The Critic and record., 1891-04-16
EpIronIAL PERSONALS.


There is nothing encyclopedia about
Mr.. Harrison, anyway, Philadelphia
Record
The Presidents train has barber-shop
attachment, which fact assures n chatty,
exhilarating Philadelphia Record.
There is something incongruous about
inviting a peer of the realm of Queen
Victoria to write q song for Columbian
exposition. The name Columbian is q
protest Of itself.-Omoho Bee
Colonel FBd Grant IS i'm italy and has
had quite pleasant reception from King
Umberto, who did the hOnors Of the court
to his guest in a llattering style, which
shows that, however mad he may be with
the New Orleans avengers, he knows how
to discriminate In favor of the son OF
Americas greatest general. Philadelphia
Times.
Ben Butler sold bis Washington man.
sion to the Government for S275,0OO, but
refuses to complete the contract because
Congress has made no appropriation to
pay him 50 for making deed Ben still
stands unrivaled among Americas 80
men, Chicago Nail.
st. Paul will have a distinguished guest
during the latter part of this week, in the
person of Congressman William l.. Will
son of Virginia. Mr.. Wilson is one of
the few really great men who have held
seats in the House of Representatives
during the past few years. His great
attainments as a scholar and orator have
made him one of the foremost leaders of
the Democratic party in Congress. 81.
IdW Globe.
ClausSpreckles and the sugar trust have
made beautiful partition of the Coun-
try, over which each is TO be supreme in
respect TO sugar. Claus is to have that
territory lying west of the Missouri River
and the trust all the rest. The removal
of the sugar duty of which the Repub.
licans are making great boast seems to
have no effect in breaking up this sost Of
thing. Birmingham Agc-Hordld.
Ex-senator ingalls, can afford to be
somewhat philosophical in the midst of
his reverses. He is to be paid $4,000 aud
expenses for thirty lectures Toledo Bee.
Mr.. PETER might alter to his use the
Senator the Hon. James Henderson
Kyle. Mr.. KYLE calls himself an Indo-
crat. He owes his election to Democratic
votes. Mr.. PETER, I'm recognition of the
fact that he was Republican before he
grew to his present gigantic intellectual
status, might call himself an lnderepub-
lican. 'Tis a queer name, but not nearly
as queer as are some of the cobwebs that
have decked the chambers of the Pefferian
brain since Longbeard grew bigger than
the party harness. .--NelO York Sun.
The death of General Francis b. Spinola,
Congressman-elect from the Tenth New
York district, makes the first vacant chair
in the Fifty-iirst Congress, and this
vacancy occurs within little more than a
month after the term of the new Congress
began IhiiadelDhid Times.
Senator Morrill, voices the general feel
ing when he says of the possibility that
Secretary Proctor NAV be selected as Sem
ator Edmunds' successor: at is certain
we could hardly spare him from the War
Department" Many men have had the
opportunity of doing great work in that
Department, but none of them have inn
proved it like Mr.. Proctor. The task of
his successor will be the easier because of
the successful administration of the pres
ent Secretary. Anyway. there is no
doubt that Ex-Governor Proctor would
make as great success as Senator as he
has as Secretary.-N Y. Tribune.
Mr. Chittenden says he knew intimately
| in Washington one Adam GurowslSi, but
"neither myself nor any one else, so far as
| ! could ascertain, ever knew anything of
his previous history or of what country
| lie was a native Mr.. Chittenden will be
interested to know that Appleton's "Dic-
| tionary of American Biography contains
an authentic sketch of that interesting
| Polish count and patriot, who had had
! his estates confscated and been con-
| demned to death.-Nep York Times.