The Washington critic., 1886-09-23

able forecasts at this time. II Is enough
to be assured that the President is in
again. that the country
Is safe; that war with Mexico has
been avcrted that the war with Canada
grows more and more remote that the
prospects for better fall trade than
We had last year are encouraging; aud
that we have at the head of this
an Executive who, with
all his mistakes, We have every reason
10 believe Is an honest patriot and re.
liable custodian of the honor of his
country.
Our exchanges. which come from
all parts of the country, have numerous
extracts from the Washington CORE
spondence of the Baltimore AmericaH.
These extracts constitute mighty inter.
esting reading, and we congratulate the
Washington correspondent of the
Amcricaa upon the compliments which
he Is thus receiving. True they are
not compliments Of his work, but they
arc compliments all the same. They
show that his assiduity and dscrimi.
nation in clipping from the columns Of
THE CmTIc are duly appreciated by
the dmcricdH'S exchanges. In the
hands Of the correspondent eatirely
great the scissors knocks the spots of
of TIE Faber No. .. And the Wash.
ington correspondent Of the ImericgH
is entirely gieGl-ycry entirely great.
In the matter Of earthquakes, II is a
good thing to draw the line somewhere,
and we would suggest that It be
drawn at Virgins, including with him
such other cranks as find special de-
light in getting their names in the
newspapers and enjoying the suffering
their silly predictions entail. Even IL
they should come within week or two
Of fixing date, what good results?
People are helpless anyway, and there
is no advantage in adding suspense to
their actual suffering, more dangerous
in its effects than the suffering itself.
Inasmuch as the law cannot reach these
alarmists, and they cannot reach the
people except through the newspapers,
we would suggest that hereafter the
newspapers throw all matter from Mr..
Virgins and his ik into the waste
basket and keep 1t there.
TIM, NTn,tran1 Tn
CRITIC and all other well.regulated
newspapers that the attempted exclu-
sion OF newspaper reporters from the
hearing in the Adams case was mis-.
take. 1t says; "The American public
is as anxious as the Canadian public,
not only to know the issue of these
trials, but to know all about the nature
Of the proceedings. Secrecy would
only engender suspicion" The Star
is evidently in favor of open sessions.
A NUMBER of Democrats of Acco-
mac Court House have met and in.
dorsed the nomination of the Repub.
lican candidate for Congress in that
district. This nearly settles it, When
Accomac speaks. all the State of Vir-
ginia listens. If Judge Riley of Acco-
mac and Wizards Hotel corridors will
only 60 down and use his great inGu-
ence for the Republican candidate
there the matter will be entirely settled.
An Albany special to the Philadel.
phia Press intimates that even If Mr..
Manning should not return to the Treas
ury, he may make Washington his resi-
dence for year and become the sage
and political guardian of the Admins
tration." We doubt the truth of the
latter clause of the statement. Mr..
Cleveland has given abundant stiff
necked evidences that he intends to do
his own "sage" and guardian" busi-
ness.
THE record of defaulters this season
brings an unusual number of elderly
gentlemen to the front. The latest &C.
cession to the list is Mr.. Bartholomew
president of the Charter Oak Life In
surance Company of Hartford, who, al
three.score and ten, certainly ought
TO be old enough to know better.
THE morning dispatches announce
that Martin Irons Is TO stand trial in
the Missouri courts, Judging from
Martins record we have our doubts
whether he can stand that sort of q
thing or not.
PRINCE ALEXANDER informs Q
friend that he has decided TO return tC
private life, There is nothing startling
in this, for Car Alexander made VI
Alexanders mind for him some time
ago.
THE Democratic convention of the
Eighth Virginia (Mr. Barbour's) dis
trict, which adjourned without action
at Alexandria some time ago, is in ses
sion at Culpeper Court'Hous to day.
THE stockholders of the Charter Oal
Life Insurance Company, Hartford
Conn, would like to organize anothe
St. Bartholomew Massacre.
BEWARE of earthquake peddlcrs anC
false prophets. The truth is not Il
them.
AFFINITJEs.
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