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The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15
TiRIOUs VIRGINIA ITEMS.


Tho state Fnir at Richmond ana Mat
tcrs of Miscellaneous Interest.
The Virginia State fair, which Is to open
at Richmond October 81 for a three days
meeting, promises to be a great success, al
though there will be more or less disap-
polntment on account of the probable ina
bility Of President Cleveland to attend. The
secretary says there will he "a finer exhibit
ton Of cattle and horses at the fair than Mt
any other heretofore heidi Exhibitors
wifi come from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York and from different parts of this State,
particularly in Southwest Virginia. The
railroads will sell tickets at half rates. The
military display is expected to be particu
larry fine.
John NJ. Carroll, treasurer of the city of
Stanton, has not been seen or heard from
since September %, and there is great anX-
city among his friends to learn the cause of
his disappearance. His accounts are said
to he correct and hg Is the owner of consid-
cradle property.
The Democrats of Carroll County have
rc-nominated Judge ID. W. Boeu for the
House Of Delegates.
Tie farm Of the Mcssrs. Shultz, 43i acres,
near Buchanan, Botctourt County, has
been sold to Rev. j. d. Arnold Of Jones'
boro, n, c., for $ll,500.
W. II. Jenkins, a printer, OF Tazewell
County, has invented and patented wagon
bed, for which he has refused $4,000 for
territory outside Of Virginia and Tennessee.
Judge Barton, In the Circuit Court of
King George County, has granted a new
trial to William Greer, one of the alleged
murdcrers Of the Dodd boys, who had been
tried at the September term Of the County
Court and found guilty of murder in the
FIST degree.
"Melrose,n near Mclrose Station, Vir-
gina Midland Railroad, has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Sarah T.. Ludlum for $l0,-
Geo, including fine mansion house and
three hundred acres Of excellent land. Mrs.
William Muller has purchased "Erin," on
the suburbs of Warrenton, from Colonel
Thomas Semmes of New Orleans for 81, 800.
The prohibitionists of Augusta County
have animated j. Frank Bowman to I'LL a
vacancy in their legislative district.
IIarrisonburg is boring an artesian well to
supply the town with water. 1t is now
nearly 500 feet deep.
A tract of land extending In every direc-
ton around Cloverdalc, Botetourt County,
was sold about thirty years ago for $25, 900
The purchaser, during some years that
elapsed, sold to an amount of 100000, and
still retains thousand acres of fine land
OF the original tract, which now contains q
number of farms and orchards, there are
two farms alone the values Of which are es
timated at $4,000.
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Enerson's letters stolen.

The family Of Emerson say that a number
Of his letters to Carlyle appear to have
been stolen They wish to caution all per-
sons against buying or selling any papers
purporting to be the originals of letters
from Emerson to Carlyle and against pub
fishing such letters, and to ask that any one
who may hear Of the existence of any such
letters will do them the favor to inform
Edward W. Emerson, Concord, Mass,
where they may be found These manu-
scripts were all given by Carlyle to a mem
Der Of Emerson's family, and the right Of
publication belongs to the writer's family
by law.
In connection with this report, Ed
ward W. Emerson Of Concord, son of the
poet, gives some additional facts. lie says
that shortly after Carlyle's death it be
came known to his father that many Of
the letters were missing, and after trying
search the rolbcr was found to be none
other than trusted secretary of Mr. Car
lyle, who had access to all his papers. This
person, who has since died, had scattered
the letters broadcast throughout the leading
cities, his design being, apparently, to dis
tribute them where the attached autograph
would bring the highest prices.
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BALTIMORE G OHIO RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY, MAY 8,
1885, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Leave washington from station. corner New
Jersey avenue aud street.


For Chicago, 10 q. m, and 1910 p. m. daily.
The 10 a. m. Is Fast Limited Express to
Pittsburg and Chicago, arriving In Plttsburg
at $50 p, m, Chicago next morning at S:55.
No extra fare Is charged on this train for fast
For Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis daily
at $3.50 =. m. and 1910 p. M, with through
coaches and Palace Sleeping cars TO above
points without change. 3;SOp. m. train Is a
fast limited train to Cincinnati and st Louis,
arriving In Cincinnati next morning at 7:55,
St. Louis $50 p. m Noextra fare is charged
on this train for fast time.
For Pittshurg at 10 a. M, with Parlor Car,
and $40 p, m. daily 10 l'ittsburg, Cleveland
and Detroit, with sleeping cars TO Pittsburg.
For Baltimore on week days-5, O1O, O.iO,
$50, $50 and 1000 Il. M, 1910, 1:2b, 315
H5.minuic train, $3.50 4;30, i1O, $40, G.i0,
For Baltimore on sundays-81O, 7:3O. $50
and 1908 q. m, l:25, 1870, $3.50, $40, $40,
$40. Z. S:25 and II p. m.
For points on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road and points South, B:25 o, m. and $40 p.
m. daily, O:25 a. m, train has Pullman
sleeper from Washington TO New Orleans.
For Annapolis, Gao a. m. and 1910 and
d:3O p. m; on Sunday, $3.50 a. m. and I:1O
p. m
For way stations between Washington and
Baltimore, ., $40, $50 Il. M. 1910, $3.50,
1880, $3.50, ii0, Z and II p m. For stations
on Metropolitan Branch, 7:25 a. m. and ll:l5
y. n. daily, except, Sunday, and $50 p m.
daily; 4;4O p. m. daily, except Sunday, for
principal stations on Metropolitan Branch;
$40 a. m. daily on Sunday stops at all sta
tions for Lexington, stanton and Valley
Branch, $40 Il. m. daily, except Sunday: for
Frederick, $40 a. M $40 p. IN. daily, except
Sunday.
For local stations between Washington and
Gaithersburg, 1890 p. IN. daily, except sun
day.
For Hagerstown and Winchester, $40 q. m.
daily, except sunday, and 5:3Op. N. daily TO
llagerstowni daily, except Sunday, to VIM
chester,
Trains arrive from the West daily, 8, 100 a.
m, l:l5. $50 y. m,
From Annapolis, $50 a. m. and 1:5O ana
6:25 p. m: sunday, 1885 Il. IN. and 635 p. m.
From lexington 6;30 p. m. daily, except
Sunday.
From Frederick and intermediate points,
800 a. m. and $40 p, m. daily, except Sun
/ dav.
| Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at
$40, $50, 7:2O, 81, O:O5 and 1880 a. M, 1915,
! $50, 9, 4, 400. ,, $50, 3. and ] p. m. on
| Sundays 6:3O. 700, q and 900 a. M, 80,
! $50, 400, 3, 6:3O, 8, % and IL p. m.
All trains from Washington stop at Relay
/ Station, except 1:25, 81 . and 6:i0 p. IN.
For further information apply at the Balti-
! more q Ohio ticket oltCe-Washington sta
| ton, go and 1851 Penna. ave, corner of 18th
! st., where orders will be taken for baggage to
! be checked and received ut any point in the
| city. G. X. LORD, q. p. A.
Ii. DUNHAM, Gen, Man, Baltimore.
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EAST WASHINGTON.

The funeral Of the late Mr.. Frank \.
Hodges of the Pension Bureau, who died Of
heart disease in Grcenville, Tenn, last Mon
day, took place this afternoon at o'clock
from the residence of Mrs. II. j. Clarke,
No. 3l6 First street southeast. The inter
ment was at the Congressional Cemetery.
Three arrests in East Washington yester-
day.
Since the cooler weather set in the num-
Der of dodgers at the statiou-house has been
correspondingly larger.
People in the vicinity Of Twelfth and +
streets northeast want u gGs-lamp at that
corner,
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RAILROADS.
THE GREAT
pEhNSHl4ANlA GnUTE.

90, ,,l,, s.,,,r,, 80, 80, .,,,-.,,.,rry~
~ .''' NJ 'n'l w '"' :" !" ~.
nOIl;Ll LEhCh. SPLENDID SCENERY.
eIEEh HALLS. MA"Nlfl3ENT ElutPMENf'
Trains leave Washington from station, corner
Of SiNth aud ; streets, as follows;
For Piti-burg and thg West Chicago Limited
Express oi rance sleeping Cais at 300 a. m.
ualy' fast laHo' "''u a. w. dn'y 10 Cincln-
nHu emu ~ Louis WIN E'eeWng cars from
harrisburg ~ 'llcHid'l anu totel Gar 70
NtI"Ws' dhlltI 'EeeI' stlu.NaN, 20 ChloaHA
VII, M'l, ,r5 Nv G IN , ' ~,
J"iU' ' ,,.i,t ain,i,, rs W, ,t,, a. ci
.s ,i it,1ri i,,,,, "a n,iieviiin, corrcnt
observation-disclosures yvithWcstern Express with
through ,lccpcrs for st. Louis Pacific Ex-
Ircss, 10 o.. m daily for rittsburr aud the
West with through sleeper Harrisburg TO
Cleyrl'rd and chicago
pAtfr.fprF g. ppIo1Ag RArIpnAD
mn ."
For. Erie, tauaudttla, rochester BuH9lo
N!1gutu, I'D y, ~ uully, cSccpt saturday,
WIN iHI"'c 'Jrs "9'lnstnn 10 hnuhe3ter.
Fgi w uiauHj9ii' LOCK raven ana Elinlra, az
o'tb IT, NJ amy, except aunuay. ~
FOE NtW noIN aga ihr East Glo, S;3v and
~ %; m, =, ., ~ p M ana TIC nlyht. on
SUNDAY, h'"p %. m =, !, ~ p m. ana l2;lh
hishi, mmi'' cypress OF Pullman Parlor
y. ,aI- '.lU " r. uallF, except sunday.
Eor I'ostqp Wilg94i change, 2 2. m every day.
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MEDICAL.
Cancer of the Tongue.

A Case Resembling ihat oil zen. Grant,
Some ten years ago Ihad scroiulous sore
on my right hand which gave me great trouble,
and under the old-time treatment healed up,
but IL had only been driven into the system by
the use of potash and mercury, and in March,
1852, II broke out In my throat, and concen-
trated In what some OF the doctors called can
Ger, eating through my cheek, destroying the
roof of my mouth and upper lip then attacked
my tongue, palate and lower lip, destroying
the palate and under lip entirely and half my
tongue, eating out TO the top of my left check
bone and up to the left eye. l could not eat
any solid food, but subsisted on liquids, and
my tongue was SO far gone | could not talk.
Such was my wrctched, helpless condition the
first of last October QSSD when my friends
commenced giving me Swift's Specific. In less
than Il month the eating places stopped and
healing commenced, and the fearful aperture
in my check has been closed and firmly knit
ted together. 4 process of Il new under lip Is
progressing finely, and the tongue, which was
almost destroyed, Is being recovered and II
seems that nature is supplying n new tongue
i can talk SO that my friends can readily UNI
derstand me, and can also cat solid food
again II any doubt these facts | would refer
them to Hon John II. Trayor, State senator
of this district, and to DR.. T. S. Bradheld of
La Grange, Ga. ,,, ,,,,., .,.,,,,,,,
Ia Grange Ca, May ii, 1885.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC co.. Drawer 9, At
anita, Ga. N. Y, l67 W. 23d st.
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Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated in 1868 for % years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes, with capital of S10OOOOO, to which
added.
by an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made part of the present State
Constitution, adopted December ., A. ID. 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and en-
dorsed by the people of any State.
IT NEVER SCALES OR POSTPONES
It's Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly.
splendid opportunity to win fortune.
Eleventh Grand Drawing, Glass H., in the Acad-
envy of Music. New Orleans, Tuesday, Novem-
Der 10, lss5-lSGth Monthly Drawing.
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Npcciai Train to the .'imiico Races.

For the PimIico races, the passenger de-
portmcnt Of the Pennsylvania Railroad has
arranged, for the accommodation Of the
Washington patrons desiring to visit the
fall meeting OF the Maryland Jockey Club,
TO run special trains, composed Of the
finest coaches, to pimlico, leaving the Sixth
street station at / $50 q. M, on race days,
returning to Washington Immediately after
the races. The programme promises to be
a very attractive one, all the prominent
stables in the country to he represented
Round-trip tickets will be sold at the rate
of $500. Gents grand stand and pool
lawn tickets, Sl.5O, and ladies' grand stand
tickets, 80 cents, can also he purchased at
the ticket Offices Of the company. Special
cars have been assigned for ladies' accom-
panied by gentlemen.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15
What SaIvini VIII Play.

Signor Salvini said TO reporter of the
New York Times yesterday: sit was just
three years last May since | was here before,
and now here / am again-not as trite as
the remark would imply, for have some
new plays with me. | am going to produce
this season Shakspeare's 'COriolanus.' | can
hardly belicvc,n lie said, musingly, "that
Shakespeare didn't know me when he wrote
it. The character suits me admirably, and
it always seems to me that had | lived in
those days / should, under the circum-
stances, have acted exactly as did Corio-
lanus The man is an Italian, strong, proud,
and IA little pretcntous. Veal are, you
know SgnOr Chizzola, the tragedau's
manager, who was In the room, looked
wistiully out of the window, rs though he
knew Il few Italians in Mulberry street who
We're neither strong proud, nor pretentious.
II have another play, by Frenchmln
whose name ! can't remember, called lie
NicuX Caporal,'n continued Salyini, sin
that piece am at great advantage
"1he advantage Is that for three acts !
haven't word to say, being supposed TO
have lost my speech until act t. It's very
pleasant, you know, for, as never speak
English, 1t may be a little rest to the audi
encC.h
Slgnor Salvini will be supported by an
English-spCaiing company, Young Mr.
Salviui will support his father after he has
played a short engagement with Miss ClaN-
ton,
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We Ask

no one to buy Of lis after looking through
our establishment unless they feel convinced
that our clothing is the most attractive and
our prices the lowest in the city. Eiseman
q Bro, corner Seventh and T. streets, VIII
manufacture all the clothing they sell
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On and after AUGUST 80, 1885, trains will
leave from and arrive at 9Th and b
SITS. Depot as follows:
Leave Washington a. m, and f'35 p. n1.,
m; arrive at Round Hill at ll;43 II. IN. and
I:lS p. m
Returning leave Round lIill 6'03 a. m. and
300 p. m; pass Lccsburg 6:i2 a. m, and 4:30
p. m; Belmont Park 600 a. m. and $50 p. m,
and arrive at Washington at S;35 u. IN. and
1.lO =, IN,
on Sundays the train leaving Washington
at - a. M. only runs 20 LCCsburg, and the train
arriving az T.lO p, m. starts from LeesbWg.
Special excursion rates and sunday trains
10 Belmont Park. Monthly and COmmuta-
ton rates 10 all points.
$, NJ, BROPHY, Supt,, Alexandria, Va.
T., j, LOCKWOOD, Pass, Agt., bO7 Pa, ave.
MMshIMgiNm. ID. q.
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"AIderney Dniry Wngons,'

Fresh Aldemcy butter, churnel every
morning and delivered in \ Ib. "Ward"
prints, zoe, per h. Also cottage cheese;
buttermilk and sweet milk, DC. per qt.
Cream, l5c. per pint.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15

given away with every child's suit or over
coat we sell. Eiseman Bros, manulactur-
ing clothicrs and tailors, Seventh and Il.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15

NoTHSG surpassos the purity AMI Ell
cheney Of American Ball-Blue in imparting
to your washing an immaculate cloarness.
All gloceIs have it.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RkILWAY

GlEAVE B. Il p. DEPOT, SIXTH AND b sTs.)
900 AN For all way stations, Lexington,
Ky, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, ST.
Louis. Daily except Sunday.
IL A, M.-For Newport News, Old Point Com.
fort and Norfolk. Daily except sunday,
$3.50 p. M.--For Louisville, Cincinnati ST
Louis and Chicago, connecting for all
points West, Northwest and Southwest;
fast express daily; does not stop for local
business; through Pullman service 10
Louisville and Cincinnati,
For tickets and information apply at @. Il
O, Railway Office, bl3 Pennsylvania avenue,
under National Hotel; Va. Midland Railway
Office, 6Ol Pennsylvania avenue, and b. & p.
Station.
II. W, FULLER,
General Passenger Agent
c. W, SMITH,
General Manager.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15

An old Illinois Congressman VINO
served way back in the Thirty-ninCh
Congress was at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, the other evening, en-
tertaining u batch of aclualntanee3
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erngcd hN ElcIleious MNcitemcnt.

W. II, RastiGn, u lRborcrm Williomsport
Pa, has become insane through religious
excitement lie tried to kill his wife on
Monday and then went to work in the mill
in which he is employed, There he be-
came raying maniac and four officers
were summoned to arrest him. He broke
away from them I'm the Jail, tore his clothes
from his body and ran naked into the cor
ridor Eight men finally oycrpowcrcd him
and chained him to a bed. Last evening
he was taken TO the Dauyille Asylum,
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LAY SAFES.
nISTRICT or COLUMBIA REAL F5-
IL TATE no BE SOLD FOR NONPAI.
MENT or TAXES. BUEAND UNPAID
no TIE SAID DISTRICT FOR WHICH
TAX LIEN CERTIFICATES WE'RE Is
81 I'D

TAX Lien CERTIFiCNrEs WE'RE IS
SUED.
OFFICE or rT CoLtEorOE rou THE
bIsUurr oF Continual
C0LuNnN BuuutSG,
October b, l-'j.
Wir,as In obedience 20 the requirements
Of the act Of the Third Legislative Assembly.
approved juno % 1873. entitled "Anuct ~ ON.
force aud provide for the collection of all
taxes that may De- IN arrears IN the District ui
Columbia ON and after July !, lSi3,' and au
thuriHing the governor 10 anticipate the rove.
nucs from the same, the Collector of Taxes of
said District did issue certain certificates, uS
provided for In section two of said act. for the
amount due unl unpaid for taxes upOu certain
real estate In the said District, levied by the
several acts of the Legislative Assembly of
said District approved respectively August q.
Government of the District of Columbia, and
for other PURPOSES tOrthc fiscal years ending
June 20, 1872 and June 80, 1873 aud including
the amount Of penalties ana cost incurred
IHd IIhog,0s, The owners of certain of said
certificates have demanded in writing by In.
dorscmcnt thereon, nttcr the expiration Of
one year from the date thereof That the cot
lCCtOr shall enforce payment Of the liens, Hui
have filed the said certificates, bearing the re-
QuirCd Endorsement In this office;
THEREFORE, GIVE ruBttC NOTICE 80 WHOM tr
MAY CoNCERN, That the following ro1l estate
within the District of Columbia. being pieces
Of property against which said certificates
have been issued. and for the enforcement of
the payment OF which the demand for the sale
Of said property has been made, will be sold
~ public auction, for cash, TO the highest
bidder, under and In accordance with the
provisions of the act first above mentioned
approved June %, lsi'n, ON the 10th day Of
october, 1850 mt Columbia BIildug, Collcc-
tors ONCE No. ZIG -Four aud.a-hlt street
northwest, 10 satisfy the said liens and the OK
pCnsCs attending the sale thereof.
sale 10 commence NJ - o'clock m, and
continue from day to day till completed.
JOHN T.. COOK,
collector Of Taxes
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MERRITT & WOOD, successors to Davis,
go Pennsylvania avenue, are making the
finest work in the city, If you want fine
photographs Of any size or style give
Them "A call
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noucicouit charge with Bigamy

4 cable dispatch to New York yesterday
reports that Agnes Robertson, who is still
Mrs Boucicaut, has card in the London
lIorid alleging that Dion Boucicault's re-
cent marriage in Australia to Mrs. Thorn
dyke Il member Of his company, is bigl-
amous. Mrs, Boucicaut declares that she
has never been divorced from her husband,
Judge Dittenhoeller Of this city who was
counsel In the divorce proceedings here
some five years ago, says that the suit was
discontinued before II reached conclusion,
aud that Mrs. BuuciCault is receiving $1,000
year alimony. In spite Of the fact that
no divorce was declared, the Judge says
that Mr., Boucicault is not committing n
higamy in marrying In another country.
According to this construction of the law q
resident Of this city can have four or five
wives without running much risk of pun
ishmcEt For instance, he could marry
here, cross 10 England and get wife there,
and so ON through other foreign countries,
aud aflcrwud return to his home in this
city with perfect immunity from the law,
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-15

We snow the most complete stock Of
clothing In the city. II you will take Il
lool, through our building you will find a
vuIincaton of what we say Eiseman
Bros, corner Seventh and Il streets, manu-
featuring ClutliCrs.
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TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Something More About the Furni-
tur0 of the Senate.
A STATEMENT C0NTRADIJTED.
A Pittsbmgcr on the Many Virtues Of
Chewlng-Gum.
THE PRESIDENTS HEALTH.
Mr.. HoimGn's Record in Regard 70
Consular Salaries.
A CONGREssIArTS MISTAKE.
Mr.. HolmGn's Record in reg trl 70
Consular Salaries.
A CoNaREssMAws MISTAKE.

A contributor to The CRrIc. who
signs himself Justice" and who Is in
q position to be familiar with the sub
icct whereof he writes, sends us the
following: "The acknowledgements
correspondent, who found his way n
few days since into n room on the
ground floor on the Senate side and OBJ
tanned information of what becomes of
the old furniture mt the Capitol, al
lowed himself to be badly duped OF he
misreprcscnlcd the true facts in the
case. ] have been connected with the
Senate for several years, and the state.
mcnt made by this correspondent |
know positively TO be greatly cXag-
gerated. The furniture alluded to is
not the property of any Senator, but
much of it is used in different commit.
tee rooms during the sessions of the
Senate, and another portion such rs
desks Is used by Senators at their resi-
denCcs during the sessions of the Senate
only, and that portion is old furniture
not suitable for committee rooms, and
at the end of the session is taken back
TO the Capitol and stored for safe
keeping If this correspondent would
take the trouble to look at the inventory
made out every year, and submitted to
the Senate at the opening of each ses-
sion, together with statement of all
condemned furniture and the amount
received and covered into the United
States Treasury, he would find that all
the furniture, old and new, wherever
it may be, either in committee rooms
or store rooms, is annually accounted
for by the Sergeant-at- Arms, and all
condemned furniture is annually sold
and the price it brings turned into the
United States Treasury
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y y
Says Carp" of the Cleveland Leaaer
in recent letter 10 that paper: l
walked home from the Grant memorial
service with Pennsylvania Congress
man, and as we sauntcred up Pcnusyl-
yania avenue we passed tall, lean,
gray whiskered old man in Il white hat
who was coming aimlessly from the
other direction. The Congressman
greeted him as we passed and then said
to me : THAT man is one of the lone
licst fellows in this city Of loneliness.
lie is here away from his family and
friends, living at a boarding house, and
is as unhappy MS fish out of water,
He is Judge McCalmont, the Commits.
sioncr of Customs. The story of his
appointment Is funny one. Bill Scott
of Eric was the influence that got him
into the Treasury. a friend of his
went TO Scott and said : i have the
papers here of McCamont for Il posi-,
lion in the Treasury and | want you to
indorse them i will gladly do so,
replied Scott, picking up his pen. L
know McCalmont well. He is Il noble
fellow and | will be glad to do any
thing in my power for him. The re
| suit was McCalmont got the appoint
ment, TO the surprise of every one in
his district, He was not very popu-
lar man, had been out of favor with
| his party and had been, | think, rem
egGde Republican. Many of the prom
incnt men of that section of Pcnnsyl.
yania did not like the appointment, and
some Of them called upon Scott and