Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1885, Page 2

CITY AND DISTRICT. aN OLp pinrcrory. A Pecp Into the Past Through the Leaves of an Old Book. THE FIRST DIRECTORY OF WASHINGTON Crt¥—| by non-re=ident< CAPITOL WILL IX 1822 FAVORED AS THE | RESIDENCE OF CONGRESSMEN—THE CITY COR- PORATION, ETC. | glimpse of the ‘Washington was published in 1822, At that time the population of Washington city was 13,24 cording to the census of 1520, the population of the District of Columbia, which then included Alexandria county, Va., was | 33,039. Georgetown was credited with 7,360 inhabitants, and Washington county, 2,729. | Philadelphia, which was the most popnious eity in the country, had but 137,097 inhabl- | tants. New York was next, with 123,706, Baltl- more was a bustling it} 38. Boston had ® population of 41,738, and Richmond, Va, was a townof 12,067 inhabitants. Washington was not much more than a long rambling vil lage, the houses being thinly seattered over the Jong stretch of Pennsylvania avenue from the ‘Navy Yard to Georgetown. Daily a stage coach Bringing passengers and mail from the north ‘used to rattle down Pennsylvanla avenue, rals- st as it sped along, and this arrival SE athaced the most stirring eventin the dally Toutine of lite. Iu those days the British inva- Sion was an occurrenee still talked about, and was as fresh in the memory as Is the centennial Year in the memory of the present generation, ‘A copy of this first Girectory is now in the pos: D1 tie paze is printed the following: ome ne Wanitinaton Directory, i Showing ‘The Name, Occupation and Residence OF enel Head of a Family and F. The Names ‘The Members of Congress, And Where They Board, her son in Business, € taining 142 pages. Of this number 72 are given | upto names, there being a single column on each paxe, Hout 2.000 names in all, con prising nts of Wash Sas it Was then known, excluding Georgetown and the county. remainder of the volume is devoted to u: ib inte ation, under which head is published an abstract of the charter of the eity'and various matters pertaining to the government of the elty. The houses of the cits were pot numbered, nd the locations were Geseribed in the directory by reference tosome well-known lindmark, ext door to the theater,” “Opposite Brown's hotel,” or, as in gue cash, “South side of the Tiber, opposite the Center market.” Else the strc e given as “E street, between 6th and THE CITY'S BOAKpING Hots! Washington is sometimes styled in derision, the elty of boarding houses. The directory of 1522 shows that the city was as worthy of the title then as at present, for a large proportion Of the zood dimes of that day are described as presiding over be s. Capitol Hill ‘was the chief abode of Senators and Represent atives. Of the enators whose residences ven twenty live in boarding houses on Capitol Hil, There were also 73. Representa- es qhartered on Capitol Hill. “The Viee Pres- ident, Hon. Daniel D. Tompkins, of New York: rs, includ'ng Thos.’ H. Benton, of Missouri; and ten Representatives, including John Randolph, of Roan one boarding house—Mr. Alired R. Dowson’s which was located on A street north, and Jon the Cupitol grounds. The Capitol Jsextended only one square north ant South from East ““apitol street. Other boarding houses ou Capitol Hill, which now live only tn tradition, seem to have been fa Congressmen. dwelt together in Notable among th the widow Clixton’s, on B street south, between | New Jersey avenue and Ist; Jonn T. Frost's, on | New Jersey avenue, between Band C south: Henry Tims’,on A street south, fronting the Capitol square; Capt. Coyle’s,on B south, be- tween New Jersey avenue’ and Ist; Wim. Emack’s, who kept a boarding house ‘in con- Junction with his grocery store on East Capitol Street, near the old eastern market; and the wide milton’s, on Ist street, facing the Capitol square. Down town there was Mrs. Pextou's, on C street, near the City Hall: Miss corner of 44, and C street; and Mr, Michael Sardo’s, at the southwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 10th street, which must have been pretty good boarding houses if Congressional patronage goes for anything. yaite a number of Senators and Representa- ves, fnciuding Martin Van Buren, of New York, livedin Peek’s hot Georgetown. The incipal hotels of the city were Brown's Indian Gecce hotel, where the Metropolitan now Mansion hotel at the corner of Penns avenue and 14th street, on the site of e ‘e@ent Willard’s hot Ww O'Neale’s Franklin hotel, ‘ennsylvania ave- ist and 22d streets weet: and on Ist street east, between East tol and A street-southeast, fon. Jokn C. Calhoun, Secretary_of War, lived on E street, between 6th a 7th west. Near him, on the same square, liv Michael r, who died a few days ago at . Hon. Return J. Me gs, ji Hr Genetul, lived at Rev.O. B. Brown's, Dear the Post Uftic#. Joseph Gales, jr.,one of the publishers of the National Int-Higencer, lived ina ise at the northwest corner of 9th and E streets; and W. W. Seaton, his associate lived on E street, opposite the Post Office. Geo. ‘Watterston, the librarian of Congress, din the house still standing on 2d street east, be- tween Pennsylvania avenue and C street south. Gen. Reger C. Weightman lived at the north | east corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 6th | Street, where the National hotel now stands. Hon, William Wirt, Attorney General, resided bh and 1sth streets | . x , U. 8. N., navy eom- lived on Meridian bill, north of the t's house. Gen. John P. Van Ness, a Wealthy citizen of Washington, and then presi- den: of the bank of the Metropolis, occupied the Van Ness in on 17th street, near the Fiver, a plc . over to pichles.. Mr. Nichoias Callan is ‘put down as a grover doing | Business on F street. between 14th and 15th | well remembered Bames which appear on the pages of the dk | Tector tho: Lewis Clephane, portrait | lephane, printer, who re- Lith and 13th west. li street west, between | D street north. Robt. | r the Patent Office. Peter Force, of Davis Pore, printe near Browns Gunton, apothecary, | northwest vivania avenue and 9th str baker, C street Dorth, between 4%, aud 6th strects west. Peter | Lenox, chict carpenter pitol,sonth side of Marvlind avenue, near Weshingion bridge, | and M s. Lenthall widow, F street and 19th, where the lady’ + THE Forr Great Britain, Mes and Sweden Were then represented at Washington by for eign minister bh legation was on Pennsylvania avenue, near the ‘Western market, while the British consulate Was located further west,on Pennsylvania ave nue, nea: Georgetown, The Mexican legation Was established at Strother’s hotel; the Frenet charye des aifaives resided on the west wide the President's squs Vthe Swedish minis- | ter lived on Pent la avenue, between | etween 13th 8th and 19th streets. ‘The State and Treasury departments were situated near each other, a litte east of the President's house, and the War and Navy de | partments west of the Presient’s house The | Attorney General occupied an office in the War department building The General Post Office occupied a building on the site where the | vt General Post Office building now stands. he second floor of this building was given up | to the Patent Office. The offices attached to the | Cireuit Court of the District were located at the | corner of Ist and A streets northeast. At the | southern termination of 20th street west was structure known as “the glass house,”"to which | Bequent reference is made. Carusi’s Washing: | tom Assembly rooms, where nearly all the grand balis and entertainments of that day | Were given. are described ay located on the east Side of 11th street, between Penusylvanla ave- nue and the Tiber. THE CORPORATION OFFICERS Bamed are the mayor, the register, boards of | alderp-en and common council, board of guar. | @ians of the poor, board of health, city commis: | aioners, board of appeal, commissioners tor bulldixg city hall, commissioners for draining Jow grounds, &e.; collectors of taxes, six police | markets, nanagers of issioners of the burial | grounds, trustees or the public schools, wood | ‘coal measurers, hay weld! sweeps, city fot with the duty of ‘and seaven teries were charzed arranging a scheme of a lottery in order to Taise a fund for building and establishing two fublic sehovis, a penitent nd a etty ball. In addition to’ the officers ‘d there was 8 surveyor, an lospec cO, & sealer of weights and me wrs'of flour, and two gaugers of liq The city was then divided into six wards, whose divisions are still recognized by old resi dents as convenient in describing various see tions of the ety The mits of these wards are defined ax follows: First Ward—All that part of the elty to the Westward of 15th street west. Second Ward—That part of 15th aud 10ch streets west. Third Ward—That part of the city between JOth and Ist streets west and north of E street tout Fourth Ward—That part of the city between Ist street west and Sth street east and north of street south. Fifth Ward—That part between 10th, street a éth street cast and south of E street ‘Sixth Ward—The residue of the city. The District Judiciary consisted of a Cirenit of which Wm. Cranch was ehief justice uckner ae = James 8. an Were amociate justices. ‘This court met alvera- ately in Washington und Alexandria. HOW WASHINGTONIANS WERE TAXED. The rate of taxes on real acd personal prop- erty within the city of Washington was then the city between | Chtet Inspeetor Sharp, Re thereof. The following were subject tos spe- effi tax: Male slaves, between 15 and 45, owned by residents, $2 per annum; female slaves, do., $1; male slaves, between 15 and 18, owned by non- residents, $2; maic siaves, over 18, owned by non-resid 7 female slaves, over 15,0wned coach, $15; chariot, post- ch and pesxt<chaise, $12; ‘phaeton’ and coachee, with panei work In upper part, $9; coachee, with framed posts and top, $6; curri- haise-chair, sulky or any two-wheeled car- on iron or'steel springs, $3; four-wheeled ages, with frame posts and top, on wooden : hacks of resident owners, $10; hacks ithin the District, but without the city 5; hacks owned without the District ons owned by residents, $5; carts an d., 82; wagons owned by non-residents, rts and drays,do..86; male dogs,81; female 3% licenses to tavern-keepers, $60; to re- limi S20: drays, tailers (of less than « pint), 850; to retailers (of ot less than 3 10; for selling porter, ale, beer and cid #30; tor auctioncers, 3100; for billlard tables, $100; for theatrical and other amusements, por dus, 85. Hackmen were re- stricted to # charge of 25 cents for each passen- ger from the Capitol and from the President's House to nearly every point in the city. From. the Capitol to the Eastern Branch bridge, how- ever, the charge allowed wus 31 cents. BANKS AND OTHEIt INSTITUTIONS. There were then four banks in the city, the branch of the United States bank, corner of F and 18th streets northwest; the Bank of the Metropolis, corner of F and 15th streets; the Bank of Washington, on New Jersey avenue, ‘apitol Hill; and the Patriotic bank, on Penn- Iwanla avenue, between 9th and 10t jong the Iiterary and bene the Columbian which had been com- wn college, the , adjoining St. fean Colonizath hurch, auxiliary to the the Washington” library, dd of the Post Office bu unday school. see SWARPERS AND THEIR VICTIMS. Chief Inspector Sharp Describes Their Ingenious Devices to Get Money—The €redulity of Peoptc. “The sli-kest plece of work in the way of a frand conducted through the mails that has come to my attention recentiy,” remarked i the Post Office depart- ment. toa Stax reporter, “is What we call the hogus medicine dodze. ‘The ingenious author of this schem> now languishes in Jail, but, at the same time, he showed himself to be a man pfno incan order of ability. His plan was to send out circulars announcing a great cure (gr | h, Which was diseovered by himself after many years of study and investigation. He then proceeds to give, without cost, the pre- n tor this wonderful medicine and enu- merates twelve ingredients, which enter Into it ion. At the end of the circular is that it the drugsist does all these ingredi that Ned and Edueation soclety; located in the east en ing; and St. Jol praseriptio upon the reeeipt of 33. i circular and desirous of trying the remedy takes the preseript he drug store, but is told by the druzgist that he has three of the inzredients, but not the other nine. He looks through i ils to find even their names, and so, ¢, he is unable to fur nish the desir ime. ‘The discoverer of the remedy is applied to and if the $3 has been furnished 4 bottle of some mixture is senton, which, of course, is entirely worthless,” “Thitt is one pliase of the ease,” continued the inspecto prepares and causes paper in New York city prominent doctors of New ty. with a portrait of each and a sketch giving some account of the life and services of each. All the men mentioned are bona fide doctors, the leading men in the profession, with, the exception of a man whose Hart. me fs, say, Dr. ketch states p of $25,000 per year to self to the practice of his specialty— catarrh. The bogus medicine man then. pro- cures a large number of copies of this paper, ane marking the picture of Dr. Hart and the sete sends copies, toether with their clreular, broad- east throughout t 2 ence he receives an immense mail, and large num- hers of money orders and registered letters, After the Postinaster General had directed that no more money orders and registered letters | should be delivered to Dr, Hart, $3,000 aceumu- lated in the Brooklyn post office that bad been sentto him, When an attempt was made to | find Dr. Hart, of course nosueh a man could be discovered: but a sisn over a door ut the adver- He Is unknown, but th SKINS AND SHELETONS. Animals are Recomstructed at the National Museum. SIGHTS TO BE SEEN IN THE TAXIDERMISIS WORK BOOM—THE OSTEOLOGIST aT WoRK— THE DUGONG AND THE SRA Cow, ‘The dugong’s huge form lay stretched at full length upon a platform im the eenter of the room, The muntjac, the baboon and various other mammals, in @ more or less state, stood around, and seemed to be watching the man who was giving vicious thrusts with @ long iron poker or ramrod through a hole in the patient dugong’s back. Overhead swung a big crocodile; near him a hnge sturgeon was poised in the air, as if he had stopped in an erial Voyage to stare at the man with the poker. ‘This was the workshop of the taxidermist, in ‘one of the buildings attached to the National museum, ‘The taxidermist, Mr. Wm. T. Hornaday, was en in fashioning the head of the dugong. One df his assistants was ramming the stuffing home in the body of the beast; in another part of the room on assistant taxidermist was put- ling the finishing touches on ® little African deer, called @ harnessed deer on secount of the peculiar inarkings upon its body, and inanother corner an assistant was flaying 'a rat—a South American rat—that weighed een ds, and could get away with a whole refi full of provisions in one foray. THE DUGONG, THE Star teporter who invaded the taxider- mist’s sanctum was told, would not be ready to make its public appearance probably before August. When it hasbeen filled outand as- sumed the form of Ife the dugong will be lald aside fora month todry and shrink. Then when well-seasoned the holes in the hide will be patched up with papier muche and the whole will be painted a life-like color. This paint will form an artificial substitute tor the epidermis which has been removed. The dugong Is con- sidered a rare specimen. Ax some of the readers of THE STAR may not be familiar with the ap- pearance of these creatures it may be of Interest tostate that approaching a dugong from the rear one would be likely to mistake it for a whale. It has a forked tale and resembles the cetaceans in form. It has two filppers like aseal, aud the head would remind a person who does not make close scientific distinetions of a wal- rus. ‘There are two small tusks which do not ude out of the mouth, Th Itis seldom, however, that the hide of one is obtuined perfect enough for the pui of the tixidermist, This dugong, which is about ten tet long, 1s the only one possessed in this coun- uy. Allor THE VARIOUS STAGES of the taxidermist’s work were illustrated In the different specimens about the workroom. ‘The rat had Just been received from Philadel phia, Before its skin was removed it was laid out on a large sheet of paper aud an outline of its form was drawn from it, Its various parts were measured and the figures were written down on the paper, just as a tailor writes down the measure of a customer who has ordered a suit of clothes. ‘These dnta are useful to taxidermist in reproducing the exact propor tions ot the beast. Of some animals casts are taken, and alterwards the taxidermist can refer toitasa model. It is the practice to secure a cast of one animal of each class, which will inuke & record useful atterwardsin treating any creature of that class or family. The drawing and measurement having been ‘made, the skin is careiully removed. ‘This is then subjected to @ bath or pickle, which removes the grease and still leaves it pliable. Such lifelike results as those produced by the modern taxidermists can- not be 0 easily produced from dried skins. The skin being ready, the taxidermist frst gives bis attention to the animal's legs, stuffing the body out loosely and roughly. ‘There was an ape in Unis stage. The legs were tolerably firm and postured naturally, but the body was stuffed out roughly. Some of the viscera of straw protruded from a large hole in the animal's abdomen, ‘The taxidermist, in treating larger animals, constructs a yort of skeleton ot wood, which i called a manikin, ‘This frame is build ‘out with plaster or clay and the skin placed over hat. Experiments were made some time ago to test the practicability of making a cast of the dead animal and stretching the skin over the cust. ‘The results, however, were not satisinc- tory. ‘The awkward stiffness of death was re- produced too faithfully by the cast. When the imal has been filed out roughly the taxider- mist begins to work over it carefully, filling In, tamping, distributing the stumfng material evenly abd bringing out to life-like perfection all the peculiarities of form. This process 1s tedious and requires a thorough study of the anatomical peculiarities of the animals treated. In his work the taxidermist must make a study of the movements and mechanism of animals. ek Instantaneous photography helps him in this tied number was Hand that was all. A | jarttcuiarand Carnishes bia with an accurate himthes Ind When he wag | Fecord of the posture or attitude of animals told the letters could not be given to him, as he | Bat not De, Hast he went off and got power of attorney by wileh Dr. Hart wathorized him t mail. About this time, however, in and relieved him of further i} matter. ‘This same e other scheme under vhile his real ‘name He inust have made a great deal ne of the witnesses in the trial that he bad been offered $2,000 to per- Hart.” ng.” observed the colonel ely out of his office wine to give something for people, and how rogues edulity of the public. There isanother species of hone would naturally suppose had been given such wide mublicity that noone would now be deceived by t. [mean the evunterieit money dodge,where men propo-e large winount of coun terfeit money + or mail on the receipt of a small sunowat of senuine money to pay for the manufacture. Usually wil that the victim receives in return is box filled with sawdust Buta recent operator has devised «new plan. He locates near a simall town ina country dis trict and then sendy out his, | I noi oiler to forward the co ters. Hé does terivit money, but Invites persons to visit hia aid inspect his | Stock aud buy what ther wish, When the visitor arrives the operator has a large quantity | of good bills, whieh he sh hit to exi Th ord outside intestercace t the woods, where the bus operator produces is money and the visitor ainines itand determines how much he will take and what price ts to be paid. Just as Uhey are about to clos the transaction suddenly. two men emerge from the bashes, announce themn- selves as detectives, and proceed to place them: The detectives do not fail to take from both the men. ws hit and allows, however, to avoid Mor is taken off in. roceeds, The to use In . if he has more, he advi y off the de woth land fi Is ready to pay. of the Supposed rep | wcerly agrees {0 | ‘copt disappear. ‘The vic and goes hon im gets me and loss. He is too much: luss of victims, however, . Kort there ean be no sym, constructiv son thy, for they dre at least ANDERSON, MY JO. An Added Verse. THE STAR'S TEX THOVSANDTH APPEARANCE— CONGRATULATORY REMARKS. To the Ealltor of an: fh, 1855, Tok Evestxe »pears ior the ten ti-ousandth time. What nount of information it has given the | aid: sely pubile opini benignly encouraging th: ling | which was selfish and mean, | interests of the people un- ‘k in Washington, { lette Long od its | the | beautiful elty. 1 keeping vitutizing pow: past In every honse our send for that number a cop omestic serenity ti | Mintroduce a third Verse, written by a lady | friend of miar in € at, dnd which seems to foun. id jist conception of the | ret, wit ab tei y reverently “ift- ng thie V the river” as Journey of lire. John a. Limpse “beyond | fon of the whole Lobradminig a © consis Butlin ou Jon 4 taboo & aa Anderson, any Jo. Jobn Anderson, my 19, John, x 1 A MAX Writtxo Fkom Sourm CARoLINa tells a strange story in natural history. While out hunting he killed the mother of sonie young squirrels aud secured four of the little ones un= hurt, ‘He carried them home and gave them to @ cat that had lost her kittens. She took charge of them, and beeams exccedingly fond of ther, and now they are irisky litte fellows running every where and growiig Huely. They seem to lke their stepmother. A young man may be too ingenious for his own good, as, for example, the etlow In Jack- son, whose duty it was to lead the extra street car horse back from the top of the hill, Teady.to ‘Assixt the next car. He trained the animal to return ou his owa accord aad pluce himself in tion for the uext trip, and now his services | casion to supply an o under different clreumstances. To give the ap- pearance of Ite to a specimen It is necessary to copy some life-like attitude. If the legs were to be made simply like four posts, sti and straight up and down, like the legs ot the ani- mals in a tov Nou'y dic, and the Body, merely stuffed out, like a pillow, till it could hold no more stufting, taxidermy would be a, trade easily learned, but as practiced by Mr. Horna- day and modern taxidermists it the dignity of aselence. THE WORK FOR THE MUSEUM. The taxidermist engaged in preparing speci- mens for the National Museum or any selen- Ufle collection Is somewhat restricted in the scope of his work, ‘The artistic is subordinated tothe scientific. To mounta deer in the atti- tude of feeding, with head down, would give pleasure to the artistic eye ifthe surroundings were made In keoping with the conception of u deer Iceding, and there was @ patch of for itto stand upon, But the taxidermist. pre- paring the deer for the museum collection is ricted to asmall space aud plane surface. must make the deer with head erect. Even if he putitinthe attitude of feeding Usere would be no ‘were for it to feed upon, an uttitude would need explanation. A long procession of animaly haye trooped out of Mr. Hornaday’s workroom and fallen in line in the Museum, Many of the finer specimens. are now on exhibition at the New Oricans exposi- tion. _As specimens are received the collections of diiferent species are being completed, Grad- ually, ilso, the old dropsical aud pop-eyed specituens ‘which stood for yeurs in the smnith- sonian, building are being replaced by new ones. The strides made in the taxidermists aurtin recent yeurs ean euslly be appreciated by contrasting some of the olt with the newer specimens in the museum, THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN TAXIDERMIGTS organized a few years ago, mainly through the efforts of Mr. Hornaday, has doneand 1s doing a great deal to develop the possibilities of taxi- dermy. Formerly, {t 1s suid, the taxidermints were, a8 a general rule, jealous and exclusive ‘There was no interchange of ideas among them and consequently ttle, Now the members of the society are reaping much benefit from the discussion of methods und the periodical exhl- bitions of work. At the National museum now attained | the workroom of the taxidermist represents one of the most important departments of the instl- tution. In addition to the mechanical work which is constantly in progress, this department obtains specimens through an arrangement made with Forepaugh, Barnum, Sells and other menagerie proprietors. the managers of the Philadelphia zoological garden and others who possess or exhibit rare animals. When men- agerie animal dies its body is sent to the taxi- dermist at the National museum. There areon: hand now in oue of the store-houses of the museuin tnater{al enough to keep Mr. Hornaday and his force busy for @ long time without re- ceiving any farther additions. One thing notice- able in spec ens Of modern taxidermy is the natural appearance of the eyes, Glass eyes are made for the various animals, in which nature is counterfeited in shade, color, depth and Appearance as closely as in those furul ocullsts for the use of men who hat tical, deficlency. little drawer in Mr, Hornaday’s room can be jound large ussoriment of eyes that seem to have leaped out of their sockets. The fierce, uluring eye of the tiger, and the meek, velvety eye of the Umid fawn lie down ether In the millennial peace of the taxidermlst’s drawer. THE OSTEOLUGIST AT WORK. Separated fromm Mr. Hornaday’s room by a wooden partition 1s another workshop. One could fancy, upon peeping into it, that the skel- etons, alter being relieved of their skins in the taxidermist’s sanctum, assembled In th{s room. to express their indignation at such treatment. Skulls, complete skeletons, ribs, vertebra and bones ofall kinds are scattered about the room. From the thnbers overhead are suspended long rows of skeletons, representing evety corner d crossroads of creation. Among lot is viled the sinuous skeleton of a large python, The bleached bones of a litue ‘whale are laid outon @ bench on one side of the room. The other wide of the room is taken up with the bony remains of a huge apimal, now in course of reconstruction, and looking like the sea-worn skeletou of an old wreck. This is the skeleton of the aretle seavcow: suellerine, oF ryting, Hts a xocond cousin of the dugoug lying in Mr. Hor- haduy’s rgom, bat its lao inow extinet: The renialna dre foand on the islands of Bebring’s struit. The sea-cow bas been extinct for about 200 years. Some time ago the scientific com- munity was stirred to its very depths by @ con- troversy over the probable structure of THE SEA COW'S TAIL, Some insisted that it was finished off with a forked tail like the dugong, others were equally positive that the proper tall for the sea cow was Around tall like that of the manatee. The breach that the sea cow made when it charged upon the ranks of the scientists has not yet been mended, Even to this day itis dificult for @ naturalist at the museum Fo meant ie sea cow's tall without betra:/ing em sen cow now belng reartic ‘will bee sort of composite atfafr. The ribs and bones, of @ number of these Interesting creatures have been collected. The osteologist Is building up a complete sea cow from ments. In the midst of these Fanaa dong) Mr. Frederic A, Bre and wiring bones, take oc Ina devis! @ the place is far of man in Ens fo sofve in preparing spectases 1s to sol seum is to s0 mount them that they satisfaction to sclentist as ordinary visitor. The sctentist take each separate piece @eehalf of one per cent on the estimated value ~ have been dispensed with.— Waterbury Ameri- skeletons disarticulated, so that he In hand end 4 ‘The unsclentific visitor, however, 28, any satisfaction out of a pile of disert! bones. The osteo! oni from a sctent mechanical point of vi views a skeleton not) tandpoint, but from @ ‘Mechanically speak- ing. the human skeleton isa simple structure. Sifil, more than 150 holes have tere driiied 10 the osteologist can make such a skeleton before it hang together well. coe __ Where the Credit is Due. To the Editor of Tae EVENINo Stax: A communicated paragraph in “The STAR” of Wednesday, informs the public that “private speak in warm terms of the powers of organization displiyed letters received from by Commander McCalla, U. SN, and of the energy and special ability of his official staff of naval Heutenants, and concludes with the ‘assertion, that “when the expedition (the ma- rine had reached a state of efficiency which waa the ) Feached Aspinwal Ll, it outgrowth of the unceasing efforts of these three \cers.” 5 I do not propose to call in question elther or “the energy and oficial staff, but this the ‘powers of organization” of the commander, Special ability” of is by no means the the only effort supposed from the same sources to Mmag- nify the services of Commander Mecatla at the implied expense of Admiral Jouett and other naval officers, and of the marine corps ‘espe- cially. Troe merit is supposed to be modest which will not apply to the claim for three officers of the credit for the disciplin efficiency of the marine corps, It ja well known that to bri condition of high soldierly a regiment and tos efficiency requires imonths of constant drill under competent offt- cers, Can any intelligent man believe, or will ny honest man assert, that any ane or three sailor officers could, within a period of elght days, On board of a crowded merchant steamer inasea way, make highly efficient soldiers of four hundred and fitty men? Could any claim be more absurd? And let it be known that Maj. and brevet Lt.-Col. Hey officer of the expedit! ‘ward, the senior marine lon, wis twice brevetted for gallantry before the enemy, while these off- cers were mere fledgiln ‘The hig the marine corps was ness In reporting “re: hours after the receipt of thelr unex; orders to service In a and experienced naval ngs at the academy, h state of discipline and efficiency of proved by their prompt- ly” within three or foreign count, officers assert that four ted and old “the marine corps never failed us,” and any reflec- tion, even by implication, a3 in the ‘present case, upon elther he discipline or efficiency of that corps under their wp legitimate officers, will certainly induce a response. ‘The course of THE STAR has made it relied SusTICE, upon to do a Playing in the Streets. THE DANGERS WHICH CHILDREN INCUR FROM THIS 91 ACTICE, “Why don’t you publish something in THE STAR about the dangerous practice of children playing in the streets,” inquired a eltizen the other day of a STAR reporter. some idea of the danger they run, I my experience on a short drive I too! “To give you ll relate to-day. I drove up 10th street, and at Grant Place there was a group of children on roller skates. My horse was going slowly, as is my practice when Idrive about the city, but as I got near to the children they still oceupied the street and paid no attention to my app: ‘were so smail that the one side to the other. they could get ont of the way. roach. Some of t] em. could not control their movements very easily, and they went from ‘As J approached them I saw that I could not passon either side,and Ihad. to bring my horse to # standstill and wait until I then drove op and going down N street,near the corner of Sth, alittle fellow came suddenly upon me on & velocipede, and if had not been on the watch he would have run into m: several other small children on_veloe riding about over the a short drive and yet riding down children, ences nearly every day. the streets as a pla; horse. vement. Now, thi twice narrowly’ exc T have simila There were pe r experl- The practice of usin, ground {3 so general that I is a wonder tw me that there are not more acci- dents. to plas their a ‘The pavements are, as a rule, smoother than the sidewalks, and so the child’ in the street, but ittle ones against t prefer parents ought to warn his dangerous practice. The most careful drivers are liabie to meet with accidents on this account, because the chances are that the children will run into them. In ad- dition to using roller skates and velocipedes on. the streets the cblidren play james there, some of them are so small that they do realize the danger, and besides are unable to control their movements like grown persons. Unless the parents interfere, the robabil ‘and not ities are that the chapter of street accidents will In- crease.” ‘The Catholi jc University. ADVANTAGES OF WASHINGTON AS AN EDUCA- TIONAL CITY. From the Boston Advertiser, The Roman Catholic university, for the en- dowment of which a large sum was recently given, that undoubtedly will be much aug- mented, is to be established in the city of Wash+ ington, Several places contended for this prize; bat the advantages of the national capital proved more attractive to thgse who have It is sald that the Mid- dleton estate, which 1s about two miles from the Capitol, on the road to the Soldiers’ Home, has been already purchased for the site. The charge of the matter. estate comprises aeres, a large etween sixty and seventy tof it heavily Wooded. In due time there will arise here a new and beautiful roup of buildings that will be a flue addition to those already decorating hillyeneireling the city. Geo: nany of the charming etown {x the seat of the first Romin Catholic college established In this country, erected for thls and the noble buildioy lately college, with its zracoful spire, is one of the conspicuous features of the land: sca] an ‘The cl imate, the society, the libraries the museums of’ Washington make it now a very desirable university city, and our Roman Cathe ic friends are wise to see this, although, perhaps, it was not the prime motive in theif action, —_—_—_+e+_____ Presbyterian Assemblics. PREPARATIONS FOR MEETINGS OF THE TWO GENERAL BODIES OF THE UNITED STATES, From the Baltimore San. ‘Two important Presbyterian bodies will as- semble on Thursday, 21st inst. One, the gen- eral assembly of the Presbyterian ehurch in the United States, and familiarly known as the Northern Presbyterian Church, will assemble in the First Presbyterian chureh in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the other, the general assembly of the Fresbvterign church popularly known as Southern Presbyterian CI the urch, will meet in the First Presbyterian church in Houston, Texas, Neither branch of the chureh r ‘as either northern or southern, Attached to ‘one from the other. ard themselves ut that term 1s them by outsiders to distinguish Inside the church one ‘a distinguished only as the general assembly «f the Presbyterian church in the United States Of America, aud the other as the general ay sembly of the Presbyterian church iu the United. State: leaving o' Atl the words “of America.” opening of the general assembly, which meets in Cincinnatl, Rev. George P. Hays, D.D., moderator of the last session, which met in Saratoga, will sermon, ° Mr. Ha: preside and predeh the opening 8 Was formerly pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, Baltimore. This assembly Is made vy synods of Atlantic, Columbia, Iilino}: Kentucky, Mic bruska, Néw Jersey,’ N Pennsylvant Wisconsin, ‘Indi the commissioners are Rev. Rev. J . Eucleston. A 1p, of commisslone gan, Minuesot: more, Chin ia, Indiina, lowa,Kan Lissourl Oni ew Yor! lah iy Teniestee, Texas, From the Washington presbytery J. A, Browson, D. . 8. Pomeroy, Elders A. ft. Jacobs and from the Colorado, nas, |, Ne“ Pacific, an Among the tinportant matters which will come before the assembly are over- tures on the Revised Book of Discipline, on re- duced representation" in the general assembly and on ecclesiastical commissions, tical reports last ehureh in the of Ame: ‘The statis- ear it the session in Saratoga, made the following exhibit of the P' ‘reebyterian nited States rica: Synods, 24; presbyterles, 190; candidates, 7: Pa Heentiates, 615, total missions, $550,220 ton, Tex., is compose the’ synods of Alab: Kentucky, Memphis, Nashville, North Carolina, South South Georg! 75; ministers, 5,3: deacons, 6,287; churches, 5,97: 942; Sunday-sehoo! contributions, $10,169,101, of which $7.355.701 wascohgregational. 36: jorelgn missions The getieral dssembly, whieh mects at Hous- members, 68 elders,19,968; communicants, 269; ‘sum ,023 home of commissiouers from Mississippi. Caro! ama. Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, Lina, ia and Florida, Texas and Virginia, ‘This will be the first time the assembly hasever assembled in the state Rey. R. L. MeMurran, Elder “H. Renshaw;' alternates, Ke’ 's from the Maryland presb: of ‘synod. of of Mt. Washin ‘Texas. The commis- ‘tery, which is Virginia, are ton, ‘and v. ALT. Graham ‘and Dr. J.'H. Prentiss.’ The ehureh America, China, Greece, has missions in South Mexico, Italy and among the Indians. ’Thesta- Ustleal reports last, year showed that there are in the Uul G8; Icentiates, 54; 1,99: ery in Sunday schools Scholars in “Sunday school 81,6: total contributl Ing $58,553 tor foreign pastors’ and Bible classes, Hons, $1,334.43 lesions, 131,258; teacl 8,830; lg and Bible classes, inelud- 557,731 for ited States: Synods, 13; presbyteries, ministers, —; “churches, 993; ruling ‘elders, 6,454; deacons, 4,359 ital number of communicants, "salaries and conzregutional $562,102. eee “Major Ward, of the Treasury.” Philadelphia Dispatch to the N.Y. Tribune, May-12 The expectant office-holders among the demo- crate in this city had their hopes considerably raised last night by the appearance of a young man who visited the principal headquarters and announced himself as Major Ward, of the United States Treasury, His mission, he sald, was for the purpose of selecting the democrats: who most deserved recognition by the adminis- tration, and to that end Secretary M: sppolnied him to visit Philadelphia back @ report to him. ‘was well taken cure and As a mat had ring r of course he of, and in numerous In- stances was handsomely rewarded by his jor” seemed ‘Wants an joy to the heert of jg him that to be ‘standing of the men and he brought f Bamuet Josephs by iaform- there was no doub! appointed United States marshal. He 1@ commission of on the President’ ween ‘the would-be-ma) Se private desk Other pre ‘THE OBJECT OF ITS FORMATION AND THE stc_ ©RS$ THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENJOYED— CONCERTS IN ALEXANDRIA AND BALTIMORE ATS TOUR I VIRGINIA, ac, The Washington Masonic Chotr, or, to give its proper designation, the Masonic Cholr of the District of Columbia, isan organization about ‘which not much is heard at present, but it has an Interesting history and has enjoyed a laree measure of prosperity. To the earnest efforts of Mr. E. 8. Holmes and the late H. H. Bradley the formation of this organization is mainly due, and their object was primarily the intro- uction of uniform and attractive musie into theseveral Masonic bodies in the District, A nu- cleus was formed in the cLoirof Dawson Lodge, which had Leen organized by the late J. B. Daw- ‘800, whose reputation as a bass singer is well re- membered, The prime movers in the new project to extend the influence of this choir and 0 increase it until it should bea representative body were Messrs. Holmes; Bull, Bradley. Hyher, Knotts, Yeatman, Sheriff, Scheel, Ha: cock, Fhompson and Kimball, dnd these gen- Yemen held an initial meeting on April 1869, at which the matter was fully discassed! with Mr. Robert Ball in the chair, and Mr.C. W. Hancock acting as secretar; Messrs, Holmes,Bradley and Thompson were appointed acommittee tosecure the active co-operation of the various lodges, chapters and comman- deries in this jurisdiction, and so thoroughly did they perform their duty and so great was the interest manifested in the movement that atthe next mectiug, on April 25, representa tives from nearly all the Masonic ies were present and AN ORGANIZATION WAS PERFECTED by the election of the following officers: Presi- dont, Robert Ball; vice president, [. L. Johnson; secretary, G. KR. Thompson; treasurer, Charles W. Hancock; first leader, E. 8. Holmes; second leader, H. H. Bradley; organist, J. E. Scheel. The executive bourd consisted of the officers and Messrs. D. L. Burnett and C. B, R.Coliedge. ‘The oviginal membership was quite large and accessions were made at every meeting. The orgunization met in a large room on 7th street, and Mr. Holmes, the leader, commenced thé work of drilling the choir in earnest. A regular committee on the examination of candidates was appointed sd that care should be exercised In the selection of the new members, for the ap- plications poured in more rapidly than ane Ucipated. An examination of the records show that on the first report of this membership com- mittee the following were elected active men bers: Messrs. Clubb, Brown, Thompson, Son- nenschinidt, Parker, Noyes and Fries. ‘Th first contributing member elecied was Mr. Noble D. Larner, and at the same meeting Hor B. B. French and Mr, R. B. Donaldson, who: ut that time Grand Master of the District, wer elected honorary members. AN ORCHESTRA IS FORMED, It was soon found that besides vocalists the active membership of the choir included many who could perform on various musical instru- ments, and it was decided to form an orchestra which should be an attachment to the choir. For this purpose a third leader was author- ized on November 17, 1869, who should aon- duct the orchestra, and Mr. I. L. Blout was elected to that position. This department of the choir association grew in numbers and e: cellence very rapidiy, and proved valuab: ag ahine 20) the singers. hile the Masonic choir were holding meet- Ings on 7th street, the new Masonic Temiple, at the corner of 9th and F streets, was rapidly a proaching completion, and on December 8tl '69, the choir moved into rooms in the ne: temple which had been tendered for their use, and which had been fitted up especially for their accommodation. Here they were much better situated, and the interest of the members. of the choir and of the order generally was ere increased. An effort was now made to combjne the Georgetown Masonic choir, which had already attained a good sized membership and a high degree of efficiency, with the Wash- ington organization, but the project was not successful, THE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE of the Masonic choir was on the evening of Wednesday, February 23, 1870, in the large hall of the new Masonic Temple. Great prepa- rations had been made for this concert and ihe arrangements were placed in the hands of a special executive committee, consisting 0. Messrs, J. L. Clubb, C. B. R. Colledge, Jos, Bodgon, E. B.Met ity and Chas, P. Harmon. he both the singers and the orchestra received fally merited. The choir rendered five nun berSon the prea, one of them with a bial tone obligato solo, sang by Mr. H. H. Bradie: the orchestra played: selections from Rossi und Mendelssohn: there was a flute and piano duett by Messrs. H. Schutter and J. E. eel; Mr. Geo. Dalton sang the bass aria from the “Magic Flute,” and Miss Jul ly gave two solos. Miks May was the only outside assist- ance that thecholr had. ‘The choir at this con- cer all was crowded and the praise which as SANG FIFTY-FIVE VOICES, distributed as follows: First tenors—E.8. Holm Geo. Sheriff, James Patterson, H. Seligson, S.V. Noyes, L. W. Kimball, J. H. Daniel, G. H. Lilli- | bridge, Jos. F. Hodgson; second tenors—G. R. Thompson, C. B. R. Colledge, J. L. Clubb, Geo. HL. Wood, J. H. Adams, W. E. Cox, William H, Daniel D.L, Burnett, A. F. Childs, 8. E. Thom- ason, J. MO McFarland, Jas. 5. MeCoy, W. B. Brown, B.S. McLeary, Chas. Bradley; first bas Git HH, Bradley, 0. W. A. Thompson, Poludexter, age Robert Ball Brown, J. ¥.McLeary, eatman, W. H, Browne, Parker, E. A/ Perkins, Tichenor, E.N. Lewis: LL. Johnson, Samuel Hyrs, John A. St Wn. M. second, secon Crows, N. B. Fugitt, art, Geo, A. Dalton, John We Knotts, & J. F. Stoeke, W. Sonnenschmidt, Thos. foster, A. J. Walttaker, Paul Goepel: W. H. Orentl Le ing, T. Cross, Henry tlepburn, Choa, W. Hancock” aoa The orch-stra was composed of fifteen mem- bers, with Mr, I. L. Blout as leader. The others Were Messrs. C. W. Chapman, F. Prosperi, W. H. Hoeke, J. stratton, H. Poler, Henry Frie cL. Wright, ¢. M. Parks, Heniy Doneh, Sousi, H. Schutter, D. J. Partello, N. D. Adam: A. Schroeder, At the second election of offi there were but few changes, the principal one being the placing of Mr. Henry Donch in charge of the orchestra, aud the adaition of a librarian to the list of officers, the position being filled by ram J.F.McLeary. ‘The choir participated in e DEDICATION OF THE MASONIC TEMPLE on May 20th, 1870, and on the 30th of that mouth fornished t) music for the services at Arlington national cemetery on Decoration day. The choir gave its next concert on Feb- ruary 16, 1871, at which Miss Eva Mills was ‘the soloist. At the election in that year Mr. E. S, Holmes retired from the leadership and Mr. H.H. Brad- ley wus elected to the position, retaining the button for two years, ufier which Mr, Holmes re- sumed the conductorshjp and ias held it ever since. In September, 1571, the choir went to Baltimore and gave a concert for the benetit of Monumental Commandery of that city, which was highly successful, In November followin a concert was given for the beneiit of the Chi- cago sufferers by the choir, who had the assist- ance of Mme. Elliott, Miss Juliana May, Mrs. W. Dennison and Mrs. W . Eaton. concert Abts beautiful composition, evening,” was sung by thecholr, Mr. s sustaining the tenor obligato. ‘In the summer of 1872 the choir mude A TOUR THROUGH VIRGINIA, visiting Staunton, Lexington, Weir's Caves, White Sulphur Springs and other places, and giving concerts which were thoroughly success- ful. This wip ts perhaps the most important event in the history of the choir, for no other large body of District singers has ever made a. similar venture. The fact that the tour was successful reflects credit upon the manner in which the organization was managed and upon the excellence of the vocal efforts of the mem- bers. ‘Twenty-two singers and an orchestra of nine participated in the excursion, besides a number of contributing members. ,JB January following the choir appeared in the ‘At this LODGE OF sonRow. In memory of Hon. B, B. French, rendering the music in the most impressive manner, and in fact In every lodge of sorrow the solemnity of the occasion has been heightened by the ex- cellent music rendered by the Masonie chol Coneerts have been given by the choir in Ale: andria, and also in tue fas here, all of whic have been thoroughly enjoyable. Like the Philharmonics, the Masonle choir has had its seasvns of enthusiasm and its seasons of depression, but it has maintained its organic existence through all its vicissitudes: anda littleexertion on the part of the fratei- nity would pHing. it aguin into active life. It is really the only large body of American male singers in the District, for the old Choral so- ciety, which was its successful rival, has long since’ passed away, and is beyond resurrection. See ocabeahp atone Lime of consider- ably over a hundred, with most ofits orches- tral members stili here and with the majority of its singers easily reached, it will be strap; it new life is not infused into the Masor ‘From the Louisville Commercial. At theeirous yesterday afternoon some of ‘those who occupied seats in the reserved chair department witnessed an amusing and singular incident. Near the top of the canvass was a ll-dressed gentleman, who, at the beginni: ofthe performance, eerined rte ‘ond lively After awhile, however, his head fell upon. hi breast and he went fast to sleep. He remained in this condition for about twenty minutes, when all at once, much tothe surprise of the men who were near him and quite as much to the horror of several observant ladies, he took off bis coat, und in a secming effort to hang it y , dropped it down to the ground underneath Bs en fen he took, off his shoes and, sent them tum! after coat, a ‘was about todivert himssifof his pautaioons. when ‘som assurance of their respective ‘aj ‘sourel umnerous panched him si in the ribs. He isis it wae dould that there: was ‘¢caach | arom withastart and or a moment looked person “Major ” attached to the ad-| blankly around him. pg § taking minist ; but it was too late to detect the ppd ore by Nigpie retard a8 @ rose, Maller tithe entered Ieee af town much | tier tue seata to gee: bis coat and’ ehoes. Ths jane Holmes, the lapresslon thats was iv fte roous St homer Fr @ wealthy maiden lady of in mes Pittsburg, revantly deccased, by her will dis- | aud was rapidly himself to go to tributes fos,000 as Toca bxaitine, | when. ‘aw fs LITERARY NOTES. RIGHT: Or, THE HIGHER LAW TY. By Epwarn HG. CLaxx. G.P. Putnam's Sons, jon If Mr, Clark has solved, as he thinks he has, the great problems of right in property, just taxation, and good government, it i¢greatly to his credit considering the magnitude and in- trieacies of his theme, that he fs able to dis of the matter in the Brief space of one huadred und thirty odd small pages of large and clear type. His theory is that the members of each generation of the human race have @ patural att te on porahip in sump presion Of $e et face of the earth, and that thts exercised, will not destroy. the status of individ ual property, upon which the existence and development'of society. 1s concedediy based. To remedy the evils which now. exist, his plan {sto make the term of ownership fifty years, or in other Words, that the assets of the earth shail revert to the common ownership e¥ balf century. This he proposes to accomplish by assessing a perpetual Wx of two Per cent. per num on all property, which will of course equal its value at the end of that term, so that the nominal owners will in that time have prac- tically given up thelr possessions or thelrequly- alent to the other members ofthe human fean- ily, thongh stil retaining title. Out of the mney so produced all expenses of carrying on the government are to be first paid, and. the balance is to be expended for Internal’ Improve- ments, ete, the construction of which would xive imployment to all persons desiring to work. On paper the play looks well; but, like allother schemes tor making the industrious and thrifty support the lazy and shiftiess, it probably could not be made to work ip practice without considerable friction, if at all. THE ADVENTURES OF TIMIAS TERR’ By OLtver BELL Bence, author of “Bachelor Blut” “My House, an. Teal,” ete. New ork: D. Appleton & Co, ‘Washington: W. H. Mor nison. A charming story, this, with attractive glimpses of both Arcady and Bohemia. It con- cerns an artist, who tells the story of how he was courted by two women, each fascinating in her way, while he is himself in love with a sweet Quaker maiden. Those who have read ng from Mr. Bunce's pen need not be the experiences of the hero are told in F ightful way. His descriptions of both ty and country life are done with the pencil of a true urtisi, who 1s equally at home in wicked Gotham or among. the pastoral scenes of the valley of the Mohawk, while his sketches of character are not less true to lite. Ag a story i apie and unpretantious, and iis charm tured reader will lie not so much in the adventures of the hero as tn the little bits of philosophy on the subjects of love, art, Ilie, ete., Which sparkle through the narrative’ Ike threads of gold deftly woven in 4 tapestry of chotee design, ACROSS THE CHASM. New York: Charles Serib- her'sSous. Washinton: Win. Ballantyne & Son. This is rather u slight story to be expanded to the dignity of a volume of three hundred and odd pages. Yet, while it 1s nota novel of the first class, even as novels go, nowadags, it mighteasily be worse. Its heroine is a south- ern girl, of the winning, sunny type, who visits Washington, where she meets her fate in_her sin's household In the form of a young New cnglander, also of the most approved type. The different views they entertain in conse uence of thelr training and associations are the “chasm” whieh separates them at first; but itis crossed at last, as might be expected, in bridal array and to the tune of a wedding arch. The work ts evidently that of an ama r, but the description. it gives of life 1m Washington are rather better than those of the : vel which treats of society at the national eapital, FRAGMENTS FROM AN OLD INN. By Lizttax. Tizhih. Moxsusoen New York: GP Burana’ Sous. Washington Robert Beall. In thus attractive-looking volune Mra, Mes- senger gives her readers a very pleasing mosaic of prose and verse, in the guise of some papers which came nto her hands while an inmate of & quaint old inn which had formerly been @ stately family mansion, where they had been left long before by a former cuest of its old-time occupants. Though uneven in quality, ail the ontonts are marked by fhe feeling, with an occasional faney remarkably well expressed, though, as a rule, the prose is rather better than the verve, considered 4s a literary performance. ROBERT GRAHAM'S PROMISE. A Storr for Boys. By the author of the “Wit aud Wear Series” ete, ew York: Robert Carter & Brothers, Washing: ‘Wm. Ballautyne & Son, “L will!” was Robert Graham’s answer to his mother's iast words—“ Love your God, tell the trath, and keep your promises,”—as he left her protecting care to go ont and fizht life's battles Jor inimself; and this is the “promise” that gives the book its title. How the young hero kept it, through sore trials, makes an excellent story jor boys, who will’ be alike interested in his school eXperienees and in his manfu! struggles to win the victory his fond mother had in view. MY BOOK. Ry Issre Gartoxp, (Including the ‘ion Mysteries of Isis.) Washing: ray @ Clarkson. steries of Isis” are not the only puz- about this book. Why it should be written, why it should be published, and why it should be read, are riddles equally beyond the compre- oi the average mind, which finds ample nent in struggling With the hard facts “day life. NEL ———— Prayer Better than Preac! z- A PRESBYTERIAN CRITICISES THE STYLE OF HIS CHURCH, ‘One of the most interesting toples discussed by the congress ofchurches at Harttord, Conn., Tuesday, was “The function of worship in promoting the growth of the church.” Prof. Hopkins, Presbyterian, said that his church, most of all othe needed to be instructed and ralsed to appreciate the functions of worship in its relation to her own growth. He complained that in the Presbyterian church the worship of God occupies the most unimportant and least considerable partof the services. The promi nent feaiure ofevery mon. Whatsoever precedes tc is distingut as devol u, but merely as an introdue- tory service, The worship Is not for its own sake but for the suke of homiletical oration that isto follow. The sermon asa means of draw- ing people to the house of God has measurably survived its usefulness, The time has obviously come for substituting, instead of this out-worn power, attractions of habitual principle, which. shall dimen toattend church, not fo hear preaching, but to worship God. He farther sald Unat the people should take some active part in the service, and that the spirit of Protestantism requires that public prayer should be common. prayer. There are ecclésiastical bourbons, who never forget anything and never learn any- thing. The clergy of uchureh which boasts of its power of adaptation to the varied and ever- changing conditions of society should not be among them. — —+0+ Advice to Young Married People. ‘The Quiver for June, “Drive gently over the stones!” This piece of advice, which is frequently given to Inex- perienced whips, may be respectfully sug- gested to the newly married. There are stony places on the road to happiness which, if not carefully driven over, may upset the domestic coach. TI head, which should be marked Ss the first year of mar- ried iite, Here, especially, it is the first step that costs; asa rule the frst year either mars or makes a marriage. During ‘thls peried errors may amitted which will cast a shadow over every year that follow: On awakening suddenly ‘from sleep we feel May not the young pat ontand rather cross, husband and wife experience feclmgs not en= Ureiy different when they awake to reality from the dreams of courtship and the fascina- tion of the honeymoon? Everything inust once more be contemplated after the ordinary man- her of the world, once more with subdued feel- ings spoken of, considered and settled. For the first me hustand und wile see euch’ other as they actually are. Narities nwo the married state to which the other has togrow accustomed. They have now to live no longer for themselves, but for each other, and the lesson is not learned In @ moment. In all things indifferent. the hus- band and wife must be willing to yield, how- ever new It may be to them, however dit ferent from what they themselves, thought. Self must be sacrificed in order thereby to gain the help of another beloved existence, A Tady once asked Dr. Johnson how in bis Dictionary he came todefine pastern the knee of a horme. He immediately answered: “Ignorance, ma- dam, pure fznoranee.” This fs the simple ex- planition of many an accident that takes place at the commencement of the matrimonial Jour- ney. The young couple have not yet learned the dangerous piaces of the road, and, as a con- sequence, they drive carelessly over them, ee ee Not the Man They Took Him For. From the Rochester Democrat, Until a few years ago there were two brothers living in this city, who resembled each other 80 ctosely that it was almost impossible to distin- gulsh one from the other, the identity extend- ing to the voice, expression of the face and even the movement in walking. One of the brothers, who is @ traveling agent fora shoe firm here, boards at a well-known hotel in the elty, while the other has’ been living e@st. About two weeks ago the Rochester brother loft the city, stating that he expected to be gone sine mouths, but last week, 1. all appearances, returned to the hotel. “Another drummer, who was well acquainted with ‘shoe man, walked up with o “Hallo, old what brought you back 0 soon?” on the back.” The newcomer quickly turned, und, with on expression of astonishment on ralyzed the drummer by saying," mi cen ‘in the man, sir,” and Soon another gentlemai caine up and spoke 0 began im, but was not zed. Eee age iti at a vresbv'terian service is the | Each brings certain peeu- | A BACHELOR'S HASTY MARRIAGE. RELIGIOUS NOTEs. ‘The Result of a Scandal in This City CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE Five or Six Years Ago. — —Rev. J. J. Murphy, 8.J., president of Gen. zaga college, preached charity sermon im Mt, Patrick's Sunday at late mass for the benefit of the orphiin boys in charge of the Sisters of the Holy Cross. The collecdion amounted to wp- wards of $200, —The beautiful and impressive May devo Uons now being beld in the Catholle churches of this city are fuirly attended. The Sisters of ‘otre Dame in years have marked the onth of Mary by wellarranged May proces sions, and it Is thought they will treat the parishioners and the Catholic pubile with ome the present season, In Octobor last, when Mr. Eugen N. Belt, a woll-known Baltimore bachelor past middle life, wasannonuced to have married the hand- some young Mrs. Godfrey, of Morristown, there was a utter in Baltimore society. After & dridal tour they came to Baltimore, and on November 5, 1884, gave a brilliant reception ‘st their North Charles street home. In the early part of January Mr. and Mrs. Beit visited New Orleans, Mr. Belt’s reappearance alone in Baltimore a couple of weeks later caused ‘some talk, which was still farther increased by Mis, Beit retarning ead aeopptng at the — The additions to the white Baptist churches James hotel with hermother, Sirs F. W. berry, | in Richmond, Va, since Mr. Moody's visits, of New York. mors were afloat of occ are nearly tf not quite 600, Bypesg ata total in ‘New Oricane which cased Princeton (N. J.) Seminary recently Ball's oa turn to Baltimore. and Which Would be made the ground of a sult tor @ clase of 35. , Dr. Smith, of she Osn- . Baltimore, delivered tie address, Father Sig! has returned to St. Mary's divorce by him. In the latter part of April, Mrs, Bélt fled a bill asking a divorce with aM oe ground of cruelty and abundon- — Rev church, Annapolis, to conduct a mixston, Me MRS. BELT'S ALLEGATIONS. stationed at Annay Mrs. Belt, in her bill, alleges that she was | — The I married to Mr, Belt October 15, 1884, at Morris- | ning f ission” (revival) when every town, N.J., by the Rev. George H. Chadwell, nd soon afterward she accompanied him to | Baltimore, where she lived with him as his wife until January, 1885. Since her marriage she bas demeaned herself towards him as a dutiful and loving wife, and sought in every way coptetbute to his happiness and benef. Not. withstanding this he was very unkind and cruel to her, and has been guilty of exceeding] vicious conduct, and onor about January 1885, he willfully and on her part abandoned since permit her to live with him. Of the desertion she was com her parents and other frie! church will be open every day of the week with service at stated hour, — Prof, Woodrow, recently remowed from Wis chair of instruction in the Columbia, & Cy Theological seminary, hat demanded a trial on ange of heresy, which has been Indirectly made, and his request ts to be granted. —About a year ago the vestry of Triniiy chareh, Martboro, purchased about an sere af ground very eligibly situated tor the purpose ofmcemetery. T! <1 has been cleamd and the grading Just finished. —Grace-sireet Presbyterian church, Riche mond, Rey, Drs. Read and Drew pastors, held Thanksgiving services Tuesday evening, April 28, the oceaston being the paying off of a debt of long standing. ~The young men of the Franklin-stroet Presbyterian church, Baltimore, bave orgie nized “The Kirk Guild.” est and engage young menand others tn chureh work, and to unite them more closely In the boudsor fellowship. —Archbishop Gibbons confirmed a lange class at St, Patrick's church, in Cumberiand, last Sunday morning, and preached toa large congregation at high mass. In the afernogn hee od a class Of SY at Sts Pet rman church. — Rev. R. H. Williams, of Annapolis, Md. 9 cently preached on carly Maryland oe in which be sought to show that In ‘consequence Hed to appes tO solicit aasist- band and wile might be fully restored. With that view she sought her husband and went to their home on North Charles street, but she was unable to find him and he refused to see her, or rmit her to enter their home, Hf Zeason of the continous erie! conduct of Mr. Belt she suffered great mental and bodily in, so that on February 13, 1885, she became jemented, and after due examination of ber condition by physicians, at the request of her mother and other friends, she was sent for eare and treatment toan institution for the insane at Morristown, N, J., where she remained untll April 27, 1885." rs, Belt alieges, In concluston, that she is in- formed that Mr. Belt is the owner of the house and lot No, 178 North Charles street, in which he resides, and that he bas a large amount of personal property, estimated to be worth from previews $300,000 to ,000, vielding an annual in- toleration, come of $30,000, "No settlement or marriaze | at gift was ever made by Mr. Belt. She therefore | asks that she may be divorced from bed and board, and that properalimony may beawarded rr. > Aunapolis 4 colony of itams. ———eee. FEET IN DIFFERENT STATES. Pedal Anatomy East. South and West as Viewed by the Shoemakers. From the Phila. Times. here ts a decided ditterence in the shape of People’s feet In different sections of the coun rember of one of the langest shue- ing firms In the city yeaterd: ‘Ube eastern states the feet are narrower aud somewhat longer than in the west, while in the south they are notoniy narrow but they pos sess very much higher Insteps. So much i this the case that we are obliged to keep three sets of lasts for these three soctiona, That Somes to bea lasge tem T-can eerure pon swhen is remembered the number of sizes there are. each set. For example.in one size alone we iber—may sevens, then byterian Pu ‘THE HUSBAND'S ANSWER. In his answer, which was flied on Thursday, ‘Mr. Belt denies that he has been gutlty of vicious conduct or of any cruelty or unkindness ther. Mr. Belt avers that at the time of the marriage he never had any reason to suspect, and in fact never entertained the thought, that she was other than @ pure and virtuous woman, He met her for the first time in the summer of 1884 at a seaside resort, where she was residing at a hotel among people of character and re- bility. “Not long before he left home, in fanuary, for a trip to New Orleans, he recelved anonymously au account of # scandalous affair that had occurred some years ago in a hotel in Washington. Mr. Beit had never heard of it before, and as no names were mentioned In the | account referred to, he was at a loss to know | why ithad been sent to him. About the same ume, however, he learned that some ladies whom be had known a lung time had expressed a purpose to decline to recognize Mrs. Belt, but for what reason he was not Informed. Mr. Belt resolved to Inquire into the oceur- reucé described in the anonymous communica- tion already mentioned, and to ascertain, if possible, in “what way it could be supposed’ to affect him. Not long atter they reached New Orleans Mr. Belt was informed of the result of the inquiry he had instituted in Washington, and learned that his own wife was the woman concerned in that disgraceful aifuir. He had lald before him evidence that le could not | question, showing that Mrs. Belt, before her marriage with him, had Jed @ lfe'or infamy | and learned that he had been made the vietlin of an abandoned adventures, He then wrote her a letter, in which be said: “The terrible de- | nm of Which I have becu made the unhappy | victim renders the continuance of our marital relations Impossible, and I have determined to put an end to them as speedily as the law will enable me todo. Tleave you now to return to have the initial nu there are narrow sevens, broad sevens, seven and a quarters (nurrow and brond), seven and ® half (narrow aud broud), seven and thres-qumer ters (narrow and broad) that is, twelve palre of lasts to one size, and to each of ‘these sizes we Inust have three different styles for the w:ctions of the coutitry to which we are going to send our goods—that is, thirty-six paireof insts to ‘one size pair of boots, Sounds rather extney gant, doesn’t 1? Of course, this ix only th ease’ with firms who deal ‘with ali those se me firms only send their goods to one Yow. you would be warptiend try diferent wired. Out in the square-toed shoe, whereas ta the vastern states a square toe would be in stock a century nd then never Different parts of the ent kinds of leather, aley tougher, harder leather he south, ‘where nut onig can be worn than my home, and under no circumstances can you | # Sof ‘upper’ is necessary, i, ow! to the be again admitted to my house orbe recognized | Sandy. lt soll quite thin’soles are necessary. as my wife, You must return to your friends, | For this, kind of wear Kis yo anusual 10 woe und to enable you to do so I hi: ced in the | imported leather—that is, for the “uppers'—bat i hands of my relative. Mr. Charles W. Belt, who will convey it to you, sufficient means to defray your traveling expenses und provide you with js suitable female attendant to accompany you to-vour friends.” ‘Mr. Belt staves that she angrily refused to ac- cept any assistance from him, avowing her reso- lution t await. the arrival of ber mother. 1 representative paid her expenses up to the ti she refused to receive further assistance from bin, for soles we employ domestic productions gle most exclusively.” oar Humboldt en Top of Popecatepetl. Moritz Busch, in Gur Chancellor. ‘The oid gentleman used to be horribly am noyed when he could not have all the talking to himself. TI remember that onee there was somebody at the King’s who took up the cm versation, and quite maturally—fur he could talk in an agreeable manner about Qbings that interested every one present. Humboldt was beside himself, Growing, he filled his plate with a pile of goose-liver ple, fat eels, lobster tails, and other indigestible substances—a real tain! It was quite astounding what the old man could putaway, When he could post Uvely eat no more he could no longer keep quict, and so made an attempt to get the ¢ Versation into bis own hands. “Upon the pe ‘of Popocatepeti,” he bezan—but it was No. tse; the narrator wonld not be cut short In his story. “Upon the peak of Popocatepetl, 7,000 yards above” * * * he resumed, after conghian and raking up his throat to ‘attract attouti: SHE PROTESTS HER INNOCENCE. Mr. Belt left New Orleans on the day he sent the letter to Mrs. Belt, and returned to Balti- more, intending to institute proceedings for a divorce as soon as process could be served on Mrs. Belt. While awaiting her return he re- ceived several letters from her protesting her innocence, and declaring her ability to vindl- cate herself, In none of these letters was there the Jeast indication of mental alienation, and early in February Mrs, Belt, still apparently perfectly sane, presented herself at his home | and demanded admission, which was refused, Phg pext day Mr. Belt was surprised tobear she | bat again he tailed to get his owr in, and. the had become violently insane. No opportunity | POtss a Mt ; r was afforded him to Investigate the truth of the | parrater calmly went on. | ©Cpon the peak «af Siatementyas she was removed ton insune sy. | Lovoratepet ,Q00 yards above the level of the Jam ot Morris Plains, N. J. (rom which tnstitt | agitated volee, shaken by griet and Indiguatlor sore — rok recely or ccchen Yor three | Dutall to no prrpose ‘the other, man talked months in advance, at the rate of $20 per week. | NAS Ap steadily us before, and ‘euch nthe He states that thé authorities of the Institu- | hal never been heard at, Hunabort ant dows tion refused to allow Dr. Van Bibbes, @ plist: | tn a fury and plunged into profound meditatione foreatcned to bexih legal proceedings to aucer- | SPO the ingratitude ofeourtiers, _ taip her mental condition, when he rv with Inte suit and simultaneously | prom ine Nee Vere hime Tuade aware that Mie Belt had ‘recovered ‘her | “Mana,” inquired power, “io eat weak 4 little boys go to heaven! “ie uontden: Mr, Belt admita that be 48 the | veg, dear.” ‘of the house No. 178 North Charles |; teeter ly ol veer ory iiy'means are from nd bad litte bays to the bed placat” 1,000 to $600,000, as si in the bill. On aie Siooserary beevert thet ait the sneans be m a good ttle boy, ain't T? has besides the house are invested in the busi- quiten bel ites tos nd sometimes you are Bobby thought for a moment and sald: “Then I spose I'll have to spend purt of the hess in which he is engaged, und from which hederives his support, the ineome fluctuating. time in one place and part of the Ume in te other,” ———-oo___ with the business, Hé has only awaited her restoration to such a state as would enable hima A Womax Bovsp py THrrves—Mr«. Big ¥, the wife of @ laborer, on returning to thelr to ‘against her fora divorce # vinculo apartments in Puiiade ‘Saturday, = he het “" ticulars of her life and conduct before thebscnme his wiicas he is advised and o- spectiully claims should in jaw debar her from the rellef prayed in her" bil, aud as. he. is insirimoniiand he will lay before the ‘court, by a ill In this suit for that purpose, she found in the rooms two men—one and one colored—ransacking the effects: aay ; tin she raised an outers. whereupon they’ xelzed Sar aeained feue to. | her, pulled ‘ber hair’ down her fare amd Shrge he hus fet constrained to pursue to-| her pulled ‘her hair down ‘over ber da aid —————————— The Professor's Cat. A TALE THAT AWAKENED AS MANY MEMORIES ‘AS PUE COULD USE IN A MONTH, Last Monday morning, says the San Fran- cisco Post, asa lot of up-towners were waiting onthe wharf for the China steamer toget in, old Prof. Guffey drove up in the office buggy and solemnly lifted out an apparently heavily weighted bag, securely tied at the mouth. Whiat have you got there, Professor?” asked 5 ae tainena,” replied the professor, gravely. “A catfish 2” repeated the crowd. “No, gentlemen; 1 suid a cat-flend,” explained cloth over her mouth. Then they secured her upon the floor. about $10. Sie ueed toget the cloths off mouth, but wus threatened that if she made #n Salary ter bebp, woice ons te te soem, eel be killed. sos GEN. GRANT'S PHILADELPHIA HOUSE To WE SoLp.—The four-story brown stone residence on Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Ubat was pre sented to Gen. Grant by a committer of Pilla: delphia citizens inunediately after the close af the civil war, ts to be sol bic auction Jame 2d. The committee paid 38,000 for the house in 1865, and furnished eon Grant was elected President he rented the dwelling, aid he has ever lived in it since. A Philadelphia y.. * That suck contains four cob! firm is ucting under the instructions of Clarenee ce ‘eat that bas made my life a burden tome | Seward New York lawyer, in making Use for three years. She steals everything in the | sale. Ii 1s supposed that Gen. Grant and Wie house all day and yells like a pirate walking | liam H, Vanderbilt will sigu the deed. the gang-plank on the back shed allnight. I've ae ae Spy made one attempt after another to assassinate | A Youne Wire's Svrcrpr.—At Pittsburg, the beast, but I failed every time.” Tuesday afternoon Mrs, Annie Pershing, wife “You, know that cats have mine lives, Pro- ‘Nive! cneweoe gs times te) I Lge M md creature polsoned meat. rew her Ser cate aon I've shot at ber four times— just filled her plumb full of quail shot, and the hhext day she's round on schedule tinte, drink- ing the milk so soon as it’s left by the milkman, Last week I borrowed @ $100 ball-terrier to eat | *. Pershing and daughter-in-law of Rev. J. Pershing, president ot the Pittsburg F college, a prominent Methodist Bypts edu ieyand is now in edying gomaliion, tem) week the oollege, mmrried Seung Fershings riage Wwas® ing. mat Clandestine one. A quarrel last night, 11s sald, calminated in young Pershi iT KOCH her up, and she Killed him in eleven seconds. | His wile, started aut to hegte Mee, aed ek , L blew her clean Smueter aa street with | md Lee ones = ner . 4 in Alie- ite cartri ks ehy, where she shot herself, aire reaching for thecanary | Sas he daghter of ‘a Wealthy resident of ‘without & singed.” castle, Pa, She is eighteen years of age, “Going to oe her this time, el" ee quite handsome. “You bet I am,” said Professor em haticaily. “I'm going to throw her off'into| Hi BaBy.—a wife in Brooklyn, N. ¥.* Torty fect of watervand if that don't finish her taught her recaldltract lord In a very she’s the devil himself.’ fashion that It was his duty to help support “Come, take a dri baby. Two women rang the door-bell of a prow inent citizen's residence, and when the dow aide * untied the bag. ‘ipped up the street gat had skipped up, the crowd carry his eavy toad to