The Washington critic., 1886-09-27
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young man who yuuug man whl
was found kneeliug ut wd' found kntellns a.
the altar ui II Nat I tn" altar Oi st Nat
thcw's Church this tHew's Church~th,s
morning, rccitrg the morning ru"ltinr ths
litany In n bai-tyrous Li'auy IN u boistcrous
tone Cf voice, was re- tone ut voice, was re-
moved to the insane moved to the insane
asylum. lie had been asylum. Hu had been
lett at the church left at the church
STEPS by his brother, steps by his brother.
who, being aware ul who, leiug aware ut
his CONDITION, had his condition, had
gone for police assist gone fur police Gsss-
aucc. In the mean auco. In the moan.
time the lunatiC gave time the lunatic gave
way To- a violent Mt. way to u violent at.
tack Of lis religious tack of his religions
mania, and when his mania and when his
brother returned he brother returned he
was found NJ the altar was found ut the altar
as mentioned, and Ms mentioned AMI
made vigorous re. made vigorous resist
sistance - arrest un- ance To arrest I'm
I'll shown pair OF I'll shown pair of
handouts, when he handcuifs when he
Quietly submitted to quietly submitted to
Divine dictation." Divine dctaton."
THE diagrams Of whisky and beer
saloons in certain sections of New
York, published by the Graphic, on
which the drinking saloons are repre-.
sented by big black dots, reminds the
observer of case of continent small
pox, so thickly do they run together
There are some blocks shown of which
no man living could make the circuit,
taking square drink in each groggery,
and reach his starting point alive. And
the controlling power of New York
politics rests in these very slums.
WE ARE SORRY to see the other New
York papers so badly broken up be-
cause Of Lieutenant Schwatka's new
river, which he has named after Mr..
George Jones of the Times Such
greenness of envy is unworthy of q
magnanimous press. In order to com.
promise the whole difficulty upon a
Civil Service Reform basis why not
christen the new stream "Mugwump"-
q word Of truly Alaskan and far-away
intonation.
JEDGE WAXEM, whose enjoyment of
the 'bally'' last season was seriously in.
terfered with by the tall hats in front
of him, will be glad to learn that the
check system is likely to come into
favor this season, the ladies leaving
their top.gea in the cloak-room and
sitting through the play uncovered.
The Boston ladies have already under
taken to set the fashion and ought to
be unanimously encouraged in the good
cause.
CHARLES b. WAITE, the New York
Doodle Alderman, and witness in the
Jaehne case, is likely 10 remain in the
House of Detention for witnesses on
Mulberry street for an indefinite period.
There is no telling when his evidence
will be wanted, and he is unable to se-
cure the $50, coo required for his bail.
Mr.. Waite appears TO be getting all his
punishment in this world, as the
Universalists say.
WIGGINs says he never predicted
horrible earthquake disasters on the
29th instant, and all he said was that
there would be a shock south of the
thirtieth parallel. Politeness forbids
our saying what Mr.. Dennis Mud Wig.
gins Is, but we could prove 1t by q great
cloud of witnesses If we should state it.
THE enduring quality of venerable
wrong has sorrowful illustration in
the plumbing of the Treasury building,
which was allowed to carry on its work
of slaughter, unhindered, until II
brought Secretary Manning to the verge
of the grave. Are any other public
buildings similarly situated?
COLONEL FLAD, president of the st.
Louis Board of Public Works, is
strongly in favor of laying all gas and
water mains under the sidewalks.
"Once tear up street." he says, "and
will defy the smartest contractor in
the country to lay it down again as
sound as before"
If THE money in the District treas
ury is too low to warrant some expen-
diture for cleaning our streets, how
would 1t do to request each family to
contribute labor to the work? Then
when the ordure is heaped up, It could
be given away to those who would
cart it Off,
WHAT on earth causes the neglect OF
somebody to have our streets swept
The sights and smells around us are
Cbdl. Residents become somewhat &C
customed to it, but visitors wonder tha
such beautiful streets are allowed to re
main in such filthy condition.
IT Is now thought that the diflicultie
between the leather manufacturers o
Massachusetts, which threatened L
culminate In a general strike or lock
out on the 1st of October, will b,
adjusted by arbitration. That's th,
common sense way of settlement.
A PROMINENT Catholic paper In Min
nesota has come out In favor of the Re
publican party on its prohibition prin
ciples, and DR.. Burchard may nos
knock off two of the RS from hi
famous triple alterations.
ONE might infer from the assiduit
with which Mr.. Dorman b. Eaton is re
nominating Mr.. Cleveland, that he
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