The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-02
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
CURRENT COMMENTS
CAREFULLY CULlGD

Secretary Mobiles tastic-New YORK DEM
crats-Swecping Condemnation of the
TIack Conspirators--Thc Department Of
Iabor-A Great show In Prospect.
SECRETARY NoBLE's CAsTLE.-Secre-
.ary aud Mrs. Noble will occupy a
charming house at Washington tins
winter. On entering the front door the
hallway Of 100 feet in depth. under
series of graceful arches, leads to the
dining-room at the rear of the house.
To the right is drawing-room. The
walls are salmon tinted. Gilded cor
nices uphold the ceiling, which is deco
rated in panels. In the two bow WIN
dows are two white marble figures
upon pedestals of variegated polished
marble. Back of the parlor. into
which opens a double door. ID
a cross hall, where the grand oaken
staircase, with platform landings, leads
to the second floor. Under the
staircase is an artistic fireplace. tiled IN
old rose color and flapked by oaken set
tees. The windows on the staircase arc
of cathedral glass. Back of this stair
case is the library. with its oak book
cases aud wainscOtlng. The dining
room extends the entire width OF the
house and its French windows open
unon piazza. The side windows over
look pretty green court that has q
fountain with marble basin aud ignre
i'm the centre Of the greenswaTd. The
second floor has three sumptuous balh-
rooms aud large and well-lightcd cham
bers. There is a billlard-rOom IN the
front basement. New York Tribune.
THE arrival OF the fayOrite and the
Theresa at Victoria. with an aggregate
of > 1928 seal skins, leaves, We relieve,
only one vessel of the entire scaling
fleet still TO return 70 that pore. Thus
the upshot of the seasons work OF the
Rash in the way OF vessels IN actual
custody is limited To the single unluckN
American craft j. G.. Swan, which duti-
fully reported 10 the customs authorl-
ties in Port Townsend. IL appears that
the Bear is still in Behring sea. having
relieved the Russ. but since all the We
toria schoolers, or all but one. are back
in safety. she cannot have found much
10 do. When the Rush put n prize
crew of one man each aboard several OF
the British Columbian vessels. and from
others obtained promise that they
would deliver themselves up at Siika,
she no doubt really expected to NOD
thell awaiting her arrival there
| Y. Times.
SWEEPING CONDEMNATION or Thl
FLACK CONsPIRATORs.-That is rat
Ting report Of the grand jury in the
Flack case, and does its members IN
finite credit.
They have investigated the scandal
thoroughly and announced their con
illusions fearlessly. They have either
Indicted or condemned every person
implicated in the conspiracy. None has
been permitted to escape. Six OF the
offenders are indicted. Judge Book
staver is arraigned, Lawyer Wright
censured, and the loose practice OF
granting divorces condemned.
Flack aud his indicted confederate
are handed over to the criminal author
ities. The fate Of Judge Bookstaver IS
left to that tribunal-the Assembly OF
the State-whose province IT Is TO i'm
peach evil doors on the bench. The
case of Lawyer Wright is rclegated 10
the bar. Finally the Legislature aud
the courts are reminded that radical
reforms in the law and lis aJminisira-
ton are essential to the prevention OF
fragrant abuses in the graDtlns CT di-
vorces.-N. y. Herald.
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS. The Repub-
licau State ticket shows in its constitu-
ton and character that it was not MADE
with any expectation of success. Inc
consecutive defeats of the last sew
years have taught the Republican man
ayers that New York is Democratic
State. They virtually confessed the
hopelessness of contesling it this year
when they placed Probibitionist at
the head Of their ticket. filled it down
with set Of nobodies and adopted an
evasive and meaningless platform.
But the very assurance OF success
should make the Democratic COnven-
ton more careful to put only the strong
est and best men in nomination. 1t Is
the sort of men that party nOmlnate'
when sure Of victory. not those whom
It puts up 10 be beaten, which fixes It's
standard of public service. The ques-
ton of State administration most di.
rcctly involved in this election is that
relating to the Assembly Room ceiling
scandal. The State was swindled out OF
nearly 500, GOO, which was divided
among politicians of the two parties
Nobody has been punished for the con
spiracy and fraud. Not dollar OF the
plumber has been recovered. With
portion of the culpable committee Dem
ocrats. and all the State Offices in the
hands Of Democrats, it is absurd TO say
that the Democratic party has no re
sponsibiity for this steal and for the
failure of justice III regard to it.-Ne"
York World.
THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
usefulness of the Department OF LABOR
depends entirely upon the good senst
its officials display in collecting stats
tics. If they are devoted to socioiOgl
cal questions whicn can have no pfac
tical result. the department = work may
be interesting TO students, but 1t VII
not be of any real advantage to an,
one.
"a volume entitled Working Womei
in Large Cities" has just been issue'
by this department. 1t is OF OBJ pages
and contains a great deal Of interesting
matter. much OF which may be vaiua
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