The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-01
PropLEIN GENERAL.

HAMILTON Di.sroS left Philadelphia yes
lcrday fora weeks hunting and fishing over
u Maryland.
AMoNG riIL HOTEL arrivals In New York
yesterday were Senator Allison Of Iowa, cv-
Senator llugcr OF California and ex-senator
Stevenson Of Kentucky.
FRANCIS MuRpnY, temperance apostle,
viii begin O campaign in Cleveland early IN
September, and will 90 to Wilkesblrro In
October for two weeks work.
MrNisrrR PwLrs will ON Thursday at
tend the Cutters Feast at Sheffield Eng
land ard for the rest of the week he will be
tie guest Of the Master Cutler
MR T. r. BRNuM expects TO die in the
chow business Ills contract with Colo &
Hutchinson runs till 1899 and If still alive,
he will then be ninety years old.
MRs. HELEN lIuST JACKSON, who re-
Gently died in California, left two unpub-
lishcl stories, which will probably be
brought out by Roberts Brothers. Boston.
The platform upon which the Socialists
Of America array themselves, II we cor
rcctly understand Mr.. justus Schwnb, is
that u schooner Of beer should be all foam.
Il Chicago Current.
MR 1iESW RviNG has been uphostcr-
ing the Lyccum Theatre, London, for the
rcopeuing entirely in primrose color, but not
IN honor Of the late Earl Of Bcaconsfcld
MIR Irving is Liberal.
Mn. THOMAS IIuGmEs has Just arrived In
New York from England and will shortly
visit the colony at Rugby, Tenn. For some
time past he has been engaged In writing q
Life Of Peter COOPER
GovERNoR O'NEAL's retirement from
Office at the close Of his present term Is
taken for granted aud the Alabama Demo-
Gratis are discussing whom they shall nOmi.
nate next year TO succeed him.
SECRETARY MANNING is in Albany, and
may remain there until the Presidents re-
turn from SarOnac. Mrs. Manning will re-
main two or three weeks as the guest of her
brother, Mr. Robert Livingston Fryer.
SINCE THE DEATH of d. f. Call, professor
Of Greek in the Iowa State University, his
chair has been occupied by his sister, Miss
Leona Call, and II is thought She will be
regularly installed in the professorship.
A MONUMENT is to be erected to the mem
Dry of Colonel Drake, first discoverer of
crude petroleum The Philadelphia Ncus
suggests that an oil can rampant and n ser
want girl couchant would be an appropriate
| device.
HoS. WM c. OATES, representative in
Congress from the Third Alabama district,
has Just returned to Montgomery from a
four months soiourn on the Pacific coast.
| He is In robust health and weighs 232
| pounds.
| Mrs. ANNIE CHAMBERS KETCHAAT, for
merly of Memphis, has been appointed to
| the chair Of Bellies Lettres and Elocution
in st. Mary's Institute, at Raleigh, n. c., an
| old-establshed school for women, under the
direction Of the Episcopal Church.
MIR. lllGGINs has made no removals of
importance since the President went away.
It is said that the latter declined to leave
Washington until he had a positive under
standing with Mr.. Higgins that he should
have his place again when he came back.
| II Chicago Times.
LIEUTENANT THOMAS II. BARBOUR, First
Artillery, who recently resigned from the
army, was the second wcalthicst officer in
the army, General w. s. IIarney being the
first in point of fortune. At the time of his
| resignation Mr.. Barbour was aide-de-camu
on General IIancocks staff. Among Mr..
Barber's belongings is one of the finest sugar
| plantations in the Island of Cuba.
PHurrE, Comte de Paris, recently wrote
from France to Dr. James v Kendall oi
Syracuse, n. Y. II have received YOU
letter, and thank you for your kind ap
probation of my History of the Civil WaI
in America. have brought this work tC
about two-thirds of its completion, and
am anxious to bring it to an end. There
will be ten Of the French and five of the
American edition. Unfortunately l can de
vote but little time to this great work.