The Washington critic., 1886-10-26

booksellers, to.earn livelihood the
year round The races here in the
spring also practically open the
northern circuit each year, Thus the
Capital of the Nation is both the be.
ginning and the end, which is as 1t
should be. The spring meeting was
one Of the most successful of the whole
year, and the fall meeting, If the
weather Is propitious, will not be be.
hind it, But, even If the weather is
not what could be desired, the present
fall meeting will be notable one
Washington has demonstrated that she
can hold II successful race mceting re.
gaidless Of the mood of Jupiter Plu'
vius.
THERE was one thing lacking to the
last moments of Mrs Stewart which no
number Of millions could supply-the
presence of children aud Grandchildren
to ease the dying pillow and receive
her blessing. The loneliness of such
II death is melancholy to contemplate
yet Mrs Stewart was not without
friends (is who worth $50 ,00000O
isO and she was woman of
strong, cold qualities, such as make
amends, perhaps, for the absence of the
tenderer sensbiiies when the grim
summons of death is TO be answered. Yet
if the presence of children were want
ing there were also wanting the sug.
gestion Of heirs by the bedside,
mingling sordid expectation with their
grief. The estate in time will find its
way to the children of others, made as
happy by it as would have been her
own, and capable of spending it with
equal facility.
LADY CHURCHILL, who used to be
an American girl, yesterday opened
Primrose Lodge at Bradford, England,
making "a piquant political oration,"
whatever that is, and being enthusiastic
cally received. 1t would have been
worth while going over there to see
the fun had Colonel Kate Field, who is
still an American girl, been in Brad
ford and Lady Churchill had consented
TO divide time with her. The audience
would then have heard something
really worth hearing. 1t might not
have been so enthusiastic over the
Colonel's remarks, but it would have
known more when she got through.
COMMISSIONER WEBB addressed the
| Colored Industrial Exhibition last
evening in a plain, practical, sympa-
thetic way that won the attention of
all his hearers and will, doubtless,
leave lasting impression. His re-
marks abounded with good advice, and
he mainly congratulated the promoters
of the exhibition, not only upon its
success, but more especially upon the
evidence 1t furnishes of Independent,
selfasserting progress on the part of
the colored people.
BALTIMORE Is To enjoy the refresh.
ing episode of a municipal election to
morrow, at which members Of the first
branch of the City Council are to be
chosen; and what renders the contest
particularly interesting is that there are
four sets of candidates in the field, and
that the labor party makes its dis
tinctive appearance on this occasion
for the first time in Baltimore politics.
| IT APPEARS by the testimony of an
exclerk of the Board of Public Works
of Cincinnati that Commissioner Nor
gan was not only party TO the issue
of fraudulent vouchers, but appropri-
ated 10 himself three -fifths Of the plum.
der. He was thrifty man. was Nor.
gan; but we begin to doubt now
whether he will ever realize on his
$4,000 libel suit against Halstead.
THE Mayor of Charleston has sent
a letter of thanks to the Lord Mayor
of London for the substantial aid for.
warded from that city to the South
Carolina earthquake sufferers. 1t was
a great oversight in Mr.. Courtenay
however, not TO have inquired of Min
lister Phelps beforehand whether this
was the proper thing to do,
THAT was big fire on Capitol Hi,
last night, and, as it proved, a danger
Gus one to handle; but the Fire Depart
ment met the emergency manfully. The
gasoline explosion was attended by au
astonishing number of casualties, but
fortunately none of them are likely tC
prove fatal.
WE agee with the New York
Gr0phtc, that nothing could be moro
silly than the Fuss which Is being made
over Cousin" Ben Folsom's appoint
ment to the Sheffield consulship.
Mr.. ApoLPH suTNo proposes to civ
each Of the 10000 school children OF sli
Francisco a tree to plant or the 9Th OF No
vember, and General Howard agrees h
furnish a tract Of the Prcsldlo Reserya
ton on which to start the new forest
Mir. MoVICKEH the veteran manager
says that the theatrical business was neve
better in Chicago than II IL now.
his sHIPs.
| closed drawer with sudden paug 'O-la,
For meath the thing / sought there lay u toy
CaIyen and cut and chppc1 In childish way
Too sacred tudcstrOy.
A wooden hammer, that with mimic nails
Had builded tiny ships Ouunch, d forth anon
| And kept uliOnt with hrcHth on snowy -ails
, Till narrow shores were won.
How little then knew those ships that wan
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