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The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The house occupied by Senator Jones
of Nevada, says Washington CORE
spondent of the New York Times, is
near the British Legation. 1t belongs
to Mr.. dc Blot, a Swedish diplomat,
who married an American wife, but is
now abroad. Mr.. Dorsheimer and Mr.,
Isaac Bell preceded Senator Jones as
tenants, so that the house is known by
all three prefxes, and hereafter will be
the "Jones House" in common term.
Senator Jones fortunes are all in the
ascendant again, and his Alaska mine
that he visited with his family this
summer is pouring out the Pactolian
stream that he always foretold that 1t
would. Mrs. Jones, who accompanied
her husband this summer, is enthusias-
tic over the scenery Of the Alaska
coast, and has large collection of
amateur photographs and many curios
from that far away and interesting
country. Mrs. Jones, being in mourn
ing for her father, will not take any
part in society this season, and this,
with the illness of Senator Miller the
mourning in Senator Stanford's fam
lily, the absence of Senator Mitchell's
family abroad, leaves no Congressional
representatives of the Pacific coast in
society this year but the wife, daugh-
ter, and niece of Senator Dolph of
Oregon, who are most popular and
make his home social centre.
~
The same correspondent is response
BILE for the following; 1t is amusing
the serious and business like view that
some mothers take of their response
bilities in presenting their daughters
to the gay world. One weary matron
who had brought out and married one
daughter came to Washington few
seasons later with rather heavy young
rosebud on her hands. One evening
the despairing mother spoke out to her
neighbor against the wall during a
german, saying 81 don't know what
the matter is, but somehow Susan
| doesn't seem to take as Jane did. She
| don't draw she don't draw at all -
Another mother, complimented that
night upon the beauty and apparent
popularity Of her daughter, said; "Oh,
yesl j really think Matilda is going
to be successful It's such q risk and
such q responsibility to bring a girl
out. You can't tell whether she will
take or not" All this in the most fer.
yid tone and intense manner.
w*~
II is worse than useless. says Il writer
in the CdpitaI, to ask the Commission.
ers to eXpend more money upon the
police force of the District, the light
ing of the streets, the erection of new
school buildings and the extension of
the asphalt pavements unless the Dis.
trict revenues are increased proper
tionately. The Commissioners arc
obliged to cut their garments according
to the cloth They are not warranted
in asking Congress for more than the
appropriation will allow. They are
limited in their expenditures by the
means at their disposal. They
are absolutely prohibited from
spending more than they collect
and a deficiency is something
! that they are particularly prohibited
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
A sun Of red IL weather warm,
A sun of blue Is general storm,
A crescent red Is weather cold,
A crescent blue Is fair foretold,
A star of red no change implies,
a blue star, local stormy skies,
A square of black on flag of white,
A cold wave comes in all its might.

-lsgnal Service Code.
THE CITY Of Lynchburg will celebrate
this year with q Centennial Fair the hun
dredth anniversary Of its foundation.
A LARGE portrait of General Grant has
been painted and presented to the American
Hospital, Mexico, by Mr.. p. ii. Balling.
AT THE MARCH meeting of the Congre-
gational Club of New York, Senator IIaw-
ley will open discussion on Journalism
and Religion"
The American Opera Company will ap.
pear at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this
evening in 'Lohengrin." Every seat In the
house has been sold for several days.
IT IS REPORTED that Mrs. Blanchard
Moore, Philadelphia lady of fifty years,
million dollars and some literary note, is
soon to marry the English poet, Robert
Browning.
Mr. +. Z. CHURCH, the artist, and Mrs
Church, who 60 to Mexico the last of the
month, will be joined in their trip by Miss
Susan Hale Of Boston and Mr.. Charles Dud-
ley Warner.
A MINING COMPANY with a capital of over
$1,000, 900 has been incorporated at Helena,
Mont. 1t will operate thirty-seven gold and
silver lodes The property includes, among
other mines, the celebrated North and South
Pacific lodes, the immense American Flag,
and Others Of the Russell group OF mines.
"IN WAsHINGToN," says the Louisville
Times, "when you call at any time before
6 p. m, 1t is the thing to say good morn
ing when departing. Here they dine at 8
or o'clock, and all time before that goes
as morning in the fashionable dialect.
There arc a great many Of these irdescent
idioms flying in the air."
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
THE SLOO GRANT AGAIN.
Having the Force of a Treaty Was II
Ever Inyalidated?

EDITOR CRITIo Permit me to set Alright
some Of your correspondents as to date,
etc, of this celebrated grant The grant
was made to Colonel Albert G. Sloo and
his four Mexican associates on February 3,
1858. Juan Baptista Ceballos was then
President of Mexico. The grant was for
fifty years. with extraordinary land prlvl-
leges across the Isthmus, including likewise
the exclusive navigation Of the Coatzacoal-
cos River. The grant and its provisions
were engrafted into and became q part OF a
treaty made and concluded by and between
the authorities of Mexico and the United
States OIL the 18th day Of June, 1851. See
10, page 1,035.
On September 7th, 1857, Ignacio Comon-
fort, then President Of Mexico, attempted
the high-handed procedure Of annulling
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
GENERAL AND cRITIoULAR.

Providence is on the side OF the temper
ancc people Of Georgia; the new artesian
well in Atlanta yields 100000 gallons Of
pure, cold water every day.
Children wouldn't be children II they
couldn't ask questions, and Revenue Com
missioner Miller has little daughter who is
one Of them. The other evening gentle
man was calling there and the little girl was
looking at couple Of portraits in a news
paper.
"Mamma,h she asked, after close study
Of the cuts and Of the VISITORS face, (which
Of these looks most like Mr.. Brown"
"Why neither of them, daughter" replied
Mrs. Miller.
"Yes, but Mamma persisted the child,
(which one OF them would look the most
like him II either looked like himr'
The mother gave 1t up.
Favors for the German-beer and pret-
zels.
al understand" said reporter In the
gallery to the man alongside of him, "that
the salaries OF Congressman are to be
raised"
"What, another salary grabS" excitedly
answered the other, snatching his pencil.
"When do they propose to do itr'
"1his year"
allow much of raise?r
"Five thousand dollars each"
"Thunderation What's that for2'
"To pay them. Of course. How the mis-
chief could the poor fellows get the cash to
settle their bills II their salaries weren't
raised somewhereY"
"Rats," said the otherman, relapsing into
a state of disgusted collapse.
In the telephone business there is some
indication that the Bell will be tapped.
A certain Congressman has placard on
the water-pitcher in his room bearing the
legend: "For external use only"
80
If the salaries of the Senators and Mem
bers were paid to them in lump they
would have to lug of about 1876, 600 pounds
of metal among them.
OF
Rev. DE Witt Talmage must be looking
for an Office under the Administration. He
was here last week, and on his return to
New York, said to his congregations ~
have to report that we have higher type of
character in the men at the Capital than
ever before" II you don't see what you
want, Tally, just ask for it.
1t would not be in any sense profane If
somebody would dam the food of bills
pouring through Congress.
| an
The New York Tribune says: "The Cab
met should be reconstructed on the princi-
| pie Of clean hands and pure heart ("
Why does the editor of the Tribune thus
| put up bar to his own preferment?
HM
Grover Cleveland is bigger man than the
| U. s. Senate but don't give 1t away.
It often happens that the man who is not
| great enough to be great is frequently too
| great to be little. This may explain the un-
success of some very respectable citizens.
| zA
Stable currency-The talk of the hostlers.
| M&
The country will no doubt have National
Bankruptcy bill when National bankruptcy
forces 1t upon us.
They call it Polecat Poker when it's q
scent ante.
| m@
If you are seeking large reward
For small amounts or more,
| Just lend your cash unto the Lord
By giving to the poor.
The Lord never defaultsl.
| MS
Would there have been an equal unanim-
ity of Republican sentiment in the Senate
on the admission OF Dakota If the new
State were going to send Democratic dele
cation to Washington? Answers to this
conundrum received at any hour.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE


by Austin p. Brown, 1i2G + st. II. W.
Two Of the most desirable corner lots on
10th st n W, 40 feet fronting on III ave- bet
NJ and N; very low, Several squares and
parts of squares In the northeast section of
the city at speculative prices. Several very
desirable lots on and near Columbia road, not
far from Boundary st; excellent investment.
large number Of superb lots in MI; Pleasant
houses have recently been built on this prop
erty and several more are contracted for;
values will speedily increase when spring
building begins.
HOUSES FOR SALE.
brick houses, o st, bet 18th and 18th,
each .........,..... SlOOOO
Brick house, st n W. bet 5th and 7th. $4,000
Brick house, ST. bet I'd and 3D. n $4,000
Brick house, Corcoran st, bet 11th and
l3th....... ..'... .....'.S SO,ooV
Brick house, 13h st W, near Smithso-
man Institute. ....'.............. ..S7,OOO
8 brick houses, 2Sth St.. ......S5, 500 to $1,000
Brick house, 9TH and w.............S10,0 1000
brick houses, 18th st, near Il n w....S5,500
Large double house, Mass ave. bet 12th
sbrick houses, st, Bet 9Th and 7th, ''''0''
sts.. s...........,.............S4 IA, zoo and $500
7th, each. ..................s3,sO 300
Brick house, 18th st, near Agricultural
Dept......... ...,......'........ ...S4,VU
House and corner lot on Conn ave, suit
able for fine building, g,..............s1s,5O
Brick house, p st, near 18TH. ..Sl1, 900
Brick house, l. st, bet Goth and aad......s0,5OO
Brick house, M st, bet 10th and 1lth,
with stable. ..................,.S.O,O .O,OOO
Brick house, cor nth and R..........,"S,9500
. left out of new brick houses, Wal
lack Place, cor 18th st, each, h,.....S3,5O0
Brick house, 18th st, above Iowa Circle. $3.50
Brick house, @ st, bet ist and I'd e....S00o0
brick houses, Vt ave, bet II and w
sts"....... '',.'''.''''.'.' S3'3oO 10 S30oo
! brick house, 18th st, bet q and R... $1,000
brick houses, i street, bet Sth and
10th. each.,.,...,....,,.,,,.., S5OOO
Brick house, u ST n G, bet 10th and 12th. $1,000
Brick house, 10th st, bet p and Q.... $4,000
Brick house, NJ st, bet 18th and 2Oth.. $4,000
Frame cottage, large lot, II st, near N
III aye.",.',,. $l,OoO
Brick house, I st, bet 18th st and Penn
aYe,,.,.,.. .......,,.,,,.,,,,',,' Ssu,uV
Brick house, 10th st S 0, bet and G....Sa,o 900
brick houses, Riggs ST, each. $3.50
Brick house, cor Riggs and 13th.... $4,000
Brick house, Vt ave, bet X and l. sts. S35,0O0
Brick house, st, bet nth and 18th 49,.
II nW..,,..'..,,,.,.1',, 1',,,'.,..''''''''.Sl .SlV,OOV
New brick house, Iowa Circle. $40, 800
Brick house, cor Mass ave and 10Th st. SIS 900
| House. 2lst st, bet II and ID n W,
stories and basement, II rs..,.,',,,, $1,000
House, NJ st. bet 9th and Sth n W, 8 rs $4,000
House, 18th ST, bet o and q n w fin
ished basement, nt.,,.,.,,,,,,,,..,.....S6,5 ", 200
| House, l. st, bet 18th and 10Th w...... 81, 500
| House, 9th st, bet and q n w.,,,,.,,,,$ So, 200
| House, 18th st, bet o and q w.........sS,75 ,750
| House Il St. bet 9th and 10th n W, g.
story brick, rs, basement, all mod
| COnNenlcnces ''''''''''''.,.,.,,,,,,, SU,UOU
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PROPERTY CLERK's SALE.

by virtue of authority vested In me under
Section 41i Rev. Stats. U. s. Rel, ID. c., will
sell at public auction ON SATURDAY, FEB
RUARY 13. commencing at 10 O'Clock u. M, u
lot of lost, stolen and abandoned property.
sale at Police Headquarters, Fifth and ID
streets northwest.
RICHARD SYLVESTER.
PrnneriY Clerk. Mot. PnlicO.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
LIVERY STABLES.

TFYOU Want to Buy, Sell, Exchange,
j or hire horses, carriages, harness, ETC., 20
to VIM. II. Downey's stables, 1920 TO 1924 l. ST.
repository, 1897 and 1890 l. st n w; none but
reliable stock handled; everything guaranteed
az represented. VIM +. Downey.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

Property and estates properly managed.
Houses for rent, furnished and unfurnished,
and rents promptly collected.
Money to loan on real estate security.
Large loans speciality.
In preparation for distribution, a book con-
taining complete list of improved and unim
proved property, valuable statistics, sugges-
tiOns In House Building and Decoration, In
eluding series Of views Of city and subur-
ban houses.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
FOR SALE--H0USES.

TOR SALE-A Nicely Furnished 10
II room brick house; II small cash payment
and the balance in monthly payments of
amounts not greater than fair rent without
interest. Apply to James g. sprlgg, 1921 n Y
avenue.
EOR SALE - Several New Brick
mod imps; prices, So, ,750, S2,450 and S2,350 on
easy terms Tyler u Rutherford, 1926 +
st W.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
EDUCATIONAL.

SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- 9th and ID SITS wa practical business
education that qualities young men and wG- ,.
perform the active duties of life. Thorough
Instruction given In rapid writing, the English
language, correspondence, rapid calculations,
book. keeping, business practice, commercial
law, political economy, ,stenography and type
writing. Regular day and evening sessions re-
sumed Tuesday, September, 1, at o m and
year or quarter on and after Monday, August
2d. A full corps of teachers. Illustrated CIR
cular, giving full information, sent FREQ ON ap-
plication.
Mrs SARA SPENCER. Vice-Principal.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

sTsaTHE MEMBERS OF WASHING
VSS ton Lodge, No. 10, D. =. q. II. Elks
are requested TO meet at the.uar House on
Tuesday evening" February o, at $3.50 p. M. t.
attend the "Jahrmarkt.'
j, Y. POTTS. Secretary.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

new officials who have spoken ON the
subject make announcements that can
not fail to be construed as hopeful for
Ireland. With Mr. Gladstonc's great
skill in handling difficult questions OF
state and the character of his lieuten-
ants, it is not predicting too much to
say that he will solve the Irish question
in manner satisfactory to the majority
of the English people.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
FOR SALE AND RENT.
,AL ESTATE BULLETIN
TWo-SToRY BRICK AND FRAME HOUSES
FOR SALE.
NOrtheast and SOuthef

Northeast and Southeast.
ia and ZIG II 81 n Q, b h, IN !, Srs...... $4,000
SOB 5th st II Q, ( II, s rs...........,...,... $500
bl5 nth II s @, II, rs rs.................. 1900
12l4 Pa ave S o. h, observation-disclosures. $500
5l4 9th ST n @, fh, 7rs.................... $500
SEQ 4th ST @, { h, Observation-Disclosures. $500
O1O IL st n @, II, rs ..................... 2,100
ZIG Del ave n c, h, 5rs.................. 1000
80 to 30 Myrtle st n @, b h, m !, z rs..... 100
"a, 20, "a and SO Myrtle st e. b h, z rs... 100
GEORGETOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.
1858 sist st, mod i'm. 17rs.............S II $4,000
32O0 32l5 Grace ave and 1913 and 1850
32d st, h, 10 rs......,................ $3.50
Congress, bet Stoddard and Road sts.". 6.000
G1 Fayette st, 10 rs. $500
Green and Needwood sts................ $500
GEORGETOWN PROPERTY FOR RENT
Per Month.
415 High st, IN l. 1S acknowledgements $50 20
Seminary Building, rooms !, land s.... sS GO
4" 15............. 10 90
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

CONSERVATIVE and aristocratiC Eng
land is much surprised and very anX-
ious about recent events in the United
Kingdom. The result of extending the
franchise to so many additional electors
causes the conservative and aristo'
cratic TO open wide their eyes. They
wonder greatly at the presence of MIR.
John Morley in Mr.. Gladstono's Cabi-
net. They are accustomed to routine;
not to seeing u man jump into position
of chief responsibility and trial without
previous official experience. Ii is rather
startling to see Mr.. Gladstone getting
out of old and venerable ruts In this au.
dacious style But what they open their
eyes the most at is the appointment of
Mr.. Henry Broadhurst TO the under
secretaryship for the Home Depart
ment. That gentleman is a working.
man and the first of his class to be pro.
NOTED to the English ministry. Arls-
tocratic and conservative Engla nd is in
short realizing that the world, like
Brother Jasper's sun, "do move"
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
REAL ESTATE.


EOR SALE-The North Washington
Il Real Estate Company have large and
choice line of improved and unimproved prop
erty for SALE offering rare chances for invest
land for sale in the north or northeast sec
tion of the city will find 1t to their advantage
to do SO through this company, which gives
its whole attention and energy to the develop
has seventy thousand feet In one tract on New
Hampshire ave. at bargain for Investment
Also, 100000 acres of improved farm lands
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
FOR REMT---HOUSES.

THOMAS j. FISHER & CO.,
1894 street northwest.
DOR RENT-A Broom House, No.
IL 51i ith 1t c; $40 per month. Apply 22s
N Capitol st.
EOR RENT-No. 325 11th At. 3. e.,
Il Groom frame house; water In yard; s19
Davidson & Davidson, cor 4lh and ID SITS n W.
ORDER BOHEMIAN BEER by Tcie-
~ phone II Is the best. L. II. Finley, 1906
ID ST n W.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
FOR EXCHANGE,

w ANTED-TO EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange,
corner 9th and X SITS. Smoky .chimneys cured
or no pay. Stoves exchanged for groceries.
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08
HOUSES FOR RENT.

LOANS.
In sums to suit at @ per cent.
The above Is only small portion OF prop
erty on my books. For full fist call at office
for bulletins Issued on 1st and 10Th.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

Would there have been an equal unanim-
ity Of Republican sentiment in the Senate
on the admission OF Dakota If the new
State were going tosend a Democratic dele
CATION to Washington? Answers to this
conundrum received at any hour.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08


TITS understood that Mr.. Dorsheimer,
having resigned his position as District
Attorney for the Southern District of
New York, will hcnceforth devote his
entire energies to the building up and
permanent success of his newspaper,
as an organ of the Administration and
exponent of Democratic principles.
The New York Sur, which was al
ways a readable paper even under the
Kelly yegiD,e has greatly improved in
all respects since it passed into the
hands of Mr.. Dorsheimer, and will
now In all probability be rapidly
brought up TO the highest standard of
excellence in all its departments. Mr.. G.
p. Huntington Is mentioned rs CAPT
talist ready to back up the enterprise
with his money and having full faith
in it as profitable investment.
SOME one has traced Mr.. Parnell' $
ancestry back to that doughty warrior
of the fifteenth century, the Earl of
Salisbury, known in his history as
Warwick, the King Maker" Mr..
Parnell is not himself king maker,
but is certainly maker of English
premicrs. He made Lord Salisbury
premier, putting down Mr.. Gladstone
TO elevate that nobleman and made Mr.
Gladstone premier by putting down
| Lord Salisbury, in turn.
On THE 1st of January, year ago,
the Bell Telephone Company con.
trolled 107 ,440 circuits, 10l, 734 miles
and 712 exchanges. A good many
| people think that the latter item refers
to newspaper exchanges" They gel
this idea after reading the New York
sun, World, Tribune and other more
or less metropolitan journals.
Two SHARES Of Tchuantepec Shil
Railroad stock of the par value o.
81 600 each were sold in New Orleans
last Thursday at public auction fol
| 81 ,055 each. That beats Pan Electric
by about the same amount-$l ,05j.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

n1y5e 5ewAsHINGTON, ID. G., FEBRU-
KSS AIRY o, 1886.
We hereby certify that the capital stock OF
trict OF Columbia is one Hundred Thousand
(s1Q0.000) Dollars, which has been fully paid
and that there are no existing debts of said
company.
NJ w. BEVERIDGE,
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n1ysesPRINGMAN's EXPRESS,

TSS
SOUTH CAPITOL AND d SITS. s. W.
General Transfer Agency. Safes, Machinery
and Plate Glass moving Specially.
Telephone, 3T4-2 se10
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AUCTION SALES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z, 1886.
The Washington critic., 1886-02-08

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day of February 1886.
N. DUMONT, Notary Public.
n>SSoS. NJ. CATE, NJ. d., 01G McPher-
W. son Square, Washington, ID. c., gives
special attention to diseases of the nervous
system, spinal curvatures and Potts disease.
Telephone call. 4i5.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-06
AN INCREASE IN PENSIONERS.

The payment of pensions for the quarter begin
ming on June and ending September was brgnr
on Saturday at 4 a. IN. at the Pension Agency. No
1916 Canal-st AS General Slke left the office on
Friday evening half dozen men seated on
the doorstep The general asked them what they
wanted and they replied that they were waiting for
night and at IL O'Clock tho number had
increased TO $50. Al $3.50 a. m. on Saturday
800 men had formed in line. Payments were be-
gun at o'clock. During the day payments were
made as follows: S54 inyalids, VINO personally
appeared, $50 800; 800 widows, $1,000; total,
l,l5s personal cases. $43, 900.
All these had to be sworn The widows were ac-
c0mpanled by two witnesses each. At one time it
was estimated that 500 women were present The
scene at times was strkingly picturesque. Here
and there III the vast group could he seen totter-
Ing old woman representing a soldier of the of
1917. A surprisingly large number of the widows
p; soldiers of the late war appeared with
babes in their arms he waihng of infants,
the tramping of feet, the expOstuations among
the crowd and the variety of dress afforded an in-
teresting study. The crush upon the first day is
regarded an index 10 the wants of this class and
the members presenting themselves yesterday
showed an increase over those previous occa-