Evening Star Newspaper, November 17, 1883, Page 2

TH i PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE WE BF AMNIONG: SET. T ww the Rain Comes Down in Oregon— City of Port diab City ne cool, saad neve of eid dy hav ren fi is the popa! in if rains the of the ia nt up he plon ching ia ¢ A. natii provided the peop th Velopet wel situation eirit hours out the Ca Tubber su ts They know lives “oper Mater ea had to the muddy cracks in the rot- insen’s hill op we (between showers Qpronouneed Wiklam-et) valley, theuzh the wis were running too lew for a view of Mount Hood, which im clear weather is seen te « down numerous fr point. Ls city and valiey there we res Were CF ‘n moss; the fruit trees were enerusted with gray mo: the Tass of the kaw { the handse . and nuilionsires was of th a! tint, and ra green ferns commen n the eultive fells of the river ti looked as if covers tout youn wheat, but it tanned ont that thes w run by WH be nape: eur ection nex A HINT To ERs. Vrtil this hotet is built, vis tors te 7 Will do well to ns at some le (the Holton, if they can.) and take their meals at Fppin a wonderful aurant, where the Washington Festaurants and at one-third less price. I give this Lit of free advertising for the benefit of any Tewters of Tue Star who propose taking the cland trip, and Lam sure they will or the bint. = is expensive In Portland, and a young Hinstoman whe is in a business establish- tells me th erable bowrd cannot S55 per month. WINNT SURPRISES AN RASTERN MA ag We hear at the east of th ant frat, «rain, grass, dairy and ve Quets of 01 . it isa surprise to ti larce prop of the fruit, butter, abund- bie pro- and salinon packin have aay productiv ss own u panal to mers have mostly drop i of theety and the Willamette | by way of the | Vessels of all d | via, on Vanec fas made ne at amount. The in- dvilnal but the aggregate tanst have been considerable. WALLA WALLA VALLEY 1s famons for its wheat products and the good ¥y of the grain, but the crude, careless stele of preparing it for market prevents it from per rank. Nu preparations are made ating it after threshing. There are no ‘ors, and no pains is taken to grade tie it protected from the weather. tecent shipment of wheat to | n this coast as net up to the T saw kine in His tr mm tlers uw Th ws it no eit is er mn stand is not i shelter for Nis will pour in her Wr n. ty Ss ecuntry the great wh orld. cky Moy has been ¥ P by Dr. Blalock, bunch-ar: Jand west of the stof the heat at the rate of This trings ty miles wide, n of this | read nd no doubt the w taken up within a few yeu tit will probe tbty be enttivs in ty tirge tracts, and will never be untry of hom The banch- | bane a tre r the most ler culti- of it will be | WAYS OF THE HEATHEN CHIN DEST The Portlanders a to speak, over the way 1 by thethrifty 3 vir teeth, so have been out-1 te nearly the heart The Chi their store fa urants, and not ent: mn but are wetting a bh able te un street with 3, and re: cater to their own popul: i deat of i t eture. THE “COMING ND From Portland we made a trip thr aver Island t-Britainous city ot ind we visited a eood many | at big cities of the ch is able to «| bun a to become tae i |. on the exact belt he commerce of the globe wili take Northera Pacifie KR. the de p aters of Paget S open to the to verin winds and s horthern latitude th he trip to the ner trou Portiand to Lon the north bay n Ki 5) a. In this ro of the innume: business Hub of fine that tide currents that 4, Ports Gambte a ilis of the Sour work 1 (the US port of entry) and Vi istand, in B Townse trom Taw r th insp ratic had tet ny 1 to a series of seape and wat world. pre dom combination was Mount fats ff “Ty by te railroad people. IVE MOUNTAIN t¥ THE worLp. | this mountain towers wards the 2 that searee lieve that a so first sight one ¢: it is not a cloud. opti Hon. After considerable travel in | nountainons resions, Tacoma seems to ie the grandest and most inpressive mountain. in the world, net shoulders its way for position, is it standing: ared by int t of 14.360 Hects, and all its feet seen lifted in relief one of th of inoun- rsing the “American Mediter- 11,100 feet high, a sin- arly beautiful object in its robes of snow, oc- cupied the eve onthe rizht, and on the other side were the picturesque Olympic or coast vot tl with j mbt the ne Mount Blane < of this rezion fail to fill 4 yraudeur of the of the Sound have never f So lithe appareatly beeau: there is ate and 8 to te the ott eost of these mounta ns he ebmare mer temperature avers: 1. Thisseetion has Ory sew the for y 80; thouzh ear it was visi uth of 140 days’ t and tiled the time creat fire ¥ this rs rehed the whole conntry up ir with dust. At the Same racing in the pine forests that on covered the country with a f smoke. that. combined with the lust, made the tatk about the ex- valing here seem absurd. however, 1S an “olf yenr” in the chinatic £ this wh The Inland ree most part Of UR: treeless prairies of the reat Columbia per eXtrenies ot temper showir 0d in wint + seems to be something tn the lope that ind:sposes the peeple or exact business habits. The icky. cambling habits of lifurnia seem to have ulative, happy flush times throwzh th north of that state to the Br-tish line, even if they stopped there Even methe d-working New Eng on and of in- e w home have t and adopted the Sbpsted unthritty ha f the land. le up lds. or to speculate in 1s oF prospective town sites. T: and ps Fven in pub exe IN aCcOUNTS te be In ¢, this loose system nine prevails. SE IN POINT. ‘ction we branched from the fieroad for a trpup the Walia . the finest avricultaral district in ‘y. The distance from Wal- alla Is 31 miles, and the fare his io at the rate of six cents a mile, 4 be considered a pretty stuff price In ut is about the prevailing mate on the Pavtesde Bot the ticket ad ne nickels aod unless the paxsenzer had the =e. and xearevly anybody had. he was y $1.0 for his ticket. Precisely red at the Walla Walla sta- the ticket-seller had no zem te Wallula, or to iat cuin Was needed to wake Sey polat wie j those whe k eb corr at who visit June of this ye Tiny se dl the ds ot Tacoma in roti In whose opinion these iy surpass those of Switzerland enator Edinunds is a to sop over in the way of senti- tea, and his endorsement of jers will #oa good ways with »whim. Still there are doubtins s who q of true, year-round The; whether “play out’ in the sumine however, met parties who trail construction W not ap mental ex + Tacoma laciers at Tacoma. not doubt late 1 in do At have and other ork on and about the mountain all the season until within a tew days. and they say that at no time have the glaciers showed anysizns of “wilting. If then they have stood the 140 days sunshine this year. undiminished, they may be set down as true and undoubted slac At any rate, all the ‘arrancements are being made to atford converent access to the mountain next sum- mer to enable tourists to test the ylacier ques- tion. The approach to Mt. Tacoma is from Ta- coma (villaze) twenty-five miles by rail to Wi keson, und thence by a good bridle path made recently twenty-five miles further to the base of the mountain. A hotel will be erected at of the mountain for the accommoda- of visitors next summer, and guides, tra.ls all the requiremeuts for mountain climbing ani provided. TWO RIVAL AUB CITIES. The two leading aspirants for supremacy as the coming empire .city of the Pacific ou the Grand Belt tine of the world’s commerce via Puxet Sound, are Tacoma and Seattle. The rivairy between them is hot. That between ‘ao and St. Lonis, and St. Paul and Minne- apolis, and San Francisco and Portland is noth- to it. Itis curious, also, to note the nature of the claims of the contestants as to the merits of their respective harbors. Usually commer- cial cities boast of the depth of water in their harbors. Here it ts Just the ether way. The trouble with the harbors of Pazet Sound is hat the water i# too deep for safe anchorage. The Great Eastern could philander around in the Sound waters and throw a gang plank ashore almost anywhere without risk of touch- bottom. — Instead of the usual penalties tust throwing haliast overboard, shipmasters are invited to Mil up the Sound waters as much as they please, and the faster the better It is the boast of Seattle that her harbor is several feet shallower than that of Tacoma. Tacon however, is hard at work dumping all the bal- last. rubbish, cinders, gravel, coal dust. &c.. &c.. she can raise aud scrape into her navicabl waters, and hopes after a while to fill up and improve her harbor to an equality with that of her detested rival. Tacoma was frst polut reached by the northern tfc railroad on the ocean navization of Puget ound, and it has been boomed by the Tacoma imprevement company, started in the days ot y Cooke raiiroad management, and in which several Phiadeltphians are interested The place bas eome 3,500 inhabitants; and aside pith ast to the east ot the Rocks | ine onsot Di re every | | os wenn Hee will hay a 1 scarce us lam ‘tion of ‘supremacy (tl i | | house oft | take to ran mm | promin from its great expectations of becoming the future Sound city has the basis of a fair business in its coal and lomber Joterests. It is perched upon the top of ahigh bluff, and to get to it from the steamboat wharf, or railroad station, one has to mount a zig zig road of tremendous grade. At night the people going up and down carry lanterns to light their way, and the nill- (side bas the odd look of two torch light proces- sion moving in opposite directions, THE PRESENT BIGGEST SOUND CITY. The railroad continuation from Tacoma to sattle is nearly completed, bat for the present ttle is reached by steamer, Seattle seems altog to have the best pros} the Sound cities. It is the largest, having a population of 7,000, and no place of its size, or iruple its size, on the Pacilie coast, shows aything Like its push and public spirit. The ‘operty is above $4,000,000. Ss three daily newspapers, electric lights, 2 sand a nearly finished that would lit to any ety in the country. The and reside portion of the city fron the on a series of Us afturding ample drainave and avery pictur- lace as seen from tie waer. Street grading Is coinz on at aur nate richt up the steep hills, and fine residence ; sptinzing up in odd juxtaposition te the stumps and charred tranks of monster trees. and planin: : es aud otlie ustrial es ATS; ais Dasiness is done here hiting tumber and ¢ i which there pos ve nines near $ ) and alto- has a look dust heath ma’s jealousy. OF the latter ila (foided ¢ eon ren giorifying the country on en ot as “the Queen The ferm: py was awful, an d by the withdr: and the sul err their route, City wal of the obn titution of others una and Seattle as “the Two pund.” The Tacoma peo- rd of having a y ny how, and there was shown n over the report from the t that he was to be displaced from the presi- ney of the road. Itts more probable, how- r. that Mr. Villard, s to be aman f pretty broad x is not bothering hims with petty schemes for speculation in road town lots, but is giving his serious atten- tion to the task of making the road a xwhole, To th ill seek feeders trom v points as possible on the Sound, aad, after providing them impartially with railroad facilities, will leave them to fizit out the ques- mong themselves on the Darwinian doctrine !of the fittest fichtist. As to the matter of the location of the oming Big City of the Sound that i ion it may not be settled for tifty y are too many great natural harbors upon the sund “tit to float the commerce of the world” to vive any one a decided advantace in the eom- betition, and it will take a long time for the ments of saccess to crystalize at a deiinite point. THE CHINER UNDERGROUND RATLROAD. Port Townsend, beyond Seattle on the Sound, is Uacle Sam’s port of entry, where our custom . in addition to their ustat duties, haye to kerp a sharp lookout for attempts to smugele Chinamen into our territory In viol: tion of the laws of Congress against their im- portation. In consequence of reports reaching Washington of wholesale attempts at Chinese sumigzling here, the government sent out Major W. H. H. Wasson, an energetic spi the Treasury department, to investigate the He finds that while there has been ation in the reported extent of the ions, there is no doubt of the istence of a complete and well-manazed tunese smu ion, navine its jnarters e the Chin ated in numbers, throuzh y on pubile and private wor ad the like, In Britis it the smaralers ope: thing on th ts torun off slaves, or row boats t nd by the mall set oners, Hi sail, and do notu re than ten per trip. mnMcelers: oa every Chinaman shipped, and when he is) sately landes around amon i In thi and on signs of the smoke ot the pursu j hue cutter. they seek the: sheiter of some of the myriad pl alment afforded by the ereatarehtpelaco. It is. ver, them off aite Port Townsend good tnany confiscated smu, boats. In the opin jor Wasson, the law needs an amendment preseribing a penalty for viola- tion by tine or imprisonment, or both. There 1s ho penalty now whatever, and all that can be done with them after e: is to return them to British territory. This involves au expense to our government ot about 310 per Chinaman, and is therefore a losi busin to Uncle Sam; especially as the offenders, having no far of punishment. are oo sooner returned then th come back again. and keep up their effurts to get through the lines. VICTORIA. It Js like dropping Into another world to leave the feverish, bustling, thousand-new-honses-a- year, latest. fastest American northwestern towns, and, turning the corner of Vanconver Island, to shoot into the placid land-locked har- bor of Victoria. The place has the look of a town finished years The peuple have set- tled down to the quiet enjoyment of life, doin business In a leisurely way, and not giving much time to it. They <o to business at 9 or 10 in the morning, and close up at 4 or 5in the evening on Charles Lambs’ tivory of stonement for coming late to his work in the morning by going away early in the afternoon. ‘The even- ing they vive up to the discussion of a substan- tial English dinner and to social enjoyments. A nt feature of the evening routine in tine weather is a drive over the excellent lish made reads in and around Victor.a. English law of the road prevails her turn to the left instead of the right. The men weur English mutton-chop whiskers, and the women are stout, rosy, wholesome-looking, with her, still the ded in capture and have quite a tle You | large features, and not atall handsome. Tie Vie- torians boast of their equable, healthy climate, and it does seem to be a pleasant place fur the summer. Living is high here. howe Gas is $5 a thousand In Victoria. right alongside of al mines, and pretty poor vas, too. Butter is 75 cents per pound, and eges 75 cents a dozen. The Princess Louise made herself immensely popular here by a vielt extended to five months, in which she upset all the rules of court ett. quette and mixed with the town’s people just as if she were of ordinary clay. Mr. Allen Francis, our excellent consul at Victoria, who was an intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln. says the Princess was a great admirer of the martyr President. and never met him without inquiring Mt he could not tell her something more about Mr. Lincoln. C.8. N. Trustfuiness, In peace the Cay ts ended. and the night Fallech 4s doth a vell upon the sea; Along Its bosom comes with swilt-winged fight ‘The grey wists, silently. © anxious heart, how Nature speaks! Her power How leisurely she uses! How intense ‘The Infinite peace of her most fruitful hourt ‘How soft her influence! ‘Time hath she for her storms to sweep the main; ‘To rock the tree tops with her winds of wrath! ‘To bring forth fragrance In the summer rain; And tine for snow she bath! So dear, for all thy eager soul destres, She keeps sweet Uines and seasons.” In her moga Is hid for thee all passion’s subule tres. ‘Yo round thy womanhood. Cease then! and In this dewy twilizht move AS one Who asks not whither, cures not why; ‘This gift for all holds sull the ‘Eternal love— God's endless by-and-by. Alwayw Ask for the Editor. From the Philad:Iphia Call, Above all things remember that the only way to get a thing printed Is to see the editor per- sonally. Editors don’t go by the matter ina manuscript. They go by the looks of the writer, Besides that, time hangs very heavily on the hands of people around newspaper offices, and itis difficult to see what would become of them if would-be contributors did not call once ina while to talk about their articles or play check- ers. Becareful, however, in ascending to the editorial rooms to skip the double-acting spring atep which Is ulways somewhere along the stairs, and turas over, landing victims in the cellar. This is not meant for contributors, but tor peddlers, and nothing so worries an editor as to find some contributor’s bones among those of the peddlers whea it come to theanaual cellar-cleaning. ———_—$-.ee— Gov. Proctor Knott, of Kentucky, saya em- phatically that he will not remit fines imposed upon convicted gambiers. ts of any ot | iture | ial axent of | | but when the Un | nue to 89th street into their new house, it left LETTER FROM NEW YORK. oe Gossip About the Race Course and Theatrical Circles, bs and Hotels— Ladies ay Decorators and Lmitators— The Astor Family Celebration. Correspondence of Tar Evex1no Sar. New York, November 16, 1883. TROTTING COURSE GOSSIP. Mr. Frank Work is singularly uafortanate in his efforts to race his famous team Edward and Dick Swiveler. Many people must remember the diMeuity he had fh trying to arranze a match with Wm. H. Vanderbilt last ir. There was always something the matter. Either Mr. Work tioas were too rigorous for Mr. Vanderbilt to accept: Mr. Vanderbilt's horses were Inbad form, or there was a squabvle about the track. Mr. Work’s team has been the par- ticular pride of New York horsemen fora num- ber of years, and it is still believed that it ean make a faster mile thaaaay team on the face of the earth, not excepting Vaaderbilt’s famous flyers, Maud 3. and Early Rose. At one time the whole city was ited over the contest between the fleet f but Vanderbilt's fast mile at Hartford with Rose and Albion in 2:163¢ knocked out all other records, and as there was nobody who eared to co. sdward and Di pole in 1:0635 and were acce at ounce, on both: nk, and by the time the were made for the race azainst time, 3 hail tour takers at every one of the bet er could xo to the mile made $12.00 for three half-inile heats. The aces were not driven, however, and the reason that tie only man in New Yi whom - Work will allow to drive his team coud not be found. Grooms and stable boys were sent flying up and down the road, stop- ping at the hali-way houses and looking everywhere for Johnny not be found. After the horsemen reli roadwagons and j Jounay Murphy isthe autocrat of tue trotting track in New York. He is more eagerly courted nd his words about ho’ carefully con- a Mr. Vander of Work Murphy has phenomenal skill in driv- ing trotters, and his honesty is absolutely uaim- chable. They tell astory about him’ to the ne y was called tu his beds y was then just entering his teens, but he displayed considerable ability in his knowledge of horse flesh, and his. father had wreat contideuce in niin. The oldman took ‘on’s hands in each of his and sai ‘Johnny, if you ever drive anytht , TH rise out of my grave and int you to the day of yourdeath!”” Then he slowly dled, with his eyes fixed upon those of his son. 1 don’t. know whether the story is true or not: but Johnny Murphy is be- lieved to be as square a man as ever sat: behind a horse. THE THE TICKET SWINDLE, The ticket speculators have strack a new scheme. I had it practised on me night before last. I decided, quite late, to go to see the tranglers of Paris." and when I arrived at the theater I found there was not a desirable seat to be had at the box office. There were half a dozen speculators hootiag and howling ik madinen aroynd the door, and when I turned to them they came for me with their accus- tomed voracity. I chose the mildest and meek- est man ol the lot, and asked him for tiree seats. He said: ‘Here you are, s'r; only four rows the stage, on the middle “How much ady nty-five T took four dollars out of my packet, and was about to hand it to him, when he turaed toancther specu- lator, and s “Here Jim, you've got those seat: hours, to their Tr trom I've made an.” » three seats in question. / and he sad, “Fifty thonzht it was twenty-five No. “ats fifty cents hi T turned to look fer th the twenty-five cent story and found that. f d. So i paid the fifty cents extr: This the a dollar a piece: wets a dol a half for tiem by seliiag the whole lower floor . Who get that The specu- of the house to the s amount trom people di ats. lators em ed by the man: tust a dollar and a half or sit in the last two or three rows of the house. A NEW HOTEL PROJECT. Anumber of investors ‘are about to erect a family hotel on 5th avenue, bstween 58th and 59th streets, which is expected to knock out the Winasor, the 5th-Avenue, and, in fact, all the most pretensious hotels in the city. It is to be on the east side of 5tn avenue. The lot was excavated ouce, many years azo, but has never been built upon. I remember play- Ing ball there 15 years ago. The lot was then owned by Robert Bonner, but he sold it subse- quently to the people who are about to erect the new hotel. The building will be eight stories high, and the staailest room in the house will not_be less than 12 feet in heizht. It is proposed to make it a family hotel, flre-proof from top to buittom,and the largest hotel in town. GAMBLERS AND GAMBLING. The end of the Turf Club has come. The de- mise was not unexpected, the only surprise being that the institution held out as dong as it did. Its long life was principaily due to Mr. Jerome, who owned the Club building, on the corner of 26th street and Madison avenue. As long as the Union Leazue Club occupied the premises he received a rent of $25,000 a year, n Leazue moved up the ave- Mr. Jerome without a tenant for his building. Then the Turf Club was organized. At the end. of six months it had erown to be one of the at erous vambling hells In America. There were four baccarat tables running all night, and so many of the meinbers were ruined ut the gaine that it attracted the attention of the police, and the grand jury tureatened to indict the club for runuing @ professional gambling house. Vigorous measures were taken, the games were stopped, the baccarat tables re- moved, and an era of purity and virtue set in. The name was changed trom the Turf to the Madison Club, and gambling ceased, But when zamb- ling disappeared the members stayed away, and 80 a few days ago the directors of the club cast up the lease of the house and sold the furniture to Mr. Jerome. Meanwhile a number of smaller gambling bouses have sprung up all over town. They are located in fashionable houses, up and down the city, and though they have respecta- ble members, and are run by people who have no Shperent interest In. the game, professional gamblers are, in nine cases out of ten, belind them. WOMEN WHO PAINT. The advent of cold weather and brisk Novem- ber breezes brings the colors into the cheeks ot pedestrians, and starts once more the never- ending discussion about the use of cosmetics— notably paint and powder—by New York women. This Is one of the signs of the advanc- ing season. We have the discussion regularly every year. In the summer, and as lony as mild weather lasts, men are not apt to notice the artistic decorations womea use In embel- lishing their faces; but as soon as the brisk win- ter weather comes the cold alr and high wind bring the geuuine color to women’s cheeks, and the contrast between that and the artificial decoration is so very apparent that discussion is provoked at once. The case of the ba'let dancer who was taken from Niblo’s theater to the New York hospital, and lay at the point of death for several days from lead poisoning, came at the heat of the discussion. She used paint and powder in making up for the stage, and nearly died in consequence. While few women carry the vice. if {t may be termed a vice, so far as the unfortunate ballet dancer did, there are still many thousands here who regu- larly paint and powder. There 1s one rule that all such women should follow: Never appear in the streets when there isa briek wind. ANOTHER CRAZE IN ITS DECLINE. The rage for the antique is probably over. The manufacturers have killed the geese that laid the golden eggs, by turning out antiques so fast that they became @ drug on the market. When & few enthusiasts began, some years ago, to buy bits of ancient bric-a-brac. old turniture, antiquated spinning-wheels and like objects, everybody followed their lead, and the result was that every house one entered was embel- lished with clocks that looked like worn outcof- fins, chairs that wére never intended to be sat upon by human bein, and all sorts of old- fashioned odds and ends, exhibited as family heir looms. For a time these things were really old, but after a while the dealers saw the farphy; but he could | man who had told ma ; rand | | wit | neney wiil get her, Abbe: money that would result from satisfying the craze, and so they bezantoturn out antiques at constantly decreasing prices, until the business became ruinous, a reaction set in, and people decided to give the modern achance. Antiques are old-fashioned now, In more senses than one. THE LATEST THING IN WALKING. The influence of Caroline Hill, an actress from the St. James theater, in London, who Is at present playing at Wallack’s, and of that other famous English actress, Ellen Terry, is already noticeable in the walk and carriage of many New York girls. Both of these English women enadiess. I suspect that they wear 3, and they carry theic chins high They stride atout the boards like ir, in the ail sentinels at dress parade. and have a cert square shouldered military carriage that one never sees in Americans. It is distinctive, but not at ali craceful. But it has eangit the fancy of a few of the ultra-fashion: maniacs, and weak imitations of the nary stride are seen on ail sides, The girls are stalking about the streets as if they had come fresh fron military schools. A LAMB AMONG “LAMBS.” The Lambs Club gave Irving’a dinner last week, The Eng! an arose in response to a toast and said amony other thit Teannot get Tteel at seeing you all weari beards. {n London the rar an actor whose face is not ciean shaven. In fact, cle ven faces are the features that Indicate English actors. But here I find you ail wearing facial adornments that Spanish grandees might envy.” Then the members of the Lambs Club threw their heads back and roared so that they drow ed Mr. Irvine's voice. The English actor was somewhat surprised at the effect of hs eech, bat supposing that he had unconsciously sald something uncommonty witty, grinned with satisfaction, and waited for the uproar to sub- sid He did net know what they were jaughing at. Had he kno that the gentiemen who entertained him at dinner at the Lambs Club were stock brokers, dudes, iaw- yers. clerks, en about towa and physiciads, he could probably account for their extreme me ment at being termed actors. The Lambs Club started ont origiaally as an actors club, and it has a number of well-known professionals in its membership. but actors are as nothing to the men of other walks of life who crowd house daily and make it a point to attend all the dinners. A xtraordi- of the surprise mustaches and sight in town is A SWELL PAMIL NION. The Astor family is to have a jubilee next month, which will celebrate the one hun- dredth anuiversary ot the departure of John J. Astor from Holland to America. They will give a series of entertainments, ending with a ball at Mra. William Astor’s house, at 33d Street and Fifth avenue. All the connections of the Astors will be present. It ts a larger fainily than people generally suppose, a3 the numerous grandenildren the original John Jacob have married extensively. Besides the Astors are proud of being ry body having the most’ remote connection with the tamily will be on hand at the anniver- sary. Mr. ang Mrs. Waldorf Astor are in Rome, and they will be unable to return In time for the ir presence will be missed. too, xf is the coming head of the knows how much the Astors are worth, and no will will be made when John Jacob and William, the present antocrats of the family, die. They rred their vast estate to the heir, William Waldorf, so that when they die there will be no will to be passed throuzh the surrozate’s court, and people will still remain In ignorante of the real value of the Astor estate, William Waldorfs failure to get to Congress in sp.te of his mi/liuns was a serious blow, which the inission to Kome did little to softer His . formerly a M Price, is one of the most beautiful women in New York society, aud quite as popular as her husband, THE OPERA ROW, There are Indications that Pattl will le: Mapieson. Whether she will run back to Tope or go to Abbey remains to cceed in keep- Ss become the nd she usted and dist of dee CITY AND DISTRICT. GRAND NATIONAL PARK. TTS ADVANTAGES SET FORTH 48 A SITE POR A PrB- Lic PARK. The committee of prominent citizens which waited on the District Com mtssionors Last. week, relation (9 the plan fora grant park im the val of Rock Creek, to-day submitted Unrough ex-com- missioner Dent the following state: as suggested by the Commission “To the Hone he Cony mers ofthe District ‘he unt they believe, rep lirge poriioh of the lee to submit the & const lerat acting for themselves, ani, 9s at ‘On the 18 ay, Hoa. Mr. Hen the Stites unanimou: structing {3 commit Dutidin and grounds tot able ste for a pubite p saltal site for “a presi nvenience of acorss an water and capabtlity of ad ing the © en sed 1, and empower- marmhy englueer wo of engin ef. Mat charge of tne duty asst. January, 1867, mittee. Phe report ison Me (Mis. Dor. No. 21 of thes” ont session of the 39h Con: whieh we comm yur consideration, U Lupon tas Ato him, andon Uy with the map ompanying i. The o approved Major Miculer’s “report, and presente bill for the purchase or condemnation of the k ed und dell 5 aS A park, but no action was tak f yon The Dill, (Senate bE By examining the Dil! and the report you v8 serve Tati proposed and strongly meommended for the park the lands along Rook creek and ts branches, tnciu. > valley rees and the adjacent fits and plateaus on each ste the: toning a distance up the creek of between Ure miles. The quantity of land p taken Major Mehler estimated at about two the sand five hundred and forty acres. But he atiso wiirked a second series Of lines for geoands of more moderate dimensions, wcluting’ 3 one thonsind eight huad: report sets forth, at conside the remarkable adaptatton of for a public park: thelr capability of Aty to Both, Waisht The und desirable mment, and thelr a on and Georzetown. i lunpwensd by the ads for ly inviting to tt in “all parts of the country, who are flock ing hither tn considerable numbers to make this their permanent home. Everything that adds to the city’s attractions, that renders life here more agreeabie, seems 19 us to be worthy of attention and to be secured If practicable. That a large park, Including Rock creck and tts adjacent hills and woods, would be a greatadilittonal attrac. tion —affording,” as it wonld, charming drives and with Constantly varying and beautiful Scenery—no one can doubt. The experience of otuercittes bas shown this, What has not Central Park done for New York, Fairmount Park tor Philadetphia, and Druid" AIL for Baltimore? They have greatly Increased Uhe value of property and stimulated (he influx of wealth ve that Lhe procurement Of the propose K park would havea lke al influence upon the tuvure of our city, ver even In degree, When IL be considered that Ubls ts to be a city of homes, It would doubtless add to the value of propert In all paris of tue etty, and mm H and populate Lo anor rate the wis nre them. to Ube lands needed reasonable cost, much mnie Laree years he aposing uo consid resources. A. Linge part y Inust pody, sumicien’ dom of making one Ivts believed n now be obtained less than would be required s and In the agsn Durden upon the ch ut f the grounds needed, thon mirable fora pub- He park, Is worthtess for ural or butidiag uses, aNd Most OF {tts undesirable for residences in lis preseat condition. abUSament of the park would add gretiy surrounding ft; Wold make thea ¥ f al nestdenees, abl, tn a bows to te | owners tings. TL may be _ prestuned, woul sell wo the port y be Incl rs or a nd herself back to | sCcdieen mas ne Pat's cold is a tiunsy pretext for welzit thal whatever mone ease fro} at the Acadeney of ulsitiin of he atic Music. When there a few nichts azo shew ed with the | character of Uk he cert had sume reason to f fone sw such a dowdy looking opera audience before in my life. Only haif of the were in full dress, and. the chairs were filled by a motley crowd of dead heads, who did little to enhance the beauty of the house and aid not know enough to ‘appland in the accustomed | ple in the boxes are so sensiti 1 or supposed slight. She has been the pet of the world 8 great- est people so long that she will not brook sec- ond-class adulation,and the knoweldge which she undoubtedly possesses that Madame Nilsson 1s singing to brilliant and fashionable audiences within half a mile of her adds to her chavrin. She Ix, therefore, on the ragzed edge of inde- cision, and indulges in doctors’ certificates and ill-temper for spite. There is only one satisfac- tion, and that is that Niccolint is undoubtedly getting it hot. ee NEW RAILROAD OVER THE « ROCKIES,” A Railroad Two Miles Above the Sea. The Rev. Dr. Wills, chaplain U. S. A., thus describes for Tuz Star a recent journey across the Rockies: “The Denver and Rio Grande R, R., extending from Ogden, in Utah, to Denver, Col., a distance of 771 miles, presents, perhaps, the most grand and picturesque scenery on the continent. The first point of popular interest in traveling east by this new line is the ‘City of the Saints," so- called, which Is situated near the shores of that inland sea, Great Salt Lake, and the growing metropolis of Mormonism in America. From this central city the road penetrates the valiey of the Jordan, which abounds in smiling viliaes, fruitful tarms and sparkliny tountains of water. In a few delightful hours the train reaches the Wasatch range, and running down through a. rocky canon It paxses out at @ natural vateway called Castle Gate into a billowy desert of 100 miles In extent. Then the route crosses into Colorado throuzn the Grand Valley, which promises to become the chief agricultural section or the state. Crossing the Cedar Divide, from whose lofty summit the distant peaks of the San Juan country are seen rising resplendent with their glittering crowns, our iron horse plunges fear- lessly down tato the depths of the Black Canon carpeted with bright verdure and variegated with all manner of shapes and colors, and yet withal awful with frowning precipices and fath- omless chasms. Emerging from this monstrous defile, we enter the broad plateau on which atands the city of Gunnison, the most Important manufacturing and commercial point in Colo- rado, west of the Cuntinental divide. It is also the center of @ rich gold, silver, coal, Iron and lead mining country. But the most grand and terrific scene is about te burst upon our startled eyes. Marshall the crossing of the continental divide, 1s lifting its mighty head above the clouds. The train Tous along a shelf cut in the side of the moun- tain, and by slow and labored movement climbs to the dizzy height of 10.875 feet, the highest railroad elevation in North Americr, and more than two miles above the level of the sea. The Spectacle here beggars description. The aston- ished traveler has ascended this fearful altitude in a Pullman palace sleeping car, where he stands on the done of the continent with great mountains lying like monarchs at his feet. The profound and thrilling impression produced by thia stupendous pile will never vanish from the mind and memory. From this giant crest. of the Rockles we p7o- ceeded to the Grand Canon et the Arkansas, which has been described as ‘the most sublime chasm ever penetrated by any railway inthe world.’ The cliffs are majestic and moss-grown, aud the wails so crooked that they seem at times to imprison the train. Suddenly they close up till they can almost be touched oneither side from the car. The river flows throuzh a cleft only 30 feet wide, ita (Gees walls rising: almost perpendicularly to a height of more than 2,000 teet. This is the culininating sublimity of the Royal Gorge, whose cloud piercing pinna- cles seemed to topple and shut together over the head of the awe-struck beholder. Leaving this dark and dangerous prison the track of the rail- road follows the course of the river to Pueblo. a place of 15.000 inhabitants, and atter a pleas- ant ran of 100 miles through a rich agricultural and mining region, we arrive at Denver, the nos’ Sotmcpriniag and populous city of Colo- —_—_~-e-—___ Judge Fisher, of Baltimore, having decided that aman Is liable in damages for slanderous words attered by his wife, Mr. Scholer, of that city, had to pay $105 and costs because his wife ose uncomplimentary things of Mrs. Anna 1a. A medical Englishman bes & '80- a in un prever strong In view of these consieratic respectfully request your honorah 441On to Congress at Ms coming se authority to acquire Une ule to the La is de~ | scribed, for a pubde national park, and Wucy will ever pray, &¢. (Sigued) W. W. Coxcoran. W. StKoNG. Josian Dunt. ee ees REAL ESTATE EMBARRASSMENTS. ‘The Trouble Careless People Make. ERRONEOUS NOTIONS AS TO THE VALUE OF LEGAL PAPERS—IMPORTANCE OF RECORDING RELEASES OF DEEDS OF TRUST—THE VIEWS OF A BEAL ESTATE DEALER. “It 1s singular how careless people are about their papers,” remarked a real estate man to a Stan reporter, as he sat at his desk glancing overadeed. “Ihave oo end of trouble just because many persons do not understand, for instance, that it is necessary for them to record a release of a deed of trust. Here, for example, is a deed of trust which was executed upon a piece of property in this city In 134. The money was paid long azo and the notes taken up. but for some reason the owner failed to get a release from Ube trustee. or at least, there is noneon record. The owner of the prop- erty ot the notes, and I suppose be thougiit that would ve sulficieut.” HUNTING UP TEMS. “What fs the consequence?” continued the speaker, In an Injured tune. “Why the trustee is dead, and I have to go around and huat up his heirs, In the case that I refer to there are five heirs. Fortunately all of them live here with but one exception, and he is an officer in the navy, and is now stationed In Exypt. Be- fore a perfect title can be secured this man's signature must be obtained.” “Suppose the heirs refuse to sign,” tnquired the listener. “They can't do that. They have no clalin to show against the property. The debt has been paid, but a lezal release of the trustee is neces- sary for a perfect tite. “Recently,” continued the speaker as he tip- ped back in his chair. ‘the law has been so Changed that two truxtees are now necessary, and either one can execute a release. So that if one dies the release can be made by the other. All difficulty would be avoided If when the re- Se obtained @ record was made of that DESTROYING PAPERS WHICH SHOULD BE XEPT. “There is another peculiarity of debtors,” continued the real estate dealer, as if enjoying these disclosures, “that is rather -amusing at times. If they have a deed of trust apon their property, and have patd one or two of the notes, they are Just as likely as not to destroy them, under the impreasion that as they were paid they were no longer of any use. Such. however, is not the case. In order that a trustee should sign areiease upon property he must see the oniy lezal evidence that the debt is paid. namely the notes. Withcut these it is impossible for him to know that the debt has been paid.” EXAGGERATED DEAR OF THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING ORIGINAL DEEDS, Becoming more talkativeas he plunzed deeper into the subject, the agent planted his feet on he desk and remarked:—~Some people havean ‘exaggerated idea of the importance of a deed. Alter that instrument has been recorded it would entail no loss even it it was destroyed. There is a copy of it in the recorder's office, and that secures the title ofthe property. But you find people treasaring adeed as if it wap 80 much precions gold.” “Now if they happen to get a release of a deed of trust,” he continued, “just as likely as not it will be allowed to lie aronnd carelessly their other and then iy entirely lost sight of. This ehcws the difference in the general estimate of the value of real estate eg ne “Why don't you write a book of directions?” inquired the reporter tn an encouraging tone. “It would be a good Idea,” was the reply, “but then { don’t know, either. You can be very explicit in your directions, but after all people will do as they think Is the proper way, witout regard to your instractions or the re- quirements of the law, so 1 yuesa there Is no ase in trying to reform matters.” and the real estate man heaved a deep sigh us be stopped talking and went to work. “A CLOSE CALL.» A Storm of Buliets—An Incident Baile o Fredericksburg. - THE ASSAULT ON MARTS'S MEIONT TRE syoRY oF K WHO WAS IN) THS SLACGHTER-PeN a MENT RE FROM 218 To 27 MEN—THE R THRILLING EXPRRIENCE OF & VETERAN, “DI sou ever have a very ‘close call’ during the war? asked a Scam nent jerk tn the Post Olle it, who served ta Hancork’s old dv: 2ad corps Close cali? We bad them | nearly every day trom 6: ut the Closest exsburg, wheo on Marye's wivance, and ance of the acedon tue rznt wing. Whea my nent fled oat of tle st a 218, acd that nig ONLY THONG Y-S 28 etownwe 5 x Allwere not killed but eve side of the tweaty-sevea Twas one ofthe number who responded at | muster after the tt Our adjutant was also ved on his vo methiag pe proud man, no one vase, and it was m K what was t found out tell yen the ct ly mle h, ftelt Jatu: the laversack by my side, but, was te busy, looking at te invy » the wine ade tk under the 1 eXamication abole was foundt} Pt Was winter, Dhooe 8 Ualiets did not uch ww wall, at the base of the bill, under the Marye's ma tee Lines ol | nd one at the foot of the re i D steady all the way up t ” | the town: but when we reached vicinity t nd Mappeared we were carrying me us, the JAWS OF HELL SEEMED TO OPEN ya both sides. 1 ne Bali Run to 2 tat sin such a fire, trom As We Exp tood in | dead er wound j our frout disap din splinters in Jess than halfan hour. A splinter fom this ty ross the bre " aud wade the blood tly for It was only a secateh, but time that laif my head was zone and con- cluded to lie down and calmly await the proach of death. Just thea a piece took off my right coat-tail This hast: Movement into a bor zontal position wround, from which | did wu sor. antl dar Ness put a stop to the shauzhter, except to crawl up a few feet closer to the bub of an eld war Wheel, that had been stuck in the ground 4 ably tor years. The rains of many seasons bad washed the earth down hill against the hub, and it aifurded an excedent’ protection tor) my wounded (?) head. ¢ Aon did f venture to lovk out from this haven of rest, and in an- then a seuthern genth uy rind that io wall took the cap off my head from his rifle. God only koows where Unat cap went, for Lnever looked for it Atter this a bullet lodved ins my knap- | . Which bove the whee put, Theold spoke i were ail kavcked out. In fact the members of the opposition be hind the wat off their suns at every Within raaze until they got tired, and THE LINE OF BLUE COATS was 80 stil! that there seemed to be no lle in tt. Some few avere crowded behind a brick house wt distance off These were the only men Who appeared tabe alive, and towards the last Hi their enernes wi devoted to ng under ust at Chis thine a new our rear. aye rh from our position a lon i shelter aud that i in th low of my Ti This was the oniy rote | Slundering volleys, but mang of our n: ki by the sh from Uhat a fellow is between two fires is not pleasant. and for nearly three jong miserable hours we wa.ted for night to relieve us from our awkward position. It was by this fire from the rear that our gallant adjutaut was damaged ju the way I have mentioned The Kaowl- “When darkness came on the few who had strength enouzh to move crawled down to the city, A tall old veteran, who had tollowed Gen, Scott tirouzh Mexico and whotwas tien a tuenber of my Company, was the only man in iny immediate neighborhood whom 1 could recognize as belonging to the regiment of 218 men who faced the heights that morning. We brought out the colors and by rolling aud creep- ing succeeded in reaching shelter under the brick walls of the town. Nearly two and ahalf years after, when * army stacked arms sor the last time, | asked him what was THE HOTTEST PLace he was erer In, and he replied, without a mo- ment’s hesitation, ‘Fredericksburg.’ That night while old Mike and 1 were preparing to have some supper, near the corner of Princess Ann and Caroline streets, I put my rivht hand in my haversack to wet some crackers and upon ex- amining the handful brought out we found the bullet, which had caused the first tug at my Ty led Mike te ve it in your hand than where that hard tack and cuifee,” ‘y of one day’s ite in the Army of the Potomac,” added the veteran, “The experience is not exclusively mine. Hundreds can tell a similar story; and for that reason vou are not to use my name. All you want ix some more light on the eventsof aday that will never be effaced from my memory it I live to the age of Methuselan.” Clean Off the Mud, ‘To the Faitor of Tax Evewisc Sran: Is it not possible to have the “street cleaning force,” at least once in a year, clean the cross- ings of streets not paved. The people owning property in these sections, while thry pay Just as promptly their taxes as others more tavored, still are obliged tu wait for the paving of their streets; and that is just the reason why they should have their crossings so that they may be used. The cost would Be light and the advan- taxe great. as any one knows who has occasion to go in any of these sections on foot on a raing day. One other thing. There is, 1 believe, an ordinance tn the District compelling people to remove the snow from their sidewalks. Does that also apply to mud? Ifnot, why not? There are many terracea in our city that have never been rodded. In theae places, and others wacre the sod has worn out. the mud every rain washes down upon the walk. making it) often impassable. Now, why should people be ob- liged to clean off the every way preferable snow, which if left alone would eventually melt off of itself (at least in summer), when the nasty, sticky clay mud 18 allowed to remain all the year round. Yours, et Mcp Hater. ——*__ For Leve’s Sake. ‘Sometimes I am tempted to murmur ‘That life is Mivting away, ‘With only a round of writes Filling each busy day; Dusting nooks and Making tne house took Cait, And pauently taking op me The burden of woman's care, Comforting chiidish sorrows, And caring Une childish bear ‘With the simple song and story, ‘Told with a motber's: , side that morning. This disc remark: “Better And secred the sell donial ‘That is laid at Lue Masters