The Washington critic., 1888-09-07
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

The smartest old lady in New Hamp-
shire is Mrs. Sarah Head, of Chester, in
cat makes the most noise when
everything Is still-that is, everything
but the cat.-YonlSers Statesman.
The public schools of St. Louis opened
last Monday with an enrolment of 30,
g37. There are about 60, 900 school
children in the city, One-third OF whom
attend private or parochial schools.
Postmaster Brown, of Baltimore, is ex-
pectcd home from abroad next Satur-
day night, and he will be received at
the station by the employees of the office
in body, including the two hundred
letter carriers.
William III. Chadwick was three years
ago the cashier of the Pacific Bank at
Nantucket, Mass. Somehow or other he
ran S60,O short in bis accounts. He
is now the sole occupant of the ancient
jail at Nantucket.
Il. w. Turpin, the Democratic can
didate from the Fourth Alabama Dis
trict, now represented by Mr.. Davidson,
is % native of Hale County, was origin
ally n merchant and at present large
and successful farmer.
The solitary Democrat in the Vermont
Senate is left at home this year. An
Indignation meeting of the Green Noun.
tain Democrats in Hon. George NJ
Stoarns' backyard would seem to be in
order. Boston Herald.
George Gocller, of Rondout has had
another offer of 5000 for the violin
which was found in coister in Ger
many 279 years ago. Mr.. Goeller says
that three times that amount of money
could not purchase the instrument
that State, a widow lady, who has moved
and put up this year half ton of hay
Mrs Heald also wants IL understood that
she cuts her own firewood: but, so far
as heard from, the old lady has never
expressed the slightest anxiety to vote.
Thomas Jones, of New York, has
made a contract with the directors ol
the Maryland penitentiary for the en-
| ployment of about one hundred con
Victs in the manufacture of enamellcC
hollow ware, commonly known as gran
ite ware.
Mrs. Ben. Harrison is q woman who
will be mistress of herself though China
fall. The tramp of campaign visitors
through her house has made n well
worn path across her carpets, but sh'
looks at it with q serene and philosophl'
eye, and loses her temper not at oil. =
Baltimore American.
1t is now stated as fact that Mr.
Melville L. Stone, late of the Chicago
News, instead of starting newspaper
ut Washington, as heretofore reported
will take editorial charge of the States
man Magazine at Chicago on his return
from Europe, This publication wa
originally started by A. I, JutlSins as {
Prohibition journal but the Chicago
Mail informs us that it will be ulti
mately converted into u monthly some
thing akin to the North American Re
| view.
STPHES II. CLAvcoMB, Democratic candl
date for Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri, is
graduate of the University OF Virginia, thoug
a Missouran by birth. Robert McCulloch, re
nominated for register Of lands, is a native o
Albermare County, Va, aud was anoted Con
federate colonel under Chalmers, jackson
and Forrest.
AT AN AMERICAN breakfast party no
long ago in noted Swiss resort, three O
the guests were transatlantic Widows"
name satlrically given TO fashionable wome
who live on one side of the Atlantic and thel
husbands on the other,-[Mail and Express.