The Evening critic., 1885-03-12


one Of Boston's peculiar institutions is tho
chinese Sunday School, inaugurated I've years
ago by young lady. 10 numbers now 100.
The other evening the school gnve q festival,
which celebrated the Chinese New Year aud
also served as return Tor the suppors given
by tho teachers at different times TO tho
school. II ls very dinlcultto obtain admission
as the race 10 morbldly sensitive to ridlculc,
and their superintendent being 10 entire sym
pathy with her proteges, idle curiosity mas no
chance Last year the superintendent OF Olty
Missions paid 50 apiece for tickets for i've
friends who were anxious to attend. But when
one has succeeded In gaining admission he ls
much pleased at the entertainment furnished.
writer In the Hartford JHlcs attended the
recent festival and says OF II: "At tho door or
the assembly and supper rooms Mr.. and Mes.
An foon assumed the part OF most anu hostess,
assisted by Mies Carter. Teo Wan Hong read
delightfully."- unconventional greeting, as ear
nest and lncoherent as chllds. This was In.
terrupted by occasional 'chamng from MS
friends IN the crowd, such as: 'Whats no say
which / stared amazed. mad been prepared
for the Chinese band, aud ~ was With fore
bodings that went to tho tables where Cater.
er Taft had prepared an elegant supper, ~
was not unique ns had hoped but the great
trays OF Luigi nuts and Chinese sweetmeats
reconciled me somewhat Not a whln OF tea
did get, the entire evening. The nuts men
toned look like chestnut In its burr. But a
irm pressure OF the III gers ctushes the she'll
exposing thin layer OF dried pulp like a date
covering hard stone. One might 81 lrve on
bushel OF them. Lovely flowers were passed
about as we took our seats and the band be.
gan 10 play. Wo were spared the drumming OF
the FL and Lock Goo drums. The Goo Toi,
Nah Lea, Sam Yen, and Geesing lcymbals
and stringed lnstruments) started on with
catchy, lifting air that was progressing trlum.
phanily, when something enspped and all
Obliged the one who made the mistake by
starting over again once morei tho music,
table chat and knives and forks were clatter.
ing on harmoniously when some other instru-
ment caught It's breath, and all the rest went
back for fresh start
few weeks ago over uine hundred OF the
undergraduates at Harvard petitloned the
president and fellows that attendance at morn.
graduates 81 years old or over and optional,
according to tho wishes OF their parents or
guardians, for undergraduates who are under
21 years OF age. The refusal OF tho college
authorities to grand this request has been an
nounced. The college paper tho Ddtly Cftm-
son, commenting on the refusal, says the 1u-
thorities by whom Harvard is governed are
not troubled by that vice OF small mlnds-con-
elstency. While making the most sweeping
changes In their trantp haste to reach the
state OF ''an ideal university" they do not hes
| itate 10 30 10 the other extreme and retain tho
| one relic OF bygone. college discipline which,
above all others, marks the primitive stage
| I'm the evolution OF Harvard toward the de-
| sired end.
A Springfield mo dispatch says that the
| Illinois Federal oflces are at the bottom Of
| senatorial fight so far as tho Democrats are
| concerned. II is positively stated that Speaker
| lowed 10 name the collector OF customs at Chi
| cago. The Cook County bolters have q similar
| price, though the particular onlce 10 varied 70
suit the ambition and assurance OF Individual
membere. Morrison does not know how many
| oflces he will have at his disposal, and, even
| II he did, could not parcel them out to suit
every one. Joseph Chesterfield Mlclln, the
| convicted chicago ballotboS worker, IL on the
| ground, and number OF partisans, remem
bering his Jealous efforts for the party's sue.
cess, have hastened TO condole with him IN
| his AiIllctlon. Mackin l5 said to DO here for
the purpose OF whipping the boilers into line
for Morrison, In return for which the latter Is
TO use his Influence with the President In get
ting Joseph pardon and Keeping him out OF
the penitentiary, which now seems to be get
ting very close.
Alexander Mcbride, or, as he was more
commonly known, "rhe Squatter King" or
"King OF the Patch," died suddenly recently
| in Buffalo. He was one OF the queerest Gus
toners that ever lived in Buffalo, and was q
familiar sight along the wharves or tow-path
OF the city, clad In lthy rags, looking like the
verieet tramp, and yet worth all the way from
| $4,000 TO 100000. Ho owned about 100
| houses in the Eighth Ward, many of which
| have been q constant source for complaints to
| the board OF health. Ho had no kith nor kin
| In thie city, living all alone In his shanty on
| the patch, hugging his bankbook, and it is be-
lieved that his only relative is u nephew nov
In ireland, who came over once on invitation
| Of his uncle, with the view of making him his
heir, but the young man developed what his
uncle, the king, chose to call "expensive"
habits and he was sent back post haste to the
| old country. McBrides wealth is variously
| estimated at from $4,000 to 100000, and
| this nephew IL probably the only heir
DR.. Burchard says OF the recent decision OF
| the Murray Hill Church OF New York to retire
him upon pension; "My congregation aud
| myseli are on the best OF terms. Politics has
| IN no sense affected the church! became It's
| pastor In 1879 at salary OF s1,50O. The
| church had then q debt OF 81 800 and nifty
| members. II has no debt now and ID able TO
| meet all Its expenses. l felt thar the church
| needed young man, and after nearly nfty
| years Of ministerial work desired to retire,
| and made the suggestion TO the elders. My ac-
/ ton Is In accord with these views IN every re-
| spect and II was determined on after CON
ference between the officers or tho church and
| the committee OF the Presbytery. II was their
| own suggestion by which am honored with
| the title OF pastor emeritus. The ALTERATION
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel has mover caused any
| disanectlon In the church. The falling of In
the membership was due TO the old members
| having gradually removed TO distant parts OF
the city, and that had It's effect before became
the pastor OF the church"
The wife Of Deacon Sidney S. Brown OF Go
| wanda, N. ", has been acknowledged by the
| Court OF Queens Bench as the heiress TO the
Lawrence.T .Townley estate In England, valued
| LORD Townley, before the opening OF the pros
ent century, was the parent OF q willtul daugh
ter named Mary, who was disowned for engag
ing herself TO John Lawrence, poor man, o
| good family. They came to America aud were
married by a priest at Springfield, Mass
Lord Townley died and his family was ex
tinct, save the daughter, and for half a cen
tury the property was in chancery. Colone
James Jacques, at the close OF the war, went {,
Springfield as a minister, and there discoy
cred tho record OF the Townley- Lawrence mar
riage. Knowing OF the estate In England, he
traced the heirs to Gowanda, and there found
| Mrs. Brown, who was daughter of Judge VII
ders. Colonel jacques was sent TO EnglGnd
| where he got decision that his claim wa.
valid, and last week, by giving two memperi
| OF the House OF Lords an interest," they pro
| cured transfer OF the proceeds OF the eatat'
| 10 the United States Treasury. Colonel JAG
| ques says that the money Will be transferred
In about u month He gets one'third for hli
trouble.
The English Government expects that tht
| railroad II Is about to lay between Suakim ant
Belber VIII be permanent structure. tits 4
| be broad gauge and laid on wooden sleepers
Tho route, already surveyed. is the NOR.
northerly OF the two routes 10 Berber. 1
passes through ramboriK and Ariab, north o
Slnkat. Along the way are eleven groups o
| wells, the longest waterless distance beinj
from Ariab TO Obak, fifty miles. Some OF thl
wells are very shallow, and barely sunlce 70
the use OF caravans. Water trains to supply
the workmen Will be run from Suakim until
the success OF the proposed pipe liue Is demon
strated, It's expected 10 employ native labor
ers, hired In and near Suaklm, 10 do most o
the work, under the guidance OF Engllsl
superintendents. In one mountain pass Their
viii be engineering diflicultles 70 overcome o
considerable magnitude, and beyond the roa'
VIII probably turn north for some distance &
avoid wide stretch OF pure sand.
BY order OF Mr.. j. Nunnemacher, assignee
an auction sale OF the theatres, leases, manu-
script, plays, music, scenery, properties au,
wardrobes or the nrm Of Brooks dickson, tn
well'known managers, together with tho ieas
| OF their general oflces, hxtures an
furniture, ana also the debts due the firm