The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-07-11
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.
what are the wild waves saying,
Sister. the whole day longi'
1.-TWO spoons i'm a 5-cent plate of cream
Is coming IL rather strong"
TGnrharn Mount ipppr

Two spoons in 5-cent plate of cream
Is coming IL rather strong
-[Gorbam Mountaineer.
Mr.. JAMES p. Scorr, son of the late rail-
way king, Colonel Scott has leased the
Blaine cottage at Bar Harbor
BARON voN ScHAEFrER, the Austrian
Minister at Washington, will sail to-day
on the steamer Westernland for Antwerp.
Miss CLEvELAND's book will be out this
week. Democrats who fail to get any
office may find employment as book cam
vassers.-[ Chicago Mail.
SUPERINTENDENT Fox of the Philadel-
phia Mint has relieved the gloom of the
buildings west front with two hundred
blooming geranium plants.
Ex-GovERHoR LONG of Massachusetts,
refuses to be considered candidate for
Senator Dawes seat, which becomes va
cant in 1887. He prefers to remain for the
present in the House.
THERE are four daily papers in Lima, all
published in the evening, with cable dis
patches from Europe and the United
States. They do not make their appear
ance on the street until 10 p. III.
COLONEL GEORGE l.. PERKINS of Norwich,
Conn, now nearly ninety-eight years of
age. has been treasurer of the Norwich Il
Worcester Railroad since 1898, and still
attends to all the business details of his
position.
TH1s HAS BEEN u bright season for justice
in New York There was another triumph
yesterday when Pudney, the aged sexton
of st. Georges Church, found guilty of
assaulting two little Sundayschool glrls,
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of twenty years.-[N. Y. World.
THE Mexican editors arrived III New
York to-day and will remain in that city
five days. They will attend mass at the
Cathedral tomorrow morning and con-
cert at the Casino in the evening. On
Friday they will be entertained at New
Haven and thence proceed to Philadelphia
direct.
Mr.. BEEcHER being asked what he
thought of the Presidents choice for col
lector of the port of New York, replied:
"Well, have always believed in Grover
Clcveland-no more so than now-and
do not believe he would have appointed
Mr.. Hedden if he were not good man for
the place"
COMMISSIONER CARROLL d. WRIGHT OF
is suffering from an attack of rheumatism,
but the work Of the inspectors goes on.
Their efforts are being directed to ascer.
tanning the cost of labor necessary to
produce the great staples, iron receiving
especial attention.
THE OLDEST consecutive Saratoga sum.
mer guest has already made his appear
ance. This time he sails under the name
of Samuel j. Bridge, and he halls from
Lincoln County Maine. For tifty-liyc
summers he has inhaled the Saratoga air
and imbibcd the Saratoga waters. He is
the gentleman who recently presented
Harvard University with a statue of John
Harvard. d.-[Troy Times.
JOIN r. MCLEAN, who is now at Sara
toga says: 81 am not candidate for any
place on earth, nor have n personal want
to go before that convention. l think
when the Democratic State Convention
meets it should nominate Hoadly foi
Governor, and then pass resolution de
claring it the sentiment of the Ohio Dem
ocrats that Allen G. Thurman should be
Senator. ] should be in favor of Thur
man, although there will be many other
active candidates"
THE american Register of recent date
says: cold acquaintance will scarcely rec
ognize Bret Harte in the gray, wrinkled
corpulent man he has become during his
residence in Europe. His hair is now as
white as snow; he is of full habit, with q
decided tendency to embonpoim. One of
his sons, Francis b. Harte, named for
his father, is an actor Of promise The
other, an elder, is in business, and pre-
fers its comparatively sure methods of
success to the precarious ways of litera-
ture aud the drama"