Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1882, Page 2

N THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, ? ae WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1882-DOUBLE SHEET. CITY AND DISTRICT. ‘The Night AENVAL EXPORT OF zing Honse. T? OFSKATIONS—A PROPOSI- XaW BUMDING. directors of the Night held Monday i gucrd house, Hon. M. TOs TO PURCHASE in the chofr, and K F. Sizapson, In the Mee or ¥. B. , nected as secretary: ident ubmnitted his annwil in which hes fa: “On account of the Bess Of the past f, it Was not deemed sory to 1 the Jorteine home this ye ut January § oud that the pumber of admissions or adh riot in former were tevs then for T= RS perinten ient, the virus and kee} & nob oO pot racter, cccurred dur.ag the whol year, ‘The hous: Wis PIMsT OPRN=D on March 4, 1877) From 4 Ume no less then 282 iedrers have been accommodated, and nearly 9,00 persons have received good, substas- tal mols, con-tstiag of nutritious soup, bread and ccf, ax much #3 each ene conid cat. it ts be- Meved th i this Is the only lolging house In the United Stites where these ample privileres can be had without one cent of cuanze to the clories. With the exception of « trifle over 0 th palit jor services, every dollyr r-velved from contributors has teea expended for fcod, fuel, izbt ond woshtog, and never Wis more re- alized from eech do jar speatanud newer wes tere fal resulta. The Dit J t been abie.on zecount fonds thts r,t make their w contributions The bu'biing now oven 4 a as Deen sold by the District (ure the lotziag house will have ‘The ted that the #: tion procure ze own, ‘The supert tendent, Mr. J. R. Norton, and his assistent, Mr. Haines, sre thanked for the abtiity aud fi with which they have discharged their aaties. ‘The report baving been adopted, that partot it Telative to PROCURING 4 BUILDING was referred toa cominittee composed of Messrs. Fitch, Solomons and Simpson. It was determined to ask the market company for the use of a por- tion of the upper part of thor building for the storie of bedstead, bedding, etc., over the summer. amce hand at the bexinning of the year of | $2454 Received since by voluatary contribu- tions, most'y trom ladies, $189; and from ap tncor- sted lncal company, $20—making a total of | Si The expenditurs for the year wore $209.92, lnaving a balence in the Ureesury Of $225.02 ne ‘The Pound Law. VUE PROVISIONS OF TUK XEASTEN NOW IM FORCE IN THE DISTRICT. The pound law now tn iorea in this District, whicm fs an ordinanc* of the board of health, | Passed May 19, 1871, provides that “domestt: ani- | mals shall not be permittad to run at large within the cities named, ant if foun? so running at large shall bo taken up and tmpoanded.” The law also be pounde, !f not claimed within forty: and tie Changes p Li, shali be sold at auction, and the poundmaster Is autnorized te act as auctioneer a6 suid sile; Saat tie proceeds of such saies shall De pald over to the er of the boord, who shal a receipt thera‘or; that all moneys re- Setved by. the tressurer irom, the sile of antnals shall, i? demanded by the owner of the aaimals at any time within one year from the sale thereof, aster deduction of charges, and expenses as hireinait-r specifid of taking up aad impounding, and x such anims, be | tos: 1s¢ 5 dd moneys shall used fo. for the bencit of the : that the charges for taking up and impounding domestic antavis shall be as follows:—For each horse, 8, bull, steer, €O\ for enw’: sheep, go.t, hog, € and in addition ms, the charcés for keeping said an- be the reasonable and necessary ex- fede pati by the owner. The 49th Con- gress, on the 12tn of May. 1879, passed a Dill au- thorizing thy Commissioners of the District of Columb!a to extend the area for taking up and impounding domestic ont acts found running at darge to and tacluding ail the county of Washing- tea. Ith efiicer of the Ms | meer n T. Mitchell, treasurer, reported a bel. | ¢ | turaaple —_ The River Front imprevement. VIRWS OF DR CHANCSLIDR, OF BALTIMORE. Br. Chancellor of Balt: an eminent member @f the medical profession, who has devoted a great I of study to senttary tteTs, has tiken a oving the the flats. He has taken ac the @-t< on? has exo the Little Falls to a point "The cetor has b Teil observation of | ed the river frent from om disiance delow the n before the select com- st place, the proposition | that the fiots sbeuld be reclame! by Alling with | sp lean esrth, on the ground that in their present | condition they necesssrliy generate malarial in | fiuen-es, uiicial to health, Im the second ace, that there id be a thorouzh under. moisture, or ; $3 often imprecnated with t, diffused by capillary | attraction or oth-rwise, wiil be scattered to differ ent of the city. in the third place, (and this | fs all-important) that a system should Bendoperd | by wi tue Sewage ol the city would be con- veyed to such a distanc below the city as would it its being obnoxious to the community. preseat this sewage is empild on the flats and there decompows and generates 3 gasses Even after the reclamation of 2,8 ts, should this sewage matuor be permitted to rge ‘telfin the river front adjacent to the city, 1. would sooner or later, and he thought inashort time, pollute the water emi become ve. In otzer words, the beneficial effect of the veclzmation would be partially destroyed un- less the sewage were conveyod far enough below the city to assure any poisonous or malarious effects to the city f om It and that pa ‘hig city made one of te ithiest Ia the world, by the proper reclamation of the flats He siid the question of cost should be a minor consideration ae piete system of improvements. H stanced the fact that the yellow fever epidemic in 1678 cost New Orleans, a city not ax largo a8 Washington, nearly $20,000. He thought it unwise to delay an improvement 50 essential to health, and satd !t was mueh cheaper to prevent these épidemics than to cure of overcome them. He Said that ail sanitariane agres that malarious diseases can be prevented by the adoption of Proper sanitary measures. > THE SoctaL SCIENCE AgsOCcIaTION met In the erlors of the Spencertun business college Satur. iy evening. select committee on Garfield ai ate aly on Gurneits birthday, November 19. After discussion it was resolved that his next birthday de celebrated appropriately by this association, and that they recommend similar action on the art of the American Social Sclence Association. he committee on industrial education, through | their chairman, CoL Danlels, reported that they | ‘would be ready for a presentation of thut to; and discussion thereon next Saturday evening. { ‘The committee on laws of life and health made an | Interesting r-port torouzh their chairman, Mrs. Luciuda B. Chandler, who sent her report from | Chicago. It presented a careful review of the conditions of heaith and unhealthfulness tn and around Weshington; deprecated the example set Dy Congres: tn incioging {tself in a tomb where — and _rentiiation, were ao showed thit severa ans District had answered questions ied to them by this society In such a manner as to dem- Onstrate etther profound Indifference to or ignor- ahoe Of the fruttiul sources of disease and mortal- ity ia this vi-toity. The following persons who were nomin:sted at a meeting, were 16- ported for member hip by the executive commit- and ele t-d: Mr. Wm. H. Arms Hon. LJ. Bazeltine, Mr. Castiio Hosmer, Hon. Josiah Dent, Mr. Geo. A. Bacon, Mr. E. D. Johnson and Mr. Nar- eisse Demongeot. —$——— ‘That High Schoo! Inquiry. ‘To the Editor of Tue EVENING Star: In reply to Punctuality’s suggestion that the to first show where or how the school board or its commits y authority tn the ‘the act provid'nz ior the erection @tuer two school buildings. If he will be so kind as to point out the authority, I have no doubt the committee wil be happy t exercise it to the fullest. extent to secure the completion of that and the in time for tue opening Henry R. Elliott etal to 18, im Sub of Jous 14, 15 and 1 Pearson c. 113; Margaret_ Ri in sud of original lot 1, sq. 508; $1. Walker to Sara Robinson,sub lots 13, aerate Fg on ot | oe lot . P,P. Wroe to Marga- ret 7. 8. H. Waiker to St 14, £q. 784; $863. EK. [3 assignee, to E taabeth J. Sot, lot 48, sq. i . G. Willner to Leanieral. Hubby, lots 19 3,000. P. Hewiy to Elme ta LP At care sa. N 35 MAL W. W. ‘eo lots a George W. Olina to Gee 2 $1900. Susan F. C1 RK Goo iwin, pt. 16, Of Sub. B, Sq. 452. . sau L. Johnson, pu sub. P, sq. . W. Hl. Goddard to A’ A. Humpnrey, 139, $7455. C uuiton, sti 168, sa 85, 315500. Th . Kingsicy, pl 29, MU Pleasant, > ‘The Courts. Count IN GENERal TERM. Pulilips azt. mort and Shepherd; » Monday, Ju‘ement below reversed and cause rem:nded for pleadings; opinion by Judge James. Lef- Pp tent appeal; ion of commissioner of =flirmed: opinion by Chief Justice Cartt- etson gt. Henry etal: ordered on calendar. rgned and submitted, firmed a5 to coats; bls costs, In re, ¢ dames retires and Jus his place); order directed im penalty of $5,990 In cage of appeal. Equrry Courr—Judge Magner. Monday, Runstoller agt. Atkinson et al.; pro con:es-o agt defendants ordered. Redfetd agt R ienry W. a ponte Mis agt. Carroll; ex- ceptions to nuiitor’s report overruled. Simpson act. Bowman; L. ¥. Levy admitted ng a party de- fendiot. Stanton agt. Fleming; suiitor’s report ratifled on account, "Marcey agt. Mar- jon and subsequent procee- morris *%. Tobin; pro confesso as to defendant lien Tobin granted. Uterm i see HsOR; certain kind seria direst to Kaward Janin. Conner agt. Conner; ordered on Muy calendar by consent. Yesierda; inus agt. Stettinus; amendment o he fled Suter ogt. Chondier: St. Webster; writ of Rainey agt Green: ndant ordered. Chap- ony before Joseph A. taken. Portner agt. Albe-t Harper ordered assistane= or. f absent dere: rstified. Looney az B ‘sslry Of court ordered. Pau! act. Paul; testimony before Rutledge Wilson ordered token. Circuit Court—Judoe MacArthur, Saturday, Schneider ogt. di tatned and leave to amen: Metropol'tan Bank agt. Bit rest of judgment granied. st al; bill of exerptioas signed as of Suturday. Ti Coasting company: ew tri:t! rerused; bill of exceptions signed. United States uve Caspiris agt. Hiltz et al; DU of exce, tions stzned. Coleman agt. Rich: continued to settle ¢: ‘Thompson; tumbia agt, Clephano; bill sburgh & Co. agt. Mc- i ‘agt. Holliday; bit Middleton agt. BcCullouzh et S signed. Joice agt. Howland; tle bill of excoptions.” Killen agt. Bee company; new trial denied; $liled. Daltonagt. Baltimo a in Kuilroad company; bill of exceptions fled. Naunburg agt. Kutzenstein; Dili of excep- tons signed. Canswan Cocer—Judge Wylie. Saturday, David Seif ‘msn, unitcensed commer- chal agent; ‘forfeitare ons siz 7 DIL Of exceptin continue to Glei eaied not xuilty. S ses), plewied nob guilty. ‘Thoms Y, making and having countér‘eit cotn, icbncats); pleaded not culty. A. KE! motion to quash recowntz- Teeo.niz- S0- F ¢ for tial June i." Ts 5 in Lis possesston count: oe bo: Yestertay, Thomas J. Bicksie>, counterfelting; Eiward Stmpzon (two indictments) notentliy. Albert E. Boone, ; motion to quasi indictment argued and overruled. e tearing down and to Nich. ent down for 5 dsysin der:uit Ernest Vissier=, a% Btwani Pei ays. MeKenzie Tayl 5 er; $10 or 30 days. and John Bently, obstructing the side . and execution of sente Johnson and Major Nnte, l:rceny of ten’ bricks from the Di triet of Colundia; do, Jacob Ream it on Frederica Reumph, his wife; $5 or 13 ; Emma Shaw and Lozie Alien, vagrancy; bonds or 9) days each. Kate White, loud and Dois- lerous; $5 or 19 days, Win. Miner, colored ¥a- 5 ‘y, Jenny Morris and Ida Fox, colored, cursing and swearing on the street; $5 5 day each. Henry Miller, colore!, was sent down tor 7 days for disturbing the quiet of West Washinzton by loud and boisterous talking. Wm. Reardon, loud and boisterous; $ or 15 days. Lizzia ‘Turne: disturbing the quiet of, West Washington; $5 or days. Martha Bowen, ao. E vs n, 10.; do. Elward Pletcher, loud and bolsterons;’ $5 ‘or 15 days. Abrilam Jones, loud and rous; $5 oriS days. John Cole, Edward Pratt, Louisa’ Major, and James G. ‘Tariey, forfeited " coliateral Mary Parker, loud “‘and boisterous; $5 or fi.teen Geo. Sims and Mary Butier, cursing ani swear- ing in a house loud enough to be heard on the street; $5 or 15 days each. Martha Parker, colored, leaded gulity to cursing and swearing 1a a house Im Pig atley loud enouzh to be heard on the street, and was sent down for 18 days.tn defauit of $5. Geo. Brooxs, alias Preacher Brooks, colored, was charze1 with being a suspicious person’ on and Tel 8 nal bonds. Geo. Washington, loud and dolsterous: $5 or 15 days. Armisted Washington, loud and Dotsterous; $ or 15 days. Arthur Burgess, affray; $5 or 7 days. Eliza Blackistone, ch with begging on the Street; 30days. Daisy Allen and Susie loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 days each. Frederick Cousins, creating a nuisance; or days. Joa Sherlock, Richard Landic, Kate Welsh, Fannie Frazier, Jenny Commod Mollie Harris, Mai Riggs, Dantel Richardson, Marshall Grannison and Jno. King were sent to the workhouse for vagrancy. Yesterday, James W. Hicks forfeited collateral John H. Harris, profanity; $5 or 7 days Mary McIntosh, loud and boisterous; $5 or days. W! Newman, ao.; do. Philip Ross, colored, cal & pistol oF 60 da; James Wills, alias Har- Tis, loud and boisterous; $5 or 15 days. Jolin Fos- do,; do. Josephine K. Johnson, loud ‘or 15 days) Ellen Whalen, profanity; $5 or 7 days. casting rubbish ‘on an open lot; $3 or 15 Gays. Wm. Jumes, suspictous person; personal bonds. John Hawkins, assault on Mary Coleman; orisdays. Wm. Brown and Gridin Burk, lar- suspended.” Wm. do.; do. William ceny of a napkin , Some towels, a etbook pic and other artioien fies Jos, A. O'Neal, ond gio a Ben- nett; sent to the reform school during munority. Reuben Johnson, colored, receiving stolen knowing them to have been stolen; $20 or 60 daya. Edward Shanklin, assvult on Thos. O'Connor, and vice versa; $5 or 15 duys each. Moses Berry, lar- geny of a gold pin from Robert Dudley; $5 or 15 days. Rol lamilton and Tobias er, as- Sault on John Jackson; Hamilton was fined $ and Parker $1. a Haanlan’s Victory Over Trickett, following 80 closely upon his no leas decisive osher to PA. mn, $500 Mary elie Col | 060. tid O8, Sub, . B. 0. West to L. Tobriner, lot 4, 8a. 6 . &. Hare ot a, trustees, to Mize Brown, suba 45 and 46, sq. 516,8—. itmt'y A. et 20400. J. EAST WASHINGTON IN THE PAST. “RecoNeotions ofan O14 Inhabitant. ‘THB IMPORTANCE OF CAPITOL HILL AND THE NAVY YARD INTHE GARLY DaYs OF THE OIFY— SOME HISTORICAL HOTsrs. “Bless me, sir, when I think of it, I hardly Know the place.” The speaker was Col. James A. Tait, one of the old men and sages of Capito! Hill, and he sat in his eozy little office, just in the dusk of evening—that hour when the gath- ering gloom of nicht obscures the present and gives a vivid distinctness to the phantom memo- ries of the past. He spoke of the changes In the city sinee, im his boyhood, he stolo upples out of the Ingle orchard, wiled away his truant ows in hunting ducks, or snaring rabbits where now long rows of houses'stand, watched the stage conch as it rattled in over the old Siadensburg pike, or gazed m rapt wonder at the stately ships in the Eastern branch. Ho could remember how august and_ terrible “Squire Young, who dispensed justice with an impartial hand on Capitol Hill to smail offenders. used to appear to the youngsters, when they were dragsed trembling’ before him for some boyish nk. Then, there was the “lock up,” that stood at the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and B street, a warning to ali evil-doers, and the old Columbia engine house, long since razed to the ground to make way forthe extension of the Capitol grounds; the Capitol Hill market, that stood right in the middie of East Capitol strect, between Ist and | 2d. and other places about which he used to linger, as a boy, and which have long since passed away, like those whose faces he knew and loved in those happy days. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE PART. “There have been many changes in my time.” sald Col, Tait. “Every house I can seo from my office up and down Pennsylvania avenue, ex- cept two, has been built within my recollection. D> | Why, I used to shoot wild ducks from behind jthe bushes where Dr. Chester's church now stands. There used to be a pond there.” “Capitol Hill was considered then as the most | promising part of the city, was it not?” asked Tus Star. Capitol Ti was the place. New Jersey ave- nue, south of the Capitol, was the aristocratic jpart of the town. Why, there were no pave- ments on Peni ania avenue west of the Capi- toi. There were lows overTiber Creek, and when the creek ran high, they used to be washed away. The city was expected to grow east. The prom- Inent men—Cabinet officers and Senators—lived {on Capitol Hill. John ©. Cathoun died in the Old Capltel, or one of the houses now known as the Oid Capitol. Other distinguished men lived here. The two old yellow stucco houses joined | together on North B street, facing the Capitol “rounds, were in those days a fashionable con- gvessional boarding house—Mra. McArdle’s boarding house, The Carroll row was the Queen hotel—a fashionable resort. The hill has been cut down since then, and this building has been leit high above the street. There are not many peeple who know that the Capitol grounds were cut down once before this last cutting. The house where Mr. Middleton Lives, on NewJersey avenue, was in thosedays THE BANK OF WASHINGTON, the principal bank of the town. I remember well seeing President Monroe riding up there in top beota, with his serving man in top boots also, and going into the bank to get his salary The Treasury department used to be on Capito! Hiilthen. It was ina building on East Cap ito! street, near 1st, and part of the old Treasury building forms the back building of Mr.Ordway’s house, the first house on East Capitol street, on the orth side. Nearly all the houses on New Jersey avenue are venerable. ‘The old coast survey building was built by Thomas Law, who was of a noble family of England We boys used to play around Carroll hill, where Yuddington manor stood. There used to be a fine spring there. I remember that a tannery was built below the hill and this spring fur- nisked ail the water used in the business of the tannery, There are a number of fine old houses on the hill. The old house at the corner of Maryland avenue and B street, where Congressman Barbour lives, is the one from which a barber, named Dickson, shot at Gen. Ross, the British General, when he entered the clty br way of tho Bladensburg turn- pike. We boys used to see what was said to be the grave of Gen. Ross’ horse, kilied by Dick- son's shot. It was about where the aliey Is located, just north of the Capitol grounds, near the house built by Gen. McKee Dunn.” “Was the city further east much developed then?” “Why the Navy Yard was quite a buay and thriving piace. I could point out houses down ere that must be nearly one hundred years There have been some changes since I was a boy down there, but not many. It like two separate towns then, with hills ravines between. We ‘$ used to have stone fights with the Navy Yard boys, and many a hard battle we had, too.” THE VALUE OF REAI, ESTATE. * Was there much demand for property ou the ill then 2” asked Tas Star. Iremember one thing very well that show how eligible a place Capitol Hill was considered, and how property here was estimated. My father wanted to buy alot on East Capitol strect, between Ist and 2d, onthe north side. It be- longed to Daniel Carroll,of Duddington, and he asked $1.50 a toot for it. My father did not think he could pay so much for it. _ I wasa brash sort of boy, and I told my father I would try to get a lower price for it. F went to see Daniel Carrolli—and I remember him well—a man of venerable appearance—aud told him my tather was poor, and wanted to get a place upon which to build a home. He told me finally to tell my father that he could haye the lot for $1.25 a foot on my account. Well, my father did not think he couid afford that either. 1 mention this to show how property was held. seg ped below the hill was not worth much. In those days a man had to hold $100 in real estate in order te vote. When I was 21 I re- member a man named Carberry was running for office, and in order that I might vote for him he transferred to me the property where the Balti- more & Ohio depot stands, which was then a swamp. I was to re-trausfer it. After the elec- tion became v. uneasy for fear the gift would be left on my hands and I would have to pay the taxes on It. I did not feel easy until there-transfer had been arranged. It was not worth the having. The property in the north and northwest of the city was not worth a millafoot. You could have got every other lot for nothing. Capitol Hill was the great place. Yes, sir; there have been great changes in my day,” and Col. Tait, bidding the reporter goor ‘appeared in the darkness which had now set- tled over the hill. As indicated by Col. Tait, in the early days pf the city, what were called Navy Yard Hill and pes Aili, held very important positions with ference to the other parts of the city, and con- trasted favorably in improvements of every kind “with any other quarter of Washington. Several of the old landmarks are still standing—notably the old Carroll mansion, the old Blagdon man- sion on New Jersey avenue, and several other edifices—for which the brick was brought here from England. WHY THE CITY GREW WESTWARD. Nearly this whole section was in the early days of Washington owned by Daniel Carroll, Thomas Law and the Greenlear family. The comparatively slow development of this part of the city is attributed to the flattering prospects Pennsylvania avenue, property for a few cents foot. So peo} they could get land. belteved now, however, by residents of ot “Hill that a althy reaction has set in, and they ly march of improvement dur- the past few years in su of this asser- | not jure the caowing Industry. Biter cate 5 t i is: night, closed his office and dis- | TUS WAVY YARD and marine barracks were built. The entire locality had a decided resemblance of a village, there being only a few houses on the Navy Yard. Hilland-e few on Capitol Aim. The first ferryboat connection between this city and Alexandria was established in 1826, whem the small steamer, *‘Dandy of Washing- ton,” Capt. Joe Johnson. used to run from the o'd sugar-house wharf, in the Eastern Branch, to Alexandria, making two trips a day. When the wind blew hard, she had to anchor in the stream until the siurm calmed down, before she could proceed. 3 ‘The city was then in the condition in which Tom Moore viewed it when he veuted his apleen upoa American democracy and thus spoke ofthe capital of the infant republic: “In fancy now, beneath the twilight gloom, ‘Come, Iet me lcadthee o'er this ‘second Romot’ Waere tribunes rute, wher» dusky Dav! bow, Ani wht was Go0-6-Creek once is Ther now:— ‘This embryo capital, where fancy sees, Syuares in mor ses, obellsks In trees; W ich second-sighted @pera, ev'n now, adorn built. and heroes yet daborn, Though nous ut woods and J—n they see, Where streets should run and sages ougitt to be.” Yorktown, Monticello, and Montpe- Mer. It !s proposed, in order to hold forever In rev- erent recollection the principal eyents, military and civil, to which the great republic of the west owes its existence, that the localities which were honored: as the scenes of the brave and noble achievements of our forefathers should be preserved from the obliteratiuns incl- dent to individual ownership, and kept for the Inspection of the-latest posterity. The field of Yorktown, Va., whereon the seven years’ strug- gle was so gloriously terminated, seems to be eminently worthy of such preservation. Not only were the liberties and independence of America secured there, but from its soll there sprung seeds of human right and popular lib- erty that, transplanted to a French clime, have been able to maintain so enduring a struggle as, through circumstances seemingly most unpro- pitions. to have at last matured into the estab- lishment of a French republic. Improvement has undoubtedly set In all along the shore of southeast Virginia, and, therefore, at no future time will the purchase of the Yorktown site be leas costly than now. The area which would coniprise the space occupied by the contending forces and the scene of surrender Is about five hundred acres, known as the Temple farm. The Moore house, at Yorktown, occupied by Gen. Washington, would, of course, also become the property of the public’and retained. as far as possible, in its original condition aud appear- ance. Whilst the attention of the national legisla- ture and the people generally is drawn to this subject, it will not be inopportune to remark that Virginia contains yet two other spots that in distant times will be sought out by the patri- otic tourist and traveler. These-are the homes on earth of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and James Madi- son, the Father of the Constitution—Monticello and Montpelier. They should be held sacred to the spirit of a genuine unsectional patriotism, and assuch become the property of the nation, the Meccas of those to come after us to the remotest posterity. We understand that in order to accommodate the expected visitora at the Centennial Celebra- bration in October last the Yorktown Centen- nial Association went to a very great expense, and had intentions with rezard to the property, which the unhappy decease of President Gar- field and some other circumstances rendered it impossible to carry out. a THE APPRENTICE QUESTION. WHY IT IS DIFFICULT FOR BOYS TO GET PLACES TO LEARN TRADES—A TALK WITH A LEADING TRADES’ UNION MAN—THB NEED OF A WELL- CONSIDERED APPRENTICK LAW. There has been much said in the past few years as to tho difficulty of obtaining places for boys to learn tradea. it 1s because of the rules adopted by the trades’ umions and other labor associations that to-day there are so many young men on the streets without the means of making a living by manual bor. Some of the union men of this city claim i there is too inuch blame attached to the labor organizations, and that one of the main objects of the Federation of Labor recently or- nized her ‘h ent of the paasaze ‘nce to apprea UNION MAN SAYS. jon Movement,” speaking toaSrar reporter upon the opposition to the Movement beesuse of the diffiealty of boys find- ing places to learn a trade, remarked, “Yes, the poor working man must take the blame, but it doesn’t belong to him. The fact is that the ony apprentice law we have here is an old Maryland statute, and It is cbsolete. Now we want alaw that will be fair tor the bosses, the Jonrs, and the men. The old jaw was gtvrannical meazure, and finally be came inoperative. ~Tt was about oa its last lees: about the time thé slaves were ‘freed. The bosses themselyes4lid much to make the law in- operative. You willask how? Weill every man looks to his own interest, and in the early part of the war there was not_much fraternal feeling between bosses, especially of the sume trade. The apprentice law in old times was made the ent of oppression. Formerly a boy was 1 fo serve seven years at a trade, and ing the first years the boy was not only a drudge at the shop and in the building but at hia employer's house, where, by splitting wood, bringing water, and doing chores, he saved the expense of a servant. Of course. as far as the trade is concerned, an apprentice during the first few months, and in some branches for a y2ar or two, is of no profit to the boss. This every Lose knew thenas wellas nuw. Owing to the non-enforcement of the law rome years be- fore the war it was virtually obsolete as to most trades, and about thetime slavery was abolished the apprentice system died in the District.” WHO ARE TO BE BLAMED. “Then the bosses are to blame as well as the Journeymen?” sald tho reporter. “Why of course,” said the union man. “The system of taking young mea under iustructions was adopted by any bosses, for It was to them anadyantage. Many such young men were ableto do a full days work, and they helped as much as the jours to do away with the old law.” “The journeymen,” sald the Star man “would Prefer an apprentice law if T understand you?” “Yea that is every fair-minded mechanic,” said the labor man Il rejoice if there is a gen- eral apprentice law passed, which can be en- forced. What is the use of taking apprentices now? Look at my business. Ifthere was one in this shop he'd be of no profit to the boss for six or eight montits, or perhaps longer: and when he can do a little work he may if he choses run off to work under instructions, and snap his finger at the boss. Let us havea good law well considered, and in such terms that it can- not be used to oppress, and the workingmen ‘will all be better off for it.” es ‘The Regular Army. ‘To the Editor of Tax Evenmno Stan: The bill which bas, passed the House and gone to the Senate retiring officers, and requiring en- listed men to serve thirty-five consecutive years service, will not benefit the regular army much, as there is not one in every thousand who is able to perform garrison and guard duty for that of time. Let the military committee take his into consideration, and substitute thirty consecutive. service,as that is. as much as: enlisted man is able to serve. It is more severe upon him than forty service for an officer. meek cee won pene” es ever regress. It wi tape the army upon « new and better footing. in the first place it will do away with deser- sees: aaeae pete: Eres eine will no! a office In every union mew who have served two shi come invalids, o ‘and, in place of having an army Bent will vave an ‘moans and kept until Se cocoermaopseone at el ty It has been asserted that ! THE CRUISE OF THE BICHMOND. Crossing the Linc—Visit from Neptanc— A Week a Tahiti_Free-and-Easy Seciety Islanders—Sociable Native Cirls— The Chaplain Shocked—A Crater-Harbor—he Dis- liked Govermer. ‘The following extract from a private letter re- Ceived in this city gives an interesting aceount Of the late trip of the U. 8. steamer Richmond from Panama to Japan : U. 8. FLacsare “RicuMoxp,” Yoxouama, Japan, March 6, 1882. At last we are on our own stamping-ground, having arrived here on the Ist day of spring, but found the weather still quite wintry. Per- haps I had better go back to Panama, where I wrote my last letter. and follow the track the Richmond made in coming to this place. Just before we left several cases of yellow fever ap- peared on shore. One American. captain of a whaler, died at the Grand hotel, where most of our officers were before the arrival of the Rich- mond. We were all glad to give Panama the last salute. There isa good deal of the shark about the people there, especially when a ship 1s going where it is necessary to lay ina large supply of stores. When we CROSSED THE “LINR” Neptune came on board and collected a tribute of hair from the faces of those who had never before been within the limits of his domain. The distance from Panama to Tahit! was too long for steaming, 0 we made the trip most ot the way under sail. The wind for the Orst three weeks was from very light to nothing. so we had a pretty lazy time of it. Later we “struck” the “trades,” and then made better time. One good feature abont the trip was we had very little rain. We le Panama October 17th, and were 41 days going to Tahiti. The place has changed considerably since I was there in the “Resaca,” eleven years . Too many small frame houses from **Friaco” have been imported to take the place of the large, thatched bamboo structures, each of which gave shelter to several families, and which gave the place a character- istic appearance. The place was unusually lively while we were in port, there being seven men- of-war there at the same time. That was dol- lars and cents In the pockets of those who had Provisions to sell. At Papeite there is a public square, with a music stand in the center. One of the French ships had a baud, which played alternate nichts with ours on shore. The natives are all very fond of music, and seldom have such a treat. If there ever was a happy-zo- lucky, free-and-easy, contented people, they must have been made of such stulf as isto be found in the natives of the Society islands, When the band was playing the crowd would skip and hop and dance round and round the music stand. Each looked out tor himself, ana no introduction necessary. To be whirled round the square in Papeite about 10 p.m., on a moon- light evening, by a crowd of lauching, joking, rollicking native girls, is somewhat trying to the uerves of a Sunday-school teacher. It was too much for our chaplain; he gave it up, and went on board ship. Others did not leave 80 quickly, and will look back to Tahiti as a place remarka- ble for the naturalness of the people and the contrast it offers to other places where they are no better, but so different. One is reminded here of the story of the old king who could make his life what he wished by getting the shirt of a happy man. He sent agents in every They had hard luck, but at last discovered the individual; but, unfortunately for the old king, he didn’t have a shirt to his name. After a short stop of eight days we left Tahiti under sail tor Samoa. The wind did not come our way, and it took us 19 days to reach Apia, the pricipal port of the Samoan isiands. All of the people at these islands are not satisfled with the pbdlitical status of some of the native fami- lies. Like people who are in higher stages of civilization, they sometimes fight and—get jnlppea: At these islands, for several years, It has been dog eat dog, and still no dog is satis fled. Nature provides food tor the gathering, almost, and the native will not till the soil for the benefit of the foreign white man. Perhaps you may have seen some people who seem to ae the independence that being able to live without hard work gives them! That fueling Is born with the people here. and seems | to be the correct thing where nature furnishes the grub free. Another idea that enters the heads of some is that they are superior to their neighbors. It is giving expression to this feel- jing that gets some of them into difficulty. Various are the means taken to make good their positions. The present king and about one-quarter of the natives got the mysterious force wielded by the foreign consuls on their side, and the result is that the other three- quarters are left out in the cold, so to speak, and do not know how they will get in without fighting. There has already been considerable fighting by the “outs” in various parts of the world, and it looks as though these islands will s00N see some more of it. It was very HOT AND UNCOMFORTABLE at Apia, without any of tne fun of Tahiti to take the “cuss” off. We were there two weeks, and glad to leave. The large commercial house of Goddefroy & Sons gave us a fine entertain- ment on New Year's day. There was a pigeon shout, but the Dutchmen did not get to the front. The three first belonged to this ship, and I had the good luck to kill the most birds. From Apia we went to Pango-Pango, an Island of the group, about 100 miles from ‘Apia, and selected at one time as the stopping-place for the steamers that ran between ‘*Frisco” and Australia, and where there ts now a pile of gov- ernment coal, some ot which we wanted. A CURIOUS VOLCANO-HARBOR. The harbor of Pango-Pango is the most per- fectly protected of any among the Pacificislands. It ig the crater of an extinct volcano—about two miles long and half a mile or more wide- It ts land-locked, with a little island in the mid- dle of the entrance. The sides are nearly per- pendicular, and from 200 to 1,700 feet high. As you enter, when just within the old crater, on the right, on a little piece of ground, like a shelf, Just a few feet above the water level, is a small collection of native huts. Further in, on the left, on a little more extended piece of grouni is another collection of thatched roofs (too hot for sides to their houses here), and at the ex- treme inner end another little village. Perhaps there are 250 people, all told. Two years azo these people had a fight, and were captured. About a year ago they were allowed to go home and start a new set of houses (the old ones ha’ ing been burned) and begin life anew. I seen several places where nature has exerted herself to produce a remarkable effect, but the wth of vegetation that covers the sides of hat old volcano is ahead of anything I have seen up to date. Where the rock is 1,500 feet high and nearly “up and down” the face is com- pletely covered with all the shades of green nown to the tropical sun. The people lost everything when they had their iast ight. Or- .nges, bananas, bread fruit, yams, cocoanuts, pine-s les, &c., grow wild; and the people can ave fish for the trouble of spearing them. It is too hot to need any clothing; so it is hard to tell who is the best off, one who has nothing or one who has something to lovk out for. While there the king sent a new governor to the island. We received him as such. because he wassup- ported by the consuls, but the natives sald as soon as we left, if the governor did not go too, there would bea fight. They do not like to be “bulldozed” any » e We left Pango-Pango January 18, and made, e_geeeih 5.) Coane Se nad Fea d0n weit e direction to find a man who was periectly happy. | LETTER FROM LYNCHBURG. 4 LYNCHBURG PRODUCT USED FOR BAD PUR- POSES—WELCOME TO WORTHERN MEN IN VIR- GIWIA—DRCADENCE «OF THR READJUSTER PARTT—MABONIC MATTERS—RAILROAD OPERA- TIONS —THEATRICALS IN LYNCHBURG. Correspondence of Tax Evexrxa Stan. Lrncusure, Va., April 29th, 1883. Asf stated in my first letter, tobacco is the Chief staple of Lynchbarg, but, I must add, not the only one; barytes is manufactured, or rather prepared, here in great quantities, and I am sorry to say that the supply does not meet the demand; sorry, because this barytes is the sul- phate of baryta, s very heavy earth, and is much used for fraudulently adulterating tobacco, su- gar, flour, and, in fact, anything—being ground toa fine powder, it adapts itself to the color of any substance with which it is mixed, it has no peculiar properties except weight, an ordinary flour barrel full of it weighing, 1 have been in- formed, nearly 1,000 pounds. it is cheap, cost- ing about one cent pound, and when mixed with commodities of hih price the fraudulent profit made thereby Is great. The climate of Lynchburg is equable, not- withstanding the transition is rapid from winter to summer (there being scarcely any spring or fall). yet, as the summers are not excessively warn nor the winters extremely cold,a pleasant mean is thus maintained throughout the . Even now the young people are donning their summer plumage, and, as { have noticed many straw hats are out, I presume the “bang! shoot the hat!” is heard here sooner than at home. If I can manage to hypothecate my debts I will luxuriate shortly in a “chip bonnet,” but, until then, I shall be compelled to remain hermeti- ay sealed or continue to brush my last year's ie. It bas been remarked to me that there han been, fora number of yeara past, a great hue and cry raised about northern men being Illy received in tne south, bat I am reasonab'y as- sured that such statements have been either exaggerated or more probably have no founda- tion in fact. The people of this section are re than willing to meet you half-way and extend to every newcomer the hand of fellow- ship and with ita cordial welcome. It then re- mains with the stranzer to cultivate this kindly feeling. I am glad to say that political refugees and weers do not find, lately, this town @ good place in which to locate. Every opportunity is extended to bona fide settlers, and every help atiurded them in the beginning, but, when they turn political bummers, and attempt to overthrow the civil institutions of the people, the people, with just cause. resent the action and ostracise tie would- be agitator. It was thus with the readjuster party. It went up like a skyrocket; it is coming down like a stick. It started out with fair promizes to the people, and gathered within its ranks some of the old citizens, as a respectable nucleus, around which to muster its less reapect- able and more numerous element; but, spolia- ation being its motto, the destruction of tue credit of the state its tending ultimatum, it has lost ground. The people have become awakened to their peril, and are determined to wrest the state from the Mahonite oligarchy, and Mahone and his party, since the drubbing Riddleberger got, bave therefore lost prestige. A great por- tion of the colored people have identified them- selves with the conservative democrats, and without the help of the colored vote the read- juster iy can do nothing. It is gradually ecoming disintegrated, and will soon be known: in the history of the state as one of the things that have been. Senator Deggs, the annihilator of Riddleberger, arrived in the city last Sunday. He is a young-looking, slightly-built man, and, from his general appearance, one would not think him of the mighty power of speech which so enraptured not only his own state, but the whole country. He has in him the making of a statesman. ‘A primary election, which, In Washington, ts one of the institutions of the past, took place here on the 28th inst., under the control of the con- servative-democrats, for the purpose of nomi- nating municipal candidates for the election to be held in May; the election passed off quietly, the total vote polled being 1,076; this primary nominates Mr. A. H. Pettigrew. the present chief of Fees a8 mayor, to succeed Mr. S. G. Mingfield, and Mr. S. D. Preston, the present incumbent, as clerk of the court. Capt. Samuel A. Bailey, one of Lynchburg’s oldest citizens, and formerly mayor, died on the 27th inst. He was a very prominent Mason. having held some of the highest offices in the state grand bodies. His remains were removed to the ~quiet wayside inn” by the two Masonic lodges of the town, escorted by De Molay Com- mandery, No. 4, K. T., mounted, underthe com- mand of their handsome and genial Captain General, J. L. Beck. By the way, Senator BR. E. Withers is a past commander of this vener- able Commandery, which was chartered in 1826. Along the line of the oid James River canal, now fallen into disuse, the Alleghany and Rich- mond Railroad company are constructing their road, which is being pushed forward rapidly to completion. Although Lynchburg is rarely on the list of stopping places for theatrical companies, cir- cuses and such like, yet there is no dearth of amusement, there being plenty of tocal amateur talent, which makes up forthe above deficien- cies and lack of professional artists. “The Mis- tletoe Bough,” with which all your readers are familiar, was’ performed here’ this weex. very creditably, by the young ladies and gentlemen of the city, the ns taking parteo distin- guishing themselves that a second performance was called for. *The Mozarts,” 8 musical ceo rendered @ very select and enjoyable also during the week. If Lynchburg could only get hold of another such @ genius as our irrepressible Ed. Hay then Would its Joy be great; but, as we say at home, Ed. has no superior and scarce an omeal, Lynech- burg must content itself with what it has. But can't Ed. be persuaded to organize his Pirates or his Smugglers and goo? Ned, ang is money in it, at least eno to prevent you ik. ABR. es from walking bac! Pinanets in May. ‘From the Providence Journal. Mercury is evening star after the ist, and plays ‘an unusually prominent part on the planetary annals of the month of May. On the 2d, he comes into superior conjunction with the sun, when, passing to his eastern side, he com- mences his short course as evening star. He then follows in the track of Venus, oscillating in @ straight line east of the sun towards Ins eastern elongation. The swift-footed planet overtakes Venus on the 30th, and the two planets will make a charming picture at their conjunction or nearest approach, Mercury being a degree and tl juarters west nortiwest of Venus. Observers will ‘find no difficulty in recognizing the planets for the brilliant Venus will be a guide to point out the brother planet, who is difficult to find. Ligh seamed must be looked for in the northwest, Mercury four de- grees, and Venus three degrees north of the sun- set point. both planets being about twenty- degrees east of the sun. As they are above the horizon an hour and a half later than the sun, there is ev reason to anticipate a rarely beautiful conjunction. Mercury on the 13th is in conjunction with Jupiter about two orth. — will then es, “4 Mercury far enough from the sun to be possibly icked uj bright-eyed observers, as Planeta de nct set tll afer S o'ceck, "The meet worable time in all i Fa i Ht EE Fy | EH Es p i [ H ie 22288 iF i i i F i i i Hi i l i i i HH Bi evening star until the 80th, when Sor in the harem g | lhe ond bis tare coming Into conjunction with the sun. Jupiter, the sun and the earth are then tn a streight line with the sun in the center. the buge planet be J ‘a ing abgut five hundred and ninety million mites ‘rom earth. He will continue to be visible about halt of the month, afer which bis lesrer beams will be eclipsed by the more powerful suns. On the Sth be ts in conjunction with Venus, ing nearly one degree south of her. The planets set about half-past 8 o'clock, ni an hour and a half after the fun. Venus about five degrees and Jupiter four degrees north of the sunset point. This will be one of the loveliest pictures that will be traced apon the sky during a month of Intense planetary activity. Mars. is evening star daring the month. Te sets now about a quarter before 1 o'clock in the morniag; at the end of the month he sets at haif-past 11 o'clock in the evening. Uranus ts evening star. Venus is evening star and beads the Hat for pearance. She plays her part in two noteworthy conjunctions during the month, For she is near Jupiter on the 5th and near Mercury on the 30th. At twenty-four minutes after 7 o'clock, Wash- ington time, the new moon, sixteen hours and a half after her change, will pass directly over Jupiter and occult or hide him from view. There are few observers who will possess the practioed - required for witnessing an occultation the moon so near the sun, But it can be by those who know where to look naked eye and Seether ald ofa glass or @ small tel May is, therefore, a grand gale the planets. The conjunction largest planets of the aystem with the conjunction of six planets with each ot superior conjunction of Mercury; the eclipse of the sun, and the occultation of ter form a brilliant succession of phenomena imposing to the mental eye as they are beautiful to the physical eye. The sun is now through the maximum of su the planets have anything to do with the com- motion agitating his surface us something which no astronomer has yet been able to determine. The problem remains to be solved in the astron- omy of the future. ————— THE LAMSON POISONING CASE, 3 #83 i i I i i 38 fi f The “Hermit,” of the Troy Times, has pre- pared the following highly interesting article upon the case which has attracted so much popular notice in England and America: Public attention has been widely attracted by the Lamson case, not only because of its peculiar features, but also by the xii which the prisoner holds with a distingul American family. The case, strange as it iy appear, bears a close resemblance to one which thrilled the gentry of England a cen- tury ago. I reter to the conviction and exe- cution of Captain Donelian for the murder of Str Theodosius Boughton. The reference to the report found in the Astor library. The victim was baronet, whose sister had married and all three lived with her mother. The victim waa an in- valid and was under medical attendance, his mother being a faithful nurse. One morn she gave him the usual it, but that it had a very Pern Her eon also noticed this, and said that the taste was so repulsive that he could hardly swallow it. He s00n complained of pain, and his mgther being briefiy called from the room, found him on her return speechiess and fuaming at the mouth. In a short time he died, and was duly buried. sudden and mysterious manner of his however, soon swoke suspicion, which on Capt. Donelian, especially as Sir stood between him and o It was known that Donellan had able still in his room, and also that distilling laurel leaves obtained the garden. It waa also known water was poisonous. To this was very icious fact that as as was Capt. Donellan entered the not only washed out the glass whi the draught, but also removed ti which the latter had been poured. He lime into his still, and in reply to 1 that he had distilling whereas all know that the latter is made by putting water on lime. U; these circumstances Donellan was oon- yicted, and was hung nine days afterward. Many considered the testimony insufficient, and ‘at the present day he would have been acquitted, but an important link in the chain was discov. ered after his death. A volume of philosophical treatises was then found in his room with one ot the pages cut out. The missing page (round by comparison with unmutilated volumes) con- tained a formula for distilli laurel. Am those features which rend the parallel the moreremarkable are the following: The Donel- lan case was the first instarce poisoning by laurelwater known in English jurisprudence. The Lamson case is the first In which aconite was used. Again, the medical testimony disa- greed in both casea to a degree which in this country wonld haveinsured oo but British juries are made of sterner AN AMERICAN CasB. Speaking of aconite, some of our readers may remember the Hendrickson case, which once created so intense an excitement in Albany county. Hendrickson was known to be a bad man. He had ill-treated his wife in ? i | a he Uti i F 55 EE i i i The Donelian tragedy also stands alone, since no other laurel water case has ever hy is similar to Laurel poison, however, is very simi sic ‘acid’ which has been so frequently ‘used that no further reference is necessary. SOME FACTS. Poison is the most facile and at the same time g Hl i i j bet “if : 4 FEE Ez i +} (id