The Washington critic., 1885-09-16


but il win do NO harm TO call attention
TO it, and i'm the meantime The CRrrc
will continue 90 furnish the best news
there is in the market, knowing that
in one way or another, whether as
stolen goods or otherwise. it will inl
It's way TO the country.
STATISTICS show that the United
Statcs now ranks third in the proluc
ton of matt liquors, Germany and
G.cat Britain being the two countries
ahead of ms. or lhc total production
Of one billion gallons of malt liquors
the United States produces annually
six hundred millions. The growth of
the business in the United States has
been almost phenomenal The capital
employed in il was triplcd between 1859
and 1870, and between 1870 and 1880
nearly doubled. In 1880 70 was nearly
$4,000 COOS in 1870 it had increased to
SIs, eco eco, and in 1850 it was SOL
OOOOO. Since then it has continued
TO increase and is now somewhere near
100000, 600. The consumption in this
country is only one half per head that
it is in Great Britain The most peca-
liar feature Of the industry, however,
is this That while the beer tax in
England is one of the most reliable and
important sources Of revenue possessed
by the cxchcqucr, in this country it is
comparatively insignificant; yet the
price to the English consumers in the
former is less than onc.hali what the
American drinkcr pay,
The NIEuyAN Senate meets this
week, and among the questions to be
considered by il is one of great interest
to the people of this country. It is in
the shape OF "a proposed postal treaty,
under the provisions of WHICH letters
sholl.pa~s from the United States to
Mexico by the payment Of one postage.
There should be such treaty, for there
is nothing that tends to unite the com
mcrcial interests of two countries more
than quick and cheap methods of
communicating Intelligence. We have
such a treaty with Canada, and it has
been found to work admirably. 1t is
thought that the Mexican Senate will
ratify the present agreement.
TIE target contest which ended last
week at Fort Smelling, between the rifle
teams of the Departments of Dakota,
Platte, Missouri and Texas, for places
on the rifle team of the Division of the
Missouri, ended last Thursday with II
score Of craftsmanship that will aston
this he service. In the last day IS
shooting, Lieutenant IIandforth
Eleventh Infantry, made a score of 223
in a possible score of 2jO, and this ranks
only one point below the phenomenal
score of PA made by gentleman who
owes his present rank in the Army as II
lieutenant to that record
Hon. NJ. V. GANNoN of Iowa, one of
the most earnest and eloquent adyo-
Gates of homc-rulc for Ireland, will
address the members of the Irish Ma
tional League and the public generally
at Abner's Hall tomorrow evening
Mr.. Cannon believes in the policy Of
local self-govcrnment for Ireland, so
ably urged by Mr.. Parnell, and his
presentation of the case will doubtless
be of great interest Hon. Martin
Foran of Cleveland, Ohio, will preside
over the meeting, and also deliver an
address
THE colorcd people of Louisiana are
taking u great interest in the New Or
leans Exposition, which is to open in
November next, and the Auxiliary As
sociation calls upon its race through
out the country, as an element of pro-
grcssive citizenship, to lend energetic
assistance to this new undertaking.
The board of management is actuated
in this matter by the most liberal spirit,
and colored exhibitors will have
the same equality of privilege in the
exposition that is accorded to others.
THE suggestion, originally made by
THE CRITIC, that Professor Simon
Newcomb would make a Supcrintcnd.
ent of the Coast Survey acceptable tc
the country and highly advantageous tc
the interests of that service, is said to
be favorably considered by the Ad
minstration. The President could
scarcely find better equipped scientist
for this position or one so well and
widely known,
THE Omaha Bee, in noting that tho
Swatara had sailed from New Orlean,
with her cargo of 0,000, 600 in silver
suggests that "thc insurance companies
will feel easier when she arrives at hcl
destination" THE CRITIC begs the Be-
not to feel worried for the insurance
companies as the United States neyel
takes out insurance policies,
Mr.. HART of New York, who will
publish General Logan's book, say,
that the author believes that the seces
sion of the Southern States was brough
about by Il conspiracy hatched in l115
and extending from that time down t
AppomattoX, All the Republican
leaders are dealing in antiquities abou
this time.
THERE are great principles involved
in the Durham Harlan Crcswcll con
troycrsy, but as newspaper literature
we submit that it is somewhat fatiguing
and becoming more so every day.
q 1redit IA tbe graft