The Washington critic., 1886-01-19

ono III ldNoI OF SllNcI, DuI lutTC WIS
nothing truculont in it. 1t would not
be a bad idea for good many people to
let Mr.. Eustis alone. lie seems to be
perfectly able to make up his own mind
and take care of himself
MINISTERS of various denominations
at meetings held in Baltimore yoster-
day passed resolutions thanking Post
master General Villas for refusing to
establish the proposed Sunday delivery
of mails by carriers, A movement to
secure such delivery in Baltimore was
being agitated in other cities, but has
stopped since the decision of Colonel
Villas was announced. There are two
sides of the question, however, and we
are not so sure but that the Postmaster.
General and the ministers are on the
wrong side. 1t is matter in which
the public is greatly interested aud
there are plenty of good, needy men
who would be perfectly willing 10 do
the additional work for small aldi-
tional compensation.
The CRTIC is glad to sec that some
of our wcll.lnown citizens are taking
step in the right direction, and have
given money to Lieutenant Greer for
the relief of the families made homo
less by the fire at IToward's Row. No
quicker, better way of reaching the
poor can be found than by sending
money to the police, who know the
poor, and who have in past years
proved so successful in relieving them
There is great suffering, not only in
South Washington, but also in the eX-
treme northern part of the city, in
East Washington, and in the district
known as "Foggy Bottom" We hope
that everyone will follow this good cx-
ample, and that what they can give
will be sent at once to the Chief of
Police.
THE exposure of the big land swlndlc
at Sarasota, Florida, by which num-
Der of industrious Scotch colonists were
defrauded of their money and left on
the sand-barrons of their new purchase
without means to get home comes none
too soon. This was foreign scheme
il is some satisfaction to know, but
there's plenty of American schemes
which If not equally bad will at least
bear watching, and after the Sarasota
catastrophe the intending settler in
Florida can blame nobody but himself
if he gets victimized. A man can buy
a very good seat in q theatre from
diagram, but it's different with town.
lots and farms. It's always safer to
buy them on the ground instead of OFF
a map.
Mn. TowNsHEND's bill for the or
ganizaton of Oklahoma Territory,
under the political control of its vari-
Gus Indian occupants, who are to be
| given lands in severalty and every
chance TO make good American citizens
out of themselves, is regarded with
much favor by the House Committee
on Territories. THE CRITIC has al
ready noticed the general features of
this bill The measure is a good one
and none the less so for being, in Ger.
tain sense, experimental. We have
great confidence that it will go far to-
wards happily and permanently solving
long veXed problem.
THE BILL introduced in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Hall Of Iowa for the
eXtinguishment of patents is not of a
nature to work injustice to patentees or
to discourage inventors. The principle
of the bill is that while the patentcc
shall be amply rewarded for the fruit
Of his inventive Skill he shall not have
perpetual monopoly of it. In other
terms, no mans private interests shall
be pampered by the Government to the
detriment of the public good.
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At THE dinner of the Glover Club in
Philadelphia the other night General
Hawley said that he was an optimist.
He firmly believed, he said, in the
American citizen, in the American
editor and in the American Congress
man. Senator Hawley is, by the way
an American citizen, an American ed
itor and a member of the American
Congress.
THE elections committees of botf
Houses of the Ohio Legislature will
tomorrow begin their investigation ol
the alleged election frauds in Cincin
natl. If the work of disinfection is a.
thorough as it ought to be, the stronl
probabilities are that Hamilton County
will be left without any representation
at all.
THERE are very few people in thi
country, no matter how distinguished
who are entitled to the privileges o
the floor Of the Senate Why Judg
, Moody of Dakota should be accorded
this honor is past our comprehension
NJ. jules FERRY, recently at thu
head of the French Cabinet, will re
turn to journalism next month and as
sumo the management of our esteemed
contemporary, liz RepaJljque FraH
+ cdiSe.
!. The bank of Devils Lake, Dakota
has suspended; and at last advices tn
, devil had the funds as well as the lake
/ THERE is trouble in the Peori
: whisky pool-a slight attack of jim
jams, as it We're.
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