The Washington critic., 1886-07-14

egard for a persons feelings" The
picture boomerangs should let up on
Nlr. Sharp. They should have respect
or his feelings. lie has always re.
pected the feelings of others. For
Instance, he paid much attention to the
emotional ycarnings of the aldermen
hat is, when they were feeling around
or Doodle in exchange for votes.
Mr. GLIDER, the woul1-be searcher
lfter Arctic poles, has met with an un-
expected mishap. He was about ready
o leave New York when young |
woman appeared upon the scene and had
lim arrested on the charge of having |
lefrauded her out of a 81 900 bond, and
ne was lodged in Jail, no one having
been found willing to give bonds for the |
appearance of man who Is liable to
start out any moment, all by himself,
to discover poles. If the young woman
does not relent Mr.. Glider will prob
ably simmer in his cell until his case is
tried, instead Of enjoying the cool,
bracing atmosphere of the Arctic Circle.
This news will afford great relief to the
North Pole, which we are reliably in
formed has been setting up nights of
late in apprehension of discovery, and
thawing all the ice in the immediate
vicinity with the fever of its anxiety.
A pRoHTBIToRY liquor law and an
evasion Of it generally go hand in
hand. Atlanta is now finding this
out. All the retail licenses in that
city expired when the prohibition law
went into effect short time ago, but
the wholesale licenses, which permit
the sale of liquor in as small quantity
as a quart, do not expire until the 9th
of next October. The bar of the lead.
ing hotel in Atlanta has purchased one
Of the wholesale licenses, aud, under
it, is doing rushing business. When
o man feels as if he wants drink he
goes out and makes up party, some.
thing on the order Of theatre party,
but not quite as noisy, and then they go
to the hotel and order quart of what
they want to drink. After dividing 1t
evenly each man imbibes his pro rata
and goes away happy. Drinking par
ties are all the go in Atlanta. They
are al fat at all hours of the day and
night and leading source of social
entertainment.
REPRESENTATIVE BoUTELLE writes
to Secretary Bayard that 1t is humil-
iating to our national pride to have our
fishermen chased around promiscuously
and their vessels seized on frivolous
pretexts by so.called "cruisers" Of a
British colony. And to its mortifica-
tion he says is added substantial
grievance when an important industry
is almost entirely broken up, thus en-
failing great loss upon people who can
i'll afford to sustain it. Mr.. Boutelle
also thinks ample occasion has
been furnished for the President to eX-
ercise the power conferred upon him by
the act of June 10 last and refuse to allow
to the Canadians the privileges which
they enjoy in our ports and deny to us in
theirs. Mr.. Boutelle is right, We
certainly ought TO do something. A
little more business and q good deal
less diplomacy is what Is wanted in
dealing with the fishery question.
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Harrington, repudiates emphatically a
statement made by the latter TO the ef
feet that the National League and the
Fenians are acting in concert. He
knows nothing of the latter or their
leaders. They no doubt agree, how
ever, in uncompromising hostillties to
the policy Of coercion, as substitute
for Home Rule.
AS THE Post says, Mr. Beck's rail.
road attorney bill ought to pass. "pure
and simple" lie has been the victim
of set conspiracy in this matter from
the start. But Mr.. Beck's attitude be-
fore the country is much to be preferred
to that of the corporation lawyers OF
the Senate who stand in his way.
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SHOULD the Morrison resolution for
paying Off the public debt at the rate
of $4,000, COO a month, out of any
available funds in the Treasury, be
come a law--but 1t never will, The
President, it may safely be assured
already has rod in pickle for it.
THE fame of Representative 0'Neil
of Missouri is not only national, bu
International The Moulders' Unior
of London have voted him their thank
for his efforts in behalf OF the Nationa
Trades Union bill, and to the Presl
dent for signing it.
THERE is much strong talk in favo
of prohibition in Boston. Boston diC
not dare talk in that strain while tha
eminent slugger, Colonel John l., Sdlli
van, was one of its residents.
MORE rioting in Belfast. The tri
umph of Toryism bears speedy fruit.
MRS. JAMES BBowN POTTER, who Is nos
In London, has been frequently importune
to reoite the poem that created such furo
last winter In Washington. Mr.. Sims, th
author, sent Mrs. Potter note asking t
meet her He thanked her for the grea
popularity she had given his poem 4
America. Sims, II is said, is TO write ne'
poem specially for Mrs. Potter, which vii
be her exclusive property and win not bC
published.