The Washington critic., 1885-06-04
THE POLITICAL SITUATION Il
THREE ACTS

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN
THREE ACTS.
Act Removal because of alleged of
fonsive Republican partisanship.
Act lI.-Appointed because of we'll
known active Democratic partsanship.
Act III.-Civil Service Reform knocked
out in the first round.
Alterpiece-Awaiting the faction of the
Senate.
THE question whether Representative
Henley of California is an American citi-
zen or not, and, therefore, entitled to his
scat in Congress, is the question that is
tearing up the political minds of residents
on the Pacific Coast. 1t seems that during
the rebellion Mr.. Henley went to Mexico
with "Duke" Gwin and was naturalized
there, but claims that his return to this
country restores him TO American citizen
ship.
A MISTAKE was inadvertently made by
THE Critic yesterday. In speaking of some
people in the Postofice Department who
are not overanxious for work, they were
located in the Third Assistant Postmaster
Generals Office The proper location of
the tired clerks is the First Assistants
office. a diagram of where they are will
be furnished upon application.
JuDeING by the fact that Senator Palmer
of Michigan participated in the farewell
reception given to Minister Lathrop at
Detroit, the Republicans of that State take
no stock in the charges recently instituted
against Mr.. Lathrop's professional record.
On the contrary, he seems to enjoy the
undivided respect of his fellow-citzcns of
all parties
A VIENNA letter predicts an awful future
for Minister and Mrs. Kelley in that city,
for the reason that the Austnanl Court
does not recognize the lady as the lawful
wife of her husband, he being Catholic
and she not. We are inclined to think
that the Viennese correspondent is draw
ing largely on his gentle spring imagina-
ton.
THE venerable Friday Jones of North
Carolina, otherwise known as the Corn
| field Orator" whose age is an unknown
quantity, but whose faculties are remark
| ably well preserved, has seen at last the
coming of the glory of the Lord. He has
| Just been appointed janitor of the Raleigh
custom-house.
THE Apache raid into New Mexico took
in the Dorsey rancho in which Colonel
| Ingersoll is interested and where he spent
last summer with his family If Colonel
| "Bob" had been out there this year, it
may be that he would have changed his
| alleged views on the existence of-sheol.
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BECAUSE Senator Edmunds failed to
make a speech in New York last fall,
therefore, they say, we have Democratic
instead of Republican Administration,
and, therefore, the movement to beat him
for reelection. This lets Brother Burchard
clean out.
THE Washington correspondent of the
World has diagnosed the case of Secretary
Bayard and finds him to be a seriously
disappointed, strangely absent-minded and
unhappy man; besides being ten years
older than he was last March.
If Baltimore is not an enterprising city
it is not the fault of the Baltimore women
The ladies who managed the recent
Kirmes in aid of the Home of the Incur
ables cleared S7,7S3 by their energetic ant
business-like efforts.
THE Administration is only three
months old to-day, yet there are visiting
strangers in the city who seem to think
that Mr.. Cleveland was inaugurated about
fourteen years ago.
A Nova ScoTIAN living in San francisco
has four perfect cars. This enables him
to keep up his end of the discussion with
his best girl while the other side is listen
ing for the old man.
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
SENATOR MORRILL, and family of Yer
mont are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York.
AMONG THE PASSENGERS who sailed from
New York for Europe yesterday were