Show CATT ISAAC JUSSKTl THE LATE DOORKECPER OF TM UNITED STATBO SENATE 111 linen In Iho trrilrc 1 of Die tonr went C lliiull Clare IKSO Mml a lag 101 lIonl1 trebter III IhO l nano AlT ILIAC UAB leU whose dead l was recorded lu hi 1 Washington thn OC other day was tor moro than tiers Ji I score > ears con n cted with the 1 United States senate H3 sen-ate lie obtained 1 IJ his mllltnry tlllt during tie war when hn Iua rhcmen conunindlng officer of-ficer of a lonipnn of homo guards or gsnlinl at the capital Ills flrstllcu tdiant was Arthur Iun lorman at present the senior senator from Mar land and who has been connected with thn senate ever since hn started as a I page like Capt Unwell It was lu 1831 that Capl llissett first attracted the attention of Daniel Web I ster who look a great fnnoj to tho lad U that time the elder limit was one I of the doorkeeper nt the senate and III lip Isaac used In come lo tho buildIng build-Ing with his father There WM only one line In the fulled Stales senate those IIIIS 1 Hanscom who afterward became one of the editors of the National Republic uu u en published here until Its abiorp lion Into Iho Washington Post Hanscom was principally occupied on the democratic side of the senate end II occurred lo Webster ono day that tho whins wera being discriminated against In Iho matter of a page Accordingly I Ac-cordingly ho made a light for the appointment I ap-pointment of Isaao Ilassctl then about 12 years olil After considerable opposition op-position the additional V > R < > was ordered or-dered This marked thn only stormy pauana In the official career of Capt Uassett Since tho 30s his lines have been cast In pleasant places among dignitaries who have seemed tireless their efforts to do him honor When he had completed his fiftieth year In Ihelr service a magnificent silver salver was prepared and presented to him This no prlied the most of all his earthly earth-ly ponscailons At another time a magnificent gold snuff box was presented pre-sented him because of his efforts In behalf of tho snufftaken of the senile This recalls the fact that Cap Iliums principal duty during the latter days of ho nineteenth century como through his custodlanihlp of tho two black snuff boxen In tho recesses at the right and left of tho presiding officer of tho Ion ate It Is I ono of the traditions of the natu that these boxes wero citab irhcd beiauso of this persistency wllh hlch senators used la borrow snuff from one of the early Vlce1reildenta of the United States Finally patience eased to bo n virtue and calling Capt biased to hits nlu the presiding officer directed that boxes of muff bo main lamed at the public expense for the USD of senators who Ilko to take little up their noiea to make them reel easy Copt Ilasselt was for yearn the only snufftnKcr left but about 13 Is I annual Iy Invested In this tickling article so that a suppl Is I always on hand In case It Is demanded Capt Ilaisett was never known to divulge a secret of Iho oxocutlta sessions ses-sions which he always attended He Will morn like a Sphinx than anybody around limo capital and when ho paned away many nccrctii died with him 1arllcularly Is I this true of the location In Iho senate chamber of chairs and desks formerly occupied by dlitln gulshed Americans among whom may bo Included Jeff Davis Nobody was ever able to learn from Capt Uassett where tho head of Ibo southern confederacy con-federacy sat when ho was United Status senator from MlsslsilppUlthough many attempts have been mado by those who wanted tho Jeff Davis chair amid desk Icrsons who visited the sonata chamber cham-ber ns spectator always noticed tho pltasantvltaged old crntlemnn with white hair and beard the former curled carefully In n roll who sat usually at tho left of the prilling order of the mote Whenever a nleuu n was ro ccld from the Irrl + lent I of tae Ladled I rune I Stain or hum < h I hewn of repre tentative It wan tho duty of apt Has i sett to nnnoume the fact to the senate Vltbough In the performance of this rorl yean whenever he ws com i pelletl to mike the customary nn I I iiounnmenl rapt itself Invariably made II much fuse over It 1 ns though It I woe his first offense Ills face would turn scarlet and la he ducked his bend at the pmMIng officer there was a qulter In his tolee aa he spoke the 1 stereotyped formula This wns gener ally accompanied by n hesitancy ot I speech na If uncrrtnln whether his remarks I marks would fall upon appreciate and listening ears I No matter how hot the day might bo Cap Ilawelt neter appeared In 1 the senate chamber unless he was dressed with scrupulous neatness and earn In a inlt of black broadcloth I Hi en his necktie was of thin same torn her hue with Just a glimpse of while shirt and collar vlilblo above Ibo ho IYaGnttou hreaalc frock clMly buttoned 1 doubtebroastetl frock con t I Despite the fart that ho had been as oclaled whit mature Iho greater part of hla life Capt Uassett has never been accused of presumption but was always deferential and unassuming In his do mwinor IJver since ho has been nbotil the neniiln he has born In mind that pweli la I silver but silence Is I rnl len and was apparently deaf dumb and Mind I lo all thAI took place nboilt him Although often Importuned to writes write-s volume embodying his reralleollon Il wet the Invariable reply ot the good old man that such t project must await Itla convenience alien he could spare limn awny from Ihe npllol i > I I v I 1 t1 Y 7E = lyi hc l r t 1Cr f t 1 CACT 1 A IiASA1TT Hi largest Irirt I One of tho largest mseli over placed IB Iho cotton trade between thin country and Kuropo Is I the American recently launched In lleltast Her total cubic capacity C37220 fret making her easily eas-ily the biggest ship knot coming to New Orleans She Is I 8200 gross tonnage 473 feet long between perpendiculars fiftyfit feet beam and depth of hole thirtynine feet six Inches There arm nine engines on her and she Is I loaded through six hatches Her water ballast Is I 1100 tons 8ho ran carry 21000 bales of cotton |