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The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
THE EVENING CRITIC.
ESTABLISHED AUGUST. 1865
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Tho special bulletin issued from tho signal
Ohlco to-day says,
Tho indications are that partly cloudy
weather and local rains Will prevail In the
lake region today, followed by colder clearing
weather tonight and fair weather tomorrow.
Light frost Will probably occur tonight In Iowa
and. Wisconsin and In the northern portion OF
Michigan.
Temperature and Rainfall.
Tho following special temperatures wore re'
ported at 2 this mornings. Eastport, ID ;
Mt. Washington, dOo; Montreal, 03' cleveland,
00o; Alpenh, 50'; Duluth, 392; st. Paul, 40 ;
Denver, d2o; San Francisco, 57'.
The following stations report more than ono
inch of rainfall during tho past twenty.four
hours: Oswego, 1853; Toledo, Ohio, 1.22; Mt.
Washington, 1,15i Fort Sill, indian Territory,
lib.
The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
" AIderney Dairy wagons"

Fresh Alderney Butter, churned every morn
ing and delivered In Kib. "ward" prints, 1Oc.
per ID. Also, cottage cheese, buttermilk and
The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
Suit for Damages.

Mr.. John d. Sweat, as counsel for samuel II.
Gittings, use OF John @. Fay, trustee, has on.
tered suit against Messrs. Barbour & Hamil-
ton, claiming $500 damages.
Tho declaration sets out that on September
90 1881, and for three years prior thereto,
tho plaintin was In possession and doing bust.
ness at No. 612 Pennsylvania avenue, and In.
Guiding No. 613 b street northwest. He rented
the lower story on the B.street side to Messrs.
Kesler 4 Roach. At the date above given the
complainant was carrying on the hardware
business, and had a stock In the saiesroom
and storehouse valued at $4,000.
BY skillful management and dlligent atten-
tion he secured n large and increasing trade,
tho amount OF his sales being $4,000 and the
profits $1,000 per annum. The defendants
were In possession OF premises Nos. Cid and
GIG Pennsylvania avenue, extending back TO
street. where they we're engaged In tho gro.
cery business. 1t Is charged that their agents
carelessly and negligently erected n large
storehouse and deposited IN the upper stories
large quantities Of flour and other merchandise
and the strength ana supports OF the building
being insufficient, on the I'd OF september,
1881, they gave way, crushing and demollsh-
ing the roof, walls and noors Of the
tenable, causing great damage and making
1t impossible for him to prosecute
his business therein. II also rendered yalueiess
and he suffered in that respect to tho extent
OF $4,000, and Messrs. Kesier K Roach TO the
amount OF SlOO. by reason OF the 1ulllng walls
the complainant was constrained to rent other
buildings at considerable expense, In which
the remaining stock was stored, and this cost
him 400.
Mr.. Gittings further claims that by reason Of
the injury to and destruction OF his stock In
trade, the demolition OF his storehouse, injury
10 his salesroom and the consequent Interrupt
tion and suspension OF his business, his bust.
ness and credit were broken up and destroyed
and no was rendered bankrupt. For the de-
struction OF his business and credit he claims
5000 damages, making in all the amount set
out In full as above mentioned.
The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE,
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTBWEsT.

In EPFEcr SEPT. 16, 1882.
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from gtatIou
corner OF Sixth and b streets,
as follows:
For Pttsburg. and the West, Chicago Limited
Express Of Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
at $50 q. m. daily Fast line 800 o., m. daily,
with Sleeping cars from Harrisburg to Cinein.
natl. Western Express 1880 p. m. daily with
Palace cars TO Pittsburg. Mall Express,
$50 2: M daily for Pittsburg and the West.
BALTIMORE q POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Canandaigua, Rochester, Buffalo. Niagara,
at GAO n. m. daily except Sunday, with Parlor
car nom Harrisburg to Watkins. and $50
Pm, daily except Saturday, with Palace car
washington to Canandnigua.
For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira at
$50 o. m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 500 q. m, 1890 a. M.
I3o, 4.2o, $50 and 1920 p. m. On Sunday, 40,
$3.50, and 1920 p. m. Limited Express OF Pull.
man Parlor Cars, Q. 30 an daily, except Sunday.
For Philadelphia, 500 a. M, 1880 a. M. Iso, 40
$50 and 1910 p. m. On Sunday at 420 $50
For Bsltimore $40 800: $50, 1880 a. M. and lso
40, 440, go, 7.30, $50 and 1920 p. m. On Sun.
day, 800 9.S0 o. m 40, go, 7S0. $50 and 1929
y. M.
Tickets and information at the Office, north.
east corner Of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and at the station where orders can he
LEFT for the checking ofbaggage to destination from
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager.
j. II. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
The Evening critic., 1882-09-20
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD,


THE MODEL FAST,
fn THE EAST STli AND 81 THE i 4 sNnSEhN WEsF.
DOUBLE THAexi RACK |" AAnnSsSn; JAs%nY COUPLER,
STEEL RAIIsi
Schedule to take effect Sunday, May 21, 1882.
A. NJ. LEAVE WASHINGTON:
ta.s5-CHIcAeo, CINcIsNATI AND ST. LOUIS FAST
EXPRESS, EXPRESS, Sleeping cars to Cincinnati, 81.
s.oo-Baitimore, ElIcest City and Way Stations.
t5-BAhTIIMoRE BsLI, ExpREss. ~ ,n..
s}rssbara @ncheser sa WAY Hs.erstosD sa;
and Way. via Relav.)
s.io-Point of Rocks and Way Stations.
sI6-PHmApsLrp,A P1nsIss NEW YoEM AND posrox
nscIs s1s%sIag 81 IageTstcwn and at Point Of ROCKS
te.oo-Baltimore. Hyattsville and Laurel Ex.
Press Pres = Stops ct Be Bealtsyiile, Annapolis June.
Io.oo.BhIriMoEE EXPsrss. Stops at Hyatts.
io.4o-,PITTsnuRsH. CHIcAso. CrNcINNArr and
81. LOUIS EXPRESS. Sleeping cars TO Gin
Ia.io-Baltlmore. Ellcot City, Annapolis and Way
4 q ia51qn 40 Sunday Only, for Baltimore and Way.
taoo-BALTIMoRE. PHIIADEIpHIA and NEW
a.aoIBal!lmore and Way Stations; Swlnohestsr,
Frederick. Hagerstown and Way, via Re.
4soIiBALTMoEE. HYAJrsyILIn AND hAyHnL
Annapolis Junction.
- 4.4o--Baltimore. Annapolis and Way Stations
t4.46--Pont Of Rocks. Frederick, Hagerstown
Winchester and Way Stations (On Sunday
TO Point of Rocks and Wav Stations onlyd
t6.4b-BALTIMoRE ExPREss. (Martinsburg and
Way. via Relay. Stops at Hvattsvills and
Laurel.l
.o.o6-Point Of Rocks and Way Stations.
t7oo-Baltimore and Way Stations
telO-PITTSBURGH, CLEVELAND and DETROIT
EXPRESS. 6leeping Cars TO Pittsburgh.
o.1O-BALTIMORE EXPRESS.
to.6o-PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK and BOSTON,
EXPRESS. Sleeping cars 10 New York.
tlolO-CHIcAG0 CINcINNArI, and ST. LOUIS
EXPRESS; Sleeping cars to Cincinnati, st.
u.9o.Baltimore and Way Stations.
tDaily. tSunday only. Other trains daily ex.
Ali trains from Washington stop at Relay Sta.
ton.
For further information apply at the Baltimore
Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, and 619
and 1851 Penna. avenue, cor Of l4th street, where
received at any point In the city,.
WIN. CLEMENIS, q. X. LORD.
BALTIMORE. BALrIMoRE.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
Paris FASHIONS.

Correspondence New York Times.
L have no trustworthy informa-
ton on this trousers question, but l
can assert, boldly and without fear
of contradiction, that shirts are to
be worn next winter with four but
ton holes and four minascular but
tons in dead gold, instead of, as last
winter, with only one button hole
and a bright gold stud as big as a
franc piece. Just think what a change
is there contemplated, my country
menl And be sure, if you order a
piece of linen, to stipulate for four
button holes, not one more
or less, unless you wish to
be regarded as a Hewgag or
an Ostrogoth, and at the same time
do not neglect your collars, which
must reach the ears, just or nearly
just, what was worn in 1880. On
ehls information you may safely de-
pend, aud I am glad of the opportu-
nifty to impart it so early, although
1 make bold to advise at the same
time not to order too many shirts of
this pattern, for it might happen
that the three or four Partisan gen.
tlemen and the half a dozen Lon
don club men who regulate
this matter would decree some
other combination before Oc-
tober, i'll which case the wear
er of four-buttoned shirt would
be yostrasized in polite circles.
AS to the fashions for women, all
l can say is that it is a thousand
pities Sainte-Beuve should have
died before the apotheosis of his
"Yellow Rays" those famous ravO7lS
james which brought on his devoted
head such an avalanche of raillery.
Everything now in fashion is yellow
golden yellow, saffron yellow,
buttercup yellow, jonquil yellow.
In short, there is an invasion of every
imaginable shade of yellow, and we
may thank the daughters of Albion
for it. They were jeered at when
they first came over for their sum
flowers, stuck on everywhere, on
their parasols, ON their skirts, on their
bodices, in their hair; sunfower man
ia somebody called it with q sneer
one day, and before a week had
passed, Alice Howard showing in
the wood with s1nflower on her
riding habit, the organs of "hihg
lift" went into ecstacies over the 'fn-
novation." Sunfiowers have not
yet been definitely adopted, how
ever, being rather large articles for
proper display as trimmings, and l
rather think they will be, ultimately,
voted in bad taste, but 1 can vouch
for the victory of yellow, notwith-
standing the frantic efforts of the
impressionists in support of blue,
and judge that jonquils will be the
favOrite flower. On this point, too,
1 have revelation to make: Flow
ers in the button hole of q mans coat
or among the ribbons of lady's
bonnet are intended to be political
amhlQm
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To the Voters of the 10th Congress
sional District.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, August 1, 1882
am candidate for the United
States Congress from your congress-
ional district, composed of the coun-
ties of Travis, Comal, Blanco, Bexar,
Medina, Bandera, Uvalde, kinney,
Edwards, Kerr, Kendall, Gillespie,
Kimble, Burnett, Llano, Mason. Me.
nard, Lampasas, McCulloch, Concho,
Coleman, Runnels, Bastrop, Will
hanson, Crockett and San Saba.
My candidacy is without regard
to party in any way, and when elect
ed propose, as congressman, to be
bound by no party caucus, but TO
support those measures only which
may best serve the interest of the
people of-this district of Texas, and
of the country at large.
You are aware that in making the
present apportionment of the state
for congressman, at the late session
of the legislature, the majority of
that body, insolent with unre-
strained power, and, therefore, con-
temptuous of the wishes of the peo-
pie, boldly announced that it was
made with view to secure Demo-
cratic msjorities in all the districts,
and to suppress the votes of the op-
position. Hence the counties ofthis
district, though inhabited by peo-
pie of the most diverse pursuits and
conflicting interests, were strung to-
gether to secure majority over all
opposition of upwards of three thou
sand-sufficient, as they hoped, to
ensure their control.
Owing to this arrangement of the
district, it is made difficult and la
borious one to canvass, but / expect
to visit each county of it before the
election and then to address you in
person. Due notice of my canvass,
giving times and places, VIII be pub
ished. Very respectfully,
EDMUND J.DAvIs.
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UNDER the new bank charter bill
the banks will have to issue new
notes, as those of all banks whose
charters expire must be called in
and cancelled upon their application
for renewal, and new notes being
substituted. Comptroller Knox has
decided upon the form and charac-
ter of these new notes. The New
York shipping and Commercial List
says the five dollar notes are to have
a vignette of the late President Gar
field, executed IN the engrsver's best
style. The scene on the back repre-
senting the landing of Columbus,
and, in fact, the pictures on the
back of all the present national bank
notes, will not appear on the new
notes, but instead some finely shaped
lathe work, and in the centre the
charter number of each particular
bank. On the border of the face OF
the note, instead of number of let
ters to designate the denomination
of the note, there will be the charter
number of the bank, so that if any
part of the note is torn or separated
the smaller piece can be identified
by the charter number.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10

ENGLAND is getting more and
more lonesome in her Egyptian diff
flculty. The French government
has disarmed the marine brigade,
formerly ordered to Egypt, and
withdrawn the transports prepared
to convey them there. The situa-
tion certainly looks goomy for Eng
and. In fact the London NeacS
says that there are rumors current
to the effect that the Gladstone mln-
istry will resign and leave the task
OF getting out of the present Egyp-
tian difficulty to their successors.
Not only does the situation before
Arabi Bey embarrass England, but
a formidable grumble is heard in
eastern Europe. The Russian press
shows itself bitterly hostile to Eng
land, instigated, it is believed, by
the czar, and unless the Turkish
squadron go to Egypt as the ally
and supporter of England, il will be
reconducted to Constantinople by
Admiral Seymour, when it may be
met with hostile intent by the IRON
clads OF Russia.
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The Governments Cat Farm.
CPhiladelDhia Record. L

"Oh, pshaw! go buy the cat some
meat yourself" said Colonel James
Bingham, deputy postmaster, one
day to the engineer, who stepped
into the office with the request that
some money be gwen him to keep
the fellnes about the place IN food.
The matter appeared very trivial, and
Colonel Bingham merely smiled
when he thought of the request.
One day, when he was in Washing
ton, the deputy postmaster busted
himself by examining the accounts
of the New York postoffice, and to
his astonishment, ascertained that an
appropriation was made annually OF
from $50 to 800 for the feed of the
cats in the Office at Gotham, and the
item appeared in that shape on the
books OF the department. When he
reached home he thought over the
matter which had heretofore appear
ed so trifling. and it was learned
that the mousers were an essential
part of the force of the office that
they kept rats and mice out of the
mail matter, and otherwise
made themselves useful. He
also learned that it cost no in
considerable sum to maintain the
couple of dozen cats. about the Phil
adelphia office, so an item was made
for the Philadelphia office, and
about thirty or forty dollars are ap
propriated each year to feeding
the cats" Edwin A. Lewis, of the
eighth ward, is the contractor for
keeping the feline employees in pro-
visions, and he is Familiarity known
about the Office as the "cat's-meat"
man. Lewis has charge of the dis
bursement of the appropriation, and
although the names of the animals
do not appear upon tn pay-rolls,
yet he is obliged to account
for them, and signs the warrant
books on their account. If the cat
family increases in numbers Lewis
duly reports the fact, and provision
is made for the newcomers.
There are about 1000 cats in the
employ of the postoffice department
of the government, and they are
paid for their services with food and
shelter. AS simple as this matter
seems, yet the government expends
$1,000 per year in the maintenance of
cats at all the principal postoffices
and large public buildings in the
country.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
FLASHES OF FUN.

This is the season for caterpillar
and ice cream. Serve on separate
dishes.
A black washerwoman will do in
the city, but in the country the girls
always want a white lawn dress.
"Buries by the Kworr' is the sign
in front of an uptown establishment
in Milwaukee. 1t is not an under
takers shop but fruit store.
A state commissioner of life insur-
ance said: "EReceiyership' but half
covers the case. We need a new
word that shall signify both to re-
ceive and devour."
Nothing is 30 annoying to an ex-
pert as to find after he has prepared
himself to testify on one side of a
case that he is hired to throw his
weight on the other side.
$50 your daughter has married a
rich husbandW "Well," slowly re-
piled the father, 'I believe she has
married a rich man; but L under
stand he is very poor husband"
We knew they would, and they
have. A Detroiter has opened a
saloon called the Ras-el Tin Palace,
and the price of Arab Bey has been
placed at four cents glass.
Always fashionable: The tooth
pick boot is going out of fashion,
tits said. But the broad, easy swing
ing boot worn by vigorous men of
about fifty, with marriageable
daughters, will never go out of fash
ion, young man, never. Keep out
of its reach.
Natural supposition: The Hun.
garians have national dance, "the
csardas," intended to represent "the
unquiet course of true love-" We
have never seen the dance, but pre-
sumo the greater part of it consists
of an elderly gentleman kicking a
young man off the front stoop.
A Missouri paper wants to know
"who can endure being hawked at
with the black beak of envyW No
one, sir. No man can tamely SUBJ
NIT to such a thing. And if ever
any man hawks at US with the black
beak of envy, wen bite him with a
dog if the lIvid talons of retribution
strike us with the red bolt of ven
geance from the drippling laws of
the cloud Of hate the next minute.
Yes sir
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The Mahmudied fresh water canal,
says the New York Times, con-
structed by Mehemet Ali at cost
of 10000 or $4,000 Egyptian lives, is
once more playing its part in ma
tional tragedy, having been damned
by Arab Pasha with the two-fold
object of depriving Alexandra of
water and flooding the surrounding
country so as to make IL lmpassable
for troops and artillery. This Dutch
method of warfare is Of consider
able antiquity in the East. Cyrus
employed it against Babylon, the
Persian general, Megabyzus, against
the Greek garrison of an Egyptian
fortress. In later days, Octai Khan,
the great Mongol conqueror, took
Khiva by a dam which diverted
the protecting stream of the
Oxus into the channel " hich it still
holds. The Duke of Parma used
this deyice against Antwerp, Rich
elieu against La Rochelle. In the
wars of Holland against Spain in the
sixteenth, and France IN the seven-~
teenth century, its use was continual
and effective. During the Russian
campaign in Central Asia the Xiii
vans, learning wisdom from their
past misfortunes, damned the estu-
ary of the Oxus to make it too shall
low for the Russian gunboats, while
deepening the upper stream as an
obstacle to their land force. The
escape of several Union gunboats by
the timely construction OF a dam
from being stranded in a southern
river is still fresh in public memory
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
Managing n Husband.

The next best thing to pleasing a
mans stomach is for his wife to dress
up bit, for his special benefit; he
is so hungry that it would need but
a spark to kindle flame, but where
he enters and sees the appetiZing
dinner IN the act of being dished,
his little woman smiling, neat and
tidy, it acts upon him like dose of
soothing syrup. The dust might be
an inch thick on the mantle
piece, he would not see it;
broken crockery aud cobwebs might
fill every corner-he would look up
on them with all the complacency
imaginable and not attempt their
humiliation. While washing, he
tells his wife how pretty she is; how
becoming her hair Is arranged in
that fashion, says no other
man ever had such dear little love
of woman for a wife, asks what
she has for dinner that smells so
good, and though he is really starv-
ing waits upon the table with all the
grace and pOliteness of Chesterfield
and selects the best of everything for
his little wife's plate. During meal
time he tells her all about his work,
asks her advice in regard to his
plans, tells funny stories, propounds
conundrums, crooks jokes, and rem
ders the dinner hour very enioya-
BILE affair. After it is over he makes
love to his wife, plays with the chill
dren, sings comic songs, then goes
off to his work, whistling merrily, at
peace with all the world, thinking he
has the happiest home in the land,
while his wife follows him to the
door, saying within herself, "What a
blessing it is to have such dear,
good, cheerful, loving husband"
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OVER THE STATE.
Major Penn and wife are in d,

Major Penn and wife are in Dallas
The crops in Red Riyer county are
good.
Brennan Is to have another ice
factory.
There is considerable sickness up
about Gatesville.
The normal school at Gainesville
Is well attended.
Rumor says that Dallas is to have
new 100000 hotel.
Heavy and destructive rains fell in
Brown county last week.
General John j. Good, of Dallas
is very ill and is not expected to re-
cover.
The Webb county congressional
delegates it is thought will favor
Finlay.
Stagnant pools in Nueces county
are drying up and the horse disease
is abating.
Stock men in Nueces county CON-
plain that many of the young calves
are dying.
The farmers of Comanche county
are going to support a farmer for
the legislature.
The discovery of a silver mine
near Trap Springs, Parker county,
has created sensation.
Lightning set fire to the grass in
Rev. Gilletts pasture, in Dewitt
county, a few days since.
A dog in Hopkins county was bit
ten by diamond rattle snake and
died in less than a minute.
A little daughter of Prof. Nash. OF
Cuero, fell from a cot last Sunday
and broke her collar bone.
McLennan county footed up ST..
100000 on last years tax rolls. This
year it will reach $S.450,OOO.
The crops of this section are good,
and it is probable that corn will sell
here this fall at twenty-five cents q
bushel.
A negro named Freeman WISER
alias Charles Frank has been arres-
ted at Brennan on charge of steal.
ing a yoke of oxen.
In quarrel over a law book al
Seymour, on Friday last, Z. B.
| Wheeler shot. and killed Walter
Preston, both lawyers of that place
Deputy United States Marshal
Woodie has arrested James w. Nc
Fall and II. G. Wilson, of Whites.
bOro, for aiding Governor Overton
in kidnapping Ed. Love.
A flock of buzzards attacked q
large rattlesnake at Brady, Texas
and killed it. III. G. Fisher meas.
ured the snake and it made eleven
feet long with sixteen rattles.
The Texas and st. Louis Narrow.
Gauge is now completed to a point
within fourteen miles of Gatesville
Knowing ones say the road will
reach there by the 18th of August
The annual meeting of the Farm
er's grand state alliance of Texas
will be held at Mineral Wells, in
Palo Pinto county, on Tuesday,
August 8, 1882.
During the month of July the po-
lice of Dallas made 311 arrests. The
total amount of fines assessed was
1884, of which 1927 have been col
lected. There were eighty-three
days work on the streets.
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DANIEL WEBSTER said that no
officer should be restrained in the
free and proper expression and
maintenance of his opinions respect
ing public men or public measures
or in the exercise to the fullest de-
gree of the constitutional right OF
suffrage" He added "that persons
employed under the government
and paid for their services out OF
the public treasury arc not ex-
pected to take an active or offi-
cious part In attempts to influence
the minds or votes of others, such
conduct being deemed inconsistent
with the spirit of the constitution
and the duties of public agents act
ing under it." Therefore, as secre-
tary Of state, Mr.. Webster ordered
that partisan interference in elec-
tions, @or the payment of any con-
tribution or assessment on salaries
or official compensation for party OF
election purposes" should be re-
garded as cause for removal.