The Washington critic., 1888-07-02
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

GETTYSBURG FOUGHT OVER again in the
midsummer Century"
THE DEMOCRATIC CANVAS is to be di-
rected by a chairman who opposes the
principal plank in the party PLATFORM
boston Traveller.
THERE ARE OVER 200 lady bicyclists, or
wheelwomen, which is the better term,
in the city of Brooklyn, and they talk of
building a club house.
THE GEOLOGICAL GARDEN at Cincinnati
has received South American ostrich
from Buenos Ayres which is said to be
rare and interesting specimen.
A HUNDRED MEMBERS or more of the
Holland Society of New York will leave
for Rotterdam by the steamer Amsterdam,
July IS, to be absent about six weeks.
THE LATEST and biggest campaign lie is
that German farmer in Dallas County,
Texas, has q two-year.old baby which
stands three feet seven inches and weighs
ninety-one pounds
THE STORY LATELY put in circulation
that the famous Endicott pear tree at
Salem, Mass, was dead is not true On
the contrary, il is alive and well, and will
bear fruit this season.
THE STATUE OF JOSIAH BARTLETT, the
first signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, has been cast in bronze and set
up at Amesbury, Mass, where 1t will be
dedicated on the Fourth.
THEY DON'T KNOW whether to give
Lewis picture with or without whiskers.
Perhaps it would be better without, for
he has pleasing and very large, warm
smlle.-[N. Y. Graphic.
FRED. MAY, who recently fell into very
serious trouble in New York, for which
he was placed undessarrest, has managed
to have his trial before the Police Court
postponed until September 7.
"BuFFALo BILL has a daughter at
school in Nebraska, Miss Artie Cody, who
will be eighteen years old this week. Her
father bought her five-hundred dollar
diamond pin in New York for birthday
present.
ACCORDING TO THE latest issue of Sad
lier's Catholic Directory, the Catholic
| population of the United States is about
100000 There are 1868 priests, 6,9l0
churches, 1881 chapels, 6l bishops, IL
archbishops and cardinal.
A COMPANY HAS BEEN incorporated un-
der the laws of Illinois which has power
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ground railroad in Chicago, double track,
with cars to be operated by electric
| motors.
| A DOWNTOWN DRYGooDs MERCHANT,
Saturday, after much offering, managed
to place bet of $1,000 against 5000 that
Cleveland and Thurman would carry the
"solid South" New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey and Indlana.-[New York
Herald.
ONE OF THE NOTABLE women of New
York is Mrs. Margaret Moore, an Irish
colaborer with Miss Annie Parnell in
the establishment of the Ladies' Land
League. She has demonstrated her de-
votion to the cause by suffering an i'm
prisonment of three months in Tullamore
Jail.
THE QUEEN CITY Music HOUSE of Gin
cinnati has issued new song, "AlleDe,
Ever of Thee" by Kelso Murdoch, a
young Cincinnati man, and Phlit O.
Johnson of THE CRITIC staff. This is the
| first appearance of these young COM
| posers, and they have plenty Of future
and plenty of talent.
RUSSELL SAGE knew the present
Duchess of Marlborough when she was
only little tot four or five years old.
John Paine her grandfather. was con-
sidered rather eccentric, and was known
in Troy thirty or forty years ago as Paul
Pry. He was a leading and respected
citizen, however, and had the reputation
of being very shrewd business man.