Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1885, Page 2

CITY AND SOME TREASC TRICT. FECTALS. Men Who Have Held the Offices of Secretary, Avsistant Secretary, First and Second Coatroticr, Auditors and Hegister, and How Long Served. Since the adoption of the present constitution there have been thirty-five Secretaries of the Treasury. Alexander Hamilton served from September 11. 1789. to January 31, 1795; Albert Gallatin from May 14, i801, to April 20. 1813; Levi Woodbury from 1834 to 1541. Of Assistant Secretaries there have been twenty-one. The Office was abolished in 17‘2, aud re-establisied in 1849. There have been nineteen First Controilers. With them, as with the accounting officers gen- erally, some have had long terms of office, serv- | Ing under administrations of opposing politics. John Steele was First Controlier from 1796 to 1802; Gabriel Duvall from 1803 to 1811; Rich- ard Rush from 1811 to 18i4: John Anderson from 1815 to 1836: 1842 to 1849: Elisha Whitt! from 1849 to 1857, and trom 1861 to 1863. dying in office; Bobert W. Taylor served from 18% to 1878 The second controller's office was estat im 1817, and was heid from that tine to 1829 by Richard Cutts. Ailisou K. Paris. held the uffce from 1836 to 1850, serving under Ja Y Buren, Harrison. Tyler, Polk More. James M. Co 57 to 63. James M. Broadhead from °53 to 57 hen from "63 to ‘76. Altogether there have been 11 second controllers. Of frst auditor’s there have been 10. Rich- ard Harrison served from 1791 to 1836. . under Wasiin me acqua Faylor, Fillmore, Pierce, In. Johnson, and Grant. The second auditor's office was esta im 1817, and Wm. Lee beid it during t ears of Monroe and Johniuincy Adams. |. Lewis seems to have come fro ‘SO. dy Ali told there have been sever When the third auditers « lished, in 1317. Pet thereto, and held on changes until the latter 5 Robert J jnsep had an eve! 1854 to 1864. In the :ourth auditor’ oMce Aaron O. Day- ton had possession from 1835 to 1357, and S. J. W. Tabor from 1563 to } As fifth auditor Stephen P Bed from 1817 to 155: i Barness on. sonton contin- ith the oficial vourse ranks depart me: tull forty years. He was succeeded by Thos. L. Smith, who} held the office until 1815. THE HIGH SCHOOL CADETS RECEIVE THEIR NEW | FLAG. | Avery pleasant ceremony took place at the Washington High Sciwol iast Monday afternoon, | being the occasion of t rmal presentation of the stand of colors recently procured for the cadets by the friends of the school. Promptly at the bour of dismissal, two o'clock, the entire school proceeded to the spacious exhibition hi where nearly two hundred S were assem- bled. Five minutes later t dets, one hundred stron: Sohon, filed in and tor side of the hall. Prine); then Introduced the speaker of the day. District Commissioner West. who, ina short but ringing sented the flaz to the battalion on bet } friends of the school, saying that he felt assured | that it could not be entrusted to better hands, | and hoped that not one of the High school Ca- | dets would ever be found ready to raise a hand against the Amer.can fiag. During the two ears of its existence Commissioner West has mn & firm friend to the battalion. and has sue. ceeded in securing an equipment and outiit sec ond to that of no cadet organization in the country, General West was followed by Captain Burton R. Ross, the supervising commandant and in- structor ot the corps, who, in afew well-timed Temarks, received the colors on behalf of the cadets, The battalion then proceeded to the street, where the new colors were flung to the breeze by Sergeant William E. Horton, of Co. A. aud a short drill was held in the presence of the visi- tors. A feature of the drill was the frst appear- ance tn public of the new drum corps, which ac- quitied itsel? very creditably, as in fact did the whole battalion. Among those seated on the Presentation, in addition to th Were Commissioner West. C! Prof. Paul, the principal. and Capt. Koss. Capt. Ross, in conversation with a STaR re- ter. said that he sees no reason why the High hool Cadets cannot be maile the best cadet corps in the country. for, as an organization. it bas a first class equipment, and its members, as High School students, liave tie requisite inteili- gence. ‘The Proposed City Post Office. THE BILL REPORTED BY SENATOR MAHONE. ‘The bill reported in the S by Mr. Mahone, from the public buildi rounds | committee, to purchase square 4 “That | im order to provide additional accommodations for the Post Office department and an elicibie site for acity post office, the Postmaster Gen-ral, the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, acting asa boart, be, and they are hereby em- Powered and instructed to acquire the several par. cels Of real estate embraced in square No. 406, bounded by Eand Fandsth and 9th streets, at a Cost, ali told, of not exceeding #540,0," and for Such purpose that sum is appropriated by the biL ‘The board appointed 1s authorized to purchase the property at the prices named in a scuedule, ehed to th vill, which Isdated Januir 1885. (This schediule of prices was’ pubil ‘TRE Stax atthe ume.) but in case a c cannot be tmmediately property, it shali be cor with the owner or agent named In the schedule. With regard to the parcels of real estate in the square not | on the south Where this can be tons 4 If that cannot be done, then Dd; pian of condemnai Courts of the Distr of the Treasury exh: squ Ft Of SLD street, running Post Office department but for a city post at the r tS. And as +00n as the title Shull have been the arciltect 1s directed to ft the quired. Te brow ‘Duliding for temporary use as a city post | A Suggestion. To the Editor of Tar Evexixo $1. It is generaliy known that on inanguration day an interregnum occurs, owing to the fact that the retiring President ts at the Capito! signing | bills, and that the incoming President does not Teach the Capitoi to take the oath of office until | about 1 o'clock p. m.. an hour after the incum- | Dent's time has expired. Now who is the re- | sponsible party to maintain order and supply | the missing Unk? Cleariy, the m: Diatrict of Columbia. deputy marsha! Mmauguration, tov te the ceremonies took fila ‘turn. as far as poxs! to former customs. The marshal of the District is jn duty bound to assert his right to this privilege. and if le search the Yecords he will find the names of those who @erved as deputies on similar occasions. it Would be curious to learn if any of those who Served as deputies on the occasion of Mr. Bu- chanan’s inauguration are alive. if so, should they not be given the post of honor at the ap Proaching ceremony ? Qvexy. ——+2-—____ Downing as Hank Monk. BOW JOAQUIN MILLER CAxE TO WRITE TALLY-HO FoR THE WASHINGTON ACTOR. Joaquin Milier tells the following story of how he came to write “Taily-Ho,” the play ip which Bop Downing, of this city, is successfully starring: “Imet Mr. Downing with Mr. Jeffersou in New York last year, and he asked me to write hima Play. From what Jefferson said | knew tuere was |, Sate stuff tu Dowulng, and [ promised to try. got on slowly, however, till he took me driving One day im Washington.’ 1 was engaged to dine ‘With Vinnie Ream an! her husvand at Farragut Square, and was not willing to be late. Ti get you in on time,” cried Downing repeat- be ied the reins aod repeatedly Jerked watch. Well, in. brief, his words Way 30 reminded ine of Hank Monk on his that I spose of it to Dewn- i Representative McDanald, of the Tennessee Legisiature, proposes to make it a penitentiary to play draw-poker. This isa terrible blow to aim at the legislative system whieh pre- Valls in many States.. Observer. [ ney Have | James W. McCulloch from | appoiate: | of extra messengers and Janitor to guard the | Pugh, wke had beeu im the coi | Served in the Congreas of the | lwaghable story ever Kaown Ia MIONG TME STATESMEN. Persona! Paragraphs About Fameus Pubile Mem. STENOGRAPHER MELHONE'S LONG aSSCCLATION WITH DISTINGUSERD MEN—SENATOR BATanD's | SKILL IN PRKPARING TERRAR—Wuat ZEB SHNATE PAYS FOR THE BUTLER MOUSE, BEG. Mr. MeElhone, official reporter? of the Mouse | of Representatives, has, perhaps, knowa inti- | Mately more oftue great wen of tiseountry than | any other mau liviag. He ls a courteous, reflaed | wentleman, is weli read, has traveled, and ls a very entertaining companion. Mis positiea in | the House brings bim {ate close relations with | the members thereof, and it is very common for them to consult him, not only about legislation, but in regardto their speeches aad other mat- ters connected with their duties. Me isa veiu- able f to the new and inexperienced mew- ber. Besides being a akulltul and acourate re- porter, Wien an occasion presemte itself fer the | employment of a wise discretion in making up | bis report he recognises it. Me has saved many | a member who, in the beat of temper er wader | the intiueuce of ‘sold tea,” haw made use im the Course of debates of laaguage which would act have douse him credit bad it appeared im the | Record. But in thus saving members from the | huuniliation of their own weaknesses, Mr. MeKl- hone never actually falsides the reeord. He ingeniously turns tbe inadverteat phrases or “cuss words” so as to make thetn as nearas pos no, Vaa/ sible to what was sald without transcending the | bounds of parliamentary propfiety; or, in the | worst cases, he substitutes words. when substi- tution is necessary, which wean the aai “Mac, Sx that for me.” la arequess he hears mauy thoes during every session of Congress. It i3 in waking up the report of ap all<wght Session that Lis ingepulty ls mess heavily taxed. | for during auch sessious there is trequeatly « wide latitude assumed in debate. Mr. MeRiboae enjoyed the most friendly rela- jons wit Stephen 4. Doulas and Jeha C. Breckinridge. aud was a favored friend ef Dan- jel Webster. He has been the guest on eon- Vivial oceasions of very many men whose names are inseribed on the country’s roll of hoaor. vu C. Breckinridve Srst eame to Wash- ington asm member of Cougreas he brought a | letter ef introduction to Mr. Moilhone, and hia sop, Hon. G. B. Breeklaridge. came to vugress as the ehosea represeutative people in Arkausas, Le also presested a jetter uf ictroduetiea to the oMoial reporter, who was lulding the same poaitiou as whan the new Represeutative's father first made bis ap- | pearance ia public UM. A generation had risen and passed during the peried between the fatuer and the sou’s emwrauce im representative capacity into the hails of Congress. The imter- me had seen the father elevated to the Vice-presideucy nud made the eandidate of a “Twat party for President. Within that time a bloody lvl war had beea toughs, and the bitter passions 18 engendered bad yielged to the geutle induenges of pease. The county bad been divided aud reauited. This conveys seme idea of tue great bistorie @hauges tus bave taken place beive Mr. MeBikone’s yethe isuctaneld maa Bis sen puet procased tor w his position ‘as quile yemug, and time had drait lemenily with bin. SENATOR BATARD's TERAAFIN, Senator Bayard is famous among the epi- Cures of the national eapital for kis skill i@ pre- he paring terrapin for tae table. ‘The Senaser ale | ways goes into the kiteben, aad prepares the terrapin with bis own hands for his lavited guests. Me bas the kaaok of lmparting a peeu- lar delicaey and Maver to the dish whioh none of the professioual ovoks eaa imitate. Me flavors itso as to reuder the @ish more than usuully eutrausing to tue palate. ‘Have you never eateu Bayard’s terrapinP™ recently eske: one geutleman ooted as a connoisseur in ali that pertains to good-liviag, of another whe lives euielly to eat and drink. “You never did?” Goutinued the trst. “Then you really @on't know what terrapia is.” The gentleman who received this bit of Imformation will never rest until he gets his fees under Seuater Bayard mahogany. 4 USELNAS BXPEYDITERE. There are not few senators who prenesuce the renting of the Butler manaien for Senate committee rooma, the moat wseleas act of gov- erninental extravaganee on a sinail seale yet re- eorded. La the first plage, the ankuel reatal amounts to $10,000. A portion of the house re mains vacant for the reason that there 1s really no use lor it. This building was proeured to provide five committees with rooms, neither one of whieb has any publie business on beud orto reportat this late stage of the session. When the buliding was leased the furnltare of senator Jones, of Nevada, who had ied the mansion, was tor sale, A portion the furniture was bought by the government fur use of the committee rooms, and the et ais: played ia making the selections maallested in the purchase ofa number ef chairs at the price of $25 each They are Reavy ehairs, finely carved, and belenged to the dising-eoom of the Jones’ outtit; but they aw not suitable chaira for eummittee room ese. Revolving Chairs, with eane back and seats, such as ate in common Use inthe Seuate committer moms could have beeu bought new for $6 a €3 apiece. Some of the elegaut earpets, which Senator Jones had put dowa whea be rag fur. Dished the mansion, were aleo taken by the government at high Congress will adjoura, has passed tne Senate for the ent Butler mansion, aud the ostly goverament Lar- kiture it contains duriag the recess. NOW SENATOR PUGH W4S GAPTUBED. Senator Pugh, of Alebama, served inthe same Congress with Senator Logan juss prior to the outbreak of the rebellion. They were then members of the same political party, and were personal friends. Near the elose of the war, when the uzlon soldiers went theeugh Alabama, adetachment of Wilsen’s cay: approsehed the residence of Seaator Peat! ia "eteela. When tuey saw the troops Cl herp! Mr. erate army after having uited States, expected ty be roughly handled. Me walked out to the front yard,an@ when the d ent drew up to his uate he seid to them, ‘Phere’s the house; go ig and take possession.” The officer in command ingaired: “Is your mame dames L. Pugh ?” -That is my name, sir.” re- sponded the denator, supposing that the yalon- ists merely wanted to identify him in order to make bim suffer the more. “Mere are my orders ‘ug you, sir,” said the offlcer, extending Mr. Pugh asfolded the paper, expect- ing to read an order fer his immediate arrest and transportation to prison. Instead of that To —— officer commanding, ete: You are hereby ordered to proseed to the resideuee of Hon. James L. Puzh at Eutaula and to station a guard around the preuises. See that meither aud in the confederate Sougring, | he read about as tollows : | Mr. Tugh nor anything belonging te bum is molested. 4 WHOLE WERK OF RIF Vay WINKLE. Senator Garland rarely ever goesto the theater. Ttisonly about onee ta four or five years shat | anything is presented wpon the boards whish he cares to see. Itis teld on him that several ears age he went to see Jo. Je@ierson ia Bi Yan Winkle the whole week through—asvea performauces—and then that “hip” Was not te ran another week. THS WOBST STORY TALLER 13 SEE SENAGR. enator Boar is aaldto be the worst story teller in the Seuate. He likes te entertain bis friends by relating funny incideats now and then, but they say be would the most telling at it. Important Beal Estate sale, RO. Holusnan has just completed the sale dts Que builiinglovto W. A Richardesn, ebiet jus Use court of glauoa The lot is om we northeast Corner of 18i and H alreets, & feat aa id Ba feet on 18th street. Judge Richan@won Wid Buad a fine buuse va tuls lot ab ouve. — Endian Civilizaten. TMB BILL BEPOBTED BY MR. DAWASLy THE SENATE A bill to provide permanent seservations for Indians im Northern Mentans was gptian e ported by Senator Dawes, from the Co! on Indian Adairs, Twesday. 13 a Teservation near the Grass Millis and 's river for the Piegan. Blood and Biaskfes§ la- diaus, and one near the Fors Asstaii i tary reservation for the Indises Belknap agency. These laude be held for the beuedit of the wheuever Congress so them in severalty. To caabie the as well as those at Fors Peek (Mentaus) to become self-su; ag annual grant ef ney, Shia eee aes, Ghreetion of the Seesetary of the MK SOCIAL OBSERVATIONS. ‘The Witand Vi jom of a Theater Party after the Play. . THR CONSEQUENCE OF 4 YOUNG LADY SAYING THAT MEN WHO GET DRUNK IN SOCIETY aRE A DIS- @RACE—HOW 4 BLAGK LIST AGAINST THE DRINE- MRS IS LIKELY TO GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO THK EATERS~THE SCENES ABOUT A MODEBN SO- GIRTY ABPARSHMENT TABLE—WHY PEOPLE EAT ‘90 MUCH—A PLEA FOR CHARITY YOR THE HUN- @BY AND DESTITCTE IN SILKS AND VELVETS. The enjoyment of a theater party does not de- pead entirely upon the play, although it may be the very beat, nor upon the enér’ acte conversa- tion, which may be very attractive, but rather upon the little supper whieh follows. This Is es- pesially the @ase when the party enjoys the fur ther hospitality of thelr host or hostess In their owa home. ihe delights of a late supper Incon- | genial gompany must be experivnced to be ap- Preciated, and whatever disagreeable conse- Quenges the doctors may predict and past expe- riguces suggest, the aliurements of such an occa- oa are not easilyresisted. Yet the eharm does aot lie altogether in the pleasures of the table. ‘The social intercourse, the talk, perhaps zossipy and disconnested. at one time general, then re- lapsing into quiet little tete-e-tetes, is what Teally constitutes the enjoyment of the occasion. al laa of this ehoracter a few eveniugs ago, In one of the lulls in the general hum of conversation which had prevailed since the party had taken their seats about the table, a young lady was heard to remark: “It isa perfect shame that a lady cannot provide wine for her guests at receptions without {n- curring the risk of some disgraceful conduct from men who don’t restrain their appetites.” A chorus of voices eonoing this sentiment and enlarging wpon it at once arose, and when it ad somewhat subsided @ young man, who seemed to be absorbed in securing mathemati- cal precision in the eutting of au orange, said | ealuly : ‘But they gever have. they don’t, and there seems to be no immediate prospect of their do- ing so this side of the millennium.” “I just wouldn't iavite sueh men,” exclaimed the young lady indignantly. “No man who is ao little of @ gentleman as not to be able to Rroperly control himself ought to have the en- ‘tree to a lady’s house. 4 SOCIAL BLACK List. “I would suggest, then,” continued the young ‘man as he divested the orange of its rind in ex- ast quarter sections, “‘that society ladies keep a blak list, asthe grosersdo. People that run up oase to headquarters, and their names are added te the list, which every grocer keeps, All he hag to do Is to refer te the list when he wishes to know if it would ve safe to give a customer credit. The society ladies could imitate this method, and by wnited effort the name of every was who Is not able to restrain his appetite weuld be known and omitted in the list of ia- vited gues! The lady who had started the oorversation, as weil as the o hers who had chorused her opin- joa, had been rather suspicious of the young man in spite of his indifferent maaner and calm tone. and they rather suspeeted a concealed tery beneath this cynicism. His suggestion, however, was so plausible, that thelr suspicions Were Gisatmed, and it met with general ap- proval. Presently one of the gentlemen ob- setved, ‘ihe plan proposed by my oynigal fetand, while theoretically a good one, in prac- bed Jam afraid would prove a failare. The ef- of excluding the men from our sooial gath- erings who evince their appreciation of a host’s hospitality by drinking up all the liquor they @an get hold of would only give a wider scope to the display of the abilities of a more numerous eines in society. I mean the ladies and gentle- men who take upon themselves the duty of qparing the refreshment table of every edible aa rapidly as possible and as often as the supply is renewed. these people, if the drinkers were out of the way, would not only eat everything up, but also make way with all the liquors. The Gsgraceful seenes alluded to would only be re- peated op « much larger scale.” “I would put all these people on the blagk- Tat. too,” exolaimed the young lady who had in- troduced the discussion. ‘I think that it 1s al- most aa disgraceful to eat to excess as to drink to excess, and decent people ought pot to be obliged to come In contact with such persons.” MAKING SOCIETY SELKCT. “Perhaps you would,” said the gentleman in @ musing toue, ‘but I imagine from what [ bave seec, that such a rule, If carried out, would about decimate society. Soalal affairs would be extremely select if numbers have that effect. Any oue who has observed what occurs in any ‘Supper room, and it wakes but little difference whether the affair be a large public reeeption or one comprising what Is considered as our best soslety, must be disgusted with the rapacity and the almost flerce voraciousness displayed. I was going to use another word—it is @ good old word, but not often used in polite sonlety—I mean boggishaces. It expresses, however, ex- aetly what we are gompelied to see in society.” “T suppose.” said one of the lady listeners Wwightly, “that you object to this biaek list ap- plying only te people who drink for the opposite Feasok that shylock’s servant to-night opposed the conversion of Jessica to Curistianity. He aatd, you remember, ‘We were Christians enough before, as many as could well live one by an- eter. This making of Christians will raise the of hogs.’ i Brerybo, laughed at this, and a rapid fire of wisticiams at once started. Some one, of a con- greasional tura of mind, intimated that it would Sppear to be spesiad legislation in favor of the ‘ER WAS FOND OF CROQUESTTES. The discussion, whieh had been diverted, was bpouht back to the subject by w lady, who said: “I declare it is dreadtul to see how people ‘wih act whea they get near a refreshment table, aad it seems to me that it is but little better the higher you wet in the grade of society. I Femember at one of my afternoon reseptions a mean, who is a great favority in society, came up to bid me good-bye. As he Was leaving, he said: “I have bad a very agresable time indeed. Ien- Joyed capecially your croquettes; I ate nine of them.’ 1 suppose that be thonght I would be delighted with this evidence of his appreciation of my hospitality, but as the people were still coming and eroquettes cost €3 a dozen, you can ory irs how truly delightful it was.” “Tam sure it must have been charming” re- marked one of the ladies in a sympathetic tone of voice. “But, perhaps, the poor man had had nothing to eat all day and did not expect to get any dinner, and so he was obliged to put up with your croquettes in order to sustain life. Bather an expensive life, sustained in this way, you think. Perhapsso. But I bave been told tuat there are numbers of people, how many I don't know, who live to @ large extent u what beg h get at receptions and parties. v sre not, I am told, mere social adven- lucrs, but people of standing, who live in Aine honses and keep their carriages. Their imaome may be limited for the style in which they live, er else they may be economical. At any rate, they live on short rationsat home, Peduce the table expense te the lowest figure, and thus have money for their dresses, thelr equipages gud other expenses. Of course, when peuple of this kind wes near & well-fliled table, Ratural instingts assert themselves, and if they serambie tor the eatables. and the extent oftheir appetites astonish the well-fed, it is because the latter don't appreciate the stress of real genuine buager, Never having seen it before, they are naturally lyn to Seal as bys pend here has done, that these people are simply ho, , to make use of his own word. He hes pas a great injustice, and hereafter, I hope, when he Becomes involved in the tumult and rush ot a faskionable refreshment room, that he will have some consideration for the hungry and the des- “taate who are about him glamoriog for their ‘mare subsistence.” WHAT 18 TO BE DONE azour rr? These rather forcibly expressed remarks gave Mime to an animated debate. Some thought tat it could not be possible that people ot good sodial standing could be guilty of such econ- emy. However, no one seemed to dispute the correctness of the diseription of the scene ily witnessed about a refreshment table. the cynical young man asked: ‘ell, are you g that men who shall be THE’ EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON | | | | the groom inquired uneasily if it cost anythin buls aud then fall to pay them are reported at | | the NG UP SERENELY. Scenes on the House of Representatives flovator, MEN WHO WANT TO PAY THEIR FARE—MEMBERS OF CONGRESS APRAID OP THE “DURNED THixG”— SOME OF THE HEAVY-WEIGHTS. They were a bride and groom trom the West, and were accompanied by the bride's mother-in- law and an elderly young lady who might have been the groom's sister. They stood close to- gether Just bebind the little iran railing uear the east door of the House lobby, where the elevator runs ap and down, carrying members ot Con- | is down to the restaurant below, and visitors! 0 the galleries above. They manifested great curiosity on seeing the people pile iuto the car- riage to be borne up throuyh the celling, and the bride touched her future comforter and guide timidly on the arm and asked Why that little white button rang so when anybody touched it. * Because its hollow,” was the prompt reply, and the other ladies looked surprised at his superior knowledge and asked bow he found | out, and the mother looked proud. | “Up?” erted the elevator man, reversing his | car as he got to the landing, and throwing the | blood to the heads of his passengers by the sud- denness of the stop. “Up?” But they ail four | shook their heads and stepped back a little, and the youny man began looking up at the ceilix and whistliu; as if admiring the curve of the arches. “Down?” erled the elevator man, tumbling | suddenly from the floor above and standing with | the rope in his hand ready to start. ' “ N—n—no,” replied the young man, bis face | getting red, as his bride looked baif pieadinyly Into it. And as the elevator dropped down through the floor he began to fumble nervously in hls pockets. “Up?” and the elevator again bobbed up| through the floor. The bride punched her young lord slyly in the back, the mothe ww scowied encouragingly, andthe sister blushed and looked | embarrassed. ‘The voung man dove his hand a | little deeper into his pocket, and then, as the | eleyator man was abont to pull the rope to go head tn the door, said: “Say, mister, say, what d'ye charge? What'll | you bob the four of us up and down once or | twice for?” H ‘Get in,” sald the man, pulling the rope im- | ee as the bell began to clatter over his | ead. ‘Get in.” “But I want to know what ye charge. I want to bargain betore I bob. Its safer to have an understanding about the charge, see.” “Oh, pile in, pile in,” cried the elevator man; “we don’t charge nothing. Take this as a| treat.” After they bad struck the galiery floor | to get back, and finding that it didn’t, asked i they might take the round trip ayain. “Why, ain’t it kind though,” sald the old lady to the smiling bride. “Just think, for nothiug. Why, when we wentto the fair at Blank, don’t you Know, they had pull-ups, swing-arounds, and fly-abouts, and all kinds of thingamigizs, but they made you pay ten cents every time you tried them, and they weren't half as nice as this.” ® “Many like that?” asked Tam Stak man, who was an Interested spectator. “Lots of ’em,” replied the elevator man, “Lots of em,” and be began to laugh to him- self, as he pulled the rope and cried ‘*House floor! Up? All right; get yeu as I come down,” “Yes,” he added to in& Stak, the smiie still lingering in his eyes and inthe corners of his mouth. ‘Yes, they often want to know how much it costs toride.and I've bad some of tham goupto the bill-box there.” and he pointed to the little square electric bell and indicator in the corner, “and try to drop money in it. When they find it don't cost anything, they want to know If the government pays me for it. or if I do tt for my own atausement, and say if I ever happen out near their homes to come in and take dinuer. Some of them think it is for the amusement of the | members, and shake their heads over the ex- | travayance, and ask if thev have ‘swing-around- | circles,’ with wooden horses down in the ement.’ Some want to know It I ain't very strong to pull the thing up all by myself. Some get frightened when the car begins to move and want to be let off "—"Up?—get on—th-e-re— allery floor—all aboard.” And having un- | faded acargo of visitors he began to drop / down. “Down, Judge; way down—bath—all | right;” and he dropped down to the very lowest basement and landed the “Judge” at the bath- Tooms, “But speaking about people being afraid to | ride,” he added, turning again toTHe Starman fatter giving a tug at the wire rope to send the elevator up, “even some of the members are afraid—lots of tolks, you know, are nervous about such things. There's Mr. Jones, of Texas; he will never get on if there are more than one or two in the car. He is a great big fellow, you know, and I suppose he’s afraid such a weight might break it down. But there's Perry Belmont; he don’t weigh more than a hundred and fifteen or twenty, and he won't ride in the elevator at all. He always take the stairs. “Sometimes I take up some pretty big loads. Icarry as many as nine men, and I can carry fourteen women sometimes. But the heaviest loads I have is when I get Dorsheimer, Tom Reed, Frank Hiscock, and Keifer on all at the same time. They each weigh over two hundred pounds, and Dorsheimer weighs over three hun- dred. Reed weighs about two hundred and seventy-five or eighty. Hiscock almost as much, and Keifer about two hundred and forty. I tell you she goes slow when they get on to- gether. They all joke each other and say it is going to break down, and other members pre- tend to be afraid when they see one of them come aboard, and say they want to be let off. “There are quite a number of men in the House whose weight will make the elevator squeak. Besides these there are Stewart, of Texas; Cobb, Horr, Skinner. Alexander. Pusey, and Van Alstyne. None of them would drop; under two hundred. Then there are Lamb, Randall, Finnert: Broadhead, Culberson, Hutchins, Ellis; they are all very heavy men.” louse floor! Up? Be ,back directly and get you. ———— The Fate of the Free Bridge Bill. The following letter has been sent to Con- greasman Barbour, of Virginia: ARLINGTON, Va, February 5, 1835. Hon. Jno. 8. Barbour: Dear Sir :—As this session of Congress draws toaclose our people are once more becoming Geeply concerned in regard to the fateof the Free Bridge bill. Recalling the assurance made by yourself, and of those who udvocated your re-election last fall, that in case the lessees of the aqueduct had not perfected their title by the time Congress convened, vor? would be under no further obligations to them, and would be tree to push our bridge bill to a passage, your constituents made themgelves easy in re- gard to the matter, and feit that all would be well. But now as they learn that those s me lessees have again tailed in giving a title, and Still insist that all must wait for them, and there appears a disposition onthe part of some to yield to their behest, weteel that there is indeed cause for serious alarm. It is now nearly fifteen years since these same lessees proposed giving us a free bredge at the aqueduct, and long ere you were elected to Congress the great majority of our people bad given up all hopes of a free bridge at their rands, and have been earnestly seeking abridge elsewhere. Thissame aqueduct toll-bridge nuizance is a most grievous one, and ‘80 exorbitant are its rates that it seems to me it has been most justly styled ‘a licensed highway robbery,” and just why it ls that Congress per- mits such «disgrace to continue from year to ear here at the capital of the United States t more than we are able to comprehend. There is scarcely 8 member of Congress whose constituents have not been more or less taxed by this same close corporation. The govern- ment itself has paid tribute to it for many ee The poor woman who crosses it to obtain for her children a loaf of bread must pay the price of it—4 cente—for the privilege ot crossing, and | vately reports that Dr. Pav; | up, made a sign to bin to stop, and poking his | farms Torus fo get din | saying th it is a fact that the faneral procession is not ex- emp: from the extortion of this monopoly. Con- (ee neveral years ago, under the leadership of lon. Eppa Hunton, appropriated $140,000 for the erection of a free bridge “at or near Georgetown.” The Hon. Secretary of Warcalled for an additional appropriation of #80,000 to com- plete said structure, which was last season re- sponded to by the Senate favorably and almost unanimously. The House seems willing to concur, but still no cecision is reached, and our people axe extremely anxious to know who is respon- aible tor this interminable delay, that the re- sponetulltey may be fixed where it properly be- longs. this disgrace to our boasted civilisation longer exist? God grant it may not, and the day of our deliverance be near at hand! We call upon e Mr. Barbour, in the name of bur , in the name of the widows and or- ans who are subject to this extortion in visit- Re the of loved unes sleeping at Arling- ton, in the name of hundreds of your constitu- ents who have been from the House a favoral Senate's ‘additional FO} tor by the of eae bridge, and thus rid us of fant monopely which i ret A SAD ARCTIC RECOHD, ‘The Diaries of the Greely Party. ACCUMULATED PROOFS OF BAD FEELING AMONG TER EXPLORERS THE YRAR RE THEIR RESCUER. ‘The diartes and records of the members of the Greely expedition, which have just teen made public, furnish more detailed evidence of the bad feeling, bickering and occasional insubordination which were manifested during the last year of the party’s Arctic experience. UNPLEAGANT DISCLOSURES FROM GREBLY'S DIARY. Lieut. Greely in bis diary refers repeatedly to the increasing discontent which exists among some of the party, particularly Dr. Pavy, Lieuts, Lock- wood and Kislingbury, Privates Bender snd Henry. Under date ot March 7th, he wrote as fol- lows: Unpleasant talk this evening over arrangement ot stews and br'at. I bave (tied to please a, Dut now shall give li up. Lieut. Lockwood made some unp easant remarks on me, reflecting on my fair. ‘Ness and actio: but isin an upoealthy state of mind. 1 uafortinately could not refrain fram an- swerlng him very sharply, as he was so unfir and unjust. * * *° Bender and Henry are grumbiing a good deal lately, and particularly to-d y. Henry in very Dinsphemous ligunge ald we wou'd all Be dead in Sve weeks. Teports of thelts in the camp continue. Serzeant Isr<el’s tobacco 1s found in Private Ellis’ clironometer-box, and Dr. Pavy 18 ac used of stealing the bacon of Elison, his Sick patient. “No fool has reached Eiison in ali these Mouths without paying toil to Dr. Pavy.” Ou April 9th he writes: “Private Bl-derblok pri- has taken Corporal Ejison’s bread and has aise eafeu four cas extract ef. Dr. Pavy denies ever having lad tie cans ofbdeef, I make no open charges yet, his medical services belng necessary to us. "He has no suspic- tons that I Ruow of bis conduct.’ ‘The next day is ulus record: “Biederbick, while Dr. Pavy was out, found three empty extract of beef cans behind the doctur’s bag, confirming Bicderbick’s statement of yesterday, that Dr. Pavy has eaicn up fourcans or beef extract except a spoonml used for Carp. Ellison.” On Apr 24d Gilson told Greely that the ® previous evening caught, Dr. Pavy st con while feeding him. ae Further extracts from the dary are as follows: April 24.—“Gave Bralnard instructions In case of my death. Schneldur, though pronounced well by and I divided nis rations myself against protesis of entire party, at when the commanding offlcer gouid Rot entrce his orders the penalty should fail upon mse! May 4—Whisler detected with bacon and pem- micah. He swears before God that he bas never taken anything before, but couldn’t: resist, belng 30 ravenous and seeing the food before hun. May 6.—Dr. Pavy made serious treubie by max- Ing false statements to the men regarding rts iaie datly to me tn French. To avold vio- ent discussion, ordered him four times to arop the matter; told him were he not t Private Bender interfered, and [ would have killed Bender, he refusing to obey my orders, could I have got Long’s gun. Things have come to such @ point that my orders by these \wo men are consid- ered binding or uot at thelr pleasure. I fearfor the future, May 12,—Fearing for future,and to avold coup ae Clabdivided last remaining rations, whioh wil last till noon of 15th. Lieut bury and Dr. Pavy Doth insisted on complimentary arders for tham- selves. Yielded to Dr. P.’s request, speaking of hina medically alone, to avold violent hostility. Lieut, K very urgeat and violent. I calied him a ar,but deter apologized to him and men for my intemper- ate language. May 29.—All talk of decoration Gay three years ago. Dr. Pavy and Corporal Saler crowded Ser- eant Brainard out of his bag on bis return half frozen from getting shrimps, and Mgrgeant B. had to sleep out tm violent storm. aaa 1 Lieutenant Greeley’s diary telis of the sh of Henry substantially as heretofore pu an describes the last sud days at vamp Clay recording the deaths as they occur! His last record was made June 21, the day before the rescue. LIEUT. LOCKWOOD'S STORY OF THE TROUBLES aT CAMP CLAY. Lieut. Lockwood's diary, which was written in shorthand, has been translated by a young lady in Philadelphia, and occupies 300 pages of type-writ- ten letter-paper. It gives ap insight into the troubles e camp, Cross being referred to us drunk on the launch and as being suspected gf steal- Criminations and recriminations are Spoken of passing on one occasion between Gresiy and Payy, after which the latter left the tent su@teniy. In another place he says he heard Greely call Kis- Ungbury so account for criticising Greely's actions, and say that such conduct was but one step from mutiny. From this diary, \t appears that during the latter part of Decemb:r, and all through Jane uary, 1884, plans were talked of for an attempt to cross Smith's Sound to Littleton Island, to find help, orat least food; and on the morning of Feb- Tustry 2 Sergeant Rice’ and Jans, one of the Innuit hunters, started on the journey.’ On the afternoon | of the 7th both returned, Jans greatly exhausted. Rice reported Unat they bid reached a distance over tue moving toe of about ten miles from shore. At that point « space of open water was found streten- ng from north to south, and on the opposite side e Ice presented the Same appearance as that on the west side, and was drifting north. ‘This settled the question of getting across, for the swift south- erly current and the tides constantly ground and crushed the ice on the west side, so that it was Physically imposs{ble to drag boats across, and al- most 80 for huinan beings to struggle across, CX¥CLONES AND TORNAD OEs, How These Violent Storms are Defined at the Signal Office, ‘The signal service has issued acircular defin- ing cyclones and tornadoes, as follows: CYCLONE. A‘name suggested by Piddington in East India, about torty years ago, to apply to the violent storms ot the Bay of Bengal and other tropical regions; synonymous with typhoon of the China seas and hurricane of the West Indies. A broad storm, trom 100 to 500 miles in diame- ter, cnaracterized by a broad cloud disc, from which heavy rain falls; with spiral inward blow- Ing winds of destructive violence nearthe center, ut with a calm space (ten or 4fteen miles in diameter) at the center Itself, known asthe of the storm.” The barometer always records a low atmospheric pressure near the storm center. Cyclones have a progressive motion, not directly visible, but apparent in the passing changes of the weather that they bring. The broad sterms, often of but moderate violence, accompanied by a heavy wide-spreading sheet ot cloud with rain or snow, bring warm weather tn their front half and cold in their rear, which frequently covers a considerable number of our states at once, ex- hibit nearly all the physical peculiarties of cy- clones, although this name ts not yet generally applied vo them by all meteorologists. In our country such cyclonic storms never leave a nar- row path of a destructive action along the track of their central passage, but they are rather beneficial than otherwise, as they bring the greater share of our rains. Asa wholo, there cyclonic storms travel across our country, from west to east, atarate of tweuty-five to thirty miles an hour, the same storm often endures fora week and its path may be followed for several thonsand miles. TORNADOES = g are violent local storms, which appear. from records made by the numerous volunteertornado reporters in co-operation with thesiznal service, to be generated only in certain parts of tbe broad relatively harmless cyclonic storm. Tornadoes are marked by their well-known whirling fun- nel cloud, and by their narrow path of destrac- tion, within which few structures can withstand their violence. They are, therefore, very local. They advance atarate of twenty- five to thirty miles an hour, corresponding the progression of the great cyclonic storm with- in which they are generated; ahd a single ter- nado seldom endures moré than an hour or two. A number of tornadoes frequently occur on the same day in ad- Jacent states, they are commonly associated with thunder-storms and with gales ot squalls of violent straight line winds. The name tor- nado bas been used as here indicated since the early part of this century in this country and in Europe. Its replacement by cyclone is very recent and should be avoided in order to pre- vent confusion, The signal service repdrts never apply the words cyclone to our western tornadoes. Canal Tolls Fixed. MEETING OP THE C. AND 0. CANAL BOARD YESTERDAY. At @ meeting of the board of directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co, in Baltimore yes- terday the tolls for the coming season were Nxed at 22 cents a ton, with 4 cents whartage, making the charges for the transportation of coai by the canal from Cumberland to Georgetown 2% cents, a reduc- Uon of 10 cents.a ton from last when the ‘schedule of season, Charges were 36 cents. Under the new which are the elated known on the chat re- | medical director | T should have killed htm for this and otber matters. | D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1885—DOUBLE SHEET. | | styled “The Office Seekers’ Hand Book” : LITERARY NOTES. THE E: MORAL SCIENCE. DAL TAS Cine es ‘ PoRreR, D i. D., President of Yale Collage Now "Yor! les Scribuers Sons, Washigton: Wim. Bal- lantyne & Son. President Porter's book seems to be rather in the nature of a theological treatise than a dis- quisition on ethics, pure and simple, but, ilke all his intellectual efforts, it is v: able. He bas doubtless been ins | task by the aggressive tendencies of the ad- | vanced thinkers of the day, having in mind <he | needs of students who have already nad some | training iu philosophical studies or siown for | them some aptitude or fonduess. His presenta- | tion of the subject is, therefore, especialiy | adapted for the class room; out since the theory | aud practice and aizo the cialms of duty are fully discussed. tts circulation may well be ex- | tended beyond that contracted circle. it may | be doubted, however, whether a inajority of Teaders of the present day wil] not prefer more liberal views and expressions regarding the, claims and theories of modern science than Dr. Porter seems to be avle,to take. | ‘THEORET. . DD. THE CINIL SERVI © IN \ HE UNITED STATES: From the Report of 1°84. A Catslogue of al! Nou- | Elective Positions. with the Compousacion of Each. | and Ful Information We Exauiuatious, wide: ibtion of the Civil Service York end Massachusetts, and ther ab under Recent ‘Laws. Chulrmanu of the U. Customs Service ineNew York City. Henry Holt &<o. Wesiingtou: Kotert Beall. If this fat volume ef 600 pazes had been Compet: | New Be | | title would have been shorter, aud quite as expressive aud appropriate as the louger oue quoted above. For it contains about every Uiing that that large and constantiy crowing class of community needs <0 kuow, in lie way | of preliminary iniormation, touching the char acter, location aud compeusation of every une Of the oue huudred and twenty thousand Boti-clec | Uve offices in the civil service of the govern- | meut. io these respects it is even wore cou prehensive aud aatisiactory the much con- | suited Officlal Register or “fue book,” aud at the same time less Outh} aud less expensive. So that there is littie visk Iu predicting an eno mous demand for it during the next few months. THE BUNTLING BALL: A Gasco-\wxmicax Piay. a Satire on New York Suis ty. Luiustrated by | C. ib. Weldog, New York: Funk & Waguaiis This is beyold question the lite: hat of the Season. So clever is it throughout, alike in con- | ception, expression aud illustration, that the question of its auihorshipis “be cousuming puz- we in literary circes, and this iuterest is ueigut- ened in tura by the offer of the publishers to vive a cash prize of one thousand doliars to the lucky Fapiened of @ copy who shall guess the name df the writer, or a proportionate part of that sum to as wauy successiul guessers as way send in the right name. The puzzle to us is So much Who wrote it, as why oue who writ 80 cleverly should be content to do it anony- | mousy. THE INAUGURATION OF GROVER CLEVELAND, FEE ARESIDENT-ELECT. March 4. 1865. A Book for Futy akilion People. iby Wasnugton: J.J. Chapin, Not without tuterest to the geveral public, this timuly volume will have speciai value to strangers in Washiugton, for the information it gives in regard to the approaching inauguration and its attendant dewonstrations, aud aiso in re- lation to the nationai capital, its attractions and neighborhood surroundings, There is also, in addition to these features, considerable matter historical and statisticalin character, which will be found both interesting and useful. SONGS OF THE SILENT WORLD, and jocms. Bi ZABETR STUART JAELPS. Bus- fon: dourmton, augin & Go Washungion: Win Miss Phelps is not a great poet, but her rhythmic effusions show refinement of thought, depth of teeling, and delicacy of style. Many of them touch the great problem of the future life,—which, it will be remembered, has been the subject “of one or two of her prose works. Naturally these are somewhat sad in tone, and sometimes indetaite or hait-mystic in expres sion, but full of seusibility, and teuder suzyest- iveness. THE ECHO QF THE LAKE, and Other Poems. Epwarp I. Danuixo. Company, The title piece of this little volume is rather an awbitious effort for a new beginner, but it is only fair to say that he acquits himself creditably, considering his years aud inexper- jence as@ writer. It may justly be regarded as & promise of better things in future; and when that promise is fulfilled the author will doubt- | less regret that some of the minor pieces which | follow it were putin print. Neither in senti- ment nor style are they worthy of preservation. Both for the character of its letter press and the quality of its engravings, the February number of The English Iliustrated Magazine must take rank as one of the very best issues of that periodical yet published. It ts rapidly closing the wide gap which existed between some Of its earlier numbers and American mag- | azines of the same ciass, in the matter of ilius- | trations, and at the rate of progress lately | shown tt will soon leave Uttle to be desired in its examples of engravings on wood. | Miss E. R. Scidmore, of this city, has in press | a book, to be publisned shortly by D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, entitled “Southern Alaska, and the Sitkan Archipelago.” Miss Scidmore has had exceptional facilities for the intelligent | treatment of her subject, and ber book will un- doubtedly contribute much interesting and val- uable information in regard to our remote and comparatively little kaown possessions in the tar northwest. —— THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN. uy i Kisia Other . By New York: John ». Lovell Gen. Gordon’s Fate Still Uncertain— Wolseley Given Carte Blache, a a=si ‘The fall of Khartoum and the probable fate of General Gordon continue to command general interest throughout Great Britain. The cabinet vouncil yesterday decided to give carte blanche to Lord Wolseley to take any measure he deems ne- cessary for the rescuo of Gen. Gordon if alive, and Wo make use of such military operations as he con- | Siders advisabie to regain the ground lost in the Soudan by the fall of Khartoum. ‘This decision of the cabimet caused the livellest joy everywhere. ‘There are ten thouSeni British troops at stations in the Mediterranean that are avaliable for ~ ice in the Soudan ‘These tuclude eight regiments of the line, thirteen batteries of artillery, and five compantes of engineers. Military critics now con- Sider the troops at Meteanneb safe, if Gen. Earle’s advance te Berber is hastened and reinforccraents are hurried on from Korti. It is reported that in- | dian troops will garrison Suakim, wile « force of | 000 British will advance upon Berber. ‘The expe- dition will be ‘composed of drufts tram the Than | regiments and the acclimated British Woops now tn Egypt, who wil be replaced by deefts tram Eng- laud and the Mediterranean. Gen. Gordon's fate is sull in doubt, the reports in regard to him being | confiicting. It is the general opiuion, however, | that he was killed The statement ts contirmed that Baraz Pasha treacherously made terms with El Mahdi whereby the latter was eaabied Wo cap- ure Khartoun. THE MAMDI'S FIERCE THREAT. Gen. Wolseley has informed the government that & message (rem El Mabdi reached Col vlecmemareney | 28. Be said Gen Gordon had adopted El Mahdi's | uniform The col é from El Mahdi: “I call upon you to surrender. | T'shall not write again. iyou do not become Ma- hommedans I will wipe you off the face of the earth.” fall ot has decided the Shukrireh ‘whom 250are horsemen 600 haverifies Our men dre in health, we are doing | eae tas ee en meine ae has teen ot Gen Khartoum to join the forces of El Mahd!, which places ofthe Nile under the coatrol of the atch: A clergyman of London publishes a remarkable letter in the Glove of that city. He declares that he Mmetin London last November an Rgzptan who had been a prefect of police under Aral ‘The prefect and became well acquainted. on jJasi they hada conversation concerning the tian situation. ‘The clergyman | ‘hose Mat ford Wolseley ‘would soon At this the prefect iat one] Gordon w: periscuy sate Woiseiey ror not enter Khartoum. j unt was the ‘England a peace. | \ Ha st : é i i i : i 8 i BS ef : i j i : | Toey invited Lim to a lane Dani THE OUTRREAK IN KOREA. Description by a Washingten ‘The U. 8. Steamer Ossipec takes Mime ister Foote Board—The Way Qu Japanese: and Chimcee mre Mixed Up in the Scrimmage. ‘Boe following ts from a letver written by As Sistant Enginver C. T: Talcott, of the U.S steamer ‘Ossipee to his relattves in Unis city: U. & 5 Ossirer, Ceewviroo, Korma, December 26, 1884.—We arrivod bere lost Monday afternoon, (tbe 224.) and found (he Trenton bere That night uur Inivister, Geb. Foote, with his family, secretary of legation, interpre ‘ANtS,eDd all his belong ings came down from Seoul, the capital. His Orst ts tention was to go to Yokohama tn the Trenton, am * Uben intercede witi Lue Mike@o, on Dehalf of Unt Koreans He sitered bis plans, however, apd sent Mra Foote to Nagasaki in the Trenton, and be ang his secretary cameaboard tus shi, ‘The Trenton Salled yesterday moriing, Dut before she satled, Caperton was detached {rom this stip and o1 toher. We all regret Uuls very mach, ashe isa Very pleasant shipuare. Two naval cadets camé over ip his place, are still in Seoul: tain, and severai I wiil try to tell you of the outbreak. Min-Yong. the prince who went to Washington, abs wen came the head of the “pro- saw, ’ back Io the Trenton, was: gressionists” party; bul, in spite of what and (he treatment he received in the United Stal he returpe! to Korea with a strong pre} against forsigngrs, So he shifted over to the ante foreign party. ‘The progressionists, as suon a they were sure of this, forme! a conspiracy to kl him. quet, aud on some slight pretext got Dim lato « room to one side. There be Was se: upon and lacked with swords, but they fated to kil bum Taiaking him Gead, » they went to the palace and told Une King, Nin> Youg-Ik Lad vecu assaulted, and that these would bea revolutiot, So they advised Lim togo to @ smaller palace, Where they could protect | re lly Intending te keep hin ® prisoner there until they could ge: Control of everytuing. In the mean- Lume they took possession of the une palace and Sent, In the king's name, for certain prominent men f the anti-forelgn yarty. These cacy beheaded a8 ‘ob as they arrived. The King very soon suspected that Cuings were not quite r gut, wo got ap to fe turn to the large pain who was with and mt Was KY pel his uead og. ge palace, and soldiers, drove out compelled to fy the should me | claim a pi Troops al Se party now try and go to Japan. I Liow here that both Japan and China wate over Korea, and both keep nd at this port. The anu-foreiga aut couriers ali Over the country On all loyal subjects to Kili all foreigners, an | Japanese and all Koreans who favored or had any | ceallnys with e:tucr. They next attacked the Japanese egotion aud the houses of all foreigners except the Chited States iegavion, At this dali the different foreigners, incl tue £n Japane-v and other ministers Ail of the ai ceived ImVitaticns to come to the palace rater safety, Which they declined. li they had gone they would all bave been beheaded, Fouik Was tn the Interior with ouly a Korean ie lerpreter wiih lim The flay after the conspiract he entered a Village and showed his pay ‘Nucl to his astoutsament the ofuciais ~eruyed to see him and the people were very discourteous, while heretofore he had always been treated with the | greatest consideration Betore night ve found it necessary to climb out of windows aud Jump Dack fences, evading the mnob.. Finally he got in a house aud whe mob ass uited the front door. Sectng no es cape he lay down acto ¥ the door and when tury beat At down tt teil ou top of bun. ‘The poopie rushed in over ii and ransacked the house; bet deding bia they walked oul over Lim, aud ss s0ou 4s tuey bad left, he got up and fastened the door again. The mext | day's courier came to bin from the bring. | @pearl button, This protected bum uuu he Ww: about ten tiles from Seoul. This city he entered - ala Null run With 600 natives after him in full cry. | The general treatment Was to disembowel aud mu- | ulate the victim, amd then drag bin through the | streets until dead. ‘The Japinese soldiers an. men collected their women aud cll.dren, aud fortaing @ hollow square around them, tought ihwir way down ¢ | t» Chemulpoo, a distance oi twenty-five miles, Bernadou brought down sbout tfiy women and children @apznese) who bad been at the legation, | inarcuing at thelr head with a revelver 1 each Th hand. In spite of all they bad been through, d the great risk they run, Foulk ond Bernagou request @ allowed to return to Seoul and take | charge of the legation, so as to protect the Ameri- can paysicism Wio bad remained there, apd ald any Japanese who misbt "be Ubere, Foutk 1 tying that be possessed, so that « some of ‘Irenton’s officers — chip; in and sent him ali the clothes they could spare. It 1s upo-sible Lo get anything bere. 1do uot kpow What Gen. Fi ote intends to do. He was asked by the king to go to Japan and prevent a war il possi- ble. consented al Orsi, bul there has been some Lite. I think we will prob.bly take him to Na- gasakt or Yoxohatwa when be returns from Seoul next week. iy Jap Bese have possession of Che tnulpoo, aud have two sipsof-war bere. As we catue 1 last Monday We saw a feet of tour Chinese tron-clads iying outside. If tue Japauese land troops and Uy to take the country, ‘he Chinest | Will probably Interfere and assist the Korean& —— a RELIGIOUS NOTES THE CHURCHES HERE AND ELSE WHERE. —The revival meetings at Grace M. E. Churct have been continued this week. There have been over forty conversions since the meetings commenced. —Hawline M. E. Church will soon present quite a baudsome appearanee. Arrangements have been made to fresco the interior aud to paint theoutside. — Rev. T. 8. Wynkoop, of the Western Presby- terian church, in this city, some time ago pre- pared a schedule for reading the Bibie, one chap ter daily during the year. It is said that thous- ands in this country are reading the Scriptures on this plan. — Rev. E. P. Hammond, the evangelist,is now holding meetings in London, England. — The First Presbyterian (South) sburch, ai , Charleston, W. Va.. recently received 83 addi | tions to its membership. — Rev. Wm. Griffith, of Albany, N. Y., nas promised $40,000 to Wesleyan University, Cons., to found a professorship. —The annual sale of pews in Union ME. church, St. Louis, Rev. C. P. Masden, pastor, including premiums for choice of location, wil foot up $14.00. — Rev. J. B. Macool has accepted the pas- toral charze of Lke First Presbyterian church of , Southwark, Philadelphia, and .atered upon bis Catles — There are e Yorts being made to build a new chapel at the ‘university of Virginia to cost #17,000—the present chaplain, an Episcopalian, uaving raised $10,000 of the amount. Mr. William M. David, of Philadelphia, by his will left $2,000 to the Loard ot bome mis- of the Presbyterian church, and $2,000 to the trustees of the Presbyterian hospital, Phile- deiphia. — Bishop Fabre, of Montreal, bas issued circular to the clergy calling atsention to the langers which menace their focks from attend- ng immoral plays and from boiding private theatricais, 5 -— In the neighborhood of Reading, Pa., there is a religious awakening such as bas newer before been witnessed in that section, in some smal) valleys the number of converts embracing nearly the total population. —Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, ot Missis- Sippl, advises the }rotestamt Kplscopalians not to employ uegro clergymen ter the southern Regroes. Separate congregations with white rectors are what he recommends. — Mr. William Hawkias, a deacon im the Seo- ond Baptist church, Philadelphia, bus recently handed to the managers of the Baptist Orphan- age the deed of a house assessed at $3, — be had intended to bequeatd to them wi —The Union Theological Seminary, New York, was organized forty-eight years ago in the study of the Kev.Dr. McAuley, in that city, with thirteen students, who went the next day to the study of Heary White to listen to a theological lecture. — The children of the late Caleb Van Husan, of Detroit, give €6.000 to Kalamazoo College, ‘ 4 | $2,000 to the Chicago Baptist Theological Seml- Bary, end $500 to the Clinton 4venue Baptist church, it having been their father's intention bo make such gilts himself. — Assistant Bishop Randolph, Rev. Dr. New. ton and others, of the committee to devise plan for raising $100,000 for peggy we logical Semi of Virginia, have their arpa and the dlumal ere essonding the aliertes