The Washington critic., 1889-03-20
THE TOWNS PHOTOGRAPH.

~ Ihtt Ut dfDliNuhN iOi ny
meneol bliss appeared in the City Hall yes
terday and demanded marriage license. lie
was an old man, toothless aud deaf, but his
face was bright with smiles, and he was evi-
IDENTIFY as happy as any prospective bride
groom Of 25 years. He took no offense
whatever when he was told that he had
better get the minister who was to marry
him to his lady love to come and procure
the license. lie went away as happy as
ever. Many years ago he came to the City
Hall on the same errand, and he has made
periodical visits TO the Marriage License
Clerk ever since. He is undoubtedly n lit
tie bit weakened mentally, but Is harmless.
What his history is is not known, and
whether this visionary wedding day is the
lingering trace OF some youthful romance
which turned his brain will never be
learned. To him the wedding day Ia as
much reality as any future event can be.
Perhaps the delusion is sad memento of
some fckle woman; perhaps of some sweet
heart who did not live to become wife,
II is pitiful case, and yet there are few
sane men who seem as happy as he Is.
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A prominent New Jersey Democrat has
assured CRITIC reporter that the question
who will dispense the patronage In New
Jersey has been settled by the appoint
ment of Deacon as U. s. Marshal. Deacon
had the support Of ex-senator SeweIl,
while Cook was backed by Phelps aud the
State delegation. 1t is said, however, that
Platt will name the men for the New Jer-
scy custom house and navy-yard.
There are about half dozen people, sup
posed to be insane, who should have been
brought before marshal's jury some time
ago; but they have had no trial. owing to
recent decision on the act providing for
District appropriations by Auditor Cheno-
with. The act says that in all cases of ''in-
digent insane persons committed" to the
Government Hospital for the insane by
order Of the executive authority two thou
sand dollars are to be allowed to defray
expenses for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1890. The practice has been for the
marshal to pay all jurors the customary fee
Of $1.25 on each case, regardless, of course,
whether the person tried was found insane
or not. The auditor, however, has refused
to pass the marshal's account, holding that
the law applies only for the payment of ex-
penses in cases where the person tried is
found insane and committed. This leaves
the juror in position where he must find
the person brought before him a lunatic or
else go without his fee. Very naturally,
there is no disposition to try people under
such circumstances, and the insanity cases
will continue to accumulate on the hands
OF the authorities until the matter is
arranged SO that the unfortunates can be
tried by jury that has no interest one way
or the other.
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The Postofiice is the Departmental in which
designations are coming in at lively rate.
The designations are from the fourth-class
postmasters and are accepted as soon as
received. Up to 1880 o'clock yesterday 53
changes had been made among the fourth
class postofllces. In most cases on the
record book 1t read, .Resigned. OF course,
the charges mentioned are only one days
work, and the Department has not vet got
fairly down to business Tho comn,ss,ons
Of Presidential postmasters will begin to
pour in the latter part of the week. The
corridors Of the Department this morning
were, as usual, crowded with Congressman
having their little axe to grind.
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Department for dozen a. more Years ana
was t,oupht there from sons 5,nIom.t,S
nost which ha occnpiad .brood Mr Ada.
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phera of red tame ana dreams ~ 'nhrosa
olopv that will round ,ont erterta,nino
diplomatic dispatcbes.. He. is as deaf as j
most and as full Of humor as anv man n
Washington. Outside of the Departmen,
he unbends. ana there is not a more io,jy