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Roston to Dine Hon. Car, Scnur

FosToE, Feb. 2s.-Hon. Carl Schurz has ac-
ceItsd an invitation to attend a public dinner
IN this city 10 be given In his honor by promi-
neDt citizens. The Gate Of the banquet ia not
yet announced.
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DECISION FOR THE PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY.-
decision was rendered by the Supreme Court
OF the United States this afternoon In the case
OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company agains at
The United States, upon appeal from the Court
steamship company to recover the amount Of
seven quarterly payments upon contract with
the United States. under the act OF June l, 1872
San Francisco and China at an annual com
pensation OF five hundred thousand dollars.
The United States maintained that the steam.
ers used by the company were not such as were
required by the contract. The company in
sisted in the court below that It should have a
Judgment for $541. .666.6 The Court of Claims
pany appealed. This court holds that the Pa.
cifC Mail Company had the right to use the
steamships which 1t did use In carrying the
mails under the contract, and that 1t Is entitled
TO payment for the trips made by them. The
Judgment OF the Court OF Claims is therefore
reversed.
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Over 1CO people have gone from Cincinnati by
river steamers 10 New Orleans to attend Mardi
GIas, and much larger number have gone
through by rail.
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The SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE held their
regular weekly meeting this morning. and
again adjourned without taking action on the
nominations Of ex-senator Matthews, judge
Bllilngs ana Messrs Shepard and Jacobus for
appointment respectively as Justices OF the
supreme Court. clrult judge for the 5Uh circuit,
ana I. 5. attorney and U. s. marshal for Inc
southern district OF New York
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CABINET GossIP.-The Michigan delegation
are working earnestly to have Representative
Newberry appointed Secretary OF the Navy.
la Senate circles the opinion is freely expressed
that New York has not been offered the Secre
taryship or the Treasury. but that Senator Al
llson is the coming man for that place A high
government official said 10 Senator Allison 10
day " Your voting against the discretionary
provision or the funding act is the first instance
that is so soon TO be, voting to deprive himself
OF power" A boom is being morked TO make
commissioner Raum Secretary or War
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=. Tne loss OF cattle by the severe weather fn
Sa sne Ses,ern ranges IS now estimated at 500, ,O0O
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Nkw lORK. Feb. 2S-In the walking match
for the oLesry belt the score at ~ O'Clock Is
as follows: Hart, 6S; Hughes. - and 3 laps:
kTohne, s. and laps; Howard. SO and laps;
Allen, 60 and lap; Burns Il and laps
psnchot. 20 and laps; Csmpana. 81 and laps:
Ennls. IS and laps; HsnvaSer. "a and laps;
SuIran, IS aud laps; Lscouse. 62 and 8 laps;
SuinSan, 90; Bendigo. 81 and laps; Ryan. 4o
Goulden, 20: Mulgrew, out. Tynan. sc and
laps. hughes is one-quarter OF a mile ahead
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THE following internal revenue appointments
have been made Storekeepers and gaugers.
j M. Bentley, I'd district of Georgia, and B. d.
Cox, Sth district OF Kentucky: stOrekeeperS, j.
L. RynearsOn. 5th district of Illinois, and NJ s.
Dawson, 9th district OF Kentucky.
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The FREE TRADE ORGANIZATION IN OHIO
Representative Frank Hurd says the free trade
organization intends to push ahead and Or
gaDjze all through Ohio this summer to make
the fight for the electi on OF state officers uoon
that issue by the democrats. He feels satisfied
that the aggressive policy Of the national
banks in regard to the funding bill will afford
the democrats another issue that will aid the
democrats materially in Ohio
VISITORS TO THE SENATE TO-DAY, Vice Presi-
dent-elect Arthur, Senator. elect SAWYER. Ex-
Postmaster General. now Judge Key and Hon.
Jonn Kelly were upon the floor OF the Senate
To-Day. Senator Davis, of illinois, greeted Nr.
Arlhur very cordially and invited him to oc.
cupy his tDaVls) seat, which Is Well down in
front. 49,
DECISION AGAINST JUDGE FOLGER.-In the
U. S. Supreme Court to-day, the case of Judge
Charles j. Folger, OF New York. against the
government to recover commissions for the
sale OF revenue stamps, was decided against
Folger. the decision OF the Court of Claims
Delng affirmed. Judge Folger was assistant
7. S. treasurer In New York in 1869 20. He
Its duties. and that the sale OF stamps was not
one OF them that long subsequent to the crea-
t1on OF his Office, the commissioner Of
internal rev enue required the assistant treas.
urer In New York to sell and distribute reve.
nue. stamps; that during his term Folger sold
s3,l5s.95 of proprietary stamps. He claimed
from the government five per cent commission
On the sale or revenue and ten per cent on the
sale OF proprietary, making total commission
OF slS5. .296 6S. The Supreme Courts decision
finally d1sposes OF this case, which has been
appointed Secretary OF the Treasury.
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THE MOUNT ST. MARY COLLEGE
TROUBLES.

BALTIMORE. Md, Feb. 2S.-A dispatch rrom
Emmittsbure this morning states that the stu.
dents who left Mount ST. Mary'S college on
Saturday last, and took UP their quarters IN a
hotel at Emmittsburg, returned to college this
morning and resumed their studies. L. is Lot
yet known here what the trouble was With the
students.
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PUBLIC DKBT.-It is estimated that the re-
duct1on In the public debt for the month Will
exceed $40 600 0CO.
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ELPHONzO YOUNGS
ON DECK AS USUAL
WITH
INAUGURATION AND FAMILY SUPP.IEs


WITH
INAUGURATION AND FAMILY SUPPLIES
SUGARS. Best New York AID Phia Brands)
10Y lbs "a" lStandarij. 90
q IL lbs FL Extra &C :" 4isht Rrown}. 90
FLOUR.
Washburn Mills (New Process). the best on earth
Champion. tNew Process. Dazzling White
Preeident s s New Processj. .:. Bi.to Bi.to'
senate Splendid
Cooks, peIi4hf per per sack so so
Cedar per sack II 60
BUTTER
york Dairy S s5s 5s
hfahney hshsy Selected per 10. goo.
Choice Fresh Butter h. pas gss .} ,9 so &c
CANNED GOODS.
eefseas BsDd Tom 1 Bib dez dez s
Choice Peaches. s ID. cans per doz 225
b0ice Gboce fe Peachss b cans doz. so
Choice Peas, 2-lb. cans per per d doz. 20
PRUNES.
Very LARGE French Prunes, new. % lI To- 25o co
Large French Prunes. (new)............perl h. 2 &C.
SsS s hasns Da;ss Ssts Il Hasni 5s os s &C.
Florida ORANGES, very fine, just in.
lot Ssecs appis sy the bb Sh0'oe Lemons large
Mus as M choice
- TsLephonic Connections. -
ELPHONzO YOUNGs.
oO4 9th st. .orssWsst.
IebIl Opposite Daily Critic Once
DE0oHAr1osssE ssEsoPDs soeDs
FLAG STORE,
ebl-lm 319 PsnnsyIvania avenue
C0LOHED Fires,
WHOIFaaJF Ann PpT.Ir
IdE BEST QUALITY IN BOXES AND BULK.
AT LOWEST Prices AT
A.. m' ALOCZEWSklS DRUG STORE,
Ieolo 423 9th 1t. NV.
Universally prescribed by the Faculty
alsxative and refreshing
Fruit Lozsnge
CONSTIPATION.
hemorrhoids,
bile. headache.
cerebral congestion. etc.
INDIEN Prepared by GRILLON.
Sole proprietor,
Pharm acien de Ire classe de "A
Fsculte de Paris.
"a, rue Rsmbuteau, Paris.
GhlLLON Tamar-unnke pills and the usual
purgatives-is agree able to take. and
never produces irritation.
Sold by all Chemists and Druggists
.ooEN1e 1dE BOX. febl4- Sw
GOLD MEDAL.
~ Awarded at the National Fair over all other
competitors A 0AoA
The handsoms:s Slnsssets F.ssn. e. Flour in the
United states. ~ " 'io
MINNEOLA
very superior Minnesota Patent
SIERl1NG'S ST. LOUIS FANCY
Magnificent Winter Wheat Patent Process
GOLDEN Hull.
The Standard Family Flour Of the District
Eok sAAA BY EVERY FlRsT-CLAS5 GROCER
WHOLESALE DEPOT:
Corner Est u. and Indiana ave.
febl5 WIN. NJ. GAIT & CO.
"HEAT Dealers make Money With w. II;
w SOULR b CO.. $50 La Sale street, Chicago
III.
Write for particulars. octII.eol}m
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what Archbishop Gibbons says.

AfchplShOp GIBBONS, VINO has been absent
from the city, returned this morning, aud Ia
conversation in reference TO the fiuanolal
trouble OF Mount ST. Mary's college remarkel
that this was the only secular Catholic college
in the state over the funds of which he dld VI
exercise control and management.
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SPECIALTIES FOR INAUGURATION
~ WEEK
AT TIE RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES OF
WILLIAM HAHN.
SIG 9th street, between HI and 1. and
1922 Pennsylvania avenue. between
10th and 2uth atreets.
SIGN-''RED SLIPPER"
Ladies and Misses white Kid slippers, 81 Is up. a
Ladies Handsome Evening Slippers, 75o. TO V
S1,75. ~
Ladies genuine French Kid Button. So. rs to 81.
Ladies Fine Cloth and Lasting Foxed Button, 81 so
and "a.
Ladies Kid and Goat Button, 81 25 to $3.50
Ladies FoXed Caters, 75c. Lasting. SOC. and up.
Gents Hand sewed French CALF Button, 81 ST.
Gents Fine Calf Caters and HookbaIl, S.. SO to 80
Our great 81 80 Solid Caters and Shoes.
Dancing and Walters Pumps, Soc. and 81.
Cents and Boys Boot at cost.
Boys Patent LIE eather Pumps, Sl.23.
Gy mnasium Slippers for men and boys.
Misses Kid and Goat Solid Button, 81.
Misses Kid worked hole Button, ST. 50.
Misses all Leather SCaool Shoes, 75c
Childrens Heeled Button to l0's, SOC. and up.
Infants Fine Kid Button, 30c.
etrangers can make expenses Of their trip by
buying Of us. feb26-1w
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DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFIcER.-Capt4in 4in c. s.
Heintzelman, assistant qgartermaster United
states army, only son OF the late Major GeR-
eral HeIntzelman. died at the family residence.
on street, yesterday, in the thirty-fifth year
OF ms age. the funeral Will take place from
bis late residence Wednesday at % m. Capt
Helntzelman graduated from West Point in
1867.
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fkKsoNAl--Senator MQfrllt, VINO has Deen III
for few days past is again convalescent.-
Capt. w. II. Waldron, senior editor OF the
Lewiston (Me) Gazette. died last Friday.-It
is announced that MIR. Edgar BOnaparte, son OF
Col. Jerome and Madame Bonaparte, OF this
city, will be appointed 10 MI one OF the two
vacancies now existing at West Point-Thos.
ID. JONES' the well-knOwn sculptor died IN
Columbus yesterday, aged 69.-Lord George
and Lady Campbell, now In Canada, VIII visit
Washington shortly. - Representa.ye-elect
Allen, OF Missouri, Albert Daggett, OF Brook
lyn and J. Madison Wells OF Louisiana are ar
Willards:-Monsignor Caseu, vicar general OF
the archdiocese or Quebec. is dead.SThe late
Senator Carpenter Is Said to have left TO his
family an estate OF nearly s1O0, 900, exclusive OF
s5O,O lie insurance. EX-RepresentatlVe Ha-
gans, CT West Virginia. is In town STAYING al
the National.-Mr. Thurlow Weed is writing
his memolTs-a work undertaken az an earnest
appeal OF Gen. Winfield Scott; but the twelve or
thirteen hundred pages now written only bring
the work down 10 lS3S.-Mr. w. X. Rogers,
lhe PRESIDENTS private secretary, VIII enter
upon the practice or law In this city.-EE-
Governor Mccormick is recovering from his
long illness, He is Ia town, the guest or Sena-
tor Thurman, and VIII remain for the iAs1su-
ration ceremonies.
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BURIED COUNTERFEIT NOTES DIsCov ERED-
The Secret Service division was to day in
formed by Its agent in Chicago, that he has
taken possession of 1S4 500 notes being of the
spurious issues manufactured by BrockWay,
Smith and Doyle, on the National Revere
Dank OF Boston, the Merchants National bank
OF New Bedford Mass, and the Second Ma.
tioDal bank Of Wilkesoarre, Pa. These notes
were buried at or near Nevada, and were only
discovered by accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-28

PREsIDENT-ELBCT GARFIELD left Mentor tc-
day at O'Clock . m by the Lake Shore road for
Ashtabula on special train arranged by the
Pennsylvania company, and from Ashtabula
will come via the PENNSYLVANIA company's lines
through Warren, Youngstown and Pittsburg to
ana reaching Washington early TOMORROW
morning.
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RESERVED CHAIRS AND SEATS.
NAVAL MONUMENT" STAND
West Gate of the Capitol,
commanding entire view Of Pennsylvania ayenue
fIom Cspitol to Treasury
PERFECTLY SAFE
SEATS FOR SALE AT
Z. d. GILMAN'S Drug Store 627 Pennsylyania
avenue northwest
f. W. BERGMAN's Cigar Store, LOT Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
I. W. SMITHS Lumber Yard. Indisna avenue
and 1st street nor lhwest
BALDWIN BROS Planning Mills, 1st and D streets
northwest. febl8-4t
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the opinion In the Hallett Kilbourne else.
which was decided some time ago. as stated In
THE STAR.
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SENATORIAL SEATs.-Senator Cameron. OF
Pennsy lvan1a, has. for Senator elect Mitchell,
OF the same state secured a seat In the rear OF
that OF Senator Hill. of Colorado. There IS now
no desk In the space selected, but one Will be
brought from the democratic side. Senator
Malone, who had selected Mr.. Cameron'S seat,
has changed for the seat now occupied by Sena-
tor Baldwin.
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THE River AND HARBoR BILL.-At II O'Clock
Saturday night the river and harbor bill, with
the commerce cOnmittees amendments
amounting to over one million of dollars. was
passed, in the Senate. Some amendments were
ADDED In the Senate, making the aggregate of
the Dill over 81 ,000 The bill win now 90 to
friendly conference committees, and unless the
President shall veto it. 1t Will become law.
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New Figs, Dates, Nuts Raisns, &c, &C
Cook ing Raisins. (newl IL lbs. for 81.
Florida Oranges, very fine, just in.
Choice Bananas, Just In: Choice Lemons Iarxe
lot; Choice Apples, By the Dbl.
NUTS-Just received q new invoice of very choice
Selected Nuts. of all kinds, for table use.
- TeLephonic Connections -
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NAVAL LORDKRs.-PaymasterJ j. Fl. stevenson
to special duty as inspector of -four, &C., at the
New York navy yard, in addition to his present
duties relieving Paymaster e. N Whitehouse
who is ordered 10 the Ashuelot Asiatic station
per steamer OF March 18th. Passed Assistant
aymaSter j. T. AddickS. from the Ashuelot
OIL the reporting OF his reliatand ordered home
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
THE OFFICIAL CALL.
Die S6iiben ,ueroeu lid am Wsontas
work Of a quarter Of "a Century.

To-day, Chas Walter, Justice of the
Peace completes his twenty-fifth year rs Il
justice of the peace in and for the District
of Columbia. His first commission was is
sued by President Pierce. Since that time
he has been police magistrate and as long
as the old police magistrate system con-
tinued, and sincc he has been prominent as
a civil magistrate. This morning, to mark
the appreciation of the justice, and to pune
tuate, so to speak, his quarter centennial
anniversary of the assumption of his judi
cial functions, a bevy Of young ladies called
at his office and decorated his desk with
several baskets of flowers. While the judge
is stern and positive in his decisions, he has
n warm heart for distress, and the sweet girl
graduates who presented him the flowers
only did so ia recognition of a magistrate
whose ear has always been open to the cry
of Distress
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Annual Report of Major w. j. Twin
nnts. Lieuts. IL. Il. HOxic and +. v.
d.rn

Annual Report of Major w. j. Twin :
Ing. u. y. Engineers. and His Assist
ants. Licuts. X. L.. HOxic ana +. ".
Greene.
We feel impcllcd to give large portion
of our space to-day to an extended review
and notice of the annual report of the Dis
trict Engineers Department, not only be-
cause 1t Is of great interest to the taxpayers
and people generally of the city and Dis
trict, but also to the people of the entire
country, who feel great interest in all that
concerns the well-bcing and growth of their
grand and beautiful Capital, which, with
proper appropriations from appreciativc
Congresses, may, in the not distant future,
soon be made to take rank in point of gran
dcur and beauty as much higher than any
other capital city of the world, as our own
peerless Washington does in history over all
kings and potcntates of earth. We also feel
impellcd to notice the report for its own cx-
cellence as n report, being n careful, con-
scicntious, concise compilation of vast
amount of work, which can be only apprc-
ciatcd by a careful reading of the work it.
self and u scrutinizing study of the many
elegant maps with which it is so literally
supplied These maps are finely executed
and worthy of preservation by all property
holders who can obtain copies of them.
The report opens with the special report
Of Lieut.. Hoxie, the able, Woodworking
young engineer, to whose skill and con-
scicntious labors the city owes so much OF
its present beauty and comfort as place OF
residence. His report opens as follows:
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
Di.trict Goyernment Notes.

"A number of inspectors are employed
to-day in reporting all st0p-cock boxes and
gas and water homework above the grade on
various streets.
The forty-eieht hour notices To delin-
auent water takers have been ali issued
and the water taxes will be collected with
more than usual promptness.
N u Clarke .o1 NJ street northwost
was granted n hermit to-day for imnrovinS,
dwelling by placing a neat iron fence il,
front and improving garden,
The school trustee, of the Soco,d PRO.
c;nct have recommended 70 thc D;str;ct
Observation-Disclosures tIn ,acation ~ .e,,o,.oI ronr,a
now nse1 far school nu,no,as ON and afta,
Iui,, '"'
~,
81 ~ a,' e;,,u' w ooiei VI NJ ,1
~ I,,,,sn o,' n at.aa+ Lat,.' - Tn,,,.t "n1
E;e,i ,,,od Co.. sohI u' ~ i'i Nv
uanat,d o os,er J Iri w. ''o' purposes WIZ TX
IN. 80
"stcr REGISTRAR ooN mas commenced inc
Issuc Vi between DIN a,iu seven thousahu
NOTICES 70 properly 'nat lne uiliger-
quo ssop-e9on pDAIs IN irS.tL VI nouses mus.
oo ~ W wv on y f any h;,' ~,
tha', 10 pieN'"' p'oi'' iio'' cumming o'oi
'" :,
a. - pauIilail was sianteu permit
two frame dwelling houses, ON n street
southwest between Third and FOur-and IA
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25

II. c. Jackson, New York; NJ. A. Mcdonald
Denver Col. n. =, Shallcross, West Virginia;
@. p. Davis, st. Louis g. II. Fry, Philadel-
North Carolina; Il. b. Hartley, Virginia;
A. Hoen, Baltimore b. p. holland, Virginia;
j. G. Hammond, Ills, Mrs. Stratton, Chi
cago; W. Hammond, Baltimore; II. ID. Chap
man, st. Louis; w. j. Chapman, Philadel-
phia; &. N. Watt, Pittsburg; c. Il. Dudson,
Baltimore; j. NJ. Withors, New York; S.
Boiling, Baltimore; JEFF. Chandler, st.
Louis; NJ. plummer, Maryland; Hon. j. +.
Briggs, New Hampshire; Hon. Emory
Speer, Georgia; Il. Halenta, Bielitz, Ger
many; Philip Wolf, Saargemund, Germany;
Lieutenant p. Won Buloir, Berlin, Ger
many; Count Won Erlach, Berlin, Germany
Count V1 Seebach, Dresden, Germany;
Carl Stangen, Berlin, Germany.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
Funeral OF the late Dr. Mackcy.

The funeral of the late Albert G..
Mackey will take place from All Souls
Church at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
under the direction of the Grand Lodge f..
A. A. NJ. The programme for the Masonic
procession is as follows: Washington Com
mandery, X. T.; Columbia Commandery, X.
r.; Potomac C0mmandcry, X. T.; De Molay
Commandcry, X. T.; Scottish Rites bodies,
consisting of Lodge of Perfection, Chapter
(Rose Croix), Council, Consistory, and the
Supreme Council of the Southern jurisdic-
ton; Lafayette Chapter Ito which deceased
was attached), and all Royal Arch Ma
sons who will participate; Grand Chap
ter of the District of Columbia Ito which
deceased was attachpdD, and all Master
Masons who will participate; Grand Lodge
of the District of Columbia The procession
will move from Masonic Temple to the resi-
dencc of the deceased on Q street, and will
then return to the church, where the rcgu-
lar service for the dead will be conducted by
the pastor, Rev. DIR. Shipper. This will be
followed by the Scottish Rite services,
Grand Commander Albert Pike officiating.
At this service Prof +. widows will have
charge of the musical ceremonies, the very
fine choir of the church, Miss Eva Mills.
Mrs. III. c. Sherman Mr.Witherow, and Mr..
Widncy, under the direction of Mr.. Harry
Sherman, the organist, having volunteered
their services After the services the pro-
cessiOn will proceed to GlenwOod cemetery,
where interment will follow.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
Yeo,t powder In the Police Court

This morning the cases of the United
States vs. SammOns and same vs. Mcdaniel
were argued in the Police Court District
Attorney Coyle appeared for the prosecution
and J. L. Norris for Sammons and w. T.
johnson for Mcdaniel. The prosecution
claimed that they had the right, under tho
law, to bring criminal proceedings for in
fringemcnt upon trademarks, and were in
stituted for the protection of the Rumford
Yeast Powder Company. The court decided
in favor of the defendants
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
The Asphalt Nuisance Cases.

In the Circuit Court this morning the
case of Hammer & Bailey against Marshal
Frederick Douglass, for illegal seizure, came
up on n motion to quash the writ and dis
miss the suit. This is purely question of
the rights of paving contractors, and the
Court determined that their respective
rights should be settled on Monday next.
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25
OUR NEWSBOYS' PIE MAN.
The BOys IndOrse the Hash They
wrestle with.

Serious trouble exists between the dis
tinguished colorcd gentleman who has sup
piled ncwsboys of THE CRITIC with lunches,
and an intruder who appeared on the scene
last evening with II proposition to expedite
business by offering to sell pies and things
to our industrious constituents Mt lower
rates than those charged by the original pic
man. Said the intruder to one lad who
wore straw hat to all appearances just re-
covering from paralytic stroke, and whose
trousers gave signs of giving away at u sug
gestive point, ~ will sell you dem SAME
mutton pies fur three cents.'
"You will" said the boy, generously
swell, you jest won't. Oars sumiin' wroni
win dem pics. Day is too cheap to be good
We knows de ole man." pointing to thu
original, who looked on with u sorrowiu
better git out from hyar. | 'spect you wa
sent hyar from de Star offs to pizcn us news
boys"
Before the intruder had n chance to git
party of Virginia cxcursionists passed by
and observing the peculiar attitude of thu
rival lunch agents, began to inspect thci
wares.
Il am dc man as sells to de Critic" sale
the original, with q triumphant air.
=" / am de man AS wants to-" chimcd in thu
intruder, eagerly.
The excursionists looked at the lay -Out o
pics and mysterious combinations of food
then at their owners, and finally at tn,
stout, good-naturcd-l looking business man
ager who stood in the door, and exclaimed
in Mortified tones:
Good heavens Is it possible that news
paper men have to wrestle with food like
that? 2"
The business MANAGER answered glecfully
THAT'S nothing. You should see some Of
our lean reporters, the city editor especially
upstairs"
The cxcursionists turned away in amaze.
ment. In the meantime the rival piemen
are waging vigorous war against each. other
The Evening critic., 1881-06-25

our $40 suits, they are acknowledged tn,
best for the price. Eiseman Bros, corner
Seventh and Il.