The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-26
MEN OF national NAME
Pleasant Particulars About Prom
inent Political Leaders.
TYPICAL OLD SOUTHERNERS.
Gen. George, of Mississippi, SEN
ator Berry and Judge Culber-
son Types in Dress and
Manners. Senator Dam
iels' Mother Wit.
Special Cor. of The virginicn.


WASHINGTON, ID. O., January "a.
1t is quito generally conceded
here that the currency bill will be
the main issue in 1S96-the tariff
will cut but small figure in the
campaign.
Gen. Dan" Sickles, as he
was Familiarity called i'll the war,
is member of this Congress, aud
gets around lively on his crutches
for man past 10. He and Gen,
William Barksdale, of Massachu-
setts, were frisnds here in Congress
IN 1860, ut the outbreak of the civil
war, and Siokles lost his leg at Get
tysburg in the evening under the
same tree under which the gallant
Barksdale was killed in the morning
OF the same day. Another incident
of the war which ! recall was the
killing of Gen. Thomas II. r. Cobb,
of Georgia. at fredericksburg,
within sight of his mothers Virginia
home.
met Senator George, of Missis-
sippi, III his rooms at the National
Hotel last night. He is Quartered
IN the same rooms occupied by Alex
ander Stevens in the seventies, when
he was wheeled to the Capitol each
morning in roller chair, being
unable to walk on account of rheu-
matism. Mr.. Tenny, who owned
the National Hotel thirty years ago,
has an interesting scrap book of
"reminiscences of jefferson Davis,
William l.. Yancey, Sargent Prentlss
and the famous statesmen of the
South, who were guests ut the Ma
tional Ii the better days OF tho Re
public. Senator George retires at $
O'Clock and rises ut dnybreak, and
In his habits of industry and simpli-
city is more like Franklin and Jack
son and John Marshall than any of
the Senators. He is n friend to the
Confederate soldier and liberal
contributor to the Soldiers Home
ut Richmond.
Gen. George, as he is called, and
Senator Berry, of Arkansas, and
Judge Culberson, of the House, are
perfect types, in habits and dress
and lazy movements of the old ante
bellum Southern cotton aud sugar
planters. They wear easy fitting
clothes and broad brimmed SLOUGH
hats and are extremely aflable and
od-natured. l asked Congress
man Abbott, of Texas. the other day
"a close personal friend of Judge
Culberson) why it was TINT Texas
had never sent the Judge cher most
gifted SOM to the United States Sen
ate. He replied that "Culberson
could have been elected to the Sen
nte long ago, but was too d lazy
TO rum"
There ls no sarcasm in John Dan.
lels pleasant vein of mother wit,
lie cannot help that genial overflow
OF humor which is n part of his re.
markable intellect and genius, and
which was illustrated in little Incl.
dent which occurred In his commit
tee-room the other day when | hap
pened to be present. A Virgininn
came III and introduced himself to
the Senator to seek his influence in
his behalf for Government POSI-
ZION. lie commenced TO state his
case with an apparent nervous ap-
prehentIon of the difficulties IN the
way OF getting job under the pres.
ent administration. To strengthen
his case he said that he was @
cousin of Col. -, who was
Killed at the battle of -" and
those present were moved to a smile
when the Senator PROMPTLY. but
pleasantly rejoined that he ''kpew
The Colonel we'll and he was a splen.
aid Fellow. Notwithstanding the re.
lationship."
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