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The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
what is Goiug on All over sh
Country.

what is Going on All over she
Country.
The Congressional districts OF Maryland yes
terday elected delegates TO the Chicago Re-
publican Presidential Nominating Convention
June 8, and Presidential electors to be voted
for by the people In November. Tho state
convention, which meets In Hagerstown May
1, will complete the work by eleotlng four
delegates to Chicago at large and two Presi.
Dental electorsat.largo. The Baltimore Sun
says that "The result OF tho Congressional dis.
trict conventions makes uncertain tho roal
sentiments and purposes OF tho delegates
elected to Chicago. The districts In which the
resolutions or utterances voiced any prefer
ence for Mr.. Blaine were accompanied by ros
ervatlons, except, perhaps, In the Sixth
District, where one of the delegates
esSsea enso for SSno ana Ssn Par
and whore there was n squaoble over
nm inefrcctual attempt to secure an indorse-
mont for Mr.. McOomas. Generally the polite
course was followed of instructing the district
delegates TO confer with tho delegations OF
other States at Chicago, and 70 vote for the
candidate having the best chance to win. In
the Fourth Congressional District, comprising
the upper wards of Baltimore city, there was
split and bolt, and two conventions and
two sets OF nominations. One OF the cOuvon.
tions was engineered by postonlce adherents,
the other by custom.house followers; both
concurring, however, In the policy OF instruct
Ing their delegates to got on the winning side,
In the Ohio Convention yesterday Blaine and
Sherman divided the delegatesat.iarge be-
tween them.
The largest Democratic State convention
over hold In Iowa met in Burlington yester-
day, every county in the State but P0cahotas
being represented, aud mostly with full or
double delegations. Tho convention elected
rs delegates at.large TO tho National Conven.
tion l.. q. Ktnne, II. II. Trlmblc, L. II. Thayer
and y. NJ. Harrison. They aro uniustructod,
but all favor Tllden. The resolutions reanlrm
adherence 10 the platforms OF the Democratic
National Conventions OF 1876 and 1880, favor
revenue and tariff reform, and oppose the
late prohibition legislation in tho state.
The Republican State Convention of Mlchi-
gan yesterday elected uninstructed delegates.
at.largo TO The National Convention. OF the
district delegates 16 are said to be for Blaine
and for Edmunds.
Tho eastern trunk lines announce that
they viii sell excursion tickets to Chicago
during tho session OF the Republican Ma
tional Convention at ono fare for the round.
trip.
President White, OF Cornell University, q
delegate.at.largo TO tho Republican National
Convention from New York, says he favorS for
Presidenta candidate who win represent the
cause OF Civil-Servioe reform, and whose lnbors
In that interest Will be freely and faithfully
given.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
bigger Than ITundred Jumbos

Some years ago James V. Lafrerty, OF Phila-
delphta, bought u small tract of land near At
lant.c City, j. HIS friends told him he had
made foolish purchase, and that the prop
erty would prove white elephant to him. He
replied that elephants were sometimes very
paying things, and by way OF proving his as
sertion he built on his tract Of land a sort OF
summer hotel In tho shape Of an elephant,
which soon proved to be great attraction.
Mr.. Laireriy was so much pleased with the
success OF HIS elephant that he determined
TO erect another one at Concy Island.
The building looks exactly like an ele-
phant, about one hundred times tho size
Of Jumbo. IL Is placed on platform $50 feet
square, is 1b0 feet I'm length, 10S feet In cir
cumforence, and extends up in the air 122
feet Tho entrance to It is through the hind
legs, In which are winding stairs that carry
the visitor up the elephants stomach, which
Is so feet long by 50 feet broad. This apart
ment is called the restaurant, and on tho floor
above IS what is known as the main hall.
This Will bo used as sort Of ba2ar, where 1t
Is expected the New York merchants will dis
play their goods. Above the main hall Is the
gallery, also intended as bazar, and over
this Will be the howdah or observatory,
from which point IL is claimed, person VIII
be able 10 obtain n clear vlewlof flfty miles.
Altogether there will be thirty.eight rooms In
the elephant, and Mr.. Lafferty says that 1t
VIII give accommodation to over 5000 people.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
EDrinG

is to many the most beautiful seasonadf the
shape OF eruptions, blotches, ulcers,t feelings,
etc. We offer to all such the onlypnrely veg
etahle, reliable and safo remelyto fOrco out
all this poison. 1t is nature,S' remedy, pre- =
pared from the roots of the forests, aud moth
ing in It's composition comeb from tho apothe,
cary or chemists shop. DO not take Mercury
md Potash mixtures for these complaints, for
they are as bad or wafse than the diseases
Swifts Specific roots'out the poison and elimi
mates It through tho pores of the skin.
Mr.. II. W. Collier, Indian Springs, Ca, says
'For ten or twelve years I havo had an ugly
eating sore 9n my face, which has bsen on
lirely curetEby Swifts Specific, not even leav
Ing scarf0 mark the place."
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer o, Atlanta
Gl.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
The Great Go-as.You.pIeasc Match

The pedestrians who aro to begin tho six
days race I'm New York next Sunday night are
hard at work getting ready. Nltaw.eg-Ebow,
me indi9n, Is proving himself good one.
out distress. Vlnt skimmed over eghtoon.
Noremac shows remarkable improvement.
He ran sixteen miles rs light-footed as n grey
hound, and repeated the performance in the
afternoon. He Is becoming favorite among
the sporting fraternity for first honors In the
race. Reports having been started that Row.
ell Is suffering from heart disease, Mr.. Peter
Duryea, his hacker, was questioned as to the
rumor. He said; "It is all nonsense. Rowell
has no such thing as heart disease. l am
naturally prejudiced In favor OF Rowell, but /
honestly think there Is no sounder man In the
yrace, and any one who beats him will have
over U2b miles TO co.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

SENATOR MAHoNE acted wisely in an
nouncing definitely that the Coalition party
in Virginia shall heuceforth be known as
the Republican party 10 National affairs of
that commonwealth. The positiveness of
the action at this time is characteristic OF
the superior intelligence of the man, aud
forever destroys any and all endeavor on
the part OF its opponents to use tho stump
in the coming campaign for the purpose of
inveighing on "halfbreeds," which term,
for fact, could up to Mahones coup q etat
very appropriately be utilized to character
ize the Readjuster party as far as National
politics were concerned.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
Cruelty 10 Animals.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1ss

hAShlNdlON, april zOi 1851
10 the Editor Of The Evening critic:
have read In your valuable paper OF q day
or two ago the correspondence signed "Human-
ity." Allow me to state q case Of cruelty to
animals that has come under my notice. on
several occasions on my way homo from once
l have felt IL my duty to stop drivers OF wag.
ons Of the Washington Brick Machine Com
pany, TO ask them TO be more merciful to the
mules they were driving. Especially on Mas
sGchusetts avenue, between Tenth and Twelfth
streets, have found It necessary 10 remon-
strate with these drivers (who
IN most cases were mere boys) about
their fast driving OF the animals
up so steep grade. The wagons were heavily
laden, and the poor beasts were whipped un-
mercifully TO force them to mako tho required
speed. on the return with the empty wagons
the horses were driven at a galloping rate. l
have been told by these drivers that the com.
pany require them 70 make 30 mauy loads
and that they can only meet such require
ments by driving at the utmost speed.
Now II the publication OF these few lines can
help TO llghten tho burden OF these hard. work
ing animals, trust that you may insert thom
In your valuable paper. ss.xE
Very truly yours, "F. Aefs
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

AND now Blaine proposes to advertise a
paper by suing it. The paper is an illus.
trated weekly and has persistontly adver-
tised Blaine by assaulting him illustra-
tratively. Hence the reciprocity.
This suit reminds us of Tweed's anger at
the continuous cartoons of the Nasty Gus
tave Dore of America in Harpers. Tweed,
though a devout churchman and swindler,
swore an oath at every issue of the weekly,
IemaIking in sequence that he didn't care
blank what the dailies said about him as
his solidest constituents could not read
but that tho caricatures and cartoons al
ways worked him up, for they looked like
him and his voters could see.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
Wnnhington wins the Cocking. Mnln.

There was n large crowd at the cooking. IN AIN
at Norfolk yesterday to witness tho wind.up
between Washington and North Carolina.
Washington won six out OF the seven battles
yesterday and ten Out OF the main OF fourteen
battles, besides winning four out OF the i've
hack lights during the three days main, on
which q considerable amount OF money was
wagered. 1t ls said that Colonel Arlington Is
famous strain of North Carolina game stock
never was 80 badly beaten before. Tho Wash.
ington people are greatly elated. The odd
match yesterday won 81 ,0O0,.and the Esllngs
besides other bets IN the sixth encounter
both chickens were killed, tho "tar.heel" bird
biting tho dust 1rst, Another main he.
tween Virginia and Washington has been ar
ranged for next month,
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
81. pntricI,,. Church TaIr.

st. PatEcks Church fair was largely at.
tended last evening, aud the voting was lively.
Among the successful contestants wers Miss
Emily Thomas, who received the largest num-
ber OF votes for ilDo rlngi r. ward Bruser,
silver key; Annie Leland, pair OF antique
placquei A. j. Sheultles, embroidered liable.
cloth. Tho voting for other articles stands as
follows SILK umbrella--Rov. j. d. Boland,
100; @. +. Thomas, 100, Meerschaum pipe
bb Arthur Rooney, 30. Secretary Rev.
Father Walter, 11S; Rev. Father Murphy,
110. Handsome rug-Rev. Father Walter, III (;
Rev. Father Thomas, %. Portrait Father Wal.
ter-st. Ylncents Asylum, sd ST. Joseph, CO;
Carroll Institute, 40. s#aSH"
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

1T is certainly greatly to the credit of tho
District Commissioners that after careful
scrutiny of the system of auditing accounts
and the manner of keeping the books of the
District, the House committees should re-
port that an investigation is unnecessary.
This fact will 90 a good ways toward ostab-
fishing confidence in tho Board of Commits.
sioners among the people, and ought to set
at rest all the ugly rumors about mismau-
agement and dishonesty in connection with
the District finances.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
Grand CombInatiOnAs

We have just bought the entire stock of Dry Goods of Samuel Ker
s30 Seventh street. through the assignee Mr. lob Barnard which, in
conjunction with the stock lately purchased of John T. MITCHELL
amounts to upward of Forty Thousand Dollars We shall therefore
sell these combined stocks from the store lately occupied by John
Mitchell saI Pennsylvania avenue such sacrifice that it will not
be many days before the entire stocks Sold Having bought
goods at price that will enable US to give benefit to the Washington
Public take great pride submitting to them stock goods
rvaled for quality in connection with unusual standard of Low
Price that will stamp the the Greatest Sale Of the kind
fore offered this city Having only few days SELL must be
quick hence this Subioned is partial list of the
goods be offered Magnificent Black Silks Shaw Cashmeres
French German and American Dress Goods Wraps Table Linens
Napkins Towels Seengs Blankets in fact everything that is
ally found in frstCass Dry Goods House..
LANSBURGH & BRO.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
The Corcoran Cndet., rnir,

There was large attendance at the Corco.
ran cadets faiF last evening. The dancing fea-
lure OF the fair contributed greatly to the en-
Joyment OF the guests. The Veteran Corps
Cadets were the guests OF the evening. Tho
Arthur Rifles Will attend tonight and to.m0r.
row evening the National Rlne Cadets and
tho Sons OF Veterans will be the guests The
voting on the several articles will close
about 10 O'Clock, after which the remAIning
articles on hand will be auctioned of.
The balloting stood as follows Suit OF clothes
for small boy, Gussie Buckley; citizen's suit
for most popular member OF corps, j. II. Har.
per; gold ring for lady assistant, Miss Annie
Kelly; lady's dressing case, Miss Katie Davis;
double allding.seat Outrigger, Wlnona Sporting
Club, b0i butchers outnt, W. y. Reynolds, 20;
Fred Geer, 10; sllyer-headed cane for dude,
Charles Simms, z; George Maloney, 2; tea
set, Mrs.. NJ. A. Watson, 35i Mrs. II. A. Hullnsh
32i gold watch for most popular young,lady
Miss May Eldrldgo, 1876; and Miss l.. Smith
lOi whip, V. Reardon, z; Professor Il. A
Paul, / silver pitcher, General West, 100
W. W. Corcoran, 1Oi silk umbrella, II. ID. NRsh,
u j. M. Hilton, ii rubber coat, {. lSoyef, 10
real live pug, q. Mason, assp'
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

SECRETARY CHANDLER, in reply to the
charge made by Mr.. Hewitt that the pro.
ceods of the sales of old vessels were not
deposited in the Treasury, has shown q full
statement of the deposits made in accord
ance with law and demonstrated that Mr..
Hewitt's allegation was unfoundod.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
Friday, April 25, 1884.

The american scntinel-highly religious
paraphrascs Garfelds injunction and ad-
vises "Votc as you pray w If that request
be followed by the average North American
voter, there will be no necessity Of re-
turning board to count the votes.
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

M.--My darling, you look irresistibly
lovely to-night
&e.-Do ~ Thanks very much you
are handsome as a Prince, Charley, in your
dress suit.
He.-Givc the credit to the DIAMOND
Shirt, my love, which / wear for the first
time tonight; it is that which gives tone
to my toilette. Here is its prototype (slip-
ping the Diamond engagement ring on
her fngcr).
&e.-May our love be as enduring as
the fame of
"The DIAMOND Shirt"
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
Perfect Fitting HssAaEade Shoes
ston Il Co., 132oahd 1871 r street. Avenue
store opepa6Ht6rday, April 20.l
.-4fie Victim of u Mock Marriage.

a~FEe Victim of u Mock Marriage.
dispatch from Piedmont, W. Va, April %,
says:
"a couple giving their names as Mr.. Kite
and Miss Adams, Of Elk Garden, came 10 this
place several months ago, and were supposed
10 have been married on the bridge over the
Potomac River connecting this place with
Westernport, Md. 1t has long been the cu8.
tom for runaway couples TO get married on
this bridge. Miss Adams was very young
girl, and placed implicit trust In her lover,
and therefore never questioned the legality
OF the proceedings when they were appar-
entity made man and wife on the bridge by
minister pprporling to be the Rev. Henry
Kight, Of this place, and In tho presence OF
several male witnesses, friends OF her hus.
band, but strangers TO herself. After the
mock ceremony (for such II was) had been per-
formed they lived together as man and wifo
for u couple of weeks, no one suspectlng fraud
for moment Kite then Informed his wife
thai he had some important business In the
West, which would necessltate his absence
from home for few days. The girl, still un-
suspeciing, bade him God speed, and not until
months passed away without any tidings from
her husband did she begin To suspect fraud
She Immediately sought the Rev, Henry Klght
10 find out II lie had married them. That gem
tleman knew nothing OF the matter, and the
heart.broken girl has thus far been unable 10
obtain any clue as TO tho whereabouts OF the
persons who assisted In perpretrating this a5ts
rage. She now lives With relatives IRsxFsst-
ernport." - <et5
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25
EdmOnstOn'a 4sxssssse'Sh Store,
013 penna. aye..Jtbaths" Saturday, April 90.
No-pmTffiser MA octlon OF coal volls.

H1la&sNTIBer RtedufttOh OA GOht hOjtS.
Tho Chesapeake & ohio Canal directors mot
at Annapolis yesterday, President Lewis O.
Smith and Directors James q. Berrot, Patrick
Hamil, John Humbtrd, James 4, J.. Mcclure
and Spencer Watkins present, The board con-
sldered II unadvlsablo at this tlmo 70 fall be-
low tho rates now charged, 80 cents por ton
and 3 cents for wharfage and by vote OF to
decided to adhere 10 its former resolution
which refused 10 % below those figures.
President Smith and Directors Derret Wat.
klns and Mcclure voted for the resolution, and
Directors Hamill and Humbird favored q
further reduction. The Board OF Public Works
aiterward approved the canal boards actions
The Evening critic., 1884-04-25

W. Ell vHEREIoFF
Dealer In Wall Papers, Window Shades, Picture
FRAMES, Pictures, etc,
9lG SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
THE JOY-BELLS.

Hark to the joy-bells
That merrily ring:
1.-THE king ieth dead
And all hail to the king n
The old year hath died
In the silence of night;
The New Year comes forth
In his beauty and might.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
HISTORY OF SANTA Ola Us.

The history of Santa Claus-a curious mix
ture Of truth and fable-goes far back into the
ancient time Centuries ago a child was born
in Asia Minor who received the name of
Nicholas. His parents were wealthy and of
high rank, and desiring to express their graft
tude to God for the birth of their son, they
resolved to educate him for the Christian
priesthood The child was sober and thought
full, and while yet young both his parents died
and he inherited their great wealth. he con-
sidered the riches a sacred trust; he fed the
hungry, he clothed the destitute, and per-
formed all kinds of good deeds as secretly as
possible. AS priest he was greatly beloved;
as a bishop he continued his benevolence.
he became one of the greatest patron saints,
being revered as the help Of the poor, the pro-
tector Of the weak, and as the especial patron
saint of little children, who were taught to be-
ieve that their good gifts came from him. ST.
Nicholas was the name given him by the monks,
and this was familiarly changed to Santa
Niclaus, and finally clipped down to Santa
Claus, who is still represented as retaining his
old habits of secre. benevolence and coming
down the chimney at nights, laden with Christ
mas presents for children. A pleasant fiction
it is to them, under the cover of which that
charming secrecy concerning the donors of
gifts is kept up, though little eyes and ears and
minds are keen, and Santa Claus is usually
very well known TO them as a much more
modern parsonage than old st. Nicholas. But
the children enjoy the harmless pretenoe the
mysterious filing OF stockings and the heavily
laden Christmas tree.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN MEXICO.

Christmas day is celebrated in quiet way in
our neighboring Republic Mexico. Nothing of
the boisterous joviality of the American day is
apparent, except in localities where there are
many. Americans. Gifts from friend to friend
are rarely interchanged The servants often get
their aguinaldo, Christmas present, but even
this custom is not general. Hearty and happy
as is the Mexicans Christmas, it is enjoyed
more as religious festival than as feast
Every feature is to do honor to their faith
In these devotions, as in all others in that
country, women delight to bear the burden.
Worship is the dominant impulse Of these shy,
cautious and often beautiful creatures. Their
whole lives would be mystery to our Amer
lean girls, for they know little of the uncon-
ventional freedom our women enjoy.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
THE CHRISTMAS TREE,

The possibilities Of a Christmas tree that will
bear fruit in the shape of presents for all the
family, and stockings running over with sur
prises for little folk are many, even under the
most adverse of circumstances, and whenever
1t is possible to have the tree it should never
be neglected. 1t gives the little ones great
comfort. A few suggestions for rendering
these possibilities certainties, it is trusted, may
assist households in meeting the natural de-
mand of the young people for gala day.
Provide an evergreen tree of suitable size
and shape and place it in a room not to be used
until Christmas Day. The tree may be held
firmly in place by planting it in hole boredin
heavy and square block of wood. If the tree
be small set upon table. If Of large size
make rude platform of suitable height and
place it on that. Cover the table or platform
with green baize, or better still, let the chill
dren gather MOSES and iehens and cover with
these. When wax tapers cannot be INDUCED
in substitute ordinary lanterns covered with
gay-colored flannel Hang these on the tree
where they will produce the best effect and
make festoons of popcorn strung on threads,
from which suspend popcorn balls. The effect
of the gay lights and the white popcorn among
the green of the tree will prove pleasing
sight to the little folk. The tree is now ready
to receive its burden and all articles to be
placed on it should be given over to the charge
of one person to insure pleasant surprises.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
THE CHRISTMAS FEAST.

The Christmas festival originally marked a
reaction against worldliness and riotous rev.
elry. The early Christians had no fixed day for
celebrating the birth of the Messiah. The ira
ditions of various churches. differed in regard
to the date, although there was a general con-
currence OF opinion respecting the midnight
hour. Several days in December were men,
toned as the date of the Nativity, and in some
communities no distinction was made between
it and the Epiphany; and there was a DISPOSE
ton In some quarters of the miniature Chris
tian world to deprecate the observance of
special days, and to commemorate every day
in the year the birth, life, death and resurrec-
ton of the Redeemer. The impulse to deter
mine precise date and to convert the day of
the Nativity into a sacred festival came from
the early Church of Rome. The Saturnalia, q
religious feast in the days of the Republic, had
degenerated under the Empire into carnival
OF revelry, intemperance and crime. For the
better part of the week in mid-December, ordi-
nary business was suspended and the populace
of Rome abandoned themselves to holiday in
diligence, street parades and brawls, glutton-
GUS feasts and criminal excuses. These were
the red-letter days of Paganism that had
abandoned self-restraint, renounc ed morality,
and ceased to have faith in anything higher
than ignoble pleasures and degrading passions
1t was to emphasize their contempt for this
brutal and riotous festival that the Christians
at Rome established their religious feast. 1t
was simply Christ-mass-a special service of
prayer, praise and communion, held in the
lonely watches of the night when the Divine
Child was reputed to have been born.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-12-26
Mamma Gets Tired.

''What is in those big brown paper packages
that came to-day, mammal
"oh, nothing, child; nothing but-but
soap"
''Then why don't you letme see it ?"
81 don't want to open them until wash-day."
"But Jane is out Of soap and is going to the
grocery to get some?"
II forgot. 1t is not soap in those bundles,
but starch"
''When does Christmas come, mamma
''Nextw week"
"Who brings tbs presents2"
'Santa Claus"
slow does he get INF"
'Comes down the chimney" -
"But we have no chimney in the parlor
where the Christmas tree is to be-"
''No, forgot; he comes up the heater fue."
"But how does he get through the little
holesr
''He is very small, and can squeeze through
anywhere
"But dolls and carriages and drums and sleds
are not small. How does he get them
through"
ooh please don't bother any more; mamma
Is tired"