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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03
Ralph A0djssLi's Wedding.


Ralph Modjeski, The son OF Nine; Modleska, and
red Monday In the little Polish Church Of st. Sfanis-
laus, IN New York. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. II. Klimscki, the rector, assisted by
Archbishop Corrgan. As the bridal party ascended
the steps Of the church II passed between files OF
members OF tde Society OF st. Stanislaus uniformed
" red and blue and presenting lighted tapers. Al
the head OF the bridal party marched i've Knights
formed aiIalarly TO the 81. Stanislaus men, with
the addition OF profuson OF gold trimming First
OF the bridal party came the groom between the two
bridehInaid5 the Misses Minnie and Nellie Thurs
ton, OF Buralo, the former wearing blue and the
latter pink Six. Both were without hats or wells.
Then came the bride between the two groOmsmen,
Il. ,. Nadal and Joseph b. Glider. Miss Benda wore
Y dress Of white silk the front covered with thick
iods OF Breton lace. Across her corsage was gar
nitnre OF orange blossoms. and her long tulle veil.
which completely enyeloped her head and shoul-
ders, was secured by q spray 0f orange blossoms.
Nine. Modjeska and her husband, Charles Bozenia
ChapOwski, followed the bride. Nine. Modjeska
wore close-ntting dress OF pale-plnk silk and a
bonnet trimmed With red velvet. Before the bride
and groom went party OF seven little girls dressed
In white, with wreahs OF orange blossoms who car
ried baskets containing flowers aud myrtle leaves,
which they stTewed before The couple. The organ,
accompanied by cornet. sounded Mendelssohns u q
"Weddipg Marca az the party approached the altar.
The ceremony was with full choral accompaniment.
II was performed under dispensatlon from the
Pope obtained In consequence of tile consanguinily
Of the bride and groom The ritual was said In
Polish, but Archbishop CorrIgan delivered short
address 10 English TO the bride and groom. Includ-
Ing the sgnng Of tue church register and certificate
which Immediately followed the conclusion OF tne
services, the ceremony lasted nearly one hour and
half.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03
Fashion Notes.

According TO one authority brown is the popular
and only color 10 he worn this season.
Feathers are more popular than Mowers for the
garniture OF evening dress.
A fayCrlte fancy Ia a HIlall knot OF Ribbon the
color OF the dress set ON the sde OF the high close
collar.
Tulle covered with silver or steel beads a. large as
a pea Ii a novelty for youthful ball dresses.
A black bonnet mingled WITH pink velvet, with full
evening bonnet.
Pearl-white China Grape, combined with SILK or
satin and lace, ls the fayorte fabric for Paris even
ing dresses
Very short sleeves OF blond lace gathered up In
whipped cream" puts are seen on many hand
some ball dresses how In the hands OF our beat
houses,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The recommendation Of the Attorney Gen.
eral that the ground adjoining the Depart
ment Of Justice Building be utilized for the
construction of building sufficient for the
accommodation of the Supreme Court and
the several commissions should receive the
consideration 1t merits. There is insufficient
accommodation now for the employees Of the
Department of Justice, and there Is such
lack OF room in the Capitol for committees
Of the House and Senate that several com
mittees occupy the same quarters, and II
was found necessary 10 lease private build
ings for committee purposes. In addition to
this, the Government has been paying out
for years large amounts for the rent OF build
ings to accommodate the various interna-
national commissions. AGovernment A whose
3 per cent. bonds are at a premium, and
whose treasury is plethoric with surplus,
will find true economy in erecting its own
buildings. Rxorbitant rentals under such
circumstances are extravagances, masquerad.
ing in the garb Of economy.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The New York Tribune feebly tries TO apply ths
Presidents remarks about newspaper falsehoods u
the Democratic press In the campaiga OF 1854. Iu
another paper this might be regarded as impudence
Ia the poor old Tribune which In 1854 mendaciousl,
attacked, net only Mr.. Cleveland, but even the pri
vate life OF the former Republican Governor OF Kan
sas, II il simply idiocy.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

WHILE the actors In the late Civil War are Jet
living some adequate provision should be made for
the collection and custody by the Government OF
important data In the possession Of Union as well
Confederate oficials. Recent war literature eyi-
debces the fact that there is an abundance OF
some OF the disputed events OF the war. This
material could be cheaply and easily obtained now.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

WHEs one reads the astounding announcement In
the World that the United States IL bound by the
Constitution to interfere with the domestic anars
OF the state OF New York, under the clause proyld
ing hal The United states shall guarantee to every
State republican form Of government, and this be
cause the fraudulent debtor Is imprisoned in default
OF bail, one 10 impressed with the belief that Pulitzer
on the Constitution Ia not likely 10 become stand
ard authority.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

SENATOR BLAIB's educational bill provides for the
distribution of t77,OOOOoO, In the course OF eight
years, TO the States and Territories according to
their teracy, but does not appropriate dollar fol
the District Of Columbia. In view OF the fact that
the puollc land States and Territories have resolved
such magnificent donations from the United States
In the shape OF lands, would be the fair thing tc
give the District nall share OF this seventy seven
millions for school purposes.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

FREMONT, ONO, the home of Hayes, hurls back the
nsinustion OF race prejudice against the negro II
this II follows the teachings OF him whose residence
is now Its chief cause Of prominence. When ac
Quainted with the fact that Tilden was elected
President he exclaimed In utter self-abnegstion
SIT s not for myself that feel sad but alas for the
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

TIE New York Sun, In trying to resent the Presi-
dents letter to Mr.. Kepper, declares Of the Presl-
dent that sin his irritation he said all newspapers
were liars" As Mr.. Cleveland said nothing Of the
sort in his letter, the sun beautifully and sptly fur
nishes Just at the right moment specimen Of the
kind Of "iournalIamn the President rebukea
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

Virginia Readjusters claim long line o.
distinguished names on their enlistment
roll. 1t is noticeable that the large rna.
jority of the same belong TO the noble army
of the Ex's.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

ABLE politicians who have felt little badly at
being classed as partisan politicians and therefore
onensiyeto the sight Of the true and only simonpure
patriot the Mugw ump," have taken some conso-
lation in the fact that Jefferson was partisan that
Chief Justice Marshall, the great expounder OF the
Constitution, was paIllsani that Taney, who fol-
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

When the Republican Senators lock horns
with Vest, Beck, Voorhees,, Harris, and
Kenna, they will find that all the Demo-
cratic brains did not leave the Senate with
Bayard, Garland, and Lamar.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

To wAsHSGIoSIASs who know that Senator
Sherman was wealthy man before he went into
Hayes's Cabinet, the frequently repeated newspaper
gossip that his fortune was founded upon specula
items In Government bonds while Secretary OF the
Treasury seems the merest twaddle.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The paternity of the attacks on President
Cleveland attributed to Beck, Morrison, and
Payne, and promptly denied by each, is
about as difficult to discover as the man who
killed Teoumseh or heindividual who struck
William Patterson.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

When the President runs out of other
work and fuds time hanging heavily, he
might try his hand upon the oft-postponed
problem of organizing the District militia on
a legal basis.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The Editor o 4, THEsuspAY HERALD cannot under.
take to presei We or return rejected conmuntoo.
tfons. Contributors or correspondents eho maj
desire to possess their manuscripts, Uwnused
shouid keen a copD
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The Conservative Ministry has already
had chance to increase its prestige by a
rich addition TO the Iudian Empire, in the
shape Of the kingdom Of Burmah. OF course
il will be said that Gen. Pendergast had an
easy promenade to Mandalay, aud that it is
not fair to contrast this campaign with the
terrible fasco in Egypt but the fact remains
that If Gladstone had been in power, with
his dread of incurriug responsibilities abroad
and inability to manage them when they
came, Burmah would either have been al
lowed To fall into the hands of some other
power or would have been left to internal
anarchy after a disastrous repulse of the
British forces, as in the soudan. The his
tory Of English dominion continues curiously
to resemble that Of ancient Rome. King
Thesbaw, on a small scale, is q monster like
Jugurtha, or those Eastern despots whose
presence on their frontiers the Romans found
intolerable. Hence little war, proeonsul
seated on the throne Of the despot, adminis.
tering just laws aud introducing civilization
among the people, and another expansion o
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

Speaker Carlisle will announce the House
committees on Tuesday. They have been
made up after mature deliberation, with sole
regard to the interests Of the country and
the party, and with reference to efficiency
both in maturing legislation and secur.
ing favorable hearing on the floor of the
House. OF course some of the members will
be disappointed in the assignments they re-.
ceive. Perhaps some mistakes may have
been made. But Mr.. Carlislss judgment is
most excellent and his motives pure, and
the irritation will wear of as the session
progresses. It Is safe to say that no COM
mittee has been packed for any ignoble pur-
pose, and there will be noticed freedom
from trading off important chairmanships
for personal interests, that has not always
been the case in the past quarter of cen.
tury.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

THE able and distinguished Democratic Senators
who were announced as putting on their paint and
sharpening their Senatorial tomahawks preparatory
10 an attack on the Presidents appointment policy
have NOT yet started on the warpath.
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lowed him, and Chase likewise, were partisans.
Jackson, Lincoln, and long line Of illustrioue
Americans who have been at the head OF American
affairs since the days Of washinetons double. bar
relied Cabinet in which the two most prominent par
tlsaps OF the day held portfolios and squsbbled over
nearly every question Of magnitude, were all part.-
sans. In fact, American politics produces partsans
as the rule and Mugwumps as the insignificant ex.
ception,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

REMEDY by" Injunction has become so frequent
Of late that relief Is suggested in the shape Of in
junction to restrain application for injunction.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

President Cleveland had good old Demo
cratic weather for his first New Years recep.
tiou as for his Inauguration day.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

1t is said that there is some hope of Con.
gress at this session abolishing the "per-
"sonal property" tax, which has been and
always will be q failure in this District, and
substituting some simpler and more common
sense method of raising revenue other than
that from real estate.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

AS IA WRITER OF nctlon General Badeau Ia almost
as successful as Admiral Porter. So great is the
Generals love for fiction that it permeates all his
historical efforts,
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

IN the collection Of proverbs dear to the heart of
the average Congressman, economy, unlike charity,
should begin away from home.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

OLD DEACON CHESTNUT says there is nothing new
under the sun. When Nebuchadnezzar went rabd
he was sent to Pastur and cured.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

WHEN the State Of Indiana was reached Mr.. Hol-
man sprang swiftly to his feet and introduced bill
to erect public building In his district.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The Potomac Flat improvement should not
be required to wait until the airy, fairy
title of the spectators in the Kidwell
meadows is sat upon by the courts. 1t has
been decided that in the case of railroad
condemnation of lands in this District an act
Of Congress authorizing the corporation to
take possession before payment of damages
was constitutional. The United States Gov.
erment should be placed on the par, at least
in exercising the right of eminent domain,
with any of its creatures. The Senate bill
should be amended SO as to provide for the
continuation of the work, without regard tc
the question of title.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03


IT Is great pity that In such matter as the as
signment to the craftsmanship Of an important com.
mittee like that OF the "Foreign Affairs" ignoble
motives should be attributed so gby TO the actors
In the controversy. It Is quite natural to suppose
that Mr.. Bayard would be pleased with the appoint
ment Of Mr. Belmont Both he and his father were
prominent supporters Of Mr. Bsyard for the Presi.
dency. Indeed, Mr.. Bayard was Mr.. August Bel
monts candidate for that once as far back as 1858,
and exerted all his influence to procure his nomina
ton In 1850. There are personal relations between
young Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Bayard also, which
would make the appointment pleasant one to him,
| and the friendly intercourse between the two which
would make our foreign policy matter Of arrange
ment between the legislative aud executive branches
easy and pleasant. These are suiclent reasons for
Mr.. Bayard's anxiety on the subject II indeed he
has exhibited 1t to Mr. Carlisle, as Ia alleged On
the other hand, II Is well known that the Speaker
has always counted Mr.. Belmont az an active ally,
and has been well disposed toward him for many
reasons, which perfectly proper and honorable.
The difficulty in the way OF Mr.. Belmonps appoint
| ment, however, Ia not one personal TO himself In
the Forty-eghth Congress, when his claims to the
position 1t Is true, were not 80 conspicuous they
now are, Governor Curtin was preferred to him,
| although the Governor opposed Mr.. Carllse's can
didacy In the interests OF Mr.. Randall. There Ia no
charge that the Governor made an iuefncient chair
man, nor that he msrepresented, In any way, the
|
the important functions OF chairman OF that CON-
mittee Ia not so much 10 represent the opinions Of
the Secretary OF State to voice the views OF the
majority Of the House, just what Cove rnor Curtin
has done In that capacity There is no parallel be-
tween this case and that OF the deposition OF Sum
ner from the Craftsmanship OF the Committee on
Foreign Affairs OF the Senate, and the appointment
OF Cameron, during Grants administration. sum.
ner's course had been such as TO preclude all per
sonal Intercourse between himself and the Execu
tive, growing out OF his violent denunciations Of the
outrageous San Domingo proceedings He was ever
then contemplating joining the opposition party
In spite OF all these considerations, however, hi
deposition from the craftsmanship Of the committee
met with great disapprobaton. And II Ia altogether
likely that the displacement OF Governor Curtin al
this Iuncure IL done again3. his desire, might pro
dnce some friction. There Is general feeling, how
ever, OF confidence In Mr.. Carlsles good judgment,
and whatever he may do Will be acquiesced In a
done from pure motives, and with the desire to pro
mote the best interests OF country and party.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The Metropolitan press treat the silver
coinage question from purely New York
standpoint. This is the way they treat
everything. But as the silver question is to
be decided not by Wall street, but by the
representatives of some three hundred and
twenty-three Congressional districts and
thirty eight States, the attempt of the New
York dailies to announce er cathedra what is
or what is not the public sentiment of each
one of these constituencies partakes of the
humorous.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The work OF reform in the Treasury Department
hasagged OF late, owing to the lack Of suitable New
York material.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

No business man would keep large por-
ton of his capital in his vaults, drawing no
interest, and pay out large sums by way of
rental for insufficient accommodations. This,
however, is the system pursued by some of
our legislative financiers, who seem to regard
dollar spent in erecting public buildings in
Washington as so much money taken from
the share of their respective deestricts."
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

IT Is said OF Annie Pixey's play, "M1lss," that 1t
is mixture Of the csmic and sierras.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

Until we see the official announcement we
cannot believe that Speaker Carlisle will
appoint to the craftsmanship Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee any other than the eff.
cient. honest, cultivated, and patriotic gen.
tleman, who served the House SO faithfully
in that capacity during the Forty eighth Con-
grsss. The honorable services of Governor
Curtin to his country and his party are his
toric. II does not seem probable that they
will be rewarded by his removal from place
which he has filled with credit unless, in
deed, he IL o;ild prefer another post.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

shuit ny ebHc VI uisuniou III lne
mother country.
The usual scheme is on hand for the codid.
cation Of the laws of the Dristrict. 1t has
frequently gone to the stage Of securing the
services Of competent lawyers to make the
codifcaticn, but never got beyond that.
There is no community where codifcation is
needed more. The present laws are tumble
Of Maryland, Colonial, and State law, acts Of
Congress, ordinances OF the city governments
Of Washington and Georgetown, orders of
the Levy Court, acts Of the Territorial hegis-
lature, rules, orders, ETC., OF the Commits.
sioners and half = dozen bureau officers.
Not long since the Attorney General decided
that the Maryland Sunday blue laws were in
force here, although the penalty attached
TO their violation "a fine Of several hundred
pounds of tobacco, branding with red.hot
iron, and boring hole through the tongue)
was somewhat obsolete. As we cannot have
any voice in making laws TO govern us, by
all means let us have an intelligent oodifca-
tion that will enable us to know what the
law is. At present 1t puzzles even the
lawyer and the Judge to find out.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

the immense colonial system. There seems
to be no end to the process unless 1t is cut
short by factious strife or disunion in the
mother country.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

JUSTICE McApAN, of the City Court, New York,
is veritable Dcgberry. A dog, says the Justice,
like man, Is presumed to have good character
until the contrary is proved. Give a dog a bad
name, says the Justice, and Kill MIN NO. on the
contrary, prove first that ne Ia bad of before pro.
ceeding to execution. According 10 this learned
Justice, dog mtst have been proven to have bitten
st least one person, without extenuating crcum.
stances and without just provocation before he can
be pronounced bad dog. And the burden of the
proof is not on the dog. The Justices decissoA !:
based upon the theory that mar cAhhot be said tc
be guilty Of an orerse tniess he has been once be
fore known 70 nave committed It, 1t is as II q pool
feilcw charged with murder should put in the plea
that he had never before committed murder. Dr
Isaac Watts's dicta on this subject are overruled
1t is no longer held in New York at ieast, that tc
bark and bite "'tls their nature to-
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-01-03

The newspapers which display most in
diguation at the Presidents censure of
journalistic lying are generally those that
the cap fits most perfectly. They begin
by misrepresenting the tenor of his letter to
Mr.. Keppler, and then fly to the other ex-
treme of declaring that the press is inva.
riably honest in its aims and methods. The
public, which has been so often deceived
and offended, will not agree with them. How
about the "hoaxes," the bogus, manufac.
tured or perverted INTERVIEWS" the sensa.
tional 'roorbacks," and SO on, ranging down
the scale to deliberate, diabolical ISLANDERS
made out of the whole cloth to injure an
enemy, which any newspaper reader Of in
telligence can count up during the past few
years. Take for instance the attacks ol
certain Republican sheets upon Governor
Hill before the recent election in New York
Is there any other English name for these
than the worst Of lying In lesser degree
take the recent story that Minister Cox was
tired of Constantinople and about to resign
which was contradicted by this journal last
| week. Remember the persistent stories Of
ROW and a split" in Mr.. Cleveland S
Cabinet which h We come up whenever
genuine news was scarce. 1t is impossible
to excuse these as Mistakes errors, >
exceptions to the rule of accuracy" and 6,
on. The fact that they did not appear, ex
cept under reservations as to their truth, il
the journals which have a reputation fo
honesty, shows that the sheets which frs
give them currency do so, to say the least
through recklessness or perverted staudar,
of morality. Itwas time that stamp should
be set on this practice, which disgraces al
otherwise honorable profession, and tn
Presidents high position, and the sledge
hammer force he puts into what he wr ties
may have the salutary effect Of bringin
about reform among offenders not who'll.
ost TO shame.