The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-11-05
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
The winter wind crceps.on apace,
And ne IL lOWls aud rnpps

The winter wind crceps.on apace,
And rs IL howls and rnges
IL seems to say, "Sec here young man,
Where arc your summer wagesy'
DECEMBER | has been fixed upon rs the
day Of publication Of General Grants book
NIU. JAMES r. OsGoop sails this week for
Europe, 10 represent Harper & Brothers
interests abroad.
JoHN RUSSELL YoUSG, who has been
seriously in for some time, has greatly i'm
proved and Is now aOle to take short walks.
MIR. +. PENptEToN, son Of Hon. George
II. Pcudleton, American Minister TO Berlin,
arrived in New York yesterday by the
French steamer Ameriquc.
THE VOICE Of eulogy IS so kind to the
memory of Little Mac,n that the country
can again rejoice to see how the spirit Of
bitterness has vanished Manchester
Union
CAPTAIN RoBERT j. Cook of the Phla-
delphia Press, who was recently assaulted
by the colored ianitor, was reported yes
terdoy as being much better, with favorable
prospects of final recovery.
ALLEN TuoRNpiKE RICE has concluded n
contract with Colonel Fred Grant, by which
the diary kept by President Grant during
his tour around the world will be published
complete in the North Amcricdn Rccicw.
VI. BALLIS, the eminent French landscape
painter, accompanied by three assistants,
has arrived in New York. They are to
make the battle fields of Manassas and Bull
Run the subject of a historical painting.
A LARGE meeting of the business men
Of st. Louis was held at the Southern lIo-
tel IN that city, as the guests Of Mr. james
B. Eads. The Tchuantepec Ship Railway
was the inspiring theme Of the occasion,
aud its friends were out In full force.
GENERAL JomN GmBoN, commanding the
Department Of the Columbia, has In his
private Office at his headquarters at Van
couver Barracks, Washington Territory,
the famous table on which was written the
terms of surrender Of General Lee and the
Confederate army to General Grant.
Henry WARD BEEcnER had his valuable
gold watch stolen by pickpocket as he was
entering an Elevated Railway car Tuesday.
He went to police headquarters and gave
such good description of the watch that
Inspector Byrnes thinks 1t can certainly be
recovered.
a PLAY called "Uncle Toms Cabin is to
be given in Omaha next week. 1t is said by
the Hcrdld of that city to be a "stirrng
melodrama, in which a venerable Ethiopian
who has religion gets slugged by tough
named Legrcc, who hasn't any. The critics
speak Of some of the situations as strikingly
realistic"
YOUNG lady who recently graced our
festivities was Of peculiarly thin figure, and
displayed very pretty but very prominent
teeth. Being stranger she excited some
comment. Somebody asked Mr.. Smith
how he liked her. "Well enough; but she
looks like comb-dH back and teethri
-lExchange.
Mr.. CHARLES EDWARD STEUART of Ian.
caster, Pa, and Miss Grace Roberts, daugh-
ter Of Attorney-General Charles b. Roberts
of Maryland, were married at Westminster,
yesterday The services took place in st.
Johns Catholic Church, Rev. Mr.. Gloyd
officiating, assisted by Rev. Mr. Dulaney.
The bride was attlred in heavy white silk
with real lace front, tule veil and pearls,
ard carried a bouquet of white buds.