Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1883, Page 2

CITY AND DISTRICT. EAST OF THE CAPITOL, Emprovements and Future Prespects of East Washington and Acros the Anacostia—Health and Products, It is a well known fact that in the beginning tol Hill and East Washington were pre- to other sections, and it was here that the great and far-seeing Wasbington made his investments. But soon after he and his influ- fence had passed away, greedy and misguided Capitalists turned the tide of improvements prestward. The relative prices asked for real ‘state was the cause, and now the same con- Mition reversed is driving Investments eastward. There is nothing like a boom as yet, but a gen- ‘eral looking up and healthy advance is appar- ‘ent. A few Improvements,such as the extension, jor rather the grading and paving, of Pennsylva- fia avenue to its terminus, and in connection therewith the rebuilding of the bridge across the Ea-tern branch, with a suitable road to the Maryland line, would fully revive this long-overlooked and non-appreci gec- tion of the city and suburbs. The fact that our boasted Pennsylvania ave- Due, the great artery and thoroughfare that Sweeps in its majesty from Rock creek by the way of the Presidential Mansion and the an and eastward far beyond, finally looses itself in numerous deep and ravines, is known, perhaps, to but very few. At least a half mile of its extent remains in the same condition in which the British troops left it in 1814, when the bridge was burnt. -This is a durning shame; ‘and until we can drive from one end of this ave- Bue to the other we should refrain from speak- ing of it as the “grandest street in the world.” UNIONTOWN AND HILLSDALE are large, prosperous and growing villages, connected with the city ny a street railroad, and traversed by a branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad—the connecting link, between Alexan- dria and Bladensburg or the Virginia and Mary- Jand roads. Years ago it was predicted that Uniontown and vicinity would become the man- ufacturing potnt for Washinzton, and nothing seems in the way of the realization of that fact but the want of adequate means of ingress and egress, the very narrow and over-crowded bridge at the navy yard being the on/y means of transit. There are already in Uniontown several estab- lishments where many useful and valuable ar- ticles are manufactured, but one of larger pro- portion and capacity, now being erected by Mr. | 1. A Linger, the well-known mattress maker, deserves special mention. It is for | the purpose of manulacturing or preparing | hair for mattresses. The main building is of | brick. 45 by 82 feet, and two stories high, with an attachment fora boiler, engine, &c., anda frame extension, 100 feet long. Seeking an in- terview with Mr. Linger, he told Tie STar man that he bought the property a few days since, a | five acre lot on the river road, some 400 yards | northeast from Uniontown, tor which he paid | $4,000, and during the same day the brick- | layers wereat work on it. The capital em- ployed altogether in this enterprise will amount to about #15,000. and the number ot persons engaged will be between fifteen and -twenty. Mr. Linger’s residence is a beautiful place cloze | by. He says he intends before a great while to | move his matti factory from Washington over here. It is sald that another large build- | ing will soon be erected here for the purpose of mannfacturing furniture. The alluvial lands all along the Eastern: branch are admirably adapted to the purpose | for which they are used, viz.: market garden- } ing. There are some dine gardens, but as a rule they are not up to the standard of high culture. On the highlands adjoining the gardens are many eligible and beautiful sites and a few | handsome residences, and the health of the people will compare favorably with those of any other portion of this District, even that of the famed northwest. Fruits of every variety | adapted to this iatitude do well and pay well properly cultivated. Grapes,- pears, cherries and the smaller fruits especially succeed weil | and never fail; and for the last tweive years, at | least. the peach and apple orchards have not | y failed. This year the peach crop is | not perhaps more than a fourth of the | quantity produced last year. pivecmnoiart’t Seale The Snail Nuisance. ‘To the Editor of Tax Evenise Srar: Your correspondent who enquires. about a means of getting rid of the snails or slugs which Anfest his garden 1s unnecessarily alarmed. The | snails will not willingly enter his house nor the water of his.well unless both are in such a state that succulent vegetation growsin them. A band f dry sifted ashes or sand will keep them out | of a garden-bed or anything encircled by it. As | it 1s ditficult to keep ashes dry in the open air, | and only wood ashes is effectual when wet, the addition of athorouzh sprinkling of salt will act as an effectual barrier. Powdered Plaster or lime unslacked will kill them if sprinkled on them. A bunch of refuse cabbage or lettuce leaves left in a damp place in the gar- | perly will keep the bowéls free and regular, | be of good quality and be eaten recularly, say ‘To the Editor of Tu Evawme Stan: As the melon season is close at hand I will for the benefit of the inexperienced, offer some suggestions relative to selecting and using this most excellent fruit, and thus enable them to discard green ones, ag well as those that have been pulled before ripe, both of which are alike unit for use. High prices are a great induce- ment for getting them to market early, conse-. quently they-are generally pulled several days too.soon. It is true they afterwards ri but they are never so good. The pulp ene tough, and it eaten in any considerable quan- tity is liable to produce cholera morbus. I once knew a person who had to send for a physician double melon t ripe. Ifsuch melons beeatenat all the pulp, not be swallawed, but merely chewed for water It contains. Many people having no, cere tain way of telling when melons are ripe, have. them ph if they contain “red m: d, black seed” they pay their money and take,tué along when, in all probability they were, , pulled, “‘as green as gourds.” Thum; not berelied on for selecting a good melea, for they are frequently pulled and left several days in the sun to wilt and ripen before being carried to market. They thus juire the necessary dead sound when thum, such as will deceive the best of judges. Asthe growers of melons appear to resort to every artifice for palming off their unripe fruit, I will now give some simple rules for selecting a good melon, a General obseryance of which would doubtless result in coi ling them to permit their melons to remain on the vines until they have properly matured. HOW To SELECT A GOOD MELON. The rinds of melons, when left on the vines to mature, generally become hard and the pulp brittle. Ifthe melon be gently borne on and you hear the inside crack or give way it may be regarded as a sure sign that the melon matured on the vine, and consequently is a good one. Another good plan for selecting a melon is to examine the side that lay on the ground. Ifthe melon remained on the vine until properly ma- tured this portion will be found to have changed from a white toa pale yellow, and, upon close examination, numerous small pimples, some- what like the measles, as it were, will be no- ticed on sald surface, particularly near the outer edge. These pimples may be regarded as a sure indication that the melon remained on the vifie until mature, as they never appear on those that have been prematurely pulled. Sometimes the desirable pale yellow is produced prema- turely by turning this portion of the melon to the sun for a day or two: In this case the yellow is apt to be too deep. This fact, in connection with the absence of pimples, will Teadily tell the experienced eye how said color was produced. MELONS A PREVENTIVE OF CHILLS AND FEVERS. Melons are a mild aperient, and if eaten pro- eG Athe. thus preventing chills and fevers generally. But, to insure these results, the melons should twice daily, at such hours.as will least interfere with meals. For a few days at the first of the season they should be partaken ot Pparingly, gradually increasing the quantity. If partaken of too freely at the start they are apt to de- range the bowels; but if you will stick to them, eating for a while sparingly, you will soon be- come acclimated, as it were, and will thence- forth be all right for the remainder of the sea- son, provided they are eaten regularly. But if eaten irregularly, say freely for several days and then none for several days, the bowels will be apt to undergocorresponding changes from an aperient toa costive state, and disease may be the result. Of course, it would all be laid to the melons, when it was merely attributable to the irregular manner in which they had been eaten. To prove that melons, when regularly eaten, will not produce sickness, especially chills and fever, whichare so often laid to their charge, I wili cite a case where they were actually in- strumental in effecting a cuge: 4 NEW REMEDY FOR CHILLS AND FEVER. Some years ago I wasin a mining town in California during the melon season. As melons and fruits generally had to be hauled.in wagons adistance of some twenty miles, Icould not procure them with the usual regularity. Upon one occasion my supply of inelons gave out, and I remarked to an acquaintance that as a result I expected I would have a chill. Sure enough, one day while engaged in a mine I was taken with @ very severe chill. I spread out in the sun with all the extra coats that could be gath- ered around piled on, but of course could not keep warm. Just about this time a supply of meions arrived and I at once commenced eating them heartily. I had a craving appetite for oysters and vinegar, but little or no appetite for anything else except melons. I from den over night and examined not later than sunrise. will attract most of them and they may then be sprinkled with dry ashes or and killed. shady di laces . perhaps some old lumber vo the’ ground, under which the slugs hide during the day. They will not stay where there is es of sunlight and air, though they will wel a few rods to a salad or cabbage plot. Most of these slucs are foreign, and introduced into America from England and the continent, where they do great damage in gardens, and | owing to the moisture of the climate, multiply greatly. A row of mustard around a bed is a favorite device of foreign garden- ers to keep the slugs out, and, if dense enough, is agood defense. Our hot, dry summers prevent tiem from being very mumer- ous bere. If your correspondent cares to know the name of hisenemy and will send some living { ‘Ones to the National Museum, with his address, | I wilbexamine them. I may add that the much | abused sparrows are very fond of the eggs and | = snails, though the big onesare a little | for thet tackle. Yours respectfully, U H. Dawn, Museum. | The Regular Troops at the Ina m. Chas. P. Stone, en- ve of the War,” as Star of Thursday, is a most | ‘ized by very a fertility of imagination, ot expression, but, withal, an unscrupuions iniidelity to actual reality. No other w of the history of the war to a like deyree the portentons power of identi- fying himself with such a multitude of the most diverse individualities, and of identifying him- self so completely that all other participants in the stirring scenes he relatesare utterly ignored and lost sizht of. Referring to the inauguration of President Lince March 4, 1861, to the I of inexperienced, undis- some instances of ques- | ruited from the eo houses and the highwaysand byways of the District. he accords “all the -honor and credit uttaching to the protection of the person of the President on that occasion. Of the regular troops; the cavalry company from the school of practice. Curlisle barracks, Pennsyl- the company of sappers and miners from West Point and the battery of artiliery, princi- veterans in the best condition of drill and ine. which ferce, particularly the cavairy . by special order constituted the Presi- dent's personat = n. Stone bas to say exeept in terms of disparagement: in contradistinction to the eminent services of the Taw recruits that composed the District volun- teers. Of the recular officers attached to the organizations named—Stuart, Griffin, der and Lomax, graduates of the milit: demy. and others, and their participation in the President's escort——there is not a single ayliable in this extended statement. With no desire to criticise or controvert Gen. paseo general a = the we. I am, however, compel 98) is ‘Sbaolutely un- marked pecu tome force and v | were | They would doubtless be cheaper than doctors’ | bills, to say nothing of the comforts incident to | even becoming a substitute for water an adjacent store some BaKimore canned oys- ters and consumed about three cans dail A served with , and between mi ate heartily of melons. Strange as it may seem, these two remedies combined, without any medi- cine whatever, cured the chills as thoroughly as could have been done by means of quinine or ‘any other remedy. I had only one chill. The llosophy ofthe matter ap) to be this: lons reopened the bowels, which had probably become costive, and the oysters, being astrong diet, hened nature, thus ena- bling her to throw off the disease and restore the system to its normal condition. The fact that the chills were completely eradicated while using melons must be conclusive proof that they will not produce chills, if eaten regularly. T afterwards spent much. of my time during several melon seasons in Marysville, a city much addicted to chills, by reason of adjacent swamps and low I ate melons regularly and had no chills, whilst many who afraid of them had — chilis. Thaye never been in any place where chills ap- peared to be so prevalent as in Marysville, and I will give it as my opinion that melons, resu- | larly eaten. would do more to eradicate them | than any other means that could be devised. | avoiding sickness. After a person becomes accustomed to eating melons they may be used to the fullest extent, or weeks ut a time without producing the least urious effect. In fact, if used regularly to this extent, fevers generally would be consigned to the bac! ground. At the close of the melon season fruits. such as apples, should be eaten freely to keep | the boweis regular until the time for chills pass. The principal danger of sickness occurs after the melons have given out, and in order to success- fully pass this point it will be necessary to exer- cise considerable care, especially In regard to diet. HyGiexg. “Appomattox” Again. To the Editor of Tre EvExme Stan: It is of interest to a certain class of your read- ers that a matter to which I referred in an arti- cleheaded “Appomattox” in last Saturday’s is- sue should be cleared up. Capt. W..W. Win- ship writes a letter to you on Tuesday last in reference to my allegation that the buttons, bars and stars had been cut from the coats of confed- erate officers who returned to Alexandria after the surrender. with brutality, and ill-treatment generally, in this wise: the writer has aren fit to connect my name “Ap with his experiences, iit me to #ay {hat no suck oder as above was given by Capt. Berintend the execution of such an order. tion of the regular ca) qualifiedly erroneous, it is understood that a regular officer. in command at the time, subsequently wrote a correct history of the affair, wich has been universally regarded as the matter, Gen. Stone's tall the i The Seasen @ Little Slow—Gen. Graut and His Stable—fired of Manstons— tere—Weddimge— George W. Childs, Herace White, Senator Jones, Etc, ‘Special Correspondence of Tux Evenro Stan. Lona Brancu, June 29. The weather was pleasanter the morning Ileft Washington there than at any place I found along the route until I came here, where it was 80 cool that a shawl became necessary as soon as the sun went down, and since I camel have several times walked in the sun for a mile at high noon without suffering at all with heat. ‘The atmosphere tas been perfectly clear and the sea still and skies cloudless on some days this week, and by consequence Long Branch in all its several divisions never looked more beauti- fal. - The: cool'weather, lasting so late into the «has dceyst the watering piace season back, gadeven'Long Branch, whose season begins earlier than at most resorts, is not filling up as Taphily as -urual, but by the of July it will spntdegnp rel te company. neral and Mrs. t-did riot ee ekzipectnte ie has boon bulldlug a new snd ie en bui a new an very Inngenstable, which was not completed in time for him to come earlier, since he did not = to come in advance of his horses, appar- ently. ‘ Judging-trom the size of the stable, which is very much larger than his old one, he means to have more horses here than this season. It is a very plain, square trame stable, with a loft over it, and not ornamented in any way, as are 80 many of the stables here. For, as the dwellings are placed on the bluff with only a ljawn between them and its edge, the stables have to be as near as possible to Ocean avenue, the grand drive. heli ecisg.teay conspicu- ous, they are often as ornate as the dwellings. Mr. Childs always has flowers in red pots on the railing-around the upper story of his stable, Just as he has along the balconies of his house. Hydrangeas, whose bright colors look vel pretty, Indeed, against the dark honses ani green lawns, seem to bein the ascendancy for such decoration here this season. As his house is one of the Jargest and most showy here, Commodore Garrison’s stable Is one of the most ornate in its architecture of any aleng Ocean avenue. COTTAGE LIFE. But it really seems that no sooner do rich people get asplendid mansion anywhere than they begin to grow restless and prefer to be anywhere else rather than in it. Commodore Garrison talks of spending most of his summer at Saratoga, where he will, instead of haying a big luxurious house of his own, have four small rooms, called by courtesy ‘‘a cottage,” at a hotel and pay $28 per day for himself and his wife and her sister, who, as Mrs. Garrison is delicate, always lives with her to share with her the duties of waiting on the Commodore, who 1s often ill. If they take their horses, carriage and coachman to Saratoga with them, as they will doif they stay there any length of time, the expense will be between 875 and #80 per day. Commodore Garrison has been detained in New York, despite the heat there, by a mere trifle—a law suit pending against him for such a pittance as $3,600,000. He does not feel quite equal to going from Long Branch daily, at his age, to attend to this business and returning every evening, so remains in town, keeping his wife and her sister, Miss Lillie Randall, there with him, while her parents are at the cottage here putting it in order for the Commodore's occupany, whenever he chooses to come down. THB NEW CASINO. The Casino, which is being built by subscri- bers among the families owning cottages here, 1s situated on the west aide of Ocean avenue; that is to say, the side away from the sea, among those of the Elberon cottages, which are on that side of the drive. {t will be fittedup as a resort for ladies as well as gentlemen so card-playing, except a purely social game of whist or euchre, or some such non-gambling game, will be strictly ieee There will be a bowling alley and iltiard room, and on the first floor a theater for amateur theatricals. On the second floor will be areading and conversation room as a ren- dezyous for ladies. % SPRING LAKE. Spring Lake, near here, will as usual be the headquarters of not a few who are well known in Washington. Mrs. Taylor, of Capitol Hill, and her daughter and sister, Miss E. C. Smitn, and their friend, Miss Thompson, of Cincinnati, allexpect to go there soon to spend the sum- mer, having been much pleased during previous visits. Miss Lou Taylor and Mr. Stevens will be married in Washington early in the autumn, and will then go to Batopilas, Mexico. Mr. Logan Murray, the cashier of the United States National Bank, in New York, is in a cot- tage at Spring Lake with his family, as ke also was last year. =. Gen. Van Vilet and his son and wife, who are very delightfully located at , often come to Long Branch to see their friends. The distance fs short enough for a pleasant drive, but trains are very frequent ‘ween the two places. AT THE WEST END. The wife and daughter of ex-Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, and the first wife of the late Gen. Phil. Kearney, and her son, Mr. John Watts Kearney, formerly of Lonisville, are at the West End hotel for a tew days. Miss Mitchell, I regret to say, suffers greatly from rheumatism, young as she is, and on’ that account she will soon accompany her mother to Richfield springs, to take a regular course of the sulphur baths there. Mrs. Kearney and her son and his family and a married daughter and her family are spending the summer at Cape May, where she was before coming here, and whither she will go again to- day. She has ten grand children there. She expects to go toEurepe towards the close of the summer. Though upwards of sixty years old, she is still strikingly handsome, having an almost faultless complexion and a thick suit of silver hair. The widow of the late George G. Presbury is living very quietly, indeed, in trer cottage ad- joining tlre West End hotel, and her niece, Mrs. Van Bibber, of Baltimore, is with her. All who come to Long Branch express their grief for the loss of Mr, Presbury, who for thirteen years was | one of the most. zealous and enterprising work- | ers for the advancement of the place. Mr. D. M. Hildreth bas all his family, who have been in Europe for two years, with him here now. ss The wife. and family of the late Mr. William Garrison, who died last summer after the acci- dent on the railroad between here and New York, on June 29th, are in Europe, and, it seems, do not desire to live in their cottage here again, for they are offering it tor sale or rent. They had lived in it only about two weeks when Mr. Garrison died, and it cost nearly 8100.000. ‘The Francklyn epttage at the Elberon hotel is rented to Mr. ae, Smith, of New York, who is occupying it with his family. Thisis the cottage in which Gen. Garfield died, which a false report says has never been used since. It was occupied by this family last summer also. Mr. Childs only arrived this week, which was later than he usually comes. Mr. Horace White has rented his cottage just beyond the Elberon Hotel to Mr. Gregory, of New York, and has gone to Europe. Mrs. Fred. Grant and her children will come soon to visit General and Mrs. Grant at their cottage here. ~ The story so often published that Mr. Victor Newcomb has lost his eyesight is wholly false. His heaith is better than it has been for ‘stayed in the hospitable mansion for five days at tink times ae SENATOR JONES. A private letter from Senator Jones, of Florida, writted in London on June 12th, says he has béon having a very good time, and greatly enjoyed the dinner given in his honor by ‘the Irish memberg of parliament, and was anti- clpating much pleasure at the entertainment to be given hi by thelord mayor of Dublin at the Mauston hy ‘that city on the 23d. He sald hevhat Keen a good deal of the British ‘amenty and: he thought our Congress and its members would In every way compare most alice with it, He had intendell going to Rome, but decided to spend all hin time in the British Isles, and will return home in July and visit Saratoga and other American watering places, Mins Grunpr. oe SSE BER ncisincl LETTER FROM NEW YORK. Summer im the Great City—Fifth Ave-= mue Deserted—Rev. Howard Crosby— Going on the Stage—The Clubs Again —Mrs. Langtry and Nowport—'The Fall Opera Season, Etc. Special Correspondence ot Tax Evewnxa Bran. New York, June 29. Fifth avenue and the other big thoroughfares are putting on the deserted appearance that they usually wear about this time of the year. Perhaps the change is most noticeable on a Sunday. All through the season Sth avenue, from 224 to 59th, is the fashionable promenade. After church hours peopie throng both side- walks, and the exhibition of brilliant costumes is always worth seeing. Later in the afternoon sight-seers from out of town and peoplefromthe lower wards of the city parade 5th avenue trom one end to the other, admiring the big houses and speculating on their inmates. At night the lovers take possession of the vast thoroughfare, and until 12 o'clock thousands of young men and women walk two by two in the’ fluttering pate of the electric lights. But as soon as the jot season comes on all this Is changed as if by magic. All residents ot 5th avenue consider it incumbent on them to have a place out of town as well as one in the city. In fact, anyone.who can afford to keep a house on America’s most fashionable thoroughfare can also afford to keep a place in the country, and as it is much cheaper to live out of town the heads of the families are anxious to get their wives and children away as early as possible. The result is that the first in- ication of the heated term in New York is the departure of the people from 5th avenue. No more gloomy street exists in New York to-day than that which four weeks ago presented the most brilliant and animated appearance of them all. You may walk from one end to the other to-day and you Will be greeted on all sides by closely curtainet windows and barred doors. Tn many cases rough wooden doors are placed across the entire entrance in front to protect the elaborate smahogang doors from possible iniury. No servants are left in the houses except a watchman anda maid. In many instances the head of the family and one or two of the elder sons remain in town all the summer, and a soli- tary room in the rear of the house is kept open for their comfort. But these unfortunates will have to stay ‘fn town and make money for the rest to spend. They do not, however, remain much of the time At home. They sleep at home six hours out oftwenty-four, but all the rest of the time ‘ls dévoted to tle club. They take | breakfast and'dirther at the club, and lunch at | Delmonico’s down town restaurant. In the | evening they go gown to Coney Island—unless their familles happen to be stopping there— when they go to Some other giddy resort, where | they will not run: any chance of being’ recog- | nized. y z _ REV./HOWARD CROSBY. Howard Crosby. is our most energetic and in- defatigable divine. His face is an admirable in- ication of his ‘character. His firm mouth, clear-cut features and restless eyes show that he is a mati of action and energy, and on meet- | ing him one is not surprised that he has so long been a subject for comment not only among | church-goers but-by the general public as well. It is not generally known that Dr. Crosby 1s the | author of a very tare number of books. Many of them are text-books, and others studies on biblical subjects, compiled in book form. But the more recent efforts of Howard Crosby will in all likelihood keep him before the people for alongtimetocome. His Society for the Pre- yention of Crime is becoming more obnoxtous to the people everyday. Theoretically it is a very good thing’for a clergyman to'ortanize a troupe of informers and spies, who visit places of doubtful character, and push the police so that they do their duty in closing up the places to which the society has drawn their attention. It ia also theoretically a good scheme to keep @ “black list,” wherein the name of clerks and salesmen who visit questionable resorts are re- corded. But all this is against the temper of the people. The fact is there are so many menin New York who go astray, and whose habits will not bear close scrutiny, that when any one proposes such a thing as Mr. Crosby's black list, and attempts to carry it out, every one feels that he is in danger of exposure. The police dislike the society no less than the citi- zens fear it, for under Dr. Crosby’s management the organization 1s fearless and independent. It collects evidence of violations of the law and ushes cases to the courts, and compels the po- lice to do their duty. Dr. Crosby's men thus have to battle not only against the people, but the police themselves. Itis a single-handed Saoomniee =e ae chante we tento wo it will fallin the end. The report of a special inspec- tor of Dr. Crosby's, which was recently pub- lished in one of the city papers, contained a de- tailed account of a visit to numerous dance- houses in the city which are considered unlaw- fal. The police are supposed to be ignorant of their very existence, and_yet two police officers | are posted In one of the dives. When the agent | described these officers as sitting in easy-chairs within the doors of the places mentioned, and | fully cognizant of all the misdemeanors, he touched up the police force briskly, but it did on good. A few general orders were issued by the commissioners, and some of the police changed about on their posts, but further than that nothing was done. and the unlicensed dance- houses go on as before. The ex-Reverend Dr. ‘Tyng is almost #6 well-known ‘as Dr. Crosby, but for a different reason. Dr. Tyng apparently | flads the gospel of life tnsurance a hard doctrine to preach He left his church here sometime ago und went to. Europe to become an agent for the Equitable Life Assurance cam pany, in London, and though he received a good salary and had comfortable quarters, he found it was not so congenial us preaching the gospel. The latest report about Dr. Tyng is that a number of his old admirers are taking steps to organize afund with which to buy hima new church, and install him sgain in his business of saving souls. No competition is looked forfrom the life insurance companies, as the doctor has proved a complete failure In that line. GOING ON THE STAGE. Miss Alice Almont Livingstone, the young lady with a high sounding name and apparently with no reason for owning it, who recently secured a verdict 1or $75,000 against Mr. Henry Flemming, is going ‘on the stage. This was a foregone conclusioh. The lecture field having ceased to pay, all eminent men and women now go oa the stage, and Miss Livingstone 1s only following the tashion of the day. Miss Livingstone was not able to. get the whole of her money and compromised for $15,000. It is the general opinion among Ipgal men here that she got at Teast $10,000 too much, and it is stated that ber cause was won entirely by her good looks and the aspersions o@ her put forward by Mr. . ,It_has been theroughily estal lished ot Tne thee te wil not do for people in suits of this. nature to adduce evidence any day for Mt. Desert. PERSONAL MATTERS. Another wedding of interest will,I hear, oocur in Washington in September, when Miss Mildred Wendell will be married to Mr. Wickersham of ‘There is no trath in the report that the clubs are tohold aconvention next winter to com- | her services, from the Baltimore and Maryland clubs, of Bal- timore; from the Univ and Union League clubs, of Philadelphia, and from the Boston, Cayenne and Calumet, of eer. and Univer- sity, of St. Louis. It ts said John J. Town- send, the president of the Union club, would preside over the convention. The principal Teason why this convention will never be held 1s because the clubs here hate each other with An intensity that recognizes no palliative fnfia- ence. The Union League club claims to be the foremost organization of its kind in the coun- try. It !s composed almost entirely of republi- cans and they treat the Manhattan club with contempt, though the latter has among its mem- bers many of tne most prominent democrats in the country, including Samuel J. Tilden, Grover Cleveland, eto. The Union League Would no more think of entering a convention with the Manhattan than it would think of opening a swimming bath in its main partor, Nor would the Union club, with its horde of ancient rounders, fast livers and horsemen, con- sent for an instant to be brought into the same meeting with the Lotus club, over which Mr. Whitelaw Reid presides. Then, the Century, which is, perhaps, the most exclusive of all New York clubs, would never come out of its antl- quated old house in 15th street to attend any convention at which the Racquet and Lambs clubs, with their hundreds of wild young bro- kers and pugilistic actors, were present, MRS. LANGTRY AND NEWPORT. An audacious local paper at Newport has set, soclety agog by a statement that the residents at the “Queen of watering-places” would form an association to boycott Mrs. Langtry, and she not only could not be received at a cottage, but any hotel to which she wasadmitted would be immediately vacated by the other guests. The loca! Journal then went on to give the opinions ofa number of society people concerning Mrs. | Langtry, and mapped out the course of action that would be pursued by the aristocratic resi- dents at Newport with regard to Mrs. Langtry's arrival. This is unquestionably the most snob- bish and cadish proceeding that we have yet deen afflicted with. Mrs. Langtry 1s an actress. Aside from that she is a famous and somewhat notorious woman, but the public have nothing to do with her private life. All they know is that she is an actress. Suppose Rose Coghlan, Catherine Lewis, Rose Etynge, Madame Patti or any other famous woman of the stage, whose character has been, to say the least, open to suspicion at certain times in her life should visit Newport. Would the ‘Queen of watering-places” boycott her? Certainly not. The impediment to Mrs. Langtry seems to be Mr. Fredrick Gebhard. If she were to drop him, possibly the persecution to which she is iow subjected would cease. It would be a wise move on her part, and she will take It very shortly. The chances are that she will not give the resident of Newport such a chance to insult her asthey seem to covet, for on July 24th she sails on the Alaska for Paris, via Liverpool, to study two months, under Regnier. She comes back on October 23th to open her season again In Amer- fea. It is said that the Lily will not take Mr. Gebhard abroad with her, though he may, and probabty will, follow her by the next steamer. THE FALL OPERA SEASON. Now there are rumors of a law suit between Mapleson and Gye, on account of the steps taken by the latter to run Italian operas in Her Majesty's theater in London, in opposition to the Covent Garden. If Mapleson and Gye fall out tt will be the making of Henry H. Abbey. - Already there are grave rumors afloat concerning the dissatisfac- tion of Madame Patti with her present manage- ment under Mapleson and and she has been constantly urged by Mr. Abbey to throw up her contract with her two London managers and come to our new National Opera house, in New York. Mr. Abbey’s agents have succeeded. in impressing Patti with the ideathat Mapleson and Gye arenot the most responsible men in the world, while the new opera house is backed | by unlimited wealth. If ever there was an avaricious woman in creation it is the great diva, ani she thought for a moment there was test possibility of her not getting her lary from Mapleson and Gye she would veer over in an instant to the well-backed Mr. Abbey. The chase that Abbey and Mapleson have had after Madame Patti, and the exorbl- tant prices she has insisted in demanding for has made both of the man- agers reckless, and they offered to pay her prices ' which, invite _bankruptey. It is time thal a decided stand of some sort was taken against singers of Madame Patti's type. It is all well enough to pay high prices for talent that stand alone in the world, but when it comes to paying so much that the support, chorus, orchestra and other elements of the ensembie have to be slighted it is time to call a halt. That this will be the con- dition of things next year at the Academy of Music is already settled. The $5,000 a night that the management will have to pay Madame | Patti leaves no room for other expenses, and the result is we will have a superb singer ina frowsy opera house supported by a cheap chorus and economical stage appointments. —————_-o How to Kill the Caterpitiars, To the Fditor of Tax Evexrse Star: Allow a suggestion through your columns respecting the extermination of the caterpillars now devastating the trees. Let some 10 or 20 active, keen eyed boys be employed, giving each aswinging lamp on a jointed rod, a bottle of oil and a box of matches. Start one on each side of a street with directions to apply the flame to the nests of caterpillars. In this way the city will soon be gone over and a reproduction of the nuisance by fall materially lessened. D. ee ‘The War Against Trade Dollars. ‘From the New York Tribune, 29th. The agitation over the despised trade dollar is spreatiing rapidly, and all branches of trade appear to be engaging in the warfare against it. Yesterday the following notice was exten- sively posted about the business portion of the | city: Do Not Be Decievedt Demand Good Money for Your Labor and Goods, ‘Trade Doilars Will Not_be Reoalved After July 1, 1588. 2 The Government will not receive them for ? dues, but will only buy them at the price of silver, Now obout Eighty-five cents. An agreement to refuse the trade dollar e: pt at current discount after July 1, has been ‘by over @:hundred prominent dealera in dairy and other country produce. Many work- men have informed their employers that they | refuse.to accept trade dollars in payment of their wages. - Avooag them are the cigarmakers in the-employ of J. & A. Frey, of Cortlandt street. The majority of the down-town restau- rants yesterday refused to receivethe obnoxions Assistant his office by a Tribune , said: “I wish the press would take this matter up. It only m determination on the part of the people and Congress would have to take some: action. en ee ee of the com- munity who suffer most. They do not under- stand that the trade dollar is not money at all. Nothing can be easier than salsa ngean for] this nuisance. Let the government all the trade dollars in at their full value, melt ‘them down and coin them into subsidiary coin- age, and they will not only cover all | but actnally make a Here are fig: ures; BT. 420 3s 0-10 2 | i i i 8 cents. H if F Hi. f ane § i i i Hl tlt it j L i i é 3 i 3 Hl 1888—DOUBLE SHEET. LITERARY NOTES, DR. CLATDIUS. A True By F. Marrow "Now York: It aoes not often happen that a young author whose first effort is a pronounced success is able to follow it at once by a second and better pet- Tormance in the same line, This, however, ts what has happened to Mr. Crawford. Although not without noticeable faults and cradities, and though Its hero, who gives the book Its title, is @ highly improbable character, “Dr. Claudius” is still an improvement as a work of fiction on its predecessor. A good deal is to be overlooked in young writers; but one who has had oppor- tunities for observation and experience in liter- ary work of any kind ought to know that it is not customary with the English nobility to ad- dress each other as “ Duke” and “Countess,” but as “your Grace” and “your Ladysh! it is not essentis! to the interest of a story to specifically state that {ts hero made notes in his memoranduin book ‘‘with apatent gold pencil and that to name the particular brand of wine which he drank at lunch looks too much like an advertisement of the author's favorite cham- pagne, inserted and paid tor + begs enterprising agent of the manufacturer. story ia, how- ever, bright and entertaining, and it will have a local interest for Washington because Sam Ward, of aforetime lobby memory, (who, by the way. is an uncle of the author), is one of the characters. This is Mr. Crawfot very hic portrait sketch of him: **He was short, deci- dedly; but a broad, deep chest and long, power- ful arms had given him many an advantage over taller adversaries in barbarous lands. He was perfectly bald, but that must have been because nature had not the heart to cover such a wonderful cranium from the ad- miring gaze of phrenologista. A sweeping mous- tache apd along imperial of snowy white sat well on the ruddy tan of his complexion, and gave him an air at once martial and diplomatic. He was dressed in the most perfect of London clothes, and there were s' diamonds in hii shirt, while a priceless sapphire sparkled ine plain Zold setting, on his broad, brown hand. He is the only man of his time who can wear eye! stones without vulgarity. He moves ike a king, and has the alr of the old school in every gesture. His dark eyes are brighter than his diamonds, and his look, for all his white beard and 70 years, is as young and fresh as the Tose he wears in his coat. “There are some people who turn gray, bat who do not grow hoary, whose faces are farrow- ed but not wrinkled. whose hearts are sore wounded in many piaces, but are not dead. There is a youth that bids defiance to age. and there 1s a Kindness which laughs at the work rough usage. These are they who have re- turned good for evil, not having learned it as a lesson of righteousness, but because they have no evilin them to return upon others. 7m the gods love die young, and they die young | because they never grow old. The poet, who at the verge of death sald this, said it of, and to, this very man.” HOT PLOWSHARES. A. Novel. By Aunrox W. Tovrcre, author of “A Fool's Erra oti New \ork: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. Washing ton: A. Brentano & Uo, We have here the last of Judge Tourgée's his- torical novels, which have been so widely read and eo recetved within the last few years, As their subject is substantially the same, 80 there has been some monotony of treatment, with not so much story as argument and fact; but each has possessed individuality enough to make a distinctive mark. The period covered by the volume before us is from 1840 to 1860, and the anti-slavery struggles which pre- ceded the great civil war, are vividly reviewed, the author not professing, as he says, to give history of the movement, “but only a truthful picture of the life upon whieh it acted.” Inci- dentally a brilliant description of all the discov- erles and astonishing growth 6? America is given, which adds to both the cl permanent value of the book. LAND AXD LABOR IN TH TLuaM Gopwix Moopy. N, Seribuer’s Sons. Washington: jon, ew York: Charles Wm. Ballantyne & Mr. Moody, who is the working man’s friend, and who has paid a good deal of attention to subjects nearly related to the title of the present volume, now discusses the use of machinery in agriculture, the growth and development of the bonanza and tenant farms, railroad grants, money and Industrial distress, the gospel of re- laxation, &c. It may well be doubted whether the author has himself entirely mastered his subject, and it is not clear that all he desires can or ought to be accomplished in the manner he points out ; but he throws considerable light on many points that are now attracting more attention than ever before, and inasmuch as his effort will stimulate thought and promote dis- cussion it will be the means of doing good, even though his views may not be wholly acceptable to his readers. ‘Those who desire to get aridea of the origin. purposes, agents, and methods of the present nihilist movement in Russia, from a nihilist point of yiew, will find it in this volame. It is as interesting a book as has been pablished lately, but in reading it one is puzzied to know how much of it is true and how much romance. It bears the impress of probability, however, and those competent to Jnage vooen for both the capacity and sincerity ot the writer. A FASHIONABLE SUFFERER: OR CHAPTFRS FEOM LIFE'S COMEDY. By Avcurus Horrix, author of “Recollections of Auton House." Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Oo. Washington: Bobert This is a clever skit at the fashionable nervous invalidism of the period, in which the tyranny ; and selfishness of that large and growing num- ber of women who are well enough to shirk what they dislike and yet well enough to do what they enjoy are shown up in strong colors. The illustrations, which are by the author, add considerably to the interest of the story. Sketches, | By Mason J thor of Major Jones y Di The late Col. Thompson was one of the most popular humorists of his day, and, though his style was different from that*now in vogue, there is much In this collection of sketches, many of them based upon incidents of his per- sonal experiences, to awakea a smile or provoke ahearty laugh. It wiil certainly be weicomed by a large circle of old friends and admirers ot the writer. BEYOND RECALL. A Novel. By Apeuive See- . New York: Henry Holt& Co, Wi (GEANZ. New. ry ‘ashing- This is a very creditable addition to the “‘Lei- sure Hour Series,” of which it constitutes No. 149. In addition to the plot being original and well sustained, with clever character-drawing, the story has an interest from being laid in Egypt, during the late war ia that country, and Sa in graphic descriptions and exciting So much has been written on this subject that one would think there is no need for anything more, snd that nothing new remains to be said upon it, which illusion—if illusion it really be— is not entirely dispelled by Mr. Thwing’s effort. LITILE BROWN TOP. Br, E A. Rasp, suthor of ART NOTES. -It ts sald that 1500 proof engravings of Mua- kacry's “Calvary” have been subscribed for tn advance of the finishing of the picture. As each one costs @100, €150,000 are already assured, Add to this what the painting itself would bring or what it would produce by being ex- hibited in the principal chien of the world, and some idea of its value can be formed. — Mr. Guillaume goes in a short time to At- lanta, where he will spend some time, having recelyed a commission from Senator Brown of Georgia to paint several portratts. Although he studied and graduated in France, of which country he ts a native, Mr. Guillaume has for a long time resided in the United States, meeting with gratifying success. Mr. Corcoran has been one of his best patrons. —According to the New York Zritune, “Mr, Thomas Ball is making a bust of P. T. Barnum for the Smithsonian Institution.” That there should be 9 bust made of Mr. Barnum, seems natural and proper enough, and that Mr. Ball should make it is not strange; but it will prob- ably puzzle the a scientist more than a little to tell why it should be made for the Smithsonian Institution. Hasn't the Zridune got parts of two stories mixed ? — Mr. F.J. Fisher, who has been regarded as ‘8 confirmed bachelor, or at least wedded only to art, quite surprised his friends last Wednesday evening by takingto wife Miss Elizabeth Brewer, of this city, who is also an artist of decided tal- ent,—the ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr. Chester, of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, at the residenoe of the bride's parenta, 319 Bast Capitol street. The happy 3 since gone to the mountain regions of Vir- ginia, where they will spend the summer, making studies, sketches, etc. —Mr. Charles Armor, who has lately been giv- ing his attention almost exclusively to the re- Producing of still life gubjects, is remarkably happy In the representation of fish. A pair oj shad from his easel lately finished would com. pare favorably with work of the same class any artist in the country; and tndeed tt woul be difficult to name one who could equal, much Jess surpass, this particular example. In mod. eling there was nothing left to be desired, while in color, and especially in the iridescent’ effect of the scales, ete., they were as nearly perfect 8s could well be Imagined —Altogether the best work In that line Mr. Forsberg has yet done, and, in fact, one of the best bits of landscape painted here lately, is a view within the walis of the old Van Ness estate, near the Monument lot, in this city, which was on that artist's easel afew weeks ago. In tone nd Composition it was thoroughly harmonious and pleasing, while in color and accessories it j might eastiy be taken for a glimpse of Old | Spain. If the promise held out then be flaally fulfilled, the work is one which cannot full to add largely to Mr. Forsberg's tation, and of which both he and his friends may well be proud. It ts, we believe, intended for the fall exhibition in the New York Academy of Design. —The memorial statue of Gen. R. EB. Lee, an- Veiled at Lexington on Thursday, is the work of Mr. Edward K. Valentine, of Richmond, and is pronounced by those who have seen It a pleas- ing and meritorlvus work of art. The recum- bent figure, which ts rather above life size, lies onahandsome marble sarcophagus,and this rests. on a solid granite tomb, beneath which reposes: the remains. The sides of the sarcophagus are composed of two panels, and the space between the panels bear in basso relievo on the one side the coat of arms of the Lee family, and on the other the arms of the state of Vircinia. Lee is described as “lying in his uniform, in sleep, upon his narrow sold! bed. One hand is on his bosom, and touches uncon- scloasly and gently ‘the drapery of his couch.’ The other is lying by bis side, where it has fallen, and rests upon his sword.’ The portrait- ure is perfect, no jess as to form than feature. ‘The whole expression ts that of tranquil and ab- solute repose, the repose of physical power, un- sbaken though dormant, of manly grace mont graeeful when at rest, of noble faculties alive and sovereln though still. —Mr. W. V. Birney, who has been pursuing | his urt studies in Munich for some time past, | recently sent home a photograph of the paint- ing he proposes to offer for exhibition in the Triennial International Art Exposition, which opens in that city next month. Whether it shall be accepted or not depends upon the decision of the committee of selection; but the photo- graph shows the picture to be awork of unusual merit for 80 young an artist. Of course no idea of its color can be tormed froma mere photo- graphic representation, but In drawing end composition the picture is in the highert Segses creditable. The scene portrayed is with an old country doctor feeling an invalid girl, the ng elderly peasant women anda little child, who deeply interested le result. are iy The whole ts a pleasing effort, and gives promise of great future success tor the young artist in the field of genre and figure painting. the exhibition opens Mr. Birney expects to spend some time in the Tyrol, and afterward to goto Naples. Rome, Florence and Venice, re- turning to Munich in the autumn, when he hopes to join the composition class, for a still farther period of study. ital isa healthy indication, and shows an im- provement in public taste, as well as a destre for something at once more appropriate and more worthy than most of the works of the latter class we now have. The sentiment oucht there- fore to be encouraged. Those in favor of a change must not be disappointed, however, it their ideas make headway slowly, and are a long time in reaching realization. Arches that are costly affairs, both In time and The immense structure which spans the Avenue des Champs-Elysees, in Paris, and the largest triumphal arch In existence, cost over $2,900,000. and was thirty years in the course of construction. The same work done here, count- ing the difference between the rates pai¢ by the two governments for like services, would at least one-haif more, or, in round figures, sa $3,000,000. The Arch of Peace at Milan, whi is Second in size only to the famous Pari: ture, and even finer in architectural and artistic effect than that, must have cost more thea g million doliars of our money, notwithsta’ the low price of labor and materials tn italy; and it tov required more than thirty years time for building. From these facts it will be seen that an arch which is worthy an event that ts impressive, or it isa flat fallare. ‘There can be no middie ground. Anytling jess than complete success becomes a travesty. ‘Thore who have not seen the one in Paris caa form some idea of its creat size and the massive- ness of its ee that the itself is 67 feet in height and 4 feet wide. while the whole structure is ‘1 feet high, 146 feet wide, and 72 feet iu depth or thickness. That at Milan is con: iy tess than these dimensiona, but it is still enough in every way to be an ject: from any of view. W America be content with anything less than the Italian arch, forexample? Probably not; and case it will be along time before anything of the kind. Still, it is bject before the i hi } 2 fs Re. &, F i