Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1883, Page 7

_ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. THE SERJEANT’S WILL. Story of the Last Testament Written at Mare Court. Warrington, I believe?” Simple words and true as far as that I am Mr. Warrington; but this I can assert, that never had words so taken me by surprise, nor The has my name ever been put to me under more | singular circumstances. That this may be clear { must explain. As shortly as I can I like explanation, and would when I am moving the court, nd, if possible, what my point IT am a barrister, as you guess, and my hambers are in Hare Court; it is the most t, quiet and retired place in the Temp! just on your right if you come in by the arel way at the bottom of ery Lane. My number is of uo importance; in fact, abundant Feasons will appear why I should be f to it. One reason, which wil! not appear, Fery coxent oue nevertheless, being that solici- tors are not fond of counsel who rush Into print, | unless their lucubrations are bound in calf. I | have one room in which I sit myself, and the | undivided half of a clerk the rest of the set are occupied (Lam talking a time six months back) by Serjeant Greathead, QC. of the weste vse large room in the rear is the only je and well-fur- nisied one, my rooms being as dingy and cheer- Jess as most ground floor apartments in the Temple. A couple of doors shut us in, but the oak is only sported when the clerks ‘leave at seven. Then our chambers, not very lively during the day time, are abandoned to dark- ness, slience, and the mice. Ina word they are merely offi Well about the time I have mentioned, I was obliged, no matter w haps my dinner at the Suifolk Street Club I discover- ed a faliacy in the opinion to be sent out. the next morning—I found myself obliged for the Hirst time for certainly a year, to go to my chambers after dinner.” The clock at St Clement Danes was striking the half hour after nine as | turned into the lonesome and echoing Temple. [ opened my outer door with my key, after a.certaining that I had some matches in my pocket, and did the same to the inner door, drawing tie oak io behind me, and shutting it: then I stuod still. It was very odd!—all should have been in darkness, but from the key-hole of the serjeant’s room a brizht ray of light shone steadily, and m within came the familiar sound of the rustling of pape Tt was very odd. [hal known the serjeaat say he never worked at night. and nly I had never heard of him comnz to his chambers in the evening. Very singular that we should both be there on this particular night! At any rate I would ifit was all right. I opened his door, and walked in qui an apology on my lips. The room, as J have said, a spacious one, was brilliantly i the table was cover- ed with papers and books; but no Serjeant Greathead was there! Some one was, though, with a vengeance. s Warrington, . I believe.” With one hand resting upon the table and } sing some among the many papers which | ittered it, stood the speaker, a lady! Ap- parently about five and thirty, she was tall and of a good figure, her dress handsome though simple. A veil obscured much of her face, which was toward me asI entered. Either het complexion was naturally colorless, or agitat had driven the blood trom her cheeks latter, I evn} red, since her left hand was pressed to herside. I stood dumbfounded, and at least twice this unexpected apparition re- peated the words I have set down. Who was she, and what on earth, was she doing alone, and at this time of the night in our chambers? As fur as I remembered. I saidat last in a be- wildered tone, still holding the door handle: alnly, Iam Mr. Warrington.” ou must be surprised find me here. I fam Serjeant Greathead’s niece.” “Oh, yes!” L answered, with a bow and a vain attempt to indicat one that I thought this a perfectly tory explanation of her presence at 9:30 in bis chambers; “Oi, yee “He is rather unwell this evening, thought he would liketo have some pape read, in case he should not sleep. Ihave unteered to fetch them—was i¢ not bold of me: b is waiting in Fleet street at not well! I am very sorry. Can I give you any assistance From the ap- pearance of the table she must have undone mmost of the bundies in search of the right Papers, such was the litter upon it. She really Was a very good looking woman. “You can undo the harm yon have innocently caused, Mr. Warrington, by gctting me a glass of water, it you will be so kind. You startled me not a little. I was prepared to find darkness and loneliness, but not to meet any one.” “If I have frightened you I do wish I had stayed away—which is’ unselfish,” I added [cone “but it is curious that fate should ave led me here to-night for the first time this year. and | | ‘es; not voking also.’ Tigughed and hastened to my room, lit a candie and drew some water from the filter. There wasa flavor of romance about this, and yet, handsome as she was, and singular as were the circumstances, something repelled me. Ibad not got over the start she caused me, perhaps. = _ “Are you sure that yon have got what you want?"” She had replaced the papers and cleared the table with wonderful deftness while I was away. She was standing now by the fireplace, evidently ready to zo. “I have, thank you,” she answered rather | thoughtfully; “perhaps you would be good | enouyh to escort me to my cab; my nerves lave hardly recovered yet.” She smiled bewitchingly as she spoke what I took for basing but the next instant I saw that it was true enongh. We were movigz toward the dvor, and [had just sald “with when a heavy footstep coming along u e Itself clear doors. only curious, Mr. Warrington, pro= overed the surprise of my | y do for any one to find me forced laugh, fading my i not smile as Texpected. On the con- y, she helped to unfasten the outer door With almost petulant eagerness. Once in the epen air she breathed more freely, but she hardly spoke again except to thank me when I put her into the eab. “TL hope the serjeant will sleep to-night and mot need his papers.” were my last words, which she only acknowledged by a bow, as she threw herself back. But I had cause, as will be seen, to remember them. I did not get much work done that night, quiet as it was; my visitor had unsettled me, i suppose. Twice I thouzht I heard some’ one in the serjeant’s room, and was foolish enough to and go and see. Of course there here; so aftera short time I gave ent home te bed. served, was Sunday. I| pass on as briefly as I can; at breakfast on the | flonday ived a more seriou: Among the items of intelligence in th Post appeared this par much explanation): “We regret to have to announce the sudden death, at his residence, loucester road, of Mr. Serjeant Greathead, Q. C., of the western circuit, recorder of Did? dieham, His decease, which took place very suddenly on Saturday evening, was caused by a heart complaint from which the learned gentle- man had for some time suffered.” “Umph,” said 1 to myself, and, being a lawyer, began to think and to put two and two together, net without now and again a little queer feeling down the small of my back. Mr. Serjeant Greathead died on Saturday evening. On Saturday evening—before or after the event isnot proved—a lady is occupied all alone among Mr. Serjeant Greathead’s papers in his chambers, and though this I was not quite sure about, among the drawers of his private writing table. Jmph!” Well, I was never on very intimate terms with the oldgentleman, who was thirty years my senior, and it is no icular ness of mine. It’s all right, or w! in the end, doubtless. And I amount of sympathy, with , and for- warded a letter of condolence to the family, of Whom I knew nothing, applied to the treasurer of the Inner Tewple to take on the serjeant’s el and did my usual work and lived my usual life for four days. Then Something hap- | aos Thomas, my boy. showed into me “our ir. Ford,” of Ford, Ford & Bitt®, of Staple’s Inn, whom I knew to be the late “A new client,” said Ito myseif, with much excitement. With a judicious mixture of Courtesy and dignity I ed him to a Seat, ‘Which was all thrown away. “Now, Perhaps, you can belp me, Mr. War- "he said, after a few ny ob- — iene hoger ole me. *Have you any idea where our poor friend is Ukely to have put his wile” serjeant’s so- his cupboard and books?” Yet I feel sure that it is here. signed it he said to me, ‘Here you'll find it when it's wanted, Ford,’ and he tapped the table, so that I took it for granted he meant to lock it up there.” “What family has he left, Mr. Ford?” “He was never married, His niece, @ re- maken nice girl, has lived with him fora ear. Except a distant cousin, who acted asa i ee of housekeeper, she was his only connec- ion.” ‘as his niece a great favorite of his?” ‘Yes, of late, very much so. Her motherand the serjeant did not get on; a year ago the mother died,and Mr. Greathead, who was a good man at bettom, took the girl home. I don't mind telling you that the missing will leaves | her neatly everything.” “What.” I cried, in huge astonishment, “leaves her neatly everything?” . | ““¥es; and very natural too. Why not?” Up to this moment I had had, since the lawyer opened bis business to me, but one idea, ich was, that on the night on which the old man died, his niece, this “‘very nice girl,” had come to his chambers, searched for the will, and, for her own advantage, abstractea and de- stroyed it, Had done that, and had, into the | bargain; startled me first and fooled me after- | Ward. But how about this theory now? Cui bono. - “I can’t make It out!” my chin. “Nor can I!" cried the other briskly. “Is the niece, Miss—Misa Greathead, of a very quixotic spirtt,'at all likely to burn the will to benefit some one else?” “She's not so mad as to throw away £70,000, if you mean that. Good heavens, alr, what sug- gested such a thing to you?” I told him all that had occurredson the Satur- day night, just as I have related it above. It my readers teel a tithe of the wonder he ex- | pressed, I am satisfled with my powers of de- scription. “If you had not told me face to face, sir, I would not have believed a syllable of it!"he said emphatically, “not a syllable!” “Could you"—after [had thought a minute or two—‘could you procure me a glimpse of Miss Greathead, or of her photograph?” Our Mr: Ford actually blushed. “Well, I could. Perhaps it would be more satisfactory if you saw herself.” “Not atall.” What in the world made the man fidyet so? “Then I think--I_have—somewhere, if I’ve not left it, the very thing you want.’ Oh, yes, here it is.” And, after fumbling in all his other pockets, from his breast-pocket Mr. Ford, a little red in the face, produced a neat little Russia leather case. Heopened this and held the portrait within for my inspection. Veliz” he uttered impatiently, while, with a cri 1 eye, I was examining a very pretty,very youthful, wholly good race. “Nose a little, just a little, too retrousse,” I murmured. “Eh?” shutting it up with an angry snap. “But, however, that is not the lady who was occupled here on Saturday night. That is one point clear, Mr. Ford. Now, who would proflt by the destruction of this will? Is any earlier one In existence?” Yes. There is a former will discovered in the serjeant’s desk at home. It was made before Clive—I mean Miss Greathead—came to live with him.” “Its date? “January. 1879." “Well?” “It leaves two-thirds of the estate to the cousin who then kept house for him.” “A tall, pale, dark-eyed woman, decidedly good looking?” “Yes. By Jove, I see! She was your visitor, and with instinctive caution gave Clive’s name, or rather description.” he cried. ‘And has destroyed the last will?” “TI don’t know so mucn about that,” he an- swered, alowly wiping his forehead. “She did not burn it here, as you say the fire was out. ‘She might keep it to see how things would turn out. It gives her £5,000, too.” “Ah, does it? Wait a moment. Does it really? Well, then we can get it back by a bold stroke. I'm with you in this,Mr. Ford. It gets Interesting. The first will, which must be proved if the last be not found, gives the hou: ng cousin two-thirds, about £50,000 say; the latter and the missing will gives her £5,000. But suppose one were—only suppose—one were to turn up between thetwoand give hef nothing, eh?” “No chance,” sald I quite tollow you.” “I can explain in two words. You see—" Bat as the two words lengthened themselves totwo hundred, as two words always do, I need not go through any more of our conversation. Its drist will be guessed by the sugacions reader. At parting. “It’s rather a serious thing, you know,” sald the lawyer ruefully. “Yes,” 1 answered mischievously; “it’s five yearal” Teaid, slowly nursing the Jawyer; “I don't think I. We were assembled in the dead man’s dying room in Gloucester road to hear the will read. It may seem odd that I should have been present at this merely family matter, but the fact is that I, John Warrington, of the Inner Temple, bar- rister-at-law, was not. A allent and humble gentleman, with a beard and glasses, with also a seedy coat and boots to match, and a habit of taking snuff surreptitiously, yet with a certain awount of ostentation, was present, But he was merely Mr. Ford's clerk, and if his figure and face were not famillar sights in the offices of Messrs. Ford, Ford and Bittle, why Mr. Ford had a right to engage a special clerk for busi- nesa of so contdential a nature as this. There were not many present. The tall, gracious, almost queenty woman sitting near the fire with her back to the light and a large black fan tu her hand Is Miss Chilling, “third cousin to the de- ceased,” as the newspapers would say. The fair nervous girl by the table is Miss Clive Great- head; observe tiat her pale face flushes a little as she shakes hand with “our Mr. Ford.” In the background are old Humphreys, the cierk, and several servants. a ills here which I think T ought softly, taking his seat The first is dated 1 the second about a year back. A third will was | made within the last six months, but 1 regret to say that our poor friend must have destroyed it, Z—ot this I have no doubt—tu make an- a its place. In the midst of Ufe, we are— es, indeed!” Haviny uttered this in low but cleas tones, he takes trom me—I mean trom the clerk, who pro- duces them from his black bag, some papers, aud Proceeds in more business-like tones to read the “last will and testament of Jonathan Gieathead, of Gloucester road, in the county of Middlesex; and of Hare Court, the Temple, 1u the elty of London, barrister-at-law.” “The purport is this,” said he, after the usual flood of verbiage had passed for the most part harmlessly over our heads, ‘that the bulk of the testator’s estate would go to his cousin, Miss Chilling, and a shate, very much stualler, but still considerable, to Miss Greathead. In one respect I very much regret thut my task docs not eud with this will.” Then we all listen to another last will and testament and a fresh current of ovuvey- ancer's English, much shorter than the last, however, is let louse upon us. One person in the room, I can safely aasert, feels on the rack, and Miss Chilling’s fan never stays, but flutters, now slowly, now with # sudden {m- petus. And no wonder; her fortune of £45,000 Js swept away as by a stroke of the pen and a miserable £500 that is given her Instead. Ot the residue, after payment of certain lega- cles to the servants, clerks, and others, the whole ts given to Miss Greathead. When he ceased the woman by the fire rose grandly to her full height. fe “This is not the final arrangement our friend Intended to make; so much I know; it 1s a sad lesson of the danger of procrastination, even In the wisest of us.” Mr. Ford, in @ low, apolo- 1 Lapeer ag with the r. “Oh, Edith, I am very sorry!” Miss Great- head had risen too and put her hand upon the elder wqman's shoulder. The servants were filing out. Miss Chilling pushed the other aside, not-cruelly. but as if she were Inthe way. : “The ee oe aa the will!” she sald in joarse, low tones, holding out one white hand Imperatively. Mr. Ford handed it to hei with- out a word. She took it to the window and examined It carefully. Wonderful as under the circumstances was her eeif-command, one could hear the paper rustle in her shaking hands. In @ moment she faced us. ps did <a this wary “No,” Mr. answ nervously, “he took, I suppose, other advice. The attesting witnesses are Mr. Warrington, who, yon may be facsens cae aidan ¢ yo andes tl : who some monthsago. So it is evident that it was made at Chambers.” ., There was an uncomfortable silence for a moment. Then Miss Chilling crossed the room and the bell. “Is Mr. Humphreys still here?” ehe said to the servant. “Yes, miss.” “Ask him to cometo me, if you please.” “My clerk shall fetch him’ cried Mr. Ford, hastily, with a first at the servant and n at his 1a frepoememsing, follower. “No,” said Chilling, tm, . We all stood still and lstened to the clock solemnly, til the old clerk @ppeared, “Humphreys,” she sald, with a strange yearn- ing In her tone, a sudden softening, as it were, “please to examine this signature, and tell me if it is your late master’s.” He was her last bape. The old man slow! ‘ took out and put on bis glasses. Miss Greathead, nervous and fright- ened, cowered in the window seat. Mr. Ford looked steadily Into the fire. I fancy he saw there a short law report, headed “In the mat- ter of Charles Henry Ford, gentleman. one etc..” or it might be more short}; , ‘In the matter of a solicitor.” As for his clerk, I can answer for it, that no heart in the room was going pit-a- pat like his. How lon; Homphyeys was ever it! At last he spoke, and then, with tor- uri lowness. that’s his writing sure enough. God bless him.” Then two of us drew such asigh of relief, as, well Iam at a loss for a suffictently strong papel but at any rate it was avery deep Bl; ‘itr. Ford murmured a few words of condo- lence to the one lady, and of congratulation to the other; and he and his clerk got themselves out of the room as well as they could. The last seen of Miss Chilling, she was brooding over the fire, with a face ever so much older, as it seemed to us, than that which had shone in the dusk behind her fluttering fan. John Warrington, barrister-at-law, was sit- ting Sone, in my room next day when Thomas came in. < pee see you, sir.” I was not greatly surpri: I. “Show het in. Good gracious! How do you do? Please to take a seat, Miss—ah, yea, Miss Greathead. Very sad things have happened since I saw you last.” It was my former visi- tor, the serjeaut’s niece. “Yes, indeed; they are too fresh to be spoken of. Ihave called to ask you a question, Mr. Warrington, and I am sure I may trust to your discretion.” “Absolutely,” I assented, warmly, “Please do not think it an odd one. I havea reason. Do you remember witnessing my uncle’s signature about a year ago?” “Well, I remember this much, that I did so, but I don’t think I can tell you much about it; as far as I can recall the matter, Mrs. Coll was there. No one else, I think, IfT can help you any farther, Iwill think {t out.” “Thank you,” she said, with a half-audible sigh, drumming softly on my table with her gloved fingers. “That 1s ail, I think, that £ wanted toask. Now Iam here, I should like to see my uncle’s room tor—for the last time, Mr. Warrington, if you please.” “Most ceftainly, Nothing has been disturbed since you were here.” I led the way into the room; she stood in the middle and looked round with a steady, scrutinizing gaze. “I will leave you for a moment,” said I, con- siderately, and, half-closing the door, step) into my own room, and sat down—to finish the statement of claim in Davey vs. Davey? Noth- ing of the kind, but-executed upon my hearth- Tug a silent dance of triumph that would have gained for mea lucrative engagement at the Aquarium. After five miautes of this, I com- posed my face and went back to the old gentle- man’s room, stumbling carelessly oyer the man as I did so. She was still apparently standing exactly where I had left her. It cost me all my self-command to avoid glancing around the room. “Thank you,” she said, sweetly. “I am so much obliged to you. Iam very gladI came. You will not mention my visit?” “You may depend upon my reticence,” I sald, with a bow, in which I flatter myseif that a sin- cere personal devotion and an overflowing appreciation of her affection for her uncle ap- peared to mingle’ The moment, however, that I had got her out of the chambers, and the door closed behind her, I sent Thomas off with a note and darted back into the serjeant's ‘room. There I atoodin the middle, where my visitor had stood, and looked around me. There wasa melancholy tidiness everywhere. Quickly I opened the drawers, cast my eye over them, felt behind them, as I expected, nothing. Then { procured a chair and candle, and with a care and minuteness that would have done credit to a Fouche, I looked along the top of row after row of the calf-bound books, that on three sides concealed the walls from: floor to celling. Two sides had been examined before I found what I had expected. Low down between the fire- place and one of the windows it was, almost within reach of the writing-table. Then I sat down on the fluor, put the caudle beside me, and took out my watch. Seven minutes before Thomas re- turned, aud some one with Lim. I did not move, but sung out: A “Ford! here I am; come in, and shut the oor.” “There has been a lady here, your boy tells me!” “Yea; the lady. She wished to see her uncle's m once more. Sweetly appropriate, wasn't st” “Well” out of consideration tor her feel- Ings—" “Bother her feclings!” “I left her alone—and look here.” He was on his knees in the twinkling of an eye, and had both of his eyes giued on the top of the eleventh and twalfth voluines of “‘Bevan's rty of the Court of Chancery.” The layer of dust, which elsewhere lay tu uniterm amuoth- beets ree Crete oe © will is in chancery, you may depend upon it,” sald airlly. At Abts famine Ford glogerly removed the books, and opened first one und shook it—nothing. I won't swear that our faces did not flush, us he opencd the other and shook it—nothiugl Then he got up and used a naughty word. I examined the volume closely, with the game result. We lovked ut one another. Ge Wrong with ocr calcuiations, is here?” “No; under the missing wiil she gets £5,000. That wilt disappears,that she may get two-thirds of the whole estate under the firet; when, lo, y starts an intermediate willi—a ‘devilish odd rill—leaving her only £500, and good, as far s she knows, until the missing one turns up. She's no tool; therefore, It will tarn up. If she hus not destroyed it!” How much tune did you give “Five minutes, at least; and some one has been at these books. Wait a minute. What fools we have been.” The two volumes of “‘Beyan's reports” still lay upon the floor side by side. I plunged my hand into the oritice caused by thefr absence frum the shelf. I groped. Ford’s eyes grew perceptibly big- ger. “What's this?” I cried, and brought out a paper. “Right!” he shouted, as he hastily glanced at it outside. “The lost will! We've No chance of ‘five years with eh, now, Ford?” “No, but on my honor, at time things looked awkward.” i ‘The £5,000 were promptly paid to Misa Chill- ing, and she has passed from our sight with that modest independence. She was a very clever woman, aud most certatnly will get on in the world. 1am glad she never learned how she Was checkmated. | Clive Greatheud is now the wife of “our Mr. Ford;” a cosy, pleasant resort 4s thelr house in Grenville place. So much the business of Ford, Ford & Bittle comes to my chambers in Hare Court that I am also thinking of setting up alittle double establishment atthe West End. Ford and I sometimes chat over the serjeant’s three wills, and the last time 1 dined with him I heard him say, with a singular em- Phasis, to his guest on the right: “You never forged a will, now, I suppose, Sir John?” An sir!” cried the alderman, with portentous jeDity. “Oh, no, of course not; but, do you know, I dare say you've dined at the suiuc table with people who huye?” The worthy merchant swelled and swelled with lndignation until 1 quite feared him. Aud jo do you know, I think Ford was right.— tie _——— A Letter of Introducti The other day a stranger made his appearance in the office of a Baltimgre man, and presented a letter of introduction to the effect that he was Mr. Blank, of Denver, who had come east to see about organizing a company to develop a silver mine, The Baltimorean read the letter, and then stood up and called: 3 =F eaten sk the door with a broom in james 8) 1e a om rs waste-basket in one hand anda the other, and ee pe “James, go do' Oo Vy — and borrow os or a “Excuse me, #i it—bat ” stammered the sliver ‘man, a he for his hat—“bat 80! ne “Just walt a moment,” replied the gentleman, as he walked to.and a * eer me, you know— see you again- ” gasped the spec- io 88 he backed out, and he went down fetched ae Sia a aaa a ol his back fence, Sin; that a man with a easily dig- ———_+9.-___ The farmer should bea man abie to talk anything that comes up.—New Orleans yune, Gen. Steedman, now chief of police of Toledo, Ohio, has set. his’ face i D within the limita of the olty. silver mine should come east to be couraged as that. on HOMES OF MILLIONAIRES. Palaces Built by) Four Califernia Rail- way Kings. ‘Sqn Francireo correspondence of Bt Louis Globe- A few days ago I happened to be rambling in the Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, Just ‘across the bay from this city, when I came sud- denly upon the maugoleumeerected to the mem- ory of Gen. David Dj Golton, one of the old di- rectors of the Central Pacific road, and one whoee life was ended in most untimely fashion. ‘What attracted my attention was that work- men were busy about the tomb, and on in- quiry I learned that'the body of the dead mil- Honatre had just been ptaced in the vault that had been prepared a whole year for ita recep- tion. No one could. with tor a handsomer tomb, 'f costly work in marble, ite, and ae can aera any riers 0 Cot whe as given up the good fhings of is world ane nto to the majority. The mausoleum is 4 small Corinthian chapel of beautiful snowy- white Ravaccioni marble, twenty feet square, and thirty-five feet high, ‘a close imitation in all its graceful, classical details of the mansion on Nob Hill, in which the widow now lives. It stands onan elevation, the highest ground in the cemetery, which brings out its noble pro- portions to great advantage, A flight of eight marble steps leads to the large bronze doors, cast in Munich; through these one enters the in- terior, paved with fine mosaic and lighted up in rich but subdued colors by a large memorial window, the gift ofthe dead man’s daughter. The mausoleum has a base of California granite, on which rests ten pilasters of marble, with Cor- inthian capitals; these in their turn suj a very heavy marble roof and cornice. Over the frieze of the pediment is the single word “Colton,” surrounded by four wreaths of im- mortelles, while ona panel of the entrance are the initials “D. D. 8.."_ surrounded by forget- jeme-nots and lilies. The cost of this tomb—the intimate suspicion of human nature, probably to the fact that he has been brought in con- tact with so many unworthy specimens of the tuft-hunter and adventurer, A RAILROAD KING'S PALACE. Crocker’s house, which is the last of the four palaces of the railroad kings, occupies an entire block, surrounded by four streets, save for the small empty building lot that is now surrounded by ahi board fence. When Crocker was buy- ing up the small holdings inthis block he found the ‘owner of this lot.a German undertaker, very eager to make the millionaire pay well for his ground. After he-had raised the price sev- eral times Crocker swore a mighty oath he would not touch the land at any price, 80 he ruined it by building this mammoth fenée, and for several years it Te- mained vacant, a great eye-sore to the people who occupy the fine house, across the way. Crocker’s house looks comfortable and spa- cious, but there is very little architecture about it. Multiply the average count residence of a wealthy city man by four an you have the railroad mullionaire’s home. Its Style admits of a large amount of ornament, but this does not improve the general effect. The only things about the place on which the eye rests with satisfaction are the.noble ste} that lead to the main entrance, and the wide sweep of lawn, which Is broken only by an oc- casional vase or ornamental plant. Within the house Is adapted for the giving of great enter- tainments, and 1s beautifully furnished. Both Crocker and Hopkins have valuable collections ss | eerie mainly the works of foreign artists o ‘he modern school, although Stanford,on his’ last trip to Europe, imported about $250,000 worth of old masters, selected for him by some of the best connoisseurs on the continent. If this collection, at his death, is bequeathed to the city, as many think it will be, it will form naleus of a great picture gallery, of which ‘any American city might be proud. most beautiful of any on this coast—was , It was the tribute of a wife, who re- Port said, was not always treated as a wife should be. Her devotion, however, is manitest here in enduring marble. A singular feature of it is that the tomb is exactly opponte the en- trance to the Golden Gate, and can be seen from the ‘widow’s Nob Hill mansion. Even with the naked eye one can make out from the tomb the cutlines of theStanford and Hopkins palaces, only a block below her house. It is said that she has a strong fleld-glass and is fond of gazing from the cupola of her house upon the last resting-place of her husband. MYSTERY OF COLTON’S DEATH. The sight of this tomb recalled the curious episode of the millionatre’s death. Colton made his raise in hydraulle mining, and when the fortunes of the Central Pacific were at a low ebb, he was asked by Stanford and Crocker to cast in his lot with them and share all the advantages of the original projectors. He wag @man ofa good deal of force and ability, but he was no match as a financier for the other members of the monopoly. His money was utilized, but it was suspected that he never knew the real secrets of the business, although he was made the head of the Contract and Fi- mance company, which completed the Central Pacific and built the Southern Pacific. He lived a free life, and there was some scandal about his relations with the daughter of Laura D. Fair, the notorious woman who shot down ‘Lawyer Crittenden in the presence of his family, and was acquitted by a sentimental California jary. In September. 1878. it was reported that Colton was injured by a fail from a badly broken mustang which he had been riding, and was ly- ing dangerously {ll at his home. The doctors stated that the fall had broken a blood-vessel In the abdomen, and that thedischarged blood had gathered. and formed a or. In operating on this his system, already weakened by a’ fast life, succumbed, and he died yery suddenly. The peculiar thing about the case was that he was on the street for a fortniht after the accl- dent and made light of it. This induced many to believe that he did not die of natural causes. The current rumor, which has still many be- lievers, is that he was shot In the abdomen by Laura Fair, in revenge for the betrayal of her daughter, to whom he had shown much atten- tion. What lends color to this is that Mrs, Fair at the time was having a fine house built only a block away from the Colton mansion. It was on a small side street and contrasted strangely with the ‘poor dwellings around it. On Colton’s death she refused to take the house and it reverted to the real estate associates, who built it for her. She claimed that mining stocks had ruined her , but gossip asserted that the death of the capitalist was the cause of this change of plan. Certainly there was a m about his death which not even the post-mor- tem examination cleared up satisfactorily. 4 CLASSICAL MANSION. His widow now lives in the beautiful house on California street, directly across the way from the big, common-looking dwelling of Charles Crocker. Colton’s house was the first of these rallroad managers’ palaces to be built on what has aince been yulgarly christened Nob Hill. stands Just over the brow of the hill, but commands a magnificent view of the bay and the amphitheater of the foot-hilis of the coast range, which sweep around from the mouth of the Sacramento river almost to the entrance to the Golden Gate. It affords the greatest contrast in its severe simplicity of style to the rather L hard ornamental near by. It is built like a Grecian temple, with nothing to detract from the superb harmony and measure of its proportions. It is low, in com- parison with the other buildings, but its two stories give the impression of much greater height. The Corinthian pillars which form the window-frames as well as the large pillars at the main doorway add to the look of richness and substantlality. It is always painted white, and is thus thrown into strong relief by the Tich green of the lawn. The tence bears out the classical motive of the entire place; it is higher than a man’s head, the fron pickets being in the form of spears, and the posts of the Ro- man fasces. When these are painted black with the spear-heads gilded, the effect is very beauti- tul. What injures the other houses in its neigh- borhood is the excess of ornament. The ten- dency of California architects is to overload the exterior with carving in wood. As the mate- rial, by no device of the painter, can be given an air of solidity and permanence, the effect is not pleasing. Thus the Gothic monstrosity, half castle and half chateau, built by the late’ Mark Hopkins and now occupied by his widow, has neither dignity nor grace to commend it. ‘It is too big for the lot on which it is buiit; its materials are too light and unsubstantial for the design, and it gives the impression of anex- periment in architecture which has not been a success. In fact, it looks very much like an ex- aggerated copy of the summer villas which one may see along the great lakes and the St. Law- rence—houses built for comfort in suinmer but not intended fo eee homes. This light- ness 1s intensified by contrast with the heavy wall of stone which surrounds the lot and the massive gates and steps that lead to the main entrance. : THE COSTLIEST HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA. Stanford's house, which is just below this wooden castle, is made to look sunken by the extreme height of the other. Although it ie the costliest house on this coast it gives one only an impression of richness and solidity trom the ex- tenor. It is probably as fine a piece of work as can be done in wood, butwood ig not the ma- terial that any good ‘architect would select for @ _masterpieee which will live after him. When one reflects that inside these shells of perishable wood are wonders in the way of dec- oration—costly freseged walls and cellings—it seems a great pity that guch t1 were not better protected against the decaying touch of time.. Stanford's mansion 1s surrounded by the most expensive walk-in the city. The rear of the lot is fully forty feet above the level of Pine street, and this immense mass ofearth, which 13 soaked regularly every day with water to keep the turf green and fresh, must be held up by the great wall. It is built of granite and Angel island stone—hard and blue and Impervious to the elements. It is of great thickness at the base, and is snchored by huge iron sitters, which are riveted int rock of hil- . It is o1 eee ee ro a half alde. ago thatthe original w: mach higher than the nt toshow signs of weak- ening. It was torn ‘ .and the present wall, reduced in height and greatly: , was substituted for it. The place now looks remote from ordinary human inverest, and this impres- sion is by the padlocked gates and Closely drawn blinds. The house is about ten months in the year, and wears the look of isolation which ts ¢0 charac- teristic of the marble of A. T. Stewart, on Fifth avenue, New York. 4 MOODY MIL? IOMAIRE. H the streets tend general companion, who ap. Laren be a kind of jy guard. With hie he millionaire few n 00. TIT? KER TIT? Hall g°3 Sct Fee r. He Y Sscs8 2 Eee 3) FER‘S CELEBRATED STOMACH BITTE a Ss No time shonld be lost if the stomach, liverand bowels are affected, to adopt the sure remedy, HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS. Diseases of the organs named beget others far more serious, and = aelay is therefore hazardous. Dyspepsia, liver complaint, chills and fever, early rheumatic twinges, kidney weakness, bring serious bodily trouble if trifle! with, Lose no time in using this effective and safe medicine. 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Wemay. many a: shaft Eig ouelvee wall fortified with pure blood, and ‘frame."—Civil Service Gazclle, Mede simply with boiling wator or milk, ola in tins, (only 2s-Ib. and Ib. ), by Grocers, labeled. JAMES EPPS & CO., 016-m,tu&s Homooathic Chemists, London, Eng. ene, London, Exe. EMINGTON STANDARD TYPE WRITER. WAR- RANTED. opeccan use t without instruction. Sire ita tack ie ee eee WYCKOPF, Se isk SaaS eee ‘F°® FRYING FisH AND oysTERs OLIVE BUTTER atin eeeeriseteee instructions how to use Olive ‘the ‘Behool, mailed free upon Philadelphis Cooking WASHINGTON BUTCHER'S SONS, Jant2-whs PHILADELPHIA, Pa. A LAGER BEER—HAVING THE SOLE Marita Siac, orders. Price, 90 cents a 7 is Borst a a Ra AS a THIS AFTERNOON. DOWLING, Auctioneer. sale, as preacribed by the deerec: One-third | purchasers’ cost, money in ‘and the remduve in | parcel sold at ents, payable iu eix, twelve and eighteen | plied with in seven days from di ‘after tho day of sale, with’ interest at six (6) per | Feverves the right to rese’l at the tof Afty dollars will be required when defaulting purchaser after five is struck of. Terma of rae to be cou: | such resale in soe newspaper pul seven dayn from day of axle. f ARLES WALI FREDERICK KOONES, Trustec. NSON BROS., Aucts. hom: are numbered four hundred and fronts 53 feet 1 inch ou L street OMS A S NIONTOWN. D.C., AT AUCTIO! SATURDAY, JULY TWEN [¥-FIRST, i883, OCLOC! shall avenne, and is considered one of the most desirable improved properties in Unioutown. Itadjoins the prop- erty of Edward Lemme and odors. ‘The surroun. mn and pro in vah ‘he ps will be: ue. "Fie prone 5 DOWLING, Auctoneer, TKUSTFES’ DWELLIN ‘on the premises, I ell a ‘all rt estave, and known as: ot 80a. Tare oF ‘weet side of Nichols =n going up in locality is raridly enhancing sold by theacre. The virtne of a dee of trust, dated Decem! ase and duly one rece street. ‘Terms of sale: Amount of indebtedness, $613.20, and PUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. recorded in Liber 1, the iand recoris for the at the written request Terms: One-half cash; and the maidue in three equal | expenses of sale te eeakt ‘two equal ‘pay- Payments, at ix, twelve and eighteen months, with | menta, at six and twelve, mouths, with wie et ener notes bearing interest at six per cent per annum wutil | cont por annum socuted by eel of tan on the eee Paid, and secured by a deed of trust on the propsriy. | fees, $100 to bre deposited at time of sale, and terme Of th Coa yorsncing st Pacchneer's costs $200 deposit will | sale to be complied with within seven days {rom day. of be required at time 4¥16-dts | sala, or property to be resold at cost of defaulting pure = = Sher, Comt of conveyancing and recording to be paid paCAIOH BRON, steers rea tga PRs amsox.| rat TRUSTEES’ SALE OF BRICK DWELLING AND] gyro tndnonie - LOT ON NOKTH @ STREET, BETWEEN SEc- | —22 OND AND THIRD STREETS’ EAST, AT AU For Om By virtue of two deeds of trust, recorded respec-, tivds in Liber No. 1,012, folio 487, et seq., and Liber No. 1,025, folio $28, et seq.. of the laud rec~ Orda of the Distri. ¥, the TWEN ees: fet grousd St at in piece or parcel fd sito ‘of Washi D.C., and bet DAY FT er Auctions See Sth Page. ree- ictof Columbia, “we wil! scll on MON- _PIANOS AND ORGANS. _ ye wil! ‘LY-THIKD DAY OF JULY, 1883, at P.M., in. it of the ie all fron! y ate and eee a in the cit hy All Seige egret wee ening ahaa ts inal lot Dumbored fifteea ( Sreciat § ALE Or UPRIGHT PIANOS Frrrnl BY CHAUNCEY J. REED, 433 SEVENTH STREET N. W. the improvements, ways, easement and appurtenances to the sate bel “ifonbe: One-thicd cash; bal in sixand tweh ‘erme: One~ ; balance in six we} months, notes to bear six per cent interest and to be se- No. 1.—An elaborately carved ae double nme. deed of trust on property sold. or all cash, at | wood. vencered, with xtra grail celine nd ay purchaser's option. A deporit of $300 required at sale, | the oldest New York makers ‘Otigtial ree Bet oP Conveyancing, &o., at purchaser's cost. Terms to be | fered at one-third, and wiil take piano tn cact s complied with in etvan ‘days, otherwise re-sale at tisk | Ne. 2.—A Cabinet Grand, by the leading Boston ma- and cost of defawiting purchaser, after five days public | kev vary Ane yee Factory price $160, offered at notice of such re-sale in some newspaper pul in | $250. ‘Washington, D. C, ©. 0. GREEN, No. 3.—A celebrated New York Piano, nearly new; jyll-dkas Bat ETO da.,} Trustees, | worth $300, offered at $175. No. HOMAS DOWLING, Aucnoneer. VERY VALUABLE THREE-STORY BRICK DENCE, No. 226 SECOND 8 B AND C STE! PROXIMITY TO THE CAP! ‘On MOND. THIRD, 1883, in frou O'CLOCK, T shall sell property sold. All conveyani ‘ 100 deposit required at time of known monthi, jyl6-d&ds ‘1HOS. J. MYER! it Sie gered cash; spvieecrege et six and twelve months, with notes boartiy annum until paid, and secured by —A ver RESI- ELWEEN niner Gym AY AFTERNOON, JULY TWENTY. t of remises, at SIX’ No. trustec's sale and worth $3 No. 6.—Special low prices in the matchless Shon- bella Organ ; wold —Very 4 Organs, ranging from $20 to $50 eras ne bly and repair Anstrumenta: eel to all respectable people on eaxy payment, aud buy band Pianos and Orwane for cast : —A good imported upright, $75. elegant Square Grand Piano, bought ma bi only $165. = on $5 monthly vaymenta, Great areajue in second-hand Malo- second- jy cash, 5 been and s in close proxtmity to the Capitol Property, either as a home or | _™y29 ECKER BROS.' PIANOS, URDETT ORGAN: G. H. KUHN, 407 102i street 1. fren terest at G per cent. deed of trust pu STIEFF, THE KRANICH and the NEW ENGLAND patentee Rtg Sete — = (oreune, ak lowest factory pricendor cash, oF on easioat Dmonihiy insialsent plan at & BACH, ge Gere a | PRINCE iv G. L. WILD & BRO.'S MUSICAL WAREROOMA, HOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, Real Estate Auctioneer. | ar25 709 7th street northwest. RUSTEES' SAL LOT 3 VE (5), ALLET DAVIS & CO."8 PIANOS. TEGEING: PARE Op URN REED EEE Gh eains in these wonderfully perfect tna KNOWN AS BELLEVUE, IN THE DISTICT | mente will be given in all cask before July’ COLUMBIA, ON THE HIVE ROAD, AD- | 10th. | Nowe your time, | Elacaut stock now eed of tum record, in liber my26-00 |. L, SUSINER, In charge. ide ee ing to a re-subdivision of orixinal lots and F, in the tract of Bellevue, as the said and resubdivision appear No. 2, at, Oitloe‘of ‘Terms: One-fourth cash; balance in one and two -cokds yer ‘et sequitur, the undersigned! at auction, in {rout of ‘the prem JULY TWENTY-THIKD, 1883, at AM.. lot numbered tive (5), aceo R uced prices. |W > ‘ded in Hber, Le Pianos. ‘1 11th strest, above Pa. EICHENBACIPS PIANO WAREROOMS. PIANOS Gt various suakes for malo and rent at re ave. a a0 recor vy es 1344 and 14, recorded in the Surveyor's District of Columbia. THOS. E. WAGGAMAN,? INO. W. PILLING," TFustees. JUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers. FOR AOCOUNT PAY Al On TUESDAY MORN FOURTH, at TEN O'CLOC our’ ‘Vanoeg aud cl Bay Mai TOP PHETON, SINGLE HAKNESS, ‘This is a fine team and well suited for a lady, and will Positively be sold. Terms: Cash. i, JULY TWENTY- we will ‘sell, in front of Dbe: (9th and D streets northwest) to pay ad- hargee— RI METON, 3y20-8t Manacing partner of the late fi P'4sx9s, ORGANS, SHEET MUSIC. STECK & CO. PIANO, ‘The most Perfect Piano Mada, EMERSON PIANO, 0 WILCOX & WHITE AND Bi, RGA " & Wi AND KIMBALL ORGANS, Oe NUTOM Te MAY CORCERE SO sicres aud Ocguneadil aa te F : s wstalments, Tented or om .DVANCES AND CHARGES, - P rent apyhed tf paren SCENT MUSIO, ‘ould Complete Stook in thnatty. HENRY EBERBACH, No 915 F STREET, iri Ell ab _FAMILY SUPPLIES. DMINIS1RATOR'S SALE. ‘cash. SARAH A. L. v- AH : BAENES, Soper} Golden Gate Ric decree of the Supreme Court of the, passed in Es ee cause No. a we will, on TH! AY, THE’ ' DAY OF JULY, A. D. 1683, at SIX offer forsale I wis Sy 7 Tomatoes, 3 1b. cans.. {rn NX, Auctioneer." jyl4-dkds eALeR re Frest-Onase FPHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioncer. BEEF, LAMB, SERCLAL Ae CORNED BEER = 629 and 630 Center Market, 9th street wing, FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, 8e : G)acres of arsble land, overlooking the Poto- geen Sos Nore ee qbatieting delivered! Seven mac river, Just beyond the nortiern bouadary of Alex- andria, Va., euitab:e tor sites. “Location ines. Also, two (2) acres, containing a blue stone quarry, heretofore opened aud worked, situate in Alexandria County, V is located te -. ‘This quanry ed a iy on the sient bank of the Foto- aoe mi runs dow. De ve ters edwe, and ts "the neareat r jaarry to Washington, being ut a few hunared yards above the Aqueduct truck farm or for building healthy, with good spring on prem- 7 free. charge to slipartsof che muar24 HE PUBLIC IS REQUESTED CAREFULLY to notice the now and enlarged Scheme to be drawn * BE-CAPITAL PRIZE $75,000. TICKETS ONLY $5, 2 SHARES IN PRUPORTION, LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. one ‘above described fracts form a nart of the catate — Hon smong hs holes, Tike psiek cae aaa | Redo hereby Sortify that we supervine the arrange. from of taxes of Votherwine, "the tract ot | ments sor all the Monthly and seons-Annua’ Drawings deven acres will be soldon the und WEDNESDAY, | ef The State sfiery Company, ant én 4 AUGUST FIRST, 1883, at SIX O'CLOCK P. M., the | 87m manage and control wrinae themacters, ond take one ‘acre with the privilege of the | Uiat the same are conducted with honesty, Fuirness, ai it to Whole. ‘The quarry lot will aleo be sold bu thet a rn following day, THUESDAY, AUGUST BEC- ‘Terms: on dolivery of deeds.» exer, jy12-d&ds Office, Webster Law Building. FyeNcani god faith toward all parties, and we authorize the Company to use this certificate sath 7c ator a oot Signatures attached, tn ite advertisements.” (RUSTEES' SALE CK DWELLING TREND LOT, HOGSE Nocits REPEEET Boe IBTWEEN FIRS’ ND KAST, A’ P virtue of & deed of fn liber ¥ peas ie eos ire we THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY, A.D. 1883, at HALP- in 1868 for twenty the PAST 8 LOCK P.¥M., tof the premises, | wencormomstedin 1868 tors Chmrtiable’ pucpsor with al that or ‘and pretnices ait: | Caytial of $1,000,000 which = oeeve fund of uate and in the of sence, Dieirict of over $550,000 has «ince been adoed. na Hee Smee tag os Sy ar Wut ar cole | unde 8 our te, pegent Sate Cousin waontod of part of square: hundred and twenty ‘only Letiery ever voted on and indorsed by the peo- seven (727), as the said subdivision is recorded in ple ay any State. H. D. ©., fotio 200, one of the records of the Burveyor's | "Ft never sales or poatponee. provelnents, Tonether with the ristin’ taser | pizemonex SixoLx Newnan eae pe ts, ‘and appertenances tothe same belong. | 4° SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FOR- ‘or in anywise thereto. $ ."Oue-th.rd cash; Palanes in eaual installments GHTH GRAND DRAWING, CLASS H, aT sauce saree ‘bear iutorest at 61x Por SEW ORLEANS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, pred psy wyl0-th,s,ta 3711, 78,21,25, 28, gurl. 48a oe ae a ns PILLS. to a 5 nr TORE =a tee spine Mipscy