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The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
REAL ESTATE.

Tho following transfers Of real estate were
filed for record August % with the Recorder OF
Deeds, as reported exclusively to THE CRITIC
by j.. f. olmstead, 1d16 New York avenue:
Connecticut avenue, ea0t side, between X
and l. streets northwest, square 1B1, sublot A,
SO II. front, Andrew o. Bradley, trustee, 10
Walter W. Queen; s10,050.
Part Of property next above descrlboI, IN
undivided half, Walter W. Queon to Lawrence
Sands; S9, 100.
Q street, north side, between Sixth aud Sew.
enth streets northwest, square AL, sublot 2,
20hx11O, Maurice OConnor 80 W. t. Hamil-
toni 81 ,d50.
street, south side, between First and Sec
ond streets northeast, square 725, sublots 81,
1Sx102al, BENJAMIN p. Hooko to Elizabeth E.
wilkes; $4,000.
Tenth street, east side, between Rhode ISL
and avenue and street northwest, square
30b, sublot 93, 1Sx105, John r. Waggaman to
Walter j. Watson; $3.50.
FIRST street west, 40 It. front by so It. front
on ID street south, southeast corner, square
63s, sublot l, David Fitzgerald to Patrick
Smyth; Si00.
First street, east side, between d aud O
streets southwest, square 63S, su0lot 2, 15x1S,
Margaret G. Carroll TO Patrick Smyth; $2f0.
Gstreet, south side, between First ana Third
streets northwest, square 5b2, part OF lot %,
east 27x105, Joseph N. Whitney TO Miletus
]. Wine; $500.
Same property next above described, Miletus
J. Wine TO Charles A. McEuen; $500.
Tenth street, east side, between South Caro-
lima avenue and O street southeast, square
go, sublot IA, 10xS0 Emma ]. Carpenter TO
Emma o. Smith; 1915.
Eleventh street east, S06 It. front by
Ill 1912 II. front on South Carolina avenue,
northeast corner, south OF square 900, part OF
lot 4, Emma o. Smith TO Emma j. Carpenter;
$3.50.
Garfield, subdivision OF tract Chichester,
George Z. Emmons TO Sarah j. Draper; 500.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
AN INTERESTING FACT
In Connection with The Recent Ap.
pOfntmcnt of Henry w. Coffin.


pOintmcnt of Henry w. Coffin.
The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Post says that Mr.. Henry w.
Coffin, of Hamilton County, o., who was
recently appointed chief clerk for the In
terror Departments display at the New
Orleans, Louisville and Cincinnati exposi-
tions, is n son of Levi Coffin, the originator
of the Underground railway" to which 80
many slaves owed their freedom In the de-
cade or two previous TO the war. IL Is a Gu
rious fact that son of Levi Coffin should
now be appointed to administer to the sue
cess of the greatest enterprises of the two
States to which the father gave most Of his
attention thirty years ago. OF the many
fleeing slaves who were helped to Canada
and freedom by Levi Coffin and his good
wife more were from Kentucky and Louis
lana than from any other two States.
Mr.. Coffin, tho son, who has many warm
friends in Washington, though u man of
largo experience, still clings to the Quaker
faith Of his parents, and in conversation
with other Quakers uses the thee and
thou" which were characteristic Of the
general conversation of Quakers years ago.
Commissioner of Patents Butterworth Is
also Quaker and speaks to those of his
faith in tho same manner. Only a few
days since, when Coffin, who is an energetic
fellow, came bustling into Mr.. Butter
worth's office, hat in hand and wiping the
perspiration from n rather thinly-coated
head, he was greeted by the Commissioner
with, "Why, Brother Henry, thee seems to
be getting a bald spot on the top Of thy CO.
cOanut,"
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
cioveIaud's letter of Acceptance.

The irish world,
Governor Cleveland's lotter OF acceptance
cannot he better described than by applying
10 IL the term "wishy washy." There Is abso.
lutely nothing in II except evidence OF do.
sire to avoid avoid SIsar ACKNOWLEDGEMENT on any is-
ing out with the declaration that he cordially
accepts the platform adopted by tho conven.
ton which nominated him, tho Independent
hepupllcan candidate wanders OFF Into such
plautudes as shat the Office OF President Is
essentially executive In its nature. The laws
enacted by the legislative branch Of the Gov
ernment, tho Chief Executive is bound faith
fully TO enforce" After this not very novel
statement no proceeds 10 give us his 'viows"
on the Labor question.
Every one who knows anything about the
labor question cannot help smtllng at tue
crude way In which tho candidate OF the pro-
British faction treats subject ABOUT which he
knows absolutely nothing. ward ppll,l;t tan
in n "borny.1sted sons OF labor" speech would
not get Off more unmeaning phrases than
Governor Cleveland does when he com ~ 10
speak about the ''dIgniiy OF labor" We cull a
few OF these phrases 10 give the reader an
idea OF the extent or Governor Clevelands
knowledge of the labor question. Here they
are: "a true American sentiment rocogni2ss
the dignity OF labor Rnd tho fact tnat honor
lies In honest TOLL" Probably the desire on
the Governors part TO confer moro than their
share OF this Kind OF "honOr" on tho cardclv.
err aud conductors was tho motive that
prompted him 10 veto the bill reducing their
hours ot labor. Here is another choice ex.
tracti "Contented labor ls an element ot Ma.
tlonAl prosperity. Abtllly to work constitutes
81. -
the ci ipllhI, unu wages OF razor tne income, OF
% u %nhst hulhuFI vi our pop1lH'Iuu; auu TINS lu-
t seLcst auuuiI ue Iydloueiy pToIoctei, rae
Ihosl ptUnOuhceu thuepehIeht hepuulliin c N
see holhlhs 70 una Iauit WIN in theso Sohefal
| s'rIV ,, n,ehls M aV0ut tno tlBntH OF laolr'
~ anp ~ liu,DIluSu Iactiuu INV supp ~ 0lnYe'
,ui,u ,' Ei.DW @ wen enough lnat leso goherallAi
, tun5 aI9 as harnlless as w9ull Us treatlse oa
6,ohtnuOui IL u9yethot Oi9Ve'thl sIH NJ "
@ e@in'uS SucH ~ lIehllse IA me l-t'eS OF iccept-
| 1hne,; ,hot tne eMls1hcles 1i tne ,lm.s demanl
VA uiat .nr llee ltaao cdlhllate sHol4d say sOme'
| ,httnb aDout the interests OF laoor, nis hhu-
iapur Eetoes nave maze MIN an oOlrGtipnapl'
StHhu@luhle ~, @ 70 tno sreat army OF worklnSmen
@ I@nht cuupus the RANK ana hls or Tue D7ml'
| ciinuu thlly; something hhd 70 % sal1 % con-
| IilI"lo Ih'S Ulscphtented tlemeht' - We nave
ms bchouthpS lsh essay on lip9r
| ono more quotation from tha GlVernors
| Wt'cr anu we WIZ nave doue wlth lt; "a
| E!OpS! ltketl ZOE tho WelIdre LtIs W3IA|ns'
| mAu, Ellith mo veto clndldnte' "oelug Ia.
| triHt.n.iy connected WIN tn1 Integrity or our
i nous hIle or our e'tH,u7 wy IN ,re lu'
| ,tire''u IInh iney 10 Ghtu'us Ns4 s4lA7t any
Ssiiubune Influences which sesk % pervert
cnd NV TguvnGsGI Pqrposvs or Owe TlS9taient we ,
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

TIE French bombardment of Foo Chow
adds nothing to the prestige of French
arms or to the honor of that nation. All
spectators of it pronounce it to have been
n massacre. The French had eight heavily
armed ships. The Chinese fleet, tho vessels
(which were mere toys compared to the
French men-ofwar, was completely de-
stroyed, with the exception Of two vessels.
The Chinese vessels we're not allowed to
surrender. Their guns were silenced in a
few minutes. They were then mercilessly
shelled for hours. Tho firing upon the shore
was no less dsgraceful to French honor.
Although resistance from the batteries on
shore ceased at 3 O'Clock iu the afternoon
the French kept up their fire for two hours
longer Frances encroachment upon
Chinese territory was unwarranted. Her
method of warfare is disgrace to the white
lilies.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

Iowa is a prohibition State. But the
willy evaders of the law have been selling
as n temperance beverage what was somo-
times called mum" and sometimes called
tea. At Keokuk tho other day seizure of
the beverage was made by the Law aud
order League. II was analyzed and
found to be a compound of wine, beer aud
whisky in equal quantities. Such mix
ture in its potency must leave even the
stone-fence of New Jersey several laps bo.
hind.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

THERE will be number of skirmishes
preliminary to tho November battle. Six
States will hold elections before that con-
test. They are: Arkansas, September 1
Vermont, September 2; Maine, September
8; Georgia, October l Ohio, October IL, and
West Virginia, October Ia. The West Vir-
ginia election will attract the greatest at
tention of any Of these States. Arkansas
and Georgia will, of course, go Democratic.
The others, except Ohio and West Virginia.
will be surely Republican. Ohio can very
safely be put in the Republican column
also, but there will be strong fight made
by the Democrats. In West Virginia the
Republicans are making strong effort to
capture the State and the Democrats are
trying by all means in their power to ro-.
tain their supremacy. The result will be
looked forward to with interest.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

"A naiiroad Firemau's Dream.

Albany journal.
remarkable accidertoccurrod to Mr.. Doug
lass NJ. Irish, resident OF No. 40 Colonte
street, about 10 80 o'clock Wednesday night
He is employed rs fireman on the Central Rail-
road, and as he sat asleep by an open window,
he dreamed that no heard shrill whistle ot
danger from a locomotive, which was blowing
stantly, without awakening, he leapod forward
through the window, dreaming 1t was his own
engine, and that no was to reverse It's mott IN. /.
He landed about ten feet below on tho side
walk, at the very edge OF an embankment ten
feet high. Several persons who resided down
stairs wero sitting upon the plaza near by
and saw the man fall. When they reached
him ho was unable to rise. He sustained se-
rious Injuries both to his knee pan ana inter.
nnlly
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
singular scene iu a Con,ynrd.

cincinnati lmes'stAr,
frightful accident is reported from Buf.
ialo conlynrd, Az every one knows, or ought
to know, when load OF coal is placed on the
teAies ana weighed the welgher rings signal
70 mo dtlYer-Ono bell means all right; two
pells, throw coal Off three bells, put moro
coal on new clerk had Just been placed In
the Onlce, and, inding that the "ton" Weighed
times. Tho driver OF tho coal cart fol- deal Of
tho shock, and tho horse, an animal wilton
had been In tho business seventeen years, was
he ran away, killing prominent ciiiksn ana
fatally ipjurlng seven candidates for the
shrieYalty. The sad event has cast a Gloom
over the community. The clerk has been dis.
charged.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

II is reported that under the auspices of
the New York Yacht Club Chief Engineer
Melville is to command an Arctic expodi-
ditiop, to start in tho fall of 1885. Melville
expressed his willingness to undertake
another expedition, aud offered, for mod
crate sum with which to cover expenses, to
settle for all time the question whether
there is an open Polar sea. Tho money, it
is said, was subscribed on the spot. james
Gordon Bennett, Jay Gould aud Cyrus W.
Field, ir., are among the subscribers.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
AMUSEM ENTS.
roRD's OPERA HOUSE.


This charming bijou theatre present. a
splendid bill this week. Mr.. Daniel Sully, tho
rising Irish comedian, finely supported, opens
his engagement this evening. The New York
Herald says OF the performance that ut Is
essentially farcical in Its nature; but its ab-
surdities are so mirth.provoking, and It's ac-
tion is so rapid, that criticism is swept away
by the resistless flood OF morriment, and
yields TO unfagging jollity."
THE THEATRE CoMIQUE.
An entire change OF programme marks tho
Summer Comique this week. A host OF spect-
atty artists and Edith Bcllnlles sensational
"Babes in the Wood" combination are among
the attractions.
DRIVERS SUMMER GARDEN.
This highly popular place Of amusement Is
alive with attractions during the present week.
LOWER CEDAR POINT.
q, The New Armenia leaves overy morning, ex-
cept Saturday, for Lower Cedar Point at D
q. NJ.
BLACKIsToN's ISLAND.
The Jane Moseley leaves daily, except Frl-
day and Saturday, for Colonial Beach and
Blackstone leland at $3.50 a. m.
MT. VERNON.
The popular steamer W. w. Oorcoran leaves
for Mt. Vernon and all river landings as far as
glymont daily at 10 a. m.
GREAT FALLS.
The packet Excelsior makes excursions
from Georgetown 10 Cabin John Bridge aud
the Great Falls Tuesday, Friday aud Sunday
at q. In.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

BISHOP II. NJ. TURNER, of the A. NJ. L.
Church, has been interviewed about tho
future of the colored race. He thinks the
race has a grand future before it. Africa is
the country for the colored people, he says
They will return to it and establish pow
erful empire. Slavery was providential
visitation. 1t has enabled tho African to
become civilized, and on that civilization
will depend the power of the future African
empire
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

THE word chic has been abandoned. Its
successor is an Anamese word, toH. When
you want to say that young lady or any
thing else has attained the highest degree
ofway.upness you must, If you want to
keep in tho first circles of slang, use the
word ioU THE CRITIC is ton.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

WHEN Mr.. Blaine goes out to Indiana to
testify in his libel suit against the Indiana
polls Sentinel he will probably mako u few
speeches. If ho does he will set tho State
on fire.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
TO Baron Rothschild ;

Your Kind Offer for mo 10 become silent
partner IN your banking business has been re-
ceiyed' feel under many obligations 20 you
ana would consider the adVisabillty OF accept
Ing were this not our campaign year. there
tOfe cannot consider tho question OF silence In
any form, no matter how great may be the In
ducements offered. BENJAMIN Il, BUTLER,
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
Vhe Newsboy's alnrd Luck.

Tea Siniugs.
He had a bundle OF papers under hls arm,
aud was standing near the Brooklyn Brldgo
weeping.
''What ia the matter, little boy2" said pleas.
nnt-fRced gentleman,
"If go home widout selling me papers mo
feyther ana mother will bato the lfe out Of
me-"
'That'e bad"
'Yer, sori but tho worst of It Is that am
an only orpAint."
''Yes," replied tho phIlanthropist, allowing
O nickel 10 drop back into his pocketi "Only ~
doesn't often happen that II BOY has such bad
luck" ry5aj7f
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

WE thought that the flow of campaign
ballads had been checked. This appears
not to DO the case, however. George Francis
Train has just come out in a 'pome' for
Cleveland,
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
8 III NGE-YER,

Oaa SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST
Gold and Silver Trimmings for RegallAs, Ban
nerB, &c. aps-g
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
Told ,he truth for Once,,a

scot anything new to day3" eaRdffy asked
one correspondent OF another akshey mot near
nothing new; butIll giyes3Su a pointer where
you'll nnd somethla9btd that beats the now
all hollow" nWhefss that?" "oyer there NJ
Tharp'e, 81 ,Kgsmeet. You'll nnd the bes; OLD
whskies, ,Aptffs and liquors, as we'll as cigars,
whOleslttpbnd retail, In the CITY," Ho was
tellkrRthe truth for once, though he was
.,s<}Hh DaDer man,
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

SPENCERTAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
~ YIN and ID ats. n. W., Established 1864. oc-
cinssIrooms IN Lincoln Hall Building. This In
sNutlOn, the result Of twenty yeara' gro WITH, Is
complete in Its arrangements for tralning sons
and @ daush!ers, men and women, for ,reai life,
SER support, usefulness and honorable independ-
ence. Fall corps of able. experienced practical
teaehsrs Regular day and evening sessions re.
bumeu Monday, Sept. l. ut n. m. and 0 b, m.
Scholarship for one year from date of ENTRANCE
(good for day or evening sessIons), $50 per
night, co. College Office open for arrangement
Monday, August 20, and thereafter. students are
registered, equipped and assigned 70 seats IA the
order In which they complete arrangements.
Handsome, Illustrated circular with full fnforna-
ton ard Interesting reading matter mailed to
any address or given upon application to
HENRY Q. SPENCER, Principal.
SARA A. SPENCER, Vioe-PrincHal. aul2
EVENING GLASSES .............s5 A MONTH.
II Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, English Gram
mar, PenmanAhlp, L. y. History, Geography,
Spelling. 3. w. Flynn, A. NJ, s. W. cor. sth aud
SITS. n. W. iyi-tt
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

nRAWIN0 AND PAINTING TAUGHT by
~ Miss Kate Robinson; terms moderate; best
refefencesg given. Apply az 1872 Mass. ave. n. W.
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25
WOOD ARD COAL.
EDUCATIONAL.

CT. JOHNS COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
- Vermont avenue, between M and N streetp
northwest.-This institution onerg every facility
for q thorough education, whether Classical Sci.
entlho or Commercial. Studies resume Monday,
September ], 1854
au1Sim BRO. TOBIAS President
The Evening critic., 1884-08-25

VISITING GOVERNESS-YoUNg OR AD-
vanced pupils taught by Miss Alice NJ. Rob
inson terms moderate Apply at 1872 Mass ave.
N. W.; the very best references can be given.
dI5-tf
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
Fair Haven.

Opening of the New Patronage of the
 East Pearl Street M E. Church.
 The new parsonage of the East Pearl street Methodist church was open for callers last evening from to o'clock. The house was full the grest,r part of the time. One and all pronounced it complete in every respect and admiration and congratulations were ex pressed on all sides. The house IS furnished throughout with the neatest and best of furniture. Hot and cold water throughout Heated by steam, the furnace regulating itself in the draft and keeping the boiler with water. The cellar is one room under the whole building. except the wood and coal room and stationary washtub. On the first floor there are five rooms besides the hall, on the second floor four chambers, two halls, the library and pastors study and bath room. All the rooms are quite large and pleasant, and an attic. The architect vas Charles Mansfield. The joiner work was done by Thomas Lowe, and the mason work by Beach & Townsend. The building is of brick and the work is frst-clsss in ev- cry respect, and the house cost about six thousand dollars. The building committee was H. W. Crawford, w. s. Johnson and J. s. Sanford. The new pastor was absent, but tue Rev. MT. Hammond was present and with the assistance of the committee and others helped make the occasion an agreeR- bIe one for the visitors.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
A Brick Combination.

The brick makers of Springfield Saturday night organized the Standard Brick company to pool the interests of the city yards. The brick will be made of uniform size, and sold at uniform price through the corpo- ration, who will have an agent for the purpose. An equitable number of brick will be taken from each yard. Springfield now supplies customers in the district between Hartford, Pittsf1eld, the Vermont line and Worcester; also sending some to Boston and more dis tant points. Brick makers outside the city are desirous of joining in the pool, but they will not be admitted at present. The Stand ard company will start with 8 paid up capi- tai of $5, GOO and will have 8 commission on the bricks sold, which is expected to yield $7,5O0, perhaps $5. 900 net, on the yearly sales. About 30,OOO, ,O0O brick are made an- nually by the yards, all of which are repre- sented by the corporation Post.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
The JefHersonian Club.

Annual Gathering in Honor of Their
 Patron Sa1nt-A SumptUOus Banquet.
 The Jeffersonisn club of this city cele- brated the anniversary of the birthday of their "patron saint,'' Thomas Jefferson, last evening. There were a large number of prominent members of the club present, and President Grant welcomed the members and their guests in his felicitous manner. A handsome spread was laid for the members and sentiment and song ruled the hour. But few invitations were extended to outsiders this year, it being intended that the gather ing should be of more private character. Many prominent politicians were present, and an invitation was sent by committee to Governor Waller, who was at the Sarsfelds' entertainment, to visit the club during the evening. The Governor expressed his will | ingness and pleasure to do so if time would permit, but at 1915 p. m. the Governor had not responded and it was presumed by the members of the club that he would not do so. The members continued to thin out un- til there were but few left to receive His Ex~ eelIency if he came.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15

OUR FORMAL SPRING OPENING LAST. WEEK WAS SUCCESSFUL beyond our most ardent expectation. The indictment weather on Wednesday was anything but proPitious, and, naturally, we looked for a somewhat less fauorable result than custom aFy. We were pleasantly disappointed, for though dismal out of doors everything went as "merry as 8 marriage beIr' within our establishment, our sales exceeding those of any previous opening, while the numerous criticisms overheard amply repaid us for the care and exertion bestowed on our display, and but confirmed our own impression of having the finest and most varied assort- ments in New Haven. Our success was made only the more fattering by the fact of the numerous exhibitions that were being held at the same time in other stores, and whereas instead of suffering by comparison, we found that inspection elsewhere only ren- dered our display more attractive, and we feel that we have indeed received the ''trade 1 mark of superiority at time when comps-
 tition was most active.
 BOLTON & NEELY.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-15
An Old Autograph.

Ex-President Hayes and His COnnecti-
 cut Ancestry.
 Seiectman Blackstone, of Branford, recent ly sent to ex President Hayes an autograph of President Hayes great grandfather. MT. Blackstone unearthed the signature from a mass of old documents and papers among the effects which had been handed down from his grandfather, who settled the estate of Stephen Foote. The great grandfather of Mir. Hayes had bill against the estate of Stephen Foote, and the signature was at tached to the xecsipt. The paper having the signature was dated 1742. and was for warded by MT. Blackstone to President Hayes, who wrote letter of acknowl- edgment as follows
 FREMONT, Ohio, April 8, 1884. My Dear Sir-I have your note of the Sd inst and am greatly obliged for your thoughtfulness in sending me the autograph of my great grandfather Ezekiel Hayes, for merly of Branford, and blacksmith and maker of axes and scythes. Mrs. Hayes and our whole family are in our usual good health. We remember with much interest the visit we made to Branford. Mrs. Hayes joins me in best wishes and kind regards to the Blackstones and yourself.
 Sincerely, R. B. HAYES.
 J. AUGUSTUS BLACKSTONE, Branford, Conn.