who, should
O'Neill die, would become father Of
the House. He is serving his fif-
teenth term.
The thinnest is member from
Medicine Lodge, Kan, who wears
no socks, if current report be trust
worthy.
The most literary is Thomas
Dunn English. of Newark, n. j.,
once the boon companion of Edgar
Allan Poe, and who has written
verses which the Princess of Wales
greatly admires.
The most interesting is Daniel
Edward Sickles, of New York, who
has been on trial for his life, charged
with murder; who lost a leg at
Gettysburg, and who saved the lives
of three men at the risk Of his own.
The best educated is William l..
Wilson, Of Charlcstown, W. Va,
who knows Virgil By heart, can read
Hebrew with ease, and conjugate a
Greek verb as readily as he hustles
about the polls on election day, not
to mention essays he has written on
the integral calculus and equations
Ofthe second degree. An exception
might be taken to this in favor Of
DIR. William Everett, whose scholar
ly attainments are well known.
The most unique is William
McAleer, of Philadelphia, Pa, who
is the first out and out Democrat
and supporter of Grover Cleveland
and tariff for revenue only to be
elected on the Republican ticket
after his own party refused him
nomination.
The one who bobs up serenely is
Joseph A.. Scranton, Of Scranton,
Pa, who is elected and defeated
with much regularity at every other
Congressional election.
The most puzzled is Charles +.
Crisp, of Americus, Ga, who has
never been able to decide whether
he is eligible to the Presidency of
the United States, or not, having
been born abroad of American
parents.
The proudest is Joseph +. Wash
ington, of Cedar Hill, Tenn. who
belongs to the family Of our first
President.
The most elegant is John Z.
Reyburn, of Philadelphia, Pa, i,
whose principal duties are connect
ed with the inheritance of series
of fortunes from departed relatives.
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