The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-18
EDITORIAL PERSONALS.


And the nephew of Ward McAllister has
married ballet girl. Rash ballet girl
Lucky nephew = Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. Parnell will marry Mrs. OShea in
the rosy month of June, and will set up
an establishment at Brighton. II is sup
posed that he will be wise enough not to
have any fire escapes on the ehouse.-INiia
delphid Times. r
Mr.. Watterson has in him the making
of an excellent citizen and good Demo-
crat. Let him forswear the writing of
letters and stay on the pedestal he him
self has so ostcntatiously set up and so
frequently mounts. When he ventures
from IL to regulate New York politics.
make Senators and Presidents, and wind
up the sun and moon, he gets lost, and it
takes his friends too long a time to find
him. He is not Warwick. He only
thinks he is Kdnsds City Times.
II has been announced that DR.. Royes is
in Washington seeking a reappointment
to the Indian Agency AT Pine Ridge, his
incumbency of which was one of the main
causes of the uprising of the Indians, and
his removal from which, at the request of
the military authorities. was made neces-
sary by his scandalous incompetency II
is scarcely credible that the President will
venture upon such an affront to public
opinion as the rcappointment of this man
would constitute The whole wretched
business is too fresh in the public recolec-
tion.-Ne0 York Times.
Colonel Epops Shepard smiles quietly
these days in his sanctum, adorned with
biblical notices worked in worsted on
perforated cardboard and framed in black
walnut and gilt. lie illuminates the grim,
fierce, puritanical lips of Colonel Epops
with the radiance of conscious worth and
huns softly the psalm tunes of the regu-
lar Wednesday evening PRAYER meeting
for the edification of the Office cat For
the leaven is beginning to work and the
regeneration OF the South is at hand. Aud
to whom is the glory to be attributed if
not to Colonel Epops?-C Chicago Times.
Governor Hill of New York has not yet
resigned the Governorship, though his
term as Senator began March 4. He
should do so by all means.--Hemphis Ip-
podi-lgdidnchc.
Editor Watterson was once an accom-
pished pianist in constant practice But
this does not trouble his conscience when
he has a seven-octavc editorial in hand
and wants to make his enemies listen to
the music.-IHitodelplia Times.
Imagine financial crisis, depleted
Treasury and Secretary Charles Foster the
peoples sole reliance.-Ifttsboy Post.
An English lady having sent away her
groom, because he persisted in wearing u
mustache, n court has decided that it is
lawful for groom to wear a mustache
provided he does not wait at table. Pos
sibly coachman can also wear mus
tache except when he acts as chamber
maid.-Earopean Edition Of tie New York
Herald.
The President as duck-huntcr is no
back number, after all; at least, not a
canvas-back number Philadelphia Record.
The only thing that might with a show
of propriety be urged against the APP
pointment of General Grosvenor as AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, is the
fact that he is an Ohio man. He has
iirst-class equipments for the position
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The President has ordered that the col
ored military of Washington be retained
as part of the District militia--in itself q
desirable thing. of course-and that the
expense of their retention be met by pop
ular subscription. When shiftness and
| thriftiness thus neatly combine to serve u
| certain end il is n reasonable presumption
| that the Second Term has lent its best
abilities to further the combinations
| Philadelphia Record.
1t is announced by number Of Wash.
ngton correspondents that Mrs. Harrison
| is writing book. Common fairness
should silence such a report. Mrs. Harri
son is not a candidate for the Presidency
| New York Recorder.
| One of the most beneflcent of philan
ihropic propositions is that made by Mr.
John S. Kennedy of New York who hai
announced his purpose of putting up {
large building in central location as ,
general headquarters for the charity or
CARNATIONS of this city.--New York Epoeh
1t is understood that Philadelphia peo
pie look upon Tennyson's latest poem a
an ode addressed especially to theni.-
Chicago Neirs.
Ex-senator Pierce of North Dakota il
about to become an editor. That is pin
nacle which few Senators reach,-B0sto,
Ad,eriscr.
DIR. Parkhurst went to Nashville for
visit, and came away asking why there ar
no blacks in the Tennessee Legislature,
The editor of the Christian 1doocdte re
plies in true Yankee style, saying he will
enlighten DIR. Parkhurst ON this poin
provided he will first tell us why there /
no negro in President Harrison's Cabi
net. ct.n--New York Herald.
The word Jag was invented by Coone
Eugene Field of Chicago to express al
exaggerated state of artificial exaltaton
When Chicago man gets into this con
dition Colonel Field explains that he "ha
u jag on" The origin of the word Is oh
scure, as Is that of many other words II
the Chicago dialect. The word has no
extended beyond Chicago heretofore, be
cause heretofore the condition 1t define
has been peculiarly Chicago condition.
81. Louis RepuJlie.
In the death of Or. Windhorst fo
years the leader OF the Catholic party II
the Reichstag, Germany loses shrew'
and suave politician who came very nel
being a statesman. AS the defender o
the old against the new he even con
quered Bismarck and forced the latter b
Ego to Canossa," winch the man of bloo
and iron said he would never do.-Ne
York Recorder
Counts do count after ALL particular
in the matrimonial market aud Clpi
seems to be all right when he is baitin
his hook with title. The latest proof o
this-the approaching marriage Of C)un
I.oewenhallpt to Miss Nannle Bayarl
daughter Of ex-Secretary of State Bay
ari-suggests the thought that a prohibit
tory tariff should be put upon the i'm
portation Of foreign noblcmen who com
here with matrimonial intentions, Civ
the American bred dude q fair sho,
among the wealthy beauties Of his owl
country. RiiulelpLia Times.
by way of saving Mr.. Blaine the annoy
ance of being talked about as a candidat
for the next Presidential nomination
Senator Hale has been giving IL ont tha
the Secretary Of State has no ambition
beyond his present post This Is, o
course, final. With Mr.. Blaine In honore
retirement Mr.. Harrison is sure of tn
candidacy, so Mr.. Hale thinks, and h
prophesies that the PRESIDENT will b
nominated bv fhe lOpic of circumstaucaa