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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Minnesota Republican Convention
lBy teiegra phi to the Dispatch.I

10y pc4chidph W tho D4opeeShsl
ST.. PAUL, September 22.-The Re-
publican State Convention assembled
here to-day, and organized by the APP
pointment of A. @. Wedge as tempo
rary chairman. After the appointment
Of the usual committees, the Conven-
ton adjourned until the afternoon.
The Convention reassembled at 2;40
P. NJ. and made the temporary organi-
cation permanent. After adopting q
platform and taking two ballots for
Governor the Convention took q recess
until evening.
The Convention reassembled at $3.50
o'clock and proceeded with the ballot
ing for Governor. At the end of the
fourth ballot McGill had 100 votes, and
bis nomination was made unanimous.
The balloting for Lieutenant Gov
ernor resulted as follows E. A. Rice,
247; II. L. Castle, 1903. Rice's nomi.
nation was made unanimous.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Printers Aid Charleston Sufferers.
IRV taleRranh 10 the nlsnafch1

NEW YORK, September 22.-Two
rines Of printers from the offices Of the
World and Times played . game OF
baseball at the Fairgrounds to-day.
John L. Sullivan acted acceptably as
umpire, and the receipts-s2O0-wers
devoted to the Charleston sufferers.
The Worlds nine was victorious By 9
score of IL to 4.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Upset by n Squall.

10y OoIoBIHPH % tHo DISP"IOH'I
ST. JOINS, N. F., September o.
During a violent southerly gale last
night the British schooner Little Gem
was struck by an off-headland squall,
heeled over, and Immediately sank. She
was laden with -four. Two lady pas
sepgers were drowned. The crew were
saved by clinging to the bottom of q
small boat, and picked up and landed at
Kings Cove by passing vessel.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
A Mississippi B.ynehtng.

10y ItItSIHpH 10 Ile DIsPsICH'T
NEW ORLEANS, September ga
special to the Times Democrat from
Centeryille, Miss, says: "Steve Flow
ers (colored), who shot one Jelks aud
others on the morning Of the Goth in
slant, was tried and committed to the
county jsil by justice Of the peace.
While on the way to the county.seat
with his prisoner the constable was
oyerpowered by q number of armed
men, who took Flowers from his GUS
tody. They then carried the negro q
short distance away and shot him to
death,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
ODD-FELLOws.
The Great Parade iu Boston Yesfer-
day-CpprecedenIed Demon
saTuetna
lns telegraph 70 the pispatch.l

(By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
BosToN, September 22.-The Sow
ereign Grand Lodge was called to order
by Deputy-Grsnd-Sire White at 9
o'clock this morning, and opened in
regular form. Jurisdictions were called
and a large amount of business pre-
scented, which was referred to the va
Iious standing committees.
Representative Rowe, OF Dakota,
presented a resolution providing for
obituary notices Of deceased members,
to be handed to the secretary and be
printed in the Revised Journal.
Representative Canton, Of Illinois,
presented q protest from Excelsior Can
ton, Of Chicago, against the action OF
Lieutenant General Underwood in post
poniDg the drill, which was to have
taken place to-day demanding the drill
to proceed. and II no other canton sp.
pesred for drill that the first prize be
accorded to Excelsior Canton.
Past.Grand-Sire Durham raised the
point Of order that the protest was out
of order in this body. The grand sire
sustained the point Of order.
Representative Cox, Of Maine, offered
q resolution that each representative
present who had not already secured
one DO entitled to copy Of the bound
Journal. This was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
On motion Of Representative Cox, Of
Maine, the representatives. and thar
ladies' were requested to meet 10 the
Odd-fsllows' Hall st 1:30 p. N. Re-
ports, as they appear upon tho Journal,
were taken up. A number Of appeal
cases were passed upon or laid over
until tomorrow. The Grand Lodge
then adjourned until 0 o'clock to-mor-
row morning
The monster procession Of 0dd-Fel-
lows moved q about 2 o'clock. Ths
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Chnllenge for AmsrIea,s Cup.

[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, September 22.--John
Ii. Bird, secretary of the New York
Yacht Club, received to-day the follow
ing cable message:
Glasgow, September 2l.-0n behalf
Of James Bell, member OF this Club, |
officially intimate a challenge for Anne
rica's cup, the contest to take place next
September. WILLIAM YORK,
Secretary Royal Clyde Yacht Club.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
The Irish Land Commission.

[By Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch
DUBLIN, September 22.-The Free
mans Journal declares that the new
Royal Land Commission is packed with
the foes Of Irish farmers.
The Irish Times says it believes it
would have been better to exclude from
the Commission every one connected
with the fixing Of rents, as their opln-
ions would perhaps be biased by their
personal interests in the questions at
issue.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Sentenced for Attempting to Defraad'

HARRISBURG, Pa, September O.
DR.. Smith Buttermore, Of Fsys.te
county, misrepresentation convicted
Of an attempt to dsfraud the State out
Of sl2,500 for bogus hospital at Con-
nellsville, Was sentenced to-day to pay
afine Of $500, costs Of prosecution, and
to be imprisoned in the county jail for
sixty days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
The Spanish Insurgents.

lBy Anglo-Amerlcan cable to the Dispatch.
MADRID, September 22.-The pur-
suit of the insurgents has ended. Those
captured will be judged by severe mar.
tial law. In the provinces many Re-
publicans have been imprisoned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
seven,h.Day Bap,,s,s' Conference.

IBy teItBrHpu 70 Ihe Dlspatch.I
MILTON, WIS.,, September 22.-The
seyenty-sscond annual session Of the
SeveDth-Day Baptist General Conference
bc gan here this forenoon. The session
was opened with devotional exercises,
followed by the address Of Rev. George
ii. Babcock, Of Plainfeld, N. j., pre-
tident Of the Conference.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Crushed 20 Death while Seeking Food,
IBy Anglo.Amerlcan cable to the Dispatch

lBy Anglo. American cable to the Dlspatch.l
LONDON, September 22.-Adyices
from Mandslay say that at the opening
of the relief house there the crush to
obtain food was so great that twelve
persons were trampled to death. Six
thousand persons, who were ruined by
the recent food, were supplied with
food,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
HEAVY HAIL.
Destructive storm In Indians-Grsas
Damage Done.

IBy telegraph TO The Dispatch.l
SOUTH BEND, ND, September %
The most severe hail.storm ever kno an
in the history Of this city, visited here
this evening. Hail-stones. ruined all
the tin, iron; and slate roofs in the
city, while over 10000 lights Of gas
were broken. Hardly factory, busi-
ness-house, or residence escaped damage.
The divers estimate the damage TO
their works at 100000. The total
damsge will probably reach 100000.
Several persons we're iDjured-none Sc
riouslY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
MARINE IsrELllGENCE.
PoRr or RICHMOND. SEPT. az. 1859.

PoRr or RICRM0ND. SEPT. az. 1859.
ARRIVED.
Schooner p. q. Schultz, Thorn pson. New
, ofk, coal, Charles n. Page.
Schooner joseph Baymore. Bulge. New
York, salt and iron-ore.
Schooner Albert Mason. Abbott. New
York, salt, 4 y. Williams Co.
sAlLEn.
Steamer Ariel. Dsyo. Norfolk. Unite1
States mail, merchandise and pnnsngosa
q. ri Tstum. agent.
schooner Alfred Keen, Greedy. Elizabeth
port. railroad ties. T. q. LeAke. Jr., a Co;
vessel. Curtis Parker.
PORT OF NEwPoRr NEWS. sxrr. a.. 1850.
tBy telegraph
ARnSvBD.
Steamship Richmond. Boas. New York
and sailed for Weal Point.
steamship Blackstone. Ryder, West foanS
and sailed for Norfolk.
schooner Oracle d. Chamben Chambee4
w" SAILED.
Schooner Tom Williams Mill. Noeeolks
scSoopsr Q. II. valentine. cartiA Rev
York. with coal
cLnAnHD.
steamship Crairhii CasA Nitehsll ~
ptnweus Win coal -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
LATE WEATHER REPORT.

[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, September 23-l A..
A.-For Virginia, fair heather, sta
tiOnary temperature, and sOHtherty
emds.
For North earolina, South Carolina,
and Georgia, fair heather, no decided
change in temperature, rariabte rinds,
generally easterly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23

vmr epl aeollsed L. ~ Ule9
stssdiss sn1 elcs:t r. $780, S,Ss
I'm. = me IS ss'' .h ss'' ss'sssoos Scss @
msThst ruled nrmey ~ : report snek q
~ boat.Ioads he'd been tshen Tor eHpcV -
New YoTk. No. spins wheee 49, u
s sss = 40 -: :s;i ~ scsH r q "a
Opened sssisr. and closed on the regAlof
board Ne urder yesterday. CD Tue arsr
Doon board psIcss rAIlieq ~. Ins rSy.SS
and the offerings liberal No. s,'d - 80
sstte.: No. q yellow st 3e4c,; ne
Ut s7a37kc. The trading was dull "
oats. which cio<ed ~ about yesfesdny3
steady: no. z, 4syc Barley WAS tame, No
arranged from ssa6ic. for ordinary 70 chotee.
Pork vss greatly unsettled: early pucee
rallied l0al2<c.. Ieceded 1oahzts. Tor nees
iosi2c. aud closed quiet. Lard wes qutes
eDd easy: cash lots were quotabie ~ ~ lo4
$3.50: short. rib tides wcss unsettled, eno
finally eIo<ed shade higher. Boxed meese
were quiet. Whisky wss unchanged. bu-
uIScInnAxA
CfscrSNArI. September 2a-Floaf
easy Wheat nrmer: No. red, 11c.
Corn steady; No. mixed. sic. oAes
n IL fair s1s sos ssssr 10 n %lsse
ed at 80 so. Bulk, meats quie. at 3! In
Bacon steady and unchanged. Whiskey
firm AISLE. sugar steady. Hogs steady;
common and lish,, ss.seas4.7o; packing
and butchers, 81 50ss4 %.
WILMINGTON.
WrLzIs6Toe, ". O., septic mber 20. -rur.
PEI tine quiet at seSc kosin quiet; strain
tnrpentine irm; hard. Soc.; yeiiow-dip
and virgin. el.eo.
CHARLESTON.
CHARLssToS, September 22.-Turpeatine
firm at sCe. bid. kosin quiet; good strained.
sbcsoc.
SAvANNAH, September 2z.-Turpeutino
quiet a. sssc. kosin Arm at soc.asi.oIH.
COTTON MARRErs.
SoaroLx; VA, septembsr 22;-Cotion
steady; middling, &c. Net receipts $40
bales. ssss sss Sse es! s
gas bales; TO Great Britain, - bales; 70
%IEsrScros, \. c.. september Got:
ton tirm; middling. &c; Net receipts US
bales; stock, 2 $50 bales exports-coast-
wi,e - bales: To the Continent. - bales.
SAVANNAH. GA. September 22.-Cotton
stesdy; mlddling. SIC. Net receipts. s.sls
2 600 bales: stock. 80 $50 bales; exports :
coastwise, 277 bales; to the Continent
- bales; 10 Great Britain. - bales;
70 france, - bales
AUGUSTA, GA, september 22.-Cotton
firm: middllng. $50. shipments. So
bales: sales 67i bales.
CHARLEsros, .. o., September ga
CoItol steady middling. SO. Net receipts,
2sO2 bales: gross receipts. 2.bo2 bales ssleA
] 500 bales stock, 10 $50 bales; exports
TO Great Britain, - bales; to the Cont.
nest, = bales; coastwise, 1,l2o bales; 70
France, - bales
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK September 22.-Cotton. net
receipts, IL bales. gross receipts, 6.i6S bales.
Futures closed quiet; sales, 50, 700 bales:
September, seI9as9.20. octoner, s9.2t;
November 80 24as9.25; December se.2da
s927; January, s9.Sisssso: February.
50 4sas9 a.: March, s9.5lase.52: April.
sg69ss9. 80; May, ss.e7asg IS; June, s9.IAA
1918; July. t9.s2ss9.ss.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
Reported for the Dispatcn.l
- Ia
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
R.ITIunRE STOCK MARKET

BALTIMORE, MD. September "a. -Firginia
8 =. oonsol dated, with coupon, ot; past-due
coupons o71S Go. new IS, o7A; do. l0-40's.
40h. North Carolina 6's, OLD, 1884. Bid
to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Dead Body Found.
tRy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l

tRy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
SAVANNAH, GA, September a.
While hunting in the woods near Millen
to-dsya negro found the body Of Daniel
wilkerson, another negro, lynchsd over
a week ago for rape. The coroner will
probably hold an investigation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
Ths Cholsra.

lBy Angio-Americaa cable to the Dispatch.l
LONDON, September 22.-rhe
cholera reports from Austria Hungary
show thirty-six new cases and SIX
deaths.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. September "a. 1880.
OTFERINGS
sALKs REPoKTrp TO sEoaErARY.

WHEAr.-Mixed l.C75 bushels. Red,
sass bushels. Total 8 583 bushels.
CoRN.-White, GA bushels.
OArs.-e24 bushels.
sALEs REPORTED TO SECRETARY,
WHEAT.-NIixed. 800 bushels very good on
private terms: 500 bushels common TO good
az 81 To soc. Red, 600 bushels prime Long
berry on private terms: $50 bushels COM
mon to lair Longberry at 90 10 sac; I TAG
bushels common TO good Shortberry at IS
TO SIC.
OATs.-Winter, 20 bushels prime at 45c. !;
90 bushels prime on private terms.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
srno.Ooo Failure.
lBy telegraph 70 the Dispateh.l

10y tei6gzaph 70 tno D"psscn'l
GALVESTON, September ga spe-
ciai from Texsrkana says: +. j. Lowe,
. prominent railroad contractor and
lumber. merchant, made an sssigument
yesterday. liabilities, 100000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
The Prssfdent and Party Homewsrd
Bound.
lBy telegraph to the pispatch.l

NEW YORK, September 22.-An
Albany special to the Post says; Pre-
sidsnt Cleveland and party arrived here
by s special car this morning about 3
o'clock. The President and Colonel
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23

rHx DISPATCH JoB-PRISrTNa HoUsa d
thoroughly equipped TO do all kinds Of
BOOK. AND JoB-PsrSrIHa pt the shortest
notice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
ELOUR.
COTTON REPORT.

We quote: Fine, s25Oas2.75: superfine.
s9asS.25: extra, s3.50as3.75: family, sia
500; patent family. country, 81. 75a35.26.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


Nv tVWa <IO&A mA0A8Is
NEW .oHx. september ~ The stock
citsd, and feverish. II was tho most active
csy OF the ear and the market gives every
indication that the outside public have
come largely into spse ulsiion. and 10th buy
[ osl stocks ere the great feature to-day.
snd Reading resumed the first place In
hsrssctiops The stock was favorably ar
fected by the announcement that the Penn
sylvsnia road wss now In accord with the
manage oient. and rose . only q little OF
which was lost ~ the close The opening
was firm 10 strong, the advances over nnai
feuers OF isst evening ranging from y 20
- bu, pseine Mall was 49,. down s,s ~, Z
half Of the active list was UNCHANGED,
JfsdiDg YVES active fn the early dealings.
but the market vas feverisn aud Irregular
With a general drlft toward lower prices
Toward IL O'Clock, however, buying In
Reading began the sales OF that stock for
the neat hour belng 10000 shares. It's adj
vance stimulated the rest OF the market,
and GAINS we're made over the wDote, out
later In the afternoon heavy realixations
the opening figures. There was some little
I'm prOvement In the last hour, the market
closing barely frm. The final prices are
about equally divided between the gains
and losses although the latter are Ia no
case for more than fractional amounts.
Reading Is up a., Hooking Valley ~. East
Tennessee ~, and others fractious Sales
ESQ 600 shares OF which the enormous
amount OF i76 200 shares was IN Reading.
Nooa.-stocKs active and firm. Money.
81 per cent. Exchenge-Long Sslysfs2;
short 4s4ha4s431. GovernmeDtsduli.
Ecenta0.-txehange, 46ik. Money. a.
per cent. Sub-Treasury balances-9old
s126,s 600; currency, s2e.7Ii,000. dow
ernments dull; per cents, 1879; Der
cents 1904 bid. state bonds dull.
Alabsma-Class A. TO o.-;,..............-...loih
n. SIS. small.......-.....r..lO7
Georgia 6s.......................
Georgia rs. mortga2e.-...-.........-.... t2H
North Carolina consol 6s.....-...( asked)t2I
North Carolina 4s......................... syh
South Caroltns Brown cOn...........-.........toS
Tennessee settlement 3s......--.....-..--. 70
Virginia
virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio. eH
Chicago and North western-..................llc4
Chicago and Northwestern preferred..li2h
''.'''''.'.
East Tennessee
LAKE vl4
Louisville and Nash vii 49H
Memphis and Charieston....................... 81
Mobile and 49,
Nashville and attanooga."..-.........". $50
New orleans Pacific LIST MORTGAGE. ToS
New ork
Norfolk and Western preferred ............ 45
Northern 2sA
Northern PRcinc preierred-.................' SIS
Paclnc D ~
enuIue
hlchmond ana ADeghany.-'.'...''''..-.'""
Richmond and
Richmond and West Point Terminal. 30
hOck "a
81. wa
~. Paul
Texas IT'S
Union oV1B
Wabash Pacific preferred--.................. ....
ekl6rn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23

SEITEMBER 22.-peaL uts have not varied
In price. Demands are moderate. Quo
tations: 5hc. for best hand picked; 4as<c.
for farmers grades. Journal Of CosameTce.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23

Market quiet.
QUOTATIONS..
GOOD HIDDLIEG.-e e.l6c.
hIDDLIE6. 3 l-16c.
Low hIDDLIEG.-s 9-l6c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURE

NEW YORK September 22.-Cotton, net
receipts, IL bales: gross receipts, .. t6Sbales.
Futures closed quiet; sales, sa,70o bales;
September, SO ieas9.20: octoner ss.2t;
November 80 24ase.2o; December, se.2da
s927; January, s9.3asss.35: February.
50 isas944: March, s9.5las9.52: April.
Sp 69ss9 80; May, s9e7asg 6si June, 80. 7tA
go III. Iuly 50 S2asQ So
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-23
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.

NORFOLK. September 22.-Market quiet.
with o tendency 10 improve. Prime, -
SIC: fancy. &c: common, la2c. sheiled.
2a21c. factory hand-plcked, 4a6c.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16
NOTES AND GOSSIP.


MRs. ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS is at
Gloucester Point, Mass, writing new
novel.
MARSHALL FIELD, the Chicago dry goods
merchant, pays the Government million
dollars year In duties.
f. s. CHURCH, the artist, is at work,
among other things, on a picture he calls
"Retsliation.n II Is q group OF young girls
discharging arrows at a captured cupid.
Miss ALICE LoNorELLow, daughter OF
the poet, and her cousin, Miss Bessie Long
fellow, together with some Boston friends,
have gone to Bayreuth to hear the music.
GEORGE f. MosuER OF Dover, N. H.,
recently United States Consul to Germany,
has been elected president OF Hilsdale Col
lege, at Hillsdale, Mich, and will probably
accept.
IT IS REPORTED that Governor Wetmore
Of the prohibition State of Rhode Island
has Just sent TO his Newport cottage one Of
the finest stocks of wines ever imported at
the New York custom-bouse.
PETER B. swEENY is willing to throw
the influence of Tammany into the scale
for Whitney for the Presidency, II Mr..
Whitney viii help to put Sweeny In John
Kelly's place. 1t is n very nice little ar
rangement, but Tammany may have some
thing to say.-[Brooklyn Times.
The FOLLOWING legend was inscribed on
flag outside public house in tho White
chapel road, known as the Queens Arms,
when the Prince OF Wales visited the East
End the other day to lay the foundation
stone OF the Peoples Palace:
Welcome to the "Queen's Arms"
Where you had your first drink
II THE publishers can be believed, General
Grants book has already petted over $780,
00Oto his family, and Mr.. Blaine has realized
over $250,O00 from hi'. We should hate to
offer either the Grant family or Mr.. Blaine
one-third of these sums for their royalties,
unless We had the money ready fora prompt
remittance Boston Record.
Philadelphia to New York:
Go take your Peter Cooper In,
His glory is undone;
You can't compare with us at all,
Our cooI Icr takes the bun.
-[WAsHINGToN CRITIC,
Men who do in barrels trust
Are oft reduced to beg.
Sec he succeeds whore Others bust,
Our cooper and his keg.
-z[Phladelphia News.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16
DO THE DEAD COMEBACK AGAIN ?

With elbow buried in the downy pillow,
I've lain and read.
All through the night n volume strongly
written
In tongues long dead.
For at my bedside lay no dainty slippers;
And, save my own,
Under the paling lamp hear no breathing.
am nlonel
But there are yellow bruises on my body
And violet stains;
Though no white vampire came with lips
blood-orimsoned
TO suck my velnsl
Now bethnk me Of n sweet, weird story,
That In the dark
our dead loves thus with seal of chilly kisses
Our bodies mark.
Gliding beneath the coverings OF our oouches
They share our rest,
And with their dead lips sign their loving visit
on arm and breast
Oh fondest of my loves, from that far heaven
Where thou must be-,
Hast thou returned to pay the debt Of kisses
Thou owest MOI
-lTHEoPHILE GAUTIHR.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

THE House last night held an un-
usually businesslike session, the even
ing having been set apart for the con-
sideration Of measures relating to labor.
Despite the rain, there were large
number of Members present and five
important bills were passed. They
were bills to prevent the employment
Of convict or alien labor on public
works; further prohibiting the immi-
grafton of foreigners under contract to
labor In this country; to protect me-
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

The New York Sun commends the
Morrison surplus resolution as an Gin
trinsically reasonable" proposition and
says II "shows how.little influence over
Congress is welded by Wall street and
the Eastern banking interest"
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

WHAT has become of the anti.Po-
lygamy bill2 There are rumors out
that it has been chloroformed and
boxed up, something after the style in
which poor Preller was disposed of at
st, Louis.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

"MARY JANE" in her diary of a
recent trip down the Potomac, printed
in THE CRITIC yesterday, says that we
ought TO have better class of passen.
ger steamers on the river That is
true; but has 1t ever occurred to "Mary
Jane" that palaiial steamboats-and we
know she would be satisfied with moth
Ing that was not palatial--cannot be
built in minute nor bought for dol
lar and a-half. Time and trade and the
Permanent Exposition will set all these
things right.
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

A HUNDRED or more Greeks are on
their way to this country by London
steamer. They do not come clearing
gifts" but on begging frolc. They
belong to the gypsy persuasion, and
are meudicants by trade. We move that
the celebrated DR.. Tachmyntis, who is
said TO be in New York again, be ap-
pointed committee to receive his fel-
low-countrymen and be shipped back
with them to the port whence they
sailed
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

THE New York World is inclined to
think that possibly the merits of the
surplus resolution were not carefully
considered, in view Of the fact that IL was
not at all likely to go into effect" but
its passage emphasizes the fact that
there is no chance of the President and
the Democrats in the House pulling
together In financial matters"
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

THE royal astronomers and ministers
of China have been ordered to select
nice, large day in the first month Of the
next Chinese year for the accession of
the young Emperor. 1t understood that
Professor Capen, the advance weather
bureau" of the esteemed Republican,
would have secured this joint had he
dealt less In "cloudsome conditions"
and "foul crises
The Washington critic., 1886-07-16

THE English Conservatives have
offered four of the Cabinet portfolios
TO the Liberal Unionists and to divide
the other offices under the new Govern
ment with them on the same basis. In
this country that would be called q
deal" but we do not suppose it would
be admitted in England that any such
thing was possible there.