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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
THE NEW COMMISSIONER.

Although Judge Edmonds would have
of the people of the District, the President
is TO be commended on making so good
selection. The chief objections TO the ap-
uointment are that the new Commissioner is
identified with the West End, which has
hitherto been favored at the expense of the
rest of the city, and that his residence here
has been so brief that he is almost unknown
to the community. On the other hand,
nothing but good is to be heard of him per
sonally His high character and standing
ought to give him the influence with Con
gress which is so much needed in carry
ing on the anomalous government of this
District.
The chief danger is that Judge Edmonds
will fail to see the gross injustice which the
property. owners of the eastern and south
ern sections of the city have so long suffered
and will allow the same state of things to
continue 1t is notorious that many pieces
of property east of Seventh street are as
sessed much above their value, while prop
ertv in the heart of the West End, as shown
by recent transfers, sells for three or four
times its assessed value If Judge Edmonds
keeps in view the urgent need of correcting
such Irregularities he will earn the gratitude
OF everybody except few grasping real
estate speculators If he does not he must
expect to become the target of the Just dis
satisfaction which has so long been re-
strained from full expression by the hope of
speedy redress.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

The Boston Courier advocates the use of
Alaska as place for the transportation of
convicts. There are numerous cogent reasons
which could be urged in favor of such a
course. The question what shall be done
with the increasing number of convicts in
so populous a country as ours is perplexing
both in its economic and its moral aspects.
European nations have found il better to
coIonize criminals in distant or isolated
territory, and the system has worked well
wherever it has been administered in a
humane spirit. BY sending our conVicts to
Alaska we get rid of the objections which
trades unions are constantly raising against
the employment of convict labor. As the
Courip says:
II the state has the right TO lmprson men for ite
Il mas the right to dispose Of them where society may
mos. be benefited, provided the principles Of hu-
nanlty are properly respected The Idea NJ trans
poraton has In II certain elements Of dread, which
might be more effective than the fear Of lmprison
ment: and IN SO far 1t would be desirable replace
rueut OF the present methods of punishment, while
It would be no likely to be abused than the eK-
sting systems OF Incarceration and Of convict labor
Surely II Is the right Of society to bring out Of the
iransgresslon of its laws much good as possible
AS far as may he to Offset the evil resulting from
crime. II new lands can be rendered habtahle; n
their resources may be developed, and H. at the same
time, dangerous members Of the criminal classes are
removed from the civil zatOn they tend 10 infect ana
corrupt, double good Is accomplished Alaska Is
white elephant on the hands Of the nation, while
conyicts cost every State and tho General Govern
ment enormous sums yearly. why not make these
TWO evils 80 far as may be- neulrallzs each other2
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL SESSIONS.

Nothing is more clear in the closing hours
Of a Congress than that a change is needed
in the arrangement of the sessions. Con
press now convenes in December, more than
year after the elections at which the lower
House is chosen. The first regular session
lasts until hot weather makes members
anxious to get away, and often seven or eight
months are consumed but no matter how
long the session lasts, at adjournment great
quantity of accumulated business is left on
the calendars. Then comes the short ses-
sion, lasting a scant three months, at which
there is Just as much new business, such as
the annual appropriations, TO be transacted
as at the long session. The inevitable con-
sequence Is that a large number of bills, both
public and private in their character, are lost
at the final adjournment, leaving the work
that has been done on theut both in commit
tee and in the Chambers, to be done over
again. This is an absolute waste of labor,
and waste that might in considerable part,
I've remedied hy having three sessions of each
Congress instead of two. The first of these
should assemble on the Fourth of March and
continue until about the close of the fiscal
wear. Considerable business could be got
through with at this first session, and as the
committees would I've formed, still more could
he brought into forward state of prepara.
tion for the second session, which should
open as early as the middle of October.
l.
answered every want of half a century ago are
to-day inadequate to the growing demands OF
so vast and populous country as ours has
become Senators and Representatives must
be forced by public opinion to recognize the
demand for larger part of their time TO he
spent in actual legislative work.
Aside from the consideration that the
Speakers being in the line of succession &c
the Presidency is of itself sufficient reason
why there should be no in.erregnum in
the Speakership, there are ample ground:
for insisting upon practically continuous
sessions of Congress. The idea that extra
sessions are to be dreaded has been assidu
ously spread by Presidents, Cabinet officers
and more especially by people in the enjoy
ment of some good thing which would be {
proper object of retrenchment, and by mo
nopolists of all sorts who fear discussion
inquiry, and the possibility of some legisla
tion to secure the peoples rights. Yet this
alleged fear of extra sessions needs only ;
little expansion to grow into the absurditl
that all sessions are to be dreaded. This il
turn is pleading the baby act against popu
lar government itself. Legislatures must b
trusted to do their duty and their Who'll
duty, which in the case of Congress can onl.
be done by organizing so as to make tn
whole of its two years available for legisla
tion, instead of the year and three month
to which it is restricted by the presen
vicious system.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
AReminiscence Diva.

In 1857 Patti made tour with Gottschalk
through the West India Islands, and though a mere
child at that time, she was hailed everywhere with
delight, for her voice gave promise OF what II has
since proved Itself. During her recent engagement
In this city, In Interview with native uf one OF
the Islands, She recalled the happy hours she had
spent there, and, In spite Of all the homage she has
since received, Patti's grateful heart aud warm en-
thusiasllc nature dwelt with evident pleasure upon
those childhood Joys, and remarked, with naive
expression, that she stl treasured the napkin-ring
which one OF her ardent admirers had placed beside
her plate on tho oyonlng of = supper given In her
honor In Arreclto Puerto Rico. After a signal tri-
umph when she carried the audience by rendering In
pure Castlllan sparkling Audaluslan song, which
called forth the cheers Of the house and made tho old
Padre Nlcaro shake with laughter uutl the tears ran
down his checks as he llfted his Gasque aud cried.
'Ay que salaO 80 aud Patti coyly repeated: 'Ay,
que salao!' shenquiTed .Or all those who had shown
her marked and personal attentions recalled her de-
lightful visit to "La Paluela. - the plantation Of
wealthy Engllshman In Manat where she spent SOW
era weeks. She had not forgotten Mrs kortrlgh nor
that lady's powerful cOntralto. shs remembered
with shudder Charles Fol- tho sonuamballst the
delightiul tropical fruits aud tho " Marenges - that
G0ttschak improylsed for tho entertainment OF the
gay company assembled at the Pla2uels. And what
most charmed and pleased the companion with whom
she had shared and now recalled these pleasures so
many years AGO was the enthusiastic, warm tender,
unaffected manner IN which she went over these past
scenes. Not spoiled by the incouse paid her In an
the years Of her lrlunpbs, cold with the oll Of
time, Patti ig ut the bright Dyed. rosy Tipped
Patti now as sho IN 1851, whom, with wonderful
tact aud modesy, she accepted Tho napkn-rlng,
which was really Intended on tho part OF the gentle
man as IN gage d'dmoar with a shy, soft "As a
tribute TO the talent which God has pleased TO bestow
upon me, accept
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

MCCRACklN. suddenly, at Cambridge. Mass
February IS 1888, Anna Farmer, wife OF Lieut.. Al.
cxander McCraCkin, of the Navy.
ARNOLD. -on February ?G at the residence OF
her brother, Mai !. II. Berret, Mor,istown, N. j.
MIS-. Eliza w. CD Arnold widow Of Joseph w.
Arnold, formerly resident Of this city.
LlNrON.-on March ., 1883, at o:15 T.. NJ, Carrit
>. Linton, aged twenty seven years. Funeral iron
her late residence, No. 1000 Twenty sixth street. Mon
day, March - at L. NJ. Relatives and friends art
respectfully invited to attend.
HUGH ES.-On Saturday March 3, at . 7. NJ, o
rapid consumption, Capt. Daniel w. Hughes, for.
merry OF the Army. Funeral to take place from
his late residence, No. I26 II street northwest Mon.
day, March ), at T.. NJ. philadelphia papers pleast
!
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

TaE exposure of the system OF collusion
between thieves, detectives, and fences has
reached point where there is some prospect
that punishment will overtake the chief Of
tenders. Evidently the evil had gained a
height, due in part to such immunity, where
an explosion could not have been long de-
layed. There is every reason 10 believe that
in other cities the detective system is little
If any better than in Washington, and it is
TO be hoped the reform will extend as far as
The yillainouB system has. When detectives
are working with no end in view but a share
in the spoils of robberies, when they are per
haps suggesting the burglaries, assisting the
fences, and protecting the burglars, while
undertaking to squeeze the largest possible
rewards out Of owners of stolen property
which can not be melted down or safely sold
for more than the rightful owner win offer,
il was high time some means were taken for
upholding the law. If several Of this class
Of detectives do not renew the acquaintance
of their burglar friends inside Of jail the
public win be sadly disappointed,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

TnE North State of Greensboro, n. C.. has
this to say about ielc ftom the old Gnllford b,ttle-
Held ot Revolutionary times
We were this morning shown n cavalry sword lately
found by Mt. Frank Ioner on the old battle ground
VI Guillorl. II Is OF English make aud. considering
that " has lain hutied at least hundred years H.
In good state Of preservation. Including the han
die, which Is apparently made Of buck. horn, II Is
about two feet long, the handle being trimmed with
brass and having the face nt lion TO ornament the
puI
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
TO CoRREspoNDFNTs.

Rejected communications cannot be returned. A
IN evidence Of good faith, all communications, no
matter how brief, addressed to the Editor Of TnE
'uNnAy HERALD, must be accompanied by the
writer's name full and address.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
THE Hour departs from the usual custom of
praisng the dead In the of the late Ex-Governor
Morgan, of whom Il saws;

THE Hour departs from the usual custom of
ptasing the dead In the of the late Ex-Governor
Morgan, Of whom IL says:
The fnlsome praises bestowed upon rich men after
they are gone, not only in the homiles the Ameri-
can press, but even In the sermons of the clergy
coed frequently the bounds Of decency. A man died
recently who a successful merchant, very ordi-
nary banker a phanthropist of the most Seltarian
Kind aud no statesman whatever. A young onlCer
during the war pushed the New York regiments to the
front, and his experience gunrtermaster used
by the Gubernatorial chair. In the United States
Senate the deceased virtually did nothing but stroke
his gray Side whiskers. II WAS not n pleasure
Tor the artistic eye to rest upon that very unClassCal
senatorial head. There Is not the statute book
single measure with which his name ever will he men
toned. Here Is characteristic story Or the old man.
short time ago when about to enter his carriage an
acquaintance was passing his house In Fifth avenue
II was prominent Hebrew fnancier, weighing about
two hundred and fifty pounds. 81 will drive YOU
down-town,' - said the old man. Many thanks
Governor. - was the answer the doctors order me
to walk down town every day to reduce my flesh. -
Never mind the doctors; you Just get In as per-
sonal favor to me- The two hundred and fifty
pounds got into the carriage and down town they went
~ fattling pace. When they arrived at Exchange
Place the old man began carefully to examine his
vehicle and said to bis two hundred and fifty pound
companion, 81 asked you to drive down with me be-
cause THIS Is new carriage, and wanted to give 1t
trial. -
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
LeIi ia ahe IIaeL.

ylylal John Boyle Reilly ll Is said tina. the poet
Of the Southern Seas caule home late ono night In o
hack considerably more that half seas over Tho
good wife, attending 10 getting her spouse safely
bed and having partly completed her task the fol-
COlOquy ensued:
'Why, John, Whefa'S your underhhltt -
an dear, / mu6ht we lef' u N IN h- hack go
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
Of the project for new stock Exchangeii il
HAIderney Dairy wagons >,

Fresh Alderney butter churned every
morning and delivered In J pound "Watl'' rints
io cents per pound. Also cottage cheese. butter
cents per pint.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

THERE is general feeling that Governor
Cleveland, of New York, by his veto of the
bill reducing elevated railway fares to five
cents, has arrayed himself on the side of the
monopolsts and their attorneys, and has
destroyed his chances for the Presidential
nomination II makes the New York Demo
Gratis sick TO think that they did not nomi-
nate General Slocum instead of Cleveland.
Adyices from Harrisburg show that the
other young Governor, Pattison, is doing
better and regaining the confidence of the
leaders of his party. On the corporation
question Pattison is sound.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
EvIpENTty MIR. Iaboucbera thinks thor

Is something to bo said on the unpopular side of
agtarian outragcs. Speaking of the recent out
break Of the skye Crotters, Truth says:
The Standard would have the "skyemen learn -
that 'lrsh arguments and the 'wpys Of Mayo -
viii never succeed In Scotland The D1iiy Netcs'
correspondent, on the other hand, saws: ~ fiud
that the agitation has already done good service Ia
the Crofter Interest In various parts OF the island
ON AL sides he beard Of concessions which were
perfectly Just, but which would have been scornfuly
rejected - some little time ago, g., before skye
men took to using " Irish Arguments - and allowed
themselves to walk In the ''waNs OF Co. Mayo. -
For my part believe that SO long men behave like
sheep they win be shOrn Sheep always are.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

and sublime, any one of which seeming to
be wanting in them, may all be seen to be the
peculiarities Of the peerless Hancock Of our
own times.
Here my pen musthalt. The theme is ever
so fruitful, and it is grand indeed TO daily
with It; but, remembering well your gallautly
pioneering and championing, some years
since the nomination Of General Hancock
as something eminently fit to I've then made,
can there he any reason to question the ear
nestness and zeal Of your support of the hero
that certainly will I've expected in our anx.
iously looking toward the campaign Of next
year.
Let there be no mistake this time! Nomi-
nate Hancock He's sure to win
pFNNsytvASt1N
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

GovERNoR A. II. STEPHENS, of Georgia.
Seems to have been somewhat unfortunate In the stan
onceis recommended 10 him, one Of his lieutenant
coouels Is cripple aud goes about, like the Gov
ernor, In roller chair. and another is confined In
jail as sort Of lunAtc. 1t Is evident that some "
the boys played rather serious ioko on the un-
susrectlng Commander In chief
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

1867 Prizes, amounting to. zee. ......... sgB5 500
Application for rates TO clubs should he made only
to the ollce Of the Company In New Orleans
FOrfurther information, write clearly, giving fun
address. Send orders 10y Express, Registered Letter
or Money order addressed only 10
N. n. DAUPHIN. Kew orleans, La
NJ B,-ln the Extraordinary Semi- Annual Draw
ing OF next June the Capital Prize viii he 500, 600.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

A good Baptist clergyman Of Bergen, N.
Y., a strong temperance man, suffered with kidney
trouble neuralgia, and dizziness almost 10 blindness
over two years after he MAS told that Hop Bltters
would cure hin, because he was afraid Of and
prejudiced against " btiersh Since his cure he
Gays none need fear but trust Ia Hop Dilters
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
G.. H. B.

I'm the Far west-The indian Question
The Future of Fort Assiunfbotnc-
Rufus Hatch's Desigus on the yellow
Stone Park - Game I'm the Rocky
MountaIns-Monta Knocking for
AdmissiOn-A MOnteutnn Costume
Our Forts and officers ON the Fnr
Frontier.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
Sperial ilutitcs.

f.49Jo oWANrED-HOU TO KNOW THAT
S we sell First class railor- made Second hand
Suit much better and grcatdeal cheaperthan COM
mon new suit can he bought at IUSTH'S S OLD
STAND, No 6lA u street, between Sixth and Seventh
Etteets northwest,
n. B.-New Clothing sell cheaper than any
where.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Make your old things look like new by
using tho Diamond Dyes, and you win be happy
Any OF the fashionable cUloIs fOr ~ cents.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

The many friends of the wife of Chief Eu-
gineer r. l.. Harris, OF the Navy, VIII lie pleased tn
In dispensing hospitalites by her pretty niece Miss
Norris.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Capt. George H. Burton, Twenty first In
fantry, and Mrs burton returned to Oakland, on
San Francisco Bay, two weeks ago from the southern
part Of California. Mrs. Burton's father among
the victims OF the recent terrible railway disaster In
Southern California.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

One of the regrets which March brings to
the social world is that the Saturday evening recep
tcns Of the Secretary Of the Navy aud Mrs. Chandler
are over. There has been obstruction and refine
ment observable at these gatherings which makes
them the more regretted. Owing TO various cirCum-
stances the Secretaries Of State AMI Navy have been
the only Cabinet officers entertaining hut they have
made up In quality for what has been lost by the clos
Ing OF other Cahinet mAlIhlnnR.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Lieut.. Philip p. Powell, Ninth Cavalry,
arrived here yesterday afternoon with his brce, and
has quarters at the Ebbit House. Mrs. Powell was
Miss Katherine Woodruff Hicks uf Dansville-
the Hudson. where the wedding took place less than
two weeks ago. aud is n niece nf Mrs Guy V Henry,
wife OF Col. Henry, major Ninth Cavalry. Lieut..
Powell ', Vireininn and was promoted nearly three
years ago.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Mrs. Chandler gave a breakfast party on
Thursday In honorof Mrs. McElroy The other guests
were Mrs Waite, Mrs. brewster, Mrs. rntten, Mad
ame Godoy, Mrs. Logan Mrs. nm. Mrs AldriCh Mrs
Blaine Mrs. Foster, Mrs. WnrheD, Mrs. Cov Mrs.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

pleasant daucing sociable was given on
Wednesday evening last at tie residence of Mr. and
Mrs Charles Z. Johustone, 1891 New Jersey avenue
Among those present MIR and Mrs Shiplcy
Mrs Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. George Ackmau, Mrs
pitney and niece, Mis-. II. Gesekiug, MIR. and Mrs
u. Hardell, Mrs. Il. Epper, Miss NJ. u Juhnsonc
Misses Kemp, Miss koeher Miss v. Soper, and
Messrs H. OuttCh, Il. y. Cuttings John Mack, ! Z.
" Avery, Professor Arth, John lIaidel. Harry Uu-
derwncd, and Mr.. Adams.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Col. George Platter Tayloe, of Roanok.
County, Va. eldest surviving son Of Col. John Tay
loe Of Mount Airy, has heen spending y week IN
Washington. He Is IN fine health aud spirits. nud
full Of "reminiscences Of his early davs when Monroe
was President aud the beautiful Mrs. Bago', wife
of the British Minister, the re,sning hnle of the
Diplomatic Cops.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

Gen. and Mrs. Mcclellan leave for Fortress
Monroe on Tuesday evening next. Miss Edes gave a
dinner In honor of Gen. aud Mrs. Mcclellan Thurs.
day evening. There present several mer bai Of
the Cabinet Diplomatic Corps, and residentsuf WASH
ngtnn
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

The dance given Ivy Company A, Washing
ton Light Infantry Corps, at ther armory Wednes-
day evening last, was very fine affair. l'urng the
evening the company presented 10 Capt. Dalton, for
the arniOry building, SPLENDID oil painting uf him
self by Armor. The picture Will he Il decided addition
to the
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04

The many friends of little "Buz," Sprigg
Carroll, viii he glad To hear that he Is fast mending
from his late Illness the disease from which he suffered
being acute Inflammation Of the stomach. aud not
scarlet fever, as at first rumOred.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
Works and original

The Jarley's Wax Works and original
operetta at McCauey'> Hail last Monday evening,
In which Mr.. anh Mrs. Dayton ward, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Peters, Mrs Mcuarty, Miss Meigs. Miss Taylor.
Messis. Rice, wilkins, Johnston, anh number ct
others took active part. proved Intensely amusing
To large audience. over ninety dollars nnttei
for the tenth subdivision Of the Associated Charities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-15

A RECENT issue of the Pail Mall
Gazette contains some interesting
figures of the ages and public ser
vice of British ministers. English
statesmen are a much longer lived
men than their American fellows.
They also enter Parliament much
younger than Americans. Pitt was
in Parliament at %, Lord Liverpool
at 20, Lord Castlereagh at 81, Lord
Palmerston at %, Lord Russell at
81, Peel at 81, Gladstone at %, Lord
Granville at 81, and the Duke of Ar
CYL at "a. Lord Beaconsfeld, when
he left Office, was 70, Lord Russell
"a, Lord Eldon 76, Lord Palmerston
81. Mr.. Gladstone is new only 10.
Of years in the Cabinet, the follow
ing are among the figures: Lord
Russell, "a; Lord Liverpool, % ;
Lord Eldon, 26; and Lord Palmer
ston, IS. Mr.. Gladstone. has been
only 10 years in the Cabinet. While
his Premiership has lasted nearly 8
years. Lord Palmerston's lasted 9
years and 4 months, Lord Liver>
pools nearly 10 years, and Mr.. Pitts
Is years. From these comparisons
it is argued that Mr.. Gladstone's
should at least out-last the duration
of the present Parliament.