The Washington critic., 1886-10-29

public which Is still more deceived, ana
II is a deception for which 10 rcparation
suggests itself, excepting that possibly
Mr.. Lowell, for his own vindlcation,
may conclude 10 90 over the same
ground covered by the interview aud
give us the true version of what passed
between himself and the cnterprising,
but degenerate and unlilial, son ofshis
old friend.
Tue Barthold statue has been un-
yelled and Liberty, who has for the
past three weeks been greatly over
worked 1t is to be hoped will now be
given much needed rest. 1t was a
great ceremonial and marked great
event. Motaphorically speaking,
France and the United States have
thrown themselves into each others
arms and sworn eternal alliance with
out any regard to what the future may
bring forth There has been a univer-
sal stopping over, of course, and Gush
has had front seat all the time. This
was to be expected and could not be
helped. Another drawback to the
business was the poetry that has been
torn ruthlessly from the vitals of the
helpless and uuresisting muse. With
an exception or two, it has been iuane,
worthless, anything but colossal aud,
as a general rule, incomprehensible.
This could have been avoided by call
ing in the aid of The effective waste
basket. But after all it may be con-
sidercd a part Of the Gush aud the Slop,
and we have one thing to he thankful
for; none of the verses win survive the
show.
Mn BELLEN, stamp clerk In the
Philadelphia Postoiice, has been i'm.
proving his leave Of absence by max.
ing Democratic stump speeches out
through the State. and pCslm lster
IIarIiiy is understood to take the posi-.
tion that what his employees do when
they are or on leave is none of his
business. This IS certainly correct
position, provided his employees be-
have Themselves with propriety, but It
will no doubt be considered yhockingly
reprehensible by the Civil.Service
Commission, and unless Mr.. Harrity
relents, his Jacksoniau stubbornness
may cost him his commission.
AT the convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, which
closed its session at Minneapolis yes
terday, a lady was introduced as the
Daniel Webster of the temperance
cause" This is all right If reference
alone to Mr.. Webster's cloquence is iu.
tended; otherwise, 1t is not wholly in
keeping with certain well. preserved
traditions about the Godlike Daniel $
libations to Bacchus, as 1t were.
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THE Washington correspondent Of
the Comicr-JourHal, referring to Dr.
Sunderlands recent letter, says: 'If
the reioinder Is not tart there Is no use
in trying TO interpret the force and eff
feet Of the English language. He has
been set down as a Republican, but he
gives in his adhesion to one old, we'll
authenticated Jeflersonian principle
church and State must be kept forever
separate"
SOME one asked Hon. Dan Lock
wood, L. S. District Attorney at Buf.
falo, If he were going to subject his
appointees to civil service examina.
tion, and he replied: Not much.
There's going to be no civil.service
nonsense about my Office" Treason
Treasonl And a brand new appointee
too! Already it has cast gloom ovcl
the entire Administration.
SAYS TIM CAMPBELL of the Eighth
New York district "Yc see, me and
the President has always been good
friends | was Senator and he was
Governor, and when he went to Wash.
ington / couldn't keep away, and
went, too" Jess so. All great mer
naturally gravitate in this direction.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT is quite as apt a
mathematics as the rest Of the politica
figurers in New York. According tc
his calculations, Mr.. Hewitt will ge
only 10000 votes, George $4,000, and
himself 50, 900.
THE Bank Of New York is the oldes'
bank in the State, and Charles L. Bill, III
senior director, is the Oldest bank director
in the city. He is now SO, and takes q,
active an interest in the bank as he did 5(
| years ago.
A Sportsman's just Complaint.
| EDITOR CRITIC; l noticed in your issu,
yesterday an article about hunting and th,
violation of the game laws by the pot-huu
ters who slaughter the waterfowl on tn,
Potomac by the score. Old-time sportsmeI
agree with you that these pirates should b.
suppressed. At the same time there 4
another class of pirates to whom you should
call attention. l mean the pot-hshermen
1t is against the law at this season to tax
fish from the river with traps, But ther
are pot-fshermen who are daily violating II
! have frequently of late seen off Robbins