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The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
About this season Of the year
We oft hear the inquiry

About this season of the year
We oft hear the inquiry
"llow arc you getting ON my dear
with your new diaryP
The questiou's answered In this way
by nine Of every ten:
81 wrote In II on New Years Day,
But not since them
- Boston Courier.
Trr new Richmond wing, under the edi-
torship Of Judge Nowlin, will make its first
appearance January %.
IIENRY NJ. STANLEY, the African explorer,
will manage the laying Of the proposed rail
way in the Congo country.
REV. DIR. BuRCuARD Of alitcrative fame
was yesterday collected president OF Rut-
gers Female College, In New York city.
OSE Of the most valued treasures in the
library Of Mr.. John Blgelow of New York,
is the original manuscript of Franklin's auto
biography which he bought while in Paris.
EN.GovERNoR CoRSELL of New York,
being asked about the United States Sena-
torship In that State, replied al have heard
of no serious opposition TO Mr.. Miller and
he has made good Senator"
RUTH TABOR, Modoc Indian girl, now
attending Whites Normal Labor Institute,
near Wabash, Ind, is exhibiting wonderful
smartness in her studies and will probably
enter Earlham College, at Richmond, next
year.
THE mean life average among the rich
classes Of England In 50 years, and among
the poor Al years. Thus II will be seen that
the life average Of the poor is much meanor
than that of the rich Pittsburg Chronicle
Herald.
GESERAL SToNEMAN, who resides near
Los Angeles, Cal, after being afflicted for
twenty years with dyspepsia in It's worst
form and bad temper to match It, has
fully recovered his health and regained his
original good humor.
FRANZ IIszT, the great pianist and COM
poser, has lXcd upon April as the date Of
hs arrival in England aud he win remain
there about fortnight, Which, considering
that be has not been IN London for forty
years. Is rather a short visit.
\ New HAVEN special to the Boston
Gi0ic says that those who are allowed be-
hind the scenes assert that Professor Dwight
Of the Yale faculty will succeed President
Porter, and tnat there is no man or combi-
nation Of men who can beat him.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
8 Ycrlta,,ie .Inhr RrIl..

EDTToH Critic; Your ldiotic remarks in
The Critic Of to-day in regard to Her
Gracious Majesty, the Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland, also Empress OF India,
highly savored Of jealousy and tends TO
lead a true-born Engishman TO believe that
the only hatred the American people have
toward England Is that she is a glorious
monarchy and that republican forms OF
government have no standing under n
monarchy. Therefore your representatives
are obliged to take back seat on state
occasions, and no doubt from the humble
positions they occupy they Justly feel their
insigniicance in the august presence of
royalty. The grandeur OF the opening of
Parliament awed the common people,
especially the Americans who were present,
Your silly vapori2ations remind me OF the
dog barking at the moon. l dare you to
publish this. 4 True ENGLlsHSIAN.
Washington, Jan. 81.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
CHEAPER LIGHT WANTED,

More than ono gas company in city
generally works to the public advNn-
tage when the companies operate indie
pendently and do not go into 'pool"
OF divide up the city between them
Baltimore, as an instance, has two gas
companies and is promised much bene.
fit from that fact A bill is to be re-
ported in the Maryland Senate, pro-
viding that not more than $12j per
thousand shall be charged for gas, and
forbidding the consolidation of com
panies or division Of territory by them
One of the companies the Chesapeake,
evidently secs something in the wind,
for it today announces that from
February / next il will furnish gas for
Sl.50 per thousand and make a reluc-
lion of 81 per thousand to consumers
who pay promptly, which is of course
equivalent to furnishing gas for 30
cents thousand. This company would
hardly determine upon such a reduc-
tion if it did not think that there was
money in it,
Why should not competition in
Washington as in Baltimore cheaper
the price of gas2
If a good article, as the Chesapeake
claims its product to be, and as its use
in other cities is demonstrating, can
furnish gas for fifty cents per thousand
feet and make money by the manufac-
ture, there would seem to be no good
reason why the same cannot be done
at the National Capital, only forty
miles distant The facilities here and
there are equally good-conditions the
same--the benefits to be derived equally
desirable. But all attempts to cheaper
the price of gas in Washington have
thus far either been undertaken in bad
faith or without sufficient backing, and
for this cause have proved abortiye.
Cheaper light is one of the necessities
Of the age, however, and have it we
must sooner or later.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
HILLS OF LANCASTER,

soft DER the hills Of Lancaster
The autumn evening fell,
When last you pressed my lingering hand,
And, laughing, said farewell.
] heard your deep, young, earnest voice
Familiar fall and rise,
And saw at tlme2 your purpose strong
Light up your clear brown eyes.
The sunset fades DER Lancaster,
The dear old hills grow dim,
And as of old the harvest moon
Hangs DER Wachusett's rim
But you tonight are far away
Beside a FOREIGN sea,
And the moon-llt hills of Lancaster
Are fair, but not TO me.
-[AUGUspUs MESrON LORD.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

OF THE many people in this country
who have just grievances against the
great American compositor and no less
great American proof reader, the
Chinese Minister stands at the head
His name has been daily pounded out
of all shape, Never was there an al
phabetical aggregation that has been 50
malireated as the letters that combine
TO make up the Chinese Minister'S
name. There have been cases of so
great absent ,mindodness that people
have forgotten their own names, but If
the Chinese Minister, after all that his
name has suffered at the nimblc hands
of the printers, should so forget, it
would be put down az a natural case OF
cause and effect. And of all those who
have mangled and bu2z.sawcd the
name OF Cheng Tsao Ju, the esteemed
Pittsburg Times is the most culpablc.
1t prints that name as "Mr. Isas, Jr. -
Such an oflense would in China be
followed by immediate decapitation.
In the land of the Milkado similar
desecration of the name Of high and
noble man would entail death upon the
desecrator, In the language of the
Mikado himself, dissolution in such
case would be "a lingering one, and
there would be something about "boil-
ing oil'' in II,
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
LIVERY STABLES.

TF YOU Want to Buy, Sell, Exchange,
i or hire horses, carriages, harness, etc., go
TO VIM. IT, Downeys stables, 1920 to 1921 l. 50;
repository, 1927 and 1899 l. 81 n W; none but
reliable stock handled; everything guaranteed
as renIesented. VIM II. DoMneY.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

New JERSEY, as sovereign and
independent commonwealth, has de-
clared war against the menbaden fish
ermen whose vocation, it is claimed, is
exterminating the food fishes along the
New Jersey coast. Holly Beach is the
most warlike Of all the localities on
the coast, and the residents there are
throwing up earthworks and have sub
scribed. 81 900 for the purchase of can.
non to be mounted en- barbette and
manned by some of the most noted ar
tillerists from the cranbeiry-bogs.
Every craft engaged in menhaden
fishing will, the Holly Beach warriors
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
TOPICS OF TIE DAY,

Following is Major Benz Perlcy
Poorcs account of n little falling out
which Gordon of Georgia had one day
with Roscoe Conkling; and how it was
fixed up. Gordon had felt sore be.
cause he had failed in bringing the
entire Democratic vote of the Senate
to the aid of Hayes in the confirmation
of the New York nominations, and he
regarded Conkling rs the man who
defeated this scheme. The Senator
from New York could not brook the
interference of the Senator from
Georgia in what he regarded rs
family quarrel The two had not re-
garded each other foI some days with
looks of love. When the Senate was
in executive session one Friday after
noon, Mr.. Anthony occupying the
chair, there was Il warm discussion
over the nomination of Ward, Il
Georgia internal revenue collector, in
which some illusions were made to the
New York case. When this had been
disposed of General Gordon rose to
move that Mr.. Spencer of Alabama re.
port the case of Smith, nomi-
mated for Collector of Mobile, on
which case there had been an adverse
report. While Gordon was in the act
of making this motion Conllling called
out loudly, Go on with the calendar 3"
Gordon Immediately said, "AIr. Presi-
dent, the Senator from New York is
not in the Chair, but he orders the
Chair to 60 on with the calendar"
Several names had been called for ac.
ton when Gordon made this remark.
Conllling was reading newspaper and
did not hear ii, but his attention was
called TO it by Senator who sat near
him. Springing to his feet Conkling
asked what the Senator from Georgia
had said concerning him. Gordon i'm.
mediately repeated the language.
Conkling said: 'If the Senator from
Georgia says | ordered the Chair to so
on with the calendar, he states what is
not true" Gordon replied, "Very
well, we will settle that hereafter. :"
Conlling retorted, 1--WE will settle it
here" and repeated what he said be-
fore. Mr.. Gordon then again said, I'VE
will not settle il here, but elsewhere. 3"
1t was finally agreed that Senators
| lIamlin and Howe, MS friends of Mr.
Conkling, and Senators Ransom and
Mcdonald, as friends of General
Gordon, should cndeavor to adjust the
difficulty. The quartet sat in dclibcra-
tion until o'clock on Friday night,
and met again at 10 o'clock on Satur-
day morning, finally agreeing in the af
ternoon upon the adroitly drawn up
statement made public, after which
"all was quiet upon the Potomac" 1t
is not true that any communication
passed between the parties, although it
is known that Mr. Lamar of Georgia
counselled General Gordon, and that
| Senator Jones of Nevada and General
Phil. Sheridan were the advisers of
Senator Conkling Old stagers were
carried back to ante .bcllum days by
this belligorent episode in the Sena-
torial proceedings.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

A CONSIDERABLE Irish constituent OF
Representative O'Neill of Missouri
writes that he did not intend to worry
him much with correspondence, but as
he perceived the Congressman had n
machine for making letters he could
expect to hear from him quite often.
1t is needless to say that Mr.. O'Neill
employs a typewriter.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

assert, be blown out of the water If she
comes within range of their great guns.
Before such preparations as these, even
the gallant cruisers Of the Maryland
and Virginia oyster nayies must lose
some of their glory.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
FOR SALE-hOuSES.

NOR SALE - Several New Brick
Il dwellings; Grooms, bathroom and all
mod imps prices, s2750 S2,i5O and S9,a10 on
easy terms. Tyler IL Rutherford, 1925 +
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FOR EXCHANGE.

w ANTED-TO EXCHANGE NEW STOVES
w for old ones at Buffers Stove Exchange
nc 0sn aSa s's r yuns er.eu
Old stoves bought.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

KEEP the gold bugs on the keen
jump is the stirring and imprisoned
appeal Of the R0ehy lNouRtaiH News
This is probably what inspired Mr..
Symes to his great effort on the New
York Produce Exchange.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

Four HUNDRED AND EIGHTY of the
seven hundred and thirty-two polling
places in the city of Philadelphia are
located in places where liquor is sold.
In some respects the charge of medi-
mvalism cannot be truthfully made
against Philadelphia.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

ACCOUNTS DIFFER as to the personal
appearance of the Queen. One able
correspondent says that seated on the
throne in the House of Lords yesterday
she was matronly, but handsome and
healthy looking lady. Another equally
able observer says that she was red,
bulky and awkward The Queen will
have only herself to blame if the latter
description is taken to be the most ac-
curate, for, with a fore-hauded caution,
she forbade the use of opera glasses by
any one in the chamber.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

"Fivo years ago" says Jules Guth-
ridge in the Chicago No,os Frank
Barker, well-known man about town,
opened a broker Office on + street, 10
the vicinity of the Patent Office. lie
was handsome, wellpreserved man
about 40 years of age. lie was a bache-
lor and great social favorite His
business was prosperous, and upon the
death of his father it was expected he
would fall heir to n half-intercst in an
estate valued at several hundred thou
sand dollars. One day his brother
dropped in at his Office and asked him
to cash draft Of $500 Barker said
lie would get the money at bank di-
rCctlv across the street, and, putting on
his hat, left the room. Not the slightest
trace of him could be discovered from
that moment. His business affairs were
found correct to penny. There was
a balance Of several thousand dollars
in the bank to his credit. Society
exhausted itself in finding q motive
for his strange action, and finally it
ceased to be talked about and was for
gotten entirely. About n week ago, af-
ter an absence of five years, the miss.
ing Frank walked into his fathers
house in Georgetown and was wei
coined by his aged parents as one from
the dead. The story he told was
singular one. When the bank official
cashed his draft the whim seized him TO
leave town. He said he seemed to be
controlled by some stronger power
than his own. lie walked to the sta
;y,,, LII ...a
few hours found himself in New
York. From there he went to Liver
pool and subsequently to Yokohama,
Japan. Here he obtained employment
in an English commercial house, where
he remained four years A few months
ago he felt--for the first time during his
absonce-a desire to return to America.
He resigned his position and left on the
next steamer. Beyond these meager
details he vouchsafed no further in
formation -
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AUCTION SALES.
WY CLARENCE DUvALL,
w. Auctiuncer, g1i stn W.


TRUSTEES SALE. or VALUABLE M
PROVED PROPERTY ON 19rH SF,
BETWEEN II AND S SITS. N, W.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly
recorded In liber No. ii0l, folio %, ct sgqa
one of the Land Records for the District of
Columbia, will sell, as trustee, In front Of
the premises, on TUESDAY, THE 12rH DAY
0FJANUARY, 1896, AT 1870 O'CLOCK =. NJ,
the following described real estate lying and
being IN. the city of Washington, District of
Columbia, and known and described on the
plan or plat thereof as the west half of lot
numbered thirty.nine (3g), IN square mum
bered one hundred and ten ui0j, together
with improvements, etc.
Terms of Sale-Onc-half cash and the bal.
ance In one ~ year, with interest at the rate
of six 90 per centum per annum, secured by
decd Of trust on the property sold, or all cnsh.
at the option of the purchaser. A deposit of
$50 will be required Mt time of sale. All CON
veyancing at purchasers cost. Sale 20 be
closed within seven (D days .
GEO. H. RICHARDSON,
Trustee.
Above sale Is POSTPONED to SATURDAY,
JANUARY ~, 1856. .
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

"THE Bland silver dollar is worth
1890" says the New York Horala.
"Send them out here" says the
Chicago Iator. Ocean, "and we will give
$3.50 for every dollar we get"
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

Hon. BoYD WINCHESTER of Ken
tucky was yesterday confirmed by the
Senate TO be Minister.Rcsidcnt and
Consul-Gcneral of the United States to
Switzerland. The Senate wisely paid
no attention to the weak inventions of
the enemy to the effect that Mr.. Win.
chester had by long and assiduous
study become so skilled in the art OF
poker that the holding of -four aces"
and "full hands, kings up" was as
common to him as "small pairs are to
the general run of people.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
BUSINESS CHANCES.

N1ANTED-To Buy n House on Capt.
w tol Hill; S1,5OO TO $4,000; $500 down,
balance $40 monthly. Address Clerk, p o
box 512.
CUCH BARGAINS In sample Suits
~ and Ovcrconts for men, boys and children
you have never been offered before. Many of
the goods are superior to custom clothing
and are being sold at less than the cost of the
goods, say nothing about the making. Sup
pose you buy a suit that cost Sl2 the dealer
must charge you Sli to Si5; but take the sam
pie suit that cost Si2, you buy the same suit
from us from IS TO So. We are selling many
price, and the best wearing goods you ever
wore. If you want the best goods for Mems,
Boys and Childrou's Suits, Pants and over
coats go to the Great Sample Sale of Cloth
ing, 92i 7th st n W, between st and Mass ave.
Come and see us for all styles of clothing and
save lots of money.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

M IL ARE Now Opening "a Large Lot
w of sample suits and overcoats for men,
boys and chlldron. Many of these goods are
only oiiy IN singie , sample SUITS ana we are selling
prices. Such bargains are seldom offered and
If in. want of Mems, Boys and Chlldren's
Clothing come direct to the Great Sample
sale at 92i 9TH st n W, bet and Mass ave.
Look for red and white signs.
4 l.. KERVAND, 1919 Penna. Ave.
O' Engraving plate, 81; 80 cards from
same plate, 4jc. 100 cards printed from plate,
i5c.
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some of their glory.
A LETTER relative to the salaries Of
United States District Judges appears
in the New York star over the sigma
turc Of &c. r. c." which we suppose
stands for George Ticknor Curtis. It
is at any rate a very able letter, and
criticiscs with much cogcncy the posi-
tion taken by Senator Morgan Of Ala.
bama in opposition to the proposed in
crease. Mr.. Curtis scouts the idea that
such an increase should be resisted on
the score of economy. and argues from
the higher standpoint, which is the
true economical standpoint thatmoney
which promotes the efficiency and dig
nifty of the Bench is money well spent
lie says:
4 government that does not fix It's judicial
salaries At point which will make seats on
the Bench desirable for the ablost lawyers
will, as o general rule, have Judges who are
not intellectually equal or superior tO the
leading men at the Bar, or II IL occasionally
gets and keeps n really strong man, he will
hC Ose who has q private fortune, and 20
whom the salary is Of but little consequence,
4 salary of 5000 Is not an income that will
alone tempt the best qualified mon In most
Of the districts of the United States, for II Is
not NJ much as a first-rntc lawyer can mako
at the Bar But as the office Is one OF dignity
aud ~ held during good behavior, u salary Of
$1,000 will be M iuduccment to the class of
lawyers who ought TO he ON the Bench.
Az INDIyiDuAL who signs himself
"A True Englishmon" takes cxcep.
tions in communication elsewhere
printed to something THE CRIrIC said
yesterday about Her Majesty, the
Queen of England. We strain Il point
in publishing this letter, because it
was not accompanied by the writer's
name. Such communications as Il
rule, find their way to our waste basket
But rs we seem TO have offended "a
true Englishman" we put the letter
into print, at the same time inevitably
concluding, under the circumstances
that when "truc Englishmcn" "dare"
anybody to do anything they do so
anonymously.
THERE were several notable speeches
made yesterday, among them one by
Mr.. John Sherman in the United States
Senate and another by Queen Victoria
in the English House Of Lords. Mr..
Sherman's was to the effect that after
nearly hundred years it still remains
an unsolved problem as to how the elec.
toral vote shall be counted, while Her
Maicsty's disclosed more clearly than
ever that England, with the experience
of six or eight hundred years to draw
on, is still rs far as ever from wise
and just establishment of her relations
with Ireland.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
EDUCATIONAL.


GPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, COR.
- 9TH and ID SITS VA practical business
education that qualities, young men and Wo-
perform the active duties of life. Thorough
instruction given In rapid writing, he English
language correspondence, rapid calculations,
law, political economy, stenography and type
writing. Regular day and evening sessions re-
sumed Tuesday, September, l, at D IN and o
pm. ONCE open for arrangements by the
year or quarter on and after Monday, August
ID. a full corps of teachers. Illustrated cir
cular, giving full information, sent free on ap-
plication. ,, ,
Mrs. SARA SPENCER. Vice-Prncipal.
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pirants, with several more little posi-
bilities in both parties. But with the
tariff and the silver aud the rivalries,
some of the boOms are sure to collapse
before they get fairly started. Senator
Evarts' long and may sentences may
save him. His enemies think they have
him foul on the silver question, but his
uttcrances are as deceptive as were
those of Gladstone on church discstab.
lishmcnt and Irish home rule prior to
the recent elections in Great Britain
Nobody could tell what he meant, and
the Grand Old Man pulled through It
all right SO il may be with Mr.
Evarts.
a7e
Referring to the Washington CORE
spondont, who recently worked up a
brilliant satire on prominent society
woman the wife of well-known Con.
gresham" the Chicago Mail relates
that ono morning as the correspondent
in question was sitting in his Office in
overcoat and hat, glancing over the
morning papers, the first thing on get.
ting down town, the door opened, aud
two men came in. One was the Con
gresham; the other was stranger.
The Congressman advanced and said
with cutting precision of words and
tone "Sir, you may write what you
please Of me in your paper hereafter,
and | shall pay no attention to il.
But if you even write one word about
any lady of my family, no matter what
IL is, ] will kill you. ! mean pre-
cisely what say will kill
you. have brought this
gentleman, Mr.. -, here as a wit.
ness TO this threat If you wish
TO make it more absolute you
can have me arrested for
| threatening your life, and
will 60 on the stand and swear to It
| myself, and pay whatever fine is i'm.
| to kill you on record" The CORE.
spondont was still cool from his walk
from home and thought nc was equal
TO the occasion. He said : you have
me at an advantage This witness of
| yours is unknown to me. 1t looks as
if you came in here like bully to do
| by threats and force what you could
| accomplish in no fair way" "No,"
| said the Congressman, gently, without
the least show of feeling, any more
than if the matter had been the most
ordinary business affair, II simply
want you to know what / mean to do If
you violate the prohibition put upon
you. This gentleman is your witness.
He knew nothing before coming here
of my intention to say what have to
you. He is not my Witness" With
this the pair went off. The correspond
cat has not so far written any more
satircs on the Congressmans wife.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22

EN- REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES G.
WILLIAMS of Wisconsin is out in Da-
kota lecturing on the "Ins and Outs of
Congress, with possible eye to the
Gins agNin.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-22
ZEAL ESTATE.


ID EAL ESTATE.
AUSTIN =. BROWN,
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS,
Telephone Call. Office, 1928 + st.
Onice, S63.6 Northwest.