The Evening critic., 1883-05-01


Tuesday, May I, 1888.
WITH yesterday the "R" months passet
away. Now let the oyster rest and re
cuperate until September comes in.
WHAT the average man needs now is {
neck'scarf whose component parts will moi
enter into the construction of the sill;
quilt Of the period.
PERHAPS at no time in the history of the
city has real estate been so lively as at
present, and certainly never before was
there such an influx of foreign capital
seeking Investment. Everything bodies
well for the future of our city.
THE thousands of beautiful trees which
line the streets and avenues of Washing
ton are putting forth their leaves, and are
reminder of the debt owing Boss Shcp.
herd and his co-workers. Each years
growth makes them moro beautiful.
Two enterprising fshermen-and they
are said to be policemen at that--have a
trap seine stretched almost the entire width
of the river at the Aqueduct Bridge. If
this is not taking advantage of the fish aud
of the fishermen above we do not know
any name for it,
New WORKERS call this misery week.
Now is the annual moving time, and some
ten thousand family men, more or less, are
on the verge of insubordination. They look
with horror npon moving day. But what
family man, whether in New York or else
where, does not?
THE citizens of Washington should give
with liberal hand when waited upon by
the finance committee of the Society of the
Army of the Potomac. Nothing should bs
left undone to make the coming meeting of
the Association a pleasant and complete
success. Washington owes each and every
member of it debt of gratitude
Mr.. S. j. RANDALL has accepted a retainer
to lobby against the al valorem duty on
cracked rice. Has he abandoned the Speaker
snip contest? Where Is Brother Bob ?--NelD
P0ik Truth.
Randall always did more or less lobbying
while in Congress. But he had a way of
hiding under Brother Bob's" cloak He
will hide there again when the proper time
comes.
The business men Of East Washington
are highly indignant at the negligence of
the authorities in not having the Capitol
Parks protected after nightallf meeting
will probably be called to take action.
These parks are the public passage-way be-
tween down town and East Washington"
and the residents of the latter section
naturally feel incensed at what appears to
be almost criminal negligence on some-
body's part.
EVERY newspaper in this country except
such as are supported by British gold, like
the vile and venal New York Times, con-
graduates the Irish-Americans on the
orderly and harmonious proceedings of the
convention at Philadelphia. Discreet
counsels prevailed there. Hot-headed and
violent factions were completely squelched.
A more orderly or patriotic convention was
never held, and the American people know
it and won't be led to think otherwise by
the vaporings of the papers that pander to
British prejudice.
AFTER May one cannot fish for black
bass from the Maryland shore for one
month. But by stepping over to the
Virginia shore he can continue the sport
until May Is, and then give the fish rest
for one month and half This illustrates
the wisdom of our wise men. Between the
Legislators of the two States the black bass
of the Potomac will get but fifteen days
rest from the torment of the ravenou,
fishermen. Yet Maryland intended to give
them month Of quiet and security, and
Virginia a month aud half.
NOTHING evidences the rapid and mate
rial growth of Washington more than the
tasteful displays in the windows of our en-.
terprising merchants. Many of the win
dows contain more goods, in dollars and
cents, than did the most ambitious stores of
decade ago. 1t is gratifying to know, too,
that the enterprise of the merchants is ap- |
preciated by our citizens aud that the GUS
tom of going away from home to other
cities to deal is fast becoming obsolete.
This is as it should be. No city in the
Union has better stores or more enterpris.
ing merchants. Spend your money at home.
SINCE the ethereal mildness of spring has |
settled upon us the fruit trade is brisk, and |
as an incidental, through the carelessness
or eussedness of many people, our sidewalks
are strewn with peelings of oranges and
bananas, rendering walking dangerous.
Our police should arrest these gratuitous
distributors of pavement pitfalls. There is
an ordinance in Baltimore furnishing all
such offenders, and we don't SEQ why IL
couldn't be enforced here.
The man who, seeing a banana or orange
peeling on the sidewalk and kicks it into
the gutter, is philanthropist, but the man
who Kicks the fellow into the gutter who
threw the peeling on the pavement dis
counts the universe in philanthropy.
IN view of the refusal of the attornevs
for the prosecution yesterday to submit
the Star Route case to the jury without
further argument the subjoined comments
of the Chronicle Of last Sunday possesses in
creased interest. They go long wav to
account for the excessive desire of Merrie,z
and Bliss to further prolong the trial;
The special prosecutors are getting fopy
hundred dollars per day and thirty dollars mar
lay for their expenses. They did not desire
10 have their snouts removed from tho Gov
arnment sWill.trOuRl and the sunntv ~ surtit