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The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
Remarkable Rcd-Tape Policy of the
British War OHice.

From II London Letter.
A funny story is going the rounds illus.
trative of the red .tape policy obtaining in
military circles. 1t is such an anecdote as
would have delighted poor Charles Dickens,
and serves to remind us that his account of
the Circumlocution Office, with its chow
not-to-do.it" tactics, was not so overdrawn
after all
A guard.room clock ut Aldershot suddenly
took IL into its head to stop ticking, and /,
requisition for its repair was sent to the
barrack master, who passed 1t on to the
ordnance storekeeper, from whom IL went,
first to the quartermaster-genera and
then to the general commanding, who for.
warded it to the horse guards, whence II
was relocated to the War Office, where,
after two or three weeks delay, the re.
quired repairs were authorized. But be.
fore this decision was conveyed TO the
camp question arose as to under what vote
the expenses estimated under S2-was to
| be charged, each department positively de.
clining to be responsible for the amount
The question was finally referred to tho
treasury, involving an important consti.
tutional principle, and, after u further de
lay of three months, it was settled that the
barrack department should bear the OK.
pense. But this was not an end of the all
important question. The correspondence
was transferred to Aldershot and after O
few weeks requistion for transport wa.
addressed to the commanding officer of tn,
military train, who sent four-horst
ammunition wagon under the escort of {
sergeant and eight soldiers, to fetch tn,
clock, which, however, it turned out, had
been removed, soon after the original rcqui
sition had been sent in, by some meddlinj
| ignoramus totally devoid of appreciation
for official routine.
The correspondence over this prcciou
clock had lasted eight months, and it is cal
culated that the postage stamps and station
cry, otc., alone used over the affair woul,
have paid for ten new clocks while
reckoning the time of the officials employed
over tho matter as worth their usual rate
of pay, it would have been q saving to tn
country had the Aldcrshot authorities erect
cd factory on purpose to repair the OF
Tending time-picce. All this reads like ont
of Mark Twains exuberant bursts of fancy
or n leaf out of one Of Charles Dickens
novels, highly exaggerated but it is al
sober fact and such idiotic performance
on the part of grown mon may we'll make
Englishmen wonder how the British mill
tary organization would stand the sudde
, strain put upon it by foreign invasion
Already the bitterly learned lessons of TIL
Crimea seem in danger of being forgotten.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
IN ~ Dog u Wolf?

The Anthropological Society of France
had under discussion, not long ago, the
question whether the dog descends from the
wolf. NJ. Harbourdin said that he had
brought up wolf that was now six years
old and was as gentle as lamb. 1t was
beside, remarkably intelligent, and could
open the doors by turning the handles
When it heard a clock strike it would stand
on its hind legs to look behind, and would
move the hands round with its paws. 1t is
fond of perfumes, and lives on good term,
with the poultry and other animals, but ha.
a great aversion for cats It's bark resemble,
that Of a dog. M. de Mortillet, on the Other
hand, said that he had been endcavoring in
vain to tame wolves. They were gentle
enough so long as they were young, but be-
came savage Mt the adult age.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
Married After Death.
Pail Mall Gazette.

.
The maxim which teaches that there
must be no disputing about tastes has its
limits, which appear to have been reached
in Portsmouth yesterday, If we can believe
the local papers. Miss Mainwaring, the
daughter of an army officer, was about to
be married, but unexpectedly she died. 1t
was resolved, however, that before inter
ment she should be married "as far as pos
sible, and accordingly Rev. Il. d. Platt
and other clcrgymen among them read the
marriage service, and then the service for
funerals. 1t is not stated what the BRIDE
groom did. The other friends wore their
wedding clothes The Portsmouth Gasettc
mentions alphabetically that the dead
brides trosscau and that of her bridesmaids
had been provided, as if it were pity that
so much millinery should go for nothing
but it may be doubted If Rev. Il. d. Platt's
bishop will regard this circumstance as jus.
tifying so novel an Interpretation of the
ruhric;
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
A weeks shipment OF Coal.

The shipments from the mines of the
Cumberland coal region for the week ended
Saturday, September "a, were 42,347 tons
and for the year to that date ,493,92s to MS
decrease Of 60,296 tons rs compared with
the corresponding period of 1880. The coal
was carried as follows: Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad-week, 26,506 tons year. 970,3si
tons; increase over 1880, 24,24S tons
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal-week, 1908
vania RailrOad-week, S,537 tons year
202,372 tons increase over 1880, "a, 77(
tons. The coal was brought from the mine:
as follows: Cumberland & Pennsylvania
Railroad-week, 1882 tons; year, 1856,
144 tons. Georges Creek & Cumberland
Railroad-week, 5,435 tons; year, 105,33l
tons. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad-week
1858 tons year, 1919 tons.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
The Late Earl of AirIic.

News comes from Denver, Colorado, of the
sudden death there on Sunday night at the
Windsor Hotel of the Earl of Airlic who
was visiting Colorado to inspect tract of
land he had purchased for one of his sons
in that State. Lord Airlie arrived in this
country only II few weeks ago, and after u
short stay at Newport went to the West,
accompanied by one of his daughters, Lady
Blanche Oglivy. 1t was his second visit to
the United States, the first having been
made last year. On his return to England
he published n series Of papers in in the
Nineteenth Century on the agricultural re-
sources af our western country, and showed
his faith in its fertility by acquiring about
10000 acres. Lord Airlie was the twenty
eighth in descent from the first Thanc
of Angus, who fought at the battle OF
tho Standards" in 113S. He was the
seventh Earl of Airlie, Alyth and Lintra.
| then in the peerage of Scotland, and the
twelfth Lord Ogilvy. He was born in 1926
and succeeding his father in 1S49 was elect
ed representative peer for Scotland. He
was also Lord High Commissioner to the
Kirk Of Scotland. In politics he was a
| stanch Liberal. BY his wife, a sister of the
present Lord Stanley of Alderley, he leaves
two sons and four daughters. He is sue
ceeded in his titles and estates by his son,
Lord Ogilvy, an officer in the Tenth Hus-
sars, whose name was made familiar to
American ears some three or four years ago
by an impostor who personatcd him in this
country while he was serving with his reg
iment in Northern India The present
Earle of Airlie was born in 1856, and is un.
married. By his fathers death Mr.. Glad
| stone will be called upon to bestow the
much coveted honor of the Thistle upon
some Scottish nobleman. This ancient
order, revived by King James H., in 1857,
consists of the sovereign, the princes of the
blood royal named to it, and sixteen
| KNIGHTS
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
What w. &. McGill Says About His
Tussle with Guiteau.

Mr.. w. c. McGill, the guard ut the Dis
trict jail, has the following to say in ref
erence to the story that he had attempted
to murder the prisoner Guiteau:
1.-THE simple facts of the case, and
to which l am willing to make
affidavit, are these: / have been con-
nected with the Jail for the last eight years,
and have done duty generally in the office
for the last five, but occasionally in the
is short. On the night in question, after
o'clock, one of the guards and l were the
only two on active duty, he being in the
north wing aud / in the south, where the
assassin Is confined. A few days before
had been informed that Guiteau had torn
up his pillow slip, and as several prisoners
have hung themselves at the bars Of the
window by this means, and seeing that tho
assassin was restless and ut the
window several times during the
night, / felt anxious. My motive
in going to his cell was to prevent him from
committing suicide. Had desired to shoot
doing so; but when l went in to examine
the window and spoke to him he made a
cut at my throat, but missed, cutting my
clothes. Dropping the knife he attempted
to get my pistol, and in the struggle it was
discharged When the guard came to my
assistance he had hold of me and commenced
to cry: "Thc pistol is mine; take it away
from him." The guard used little exertion
to separate us; the assassin was still
struggling when Mr. Jones came to my as
sistancc and loosened his grip, wher
/ was able to free myself We ther
searched for the knife and found it on the
floor near the head of his bed. This is the
truth of the whole affair, and can at least
in part be proved by Mr.. Jones' An in
vestigation proved that the knife wa
thrown into Guiteau's cell by another
prisoner The sensational story alleges tina
iGrea the pistol over my ,head ut Ggiteap
How could anyone possibly kpaw this, no
Is equally inconsistent and devoid oftruth.'
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
National UoteI Arrivals.

Hon. J. F. Briggs n. H.; Hon. J. =,
Hoge, w. Va; Hon. Il. j. Henderson, Ill;
q. X. Deane, Jersey City; II. Hoare, N, Y;
W. b. Quiglcy, Utica; o. X. Funston, Rich
mond; G. Atkins, Baltic; =. simms, n Q,i
w. L. Evans, Va; w. $. OFT, Va; G, II
Oft, Va; i, p. MoCahe, Va; ], i. Honder
N. Y; r. Rigby and wife, Miss; George
Cooper N. Y; II. NJ. Reed, Ohio; J. w
Maxey, U. s. Navy; j. s. Mexican, U. s.
Navy; 9. L. Ford and family, Balto Hon
II. w. Hughes, Va. j. Du Bots, Pa.;sF. j
Knight, Monroe, N. Y; q. l.. Stegal, Gin
cinnati; r. A. Baglcr, w. Va; j. |, Norris
W. Va; j. l.. Norris, Va; IL. w. pike, N
Y; c. ii. Hardin and wife, Mo.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
Only u Smile.

Only smile that was given me
on the crowded street one day
But 1t pierced the gloom of my saddencd
heart
Like sudden sunbeam's ray.
The shadow OF doubt hung over me,
And the burden of pain bore,
And the voice of Hope L could not hear,
Though listened DER ond DER.
But there came rift In the crowd about,
And II face that | know passed by,
And the smtleI c,tught was brighter 70 me
Than tile plug OF rsummef shy.
For IL gaye me back the sunshine,
And Scattered each sombre thought,
And my heqrt rqoiced In the kindling
warmth
Which that kindly smile had wrought.
Only smile from II friendly face
on the busy street that day
Forgotten rs soon rs given, perhaps,
AS the donor went her way.
But straight to my heart IL went speeding
TO gid the clouds that We're there,
And found that OF sunshine and lile's blue
skies
also might take my share.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
Mncyeagh and
President Arthur.

Attorney General MacVeagh called upon
President Arthur yesterday. A correspond
ent of the Baltimore Gdsette, writing last
night, says: Attorney General MacVeagh
stated this evening, when approached on
the subject of the Cabinet, that he had no
objection to speaking frankly as to his own
position. He said he recognized to the
fullest extent the propricty of President
Arthur selecting rs his confidential advisers
gentlemen who had heretofore sustained
relations not only of personal good will but
also of political sympathy with him. In
deed he did not think any administration
could be strong If there was any ground for
suspicion or distrust among its members.
AS soon, therefore, rs President Arthur had
taken the oath of Office Mr.. MacVeagh said
he had rendered his resignation in writing.
He had also assured the President that
the resignation was not n form, but a
fact, and he hoped it would be con-
venient to designate his successor by the
time the Senate met in special session. Mr..
acVcagh added that on public grounds he
felt no difficulty in pursuing the course his
feelings dictated. The only political work
to which he attached any Importance at this
time was the work of administrative re-
| form, including, of course the exposure and
the relentless pursuit of all plunderers OF
the public Treasury. If President Arthur
engages heartily and thoroughly in that
good work, as he hoped and believed he
would, then he was entitled to the credit
of doing it with an Attorney General of his
own selection, and not with one inherited
from President Garfield. The Attorney
General spoke very kindly of President
Arthur and said he was sure the country
would judge him, not only fairly, but gen
erously, and not by the selection of one per.
son or another for his Cabinet, but by the
general policy of his administration"
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
sporting Notes.

--Iroquois has been scratched from the
Grand Duke Michacl's stakes, to be run al
Newmarket on Thursday.
Base ball games were played yesterday
as follows: At Troy-Troys, g; Chicagoes
TO- At orcester-Detroits, IL Worccsters
9. At Observation-Disclosures @; Cleve
lands, 0. AT Boston-Bostons, g; Bufialoes
g.
"A race of about 80 miles at New York
yesterday between the Scotch cutters Madgc
Capt. Duncan, and the centrc-board slool
Schcmer, Of Seamanhata Yacht Club, re
suited in victory for the Madge time,
hours So minutes and . seconds. The
Schemer's time was hours 3 minutes and
seconds. On account of difference in length
the Madgc was allowed II minutes. Thi.
Is the first of series of races between the
two crafts.
AT Brighton Beach yesterday the events
were as follows: First race-mile and O
half. Brambaletta won in q canter; Kitty
Clark second, and Baltic bad third; time
2:44. Secondlrace- eighths of mile
Viola won by length; Bridecake second
By-the-way third, King Nero fourth, Baby
fifth, Bernadine sixth, and Alice Berry last
time, 100. French pools paid $l1G.9O
Third race--mile and n quarter. Vagrant
won; Woodcraft second, Ennis Killen third
Judge Murray fourth, Referee fifth, ant
Honduras last; time gil. Fourth race
King Dutchman won; Major Wheeler sec
ond, Lizzie ID. third; time, 2:52.
Tho first October meeting ut Newman
ket began yesterday. The race for the
Nursery Stakes was won by Mr.. j. Bar
nard's br. f. Sing-Song Canzonctte and
Yorkist ran dead heat for the second
place. Fifteen ran, including Dolengate
The principal event was the race for the
Great Foal Stakes, which was won by Mr.
BlantOn's b. C. ScObell, with Mr.. Jardine!
b. C. Ishmael second, and Lord Roseberry''
C. Camcliard third. Eight ran.
Courtney has at last won q race. Yes
terday, the three-mile race on the Gen
esee River, at Charlotte, between Courtney
Riley, Lee, and Plaistod, was won by Court
ney in 20:15, the quickest time on record
This is easily explained, however, by tn,
fact that the course was about one-quartel
ola mile short. Lee was second and Rifle,
third Plasted dropped out at the turn
Courtney was an easy winner with but lit
tie excitement.
The regular autumn meeting of tn
Louisville Jockey Club began yesterda.
under favorable auspices. The first race
for two-ycar old fillies, quarters of q
mile, was won by Frenchic, Fiona second
time, 1:20f. The second race, for three
year-olds, two miles, was won by Fellow
Play, Hcgraz second time, 1891. Tn
third race, for all ages, mile heats was woi
by Ada. who took the second and thir
heats, Jack Hayerly winning the first bes
! time, l:iG1,
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD
THE MODEL FAST LINE,
AND THE ONLY LINE BETWEEN
THE EAST AND THE WEST,

THE EAST AND THE WEST,
via Washington.
Doo"iN ihN STEEL R sHHshf 'oopihH'
Schedule to take effect Sunday. May I'd. 1857
A. NJ. LEAVE WASHINGTON:
t2,2O-CiTICAGO, CINCINNATI AND 81. LOUIS FAs
500 baltimore, Ellicot City and Way Stations
e.6o-Baltlmore, Annapolis and Way. tPied
mont; strasburg, Winchester, Hagerstowp
8lo-Point of Rocks and Way Stations.
observation-disclosures, New York and Bosro
s.4o-sTAuSToS and VALLEY ExpREss. (con
meets for Hagerstown and at Point of Rocks
is.oo-On Sunday only-Baltimore, Annapolis and
10 .ooN WAY EXPRESS. Stops at Hyatt.
vile, College, Beltsville, LAUREL Annnpolii
Junction. Jessups and Hanover.
tlo.4O-PIrrsBuHGH, CHICAGO, CISCISNATI anr
st. LOUIS EXPRESS
i2.lo-B Baltimore, Eliicot City, Annapolis and Wa,
il,25-on sunday Only, for Baltimore and Way
t216-BALTIMoRE EXPRESS.
3.oo-BALTIMoRE, PHILADELPHIA and NEW
York EXPRESS.
Frederick Hagerstown and Way, via Re
4.so-BALTrMoRE, HYArTsvILLE AND LAUREL
EXPRESS Frederick, via Relay. stops NJ
ANNAPOLIS Junction.
t4.45-Point OF Rocks, Frederick, HagerstowI,,
Winchesterand Way. (On Sunday to Point
is nm M Ms nss,0' (Marnsburg ano
Way, via Relay. Stops nj Hyattsvlle and
Iaurel.)
e.o5-Point of Rocks and Way Stations
to .4o-Baltimore and Way Stations.
7.3o-BALTIMoRE, HYATTsyIIIE and LAUREL
EXPRESS.
tei6-PIrTsRuRoH, cIScISSATi, and ST.. LOUIE
EXPRESS.
to.5o-PHILADELPHIA,N NEW York and Boston
EXPRESS. Sleeping cars to New York.
1o.Oo-BALTIMoRE, HYArTsvILLE and Lauren
EXPRESS. Stops ON signal or to let OFF pas
sengers Mt any station between Washington
and Annapolis Junction.
tDaily. tSunday only. Other trains daily eS.
cept Sunday.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay Sta.
ton.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
a Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, and 6is
and 1851 Penna. avenue, cor of 18th street, whe e
orders VIII be taken 4 baggage to be checked and
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
An Insane EYnnrelisi.

The Rev. Jabez Swan, who is over so years
of age, and for more than u half century
has labored in eastern Connecticut as an
evangelist, became wildly insane on Sunday
over the death of President Garfield. He
was going homo from II Baptist convention
held in Norwich, and had stopped to visit
some friends. During the afternoon he
talked incoherently about the national ca
lamity, and within few hours became vio-
lently insane. After desperate resistance
for man ofhis years, ho was placed in safe
quarters, and was taken to I'm insane asylum
in Providence.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
| Sauce for the Goose Not Sauce for the
Defrees Gander.

To the Editor of The Ereniag Critics
John ID. Defrecs says he cannot pay his
employees for the week he has forced them
to lose on account of the Presidents death.
/ would like to inquire whether he has de-
Quoted from his salary the three years and
nine months that he has been absent from his
office in the four years he has been Public
Printer, or has he been paid for full time ;
ALSO whether his son, who gets $500 per
day for winding the clock, is paid for time
when he is absent or not? Certainly the
law should make no distinction. Typo.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

1t is nearly century since Goethe, with
the eye of an artist, planned and planted
the Wcimar Park-a cunning feat in land.
scape gardening-an epitome of woodland
beauties, with river winding through the
midst 1t has been said that the life of u
tree survives dynasties, and these noble
and graceful growths outlive heeting gem
eratiOns, rs if to carry to completion the
scheme of their planters. Goethe and Schil-
Ter in these cool sequestered shades found
relief from the heated air of the court as
poets and as thinkers they sought repose
and loved simplicity. Still there stands
almost untouched the rural Gartenhaus, Il
leafy cradle wherein was nursed nascent
science. The garden seats are yet inscribed
with verse, but the flower beds have de-
generated into q wilderness Of weeds, a
strange homily ON Goethe's hobby, " the
metamorphosis of plants" Weimar little
altered, would seem now, rs in former days,
to say to the outer world: politics and
business are but vanities; life is best real
lied through art. "-SdtWddy Rerier.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
To the Iurny Cnycrns.

The great excursion to Luray Cavcrns
under the management of Messrs. LambiC
& Taylor, leaves the Baltimore Il Ohio de
pot at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
This trip is most delightful one, and the
managers promise to make it pleasant fol
Washington ut 10 o'clock.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

The Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club
reorganized last night. Lawrence Barrett
the eminent tragedian, was elected an hon
orary member. The following officers were
elected; Acting manager, Mr.. Q. Is. Han
Robinson; treasurer, Mr. Benjamin G. Love
joy; Evolutionary director, Miss Mary X.
Schreiner, and business manager, Mr., Q. b.
Rheem. The. club will give several per-
formances during the winter
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

In front of Col. Thomas Mcad's house in
Greenwich, Ct stands II sycamore, or ball
wood tree. which is III years old, having
been planted in 1710. 1t is about $50 feet
high, and fifteen feet from the ground it,
circumference is twenty-eight feet and its
diameter nine feet. A hole in the trunk
which is now no bigger than man s hand
was many years ago largo enough for Q
man to crawl into, and was once used by
children as n sort of playhouse. AS thu
tree has grown of late years the apertu re
has gradually closed.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
An Old Pear Tree Bearing Fruit.

Tho Salem Gdzette of October A, 1881, re-
marked that "the famous pear tree planted
by Gov. Endicott in 1928 (203 years. on his
farm in Danvers, then part of Salem, has
this year borne three bushels of pears. The
species is Bout hrlelien. This tree has SUR
vived many generations of men, and is
almost the only old first settler remaining"
The old pear tree holds its own, and still
lives and bears fruit-253 years since its
planting.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

The oft.repeated charge that American
wine shipped to Europe returns TO this
country is declared by Bouf0Rts Circular to
he false. The amount exported last year
amounted to less than 10000 gallons, and
went mainly to Mexico and South America.
Very little has ever been sent to France,
and none of that has returned. Nothing is
said of the whisky and high wines that go
to France and come back as high-priced
brnndics
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
Godfrey a. SulIivan's New Enter
prise.

Those eminent restaqrateprs, Comm9dore
Charlie Godfrey and Major Tim Sullivan,
to-day threw open to the public the doors
Of their elegant now restaurant, corner of
Sixth street and Lopisana avenue. The
establishment is very completely fitted np
and the lardor Is stocked with tho best the
market affords. There was rush at to-
days opening, and the proprletors were
heartily congratulated upon their new ven
ture.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

advertised in another column, is IN article
of real merit and is worth its weight in gold.
1t will positively do what is claimed for it.
Money cheerfully refunded to all using it a
reasonable length of time if they are not
satisfied. Mr. r. X. Helphenstinc, the we'll
known druggist, Fourteenth and + streets
Ebbitt House-is the agent.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

The Commercial Adrertiser man intends
that the country shall be informed of the
important fact that he was in Washington
on the I'd of July. We believe there were
several other great men there at the same
time and also few cranks
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28

Sophie Victoria, Princess of Baden and
bride of the Crown Prince of Sweden and
Norway, Is tall young lady, blonde,
lovely, wise and accomplished. The bride
groom is tall and dark, and of II clever and
kindly countenance.
The Evening critic., 1881-09-28
1881 THE GREAT 1881
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST,
DOUBLE TRACK, STEEL RAILS.
SnlpndId Scenery Mnpnincant Enuinmapt

boubbE TRAM, STEEL RAILS.
Splendid Scenery Magnificent Equipment
IL EFFEcT MAY 10, 1881,
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON. from dam,
corner of Sixth and ID streets N''
For pittshurp md the West ooo N, NALL, ,,i,,
Sleeping cars TO Pittsbure and ChicaOo. ia NJ a
m dniIy Win Seenins cars ron n w. oi.rsir
10 Cincinnati 81 Louis and Chica"o. 40 +, n,
daily with Palace Gar 10 piitshur1 ~ ~ "
n, ,r,>,nnU ncncS,.' ~ 90 =,
. bALllnpltE &fOipMAt ia l4ROAD,
tor NninnnsuihuSnt., hoChcster, Bunnlo Niagara
Falls, win Parlor Car to Watkins and the