The Washington critic., 1886-10-25

that che holds the lost cause in higher
honor than he does The llg of the
Union" 1t is queer habit our
esteemed st. Louis contemporary
has of giving its nonsense editor full
swing of the paper every now and then.
This accounts for the nonsense above
quoted General Maury, like any other
practical man Of affairs, prefers a good
office and good salary, flag included,
to anything in the shape of a lost cause;
and he will honor the position to which
he has been assigned.
Mr.. TIM CAMrBELL's calling and
election in the Eighth New York dis.
trict may be considered sure enough.
Suppose the Republicans bolt you and
60 in for GradyY' suggested a friend
of his the other day. "No fear Of
that" said Mr.. Campbell, "for johnny
O'Brcn is holding my end up" And
Tins head seems to have been entirely
level on this point for the Eighth Dis
trict Republicans have given him their
formal Endorsement. Mr. Campbell
has many friends In Washington, who
will rejoice at the return of 50 eminent
n civil.servicc reformer.
By reference to the list printed In
another column of the horses that have
arrived at Ivy City TO take part In the
fall meeting that opens tomorrow, 1t
will be seen that more good horses
will be present than at any racing
meeting during the year. Nearly all
the horses are in good condition, the
owners having brought only the pick
of their stables, aul thc prevailing
impression is that every horse will run
to win Should the attendance war
rant it the National Jockey Club will
have for the first time IN its history "A
two.wecks' meeting.
CouNT DE MIcmELA, who is accom-.
panying Prince Napoleon on his grand
tour, says that the law providing for
the expulsion of the princes from
France does not apply in this case. 1t
only affects the heads of families and
| their eldest sons; therefore includes
the Princes father and brother, Victor,
| but not himself. Nevertheless, the
representatives of France in this cOun-
try do not seem inclined to show the
young man any attention, while the
Italians are showing him special cour
tesies as the nephew of King Dumbert.
"a BLAINE Catholic of 1884" wants
TO know, through the Philadelphia
Times, why, elf religion is part of the
fixtures of Mr.. Blaiue's political
property-room, he does not play the
Catholics in their region as he played
the Presbyterans in Philadelphia. &"
We move that the matter be referred
TO Mr.. Blaine's distinguished friend,
the venerable Simon Cameron.
HENRY GEORGE will come out Of his
New York campaign with minority
of votes, but largely replenished bank
account. 1t is said that he will clear
$25, 600 on his book this year by reason
of the big advertising boom it is getting
through his candidacy for the Mayor
atty. But this is species of property
that he doesn't believe in dividing up
among his friends.
| CONGRESSMAN TILLMAN of South
| Il ;nte
"out"-away out According to Till
mar, Mr.. Cleveland is the cause of the
hard times, and, with the exception OF
running Republican Office holders in
South Carolina, has done nothing fol
the South. These be serious charges
and Mr.. Tillman should accompany
them with aliidavits.
Mr.. GLADSTONE while engaged on
Saturday in his favOriIe pastime OF
cutting down n tree, Inadvertently
chopped into wasp's nest. 1t isn't
the first time that the Grand Old Man
has stirred up nest of that kind, bu
from the fact that-he failed to attend
church yesterday, we infer that on this
occasion he encountered particularly
sharp combination.
COLONEL ROBERT BEVERLEY, presi
dent of the Virginia State Agricultural
Society, says there was no poltica
significance whatever in the recent visi
of Mr.. Cleveland to Richmond, Eek
cept the recognition by him of th'
interest of fifty one per cent of tn,
population of the United States by
which the other forty nine per cent
obtain their living"
Mr.. HALsTEAD of the Cincinnati
Commercial. Gazette is enjoying jus
now a refreshing season of libel suits
all growing out of the sweet.scentet
are all brought by members of the lat,
hodge-podge ofCincinnati politics. The!
Board of Public Works, who seem t,
have had q remarkable faculty of get
ting themselves misrepresented by tn
newspapers.
In the case of w. w. Haseltine
charged with the murder of Amos Z
Morse at Stevens Point, Wis, tn,
jury brought in verdict of not guilty
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