The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-12-09
POPULAR JoTTINGs.

Minister Foster, who negotiated the Spanish
treaty, ie In the city.
Another oficer OF the Maryland Jockey Club,
Mr.. James l.. McLane, has resigned.
Walker Blaine denies the story that he is an
applicant for position on the Court OF Ala
bama Claims.
ssusan b. Anthony will vislt Paris noxt
spring. Paris will see grand old-beg par
don-young lady.
The President Will not be present at the
opening of the Now Orleans Exhibition, but
visit II during July.
DR.. Durchard, last Sunday, preached on tho
subject Of tho "Poisonod Arrows OF the Public
Press" He Will bo alliterative.
The same old Freedom that shrlokod
when Kosciusko fell now shrieks with
laughter whom she reads Tennysons poem.
Miss Kate spraguo Chase, tho daughter OF
Chief Justice Chase, 10 now residing at Fon-
tainebleau, France, devoting herself 10 the cd
ucation OF her family.
Mre. Jere Black, who is still with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Horneby, In this city, will enter the
white House after President Cleveland 10 in-
stalled there for the fret time since Mr.. Bu-
chanan's term expired.
The town OF Huron, Dakota, Is to be pitied
II has two Democratic newspapers. One
shouts for protection and the other bawls FREQ
trade, and the editors OF both OF them are can.
didates for the postmastershlp.
Mrs. 8. NJ. D. Platt, tho wife OF John James
Piatt who 10 the American Consul at Oork,
has written volume OF verse, and the book
has Just Deen puDliSned by David Douglass,
In Edinburgh, under the title OF "Ap Irish
Garland"
Virgins has not Joined the Salvation Army.
We thought that the report that he had Joined
that army was incorrect. One of tho tenets OF
the Army's faith ia that members OF it must
not lie. This would break Virgins up In his
prognosticating business.
The man who sends the dispatches from
Cairo is one OF tho moet accomplished gentle
men on earth. His story about the Mahdi or
deriDg his men 10 walk across tho Nile, In try
ing to accomplish which feat 5000 OF them
were drowned, iS page right out OF romance.
Mother Mandelbaum, of New York, her son
Juliua, and Herman Stroude were arrested at
the Allerton House, Hamilton, ont, yesterday,
| by Chief Stewart and Detective oassels. The
| prisoners have plonty or money and carry
over 10000 worth OF precious stones oa their
persons.
Colonel Silas W. Burt, formerly naval Of
flcer at the port of New York and now chief
examiner OF the New York State Civil Service,
whose personal and of1cial relations With
Governor Cleveland have been intimate,
writes to friend In this city; 'No man IN
the subordinate, non-political service, who
hes been capable honest and faithful, ana
has not been partisan agent or instrument,
viii be removed with the sanction OF Presi.
dent Cleveland" d."-Entla. Press.
Mr.. Matthew o'Brien, daughtsman OF tho
Baltimore Water Works, has written Grover
Oleveland's letter of acceptance on q piece OF
nctly one.half the sizo OF postal-card. 1t
contains 1900 words, and every letter is per-
fecily formed and the letter can be read With
out difficulty. The work was done with q steel
pen. Mr.. O'Brien VIII have the miniature let
Ter framed, surrounded, in the form OF a NAL
States that gave their electoral votes for Cleve-
| land. 1t 10 very neat piece OF work. -