The Evening critic., 1882-10-04
Personal.

REV. DR.. SUNDERLAND has returned
from his summer vacation, and occupied his
pulpit on Sunday last.
Col. j. w. COMPTON, of the Postoflicc
Department., and wife have gone to Ohio on q
vlsl; to relatives and friends.
-Ex-Presidcnt Hayes arrived in New
York yesterday to attend the annual meeting
OF tho trustees OF tho Peabody Education
Fund, which was held to-day at the Fifth Ave-
nuo Hotel.
REV. JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE dis
covered In Europe this season that Catholics
attend church, while Protestants neglect II,
and that the number of Free-Thinkers is in.
creasiDg In France.
--MRs. L. ]. PosT and seven young
women Of New York left that city on tho Frisia
yesterday for Germany, where the fair Amerl
cans intend to study German In tho university
town of heidelberg.
Miss BELLE JONES, who belongs to one
OF the leading families Of Laurens County, S.
G.: has obtained verdict for g, 900 for breach
of promise OF marriage against Mr.. Irving Full
Ter, OF the same county.
NEWPORT had fashionable wedding
Thursday, tho contracting parties being Miss
Minnie NJ. Smith, daughter OF Mr.. HenryJ.
Smith, of Providence, and Mr.. Clement n.
Willlams, of Philadelphia.
Miss MAY LIVINGSTON, the sweet
singer OF ST. Matthew'S Church choir, and
clerkess In the Postonlce Department, has
been promoted TO a second-clas9 clorkshfp, q
compliment worthily bestowed upon worthy
lady.
MIR. THOMAS HARVEY, who recently
returned from Florida, where he wont for tho
Of death with that fell disease, consumption,
at tho residence OF his father, In salth Wash
ington.
MIR. FRANK L. WATERMAN, of the
Athens, o. writes n friend that he Is enjoying
homo comforts-including thrce square meals
n day-to their fullest extent. He Will not re-
turn under three weeks.
T Etry
keeper Of the House OF Representatives, and the
original "biger man than old Grant," has
forsaken the field of politics, and In connec-
tion with somo wealthy Chicago mon has
formed company which will conduct cattle
ranch I'm Texas.
MR.. WILL FOWLER and wife, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, are in the city. Mr.. Fowler has
received an appointment In the Government
Printing ONCE as copy-holder. He Is a son Of
Professor Fowler of the Hillsdale (Mich.) Col
lcge, and has something OF local reputation
ms newspaper man of brilliant ideas.
"A LANCASTER (PA.) MAN, in driving
| an Altoona men about the town, showed him
| the former homo of James Buchanan. ''who's
| James Buchanan" said the Altoona man. SIS
| President of tho United States" asked his
| friend. son, yes, had forgotten" said tho
Altoona man; "whats he doing now?"
| ON the 18th inst, at Memorial Church.
this city, Mr.. George W. Rouzer will lead to
| tho altar Miss Leonora Kiesecker, daughter of
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kiesecier. Mr.. Rouzer Is the
| Washington correspondent of the dJnly dIll
| Mary journal and other prominent journals,
| is a brilliant and popular young gentleman
| with n prosperous future before him, and
| Mics Kiesecker is an accomplished young
| lady well known TO Washington society.
| We congratulate w. p. Walsh, of Hot
1 Springs, upon his recent election 10 the State
| Legislature. II is true, 1t is not place which
| any man OF ambition and talent-such as
| Walsh-should particularly cravei but II
| Is a position which really demands both,
| and while his election Will prove a blessing
| to tho State at large, II is also special
| triumph, and q vlndloation OF himself and
Just and striking rebuke - somo mean
and prosecuting enemies In his own party
| arkansas Republican. The writer knows Cen
eral W. p Walsh WELL He Is man of fine
ability, strlkingly handsome, bravo, cour
toous and truo. We congratulate the people
OF Garland County, Ark, on eleotlng him TO
| represent them In the State councils.
Hon. S. p. ROUNDS, Public Printer,
| has taken weeks furlough, for the purpose
| OF visiting his old home In Chicago and bring.
| ing his family back with him. In the six
months Mr.. Rounds has occupied the position
| Of Public Printer he has not been absont from
his post scarcely business hour. He has dis
charged his onerous and trying duties with
marked ability ana fidelity and has we'll
| earned his furlough. Ho viii no doubt re.
| ceiye hearty welcome from his old friends
| and nelghbors-tho moro so because OF the
honorable and satisfactory record he has mad o
| In an important department., Which ho found
| In badly disorganized and unsatisfactory
condition, and which, by his personal labor
and his wise and iudicious selection OF helpers,
| he has brought Into a state Of efficiency cor
tainly never before oxcelled, iiequallod, I'm tho
history OF tho ONCE.