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The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-26
A Live Firm.

Under the style of Geo. +. Timms & Co.,
Messrs Geo. +. Timms and Harry b. Parker
have formed a copartnership, and early in
the coming fall will show the people of
Washington what can be done in the way
of conducting strictly first-class clothing
house. The entire building on the north
west corner Seventh and ID streets is be-
ing elegantly fitted up for their occupancy.
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National HoteI Arrivals.

Hon. J. T. Dezendorf, Norfolk, Va; J. X.
Gillett, Norfolk, Va; James Casey, Norfolk,
Va; j. II. Cottingham and wife, Bait; J. T.
David, Phila.; J. II. Ratterman and wife
Cincinnati; T.. w. Kershaw, England; J. c.
Higgins, England; NJ. Il. Haight, n. Y;
Hon. A. Kennedy, Nd; DIR. ID. g. Gordon,
Va; H. +. Brush, N "; James Is. Painter
Va; George n. Davis, w. Va; w. o. saville,
naIt
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Suit Against .Chief Butler'' Cru,np.

To-day, Thos. +. Miller and Lewis /.
ONeal, as counsel for Lucy Fowler, who, for
the eight years of Grants administration,
was the chief cook mt the White House,
brought suit for damages against Vim. f.
Crump, "the chief tutler' at the President
house. The declaration charges that defen-
dant falsely informed Mrs. Garfield that the
plaintiff had been stealing meats, &C., from
the pantry, and that Mrs. Garfield, acting
on the information furnished her by Crump,
dismissed plaintiff from her situation. She
further charges that because of this false
statement of the defendant she has been
damaged in her good name, fame and credit
among ''thc worthy citizens of this Dis
trict," and she claims $4,000 as damages
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nr. Rhodes Transrasing Bnttery,

advertised in another column, is an 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 9
reasonable length of time if they are moi
satisfied Mr.. II. X. Helphcnstine, the we'll
known druggist, Fourteenth and streets
Ebbitt House-is the agent.
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snecinI weather RuIIctin,

The special weather bulletin, issued from
the Signal Office to-day, says: The indica-
tions are that local rains will prevail in
New England and fair weather in the South
Atlantic States to-day and tomorrow.
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3 p. M.

Reported Better than Yesterday.
DIR. Edison is authority for the statement
that the President is doing well this after
noon, and that the new drainage arrange
mcnt is progressing satisfactorily. Gen.
Swain says the same, and that he is better
than Yesterday.
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Current Rumors I'm wall street.

New York, July 26.-Therc was not
much general confidence last night in the
rally established late in the day yesterday
in the market, notwithstanding many
thought the list had been considerably
over-sold.
1t was stated that l.. s. and U. p.
loaned late in the day ut 1-64(d 1-32, and
that deliveries of Northern Pacific pre-
fcrrcd and Western Union continue irregu-
lar and unsatisfactory. Sage continued to
believe in bull market, and said last night
it was apt to 90 up any day five per cent
The order broker IN Wabash gays Gould
bought more of the latter yesterday than
he sold 1t was claimed that Sage and
Kcene were sustaining L. s. to protect their
puts, and that the buying does not come
from Mr.. Vanderbilt. A former banker Of
the latter, now retired believes the market
will go down from to 10 per cent. yet.
1t was reported that Keene bought in
5000 of his Northern Pacific preferred yes
terday but that he is still short 10000
shares
The friends of the Villarl party claim
that the latter have sold none of their stock.
II was stated that Commack was still short
10000 shares of the preferred
The "order' broker in Western Union
says Gould has been selling all of the latter
that he could market for the past three
weeks. The bears say this stock looks like
rs.
The switch and yard men on the st. Paul
road have had their wages raised, and will
not join the strikers at Minneapolis.
A bet of $500 was made on the Branch
boat last evening that st. Paul would sell
at 1861 before / !02.
A prominent Broadway broker offered to
bet 5000 more the same way ut the West
End Hotel in the evening. One of the
largest Broadway houses say it sold very
largely of long stocks yesterday for Boston
and New England account. The Messrs.
Seligmans are bearish on the market c. p.
Huntington is also bearisli.
| The brokers say that the principal buy
ing. of ST. Paul yesterday was by Patterson,
James Mccormick & Enos. Eriga was the
largest seller of Lackawanna, and the Jer-
sey pool worked hard to support the latter
Chicago tickets is down to seven this morn
ing, and the Boston limited price is SIS,
with $40 rebate at Chicago.
| A London telegram from prominent
English stock concern says the account
shows liquidation of the bull interest, but
later the market was stronger and some
orders were received here to buy.
The Chicago & Omaha earnings increased
$2S, S25 the third week in July.
| The brokers say Gould Is borrowing con-
siderable Lackawanna.
A Chicago dispatch gives the East-bound
rail shipments for the week rs $500 tons
less than week before. The grain rate con-
tinues at Is cents, which is claimed to be
low enough to compete with the Lake. The
percentages last week were: Michigan Cen
trail, 1880; Lake Shore, 30.60 Fort Wayne,
1879; Panhandle, 1920; Baltimore & Ohio,
3, and Grand Trunk, 100.
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Thc Critic In Georgetown.

Copies of THE EVENING CRITIC may be
had and subscriptions left Mt Il. X. Lundy's
book and stationery store, 1913 Bridge street.
GEORGETOWN
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Saturday morning. The chills were fol
lowed by high fever
The HALL Must Re Removed.

The latest report is that the physicians
have come to the conclusion that in order
to save the Presidents life the ball must be
removed, and that they are now considering
sicians refuse to say anything in regard to
the matter.
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Byron,s sI.,artness.


Before he went abroad for the last time
Byron gave a dinner to few of his most in
innate friends. Among them were Rogers,
Moore, Hunt and a few others. Nothing
could exceed the delightful cordiality of
their host. Toward Rogers he evinced the
utmost friendship. The Banker Bard y
was the first to leave the festive board. "
No sooner had he turned his back than
Byron burst into loud laugh, saying to
Trelawney, Poor Rogers how little did he
know what he was sitting upon all the din
ner time! Just lift up the cushion. "
Trelawney did as he was requested, when
Il manuscript was discovered.
"My dear Hunt" said Byron, "just
read it. 1t is a short poem on our departed
friend"
Hunt then read the celebrated verses Oh
Rogers, commencing:
Nose and chin, TO form II ltnocker,
Wrinkles that would puzzle Cocker"
Everybody knows they are the most
witty and malignant attack in verse ever
made by one man on another. BY a sort of
universal instinct, every one of Byron's
guests raised the cushions they had been
sitting or, to see If there was II similar bit
of nitro-glycerine under them but it proved
that Rogers was the only victim.
In after times Byron gave these bitter
verses to Lady Blessington, who, to spite
Rogers, published them, nearly twenty
years afterwarl, in Fraser's Magazine.
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FINANCIAL.
To.day.s stock Quotations.

Tho following observations of the trans
actions in the financial market to-day, to-
gether with opening and closing quotations,
are furnished by the banking house of ii.
d. Cooke, Jr. q Co.. 1929 + street, Washing
ton. d. c.;
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weather Indications.

For the Middle Atlantic States partly
cloudy weather, possibly local rains in
northern portion, and southerly, veering to
westerly, winds; stationary, followed by
rising barometer, and stationary or lower
fempprattirp
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2:f5 p. M.
Reliable Information Hard to Gle,

Reliable Information Hard 10 Get.
The Presidents pulse is below hundred ;
temperature and respiration normal. No
reliable information as to other conditions
can be obtained, beyond that Dr. Bliss just
told his sou that at this hour they are more
encouraged than at any previous time.
Secretary Hunts Opinion.
Secretary Hunt, of t. navy, to-day said
to some friends that, while he was very
much alarmed, us was only natural, he still
had good reasons to hope for his recovery.
"At the same time / must say that the
President is in precarOus condition"
Hesperian Balm
One of the visitors at the outer gate was
an excited Frenchman, who had bottle
containing what he called "Hesperian
Balm" and which was just the thing to
rcmoYe the pus and the ball from the
Presidents wound. He did not get in.
| Dr. Barnes NOn-CoMmittaI.
DR.. Barnes was questioned about the
Presidents case about 2 O'clock and, MS
usual, was very reticent and non-com-
initial After several Intellectual attempts
despair: "Well doctor it looks as if the
physicians were much frightened over the
situation" No, " said DIR. Barnes, "
can't say that we are. The President is
now very comfortable. That's all can say
about 1t.
DIR. Reyburn Declines an Interview.
DIR. Reyburn was chased by several CORE
sp0ndents as he was ON his way TO his
buggy. One of them caught him and began
a conversation just as they reached the
buggy, but the doctor saw u number of
other correspondents coming for him at
double quick, and at once jumped into his
buggy and drove off, leaving them all in the
lurch. The first-cOmer had managed to cx-
tract from him his opinion that the Prcsi-
dent was doing well and in no immed late
danger.
Pulse Below % Hundred.
At 2:15 o'clock Mr. Brown visited the
physicians and reported the President rs
resting quietly, with normal temperature
and respiration. The pulse has not been
taken for an hour. 1t was then below a
hundred, and is not thought TO have risen
any since So far, there have been no
further indications Of u rigor, nor has there
been another chill. Ii is now known that
the President had
Two Slight ChiIIs
during the night, one about and the other
! about II o'clock, neither of which, how
ever, approached iu severity tho one pu
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-26
A Gas Conundrun,.

Here is conundrum for American gas
companies. A painstaking German
statistican has collected the prices for gas
in all the leading cities of the world and
collated them, reckoning by the pfennig
per cubic metre. London and Client are
the most cheaply lighted cities in the world,
rating at from II to - pfennigs next come
Amsterdam, Berlin and Brussels, at 16;
Bordeaux, Antwerp and Rouen, ut 10 or II. |;
up In the twenties We find Paris, Lyons
and Marseilles-all these in countries where
coal is so dear as to be Il luxury, Then
with one tremendous jump, coming to n
country which is founded ON coal, up goes
the rate into the highest fancy prices known
New York ~, Boston "a, Chicago 43. and
80 on, like Tennysons lark, up and up.
Coal selling in London at IS per ton, and
in Philadelphia at "a per ton, and the price
Of gas precisely three times as much in the
latter city as the first
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TO PINJEx POINT,

Leaving Seventh-street wharf at $50 u. m, giving
full resort. Arrive home mt 1890 y. m. MARINE
BAND has been engaged. Refreshments ut city
prices.
Adults tickets, round trip 81. chtldrens tick;
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Mrs. EMS Attempted Suicide.

Mrs. Florence Ellis, the wife of Edward
j. Ellis, residing at No. SIG Third street
northwest, who attempted suicide by shoot
ing herself with a large Dcrringer pistol
yesterday, is still alive, with II prospect of
recovery, under the care OF Drs. Ford
Thompson and Buckley. Mrs. Ellis left her
husband yesterday in the parlor of their
house, and went up stairs to prepare for a
trip to the seaside. The inmates were soon
startled by the report of pistol, and they
found the unfortunate woman lying on a
sofa in the second story, and bleeding from
a wound in the breast. An attempt was
made to keep the affair quiet, and the news
of the shooting was not circulated until late
in the evening. Mrs. Ellis stated that a de-
sire to relieve her family of the burden
which her i'll health placed upon them inn
PEELED her to the shooting, but this
morning she expressed herself as willing
and anxious to live,
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ANOTHER SCANDAL.
And One of Large Proportions.

Another very unhappy incident in our
social life is coming to light; another sean
dial is showing up, and ola decidedly serious
nature. We suppress names for the present
in consideration of the social standing of
some of the parties concerned, and for the
reason that like the ending of an auc-
tionccr's bill Of sale the others are too
numerous to mention"
II seems that about n couple of years ago
gentleman from Virginia and his wife
moved to this city The gentleman is en-.
gagged in lucrative business and is well
known and popular here. They made the
acquaintance of a well known Government
official and his wife originally from
PENNSYLVANIA. The latter is rather hand.
some brunette about - years of age. The
families visited each other and by degrees
a mutual admiration society was formed be-
tween the gentleman from Virginia and the
lady from Pennsylvania. For quite u time
their laison was unsupported, but on the
occasion of the bi-ccntennal in Baltimore
about year ago, the two slipped over to
the City of Tombstoncs and Monuments
and did not return until the next morning
about 3 o'clock. The Virginians wife
questioned him and he trippcd up
in several beautifully designed but
unsuccessful lies. Matters were snioothcd
ever. however, and all went as
pleasantly as the brooks of Eden mazily
murmuring, until Sal. Bernhardt came
here. The legal wife of the Virgnian asked
him to take her to the National Theatre.
He dem,rrcd saying that the prices were
too high At the same time he had ar
ranged with his Pennsylvania amateur to
see the author of ''little accidents" and she
telling her husband that she was going out
to see a sick friend, Joined her illegal love
and the pair repaired to the theatre They
were seen there and some kind friend of
the female complexion informed the wife
of the Virginian of the fact. Then COM
menccd wars tug. Matters grew hot The
outraged wife rushed to the outraged hus-
band and informed him of the condition of
affairs. Matters, however, continued worse,
and the frail wife grew more extensive in
her frailty. On Saturday she found it
necessary to leave the city, and sending to
her house for her trunk, took the o'clock
train for New York. She intended ut first
to go to Chicago but changed her mind.
She left unaccompanied and heavily yelled.
One of the incidents in this scandal is
that a number of persons are more or less
implicated, and they will be on nettlcs UNI
til all the facts are let out
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New Track OH the baltimore L. POtO-


A number of laborers began work yester-
day on the new track of the Baltimore &
Potomac Railroad, which, when completed,
will give that company double track be-
tween Baltimore and Washington. The dis
lance between the two cities is fOrty-twO
miles, but as there is already double track
at the Baltimore end as far us st. Agnes
Station and from this end rs far as Ben
nings Station, the actual number of miles
to be laid is thirty-twO. Some little work
was done ut st. Agnes last week, but as
there was disagreement between the con-
tractor, Mr. Francis McAdams, of Phila-
delphia, and some of the labOrers relative
to wages, not much progress was made. The
laborers demanded 1.25 per day. The con-
tractor refused to accede to their demands,
and compromise was effected, by which
the best men are paid $1.20 per day and the
others $1.10. 1t is thought that the road
will he completed in about year. 1t was
would be required, but the great number of
small hillocks to be leveled, bitches to be
filled, &c, will make progress on the work
slower than was expected. Mr.. McAdam' soon
tract with the company is to build the road
as far rs PatapscO, about four miles from St.
Agnes. He may, however, continue much
farther. The road will be used from station
to station as soon as laid-in the same way
as the double track to st. Agnes is used at
present. Another force of labOrcrs, under u
different contractor. will begin work this
week ut Bennings. The new track is to
the LEFT of the old one coming from Balti-
more to Washington.
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" Hesperian Balm

One Of the visitors at the outer gate was
an excited Frenchman who had bottle
containing what he called "Hesperan
Balm" and which was just the thing to
remoYe the pus and the ball from the
Presidents wound. He did not get in.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-07-26
Twenty-Five Per cent. D,scouu,

on all cash sales of summer clothing for the
next thirty days, to make room for fall
goods; 800 children's, boys and youths
suits, at prices that will pay yOu to invest
New York Clothing House, 439 Seventh St
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Secretary Hunt, Of { c navy, to-day said
to some friends that, while he was very
much alarmed, us was only natural, he still
had good reasons to hope for his recovery.
"At the same time l must say that the
President is in precariOus condition"
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me SM'n0m.
~ 8i-gg s0Rs

--lTr u. W.
Ererybodv rraaA n. Ssa. In Il.
editions Of THU newspaper throaeAoOO
the yeaf to come everybody viii GSd:
All tne uoridI: news. 20 PrsssatsA
AMOUNT or information With ~ 49,
Improbable expenditure Of tns -
eye sight. ne Sun long ago dlscovSfrS
the golden mean bstvosn aro1U.S
,1iIpe;s and I~n,ai-i.sioty srsyiI.
depends less upon ita rscoRniSrAfA.
portAnce thAn upon its intssest q n-nA
kind. From morning to nomiaS IA
Ssn prints . continued story ofIAcifVU
OF real men and women, and u ~
deeds. plans. loves, hates. and tro1Hl.~.
This story 10 more varied and nor h.
tsrestin4 than any romance thAa n.
over devised. fE9 sITTs
III. Good writing in Svsry ,cOln-
snd freshness, originality. aecurney. ~
deeorum in the treatment Of svsfy stN-
ject. 'S''N
Nv. Honest comment. n. S...,
habit /. to speak out fs~AIlsssly absOs
men snd things. -
v. Equal candor In dealing Win ..rSr
political party. ant equal readi1ssorS
commend what 10 prAisSwostby or A
rebuke what Is blArsbls In Deuoefale -
Republican. r 'lIC-Ts
VI. Absolute iadependsnos Of p~ru.
ran organization. but u~nwavsrinE loy.
atty to true Democratic principles. ns
Sam believes that the Government which
the Constitution gives ua IL . good oNS
to keep. Its notion Of duty 10 to TaaisS
to it's utmost power thu ed,,Ffa NJ ~.
in the Republican party TO - ups
smother form OF gov"rnment in DlSS Of
that which eIists. The year 1881 AAd
the years Immediately following will
probably decide this supremsly impor-
tant contest. The Sun believes thsi tAO
victory will be with tho people - sRaIast
the Rings for monopoly. Eith Rings fer
plumber. and tho rings for imperial
power.
Our terms nre as follous: .......
For the Daily San. q four page ahssA
OF twenty eight columns. the price By
mail. post paid, is IS cents . noath, %
$3.50 n year; or. including the Sunday
paper. an eight page shsst Of AiIy.sx
columns, the price is SIS cents . noHIA.
OF ST. n year. postage paid. w.
The Sunday edition Of The Ssa 10 slso
Furnished separately at $40 . ysar,
postage paid.
The price Of III. T,sIiy Sen. siRAO
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Address: l. ". ESoLAsD.
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an sisia, payaois In oasa a sa,sstm.s,
witAsut dsdastisS Of Iatsscs.
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Al 0bu609ias Ae1AN0A
4 cosrsspoadsst uriting 70 The Lid
vOls Caeutss .fsoA. AAn6aa. 6onosa,
N4ikAs0y6is ~ elasAs q nAsSia.
'o1AAYots6ts&A Abaihsi q - twelve.
~oAA.vtAASoarePAS o aoaths u Aot
tHAh&NukeA A sGsnd tASa 6stssr thar
@la anA ooS. To-day The tAsrnoos-
EEEy SooE 5GSsds a. Is dsSrssS.
n ranges ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS degrees 70
@. VEL have OcsAsiOaally Winter rains
besiAsog tA%NgRAF ssaAnu ssaspu, 20
that stekytSiS9 looks Etsih and green.
= L. . ceuntryOi endless
tvstSLAnGGiDus&Fs trSu SeHsS AID
Sugar eeAs to,Isdian corn. A6d OF the
latter they rAiss ~ high As three crops
Nj IsfsF de miHei. I think II Is
ne coming country. You know better
than I the ancsnl OF attention Mexico
is attracting in the United States. The
county 10 oyAsrp9, With experts and
agents, from Clarence King down to
many not~o we'll known. Much prop
;gkafPtgS9 picked up. ,.nl slnsrican
.e.PitaIis pouring in rapidly. II care is
exercised iu the purchase Of properties,
I see no .r6pntj for failures, as good
mines ara plenty. mines that have pro.
duced their millions. worked in the
sIpdest manner. 1t is easy to arrive at
Setaap aao;s about lhe produodoA Of
various mines, a the bullion pays 4
coinage tax. aud tho mint records show
DE hkuresi IhtppOsot hat mofs or less
bullion is sm~pesicdHost Of the country.
% that a person taking the mint returns
will come under rather than over the
~ag So. Ia - m III #HHmH. .H.. . .
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d~uATthAIA Adyiees, via Panama, Of
ths 2Sth INST, state that a contract has
been signed by the Government and
Captains John II. Dequerte, Of The
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. for
sAe ptll serviss e:sSs Pspihe Ocean
The amount Of subsidies paid the Com.
.papJ is $4,000 per month.
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Gov. Eysstlb8s sosdthe- bill remit.
ting the sun Of 5000. penalties for
non.pAyment Of bullion taxes by the
consolidated Virginia and California
1lin,he Cempaaies. This Arm stand
taken by the Governor in behalf OF the
people Of the State, will rebound greatly
p his credit. AZ
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II SS1a3 cGpatol a. ST. Paul was do
9Aroyed p ire Monday; loss, siOo. 600.
The fkeiaasrs wa id ssssoa ,ss Tho
time the are broke out.
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orE nnchman living at Cedar Point,
Col. has lost 9,5oO sheep by the cold
storms aud the want OF hay.
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PINK PRErr was hanged Friday al
Marietta, Georgia, in tho presence Of
eQo9 peopla His crime was q gross
ass5ult 5pon aSShitei child. Pratt
vsA TO the SeaHold smoking a cigar
and chatting freely with the guards.
His label brothers and sisters vii
nsssed The eYecutiou,