The Sunday herald., 1886-08-29
reader who peruscs whs, is written between the
lines will not 20 far amiss In his interpretaiion

II the President makes the appointment Of Chief
Of Eneincers by selection instead of promoting the
senior colonel OF the corps, ho could not DO better
than commission that gallant soldier and accom-. |
pshed gentleman, Gen. John a. Parke, to succeed
Gen. Newton. We understand that Gen. q. A. oil |
more will be strongly pressed for the position, and
while nothing can possibly be said against this
oficcr, either personally or professionally, Gen.
rarke seems to possess peculiar ntness and qualIn
cation for the position lie ranked Con. Gilmore az
brigader general and major general OF volunteers,
and has been second In command here for many
years. Both onlccrs graduated In lste, Gen. Gil
more being one number higher on the academic list
than Gen. Parke.
at is promised that the volume that Jefferson
Davis some time ago published is TO he supple
mented by another book from the pen Of the ex-
chief OF the Confederacy, though hear that the
coming one Ia to be given up than was the first
to anecdote and porira,ure Of the Southern leaders
who stood by hm."--x. \. Times.
MIR. Davis IL preparing work that will throw some
light upon the features Of the Confcderacy that have
been but little understood lie thinks II duty he
owes to some OF the ablest men In the late Confed.
crate government.
The Hon. John Sherman and Senator John Logan
must smile sarcastic smiles at each other when
they meet and discuss Mr. Blaine's latest bid for
the Presidency.
Washington has witnessed good many curious
things in ts time, but 1t ia doubtful II 1t ever beheld
Just such crank as Mr.. Samuel q. Ewing promises
to develop. lie has Issued an address to tho "Con'
gress Of tho United States, proclaiminR himself the
Christ Of Revelation and inviting dignItarles and
potentates, clerical and lay, OF the whole earth to
meet him at Washington on the LIST day OF October,
1886. for the purpose Of framing q universally ac-
ceptsble religion" MIR. Ewing lisa citizen Of Min
nesota and has lately graduated from one Of the In
naiic asyums OF that state.
About a. much truth and good sense Ia compressed
| In the following paragraph from the Philadelphia
| North american az Is possible to be expressed in
| 20 small Q compass: "It Ia . misfortune for the
country that Its affairs must be continually see-
sawed upon the political situation In the State Of
New York. 1t is, to be sure, a grievance Of long
standing, but can hardly be said to grow any
tolerable by its perpetuation. That all the great
Issues should hang upon the ups and downs Of in
trGue, bargain, J0bbery, and corruption which ap-
| pear as politics In the metropols,' and that the
strength OF both parties In the nation should be sub
stant!aly paralyzed because Of the necessity OF
nuessing for the control Of the one State Is stua-
tion to be deplored."
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| The nrst three days Of the past week showed
| wonderful receipts from the customs and internal
| revenue Of the country. The amount turned In
on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday was $751;
6.o and the season Of the year Is by no means the
busiest. What rich powerful nation this American
Republic 10!
Is sad 10 note, according 10 those invauble pur-
veyors Of fashionable intelligence the female
pondents at the watering places for the seml-rura
press, that "RoscOe Conkling no longer wears a
Venetian point to his beard" and that he Ia increas
Ing In rotundlty OF belt. Well, all that's bright must
| fade. Though MIR. COnkling has his share Of human
| weaknesses, no one ever said OF him that he was
either brbc takcr In any shape. Altar. or coward.
His faults were manly at all events and not those
Of some Of the semi.emasculated political psalm
singers, who think the surest way to win the favor
OF the Almighty IL to pose as models OF high mo-
raty upon the corners of the streets.
Have the citizens Of Washington any rights that
builders are bound to respect: We ask this ques-
tion because, from the way In which the construc-
ton OF certain building between Twelfth and ThIr-
teen,h on Pennsylvania avenue Ia being carried on
II Ia the opinion OF some one In authority that
they uhe pabc) have not The entire sidewalk Is
piled with brick and passers-by are ostled by hod
arrying insolent negro wOrkmen. On Wednesday
last passing lady had her costume bespattered
with mud by one Of these brutes, much to the de-
light and hilarious mirih Of the crowd. There was
no superintendent visible and their Joy was uncon-