The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-10-18

oner in the case. There may be fault IN tbo
loss of that vessel and there NAV NOT he The
court Will inquire into the matter and renort.
u is hoped without fear favor or preiudice
rii "a u1e meantime no censure of Lieutenant
is Implied by the ordering of the court,
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Did you ever notice now when the moon
shines through heavy mist halo gathers
about 1t and frequently causes It to appear
red In colorP The same effect is seen soma
times with the sun, even Now I understand
tnat the light at Assateague is white and that
at Winter Shoal red. 1t might easily be that
on tne night in question the white light of
Assateague shone red through The DARKNESS
ana storm. That would account for the error
anu make IL practically an unavoidable one.
do not know that this is the solution. hnt n
may be. ' -
Secretary Noble still sticks. In fact the
only person likely to 60 out of the Depart
ment OF the Interior, according to the Secre-
tary, is the man with a cigar
Ihere is class In every community that
finds its chief delight In regulating other
peoples business. They used to be mora
powerful than they are now. In the old davs
they made sumptuary laws minutev repulat-
lug the habits and expenditures of the people $
IN thls country they affect to regulate their
Fellow mems conduct on high moral grounds
the result being the old Connecticut Blue
Laws and their more or less close limitations
In other States. Over in Baltimore a spas-
modic and sporadic attempt was made by the
grano Jury TO enforce certain Anticipated Sun
Gay laws that yet incumber the statutes. II
was proposed to indict persons for backing
BOOTS, rowing boats, running ferries, hiring
out public conveyances, selling or delivering
Ice cream, selling liquor, cigars. fruit, confec,
tionery, cakes, soda water STATIONERY and
other things OF similar nature The attemnt
however, was met with indignation and ridi
cule, and the long-eared eraud Jury have
peen compelled to rescnd its action Onlv
one thing has been accomplished, to estop
Maryland from sneering at Connecticut AS
well might the sapphire call the violet bluel
sx#
One of 1.-THE saddest results of the practice
OF ministers in going to Europe for VACATION
was the postponement of the September
weddings in high society to await the return
OF the rector OF st. Johns. Our utra-fashion-
ables seem to think that a marriage without
wedding at st. Johns won go, as it were. II
would lack the stamp Of fashion. This is one
OF the proofs that the real fashionable society
OF thls city. so far at least as the church goes,
does not depend on official recognition. For
up pe1aou ~ whence the memory Of man runneth
not to the contrary no President. except the
late PRESIDENT Arthur, has attended ST. Johns
Its membership is made up of the most ex-
elusion elements of society. An application
ior Gonsulship was once presented to Presi-
dent Lincoln. 1t was signed bv all the lead
ing society people at that time in Washington.
Mr. Lincoln had heard of them He read the
application carefully and scanned the names
appended thereto with silent interest Then,
as l.sr smile lit up his homely visage, he said:
"Theres some mistake here. This man
doesn't want consulship. He wants to join
st. Johns." DIOGENps JoNps