Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1882, Page 2

ine THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 1882—DOUBLE SHEET. EAST WASHINGTON AS IT WAS. near 1760. Dr. Lewis had allowed a servant, named Roger, to use the buttermilk in fattening ANOTHER CHAPTER OF RiMINISCENCES CONCERN- ING OLD TOMES EAST OF THR CaPIToL—HOW THAT SECTION OF THE CITY APPEARED HALF A CENTURY AGO—OLD HOUSES ON NEW JRRSEY “SOME OF THE OLD-TIME NOTABLES T WASHINGYON — DAVE BRODERICK, SIMON CAMERON, ANNE ROYAL, DUFF GREEN, Eve. here who remember a » the capital were the ound new covered There are young me fi f the reminiscen of which one chapter has appeared in T Star. ST WASHINGTON “From ist street we: the 5 YA CENTURY AGO. .” said the Colonel, “to @ north of Maryland in which were numer- fifty-five or the whole apace, from Mary Bue to | street north, is alinost ¢ iy covered with houses. Tiere was a grist miil in full ope- ration on Cool Run b south of Ben- ning’s bridge. The wat an the mill ame from Isherwood springs—which, way, are very fine now. war these springs located in that which is now e; a@ magnificent block street, between 2d and Rately a wheat or corn-iield. T homestead, now Known as Dr. Beaie’ only house on the square south, covered with fine resid which a public school fs lc Between 3d 3 ia avenue, south walk and a small st Now that square 1s cov houses The square fronting on Penn- | 2d and 3d, | a large bric ‘atterston, then libra- ww the whole front on Pennsylvania avenue is built up and occupied for business purposes.” THK OLD QUARTER-MILE RACE TRACK. The speaker paused a moment to gaze on the pieture which the mystical wand of memory had @onjured up before him, and then, recalling a| @pot where many of the sunshiny hours of boy- hood had been passed. continued: “On East Capitol street there was a quarter-mile track, extending from the old yellow house, corner Of lith street, to 5th street—a quarter-mile race ourse. There was not a house on either side between 1ith and 3d streets. Here the Prince George county horses used to run against the Washington horses. East Washington was not, however, an unimportant place. Daniel Rapine, Wm. A. Bradley, Roger C. Weightman, Captain Carberry and Samuel Smallwood, all of whom ‘Were residents of Capitol Hill, served as mayors f Washinton.” OLD HOUSES ON NEW JERSEY AVENUE. “All the houses now standing on New Jersey gvenue, between B and C streets,” continued the Golonel, “are original houses, with the ex- ception of the hotel at the corner of B, Gen. Butler's house, the new coast survey building, and George F. Gulick’s house. Dr. Fred. May @wned and lived inthe house now occupied by Judge Holt. Dr. May was the father of the cel- ebrated surzeon. Dr. Fred. May, and Col. Chas. May, of Palo Alto fame. In the same row lived James Young, father of the present nestor of the District medical profession.” A REMINISCENCE OF THE CAPITOL. “The columns for the eastern portico of the 24 part of the Capitol,” said the colonel, ‘were Immded at Blagden’s wharf, at the foot of 3d street, and were hauled by men and boys along Virginia avenue to 2d street, and thence to the Capitol. This work used to be done on Satur- days, when the boys were out of school, and it was considered rare sport by them. Foot com- munication between the Capitol and the navy ho was at that time over the hill, where the idence hospital stands. Pennsylvania av- enue was not pasapble. I used to shoot ducks a the ponds along the avenue. Nearly all the ground. both streets and squares, was enclosed and cultivated east of 3d street east. The fa- vVorite amusement of the people was shucking ern. and 4th i side, GAME BAST OF THE CAPITOL was abundant. Quails built thelr nests in the Capitol square. Yellow-shank and bull-head plover could be found anywhere in the commons. In the fields there were meadow-larks, flickers, or yw hammers, while on the Eastern branch fowl of every sort was abundant. (Qld man itwell, a horse fancier, had his stables back of the Old Capitol. He had a mile trainii track, commencing on East Capitol street. abou! ‘Sth street. and extending as far east as 10th street, and a very fine track it was. The whole country east of the Capitol was open country, gave here and there it was dotted with little SENATOR BRODERICK'S BIRTH-PLACE. After another pause the Colonel continued: “Broderick, who was afterward United States Senator from California, was born on East Capi- tol street, in a little frame shanty, a few doors west of 3d street. Old Captain Burche, father of the Burche who was afterwards chief clerk of the House of Representatives, lived in the house on East Capitol street now owned and occupied Mr. Smith, who married a member of the family.’ Daniel Rapine kept a nookstore im the house on East Capitol street, altered Col. Ordway. those days was OLD ANNE ROYAL, the first editress of Paul Pry. She had Sallie Slack as her clerk. I believe Anne was the wife ofa revolutionary soldier. She first openeda printing office where Ben Butler’s house stands- Then she moved to a small frame shanty, on north B street, between 3d and 4th streets, where she published The Huntress. Sallie Slack was her clerk — meameeee: Popes used to us some very sha’ ings. e spared no one. think she prospered a well, too. It used to be said that she got money by blackmail, but I don't know how that was. The house where she first opened her office was first called Bell’s tavern. All below there was a swamp—impen- etrable—all the way to Buzzard’s Point. SIMON CAMERON AND DUFF GREEN'S NEWSPAPER. “By-the-by,” said the Colonel, suddenly com- ing across a fact in a neglected corner of his memory, “I knew Simon Cameron when he was sjourneyman printer under Duff Green, who was then publishing the United Slates Telegraph in Carroll row. William Meloy, now one of the riers of the ccurt, and his brother, used to distribute the papers. They used to ride on horseback, and would blow a horn at the sub- seribers door and then throw the paper into the house. South Washington, or what was for- merly known as the Island, was in those days & succession of wheat and corn fields, and Swamps. There were no buildings of any character till you reached the Arsenal gate. The old mansion house, built with bricks brought from England, stood in the center of what is now 434 street. It was torn down to make way for improvements. An order was issued a good many years ago requiring people to remove fonoes that obstructed streets, so after that the of East Washington were limited to the squares for their telds. We used to have some FINE TIMES Acharacter who figured here in taken up by a peach or apple orchard. ‘Chalmers had a rope walk for saveruneed nding from about To"Sin “street “east, and his posts PET gto tee his hogs. Says Tabitha: “As for the buttermilk, ne'er a pig in the parish shall thrust his snout in it with my good There's a famous physician at the well that prescribes it for his patience when the case is consumptive, antl the Soots and Irish have begun to drink it already in such quanti- t hat there is not a drop eft for the hogs in whole neighborhood of Bristol. I'll have our buttermilk barreiled up and sent twice a week to Aberginny, where it may be sold fora half penny the quart, and so Roger may carry his pigs to another market. Tab. Bramble Dr. Triplett, a very excellent physician and surzeon of this district a few years ago,but now in Engiand,told the writer that he did not know of anything, nor did he believe there was any- thing equal to buttermiik for repairing or re- storing the lost tissues incases of typhoid fever. For Tug EVENING Stan. “Sonnets of the Season.” RAIN. "Tis sad to think; ‘tls surely mighty bad To feel the poet’s withering censure laia On our o’erburdened natures just complaint: Because forsooth we dare to rise and faint- Ly state our firm convictions, weighed And balanced in our minds; thatso much rain In such excessive droughts, we now take in, As do our patience sadly try. We shake Our dexter digit thus and say—“My friend! We don’t ‘catch on’ to words like these of thine Wherein thou boldly say’st, ‘From all these things? ‘I somehow pleasure gain,’ unless, perchance, ‘Thow'rt sheltered "neath some kindly roof: Whence, not compelled to issue, thou dost peer Out through the dismal dampness, and behold ‘Thy fellow mortal drenched to the very skin And chuckle sadly at thy better fate.” Miossiesi he isan sacs) AFFAIRS ON THE VIRGINIA SIDE. ‘The Crop Prospects—Hope for Peaches Yet. Correspondence of THE EVENING Stan. Fauts Cuurca, Va., May 19th, 1882. Truly “the spring-time has come” and “the wild flowers are scattered o’er the plain,” but the spring itself is largely left out. The cool wet weather makes the grasses, wheat, rye and oats boom. The early corn that is up looks like the “yellow and small kind” related in story. Strawberries haye blossomed with remarkable beauty this sprin. The very earliest blooms were injured by the freeze. The peach trees now show fruit plainly. If cureulio does not work badly there will be fine peaches, probably. this season. The Colorado bug and the cabbage butterfly have sirendy put in an appearance. Since the last long cold rain, however, I have not seen one of the cabbage enemies. been rough on them. It is a noticeable fact that no one, so far as I know, has heard a quail whistle or a partrid, drum this season. There were enough of quails last fall for a limited parentage, but it is possi- ble that the hunters have killed all of them. The manner of hunting these birds here, with dogs, seems to have changed many of their habits They are Gareth J coy, not often showing themselves, and whistle but little. The number of birds with gay plumage this spring is a subject of frequent remark. The number of varieties, I think, will reach a dozen at least of these feathered beauties. The cat- birds are unusually abundant this spring. The bobolinks—our autumnal rice-birds—are ing along up to their summer resort, the mead- ows of the northern states. Mrs. Spencer A.Coe died here on Saturday last, aftera long and painful illness, of some- thing like gastritis. She was alady of many estimable qualities, and will be missed and sin- cerely mourned. L. 8. A. —_—_+e-—_____ “Eo Whom Does the City of Washing- tom Belong?” To the Editor of Tax Evexne Sra: The communication of “H” in Saturday's Evesixa Star, “To Whom Does the City of Washington Belong,” has awakened a lively in- terest in my vicinity, especially amongst the old residenters. Ina conversation—brought on by the said article—with one who has for a long number of years taken an active part in the welfare of the city, and in whose mature judgment, varied in- formation and practical experience in District affairs the utmost judgment is reposed, the fol- lowing information was imparted to me: That the original agreement between General George Washington and the three original own- ersof the farms (then termed manors), and comprising all the grounds which is now the It seems to have District of Columbia, was deeded to the general Soe the following conditions, viz: That every other lot was reserved to the orig- inal owners, and in return for the amount of land gained by the general ernment the said general governm to make and keep alt the streets and avenues in permanent re- Pair. This agreement is a matter of record, and in looking it up other and more important matters may be brought to tight which will be of inter- est, if not of profit, to the present generation, and may rake 8 proper influence on some of our stranger en. ee HL P., 7th-street Road. ge OPPONENTS OF CAMERON. Preparing for the Convention of Inde- pendents, A MOVEMENT WHICH HAS SHAKEN THE PARTY— STERN OPPOSITION TO BOSSISM. Correspondence New York Times. PHILADELPHIA, May 22.—The independent movement in Pennsylvania isa potent reality. It has shaken the republican party of the state to its center, and has created something more than a complication. The stir of the coming convention is scarcely felt in this city as yet, for by | very few delegates have arrived, but dispatches from all parts of the state, where conventions for the nomination of delegates have been held to-day, show that a genuine tidal wave of pro- test against the Cameron dictatorship is sweep- ing across Pennsylvania. Perhaps the most remarkable showing of strength is made in the northern tier of counties, a part of the state which has always been considered a republican stronghold, It was through a political awaken- Ing in these border counties that the state was wrested from democratic control a quarter of a century ago, and it looks now as if, by another and shnilar uprising among the sturdy farmers of the northern tier, the power of Cameron may be overthrown. In Tioga county, Senator Mitch- ell’s home, at least 50 per cent of the republican party have gone over to the side of the indepen- dents. This county has for years, in every im- | seen election, given a very steady repub- ican vote of about 6.000 against a demo- cratic vote of 3,000. The effect of an equal division of the republican party in this county can readily be un |. Indeed, a very muci smaller proportionate defection from the regu- lar republican ranks in the state as a whole will insure the election of a democratic governor in Pennsylvania. The inde lents have unquestionably serewed their courage to a point where the; will not hesitate or draw back, no matter what the consequences may be. independent now is his willingness to beat the party if necessary, in order to beat Cameron. ‘is feeling has been well ex; by Post- master George W. Merrick, of Wellsboro, one of the strongest men in the in dent ety, in a letter written a few days the Harris- burg convention. ‘This autocratic despotism is too much for honorable men to bear,” he says, and continues in this strain: shaken off by defeatins nO way 80 sure to do ticket Mr. Cameron has it pur- street | cant. UNPRECEDENTED IMMIGRATION. ‘The Work at Castle Garden. NATIONALITY OF THE NEW COMERS—OPERATIONS OF THE LABOR BUREAU—THE DEMAND FOR LABORERS INCREASING. From the New York Tribune. The immigration to this port during the last montn is unprecedented in the history of the country. The total arrivals, according to the official files at the custom-house, were no lesa than 70,376, an increase of 9,100 over the same month in 1881. The total arrivals from January Ist were 142,716, against 109,123 for the same period last year, or an increase of about 23 per cent. Of the arrivals during April, 1882, 28,538 were Germans, or 39 per cent, against 47 per cent of Germans in the immigration of April, 1881. The other nationalities were represented as follows: Ireland, 7,836; faebpeey pee) Italy, 6,391; England, 6,486; Holland, 2,691; Norway, 2,282; Denmark, 2,057; Switzerland, 1,794; Scot- land, 1,199; Austria, 956; Russia, 775; Bohemia, 579; Hongary.. 405; Franoe, 285; Poland, 192; Wales, 117; igium, 99; other countries, 410. These figures, as compared with the arrivals in April, 1881, show that England, Irela@hd, Wales, Scotland, Holland, France and Belgium about hold their own, while there is a falling off in the German immigration for the month, although a gain for the four months as ecm with the first four months of 1881. There is a gain in the Italian immigration for April of more than a hundred per cent over the same month last year, and the proportion of increase runs about the same for the four months. There is alsoa gain of about 40 per cent in the Swedish immigra- tion as compared with April, 1881. The increase of Norwegians is the greatest, there being 2,232 as against 817 for April, 1881. The Danish immi- gration is nearly a hundred per cent greater than in April last year, being 2,027 against 1,263. The Swiss immigration shows about the same proportionate increase, being 1,794 against 1,001. The sudden movement of tne Russian Jews to this country increased the immigration of that nationality more than 200 per cent. but there is a greater proportionate failing off in the Polish Jews, there being only 193 auring April as against 2,114 in the same month last year. There is also a falling off in the Austrian immi- gration of about 30 per cent. The immigrants from Germany are looked upon as profitable comers. The women are considered excellent domestics or mill hands, and the men good farmers or able mechanics. Most of the men arriving here are either skilled laborers or bring peas Hak ag them to purchase and improve western lands. Once they leave the Fatherland they are fully determined to make their newly adopted country their future permanent home. ‘he German immigrants have a good supply of household goods, and sums of money varying from €60 to $2,500. This Is in strong contrast to the 1.161 Italian im- migrants who arrived afew days ago, 1,109 of whom remained in this city, and whose total capital was 105. After reg istering their names with the clerk, they left the rotunda and an hour after their arrival, enveloped in “Ri letto” cloaks, with soft hate on their heads, tened by a tape passing under thelr chins, and with large boxes or bundles strapped on their backs, they were marching in procession up Broadway, through Park row and Chatham street, to Baxter and the neighboring streeta. The Scandinavians, like the Germ are a hardy, thrifty-looking set, and while they do not come here under such favorable financial con- ditions as the Germans, goon find employment in the west. Beyond the expense of recording their names at Castle Garden, and of transter— ring their effects from the steamship to the rail- road stations, the Scandinavians cost the tax- payers of this state little. They come here from political reasons as well as from a deaire to bet- ter their condition. They are assisted to mi- grate largely by thelr more fortunate friends who have preceded them. The trades chiefly followed by the men are cabinet making, iron working, cigar making, boot and shoe making, coach making, and some devote themselves to agricultural pursuits. The women are in de- mand for domestics. The Hollanders, who are becoming prominent in the immigration statistics, are also a valu- able acquisition to the country, and the class that are Gelato no difficulty in obtaining employment. ey are cleanly in their persons, sober, industrious and strictly honest. They live temperately, and being hard workers are very valuable abott farm. In Holland they receive very low wages, but here as farmers and dairymen wey find ready employment at $20, or @ man and wife at $35 a month. There are also many skilled mechanics among them who find places readily at fair wages, as they are considered the most trustworthy of elp. The Swiss immigrants are mostly of the class that find employment in silk, lace and weaving mills. The irish immigration is above the ordi- nary. A largé number remain in this city. The as find ready employment as domestics. The itch immigrants are always in demand for all kinds of labor, They are a sober, industrious and thrifty class of people. The English and Welsh are also of a fair class. The French im- migrants chiefly get employment in restaurants and similar establishments. During the pres- ent mons a large namie GAs repo grants are expected to arrive at Castle Garden from Rivadeo, and are to be forwarded to Mexico, where employment has been secured *Rritn the large number of immigrants that number of immi ita that are daily arriving at Castle Garden it would seem that the Labor Bureau would be overcrowded, but Superintendent Connolly has everything un- der so perfect a system that employers and those seeking employment are soon satisfied. The demand for employes ig so great that the bureau is invaribly desertea a few hours after the immigrants are landed. The immigrant has to pay no fee for the advantage derived trom the bureau; and employers have ipod abr toecd of making, without charge, their ion from the applicants. At present, there is a demand for all classes of labor, skilled and other. Farm labor- = are rene oe all oes the country, There 4 great demand for cigar-makers, carpenters, cabinet-makers, blacksmiths, locksmit! mill hands, miners, etc. Agriculturists in Ohio and others parts ofthe west are receiving from $20 to $25 per month; in New Jersey $12 to $16 per month. For domestics New York seems to be insatiable; girls who are honest and steady need not leave New York, as they can | sae $10 to $14 per month. A large demand for domestic help also comes from the east, west and south. Deer in the Louisiana Swamps. From the Natchez Democrat. Few persons, we imagine, had any idea of the vast number of deer still left in the swamps of Louisiana until they were driven from thely fastnesses by the high water of the present sea- son. in the immediate vicinity of Natchez there have been thousands of these beautiful animals which have crossed the river within the space of a few miles above and below this city. Worn and exhausted as they have been after their long swim across the swollen river, they would have fallen an easy prey to the pot hunters who only hunt for profit, had it not been for the extraordinary exertions of the true en of the county. On Sunday last seve gentlemen in their Sunday rambles found a number of deer that had fallen into a ravine, from which bag! found it impossible to get out. With true humanity they went to work and dug Sid pralel by which the little animals could their way out of the ravine, hel them to mount to the top of the bank, sent them on their way rejoicing to the green woods of the country. SSeS ee AES Queen Victorian Amazed. From the London Truth. During the marriage ceremony (that of the THE “HUB” HITTER. © Various Opinions on Sullivan and His Rights te the Championship. WHAT BASE BALL DID FOR HIM. ‘When the prize ring was in its palmiest days Tom Sayers was looked upon as the prince of heavy-weight fighters in the world, and men in both hemispheres thought twice before they challenged him. Tom had plenty to do to main- tain his title of champion. Hippodroming was unheard of, and men fought on their merits. As an old sporting man said to a New York Star reporter a few days ago: “Things are notas they usedto be in the halcyon days of the prize ring, whenmenthought it an honor to te Cordifed among its members, and fought like gladiators to earna name. In those days, if a man made the offer that Sullivan does to fight any man with gloves, letting his antagonist work with bare 5 ables on the ground that he would not leave himself liable to arrest, he would not only be laughed at, but hooted out of the circle. It is disheartening, to say the least of it, to see this man traveling on his untried and proved muscle, with such loco. I tell you this man Sul- livan is bound to fall. It is impossible that he can long float around on his prowess, which, after all, is nothing compared with the fights of long, ago. Sooner than he expects an unknown will jump up and knock him all to pieces. The general impression is that he has no science at all, and depends mainly on his brute force. If Mr. John L. Sullivan lays claim to the titie of heavy-weight champion of the United States he lays himself open to a challeare from any man, even be it Tom Thumb, and if he does not re- spond he forfeits that title. What right has Sullivan to choose a referee and stakeholder when he offers to fight any one, no matter under what rules? Doesn't he know that since the inception of the prize-ring the custom has been to toss for a choice in such matters. or to have the thing settled amicably on both sides?” “I take no great stock inthe proposition to bring over Tug Wilson from England,” said a well-known prize-ring supporter. “It is all humbug. A middie-weight boxer has no more a with Sullivan than I would uve “Then, wi to the expense oj ingi Wilson ver iss “Oh, pshaw! It’s all an advertisement. You know that I:have not the kindliest feelings towards Sullivan, yet I belieye in giving the devil his dues. don’t know of a man to-day that can face Sullivan on a stage and stand up before him for four rounds, Marquis of Queens- bury rules.” But Fsuppose he was challenged to fight Co I ing to the rules of the London prize ring?” “That would make all the difference in the world, for then a man could worry Sullivan,and, if he had any science at all, pune. the fight. Prixe-fighters prefer to fight ina twenty-four- foot ring on the turf.” “Then there must be a vast difference between the Marquis of Queensbury and London prize-4 bait Ee ed “Well, I should say so; and Sullivan or thosd who are coaching him know that, and take ad? vantage of it. You must understand that it re-| quires a man of great grit and nerve to stand up before a man like Sullivan according to Marquis of Queensbury rules, for this reason: You can’t clinch with a man, and a kneck-down does not finish a round as in the London prize be The rule is three minutes to a round, and you have got to fight all the time, hammer ngs. In fact, there is not much need of science, and the only sure way to knock a man out {s to smash or slug him from the word go. Ifaman gets knocked down he can not go to his corner, for he's got to fight it out until time is called. According to the London prize ring, a man can get away from his man and go down as often as possible, and get time called. But on a_stage, with the Marquis of Queensbury rules, I don’t know & man to-day that has a living chance with Sul- livan, and I know what I am talking about, for Thave had a few bouts with Mr. Sullivan, and any man who has not had that pleasure had bet- ter take care. Now. Iam nota pct d man, as ‘ou see; but I have the reputation of at least nowing something about fighting, and Sulli- van handled me pretty roughly. Bo give you some idea of the man’s strength, he did to me what no fighter ever did: he Knocked me clean on my knees three times with a down blow on the shoulders. ‘His down cuts are something terrific. I state this so that you can understand that the most powertul and hard-hitting man has all the advantage. With the London prize- ring rules, matters, as I have already explained ee camaren Ce the pugilist, are more equal- ized.” “I understand that Sullivan has positively made up his mind not to enter the ring again, under any cirenmstances; I mean, to engage ne Tegalar prize-fight. Is such a thing permis- sible? “Certainly it 1s, and I think that Sullivan is perfectly right im his determination. You see there ry oe sysins ‘for his Hae so. He can earn & great more money by giving sparring ex- hibitions than he can inthe ring. There is not a hall or garden in New York or any other city large enough to accommodate Sullivan’s fol- lowers in case ‘ony thing like a good man is pit- vetvbat change would Jim Eliott have agains chan liott have t Sullivan?” = “Elliott is the only man I know of that would have a ghost of 9 chance with Sullivan. He is @ great deal quicker, and can strike much harder than Sullivan can, and, besides, his blows are of a more cutting and punishing char- “* What about the dispai in thelr ages?” “That amounts to a ea deal. Sullivan is much younger, and at present is elated over his it success. But you must remember that ¢ has never been compelled to stand up for any time against anything like severe punishment. He might-fight five or six hard rounds, but after that no one can tell what he would do. Fight- ing in the prize ring, like everything else, has its peculiarities, and the chances are if Sullivan came in contact with a strong, quick man, who gave him more than he bargained for, he might lose his head, and that would be the end of him. It is well established that some of the er best, fighters have lost q fight purely through losing their temper.” “Do I understand you to say that Jim Elliott would have no chance to stand up before Sulli- van for four rounds, Marquis of Queensbury rules?” “To tell the truth, I would rather not see Jim do bah ses es fi pcan odes according to the Marquis of Queensbury rules, he should meet him in a ring on the earth. and not onastage. There, at least, he would have @ great deal in his favor, for he knowsevery inch of a twenty-four foot ring from experience and Sullivan does not. I do not want to interfere, bat my advice would be to Elliott not toattempt OA che deal has been sald about Eiliott’s eyes failing him. Is there any truth in it?” “I don’t know Sores there is. Jim is nota very young man, suppose our eyes grow old bakeries Jim can aeewnet time it is by the City Hall clock from the terminus of the elevat- ed railroad, and that ain’t so bad; but I am told that his eyes are a little weak when subjected to the Plereing Tays of gas = “As Greenfield in looked upon as the best iliat in England to-day, how is it they did not send him over, for the match willbe looked eons somewhat in the light of an international “I don't know much about Greenfield except what I hear, and I understand that he has made ‘up his mind not to come to America. I disagree with you altogether when you say the match— if it ever does come off—between Sullivan and Wilson will be looked upon by any one in the shape of an international one. more or less than I told you alreaay—a big ad- e. Duke of Albany) the queen happened to look up | Vertising sch at the knights’ banners, and, to her amazement and indignation, sne discovered half a dozen fee ‘slightest chance of dhe before Sul- livan with any suecess,” said Billy Edwards, ‘I dv not agree with others when claim that it inguiry | is because Fn he baer ats Wilson ue os erin and the ford steward, supported by a their subordi- nates, summoned the rrng ofeatbefore them, bere pes five ie and in a, understand, we Sull stands five seme sd erase SENS ARE SIO THE GARFIELD ee Hos. FINGER-BOWL ETIQUETTE. Just Exactly How te Handic the Two Napkims After the Dinner. ‘From the Boston Transcript. Somebody asked several weeks ago how to Use the etched or embroidered doilies which ap- Pear with finger bowis at dinner. The etiquette of doilies and finger bowls, as laid down by the best New York authority some little time ago, is, that two napkins are brought with each finger bowl, the smailest of which is Inid folded on the plate to deaden the sound of giass, and the finger bow] lifted from the side of the plate and placed on It. The tips of the fingers are delicately dipped in the scentea water and dried by pressing on the larger napkin, which is then tossed aside, or thrown lightly over the bowl. If grapes or berries which stain have been part of the dessert, the slice of lemon in the water is used to remove stains, handling everything with lightest, quietest of touches. It is entirely in kee; with good foreign man- ners to dip acorner of the white napkin into the water and pass it over the lips to freshen the mouth. At very refined small dinners the eastern practice is followed of sending round embossed silver bowls or basins of Benares brass and a ewer filled with scented water, which is poured by the servant over the fingers of each guest in turn, which are then dried on the long embroid- ered Turkish towel thrown over the man’s arm. The Lending Medical Authorities of the try Favor It, The New York Medical Record, the leading weekly journal of its class, speaks of the Me- morial Hospital movement as follows: “The progress that is being made in the plan for erect- ing a Garfield memorial hospital has been duly chronicled in this Journal. The project was con- ceived a short time after the President's death, and it then met with an enthusiastic reception. The reasons for the establishment of such a hos- pital are now as strong as ever. Good progress in the subscription of money has also been made. Unfortunately, however, Garfield has now been dead elght months. Already he is beginning to be forgotten, ana the stalwarte—his political an- tagonists—rule thecountry. Consequently those who are working for the hospital find some lack of interest, if not some actual opposition, in some quarters against which to contend. The ambitious but careful politician does not wish to offend the stalwart living by too loudly glorifying the anti-stalwart dead. It is not much that the medical profeesion can do ina measure that requires congressional aid, but we can, at least, assert It as the universal senti- ment of American physicians that such a memo- tial to Garfield is a most worthy one, being at once 8 noble monument to the dead and an in- stitution greatly needed for the living. Wash- ington Is a large city, containing about 150,000 inhabitants, yet it has no general non-sectarian | But such fashions as are mere copies of foreign hospital, one which will receive and treat pa- te. not specially recommending themselves tients at any time and of any class. There are | by obvious fitness, are the pedantry of etiquette many strangers constantly drifting to Washing- | and always appear forced. ton, and thousands of government clerks scat- tered throughout the city, who are often in need of advantages which a large, well-equipped hospital could afford. There is every reason, therefore—patriotic and humanitarian—that the Garfield Memorial hospital should be established on a permanent footing. So far, the medical profession has everywhere endorsed the project. We trust that it will use its influence in the future to ress the matter forward. The hospital cannot built and sustained by Washington alone, nor should it be so. It isto bea monument to the nation’s dead President, and it is to treat and care for strangers almost, if not quite, as much as natives. Let those who are working for it, therefore, have the hearty support of the medical profession.” ns “Great Paul.” Our cable dispatches have announced the ar- rival in London of the new bell of St. Paul's. The London Times says:—In weight ‘Great Paul” exceeds “Big Ben” by something over three tons, his exact weight being 16 tons, 14 cwt. 2qrs.19lbs. To provide for the carriage of a bell of this weight a distance of over one hundred miles safely and without incurring a great expense 1s an undertaking of some diffi- Lefilty, and there was much excitement in the or- dinarily quiet little town of Loughborough on Thursday while the huge bell was being fastened with many precautions on a trollery or car of pecullar construction, built expressly for the purpose. The work of loading occupied the greater part of the day. The great bell stood in the foundry on the ground; a workman, who had to use a ladder to reach the top, was early set to clean and polish the smooth exterior with a brush, and the inscription in raised letters could then be seen plainly. At the waist of the bell, under the armsof the Dean and Chapter, are the words “‘Vae mihi si non evangelizarero,” and round the crown, “John Taylor & Co.,Foun- ders, Loughborough.” The ailoy of which it is cast consists of thirteen parts copper to four parts tin. When the bell had been raised by means of a crane and massive How He Won Her. From the Chicago Tribune. “Do you dance?” “No, I dropped on myself two seasons ago,” was the response, tn a strong manly voice. Veronica McGuire looked up at George W. Simpson, an expression of wonder and surprise in her soft velvety eyes. “I am sorry you do not dance, Mr. Simpson,” said Veronica, after a momentary pause, “1 cause it is really the one thing in which I may truthfully lay claim to being proficient. As you have no doubt discovered before this, I am a wretched hand at conversation, an original idea — seeming to find birth in this empty head of mine.” George looked fondly down upon her bang. “Tam afraid you are rather inclined to depre- clate 2 fae own abilities,” he sald, throwing just a shade of tenderness into the rich tones of his pure voice. “You play nicely, and you certainly ae Only passab ly, my dear Mr. Si * Only ly,my dear Mr. Simpson,” was the laughing reply ; “you really must not flat- ter me too much, because Iam vain enough already. But, by the way, have you heard ‘Over the Garden Wall’ yet ?” “*No,” was the reply in tones that were trem- ulous with emotion. “I never heard the tune, but I have had occasion to go over the wall once or twice.” “It is a beautiful thing,” said Veronica. “There is a weird sadness, and yet Joy, about the music that carries one completely away. Do you not find it so oftentimes ? sgl lied George, ‘‘it is tty darn weird to over a wallon a night and dive down into an alley that you don't know anything about.” “You are just too funny!” exclaimed the girl, looking at him steadily. As she did so his eyes met hers, and the rich color flooded her cheeks, making them more radiantly beantifal than ever. Turning quickly, she stood with averted faceand downcast eyes, and fora moment no word was spoken. Finally George stepped to Veronica's side and took the little hand that was toying fron cable from the ground, a better op-| with @ rose into his broad palm. She did not portunity was afforded of estimating its | start, nor seek to withdraw it. size. As it swung at a height of about five feet [Right here it might be stated that Chicago from the ground a number of ns stood | girls are warranted not to ehy.] together under it as ina room. The actual di- George held the dimpled prisoner for a mo- mensions are 8ft. 10 in. in perpendicular height | ment, and then raised it to his lips. from base to top of canons; diameter at base, “Mr. Simpson!” exclaimed the girl; “you do 9 ft. 6) In.; height inside to crown, 6 ft. 1144 | not seem to know what youare doing. Remem- in.; thickness near the base, where the a ies ber, sir, that——” strikes, 854 in. The clapper is 7 ft. 9 in. long “Ohg I know all about it,” sald George. “I and weighs 4 cwt. 20 Ibs. When it is tolled the | know that you are rich and uneducated, and edge of the bell will movetwo feet to the swing, | that yon ean never hopeto soar in the empyrean the center of: vay eaagten oraxis of the gudgeons heights of literature and knowledge where 1 re- being 7 ft. 9 in. from the lip. The gudgeons or | side permanently. But my love for your father's trunnions of the head stock are of | check book will overcome all this. ‘I appreciate wrought iron 58{ Inches in diameter | fully the sacrifice I am making, but you must fixed in a cast iron bed plate and working | not seek to dissuade me.” on gun metal bearings. Instead of lubricating with oil little holes will be drilled in the gun metal, into which will be placed pellets of met- alline—a substance resembling plumbago or Diack lead—to act as a lubricant. The head stock, which is formed of three balks of oak bolted together with half-inch plates of iron between, ts 2 ft Gin. deep by 18 inches across. he note of the bell is Ei fat and the tone is very 2. “And do you then love me so dearly George?” the girl asked. “Certainly, my darling. Without your love life would be nothing but a four flush to me. All my happiness is centered in my lovefor you. Can you deliberately cast that love aside, darling?” For answer raised her ee ees reared his, and placed a large three-for-fifty-cents on his innocent Wabash avenue lips. ————-2-—_____ The Decay Enthusiasm. From the London Globe. Like fire, enthusiasm might be described as “s good servant but a bad master.” Enthu- siastic persons are apt to be disturbed by their ‘The Horsey New Yorkers. From the Boston Herald. A Bostonian, living temporarily in New York, writes that he doesn’t understand how wealthy New York gentlemen, who are “‘gone” on horee- flesh, can live the monotonous life they do. “Every afternoon, a few minutes past 3 o'clock,” he says, “they turn Into 7th avenue, way out to Barry's little tavern at the end of the avenue, where their horses are driven into a little shed, and there left. If William H. Vanderbilt has not already appeared on tne road, they loiter along until he comes, and then they keep him in sight until they reach Barry's. Capt. Jake Vander- bilt, uncle of William H., likes to 8) bis trotter “Bolton” with the rest, and with them shelters his horse in the little shed. One by one they drive up, Frank Work, Foster Dewey, Mr. Eastman, Col. Kipp, Mr. Turnbull, the Harbecks (father and son), Mr. Aiken, C. W. Griswold and many others. They enter the bar-room and sit around in groupes for an hour or | +, talk- ing horse and man and woman. Of course they drink. Now, one would sup; that men possessing the names of the gent en named tronize Widow ey es or bathe in Pommery; it no; they call for a little water, alittle sugar, and considerable gin—Royal Dutch, Old Tom, Anchor, Key, London Dock, er whatever they please to cail it, and they talk, and stir, and sip, and sip, and stir, and talk, until they have n ing left to talk about, or lose interest in the conversation. It is noticeable that Francis Work and William H. Vanderbilt say not a word to one another. I understand ag have not been on terms for years. This seems to bea driving party which is left exclusively to itself by all others, and its hours of pleasure are not Work drives out with his friends and the gentlemen with whom he is not on friendly terms, they bathe their throats and stomachs with ‘cool and ref gin,’ and at, length William H. rises from his seat and stretches himself. Thereupon all the others fol- low coats are on hurriedly, bills are paid and all hie tothe shed. Deference is ‘William H." by alloy ni him to rh out The other en follow as rapi ble, and stare soon flying homeward avenue. What quieter brethren who share Talleyrand’s dislike to “trop de zele” in any cause. And yet what a blank would be left in the world if all enthu- siasm were banished from it. The calm judg- ing, sober-minded man, who can never be stirred to strong emotion, is doubtless a wise and safe acquaintance, but is apt to become an extremely tedious one. An “impartial” histo- rian is generally very dull reading. When John- ED ee rr joubtiess inten (0 convey & pro! the colorless, amiable characters who are capable of neither strong affections nor strong dislikes; who cannot be stirred to anger by sight of wrong doing, nor to admiration by knowledge of deeds of heroism; who pass through life without experiencing half the troubles of their more sensitive neighbors, and generally attain to an extreme old age. Fon- tenelle was anexample of this kind of person; and he himself attributed his unusual length of life (he attained the age of ninety-four) to the fact that “the never laughed and never cried.” Most ople are familiar with the story of the friend who came to visit him when the savant was about to give directions the of a dish of asparagus. Fonten- os his visitor to share the delicacy; and In cocked without oll, that he Bceceeey the lirected the cook to half of the bundle to his friend's taste, to his own Scarcely, however, had the cook quitted the apartment thanthe visitor fell down in a fit and expired. This tragic occurrence did not 80 disturb the easy going philosopher as to make him forget his dinner. He ran promptly to tne door and called to the servant, ‘*M: wr friend the abbe is dead. it o aeperegus bart co eecnene an See sol example of equanimity mper; a nem poe neat to more excitable persons, who donot scruple to attribute the philosopher's calm to the selfishness ot the phil- 0R0) disposition. Enthusiastic people often commit great absurdities, but are cer- tainly more lovable individuals than the in- tensely reasonable man, whose heart never overrules his head. Most of us indore peep our friends to love us after the partial ion of the fair Quakeress, who, when asked by a lemurely repli ea, 1m love'to all our members, but I am afraid that sos more than thy due share.” It's nothing | pose’ class of Vere de Vere.” What we should now Gate Ley ee ene of looked upon with respect. not ashamed of giving way to fury, rarely beheld save Philip de one how the Duke of Burgund; SCENES AT CASTLE GARDEN. New York Gorrespondent Phila. Ledger, In the seething mass of humanity at Castle Garden this afternoon (the arrivals since last night being 4.500 about) there were not a few scenes and incidents Inexpressibly ead, yet Sup- erintendent Jackson tells me these are matters ot every-day occurrence. For instance, here were a Danish family, consisting of father, mother and seven children, three of the latter daughters from 9 to 18 years of age, all in the deepest distress and weeping as if their hearts would break. Their story was this: On the — it would appear the eldest iter ad contracted an intimacy with one of the passengers, who proved to be a rascal, inasmuch as soon as they came ashore yesterday morn- ing he persuaded the girl to run awa with him. The police connected wilt! the Garden were at once put on his trail, and this forenoon discovered him, but, as the law unfortunately provides for no such de- linquencies as these, he was permitted to go his way, but the erring daughter, after much per- suasion, was b1 it back to her family. She insisted, however, in spite of the piteous of the latter, on being allowed to return to her uaintance (whose address she had retained), and at the time your correspondent entered the commissioners’ private office, the oMfcers were using their best endeavors to show her the folly of her conduct as regards herself, and her heart- less cruelty as regards her parents, and brothers and sisters. The superintendent, however, says entreaties In such cases are nearly always un- availing, and so itis probable the little group will be obliged to push on to their future homes in the far west without the wayward bird that has been enticed away from the home nest. In another part of the rotunda there was a different kind of family trouble, but, for the time being, perhaps,not less poignant. An infant belonging to German family of seven, had been attacked with the measles, and, as is the rule in such cases, it was ordered away to the Ward's Island Hospital. The thought of being parted from the little one threw the poor mother into nysterios, and her exclamations of distress were joined by the whole family in chorus, until the int made it known to them that they would not be parted, but that all should go the island to- gether until the little one should recover. It is fortunate that the Garden is in the charge of men who do not permit their human sensibilities to be set aside by red tape or the heartiessness of mere official routine. Crowding into the great hall were scores of poor servant Sey Tone one eagerly looking for some relative or friend that had come, or who was expected to come, in the steamers arriving this morning. The meeti and recognitions on all sides were touching in the extreme. The romance or novel writers have no occasion to tax their imaginations for sensational material where so much of it is here in real life ready made. Among the mechanics and artisans were the usual variety of trades—millers, carpenters, slate cutters, frame gildera, basket makers, tin workers, ete. In the course of the day 300 men were hired out at the labor chiefly farmers and laborers. Among the new comers were a party of some twenty Swedish servant girl ovens J to be These were dressed in better style and exhibited much more intelligence than any of their class that have heretofore received yyment at this source. Each could speak two with a fair knowledge of English, will be no difficulty, therefore, in obtaining em- ployment for them. At home the pay of this class of domestics is said to be about peed annum; they can obtain here $16 per From Rugby, Morgan county, Tennessee, a com- munication was received asking the superin- tendent to send some of the new comers in that direction. The country is represented to bean excellent one for men who are not afraid of hard work; ‘the climate is delightful, the soll Dean “at pectin eset undant.” app a to by a number of stalwart Germans. } (THERE Is BUT ONE GENUINE ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER And that te FRED'K BROWNS All others are Imitations or made to eell on the repute- tion of the Original, and may do harm, while FREDE- RICK BROWN'S PHILADELPHIA, will always be @ blessing tm ial STOMACH DISORDERS, For SLEEPLESSNESS, For SUDDEN CHILLS, WHEN DRENCHED DURING THE EQUINOX, WHEN COLD IN WINTER, WHEN DISTRESSED IN SUMMER, Buy a bottle of your Druggist or your Grocer for 80 Cents, (insist on having the GENUINE given you~ FREDERICK BROWN'S PHILADELPHIA.) and you ) will secure an article which will serve you well—AL& | a M ADAME WASHINGTON, No. 1211 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUB 2 MEW DEPARTORR.