Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1882, Page 5

THE GARDEN OF VIRGINIA. Bright Description of an Interesting Region— Historic Localities White Top Mountain— Mysterious Mountain Pictures. Special Correspondence of Tum EVENING STAR. Lovr’s Mitts, WASUINGTON COUNTY, ve August 11th. We left Washington on the 21 Inst, when the thermometer was up to 9° in the shade. We Dbroucht with us white wrappers and lawn dresses, Dut they He unmol in our trunks, We slecping under bi ts and sitting by wood fires Instead of sweltering in the heat, while instead of chattering sparrows at our windows, the trecs ne: house are filled with Innumerable song- Birds, who seera to enjoy the climate immensely to jwize by the music poured forth from thelr tiny throats oon the Virginia Midiand rafiroad as over the now classic and Cuip uur memories by the tragteal in- itesville we were lo, the home and Erection of the Here were as- REAL OLD VIRGINTA COOKS with fried chicken and short cake, botled ezgs and coffee, to which the passengers did ampl 1 oUF party Were not so. fortuna’ > we inity. AH along the rou’ 1 flowers flashin mpet urlsy flower, | t ulus, golden: | asters, with 3, When we the cliffs of L ods = upon th th their ingen to inta, w ayor and Mrs. | er, the two | cpl A TRULY HISTORIC REGION. ost every family in the county 1s descended arly settlers, and hundreds of the farm- Il possess lands granted to their pioneer thers. Mr. Sampson Cole, with ng, has in his possession the man, and the ver, the Hotston riv. farm fs a the lan pd aeres. St. C) portion of | id grant. among the Indians the yea | Wen their good wilL His z | Chur’s Bottom, on th: ston river, In What ts now Smy tlers were the 3 ‘4 the Prestons, wens and others. A party was p for a trip to the WHITE TOP MOUNTAIN on Tuesday, but owing to the rainy weather was tis {3 a most famous and wonderful nd th ow place of the country, tiful spots. The peak be- range, and {s near the , Tennessee, and North Caro- te ata common cor The summit of | antain t3 bare.being what 1s known here as | vid Fields.” ter the vast plain of the name of V know no oth pine, the il with straight der Indian |: rE by s blankets over the flat branches a dozen may Walk at ease on the spreading La- superb view 1s obtained mountains of the three stutte: uminit of the « ring, whith aff Fetrent for visitors, who alwa} Visions with them. Suitville or THE SALT WORKS OF SOUTHWESTERN are 16 mfles nort VIRGINIA st of Abingdon and 6 miles froma Glade Springs. A branch road from this Place, which fs situated on the Norfolk and West- ern ruliroad, takes the visitor to these pleturesque Works, giving him time for a guod view of all the Ratural beaut! ind the working of the wells in §00d season to return tothe rafiroad for ner. | Almost or quite a hundred years ago Wm. King, an Insh gentler of intelligence. purchased »¢ Lind here (where the Aborigines 1 the springs at what was called “The | nd betug convinced that a subterranean Streahi Of gall Mowed. beneath, proceeded to dig | for seit water. He suc 1 Beyond his most sancuine the supply | this. While | ha brine, and 40 | S only 2) ‘gallons e one bushel of salt. | and the | has pie~ of the ratlroad hones were found tise of the ele- daig » King wells from t The x farm of the late Gen. Rees T. Bowen, in 1 county, fs situated In a valle ner ur late member of Con- ft, owned £0 eres of land. ttted by his cranufether in 1766, | n the mou ountaln, COLORED FP. at early day which still baffle the mine them. The face of usand feet hich, and con- 3 are five hundred fect atiln eliffs, halt way {those STINGS ountain 13 on nly the p above the vall consist of horses, elk, devr, woives, bows and arrows, eagles, Indians | antot bolic cures. Many other wonder- eautiful things are to be found in this charming valley. But the master ts | from earth, and his friends will no more | 1 hospitality or hear him tell with r Yet, e of their | hover at times | garden of Virzinia, loth wo +30 much beloved. Many E. Neary. GEORGE. “ - tee LETTER FROM LAK How Thue is Spent There—Rowing, Drifting, bing, Eating, Singing, Laughing, Talk- dence of Tux Eves: Star. HaGve, WARREN Co.. N. ¥., August 11th, 1882. You hot, dusty people! Oh, you who worry throws the long, warm nights, with the tempera- ture almost.as high as in daytiz You whose €yes grow Weary with the sameness of rows of + be they e of high m and grassy ¢ so grand, who long for a ‘Lalns, quiet valleys, rippling | eadows, lmagine yourself on | Around you the moua- wooded slopes, and at your | et the lake. Its clear, transperent waters act * 2 mirror and clearly pleture the lovely scene. I shail not try to describe ft. This lake, which Coover has tmmorta!ized, ts too great a subject for Moy weak pen. I shall simply describe a few of our pleasures and pastimes. Breakfast at ef lock. The fired ones (some ar. mw) Never rise till “just in for breakfast. Others rise aspin on the lake before esting meal we sit on the ur surroundings, smok- as our different tastes in- In the coo! of the morning n be seen on their to the | e lake, Which at | ree and a-half miles wide. » others fishing and others Noying the fresh air and re quite plentiful, con- 483, abd sole very large ne brooks emptying into pla Some bent on shaply critti re here, who seem ir sport. At one o'clock we | 14, bart go out riding and ne water again. DRIVE TO FoRT ost popul: from here, the road Bome distance. ea all take to the water an: laughing and talking. fort Is about ten miles wling along by the lake for ow around, | Fach boarding > $0 they can | It 13 com- | 7 use they be to hear them. As the boats ay Otuer one stage ou! t aho the water ts clear can be the steamer John Jay, 1 was burned seyeral years ago. Two miles e Uh k made by the noble red men for cooking AN AMERICAN ICEBERG, AS IT WERE. inthe mountains about six miles ts the famous ice gorge. At this place you can find ice Which the natives claim has never been known to Melt. That is, you can find ice in these gorges all summer, and, in fact, the “oldest inhabitant” has fo, recollection of secing them free from it. |Your umbi> correspondent liad the pleasure of seeing and cating this aacient fee and found it very rood. There are numerous other attractions, bat will teil you of ther some other time. We ~ prieiocse aa ‘There were 38 new @eath at | among them, | Pittstieta, Indian kettles, which are merely oles | LETTER FROM SARATOGA. The Season at Its Height—The Skeleton at the Special Correspondence of Tae Evexrxe Stan. SARATOGA, August 17, 1882, A CROWD AT LAST. No one has been able to complain latterly that Saratoga is dull, with even the faint show of rea- 'y had two weeks ago. The crowd 1s here ‘at force as usual at this time of year, but place was much later than usual in filling up. One of the proprietors of one of the largest hotels toll me last Saturday that he considered that up to that time he had had but one week of really good business, and he expected only four weeks more, which made a very short season indeed. The United States Hotel has been colonizing its guests for a week past, having no disengaged rooms in- siie the Louse. In the midst of all tue festivities Saratoza has had some grim rem!nders of the un- certainty of human life several times lately. THE UNBIDDEN GUEST. Within a few days of each other two gentlemen, onea resident physiclan, Dr. Whiting, and the other Col. Wadley, of Georgia, dropped dead in almost the same spot on Broadway, in front of Dr. Whi- Ung’s office. His death was the first to occur. Uf course it was simply a co- incidence, these deatis occurring in that Particular place, as there was no Teason why they should have otcurred thee. Nor were the two ted at all in the same ¥ On Monday the here, to many of whom Judge Schley was ersonally Well known, a had been coming ere for taany years, Wi ly shocked to heat of that centiems death at the United Stites Hotel. He and his wife had attended Judge Hilcon’s garden party on Saturday and then driven to the lake, where they dined with a party of friends, anion Sunday they again drove to the ike. On Monday morning ne complained of not feeling well, but no attached any finportance to his iltness until they heard of his death after It was, it is sald, sunerinduced by a dose ng D n the habit of taking hen in path, and it ts alleged he took a on Monday. perfect health. Jucye Schley was £ a resident of Georgia, but has lived in this state Several years, He married about six years ago Mrs, Keep. a widow, wort ee million, who settled upon him Voluntarily $250,000, itis sald, telling him when she did so, vlter thelr mar- Tlage, that he must glve up aii business and only occupy himself In the care of her propert, WEALTH AND WEEDS. Mrs. Schley Is a sister of Representative Flowers Wife, and inherited her money from her first hus- band, Mr. Keep, who owned much real estate in New York and a large amount In rafiroad bonds of the North Western railroad, which I hear nearly doubled in value after his death. Whenever mil- Monatres were polnted out at the United States Hotel here, Mrs. Schley was included in the roll. She owned the land on Sth avenue, New York, on which the Vanderbilt palaces have been built. It Was purchased from her by Mr. Vanderbilt, to Whom she hes also sold other valuable lands in thatelty. Her diamonds are considered noti able even among the superb jewels displayed here, and Judge Hilton was heard to remark of those she wore at his lawn tennis party last Satur- doy, that they were the fnest he ever saw, and he 1s conceded to be a judge of such things. Her » to Judge Schley was a pecullarly happy is sudden death has cruelly afflicted her nd herself, SEVARAL PRIVATE ENTERTAINMENTS OF INTEREST e occu Saturday at Woodlawn Park by » Hllton at his elegant residence therein. He as near by his house several other cottages, which are occupied by his married children and their families. All these bulidings were open for the guests, who were invited for half-past 11 In the morning. The porches were draped witb flags and banners, and the band from the Grand Union played on one of them, but there was no dancing. About 15) gentlemen and ladies were present, Mrs. A. T. Stewart and her niecé «i Wetherell and Miss Smith, Re Mrs. Bloomfi omfteld Weth: Judge and Mrs Judze Noah Davis, ot New York; Miss C Kellogg, and Judge and Mrs. MacArthur. The dressing of th adies was exceedingly rich, and in spite of the carly hour and the fact that it was known in advance to be an al fresco sete, some ladies wore trained ball dresses. There are those who think ball dresses proper ny hour, or ali day long, at Saratoga. Mrs. arvs rieh white dr trimmed with and pansies, was short, as was suitable. 1s were rare diamonds. Mrs. Mae. wore a short dress, had han¢ nd dlamoads. Lawn tennis and croque pliyed on the lawn, and indoors there was stng- | ing by an amateur, but Miss Kellogg did not sin; There were tabies with punch, cake and sond- in each of the cottages, and at two o'clock a nquet. Ineluding many delicacies, was served In Julge Hilton's own cottage, which is th largest of the number. All the cottages are in the Queen Anne style, and elegantly furnished. Judge Hilton sent li the invited guests, and returned heir residences in the afternoon, t dinner party to ex-Secretary Blaine otner gentlemen, all from Pennsyl- , Was given by Gen. Collls, of Philadelphia, his cottage here, near the Windsor Hotel, last week. ‘The unusual amount of wit and repartee heard at the supper of the Bar Assocition last Friday | evening was the subject of much favorable com- ment. “Gen. Wm. Preston, ex-minister to Spain, Said he had never heard so much on any similar occasion at home or abroad. Ex-Secretary Evarts 4s said to have surpassed himself on this Occasion, famous as he 1s for his powers of entertaining a dinner company. STYLE IS EVERYTHING. It was told with glee that there were one hun- dred and fifty dress coats at the hop at the Grand Union Hotel on last Saturday evening, which 1s equivalent to saying {t was a successful hop, the | numerical force of dress coats making or marring ahop at that hotel, to whose ball room no man without a dress coat ts adinitted, MISS KELLOGG'S CONCERT last Friday evening was pronounced by old res!- dents of Saratoga the most numerously attended ever given here. There were still many at the door seeking to buy tickets wh2n the doors of the ball-room had to be closed, because there was not even standing-room left. Miss Kellogg was look- ing well, and delighted all present by her singing, in token of which some choice floral gifts were sent her. She was repeatedly encored. Her assis- tants were the singers Signors Ferrant! and Fritsch and Mule. Schiller, the accomplished pianist. BREAKFASTING WITH OSCAR. Judge and Mrs. MacArthur, of Washington, at- tended the breakfast given to Oscar Wilde by Mr. Arkell, on top of Mount McGregor, on Thursday of last week. Ex-Secretary Evarts, who was here at the time, was not there, as erroneously reported to have been. It was a very agreeable entertain- ment to all who were present, and Oscar Wilde Was pleased to speak patronizingly of the scenery. He did not, however, make a more favorable 1m- pression here than he did in Washington last win- ter, and the comment has been made dy ladies here, as It Was there, that he was positively untidy about bis clothing end hands, his finger nails sadly needing attention. COURTING NOTABLES. Mr. Wilde pald great attention to ajl the proml- nent men he met here, especially to ex-Secretaries Evarts and Blaine, whose hands he would hold whenever he met them as long as they were near him. That is bis esthetic way of cultivating a man’s acquaintance with whom he thinks it desir- able to have himself seen—to hold his hands tm- pressively and ostentatiously. I do not suppose he commends young ladies to follow his example In that particular branch of esthetics. ENTERTAINMENTS PAST AND TO COME. Promenade concerts, with fireworks, have taken place twice this -veek at Congress Spring Pars, in- stead of once, as heretofore. ‘The next garden party at theGrand Union Hotel is now positively fixed for the 24th instant, and will be the last given here during this sunamer. ‘The first of this season occurred in the beautiful grounds at the Union on July 19th. Before its adjournment, the Bar Assoctation de- cided to hold its next meeting in August, 1883, at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, West Va. PERSONAL MENTION. Ex-Seeretary Evarts, after the adjournment of the Bar Association, left lere for his country place in Vermont, where his wife and others of his family are. Mr, Perkins and his bride, recently Miss Bettte Evarts, are spending their honeymoon 4n the White Mountains. Dr. Scudder is now at | Windsor, visiting his flancee, Miss Louise Evarts, They will not be married until next year. Secretary Blaine has also gone. He says his family are much scattered. His wife and Miss Hattie are at Augusta; Miss Alice is at the sea- shore; Miss Maggie !s still in Europe, where she will spend another year, and one of the brothers 1s in Calitornia. ‘The Portugaese minister, Viscount das Noguel- Tas has gone to join his ‘wife and daughter at Mass." ‘The Swedish minster and Countess Lewenhaupt are spending the summer tnere also, and Miss West, the British minister's Gaughter, will join them there. Mr. West has been at Newport, Where the Spanish minister and fam- Among others well known tn Was! mn who | have been here recently are Senator and Mrs. Platt; Senator Gorman; ex-Representative Kellogg, of Conn.; the widow and daughter of ex-President ‘Tyler; Representative Neal, of Onio, and his wife and daughters; Representative ex-Seuator Stockton and family; P Coleman and her daughters, Miss Coleman and Mrs Adams, wife of ex-Representative Adams Pay Director Cunnii : Gen. Ward H. Burnett; and Mr, and Mrs. J. A. Benson. ~—-Miss Grunby, Mr. Trenor W. Park has foundea a home for aged women and orphan children, at Bennington, t., to be called “ Park House.” Frederic ds Peyster, LL.D., one of the best known citizens of New York, died last night at Tivoll, Datchess county, in bis bared peo ine Chieago mores any py in at city yest > and arrest agents of the = lavana, Louisiana and Commonwealth lot- President Arthur has decilued the invitation 8 Gam bake tendorod him by the citizons of ‘New. a lately, the largest of which was | Special Correspondence of Tux Evestxe STaR. ‘New Youre, August 18 A DISREPUTABLE SQUABBLE.- ‘The recent move against gamblers has produced commotion. This uproar is at police headquar- ters rather than fn the gambling dens. Instead of employing the elty detectives, the district attorney secured sotge of Pinkerton’s men, for the reason, ashe blandly explained tothe aggrieved police oMictals, that when the city force was employed the gambiers invariably make thetrescape. Herein lies the secret of the prosperity of gambllng- houses in this city. The police are not beyond the reach of bribes, (why should they be, when Congressmen and legislators are not?)—nay, worse, they do not scruple to levy blackmail; and so the owner of a gambling resort paysa stipu- lated sum for not being molested as regularly as he pays his rent. At times the police, under the goad of public sentiment, makea descent on policy shops and pool rooms (always on the weaker estab- Ushments of course), but the keepers soon estab- lsh themselves in new quarters and go on as se- renely as before. But even these spasmodicefforts are not directed against the fashtonable resorts up town, where money is ventured on cards at the turn of the wheel in roulette. FINE PALACES OF FORTUNE. ‘There are several of these resorts in the nelgh- borhood of Madison Square and Union Square, and they are to be found even in Fifth avenue. They present a striking contrast to the policy shops and other dens in which Fortune 1s courted by the poor In less fashionabie quarters. There is a per- fect alr of ccmfort about the rooms, which are upholstered in the mest Inxurious fashion, and the millionaire who 1s there to indulge his passion for gambling treads on as fine carpets as he does in nis own drawing room. Tie walls are hung with paintings by well-known artists—nothing 1s lacking, in short, to make the place attractive to | men accustomed to good living and idle habits. Eich place ts regularly frequented by the same sei, who are Known by the doorkeeper and ad- initted whenever they call. ‘The stranger who at- tempts to get in meets with a rebuff. The only Way that he can pass the door Is to accompany some one whose face Is familiar, and who can Youch for him. Games of skill are rarely played. Faro Is the most popular gate, and perhaps rou- lette ranks next. Both games are easily under- stood. It is possible to win or lose large sums in @ single evening; but according to the law of averages In tiese games the keeper of tne bank has the advantage tn the end. FRENZIED BY GAMING. One who has not seen men playing faro or atthe Wheel can fornrno conception of the excitement to which even habitual gamblers are wrought up. Ihave known of men, who had won a few hundred dollars, becoming so excited that they were as un- controllable as madmen. I met a man in Madison Square one night rushing along with a bunch of bank bills in’ his hands, and staring wildly. He had “been in luck,” as he sald, and was on his Way to another resort, where he declared (scream- |-ed out, T shouid say), that he was going to another house to break the bank. BUSINESS MEN’S GAMES, ‘There are also some gambling houses down in the business part of the city of the better sort. ‘They are open In the day time, and are frequented by men of business—well known men, too—who are not suspected at all of playing games ot chance. These rich, well-dressed gamblers are never bagged. Itis the seedy ram-nosed Individ- ual who Is pursued everywhere by {ll-luck (ae- cording to his own most touching account) that gets bagged. THE NEW CRAZE. ‘The esthetic maidens are not having tt all thelr own way this summer, by any means, although they can claim the popular authoress, Mrs. Bu nett, among thelr number; and, indecd, this lady 1s astonishing the natives wherever she goes by floating around tn balloon dresses, like those children.wear, in which she looks very youthful and charming. But our fair worsnipers of tie beautiful are not having it all thelr own way, as I have sald. They are compelled to share the adml. ration bestowed on women by tht artless and un- suspecting creature—man—with the young ladies, who wear robust costumes and tempt to do everything that men do. Young women of this robust order are found at the sie, lakeside and mountain resorts, and are, I aun told, very largely from New York. This type of damsel, instead of languishing for the addresses ot chivalrous young men, looks upon Umentality” as sheer ‘feminine weakness and folly. She craves the admiration of men just as much as her sisters, for what Woman 18 there who does not live for this?—but she seeks it in another way, It is artifice after all, the cynical observer Is disposed to believe. She wears kid tles, which have patent leather tips perhaps, but which are strong enough.tor good service.’ Her skirt 1s not too long, and does not reach below her shoe tops; in fact, the more au dacious take care that a narrow strip of Silk stoc ing may be exposed. Instead of a flowing walst, | the dress 1s belted th to give the figure a trim ap | pearat Your athletic young i does not mmer Gainsboro’, as that style of head ge stinctively feminine; nor does she Carry a parasol. A Jauhty ilttle cap of some sort 1s quite enough for her. She wants to be browned by the sun, as it will make her look masculine, and if this resuit was broucht about for_physlolozte: considerations, instead of in gratification of a whim, these creatures with sunburnt cheeks could not be too highly commend: When she goes out rowing she insists on pulling the oars, and'she ex- hibits so much strength of arm thit the ycung man, who 1s compelled to sit meekly fn the boat, Js astonished and moved to admiration. He does hot know, poor fellow, that this sun-vrowned zie Hexam in front of him has spent months and montis strengthening the muscles*ot her arms and back. HOW IT IS DONE. There ts one young lady I know of who occupied much of her time last winter in swinging Indian clubs and aumb bells, and—if the truth may be told for truth’s own sake—in exercising on the horizontal bar; and perfect. candor requires It to be said, also, that she was then preparing for a campaign this season in the role of the atiletic young woman. If a party sets out on a_ mountain climbing expedition she takes the lead with her little cap on one side. On a fishing jaunt her escort | is entrusted with the luncheon, and must do such squaw’s work as gathering faggots and building a fire. She takes her male friend out to drive, that he may see how well she can manage horsts; in Mine, the young man fs relewated toa secondary lace. An attempt 1s made (if I may dare say It, and say it without malice) to capture him by making him feel his taferiority—or rather that his boasted claim tg superiority 1s fictitious. SPECTACULAR ATTRACTIONS. As I wrote some weeks ago, the town 1s to be invaded this season with melodrama. The reason for this 1s that the managers from Wallack down have learned that stage carpentry pays better than fine acting, even in a refined and intelligent com- munity. It 1s useless te groan over this fact. ‘The managers are bent on getting money; they donot care a straw for the advancement of art, but rather say that it is mere sentiment, and say “bah!” to you if you mention it. The carpenter's hammer {s now busy in several of our leading play houses, “Rommany Rye,” which is in course of preparation at Booth’s Theater, will be the most maguiticent plece of machinery Of them all The carpentry to be displayed in the production of “Rommany Rye” 1s amazing. A gypsy encamp- ment 1s represented in the first set, with tents of the natural size and a fall complement of pots and kettles. Wonderful to behold, when the scene changes the wings will recede right and left, the tents will disappear as if by magic, the back-ground will roll up out of sight, and a hand- some country residence will come into view,with a green sward In front of it What a fine piece of acting this will be! In another act the interior of a bird shop will be represented to the gaping |-spectator, with birds, dogs and rabbits, all alive and kickthg, (stuffed ‘animals would not be up to the reallstie idea), and. one ean bos the street oe youd, in which people are walking. There will be ‘the deck of an ocean steamer in the fourth act— but that will not be new, for Mr. Wallack, the al- —— purveyor of fine old English comedies, fur- nished a vessel last winter, smoke stacks and all. This steamer is shown a second time during the performance of “Rommany Rye” breaking to pieces upon a rocky shore. The Thames will beshown by moonlight, and, at another baie the revolving mechanism will disclose two cellars on the river banks, dark and noisome, of the kind in which murder is bred. It is to be hoped that the maohine- ry will work eastiy, and that the carpenters will not have any bad luck and suffer the embarrass- ment, as they did in London, of hoisting the ship into the files to get rid of ‘it. As to the actors, what they do will not be of much consequence. A MALE BEAUTY ON THE STAGE. We will never be happy now until we have laid eyes on the elegant figure of Dandy Farquhar. ‘This fine personage 1s not entirely unknown to us, for pilgrims to Pall Mall and Picadilly have brought home wonderful stories about him. Was he not a great favorite or the clubs and did not the ladies worship him? His figure, so ‘tect in out- Une that it suggests the use of corsets, has created a sensation in the streets of London these ten years. Besides, he differs from the usual profes- sional dandy in having some wit—that is in really Thave no doubt, greatly | towns and Yankee farms: than ‘others, whil jWeaith and taste of the city’s have not, and to whom a dandy would be an object of curiosity, if not of admiration. We have a number of young men here of our own who look like London swells, somewhat, but they are only imitations, NOT SUPERESSED YET. Our solemn friend, Mr. Henry Bergh, was so happy when he gained his point against Mr. Suilivan, of Boston, and Mr, Wilson, of England, that he actually laughed a quiet Little laugh to himself, He felt that he bad put an extinguisher omthe ignoble amusement of prize-fighting. He fell into a grave error here. The more the sport- ing man fs persecuted the better he thrives, and, instead of Mr. Sullivan precipitately retiring to private life, he has: made. an engagement with a former theater manager, who intends taking him through the country aniexhibiting him asa cu- riosity. Mr. Madden, (who has the honor of being the trainer and preceptor of Jay Gould’s promis- ing son, George,) 1s to accompany the muscular giant. “The famous “slugger” is to receive $500 a night. A SUNDAY “MILL.” Another proof that the manta has not subsided yet was the littie diversion which took place last Sunday eventng at the country place of Harry Hill. This country house is situated on the shore of Flushing bay, and 1s In the midst of picturesque scenery, which is proof that the sporting man 1s not without poetical Ideas, There were less than a hundred spectators present, but they made up 1n enthusiasm what they lacked tu numbers. Indeed their numbers would have been greater had the event been more widely known. As it was, the crowd was a mediey of politicians (certainly we have any number of politiclans with sporting pro- clivities), sporting men, pure and simple; dog fanciers, bar-keepers and fast young men, Harry. Hill himself missed it, I think,—a fact that he wiil always regret, for if there is anything that he enjoys better than a chicken fight or a dog fight it isa battle between two men. He has his own theory about the manly art of self-defence, which 45 that 1t should be encouraged by the authorities Instead of pene prohibited.” He Says that if men depended on their fists instead of on pistols and daggers there would not be so many cases of man- slaughter. This country hotel of Harry Hill's and his town resort, Iam told, only represents ©. stall part of his wealth. He has made a fortune out of his New York place, and has saved it. Like Vanderpilt, he can afford to Indulge his whims.and he does indulge them. He has his horses, hisyacht, a place in the country, and the best of everything is table. With all of his fondness for sport he keeps an eye on bis business affairs. His two sons are rising young sports, and are sure to be found wherever anything 1s going on in the sport- Ing Une. ‘They are simply macntti@ent in their diamond shirt pins, white Derby hats and cross- barred trousers. on LETTER FROM ASBURY PARK. A Wonderful Popular Resort Created from Wilderness — How Asbury Park was Built Up—What May Be Seen There—Wes- ley Lake and its Animated Scenes. Special Correspondence of Tu Evextxo Star. Man 1600} Among the popular resorts of this country As bury Park most certainly must be placed in the front rank. And it has marched to this promi- nence from a wilderness, wholly uninhabited fit- teen years ago. Denizens of even Jersey’s inland villages, many of them, are still ignorant of tts grandeur and magnificence and popularity as a place where the city’s “weary and heavy laden” may find rest and Joy. Less than ten years ago the railroad was run down the coast from Long Branch, an {t was about that time that Mr. Brad- ley, a wealthy New York merchant, purchased What is now the Park for $99,000, and immediately commenced converting its 500 acres into the pres- ent most beautiful and picturesque spot, contuin- Ing some 900 hotels and cottages, many of them elegant and costly, some dozen churches, a long street of shops and stores, fire engine-house, and a good public hall, with a permanent population of some 4,000, as Tam informed. The post office does the largest business of any seaside resort in the country, except Newport. Ten years ago the assessed value of the property here was about $100,000. Now it has reached about $1,500,000. The Streets and avenues are Wroad, and building lots are 0 feet wide Dy 180 : of deep, and more than 11 miles of street sewers have just been completed, the main one empty: sand pits atone end of the each, from whic sewage {8 pumped every the ocean when the tide th from several hundred ul thousand doilars. At one time, last 2 ew houses were going up, ranging in {from $1,00) to $10,000; and thus the work of lding and tiproying is going on. aa one of the great attractions of Asbury Park and its SISTER RESORT, OCNAN GROVE— Just across beautiful Wesley lake—is the plank walk, some two or more miles in length, by an . average width of twetlty feet, along which arears Tanged countless wooden benches with comfor- table backs and at about equal distance, reaching far out Into the dashing surf, three monster pavilions, varying in capacity for solid human comfort froin 3,030 to 6,000. ‘Tiils s something no otier watering-place Luave ever seen can begin to produce, and then, you just ought to see the walking, talking, laughing, skippiig, romping humanity that ‘Comes, it Would seem, from the four quarters of christendom and the “rest of the world” to exhibit itself and take an airing, while old ocean keeps up the ceaseless beating of her sides against the beach alongside. Such costumes! What?’ China and the Indies could not produce more grotesque ones than some, nor the Hoosler the most fashionable and loud centers could produce no more beautiful and costiy apparel than that worn by hundreds of Une “fair sex” during these evening promenades. Last Sunday evening ft is estimated that 40,000 humans, of all sizes and shapes, were out enjoy- ing this magnificent waik, and I wish all Wash- Ington could “have witnessed the spectacle from sole convenient eminence. I have seen SURGING CROWDS, but never such an on». ‘There was no drunken- ness, no loud, boisterous talking (because intoxt- cating quors are not sold here, except on sur- geon’s certificate), but every face deploted delight and pleasure nowhere else tobe seen. And yet one could scarcely refrain from shouting at some of the sights. Parties of fours and sixes, intent only on the admiration of each other, dressed “to kill,” and evidently thinking they were killing, at every step suddenly brought to 4 stand-still by a company of as mang *“cullud pussons,” equally as self-comiposed, and occupied and fortltied, was “too utterly 100” to be overlooked and enjoyed; and then that gay and fancy-moustached young man, with the tender maiden dressed in rainbow colors, how ridiculously absurf he looked, putting on “airs of temper” as an old man, very like one of Neptune’s nymphs, washed some’ot the colors of the dress together’as he brushed abruptly past her in his bathing suit. And then Wonder and admiration fill the soul that nearly all this mass of beauty in face and person and dress; the intel- ligent flash of the eye as it recognizes & friend in the crowd; the hasty but warm grasp of the hand as friends meet and pass along; all the destrable Social traits exhibited are pecullarly American, Very few forelgners are here, pees serles of grand views may be had on an AROUND WESLEY LAR, which, a8 I have said, separates Asbury Park from Ocean Grove. There are about five hundred boats upon this beautiful sheet of water, many of which are licensed conveyances between the Park and Grove, the others being the pleasure boats of the Tesidents. Most of the passenger boats have varied colored aw1 and cushioned seats, capable of holding from six to eight per- sons. In the evening these boats each have from two to four and six Chinese lanterns. It you can ine how those hundreds of boats Jook, passing and re; Ing each other with their frelght of happy anity, their Iuindreds of bright lights swinging-in, the air reflecting their many hues in the rippling waters, you will have presented to your gaze one,ef the loveliest scenes that can be pictured, {ing com, to it can be seen in this country or any other. It may be sald to be well worth atrip from Washington to witness. There are two other lakes within the limits of the Park—Sunset Lake and Deal Lake— both very fine sheets of water, along the banks of Which are located some of the best hotels and finest cottages here. But too much of w letter at first may be Wrasted, and I'll rest, although much more might be said 0} this place to Washingtonians, who I am convinced Would come here in “swarms” If they knew it as We who are here do.’ At the Tabernacle in Ocean Grove, Sunday, I met H. Clay Stewart and wife. By the way, this Tabernacle 1s capable of seatin; rast worshipers were McCabe's sermon. AHS. D. pice ad RSE Oe A Rauraxt LeGdx Deiter.—Mark Sauer, an old lemon vender,wiitle intoxicated about 2 o’clock spartan afternoon; went {ato Gordon’s saloon, at e corner of ist street and the avenue, and be- cause Gordon refused to buy his lemons he got gee and turned over a te nen Went outside began throw! through the Cinine glasses. He was finally arrested and taken to the seventh precinct station- house and locked up, and continued his destruction of rty, in tearing to shreds every stitch of his clothes except hts vest. He was brought ‘ing some thin; ‘The surprise felt at his saying ‘anything. at no magnifies the importance of his remarks. It is fhe past." "Mayhap le has been attempting to live a5 attem| ive on nothi a year, and at last has found himself in the eS ament (Which comes to all men who mak oe experiment, either in novels or out of ‘So thought Beau Farquhar, one morning, was brushing iis hair His'eye fell on apa morning him stilt damp. 1 to the Police Court t orning with no article of clothes on except avestand. & blanket, His wite heard of his condition, and called on him at the court, and went home to get him a suit of clothes, Tenticr slippers andra? can audatwnive de Gut charge ‘against him is that of de- 2d Edition. Latest Telegrams to The Star. THE WAR IN EGYPT. The Troop Ship Malabar. Porrsmours, August 19.—The troop ship Mala- bar, with 26 officers and 1,083 men, drafted for va- tious regiments in Egypt, satled to-day. There was great enthusiasm on the vessel's departure. The Queen will inspect the ship from her yacht as it passes through the Solent. Gone to Aboukir. Lonpow, August 19.—A dispatch to the Times from Alexandria states that Gens. Wilits and Gra- ham and the Duke of Connaught have gone to Aboukir, Of the whole fleet, the tron clads Invin- cible and Inconstant alone remain. The 49th, 75th and 79th regiments at Ramleh will probably’ su) Pee the movement at Aboukir by an attack on the ft flank of the enemy. Foreign Vessels at Alexandria. ALEXANDRIA, August 19—The German gunboat Hobicht, the Russian man-of-war Eriklik and sev- eral other foreign vessels are preparing to put to sea. ee The Tariff Commission. Lone Branca, August 19.—Sessions of the com- mission will be held at Boston at the Vendome hotel on Thursday, Friday and Saturaay, the 24th, 25th and 26th of August: in Rochester.’ N.Y.. on Tuesday,the 29th of August; in Buffalo, N.¥..Wed- nesday, 30th; in Cleveland, O., on Thursday, 31st; in Detfott, Mich., on Friday; September ist; in Indianapolis on Saturday, the 24: in Cincinnatt on Monday and Tuesday, the 4th and Sth; in Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, the 6th, and in Chicago, Ti, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 7th, 8th and 9th of September. Legs Cut Off by a Mewing Machine. Reaping, Pa., Aug. 19.—A ten-year-old son of Wm. Lester, of Shoemakersville, this county, had both legs cht of by a mowing ‘machine on'Ker- sher's farm, near that place, last evening. The boy and a companion were playing around the ma- chine, when the latter started the horses, and Les- ter being caught in the knives had both legs am- putated below the knees. He cannot recover. Wali Street To-day. New York, August 19.—The Post's financial article says:—The Stock Exchange markets are all dull to-day, United States bonds are without change. State bonds are 1a2 per cent lower for the {nferlor class of southern {ssues. Railroad bonds are generally lower for speculative issues, but firm for the other classes. The stock market at the opening, and up to 11 o'clock was decidedly weak, prices falling 4/a1X, the latter Northwest preferred. From 11 to 12:15 prices ad- | vanced 1% for Delaware, Lackawanna and West- | etn; 13¢ for Manitoba, 1 per cent each for Oregon, ‘Trans-Continental, Rock and Pittsburg, and Nor- folk and Western preferred; 44a for the re- mainder of the list. Since’ the appearance of the bank statement the market has again been heavy and prices have declined a fraction, North- ern Pacific common having been notably weak and falling to 493. Manitoba has been an excep- tion and has further advanced 1 per cent to 146%. As to the general speculative situation there 1s littie that is new. The considerations which most directly bear on values are still in favor of full prices for stocks. ‘These are for the moment qualified in some quarters by uneasi- ness, and in others by apprehension respecting the money market. In the money market the ruling for call loans on stocks 18 4 per cent, and on United States bonds 8 per cent. ‘Time loans and prime mercantile paper are unchanged. ‘The mar- ket for foreign exchange is dull and steady. ‘Telegraphic Briefs. A fire in St. Roch, Canada, this ‘morning de- stroyed two factories and three private resi- dences, involving a loss of $50,000. Wm. Zinc, a Chicago newsboy, aged 16 years, as the result of a quarrel last Sunday, with a youn; rummian named Herman Burling, shot and ‘kill Burling early this morning, Smith & Burleson’s elevator and mill, at Villisca, Iowa, were burned last night, Loss’ $35,000; in sured. a Relief of Texas Fever Sufferers. A telegram from Gov. Roberts, of Texas, was to-dsy received at the Treasury department stating the suffering condition of those sick with yellow fever and of two thousand persons in Brownsville, Texas, on account of the quarantine, and requesting ald. Acting —_—Secretary French replied that the department would take charge of hospitals and quaran- tine at ‘suttable stations if the gov- ernor desired it, but that the state of ‘Texas must support all persons not in hospital. If the governor accedes to this view the surgeon general of the marine hospital service will at Gnee muster into his service and pay the guards at proper points to | preven from Brownsville, and will, through one of his surgeons, take charge of all hospital arrange- ments. Surgeon General Hamilton has already niade arrangements by which hospital tents have Deen sent to’ Memphis, Tenn., and instructions given to a surgeon of the service there to proceed at once, on receiving orders, to Brownsville, and take charge of yellow fever patients: eye eee The Garfield Memorial Hospitar. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HAYTI—SUBSCRIPTIONS BY PRESIDENT ARTHUR AND OTHERS. Treasurer Gilfillan has received through Mints- ter Langston contributions for the benefit of the Garfield memorial hospital from the president of Hayt!, $100; from the secretary of state and col- leagues of Haytl, $125, and from J. J. Audain, charge d'affaires, $16.50. These contributions were all accompanied by letters expressing sympathy with the project of erecting a memorial hospital. ‘The president’s letter to Minister Langston 18 dated Port-au-Prince, August 6th, and (translated) says: “I applaud and joln in the noble purpose of the citizens of the United States of America to erect a monument to the memory of their very much regretted President Garfield, who fell under the shot of an assassin. At the news of the out- Tage Haytl sent words of sympathy to the t!lus- trious victim and to the great republic. To-day she sends her contribution for the erection of the Garfield hospital. ‘Be pleased to accept mine, Mr. minister, with the assurance of my most distinguished consider- ation. Saomon.” Among the subscriptions recently received fof the Garfield Memorial Hospital are the following? President Arthur, $200; J. W. Thompson, $100; H- D. Cooke & Co., $100; W. 8. Thompson, $100; Dr. 8. Lincoln, $100; Dr. F. B. Loring, $100; Wm. V dom, $100; John A Baker, $50; Henry Semken, $25; ansburg & Bro., $25; 1. N. Burritt, $25: Lockwood Hufty, $15; A. Ramicz, U. 8. consul, Roland, $25; Louis H. Ayme, U. 8. consul, Mevida, Mexico, $1! Ph. Figelmesey, U. S. consul, Demerara,’ $200: Henry Sterne, U. S consul, Budapest, Hungary, $20; Juels C. Louls, U. 8. consul, Slerre Leone, $62.67; James Viesca, U. 8. consul, La Raz, Mex., $77.52; T. V. Henriquez, acting vice consul, Rio Hacha, Colombia, $213; Wilson King, consul U. S., Quinehan, $120.90; Hebrew Union, Raleigh, N. ————— No Day has been decided upon as yet when the allotment of cases of transfer of bonds into the new three percents shallcommence. It was the original intention of Secretary Folger to com- mence that work 95 Soon. after fae | ot Anst. as the progress of the preliminary work of receiving and recording: advices of surrender would reas clerl d that 1s his intention still. The force o! the loan division have been hard at work, but have been unable to make as rapid pi as ‘was at first expected. It is thought that the Sec- retary will not return until Wednesday or Thurs" day, and the work of allotment will commence as soon after his return as possible. Several applica- tions for the new bonds have been received ‘trom foreign holders of three and a-halt per cents, but the amount is not known. There are about $20,000,000 of the old bonds held abroad. An im- pression prevails that but a small number will be surrendered. NATIONAL Bank Norgs received for redemption for the week,$1,531,000;for the corresponding period last year, $1,052,000; received to-day , $225,000. ‘Toe Lawrot Money on deposit in the Treasury to-day for the redemption of notes of banks re- ducing circulation 1s $25,448,897.50; failed banks, $1,074,878.70; banks in liquidation, $12,627, 90; Zotal fund, $89,151,306.10. sale ‘Tue Worx of removing the partition walls of the Aldgate soe the Navy and State de- partments, ‘be commenced on Monday. Secretary Lrncoun will leave for New York to- night. He expects to return on Monday. Army ORDERS.—Col. Robert Murray, surgeon, Is irected to report to the commanding general mili- tary division of the Atlantic for duty as medical director. Leave of absence for six months, to take effect mber 1, is granted to First Lieut. ary, 12th infantry. Lieut. Col Edwin intantry, will, on the present leave of absel partment of the Platte for di ant inspector cer, assistant si ‘two months, WHAT GEN. SWAIM HAS TO SAY ABOUT THEM. Gen. David G. Swaim was to-day interviewed by a representative of Tax STaR with reference to the published letters of 8. W. Dorsey to ex-President "Garfield, while the latter was at) Mentor, 0., be- fore his Inauguration, and Gen. Swalm authorized the following statement to be made: “I have never said or authorized any body tosay for me that those letters are true or false, genuine or spurious. I don’t feel called upon to say any- thing on the subject, and I don’t intend to be dragged into any controversy of the kind unneces- sarily.” Gen. Swaim stated further that he had never threatened to produce the letter book of Gen. Garfeld containing his correspondence dur- tug the Presidential campaign. eee Star Route Methods. WHAT MR. BLISS THOUGHT HE HAD MADE EVIDENT TO THE JURY AS TO A CORRUPT CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT. Mr. Billss, in the closing of his argu- ment in the star route trial yesterday, after leaving the dry details of the case, Tecapitulated the facts which he thought he had made evident to the jury. | He had shown, he said, that large sumshad been paid to contractors under the pretense of expediting the service on the star routes, when no expedition was actually had: that lange sums had been pad for increase of trips on purely jocal routes where hardly any mail was carried. He had shown how, in ail cases, every advantage was taken of the government; how allowance was made for Supposititiods addition of trips; how money was paid for service which was not performed and which was not ordered to be — performed; how Brady had paid for expedition up to thé utmost limit allowed when he knew that it was Not proper; how the oaths of contractors were re ceived by him as the sole basts for expedition; how ail the defendants had cheated and manipulated and how their oaths were lies. He had shown how illegal Brady’s orders were, how the alter- ations and inter-lineations had been made in the petitions and what was the pu of all those orders. He had shown evidence of prear- Tangements and understandings between the defendants He had shown that orders previously made were persisted in by Brady after notice—and abundant notice—that the orders were injurious to the public service. He had shown that within fourdays Brady had reduced a route from $19,000 to $2,000 and increased It to $22,000. He had shown all this, and if there were no further evi- dence in the case he would appeal to the Jury with entire confidence that not one of them would dare to disregard this evidence and to come to any conclusion but that Brady and the other defend- ants were in a corrupt conspiracy to defraud the government. Even {f this record evidence Which was produced could leave tn the mind of an honest jury a single doubt the evidence of Walsh and the evidence of MacVeagh and James must Temove that doubt, and must leave the jury as men who had taken’an oath, who desired to stand Weil before the community, who desired to stand weil before their Maker, to find a verdict that the government had made’ out its case, and that the defendants had been gulity of a gross and outra- Geous conspiracy to defraud the government of the United Stal The Pound War. A SHARP ENGAGEMENT IN “COWTOWN.” The poundmen got another warm reception this morning, this time in Cowtown, just above Boun- dary street. About 5o’clock Poundmaster Einstein and his men, accompanted by Policeman Farquhar, paid a visit to this usually quiet “burg” and sur- Tounded fifteen dogs. Before they could get them into the wagon the natives drove the dogs away. The poundmen then turned their attention toa flock of geese in a neighboring creek. ‘The female inhabitants seemed to have a special interest in the geese, and they turned out in force, armed with paving stones, sticks and table-knives. The men, inspired by the presence and daring of the women, combined forces with them and made a | Very effective assaulf, the poundmen retreating In good order after taking one prisoner—Patrick Mur- phy. During the fight Murphy struck one of the Poundmen of the head with a lange ston, and one of the women cut the tail nearly off Gen. Einstein's coat with a table-knife, John Keefe was arrested for profanity, and David Nelligan for disorderly conduct. The police are on the track of a number of others whom they expect to arrest. In the Po- lice Court to-day continued until Monday to get witnesses. Keefe’s case was also continued, and Nelligan fortelted collateral A Seaman's Rerreat.—Rey. Samuel Kramer, acting chaplain of the navy yard, has with the assistance of some friends established a Seaman’s Retreat at 714 L street_southeast, and his work 1s warmly commended by Commander Graham, of the U.S. receiving ship Passaic. An appeal is made for donations of books, papers, &c., for the reading room. BM For Ltset.—To-day, Mrs. W. H. Godey, by MeN. H. Miller fled 2 Ubel on the schooner John ‘inniss, for jamages cargo of plaster shipped to her which she claims to have been spolled by improper loading. a Tne Potomac FRurr Growexs’ excursion and | exhibition at Glymont yesterday was enjoyed by alarge party. The display of fruits and flowers Was quite creditable, considering the fact that choice fruits are not yet fully ripe. Luscious aches were placed on the tables by Mr. W. H. chase, Dr. Howland and others, Mr. Saul sent a large ‘number of fine specimens of pears. There were several good mens of grapes, crab ap- ples and plums, together with tomatoes ‘and other vegetables. Mr. J. B. Clagett exhibited some splendid specimens of grain and from his | noted farm at Silver Springs. The samples in- | cluded Fultz wheat—80 heads from three grains, | an increase of 2,900 from one grain; Amber wheat— 187 heads from three grains, increase 3,000 trom a | single grain; timothy grass, 634 feet high; orchard | grass, 63 feet high; red top, 4 feet; heads of fine | tmothy grass, 12 inches long; heads of oats, trom 4 to6 inches ‘long. Literary exercises of a high order occupied a portion of the day, and were Iis- | tened to with marked interest. A Very interesting essay by Dr. McKim, on “Fruit Growing and Frult Eating,” was read by Mr. Chase. Remarks were made by Dr. McKim, Mr. Chase, Mr. Daniel, Rev. Dr. Domer and others. The exercises were varied with vocal and instrumental music. qttsnercrsaas Mgs. SusAN G. Wi1son’s WILL was filed in the Probate Court, Judge Wylie, to-day, and admitted to probate and record. She makes a number of | bequests of personal property, and directs that the remainder be divided—two-thirds to go to her son, ¥. Wilson, of Boston; one-sixth to her daughter- inlaw, Mra. ¥ 3 So and one-sixth each to jeces, Lizzi ‘ami port, Mass., and Sadie L. Page, of Chicopee, Mass. H. M. Ba- ker qualified as executor, bond $1,500. —<—_—__—— Mosaic Fioors.—During the absence of Secre- tary Chandler the fine tesselated floor of the Secre- tary’s room, Navy department, is being thorough- ly olled and rubbed. A floor similar to this one Will be placed in the Secretary's room of the north wing of the State, War and Navy dey ent building, which will be occupied by the tary or War. ' These mosaic floors are Very handsome, and are usually only covered by handsome rugs. = effect 1s much beter than that of the carpeted joors. Alexandria Affairs, Reyorted for THE EVENING STAR. A CoMING Crry SurT.—The work of filling the sunken lots between Queen and Princess streets 1s nearly completed. ‘The cost will be very consider- able.” The expense will be at first paid by the city, | which will then enter suit to recover from thé owners the amount paid forthe filling. The decls- ton in the case will settle some long-pending ques- tions relative to the rights and powers of the city council upon lots within the building Iine, and as the cost, manner, &c., of removing nuisances. ‘The work was considered to be lmnperatively re- quired to protect the health of the neigh! in which it is situated. 381 mn; you back home.” “T will, e wife. “ Now let me tell you, y care of me; you will have to go back own le, and I am keep frouse ity 8a lurphy’s counsel had his case | Pronare Covrt—Judge To-day, estate Elizabeth Wetzel, sued. te of Daniel Pfeti Anal accounts of guariian aj yi —— —_ nt Crutchett; order ay ting 4 Estate Chas. Pearson: Pilcn Pearson &ppotated mintstratrix: bond $300; also, $2,000. Estate Max Deffane $i Bewarod Bie i admitted to rs tasted to Rachel W. Birch as executrixy: $2800, Estate Eben Evelett: H. itt pointed administrator; pond $10,000. lizabeth Wetzel: onder to pay legacy to. L. and E. Hitz. Will of Susu G. Wilsons {0 probate amd letters issued to H. M. Baker; Dal THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. ‘The following age the ovening and ci the New York Stock Market to-aay, as fe by special wire to H. H. Dodge, 589 15th street. Name. Ches. & Ohid.- Do. 1st pref. Do. 24 pret. a c. 4 Pac 146%) Peo. D.& -| Ta, 744 Texas Pac. *| 99°| 998) Tex. P. ragtts. M.K.& T...../ 39 | 395 Union Pac. Mo. Pacific... 106 1 m% Wab. Pac, N. J. Central...) 795s| 79 Wab. Pac. pid.| 64) . ¥. Central. 136 1353, West Union. BK: — —<e.— A Striking Array of Facts, From the New York Times, to-day. In the argument for the government against the star route conspirators, yesterday, Col. Bliss pre sented a striking array of facts designed to show hot only corrupt management of the postal serviog, but collusion between Uke managers and the Come tractors, Large sums, 1t had been proved, were Paid for expediting the mall service, but no expe dition had followed. 1t had been claimed tnat the demunds of a rapidly ling civilization ware ranted the excessive ouUlays authorize by the 8e0= ond Assistant Postmaster General. But what Be= — plea when it ts discovered that the expenditure did not bring to pass that expansion of the service and that enl: argement of postal factl~ ies which were sald to be required in he interest of the outiying frontier setticments? These coms cre urged in an address which has now concluded one imporiant section of the: ems ernment’s case. Another of the legal Ss foreas Mich. Cent. 4 4 ployed by the defendants now takes Ment in the trial, which has passed’ kts day of its duration! RODY OF A MAN POUND HANGING BE THE KNEES UNDER A BRIDGE. The headirss body of a man, clad only in blue Hannel drawers and high-top boots, was found Thursday by a man rowing under the draw of the New York and New England raliroad, near Bos ‘won, hanging by the knees from one of the string Pleces under the track. The man was about 6 feet in height, and must have weighed fully 200 Ibe The head, which was missing, had Deen severed from the trank by some sharp instrument, as the cut was a clean one, without ragged edges. Fi knife wounds were found on the back and which looked as though made with a doul pon. The body was taken to the m ing was discovered Uthat could lead to’ the man’s identity. The body had not been tn the Water more than forty-eight hours. The has been advanced that the Severed by a railroad train; but if 80, how @id the body come underneath the planking of the center of the track, the bridge being planked over its entire width? The body could not have been Washed upon the strincer by the dde, as if It had been thrown or had of the bridge 1t must have sunk, and would not have come to the suf. face for four or five days. From present ances, the man was murdered and the body where 1 was found, his head being cut off 10 pre. vent Identification. ; x ; : 3 b —————— THE TROUBLES IN TkeLAND.—A popular subseripe ton, headed by Catholic bishops, 1s being made im Ireland to pay the fine imposcd upon E. Dwyer Gray. Judge Lawson's sentence is severely cen sured by the London Pat! Mall Gazete .Law offle cers are considering whether any action should Be taken in regard to speeches made by Measra, O'Gorman, Maton, Healy and Dillon. A family named J in county Galway, have been mure dered because they were suspected of having given information, — ALL WE KNOW ABOUT TENNYSON. The Obscurity which Shronds the Poce Laureate of England. Literary World's Review of “Pon Pictures." The little which Mr. Shepard has to say about Tennyson illustrates how skillfully and success: fully the poet laureate has kept himself out of public observation, how. effectively he has eluded even newspaper reporters and inter- viewers. Tennyson figures dimly in RB. H, Horne's “Spirit of the Age” (1844), and is@ baffling subject in William Howitt’s “Homes and Haunts of the Poets” (1847). Fanny Kem- ble alludes briefly in her “Records of Girlhood” to an evening spent with him in 1882, and twenty-two years later Hawthorne just him in the rooms of the Manchester exhil as stated in his ‘“Note-Books.” Caroline Pex, too, has a reference to him in her recently lished “Memoirs.” But this is about all. collection of current newspaper however, Mr. Shepard constructs this of the man, which probably has some truth im it, _ which we insert here for what it is worth: Tennyson's manner (we are told) has @ brusqueness and bluntness about it which is at first rather startling to one who has known him through his books. He utters opinions in a plain, straightforward way, choos- ing the homeliest Suxon words and rarely to anything like the heroic strain. His disre- gard of the conventionalities of life is, however, thoroughly natural and unaffected. He is am inveterate smoker. A brother poet who spent a week with him at his country seat says that Partagas, Regalias and Cabanas have no charm for him. ‘He prefers a pipe, and of all pi the world the common clay pipe is his cholee. His den is at the top of the house. When he sits down to work in the morning, a huge to- bacco jar, big enough for an ancestral is at his feet, together with a box full of white pipes. Filling one of these, he smokes until is empty, breuks it in twain, and throws the fragments into another box prepared for their reception. Then he pulls out a tresh Pipe, fils it, smokes it, and destroys it as before. He will not smoke a pipe the second time. His chief delight is not in communion with his fellows. Rather*it isto lounge at the window of his study, surrounded bya few choice books of favorite authors, and in full view of the mag- nificent island ‘scenery with the gray line of undulating hills and the streak of silver sea ia the distance. ——$+ 0 —_—_ A Flower in a Dead Baby’s Hana, From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. After a yor laid in its casket, in Auburn, a few days ago, @ rosebud was plucked from a neighboring gardem and the stem was placed in one of the lifeless little hands. A day or two between this incident and the funeral . Inthe interval the rosebud In the band of clay was seen to gradually unfold. When the servies = the bud become a meme >= jomenon gave peculiar pleasure Emicted family, and was referred te the cle who compared the ens ees heaven tela rise tothe notion that hairy men physically, whiie the fact is that who are the Rae sped Ragranyed or all mostly bald, and as and thick hair is a sign and token of t intellecta- ality, all antiquity, all mad-houses and all mon observation are against it. wheedied Esau was hairy. The m! Ter home by some laden, |” “a Sue as Te to ‘SOI his race nr Ta sarged a score or parsons who have a Deen notified to abate nuisances upon their i was bald. Long-haired men : fanatical, and men with hair are the pul soa und soldiers and statesmen of the world. ‘The Uniform in Egypt. sal color for the patrol-jacket, which all m alike are to wear, The trousers are to be blue, the material a kind of cotton. Bo i i