The Evening critic., 1882-10-31
PERSONAL.

SENATOR HARRIS, of Tennessee, is very
III at Nashville.
-MRs. ScovILLE and her daughter Ber.
tina are in London, ontario.
-EX-SENAToR MITCHELL, of Oregon,
will pass tho winter In Washington.
SPEAKER KEIFER is on tho stump in
Indiana. He speaks In Muncle to-day.
-EXGovEBNoR HENDRICKS condition
wns much moro favorable at o O'Clock yestor-
day evening.
MAJOR SYLVESTER, managing editor
OF the Post, was takon suddenly i'll yesterday
evening, and was removed to his residence.
MIR. HARRY w. CRAGIN, of the bar of
New York, on motion Of General 8. S. Henklo,
was to-day admitted TO the bar of this District.
ENGINEER GEORGE w. MELVILLE, of
the Jeannette, visited Annapolis yesterday as
the guest of Chief Engineer Farmer, of the
Naval Academy.
R. S. SMITH, the Washington corre-
spondent OF the New York Globe, leaves with
his family this evening for Florida, where he
Will cast his vote for tho Republican ticket.
CAPTAIN HowaATE, it is said, is now
pretty definitely located In Now Orleans, and
has been for some time In communication with
friends In this city. No steps toward bringing
him back have yet been made.
IT is reported that President Arthur
will visit Havre.de.Grace, Nd, this week In
order TO participate In the sport OF the open
ingl day Of the duckshooting season, as has
been his habit for several years past
COLONEL M. l.. HAWKINS, formerly
city editor OF the Cincinnati Enquirer and
sheriff elect OF Hamilton County, o., accompa-
nled by his wife, arrived In the city this morn
Ing and are the guests OF Captain o. Ii. Ross,
OF tho Treasury Department.
LAST Friday night meeting Of labor
ing men was held in tho Governors Circle at
indianapolis In the interest of tho Hon Stanton
j. Peelle, Republican candidate for Congress
from that district. DR.. Alfred Thomas, OF tho
Government Printing onlcc, addressed tho
great enthusiasm by the large audience, COM
posed OF men representing all the diversified
businesses OF the City of Concentric Circles.
MIR. SAMUEL RIGGS, of r., died on
sunday at his residence, oakley, Montgomery
County, in tho 10th year of his age. Mr.. Riggs
was member of the well.known family Of
that name, and cousin of the late George
ber Of tho Maryland Legislature OF 1865, also OF
1872. Ho leaves three sons, Reuben, Elisha
and samuel, Ir, all of Montgomery County.
namely, Mrs. william L. Wood, Mrs. Charles j.
Wood and Mrs. William H. Myers Bait. sun,
TODAY.
MR.. GEORGE JACOB HoLYoAKE, of
London, England, and his daughter, Miss
Emile 4. Hoiyoake, with whom is Mrs. Ethel
Leach, a member OF the school board of Great
Yarmouth, are at present in Washington, the
cakos object in this city is to fulfill the promise
made In 1870 TO the Administration OF that
day TO furnish information OF the plan of an
cUlETHnt Bulut DOOk, BlNlHR u COIlpreucnSlVe
yet brief account OF tho whole country. Mr..
Frelinghuysen has the matter under consider
| alton as TO the mode of carrying out tho pro.
posal.
Four bishops of the Protestant
| Episcopal Church-the Rev. Benjamin Bos.
| worth Smith, OF Kentucky; the. Rev. Charles
| Petit McIlvaine, of Ohio; the Rev. John Henry
Hopkins, OF Vermont, and the Rev. George W.
Doane, OF New Jersey-were consecrated In st
| Paul's Chapel, New York, October 81, 1882.
Commemorative services were held In tho
| chapel at Broadway and Yesey street. Now
| York, Sunday last. 'of tho four bishops only
| ono remains-Dishop Smith, who Is In his
| Goth year. Tho clergy who took part In tho
| services were Bishop Potter, OF New York;
| Bishop Doano, OF Albany; tho Rov. DR.. Dix, tho
| Rev. Dir. Henry Hopkins, tho Rev. DR.. J. s.
Mulcahey and the Rev. A. j. Thompson.
THE London correspondent of the New
| York World writes, apropos OF the fall meet
| ings "'Plungor Walton has already made
| his presence felt. Last week ho was 'sknnod'
| over $4,000 for the Cesarowitch, but he
| plunged again and again on small races, ana
| yesterday got out with $4,000 TO the good on
| the week. He has abandoned his old plan OF
| holding 'confabs' with trainers and Jockeys,
| and contents himself with place In latter
| sails ring. Up TO tho present tIme he has not
| done anything on the Cambridgoshiro, but he
has displayed his aBtuteness by carefully re-
fusing few improbable bots, and on Monday
he caused no end OF amusement by snubbing
'pencillor,' VINO endeayored 10 inveigle him
into transaction which would have proved
decidedly Improbable"