The Washington critic., 1886-04-06
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Anont Lord Russell, who is here,
and the Brazilian Prince, who is ex-
pected, the Washington correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun says: A olive
lord, in the person of Lord Russell,
son of England's great statesman, the
late Lord John Russell, has been bob.
bing around the last week or two q
notable addition TO the circles which
crave for anything that's English,
quite English you know" The Rus
sell peerago only dates back to 1861,
but my lord here is just as big lion as
II his title went back to William the
Conqueror. He has been compelled to
decline some of the invitations show.
cred upon him, and, like many other
foreigners who come to this country,
would probably be more appreciative
If he was let alone little. Yesterday
some one wished to introduce him to
Secretary Endicott, but he declined on
the plea that he knew more people
than he could remember now. 1t Is
lucky for him that the Russian Grand
Dukes, who, II Is announced, are soon
to pay us q visit, and the Brazilian
Prince are not here at this timo as he
might possibly be left" The Brazil.
ian Minister says he Is not certain, by
the way, whether the grandson of the
Emperor will get to Washington ut all.
He Is now at New Orleans, aud his
ship will 60 from there to Cuba. His
ship will return to the United States In
q week or two, and he may, the Minis.
ter says, come here in four or five
weeks. This pleases the girls, for then,
they say, IL will be lovely for garden
parties and moonlight sails.
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The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Record says he has
heard the real story Of Senator Jones
courtship from Detroit gentleman
who has been familiar with the facts
from the beginning. The differences
between the facts and the fancies which
have been printed on the subject are a
trife in Jones favor, but only trifle.
He was properly introduced to Miss
Palms, and he was introduced to her
by q gentleman of good standing in
Detroit, who wanted to make match
between them. A year ago last winter
William G.. Thompson of Detroit, q
millionaire, o power In local politics,
formerly the Republican mayor for
several terms of that now Democratic
city, and an old friend of Jones', came
here on his annual visit. Jones and he
had great time here, then left for
New York, and finally went to Detroit
Jones was Thompson's guest while he
remained in Detroit. Thompson gave
dinner in his honor, at which Miss
Palms and her father, who were
on very friendly terms with Thomp.
son and his family, were pres
ent. This was Jones first meeting
with Miss Palms (who, by the way, is
described as q plain.looking woman Of
35 or 36), and 1t seemed to be mutually
satisfactory. This pleased Thompson,
who seems to have wanted to marry
the Senator from Florida to Miss
Palms from the first. The Senator
called on Miss Palms and was pleas.
antly received. He seemed to think
that this was sufficient beginning of a
friendship, for although he returned to
Washington then as soon as he got
back to Detroit. which was last fall, he
began calling daily Mt the residence of
Mr.. Palms. At first he was we'll re.
ceived, but he kept on calling-he
called at all sorts of inopportune times,
| and when he didn't call he sent passion.
ate notes and bouquets of flowers until
the violence of his courtship showed
that he was not q fit person to be re.
ceived into respectable society, and
| Mr.. Palms put stop to 1t. Jones does
not trouble the Palms family now. lie
has the best rooms at one OF the best
hotels, and he spends most of his time
in the lobbics and on the steps of the
hotel
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There is n great deal of Christian
work done in Washington, says O
correspondent of the Congregationalist
This goes on silently in many homes
| 1t fills the churches on the Sabbath. Il
| gives to these ministers such audiences
as are found in few places in the world
1t never stands still. 1t Is felt by
those even who are the froth and vapor
| They can but feel that they have nc
part or lot in the real Washington so
ciety. One must be inside Washington
| life to appreciate and understand rea
| worth and true Christian manhood and
womanhood. All this earnest loyalty
to the Master will have its effect JUS
us fruit sheds its blossom before i
comes to its fullness, so is our Capita
city now shedding the faded, dead bios
SONS of the past, and will soon give tC
the world the ripened fruit of the tree
whose leaves shall be for the healing o.
the nation.