The Washington critic., 1885-10-22

the conclusion that he can do so legally
but proceeds no further Mr. Rcaic
pronouncce that such % marriage would
have been legal Upon the publication
of Foul Play the legality of such
ceremony was discussed by the press
and by the legal fraternity of England
for some months II was finally
dropped without any definite solution
Of the conundrum.
Prince EsrHurr, the Danish Minis.
ter. whose Objectionable ministry, to.
gcthcr with the lcvying Of taxes by |
King Christian by royal decree when |
the Parliament had refused to vote the |
budget, has caused almost an uprising |
in Denmark was fired at twice In the |
streets Of Copenhagen yesterday after
noon by printer. The press is always |
in the front when the rights of the p3o
pie are involved. Some Of the most |
prominent people who have taken shots
at the Cars of all the Rus5ias were
editors and printers. They suffer
under one disadvantage, however.
They are not sufficiently familiar with
the use of firearms to be able to hit the
mark every time. This, Of course,
does not include the typical American
journalist.
IL his SPEECH at jamestown, n. Y, |
yesterday afternoon, Judge Foraker
admitted that the Democrats since !
coming into power had fulfilled two of |
their promises. they had looked over
the books and counted the money. They
had further promised to restore pros.
pcrity, but this promise was still unrc
deemed. The Judge deserves credit
for his candor He is about the only
Republican we have heard of who has
the fairness to admit that the prosperity
of the country needs recuperation. lie
should also understand that the Demo
cratic party can hardly be expected to
undo in six months the mischief that
the Republican party has been working
at for twenty years.
IT Is SAID that the Virginia farmers
at the State Fair in Richmond are
greatly disappointed at the inability of
the President to make them visit,
which is no doubt true. The further
statement that he is severely criticised
for not accepting the invitation extend
ed him has the general appearance of
campaign lie. To go or not to go,
was question which Mr.. Cleveland
carefully debated with himself, no
doubt, and the sober second thought of
the people of Virginia will be that he
came to q wise conclusion.
DIR. LoRTNG, eX Commissioner of
Agriculture, announced some time ago
that if the Government really thought
he owed it 100000 he would pay that
sum into the Treasury lie was given
to understand that the Government
thought those figures to be about the
right size; but DR. Loring did not come
forward with alacrity. So yesterday
suit against him to recover the
amount mentioned was entered in Bos-
ton. Perhaps DIR. Loring thought the
Government was only joking.
AT THE SESSION of the Episcopal
Church Congress in New Haven, Conn,
last evening, the ordinary routine OF
religious discussion was somewhat
variegated by lively debate on the
tariff question, Professor Sumner clos
ing with an arraignment of the Pro
tectionists that would have made
Colonel Morrison suprcmely happy
The Congress viii probably pass a
free trade act before it adiourns.
AN ONO editor who is Il great ad-
mirer of Senator Eyarts, is surprised
that when that orator makes speech
only the substantial points of it are
printed by even the Republican news
papers. We suspect that this Ohio ed
itor has never heard Mr.. Eyarts dis
course at his full length either legally
or politically.
WE are told that all the newspaper
men have been expelled from Seryia
There is not a grain of truth in IL.
The way that events have been mud
died and intentions guessed at rs shown
by the news from that country conclu-
sively shows that there have been no
newspaper men in scryia to cXpel.
GOVERNOR ROBINSON of Massachu-
sctts is the first State executive this
year to appoint a day for Thanlsgiv-
ing. lie dcslgnates November 20 next.
1t is appropriate that the Plymouth
Rock State should take the fore in ar
ranging for a Puritan fcslivity.
IT HAVING been given out that there
is something scaly in the administra-
tion Of the Fish Commission, Professor
Baird will demand an Investigation by
Congress. He insists that the Commits
sion has been hooking nothing that it
was not fairly entitled to.
The Popular Periodicals.
The November number of Hapcr CON
tains an interesting paper on the New
York Stock Exchange, with portraits Of
Field and others; installments of the Sc
rials by w. d, llowells and Miss Woolson;
a continuation Of Goldsmith's Comedy,
"She StoOps to Conquer with illustra-
tions by Il. A. Abbey; short story by Il.
Anstey, illustrated by Reinhart, and nu-