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The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

Prohibition In the District.


Now that the bill prohibiting the sale of
liquor within one mile of the Soldiers
Home has received the Presidents sigma
uuc and so become n law, the question
has been raised can the Commissioners
revoke the licenses already granted liquor
sellers in the prohibited territory. Since
the law is United States statute and not
Il District regulation, those licenses issued,
probably dozen, must necessarily be de-
clared void. No other course can be pur-
sued.
The Commissioners have decided that
the territory embraced in The law is all the
area within mile radius from every point
Of the Soldiers Home grounds and not
from the building itself.
Under this Interpretation the territory
that comes under the law is Il very large
one and extends within the city limits.
The map prepared for the guidance of the
Assessor shows that the line intersects
New Jersey avenue, between q and II
streets, Rhode Island avenue at n street,
Seventh street at Rhode Island avenue;
Fourteenth street, between u and V and
Sixteenth streets at the Boundary. On
the east the GlenwOod road almost to the
boundary, and all Broollapd Is included.
On the north it reaches out Seventh street
as far as Pihey Branch.
The passage of this bill will undoubt-
edly increase the value Of property in the
| affected area. While the temperance
| people may congratulate themselves III O
| measure on the success OF an undertaking
| in which they were greatly interested
| they would have accomplished little IN
| this particular case had IL not been fol
| the earnest efforts of certain real estate
| dealers to whom the passage of the ac
| meant financial gain.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
Philadelphia Horriiied.

{ . .I|" rum fNc INUUDtt.VifU IMtts.
With no intention of disputing with the
ladies vino have found their womanhood
outraged at the Academy exhibition we
cannot but say that their surprising decla-
ration that ''never before in Philadelphia
has modesty been so ruthlessly assailed'
rather ovcrstates the case. The naked
and the vulgar have been much more con.
spicuous in many recent exhibitions, and
they are so little conspicuous in this one
that in order to support their vigorous in
dlctment these ladies have apparently in
cluded every picture that contains an un-
dressed female figure. This Is to assume
that the nude is necessarily indelicate, an
assumption that cannot he admitted.
The two or three large pictures which
the ladies mention first are Justly obnoy-
ious, because their subjects are valueless
and their treatment common. There are
some life school studies also that ought to
have been excluded, because they are not
pictures at all. But this makes only q
small list, and we are surprised to find in
cluded with them the dainty little classic
idyls of Low and Cox's decorative designs,
that are no more .'nude" than the figure
on medal. Asto Vanderlyn's "Ariadne," I"
which has attained the dignity of an "old
MASTER" IL was supposed that its battle
had been fought generation or two back.
Upon two or three of the pictures aud
the studies above referred to the Times has
already expressed its opinion quite in sym-
pathy with the protest of the offended
ladies. Concerning the taste that would
extend the exclusion further we do not
purpose to dispute. Only it has seemed
worth while to point out that the attempt
to draw hard and fast line that will ex-
clude the nude figure rs a proper subject
Of aIt--a possible subject Of the highest
art--will never carry conviction. We ap-
proach here the attitude of the Wyoming
legislators who insist that the emblematic
| figure upon the seal Of their State shall
| have clothes on, or those other Solons OF
leeislate against M The female person' rTT' Whc \,
exposes her "ncther limbs"
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
A srpERR TESTIMONIAL.
a Description of the Silver Service IL
tended for Senator German.

a Description of the Silver Service In
tended for Senator German.
Specidi 10 he Nov York World.
BALTIMORE, Mp, March 6.--Thc general
plan OF the testimonial toScnator German
has now been fixed and will embrace u
great popular reception and the presonta-
ton of an elaborate silver service. The
committee in charge has invited silver
smiths TO examine the proposed designs
for the centre piece ladle and tray. The
centre piece Is n very elaborate, oval.shapod
solid silver punch bowl.
This bowl is TO be sIipcrblv decorated
with designs cmbcmatical of Maryland
and the South The handles will be conf
posed of large figures of Bacchms and
Flora, with mermaid-like tails. The re-
verse side Of the bowl will be ornamented
with the coat-of-arms of Maryland. The
saver upon which the bowl will rest will
be ornamcntcd similarly TO the bowl. The
lade will be twenty.fo,lr inches long, with
q graceful stem and bowl in the shape of
All oyster shell. A miniature diamond
back terrapin will be at the end of the
handle.
1t is intended to make the gift a popular
testimonial on the part of the whole
people of the State, and to this end sub
scription lists will be opened throughout
the cities and counties of Maryland. y
limit will he fixed beyond which indivi
dual subscriptions will not be invited as
| the idea is to give everybody al oppor.
tunity to share In the gift.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
JEFFERSON DAVIS.


a Talk with Captain j. A. Fcssenden
of the Fifth United states Artillery.
Who Was on Duty at Fortress Mon
roe During MIR. Davis Imprison-
ment.
From ne Bf0oIlyR Sidnddfd Onion.
"* Mr.. Davis was one of the
most courteous and agreeable gentlemen
ever met. During many long night
occupied the outer room, and as the occh-
pant of the other room was not good
sleeper we did considerable talking. j
asked him once whom he. considered the
abl.st generals on the Confederte side,
and he named Albert Sydney Johnston,
'StonewalP Jackson, and j. y. II. Stuart.
He would not admit that Joe Johnston
was among the abest leaders, and when
asked him why he restored him to the
command of the armies opposing Sher-
man, he replied; j did IL in accordance
with the demand Of my people,
"Once / had bidden him good night.
and supposed he had gone to bed, when
heard him call, and going to the door
communicating with his room, ] saw HIM
standing with book in his hand. 1t
proved to be 'Alison's Military Life of the
Duke of Marlborough,,' and he read aloud,
commencing with the account of Marl-
borough's desertion Of James II. and
joining the cause of the Prince of Orange,
and he. quoted this passage with special
emphasis:
Treason nc'cr prospcrs, for when 1t does,
None dare call II treason.
"The idea which Mr.. Davis wanted to
convey was that as the Confcderacy had
failed he was accused of treason, but that
il lie had succeeded then nothing would
have been said about treason.
4. q. r. a..
causes which had combined to compass
the defeat of the South, he said that the
Confederate ports were all blockaded; that
the North had greater resources, and that
il was impossible for the South to secure
recognition from foreign powerss"
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
PEomBlTIoN is PROHIBITED in New York
Governor HILL is the prohib;ter.
AN ITEM OF New YoRx gossip says.

IN 'lhN VT NJ" l"hN Sossip says
Not content with breeding thorough
c'eIn III no'i ainefion nin Hhs,aNu' 'umm
srhe,ne Down an his Texas ranch he
has some 500 mustang mares. These he
has bred to thoroughbred horses, every
one ni when Is vel bred, ana over SIX
;,,s ,n ,'ns ra ~ ~ m ELI tr,i ,E9 r ~ vieoT f
standard breefinr with the Intention of
thus securing II model saddle horse for
which there is now such great demand.
ne .ApeIinie,' on S.alc oi any slae ~
,.no,, rs,snn Anvil wbv ~ Il shonid nni ba a nhn,
non, enal success. We certainly need good
SADDLE horses and these crosses ought to
Itt them.
IN mexico wnere 'hey nave the ieai
saauie hors's, 'hc crossing IS done tne
o'her way. mexican Dreeoefs reserve the
most spirte,i anu perfectly iorHeu ha'iVe
horses as sires ana import ior cams the
hhtst thorougoi.dS they can get from
keh'uchy ana New YORK Inc result mas
neeh ehtireiy SATISFACTORY. we pei'eNe
that any Judge oi horsehesii VINO mas
iounseo on 'he ioo.patns Oh tne raseo ue
Ia heiorma Oh the Mexican capital ana
watched the glltterlng caVaicade 'nat daliy
passes there' VIII adinie thaV ne
h"s never seen any wpcre more pe",,ilu'
specimens Oh .he sauuie morse 1use now
MI. Mohhis pan WIZ Wo,h' !. may pc 700
soon 10 say, out tha' 'he MeNicaii pan
mas peen suecessiui seems 10 DC iac. al
rsady demonstrated Inc COMBINATION,
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
CRAZY TO GET MARRIED.
when the widow Pesse Wouldn't Have
Him Haas Made Her Life Miserable.


From Me Neao York Her0id, GH.
A sentence of eight months in the peni
tentiary was imposed on William Haas, a
burly German, by Justice Goetting in
Brooklyn yesterday for assault. Maggie
Pesse, comely girl 16 years old, whose
mother is widow and who has a little
candy and stationery store at No. PIG Call
yer street accused Haas with having struck
her after she indignantly spurncd his
offer OF marriage.
Haas is 26 years old and on the death of
the girls father a year ago lie began to
pay his addresses to Mrs. Pesse. She de-
clined his attentions and he finally be-
came so ardent in his wooing that. she
caused his arrest and he served six months
in the penitentiary. Upon his release he
renewed his attentions, and in order to
make the widow come to terms set fire to
her house one stormy night. HIS in
tcntion was TO rescue her, but before he
had all opportunity the firemen had come
and had made the rescue.
Haas was again arrested, but was not
prosecuted. He was determined to marry
the woman, and chased her around the
house with knife. On another occasion,
Just as Mrs. Pesse was retiring one night,
Haas appeared from under the bed and
on his Knees begged her not to wreck his
happiness. He was elected from the
house, and a few nights later Mrs. Pesse
was surprised to find him hiding under
the dining-room table. Again he was put
out, and while on his knees in front of
Mrs. Pesse's window she poured a kettle
of hot water over him. Still he continued
to court her.
Mrs. Pessc's daughter was in the store
on Wednesday night when Haas entered.
He was looking for her mother, and find
ing she was absent he made love to the
girl She ordered him out of the place,
when he assaulted her and a policeman
arrested him.
Haas told Justice Goetting he had no
recollection of having struck the girl. A
| brother of Haas also made complaint
| against him, and the Justice sentenced the
objectionable suitor to four months i'm
| prisonment on each charge.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
DIED TO SAVE HER HUSBAND.
A Young Wife Grapples With n Nh
derOus Clerk and IL Killed.

A Young Wife Grapples With Mur-
derous Clerk and is Killed.
New ORLEANS, March 0.-Mrs. Nell
Nelson, a young married woman Of 10,
was murdered at midnight Saturday night
in Carrollton, suburb of this city, by
Philip Baker, her husbands clerk. Mel
son and Baker were settling up the ac-
counts of the week when they got into Il
quarrel over money matters. The clerk was
about to stab him with knife when Mrs.
Nelson rushed between the men and
grasped Bakers arms Just as the knife
was descending. While Baker was strug-
Cling with the woman Nelson. either in
fright or dazed by blow which had
felled him, rushed into the street calling
for help. Fifteen minutes later, when he
entered the house with an officer and sew.
eral citizens, Mrs. Nelson was found dead
with her throat cut. Baker escaped. Mrs
Nelson had been married only six months
She was handsome and very popular.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
Honr Could Not Save Corse.

from We tHWdJo ItWtS.
Even the devotion of Granny Hoar to
the little man in the White House has
proved unavailing to save Postmaster
Corse Of Boston, and cx-Mayor Hart has
been nominated to succeed him in office.
Ex-Mayor Hart is mere politician and
General Corse has proved model post
master--so good "A one that even the Re
publicans Of Boston have protested against
his removal. But Harrison cares moth
ing for the civil service, and the fact that
Corse Is u Democrat has been sufficient TO
lead Harrison to supplant him. But IL
happens that Corse was gallant Union
soldier and his deposition has aroused the
veterans Of the HUB regardless of politics,
to the pitch of anger and they are de-
nounciiig Harrison without mercy. 1t
looks as though the grandson of his
grandfather can brook no rival in the
work of disintegrating his own party,
and is determined TO out-Herod the
Ilerods Of his party-Messrs. Mckinley,
Reed and Quay,
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
o YOU, % YOUi
I'm ynnr Gl,mnn rneA1r.


o you q ynui with those hri gli chesSs
And eyes OF such soft mild blua,
You're innocent, your looks would say,
But nh you know a thing or two.
What OF tEgt hoy, at college now,
VINO Loves yon with his heart ~ lrHel
Hes let his alma mater thrice
TO see-O yOnl % your
And then thnt preacher kingdom c0ma!
You've made him MS own birthday rue -
You've done the holy man n harm
\ deadly harm-O yOu o yOui
And half dozen hoyish swalns
Fave sighed, but feared 20 come ard WOO,
And SIN the deadly work goes on
with those soft eyes you o yoll
Then there's your German teacher, ah
The only favor he would sue
le not 10 lOoh ~ him az all;
He's scared 10 death of yOl-O youl
IfOnlds LOa0stfset IpOOd.
Alexandria, Va, Fob. n.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
WERE THEY HYpNOTIZED ?
Two Lads Strangely Stricken With Som
Unknown Malady.

BURLINGTON, N. j., March 0.-Snce
Friday night last George wilkins and
Howard Couch, two lads living on the
Mount Holly road, have been suffering
from an unknown malady that has ere
ated sensation in this locality. The boys
are cousins, and live in adjoining houses.
They went to their respective homes on
Friday evening apparently as we'll as ever
and retired in their usual spirits. During
the night wilkins was taken violently i'll,
and was soon wildly delirious. He re-
mained in that condition all night, and
is yet not improved.
The following morning the wilkins
family was astonished to learn that young
Couch suffered in similar manner. The
boys had eaten or drunk nothing but
what had been shared by the entire fami-
lies, and the theory that they had been
poisoned by the food was exploded. IL j.
generally believed that the boys were
bypnotized.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

OVE cotoBrp rRtENps--somc of them at
lcast-arc not fond of that jewel other
wise called consistency. Here they are,
trying to force themselves into the Vino
daughsis claiming that its advantages
should be free to all without distinction
uf color; while, ON the other hand, certain
culored leaders are clamoring for a separate
department in the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, claiming that the negroes should
lie segregated in the grand exhibit of
American progress. They insist on being
admitted to scmisocial organization in
this city, pleading common humanity as
their justification and protesting against
any and all discrimination; but in
Chicago, where the field was open
to- them on the terms they demand here,
they take the totally different position
that distinctions shall be drawn, and that
the colorcd people shall have their own
department all To- themselves. One may
well ask what the colored people really
want They ask to he assmilated in
social organizations where there is u dis
tinct advantage to them and an equally
distinct disadvantage to the organization
involved in the arrangement. And they
refuse to be assimilated in the Worlds
Fair, stip,llatipg for u separate space and
officers of their own. In the one
ease they claim admission rs individuals,
without reference to color. In the other,
they draw the color line themselves and
insist upon its recognition blythe managers
of the Fair. If the reasons they give for
demanding admission to the Wimoiaugh-
sis he valid, then the reasons they give for
demanding separate department At the
Fair are not valid. They cannot be right
in both positions--wbich is the right one
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

WiNYIpEe, MAN, March 0.-News has
reached here Of the death of the Rev.
Father Grafton, one of the most prominent
Northwest Catholic prelates. lie left Re-
gina ten days ago for the district of Wood
Mountain to use his influence there in be-
half Of the Conservative candidate in the
recent elections. On the return trip Sat
urday his horse gave out twenty miles
from home. He started for home on foot,
He was found five miles from home. His
death was due to exposure and exhaustion.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

WHAT a sAGAcIocs animal the ground
hogis. On the ID Of last February he
emerged from his hole and found it to be
bright, clear, sunny day. He looked
around and saw his shadow dark and
well defined. He gambolcd about under
the trees after the manner of his kind,
enjoying the fresh breeze, the crystal sun
shine and the bnlmy air. But he was too
wise beast TO fancy that such weather
had come 10 stay. lie knew that one de
ligbtful day didn't mean spring. So
when the shadows heightened and the sun
sank IN the West amidst golden glory of
ambient clouds, the groundhog (known
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
WANTS HER WAGES.
A Woman Who Sues for Twelve Yea
Hire.

Woman Who Sues for Twelve Years
Hire.
READING, Pa, March "a rather novel
lawsuit has been brought against Valen-
tine Geest, a farmer at 1.ongswamp, near
Reading, by Amelia Long, his house
keeper, who sues for twelve years wages,
at the rate of $3.50 week. Mrs. Long
says she was compelled to do farm work
of a character that women are usually eS'
empted from, and he paid her no wages,
but gave her small sums at different times,
and promised her large amount at his
death. She is tired of waiting for him to
die
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

as the woodchuck in New England and
the mnrmot in Eurore) retired to his hole
there to hibernate for six weeks longer.
That is where he was talented, for we
have had five weeks Of wrotchod weather
and the sixth has started in with equally
evil promise. Yes the grounding is a
very weather wise animal.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

THE NASHVILLE .lmericdn has been ex-
cited by the telegram of WILLIAM K.
MooLE Of Memphis, congratnlating the
late Speaker REID upon his fairness, inn
lartiality, etc., etc, whilst occupying the
chair. Being excited the Americm be-
GENES ornate, horid and irridescent 1t
says:
IL has been so long since we have heard
from the sweet bard of the bOgs, the tune
iul singer of the alligator swamps, that we
had begun to wender what had become
of him, and were puzzled to account for
the unusually long time between brays.
The foregoing lcXicographical burst is
af interest To ms merely as showing that
WILLIAM RAMgUNoTlors is not dead.
Fate would be lmkind, indeed to take
from us the saocharine warbler OF our
Western wilds. the poet laureate of the
Dismal swamp. No, thank heaven. BILL
is still with us Beautys ensign yet Is
crimson in his lip and In his cheek and
both are doing business at the same old
stand. II matters not 10 lis that his return
Ia the paths Of literature is ia the form of
aturbid and bombastic tribute To Bully
RFLT il Is enough 10 know that WILLIAMS
facilo pen is making wild sport of his
mother tongue aud that his blythe and
bmovant spirit Is again cinering before the
public eye in all the picturesque glory Of
nntramincled assininity.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
Tie Arrcst of Mr. Denew.

IRON Wt NtW lOfh hneOi0tF, 'W.
Chauncey NJ. Depew president of the
New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company, aud director of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company, surrendered himself
to Coroner Ferdinand Levy at i:3O o'clock
Yesterday afternoon, and was placed un-
der bonds in the sum of $4,000,
With Mr.. Depew was Mr.. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, who became his surety, quail
flying in the sum of S2O0,000, which was
represented in the bond as being the value
of the property at l West fifty'seyenth
street.
Warrants for the arrest Of Mr., Depew
and the other directors and officers of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company were issued by Coroner
Levy Immediately after the jury handed
in its yirdct ON Thursday night, holding
them Immediately responsible for the
death Of Helen 4. Supple and live others,
who were killed by the accident in the
Fourth avenue tunnel ON February %.
The warrants were handed to Inspector
Byrncs for service.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

Tur APPROPRIATIONS MADE by the eight
Congresses before the Fifty-iirst will aver
age SOS, 1890. The appropriations male
by the Fifty.first, which, fortunately for
the country, has just expired, amount to
Sl,O0G, go, fillmore than billion of dol
lars-morc than $500 100000 over and
above the average of the eight pre-
ccding Congresses Mr.. CANNON has
rather ostentatiously prided himself
ON being watch dog of the
Treasury" He has opposed scores
of righteous expenditures for the pay
mcnt of sacred debts. He fought with all
his resources of cunning the appropria-
ton to pay the French Spoliation claims
An honest obligation. Now the country
would like to know how all this appalling
pronigacy happened to escape the atten'
tion of so rigid and alert an economist.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

TnE ALLIANCE elected woman named
CARRIE DIrnL register of deeds at Guthrie,
Oklahoma. The county commissioners
proposed to keep her out of office on
technicality. Her friends promptly pro-
duced rope to hang the commissioners,
who very promptly promised to do what
was right. Woman in politics always
makes q Diehl of trouble.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

BISMARCK is URGED to re-entcr the Reich
stag. il is denied that there is reaction
throughout German in favor of his policy
and that the Emperor desires q stronger
foreign policy. II may yet be BILL and
me- in Germany.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09
MuRDERERs TRY TO ESCAPE.

They Buy Twelve Saws to Make a Hole
In the Jail.
soMEIsET, Pa, March 0.--A dozen fine
steel saws We're found yesterday in the
cells Of David and Joseph Nicely, who are
to be hanged on April for the murder of
Farmer Herman Umbarger in 1889. The
county commissioners decline to author
ize the Sheriff to place death-watch over
the men, and he is fearful they will cheat
the gallOMs.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

Nh. McMILLlN OF Tennessee, candi-
for Speaker, doesn't think the next House
will adopt the rules of the late House.
He says RnEDs rules didn't rule.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

KENrrcRY's CONSTITUTIONAL convention
has been sitting for six months and isn't
through vet.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-09

A roErnAiT or JFFfrRsoN DAVIS has been
presented 10 the stateof Texas by citizens
Of Washington County.