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T. It. KAI.HTl'N. I'lilillisticr.
Vt'ASHINGTONitilitlllltlit.tAMJAtlY SJ, 1891,
Tin edition! published every Sunday morning
it lime to reach the early mails.
The Army and Nary edition contains a com
plete ga:etlc of all news and orders relating to
the Service.
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scriptions in all casts by post office money order,
registered letter, or check on Xctc Yorlorthin
city.
to connusroNimNTS.
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an evidence ot Rood faith, all communlcatlcn, no
matter how brief, addressed to tho Editor ot Tins
Bo-pay IIkralp, mnt tie accompmlcd by the
writer's name full and address,
In n recent issuo wo did uiilntontloii.il iti.
Justleo to the contractor for street-sweeping.
Vhllo tlio snow Is on tliu ground lio gets no
pay, and Is of course compelled to lo idle
at a loss.
It is announced that the British Post Office
lias dispensed with tho cumbrous system of
postal money orders hitherto in use and has
tmbstltulcd checks. Tho distinctive foaturo
of the money order is that the Information
which enables tho payeo to get It cashed is
supposed to bo sent In a different letter from
that which contains the order Itself. Hut
many years of experience with orders trans
mitted by the most intelligent class of re
mitters enables us to assert that this safe
guard is not regarded more than once or
livlco in a thousand times. This proves that
the Binipler plan of a check or draft should
be substituted for the present one.
We are glad to welcome tho Capital as an
ally agaln3t thu exactions of tho gas monop
oly. It has engaged in a good tight and
should keep it up with tho tame vigor with
which it litis begun. Above all it should
not lose sight of thu only true, efficient, and
lasting muedy for tho evils of which it com
plains. New companies that can be bought
up will only in tho end make tho burden
heavier. The works ought to bo owned by
the Government, and tho gas manufactured
under the supervision or responsible officers,
lauding this solution tho only partial relief
is to bo found in rigid investigation of abuses,
and the establishment by law of a fair
tariff of prices and standard for quality.
m m
I.v all the discussion about refunding
there has not been one word about pjetal
savings banks, which would take up so much
of that labor and benefit the public morals
b.-sides. Wo are leagues behind Kngland in
regard to this point, and behind France in
regard to having our debt kept among our
own people. The only attempt in the latter
direction, the ten-dollar certificates, was a
piece of imbecility or knavery on the part
of those- who had charge of it, that made a
stench in the nostrils of all decent people.
It seems settled that tho stock-jobbers and
usurers, tho Rothschilds and National
Banks, shall have all the profits of the new
issue of bonds, as of those that have gone
before. The people will not have so much
as a distant view of them until they have
gone into these tight fists, and then will have
only the pleasuro of paying taxes to defray
tho debt. The opening of postal savings
banks would bring a steady flow of millions
into the Treasury and save the necessity of
refunding a vast amount of our bonds. But
the capitalists want to run their rotten sav
ings banks on one hand, and lend money to
the Government at their own rate on the
other, and hitherto have prevented all
efforis to have the Government and people
brought directly together. It will so con
tinue until the people wake up to find what
is hurting them.
"What a vicious practice is this," (as
Emerson says of pairing-off,) by which Con
gress appropriates, instead of a sum certain,
the revenue arising from some particular
source to a purpose they are unwilling other
wise to provide for, snch as education.
charity, or philanthropy. Vicious as it is,
anil must appear on a moment's reflection,
this is a pet weakness of our legislators, and
a sido on which the crafty and designing
know how to attack them. That interesting
head of account known as thu "conbcienco
" fund " in the Treasury had to be hastily
done away with because it formed the point
of attack of every schemer or visionary that
wanted an appropriation. The accumulated
fund of the Patent Office, a sacred trust from
countless needy inventors, which one would
think could never be regarded otherwise
than as devoted to their benefit, cither by
enlarging tho buildings or increasing the
numbers and pay of the examining corps,
is now the object of a raid to divert it to
fcomo totally extraneous use. Vet it must
be apparent that tho whole policy is irra
tional, since It deprives the Government of
its proper control over tho amount of Its ex
penditures, while injuring the recipients
themselves by the uncertainty and fluctua
tion of their income. Mi amendment to the
Constitution requiring appropriations to be
always fora definite amount, and from the com
mon fund In the Treasury, it Is not too much
to say, would bo more useful than many of
the provisions of that venerable document.
Donations to publlo objects may be wry
proper, but there should bu no attempt to
hurry them through by disguising their exact
extent or pretending that they como from
any other place than the publlo pocket,
which is one and indivisible,
aOUJ l'MCKS IS UEHM.XXY,
Germany is beginning to feel in all its
severity tho effect of tho fatal policy of mono
metallism. There are fanatics In America
who are agitating for a retrograde movement
from, thu partial establishment of thu bi
metallic standard which we have set up with
such prosperous results. Before any of the
evils they have so loudly predicted us mro
to follow thu rcmonetizatioi) of silver have
shown themselves, these gold fanatics want
us to act as if tho&o evils wore already upon
us. 1'recisely the opposite has happened of
what they declared must happen If wu coined
the standard dollar. And while gold is flow
ing in vast streams from monometallic Hurope
to bi-metalllu America, they lewain uncon
vinced. It is not to be expected that politi
cal economists of this class will find any In
fctruction in tho following, which uu clip
from the Pull Mall (laxeltet
A fouliju coiienioudcnt vviltcl It uu ' 'illteiy Is
"vciygiuatlu (Jeiuiauy, Billing pilim and laud
4 ' 1 tutu ai e falling frightfully low, 'J he 1 esult 1 that
' debtors Gii mortgage can not pay the bitcicst of tbtlr
1 ' debts, ami are dlsj-ossissod and their properties fi e-"luc-nily
sold at half tbe value tbey had touie Hue
' ' ago, 'J his depreciation canuot be attributed to for
" tlgu couictltlou, aa the Importation of torn and
"other produce has been taxed. It, la generally be
" limed that the fall In jirltos ! duo to tho bcarclty
"ofueili. (lermauy wanted tuhaie thecoMttand
" ard Uku Finjlandi but cold dees not icinaluliitbe
"country, and, circulation lilug alow, cicrithlng
"decays, aiidagilcultuielangulbhesttlll more tlau
' manufactures and Industry."
OUR DURDEX IS " EIGHT. "
Wo are glad to eeo that tho Capital, which
runs down tho cntcrprlso of ;tiir ScsnAT
llKiut.n In furnishing Illustrative! sketches
of our civil service, nevertheless follows tho
lead of The Sun-pat Hriut.ti in attacking tho
Washington Gas Light monopoly. Tho only
ground for surprise is tlirtt all tho papers or
the city do not join In the movement. Thoy
are among tho chief sufferers, or ought In bo,
by tho high prices of tho commodity ot which
they necessarily consHiuu largo tiuMilHIcs j
and whatever Inducements tho monopoly
may hold out, lliey will find greatly over
balanced by tho popular support to be gained
In this cutsade. But tho Capital, a realous
convert, absurdly proceods to pile upcu initia
tive testimony to prove what f Why, that
the bills rondered by the monopoly to its
victims are swindling and extortionate. Tills
Is worso than tho palpable envy betrayed
by tho Capital of our civil service articles.
Tho editor, that l, tho editor of tho mttoido
page, who does olio of the threw reviews of
tho week perpetrated by tho intellectual de
partment, saplently remarks in explanation,
" wo have great faith In n systematic way
"of doing things." tfthatisso, why not be
gin at the very beginning by proving :
1. There Is a Washington Gas Light Com
pany. 2. It is a monopoly.
Vrotn that ho might prucml lit order to
show
3. Its bills are excessive.
Bless your dear heart, tho people of
Washington have known that but too well
for years and years. It needs no ghost
come from the dead to tell them, nor eke an
editor living in a ten-fOota house, " No. 1202
i' Q street," burning four iersUM3 and three
servants no, We beg pardon 1 six burners
four hours each, equivalent to one burner
constantly I You don't need to shovo It on
their minds with such n wealth of Iteration,
nor to provo it to the gas company, which
" stuffs" tho bills, nor even to go further
and argue that tho monopoly will not cure
itself, ner will tho vague and nebulous func
tionary known as " Inspector of Gas and
" Metres " ever afford any relief. Neither
do wo see any use In the people solemnly
getting together as it were to compare griev
ances, by sending their bilb to the Capital
office for analysis of figures. This Is as if
Borne crowd had been individually and col
lectively mauled by .1 bully, and instead of
turning in promptly to thrash him, should
assemble to investigate wounds and bruises,
and solemnly resolve that l!u?y had been very
ill-treated. If the dtliens of Washington
havo not spirit enough to throw off this
galling tyranny, which can levy more tribute
upon them in one month than the taxes of
most of them amount to in a year, tltey will
nevcrfind courage, as Bob Acru did his valor,
by deliberating over their wrongs. Tliey
should feel that the gas monopoly exists
and levies its Impositions only by virtue of
its impudence and their sufferance. It has
no " vested right " to occupy tho Bllrets of
this city with its pipes aud mains, and tear
them up at its pleasure, but only such per
mission as Congress has given and may
withdraw at any time. Already, by means
of this mere privilege, It has wrung enough
profits from this impoverished people to pay
for all its works several times over, and is
now regularly declaring dividends on watered
stock which sells at more than double its
face value.
The Capital, moreover, remarks, " We do
" not know that there i3 any remedy for this
" evil. " Aye, by St. Patrick, but there is,
Horatio ! The remedy is always at hand,
and is one well tried and tested. In Phila
delphia the gas-works are consolidated and
run by a Board of Trustees, for the benefit
of the city and the people. There aro
charges of mismanagement by this board,
the remedy for which is sought in a complete
merging of the gas-works In the city govern
ment, but with all that, thu bills there,
rendered only every three months, (in itself a
great alleviation of the harden,) are less, on
a well ascertained average, than the bills
rendered every month by our grasping and
soulless aggregation. To have gas-light,
now such a universal want, supplied by a
private speculator, is as great an anachron
ism as it would be to Intrust the water
supply to the same hands. Gas and water
are the circulating fluids that vitalize the
modern civilized home, to say nothing of the
immense supplies of both used fy the Gov
ernment, aifd which form the strongest
reason for what we propose. The boldest
measures are often the easiest. Let tiie
Government Use its undoubted richt of
buying out, or confiscating, if the expren
hion is preferred, the plant of the present
corporation at its actual value, repeal the
charter, aud conduct the business, through
the District officers, for Its own benefit and
the convenience of citizens. The streets
could be better lighted, tending to the pre
vention of crime, a fruitful source of scandal
and corruption would bo dona away with,
and Government and people delivered from a
frightful taxation which bleeds the struggling
District for tho benefit of Northern money-kings.
from the Dark Ages swept away, and medical men
allowed to pay openly for such notifications as they
wished to make, without being branded as ' 'quacks. '
MR. RAMSDELL'S CASE.
StxrB our last isslto wo ltftve received tho
"Clrcularof tha Sctioolot Cookery and Homework, "
which has been established by n number ot ladles at
llio corner of I ami Thirteenth slum's Hlulcr tho rare
ot Mrs. Mi t., ilUetsMi. tho circular siyst "Tho
" housekeepers of Yi'MMiifelota liaVo loiiR fell llio need
"ot trained solvents, anvt tlitj object of tho school Is
"to supply lilts w-snt," and, that It will "teach
' ' practical tookory and cchcral honsennt V In n Ihcn
"onchmalmcV." IheUrthHt flltllicrsayai "An
"enthi'Stai'iTnlH I11VI0 tor subscriptions, toboap
' ' piled lo llio linlrttcllon of such pour chlMien as aro
" unable In piy tor lessons, these Khoiitslnsy Ira
" designated bv tho submitters It thevso Usltci"
lids seems to lie a movement In the II9I1I tllrcttloh,
butwoarolncllmsl lo think that the tlcolnsttttclhm
for servants would do best as a tlmHty entirely dis
connected from chscs composed nf those wlm ate
nblo to piy for Instruction. AVo only leler In tho
subject to reiterate the moral of out l.it Sunday's
article, which Is that tho only efficient awl endUtlng
charity for our ior, who How seem to bo ilevMublhg
the Iramp ot l.imrolil liiMll'ct In tlib highest decree,
Is to Irnh thcHt ll be Indilstrlons and sclt-tiislatnlnj;.
'Osfc of the most touching features of the
hard wlnlfr Is tho sultcrlngnimuii; "otlety"wplo
w lib which our souls ate harrowed by the irofesslonil
"society" scribes. Tho description of llio agonies
endured by tho oiled and culled darlings of the
aristocracy In stepping across a snowy or liy pave
ment from ncarrlapo to a front door would melt tho
hardest hent. N'ouo butnn unreeling brnto could
tall lo give his sympathy, el en though lilstllnlwcro
taken up w lib the wants of inllileresjl'i!; poor among
the ' ' lower c!as,t, l lo llio Inoio substantial woes ol
the lady who Ins to make calls when tho weather Is
positively iinplraaaiit. II Is nobly delating lo note,
howeier, that these sufferings which mako humanity
shudder, aro borno wllh tho aamo resolution dis
played by tho old nnbtette In tho French Involution.
The social corre'pondent Is ticier weary of detailing
huwtheso Spartan binds pursued their rounds when
tho pavements wero actually, vulgarly slippery, or
when tho slush was nearly oicr one's Arctics. What
aro the flimsy talcs of suffering told by llio pollco and
reporters rnniliariMl In ibis fc!l!-l V-liiiVrn!iro of wind
ami weather lh tlie long stretch between the cushions
of a coupo and tho front pulor. It Is not quite clear
whether 1)11 lue riovldeiicc or the city government Is
to blame, but theie seems to tie a general feeling that
such hartt'hlps ought not to be possible In a CluUltau
lind.
We find one or the numberless examples
ot the way In which fatso history Is Instilled Into the
average mind In Mr. Kordhoft'slcltcrto tho ffrniM
of the lOth. lie quotes "a gentleman lery faml'iir
with Pennsylvania polUca'l nl siylng, iu answer to
tho ques'.la'.i, " lstlrowagreat tnanl"
Well, no: ho has courage, and ho Is a man who
will, t think, follow his convictions. Thirty yeirs
agohewasa notablo campaigner In rennsyhanla,
aud by his audacity, frankness, and courage con
verted a rough district to antl-sUvery opinions and
held It thero. I hue no doubt that if ho had an Issue
now and wanted to goto tlio llouso he could carry a
district again. I'.ut In political mamcuvilng lie Is
only a oauy.
Now, tho only statement of fait mado by Mr.
Kordlioff'slnfornniit Is grossly Incorrect. The dis
trict referred to Is a farming lejloli, which was
originally almost wlihlly skilled liy people of Jfcw
Kiiglau'vi tlescehr, which nasnlnaisbecn full of com
mon schools, churches and Yankeo Ideas, and which
hasalwais. llko New Hampshire aud Vermont, been
seudlng out great numbers of schoolmasters. If nn
single man had more Influence than another In ' ' con
Mcrtlng" this "dlstrktto antl-slai cry opinions"
aud this comerslon was chiefly due to the read
ing habits of tho people, and to the tact that they
read antl-sl.nery journals that man was not
Galusha A. lirow, but a much abler than he,
namely, tho Lite David Wllmot, author cf the
"Wllmot Proviso."
The Baltimore Journals Indorse the favor
able i erdkt wepasstj llpoii that Vol elicit ot recent stage
debutantes, M!s5 Eleanor Calhoun. The.S'uii says:
Site has outh, lieauty, a musical voice, willowy
flcure, aud graceful can lage, whlih greatly assisted
her In the play of "Komcoand Juliet, "selected for her
opening performance. Miss Calhoun, as Juliet, was
warmly reielved. Throughout the performance sho
exhibited a niio iierccptiou of the bait, and tho dra
matic force which excited the enthusiasm of the au
dience. Tho balcony, sceno was finely rendered, as
were also the morodt.im'Ulcaccbea further on in the
play. At, tho end of each act Hie fair young actress
was called before UiB curtain to receive congratuli
tlons which she had Justly earned. Of lunrto Miss
Calhoun has uot)ct become tho flulshcd actlcss that
bliewlllbe. She Is at times borneauay byher own
veliemenco before she has carried her audienie en
tirely with her. There Is occasionally a little overact
ing, and her voice, which is realty.i superb one. Is
sometimes strained, llutthcsoare faults whlth time
will correct, bhe can act, and she can com luce any
body of It who goes to see her.
The Gazette says:
To achieve success at one bold leap In a profession
so full ot difficulties and requiring so flno an art as
that In which Miss Calhoun has embarked requites
little short nf iib-olute genius. Whether she can tus.
talnherMir w III tint bo determined hy one or a doen
perforin-vuecs even as entirely eatlvtictnty as lint tr
last night, but she bejuuil nlli'Mlmi, Judging riiun
nurreiimuou Ol rfillici, Willi wnicn sue oeneil liereli
gagemciiiriKs.cssis blsiriolilctalelitsof ,i very hlili
order, Thoo whohad the exquisite plevsuto of wit
nessing Miss Nellson's fascinating Interpietatloim of
the iinfortuuato daughter or the t'niiulets Hilhly
might and ample scope forcrlllclstii of Miss Cillioiin's
performance, but while she railed to leaih llio exiel
lence or Miss Nellsoli It should bo remembered that
almost any actress might fall In rolnparlsou w Ith the
splendid genius of Adelaldo Nelbou audet be suc
cessful In the failure. Indeed, Miss Calhoun did as
well as her admirers promised and tho ficlfoniiame
was such as not even tho most successful Of our stars
would have been dleappoliireu at tin the tluethold of
her career.
m m
LITERARY NOTES.
A YlKorom l'rotcsif Airnlnit Mlfipcry
Milcnntlis.
1 havo been watching tho papers for Ihn
list two dsys In the expectation ot seeing soiuo men
tion mado of an accident which oecurl-ed near llio
Srott statue on Monday night. It was an accident su
Inlnllil, I1111I was nttcittlnl by tlrcllmslanrta m
glleVoil", that It has aroused the Just liidlgnailon
of all to whom It Is known. In default ot n better
barrator, alul tn tho InteieMi of llio many who
llvlly and nightly mskon tberougbfato of Massuhu
setts avenue, and aln tit the residents wlico safely
by night Is so gieatly neglected, twill gho Ihofnils
myself, In the hope tint proper allenlbm will Ihj given
loatleattoBccllli
Ull Monday Mlghl Ml. II. .1. HaliWlcll, allfUValk
Ingupfrtnn his ofllco ns far as iheTlibmaa staliie,
wllh another genllelnau, tarns through Massachusetts
alciiiionlonoi soon atlct midnight. Upon reaching
the boblso llbllio lib fbtlmltllo lollR sllctcit bt side
walk In fhmt ot thai unlMlne In the dcplotable ami
disgraceful rbtulllloli In which it has tcllnlncd all
ivlntct. tlcllir sllte-fbbleit, .However, lie tmlettook
locrors Id fill lit llohtbl ilm llnitinlllf feel w-cto
wrrnc lint from under I1I111 by tho treacherous Ice.atut
ho fell, bievklng two of hlsankle-lioncs. The street
wasulleity dcseileil. Mr. Itauisdcll called for aid
with all the strength he had, but tho cries of "t'o
Heel" ".Murder!" "Thlcvctl" foiiwt 110 response.
He lay whero ho fell for tomo lime, ntnhlo lo
move, but at last summoned all his energies
and slowly pulleil himself along on his hands suf
fering me.iunlille llio most terrible torturo until ho
reached the Si ott atitiio. 'I here lie sin credcil In spil
ing himself 011 tha elono toping itlld tCcotnlPcilctd
Ills cries for llio pollto. "Ahis, tor llio raillyl"
police there was tiotie. Mr, HaiiiMlell attempted lo
tw 1st his ankel Into shape, hoping lint lie had sulfcied
tin worse Injury than dislocation, bill found Die task
Impossible. Almost fainting with ngony.hesit thcio
over 1111 hour, still oiling for help, until at list a l.idy
ami gentleman, on lliclr way homo from a pvrty,
chanced to croi the Clicle. At the samo tlmo a
colored man appeared, and Mr. It.11m.d1ll had prompt
avslslance. Huwas culled to his home, and alter
much delay 11 surgeon was found In nlttitid to his In
Juiles, but It was llvo o'clock III llio liiotllinr! tilio'i
tho latter Jttt htm. ) lid bb?ak U oiwo't llic -worst Ihil
could halo oict'uicd, itlld will keep Ml. lhmsdcll
confined to his room for tunny weeks, tit tho mean
time his sufTeilug Is beyond description
When siis.lt accidents no this cuter Into the I "sjst
blllly of cieiy pe.lesliliu making uso ot a popnlir
thoroughfare, It would seem that a protest Is uotout
nf order, t am mself a letldcnt of the neighbor
hood ot tho I.oulso Home, and tho thought that I am
as llkclr as another to eulfer fiom tho slippery walks
of that Institution, Is not an alluring one. Ashes, If
they aro not a;slheUe, nro at tlast safe, and at fids
season ot the .tear .estlicllcs arc at n discount when
onocousldeistlio question of olio's sidewalks, Let
tho t.oulso Home drapo Itself In the summer with
Its honeysuckle and Its woodbine, and bo a thing of
beauty to all beholders, but In the winter let It limy
Itself ankle-deep In ashes or sawdust or whiteier
levst orfeuds Its taste, but let It be fife.
v.hen, In addition to stub an accident .i3Mr,ltams-
dell's, Iheilriunistinccs of It are surrounded with
horror by Hie ullei abenco otall assistance, It appeals
tome that the (line has come for action. It only
lacked one feature of becoming a trajjcly the bitter
cold of it.tcw frctkiSiiti. 1. I .
Tlio pollco question was agitated some months ago,
and t believe an addition of fifty men was made to tho
force .1 royal grant, where doublo that number was
needed. The Ulstrlctof Columbia ought tube able to
provldu a cmllclent safeguard for tho proteitlonof
property aud tho assistance of travelers, but It docs
not The appearance of u policeman after dirt. In
that pottlon of the city which lies 1101 Hi ot Kstieet
should be attended with august ceremonies. Iu thut
case I1I3 office vvould at lea-t acquire tllgnlly, and one
would not bo opptessed with the conviction that bo
was only awaiting an ojiportutilty to crawl Into tome
area and go to sleep for tho nlglit.
Idoiiotwlllellils stltlit'io hopBot Sibf al'kljoi..:
Hon of tile laltir ci II1, It vvll uceil moro and woti'e ac
cidents to accon)lishntiyiefot m in that dliectlou. Hut
tho abolishment or slippery aud unsafe 6ldewalks Is
within the power ot every one, and any Injury to life
and limb Induced by them should not pass unnoticed.
.1. r. x.
A PAUTISAN JUDICIARY.
By all odds the most rcmarkabloarliclo n
t'10 Aorta .inKHtain Ticrfewtot t'ebtiiatf' Is the one
by Senilor John T. Motgin on " Partisanship In tho
Suprcte Courtf' It hcnlm by showing llio Impor
tance ot tho amendment lo ll'o Censtlliitloii proposed
by Senator William Plntkney Nhyto in flxperinv
nenlly Hie number of Judges of Ihe Bupremo Court, so
that Ihe Composition of that tiody cannot thereafter
tie lampetrd wllh by n political luajoilty for a tempo
ratyor paillsnti puipese. Mr. Whjlo bis given a
hi Id blslofyot Ilia changes tnrtdo In llio number ot
judges, by which It appeals that icven limes has tlio
ttlbject Well dealt with by slitnte, and nve times has
the unrulier of Judges been ibanged tlio fltstactot
Isol dllnllllsliliis tho imintT having been repealed In
lfo;, Senilcf Moigm ileclilcs that"
T hero was scarcely an InMam 0 In this ml lout legis
lative hbloty relating to tho Supremo Conit, whero
tile lednctlofi or lncre.io of the uuml'cr ot Judges was
not illicitly tho result ot an effort lo scciiro a well-de-11111-1
slid cleat ly understood purpose ot political
strategy.
i'nlfiilna oiil thai life danger now sonhl'irctil was
bol to clot In catller days, Pointor Mofgafi (i(n
MJS!
Congress ami tho I'tcsbliiit, ailing together for the
putposo of building up mid ton tinning the strength nf
n patty, hivo taken control of the Supremo Court, and
will only permit such men to sit iiion that betiiti as
wllliiiaku It their buslueiis tn keep In lino with nnd
sustain all pittv movements.
1 be present time Isagreitepoch In the history ot
tlioSitptcnioCoutl. tUtliln n period ot sit mcnUis
It Is more than probablo lint tour of Ilm Judges will
have.tetlted from tho bench. Twoiittlfein nrontiw
turtpVKlanlt Iiiu3tdlslln;iilsbeil tfiftl Vt that fjICat
Ono of the vacancies Ins bech fllicil In stilrt ac
cordance with the Ideathat the bemh mult bo occu
pied by lliosenlono who "belong " tothollcpubllcan
psitv. It Is not cxiected tint tho tenialiilug places
w III be filled with any other than tlio ablest, wisest,
most faithful, and most roalnus members of tint
party. Tho 1'iesblent would sadly tllsippnlnt
t,Mio, 0P0 people If ho should select even ono of llio
Judges from the body ot tlio olhcr l.soo.ooo people
whovolollio llelnonalle lliket, Or It llio bcnale,
which Is llemnclalli, nulls likely lottluilh so tor
four jeals, oMohgeri should ilerlfiio lo "aiiiM and
ctiurblit" t'J tho I'kllisloli tit nil Democrats Mom tho
K'iclli tholtlcli.nPu tMnpbta.t.te UeJitlMtUit jolty
wuiiiroovoiwcoiisiiieriuiluvras.au ncr ci rrvoiu
tlonirylioslllltvtothnOovcrnmetit. Asstimliig, therefore, that llio l'lesldent will noinl
nito only itepiibllcans to tho Supremo bench, and
that tliolemocial8wl!lio!is!dcrHthclrdiitv tn nil
rilsc and consent tncuch selct lions out of intlo ilefr
etico to tho I'lcsldcnt, wo will, wllltln sit mouths,
have a bench of eight itcpubllcaus and one Democrat,
and alter that wo shall bo tllcuted Iu Ihe Supiemo
Court, aswowlllbelgmucd In the rcnatc, If, Iu tlio
ptoildcnceof t.tnl, onoot the Judges orclthcr of four
Scnitotssliould bo removed.
Iloneicr good or learned or gloat theso four new
Judges ma) I e, thcio Is hot one of them who will bo
pfrlulltcd tofiol tli.it,:ilirlcv.ilim lolhelieio'li Isduo
alone lo his aliperlar itl:lf ctttu'is hf ln'tgtl'.J, Icirn
lug, niidnhlllllcs. 'I hey will ktiotv that each ot Hie
four men Is not greater or belter or wiser thin all
the men In tho liemocratlcpartv whoareqiiillfled for
such places, and they will feel tho full weigh: of the
ract that tlielr selection Is Ically owing lo their
fidelity to tho llcpubllcin puty. fining upon the
bench with this conviction, they will bo moro than
iiicu It they maintain Independence of thought ami Im-
IMiiiimj' 01 juognicni.
11 isBupposcu, or rsiiier iiwassupjio Co. iiniannn
who has been lulscd In lliubupiemobemh would bo
flee tloin nil Icliliitatloii to deeblo questions In Accor
dance w lib the expectations of his polltlcat associates.
oo.iiuc 1 1 iiorii 01 jact, but tiicnisuoi
oilier oavs, ns wen ns
to r rmtilv munrpti'il Inn l.iMirli.
'I III tlroil firnll ilnniclhli. lli tTitl .fn,nlp rnuc tlin
decisions of the r.lectoral CoinliiK'loh, nnd Hie enses
construing tho election laws, nnd tho right to punish
State Judges Tor nlicj lug constltullouil fctato statutes,
liave, In lliclr tiiiu, gieitly lmpalicdtho loiindcmo
of many pcoplo In tho Indepeuileiieuof tho Judges or
the Supreme Com t. 1 Ids Is a deplorable fait, ami It
may bo illsciedltable to the eople, but tliu fait would
never have been possible If tho people bad net known
that tlio Supremo bench bad been used by politicians
ns nm cans of dispensing lew ards for political sen Ices.
It Is lnlin.il to expect a grateful relmti for great
ravels, andtlicle Is disappointment when It Is with
held. t'llmrloKM'H nlnl Seilntht.ihd t'tielilf1ita ti.ien
il-cif the Stlpi duo l-cueli u3 constltutlnga jutt Of the
0,1
COULISSE CHAT..
Harry l'oakes hai left tho Str.ihosch llcss
troupe, and Joined Ihn Hmma Abbott company.
Allsn Kale rorsylh, who supports MeCitl
longb, Is tho diuchlcr ot n l'hllidclplila tnllllonalte.
Mniiiioll's iirofllR in riilladolphla weelc
tirfpro last wereoier 2.seo. Illsnlfe, wliolias left
him, Is said to halo secured 100,000 of bis oirnlngs
for a rainy day.
On nccotinl of Ill-health, Mlsa Dean Mo
Connell, who has lieeti sucicisrnlly supponliig Miss
t'antilo IMIcnli'tr, Ins been obliged to cancel her en
gagement, and ll now quite tick lu St, I. mils, Mo,
Uchnelder, the goddeM of opera bouffo who
cieabsl the "(Itando Ducbeise, " ln Just sold her
elegmt mansion In the Annus dit Hols do Iioulogno
for iiluo humlied Ihoiionnd francs, and all l'atlsls
anxious tn know wbethci tho snlo Is because of debts
or becauso Schneider wishes to lemoie to some oilier
place.
.too Howard s.iys t '" Daniel llochal' failed
to pleaso the public" of .Vew iMk. If Ihls 1'lcio
would not go down at Ibo Union Hqtiitc, with llio
?orgeoits ttagtl selling, si rone company, and careful
cheifsil ivhlch It received there. It can hardly bo
good policy for Mr. rorilttt try and rttn It, when his
Jtilcf attraction. Miss Calhoihl. brtl n rot'Mtoff Of
Milsinti''llcr tiays, and which sboenti eit.ttt intte
tifcttlvMr,
ii ...I j ....j
On Monday, tho Hess G !d-ostih OfAhn
rngllsh Opera Company began a season ot two' Teks
althoSI. Charles'lliealir, with llioopetaof "Cai
men," " WllllanTell, " "Medstoteto," "llohe
Mian fllrl," "Trovatore," and "l'r Hlavoto,"
limVlnrr nclilnirnor bill each nlclll. Tills Comnaiiy
has among lis star Perfortnels I Mario Itnre, Alible
Ctrtlnrttolf, t.al'r.1 Schlliler, and OslaV.i Torrlml,
soiitahost Sata Iltttbti ntid Miss A nttatiilale, con
trail
BIAItmX3I.
TAItnF.t.t. TOWT.lt. In Dedl.am, Mass., tub
Instant, at St. Paul's Church, by ltev. Thomas It.
Lambert, 1). !., Paymaster John 1'. Tarbell, IT. S.
N., to Atinlo A., daughter of Isaac II. Toner, of
Dedhim.
VAN VM.1T OTII'lir.NS At the resldeiico of
Ibebrldn's father, John nlepheiis, 1X., Detroit,
Mrdueslay eienlng, January 12, 1SS1, by Ilm Hev.
Iir. T. C. Pllkln, Ml si Haiiletstepbens In I.loul.
liobett Cnmpbcll Van Vlclt, Tenth Infantry,!!. B.A.
l.V.ANNAItDA-COOIti: At WowlbeitT, Ilalll-
morn rountvi Mil., on l'tlday, .taiitiiry :i, by tho
ltev. ! 11. Wllsnii.C. W. I.eannatdiloMIss Faniile
Cooke, belli of Washington, D, C
IIOU I If HATJ'.q. On .lsninry SO, 1881, at linn-barton-street
M. K. Clinrcb, llcorgelown, by l!ev.
J. JliKondrco Itelllr, II. 11., nsslstisl by llov. II.
I'cvlou llrown, Mr. John Itnuth, ot I'ltlsbiirg, Pa,,
to Mrs. Jennie M. Hales, of this city.
.OI13D.
TIIOM.-tn t'ortland, Me., January 15, Mrs. Jlary
f.uclallioln, wlfoof (len. Ueorgo Tlioin, U. 8. A.,
aged fitly years.
KKM.ntlll. Ill Ashtabula, Ohio, Januarys, 1SSI,
Ir, 8. I). Kellogg, HloBurgcnn Bevenleontn Illinois
Volunleets, Jledleal Director McArthur'a Division,
and father ot Coinmaiulcr A, U. Kellogg, U. S. N.,
Iflhlsslxiy-nltli Tear.
Iltl.NTKfli Mllbolltll Hniiler, Br., departed this
itio.ianuiry ::, issi, ntiziio.i, .it,, in inoroveniy
tbltd yeaf ,ot, liti ngo.
sun, atsii'nr, ai
lrlends Invllcd
Fitucrnl scttlces Monday.
from McKomtro M. R. Church.
$ait rturrtljJemfniia.
irnltos: Ailhurlirtoll, A. MMiltifrlho.Mi l'erujtlnl,
mil : 1 ill t, leiinrsi Win. (JarlcioUitti'1 (1. r, im'i
i.irllo''e t-'eorsd A. Cutiley alM Ilcflry t'cakes)
t
hastids.
Tlio ladles and gentlemen iii (lib b'afct;
neiribn Rtneoattho National Thealre. tinting
.sin uiiongii engagement, nil esontei lines neeiiiieaieti
lo exhibitions not down Inthoblll, On at least one
occnslon, while Ilia tragedian was piling on the agony
on lira stage, Mlsa Knto Pom Hi, waiting In thosblo
neties, inlsedher skirts ami pulled up her comely
stockings. In full llett of u coilplo ot itoren ladles and
frriiifoiiii.fi Iii Inn dress circle, who were (hereby cull-
vulseit with latfglileralii ftfbltioUt,, when, they shottM
lroLHIN.-.Taiiii.irylf, Mfs, Vlctofli fkddln, ivlfo
i'f .fobr.W . Iijifdfn, Iu the thlrtysfoiitlh year of her
ngo, fdlic'at will takoptaco nt her lilo residence,
1071 hlrlccnth'Uhdii hail street s6ntlincst,to-niorrow
at 2 o'clock.
CONKLU.-January 19, Mrs", tlnilln t. Flit
hush Conkle, ngeit fifty-one jeata. Viincr.ll this af
ternoon, at 3 o'clock, from No. 457 Massachusetts
ntcnlhi tiorlhwest.
M IIS. FHANULf N STF.Kt.F.. In the afternoon of
tffotStJi of januaryi Whllo tho bell of .St. John's
ircn was
wli rl
fioiltig of 6ak 11(11, (hcfoftf.aitrtlt tolco that will
Clifffch
halo btoii dceiilr nftected by llio Fottesllali CltotlS of
MrCull'iimti- t A . if liitrr.'lalilt that tho tnrt Uf Hid
audlctico thus tarofed were rijtier Ohviscd (hafi plheri
wlso wltli thcli fiiHUIIt, ilt It liardly htcils bo said
irsionsiia ustocctif veins
that such Incongruous inversions (
intelligent nuu col
tinl'ml companies.
InlelllKcnt nud conscientious attlsls, uur in vll-
'Mr.
A nolo
ibea bv
ftlilitfsfio was wllh us aro re-
i v vrn :: ":,:; '"j :vtZ 'i ... v " ...
luiv. All I utt ifufti s la artm nuu Rpci'inff,
- .- . .. i , . j- . t , ... J, ...j. .t .... .ai-. ...
iociy atiii uriutCUii srio. wiM '" . " c. j
I!HT CIill1
mffnfflni! ft-iT cronlfiir urnver. Mrs
i;, Stceliiachif ted UiN llfo, itfuflfie mtiUly robes by
n ? L"J&Vh Y
jsucot iciufinbr.iiiro iltlJ 1
mtttm ctftil with nil
SELLING OFF
TO
XISIMEOVJB TO
914 F STREET.
We ale now offering alt of our flno stock of
. DRY GOODS
at KXTHAollDINAItV HAItOAtNS before tuorlng.
Il.VltOAINN INTE1YVJF.TB,
nAItnAINM I2T ISIMtn,
llAIKIAINN IK NAT1JIS.
hPlWTAL VAJiGAIJTS IX
DRESS GOODS,
TO CI.USi: TI1KM OUT.
O II 1 N AM) IIXDK OT TOOK,
AT HALF 1'IttCE.
This (nay yet be tine li (:ulit of fa
tllopiltii!i uf tio people , In (ith
Inthfida7, they have gravely eus
politic. d lua
iiiulthe jilje
course, wuu
The Star, which generally hits the bull's
eye on local questions, has effectually dis
posed of the pretensions to " represent " any
perceivable body of the citizens of Washing
ton of those chronic bores and meddlers, A.
Watson and B. Bevers.on. When such addlo
pated fanatics oppose themselves to, aud, by
reason of the ignorance of Congressmen of
their truo status, obstruct action on such an
all-important question as the Harbor Im
provement, oven harsher treatment than the
Star gives them is needed. It is the persis
tence of a few such brainless busybodfes
that disgusts and drives away from District
business committeemen who would other
wise bo well disposed to serve us, and which
pesters capable and thorough officers llko
Major Tuiulng until they aro ready to
welcome any change of duty that will keep
tliein from contact with such unmitigated
nuisances,
The cost of paving in tho District lias been
brought down to a flue point. As the Star,
wo believe, has suggested, tho paving rings
would be clad to seo our Kngiueer Commis
sioner, MaJ. Twining, out of tlielr way.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The finest definition of a Koldler is that of
Maislul l.auutti "'J he true soldier Is he who hears
better aiuld the liolte of the cjuuoi: and ices better
amid the smoked ponder,"
Dit. IIowaIhi Cbosur 's " Calm View of Tern
"peraiicr," dellieied In lloetoii last Monday, U
effecting, says the .'rcnfny Matt, the consternation
e predicted, The Chicago Ttmts Indicates bow It
strikes Hie sentiment of the Wcit, as follows: "Dr.
"Crosby's assertions, while they will pruduceatre
"inendous upioar among the adiucutcs of tola! abttl
"licnee, aie not of a kind that will very materially
"touiforl any of the old 'soaks' who are In search
" ot bouie excuse for their Indulgence outside of their
"own uurestraliiMl appetites. Ills lecture favors
"neither total abstinence nor ciic; Itlsojually
"condemnatory of the fanatics nnd the druukaids,
"both of which, In the opinion of the Timet, aro
' about equally nuilous as members of society. "
A Kt'jiuER of physicians have managed to
get a gloat deal of fieeadveitltlug out of tliu Provi
dence Honpllal ulfalr, ivbbh, v long us they
aie- foiblddeu fiom legitimately advertising by
the antiquated rules of tlielr order, seems to
be the great ambition of some of Iheiu, One
would think that the craving for notoilcty
prompted by this absurd Inhibition on making
public announcements, like every other trado and pro.
fosslou, would be woisothau any evils that could ho
Imagined from llio iippwlte course, 'fbcrowould be,
teacrally speaking, fewer svanda's und less rushing
t Ho pilot ou slight provocation, were this icgulatlou
A rerusal of the table of contents of the
midwinter ( February ) Rcrtbner shows It to be a num
ber of unusual variety, and of notablo features of Hie
kind Hie public Is aiittstoined tncxiiectlnthlsp.ntlcu
larlssuti. 'Jbenrslof these In popular Interest Is,
perhaps, Mrs. Frances II. lliituett's serial, "A Fair
Ilarbarlan, " which Is consldclcd good enough to be
reprinted fiom yWrrson'tf the audience of the two
magazines being thought to be sunicleiilly different to
Insure a welcome for Hie story In Its new home. This
Is a recent story, aud Is likely lo be one of Hie author's
most popular ones tho "fair barbarian being a
piquant American girl, who raltesa Mutter In an Ijig
Ushlown "Norway'sConstltutlonalStiuggle," by
Iljoriistjerne HjiJrnEon, the Norse poet, will have
special Interest from the author's present sojourn to
Hits country, nnd from the contumely he has recelied
at ufie hands of King Oscar for his pronounced repub
Ucanilews; It Is a clear statement of the altemptsof
tho Crown to override the popular will. "The Music
of Niagara, " by Lugene M. Thayer, the lloston or
ganist aud niuslclau, Is a curious paper, containing a
borough analyslsand annotation of thoactual musical
notes produced by the great w aterf.ill, which the au
thor says does not roar but sings. "How the New
Testament Came Down to Us, " by Professor George
P, Fisher, of Yale College, a recognized autltoilty on
such subjects, will be cagetly read by those w ho are
looking fowaidtoaucn edition of the New Testa
ment, which, It Is announced, Professor l'lslierwlll
review In an early number of .Verftner. "Thacke
ray's notations to English Society," by K. B.
Nadal, Is a thoughtful study, whlih will Intel est
readers of Ttiaekeray whether they dissent fiom
Its conclusions 01 riot. It was written before the
publications in 'Ttidymloii " of Lord Ileacousfteld's
satirical treatment of Hie same scheme. "Agricul
tural nxperlmeut Stations, " by Chailes Ileruard, Is
the first msgazlno account of a growing public educa
tional Influence. "Some Quacks" Is a humorous
paper by Kdtvaril fggleston, "Notesofa Walker"
consists of memoranda by that acute observer aud
delightful writer, John Ilurroughs, "Aunt CTuda'.s
Itanth " Is a sketch of prJlrlo life, by Henry King,
Tho most striking feature of the number Is, bow-
ever, the Illustrated pajiers, embracing a number of
beautiful engravings of more tbau ttanslent lalue,
Mr. U, V. f.atbrop's essay on "John I.a Fargo "It
a critical sketch, wllh a pictorial ptcseulallon of
snmeof lids urtlst's best work, "An Old Vltglula
Town," by Itobert Ilium and F. II,, I ungren,
who also contribute the profuse plcloilal wotk, Is
a full and careful portrayal of old times at
Alexandria. T he former contributes astrlklng draw
ing "A Colonial (loiemor taking his Kaie" to a
paper by .Mr. Itldelug on "Oarrlsoii Life at Oov.
cruor's Island," beieral flue poi traits accompany
a paper on "Foreign Actors In Anirtlia, " by J,
llrander Matthew s including Itichel as 1'l.tilrt, ' '
(after flroiiie'spalulliig,)"ItlstorlasJfurj,Sliifir,"
drawn by Ilium, a portrait of Salvlul and others.
"Peter the Ureal " Is also Illustrated, and ileils
largely with the personal life of the Czar. The
Thackeray paper Is accompanied by a sketch, by
Ilium, ot Iloehm's statuette of the noullst a pur
Halt which will be new to American readers, and
wblehltls thought has not befoie been engraved,
A controversy in Paris over the forthcoming
letters of Oeolge band has revealed some lull resting
facts irgardlug her loriespondeiiie wllh Alfred de
Mussct. When It was announced that Ihe Iiook would
contain all of the pilrate lelleis of the poet n i Itleil by
(leorge Sand, the executor of Hie loel'a biolhcr,
IMuldo MuSLtt, published thu statement that liu had
an autograph Itltir of (ieorge band dcilailng that she
had burned all of the letters of AlfrrddeMussct. lie
Intimated, therefore, that If the book rcallyioutalucd
any such It would boneeessary to prove their genuine
ness, A writer In Ibo Ftyuru thcreujiou explained
that the book did not contain Hie letters, lluulllriiicd
also that they wcruueier burued, but would neiir bo
published, fleorge baud belleicd she ought Iu pie
seiiethcm, not osa means of uttaik, but asa protec
tion, bbe had two cofles made, 'llio genuine let
ters weie sealed up and then to u prominent author;
the copies were sealed and placed Iu theiaie of two
staunch frlruds. Her directions wile that Ihe oilg
liul part el should pass lo tho survivor of the tin to aud
be deposited tu the National l.lbruiy n condition
that no pait or the whole of the coiileuts should cier
be published. Hut If the death of Allied do Muttct
should be seriously charged to 1 er memory, then a
friend wastobainlheiilvllege of linking the tlutu
known.
''Under Slleve-lian j A Yarn in Geven
Knots," by It. K. Fienclllou, (New Voikt Henry
Holt A Co.,) Isachcruilng litshstoiy, whlthforios
one of tbe ulways well-cliien Leisure-1 1 our bilks.
The scenes of loieandadicnture aro will Intermin
gled, and n plot which keeps llio readir InleresUd Is
well woikedout toahappy cndlug. 'ibo gdinjiseaof
the Irish ubelllon of 'H will Interest all the 111010 for
tut) excitement elite prucnt hour lu that tuibulent
Itlaul,
M'aililiittoii unci I.uril IliiUlinorc.
To the Editor of The Snndau Herald:
Sin :, Some ten or fifteen yearp ttgo tho ven
erable Titian It. leale, then lliing In this city, iiad
lu his possession and hanging on bis walls a laigu
full-length pot trait of Cecil Call crt, bicond bold Ital
tlinore, fialnted by Vainly Ve. It was presented totlie
cltyol Annapolis, Mil., two bundled yeats ago, by
(jiieeu Anne, and becoming dlncoluieil by dust and
caudle-smoke was filially laid away nnd furgdtcu.
Sir. I'oalo's father, Cbnrles Wilson l'cale, tlio eml
iient palulcr, accepted It from Hie city fatheis of
Annapolis lu payment for six portrnlts of old Gov
ernors of Maryland, mill from him It dcrcciulcd In Its
pt esent owner, lltlm t'eile. It Is a gland bbtmleal
plttuteof great value, whether painted by Vaiidjke,
whlih Isalinoat ucettaluty, or, nssoiuo mnlntaliti by
Sli llodrrcy ltiil'llei.ali nttlstbf .limtlst clpialtelebil
ty. Mr. realch.iiolterfdlotliol.lUralyCblnlnltteolo
(ell tbe plituie to tho tlllllell Slates, W Ith bub of Wash
ington, of the wblcslze, painted by blsfalhlrbu jnbr
dcrot Congress lu iff !i, bUt bet el paid fliiifoMlicsiliu
of $2.1, OPO tel the tho. '1 ho liiestloli ol ihe pillthasu
Is now under consideration by the committee. Iloth
pictures .irouollsot tho highest ait, nlui liejuliii all
qiiCAliou should benupilreit by liietlotelnmeni wltli
outdeliy. The plclulo of t,ord iialllmoro atone, In
view of Ihn fame of tile artist, the lilstnili.il Inleicst
of tbe silbjccl, anil tlib tpienller of llio painting, IS
atone worth all bblch Mr. l'ealc nsks lur tiie two
pictures. AsMr. llenson J, Losslngsays, Inattirec
ccilunui ai tide describing It, willleu lu 1S77, "a
IKirtralt of the founder of nnyStitelu Luropeso well
aiitheullcatcd ns this, and painted by an ni list of fm
less geniu3 than sir Anthony Vandyke pnssessiil,
would beilamorcil fur and obtained liy tho iK-oplcnud
ruleisof such a State asa boon too precious to be lost.
It would beeigeilypiiiihascdeicuat a cost of :o,cnio
liy llio smallest pHnclplllty ot the Ueri'ian empire, or
by tho most InslBiililcallt bt btticr SlHles in fllrojie."
At the risk of )irollilty, let me iuofeMh i,osslugb
descrlpllon of this picture, from tile sitne atllcle,
printed lu the Philadelphia I'mt of April 5, 18T7:
In the centle of the canvas stands Lord Haltlmore,
life size, iltcsbcd lu aioat ami small clothes ot liluu
vellet. the coat einbrolilered lugold, haling the open
sleeves lined Wllh silk of the Very lightest shado or
blue, brocaded In a graceful pattern. IHstruiik.hiiMi
are or the same dcHtatc material ami tint, with clocks
of gold embroidery. Ills doublet Is embioidereil lu
gold and siller. This Is scCn beneath his sash of
orangustlk, and again ilt tho mk, abiiinlbo breast
plate of steel, whlih Is Inlaid with gold. Abolu the
doublet Is a fine lawn shirt and cravat, lteloiv the
broad sash Is the hilt of his snuid, sludibd with
Jewels. Ho wears a pnwdeied wig, aud on Ins feet
are black shoeswltll gold bueklesand box-toes Ills
cocked bat llesou a Mifa lienlde him, with the Hip
looped and fastened Willi gciusof glertt size. Tliu
left hand, holding a gauntlet at his side, Is shaded by
a runte of fine lice, the lawn sieeleoii tho other arm
showing the same tustlv bordcilng. A flag or orange
ttlnrlillicl-viif llii!'li.l( ,,.lltU.qhf tlln niillilri.
c,n,pw iavotiiur.i iy expected mat sucu n
se VMiuld laii.I tnllic .woriit liosilble lesults.
lbele Is no constitutional birrfpi to li n. imitations
of the Judgel to jiolltlial bowel. licit the jii'lgcsof
thoSiiiicuiu Court deildo iuestlous that altect tho
prospects or places of political parlies they aro at onco
open to tho suspicion lhat tltey ate liitlueiued by
peisoual iouslder.it Ion, or that they are serving lliclr
paityou tho beuili. This Is not tho fault of the
people. It Is Hie fault of a looso system of constitu
tional provision tocontmltho number of Ihoiudgcs.
ntnl of u villous piactlieln making appointment tint
falls tn protect them against temptation. Tho Con
stitution should prov hie, ahd public opinion should
i-.-mics.ltV tuilijfuit tl!H jitovlsjo'i. tint, a litdgo, ap
pointed Tor lire, should bocoiisect.ilci foFlltu (B tlio
scrilcoof the country only lu a IuiIIlI.iI calling. They
ale not thus consecrated to this high calling, but
while on the bench liny eontlnuoto be pollllil.ius,
.mil .tie frequently illawu Into polltlial coulroversles
tint Impair tlicli liilliieuccnitd iliir.icteriisjuilges.
'1 lie seivlio of the Judges of tbe yuplenie Court
upon Hie l.lcitoral Coniiuls.sloii( wllhuut liferelice tu
thosbloou which they alh'.m-d thi-ur-ctieii, was the
most liijililiuisiiilhfoi lime tb it ovel Ix-fell the li-lub.
Slum Hint event no Aliierlc.iu citizen his bad a doubt
that tho Judgei would stand ny their puty lu every
cpiestlou tint would m-iterl.ttlvulfitt Its slice ok.
So long its it the nmlevl.itliig piaettio lo nppolnt
Itiileea who nice dlsilmrulslieil for Uur fldelitv ntnl
aitliliy In pally sen Ire, lather than tor the qualities
that citable thetii tnrise.1boYothotlem.111il30ta11.1rtr,
and tu ilu IHifi.ti tl.il Jttstlco lb nil men otall parties. It
13 not tu bo cpctteil thai llio Itcclslbii3 bt tlis.cotitts
will iteclve that tbs cct and lOU-teule Iiblu Hie peo
ple whli hale So ef.selill.il to tile I'e.ito, htiliof, and
ivolr.irept theeoliiitty. Siielt ti policy Hi refelfcino
to Jllijiitalalijiolllttfients keeps the Judges always III
tlie pteicnceor tefiiptatlbu. The ptiiplu wltiicsi, the
fact, run naturally aid ibulotulhu Iniittcui our tcmp.1
tatbui what may lie a pure ami disinterested ait.
They see Hio whole political power of Ibo country
concentrated on the eirorttosccuieaiiciutli.il Judiciary
Hiat will bounder parlycoutiol,tind when Ills accom
plished they aie ready to regard the bench as merely
a put of a great polltli.il maihlue,
lhcdaiigersufapoIitle.il Judiciary (o the llbcrlles
am! lives of Ihe tieopleulo fearful tu contemplate. T be
bloody asslfds 111 Lnglalid. in Hie lelHU of James It,
wc tu 1110 icvsuii in ciuiiitiruiciii Ol II
eveculo tlio will of a politician. 1
Nothing wascier so lleree, cruel, and uinelentliig
as a Judge who setsout to servo a iiotltlc.il master,
feeciiit-d from all personal danger by tlio sacieilucss
of Ihelr olflics, and bav lug tho power to condemn people
tu death who are; under our laws, eieu dented the
right id appeal from lltcli decision. Judges who are
the seriautsof n political p.utyaru more to be dreaded
than war, famine, or iestllemo lu n iinmtiy, Kvi-ry
p-tttlotle Itrait must Lu'istantly utter tho pr.i)crthat
lloilvUllclclirct-btireoUiilrrilulli silchelll, ntld yet
every imlltlcal .iceiiiy Is as constantly at nolk .topro-
.lupn llilj ulll iUS.V Al.llA ,1,1,1 111 till, tVtfll1.lt
ilorchituc.iit, lu nil .ippoIutitii-iitHlo JtuUHil olll.es,
riom a Justice of tiie peace to the Cbli-r Jilsllco or Hie
United Mates, the political ilepaitmeuis clilui the
rigiiiionii mo judicial ueparimcnis wuu iiieirncuen
miii, 'iheiu Is tiatcel) an ixicpllou that can lie
named.
All llio other departments are allowed to appoint
their nvru servltoisaud lureilm onKets.but Ihe pollt
lial deluttllieuts exclllde tho Jili1Kl.il J flollt tills
S.ivs tho Ccennm Multof the .1011
Hall's Nautch dancers and Hindoo jut!?lcrs do not
amount tn anything aftci alt, and bo iinsmitcn dll
apiiolutett himself, cicn beforo lliclr Initial appear
and last eienlng. T bo jdeco too, "anlnn, " Is a great
dlsipi'nliilment, liotliwlthstamltng tho very piolly
iiiubIc w blch It i ontalns and tho elaborateness, richness
ot costume", and scctile detail with which II has been
put on flln stage. Miss LnuraJojie, Mlsa May ITcld
Inc. Mr. 1)11'' V. Ui'lf: mill ML .lohil Ilraml ibiad-
tnlnbly, of course, Vocnllf, btvuifo rfTofls bt life rtat
of tbe company are thrown away. Tlib ri'ioitjiiiijislnc
tiling l.isteieiilngunsjfr. JaiiiesLcwIo'almltatlon pt
thoN.iutcli gill', and tlio joiuir lullea ot tho chores
whnd.ineed lu the Nautili girls' st le, wllh waving
arms, did It very much mole gratefully and
pleasingly,"
Maitnmo l'avntt has sent In her resignation
asa ienfntifreuf the Comfdlo Ftanenlse, whlih,
owing tothollefiihatdt examplo and the illscoiitctit
of the Coijuellns, seems to be on tlio way to dlslntc
giatlon, seine twfiity Tears ago Favart was a star of
the, first magnitude, playing 2crf;ijii9 .fceitrreitr,
riitdrr. nnd all tlio recognized great parts of , tha lead
ing Inly of., tho. F.iciic;li stage,, rfofda .went (u seo
Favait, She w-aa n magiuU ot nUrrtctloii, ns Mile.
Mars bad boeit flir jcara before. lltit tlnioijtoleon.
Ilrohm nnd Ctulzetto becaiill tlibllantes, tlien tlvals.
To-day Crolzelto 13 cillpsed by bamary, .".!id vaiart Is
llirust back to old women parts. She Is et n
splendid actress, and It may bo that her resignation of
bur position In tlio leading theatre or the world Is a
piotcut against being gradually pushed Into obscurity.
Vltli her superb talents and vast reputation Favait
would bo a "star" throughout France and Helglum,
aud even In this country, where wo may jet witness
some of her glcat tut personations.
So many Americans will be interested in
knowing its neatly a: inay bo the meisufo of IMwIti
liuours successor laimre on itie i.uniioit M.igu nun
wis reproduco Hie , following ffbffi Hit! New York
Ttmes . '.'.'lo Judgo.of tlio rcceptlott Ot Ixlf. In
llootlt's pefformanc,es Iu f.ondon by tho tlerpatchcs
scnthlthei. itnil by tlio ihiotatjons generally made
initu inu miusu ires.s, ii i.ir-iu ,niu.i. ujiuiw
ceplloii was meagre enough and of ft very ciiscouTfig
lng character. Wehave heanl New "iorkels, after
reading the cltv newspipers, express their surprlso
that Hie tragedian should continue, ns tbev put It, to
play in the face of so much prejudice nnd Inapprecla
tlon. The public here 6ecm tohave nn Inadoqnato blei
of bow bo Is regarded by tho public over there. Ilootlt
himself lins"wrltteiiln various nrlvato letters lo friends
on this. Bide lint he is eatlsfleii with his London sue
cess.tliat he ilfaws largely and slca'llly destillo ad
vene ci I tlcls i;'l nnM a very mlM. ft n ot lesl commenda-
Clnt, In , nrt.il.i ibtirlr'in..iitiif fhlMiof.-l I iiltst.llltlV rc-
i-eli lug cv Ideiicii of mat ae'I a ficbfoii ff (ml ijcrinns
ihe JifdlclaiJ- to
with a cross of black the fanillv colors of Lord Hal
tltnore Is seen gracefully ilrajicd from tho the base
of a drum nearby."
I wish I bad tooni to iiuote Mr. I.osslng's de
tailed description of tho numerous actesEoiles of the
plctuie, which Indicate the object forwhlihlt was
painted and the Identity of Its subject.
Tho w rlter of this paper has seen Hie plctuie, which
Is now In Philadelphia, aud, asn nnywlll it-member,
was exhibited nt the Philadelphia Imposition In 1677,
and docs not hesltato to pronouueo It one of the most
magnificent poilralls In the world. If acquired by
tho Guicrinucnt, It will be one of the most nipelb
ornaments of the Capitol,
Tho poilralt ol Washington, nice ofteied by Mi.
1'ejle, I luio not seen, but It was painted by Chailes
Wilson I'eale front sittings taken duilng the aitlio
campaign of 1779, inuili of It painted In Washington's
tent, aud Is considered oiieot thu artist's master-
Iters. That the Congress of that day should hai o
failed topaytornviuikaiiU.-n.il by Itself Is a mystciy
not easily exjilalueil Tho ptesint Cuugtcss has now
an opportunity to redeem tliu promise of lis predeces
sor, which H should not let cscarc, espeilullyas liy
doing suit gains possession of a historical picture
which Is Incieaslng In laluo every year, and the
ptcseut valueor nhlilt Ills dlfllcult to esllmale lu
money. I hcu 810,000 Is proposed lo bo paid for one
ot Washington's twordx, suicly llio imrtralt of that
Immortal hero, painted from life by so great an attUt
as l'eale, Is well worth an equal If not a much larger
sum. For this and a painting of tlio founder uf Maty
laud by Vandyke (25,000 Is a moderate julco Indeed,
For the honor of the nation and tbe glory of Ihn
Capitol, I earnestly trust tho Library Committee will
not fall to recommend the puichase of both theso
great works of art, II, 1'. (!,
PERSONS AND THINGS.
(Ii-ii. Grant, it is said, smokes 100 cigars
lu twuwieks, aud glvesaway as many as he smokes,
lie has, we are told, used for ten years the same brand,
which cost him f::,50n Iiiiuclieil,
Coining events cast their shadows befoie,
Ciilalu Icodralertaro already complaining Hut I ho
strikes among Ice men, tlieoccaslou.it thaws, and Ibo
freuuent snow storms ure gteatly Interfeilng with Ihn
gathering of the li e harvents. And Ibis In Hie fai eof
itiufact lhat a million and a half loui have ulteady
beeusloied alunj; the IlndsoiiilHraloue.
Col. Ulukofsky, who has surveyed thu
anilcul bed of the Oxtis, Is of opinion lhat Ihe diver
sion of the lllir to the Casplsn tea flout Its present
loiitso Is tiulto j'lai Hi able, and a sum of (1(10,000
roubles liaslitcu let Hpait for Ihe woik. Tin Husulau
rnglui-ers, file companies of Itilsitliy, and three
svfiifunut fottsaiksaiu tngugid lu theojic-iatlous,
Chicago Tiniest " 1'i-iliiipu thu I'lraldeiit
faiiiksbolias seelKl .1 nolalle victory over Cousllug
bylmlHiig Whllelair Held o dliiner. .sir. Held Is
the fresh young man who declared it-ieully lhat no
Coukllng mau should be clet lel b I km kef of the Asset.!,
bly or be nator fiom New York, and went lu is-rsou tu
Albany to ecu that Ids dictum line hid duonllcutloii.
And fur cutting Ibis grotesque llgiuo Ihe Prisldint
legaiesiiim 011 one 01 iiitti.itiiii-riiiii-iiiiiiiu-iciupir-aiue
banquets, Ice cieainf 01 uueand spoons for four."
Mr. I.atliroi's article iu Harper on " Ml
eiary aud Social lloston" has tatised soineeiille
uietit In the placid tpiatesof model 11 Alliens. The
Zr-amcrf'f says that "tu utile Intelllgeully about
literary uud soilal lloston one ought to be at least
inoJeiately Intimate Hi both, audit u mau Is to be
Judged by hit works, vie ate safe lu saying that air.
I.albrvpilues not fulfill this loqulieiiitnt." Hut It
finds bume cousolatlou lu tbe fait that "Ibeiusult
will be u shaking up of diy bones that will bepowit
fill for good, '
Not I.imliliit; for Vorlc.
"Am Ilookln' for woik V in'diiniantly re
pile I Ihe honest tramp. In resioiise to the illlreii'a
iuestoii. "Am I lookln' for norkl Not much I
ain't. T heio's too mui li woik In the country now.
I'utrylu' to keep out o the way of It." Vurtltfj.
tail iAiuitcji.
nrlillpfi, pi'put im llillih rlptkfl III tlin ifiulln. '1 liev
lelaln the power to appoint ami remove at pleasure
Ihe dlstllil attorneys and the marshals of the courts,
wholu turn appoint their dejutlles ami bailiffs, tlmler
such conilllloiis the Judges, whether State or Federal,
niiist be, and are, llio uicic dependencies of the poll! I
c.tl departments, ami It Is a m.ttvt-l that I hoy havu any
ri-malulug sense ot lliclr Independence and uf tho dig
nity uf their unices. 'Ihe Independence of pally cou
Hoi, lu questions of political cluiaeter, Is nfmoat des
Irojed, and It Is for this reason that every Judgment
thev render lit sill ti capes Is cciibllrcd .11 ll curritnt ait
by one parly, in denounced aa licivuii tu patty faltli
b) thoolliiF, Ubellicr theli Jtidgiiieuta ulu Just or
unjust, the people traic Hiem back tu thecatisi's whlih
led tolhuajipolnttnciitof the Judges, audujiproluur
coudeiuii lliem aceoldlngly, This appears in bo Hit
oxtrentety unjust attitude In 11 lilt It (lie people mo
found w lilt rerei encu lu tho Judges, but thai It Is geu
etally truo Is itilto beyond denial; and nbiii-r allusion
tu thu facts which hate foiled them Into this unhappy
com Ictlou will tend stiougly to lustlfy thu opinions
thev hale foiined. Willi lerv few exientlous. If In
deed Ihiroaronliyciujitlons at all, the Judges who
haiebeenniqiututed to Hie Federal bench sluiu HQ't
have been members of the same polltlial pal ly. Ami
so It lias been iiltli refeicuce to the illsttlit nttoitieis
and maislials. The most assiduous care h-is been
lakcti to keet tho cntliu Judicial depaitmciit lu the
coul color tliu Hcpiibllcait I'.illy, and It has been tho
most faithful and etllilciit agency that patty has cu-i
c-tuptoyLd tu conduit Its political moieiuenls. It has
taken charge of elections, nnd to c.u ry Hiem has ter
lullzedcoliimllliltles and States, as well us ludllldiials.
It has Issued decrees tu disband Legislatures, nud tu
organize others, ami has summoned tho Aiiuyntid
Nuiy to execute Its oidi-rs.
This light policy or excluding Dcmnirats from nil
places loiiiieclt-tl with Hieudlil.il HdntluUtlatluii or
the laws shows that It Is only the success of the
opposing party lu holding on lu power that Is sought
tu besectirid iu thuapjioliitineulof thu Judges. 'Ihu
settled determination of thu i-olltlcaltlepiiitments Is
to ride lu and oiei the Judiciary wlthbeieieand un
relenting rnntiol.
Tint gie.it cunsei i. till e ileparl inent tu every Statu,
and In Hie federal (lovelliineiit, without which, its
an ludepi-tidentdepaitmeut, lliosogoieimuents would
not be republican eieu lu fonn. Is miulu Ihe fncllu
suboidluutoof the (loltilrul departments, wlioiehUlory
Is fit ed with crlino ami debattt Jtery.
'Ihudepiilineut whlih was denied for tlie put wise
of ex)oiiiidluthe lawsaud lite ('iinslltiillou, wlmsu
liiilsdlillou Is exprestly txIcmUd "to all tabus lu
law and equity aiislug under this Cuuttitution, the
laws of tlio Hulled btnles, and 1 1 cities made, or which
shall bo made under tlielr aulhurlly tu tou
tioiersles to whlih tlio Hnlleil Stales shalllioapaity,"
nud " to (oiitioietsles between two ol moiebtates, "
and tu which Is IntiuMol thu whole "Judicial power
of the, Hulled btateic, " has lue'll brought Into mill
ubleetlon tu Hie political denaiiineuls that nil lis
uulceisaio i-xpeeted, uud by no lueaiis In vain, tu
follow the politicians In every expobltlou of tliu Con.
stllutluu width they may adopt in Ibtlrparly plat,
foims, Tliatdtiartment nhlili Is highest lu rank and
tllguliy, II ouuls blglicr Hutu niiotliir, which was
ctealeiltorcintiiilaud kit-p lu check the other depait
ineiits wlieueier they might luiadu Hie liberties of
Hiet'coiilaorlhn lights of llio Slates, Is lequllwl tu
gliepltslges, which, If lliey niunot foiutally mado
ururiiuslderc-il inoio binding lieeausu they aiu glien
In silent loiilldenu, lhat It will lectlio Itsiuustrtii'
llonot the laws ami til the Cimstllutluii fiuut Hie
paitythat luuc-li'i.tlid Its meiubiis lu thu biiiih.
Tbh Is Hie only possible Ihttuy uu whlih tho demand
fui it iiolllliiil jmlhlaiy t.tu bu founded, and lu
practice this Ibeurv Isulinuhl iiulfuimly upheld, Thu
Jtepubllciu lawyer who asjilrei lo Ihu bt-iuli piosents
as ihe basis of his (laltit tbueledentlalsor stlletaud
IHe-louK patty Irally, When his citsleiitlals uiuap
pruveel ids iliaraeler and abilities ale tin u euiisbleiul,
11 Is not prettudtd lhat tliesamuliibults would not
follow If tlio Democrats wile In power for so long a
tlmo as to Jdece the entire iiersouuel of tho judlilaiy
under their toittiol. The el II width Justlco bo
tugenlly rctilics to beiemcslled Is lu Hie doctrine,
which Issoilosely followed lu piaellce that appoint
ment to the hem It must be made alouefitiin the pally
Hi inccr Hi llio ll'Jlimmi nt, When Hiedblilrt and
cliiiill. mid supremo cuiirtsaieal! lllleil unwltlt ineu
fromillberof ihe great imllllc.il parties tlio founda
tions are completed us-u whtili absolutism In guu-ru-luent
will be established foieu-r,
Ittieliedfrum Ilobtrt lleall.
1 " 1 lie Chief Justice's campaign lu the West, " ns
bla cruel mother called tbe bloody
I11.1R. wnaoulv ft less mild, but not
campalgu thau some Judges have ptoseculed bete,
jit me oeuesi ui u jivnuv! pai ij,
of proiulnenie, Judgment, mnl ctfllu'o fil.tliiijliltl.'h
mt-iropoiis. isoiHMty wotint nisieei inii t'j -"h juiu
ii.illstlcriiinil3 from Hugland. Ho could not, Ii-r
t-xuuple. It no been dunned, with faint pialsu luoro
etfectinlly Hiaii by tlio Lombin Mandanl, as cllesl lu
our columns yesterday: and vet the Xtaudaul appears
to liavu been chosen for Its favorable opinion of the
American actor. The pcoplewbo gntotho Princess's
Theatre nUht after night evidently hold n very cllf
fircntilewof his playing from what tunny of tlio
Journals do. Otherwise, it would bo Impossible for
mm to nc saiisneu, nuowing nun tu unit ti iihhihuih
ofselt-lore, or even to bo resigned to his London
gtcellng. As ho has saltl, thobox-oftlco tells whetber
In) Is lifted of not. 'f lio longer liu remains tho more
ndinltatlbft lib wins. Ills present engagement Is for
tlirce trloiitlla, tint It Is nliopellief probable that ho will
ho Induced by (ill i'iinnger. Who Is Very ilcslroiislh.it
llDhoilldbo so, (6 itiatu iiKtiltfer engagement, nnd
hu will net In Limljoii thill! the cnttot Jlay at least,
carrying blmfnlo tho height of llfo fdclal eensofii It
Is llio gehefal belief of bis fi lends Hut the longer bo
Slavs the more fie wlllbu approved, nnd that Ihe
spring will be inufHau'splcluiis tbhls, enterprise than
tlio winter hai been. As oletybodv knows, bolsact-lio-
.it tho Princess's under lnanlfuKT ellsadv-antages.
The antecedents of the ttirtulie, tho coinjiaMyi tho
setting or tho plice, the seierlty of tho weather, nte
all against blin. Alul yet his success la genuine,. un
disputed, nnd Incontrovertlbly growing. Henry
lit lug. who Is now so very popular In London, needed
voafstciletcltcPi'reclntton, and many Ungllbhiuen
think It Is tlio highest ot Iclctico ot Ilwitli's genius that
ho should have gained n. nun Willitld there, In llio
teeth of so many discouraging condlllon'a, bsunotho
close of the bccond month of bis engagement. ' '
m m
THOMASSON'S LOVE-MAKING.
IiicMism!ile Simrlilnsv or-Hli fllrl liy
t'rosy.
J. Atlesfotd Thomasson, a well-to-do
lining liiwllltb bibVel. doing business on Ninth
street, IstboatceMceiseMoffeJf Hid , liaiict of a well
known voting society Inly of tlll3 city, nnel residing
on Van Ness aienuo. Hols llio acrtitetl suitor, but
a n-ry radical dlirerence of tcuiicrament Ktejll Sir.
T liomassoit lit constant uneasiness lhat tho acceptance
may bo retracted. 'J ho lady Is not only young nud
beautiful, stylish and accomplished, but sho fun Ilm
many thousands of additional charms of being tho
heiress. She Is also exceedingly seutliueiil.il and a
icry fervent tidtlilt-ct- of roinanco and of chivalry,
llciico, tlie 15 exacting 111 III!) llianucr In which her
lover should iy Ids addressed to lief. For Instance,
slio considers that T lionlasson should Hang ill uund her
resldeiico after she had retired to her apartment and
gaze nit nt her window, posturing In tho many at
niM,if.i.ir niiolerted luvcrslnelitiT roundelays, catch
ing the Inlluonza, nnd having tho starry guardian of
tti tiiiI.1I.- n,.icn arresting llllll for illstlirblng it.
v.iiv -i-i.nmnsitiiii Ih Inteuselv nrnctlcal. nnd dcslilslng
Hie sentimental nonsense, he rushed round and got
a fellow who looked like him lo do the heavy work of
blslolo-maklng, Thlslndllldual, iilth n few slight
alterations, which consisted of pulling otitn lottple of
flout lecth, cutting olf a small Jileee of tho right
car, crooking tho nose to uu acute angle wllh tlio left
sldoof thof.icc, alul fattening up nboiit tiventy-flvo
pounds, was u perfect counterpart of Tliotuisson,
Afte.- this cold-blooded and calculating substitution
fur himself of one of nhoso straits were such ns to
reduce him to a willingness to degrade himself In
U n bogus "Ilomeo" to do Ibo balcony scene
wlthft'genulno "Juliet." tho chuckling Thomasson
used to go to bed early, that eally ho might atlso and
bo healthy und wealthy and w Ise, and usetl tu felicitate
lilmielf to sleep with tho thoughts of tho ileal loin
loietbat was bilug madii for blin. V hen Thomaisoii
would leaio the abode nt ltls nance he would skillfully
"ring tho boodle," villli bis conscienceless
doublo, who theicaftcr each night, till ho
waseertaliith.it sleep had oierpowetccl tho young
Itdy'sloiuof tho roiinnllc, would loiter around the
huiisebcailng tired sighs, singing bribed loie-song',
catching rctrlbutlio olds, ami occasionally lelng
pulled by n hIIc email on the suspicion that ho wss
about to burgle the mansion .Hut man proteoses, woman
accepts every chance she gets, nnd (led disposes, lu
other words, "There's n lllilully that shapes our
ends, rough hew them how we will," The Dltlnlty
Hut bid shaped Mr. Tlioiiiassou's loner ends hadsu
generously biistied Iheiu that they Imperatively is
quired a pair of laigo tens, on tho other hand, or,
more pinpeilyspeaklng.ontboother feet, Tlimiiasnon's
doublo wuraunly small sizes. I.attSatuiday moriiliig
tbejoiingliily, walking lu Hie garden and thinking
of her lover, lame accidentally iqiou some footprints
tuitilo tbepieiallng night, when Thomasson' sub
had stninped Impatiently ut tho ill cad that Juliet
would not lellreWfciruthe closing hour of tho lie-er
cellais. Shu noted Ilm discrepancy of size, nnd lhat
icry night, when Mr, Thomasson nilletl, shosald to
hliu, "Aylesfurd, my dear darling, w by clou' t)ou wear
your Hire little tlnty-tueny boots Hist ) ou bad on last
night? You look Just loo invfully c mining lu Hiem, "
Yesterday forenoon T liomassoit tctw Ids sub, but there
liallnu bcyoml viblilt tho (ousileiicu of eicn Hie
litter will not permit lilm to go, and hu draws that
lino at tho buots, No Increased allowance of beer w 111
Indue e blin tu ascend so liojielessly aslnlna pair of
number ten boots. In his ilesierallont ThoinaKsou
I ist night asked un Eiaml ncrreporler for soitieadilie.
The only prescription thu latter could think of was
UiatThomassou should accidentally, on ptupose, per
mit a slioet carlo run oierhls ankles nud cut tho
feetoir, Tho suggestion did not appear lobe well
iicelied, Ann fVuncfsi-o Uiatnlittr,
her. liming her short Illness tho elttlfSCIM of Iter
puro and earnest IHo was unchanged. The tlflle ot
siiRcrltig hail Its occupations ot patlonco and liopaol
rcslgltntloli and love. Tho energy of character Tor
which she was rcnmrkablo did not desert her timid
liiln and cihauslloti. Desirous of recovery, for llfo
llad tluttes and pleasures for her, sho yielded her own
v. (II tn (hat of lief Heavenly Father, when sho pei
t plied all, hope of fecofefy w-.is gone. For sevci.il
ifira Ilm rAfl. In? (lie Rlfc ttefn Ktlld. In which alio
fcrvenlff dfitc.L nsiliei tlfif when those for Hie dying
wcleofleicd. u.V tiio'iisjaiy shorccefveil the Holy
Communion, nil bet clilMfcirfnllfiiRW fib her, Bt Iter
own request. Hitter in was tho twit tfut to Hits tender,
bjvlilft luotlier, sho was consoled Ihit shd "etmM thus
liaH ell her cJilbJtcii.ln tho Church." PMIll IU
nianlledbcrif tbolulglilnrMof eye, check, and lip,
but could not dlstiitbll.'cWmiHy of her deep repose.
The peace ot her departure was if.VpfSseiion her race;
whllo as If Ibo mo jnllght bad rested uiKil(l.'nd loved,
mnl ruiilil not le.ive. Herftnft. wavv hair. Si HI llch
and lnxmliiit, was pilled fiom features changed
rrum life, but vi-ty beaiitHul. No stranger binds
pcrtotinist any ofllco' Tor hers her daughters over
watching by her, Wads nnd arrayed her In tho car
tiiontsoOoftw'liltocillc, tint site wore, when thoy
Rli8fbMa:t I'wtc t6 het,. (heir best triend, whoso
pkicoiiooneUif tWiipIr. Tlio'carc-Sof all her children
only ceibctl when the tWifctt bv her oPleo resigned
tlielr mother to tho blessed rOSt Of (ho crate. All
llvo unto (loci, but showlllstlll lHoltlth s by thu
inentoryof her llfo nud rharartcr, so marked ami tn
ill! (dualized. Loving the pleasures ot the world,
(do wo not all loio them loo well?) her generous
heart was constantly Insplicd by the dcslro to do
good. 6ho was eminently charitable. Sho
not only gave, she loicd to give, and wo know
who lovelh a checerfttl giver. No one who applied to
hot feif iild was over ctnbarrassscd by a denial or a
cold assent. Olid bt the last nets of her llfo was to
send n generous doffatfuif Itf tlfi) children's Hospital,
of w lileli sho was a Ifo mclflbcf. sho Iiad flno powers
of inlnit, .rfulck fntenigence, ldoly -ofccptlon of any
c,.!.f,.f-f llmt Bin, . iincliTorpil. nn,l rf-.i(RlTrt'Thtflne,S Of
Intellect malio bef Bticf6ly.itcllghtfal. Her most
nttractlio quilltv of litincl nftd heart ias her firm at
tacbincut to her rrlcnds. 1 ho did not say of a f l lend,
"I loved her once." Sho loved nlrrays. With
a heart so nllvo to the claims of frlouefshlfi, how
tender and trim she was In all her family relations.
Tho shock nnd gilcf occasioned by her husband's
death lessened her ow n grasp or llfo. Death did not
longdlildethein. Ilcrown serious lllnois prevontod
her from being ut her husband's sldo In bis dying
hours. Mr. bteele became suddenly 111 In Minnesota,
and Ids wife, endued with unnatural strength, obeyed
tile call to be near mm. When bho icaciiect annuo
bota the lips wero sealed In death that In llfo would
bin o spoken Joyful words of welcome. She returned
Willi lilixl to Washington nnel committed his body to
the, ground, where herown lsiiowbcsldolilui. Those
ivlfu Into been Intimately associated wllh her since
this occurred feci certain that tlio great shock of his
Illness and death, ntld tile effort to supply bin placo lu
his family, as well as to fulfill her own duties, so ex
hausted her strength that sho was Unable to contend
vi Ith the Illness that has Just closed her life. Wo have
said farewell! Shall wu not, with tearful eyes nnd
trembling voice, call to her again, "Farewell, "dear
Mend.' As thou didst, wo will nsk for tho prayers of
those who loi ens when wo are passing through tho
dark valley. Ao thou didst say, wo w III, 'l'laceiuo
at the foot of mySailour'stross.' "
! , HSa ! in i ...i-
CONNOLLY'S,
JPENNA. AVE. & lltli ST
THE LARGEST" PROFIT
EVER 11EA11D OF.
Lansburgh Bro.,
rU3VJ3N,riI STBEBT,
Aro selling IIU1TUNS IN l'KAHL and In tbe other
finest ami best mitcrlal for
5 Cents per Dozen.
Wo observed several young men who commenced
buy Ing theso goods by tho single dozen nud afterward
lu lirgo tpiintltlcs nud sob! thctn for studs, charging
and receiving $1 forthrcoof them, anil eatings at 75
cents per pair. How much percentage Is thlsf an I
how lung at this profit will It Uko to buy n row of
brow nstuno hutucs 1
$tnrtcrtolwjs
U N I E R X A K K It tf.
Main O nice, 832 ronnsylvanlaaTenti' poi tli west,
llrancli ollltct, 493 Marylaml nenuosouHiiest and
3(4 IViitiivlviiiila nvonuoMiiiHieant. am;20lvh
ajew rtvnti!5itmcnti5i.
MONEY! MONEY! MONEY!
TO LOAN
AT TWO I'F.lt CHNT. A MONTH, ON 1'LTt-
,TAL ritOl'HHTY, AT
IF YOU WOULD SECURE
The. Best Goods in this Line
IN THIS CITY,
BUY
YOUR BUTTONS
AT
LANSBURGHS.
IFehavc over $4,000 worth, con-
slstlitff of cvcvii mute-
rial mul design .
piIKST-ULASS DRUOS, CHEMICALS, ETU
IMl'ORTKH AKU DOMLSTIC TOlLl.T
AHTICLKS, SOUA AND MIN-
EltAL WATE11S OS
.UIIAUOHT,
At C. l. Illlllll'ts DrilK Mlore,
Corner New Yotk Avenue and fifteenth Street,
Jyio-tri
James E. "Waugh,
COItNKn MXT1I AST) F 8TKEETN,
AVA61IIN0T0.V, 1), C,
bOJ
Xfc . lUL
rJ? O TV
s
loan o.rFici:,
JM MMII tsTKEET,
XJiAH PENNBYLVANIA AVLNUH X. IV.
JyU-Gll
ItUost.' uItcost::
TO CLOSE BUSINESS !
Army Officers' ray Caslicd at Itcasoitablo Hates.
tleI2-0inl
IIHAL AND IMITATION LACKS,
HMllltOIIILllIKf ON CAMllHH.', NAINSOOK
ANUMVIbS.
Hlllll'INS ALL WIDTHS, bHADI, AND
QHALiriUs).
ELl'dANT SASH llllliTONS, KINI! FltHNCII
KLOWHltS AND DOMKbTIO KLOWKIH AT
VOUIt OWN I'ltlCK. KHATIILHS,
1'LU.MIM, TIPS, WINtlS, ALL
AT HALF 1'ltICi:.
Wo iiieait what wosay are desirous locloso out as
soon as possible, and w III sacrlflco our goods to dispose
of Hiem.
3tA.ixa-fViive, BAnGAiNiy,
FREIBU S'S,
HOI) MAIlUEr ISl'ACi:,
PKSNSVLVANIA AVI:., between Hlhaiid Ulli Bts.
OTATIiMKNT 01-' THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THF.
WASHINslTON IIENEFIGIAI, i:Nl)W-
m:st ASSOCIATION,
31st December, ISM),
Cipltal stotk palduf $:o, 000.00
AbBl'.l'S.
Cash lu banks Jl, 132. II
Cash in ll. u. nnu 1). c., a.u) rt-gisicieu
lionds
Asies.mcuts In progiessof collcclloii
Furniture, safes, etc
buiidry ci edits per sihcdule,-,
MME. DOUGLASS.
From I'd East Sc cutccutli Hired, IV. Y.,
Has Ojieucd for Ihe Bceson, In
I'Altl.UK "E," AIH.I.NfJTON HOTEL,
With Hie usual rich vailety or
Paris Costumes,
!)INM;i! AM) EVENING DRESSESi,
WIlAI'tt, NOVELTIKS, Ltc, Etc.
tlnldl 'Wen and pnimptly executed.
JanO
FURS FOR LADIES,
FURS FOR GENTLEMEN,
Seal Sacques,
Silk Garments,
Jttv Gloves,
Wristlets,
EAR MUFFS AT LOW PRICES.
fJ'VJCC.Cl
,.fjll,llM.UO
617.10
progress of Jef-
t u less political,
A I'rlciid or I.nw unci Order.
Vesteiday evening a treraenclous ciowj
ii, Hiiied about two tiullceinin. who weie struggling
with an Iuel.i1.ile. 'I I. o croud Impelled the olllceis
so they could not move. A ineiici or uw aim orcier ou
Hie sidewalk railed out '(lentil-men, Mill yon Join
me lit drinking In Ihe new year V" In less than a
minute Ihe street was as deserted und lonely as a
storoof amau whodoii'ladierlUe. Tho two heiolo
unlcerswlioirfusecl lo abamlou their pilsoiier uud
Join Hie tioivd at tbe bar caiitiot bale been long ou
thv feru, (lithtttvn A'ncji,
Oiiit. EuiU'h Jlcxii-nii Aici'tiU.
Tlio New Orlonns Democrat of Jnntlttrv lit,
In.Uiil, s.tyst
Among the Atsoelntod Piessiepoilsivblibaiiiii-aied
lu llio Jttmucrat id llio lilth Dt-eember Ibeiuuasa
lliii.iuiiillsp.iti It nil lug the Mexican news. Itsaldt
"fald. Hads'sslilp inllluad touie-M,loll Is liiaklug
stow piogiess, owing tu Hie uiijtopu! tr agents and at
ten net it otuiiloveil. ' t
Thu very next stejmer hi ought the uuws Hint the
(uuiessloii had been granted, audlti buexiKHllllousn
manner and unun such fill ol able termsns to exc He tlio
hiiiprlsonswellusthegratltuhjofCapt.r.ads'sfilciids.
The " uuMipul.tnigeiils uud attorneys" lefcircel to
were lien. 1.. A. Mexla, lieu, llatraiida, and Iir.
Hli a IMhu lu. (leu. Mexla, whuls well known here,
and a very large laud-owner In Texas. Is ono of the
most Inlluontlaliueu lu .Mexico, (len, Harranda, sin
atorfioin Yucatan, Is the leader cf the g.neruiui-ut
paily In thu Mexican beuitto. br, lllvii l'alaclo, who
Is one uf Ibo leading men lu the Sicilian tapllal, was
.Minister of Hie Interior and subscciuciitly of the
Treasury under l'orrlrlo Dlai, ('apt, flails ccnilj not
haiu see iiieeltlnee more Itowerfulfileiidsln all ilexlcu,
asthe lesultshaiepruiecl. No nation ever grauteel
uoliniiortautacouiesslon Hi so short a lime, or ou such
faiorable terms. Cajit. Eads wasnot lu theiouutry
inuiliinoietliauaiuouth, and ho returned here with
eieiytblng he wauto.1, u guest of the Mexican gurerit-lueutabojidauiau.ot-vvai.
Ills tieatiuent was uu
precedeuted. The Havana agent of tho Associated Press does not
api-ear to bo familiar with the staudlug ot publlo men
In Mexico. ,
Ilo Viluo mnl IIuiy.
If you will stop all your extravagant ami
wrong notions lu doeterlug yourself aud fumllUs Willi
expensive doetoisor humbug cure-alls, that do harm
always, autt use only jiaturo's simple remedies for
ull your mluicnttv-yuu will lie wise, well and happy,
uud tavu gnat espouse. Tbe greatest remedy fur
lids, tho great, wise and good will till you, Is Hop
Illlters rely ou It. bra auothir column, Vrtii,
LlAllll.lTIKS.
Death claims not yet due,,
Sundry debts per schedule
$11,607,10
Amount held for secutlly of certificate
holders fl 110,05
11. It. DONALDSON, ItOIIHIIT HALL,
ALFX. (lAHDNKIt, THOMAM LHITlthl.L,
elKOmillll. CLAIIKF, I. L, JOIINMON,
N, ), f,A11Ni:tt, list, 11. CICIUIIS,
TUOIIAB bOMl.ltVII.I.i:.
T ho aboie Is n true i'oiy,
ALKX, ClAllDNKIt, Scctetary.
Bubscrlbcd and swoiu loliefotu metlieSlstday of
January, 18S1,
JAMLb NICHOLAS ('ALLAN.
Jy:.!.lll Notaiy Public.
J'Vjiu. Jiemlu-Mado
CLOTHING.
FINE TAIL011ING
I will
fiirnisli
liy post
Itrice Ihts of
Jlllic Suits,
Jllaclc Cloth Hititu,
J'. O. J), tinitu,
Fine UnderrloUiltw
Vert vet ShlvtH,
Jltintiiia Shirts,
Flshlnu Suits,
Yachtinu Units,
llicyclo Sulfa,
Sailor Suit h,
WILLETT & RUOFF,
005 I'ciiiisjlvniilo Aveiiuc.
MRS. M. A. CONNELLY,
7 I'.anlNlxIccntU tstrcot, Tien Yorh,
Ituo du Qiintre Neiitomlire, Pari,
HAH OPHNED AT 1IKII 1'AKLOItS,
No. 13SO F STR-EET.
OPPOSITE Ellllin' HOUSL-,
WITH A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
Ladies9 Goods
INCLUDING
TWO C'Abl-S OF MObT BUl'KlllI DINNEH,
HEOIU'lTON, AND EVENINH DHESSI,
WJtAPS, FLOWEI1S, i.-rc,
Just reielvoet from WOHTH and other loading houses
lu Pails.
Ladles will please pteseiit their cunls at the door.
DHHSbMAliKIIti NOT AKMln'Kll.
Sportlnu
Garments
Generally.
GEO. 0. IIENNING,
, i iik oNK-i'itui: ti.orim:it,
lio Nnt culls tltrcol, Wimliliitflon, I. V.
jiui-iy
WIXOM'S
PROVISION STORE,
HIS JWIN'ril Nlltr.KT MOKT1IWENT.
TAW OVl'JCK QV
KDWAItf) O. INUKItHOLL.
ATT O UN E V-AT- L AW,
No. ISI Louisiana avenue, opposlio
Wajbluctcu, V. 0
City 1111.
octn-tt
CJIO WJi Jl UTTJiJi,
Iffom "7 lo 38 cents.
RIBS BEEF,
LOINS BEEF,
MUTTON,
VEAL.
TURKEYS,
CHICKENS,
DIICKS,
GEESE.
GAME OF AJAj KINDS.
Netif York Potatoes a A2j)les,
Fruit, Jellies, Canned lioods,
MmGA GHAI'ES. FIGS, PRUNES, etc,
1-J8 Mutlt (Street Norflivvosil.
JslO-ltt