The Washington critic., 1888-08-17
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

G.. d. Ratio, the Italian Consul-G General
at New York, sails for home to-day.
The London Times pays out nearly $780,
900 year In salaries to its correspondents.
Edith Thomas, the part, is Ia become
one of the editors of st. Nicholas next sea
son.
Postmaster Brown of Baltimore. who is
now in Paris, France, Is expected home
September g.
The mother and sister of Hugh Maxwell
Brooks, who was hanged I'm St. Louis last
week, will sail for England August 90.
Florence Morse, twelve years of age,
assembled Mont Blanc on Tuesday last.
She Is the youngest tourist that ever made
tho ascent
A party of Philadelphia scientists Is on
It's way to restore the site Of Babylon. 1t
Will also probably rennve the Cataract IF
the Ganges.-Puck.
There are two men of Irish lineage in
the Spanish cabinet; Senor Pendcrgast,
Minister of the Interior, and Lieutenant
General Organ, Minister of War.
A new eght-page weekly called "The
Democratn has been issued in New York.
1t endorses the President. favors ID. b. Hill
for Governor, and wants Mr.. Hewitt re-
elected Mayor.
Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore. Is opposed
to electric lights In any Of the city parks
where there are trees He thinks them
conducive to driving accidents on account
Of the deep shadows cast.
The latest addition to "Puck's" library
Of standard fun. is entitled Brudder Shin
bones and his Friends, being puck's best
things about Colored Sassiety," brilliant
and brimming over with illustrations by
Opper, Tayler, Zimmerman, Dalrymple,
Clam, Fithian and other clever artists.
The family of the late Rcv. L. p. Roe.
the novelsr, who died recently at Cornwall
on the Hudson, will remove to New York
city about Oct. l, leaving the fruit farm
so familiar to the readers Of Mr.. ROe's
books.
The most complete collection of Internal
revenue stamps issued Ly tho United States
Is exhibited at the l:itrling of the Phlla-
telic Association In Boston. by H. Il. Deats
of Pennington, N. j. Many of these stamps
have value of 500.
Professor George Il. Holmes. of the Uni
versity of Virginia, attributes his excellent
health-especally his freedom from head
aches, and stomach allments-to the free
get, He eats It with his food and occa-
sionally takes II I'm pills
At Cooperstown, the ruins OF Cooper
Hail. where Fenimore Cooper lived and
wrote many of hts tales, are still to be seen.
and the places and localities around and
about OtsegO lake described I'm his books
are tho shrine OF tourists every day.-N.
Y. Mail and Express.
Four pretty, styllshly.dressed girls with
pelt little mannish straw hats walked down
Fifth avenue past Madison square ycstcl-
day afternoon, each carrying o pr.lty natur
al-~ ~ walking sick witt tho grace ant
| ease OF a. Union square dude. II IL wa!
| rom desire to attracI attention they suo
cccdcd admirably.-N. Y. Morning journal
According to the Atlanta Constitution
It Is not the watermelon growers In Georgia
who are making ldonsy out OF tho crop
but the transportation companies that talIC
the melons to market One shipment will
serve as an illustration There were 81
carloads sold in New York for S4.679. 0
| this amount tho shippers who raised thu
melons received 81 ,332. while tho railroads
pocketed $3,3d6 And now the Constitu
tion wants TO know whether tho road
are trying TO nurse new business. or I,
| COnfiscato II.