Evening Star Newspaper, May 6, 1882, Page 2

THE ives OVt PROBLEM, Sefore the Senate WBE TCRe BR. BILLINGS ON THE CAPSS OF MALARIA IN w 1 for years, i to the Mats, t opinion was that the ably to the production and spread of m diseases in the city his very decided He had t but in ¢ sstions, not in active ad the study of ‘as very clear that the of submerged ground roubles; he didnot trouble, however, se. A study of the «of the city tor the parison of sick- He « that large @ past six oreight years hess at the army p Fort Whipple, had s tion of dise there ix showed malaria to be Whippie and along and hat convineed him that a reclan flats wenld not entirely do away with malaria. He attributed the m: 1 sickness at Fort Whipple partly to local influences (stacnant pools, ete., there) and partly to polson from the | flats and low grow His examination was years ax Fort Whipple had | ed and th al causes of malaria | | question t | efect upon the health of the city. “The proposed improvement con- ling of ts with clean earth. | a the health | bean improvement in | jally inthe lower | part. filling the gathering of wa- | ter in lake ponds, to be emptied at the right | te. Ithink the alternate filling and | the poimis would be a bad feature. c n alls of the Iai m with pure wate a by making » of stone and by | from above; then | out. not enough to expose the time, but say a fall of several | feet.” Iu ots 1 bad | effect cond be ren so arrangine the | lakes for flushing t © keep water in their pres- | source of a great deal of | Jamation would, | » the | e system of se Matter is thrown i there decomposes. They are, in cated cess pools. He thought a scheme ary imp! nt of the city sitwald | ineinde ail t The improvement of the flats, Ite said, has merits aside from the s9 : provement in END'S VIEWS. Ith officer for four Dr. S. Townshend, Years past and a prac 1870, was the next witness Judgment and from his experience he b the proposed Improvement would be ot wonder- to the general heal ats were the re. He said: | i : i, sare | and other hevia and | are recorded my knowl- | ythe preval disc 3 fatal, more exten- | nz physician | wever, | ans to the poor a | portion of malarial | mber of cases eks of what is eh is not t cases to tl bye erally con: tof the tot m | i in the portio: rom the flats les the cou! in the populat Villace fn that vie p south- ver front hose eastern extremity of the mi 7 malarial exposed in al cases u ment of F 8 of persons treated by rare any more liable to | ar | y circumstances. | found to exist in | ns of the district | and acue re- | there and ill THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1882—-DOUBLE SHEET. an elsewhere; the relative preva- greater; ‘on the contrary, it rn ¢ of the cities north of Wash- I think Washington isalready a healthy y, but if these cav'es I haye wamed were re- moved, the zeneral health would be benefitted. DR. BULKLEY ined. He had been a practicing since 1857. He had heard the lings and Garnett, and ed in ail they had said. There is no ut the flats exercise a pernicious T haven't the They produce malaria and bring in other di: The reclamation of the flats would cer have a benedicial effect; that and the improvement of the sewers would make Washington one of the healthiest cities in he world. All that part ot the elty from George- own to the Navy Yard has been a pestiferous portion of the ‘city. He thought the rectama- tion, according to tie projected plan,would have # most beneficial effect. To carry ont this plan would undoubtedly benefit the eneral heaith, and he regarded its carrying out as something that is imperatively needed. DR. LINCOLN, a practicing physician here for 28 years, said when he first came to Washington maizrial dis- eases were very prevalent, especially in certain least doubt of tbat. | parts of the city; south of Pennaylvania avenue, | down to the Capitol malarial fevers prevaied largely; also on Capitol hill and north of K street. As the city has extended and improved the area of comparative exemption had enlarged. He said: “Now what we most want isthe re- clamation of the fints. The type of the disease has also changed of late years. For soime the disease has been diminishing and becoining of a milder character. To get rid of the flats would be @ very great advantaye. Of course the Anacostia bottoms preduce some disease, but they do not affect the city so directly or materially, as the Poto: ats, and the matter of first por latter.” He said fart! nee is to rid of the In 1872 there was more contemplates | malaria in Washington than ever known, and | very few living west of 1ith street and thence out to Georzetownescaped. ‘Rhe grounds south of the White Honse and that part of the city; also south of Willard’s hotel had suffered, he thought more, perhaps, than other localities. The disease, on the poisonous vapors producing it had a prevalent in the vicmity of Worm- ley's. When the winds have been from the di- rection of tie flats they bore a very offensive odor over the nortiwe part of the city, and those localities most act ible to those winds had suffered from malaria. The extension of improvements, of grading and paving, had larg diminished malarial diseases, and now the chief cause of the dis- ease left isthe flats. He thought Washingtonan ceedingly healthy city. Comparatively few e of searlet fever prove fatal, and that is an excellent test of the sanitary condition. He | concurred entirely in the description of the flats given by Dr. Townshend, of the decomposition e injurious effect npon health, and emphasized his advice that the nuisance should be abated. see LELTER FROM WASHINGTON TER- RITORY. The Mission Establiched by Dr. Mare cus Whitman and Party in iS3$—The Doctors Visit to Washington in” 1842 Saved aa Empire to the Sinte+—ilis Massacre by the Co im the Fall of 747— Elis Neglected Grave and the Haudsome Monument te be Erected to Mis Memory. Corresyouden: Wasnine p On yesterday. in company with the Hon. W, H. Gray, one of the pioneers of eiviliz: the Pacisi , Your correspond id site of the inission home, establi ned by Dr- Marcus Whitman and party in 1835, under the auspices of the American board of missions, in the beautiful Walla Walia Valley, about five miles west of the growing town of ame name. The spot was admirably selected for the purposes intended. The original buildings occu- pied the banks of a noble river, which leand fertilevalley, inelosed 1 his was the istian mission ever established west of aud did mich to edu 3. it its noble pronoui sition of the Hon. Hudson's Bay which controlled the fur trade < and which sought e domain extending from Califor- jan possessions. ‘To teach the ements of knowledge and t i life was to untit them for ha hunting ex sions, and thus the craft of these ipulous traders who purchased the skins iid animals from se hunters for a mere e was put in j te Yorts ed the revenues of the com diminish. Heace, its antagonism to | en Dr. Whitman saw th: iH ¥ at it teat purpose of th ons B: 5 in the fall ely of 1842 set out on horse- back for Washingto: and afler crossing e and endur <petieace of eleven | Great be es, and to the heroic sacrifices and patriotic appeals of Dr. Whitman the country is largely indebted for the possession of Oregon, Wash- ton, Idaho and Montana. whieh would other- have been numbered as British provinces. When the doctor returned from the east he brought back with him about a thousand imn- picrants, which gave the Americans the preponderance of power on the Paciiic coast. He arrived at Wailapta, the name of his mission THE,CITY MARKETS. A RISE IN BUTTER AND ITS CAUSE—POULTRY SCARCE AND HIGH—THE TEMPORARY FALL IX THE PRICE OF BEEF—ARRIVALS OF VEGETABLES FROM THE SOUTH—OTHER FEATURES OF THE WEEK. Sales of flour the past week have been mod- erately active, both In the higher and lower xraties, but no change as to prices have taken piace. The symptoms show a little weakening in the prices. Minnesota (patent process), $9a 29.25; Minnesota (bakers’ brand), $7.25a87.50; Family (patent process), $7.75a8; Family (standard brands), $727.25; Family (trade brands), €6.75a$7; Extra, 96.25a%6.50; Super, 25a5.75; Fine, $4.25a$¢4. Middling, $3.25a £3.75. In the northern markets the exporters of both four and wheat are reported as having been less free buyers, and the: retrading: has run to a moderate extent only. in prices have not been frequent, showing rather more firmness in the market. a lower, and corn meal sells at ye zures, without any change. There no change of any moment in hay and straw, the sales being steady and the demand showing-in- dications of talling off. DAIRY FRODBCTS. There has been an improvement in the price of butter since quotations of last week of from $1 to $2 per hundred pounds, which has been caused by the opening up of the cheese facto~ ries in New York and the western states. The ymen giving their attention to this branch eir trade, less butter is now made. New York state, 30a31, fair, 28a30; western, 25227, with light receipts. Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania stocks are nearly out of the mar- ket ; they are quoted at 23227 cents. The best of dairy jots are taken up close to arrivals. The western creameries are not showing up much in | this market and are not sought for. New York state has the preference. Cheese, N. Y. state, new, is bringing 13a14 cents, and western 1a13 cents in Jobbing lots. POULTRY AND EGGS. Eggs remain the same, 17 cents per dozen in large lots, and no prospect of falling while meats are selling so high. The demand seems | to increase with the supply, and prices are firm, Poultry is scarce and high, live chickens bring 12 cents, and live turkeys 12a14. There is no dressed poultry in the market. Old fow:s meet with slow sales and are only wanted by country | people for broods, BEEF AND OTHER MEATS. | Dressed beef remains about the same as at | last week's prices. The report of a fallin the ; New York market, published in Tue Star of Monday, created quite an excitement. This | sudden fall was the result of a temporary over- stocked market in New York, and the prices there are the same as before. Wholesale prices in our market, for choice hind quarters of beef, are l4al5c.; fore quarters. 10allc. Veal is easier and lower in price; dressed calves, best, 10alle.; common, ZaSe.; mutton, dressed, choice, 11ai23se.; comm Lamb is more plen- tifal and lower—choice, dressed, 14al6c.; com- mon, llal2c., and prices firm as are prices of other meats. Veal calves are selling on Louis- iana avenue for 7a8c., and ordinary 5a6c., on the hoof; iambs, 7a10c. THE PROVISION MARKET is quite brisk with a slight appreciation in prices. Hams have advanced 3 cent and shoulders 8g cents per pound; the former are lwinging 151534 and the latter 10!ja12!g cents per pound at wholesale. Sides, 124/a12%; breakfast bacon, 181al4; lard, 12!4a13; smoked beef, 17 cents. y Inthe way of vegetables the market looks lively, both as to supply and demand. There seems to be no lack of arrivals of new lots from the south, and a corresponding falling off in the old stocks. Potato dealers say they are glad to be rid of the old lots of rather questio1 able quality, especially the European stock, which, by the way. are still coming, though in naller and less frequent lots. ‘The regular dealers in the northern ports have quit handling them, leav' the outside specu- jators to finish up the season and sustain the shortages. In our market European varieties sell from 65 cents a #1 per bushel in jobbing lots. These are the extreme minimum and | maximum rates, but the majority of sales lie ; between 75a0 cents. Native potatoes sell for $1.25a1.50 per bbl, the Early Rose and Bur- 8 bringing the highest figures, and the Peerless and_ other varieties $1.25. Bermudas are worth 27.50a38 per bbl. Wednesday 200 bbis. arrived in Baltimore from Savannah, and sold readily for ¢ per bbl. The Flo: ida potatoes are getting to be larger and in bet- ter demand at the same rates as those from Sa- vannah. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Florida tomatoes sell for $2a#4 per bushel box; | Bermudas, 50c. per box, (inferior.) Bermuda 2 per box ; old onions are out of the Florida beets, $2 per box; Norfolk 20 per one dozen bunches. Florida 2oad0e, 3 per hi rat.) D per dozen” bunches, andred bunch per barrel unches; Charleston and 5 per barrel crate: Norfolk .50a$3 per varrel; cy shel ‘30 cents per ox and scarce; some in poor order, 10a12 ceats per box 26.50 per barrel as to qual- ity: Most of the apples are com- ing out of the fruit houses. Red apples are nearly out of the market, and the best stocks now are the ruseets. The West Virginia fruit houses are represented as holding out even bet- ter than the northern houses. Some excellent russets are shipped here from Boston and north- | $3.5 hundred bi ein the low lands of ve that the river flats are the Ist. about one sear from the time he left, to find his home sadly dilapidated and his flourish- ing mill barned to the ground. The Indians ern New York, but there is not much desire to handle then among the dealers Oranges are 508%5.50 box; Valencias, $a312 per bi principal cause of this malaria; there is no doubt | were very hostile to the doctor for leaving them, #4. ¥ double barca Eeancant $3.50a34.50 per box. Do- mestic Gried fruits are without important ofthat. The malaria prevails to a much greater extent in the low lands on the river than in the northern part of the city. He had no doubt and during his absence the seeds of assassination were sown, which, four years after, culminated in a crop of summary vengeance. Besides, a change. The sales are steady and prices tirm for good lots. whatever that the proposed plan of improve- ment would greatly benefit the general health here. He said that Roek creek receives a good deal of debris, and being at times dammed up by the canal locks, no doubt centributed some- what to disease, and he also mentioned the fact that Gooxe creek sewer was partly opened for a time; that caused malaria. but the flats, he said, are the main cause of all thistrouble. The flats, he sai yearly increase of malarial ht, by all means, to be re- claimed or improved.” He described'a trip made by himseifand Major Twinin: he flats, and | fald they were full of decomposing vegetable | and animal matter, which was excessively of- i utal to he: He ons effect. by seat- barreis of disinfectant over the flats. DR. A. ¥. P. GARNEXT Was next examined. He had lived here since 1845, and had been in constant practice here ex- cept during the war. He thought there was no doubt but that the large area of marsh (the flats) has exercised a certain amount of del- eterious influence, but he didn’t think the xclusive or only canse of malaria. it the fevers here due somewhat to halations of moisture from the earth and its effeet upon the temperature. He had found that malarisi fevers prevailed to a greater ex- tent in former years, between K street and the boundary. than in the vicinity of theriver. The c n of the fiats couid no doubt. he said, health, but in lace of the flats should be _ pert aur dry soil. iz would not be effective unless kept ‘y. and that cannot be done without sweep! ‘way the Long bridge. The construc- tion of that bridge and the filling up between Mason's island (Analostan) and the have, be sald, contributed ty these ia; fee! ‘ormerly there was & channel that Island and the Virginia shore, w! pt our shore Lg = free from deposits. Dr. Garnett said Dr. Billings had stated the three potential causes of sickness here—the flats, soil moisture and bad sewerage. Dr. Garnett said that up to e breaking out of the war there were no vewers, or few of them, here, and his observa- tion had been that since the introduction | of the American of the sewer system the type of fever Lad been very much modified. In that view of the case, he thought it reasonable to suppose that the sewerage had introduced few types of fever due to sewer gas. That the system of sewerage is defective, he said, no- . It was trne to sume extent. he thought, that the types of fever had gen- erally undergone som* change, perhaps. He bad not observed that the disturbance of the evil by gradins and filling had increased siain- Fini diseases, but had observed that me exten- Son of in:provements, the canetruction of paye- Bicits, ete.. had. in sexe lucalities where such sv=emts Were made, tendet to lessen aiactal @izeass sy with base slander was circulated by his enemies that the doctor had poisoned some of his Indian pa- tients, who from the effects of the measies in spite of the best medicalskliltosavethem. These ignorant and superstitious people, instigated by secret emissaries of the mission, resolved on spee- dy revenge. pipe) ostrtry adopted and the tine appointed for the: tragedy. Accordingly, on the 20th day of November, 1817, a large of Cayuses, armed with knives, tomahawks rifles, rushed upon their innocent victims, and, amid wild and frantic yells, murdered them in the most brutal manner, Dr. Whitman and wife, with a dozen of his American associates of were sacriticed in this horrid mas- aacre. Several of the younger females were seized as captives and held for a time as wives for their cruel captors. To complete the catas- trophe the torch was applied, and all the build- ings of the place were laid in ashes. Some of the ruins still remain to be seen by visitors. The mangled bodies of these missionaries were all buried in a common grave near the spot where they fell. We stooped down and with a rever- ential feeling plueked a few shrubs from the | Fude moutid where they repose till the resurrec- | | tion morn. On an eminence near this sacred in- ; the ciosure @ handsome monument is svon to be = Whe Seldiorw’ Hon: vestigation. THE BILL REPORTED BY THR SENATE MILITARY COMMITTES. ‘The bill prescribing regulations for the Soldters’ Home in the District, reported by the Senate mil- itary committee Wednesday, provides that the Doard of commissioners of the home shall every year report in writing tothe Secretary of War, giving a full statement of all receipts anc irse_ ments of money, of the manner in which the funds are invested, or any changes in the in and the maliy ot ath Ce eereers ee general fact may be necessary to a fall understanding of the condition and mat agement of the home; that this report shall be transmitted to Congress, published in orders of the army, anda oe ere ato in each garrison and it at the Seci of War sball once each year detall a sultable officer from the | Inspectors’ corps of the army to thoroughly in- spect the home, Its records, accounts, ete,; that no new buildings shall be erected or grounds pur- chased or expenditure of more than $5,000 made | sed upon contract; home who Is receiving a it and who has a chil have such erected by the Pioneer and Historical Society of | oasis oF ah Oregon In honor of the marty: It is to be built in the form of a C estimated cost is about $20,000. This worthy object appeals alike to the patriotism and piety 7 ¢ Hon. W. H. Gray, of Astoria, Washington Territory, will be glad to Teeeive contributions for this cause. gay Sas alae ae THE BRANCHES OF THE C. ™. CHURCH. ed dead. ‘The Proposed Union. “What Is the prospect of a union between the two branches of the church?” asked a STAR re- porter of Bishop Miles, at C. M. E. conference yesterday. “T really don’t know. steps taken, churches have been authorized to consult in re- gard to the matter.” “Is the movement for union a general one?” “No, it does not seemto be. The Lest eg | of my church are not generally in favor of it. ide Ee 3 8 principal ?oum whieh sta be apy and thatthe seems to be a plan of a few people, and ts pushed | a1 by them.” “What would be gained by anion?” “I Teaily can’t teil you, as I don't see what ade vantage would acerae to either body.” ‘hw Was present at the je conversation with a reporter of Tne Star, of the Methodist Church South, had largely aided by them. The a ere ® force to be used Second Auditor's vious to Bae, ne standing t THE WHEELMEN. — THE INCREASE LN THE NUMBER OF ITS PATRONS— THR “MACHINE” IS USE BY BUSINESS MEN— PLEASURABLE RUNS ABOUT THE SUBURBS—THE BICYCLE AND MRS. LOCKWOOD. Legs, anatomically speaking, are intended for locomotion, and when every other means fail can be so used. But legs are not popular asa method of travel in this age. It is probably becausé when a man walks he is a tramp, and tramps are not in good odor in respectable society. So other devices have been invented. ‘There are horses and carriages and steam cars and horse cars and bicyejes. The latter is a machine, although some people erroneously class it as a sign of the coming of spring: Modern almanac makers tell us when the geese begin to fly north and'the note of the blue bird 1s heard, and the bicycle is seen on the streets, then look out for spring and shake the camphor ont of your last summer suit. But here in ‘this ee cle is ing the alway with us. winter the Iness man cam be seen skfmming alo! over the asphalt to his office; the law student with his books slang over his back propels his way to the lecture, and the health bowls along in the bracing air. The bicycle, like taxes and other immutable attendants of human ex- istence. is always with us, and like a poor man’s family, ts very numerous and always multiply- ing. Ancient chroniclers tell us that there used to be a time when the bicycle was £0 BARE A SIGHT that people used to stop and stare with open mouthed wonder when one of the shining wheels whirled past. But that seems almost incredible in this age, when the machine is one of the familiar objects in the street, almost as common as a street car. The idea that the bicycle is one of the signs of spring is not wholly incorrect, as when the warm weather comes there is greater activity among those that use this means of locomotion etther for business or pleasure. Just now the bicycle riders are mapping out plans for tours into the surrounding country, and the members of the clubs are pai iedes for the warm season. It is a relief for a bicycle rider to get out into the country at this time of the year and view the unfolding beauties of nature in a way which has perlere no superior. Some members of the ‘apital club have already takena trip to Fort Foote, atid prospective excursions to Laurel, Rockville, Mount Vernon, the Great Falls, and other points in Virginia and Maryland, afford delightful anticipations to enthusiastic wheel- ers, LONG RUNS are not, however, the climax of a wheeler's bliss. One expert rider said to a Srar reporter: “There is more work than fun ina long run. Tt is just like walking. A walk of three or four miles in the country, is a very pleasant and healthful recreation; but when it comes to twenty-five or thirty miles then the bottom of the pleasure drops out.” But stiil all riders are not of this opinion, as the plans for the coming season evidence. Men- tion has already been made in Tue Star of the proposed trip of Messrs. Scribner and Sherman to the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky. These gentlemen are expert riders, and are accus- tomed to long runs, and they expect to make this trip in a short time without interfering with business or health. With the exception of a long trip of this kind, there are but few riders that attempta ride of more tharrthirty iniles. The majority of wheelers here are con- tent with a spin about the city and an occasipnal run to the Soldiers’ Home and other points in the suburbs. This fact does not prove a lack of enthusiasm for the sport, but simply that the utility of the machine as a means of exercise and business profit is fully realized. The vast majority of wheelmen here are what is known as “UNATTACHED RIDERS;” that is, they don’t belong to any club. If the increase in the use of the machines was based upon the membership of the clubs In existence the percentage of growth would show but little advance. There are two clubs here, and the entire membership does not number 50, while a new machines ordered this year is for in of that of last d the bicy¢] y favor. The Capital and the Arlington—serve a useful pur- post bringing together men of i tastes who enjoy each other's compa and this adds to the pleasure of the s unattached riders in reality form clubs generally selectcomy on their runs. THE ANNUAL RACES of the Capital Club will occur at Iowa circle horseman talk talk “bali,” can oof the way an en- when he gets talk- A machine land nickel ing about iis 1 isa combination plated iron, and 1 handsome appe A maciine ay up like the mis- chief.” and is very obstinate about getting out. and as for trickts, why the wheelmen can ree! them off for you by the hour! The astonishing things that a machine can do, the tricks that are vain and the ways that are dark, that it is capable of, would shame the most shameless Mongol. It gets mad and gives the rider a “header,” of course it does, and when he returns covered with dust and dirt from his tumble on the road, the machine has a wicked expression in the handles, and a sly leer about the treadles that seein to say, ‘‘I did it and am glad of it.” But in spite of the natural “cussedness” which every wheelman experi- ences, the machine has never yet caused any at loss of life and limb. Its record is good as far as the printed page_is concerned, but the gossip of the club room tells a diferent story. Stllithere are scme experienced wheelmen who sneer at these tales of the depravity of the ma- chines, and let drop sarcastic referenc®s to awkwardness and carelessness. 4 NOTABLE FACT. There is one notable fact in the history of the machine in this city, and that is its gradual adoption by those who find it useful in their business. That it affords pleasure and exercise, has been generally recognized, but its practical value in business and professional life ts gradu- ally being demonstrated. Mr. Scribner numbers among his pupils not only young men, but middle aged business menand others who realize that there is a saving of time and money for them in the bicycle. One prominent business man can be scen every morning astride a machine akimming along down town to his store, and after business hours there is no doubt but that he takes s quiet run along the moonlight streets, and comes back as much refreshed us if he had been driving a $1,000 team. This is not a sdli- tary instance, and perhaps In the near future, the bicycle may become a recognized medium of communication in the business part of the city. THE TRICYLE is not so generally In use, but its adaptability for the use of ladies is very generally recog- nized. But itis a new thing. and the ladies are rather cautious about going into an enter- prise which public epinion docs not entirely agree is perfectly proper. Some laates, who, as a rule, consult their own tastesand conventence, instead of waiting to see what Mrs. Grandy has to say, have found ie -tricrcie useful in their business or conducive to health, and have, there- fore, quietly adopted them. ‘Mrs. Lockwood and her ent korg streets that utility of the machine for ladies’ use Is beyond question. ;. The fetuale lawyer and her machine used to-excite the curious gaze, but that time bad se and now other ladies can take Renn ager :nber of machines In use ts not large. is nearly a complete Nst of those having them this city: William Heney, B. P. Barbour, Dr. Bilis Bliss, ‘Mrs. Belva Lock Frank -Matlew, Ploaeer tri- It runs into ruts Z WHo T! IUTCLERS ARE, The following 1s a lst of the active members of the Capital Bieycle Clab: Herbert 8. Owea, Fred. D. Owen, Bane Frank G. Wood, Henry "m-" Schooley, Jas. MeK. Borden, Cc. E. Hawley, Clarence G. Allen, L. Warren Sealy, Edwin Af. Fowler, G. Chandler, Jas. G. Blain ev are sucl: famillar objects on the Franklin Schneider, ABT NOTES. uel J. Barber, Harry The widow of Theron Barnum has given to the Missouri Historical Society a portrait of the negro Dred Scott, whose case brought Judge Taney into such objectionable notoriety. The Painter's name is not given. — Atlanta claims for the present the only known portrait in olls of Gen. Robert E. Lee taken from life auring the war, Itis by J. W. King, who was attached toa Richmond gallery roth Photographers, in the capacity of finisherand — The governop-general of Canada opened on the 11th ult, the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts at Montreal. The ceremonies were as elaborate as possible, after Canadian and Lord Lorne made a pleasant speech. Several hun- dred paintings and water-colors are on ex- hibition. —Miss Becket and Miss Bertha von Hillern, the artists, are in Washington, on their way to Virginia, where they will pass the summer in out of doors study of art. Miss von Hillern, cat cultare,” ig now rapidly galuing, fae’ as a now as artist and essayist. seamed — Millais, the English painter, has received the signal honor of being elected Forelgn Asso- clate of the French Academy of Fine Arts, in the lace of the Italian sculptor Dupre, lately de- Seveed. = acifer had moegreeenne the Igian, and Franz Liszt, the composer, as Sepa He received 21 votes, to 13 for ‘M. Geefs and 1 for Abbe Liszt. — Mr. Gaines B. Donoho, of this city, sends as his contribution to the Paris Salon this year an oll painting representing an Autumn Effect in the Forest of Fontainebleau. It was well re- ceived by those on opening day, and was considered of enough uence to be ®] ly referred to in the cable dispatches to the New York Herald describing the opening of the Salon. — Mr. Ulke is at work on a second portrait of ex-Secretary Blaine, similar in size and general style to the one of that gentleman lately com- pleted for the government of Venezuela, and which attracted so much favorable attention at the meeting of the Literary Society at Justice Field's last Saturday evening. It will, how- ever, show a little more spirit and “touch me if “ped dare” expression than that work, and is likely, therefore, to be more popular with the distinguished gentleman’s friends and admirers. —Mr. Hubert Herkomer, the distinguished English painter, is making preparations to open ‘& private art school, on new principles and with new aims, under his own charge, near London, where he proposes to qualify students of both sexes for the highest walks in art, and where those who fail to realize their best aspirations will be instructed in other branches of art, such as etching, mezzotint engraving, wood-carving, or metal chasing. The students. limited to the number of sixty, will be chosen by Mr. Herko- mer himself, and none will be itted who cannot already draw creditably from the life. — The French Salon which opened on Monday is generally admitted to be a disappointment as to quality, althongh the number of pictures sent in for examination was never larger, There are, of course, some strikingly good paintings, but the general average is pronounced lower than usual. There are altogether 5,642 works n the display. Of these, 2,722 are oil paintings, £86 sculptures and the remainder water colors, engravings, architectural designs, &c. A very large number of foreigners help swell the list of exhibitors, and it is pleasant to know that among them the English and the Americans make a respectable figure. — It is likely that the proposed national mon- ument to Victor Emanuel, for which Italy some time ago appropriated the munificent sum of 9,000,000 liras ($1,800,000), will come to naught, or at least be indefinitely postponed, for want of a worthy design. Over two hundred plans or modeis have been submitted. covering the wid- Thos. A. Jones, Win. G. Bates, Hi Seeman John ones, a . ford, 0. Cole, Y. Davis, 1 Leonard K. Graves, John T. Loot Phillp T. Dodge, Frank f: oait The honot members are: Henry Sturmey, Geo. C. Sargent, Jas. P. Stabler, F. G. Collins, Col. F. A. Dr. Geo. B. Welch, Wm. Ches- ter, Dr. Theo. Hansmann and H. H. DeWitt. club rooms are Nos. 10, 11 and 83 Le Droit Building. The members of the Arlington Club are: F. T. Rawlings, W. C. McArthur, Geo. J. Prit- chard, Wm. Tindall, F. B. Marlow, H. A. Gibbs and C. G. Conger. Following is a partial Hst of the unattached foe eae apts Frederick H. ey, . P. Cham! 10- burn, Chas. S. Crossman, W. D. Crossman, W. E. Chester, E. L. Dent, A. Devine, A. DeRon- ceray, W. D. Doremus, H. 8. Doremus, W. W- Dodge, Dessez, J. B. Edson, C. ©. Far- rington, T. J. Godwin, Major Fred A. Gee, Dr. H. 8. Griffith, Geo. A. Gordon, Bart Hills, Prof. John B. Hotchkiss, Amos W. Hart, Geo. H. Judd, Henry Kubrt, C. A. Kolb, W. J. Kender- dine, Chas. M. Lewis, W. D. Lynch, A. M. Loth- rop, Walter Woodward, A. L. ay. W. B. Mas- son, BE. A. Newman, Geo. A. 5 Oswell, F. G. Petry, J. E. Powell, E. I. Pettin. gil, W. K W. C. Scribner, Howell Stewart, Andrew Stewart, Albert B. Stewart, E. Q. Smith, Gale Sherman, John G. Saxton, N. G. Summerfield, B.A. Sharretts, A.F. Sperry, C. E. Vreeland, Prof. Geo. W. Waiter, — Wyckoff, Elphonzo Youngs, H. G. Fisher, Neal Sackett, Geo. C. Burchard, L. Anderson, Chas. Ketcham, H. Reed and W. 8. McLeod. ——$_$o- ____ THE RESULTS OF THE SEASON. SOCIETY AS VIEWED FROM A COMMERCIAL STAND- POINT—WHAT A SOCIETY FAVORITE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT—SOME OF THE FEATURES OF WASHINGTON S0CIETY—THE EXPENSE - OF FLOURISHING IN IT—MONEY VS. POSITION. The raddy glow was slowly fading in the western sky, the twilight had touched with its quieting influence the bustling streets as a re- porter of Tue Star sat in the Riggs House watching the electric light grow brightcr as the surrounding atmosphere became more obscure from the approaching darkness. While sitting there he was joined by an acquaintance, cigars were lighted, and a desultory conversation sprang up. Perhaps it was the influence of the peaceful twilight hour, but political topics seemed to have lost their interest, and finally the conversation drifted to social matters. The gentleman was one whose cultured mind, pl address, and brilliant conver- sation: powers had made him a fay- orite in society circles and he ts always sure of a warm welcome. He goes out a great deal, and during the past season has been con- stant in attendance on several occasions. After speaking of the gayety of the past season and Ene Uelilianoy of the entertainments,the reporter said: “Well, now that the season is over, what is, the outcome; that is, how many engagements have resulted?” A COMMERCIAL VIEW OF THINGS. The gentleman smiled at this rather commer- cial estimate of the result of a social season, but said: “There have been quite a number of engage- ments announced already, and I have heard of several others. Looking at the past season from this standpoint, which is not usual, in quite so bald a manner as you have put it, I think that it may be regarded as very successful. The prizes in the matrimonial market, the desirable ‘catches’ have been carried off. and the fortunate winners have been the recipients of numerous cogratulations. One young lady with a fortune of between four and five hundred thousand dollars is announced to be engaged to a young army officer, and another with perhaps a larger fortune toa young lawyer. I never re- member to have seen in Washington | est possible range of thought and treatment, society so many pretty girls as dur-| but none of them were adjudged to be suitable ing the past season. and they have |!n every respect for the intended memorial. as a rule been well provided with worldly goods, which is a consideration you know. I don't know that Iam mercenary in such matters, but agree with Tennyson's northern farmer, ‘Don't thou marry for munny, but go where munny is.’ On the other hand, there have been desirable catches among the men, and altogether the season has been a good one. But it is over now. The pretty girls will go home, and prob- ably we will never see them again. Those tliat haye not succeeded in matrimonial projects will retire and try again another season.” THE ATTRACTION HERE FOR THE FATR SEX. “Why do so many girls come here each win_ ter? What is the attraction?” asked the re- porter, by way of arousing the young man from a melancholy train of refiection. “The attraction is mainly the number of young army and navy officers that are here during the winter. They are considered elizible partis on account of the social position which their connection with the service gives. That is considered as an equivalent in a match when the girlhas money, The one furnishes social position, the other money. Now, for instance, when an officer inthe navy is ordered to aforelgn port. he has the eniree at once to the best society, and while I might go there and stay months with my wife and never make an ac- quaintance. So you see the army andnavy men have it all their own way in society.” “It must be rather expensive for young men to go out in society here?” “Oh! no it isn’t.yon see everybody under- This result seems to confirm the impression now almost uniformly made upon visitors to that country, namely, that the Italy of to-day is paying a zood deal more attention to mate- Tial development than to poetry and art. —A hasty glance at the catalogue of the spring exhibition of the New York Academy of Design resulted last week in unintentional in- Justice to two worthy Washington artists, by omitting them from the Ist of those in this city having paintings on exhibition there. In addi- tion to those then meutioned, Mr. Charles Lan- man and Mr. Louis D. Meline, of Washington, are both represented on the wails of the Acad- emy. The former exhibited “A Salmon River in Canada” and “On the Upper Potomac,” and the latter a “Still Life,” which received the compliment, not often paid tothe work of young artists, of being hung ‘on the line.” The cata- logue price of Mr. Lanman’s paintings is $150 and $300, respectively, and of Mr. Meline’s $125, — Rosa Bonheur recently finished an import- ant painting, entitled “Lions at Home,” which is attracting great attention in London, where it isnow on exhibition. The background isa thicket of aloes and qacti, against which the leonine family is projected. The lion is sitting in that doggy attitude, with his fore paws ex- tended.common to the males of the species, and the lioness is at his side, having apparently Just finished nursing her three cubs, one of whom is washing the other, while the third looks out of the picture with a wistful little face. Some of F ir i . "t | the critics consider this as perhaps Mlle. Bon— SEP ERS ee ee ce dag ey pot | heurs greatest work; but It may well be doubed They Know that. the young ‘ctfeera | Whether it is equal to the “Horse Fair” by the same artist, now owned by Mrs. A. T. Stewart, of New York. This is beyond question the most important work of the kind ever achieved by a woman. — Gabriel Dante Rosetti, the poet-painter, who recently died in London, had a high and wide reputation as an artist, but it is exceed- ingly dificult to understand upon what it was founded. He never exhibited at either the in the army and navy, get small salaries, and they can’t afford money for luxuries. Then the other men are generally in government em- ploy and on small pay, 80 you see the men are not expected to have money, and therefore the expenditure is not expected.” A GENTLEMAN'S SOCIAL DUTIES. “I should think,” suggested the reporter «that when a gentleman has been entertained by a lady that he would want to make some return.” * “I have no doubt but that he would ifhe could, but he can’t here in Washington and, what is more, it is not expected. You never saw ® young man take a lady to the opera in this city. The girls go with their parents, or rich uncle, and the men go by themselves. When you see a young man in an opera party, you can make up your mind that he has been in- vited by the girl's mother.” “Well, a young man in soclety pected to go where he is Invited and make him- self agreeable to the ladies. The only expense | death. that this entails is a dress suit, So far as ex- pense goesa man can do society here cheaper than in any other city, and I don’t mean any re- flection on the character of the society either. It is simply because circumstances are con- sidered. Now look at the expense. There is the dress suit in the first place. Then there is $20 per year for membership in some club that gives germans. A gentleman invites a lady to one of these club germans and that is con- sidered equivalent to three parties and one dinner. Social scores are thas easily wiped out and not much money wasted.” SOCIAL POSITION VERSUS WEALTH. “If the men are so poor, I don’t see why the girls want to come here?” put in the reporter. institution, and the showing made by the Ameri- can tage <a we? as good as was mal or as aright to expect. in the other side of the Atlantic the prospect is ppg en: bare a baps none of the examples offered were of as high an order of merit as some collectors might them, were ‘works of arttothose ing i | i Francis H. Noyea, Jos. i zeb2ce Het £ a 5 er, and this is truer of art than cite. —A letter lately received in this city from Ma- aich gives some interesting data in regard to American artists and students now domiciled in that city, which, next to Paris, is justly regard- ed as the most important art center in The dean of the colony is David Neal, formeriy of California, who has been in Europe twenty- two years, and married a wealthy German twenty years ago. He studied under Piloty, and is celebrated as the painter of ‘*Marie An- toinette” and “The meeting on the Stairs.” Next comes Toby Rosenthal, also of California, anda rae <4 ape He ts about ——— years old, an fainous for home lite. He married a iol lady of Jewish E quality im telligent observer, of almost anything married; pai apy Pes in the —— as the “Impressionist.” He circumstances. Walter McEwen, of Chi about twenty-seven years nich six years. He paints with figures, and ts stolid en He tends to delights in early morning effecta; promise. Bisbing, of Philadelphia, indulges in gray tints. He is seven. These are the established in Munich. follo among the students in the Academy and stand well: Robert Koehler, of New York ge iy — Bell, innati; —— Fitz, 01 Sam'l Richards, In- iana; —— Bichelberger, New York city; Sam'l — ee ae gee ——s —_ ‘Utz, in innati, G . Birney, ‘ashington city, who took one of the five “‘honorable men- , of San a sculptor, romise. Among the American oe awe J Flora Prince, of Boston; Mies Henriques, of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Steele. There is nota single Frenchman in the Academy classes. There are 85 Hunga- rians, 40 Austrians, 35 Americans, 15 Eaglish- men, and a few Greeks, Italia 2 eee Turks and Russians. The large jority are, course, Germans. ease, een The “Jeannette” Expedition. DANENHOWER'S STORY OF THE RETREAT. Another letter to the Heraid gives Lieutenant Danenhower's story of the adventures of the Jeannette’s crew after the sinking of the vessel. From it we take the following: “The Jeannette sank about 4 o'clock of the morning of the 13th of June, 1881. Daylight found us encamped on the ice about 400 yards from where the ship went down. We had slept late after the exhausting work of the previous night. The day was spent by us in arranging our effects and gaining rest, which was much needed. Many of ns—indeed, the number—were incapaci work by reason of severe cramps caused by poisoning from tomato cans. Among the sick were Chipp, Kuehne, the Indian Alexei, Lau- aerbach, and the cabin steward. The recommended delay un’‘il the sick party should have recovered. But the time was not wasted, and the rest of the crew began the work of di- viding the clothing and stowing the sleds and boats. We had as provisionsabout 3,500 pounds of pemmican in tinned canisters of forty-five unds weight each, about 1,500 pounds of ard bread, and more tea than we needed. e had also some canned turkey and canned chick- en, but these we disposed of in the first camp. We had a large quantity of Liebeg’s extract— & most important element in our diet. We had a large quantity of alcohol, which was intended to serve asfuel for cooking me J our retreat. We had plenty ofammunition and a good equip. ment of rifes. The provisions were stowed on five sleds, each havinga tier of alcohol cans in the middle, and on either side a tier of pemmi- can canisters. Another sled was loaded with bread and a limited — of ‘and cof- fee. On the 16th of Sune the captain called all hands and read an order to the effect that we would start at six p, m. onthe following day on our march south; that we would work during the night and sleep during the day, to avoid the intense light, which might cause ‘snow blind. ness. * * © “The snow was knee-leep, the road very rough, and the ice full of fissures. Through the former our feet sank easily, soon wearying the best of us; over the fissures, if not too wide, we had to Jump the boats, and we had to drag ‘the sled over lumps of ice that would have taken a whole corps of engineers to level. But we ad- vanced steadily, ifslowly. We reached one of the black flags that had been planted by Ice Pilot Dunbar, but seeing that hehad planted an- other one ahead of us we pushed on with the first cutter to reach that too. This goalreached we found that we were a-mile-and-a-half from the starting-place, and that it had taken us three hours to make the distance. * * * “On the 19th of June the captain called me into his tent and told me to go with the hospital sled because, he alleged, I could not see. I re- monstrated, but without avail. I went back to ent, naturally deeply mortified to know that thirty-three men were working for their lives and I was not allowed to help even at the cook- est That morning I started with the hospital sled, which was dragged by seven dogs, driven by Erickson, the doctor and I assisting over the hummock vi over rough moving ice with great difficulty about halfa mile, and then set up the tent for the three invalids—Chipp, Laute: and Alexei—to await the coming up of the rest of the party. I-myself would never go inside the hospital tent. Thus the survivors trudged along, the well heavily han or seven who furnished no ive power at all. Twenty-one men did all the work for the I~ three. At the end of the first week the found by o! ion that the drift had more than neutralized the way covered by our ad- vance; that, in fact, we had lost twenty-seven miles by the drift to the northwest in excess of our march to the south! Thief course, was: kept a profound secret. * * “We left Island about the 4th of Au- gust. We were then fifty-three days out from the place where the Jeannette sunk. We ili g Hi F i | ite