Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1883, Page 2

ND_ DISTRICT. WHE REVISED PLUMBING REGU- LATIONS. Skim Plumbers and Scamp Work. To the Etitor of Tar Evestxe Star: The Master Plumbers’ Association of this city, at their recular meeting on Monday even- act, by resolution, endorsed in every par- the statements contained in Mr. Edward communication to your paper under of January 6ch inst. Gat It would appear, on reference to the article jed the Revised Plumbing Regulations, printed in your issue of the Sd inst., that the regulations, as first promulgated, were defec tive, because the plumbers were allowed to par- ticipate in the conference between the health officer and plumbing inspector, and, it being found necessary to perfect and amend them, the plumbers were consequently left out and did not participate im their consideration this tine, and, after being revised without any med- dling of the pt Ts, are now recocnized as as they well can be. s, the plumbers are not re- of the mistakes or Impracti- | tures in the old rezulations, or the high-priced work calied for in the nts. Hind the recommendations sub- itted by the Master Plumbers’ Association of this city (after having been invited by the Com- | miss ments to eriticise the proposed amend- been would have lopted the cost of plumbing y decreased with- nitary require- amendations have been | out sacrifi meats. almost unimp For instance, the | require a manhole, with | cover, constructed over the trap | 2 drain in frout of each house—an une | which there is no | an be made ac- e surface throuch the fresh air inlet. Such things as that should have been left optional with the owner, and this is only | mple of several the new rules which nt have been ny ional vatory. and which have in plumbing out of all propor — of many who desire to build small houses, ow need most is more careful and te ion of the work and not to have rele Job passed by exposure and inspection pra awh of a few feet of pipe and a few joints oniy. Every foot of pipe, trap, fitting and joint should be closely inspected. In this way with prompt prosecution of offenders) can per- fect workmanship and compliance with the reg- ulations be uniformly secured. It is sae to as- sert that two-thirds of the work done since the Tegulations were first promulgated and took ef- fect has been done more or jess in violation of said reguiations. mostly, nowever, In defective workmanship, as plumbers, who make @ prac- tice of seldom losing a job they compete on and ex% the work according to the price they receive, generally make a show, only a show, of complying with the regulations and skin the work where it should ve, but is not, closely inspected. It is said the one inspector cannot properly Inspect all the work in this District; we all know this is true; give him at least two practical men to assist him. Don’t let us have any more added | to the cost of plumbing, but give us better in- | Spection. The honest plumber is not afraid to have his work closely inspected, and the skin plumber will soon find it to his interest to cal- culate for and do hone PLUMBER. THE DAY NURSERY. The Charitable Enterprise Conducted at the colin Mixsien—Hew the Children are Cared For—The Origin of the Institution, &c. The Day Nursery, started last winter in con- nection with the work of the Associated Chari- ties, has been reopened duri he past three . and is recarded as permanently and sat- Aisfactorily established. The nursery is located in the upper rvoms ofthe Lincoln Mission, cor- Rer 1th and R streets. The rooms have been Fecently plastered and painted, and are ar- Fanged as comfortably as need be. The main Yoom, the nursery, is large. well lighted and €lean. The floor is covered with cocoa matting, ‘end around the walls are placed low settees. The walls are plentifally sprinkled over with gay pictures, newspaper cuts, etc., hung to €atch the jnyenile eye at the proper range, and are naturally a source of great interest to the littie folks. There are several low rockers and easy chairs, and a big table. having eight deep drawers on each side, where clothing, bdooks, papers and toys of every description are Kept for everyday use. The youngsters have entire control of the toy department, and are ever happier than when rummaging through these masen The room is reall bene bya large stove, and is in all respects a comfortable e@partuent. Adjoiving this is THE DINING-ROOM, ‘With long tables and benches. and everything bright and clean. The main feature in the kitchen is the large cook stove.which also heats the dining-room. The matron’sroom and the bath and store rooms are well arranged. The Yooms are in charge of a matron, who has breakfast ready every morning at 8. Children must be breuzht in prior to.that hour. Lunch is given them at noon, and at 4 o'clock dinner is served. Last winter 2.200 meals were given prage attendance was 25. ill be taken and cared reir mathers at night. ve is the limit. The ht to wait upon the in the housework when re- is furni d are wholesome. | ts of coffee. oatmeal, rice or with corn bread. agd for dinner beef | with one or two kinds of vegetables. The average attendance this year is about elevel children, all able to take care of themselves, and all except two go out to school. They come " fast. return tor their din- | ‘y uutil called for. | wr ther care. Four! five cents for two . and seven cents The greatest difficulty is experienced hemothers of children to bring them. rd the project suspic: ts Over SIX Ww I the return children of the same fami for three. nation imagine the whole scheme is in the interesta of the Lin- coln mission, when it has in gealitygothing to do with it eonree wah OF THE INSTITUTION. nursery was Mr. Chas. & | that we should make, it we can, as public as and not obli- | ! THE 3 OPOLITAN CLUB HOUSE. What Messrs. Gray and Page Have to Say. To the Editor of Tae Even1xa Stam. We are induced to ask that you will dothe kindness to publish the following statement, by the single fact that much publicity has been given through the papers and otherwise to inju- rious and incorrect statements regarding the construction of the Metropolitan Club Hone, at corner of H and 17th streets. Both asa matter of Justice to the reputation of that im- portant building and to ourselves, it is due the slander has been made the assertion that by the judzment of the best architects in America, and who are wholly disinterested, the construction of that house as well as the plans thereof were without fault. Our original draw- ings contemplated the use of 18 inch brick arches over openings for sliding doors tn first and second stories, and we bave a written opinion that our contemplated construction was safe and in accordance with practice, from an archi- teetural engineer, who is endorsed by the best architects In New York and Philadelphia oa being one -of the highest authorities on construction. Nevertheless the build- ing ispector objected to this con- struction, and the builders, Messrs. R. Da- vidson & Co., in order to avoid trouble and de- jay. on their own responsibility. at their own expense, and without our consent or agency, placed iron beams where the inspector desired | them, doing away with our arch construction. | Nothing more was said by the authorities until the walis were up and the building ready for Teof, when the inspector condemned the 10%¢- inch beams, put in by the builders, as being short in capacity. The Ciub then re- quested that the authorities ap- point a commission, which was done and said commission demanded that portions of the partition walls over said sliding doors be taken down and the sin le 103g-inch beams replaced ms in each case, which was se of the Club and under our rtaken any responsibil- is for the reasons st of the Club we an engineer of the st standing and ability, who reported same safe in his opinion, which we know was based on careful mathematical calculations. Respectfull, Gray & Pace. —— 9-9 The Free Bridge, Once More. To the Editor of Tux Eventxe Star: Tt was not the intention of the writer to pro- voke discussion on the subject of a free bridge across the Potomac at Georgetown, when he penned his first article in relation to the Aque- duct structure and tne necessity for Congress to step in and put an end to a controversy which had the effect of grinding out of the people who have occasion to use that bridge a heavy and ruinous tribute In the shape of tolls. But upon the appearance of that article the old champions of a bridge upon the Aqueduct piers (and their name is not legion) stepped forward to the rescue of their pet scheme of foisting upon the public, at a heavy cost, without commensurate consideration, a bridge at that site, and a bridge, too, with the objectionable feature of a draw. Discussion, however, has arisen, and the writer, not at all disturbed by the odds against him, proposes to follow up his hard blows with some additional facts. | No further notice of Mr. Bliss’ communication would be necessary were It not that it affords an opportunity of bringing to the attention of the public some very important facts. The writer will be as brief as possible. and will deal in both facts and figures. It will be remembered that Mr. Bliss alleges that the plateau on the Vir- ginia side of the river is three hundred feet above tide water, and wishes to make the im- a that that grade must be surmounted vefore a road constructed from the ‘Three Sisters'” site can-reach the plateau; as thouzh a road leading from a bridge. which it is expressly provided in the estimates of Mr. Abert, the gov- ernment engineer, shall be at least sixty feet above the river level, at low water mark, and may be seventy-five feet (atthe option of the builder), must start from the water's edge. CALCULATED TO MISLEAD. That is the inference to be drawn and the statement has the appearance of being Intended to mislead. It is granted that to reach the plateau, a half-mile back from the river, that elevation and possibly a greater one would have to be overcome, but that isa very damaging admission for Mr. Bliss’ side of the question, as it is up and over that grade that we are now traveling, and will centinne to travel if the free bridge is located at the Aqueduct site. The writer never claimed, as Mr. Bliss would have it appear, that a road could be constructed on a le of a foot to the mile from the “Three sisters” site to Falls Church. There are two Toads already existing leading in almost parallel lines from the Aqueduct bridze to the western and southern portions of Alexandria county, to Falis Church and other portions of Fairfax bese feared Loudoun county. These roads ihe" be intersected by the proposed road from ‘Three Sistera” site at a distance a little over a mile in one instance from the southern terminus of a bridge from that site and of about two miles in the other. By this proposed road several hich and difficult hills would be avoided, and the distance to Georgetown to persons’ residing west of the points of intersection, above referred to, would be reduced about three-fourths of a mile, while it would be no greater than it now isto persons below those points, except such persons asreside immediately at the south- ern terminus of the Aqueduct bridge. The Tight of way for this road has been already se- cured. The reduction in distance referred to would apply sith equal propriety to Fort Meyer and the adjacent neighborhood on account of its being in a more direct line with the “Three | Sisters” route, but ft would involve the con- struction of an additional road to that locality; yet if the people of the District of Columbia who are wont in the sultry afternoons of summer to seek an hour of recreation and enjoyment and he fresh air of the country, over beautiful drives, could have an opportunity of viewing the ground over which these roads would pass it would soon be apparent that there would be but one opinion regarding the locality of the free bridge, and that would be the one FAVORING THE ‘* THREE SISTERS” SITE. Our opponents may smile at such a sugges- tion ; but it is a practical one.and will commend itself to the best classes of the people. Mr. Bliss wants a bridge at the foct of High street, which would involve another one to connect Analostan island with the Virginia shore; but is he aware that a road from that point would have to pass through a culvert under the canal Tie necessity for some | others could leave young children, started the work at his own expense, put up the cook stove, ete., and provisioned tt for the first month. Then the Associated ‘Charities took it in band and it has since been supported by the fourth and sixth sub- Givisions. The board of management. are le. Mis. C. B Babcock from the fourth divi irs. T. D. Terrill and Mi ixth division. Mrs C. Z and Mrs. M. Tie ladies contribute week thi nu Foster, pn. and ris r. The de each for the turns in | arrance wider sco tien wi iy oa for the s¢ ry dinner. They also ng at the nursery to supervise thy ents there, and contemplate any ein their field of work. the Americ: ent, Mrs. C y will pr The ladies have also will then be that, every Hildren ¢ 4 and dressed in entire a cloth clean clothes, £ to be replaced before the ei ax a necessary | idiness In appearance little trouble fre dren are exam ase and to in- ‘Thus far there has ed by physiciuns betore being |. It is thought that the kept open straight through the year, although it is a more pressing need in the cold weather. THE BUILDING in which the rooms are located was erected by the Freedman’s bureau just after the war, and called the Lincoln Industrial Mission. It was at first used as a headquarters tor supplies Sent from the nortf for distribution among the Rogroes, the American mi feciation. The lower hall was used for religious Meeings and the upper roums fur sewing, Where a lotof women were kept employed making the clothing sent them. It has since ‘nto the hands of i been Confined to the colored people of that immediate section. Oue of the features-ts a weekly sewing class of eighty young girls. who cand werd, ‘under direction and who are oda penny a * old Dr. | Kate | 9 + in they will be | a sickness, and all chil- | that ts scarcel: Suflicient capacity to adinit | within ft a ge sized wagon load of hay? Or | does he propose a third bridge to surmount this | difficulty? Mr. Bliss is a bridge builder. and we | would advise him to stick tothe High street | site. This gentleman allegesthat “‘the business | men of G wh have no tight to interpose between the people and an immediate free idge.” It would be desirable for Mr. Bliss to inform us in what respect Georgetown has in- erposed obstacles to tiatamost cherished real- ization of loug expected but blasted hopes: ee bridge. It is presumed that the people of | Georgetown have a right to the opinion that neither High street nor the Aqueduct piers, in view of ner commereial interests, are suitable sites for the free brid: He alsosays that she has not taken @ step nor contributed a dollar to- vards the destruction of the Aqueduct. has not, that the writer is aware of; but she has dene more: She contributed 4.500 to the con- struction of the Aqueduct bridge, more than | half of the whole cost of that structure, if the | cost of constructing the Aqueduct trunk is not | taken into the account. SOME BRIDGE STATISTICS. Before closing, the writer calls attention to some recently published Long bridge statistics as having some bearing on the subject under | censideration. By that publication’ it appears | that the travel over that bridge during the year | 1882 was as follows: 40.814 92,125, She | 30, THE JERSEL LILY ON SKATES, Mer Exploits at the Chicago Rink. DESCRIPTION OF MRS. LANGTRY ON ROLLERS BY 4 BASHFUL YOUNG MAN WOO WAS SELECTED 48 HER SKATORIAL PARTNER—HOW HE BLUSHED WHEN HE LET THE LILY DROP—HER VIVACITY AND HER COURAGE—HER POSSIBLE APPEAR- ANCE AT THE WASHINGTON RINK. ‘The following are extracts from a private let- ter received by a gentieman in Washington from a friend temporarily in Chicago: Cuoaeo, Jan, 14, 1883. * * © The only thing of mote since my-last wes a tete-a-tete with the “Jersey Lily” on the rollers last Thursday.and Friday noons. Yes, I actually had the honor of skating several times and chattingand laughing with this much-dis- cussed female, whose reputation is world-wide. In response to an invitation from Mr. Ferguson (manager) she drove to the rink on Thursday noon, about 1 o'clock, in_a three-seated cutter sleigh, in company with Miss Langtry (her sis- ter-in-law) and two gentlemen of her troupe, and was eoon whizzing round on skates. I was standing out in the center, and after she had been round a few minutes with one of the opera company she came out to me and asked if she could haye the pieasure ofa skate with me. Of course I made a Chesterfieldian bow -and re- marked | should consider it a great honor, &c., and off we went. After that H— and I had her all to ourselves both days, for she would not go with any one else, and you can rest assured we had A JOLLY TIME. Whatever may be sald of ther personal appear- ance or ability as an actress, she certainly is a charming woman in social intercourse. One feels as much at home in her company in five minutes as though he bad known her for a long time. Such affability of manner, devoid of airs or affectation, betokens a person of thorough breeding. Whether it wasthat the exhilaration ofthe sport which she enjoys so intensely, caused her con- versation to be so animated, I cannot say; but she exhibited a wonderful vivacity; you might gay overflow of animal spirits, such as you see In school girls of Hattie’s age, and con- versed with us with perfect freedom and volu- bility on any and all subjects, and Interesting at all times. As I said to H—, if she had been talk- ing on a wager, for so much an hour, she could not have spun off her words faster. DOES SHE SKATE WELL? No, and when I told her she didn’t make a movement correctly she laughed and said: “I don't believe you; I thought I did, pray don’t de- Stroy the illusion.” She is a good ice skater when, I understand, they are burnt. But why stroy them? Why not keep them on this far- ci eternal round,” until they are worn out? Tt would save b new ones, and they would ) ‘to swell the post office “receipts just as and truly if used twenty times as thongh ‘used but once. Bat that,is not the kind of economy I am ad- vocating. ‘Some of the public offices pay their Te y unpaid postage with the regular postage tamps or money; ata pe 5 this.is what all the departments id Go. The sensible way, however, would be to take no ac- count of sych postage at all, as it is only “tak- ing money ont of one pocket and putting it into the other; but the evil of part-payment should be |, a8 far as ible, by returning to thelr‘ writers all letters not tully prepaid, except bbe ‘evident that such omission was not ni My illustration as regards the executive de- partments will apply equally to all the govern- ment offices that continue the use of the official stamps; and I know that with many officers, of the army especially, the stamps are as an intolerable nnisance. Now, Senate bill No. 2406, introduced by Sen- ator Morgan, if passed into a law, will, by abol- ishing the stamps and extending the penalty envelope ‘to all officers of the United States government, including members of either house of Congress,” secure the desired reform. Inthe interest of economy, convenience and common sense, I beg Senators and Representatives to give this matter their carefal attention. It there is a doubting one among them, I will esteem it a favor to be called on to furnish any informa- tion he may desire on the subject. Very respectfully Heaatio Kye. 2 ea, JOHN HOWARD PAYNE, of the Late Poet's Remains, Exhumation Mr. Brown, chief clerk of the Department of State, has received .the following interesting unofficial letter from the U.S. consul at Malta, which has kindly been furnished to Tae Star for publication: ‘Tonts, January 5th, 1883, My dear Mr. Brown: Learning that the body of John Howard Payne, author of “Home, Sweet Home,” was to be ex- humed from its grave in Tunis and sent to Amer- tea, at the expense of W. W. Corcoran, esq. mentality in such cases. Pharaoh and his prime minister werg not a little puzzled in devis- | case ing a plan-which would operate more favorably to the class of honest people, who were victim- feed by the good understanding which had grown up between the police and the lizht- . But necessity is the mother Gelibera- SALVINI AND WTSDHAM—THE NEW OPERAS OP HEART AND WAND AXD MICAET.A—SARY ANDER SOx IX NEW TORK—MRS. LANGTRY, ETO. — At Ford's, Monday night, theaplendid Loa- Criteri ¥ am“ Andrew W. Moore, which attracted so much at-| Daya | Command Pen — tention in the star route trial yesterday, has Salvin - appears in Othello at the Natiousl trendy been curruborated in many respects bY | on yeonday night. He hes @rewa crowded documentary and other evidence, especially by | houses in Baltimore this week. the contracts which he made with sub-con- —Cards are out for the wedding of Geo. 2. tractors in the west ae agent of the Dorsey Perty, | rora, of Ford's Opers House, Baltimore. the testimony of the sub-contractors ys ling The Say arewenmaniae of | — The board of directors of the West Wash Moore came to an end this noon, and amounted | ington Conservatory of Music have seoured the the services of Mr. Joseph Kaspar, the well knowam and successful Instructor upon the violin, to ail ition lately occupied in that Institution by Mr. R.C. Bernays. —Miss Minnle Maddern, who appears at Ford's the week after next, has attracted audiences this week in Rosenficld’s new that | the “storm Child” at the ition, he took | She will play that and “Fogg’s Ferry” here. less pay than the government allowed, — Anew American drama, entitled “Gradge ho expooted the tnoronso and expetitien. Moore | and Gold,” written by O. R. Beers, of Bridge- told him that one trip would be a(ded by the | port, received its first representation on any department by the bextnning of the contract | stage last week at Hawe's Opera House, Bridge- term, and that in course of time he would get | port, Conn. The play was favorably received. six trips and expedition. Im consequence of |" ye Jay W. Morrissey made a genuine these assurances, he took the contract. and the additional service and expedition were after- | artistic success of “The Professional Matines® ; ward ordered, Just as Moore had assured iim | trom Washington to Baltimore, on Wednesday last. “The Ideals” and “Hazel Kirke” com- they would be. r added that he was not one of the sub-contractors Moore had instructed | panies were charmed with the Wyndiams. —The Ideal Opera Troupe open next week ta to get up petitions in such a way that stronger headings could be substituted. The presenta- tion of this testimony was Interrupted by almost | Harrisburg and Reading, Pa, and in Wilming- innumerable obj ns and exceptions on the | ton, Del. part of the defense, and just before adjourn-| yj mn ment Judge Wylie was again led to speak of the | in9 eed relma ek sesey f mee oe “almost intolerable waste of time” caused by = by Mr. Abbey these methods. appear next autumn at the Lyceum Theater, in Brady's afternoon paper, recognizing to-day | London, under his management. Mr. Abbey the force of Moore's testimony, begins to abuse | assumes the management of that theater, for him. es ley as soon as Mr. Lrving’s present season ended. — Rice's Surprise Party narrowly escaped ‘From the Philadelphia Press. losing one of its most valued members last week HIS CORRUPT BARGAIN WITH DORSEY PROVED BY DOCUMENTS AND TESTINONT. Washington Correspondence New York Timo. Hshed to the effect that the go-betweens should be dispensed with; that the thieves should be recognized as a fraternity whom the Jaws would respect, on the essential condition, however, that they were to return the goods and receive a reward amounting to 15 per cent of their value. If the rogues were governed ordinary prudence they would make restora- tion on these terms, and could then ply their calling in peace and quiet; and since we are told that ‘‘there is honor among thieves” we may suppose that most of them observed the law, on pain of expulsion from the order, as well as punishment under the laws. The hon- est victims, who, like our fellow-citizens, were accustomed to {ose all by the theft of their Property, were gind to make this com- promise with the fraternity, a3 they were sure to get back eighty-five per cent of their stolen | property. So that both the honest people and the rogues were the gainers by this law, while the losers were the zo-betweens and the police. These facts are brought to the attention of the public, not for the purpose of recommending the Ezyptian method of dealing with the sub- ject, but merely to intimate that, at the very worst, the community can do better than submit to existing laws as they are ad- ministered. If ‘half a loat is better than no bread,” eichty-five per cent will. be & great deal ‘ter. The existing custom of compounding feionies at the entire cost of the party robbed may thus lead to a more liberal arrangement, in which the class of dishonest rogues, who rob their neighbors with the coun- tenance of the authorities, and thus avoid responsibility, will be thrown out of employ- ment. By all means let the middlemen be dis- pensed with, and if we must have pilferers and robbers among us, let us negotiate directly with them, without the intervention of the go-be- tweens. Crrizex. ——_e-___ ART NOTES. Testimony that Deserves Credence. Mr. Richard N. Brooke has been elected a member of the Literary Society, which, under its -, Of Washington, and learning, too, that probably not any American would be present, I resolved to t a run over to Tunis, and, if possible, get there in time to witness the disinterment. I had written and telegraphed Reade, the British consul general at Tunts, asking him 0 inform me on what day the exhumation would occur, he replying, “on Wednesday, the 3d instant.” Az no steamer would leave Malta for Tunis (after the receipt of Mr. Reade's telegram) until noon of the 8d inst., I had doubts whether ‘would be able to reach Tunts in time, particular! ag my steamer would not arrive at Tunis ‘Thursday, the 4th inst.; but, fortunately, upon Mr. Thomas but hadn't been on rollers for nearly four years. Every now and thenI would makefun of her steps, at which she would pretend to be angry, and then shortly afterwards I would praise her to the skies and tell her how well she wasdoing, and In two weeks practice she could surpass any lady skater here for grace, &c. Then she would reply: ‘I believe yon; how disappointed Tam that I didn’t know of this rink when I first came, for I should certainly have been here every day.” LETTING THE LILY DROP, When with me on Thursday she wanted to skate a certain move, and I warned her not to try for fear she would fall. She said: “Oh, never mind; let’s do it. I'll take the risk. What’s the use of skating unless you tall down?” Said I: “Allright; come on;” and, as I expected, her highness measured her length on the surface, but she laughed over it, took it in good part, and blamed only herself. She knew no such thing as fear, and wanted to try everything she saw done, no matter how difficult, and the con- sequence was she fell twice with H— on Fri- day. Of course, everybody had to chaff us about letting the Lily drop. They say I turned all the colors in the rainbow when she went down with me, andI don’t doubt it. Many a young blood would have given $20 tohave worn iny coat and cap either one of those days, for the-privilege of skating with the Lily. = CHICAGO PERFECTLY 'ORRID. ‘Mrs. Langtry, are you not disappointed in Chicago?” “J am; its a perfectly ’orrid town.” “You can denounce it all you please without offending me—I don't hve here. I know you like Bostun and New York ?” “tah, yes, especially New York; it.reminds me so much of reeahels She has considerable of a Cockney accent in her speech. If I were to fill four sheets I could not begin to tell yon of all she talked about, but will relate it to you all when I see you. Upon my informing her that there were good roller rinks in Baltimore and Washington she said, “I shall certainly visit both of them when I go to those cities.” Having such a good Sppcmealty, to judge I water you would like to have my impressions of her beauty. 4 CANDID OPINION OF THE LILY'S CHARMS. I liked her so well that I wish I could say she was supremely beautiful, but candor compels me to admit that she is far from ft. I expected-| to be dazzled, but the glare was 80 feebleI could look withont blinking. She has clear blue laughing eyes, dark brown hair, a good shaped nose, an exquisitely rounded chin, and handsome teeth, but her mouth is so large that it detracts from the good impression you might have of the front view of her face. Had she a smaller and handsomer shaped mouth it would add vastly to her charms. She has a good profile and I notice most of her pictures are taken with that view. The London artists are said to have gone into such raptures over her finely formed shoulders, neck and head. She has not nearly such finely formed shoulders as Mrs. S., for I noticed that particularly; and as to her head, it is large and well shaped and that’s all you can say. Judged by our American standard she cannot be calied a beautiful woman. I can pick out a hundred in Baltimore tar superior to her in looks. HER ACTING. She sent H—— and I seats in the orchestra to see her act, and H—went Friday night and I to the matinee yesterday p.m. The less said about her abilities as an actress the better, although the house was crowded, 80 you could hardly get standing room and the receipts were nearly 4.000 every performance. Are not ‘Americans ensily gulled? Her reputation is built up by the papers and her being a favorite of the Prinoe of Wales. Postal Reform. ‘To the Editor of Tax Evaxrxe Stax. Through your favor, for which I feel gratefal, I think your readers must be fully convinced ot the expensive folly of the official postage stamps; but so long as Congress falis to prohibit their use, it is very evident that the farce of mannfacturing, distributing.and having to keep an account of them throughout the ramifica- tions of the various government offices is to be continued. By an article you were so kind as to publish on the 20th ot January J called attention to tne fact that of 81,394,388, stated by the Postmaster seneral as the excess of post office receipts over expenditure for the year ended June ), 1882, the sum of $139,901 was taken directly from the Treasury by the different government departments to pay for official stamps, Now, I repeat forthe hundredth time and defy successful contradiction, that all this is a wholly unnecessary trouble and expense, With two exceptions, in every instance where the stamps were used, the penaity envelope— and there must always be some kind of an enve- lupe—would have served a better, and, looking to the danger of fraud, afar safer process than the stamps. The exceptions are in respect to the payment, by government departments, of registry fees and postage on letters received in- y prepaid. 4nd, how think yen a registered by either of the execu- ents is treated? Why, they tive departm put thelr letter in a penalty envelope. which carries it free, and then put on a ten-cent. a i f i i ATS ut i sz Teaching this place aud ‘calling upon Mr. Revdé, Tround the exhumation fad not taxen place, but ‘would occur to-day at 10a,m. You can tmugine how glad I was, then, that I had chanced coming, and ‘Mrs. Worthington had accompanied me. ‘Of course, I did not come in an offictal capacity, bi n, who could not ut simply a8 an American bear the idea that the body of ‘the author of “Home, Sweet Home” (once a distinguished United States consul at Tunis, who died and was buried there in 185%) should be taken from its grave and sent to its native land and not one of his country- men be present. Hence I came. ae eae at 12 jeter om took lace, resence of about twenty persons,— 2 tow, being’ Tunisians attracted. £0" the ‘Spot through curipsity, the others being laborers em- ployed, and a few gentlemen acting as: witnesses at the request of Mr. Reade. I also signed the paper as a witness that the exhumation took place fs stated. There were two persons present who were also at_the funeral and interment of Payne, ¢. e. Mons. Pissani and a dragoman. ‘The goffin was badly decayed,and was kept from falling,apart,when raised, with diMiculty ;but every- thing relating to the remains was scrupulously and réverently preserved and handled. There was little elSe than the blackened skeleton left. ‘Traces of thé colonel’a uniform, in which Payne was baried, were distinguishable,—same gold lace and afew buttons. I asked for a button, which was given me, and which I enclose to you. Mr. Reade also rejainsa button. 1 likewise ‘enclose & twig from thé large “pepper tree” that ts growing at the head of the now empty grave, this twig having fallen on the coffin from which I took it ‘At three O'¢lock, after the body had been put im its lead coftin and’ soldered, and then into its hard- wood coMfin and then its outer box, it was brougit. to the little Protestant church, where it will rest to-night under guard, and to-morrow morning be taken toa Vessel leaving for Marseilles in the afternoon. Twill add that 1 tried, unsuccessfully, to pro- cure a bani lay Payne's immot song as remains should Ieave the marina of ‘Tusts, Dut could play“Home, Sweet Home," 1 had the, mroraa and notes with me. How, ever, a8 The was ES an ~ Engitsh'" captain, ae Brats tirge on the tile American organ there, after which Mrs. Worthington sang “Home, Sweet Home” very swe-tly, and then we allcame away, leaving the poor ‘the memorial window in the chancel, whi large Englishmen had put in there in ten- derand ous memory of one they loved and honored, not alone for Ms authorship of the most touching of all songs, but for the half melancholy and wholly beautiful character of the man him- Belt Tt you care to show this letter to Mr. Corcoran you can do 80, giving him the pepper branoh, It Strikes me that Americans cannot too warmly Ubank and henor Mr. Corcoran for this most thoughtful and patnotc deed of his. That Payne should at Jast sleep: in the land of hts own Sweet Home must be a gratitying thought to all his countrymen. Falthrully yours, JOHN WoXTHINGTON. Sevellon A. Brown, esq., Chief Clerk Department of State. —____—_—ee-—___ COMPOUNDING FELOXIES. Historical Experiences, HOW THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS MANAGED THE THIEVES. ‘To the Editor of Tax Evrsixe Sram: has given the particulars, furnish another illus- tration of the oft-quoted observation, that his- tory repeats itself. We Americans are apt to think of laws and institutions as the immediate offspring of legislative action—that they spring forth from these bodies armed and defended at all points by preambles and provisos, just as the fabled goddess of antiquity was said to have issued from the brain of Jove. Butin the old world, and especially in the ancient world, such was not the rule. And even inour mother country, England, her most valued institutions have been evolved by time and circumstances. Her common law, which has been adopted in nearly all our states, originated in custom. Her most fundamental and characteristic institu- tions, the parliament and the jury trial, can be traced to no defined of time for their origin. Their takes us back into dim shadowy traditions of the times which ante-date the Conquest. There is reason to think that in this country also, notwithstanding the fact that we have fundamental, written constitutions, with legie- lative. bodies, national, state and See whose powers are defined and limited, and at the same thne ample,—we still are dependent in @ great m re on custom for our laws and institutions. Customs arise, pe; in viola- tion of existing statutes; they originate in the a sts of @ class—they may be. ni, yseful, or they may be-sinister and fal; but uf are often allowed, or winked at, or tolerated, until tney are enabled to entrerich themselves in the laws. The Egyp- tians, Who weye @ very ancient people in days of Joseph, the great grandson of Abraham, and wi — mostly in great cities, which were govt by commissioners appointed. by. Pharaog, Werecalled on to deal with anumber of cases, Qecurting during a long succession of years, ajtogetljer similar to the one which has attractéd so mpch attention in this city.—a:case in whietj a lady had to choose between regaining merited eonvictth propers . ee She: ed the public good to her private an r valnable watch was sacrificed lic justice. It sepms, ig the culprit at the cost of losing her ‘Th American lady chose the nobler id onthe of} ‘was not t! ‘the or that the she recipient of watch, o1 which fell to the share ofsome party known to the. whose wits ake | Tales, includes ten artists in its active member- '| justly celebrated artist first became extensively Recent events In this clty, of which THe Star | her stoten property by screening the thieffrom- the punishment, on the one hand. or of The government has fuund a good witness | in Denver, Miss Grubb, who suffered from the and Dorsey s bad confidant in Andrew W. | rarity of the atmosphere of that altitude, which Moore. His testimony is to the effect that he | had the effect ot partially checking the clreula- went to Dorsey's house for instructions as to | lation of blood, causing a paralysis of the heart. the Star Route plans and money to carry them | —Mr. Abbey says that he has engaged Signor out, and, although he knew he was joining in a | Campanini for a season of seven months, com- conspiracy torob the government, he did not | mencing with the operaseason o! next autumn, hesitate to follow the lead of a United States |at the new New York Metropolitan Opera Senator. This testimony, the details of which | House. ship of forty. — Ross Turner, formerly of this city, has been choeen one of the artists to illustrate Houghton, Mifiiin & Co's new edition of Hawthorne's works. An etching by htm of “The Old Manse” faces the title-page of the volume entitled ‘‘Mosses from an Old Manse.” —The 23d annual exhibition of the Artists’ Fund Society, of New York, opens with a private view this evening, and will remain open during next week, at the Kirby 845 Broadway, where the usual sale will take place on the evenings of February 5th aad 6th. — Miss Catharine L. Wolfe, whose collection of paintings, if not one of the very largest in New York, 1s certainly one of the best chosen, has sustained her well earned reputation for lib- erality by subscribing @2,500 to the fund for crecting the Bartholdi statue of Liberty in the harbor of that city. — Mr. Walter Paris, who has been in New York for several weeks past, returned here yes- terday with the purpose of locating permanently in Washington. While not giving up water color painting entirely, it is, we understand, Mr. Paris’ intention to devote his attention in the future mainly to architecture and decora- tive art. — The very large number of persons in Wash- Ington who are interested in art, but who were unfortunately prevented, both by the bad weather and the limited capacity of the hall, from hearing Mr. Story’s lecture on Michael Angelo last Saturday, will be pleased to learn that that gentleman has kindly consented. in compliance with many requests, to re] the discourse next Thursday evening. Mf. Story’s peculiar fitness to deal with this inter- esting subject is so cenerally understood that it would seem to require nothing more than the mere announcement of the fact to fill the room on the occasion referred to. — The people of Rhode Island, and especially the citizens of Providence, are actively pushing forward the project of erecting an equestrian statue of the late General Burnside in that city. Something over $30,000 has been raised or pled; for the purpose, but as this sum is not ey sufficient, efforts in that direction are not to be relaxed. Meantime a committee of tho Mayor of the city ‘are ex aflcy members, the Ma; ex oF mem! has eee appointed to carry out the contem- plated memorial. The prevailing opinion in the committee seemed to favor private cation to and negotiations with a few sculptors, rather than the plan of inviting models and general competition. —The cause of art has sustained an trrepara- dle loss in the death of Mr. Gustave Doré,which occurred in Paris several days ago,as has already ‘been announced in the foreign dispatches. This in New York,where it appears to be growing in tones © This had a ran of six weeks ta Hadelphia. Mr.ScCaull ts organizing» com- pany with which to take itonatour of the ” have been little better than the accused con- spiratora, only more truthful when the game is ‘up, but his testimony deserves credence be- cause it is supported by obvious facts and cir- cumstances and by other witnesses, —The Ford Opera company were to have played “olanthe” in Indianapolis, but Manager English would not allow it, as the Barton | “Iolanthe” Comic Opera were to obliged to play — On Monday evening lest the title role im “Virginia” was assumed for the first time by Miss Madeline Lucette. Several new numbers were introduced, and the orchestra was directed by the composer of the opera. The “Heart Hand” of M. Lecog isin rehearsal at the Bijou, and entirely uninteresting manner, have suddenly assumed a new and important phase. The counsel for the defense at the opening of the trial evidently feared serious consequences to their clients from new testimony to be intro- @uced by the government, and undertook to break its force by charging that persons form- erly enjoying close relations with the accused | New York.and will be presented when the pub= had been corrupted or otherwise induced to “Vi ‘ furnish evidence to procure the conviction of hpey very — —_— SS their former associates. The public at that time were entirely in the dark ae whom the | —In San Francisco last Monday night Bald- parties thus referred to by Colonel Ingersoll | win's Theater was re-opened under the Madison Square Theater regime. The elite of the city appear from the testimony which | was present, the streets for several blocks ‘has Just been offered by Moore and Boone that | lined with The receipts were the defense were correct in their predictions. | the largest take known at that theater. Mr. Moore flatly and without hesitation testifies that he wasemployed to sub-let a portion of the | — In St. Louis, the Mapleson Opera company contracts at first on a salary and afterwards for | Produced Bellin!’s “I Puritan!” Tuesday night, one-fourth of the profits—or chooses to them. elements of a conspiracy were certatn! tained in the instracti indefinitely. promise expedition with at least forty per cent. | was the leading dramatic event week just ot the increased compensation added as an in- eed coped sub-contractors and she has been welcomed with ly significant che holds in the public oxtoom, — Edwin Booth's brilttant success in Berin tis one of the most tmportant dramatic eventeef , the time. His influence upon dramatic art im actor who made . gentus, the head of his pre- Tession. There is no element of fashion, ca er mountebank advertisement ee a Unless this testim: ‘be tmpeached It is jess ony Dan even more damaging to thedefendants than was that of Walsh in the first trial. It is doubtful if tions that rogues are falling out and that 1e .| the publlc 1s to be given an inside view at last | Price, accident, of the hidden rascalities which took millions | #2 the success of Edwin Booth. from the Treasury by the most dishonest means. | _— When “Tolanthe” shall cease its run at the The defense inal =s elhapichoed ego opers New York Standard i will be replaced by attention to discrediting the mony of Moore | Lecog’s “Micaela,” anew opera in three acta, and Boone or prepare fot a conviction. now avelgning success at Paris. The fall right ‘Testimony of Vital Consequence. | °f production in this country has been pur. the New York Times, Jan. 26th. chased by Mr. J.C. Duff from the authors and ‘What are known as “the Clendenning let- Gere ct wrely nore eg beside the ters” were admitted in the star route trial yesterday, notwithstanding the angry and ex- elted opposition of the counsel for the defend- ants. These letters, written to Clendenning, postmaster at Fort Smith, and others, by Mr. Dorsey, while he was in the United States Sen- ate, reveal some of the nefarious methods by which the conspirators combined to cheat the government. They sent out reais of bonds, worthless and fraudulent, to be certified to and returned) by, postmasters, and ae impressive. ness with whic! e writer urge utmo - secrecy upon his Omreapendies is striking potbnseneated is worded oe te my evidence of the Importance which was placed | (uizzival, eocentrie, western lawyer, bg upon this particular illegal device. The letters | Toushly drawn ws vr ie sae ee were excluded from the testimony offered at | 84 whe carries sympathy by his innate Ictud- ‘speech i ness and promotes mirth by = oe trial, and their admission now is of vital cheerful adéquaey of pungent ee —— a all occasions, possible and impossible. — M. Lassalle, of the Paris Academy of Musia, has accepted an offer from an American of 500 000 francs for a starring teor in Russia, ~ known to the people of this country through his iliustrations of Dante’s “Inferno,” a subject which gave full play to his weird grotesque ge- nius; and from his work as an illustrator of books of various kinds he continued to be chiefly Imown here, as few of his paintings ever came to the United and those which were bronght over were unfortunately minor in char- acter and generally deficient in color. Itisiik 4 therefore, that he will be chiefly thought of America as a drauchtsman of rather gloomy nd uncanny imagination, bat of tremendous power. This idea falls very far short, however, of doing him full justice, as those who have the opportunity to see’ his targe paintings in London and Paris can well testify. Many of these prove him to have been an absolute master, alike in drawing, composition and color. He also gave promise of obtaining eminence as a sculptor had his life been spared. As it Is, it is quite safe to. say that no man living can fill his place in the particular lines he followed, whether in the quality or the stupendous amount of work achieved in the comparatively short art career of less than thirty years. however, he pervades with his jocularand comie personality, causing its extravagant and its distortion of reason and nature to overlooked or character resolute, DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST THE CONSPIRATORS. Important Star Honte Evidence, ‘THE PROSECUTION GREATLY STRENGTHENED. From the New York Herald, Jan. 26th. Meore’s Revelations. From the New York Herald. In Mr. Andrew W. Moore the star route prosecution has found a witness quite as dam- aging to Stephen W. Dorsey as would have been ex-Senator Spencer, who is now on the ooean safely beyond the reach of government process. Moore's testimony is to the effect that he was engaged by Miner to render ser- vices on the Dorsey routes in the west, and that he was “directed to report at Senator Dorsey's house for instructions and funds.” He did so report, as he testifies, to “the head of the concern,” trom whom he received some very significant “‘nstractions,” and. sub- tly “funds” for services rendered. ‘rhis was while Mr. pace: Meta in the Senate. Moore dil not to say on the stand that he knew he was Joining “a |, conspiracy to rob the government,” and that he was to “one-fourth of the stealings” as his share of the plunder, ‘This frank admission may prove that Moore was no better than the rest of the plunderers, but it does not a where the names of the | Henry witness sent the | engaged for his saine subject. These letters were | tered upon the second week of his — and soon to him while he is hngering near him two cents for an done, but under no stances allow any one to know come.” To this Postmaster self it is obvious hope to meet it witnesses, wi that Dorsey's lawyer can neg Bes evidence Fie 5 f g 8 HHT tie lita