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The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE conversation ran on in various chan.
nels, until Mr.. West said to mo- "How did you
come TO offer that resolution In the O'DOnncll
matterY freplied that had done II, not be-
cause the man was an Irishman, but because
he was an American citizen, and delay was
needed TO ascertain whether his trial had
been fair one. Minister West assured mo
that the trial was fair, aud 1 replied that II
that fact was ascertained on tho due inquiry
contemplated IN the resolution, no Interior.
ence in the course OF justice would bo desired
by this Government.-Ar. 4. $. HebtH IN t0-
6dVs lost.
What right had Mr.. West to ask any
American Representative how he came to
offer the ODonnell or any other resolution?
And did itnot show trucking spirit for the
American Representative TO enter into an
explanation ofthe matter? A Representative
is not to be questioned for what he docs in
his representative capacity. But perhaps
it makes difference when the questioner
is British Minister, for there seems to be
entirely too much Anglophobism in high
places lust now.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
The New Police RIII.

The new police bill which the District Com
missioners recommend was yesterday morn
ing sent TO Congress. 1t ie designed to regu-
late the operations OF the Metropolitan Police
Force, and to regulate also bar-rooms and
pawn-shops, providing that the latter shall
not take pawns from any minor, intoxicated per
son, notorious thiefor OF any one who has been
convicted OF larceny, burglary, house-breaking
or robbery. II remodels the snow law, and
forbids the sale OF country produce within one
square OF any public market. The Commis-
days notice, to change the present regulations
respecting weights, measurements and in-
spections. Dogs are prohibited from entering
any market. 1t imposes penalties upon vag.
rante, and provides that all persons convicted
OF minor offenses at the Police Court shall be
required to give bond or security In ~ 900 for
their good behavior, and on breach OF the
bond the penalties shall at once be collected,
Lotteries and "policy" are forbidden. a pffe
Sunday law is extended TO shooting and bowl
ing alleys and billiard saloons, ..sse
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
"The Critic'' Wants 10 Sec

The streets cleaned as long as the weather
permits.
The holes In G street, between New Jersey
avenue and Sixth street, patched or the street
repaired In some way.
An increase In the police force 80 that all
parts OF the city may be thoroughly policed.
A thorough inspection of all cattle slaugh-
tered In the District.
Our friends In the northeast section keop up
an agitation until they get their rights.
The right kind OF man appointed District
Attorney.
The river open so that farm products may
come in moro readily.
Everybody provided with food, clothing and
fuel.
An American representative resent in q
proper way the attempt Of any foreign minis
ter to Inquire Into his conduct.
The Veterans Of Mexico pensloned.
More raids on poker rooms. 1t makes 1t
lively for the boys.
The bill for tho completion OF tho Capitol
terraces and stairways passed soon.
The suspicious characters driven away from
the vicinity OF the Peace Monument.
Cleaner straw (if we are to hayo straw at al)
in come OF our street cars.
A bill passed that Will efrectually stop gam
bling in tho Army.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
Tint NobIeman on the Potomac.

10 the Editor Of The Eyenln1 critic:
In answer TO your Inquiry OF the 18th In.
slant, Shave we nobleman among us ?n |
would say: Yes; pair OF them, evidently; MS
about eighteen months ago man who claimed
10 be n clergyman OF the High Church, and
from his airs and manner was an English
man, bargained for a place on the Pot)m1c
some miles down the stream, but did not pay
for II, but recently rented tho place from its
owner (who resides In Kahsas) for three years
ON his return from England TO this country.
His blood is probably very blue, but he don't
own the beautiful place no occupies, and until
he discovers some qualities that entities him
TO homage, he VIII probably bo treated as other
gentlemen are treated-unless your article
should lead some American snob to imagine
event there is no telling the result.
Tho coincidence was so peculiar that l
thought II worth mentioning, as there arc owl
IDENTIFY two OF the same sort, or, perhaps,
things are mixed up somehow. SD.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
kMuSEM ENTS.


THE NATIONAL THEATRE,
With every season tho great comedians
Robson and Crano seem TO grow In greater
tavor, though such appears almost lmpOssi-
bic. They arc peculiarly American In their
line, and, therefore, superior 10 all rivals. The
National Theatre is crowded Mt every perform.
anco. Their company is uuqualinedly nne
and the general performance most excellent.
"Our Boarding House" will be repeated this
evening.
FORD's oPERA.HoUsE.
Tonight Charles L. Fords admirable Comic
Opera Company will appear at Ford's Opera
House In the popular opera OF the "Boggar
student" To.morrow's matinee, "Trip Van
Winkle."
THE THEATRE CoMIQUE.
Charles d. Palmor's original star cast
appears every evening at the Theatre
Comfque In the thrilling American drama,
"The Danites." The house is crowded at
every performance.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Tomorrow evening grand concert and lit.
erary entertainment under tho auspices or
Excelsior Choral Society and Crystal Circle
Council, No. ], will be given at the oongrega-
tional Church.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
The Dino Museum, Pennsylvania avenue,
near Eleventh street, presents an admirable
bill this week.
wR1GHT's DIME MUSEUM
Wright's Dime Museum, Ninth aud ID streets,
10 one OF the most popular places OF amuse.
mont and interest in tho city. open day and
night.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE Sunday HeraldS "Lounger on the
Avenue" is very hypercritical person
himself. Therefore he should not object to
a little turn" when he makes misstate-
ments in his column. On Sunday he spoke
ofRobert Laird Collier as the Blacksmith
Preacher" Robert Collyer, of New York.
is the Blacksmith Preacher, and he is paid
$4,000 year salary, and has no need to
write newspaper letters for his living, like
his versatile namesake.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

The Jacksonville Ills,) Journal has not
only nominated, but is working hard for
the nomination of Postmaster General
Gresham for President. 1t speaks of him
as the "patriot -cltizen-soldier, an upright
Judge and an incorruptible holder"
and much more in the same vein. All of
which THE CRITIC believes and is willing
to indorse. We are not in the nominating
business for either party-and may have a
party Of our own before the election-lut
we do believe that Walter q, Gresham has
the record to make a strong candidate and
the ability to make good President, and
the Republicans can hardly make mis-
take in nominating him. But will they
do it?
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE World to-day has Bouquet for
Browster-specimen Flowers that Bloom
in the Department OF Justice (which is
the heading given to the proceedings in Mr..
Springer's committee yesterday. Before
the investigation is over the. perfume that
will be emitted from that and other "bou-
quets" that will be discovered will make
all decent men hold their respective noses.
A very little ofan immense whole has as yet
been brought to light.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

Is IT customary for foreign Minister
to ask an American Representative what
his motives were in offering resolution
And is it customary for an American Rep
resentative to obsequiously respond to the
inquiry? We would like to be informed
on these points. In our opinion minister
who would ask such question should be
told to go to that hot climate not laid down
on terrestrial maps.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
Mr.. Hewitt,s Position.

The statesmen at the National CaptSal con-
tinue to discuss the attitude OF AIrssHewitt on
the o'Donnell resolution. Soppsay he acted
imprudently even In paying <nlnister West
social call at the time he dkd, let alone his re-
marks OH the subject Qrthe resolution. An
other thing which iaSNtating our lawmakers
is the fact that eJkave right in our midst the
great clothing-h0dse of Robinson, Parker &
Co., southeast corner of Seventh and d streets,
where stategfhen as we'll as artisan and mo-
chanic, ard, indeed, all classes can purchase
the flneN suits OF ready.made clothing to be
founlfanyWhere,
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

WE move an amendment to Throckmor-
tons bill introduced yesterday providing
for the appointment of delegate to the
House of Representatives by the Indian
Council of the Indian Territory, by provid-
ing for the election Of delegate to Con-
gress by the people Of the District of Column
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

SENATOR BECK introduced the Whisky
bill in the Senate yesterday. We may now
look for packages to begin to arrive marked
right side up with care, and the committee
rooms turned into high toned saloons.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

Mr.. Cox, of New York, was treated
badly in the make up of the committees of
the House of Representatives. His long
and faithful service in the Democratic party
entitled him at least to committee more
agreeable to him than that on Naval AZ
fairs. But that is no reason why Mr.. Cox
should keep up pouting. His friends will
have much more respect for him If he will
do one or two things either resign the
Craftsmanship or take hold with his natural
energy and do something for the Navy.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

A LARGE number of bills OF interest to
the District Of Columbia have already been
introduced in Congress- Some are good,
some bad and some Indifferent. There is
however, much wheat among the chat, and
THE CRITIC advises the District Commit
tees, If they are really anxious to do any
thing for our people, to get the wheat out /
as soon as possible. Experience has proven
that delays are dangerousin District affairs,
and If bills are postponed until late in the
session they are apt to be lost through the
apathy of Representatives and Senators.
Hurry up the bills, gentlemen, and get
them on the calendars early.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE Pittsburgh Leader calls Brewster
Cameron "tho champion dude" Hold on
now. Don't be too severe on the dudes.
Surely they have some rights.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

BEASTS don't drink spirituous or malt
liquors. How then can it bo said that a
man who gets drunk makes u beast of him
self? Isn't he for the time being q good
deal lower than the beast?
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

Mr.. HIT, of Illinois, wants to place
sugar and molasses on the FREQ list. They
ought to be there. But now look out for
roar from Louisiana.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

RULES Of the Department Of Justice for
getting information-Rid in streot.car5
and buy beer and whisky at hotel bars.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

WHAT this District wants is tax bill
that won't make the poor poorer and the
rich richer. 1t is asserted by many men
that that is what Mr.. Vests bill does do.
If there is the slightest foundation for a
suspicion of this sort, the bill should be
carefully analysed by Congress before it
masses IT,
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE Car of Russia is trembling again.
Nihilist. ague is what is the matter with
him. And still he persists in his purpose
not to apply the reform plaster.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

The fraud, corruption and extravagance
practiced by the Department of Justice in
the star-Route trials are meeting with
universal condemnation In the press. But
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

Mr.. MORRISON promises the country
that his bill for revision of the tariff shall
not take over one hundred lines in print
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE refusal of Brewster, Attorney Gen
ora, to indorse Colonel Corkhill for reap
pointment is rather in Corkhill's favor.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

A YOUNG man by the name of Beier, in
Alexandria, KY, did very good thing by
killing himself because his aflianced wife
went to church with another man.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

"LETs go seek information" is the
proper invitation since the publication of
extracts from Ex. Doc. No. A0
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

THE writings of the Ohio Democrats
are really painful to witness.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
THE EVENING CRITIC,
Tuesday, january IS, 1884.

WONDER if Pinkerton's detectives have
caught up with Sargent yet?
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15

SAM Cox ought to got George Scott TO
tell his geranium story. 1t Is a good one.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
The Associated Charities.

Tho board OF managers OF the Associated
street, Dr. Peck presiding. At the central ofice
S4G0 was received during the month, food sup
piled to 10, fuel to IS families and employ
ment TO 1S persons. Vacancies resulting from
the resIgnatlons of DR.. Pratt, Mr.. Mann and
Mrs. Spencer were filled by the election OF Mrs.
Enoch Totten, DR.. Pardon and Mr.. James Il.
Fitch. DR.. NJ. d. Peck was elected vice.presi.
dent.
The Evening critic., 1884-01-15
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
FOREIGN.

SCHUYLER, English explorer in equa-
tOrial Africa is dead in London
The latest about LOrne and Louise is
that they are intriguing for the viceroy-
atty of India or Iceland.
MRS. MACKAY has refused to pay for
the portrait painted of her by Meissonier,
the great French painter, who is suing
the lady for rs, 600 francs.
DE LEssEPs, speaking at Lyons, said
he was confident that England would
ratify the canal convention with English
ShipOwners
A NUMBER of Frenchmen and Portu-
gUeSe have been arrested at Madrid, sus-
pected of mediating all attack upon AL
f0nsO.
The pardon of the Bishop of Munster
has been promulgated from Berlin. and
state contributions to the diocese have
been ordered.
A GREAT storm prevailed throughout
England Wednesday, and telegraph wires
were leveled in all directions. Ten per-
sons lost their lives.
DIR. JULIUS ROSENBERG, of Temesvar,
Hungary, who killed Count Stefan
Patthyany in duel, has been condemn
ed to two years imprisonment, and to
pay the costs of the trial.
THE police force of Paris intend to
strike, being dlspleased with the con :
ditions of the scheme for connecting
certain branches of the police service
with the ministry of the iaterior.
Mr.. PARNELL's followers will meet
in the city hall, Dublin, the day before
parliament opens, and are preparing a
fierce onslaught on Lord Spencer's ten
derness to the Orangemen.
GREAT alarm has been caused at Mon
tevideo, Uruguay, by immense tidal
waves, one of which caused the death of
a woman bather. They are attributed
to volcanic movements. Each wave is
preceded by large dark cloud.
PRINCE HEINRICH, son of the Crown
Prince of Germany, arrived in Bermu "a
aboar. tide corvette Olga. She goes on
short cruise to the western Islands,
and will thence proceed TO Germany.
THE steamer Illryan, from Boston re-
ports the disabled steamer Germa-
MIA, on the 18th. 400 miles west of Fast
net. longitude 10 deg, "a min. All was
we'll.
On Tuesday last, shortly before the
special train which took the prince of
Wales to visit Rothschild at Halton, left
Euston sta tion, five packages Of dyna-
mite were found in the tunnel through
which the train passed.
THREE men attacked a sentry doing
''Fenian guard" at a magazine near
Woolwich arsenal Sunday night. The
men endeavored to seize the sentry's ri
file. He fired, but the men escaped. The
sentry was quite exhausted by the en-
counter and wounded in the hand. 1t
is possible the affair was the result af a
poaching affray.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
GENERAL NOTES.

DIPHTHERIA is epidemic at Paspebiac,
near Quebec.
VICTORIA, B. c.. savings banks have
So 100000 deposits.
SOUTHERN Indiana reports winter
wheat In fine condition.
BALD mountain, n. c., is shaking and
rumbling frequently nowadays.
BLACK diphtheria has caused three
deaths at Stonewal, Manitoba.
SAN Francisco is to have a special sig
nal office for the Pacific coast.
QUANTITIES of young white fish are
found in ice cuts in the Kinnikinnic
river, Milwaukee.
CANADIAN vessel captains are organ
ling a society all along the lakes
LONDON had 133. SIS births, so. SIS
deaths and 34578 marriages in 1883
A BOTTLE of painkiller fer Queen Vic
toria'S knee, lies in the dead letter Of
fee.
PATERSON, n. j.. silk weavers threaten
to strike. About 10000 hands would
go out.
TAYLoRvILLE, Ill, had an oyster sup
per the other night which Melted S40O
for Emma Bond
A LARGE party of Chicago and De-
troit capitalists are looking over the va
zoo, Miss, lumber delta to buy timber
lands
LEADING Georgians say Gen. Long
streets removal from the Uaited States
marshalship has been decided on.
AT meeting of the Louisville exposi-
ton directory, $50, 200 subscriptions
were reported received. Col B. Il.
Young was elected president.
IT is reported that Miss Booth. Marshal
Of the Salvation army, i about to marry
wealthy American now in Paris COM
pleting his law studies.
A COMPLY woman with plenty of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
CONFUSING a Congregation.

The Rev. DR. Charles S. Robinson
contributes to ''Open Letters" in the
Februriry Century; a humorous pro
test against Artistic Help in Divine
Service" as to frequently rendered by
church chOirs. In part he saws:
What is the real purpose of the
American Board, or of any one of our
churches, in the art of singing in di-
vine services? Is it to render musical
thought adequately, or to give poetic
sentiment fitting expression?
:. Once when I was preaching in a
church beside the Hudson River, in
May, the busiest month of the fishing
season, gave out the hymn, Jesus,
lover of my soul" The leader set it
to tune which, for the sake of some
mans musical thought, repeated half
of the final line. When heard the
first verse, I shrank with consterna-
ton IN frightful prospect of the second;
for the movement ran thus: Oh,
receive Oh, recelve-Oh, receive my
soul at last That did no harm, it
was simply unnecessary. But the
next was awful. When [ repeat it, it
will be supposed joke, although | am
IN sad earnest of a fact which
almost destroyed my service: Cover
my defenceless head-Witk the shad
with the shdd-with the shod ow of
thy wing The whole congreg alton
stirred with irrepresSible laughter.
Must we all be forced to stand this?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
Niagara "A bases.

The abuses of extortion at Niagara
Falls are happily drawing to an end.
Whoever would have thought it,
But the Niagara Falls Commissioners
state that this is the last year of hotel
keeper and hack-driver rule in the
vicinity of the great cataract. A
hundred and twenty acres of ground
have been surveyed off, over which
the public management will hold
sway within a year. This tract in
cludes all the points of interest on the
American side. No more, mercenary
Niagara The grand and picturesque
will be held and preserved free to all
tourists. To reach this desired end
has taken almost as long as to settle
in the photographic mind the spelling
of the remarkable word Niagara"
In the early history of the country it
was spelled "O-n-i-a-g-o-r-a g h."
Also, "Ohniagero." ''Onyagaro,"
and "Oneygra." Later the trouble
with it seemed to grow worse instead
of better, and it was given in turn to
a wondering and bewildered world
as "Octjagare, "Jagera" and
''Yagera." Then it took another turn
about the year 1920, and came out as
"Onjagerae" and "Ochiagara." At
last it was written "Onjagora" and
"Oniagara, and finally, by accident,
as now, Niagara. Reqiuescat az
pace!
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
LATEST TEiEGRhNlS.
WASHINGTON.

The house committee on postoffices
and post roads have agreed to report fa-
vorably bill fixing the rate of postage
at cent per three ounces on newspapers
and periodicals sent by Others than the
publishers or news agents.
THE senate committee on public lands
recommended the repeal of the timber
culture act Senator Ingalls, bill to pro-
mote the efficiency of the general land
Office was ordered reported favorably.
In the contested case of Garrison vs..
Mayo the house committee on elections
decided to report that Mayo shall retain
his seat on prlma facie right until tried
upon its merits.
REPRESENTATIVE HARDEMAN reported
favorably from the subcommittee of
the house 70 the committee on territor-
les bill providing that no territory be
admitted to the Union as a state unless
1T has a permanent population equal to
that required by congressional districts.
The subject was considered by the full
committee without action.
SPECIAL AGENT TOWNSEND, Indian In
specUOr Benedict and In ian Agent
Tufts, appointed a commission to inves-
tigate the disorder among the Greek In
dams, in consequence of the election of
two chiefs of that nation, have submit
ted their report to the secretary of the
interior, sustaining the claim of Berry
man, who was elected and inaugurated
last summer.
SENATOR GARLAND has reported fa-
v0rably from the committee on judiciary
his bill to provide that hereafter ma
iority of Justices Of the supreme court
Of the United States shall constitute a
quorum thereof. No member Of the
court shall sit at a hearing or partici-
pate at q decision on any cause in the
decision of which he acted in a court
below.
THE senate has confirmed the following
nominations by the president:
Receivers of public mOneys-Michael
III. Fitch, Pueblo, Col; Warren c. Will
Its, Denver; Paul G.. Stettin, Crookston,
Mimi Survey ors-g eneral-Norman FL.
Medium. Col; Martin L. Chandler,
Mimi. United States Marshals-David
B Russell, Eastern district of Kansas;
Jos. II. MCGEE, Western district of Mis-
souri,. Registers of land Offices-James
FL. Chase, IrontOn, Mo-; Richard Rar-
vey, Central City, Col; Adam E. Bloom,
Detroit. John @. Tufts, Indian agent,
Union agency, Indian territory Chas.
Lyman, chief examiner of the Civil-ser-
vice committee POstmasters-C rroll
Nelson. CaSsop0lis, Mich; Farley Crow,
Grow, Mich; James Blackmore, Leslie,
Mich; w. f. Hunter, Elgin, Ill; Solo
mon II. Keller, Medford, Wis; VIM. 2.
Forsyth, Jefferson, Wis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-01-31
GOVERNOR LUDLOW, of New Jersey,

GOVERNOR LUDLOW, of New Jersey,
IN his retiring message, calls attention
to the startling fact that, although the
value of railroad property in the state
reaches 1927, 384, 534, it's taxed for but
$677, 557, or less than J of per cent,
while other property is taxed at rates
varying from 1 to per cent. He sug-
gests sundry reforms in methods Of
taxation, but not much is to be expect
ed from the new administration, head
ed by Leon Abbott, who has been long
notorious as the willing tool of the
corporations.