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The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
The National Rifles and the Beckhanl
Prize.


The Alexandria Gazette of yesterday says,
speaking of the contest which the National
Rifles of this city have made ancnt the sill
yer cup which Mayor Beckham, of Alcxan-
dria, presented as prize to be shot for by
the two Washington companies and the
Alexandria Rifles 1t being stated in the
Washington papers this morning that the
National Rifle Association of New York had
declared the National Rifle team the win
ner of the handsome prize offered by Mayor
j. II. Bcckham TO the team making tho
best score at the recent shooting match at
Glymont, which resulted in tic between
the National Rifles and the Washington
Light Infantry, Mr. Beckham, the umpire
of the match, in response to questions IN
regard to the correctness of the statement,
informed the Gazettes reporter to-day that
if the award had been made he knew
nothing of it; that about the Goth of June
last he sent the score sheet to Judge Glider
sleeve, the president of the National Rifle
Association, together with statement
showing how the match had been con-
Quoted, and submitting several questions
for his construction; that these questions
had been formed by the referees and UNI
pire at meeting held at his, Mr. b. office,
and on their construction by the National
Association he proposed to decide the mat
ter that no award of the cup had been
made, nor will any be made until after he
hears from tho National Association off.
cially.' Mr.. Bcckham thinks that he and
his associates have been treated very dis
courteously by the National Rife Associa-
tim "
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

THE LATEST romantic element in the
story of Ireland is found in the introduction
of babies as an active force in the fight
against eviction. Thus, in the County of
Leitrim the sheriff and his bailiffs, under
protection of the police in the process of
evicting tenant, cleared the house of the
family and all its possessions, and locking
the door, retired, considering that the work
was legally accomplished. The tenant,
however, returned promptly, rc-established
his family and goods and refused to move
out again. Upon the information of the de-
fed landlord, the tenant was arrested and
tried for forcibly retaining the property.
The cottagers defense was made upon the
point that the sheriff and his posse had not
taken "clear possession, to which that Of
fetal swore directly that he himself had
made complete survey of the premises be-
fore locking the door, and that not even the
cat was left inside. The triumphant ten
ant, however, proved that his three-year-
old daughter had been overlooked, as she
lay safely sheltered in the quiet recesscs of
q meal tub, and that her presence retained
for him the right of possession. To remove
him from the castle he so stoutly claims the
entire legal process must be repeated, and
the landlord may sue the sheriff to recover
the money lost in the transaction.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

SOME CITIZEN or citizcness of the United
States Is feeling very much disgusted just
now over bit of china. 1t is Crown Derby
purchased as rarity, and now cat has
been let out of bag in London court
room and spoiled that china even more
effectually than if the same cat had tipped
it off the traders shelf. An English lady
who possesses considerable bric-a-brac de-
cidcd to sell some of it, and placed it for
that purpose in the shop of u great virtuoso
in such small wares While it was thus
exposed to the public the owner found that
it was used as q pattern, and that fac
simile had been manufactured at Worcester
to be sold to an American collector. The
English lady brought suit for damages
against the shopman in the nature of tres
pass and for conversion of property, while
the delinquent endeavored to square the
matter by offering to return the china left
i'm his charge. The owner declined to ac-
cept this as sufficient, considering that the
value of her property had been directly di-
minished by the reproduction. The justice,
however. instructed the jury that as the
lady had regained her property she had no
recourse in damages, and left her with a
heavy bill of costs. If the damages are not
expressed in their money value, the bric-a-
brac-loving community will have received
q severe shock to their faith in the dealer,
and the American purchaser will not be in
clined to make much exhibition of that
genuine old "Crown Derby"
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
SenatOr-EIect Miller and the Wood
Pulp Interest.

From the Utica IN. W Observer.
A reader desires an explanation of what
wood pulp means, and why its position on
the tariff sheet provokes indignation. Wood
pulp is leading ingredient in the manu-
facture of paper. The paper upon which
the Observer is printed is from onc-quarter
to one-half wood pulp; its proportion in
of the article 1t is made by saving spruce
and poplar logs into blocks and running
them through fibre machines. A very few
men own the patent upon this process. Last
wear il was asserted that Congressman
Warner Miller. of New York, and Russell,
of Massachusetts, were the sole owners of
this process in the United States. 1t may
be that some others are interested in it, but
to all practical intent these two may be re-
garded as the American proprietors of the
monopoly. Owning this, they arc able to
say how much wood pulp shall be sold for,
and thus regulate the price of paper. They
have grown wealthy by. forcing up
this price and by preventing the
duties-thus levying direct tax
upon the education and intelligence of the
country. The newspapers and publish
crs and the general public united fifteen
months ago in the demand that wood pulI
| be stricken from the tariff sheet and placed
on the free list. The object of this demand
was to throw open the market to Canadian
competition-not because there is not wood
enough over here, but simply to force this
handful of monopolists down to a decent
price. The two Congressman named above
made a savage fight against this popular dc
mand, and succeeded, by dint of combina
tions with other Congressman who wanted
protection for other articles, in keeping tho
duty on wood pulp up and maintaining
their monopoly. 1t is because of this thai
the New York Times, Tribune and Erenini
Post, the Utica Herald and very many
other Republican papers denounced Warner
Miller as an unfaithful representative of thu
people. 1t is because of this that the OF
serrer and all other honest papers and per
sons think now that he is an unfit man t
be even named for the high office of Senate
in Congress.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

LIVERPOOL is to have grand new water
works supplied from the river Vyrnwy. AT
the vast popular demonstration which must
of course, be made in honor of the opening
of these works, the triumphal ode of dcdica.
tion that welcomes to the city the waves OF
this stream might well have refrain Of
ooh, wherc Tell me where have my
precious vowels gomez" In Wales the
teachers must lay special stress on that note
in the English grammar that in treating OF
the vowcls adds, "and sometimes W and "
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

Mr.. w. c. BENET delivered very
fowery Grafton at the commencement exer-
cises of Erskine College, South Carolina, tho
other day. He said; "And that ante-Jellum
Southern life, so beautiful, so patriarchal,
with its mingled statelincss and simplicity (;
who is to preserve for you the tender grace
of day that is dead ?-to paint for you the
fine old Southern gentleman, one of the
olden time, with his courtesy and urbanity,
living life of simple elegance and warm
hospitality in his home among the woods
and corn-felds Of the up-country, or in his
baronial halls, amid the live-oa1s of the
coast and by his side his wife
the sweet-lipped Southern gentlewo-
man, stately and beautiful and gracious, the
mother of lovely daughters and proud Other
gallant sons, notable in housekeeping and
beloved by her humblc servants What
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

AN ENGLISH journalist, while taking
great credit to himself for his liberality OF
opinion, goes so far as to say that the Brit
ish fashion of railway carriages offers a re.
markably excellent opportunity for little
private murder yet, OIL the whole, the
American communal car is vulgar. 1t also
may be crowded, and worse than all else is
the danger of encountering popcorn and
peanuts. The Briton states the case fairly
yet great many people will prefer safety
even with peanuts to being shut in help
lessly with some one other unknown and
unsolicited comrade for long journey.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

strucl theme in which an exasperatcd
public feels much interest. The imaginary
conversations with various tradesmen,
dealers, lodging house keepers, etc, are very
amusing from the genuinely witty idea OF
omitting what the dealer says, and leaving
the reader to fill the blank from his own
experience. There might be added to the
list the philosophic grocer, who conf
dentially explains that the very article
which you are in search of, and which he
has not, is very inferior in quality, even
poisonous and may possibly be the not very
remote cause of tho death of yourself and
your entire family, if you should perversely
continue on the course to destruction or go
to the next store to buy it.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

A TEXAS man has been locked up because
he labored under the impression that he
was delegated by God to xii all the lawyers,
doctors and clergymen he came across.
Like most reformers he is somewhat ahead
of his time, but n hallucination of that sort
would be worth money TO us If u St. Louis
man had it-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Washington, by the way, offers many adj
vantagcs to gentlemen of this disposition.
There is no fence around the town.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

WE LEARN THAT friends of the Alpine
edelweiss have been alarmed for its very
life, and have called for immediate protec-
tion against the vandals. To guard against
any general alarm, we state that the cdel-
weiss is a plant that grows in Switzerland
which is in such great demand by travellers
that the Council of Lucerne has passed q
law to protect it.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

COUNT BAwoRoUsKI has left his fortune
of 100000 guldens to the Austrian prov
ince of Galicia for scientific and philan-
thropic purposes. The capital is first to ac-
cumulate to 10,000,000 half of it is then Go
be expended and the rest allowed to accumu-
late to 20,O00,000. Nobody with half a re-
gard for the truth can say that our friend
the Count forgot to provide for the fu-
ture
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
still on the Incrcnse.

"How many comets did you say there
were 2" inquired the Judge Of the prisoner,
who had been locked up over night for de-
ranging the symmetry of neighbor's feat
urcs during an astronomical controversy.
"Three, If II place yer honor"
The court smiled incredulously, upon oh.
serving which Pat added:
I'm afther telling ye the thruth Mickey
Farrell he saw one, Mrs. Dinnis she saw an
other, nn' 1t was meself that saw the third"
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

THE MYSTERY has been cleared up. The
shoemaker of whom Walters ordered pair
of heavy shoes with half-pound copper
toe ON the right one, up in New York State,
was in doubt as to the purpose Of the GUS
toner. The next morning he learned that
Miss Walters beau had been kicked out of
the house the night before to a very con-
siderable extent.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

A curly. headed young man In Milwaukee
got his hair inextricably entangled in one
OF his sweethcarts earrings. Her father,
In separating tho couple with tailor's
shears accidentally cut of Il large piece OF
his daughters ear. She howled and went
on good deal about 1t, but when the doc
| tor came 1t required four persons to hold
what was left While he dressed her wounds.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
The Turkey GobbIer strut.

New York Tribune.
The ConiSling strut Is among the things
that were, for of course he Will not carry
that into his future as n lawyer. 1t would
be very brief future II he did.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

THE QUEENS UNIVERSITY at Kingston,
in Canada, honored its name by being the
first institution in the Dominion to concede
all its privileges to women, and now the
Dalhousie College of Nova Scotia has fol-
lowed the example,
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

A FIRST GLIMMERING ray of the light of
civilization has been let in on some Of the
benighted inhabitants of Alaska by Com
mandcr Henry Glass, of the U. S. steamship
Jamestown. He seized the fortunate Oc-
casion to give the shelter of his ship to a
witch, and assisted at imprisoning and inn
posing a fine upon the persons who were
preparing to burn the unfortunate creature
A little criticism of this kind from the out
side world will no doubt have beneficial
effect in the polar circle. The same officer
has been cxcrting his influence to introduce
a compromise of money in cases ofthe inter
family fcuds, which there multiply one
murder into many, just as the brutal law
of revenge once desolated the bloody borders
of Scotland. Blood-money is not pretty
custom in itself, but may well be welcomed
as first step upward in the advance toward
civilization among a thoroughly barbarou'
people.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

A POET has broken loose in the Cincin-
cinnati Gazette on the subject Of the Presi-
dent. He says:
The lord Is good-the Lord is great
The pulsing millions hope and walt.
The sentiment is perfectly proper; but
now that the pulsation is normal, poets may
feel at liberty to take short rest.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
Appreciated at Home.

BrOOkIyH EhBIt,
A party of Boston fashionables were
greatly shocked by the remark OF an i'm
pulsive young lady who dwelt on Beacon
Hill. The evening was excessively warm,
and, irritated by her sufferings, she threw
ma, it's so horribly hot tonight I'd like to
have Charley Francis Adams for sweet
heart ~
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

Ir is ENCOURAGING to know that the
fate of the two whalers, the Vigildnt and
Mount JVoliastoa, which have been missing
for so many months, is no longer in doubt.
Both vessels were frozen fast near East Cape,
probably during the first winter of their
cruise in the Arctic sea, and there they still
remain. AS for the sailors, the fate Of most
of them is still involved in mystery. Three
human skeletons were found upon the
Vigilant by the Indians who first discovered
the abandoned vessel, but the survivors
have gone ashore, and some of them may
still be living with the Indians and waiting
for an opportunity to return to their homes.
Here is brilliant chance for some young
man to prevail upon Congress to appro-
pirate, say 100000, for an expedition. The
new Senator from New York will want dis
tinction, and we charge nothing for the
hint.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
A New England Opinion.

OVWtII nlUsS'1 tOUTItI'
We have seen many vagaries rise. Hour
tional politics in the past twenty years,
but there has been none so utterly without
logic or sense rs the assertion that the
attempt to assassinate the President 1t Is
the double-distiilcd extract of political
pODpycock.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

KALAKAUA is trying to find purchaser
for the Sandwich Islands. If he throws in
those two volcanoes we are authorized to
offer him five cents on the dollar for his
claim
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

picturesque and varied accessories arc pre-
sented for the story of those days-thc
camp-meetings, and barbccues, and musters
of militia; the corn-shuckings and merry
makings of the light-hearted negroes
scenes worthy of the pen Of Scott and the
pencil of Hogarth"
In view of the above, perhaps Mr.. Benet
would be the proper parsonage to attend to
this lob
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

THREE boys have been arrested in Brook
Iyn for finding their Sunday recreation in
throwing stones at a Long Beach train.
Such an offense should be matched by a
punishment prompt, sharp, and decisive,
that would teach not only the children,
but their parents that such an amusement
can be made dangerous at both ends of the
line. The s'ckly sentimentality which ex-
onerates childhood for crimes against the
public safety must inevitably result in edu-
eating class Of young ruffians who will
require severer handling at the hands of
the law when they reach maturer years.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
TUESDAY, JULY Ie, 1881.

IT Is NOW said that Justice Clifford
means to retire in the fall. This will
leave Mr.. Field the only Democrat on tho
Supreme Bench.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
Bad Habits of a reputable Person.

A Tribune reporter called on S. S. Herrick,
president of the Universal Life Insurance
Company, Mt o'clock yesterday morning,
at the Astor House. Mr.. Herrick had
left the hotel, leaving the following word
at the office. "Tell the reporters, when they
call, that / have nothing to say about this
business and will not talk to them about It,
| shall be gone until II or IL o'clocx onigh'
and when get back shall probably be sc
drunk that can't talk with them."
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

THE PEASANTS of the South of France
cat nightingales, thrushcs, linnets and larks
for breakfast, and as u Judgment upon them
the insects are going to cat up the vege-
tables which the peasants prefer for dinner.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

SEVEN HUNDRED OPERATIVES have been
thrown out of work by the burning of n
mill in Rhode Island. This is q larger State
than had been at first supposed.
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

ENChhnge.
"This desire for Office Is running the coun-
try" says Mr.. Pendietoni But MIR. Pen
dleton does not add, LET us resign ere we
nre ruined.r
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

The front doors of the new house of
William H. Vanderbilt, in New York, will
cost, including settings, $4,000. They are
of bronze and fac SMILES of those of the
Church of San Angelo at Rome
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

Cleveland Herald.
The Plain Dealer carries II lump of lead
where 1t once proudly bore heart
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19
Ntf AZ
BOARDING.

LNIRST-CLASS BOARD, with large rooms, at
II 476 Penna. ave-, opposite National Hotel.
Board from IS to s10 per week. Transient, from II
to Sl.50 per day. Terms to Sit for families. Mrs.
o: @. Howard, proprietress. ocl--d
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

NOR SALE OR EXCIIANGE-33 ACRES OF
Il very fine land 20 acres of which Is bottom
land, watered by neyer-failing springs, improved
by q fine dwelling of II rooms, with u wide porch
shrubbery, and water at the door; also n tenant
house of rooms, barn and stable for Is cows and
ings; the place ". well fenced, and is located 3
miles northeast nom the, city, on fine road,
dairy farm or to fruit and vegetables; will be sold
or exchanged for city property or cash. Apply to
W. III. MAIN Il BROS, st. Charles Hotel, cor
I'd st. and Penna. ave. jyI-tf
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

l. 100 feet on Boulevard st. and $50 feet ON Wood
ST.; lies between two railroads, fronts on one; im[
proved by six or seven fine buildings; the corner
building Is quite large and is intended for the
storage of carriages; ALSO q blacksmith and
ngs for bazar and stables; population GOO0; prop
erty insured for 5000. WM H. MAIN & BRO,
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

nor SALE-A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE
IL for q gentleman of leisure, merchant or clerk
In any ofthe Government departments, desiring to
HANGING In value, distant 2s miles from the city on
splendid road. Thisproperty Is elevated on rich,
rolling land, watered by springs and running
streams and commanding q fine view of the city
and surrounding country, and within less than one
OHIO railroad. Improved by four dwellings,,
one beautiful mansion Of Il rooms, Exclusive Of
rious kinds shrubbery and flowers and water in
the mansion and IN the house. For further infor-
nation apply to w. H. Main Bros, st. Charles
HOTEL corner Third street and Pennsylvania ave
nne northwest. jy12-tf
ENOR SALE-Call and see our list of property for
- sale. JOHN SHERMAN q CO., st. Cloud
Building. fe7-tf
The Evening critic., 1881-07-19

EoR SALE = EIGHT ACRES OF LAND
~ within III miles of Vineland, n. j.; improved
by one anda-half story beautiful cottage Of nine
rooms; built under the supervision of the
stables corn house, hen house, etc the most APP
proved style; water IN both dwelling and out
houses; land rich; choice fruits; the furniture Is
of the finest quality and will he sold with the
house; q great bargain. Apply TO w. H. Main &
Bros, ST. Charles Hotel, corner Third st. and Pas.
ave. iytf
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-23
PERSONAL,

0. I. Brsnsn, of w rutherford, Texas, is
in the city.
James w, Mangum, of Houston, is at the
st. George Hotel.
George Il. Beetle, of Chicago, is at tho
Grand Windsor.
r. p. Perry Memphis, Tenn, is registered
at tho Grand Windsor.
w. Il, Bidclmau, of Indiana, is yisiting
his sister, Mrs. l., IL. Booso.
w. Il. Childress, of Terrell, Texas, is n
guest Mt tho St. George Hotel.
Q. N. White, wife and son, of Weather
ford, are guests at the Grand Windsor.
Col. Il. w. Minor, u. $. district attorney
lett last evening on iow days visit 10 Paris,
Texas.
nj. ii. Smith, the popular representative
Of tho firm of j. A, Smith Il Co., tobacco
manufacturers, ROidsvillc, North Carolina
Is in the city.
Mr.. w. l., Hall. one of tho proprietors of
tho HERALD, ana his wife, accompanied by
her sister, Miss Cora Freeman, leave this
morning for tew weeks visit TO Houston
Galveston and San Antonio.
A. l.. Phillips, formerly book keeper Of
tho HERALD, and ono Of the most popular
young men in tho land, arrived in tho city
yesterday from Waco, his present home, on
route TO st. Louis and Eureka Springs, Ar.
kansas, whittier he goes for his health.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-23
Tho Big Your.

The enterprise of n. Il. Craddocls is pro-
verbal In Dallas. Starting in the LIQUOR
business in this ty q few years ago, by close
attention, honesty Of purpose, fair dealing,
and the buying and selling of only the very
best and purest class Of goods, he has built up
an immense business. With two 6rst-clsss
saloons in tho city, ono in Corsicana, and
one in Denton, tho "big four is capturing
MI the trade. Jus. go to Craddocl's saloon,
corner Of Msin and Austin streets, and visit
tho store room, and you viii be agtonished nj
the quantity Of goods there to be found.
Great rows of whisky barrels full of the puro
old Monarch, with bungs open, and mellow.
ing with age, imported wines, ales, fancy
liquors, mineral waters and cigars without
end. Buying in large quantities for cash, he
is always enabled TO get the very fines! dual.
tiles OF goods for less money than tho small
buyers have to give for inferior qualities
You find the same liquors in all his saloons
and attentive, courteous attendants 10 cater
TO YOU desires.