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= CITY AND DISTRICT. THE NATIONAL CAPITAL, NOTABLE EVENTS iN PES HISTORY. | Row TH arn or % Tin axp Me n of a former med for the nt, was ordered © reconsiderat thorized the Pre mer act so es to in- t the town of Alexan- * of the Potomac, and a rn Bran orized to locate the the plans thereter, and eup cember, is Were accepted by t with marked fide iS Tesponsibllities » President, and disehat yto the ereat trust involved. The wisdom ¢ elections of the sites of the District and © capital city has been fully Vindieated by the searching tests of nearly a cen- tury. PRESIDENT WASHINGTON TENFANT'S PLAN AND TH tim city covers nearly 8,000 acres, y tlined by natural boundaries. It és also endowed by nature with generous pre- Tequizites a great city: so much so as to sug- geet that Providence had reserved it for th purpose to which it has been dedicated. These prerequisites were not overlooked by the engi- re L’Enfant. who was selected by the plans tor the city, but «i thereby led to th i gave to the y or minence submitted by the eritieised by th pffended the in his retire le the persist uary marbl the marvel- the one and the prescience of the her engineers completion of city. so intelligently begun by r L’Enfant. relieved from all connee- the pubite works, retired with his spirit deeply wounded, and. ere long, found Feliet In the profound isolation of the grave. His remains rest beneath an ugn Rot far from the northern boundary of the bean- tifui city his fertile genius hadoutlined. The gov- ernment will never have discharyed its obligations tothe memory of the great engineer until his Femains are transferred to one of the beautiful parks of the capital city and marked by a becom- Jag obelisk. THE TWO FIRST SETTLEMENTS RROLLSBURG™ The vast area selected as the site of the me- tropolitan city was fortunately well nigh un- existing settlements. There niets which tringed the shore First. Carrolisburg, in the at. It was quite a soon disappeared, iement, w little of h locality a (Barry chapet). v of the city a 1s kK of the Potomac. th street westward up “of Braddock—now ned tradition says locality Gen z his campaign 1 his men and transports, The Ms. Funk, o was a que of imported materials, row slip of th exter fi to the 58, afte some pattern p He revered for his He set apart an ue Concordia Evai ire. Which for many years 1 by the chureh of his choice. K Daw. Hamburgians was a ain by the name of the river, in the studded with shade &e. The captainand f swarthy complexion, were As an indication of their hos- ity the writer recails the f train ack daw i midst of ample ¢ and fruit t ty dis- nd then lead At the east end of . well constructed <8 how i nent of Andrew Way. jr., an inspiration to many other locking to the development of the of the embryo city) acquired or the manufacture ot window On the sum 18, ne river. the denizens vir dead. It isa notice- who had been buri save possessed he memory 1 becomi rvations it ceax rmer propriet lowing merit special old re ed relic of the brick ediiice. built in colonial times rd to cost. The materials and Joinery to a large degree were imported from the “Old Country.” The building was divided through the center by a very wide hall, in which yy of beautiful design and ious parlors, chambers, paneled wains- and wood mantels of elaborate design. The ‘Mansion” was located about mid- way between the National Museum and the Po- tomac, in the midst of an ample lawn, enriched by choice selections of floral and horticultural adornments. Within the range of its horizon there was an outlook for beauty but rarely sur- passed. The planofthe city, it is to be re- gretted, dgomed the demolition of this noble edifice.’ For such a contingeney the commis- sioners had made provision. For a vatuable @onsideration it was transferred to the govern- Ment. The authorities allowed it to rematn for years, during which time it beeame eat house of the lowest type. The lace was near the river bank. 3 er the transfer of the estate for city purpeses, when workmen were engaged in cutting dewn the bank for the construction of a Wharf in that locality, a large qpfin was ex- humed which wassaid to centafh the remains Of the original proprietor, DAVID BUEXS’ RUSTIC Ho: MANSI David Barns’ home was a long one-story Wooden structure, much the worse for wear When the city was founded. i oceupjed a site onthe north bank of the Potomae, afew yards west of 17th street west. Mr. Burns’ land was fa- Yorably located for the new purposes to which It was to be appropriated. On its being divided into city lots he became a wealthy proprietor. ©n the Installation of the departments in whe eapital elty, in the fail of 1800, she rnstic home of David Burns became a popu’ar center of Washington society, especially so during the Sessions of oe Gen. Joba P. Van Ness, a representatiy: state of New York, shared ‘in teere tea ee unions, and becommy impressed by the ton- ‘ments and moral worth of the only child *of’ Mr. Burns, he tachi heart. His attertions ated by Miss Burns, and her ‘agement, they were, bonds of holy wed- was a grand stairw elaborate finish. ish AN® THE VAN NESS #0u: were duly appre: father approving se qre long, made one in the ences of an Old quehanna, by an act | to his native town. | = not:ceable event ea citizen. and served his new in the capacity of councilman, ‘man and mayor of the capital ety, with eptabilit, In the meantime he ant and spacious mansion in ity to the oid weather-beaten 4, which, up te the death of Mr. Van emaber, 1832), tinued to be an ap- eenter of Washington society. The sion is still standing. THE FIRST ORPHAN ASYLUM. The war of 1812, combined with other agen- ‘es, consigned tothe benevolent of Washingtona ‘are of itsinevitable orphanage. Special ap- beais, on this behalf, were made to Mrs. Van Ness, after consultation with afew of her lady frlends a call was made, through the press, for & public meeting of the ‘Ladies of Washington and neighborhood,” to be held in the hall of the House of Representatives, October 10, 1815, at which meeting was instituted ‘The Washington sylum,” and the following otficers vd. viz: Mrs. President Madison, first ; Mrs. Gen. John P. Van Ness, second . N. Smith, secretary; Mrs. |, treasurer; and the following : Mrs. McGowan, Mrs. - Obadiah Brown, Mrs. er’ Weightman, Mra. Chalmers, Mrs. Jos- ulin, . Dr. Blake, Mrs. Brecken- icgs, ot “Green Hill.” The or- of the ‘institution having been under such encouraging auspices, a smal! frame house, fronting on 10th street, near D street northwest. was rented, and the care of orphans, under the first organized effort, was , begun in Washington, with Mrs. President Madi- er nae hom son its first direetress. Subsequently Gen. John . Van Ness and wife donated to it a large and eligible lot on H, between 9th and 10th streets nerth est, and about the same time Congress in fee, a number of desirable city lots, estimated by the commissioner to be worth ten thousand dollars. With these grand donations the Institution and its co-operative patrons | were enabled to build the well-known H street asylum, after plans furnished by Architect Bul- finch. This stood for 38 years, and becom- ing too limited in its accommodations the trustees, encouraged to this [preceeding by the generous donation of Mr. W. W. Cor- ,coran of that large and eligible site of the | Present home, at the corner of 14thand Sstreets northwest, built thereon the spacious and im- posing buildings which constitute the present ome. | AN EMBRYO CITY—INABITANTS | ITHOUT HOMES. To go back to the early history ofthe metropo- - | ls: Copies of the plans of the city were exhibited not only in the principal cities of the states, but also inthe more important capitals | of Europe, accomp: city lots, as furnishing rare opportunities for sate and remunerative investments; assurances were also given of the Immediate prosecution of the public works. which, with the demands of private enterprise, would necessitate the | enpleyment of artizans, mechanics and laborers dented degree. Such notices locality ‘a tide of humanity pnd the then existing accommodations. To mitigate the case wooden" habitations were erected. At first all such structures were for- bidden, but the city being yet in embryo.to build it required workmen, and they must haye shelter, facts which had been overlooked by the authors of the building regulations—but the | frame buildings were limited in dimensions to S2usquare feet on the plan, and to 12 feet from sillto eave. Many of these remained for years, and provoked the taunts of strangers. DEPENDENT UPON GEORGETOWN. Returning from this digression it may be said that to meet the commissary needs of this sudden \inerease of population would have occasioned | Some anxiety but for the proximity ot George- | town, which, many years before had, by its kind oftices, helped Gen. Braddock, when prosecuting his western campaign against the <rench; soat this crisis it supplemented the demands of its new-born neizhbor, and for many years atter the Installation of the departments in Washington its citizens were dependent upon Georgetown for the most of their marketing, ladfes’ shopping, hotel and boarding house accommodations, church privileges, schools, &e. In recognition ofthese tacts the authorities constructed ajong the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, from 15th street to the M street bridge, over Rock Creek, a wide flagstone pavement, which was not su- perseded bythe legal sidewalk for many years. OLD TIMES AND W TIMES. To show the vast superiority of modern facil- ities over those known to the builders of the | old Cap we note that when the sandstone monolith columns of the east portico were moved from the wharf to the building it required five hundred men to zle column; while | the marble columns of the Capitol exten- sion were moved from the depot to the building by two colored men and one old horse, with the | use of modern facilities. During the first decade private enterprise had | erected many substantial dwellings and busi- ness houses, but in such widely separated local- ities as to make no show, and to provoke the depreciative appeliation of “the City of Mag- nidicent Distances.” THE PRESIDENTS HOUSE AND GROUNDS. The ground first allotted to the President's Mansion was limited to the area between 15!¢ and 16!g streets, from east to west; and Pennsylvania avenue and E street from north to south. It was enclosed by a eubstantial wall of rubble masonry, of many angles, so as to make the lot of a polygon form. The south- eastern portion of the lot was devoted to the _ cultivation of choice fruits, berries, vegetables, &c. The remainder, except where walks irter- vened, was covered with lawn grass, with groups of forest trees retained. For years there were no permanent gates provided at the north or main entrance, but on the east front, at the intersection with Pennsylvania avenue, there was a beautiful triple arch Doric gateway, con- | structed of dr sandstone. THANKS TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON FOR LAPAY- | ETTE PARK. The largest square north of the mansion was by Major L’Enfant planned to be divided by 16th street, and the two squares thus formed he had livided into building lots. President Washing- ton insisted upon its being set off for a grand park, which led to the retirement of the Major and to a sharp and prolonged controversy with Samuel Dav’ the proprietor. This contro- y, however, secured for the city one of its | ornaments—Lafayette park. For many | years this noble square remained unimproved j and out of harmony with the adopted grades. * cises necessary in 3A part of the southwest portion of the square had been used fora place of fami iy sepulture, | and whea vied the bones and dust of the un- enants were exhumed. reincased,and in Holmead’s burial gronnd, and, ent appeagances, are destined to be urbed. In one of the chambers of this ily abiding place” there was founda suit of 's hair fresh and beautiful as if just plucked a living subject. It was the opinionof th who saw it that it had evidently grown in length since the interment. The “White lot” long remained a dreary waste, over portions of which the tides ebbed nd flowed. A stranger would have supposed at it had been reserved for a general dump- ing ground, where most of the surplus earth and other debris of the city could be deposited. The improvement ot Lafayette park, White lot, and the mall, which were conspicuously repul- sive blotches upon the proud escutcheon of the metropolitan city, and transtorming them into gems of marvellous beauty, are illustrations of | the magic power of art and science when asso- | clated with adequate means. THE FIRST CHURCHES. St. Patrick’s, a frame building, Father Coffey, pastor, on the’square bounded by 9th and 10th and F and G streets northwest, was erected in the first deeade of the city’s history. This was superseded by a brick, Father Matthew pastor, who will be recalled appreciatingly by many of his survivors without respeet to denominational affinities. ‘The First Presbyterian church, Dr. Brecken- ridge pastor, was butt about the same time. his was a frame building, on the square bounded by 10th and 11th and F and G ee and was superseded by a long one-story brick church, at the corner of South Capitol and west A streets, Kev. Reuben Post pastor. Churches of the second decade were erected as follows: Christ chnreh, Protestant Episcopal, Navy Yard; Ebenezer, now 4th-street M. E. church, East Washington; Kirst Baptist. gorner é | | . THE EVENING nied with notices of sales of | one can do this for himself) that on and arter M | first they will not Indulge tn the gymnastic ex effort to deposit the fare In — STAR that his foundry they had plan of destruction. At the time allotted for thls purpose there came down upon this vicin- ity a cyclone of most destructive violence— houses were unroofed; chimneys prostra- | ted and new roadways were cut through the forests, distinctly marking the path of thetarbu- | lent visitor. On the suf lence of the storm, | it was discovered that the enemy had retired ulso, leaving the Foxall touf€tiry unmolested. CURIOUS ORIGIN OF FOUNDRY CHURCH. Mr. Foxall, under the cireemstances, regarded the storm asa Providential intervention, and being a local elder of the M. E. church, of Georgetown, on which many of the citizens of Washington were dependent for church privi- leges, he concluded to builda church that would not only meet the religious needs of such, but also remain an enduring expres- sion of his gratitude to God for the signal deliverance He had wrought out for him. To consummate this well con- ceived plan, he selected that desirable lot at the corner of 14th and G streets northwest, and erected thereon a substantial brick church 40 by 0 feet, after the most approved model for Meth- | odist churches of that day, and although in- herently opposed to pews in the,house of God, he would have the seatings in the southeast angle of the audience chamber fitted up with pew enclosures for the special use of the President and his family. The 15th of September, 1815. it was dedicated, Rev. Nich- olas Sneathen officiating on the occasion. In due time Mr. Foxall deeded the premises in fee to certain trustees, “for the use of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States of North America, and to be forev known and distinguished jas ‘the Foundi chapel. This noble gift was well timed and highly prized by its reciplents, for, at that time, there was not a church in Washington west of 15th street save the Friends’ Meeting House and the First Baptist church. A HARD WINTER AND HIGH PRICES. The winter following the invasion of the capi- tal was unprecedented in severity in this lati- tude. To render it more oppressive, the em- bargo occasioned by the presence of the British fleet cut, off the usual supplies from the Poto- mac and its tributaries, and from the Chesa- peake, upon which the cities of the District were wont to rely for their winter requisites. Asaresult of this embargo, flour ran up from $5 to €15 per barrel; wood brought readily #25 per cord; the supply could not be obtained even ‘at that price; the same was the case with other necessaries of life. To mitigate the sad want of fuel, G. W. P. Custis permitted families needing wood for home use to cut end remove wood from the Arlington forests free of charge. The Potomac being frozen over at that time strong zh to bear tull-loaded carts with perfect , the generous offer was accepted to such an extent as to give the line of travel the ap- pearance of a well-worn country pike. AFTER THE STORM A CALM. The severity of the winter, the scarcity of sup- plies, the sad condition of the pudlie buildings, “a shin-plaster currency,” and rumors of the re- moval of the seat of government, combined to fill the minds of the citizens with most gloomy apprehensions, booming from over the “yasty deep,” and, with her magic wand, parted the murky cloud and let in the cheering sunlight once again to the hearts and homes of the Metropolitans, in which the denizens of the states shared also; and, to give emphasis to this happy event, Congress turned adeaf ear to the “Birds of Evil Omen” that were cawing for the removal of the seat of government, and ordered the reconstruction of the demolished buildings. Private enterprise, | under the inspiration of this order, resumed a} healthy tone. and “hope. which springs eternal from the human breast,” descried a glorious future for the republic and its capital. POLITICAT. EXPERIMENTS. Passing to another department of the city’s; history, it should be state? that the setting apart of a District, of well deiined boundaries, | in which the seat of the general government should be located, and within which it should | have entire control, was a necessity resulting from the autonomy of the federal Constitution. Individual i hip, with a knowl- edze ot ti the case, ought, loyally, to receive the custodians of the nation’s yast in- terests as the proper guardians of their co-ordi- nate interests, During the years of our District existence, preceding the aduption of the p nt District | government, a number of experiments were | tried with unvaried results, viz: failures. Hap- | pily tor the government and for the District. we have found firm ANCHORAGE AT LAST by accepting a form of government recognized by the federal Constitution and an agreement with the United States to share equally with the property-holders in the expenses incurred. The appointment of e> vutives by the President and confirmed by the Senate; the accounts hetd'} strictly under the scrutiny and guidance of the Treasury department; the sound policy and in- tegrity of the Commissioners for the past years, has brought the District up to a plane of order, security, healthfuiness, beauty, permanent improvements, and economy withal, as were never before approached, which must secure the approval of the Representatives of the United States, as It does the large majority of the property-holdera. Having faith in the national Congress and in the citizens of the District,who have suffered so much by former experiments, end who have realized so much of helpiulness and security as_property-holders from the pres- ent system. I shall rest satisfied that it will re- main undisturbed while our national tabric endures. H, a Overcrowded Street Cars, and the Gong- Bell Nuisance. To the Editor of THe EVENING Stan: ‘THE EVENING Star has repeatedly called atten- Uon to the sublime independence of the managers of certain (bob tail) street railroad corporations in following out the Vanderbilt maxim of “The pub- lc be damned,” but as yet the only effect of these reminders has been that said corporations have added insult to injury by posting notices in their cars to the effect that drivers must not allow their cars to become crowded, ete., etc., While It 18 well understood that were one of ‘these overworked and underpaid drivers Lo “govern himself accordingly,” he would very soon make room for some one with a more pliable disposition of mind. There 1s, how- ever, a very and its a) Let the public who use the cars agree (and eve! i the box while the car is In motion, nor_piay con. ductor for the company in perforining ‘tuts service for others, but have thetr t ready to be given up to an employe of the company when callet fo If this was unwersally adopted we would not have to wait man: 8 before the companies would employ conductors, and this move would in turn mnake it their own Interest to put larger cars on the routes. Some years since the Commissioners of the District ende: suffering community by ‘ye time honored fish and oyster 's; Since then, however e Into general use tp U king noisy gongs on oyster horn was a nuisance this gong ringing Is a greater one, because the symphonies of the former were only "heard in the day time and at certain seasons of the year, while the latter disturbs the sweet morning hours of sleep all the year round. Nobody would perhaps object to a mlikman ring. ing gong or bell at_the places where he stops to deliver his lacteal compound, but when this clank- ing noise is Kept up, as it is ‘by many of the men wmile driving through the streets,tor apparently no other pu thaa that of making a noise or attracting attention, and that at hours in the morning wena great many people would rather sleep than “enjoy” a concert, it nes aserious annoyance and ought to be stopped. What say you, Mr. Kdltor? 3 Of airy wagons, If th: — Why not Make It a Permanent Show? To the Editor of Tae Eveixa Sran: “Now you folks has get all the offices, you want to stop our meetings,” was the laughable but earnest protest of the sovereigns, when at the close of an unusually active campaign in this District the party managers propo to discoatinue the weekly ward meetings. Something akin to this love for aimless excitement may be at the bottom of the movement for a repetition of the convention. Possibly, Judging from recent Gch naa iar the financial tes may add to the urgency of the call. No good citizen, I am sure, would grudge his twas Hot at the the peace aid quiet of Was Not at the expense of the pe: those not desiring to participate. Why not locate at Giesboro, Con; nal cemetery Or some other one of the points urged, for its ready bility for a union depot and declare the convention pex- such cHeap amusément, pi ani WASHINGTON included fn their | Tardy peace at length came | LITERARY NOTES. TRAVELS IN MEXICO; and Life Among the Mexi- FREDERICK A. OBER, of * Camps co 90 Tus. trations, mainly from the Author's Photozraphs and ketches, Boston: Estes & Lauriat. Wi 5 ‘Wm. Ballantyne & Son. The promise held out by the title page of this book is well kept by the six hundred and fifty odd pages which follow; but a most serious ob- jection to it is its bulk, which is great enough to have been divided into two or three handsome volumes, each large enough for convenience and comfort in reading. The’ author spent some- thing like a year in travel and exploration, and about twice that lenzth of time in studying the history and customs of the people, so that he may be regarded as peculiarly well equip for his task. The plan of the book is that of a per- sonal narrative ot travel and observation, and as the style of the author isspirited andgraphie, with a keen appreciation of humor, the result is a book of more than ordinary interest and value, with just enough of the early history of the country to be entertaining to, the general reader, and a forecast of its future that can peal iL to arouse his enthusiasm. In short, it is a ke that can be read with pleasure and profit, and one that well deserves the favor with which it has been received. s ECHOES FROM HOSPITAL AND WHITE HOUSE. A Revord of Mrs, Rebecca R. Pomroy'’s Experience in War-Times, By ANNA L. EoxpeN, Boston: D. Lothrop & Co, Arecord of the noble and self-sacrificing ef- forts of one woman during the late war between the states. Necesearily it 1s a sad book, and there is considerable repetition in it, but most of the narrative is intensely interesting. Espe- clally is this true of the interviews of Mrs. Pom- roy with Mr. Lincoln, whose famlly she nursed, and with whom her relations were intimate. Her memory must be warmly cherished in the hearts ot hosts of soldiers, for over seven hun- dred of whom she cured, one way and another, during the war, closing in death the eyes of more than eighty ot that number.. That she came out of the war with shattered health is not to be wondered at; but that she, with others like her, has received’ no pension or other re- cognition from the nation is areproach to it and a disgrace to its legislative body. SUORIES BY AMERICAN, AUTHORS. Volumes tH I, New : Charles Scribner's Sons, Wash: inzton: Win. Ballantyne & Son, Barring the color of the covers, we see no | Teason why this new series should not be pop- ular, not alone with travelers and frequenters of pleasure resorts, for which it appears to be specially adapted, but with the general reading | public. One great merit of the stories chosen is their brevity; that they are good need not be said in so many words, when the list of authors comprises such names as Bayard Taylor, Harriet Prescott Spofford, Rebecca Harding’ Dayis, Frank R. Stockton, Wm. Henry Bishop, H. C. Bunner, and Mary Agnes Tincker. Volumes to | follow wiil have stories by Fitz James O’Brien, | Mrs. Mai fallock Foote, D. Millet, Mr Burnett, Jienry James, Edward Bellamy, Georg | Parsons Lathrop, Miss Woolson, and other equally well known and popular writers. BACK. By Hucu Coxwey. x Henry Holt & Co, Washiugton: A-Brentano & Ci “Called Back” is an interesting story, well told. There is something so entirely new and striking in the plot, so out of the common rut of modern romance, that, in spite of certain improbabilitles, the attention of the reader is held from the beginning to the end. The scene changes from Loridon to Italy, thence back to London, and trom there to Siberia, where the | solution is given, and all the descriptions seem | painted from life, so forcible, clear and simple is the author's sty!e. “Hugh Conway” is a new name, and probably a fictitious oue, but another story from the same pen will be sure of a warm welcome. . By Ano Lares. New York: Henry Holt & The title of this story, which constitutes No. 2 of the ‘American Novel Series,” is taken from that of a suppositious club in Boston, the mem- bers of which'do not believe in anything.—not even in themselves. The characters, of both | sexes, are artists, musicians and writers, and | their talk is full of libe skepticism, and | what may be called ady thought. The story is not without interest, and it contains some brilliant passages, though much of the wit seems rather strained, and the moral, such as It y be sald to have, is not to be commended. LIFE AND PoEN ODORE Wr KOP. Edited by his Sister, With Vortrait. &Co. Washington: A. Bren’ ury Holt * This affectionate record of the short life of a brilliant writer and gallant soldier will not eom- mand the attention it would nave received if placed before the world twenty years ago, but | it will nevertheless be welcomed by a large | circle of sympathetic readers, who have not for- gotten the promise of a great career cut off s0 suddenly in the early days of the late rebeltion. And to the rising generation it should not be less welcome, since its perusal can hardly fail to inspire them to better things. JUD!TH. A Chronicle of Old Virginia. By Marton Han re thor of “The Hidden Path.” etc. T- ‘Our Continent” Librery.) New York: ard & Hulbert. Washington: A. Bren- This charming picture of ante bellum days in the Old Dominion is in many respects one of the very best of its author's literary efforts. It is a good thing to have a life-like record Ike this of those times before all the events have grown dimn and the actors passed away. The story 1s told In such an easy natural way that the reader is fain to believe that it is all true,—as indeed much of it is,—and many of the scenes and episodes are sketched with admirable effect. NITED STATES ART DIRECTORY AND R BOOK. (second Year). A Chronicle of. its in the Art World, and a Gnide for all Inter- in the Prowreas of Art ye America. . By 8, R, Koruten New York: Cassell & Co. Washington: Brentano Brothers. Excellent as was the first issue of this publica- tion, the volume for the present year is far better. It contains nearly everything that can be of interest to those in any wise connected with the fine arts in this country, systematically arranged, with a classified index that makes the information contained in it available to the most inexperienced seeker after knowledge, BETHESDA. By Banpana Evnox. New York Millan & Co, Washington: A. Bientno & Co. The author of this story is a beginner, and of the intense school, as to style. It is therefore not without weak points, andthe moral is some- what questionable; but it fs nevertheless an effort of considerable power, and, while it can- not be called a complete suecess, it may cer- | tainly be regarded as a promise of better things later on. A fair offset to what may be called the dudery of the present day is the growing disposition on the part of both old and young to seek rational enjoyment and health in_out-door recreation, and particularly to avail themselves of the ad- vantages afforded by onr virgin forests, with -their delightful lakes and streains. To those so inclined the little volume entitled ‘‘Woodcratt,” published by the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, will be at once a source ot pleasure and information. ts author is ‘Nessmuk,” an old and popular contributor to that paper.’ who knows perhaps as much about camping, hunt- ing, fishing, ete.. and their attendant charms, as any person in the country, and what he knows he tells in a very entertaining way. The announcement is made that with the May number The Art Amateur is to be intro- duced in England, after the manner of Harper's and The Century. This may seem to be a bold move, but there is hardly room for doubt that it will be successful. The Amateur fills a place occupied by no other publicatfon in this coun- try or Great Britain, and fills it well. It there- fore only needs.to be seen to be appreciated. Both its illustrations and its letter press are de- voted to subjects just now attracting wide attention in all civilized countries. making it a welcome wigtar to the fireside, as well as to the studio and the workshop. ‘Phe May number commences a new volume of that excellent publicatton' The Popular Science Monthly. During the two years of its existence it has demonstrated the need for such a perl- odical by the strong hold it has gained both on scientific people and the general reading public, and, as 1s usual with firsteclass publications, each number Is better than the last. The esteem Me- MUSICAL AND DRAMATI 2 FOGG'S FERRY—BARNUM'S CINCUS—THE SPRING SEASON—DRAMATIC PERSONALS, ETC. — The National is the only theater that will be open next week, and Manager Kinsley takes Monday night for his benefit. He will undoubt- edly and deservediy have an overflowing house. Miss Lizzie Evaas makes her first appearance here on this occasion, and will continue throug h- out the week. She is small, pretty, cute, kicks becomingly and sings quite sweetly. “Foge’s Ferry” is a play intended chiefly as g frame for a one-character picture—Chip—andit serves the purpose of introducing a very interesting country girl In several situations which show the honest stuff she is made of, and sound the genuine ring of the human heart in sentiment and pathos. Miss Evans is a very bright soubrette, and is not only upto fun and frolic. but she possesses dramatic feeling and keeps the character purpose in view. On Monday and Tuesday evenings the performance will not be- gin till half-past eight o'clock. —The great Barnum and his nine united monster shows, together with the sacred white elephant, will be here on Monday and Tuesday, and afternoon and evening exhibitions will be given at Athletic park. It would be impossible to give alist of the attractions offered by this famous organization. It is eufficient to an- nounce the fact that Barnum is coming. Every- body knows what a show he always has. — Olive Logan writes of Lawrence Barrett's first night's performance In London: “He achieved a ‘success of esteem.’” — Sara Jewett has signed with Shook & Pel- mer as leading lady at the Union Square thea- ter, New York, next season. — ‘Nice and Warm” is the title of a play to be produced shortly at the New Park theater, New York. — Miss Rosa Rand, Joseph Jefferson’s leading lady, ig quite ill in Boston. — Lillian Russell, who is delighting the burghers of Rotterdam, is booked for a Paris engagement in August. — In the Mapleson-Lablache controversy, the colonel claims that the lady broke her contract, and he did not. Mme. Lablache is suing to re- cover €1,400, which she claims is due her on her contract for the season of 1882-3. — Mr. and Mra. McKee Rankin will produce | their new play, “Wife and Child,” at the Union Square theater May 5th. — A grand pantomime, “Cinderella,” with all the Drury Lane features. will be a novelty for America the coming winter. —Miss Dora Wheeler and Miss Rosina Em- mett are painting a drop scene for a Chicazo theater, —A beautiful bust of Mary Anderson nas been modcled in Englund by Mr. Bruce Joy. It | will be placed in the 1885 exhibition of the Royat Academy. —R. G. Morris’ play, York,” will be produced, theater, N. Y., under the management of the Frohman Brothers and Theodore Moss. —Maurice Grau has signed a contract with Mme. Aimee, who will appear next season under his management, in her new English comedy, “Mam'zelle.” — Verdi has completed a new grand opera, ‘The Pulse of New by Boito, composer of ‘‘Mefistofele.” — The late Henry J. Byron, the dramatist, once started a journal called the Comic News. The motto of this paper was one of his most desperate verbal contortions. He took the royal legend: Honi soit qui mal y pense, and turned it into: “On his walk he madly puns.” —Mr. and Mrs. Geo. 8. Knight have been very successful in San Francisco with their mabe comedy, entitled “Over the Garden yall.” : —Mrs. Langtry played “Galetea” in New York this week, appearing as the statue with- but with natural color, brown hair, and the pic- turesque costume made quite a sensation. However it makes little difference what part Mrs. Langtry assumes the public go to see he Her season has been one of continuous and as tonishing popularity. — A new farce®called “A Parlor Match,” by the author of “A Bunch of Keys,” will be pro- duced next season by Messrs. Bryant, Hoey, | and Evans. — “The Missing Link,” the latest in the line of comic opera, wasa failure in Chicago. — ‘“Nevadas” second appearance in Paris in ‘La Somnambula” was a triumph. — Abbey sues Scaichi for $6,000 damages for her failure to sing in “The Prophet” at his last operatic matinee in New York. “Apajune,” by the composer of the “ Beg- gar Student,” is sald to be a delightful opera. —John T. Ford, jr., takes his first benefit in Baltimore next Friday, when a society amateur minstrel company, representing the best ama- teur talent of Baltimore fashionable life in that direction, will apprar as “The Bethoven Min- strels.” The farce of ‘* My Wife’s Bonnet” will also be given with a mixture of amateurs and profersionels, the latter including Mre. Germon, Blanche Chapman and others. “My Wife's Bon- net” is located within a theater, and the actors appear among the audience, in the private boxes and on the stage. The same performance may be repeated in this city. — “Nell Gwynne,” an opera by Planchette, with a libretto by Fornie, who wrote nearly all of Lydia Thompson’s burlesques, is the success of London. It iga clever one part comic opera, written to give the best opportuniffes to Miss St. John (Mrs. Marius). The story is almost precisely that of Monrieff's King Charles the Second, which was years ago done at Wallack’s old theater, New York, as “The Fast Man ot the Olden Time.” The music and songs are pub- lished. The opera will likély be extensively done in this country next season. — Next season there are fears of the effect of the presidential election. Several foreign attrac- tions will delay thelr visits until '85-'86. Then Wilson Barrett, who wants a guarantee of £10,000, may bring over “'Claudian,” and show us an earthquake on the stage. Salvini, who may act in English, Modjeska, Bernhadt for the second time, and other celebrities will come. —Henry Irving and Ellen Terry have gone. How much they are Jike what Charles Kean and Eilen Tree were forty years ago. Irving repeats all of Kean's mannerisms and fntonations of voice, shows a fac simile of him in Louls XI, of which Charles Kean was the English original. Both were college-bred Etonians, both famous stage managers and directors, both brilliant, eccentridand scholarly. — The dramatic and operatic season virtually closes with the present week. Some theaters will remain open, but in hardly an instance is the outlook gpod for profitable business. Dur- ing the season much more money has been fost than made by local or traveling managers. A few exceptional successes and many failures will be its history. Henry Irving, the Ideal Opera company, Mrs. Langtry. Charles Wyndham, the Madison Square companies, Rhea, are among |.those who have made it pay. All along the road may be found the gravestones of those who have fallen by the wayside. — Gen. Sherman was recently the victim of a huge loke perpetrated by Florence, the comed- jan. It seems that the Rev. John Snyder, a Unitarian divine, who often patronizes the legitimate theaters, visited the Grand Opera House, St. Louis, while Florenee and his wife were playing ‘‘Facts.” The Rev. John on leay- ing the theater alse left a valuable cane. The watchman who found it took it to the box office where it was held several days. Not knowing its value the Treasurer, McManus, presented it to Florence. This was as good a thing as William could wish for. The next day Florence called together—at the nae hotel— a few boom companions, hale lows well met, wine was ordered and Gen. Sherman sent for. On his arrivalamid applause and clink- ing of glasses, Florence, with much gusto, pre- gented the cane to the General as one he had Picked upamid the pyramids of Egypt. The Jeneral happily responded, and arg hoar er two was spent in repartee joN{ty and popping of corks. The next morning the Hey. John ap- of 19th and 1 streets nortliwest, Rev. lah | ma If too far away for profit, there 1s money | in which the MonAly is hetd by us is better Brown pastor; Friends’ meeting house, Patreet, slen f00. Ben a foreleg tan ie peed Wnts | iilustrated by the frequent extracts from. tts between 18th and 19th streets northwest; Pres- | £04 weua swraria tins Doe te oe ee en Paes that appear in the colunms of Tak Stan byterian (seceder) church, F street, between | pe avenged of Oscar Wilde. Ihave it! Barnum ts | than by any words that could be spoken. ith and 15th streets, Dr. James Laurie, pastor; | coming soon. Such an attraction he would a jump | Through Brentano Brothers we have a cop; now Willard hail att the convention in full bl pede A eagles ui The popatation at the conclusion of the sec- | Between the Zulus Penare ron uate the 5 eo Se eee So a Provipes- | Sula stand it,” and. they might assist a8 police. falshee's prod Gator information that ought INVASION OF pe tenet oe = i Naereeatee? wactt| to be in demand during a presidential campaign. The third deoade of Washington history is ot | Kesbend to the aupeals for a hearing by_ the rs See es ee en ee ee ee the invasion ofthe capital, and the destruction | Tor Tecovering our winter cisthing om pawn next | “i Aattshed is the tack Toate ects of the costly public buildings—a brief account | tan would be less harrassing as we Ww! named Se Tsk and pender o’er with regret, of which was given by the writer, 24th of | Convemtion falling in at the tail of one oe ‘The golden sunlight Vanished from my view. : Sunefttat ie a ea ce Fn a oe, Stak of t! Two CuILpREN €, Orr by Brars.—! penortee the Seen ot, Nam To Eh ales of oe a ee | cece eee BE all, a ditizen of Georgetown, D. C., secured a from contract for the manufaeture of cdunon and | Jar-old boy, who parents; about nine niles ease of | O ‘Thou who knowest all from gun to sun,” other munitions of war fer the government. Mediord, Wis. army of men have searched the 1ZF2 birthday morning to ‘Death’s sreping ont, at the time of the invasion, if was well uni ‘woods in ati rections Sunday Ryser ld ‘on thy s their tasks stood that Mr. Poxall, bemg an be nemo any trace of Be prevailing opiaion is In loving kindness, and forgive them stilk was espegially obnoxious to the invaders, they were carried off by bears. r - eG Mayme, Tatop with the cu “Rise and Fallof Political | with champagne accompaniment—this time, ies in the United States,” a manual which | However, with the addition of the Rev. John to pare at the box-office inquiring after his cane. ‘hen came the denoument, Florence apulogized to Sherman, who, gallant old soldier that he is, returned the cane, but ndt until Florence had called together the same party and explained— party. Ten Thousand Buds from One Rese Bush. ‘Chambersburg Fetter in the Wilmington Repiablican.. A florist here has a remarkable roas:bnah. ‘During the last three years &nd-.ia “the present time over ten tho plucked trom its numerous. idea may be had of the value of tina. winaa when }. ‘we state that these buds sold e winter at $15 a hundred. At this tin gee two thousand buds can be counted on It ts believed with two if fs the largest and. i eft vine'm the United . Bufthen Mr. Reed does May 12th, at the Star | “Tago,” the libretto of which has been written | out the usual white wig and chalk complexion, | Darw yen Life of Goethe, by Danze Mental Evolution in A} Public Life in Fnwland. bey. 2 City of Success, by cart of Africa, Body and Wiil.* jaudstey, Our stock of Fine Stationery embraces sil desirable at yles now used, and our prices are the lowest. w. my? rT How ro Beny, Feasiss axp Dec. ORATE” (Second edition. 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