The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-16

woman and sterling wife and mother
well worthy all the admiration which is
bestowed upon her. Tho article Is richly
illustrated and will attract wide atten-
ton.
Secretary Noble has appointed Mrs.
Alice Stocking, daughter Of the late Justice
Miller, return clerk in the Disbursing
Office Of the Interior Department, the
family being in need Of some such means
of support. A movement was started by
the Bar during the winter to raise private
fund for Mrs. Miller, but for some reason
II fell through. The Western circuit, where
Justice Miller presided, was expected TO
take the initiatory and its failure to do
this made IL impossible to secure contri-
buttons in other sections of the country.
General Miles has recommended that
Colonel Guy V. Henry be brevetted gen.
eral for gallant and meritorious conduct
during the recent campaign against the
Sioux, consequent upon the outbreak at
Pine Ridge.
Archbishop Thompson of England II Is
said once pointed out that he had received
advancementint the Church for every child
born to him. at Is to be hoped, brother" :"
said DIR. Wilberforcc, 'your family will
not continue to enlarge, FOR there are only
two translatiOns more possible to you
Canterbury and heaven" The transla-
ton to Canterbury was early barred;
Archbishop Thompson had to rest the
second son of the Church.
Mr.. A. J. Forbes Leith is q duly estab-
lished leader OF the -Four Hundred. lie
is a Scotchman by birth and was an olii-
Ger in the British navy. Marrying a st.
Louis heiress and successful business
experience rs the president of Chicago
steel company have made him pretty
good American, though retaining the APP
pearance Of typical Briton. His recent
purchase Of family estate In Scotland
accounts for the lengthening OF his name
by the. annexation of the Forbes part
of his hyphenated appellation n.-Ncw Yoh
Continent.
The last Congress did not peg out with
out here and there gleam of humor
While the House was trying to decide
whether to add $780, 900 to a bill that didn't
it, Mr. Herbert told a story. 'Some
years ago." he said, there was bill be-
fore the California Legislature in rela.
ton to an increase in salaries, and the
question was involved whether the Treas.
ury was in condition to stand 1t. One
of the members excused himself for Q
few minutes and when he returned. said
Mr.. Speaker, ! am just from the Treas
urer, and he tells me there is 1876, ,65f.4t
in the State Treasury, and move you
sir that We rake it,
Mrs. Edna l.. Goodsell. mother-in-law
of John ID. Rockefeller, the Standard OIL
magnate, was married on Wednesday tc
John l.. Steger. The bride is nearly x
years of age, while the groom is scarcely
40. Many years ago Mrs. Steiger was mar
ried to q man named Johnson, and aftei
his death she became the wife of Good
sell, who was the father of the present
wife Of John ID. Rockefeller. For seyera
years previous to his death Goodsell lived
apart from his wife, making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Rockefeller, in
| Cleveland.
| The Emperor of Germany, II is now un
| derstood, will go ON visit to Queen Vic
toria at the end of June or beginning oi
| July. He will be accompanied by the
Empress, and they will be present at tie
| wedding of the Princess Louise of Schles
! wig Holstein and Prince Aribert of An
halt -Dessau, which is to take place on o.
| about July at Windsor Castle in st
Georges Chapel. The Emperor aud EN-
| press will reside at Buckingham Palace
| during the stay in London, and they vii
| be the guests of the Queen at Windso
| during the wedding week. The visit viii
| extend over ten days, and will be divide,
between LondNn and Windsor. Accom-
| panying the imperial party will be Her
Saltzmann, the artist, who was with th
Kaiser on his voyages to Russia and Nor
| way. Saltzmann accompanies his impe
| rial master for the express purpose o
making studies for pictures Of Euglisl
naval and maritime scenes generally
| Kaiser Wilhem has passion for the sea
| and has evidently inherited some of hi
| mothers taste for art.