The Washington critic., 1886-01-18
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

JAMES G.. BLAINE's new house at Bar
Ilarbor will be completed by June, aud Is to
he called Mossley Hall.
JuDGE 4. w. TouRGrE, the novelist, has
about twenty patents granted on new
harness and expects four others.
TnE Columbus Dispatch suspects that the
recent blizzard that visited Washington was
"another mammoth petition from Dakota
for admission to the Union"
THE Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics
Association has conferred an honorary
membership on Mr.. Carroll d. Wright,
Commissioner OF the Labor Bureau.
THE sign over dentists door In cross
roads town not far from Detroit reads as
follows: "Teath Extracted Without Emmy
Pane. Lallln Gas Ten (l0) cents lia lla !"
WILLIAM A. SHANNON, now private sec
rctary Of the Mayor Of Newark, n. j., was
at one time the private secretary Of James
Buchanan while he was President Of the
United States.
SAYS the Lewiston journal. "Tho re-
union Of the eX-legislators of Maine tormi-
mated on Friday night with grand ball, at
which eX-Vice President llamlin led the
dance with the nimblest 20 years on record"
JOSEPH MAS, the celebrated tenor, who
died in London on Saturday, was only 35
years of age. lie visited the United States
in 1877, and subsequently engaged with
Carl Rosa as principal tenor IN series Of
English operas.
A COUPLE of fourth.class postmasters
dropped into New Hampshire yesterday,
and Vermont collector of customs volun-
tarily resigned, thereby illustrating that the
millennium is gradually coming along
Manchester Union
a COMPLIMENTARY DINNER was given to
Lieutenant \. w. Greeley by the Lotos
Club of New York on Saturday evening
There was large attendance, including
Commodore Schlcy, Colonel L. w. Knox,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, ex-Chef Justice Daily,
r. $. Gilmore aud other notables.
Dir. HENRY n. HUDSON, the distinguished
Shakspearcan scholar, died suddenly at his
residence In Cambridge, Mass, yesterday.
He was ~ years of age and began lecturing
on Shakespeare in Boston about forty years
ago. His latest work of note was the llar-
ward edition of the great dramatist.
POLICE JusTIcr MAURICE j. POWER Of
| New York received letter Saturday from
o. q NoNi MlHlsleT W Turkey, WIlJleu Ou
| Christmas day at Constantnople. Mr. Cox
wrote that he was half laid up with rheu-
| matism, and that II was showing, and,
taking both togetheb he was very miser.
| able man, indeed.
| DIR. THOMAS w. KEEN of Danville, Va,
and member Of the House of Delegates,
who died on Saturday from sudden at
tack of heart disease while occupying his
seat in the House, was about sixty year:
of age and leaves wife and child. He had
been an active politician for several years,
and at one time was member Of the North
Carolina Legislature.
| Mr.. w. w. ARMSTRONG, after an active
| journalistic career of thirty-nine years, has
retired from the editorship Of the Cleveland
PldindedlG, which lie purchased In 1865
His first newspaper work was done ON the
AdCertiser in TililD, Ohio, in 1Si7 Mr.
Armstrong will probably spend good deal
of his time for the next two years in Wash
iDgton and the South.
| JOSEPH MILMoRE, the Boston sculptor,
| who died a few days ago at Geneva, Switz
crland, was Of Irish parentage, and aitei
the close Of his school life learned the trad,
of q marble-cutter, from which he grad
ually turned to sculptural work ant
achieved distinguished success. His las
production of note was the statue of DAME
| Webster at Concord, N. III.