The Washington critic., 1886-08-09

II is EGullylnB 10 KNOW HOWCNcI,
that before reaching the end Of his let.
ter Mr.. Arnold comes to the conclusion
that Americans, one and all, sincerely
believe that the Irish ought to have
control Of their own local affairs.
How does II happen that he discovered
this great truth and got so completely
lost concerning another intimately as.
sociatcd with it2
Is \ speech made before the Colored
Editors Convention at Atlantic City
last week, Recorder Douglass said that
he could not for the life of him under
stand how any colorcd man can side
with the Democratic party The Re
publican Senators side with Mr. Doug.
lass in that view, as Mr. Matthews of
Albany, New York, knows very well;
and here is something more that Mr..
Douglass said; cleveland was brave
enough when public sentiment was
against me TO invite me not once, twice
or thrice, but many times, to his grand
receptions at the White House; but
Grover is in bad company Mr.. Doug
lass is still Recorder of Deeds, and it
does not strike us as being in the best
of taste for him to refer to the prcsi-
dent in such Il manner. The President
is certainly entitled to more respect
than is contained in the words "Groyer
is in bad company"
THE proprietor of the New York
World gave his employees and their
friends grand excursion up the Hud.
son yesterday afternoon, the pleasure.
ableness of which was enthusiastically
heightened by an announcement from
Mr.. Pulitzer after the boat was well
under way that he had voluntarily in
creased the wages of his compositors
10 AS cents per thousand ems, or two
cents above the union rate. Mr.. Pu.
liter also gave free excursion for
New York workingwomen yesterday
that was greatly appreciated. Alto
gether it was a great day for the lVorld
ON the Hudson.
THE FUND of 100000 which was
contemplated for the erection of a
monument to the late Vice President is
still less than $4,000. The fact of the
matter is the monument business by
subscription has been largely overdone
in this country. The people cannot
afford such constant drafts upon their
resources, nor is it any reflection upon
their patriotism or liberality that they
do not respond. Mr. Hendricks is as
well and honorably remembered by his
countrymen as though he had an
obelisk to his honor a thousand feet
high.
PROFESSOR DE Voc includes the city
OF Washington in his cyclone pro-
gramme for August. The first storm
period will occur off Cape IIattcras be.
tween the 10Th and Goth, and the second
in this vicinity, and particularly along
the James River, between the 2jth and
2Sth. The hottest weather of the sea.
son is to prevail about this time, fol.
lowed by frosts in the early part of
September
CONGRESSMAN MCCREARY of Ken,
lucky, who was renominated the other
day, said in his speech to the conven
tion that President Cleveland had "the
independence and industry of Jefferson
the purity and patriotism of Monroe
and the courage and circumspectlon OF
Jackson" If that doesn't fill the bill
what in the name of all the fathers
will?
COLONEL FRED. GRANT is authority
for the statement that If Washington
is ever taken and sacked by an enemy
1t will never be rebuilt as the Capita
of the country. The young man il
quite right, too, for when Washington
is laid waste there will not be enough
of the country left to need any Capital
1t didn't strike Fred. that way, how
ever.
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT is in favo
of nominating Colonel Henry McCor
mick of Harrisburg for Governor 0
Pennsylvania. Mccormick" h
says, "is clean and strong man, an
in the line of the Presidents ideas o
e the new Democracy" Are we to in
fer that Mr., Cleveland is Indirect
taking hand in State politics?
y TUAT big sloop, the Maynower,
not TO be sneezcd at. She walked ava
from the Puritan, Priscilla and the A
q lantc last Saturday and did not seer
, 10 exert herself much in doing so,
may be the MayhoEcr yet that I4ieutel
, ant Hem will have to sail the GalatC
8 against in his effort to capture th
r Americas cup.
y THE "WoTld's Pastime Exposition,
y at Chicago appears to be in very bl
way. 1t is not matter Of particuli
/ surprise. The name was enough to XII
+ it without any other embarrassment
} contend with.
The funeral of Mr., Tllden, like Ii
. life, was simple and unostentatious, q
r tlrely devoid of the "pomp and circun
n stance" that he so much avoided in h
a daily walk and conversation.
G SENATOR GoRMAN was in Baltimo
g last Saturday and looked in at the Gu
i tom house. lie said he wanted to 81
| how a Democrat looked in a FEEDER
S position,
THE next man to be tried by Il
. courts of chihuahua will be Cons
+ Brigham, we suppose. Secretary B0