The Washington critic., 1886-10-30

OF the eX Governor, will have no effect
whatever upon the tariff question, be-
cause there will be no revision of the
tariff by the Congress to be elected on
that day, neither party meaning that
such a thing should be accomplished,
because both want the tariff for an
issue in 1888. But while General
Butler is now out Of politics, as he
says, he does not intend to remain so,
as witness this utterance of his: "The
Congress elected in 1888 will make
tariff in 1889 or 1890, and If alive and
well hope to take hand in that"
The Washington correspondent of
the Boston J0VrHai suggests that "the
reason why General Corsc has not sig
nifed his acceptance of Che Boston
Postoillce is that he may continue his
acts of offensive partisnnship until the
end of the campaign without violating
the Civil Service law" This, being
translated into common sense, means
that General Corsr, rs Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee of Massa.
chusetts. feels that il would he In the
nature of a betrayal Of trust to abandon
that responsible position just at the time
when his services are most needed. He
owes 1t to his party to see 1t through h
the campaign. Tue record of General
Corse shows that he was never the man
to desert his post on the eve Of battle
or in sight of the enemy.
The completed nominations for Con-
gress in Pennsylvania show that of the
twenty. ight Members from that State,
fourteen Republicans, including Mr..
Brumm, and four Democrats have been
renominated. Present Members for
whom new nominees have been substi-
tuted are |. Newton Evans, William
Wallace Brown, Jacob NJ. Campbell,
James S. Negley, Alexander 9. White
and George w. Fleeger, Republicans;
John b. Storm, John A. Swope, An
drew G.. Curtin and Charles L. Boyle,
Democrats. There are two ex-Con-
gressmen in the feld-Levi Maish in
place of Mr.. Swope and John Patton
in place Of General Curtin-and one ex.
United States Senator, Mr.. Buckalew,
who will succeed Mr.. Storm.
WHILE the estimates for carrying on
the Indian service have been reduced
from considerably over seven millions
to little over five and a.half millions,
1t appears from the report of Commits
sioner Atkins that under the present
administration of the bureau the In
dian is making more rapid strides than
ever toward civilization. The Com.
missioner has an intelligent grasp of
the situation, besides the practical
ability to run his office on business
principles. An officer who is able to
convert more Indians into good citi-
zeps at decreasing rate Of eXpendi-
ture must be fast approaching salts.
factory solution of the Indian problem.
BEGINNING with our issue last week
we shall publish every Saturday re,
sumo of the local market, believing
that it will be source of some interest
to our friends. These articles
will be prepared by reliable house
and will be free from the Objectionable
"bulling and bearing" features which
have of late crept into the columns OF
one or two of our weekly contempo.
raries, and which seem to express the
general wish of the author, relative to
particular line of securities, rather
than q conservative statement of gen.
eral facts.
Two Gautemalan druggists having
decided TO make way with the chief
executive of that country, prepared the
poison and handed it to one of the
Presidents servants, together with
so 1000, which was to be the servants
fee for administering 1t. Instead Of
doing so, the servant gave the whole
business away and handed the money
over to his master, The druggist:
were promptly put to death, while the
President is 81 600 ahead of the game
THE National Republican, alludes t
the great increase of marriages
throughout the country as one of tn,
good results of the improvement il
business. Our esteemed contemporary
will probably scorn the suggestion tina
a Democratic Administration and tn,
example of a Democratic President mal
have something to do with 1t; yet thi
is the more reasonable theory.
THE Bartholdi Statue-poetry is al
in, and THE CRTTIc's stirring lyri
takes the blue ribbon.
THE Boston Piiot predicts that In on
generation more that city will become th
most distinctly Celtic city in the world
Of the ll,0o0 births last year, over 100
were Catholics,
IN THE GARDEN.
Was II thou. MignuncttoY
For while the South Wind stills his low CON
plants
TO bear the censer OF thy rich perfume,
| ! read, upon terrace warm with bloom,
| FlOwereturies of the Virgin and the Saints.
read that Mary, passing through field,
Her heart oppressed with that mysterior
gloom
Which ever falls on those whom Heaven he
sealed
For glory's crown and doom
STOPPED often, in her meditatiye walk,
TO pluck some favored blossom from I
stalk,
Some haupy flower, which bowed It's beal