The Washington critic., 1886-09-06
WASHINGTON CRITIC
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

cossiper of the Chicago MAI, is Frank
1lamlin, son OF Hannibal lIamlin of
Maine. He has spent a good deal of
time in Chicago, and tells the follow
ing story illustrating that trait of his
character: lie was quite attentive to a
young Chicago lady and used to visit
her fathers house constantly, often on
the plea of a desire to see her brother.
On one occasion he visited the brother
several days, and when he departed
omitted to take with him pair of his
socks. The next time he called the
brother took him aside and presented
him with the above. mentioned articles
of wearing apparel, cautoung him Mt
the same time to be sure and not forget
them again. "I'll put them in my
overcoat pocket and then I'll be sure to
have them" quoth Frank. Now, it so
happened that he had been called out
of the room for this presentation while
in the midst of an elaborate discussion
of an interesting subject, and conse.
quently his mind was too preoccupied
to attend to the ordinary affairs of life.
The result was he put the socks into
the first overcoat pocket that came
handy. Fortunately he was not present
the next morning when the distin.
guished head of the house, as he was
leaving for his Office, pulled them from
his pocket and remarked sarcastically:
"Wifc, since when has it been found
necessary to press my overcoat into
service as store.ro for undcrcloth-
ingT But he heard of it, and did not
call again until the affair had blown
over.
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The following, relative to Washing
toms Permanent Exposition, is, from
the Iowa historical Record for July;
The four hundredth anniversary of
Columbus discovery of America. which
will occur in six years, is already
subject of interest, and the place and
manner of its fitting celebration a theme
for discussion. The first centennial
anniversary of the establishment of the
United States Government, under the
Constitution, will fall three years
sooner. 1t has been proposed 10 cele.
bratc under the auspices of the Gov.
ment on a stupendous scale, somewhere
In the United States, these centennial
anniversaries, by worlds fair, es.
pecially illustrating the progress in the
march of civilization of the three
Americas. To harmonize all local
rivalries, Washington, the Capital Of
the United States, is properly urged as
the most appropriate site for this grand
exposition and to this end has been or
ganized Board Of Promotion" en-
bracing the names of capitalists and
leading men, representing every de-
partment of business in all sections of
the country, prominent part being
given to influential residents of Wash
ington City, among the names of whom
we notice from Iowa those of General
VIM. w. Belknap and II. IL. Sylvester.
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Colonel Tom Jones, who was Gen
eral Gordon's chief of artillery, relates
the following to Frank Burr of the
Philadelphia Times: In Bath County,
Va, there lives very prominent fam
lily by the name Of Terrill. Before the
war 1t cut considerable of swath in
the social and political life of that sec &.
tion. When the war broke out VIM.
III. Tcrrill, one of the sons, took to the
Union side and soon became soldier
of great promise. lie was killed while
leading brigade at Perryville, where
the gallant jackson fell, and where
General Lytle who wrote: 81 am dy-
ing, Egypt. dying" was wounded.
His death was sad one, for he was
just reaching after the flower of great
fame. 1t is easy for me to recall the
circumstances of his heroic fall when
some of the bravest and the best OF
the Second Michigan Cavalry fol-
lowed this gallant soldier to
the unseen land. General TGrrill's
brother went into the Confederate
army ard while leading his brigade at
Cold IIarbor was killed. The father
brought the remains of his two gallant
sons home and buried them on the
farm where both had spent their child.
hood days and where they had grown
to manhood and there parted over a
question of duty to State or nation.
Both bad lain down their lives for their
sentiments. Between the simple graves
of the two boys the father has erected
marble slab A most touching in
scription is cut in the white stone. 1t
chides neither one. 1t expresses faith
in the Creator and leaves him to Judge
of his two heroes conduct. 1t is q
simple line and reads;
Observation-Disclosures.
God only knows which one was right. :
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There was much more that was
patl etic in Colonel Jones recital of
this touching incident of war. Bat
here Is enough to illustrate how cruel
the differences of this life really are.
Says yesterdays New York sun:
Lieutenant Hem and his wife of the
English racer Galatea are stopping at
the Hotel Victoria, on Broadway. Mrs.
Hem Is making host of friends. She
is 1.-the, little dark haired woman,
who dresses only to suit herself. She
is apt to appear in the morning with a
little worsted togue on her head. a
black waist and red skirt. Her Jew.
elry is beautiful and utterly unlike any
that Is worn by any other lady In the
city. Those who know her have the
impression that If her husband should
say to her, "My dear, how soon can
you get ready to go to Iceland?" she
would reply, "Let me get my hat and
I'll be all ready" The Lieutenant and
wife are as fond of one another rs If
they had just got married.
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In the interesting article on "JelTer.
son Davis at Home" which appeared
in the SoutheyR Bjrouac for August,
the Confederate President is spoken of
as "a citizen Of no land under the
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of Savannah in the Bic0uac for Sep.