The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-07
appointment of Mr.. |. 7. Myers as Assistant
Superintendent Of Railway Mall Service.
IT IS DIFFICULT NOW TO GET AN OFFICE
Congress RcconScncs- Tho nelectabIe
characteristics Of the Touta Of the
Hace Trnck-Private John Aliens
Good Story Ile Is Always Holding
0Rice-yust Like His Father,
Virgininn Bureau,
Washington, Jan. 9Th. 1896.
Especial Correspondencc.)

Especial CorrespondenCc.)
1t Is SO seldom these days that any.
Thing like patronage is heard of that
the recent appointment of Mr.. Libburn
I. Myers. of tichmond, as assistant su,
perintendent of the railway mali SER
Vice, seems almost like fairy story
for more Than year this vacancy
mas existed, and It would seem that If
there was any need OF such an office Il
should have been filed long ago, es,
pecially as the name OF Mr. Myers has
been before the postmast Ter General all
OF this time. 1t can readily be seen by
inns Instance. i'm which Il vacancy exist
ed. how difficult 1t would be to get an
Office under the present regime at this
time. The name of Mr.. Myers was pre-
sented by Hon George -. Wise during
his term in the last Congress.
II was furtunate, for Mr. Myers that
ne Is of robust health and could afford
70 wait and withstand the pangs of
nope deferred until his commission could
be made out within twelve months, for
there have been two deaths recently of
candidates who have been waiting here
since MIR. Cleveland was last inaugural
ed. and saw Il VirEinian to-day who.
To my knowledge has been here for two
years, and all that he has accomplished
mus lar Is 10 get n mortgage upon his
farm i'm the country.
There ha. surely been no recognition
OF the old Jacksonian theory of "to the
victor belong the spols" during the past
three years. and thousands of Rcpubll-
cans are Still at the positions To which
Mr. Harrison appointed them. and ut
me present rate of changes there will
be hundreds ana hundreds of fourth
class EoStotices untouched on the 18th
OF March, 1927.
The Congress Heconvcues
The holidays ut last are over md
Congress now enters upon it's duties
without thought Of Iecssses, or any-
thing OF adjournment to retnrd its work
Thc three elections committees nre al
ready at work and this branch Of bust
from no until tho thirty-two cases are
finally settled The Virginia cases are
the last on the calendar of the third
committee and will not be reached much
before the spring, but all Of them will
be determined before the conventions
are called to elect delegates TO the next
National Convention
The pension appropriation bill is now
ready Tor presentation To the House
this being a measure that the RepublI-
cans never fail To get carly action
upon, and the subcommittee are at
work upon the other appropriation bills
one Of the measures which is destined
to occupy considerable portion of the
time or the House is the bankruptcy
bill. For several Congresses measure
OF this sort has been introduced. but
majority nevsr seems able to agree
upon the provisions OF any one bill and
80 IL lnNafiabiN rails.
The Touts ofthe Track.
With the closing OF the race tracks
nt ST. Asaphs and Alexander Island
there has come to Washington com
paratire relief from the most objection
able character of alleged man that ever
disgraces this or any other community
He l.. the tout. There are a great many
people who do not know what Il tout
1s. tout is man who makes his
. living b. lying. stealing, or robhing
every day III the year. If he practices
virtue ii is OF necessity. and generally
he does not recognize ii. II he fails to
exercise his favorite methods he fills
the night with protcstations of his hard
luck
The touts used to roost at night
among the dead trees and upon the
fences of Washington, awaiting the
daylight to fly down upon their VIC
Tins at the tracks and vulture like.
feed upon their prey.
y tout usually attempts to effect the
Euisc of horse trainer or man-abOrnt
the paddock. Fer his purpose he APP
plies to himself the odors Of the barn,
and
'You may wash him, You may scrub
his clothes if YOU Will:
Yet the scent of the stable Will cling to
II STILL"
He then approaches a man. usually
the best dressed ana Qrunkenest he can
find, and offers to give him q tip on the
races. This he repeats with q dozen or
as many fools as he can find, giving
each Il different horse. He kecps his
eye on his men, ana knows what horses
they plhy, then when the winner comes
DIN he Is there To claim his reward for
the tip. If the victim is not very sharp
the tout will suggrst that a cab drive
TO Washington would he best then the
man reaches Was hngton without
watch, money. or anything. save his
life and the unhappy experience.
Many of these tolrts are well known
ehieveS and have been allowed to
remain here only after making q posi-
tive premise to the police not to at
tempt any crime within this city. but
70 confine their operations entirely to
Virginia soil
Private Aliens Good story.
My old black auntic." said Repre-
sentative John Allen. "the old black
sherherdcss who raised me and who
stiil looks on me rs a lamb of her rear
ing. grows at times very congratula-
tory and proud OF me.
Decd 7 Is proud Of you, Mars
john, she said on the occasion of our
last meeting 4 takes the vastest pride
dn ye. honey, an de way you does
hol' office. You is jes' like yo' OIL father,
No YnI ta,s