The Evening critic., 1883-03-10
THE CRITIC ABROAD.

The CRITIC ABROAD.
1t is very evident that our Madagascar
neighbors arc not well acquainted with the
history of our country. Thursday after
noon, while standing at the tomb of Wash
ington, at Mount Vernon, the venerable
Secretary Frelinghuysen was bending low,
apparently in deep study, when one of the
ENJOYS turned to tho interpreter aud asked
what troubled the Secretary. The inter
prefer exclaimed that it was Gus
iomary in the United States for great mon
to weep when in the presence OF departed
greatness, and that Secretary Frelinghuy-
sen was, no doubt, thinking of the valor-
Gus deeds of the great Washington and it
made him sad.
"Who was this Washington ," asked the
envoy.
The INTERPRETER briefly stated that Gen
eral Washington was one of the first to take
up arms in defense of thecolonies and that
he was the first President of the United
States, and was reverentially called the
Father of his Country.
The envoy, in few minutes, walked
over to where Mr.. Frelinghuysen stood,
and, looking up itno his sad face, said in
a sorrowful tone: "Old man, why wasn't
you the father of your country? Amt you
old enough ~
When this little speech was translated to
the Secretary, he walked off and did not
during the rest of the day appear friendly
with the inquisitivo envoy.
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A country looking specimen of humanity
arrived a few days ago from the West and
registered at a fourth-rate hotel as Boggs,
Nebraska" He called up the proprietor
and night-clerk and said he had arrived
that he wanted to be postmaster and
wanted their influence, all of which they
promised him. After vainly chasing the
Congressman and Senators from his State
about for day or two without receiving
much attention, "Boggs, of Nebraska"
went to the Postofiice Department and
made formal demand for permission to
handle the mailbags of his local Office.
General Hatton called up the janitor, in
troduced him to "Boggs, of Nebraska as
the honorable Postmaster-G General. The
janitor twigged the wink and assured our
rural friend that his commission as post
master would go out on the next freight,
and Boggs was happy. He wrung the old
ianitor's hand in unutterable silence and
finally shrieked, "Thanks! thanksw and
he vanished.
Just as the Forty seventh Congress was
ebbing away its last breath prominent Re-
publican member said to the Critic that
there will be music in the Forty eighth
Congress.
How SOP" was queried.
"Oh the Democrats will show you.
There will be some political music. The
management of the whole Government, in
all its details, will be overhauled. There
has been a series of mutual stealings going
on during the past two years-that is,
every man in position to get anything from
the Government takes it, and those about
him keep silent, waiting for their oppor-
against the Star-Route people and while
everybody's attention is turned in that
direction, there is being stolen twenty
times the amount charged to Star mail
losses. This yelling at the Star Route men
is simply a cover of night, under which
these saints now in can reach deep down
and get out the bottom dollar. All these
things will be Investigated by tho Demo-
cratic House, and, let me tell you, it will
be bad for us; it will show up badly indeed
for the Republicans. This Is an era of in
the ball, and it will run over the whole
party and crush it before it can be stopped
The Democrats will not miss this opportu-
nifty to investigate, let me tell you"
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Some of the streets in the northern part
of the city look as though they had not
been swept during the past six months
But somebody says the contract for sweep
ing the streets was given at figures so low
the contractor is losing money. That makes
difference. If the fellow is losing money
by the contract he shouldn't be required to
sweep the streets at all. No, no, just give
him his money and let him go.
A gentleman of unquestioned veracity
close observer, and in every way re-
sponsible for what he says, said to the
Critic last night, at one of the hotels:
"There will be sensation in Judge
Wylie's courtroom early next week. Mark
my words"
"What will it be about, and who will bt
| the parties to it?"
"Mark my words, Rerdell has proved
| to be the very worst witness the Govern
| ment could have put on the stand for the
| Government. Nobody believes word hi
| has said, and the counsel for the Govern
ment recognize that fact as fully as any
body"
"Well, what has that to do with sensa
| tion in Judge Wylie's court ?"
| VIII tell you, and you see II am no
| right Early next week Dick Merrick will
| get up in court and say that the counse
for the Government has information that il
regarded as reliable, that the defendants il
the cases (Star- Route feel so chagrined a
Rerdell for testifying against them tina
they have put men on his tracks and ar
shadowing him wherever he goes, and tina
he fears he will be assassinated."
"Why will the counsel make such
statement to the Court?"
"To injure the defendants. He will ask
the court to make such order for the pro
lection of Rerdell pin its opinion may b
proper. This will &Snpe for the purpos
ants. l tell you, ~ ked fleeth whel
no man pursueth y, the pimp
of the Governmen this cas-
have been tamperina.. h the Circui
Court Jury. They see handwriting O
the wall. They see - plainly that n
honest jury can conv5 in the evidenc
that has been produced these cases, an
they are now seeking5 lck and fix tn
Circuit Court jury w view of bringin
civil suit against - parties to the'
suits mark my words, and see If l am nj
right"
General whitaker's Mistake.
TO the Editor OF The ECentag Crtt,c.