The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-26

Pig iron nas gone up.
Dion Boucicnult IL in New York.
Smallpox is spreading in Railway, N. Y.
Lone and trust companios--old maids.
Cape Mays sugar cane venture is q success.
Mother Hubbard Wrappers for ladies are
new.
Changenble plush is much sought for this
winter.
Dressing gowns Of plush form part of bridal
outfits.
Bismarck wants a worlds fair Mt Berlin In
1885 or %.
Nearly one-seventh Of ireland is bog. Much
is roclaimablc, but at great cost.
Tho oldest inhabitnnt never before saw tho
streets OF philadelphia 80 filthy.
Bath Mel fisherman claims to have caught
over 100000 porgios this season.
The timber on Prince wittgonsteln's estate
In Russia Is estimated at $5,O00,000.
Good Baptists never waste water by putting
II I'M bittors.-NeW York Commercial ddrcrtiSer.
The first thing young America cries for is
watch, tho second Knife, and the third u toy
pistol.
A Canadian cashier, who has ombezzled $780,
0C0, is described as n man OF generous i'm
pulses.
Worth is using gathered bias aounces rs
trimming to dresses. All his latest suits show
this style.
st. Louis claims TO dovour 10000 rabbits
per year. That's enough to mako ones hare
stand up.
n tblb WIS run ONtT anu Rlllcu III Illinois
after keeping ahead OF the locomotive for
three miles.
The Germans of Connecticut are organizing
70 secure, If possible, modification of the
Sunday laws.
A bill to abolish the whipping post has boon
introduced In the Legislature OF Virginia by
colored Senator.
Advice to wves--Man is very much like an
egg keep him In hot water and ho is bound
TO become hardened.
I vol ,,tIt
mt New Hartford, whore she will reside after
wedding tour IN Europe.
In 1877 the pilgrims TO tho Vatican num-
3ered 3i,50s In 1873, 1925 in 1870,
1O,171 and last year, 1O,S27.
A Missouri preacher has been expelled from
the ministry for expressing the belief that tho
angels play on bantos instead of harps.
Tho State OF Wisconsin, which is thirty
three years old, has had fourteen separate
governors, and all but four arc still living.
King Alfonso gets along with his mothcr.in.
law, or his mother.n-law gets along with King
Alfonso, we don't Just exactly understand
which.
Boston clothing Arm gives away with each
garment sold n book of outline drawings, and
offers prizes for tho most artistic coloring OF
the pictures
Leadville folks like tho play OF 4" Romeo. and
Juliet" but they want n boxing match, n hort.
zontal bar act and tho can-can introduced In
the ballroom scene.
The bootblacks of London are divided into
societies. One OF them, known as the Saffron
Hill, numbering sixty-six members, has earned
| In the lsst year $4,000.
Catskill coroner's jury decided that
woman "came to her death in the Providence
OF God by tho accidental inhalation of cholo-
form and heart disease"
Great Britain employs in underground oc.
equations no fewer than 1873, 151 persons, and
the length of the galleries whore the min
Ing Is carried on Is found to be 5S,7f4
miles.
Gonna noonlo ora navor anusaad wo
know chap who tho other day sat down
to dinner with twelve females, and then
had tho concentrated cheek to call for mo-
| lasses.
Lady Anne Blunt says that the Arabs Judge
OF the wholesomeness of water by the presence
or absence Of insects In 1t, as perfectly clear
water without animal life Is sure to be nox
| ious.
Judge Gaslin, of Nebraska, told the grand
Jury the other day that they were n " relic OF
barbarism, source of useless expense to the
country, and no earthly consequence TO the
'community."
"'Tis the sunset OF life gives me mystical
| lore, and coming events cast their shadows be-
fore;" and the thirst that you feel is thirst
moro Intense, when n schooner costs Ave and
you've only four cents.
How is 1t that when n young lady runs of
and marries n coachman everybody generally,
and her parents In particular, raises old Cain
about 1t, and nothing at all is ever said when
n bride marries a groom?
| When French lady at present raises her
dress she discloses petticoat with u gold-em-
broidered star on each square OF the border.
| Now we understand the true Significance of the
exclamation, "oh, my stars and garters."
"Maria," said the pious husband, "them
wicked Smiths are allowing their children to
play In the back yard on Sunday. Tomorrow
I'll sick the dog on their chickens. The judy
ment of Heaven must be visited on 'em In
| some way"
A Scottish clergyman preached from the
| text; 'If you do not repent ye shall likewise
perish" The wife Of n farmer who was pres
ent went homo and told her husband that the
leave the parish"