The Washington critic., 1886-03-08

miners p;otest against the employment
of couVicts in their stead, and threaten
TO let the convicts loose ii their en-
ploymcnt is continued The miners,
by the way, have the convicts with
them in this movement, but thcpoint
here involved is of somewhat novel
character, which IL may require mill
tary force to SETTLE rs no State can af-
ford to have its penitentiaries empied
on the community. Fortunate will IL
be If the Kentucky agitation leads up
to a specdier settlement of the convict
labor question.
THE FUtUro is the name of paper
published at Richland, Kan, and de-
voted not only to prognosticating the
weather, but also to forctolling the
crops. In its issue for this month 1t
says: March will be u warm and wet
month. As it will be cloudy and misty
n good part Of the time, the sun S rays
will be prevented from making II as hot
as IL otherwise would be" There Is not
much so far that shows that March Is
going to be unusually warm. But If
the editor cannot predict accurately the
weather in store for u.s. he can work in
some good advice. In talking about
the crops he says "As the spring will
start early in March, farmers should
lose no time loaiing about town. trying
to hold down the dry goods boxes in
front of stores, but should commence
work as soon as possible, and push IT
with all possible vigor, or 1t will push
them a little later in the season"
| THE celebration by the various Dis
trict military organizations of the TWEEN
ty.ffth anniversary of their muster in
to the service of the Federal Govern
mcnt is emincnty wise, patriotic and
commondablc. THE CRITIC suggests
that in the place of several individual
celebrations all the veteran organiza
tions unite and hold one grand cele.
bration. Such an event would arouse
the interest and enthusiasm of the en-
tire District. Several separate ccle
brulions would interest only the friend,
Of the particular organization common
Grating the event. Combined, the vet
erans of the District would be power
divided, they can possess only a divided
influence on legislation for their benefit
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The Hdtchet says of the proposed
postoflice site: 1.-The General Post
Office will need all of square 400 for it
own accommodation. 1t needs it now
What is the use of placing the cit,
Office there to be again crowded on
into some miserable place like tn
present structure? The next NOV,
should be permanent one" Yet tht
same paper suggests that it would be
good plan to combine the new Distric
buildings and the city postoilicc in on
structure. So good a suggestion as tn,
first should not have been offset by 81
bad one as the last.
THE appointment of Samuel L
Wheatlcy as successor to District Com
missioner Edmonds, whose term Ia
expired and who was not a candidat
for reappointment, is one to be com
mended. Mr.. Wheatley is essential
District man and popular gentle
man. The good character of this st
lection, however, does not in anywis
mitigate the very obnoxious characte
of the nomination which immediatel
preceded it.
The man Petrovitch, who opcne
fire upon the Paris Bourse with his II
volver the other day, evidently belong
to an unwholesome breed of conspir,
tors. Revolutions that depend upo
ex.convicts and counterfeiters for the
,, support are bound to go backwards
t If ALL the proposed street railway
D for this city are built, before anotht
year we will be in condition to di
count the New York city strike of la
week
NOTES AND GOSSIP.