The Washington critic., 1885-09-12

will be- held daily Another conspicu
Gus attraction will be the ladies' de-
partmcnt, for which the most elaborate |
arrangements have been made.
The officers of the Grange have dis |
played % great deal Of energy and good |
Judgment in this undertaking, aul wo |
trust that its results will be more than |
up TO their expectations. Special rates |
have been made with the railroads AMI |
excellent accommodation have been
provided for visitors, among whom |
there will no doubt be many Wash
inptonians.
TAuMANY is not holding back on the
subject Of the Civil Service law. The
general committee of that organization
held a meeting last night and The rcs)-
lutions which they adopted did not
conceal their thoughts. They want an
honest and Just administration of the
Government, but want the work done
by the party that is the choice of the
majority of the people. The Civil
Service Commission is pronounced ir-
responsible, undcmocralic, and an indie.
fcnsihlc restriction upon the vigorand
effect of the suffrage. Tammany holds
and Tammauy is by no means lone.
some in that holding-that appoint
mcnts to Office should be made ON the
mtrammcllcd and undivided response
bility of public officers chosen by the
people for that purpose.
"ALroGETuER, the situation is very
cheering 10 those who desire an i'm
povcmcnt in trade, says a New York
correspondent There is being made
from New York a large distribution of
both domestic and foreign goods, and
the demand from the South is unusually
heavy. One of the largest firms in
New York says tha, it has sold more
goods in the past ten days than ever be-
fore in the same time. There is some
thing significant in the quickening Of
trade. 1t seems to be due mainly to
the big crops that have been made in
the South and Southwest That such
is the case is the general impression
among business men. Senator Shcr-
man and Judge Foraker do not, how
ever, agree to this.
WE should judge by the tone Of u
somewhat long and profuscly double.
loaded editorial in an esteemed morn
ing contemporary that Mr.. Cleveland
was in imminent danger of being gar
roted, sand.bagged or ham-strung.
What under the sun is the matter with
the President that warrants the sound
ing of such wild alarm? So far rs
we are able to judge he is doing his
duty TO the reasonable satisfaction OF
the country and the party. If anybody
wants to "trip him up let him try
| ii on.
THE EDITOR of the Columbus kan
sas) Courier is something of Mark
Taplcy, and the general manner in
which he imparts important informa-
ton to his reader has very refreshing
| ring to it, He says in a recent issue of
his valuable journal that under re.
cent decision of the Commissi oner of
Pensions the editor of this paper gets
monthly pension Of $3.50 per month
for the loss of an arm and shoulder
joint. Since our discharge from the
army our pay as pcnsioner has been
$S, S15, $lS, $24 $50 and now $37. 80
month We hope it will keep rails.
ing"
THIS HAS been remarkable season
for fast time in all contests whether of
man or horse, and one of the most re.
markable feats was that at Springfield
last Thursday. In the amateur bicycle
contests on that day Webber of Eng
land went 90 miles and G3j yards in
one hour With the improvements
that are constantly being made in bi-
cycles and the coming to the front of
faster and faster riders the record of
the man on the wheel is liable to be
shattered at any time.
THE uses of paper are rapidly cx-
tending. They now make very pretty
and durable poker chips out of that
material, which make no noise when
they are thrown down on the table to
"raisc the pot" Another advantage is
that people in the next room, who are
sometimes inquisitivc, are kept in
opaque ignorance of the fact that you
are indulging in "a quiet game Of
draw"
TO-DAY is the list anniversary of the
bombardmcnt of Fort McHenry and
the defeat of the British at the battle
of North Point Baltimore. John
Chamberlain Norford, aged 80 years,
is the only survivor of the Association
of cold Defenders, - who took part in
this battle.
THE Prince of Wales belongs to 50
many regiments at home and by homo
rary appointment to so many regiments
abroad, that he is entitled to wear no
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