The Washington critic., 1886-10-11

capital, as II is for capital to oppress
labor
MRs. RICHARDSON, the wife of Mr..
Frank A. Richardson, the Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
died last night at Taylor, Hartford
County, Md, the place of her birth.
She was n Miss Howard of that county,
and most estimable lady, as her
numerous friends in Washington will
long remember. The most distinguish.
ing feature Of her character, perhaps,
was spirit of kindly and impulsivo
charity, and many of her sinccrcst
mourners will be of those who had
practical experience of her goodness of
heart.
CHINA is evidently bent upon having
new navy with all the modern inn
provements. Marquis Tseng Is making
careful investigation of the great naval
establishments of Europe, and will take
home with him large consignment OF
the most approved English, French
and German ideas on the subject.
There is nothing that money can buy
in any market, towards increasing hel
strength upon the seas, which China
will not get, and 1t will be wise for the
United States TO keep at least an even
pace with her in this important direc.
ton.
MIR. KANE, whom the Democrats OF
the Albany district Of New York have
placed In nomination for Congress, Is
said TO have been given the honor in
consideration Of pledge on his part to
secure the establishment of gun
factory at Watervliet Mr. Kane may
be "A very good man, and it may be that
he can have gun factories established
for the mere asking anywhere he want,
them, but he should make no rash
promises. Even Jedge WaXcm /.
wary of "bitin off moren he car
chaw."
EX SENATOR DAVID l.. YuLEE, who
died yesterday, had occupied for twenty
years conspicuous position in the his
tory of the country. He began his
public life rs a delegate in Congress
from Florida and ended 1t as q United
States Senator, Withdrawing from the
Chamber in 1861 to accept the for
tunes of the Southern Confederacy
He was man, politically, of the ole
Democratic school; in private life ht
was q genial and accomplished gentle
man.
NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that thu
reported treaty between Canada ant
the United States has been pronounced
a myth, the draft of the treaty ha,
been under consideration by tht
Canadian Government for some day
past, and will be returned to Londor
with large number of objections. TC
the extent, then, that the two govern
ments have treaty negotiations in hand
the story is true and not a fabrica
ton.
IT MAY BE that the fact of Genera
Miles not being graduate of Wes
Point operates somewhat against him
barely possible that his politics are tot
Democratic to be popular at the Wa
Department, but the real influences a
work TO rob him of the prestige Of tn
Apache campaign and Involve him il
unpleasant complications are of quit
another sort, and not of the mascuin
gender.
The steamer Anchoria was disabled
by the breaking of her main shaft whel
only few days out of port, aud ha'
since been making her way under sail
Thanks to a kind Providence and gooC
seamanship she is safe and the clouC
of anxiety that has hung over thou
sands of hearts for the last fortnight i
dispelled.
THE Kentucky State Journal say
editorially Of the chapter on tn
Democratic International Policy" il
the campaign book, that it is "th
grandest stroke for the prosperity o
this country since the Declaration o
Independence"
THE Supreme Court Of the United
States convened to-day, with bigge
docket than cver-the strongest possibl
argument for a reorganization of tha
high tribunal.
NOTES AND GOSSIP.