The Washington critic., 1886-03-08

and the oifpnsc Is at most nothing more |
than u harmless indisoreton. But the
target was fair, and there were n thou
sand arrows ready poised and ready
poisoned to let fly, and as soon as
the word was given they shot out
like the ills from Paudora's Box, doing
incalculable injury to an innocent aud
defenselcss woman. This treatment Il
unfair, unjust unkinl. Mrs Potter Is
II woman of good reputc. Her stand
ing has never been impeache1. By
her clever acting as an amateur she has
made nearly 100000 for various
worthy enterprises of New York. She
has not done this without much com.
mendable industry. Honor to whom
honor is due. This attack on her Is
without sufficient foundation. Take
it home to yourself. You must con.
clude she has been treated with abso.
lutte cruelty, If not brutality. 1t Is not
probable that so small thing has ever
kicked up so great commoiion since
the Capulets and Montagues bit their
thumbs at each other.
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The following, says Cincinnati I'm.
quiror special from Washington, are
samples of questions propoundcd to
young lady who recently underwent
civil.service examination for 5000
clcrkship in the departments: The
power of the press2 Uses of education?
Woman's sphere.
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The season at Yellowstone Park this
winter has been somewhat mildcr than
usual with an average depth of snow
of less than two feet. The present no.
tel accommodations are poor, but the
new houses to be built at six different
points under leases from the Interior
| Department, it Is thought, will be
| ready for the accommodates of tour
| lists early in the summer. Supcrintend.
| ent Wear, who was In ST. Louis the
| other day, says that the facilities for
reaching the park are very good, the
| Northern Pacific Railroad running
within eight miles of the resort, from
which passengers are taken to all
points of interest in the park at rcas-
enable rates and in good Con
cord coaches. Mr.. Wear also
| says that game has been abundant
| lnIpllHiOut tilt EC DtlitS VI
| elk have wintered within two miles Of
Mammoth Hot Spring, while fishing
has been excellent in the GARDINER
River, the trout rising to the fly as
| readily as in June. The superintendent
| has ten assistants, whose business 1t Is
TO protect the game Us far as possible
and prevent any injury to the park.
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Mr.. Germond, the chief engineer of
the Mount Vernon steamer, w. w.
Corcoran, has presented the editor of
the Alexandria Item q rifle ball, taken
from beam Of that vessel few days
ago. 1t was found that the lower end
of the gallows frame was somewhat de-
cayed, and about two feet of It was cut
off in order to repair it. The portion
cut off was split up for kindling wood,
it being of yellow pine, and in splitting
it half dozen long, slender leaden
rifle balls were found. The theory is
that the tree from which the beam was
somewhere in lower Virginia, II may be
the Wilderness. Experts, who have
seen the balls, say that they are those
| uscu Wllu tHc w ullcWOTlu SlOuC'SlgUl
rifles, such as were used by sharp
shooters. and it is supposed that they
were fired at some soldier who stood at
the tree. The bullets are, of course
ilattened at the end, but are yet nearly
an inch long and about three. eighth.
of an inch through.
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| A Washington special to the New
York Graphic says that ex-senator
Thurman has not called at the White
House since he came TO Washington
except once, when he went to pay hi
respects to the President, and he has no
called upon his successor, Mr.. Payne
towards whom he feels considerable re
sentiment. Judge Thurman visit
Edmunds and Sherman more than any
other of the Senators, and whenever h,
goes to the Capitol follows the well
known trail to the room of the Commit
tee on Judiciary, where he hangs hi
hat and coat on the old peg and takes
pinch of snuff from the box that is al
ways upon the mantel Judge Thur
man and his wife have been out a goo(
deal in society and receive marked at
tention everywhere.