Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1884, Page 2

THE EVENING * — DISTRIC MAEKS AYD HoADs. An tniere Saanders. awat °F GARDEN: PLeasrn AND WALES WY FATH ALWways OT WALK wey WALK THE t ir utility a t one and poverty stric wad toa house, unds or aty ¢ the surround- e or intrinsic An over supply ¢ serious intlicti ion 1s @ sure evid in land: the be npts to uty of curved jation from irse, and, where it ut too great a sacrifice of utility, it is net ol tionable, but, on the cot adds to the zeod effect. But no walk eonid be turned from its obvious direct iy cient reason. A change of of ground surface, a tree, or a xroup of plants, er other simiiar obstruction, will induce, and seemingly demand, 3 change of line. There are many Ineations where the stratght line should be preferred as a matter of taste in design. As a connecting link, or as defining a point between the strictly architectural lines of | & building and the irregular surfaces and out- i jjects contiguous to it, a per- | feetly straight walk is in the best taste, and adds greatly to architectural effect: while, on the other hand, a serpentine or frequently curvii waik, following, It may be, all the project and receding lines of the ground plan of the buil x, detracts from both solidity and har- S sometimes pr the more ean be done y especially in limited both the fence and waik are visible trom the ally n0- y yet we may oce: tice a zigzax walk under these circumstances, and se ¢ “diy crooked that one steps first on on zag in the attempt to walk over ns are aware of j EAT BEAUTY OF sTRAIGHT WALKS, — | enues of f when properly placed, and ublic parks of the le such as in in hey are both effective nt. Where curving waiks would be pends upon t, and more velop ton to this secondary mistake. ice-house, ay be mis ‘All these ubordinate. nding walks or | yw geometrical | ryes out to any regular Hy. prove pete surface, but t where the to be pleas- 5 e-sweet”— | not too suddep or abrupt—and properiy blended et their points of innetion. TION OF KOADS AND WALKS. of personal comfort and pleasure n localities depends upon good reads. leading to the CONS TRE firm, dry road is one ot convenience s, while rough and soft muddy x the greatest draw- Backs a vs anywhere. Bad roads to progress and eh grade, an wut a foot in wid uide to further opera- $ then formed b: x the soil to adept ne top of the sod at the si FOR ROAD MAKING brittle stone ts more . but for the bottom t four inches of spread over the massed over them to ce aud to regulate | next layer, which should con- su that each plece ds tons Feadily reduced by y roke mnehes, and after being { by rolling, « sprinkling of small gravel | not larger than marbles, is then spread er the surface and the roller again ap- ud form a somewhat smooth pplication ot a layer of gravel | vr one inch in thickness. — It is all impor- | stones even! plied surfiac not 1 tant t one inek in thickgess,and no large gravelsshould be allowed in ft. A gravel containing reddish colored clay is the best. The gravel is merely for the purpose of filling w Stones on the snriace, and should be carefully ‘and evenly distributed, and then rolled until the | prove: ti and a half ring. This | th this layer of gravel should not exceed | endeavoring to secure spaces between the | Commended plow. THE PAPER Drs In the discussion that followed the reading of the essay, Mr. J. P. Brown endorsed Prof. views, and remarked that any one ough the Smithsonian grounds will 'y of serpe In Mt. 2, between Tth, 9th, and K street, J absence of sharp Irrewu- and every walk las some utility; 1 mt of ul said that some of the walks in the grounds, now ¢ ade tor the conve: lar curves, iat ersons employed st. The origi 1 separated ul part of the city, th That portion o: if stration of the Knew of was ce in the Smith . After v ot such as wi . Downin e surro was ni ay. cording to had said the beauty of a to son is was that th Tar Eves appeared in several of the Kao, over the signa- f the of wsthe following broad state- ” embrac “Many people are trying to estublish claims against the Di because in the march 07 im the grade of streets has been Th nnsnstained by law and in oth are being pressed by men of influence, and threaten to Wyolve the we Increase of debi.” z the highest respecffor the Com- as meh of probity and character, and sning the honesty of their opinions, I nevertheless, compelled to say that, in. my am f judgment, it was at least unjust to publish the sided and unqualified opinion embodied in the above extract, bee: eit tends to prejudice the just demands of others, while in point of fact neither of the propositions of the learned Com- missioners is true. ist. The claims for damages on account of street Improvements are not “unusual.” They h been allowed in many of the cities of the Union—notably in Boston and Baltimore. In the latter city, as late as 1880, among many others, claims for sixty thousand dollars dam- ages were -allowed and paid for injury to property occasioned by public improvements between Hillen and Law streets, it being shown that no benefit had accrued to the ad- jotning owners. The same doctrine has obtained in Pennsylvania. In that state the power to assess the expense of repairing streets on the adjoining owners alone has been denied by the supreme court. Judge Sharswood is reported as saying: “Repairing streets is as much a part of the ordinary duties of the municipality for the general good as cleaning. watching and hghting. It would lead to monstrous injustice and inequality should such expenses be only provided for by local assessments.” Notwitti- standing this clear and just principle, there is searcely a piece of property in Washington where ‘special improvements have been made that has not been specially assessed to pay for such improvements, and that with little or no regard to the effect of such so-called improve- ment upon the particular property. In no in- stanee was the inquiry made whether the prop- erty was injured or benefited. In some cases houses have been left many feet above the grade, rendering long rows of steps and many feet of brick or other underpinning necessary to prevent the abandonment of the property. In other cases the grade has fallen so far below the original level as to di houses. And these are caHes ke which such owners were f so levied went Into the public treasury und have been devoted to public uses. And now, when the parties agurieved petition Congress avely told by the honorable ‘are unusual” insustained by law.” That they are not 1,” and are sus- r fom the tol- lature of the ssedda special act and auditing of cognizing their Pr. District providin xactly Me than 2,000 damage claims were andited by this board, and fuliy three-fifths of these were paid. The former Commissioners, predecessors of the present centiemen, in their report of Novem- ber 26, 1830. use the following unmistakable langnaze. They say: “A large number of claim: for damages to real estate growing out of im- nts made by the late boara of public works, and their successors, which were never brought before the board of audit, or never acted on by that tribunal, are being’ pressed on the attention of the Commissioners. No doub! many of them are meritorious, but the Comm! sioners re advised that they have no power un. der existing law to deal with this subject. They theretore respectfully commend it tu the atten: tion of Congres: $3. It Is to be regretted that in the face of these facts the present Commissioners of the District of Columbia have placed themselves squarely onthe record in opposition to law and public opinion. are now, however, advocating a bill In Congress for sewerage improvement, and recommend the apprupriation of $500,000 fur that purpose, £250,000 of w E250, ich they propose the District shail refund in flve years: This is all right; and no doubt will meet general ap- But the people will be taxed to p: 000. Now should it poss BY property under whieh the nm ed = shail be sioners contend that e made the owners in constitution of th ovides that “+p rn for public a pensation should The ut just compensatic ence ‘between running What is the dit- t @ road or stre rupying the surta to di and run A grade as + property J mogey? the or OT ‘The public se: iam as the first? s, will be done, wave observed with evident satisfaction that notwithstanding the opposition of the Commis. as presented in their letter of March 10, 1884, to the House committee of the District In the matter of Mrs. Patterson, the House of Rep- stives passed the bill’giving damages to t lady for injury to her property, by a large Jority. In the course of the te on this subject Hon. Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, and aumember ofthe District committee—a gentle- ater this .tokeep the ar of clear head and high character, anda | assevai, Chi good lawyer withal—remarked:**The rule of the common law (respecting damayes) has been changed by statute In many of the states, be- cause It 1s not coextensive with justice and ity. and (in those states) the courts have nat Whenever damaze is inflicted on pri- © property in the progress of just such in— rovements as were made here In the city of Washington the public, who receive the bene- must pay for these damages.” snbject. I may also_quote nator Aldrich on the Carroll question, hesaid: “The Sen- taken in supposing that Congress has ever de d by legislative action, or by lack of legislative actiun, uny such policy as that they would not allow claims for damages on account of changes of streets by the government of the United States.” In the same discussion (Carroll bill) Senator Hoar, referring to a former debate, observed: “it seemed to me then, and it seems to me now, ft this matterought to be dealt with bya gen- eral law.” From all that has been sald it apy that the honorable Commissioners are alone in their opinion that claims for damages by reason of “street Improvements are unusual and unsus- tained by law; and may it not be hoped that they will reconsider that opinion and unite in Justice to whom een is . » HL. due. ———_-e- +____ A BATCH OF TRIALS, People Who Fancy an Ailmenut, Surface becomes homogeneous, firm and close. | From the American Druggist. Washed gravel or sandy gravel should not be used where a clayey gravel can be procured, and in no case shonid layers than has already been stated. No detall 4n road-making is more important than the sur- | S0ur stom: face finish. The stones or gravels on the imme- diate surface of the road should be so small that | for grav & wagon wheel or the foot of a horse will simply press it down; if large enough to be pressed on | di one end. the other end will be slightly raised, and will soog be found rolling onthe top; hence, | want tom: every stone hear the surface should be smaller than the pressin, Gisarranged. The read, when finished, sh at the of the sides, so as to be nearly level with the top sod at the sides. This will allow the y from the road to the sides. rd slope of the sod will also be thi , th should | gravel be applied in thicker | cranberry i peiut; then it is not easily | for ould be filled up | 4: «looks se bad as deep | peiled to live ina Try popcorn for nausea. Try cranbe! for ia. Try a sun bath for rheumatism. ‘ary Poultice for eryaipelas. Sete salva when troubled with a Try eating fresh radishes aad sellow turnips el. ‘Try eating onions and horseradish to relieve ropsical swellings. ‘Try taking cod liver of] intomato catsup if you ke it palatable. Try snuffing powdered borax up the nostrils r catarrhal ‘cold in the head.” Try hard cider—a winegiassful three times a sr ague and rheumatism. ry breathing the tumes of turpentine or car- bolie acid to relieve whooping cough. Try a cloth wrung out from cold water put about len res at Lewy for sore throat. Try planting sunflowers in your garden tf com- alarial neighborhood, Try ew 1 | The first of th: ald | A Studio Building and Art Gallery. A PAYING FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. The excellent display made by the Washing- | ton Art Club during last week, together with | the large number of visitors attending It and | the very favorable impression made upon them, may be regarded as conclusively establishing two things, of which advantage should be taken while the matter is fresh in the public mind. two. propositions is the great need of a spacious and well-adapted Studio Butiding in Washington, with an adequate ex- hibition room or gallery attached. The second is the fuct that such an establishment would be imme diat ently profitable ag a ncial invest se LWo points must be we think, by any one who has ever eramomient’s serious attention. estion remail wis the manuer in Lean be best nplished. . undoubtedly, would be for mm, desiring safe and profl- for Surplus means, to under- take the en se and carry it to completion, just asa hotel or any other business building would be built and equipped. And, with the amount ot money known to be lying idle in the F nt time, secking desirable In- vusht to be no trouble in find- isnet only able and willins ious to carry out thé undert 1 enterpr but m cumbersome, and neces- ng inueh greater delay in prelimi- ization, ete., would but ar individu To this method no be interposed. and it nd probably would, take but a short rcure the nece: ind would be at once profitable, ag public conven- jience, and of real and pemmanent value to the + can easily be demonstrated. The condi- tions are few and simple. The first is a large and well-situated lot. It need not be, and had better not be ona down-town business street, where prices are necessarily high, All that is required as to locality is that the lot should have a north and south exposure, be situated in a@ reasonably pleasant neighborhood, with no objectionable surroundings, and easy of access, by cheap, frequent and speedy means of eonyey- ance. The building, though substantially built, and well finished,” espe need not be expensiv The rooms above the ground floor should be large, high and well lighted and ventilated; the stairways should be broad and easy; the halls wide and airy, and the | building amply supplied with both passenger and treight litts. The ground floors could easily | be rented for art supply stores, fine furniture rooms, or other like business, and eyery room above that, for four or five stories, or six stories, | ifneed be? would command permanent and de- sirable tenants from the start, and at higher prices than rooms on upper floors usually com- | mand in Washington. More than twenty artists | stand ready to become occupants of such a | building at once, and there is no reason for doubt that nearly that number would engage | quarters, if a properly prepared pian were sub- | mitted, before the first brick in the foundation were laid. Indeed it is safe to say that every , tenant necessary to fill it could be secured, if need be, before expending the first dollar. Here is, a3 it would appear, a most excellent chance for an enterprising real-estate agent or other active business man, familiar with anch matters, to do not only a good atroke of work for himself, but to confer a real benefit upon the city. That the enterprise, if properly inau- gurated, would fail, is hardly possible. That it would be, on the other hand, both a safe and | profitable means of investment, is almost as | sure as any business enterprise could be. Who rill set the movement on foot? It is no senti- . fancitul scheme for wheedling money out of the pockets of unsuspecting people for the benefit of some far away Quixotic object, but a cold-blooded matter of dollars and cents, where every penny Invested is as sure to bring areasonable retntn as any business enterprise that can well be’ suggested. The question 1s therefore repeated, who will In@ugurate the | ood work by prompt, decisive and elfective ac- j tion? Afalf a Century of Service as a Mes= sengere Lindsay Muse, the faithful old messenger to the Secretary of the Navy, Is a well-known | public official. He has ushered callers into the Secretary's room for near] all und met nearly all the prominent government officials since Jolin Quincy Adams’ administra- | tion. He Js an old man now, but does not know | his exact age. He thinks he Is in the neighbor- hood of 75. As he sits dally in the corri- dor of the Navy department he appears in a | continual doze, but he is in reality wide awake | and knows Just who is who. As may be imag- | ined he has an extensive acquaintance in the navy. Years ago he made himself invaluable to iHigers on foreign stations by keeping them supplied with their mail, papers, magazines, When these officers returned home they nearly always brought. Lindsay little presents characteristic of the lands they had visited. These he caretully preserved, | and set asidea little room avout eight feet square in his snug little home on 18th street for | his museum. Next to his family, he prizes his collection nore than anything’ in the world. | Indeed it is a very valuable one, aud almost any collector's mouth would water to obtain pos- | Session of it. He values his shells more than anything else, and claims that no one in the city | bas @ collection that will compare with his. He | has several iundred of them from all parts of the world, many v beautiful and rare. Some of the curiosities in his museum are veled with the names of the donors, but When asked the other ed a miniature full rigeed nds overthe door, he replied: “Oh! » long ago, L forget. You gee I these thin: long that rouldn't know when I got them.” The col- ‘tion of shells fills half a duzew shelves ofa book liow case, while the walls are ariositie of’ all kinds. Admiral whi an sword, spear and dirk other African war implements. Then there are the backbone and jaws of a shark, from Dr. Harrison, who was in the navy before the war; a valuable cane made of whale’s teeth jointed, trom Admiral Patterson, when a captain; Spanish dirk, from Capt. Fill@brown, now rear dinfral, who has just been orderea to com- mand the New York navy yard; Chinese joss, from Llent. Guthrie; backbone of a sword fish. esented by Ciias. W. Welsh, at_ one time chief rk of the department; pair of mosaic sleeve buttons, brought from’ Kome by Pay Director | Cunningham when paymaster, and an African basket given by Lieut. Riell, deceased. Among the articles whose donors are unknown are Zulu inese hat and other native articles of | dress from both China and Japan, rare eggs, minerals from the base of Vesuvius, Japanese seeds. and curiosities from South America and the East Indi oo The Ballad of Ameighlin Maireigh. Miss Amelia Mary Cholrnondely, When tn summer-time she rode, Did not look one whit less colmondiey ‘Than in winter when she slode, As became a farmer's daught Milk she to the market too ‘Mingled flour and eggs with waughter, And delicious tea-cakes Look. By her blandishments the nelghing Colts and bleating sheep were caught; And, they tell me, there's no seig! What a lot of ricks she thaught. At her orders farm-yard beauttes— ‘Turkeys, geese, and hens—were slain; From her purse, for weekly duties, ‘All her father's men were pain. Mary, too, was always present When the frisky lambs were shorn; And the chicks of many a phesent By her careful hands were rorn. Ispite Of Mary’s fond endeavour, ‘Once her favorite lap-dog swain and sank for eavour, And her eyes with sorrow dam. Girl more kind or better-hearted ‘Ne‘er in all my life I saw. ‘Scores of swains for Mary smearted; ‘She was perfect, all agraw. ‘Thus, when to Elisha uhar Hand and heart at last she gave, he was a , ‘Happily with him she lave, —St. James’ Gazeite, ——_—___e. —— How He Hissed Patti. From an Interview with Gov. Crittenden. Thad heard Patt! sing “Home, Sweet Home;” 1 Was in St. Louls, and, in common with almost the entire audience, was much affected by the incom- parable pathos of her rendition of that pathetic song. I called next day in company with some friends, and as I approached Patt!’s room I met, in the corridor of the hotel, a party of young gi Who said tome that they had just been giventhat which I should never have—a kiss from Pattt. After the Introduction to the lady, 1 repeated what yy young creatures had Said, to which she ly replied that she did not see why that » No sooner was this said than I had my kiss. I'then remarsed that this was better than even * Home, Sweet Home.” ‘The Joke of tt all Ho shat tn telling On me afterwards, the friends with whom I had in declared that I sald the kiss Was “better anything at home,” vking as an | Another plan, equally | rd theenterprise in the form ot | ary amount of capital | lly ia the interior, | 56 years, and has seen | a lieutenant, brought him | and with | LITBRARY NOTES. = 8 aq THE HAPPY ISLES, And Other Poems. M. Byers. Heston: Cupples, Upham & Co. ington: A. Brentano & C DESTINY. An@20ther Poems. By ¥ P. Putnam's Sous, By 8. W H ‘sah- M. J. Sernexo. Washington: A. - Henny D. Appleton & Co, Washing: PHANTOMS OF LIFE. By Lorrer Dana WATER. New York is Ler GP. Putuam's Sons, Washingter ano & ( Avotverty L. Tavear. (Volume 1). P, Lutuam’s Sons. Washiugto New ren So far as quantity’ goes, the supply of poetry or Verse, rather, keeps up fairly, but in the mat- ity the present decade is far below the mark of a quarter ofea century ago. Such at least must she the verdict reached from a | reading of the tolumes named above. Mr. Bye a patriot rather tian a poet. although his ef lons are occasionally not without pleasant rhythm, telieltous expressions and touches of | homer. Theyto not, however. rise generaily | above the commonplace, Perhaps even less can be said for M trano, whose *‘Destiny” is a »mewhat pretentious effort of fourcantos, occu- ying over two-thirdsof the volume. The added poems have the merit of brevit Ss compared: with the title piece, but little m: can be said | forthem. If Mr. Abbey’s verses were worthy | the handsome setting given by their publishers, | yea pleasure to read them; but his ften crude and vague, and his muse ts dreadfully at times. Montezuma is the | theme which Hispires M. Tayeau; but the sub- | Jeet seems to be too much for him, as there is | little to commend in his treatment or versifica- | tion. Mr. Waterman's hundred ot blank | ve some charm e eyes of | the casual reader will find little awaken enthusiasm or hold the at- ve friends! in them tention. JOHNS: Being s Life of an Orth he author of aK rles 1 eI Bachelo ribuer’s Sons, Washington Ss. | The generation of readers who have grown up within the last twenty years or more,—or since the writings of genial, versatile and accomplished “Ik Marvel” went out of fashion, so to speak,— can hardly realize the treat that is in store for them in the new and beautiful edition ot his works, of which the two titles named above constitute the fifth and sixth volumes. “Doctor | Johns” is a delightful story of New England, | long popular, and_most so with those most fa- miliar with New England life and character. “Bound Together,” on the other hand, is largely | a new book,—some of its contents now appear- | ing forthe first time in print,—but all of them | are strongly marked by the beauty and delicacy of thought and expression which made their author such a general favorite when he came be- fore the public a third of a century ago. ALBERT GALLATIN. By Jous AvstIN STEVENS, (American Statesmen ies.) Boston: Houghton, Minin & Co. Washington: Robert Beall. The life of Albert Gailatin was an eventful | and useful one, although not exciting, or, rather, not striking; and, although it well deserves to be familiar to the American people, it !s com- | Paratively little known. He was a learned, able and good man, and rendered his adopted coun- | try very valuable, if not showy, service. Al- | though perhaps less attractive in literary atyle than some of the volumes constituting the se- ries to which it belongs, the author has done his work in a faithful and ‘intelligent manner, and | throws a gaged deal of information not readily | accessible upon the character and career of his subject. The chapteF on Gallatin es Secretary of the Treasurv:is especially interesting and vai- uable, and covers vroand that students of poll- ties and political econbmy cannot atfurd to over- | look. : 3 GEORGE ELIOT. A Critical Study of Her Life, Writ- ings and Philosophy. GrorGr WiLLis Cooxy, author of “Ratph W merson: His Life, Writ? JR. Osgood & Co. | in his preface, bas been to interpret and criticise the teachings of “George Ellot,” leaving her literary methods and, personal history to be treated rather jncidegtally. In this point of view the work Jias mach merit, and. meets a really long felt want, As a study it is rich in inaterial and suzgestions, and affords an excel- @ tovitiny thmgs which many persons find exceedingly hardito understand. oT FOLKS. Ry Sanam Prarr McLra: ite Cod Folks." etc, Boston: Cupples ui & Co. ‘Washhigton! Robert Beall a literary production this book as a whole Goes the author no credit, though it may save her from the trouble of a libel suit, so unnatural ot the leading characters, particularly ! the first and longest story, entitled neta Maria.” Of the others “Sam Sperry's | Pension” is the best,—unexceptionable in Tone; and full of pathos. CO-OPERATIVE HO! tand How to Do It, SINA Fay Prince, How Not to Do In Socioloxy, Bi on: JR. Osgood & KEEPING, Co.“ Wushingtun: Kobert Beall. The doctrine preached by this little book is in effect that every woman should seek to co- operate with her neighbors in the manifold tasks of marketing, cooking, sewing and wash- ing, whichthe author predicts would result in “the highest elevation of Wifehood and the final apotheosis of Home.” On paper the theory reads very smoothly, but an attempt to put it into practice could hardly fail to surprise the fair Melusina. In less than a month of ex- periment, instead of “the final apotheosis of Home,” which she counts upon, there would be very much such a time as the famous monkey and parrot enjoyed during the absence of the family at chure’ A BACHELOR'S Thins “Agincent ALKS: About Mu it. By WinLiam AIK at Hose, ete. ¥ . Washington: A. Brentano A Bachelor's Views on Married Life are likely to be much like An Old Maid’s Advice on Brin, ing Up Children; but we suspect the trath to be | that this book is not the product of a bachelor at all. It is written ina pleasant natural way, in most excellent. spirit, and contains muéh - that everybody would be the better for reading. | MARAH. A 1. By Rosa Venrsen Jerrney, | author ‘oodburn ete, Philade B, Lippincott & Co. Washington: W.H The trials and tribulations of the lover char- | acters in this story are told in quite an attrac- j tive style, and all ends happily at last, as lovers’ troubles should; but as a whole the book is rather sensational in character and abounds too much in plots, murders, etc., to be pleasant or profitable reading. p Daughter. A Novel. By fer. author of “The Mystery | dua: J.B. Lippmcott. ory, with the usual wicked step-motlier and abused child, as | might ve inferred trom the title. Let us hope it is untrue to life, too, a refined and aristocratic father is represented as taking a horsewhip to a delicate child. SUNSHINE HANWAY AND HOME. (Sweet Home Series.) By Mrs. Lon be GIN (Fllis Gray), . Lovisa T, author of “Long Azo” and “The Cedars.” Boston! D. Lothrop & Co. A very pretty story for boys and girls, charm- ingly told. The bit of Russian folk lore intro- duced under the titleof “Drontha and Dwina’ will delight matty a little one, and the illustra- tions will add ty the attraction of the book in their eyes. A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS: Or, How She Came Into Her Kingdon: Romance. By CHanies M, Cray, author df “Th Modern Haxar,” “Baby Rue," ete. New York: White, Stokes & Alen, Whoever takes the!time to read this story through will Re confronted with three unan- swerable conundrums: Ist, Why was it written? 2d, Why was it-published? 3d, Why should any- body read it? Other Publications Received. ‘TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. Piscovoren aul Pabhetied by Tntlon? Introduction want Noten fuction ft o ixcrs Buown, edi, h nd Ne TCHOOCK afd. NCIS Union Theol Seminary, logical | ay. INT INDEFATIG, A Sketch of the Life of SAIN EATAney Paina Serie By Won Beem cot ton: D. Lothrop & Co, OUTER. and ae ieee Te eee ee ine of Recreation, (April, 1804 Fo Wheelunas: Cos Noble Tricyclists. From a London Letter. ‘the ranks of tricyclists it 1s gravely stated that for two years past the queen has enjoyed her tricycle. Not as a rider, I should imagine, with her ‘bad leg. It‘is very well known, however, that other members of the royal family may be termed vVotaries of the wheel, while the members of the house of peers who have gone in for the pursuit are very numerous. Not the least notable are Lord Granyille, who scours the country round Walmer Castle, and Lord Sherbrooke ‘tch-tax Lowe), who has disearded his ele in favor of its more secure rival. How the old gentleman can ride I do not pretend to say, for his eyesight 1s so bad that he cannot read print unless with a microscope. Per- haps he prefers an fron steed, which costs noth to feed, 48 Lam told that in is personal expendi- ture he is very near” Sir Charles Dilke, the president of the local gov- ernment board, also acknowledges litmself a be— ginner, but although he was present the other evening at an annual dinner of a tricyeling club, and made a speech recommending the pastine to the attention of dwellers in towns as being In every Way suited to thelr pecullar necessities, [do not ‘take 1 that he is an ardent disciple of the teadle, | our best citizens were enabled through social i Thus Cooper incurred the lasting enmi | against Cooper and voting for a republican ; but heavould cut aless ludicrous figure as a | politician and notenough of a statesman. Heis | too willing to consult with some of the bad ele- | out that every cent collected so far will have to | while France presents the statue to the United LETTER FROM NEW YORK. Cooper and Hewitt as Impossible Can- didates—The Madison Square Garden to Go—“Liberty” in Search of a Pedes- tal_Mr, Evart’s Committee Tired Out— The Eden Yuseum’s Waxworks Ror- Forw—Newspaper Gossip. Special Correspondence of Tre EvenrxG STAR. New York, March 23. The appearance of Mr. Edward Cooper's name in the fleld in connection with the democratic nomination for President, has amazed New York, and some pretty severe things are said about the illjudged friendship which can drag Into publicity a man so utterly unit for public | life as the only. son of the late philanthropist. | Edward Cooper is known in polities simply as | As | the son of Peter Cooper. such he was | aceorded a place in local coun and his large fortune was an additional reason for making him welcome in the democratic circles or New York. As Peter Cooper's son he was elected | or of the city four years ago, and as Peter | Cooper's son he will always enjoy a certain | measure of popularity. But lie cannot be elected President as Peter Cooper's son, and the sug- | sted nomination has a good deal of the ludi- | »us about it to those who know the man and | negative care As a mayor of this city he | did nothing—neither those things whicli he | ought to have done, or those which he ought not to haye done. He was put up by the demo- crates as a figure head, whom they could control, and he disappointed them, for, like most weak men with no minds of their own, he | was obstinate, and the influence which some of 8s to bring to bear resulted in the discomfiture ohn Kelly, who was deposed from the con- troliership on the very last day of Cooper’sterm. of the present chief of the democratic party in. this city, and no one would take greater pleasure in bringing the whole power ot Tammany to bear | President in return for votes for a democratic mayor than John Kelly. HEWITT’S DYSPEPSIA. Abram 8S. Hewitt is Cooper's brother-in-law and his sponsor in lo¢al politics. Hewitt has no | more chance for the nomination than Cooper, | candidate, for he is not an absolutely colorless | man like his brother-in-law, and would have been somebody In the world even had he not been helped aiong in life by the millions of old Peter Cooper. But thereasons which even New York democrats, who think well of Hewitt, give against the bare notion of nominating him afe unanswerable. Hes altogether too much of a ments of his party here; his lack of tact hasbeen shown over and over again, most notably in the O'Donnell business, and he is too complete a victim to dy§pepsia and insomnia to be Sere ally popular. As all his friends know, Hewitt walks the floor ot his bed-room three nights out of four unable to_ get proper rest. Some allow- ance must be made for a man in that condition. It would not be fair to say that those who know lim best like him least, for there are exceilent points about Mr. Hewitt as aman and a citizen, but ie is not one for whom the rank and file of a party would bubble over with enthusiasm. THE SHOWS OF TEN YEARS, One of the chief topics of interest this week isthe announcement that the Madison Square Garden, consecrated by great events without number, Is ‘to be torn to pieces in May, and be replaced by a hippodrome tor similar purposes and a giganticapartment building. The garden dates from 1873, when the New York and New Haven railroad deserted the premises. In it have been held shows innumerable—dog shows, horse shows, cat shows, walking matches, beauty contests, Moody and Sanky revivals, masked and every other kind of balls, slugging matches, and Barnum’s moral exhibitions of the Zulu, the baby elephant and the woman who could ride ten horses at a time and jump through paper hoops by way of fillingup the time. There have been extraordinary scenes in the old gatden, I have geen ten thousand men yelling at once over Rowell’s achlevements or singing salyation hymns with the same enthusiasm, and there have been some disreputable scenes, as when, | at the close of masked balls, the last guests, | male and female, had to be swept up’ literally from under the tables. The con gress of beauty was also an astonish display of female ugliness and ing: brazen impudence which some persons may remember. | A hundred young and middle-aged women sat in a row upon a platform and entreated the spectators to vote them the prize for beauty. | There was _a prize for beauty, one for modesty, | and one for good taste in dress. I remember | that the girl who got the prize for modesty ex- | changed remarks with the crowd ot grog-shop | loafers who voted tor her that would have | made a stone Image blush. She got the prize, | I suppose, on the lucus a non lucendo principle. The dog shows and horse shows were, of course, exttemely fashionable affairs, and of sweeter memory than the beauty shows and slugging matches, at which Mr. Sullivan undertook to prove the efficacy of Boston culture. The gar- den was a pretty profitable investment for Mr. Vanderbilt, and has returned about ten percent income on its valuation of a million. The throng of people who go to it when shows are in pro- gress also pay large sums of money to Vander- bilt’s 4th avenue,line of cars, which passes the doors, and it ts said to be on account of the profit to his horse-car line that he retused to sell the property unless a hippodrome was to be one feature of theimprovement. Inconnection with the hippodrome will be a theater, a hall for lec- tures, and a winter garden on the roof, where concerts will be given in the afternoon. MR. EVARTS TIRED OF “LIBERTY.” That unfortunate statue of “Liberty” which the French nation want to present us with is again in trouble about its pedestal, and whereas everyone thought a few dayaago that the money was on hand to build the structure it now turns go toward laying the foundation. The total | cost of the pedestal and foundation was to | have been £250,000, but it is seen now that, as | is usual with architects, the estimate was about half of what the cost will be. ‘The committee, by no end of ¢ is, fairs and bene- | tits, have raised $140,000, of which $70.00 have been spent for cement and the rest appro- priated for work to be done on the ‘foundation on Bedloe's Island. The bids for the pedestal proper were opened this week, when the lowest was found to be $240,000, instead of $1 us the committee had expected. These w gentlemen were so dumbfounded that they have virtually abandoned all hope of raising the re- quisite sum. All the means of getting money have been exhausted and they do not know where next to turn. In answer to pathetic ap- peals for help sent to every town in the coun- | try of 20,000 inhabitants and over they have received less than $500. The fact is that States and not to New York, the United States persists in regarding it as New York's private affair. The committee on the pedestal, Wm. M. Evarts, chairman, do not know whereto turn for the money, and haye received notice that the statue will arrive in September and should be placed at once upon Its pedestal in order to avoid injury by accident. The French commit- tee do not know, perhaps, that this great na- tion, with a yearly surplus of a hundred mil- lions, cannot build a pedestal. Suggestions for raising money will-be thankfully received by Mr. Evarts, but he warns people that he has already tried fairs, tableaux, art loan exhibitions and personal appeals to millionaires. Whether he will consider a well arranged lottery, a grab-bag scheme ora one cent subscriptions from Sun- day schools remainsto be seen. There is no telling to what extremes the committee may be driven. It is facetiously suggested thatit might be well to stand on the shore when the vessel bearing the statue arrives and profess great as- tonishment arf disappointment because a pe- destal was not sent along with it; but we have made too much fuss about the pedestal, and for the same reason we cannot propose to set it up | Perhaps | steak which plays second to it. without a pedestal upon the ground that pedes- ‘tals are Sean as to be positively vulgar. ENTERPRISE IN WAX. The Eden Moseum, as the new French wax- work show is called for some inscrutablereason, is to be opened to the public next Saturday. I went through the building, in company with a polite Frenchman, a few weeks ago, and was shown a number of the wax figures. Asa show it will be far superior to anything yet seen in this country, and th i when even 80 famous a collection as Mme. Tus- saud’s London show is mentioned in the same breath with the Eden Museum. The work is really as artistic as wax-work can be, and an attempt to are the costumes authentic has really been made. managers assert, and that each milit believe truthfully, has been made by the court tallor of. country An attempt will also be made to give realism to the different scenes portrayed by placing the wax figures upon miniature mg Ae surrounded by , and not the public to come within toucl distance. Upcn one stage you will see De Long’s last mea), while upon the next the Zulus will be seen at- tacking the yor Prince Imperial. Strong contrasts of climate are nothing, however, to ie range juxtaposition in which some noted people will find their. wax counterfeits. Thus, one of the most important scenes is the reception by President Arthur of all the crowned and statesmen of the world. Perhaps Bismarck is put in the rear be- cause he is not supposed to have won American esteem by his receut conduct, but it must be re- membered that the show tsa French one and Bismarck {sno favorite in France. The great feature of the show will be a chamber of hor- rors, managed with French art and American enterprise. The illustrated papers sometimes give us pictures of murders, hangings, etc, a few days after the tragic events, but the Eden museum will do the same in wax with far greater fidelity. The managers assuie the public that | it will no more be necessary to se the “di gusting” accounts of frightful crimes; instead of getting a small daily dose of such news from their morning papers they can ship during the week and then yo to the seum and see the whole record of evil doings made as realistic as pos Monday morning a lunatic cuts twenty pieces, roasts one of his ch Kitchen range, poisons another, hangs a third, and blows his own head off. the m museu: will at once dispatch its artists to the spot, wi photograph the room and what re: family in bulk or in pieces, will noose, bottle of pe ver, and do the whole thi Saturday evening, down to the pools onthe floor. When a famous court the ‘2 Museum will give the court room in 3 j jury, prisone her words, the museum for the modest sum fifty cents to give you more real information about what is coing on in the world de Y edn't waste in reading co! n drop in at the you took part & ‘yourself. | inall the tr: Freneh pre American appetite for horror is ur mited, but rious style. So they have built a really museum, and have been spending money like water. That is one good feature of the French amusement companies which, from time to time, come over here. The panorama of the siege of Yorktown, for which the French com- pany built a structure costing not less than 60.000 at Madison avenue and 59th street, was beautifully managed until the sty pped in and sold out the panorama for $150, while the owners of the land took the buildi ‘com- The pany had taken the land for twenty yea ground rent of $15,000 a year. averaged about ten dollars a day, so the com- pany decided to'stop business. The Eden mu- seum’s expenditures will not fall half a million dollars, but wax works will pay better than pictures, especially if the horrors are sufficiently horrible and the police do not interfere. THE HASTINGS FAMILY IN TROUBLE. The Commercial Advertiser was formally passed over to Parke Godwin this week. Among the surprising things which have already appeared in Its columns is an Arthur boom, not so cordial as Hugh Hastings might have written, but nevertheless a boom for the President as the next presidential candidate. The reason why Mrs. Hugh Hastings sold the pape: to persons certain to clear out the numerous Hastings fam- ily from the Commercial is that a fierce family feud has existed for years between Mrs. Has- tings and the nephews whom oe Hastings took ifito the business with him, hen it was discovered that she wanted to sell her stock, the Hastings made a larger offer than Mr. Godwin, but the latter carried the day, and the Hastings will have to go. STRAWS. Patterson, the pianist, who actually brought sult against the Chickerings on account of the absurd blunder upon a Chickering hall pro- gram, by which he was made to figure as a “milkman” pianist, instead of a ‘well-known’ planist, bas ‘how been attacked by the Milk- men’s~Association, whose useful members want to know why Mr. Patterson feels insulted at being called a ‘milkman planist.” Henry E. Abbey is seriously ill, and his doc- tora tell tim that he must rest at any cost. Therefore he gives up all business in this coun- try for next year, and will devote himself to Managing Mary Anderson's London season— child’s play tora man accustomed to having a dozen companies on his hauds at the same time. Bits of English French. From the Ssturday Review. There 1s an anclent an@ musty merry jest about a elty madam who spoke only the French habitually used in young ladies’ schools, and who rendered into English the familiar ris de veau a la financiere as “‘a smile of the little cow in the manner of the female financier.” But this 1s not more stertling than many other | things to be discovered by those who search the cook-books diligently. We remember a bill of fare in a far western hotel in the United States in which all the familiar dishes were translated into unfamiliar French, the climax being reached | when ginger-snaps, the sole dessert, appeared | transmogrified as gateux de gingembre. it is in revenge for repeated Insults like this that the Parisians now advertise on the windows of the cafes on the boulevards that Boissons Americaines are suld within, the only American drink partic- ularized being a certain “‘Shery Gobbler,” war- ranted to warm the heart of all vagrant ‘Ameri- can humorists who may chance to visit Paris while alive and in the flesh, In essence shery gobbler is but little more comic than rosbif, or than bifteck, which are recognized French forms of the roast beef of old England and of the beet- Both rosbif and bifteck are accepted by Littre, who finds for the latter a sponsor as early and as eminent as Vol- taire. And shery gobbler {snot ascomic as “‘cut- lete” and “‘tartiete,” which we detected day after day on the bill of fare of a Cunard steamer crossing from Liverpool to New York a few months ago. When we drew the attention of a fellow-traveler to the constant recurrence of the superfluous e at the end of cutletand tartlet, the active and intelligent steward, who antici- ated our slightest wants, leant forward with a enlgnant smile, and benevolently explained the mystery. _ ee Youthful Highwaymen. THREE ROYS STOP A PEDDLER ON THR ROAD AND KOB HIM OF $900 AND A GOLD WATCH. A telegram from Millersburg, Pa., March 24, Says: J. Emholtz, aged 16, was arrested in Liverpool, near here, today on @ charge of highway rob- bery preferred by Henry Hornholder, a peddler, | Last night, as Hornholder was driving from ‘Tre- mout, he was halted at a dark spot in the road, and three masked persons covered him | With revolvers and demanded his money. One of the trio searched him and robbed him ‘or $900 and a gold Watch. Hornholder noticed u but could not obtain a glimpse of their AS Soon as ther had robbed lilin they eom- manded him to drive down the road as fast ~ C1 Kold watch toa Jeweler tn Liverpool, w identified as the one stolen from the peddler, an #25 was found on his person. Emhoitz clalmed he purchased the watch from two tramps for but Anally confessed ‘thut he and. two others had conspired to rob the peddier. He refused to ve the names of his companions. He also con- fessed to several other stnail robberies during the past two months, Emholtz is uneducated, and has always been a bad boy. Herbert’ Klinger and Luther Martin were afterward arrested on sus- picion, and $120 in notes, four gold-mounted revol- Vers, a number of pictures of actresses, and two dimé novels were found on their persons. They made a full confession, and sald that Enholts had induced them to commit the crime. ea A Blow at Gambling in Virginia. DECISION BY THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS. Considerable excitement was created in Rich- mond, Va., yesterday, in sporting and gambling circles by a decision of the supreme court of ap- peals, compelling a witness to testify in a case agabiSt the keeper of afaro bank. It was a writ oferrorto a Judgment of the hustings court of Richmond, rendered on the 13th jast ruary, Which Lmposed a fine of $30 upon Wm. Kin- driek and committed him to jail for twenty days Judge Fauntleroy, in delivering the opinion of the court, said: “It was the duty of the Sites to testify, and therefore we do not think the hustin; court rred in 1t8 judgment complained of. 6 thes added to his plea for refusing to answer that it would This 1s a question of character. A witness who 1s called by ‘the com- monwealth to testify as to violations of her laws Saiz Bis Orn Observation may slwaye assert his constitu! W immunity from cution and it for his ‘own implication in the unlawful act as to which he is compelled to testify, but the courts of Vi ‘will not recognize the Spartan moralty which uot the per- ee re of the crime. Upon he whole presented in the record under: A we are of there is no error in the the athrmed.? = ‘This decision will 34 before the and it ainong the pumping tracery A Social Sensation im Milwaukee. 4 WEALTHY MAN MARRIZS A SERVANT GIRL. wealthy gentleman. said a few months lal © began paying etpeations ” wel or $500,000. ‘on 5 | I We require our horrors to be dished up in | the higlwaymen were small in stature, | BRIGANDS IN TURKEY. They Infest the Province of Smyrna. THE TERRORISM TREY INSPIne—soMe oF THETE DESPERATE DEEPS—A TEREIULE arreay, Cormspondonce of Tue Evaxtxe Stan, Smrewa, Febroary 20th reely realize to what an extent st this province. They are organs to various small bands, armed with Mar- pata Inured to One can sc brizands ized {tint r fat olute, crne Some are escaped n av) | the malority, perhaps, are refugee Circassian a becks, wid, half-sara vindeativ who respect ‘no al them, usua | them: valuables found upon the pe tims: if they dreaded. But if t men of prop | e bri y learn this from spies, they are taken into the mounta and held there in concealment until the amor jof their ransom 1s forwarded, the jfallure belng death utilation very cautions when mal never show such disy dates wo x captures. themselves until they have 1 sitions that resistance to thelr mi be foolhardy in the extreme. For this reason they seldom attack caravans, or merchants traveling under escort; and, for the | Same reason, no single man, however courage- | ous, and well armed he mayde, has the slightest chance for his itfe It he attempts resistance: THEIR SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS. Many instances of their successful operations, covering @ recent period onty, might be cited. Last summer they surprised one of. the wealth- fest citizens of Smyrna whilst going from the Tailroad gtation in au Interior village to his yine- yard, a half mile distant, and as lie refused to surrender they hewed him into pieces with their yatagaus. Some months since another band captured at Kuluk a dozen merchauts, mostly from Smyrna, Just after they had landed from a small steamer which plies ween this port and the small towns along the coast. The steamer landing is half a mile distant from the village, and it was while traversing this short dist that they were captured. All were subsequently rau- somed for various sums, the troops in pur- suit having failed to overtake either captors or captives. ~ The result of this state of affairs Is to create a feeling of insecurity everywhere, and to make the transaction of business between town and country exceedingly dangerous. Many wealthy foreign residents of Smyraa, owning villas and eee in the interior, dare not visit them for fear of capture; and even along the lines of the railways great care is necessary to Insure safety of person and property, It is thus that immense, aimost incalculable, injury Is tutlicted upon this country. The brigands are allowed pardon if they come in and make submission. When cold weather arriyes, and life inthe mountains becomes un- pleasant, the brigands nfike thelr submission. With the return of the warm weather, however, they are agin at their old tricks. Those cauzlt while plying their voeatton usually escape by bribing their guaras or fallers. Woe, then, to those who may have informed against them. It | is this facility of escape which enables t | gands to hold a tight rein over the poor peas- ants, and keeps the latter trom turning inform when the mountaineers descend into the plains and levy contributions for food, &e. A DESPERATE AFFRAY. In the latter part of December an unusually bloody drama was enacted within the palace of the governor general. Some time previous the famous brig@nd chief, Yourouk Osman, surren- dered to the locai anthorities, and upon his | Promise to re-enter the right path the governor general granted him the aman (merey), and the employment of kirserdar (pursuer of brigands.) Two days after he had been pardoned Your- ouk Osman left for the interior. It was un- derstood that he was going to pursue some of his old comrades, the capture ot whom he boasted his ability to effect. The authorities, however, were not long in getting information that so far from pursuing his compaulons Yourouk Osman had thrown aside his title of kirserdar and bed placed himself ut the head of @ new band of highwaymen. apes pe orders were sent to the Caima- cams and Muehirs of the localities where the brigand had established his headquarters for hi capture and that of his new recruits. Towards the end of December a message from Yourouk reached the governor. The brigand with six of | his followers asked for mercy, A days later Yourouk Osman appeared in Smyrna, ac- companied by fourteen mountaineers armed with Martini rifles. About hailf-past four o'clock in the afternoon they alighted from « tramway car on the square otthe governor's palace. The brigaude went first to the haw (caravansary), where they left | their guns: they then took their way to the palace, without arms in appearance, but carry- | ing revolvers ang yatagans in their girdles. [n the yard of the palace Yourouk Osman asked three of his followers to accompany him to the governor's rvom, the others were orders inthe yard. The chief had a cony | halt an hour with the governor, during which he gave unsatisfactory explanations to justify his ‘conduct. On leaving the governor's room the brigand chiet met Osman Pasta, the military commandant, on the stairway, and was ordered by the latter to give up lis arms. To this order he replied by gross language, at the same time drawing a revolver from his girdle. One of the company ot soldiers, who accompanied Osman Pasha, fired on the brigand, the ball wounding 5 The chief firedin A sharp fusilade | then followed between the soldiers and the four | mountaineers. Wounded a second time in the | belly Yourouk Osman gave way for a moment, | but rose again and fired, wounding another sol- | dier. Finally, a ball bit him in the back and he | fell. Four bails struck him before he breathed his last. One of his companions fell also. The remaining two made their way, the one to the | governor's apartment, and the other to the ad- Joining room of Kadry Bey, the defterdar (sub- | governor). Fortunately, Nachid Pasha, the governor, had left his apartment to give the orders required by this dreadful state of things, but the moun- taineer met aN ge agent in the -room and killed him by side of the governor's chair. The man who had entered Kadry Bey's room with drawn knife attacked him, but fortunately the defterdar warded off the blow and even suc- ceeded in the assassin, who was wounded. During this time, below, in the conrtyard, @ terrible fight was going on between the remai der of the criminals and the troops of the gar- rison, who had hastened to the spot. With wil screams and curses the highwhymen detied th soldiers who continued firing. Several of the outlaws succeeded in reaching the stairway and tried to force their way te the harem. They were repelled by soldiers who had taken their position before the door. Finally, the outlaws gave up the struggle. Five of them lay dead in 8 pool of blood; two were wounded; eight sur- rendered and were.conducted under a strong guard to the barracks. A soldier and a police agent foand their death in the straggie; another soldier aud two police agents were wounded. At nine o'clock order was re-established at the conak, One hour after the events rela oh from the ee 6 Odemish ~ conak announcing to the governor general the death ot the Tebakidji and that of an- other chieftain, who had fallen under the bullets of the public force. A bri- (ere erry emcees Was It a Boy ora Girl. From the San Francisco Wasp. Mrs. Mulcahy—Good marnin’. Mrs. O’Hollihan—Good marnin’, Mrs. Muleahy. Mré. Mulcaly—An’ how's the ould man Mra. OHolltihan? lollihan—Och, purty well, thankee, Mrs. agin ast niente though. dear, Uhé poor mant Zou hear We news about "§ family, Mrs. Mul- Mrs, Mulcahy—Oi did not. Wuz tt abye ore nayther. ~Naytner; “wuz twins, Mrs. Muleaby—Wull, wull, wal