The Washington critic., 1885-10-14
rEopLE IN GENERAL.

TuE estate Of Robert Toombs Of Georgia
Is estimated to be worth S9jOOOO.
TuE umor Of the engagement Of ey-
President Arthur and Miss Tinic Frclug
huyscn is being revived,
JAY Gcurp's family have an income Of
SltOOtOO % year from their Investment in
Missouri Pacific Railroad stock.
ME. WHISTLER, the American painter,
who has So long been domiciled In London,
viii arrive IN New York In a few days
GroucE AuGrsrrs S,LA writes that Gene.
We've Ward has made $4,000 in Australia,
and that Boucicault is doing tremendous
lusiuCss.'
ANoNG the passengers who sailed for
Bremen yesterday on board the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Ems was Admiral
Z. :. Phelps, L. 5. ~
A PUBLIC MEETING is to I've held IN the
Metropolitan Operations October - iu
behalf Of testimonial TO Mrs. Parncll,
mother Of the Irish agiiator.
trls stated In indianapolis that Judge
Gresham has decided to 90 back to New
Albany for permanent residence, prcfcrring
that city to either indianapolis or Chicago
GROCER; "ralr pound of tcay Which
viii you have; blacl, or grccu?" Servants.
"Shurc, aythur will do. It's for an ould
woman that's nearly blond - Christian
Register
ADELAIDE DETcuoN of Boston is winning
great favor in London MS Il unique warbler
Her limitations Of different kinds Of birds
are pronounced delicious. She Is fast
making fortune.
CHARLES CEoCEEH has sent 5000 by tce-
graph from New York in aid of the fam-
lies of the llrcmcn who were killed aud
those injured at the recent fire in the Crocker
building at san Francisco.
lT Is expected that the cornerstone Of
the Schiller monument in Lincoln Park
Chicago, will he laid on November 10, the
anniversary Of the poets birth, and that the
completed work will be unveiled May 9, the
date Of his death.
LITTLE boy (studying history; "Pa, my
history says that one of the kings of France
used to spend n great deal of time hawking
What did he do that forYn Father (hstori-
cally rusty: ~ suppose he had some throat
trouble,n-[N. Y. Times
EDWARD HAWKINS of La Porte, who has
been appointed United States Marshal for
Indiana, TO succeed General Il. $. Foster,
will take charge of the Office tomorrow
Mr.. Hawkins has been sheriff of La Porte
County for two terms, but has never held
any other Office.
"WlLL You elect Mr.. Prince Governor?n
asked a Boston Democrat of delegate
"Elect him Govemor-no, you fool. If we
can get votes enough to show Secretary of
War Endicott aud President Cleveland that
he ought to have had a foreign mission 1t is
all we hope to do"
Miss HELEN TAYLOR, the Radical Club
candidate for the British Parliament, has
entered upon an active canvass. Henry
George, the political economist writer, is
supporting her. She expects to be elected,
and says that IL she is not admitted to a
seat in the House of Commons she will
raise bigger row than Bradlaugh did.
DANIEL FLOCK of Turnersville, Pa, filed
petition in Youngston, o., on Saturday
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany for 100000 damages. Flock was one
of the victims of the disaster on the Ash
tabula and Pittsburg Road, which occurred
at MiddleseX recently through the careless
ness of a $50 telegraph operator, and is
crippled for life. IL is understood that
other suits will follow.