The Washington times., 1894-03-18
CORRIDOR AND CURB.

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CORRIDOR AND CURB.
ssMiss Madeline Pollard said John R.
Hopkins, of st. Louis, at the Randall las:
night, sis a relative OF one Of the most aristo-
cratic families of virginia-the Pollards-who
in antebellum times were noted for theiI
chivalry and hospitality throughout the
length and breadth OF that commonwealth.
Her face presents a striking resemblance to
that of her dead cousin e. A. Pollard, the au-
thor of the 'Lost Cause" graphic history
of the war, copy If which will be found in
the library of nearly every southerner.
Speaking of Pollard reminds me of his
widow, who recently died, SO heard few
weeks ago, almost penniless. in far-away Ari-
zona She was Miss Richards. Senator
Vest remembers her well. Many years ago,
when she was living in Richmond. she
heard of remark that the distinguished
Senator from Missouri had made about her.
Mr. Vest was then a member OF the confeder-
ate congress. few days afterward she met
him on the street and proceeded to horse
whip him. The incident has never been for
gotten, and Mr.. Vest hears Of it in the news
papers in his State every time he takes the
stump for his party Miss Richards married
Pollard, who, it will be remembered, was
assassinated in Richmond In 1869. She drifted
to New York in 1874. where she was for a
long while an amanuensis to the late A. L.
Stewart Some years ago she went west and
began teaching an Indian school near Yuma,
A. T. In her younger days she was regarded
as one of the most beautiful women in Vir-
,rip md xvoc af w lnatG and "a
suicide
''Senator Ransom is not as complacelt as
a distinguished North Carolina politician, as
he rolled the end of Perfecto around in his
mouth, while summing his Apollo-Belvidere
in front of the Shoreham yesterday. "The
old man is writing more letters every night
now" ne went on to say, ''than he ever did
before in his life The political signs in
North Carolina do net augur success for him
next year. There several good men al
ready in the field. He wants to come back.
Tor he could not put on the style In North
Carolina that he does in Washington. Creased
trousers, billed shirts, two-story collars and
boutonnieres are not as popular at home as
home-spun jeans and horny hands. Ransom
LAS al dNsfsloH WIlllHS iCttcis. 1lt b~6
done nothing for the boys in the way of Sc
curing Federal patronage. And my can't he
strut. He is the only man ever saw who
could strut standing still.
Vance tells a good story on him. He was
canvassing among his constituents in Webster
county years ago. He called at the gate of
Mr.. Jones. Was he at home! Yes, and at
the stable. So to the stable the governor
went. where he found Jones currying a horse.
That's fine looking animal, Jones. Can
he run?"
'sNope. Never heard of his being run-
ner."
"What is he, Hambletonian?'
Nope. No fine blood in him at I knows
Of"
II suppose he's good buggy horse; a
trotter. maybe"
Nope. He amt worth durn at trotting,
nor runnin'. nor pacin', nor nothin'.'
"Well, said the governor, ''you seem to be
taking splendid care of him. What for?''
''See here. Vance. said Jones, that horse is
named Matt Ransom, and Tn er Just keepin'
him for style"
''Some years ago farmer down my way
wrote to Gen. Jubal A. Early for lottery
ticket said Wallace McLaurin, OF Jackson.
Miss. at the Metropolitan last night. He
sent dollar and asked that he be returned u
ticket which would win. He reminded the
ex-Confederate general that he had followed
him during the late war rs faithfully as any
soldier that ever shouldered musket and
that when the surrender came he had neither
home nor relatives, and was left ragged with
out enough clothing" as he expressed it,
"to wad a shotgun" Gen. Early sent him
a ticket and letter expressing the hope that
it would draw prize. He closed the letter,
however. with this piece of advice: Let the
lottery alone. Ii you stick to it as loyalty as
you say you did the Confederacy. it won't be
long before you will have to ransack your
house to find enough cloth to wad a pop
gum"
1.-THE Florida hotels said W. C. Watson.
of New Orleans, at the NormanGie yesterday,
"have lost big money this season. There are
no visitors down there. The mammoth Ponce
de Leon at San Augustine was almost de-
serted last week. The Jacksonville houses did
fairly well preceding the Corbett-Mitchell
fight, but they are doing nothing now. The
reason is that the winter in the North has
been SO mild that no one has suffered. Cold
warm winter means bankruptcy to one-third
Of the hotels in Florida.
Il see" said the cynic Che vas standing
in front of the Riggs House at the time).
''that Superintendent Byrnes has decided
that the slot machines must go, as they are
gambling device. That is very, very goodi
You have heard of Parkhurst, perhaps He
is rapidly getting at the bottom Of Things in
New York, making the police captains tire m
bic, roofing out the blackmailers and the
thieves. Have you noticed that he has got to
gambling dens yet? Not yeti Yet when he
does. and think he WILL there will be music
and some of the very wealthy and highly re-
spectacle names OF New York will be involved
in scandal, and the names of some of the
highest officers OF the city government will be
smirched beyond recognition. 1t makes me
laugh, this warfare of Byrnes upon the five
cent slot machines
If George F. Parker, consul at birmingham.
is sick, as am told he is, it is too. too bad
A good fellow, frank and free. devoted to his
friends. is Parker; posted in public affairs.
useful and breezy. He wrote the campaign
life oil Cievelana, was booked at one time for
Thurber), and was appointed consul at Bir-
mingham alter aIr. Harrison had inquired in
directly OF Mr.. Cleveland whether Major Eli
jan Halford, of the regular army. would be
allowed to remain as consul at Birmingham
if he were to be appointed during the last ad-
ministration. The inference from the Presi-
dents reply was that he would not be.
The latest and most judicious of Arctic ex-
plorers. MIR. Wellnan, called upon Judge
Gresham at the State Department just before
he took the train for New York. The Secretary
OF State was intensely interested in the enter
prise, sitting down with the young traveller.
asking him a score of questions, admitting
that he himself. if he were younger, would be
tempted to go along. Mr.. Wellman called
upon the President later in the day. He, too,
was very cordial. wished that the explorer
might reallv plant the flay further up into the