Evening Star Newspaper, June 3, 1885, Page 2

—_ CITY AND_ DISTRICT. WHAT WE DRINK IN POTOMAC WATER. y -of the Commissioners for Results. ‘To the Editor of Tire EVENING Star: The extraordinary neglect of duty by the Commissioners of this Distriet, with regard to the pollution of our water supply, has justly excited great indignation among the citizens of Washington. Neither the Emperors of Rus- a or of Germany could nave displayed more sublime contempt for their subjects than has been displayed by them to us in this matter, even after it has been repeatedly brought to their attention by the public pr In order to know for myself the condition of affairs I have made some microscopleal ex- aminations of the Potomac water, and the fol- lowing are the results: On Wednesday. 1885, for eight hours a sical stream ‘of from an ordivary faues allowed to Responsibil: fle through a filter composed of a double fold of nen. At the ‘end of that time the linen was removed, and was found to be deeply stained a dirty yellowish brown color by aclosely ad hering sediment. The sedifment was re and a portion placed under the microscope. ‘When one considered that this was the material so largely taken into our stomacti daily, the sight was much more scientifically interesting than agreeable to think of. I send @ drawing of some of the organisms found, which gives a fulridea of their form, but does not give any idea of the vast multitude of these organic forms existing In our Potomac water, "Ro 1 existed quite abundantly, and was ap- rently composed of a mass oj Inclosed in a gelatinous material. 0. 2 are probably portions of Daphnae, or ter fleas; a minute crustaceous antinal, which feeds on the putrid materials contained in the | water. No. 3 was aspecimen of Vorticella, a curious species of Infusoria, that is set upon a stalk which it can contract and expand ina cork- | serew-like shape. No. 4 is a rotifer or wheel animalcule. No. 5 is a diatom, and is probably harmless, No. 6 is a microscopic plant. No. 7 is a fiber of cotton, No. 8 is a diatom. table debris. Nos. 9-10 are vi from the above account that It will be seen the bill of fare provided by the kindness of our Commissiovers in our drinktng water has cer- tainly one merit, viz: that of variety. Ishould have mentioned that an erroneous {dea fs yery prevalent, namely, that all w used for { organisms. Such is not the ease. Pure spring water coutains scarcely any or no organic forms, and whilst we cannot expect this ideal perfection in the water supply of a large city, et we have a right to expect a very much better quality of water than is now supplied to the citizens of this District. ‘The reservoirs evidently need a thorouzh cleansing, and the leakage of canal water into the Potomac should at once be stopped. The Potomae water is really now in a filthy condition, and if an epidemic of typhoid te such as is now raging in Plymouth) should reak out in the District, our Commissioners will be morally and in equity responsible for | the loss of life that may ensu ROBERT Reyeves, M. D. PHRENOPATHY OR “MIND CURE.” What the Relievers Say in Its Behalf. ‘To the Editor of Tue EVENING Star: Phrenopathy, or mind-cure, as it 1s commonly calied, is so little known in Washington, that, as one side of the “shield” has been presented tous, it is only wise to look at the other side be- fore forming an opinion, The fact that tt meets with opposition is nothing the history of every new discovery and inven- tion in all ages. In the study of the mind and its eapabiliti the Hindus are far in advance of other nations. One of them said to an Amerfean, “ only physical laws, and you Lave invented t telegraph, steam-power,&e., while we have been studying ‘the powers of the mind for twenty thousand years,” and that accounts for the wonderful psychological phenomena of which they alone are masters, baffling the discovery of thelr secrets by the entire world. Paracelsus wrote, “If we rig the powers of the mind, nothing would be im- Possible to us on earth.” In the phrenopathie method of cure, it isa fandamental principle that thought is the ground of all reality (Evans). The house that We see was firsta thought in the minc architect; the painting fs but the manile: of the thought of the artist: the statue ly understood first as a thought in the mind of the seulptor. | Everything resolves itself ba for ithorigin, So with the whole physical unt- verse, from the tiniest flower to the systems. Allure but the manifestation: thouzhts of God. Every thought whici truth for its foundation has in it the life of God, and must therefore have the highest therapeutic Virtue of anything In the universe (Evans), The wonderful cures that are being effected atthe present time by the “Mental Heale show the omnipotence of truth; for we ure only stammering over the alphabet of metaphys yet, and {f we get a grain of truth, the size of a Mustard seed, into our understanding, it ac- complishes the marvelous results which we see. Now, as has been stated, everything that exists results, a priori, from a thought. ‘This 'is also true of our bodily condition. “Thought always creates something in its own image and likeness.” If we indulge thoughts of disease, we shall see that appearance on the body, but! if we entertain valy thoughts ot health, and put away every thought and image Of disease that comes into the mind with the same force and promptness with which we eject an impure thought, we shall have health and harmony as the result. Mind is the only motive power of the body, the latter being “matter’s passive heap,” an: its conditions are as much under the control of the mind as its movements. This can be tested by any one. You can think and imagine a pain until you feel {t, and, vice versa, you can put the thought of pain out of your mind by fixing your thought on something else, and you will find that when you have put it out of mind it will disappear from the body, proving it is the Fesult of thought, for when that is changed the pain vanishes. Solomon said truly, “As a man thinketh so is, he.” Shakespeare says, “There is noting either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Hence You should “stand porter at the door of your < into a thought thoughts, admitting only such conclusions as | you wish brought out in results on your bed: nd you can govern it harmoniously.” (Edd: But ‘banishi small part of the work of the metaphysician, as his power is simply a reflected power from the Infinite mind. It is therefore necessary that he keep his own mind clear from all selfishness, malice, envy. angerand Impurity of every kind, so that he may clearly reflect that truth which, when understood and intelligently applied, pro- Cures us exemption from all physical suffering, Him who said, “And I give you power over all things, that nothing shall by any means harm You,” and the promise is fulfilled. ——— eo The Stand-Pipe Should be Looked After. To the Editor of Tax Evewixe Star: You will increase the already felt gratitude of the citizens of Washington for your crusade against the happy-go-lucky offictals responsible for the purity of our water supply by forcing on their attention the fuct that there is a most pro- found difference between the Potomac water ‘that passes through the stand-pipe at the head Of 16th street and that delivered directly from the distributt fromthe Aanapine'ts 1 id, stan itive: utrid, both in amell and taste whilst that pas from the Feservoir direct is endurable, if not pure. ‘The stand-pipe or fish traps at the pumping house need cleansing. The matter demands imme- diate attention, and therefore I ask the good Offices of THE STAk to insist that Prompt action be taken by the proper officials. ‘Respectfully, REE get ‘What the People Expect of the Commis- sipners. ‘From the Sunday Herald. The case of the people versus the Commis- loners and the water supply of this city is sur- Prisingly simple. The former do not want to drink nasty water, even if the nastiness is not as yet sufficient to endanger health. They expect the Commissioners to exhaust their powers to reduce the pollution toa minimum, and furthermore expect them to bring the subject to the attention of Congress, if they have not now both authority ‘and funds e1 cb remedy the evils com- of. No stable wash or sewage ought be permitted to flow Into any affluent of the ac, we trust le subject will en; fe ‘the attention of next winter: ‘aud that Provision will be made for at least one patrol- ian, Whose duty It shall be to examine the ver through its whole lei so that early knowledge may prevent polis danger. ————+o+ —____ & Former Washington Artist Weds. ‘From the Boston Herald, May 28. ‘The wedding of Mr. Ross Sterling Turner, the artist, and Miss Emma Louisa Blaney, daughter of Mr. Henry Blancy of this city, ut Trinity church at noon, to-day, was a very quiet one. There were no floral decorations, ushers or bridesmaids, and the bride, attired in travel- ing costume entered leauing'upon the arm of het. father. “Rev. Frederick ‘Courtney, ST. Dy met the weddl at the chancel 'rail and Fead the impresitve service of the Episcopal Ghureb. Organist Chadwick played , newly we couple started St once for Hast Gloucecter, where they will net side during the summer. Up and severely w! A resolution adopted by sssembly at Topeka, Kas, 000 for the erection of oy Spee | Sisclonaries ‘at Norfoli, Va, va or eggs, | are | contain ‘a large amount of living | has | thoughts of disease Is only a | we have only to accept the gift, and trust | reservoir. The water delivered | the northern portion of the city | THE WASHINGTON RIALTO. | The Rise of the Washington Stock Ex- change—How Transactions in Local Stecks and Bonds are Carried }» &e. It is amatter of wonder now to many brokers and others how Washington elty got along for y Years withont a well regulated stock exchan; The Washingtgn stock exchange, | whieh Is not yet four yedrs old, has already | taken a creditable place among institutions of its class, d has conferred great benefits upon both the bankers and brokers on one hand, and the Investors and speculators on the other, by facilitating the transaction ot business, For- | merly the business of buying or selling local } 8 ities was transacted through messengers, who would go trom office to office to make quiries or hawk stock. Now the exchange busi- ness of the brokers is condensed into the half hour or hour usually consumed by the midday | Session of the board. t | eh: The Washington Ex- nge Was established in November, 1881, d held its until recently in | the building upied by H. D. Cooke | Co.s bank. The original members were H. B. White, H. ). Cooke, J. W. Ker, A. a, D. ieton, ¢. 8. Bradle: rs Jobn Corson, L.A. | F. G. Middleton, , P. Will W. Jay Cooke, C. C Giover, J. npson. ‘The first officers were Geo. H. B, White, dent; H. D. Cooke, jr. vice president, J. Ke asurer; A. E, Bateman, secretar DB, W. Middleton, C. y. Since then quite a members have been elected. xchange ix now conveniently located in rooms on the first floor of the Glover building, THE PRESENT MEMNERSHTP, Among the members at present are ©. C. Glover, of Riggs & Co.; Lewis J. Davis, of Lewis Johnson & Co.; John W. Corson, of Corson & 1. C. Towers, of Towers & Green; 8. J. Bell, of Beil & Co.; Wm, Dickson, Geo. B, White, of the Metropolitan National ohn W. Thorapson, president of the tropolitan B: ©. T. Havenner, Ord, W. Rt . w York; John John F. Olunstead, ex-Secretary Robeson, E. Bateman, of Bateman « Co. Albion Parri: yf ris & Co.;Peter Campbell, nttrell, day Cooke, jr., of & M. a ing, E. B, J. iK. Upton abd fim — that . Beli, standing con mittee. The business transacted at the es | change has had a gradual and healthy growth until it is now about three times as great as it as during the first year of its existence. ent the amount of the transactions Is fully as great as could be expected ut this season of the year. The brok th mach confi- dence to a conside: ¢ of business | after the first of Jul, y figure out that | there will large sum of noney then set loose in search of ‘investment. With the in | erease of business the exchange has naturally | obtained increased influence and authority. ITS QUOTATIOD of District of Columbia securities are now honored as standard authority in the’ other exchanges of the country. The Washington City Gas Light Company’s stock has for years been onthe listofthe Philadelphia exchange, but that exchange now takes the quotations as authoritative. Ai me ed here, the only one not rep al enterprise, is that of the Penn- rania Telephone Company. That has been nd the quotations given by change are accepted nd othe: parts of the Washington $ in Harrisburs, Lancaste Pennsylvania, Every day the list of quota- | tions Is sent by the members throughout the | qpuntry to their correspondents and customers. | The transactions of the Exchange, especially those in District securities, do not represent | movements of local capital alone. Large orders from New York and other points are executed here. |t stocks listed are Washington and George- Metropolitan, Columbia, North Capitol acostia Street raiiroads, t company, George- y, Firemen’s, F: ‘Union and Riggs Fire Insurance ¢ ton Market company, Coasting company, Washington Bri company, Great Falls Ic ectrie Light ne company hone com- nal Bank Metropolftan bank, pany, t nik of Washington, Nat | of the Republic, National | Farmers’ and Mec National bank of Georgetown, Citizens’ National bank, Second National bank and Ceniral National bank. In addition to the Dis t of Columbia sceu- rities, the bonds of the Washington and George- town railroad, the Washi. on Market com- pany and the inland and Seaboard Coasting | company and the Masonte hall bonds appear on the list. ABOVE PAR, Aglance at the daily quotations will show that the stock of nearly all the Washington cor- porations is above par. The fluctuations are not great enough to attract much speculation on margins. Still, the members of the ex- change do some trading on margins, Of some | Of the steadier stocks frequently there is none afloat seeking a purchaser. The exchange reg- ulates methods of conducting business and fix the commissions which fis me: | charge for brokerage. The comm! charged are 4, of one per cent and 12%y cents per share on stoc mittee of the exciiange has just completed a re vision of the constitution and by-laws, which, it is thought, will render the organization more effective In several respects. —eoe— CHURCH AT MT. PLEASANT. History of Its Origin and Construetion. To the frequenters of the 14th-street road a new landmark has come into view in the form of the new stone church--“The Church of the Hallowed Name.” As it approaches comple- tion it becomes a thing of beauty and of inter- est, not only to the residents of the village, but to all who have at heart the growth of Chris- tianity in the District of Columbia, The build- ing of a church in the vicinity has long been a cherished purpose in the parish, especially of the Rev. Dr. Buck, rectorof Rock Creek church; but the matter did not assume practical shape until the purchasers of the Stone estate initla- ted the movement by donating a lot on which toerecta church, and selling at half-price an adjoining lot on Which in future to build a par- sonage. Not-only did they do thfs, but they raised money by subscription sufficient to bulla the body of the church and finish it Inside nearly ready for occupancy, with a comparatively small debt, which ft was’ found necessary to Incur | in order to put the building in a condition to | Keep it in preservation and make it avaflable | for use. ‘This work has been accomplished to alarge extent by the efforts of Mr. dohn Sher. man, ‘The venerable Mrs. Stone, who owned the large estate on which the church now stands, |long knoWn as Mt. Pleasant, from which thé present village derived its name, though not heretofore located upon it, haa taken a lively interest in the work and has contributed libe- ly toward the fund for constructing the arch. Not only this, but she has given a | special fund for procuring a beautiful and costly tar and a silver service for the same and for finishing the chancel in rich carved wood. The property thus fur prepared has been transferred to the parish, which has appointed trustees to complete the construction of the church and to care for it, Additional aid ts now required to prepare the church for holding services, par- Ucularly for the necessary grading around the building, paving in front and for pro- curing pews ond ‘a heating apparatus; ultimately, also, for purchasing an organ an building the spire. The people of Mt. Pleasant are now making their best efforts toraise mone: for this purpose; and, tn furtherance of this end, are to hold a’ strawberry festival at the Mt! Pleasant hall this evening, notice of which is given in another column. But they alone can- hot afford all the necessary means tomeet these demands, Additional “contributions _ from friends of the work in the city are confidently asked, especially since itis expected and de- sired that attendants at the Sabbath services may come from the city, where they may like- wise breathe the pure air of the upper plain. eS — ‘The Conventi of Charities dd Cor- rections Next Week. From Harper's Weekly. Amld the passionate heat ot political discus- sion and party recrimination the good work of intelligent charity and penal reform goes hap- pily forward. That charity cannot be left safely to sentimental and ignorant impulse, nor the punishment of crime to mere vindletive feel- ing, is a conclusion which marks significant ranized charity, which to most per- sons a very few years since seemed to be a con- tradiction in terms, is now seen tobe the ap- plication of common-sense to one of the most Permanent and important of human relations. ‘The extent and interestof the subject, and the ability with which it is treated, can be better apprehended, probably, from a study of thé vol- ume of papers read at the eleventh national conference of charities and corrections, held jast autumn at St, Louls, which is just issued by Mr. George H. Ellis, in Boston. “The | Of topics discussed includes the best method: and the best methods of the blind; pauperism, publicand private relief eve of thi Prison quest rn; the care it hegioctodexponed At| | Sak on the list, so a metaberor the change | fata toaSTak reporter, because itis held here | largely. It been ‘one of the most acti PAYNE’S EMPTY TOMB. The Monument to the Poet Erected by Hr, Corcoram im the Cometery at When the romains of John Howard Payne, @uthor of “Home, Sweet Home,” were brought to this country two years ago for reinterment in Oak Hill cemetery, Georgetown, the slab that had covered the grave in the cemetery of St. George, Tunis,where Payne had been buried thirty years before, was also brought to Amer- ica and the spot that had been for many years the shrine of all English-speaking visitors to Tunis was left unmarked. When Mr. W. W. Corcoran, who had defrayed the expense of bringing home the remains of the dead poet and of placing over his new grave an appro- priate monument, heard of the neglected ap- pearance of the first grave, and that the friends ot Payne in Tunis felt a deep regret that at least the simple old slab had not been left over the empty tomb, he authorized Mr. John Wor- thington, U.S. consul at Malta, to have con- structed a suitable memorial and place it in the cemetery at Tunis. This trust Mr, Worthington has discharged in a mauner which 1s most satis- factory.to Mr. Corcoran, and must be gratifying to those residents of Tunis attached to the memory of Payne, who regretted that his re- mains should be taken from their midst, even to be brought back to his native land. Mr. Corcoran las recetved from Mr. Worth- ington a letter, under date of April 29, ai nouncing the final completion of the mont. ment and its erection in the cemetery at Tunis. He encloses also a number of photographs taken of the monument as It stood in the sculptor's yard at Malta. He expressed in his letter to Mr. Corcoran the hope that its final completion and erection “will be as gratifying to the sentiment of your friendship fur one whose memory you have honored so siznally and beautifully in both the new and the old world as it must be gratifying to your fellow countrymen, and in- dced to every persan who has ever been touched by the sacred spirit of Payne's simple and im- | mortal song.”” ‘The monument Is thus deseribed by Mr. Wor- thingto “The shait is similar to the one erected over the remains of Payne in Washing- ton by Mr. Corcoran, In settling on adesign for the in Tunis I concluded that a partial | duplicate of the Washington memorial would be appropriate. In the place of the bust of Payne, I bave put a symbolical decoration, which Is very effective. It was designed by Dr. Nicola Zammit, of Malta, a gentleman of high artistic attainments, who furnished it. gratu- | itously, and whom i have thanked sincere Zammit thus speaks of the desten: ‘I hy combined the symbol of the poet with that of the writer, Ihave given to the lyre simple and solid form, as would be suitable to sculpture ex- posed to the air, and which could be plainly distinguished at some distance. The Laurel ts | loose, So as to express that the crown of genius is broken by death. Gn the marble ribbon, is carved the musical notes of the first line of ‘Home, Sweet Home.’ A book and a scroll complete the symbols. This decoration is of Pure white marble, and very satisfactorily ex- / ecuted. he whole monument stands seven fect and one inch in height. ‘The square of its base is four feet, ‘The total weight is about four tons, ‘The material ts the close-grained, very hard nd durable ‘zoncor’ stone found ‘on this Ts land. Its color is grayish yellow, the prevall- Ing tone being a soft giay. ‘Its surface fs finely polished, but without glare. On the front 1s clearly carved: “‘In memory of John Howard Payne, author of ‘Home, Sweet Home, born June 9th, 1791, died April 9th, 1852.” Beneath this is “Erected A. D., 1885." Andon the four sides of the base are carved the lines: ‘Sure when thy gentle spirit fled, ‘) realms beyond the azure dome, With arms outstretched, God's anzel said, Welcome to H-aven’s Home, Sweet Home.’ On the right side ofthe shaft is_a shieid, eagle and E. Pluribus Unum, similar to the arms of the Department of State, carved in round re- | Hef in marble and let into the side ot the shaft. | Just below this are the words: “Died at the American Consulate in Tunis, Aged 60 years and ten months.’ 108 the buck of the shaft fs cut this’ inserlp- tion: ‘In the tomb beneath this stone the poet's re- mautns lay buried for thirty years. On January 5, 1883, they were disinterred and taken away to his native land, where they received honored and final burial in the city of Washington,June 9, 1883." ‘On the left of the shaft 1s this sentence:—Then be content, poor heart.’ Mr. Worthington writes that the effet of the monument, as a whole, is pleasing and satisfac- tory. Tt looks substantial, is graceful and sim- ple. It stands firm and strong, and In a climate ike that of Tunis, where no frosts ever come, it Will last for ages.’ ‘There areseveral structures, he says, in Malta, made of “zoncor” stone. which, though upwards of five centnries old,are as Sound and periect to-day as when first erected, ——_—-+e+______ Death of the Rev. Dr. Stanton. THE STORY TOLD TO HIM BY MR, LINCOLN. From the New York Sun. The Rev. Dr. Stanton, who died last week at sea.on board the steamer Nevada, while on a Yoyage to England, was born at Pachang, near Norwich, Conn., in March, 1810. He was a brother of Henry B. Stanton, Dr. Stanton was graduated at Lane Theological Seminary, in 1837, then under the presidency of Dr. Lyman Beecher. He first became a pastor of a Presbyte- rian church in Mississippi, and subsequently in New Orleans. On the division of the church into old and new school he went with the body of the Presbyterian clergy in the south into the former, and ultimately took rank among the leaders of that ‘branch of the denomination, where he continued till the reunion of the church was completed in 1871. Early in his ministeria! career he had a protracted discus- sion through the press with the Protestant Epis- copal bishop of the diocese of Mississippi in re- gard tocardinal differences between their re- spective communions, and so ably did he coi duct his side of the debate that Princeton con- ferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divin- Ye “Previous to the civil war Dr. Stanton was for @ short time president of Oakland college in the southwest. During a portion of the war he wus professor of theology in Danville seminary, in Kentucky, of which’ Dr. Robert J. Brecken- ridge was president. In the great Struggle he was aggressively on the side of the Union and in favor of the emancipation policy of Mr. Lin- In 1862-'63 the Rev. Dr. McPheeters, a rominent Presbyterian, was prevching at St. Louis. Major Gen, Curtis commanded in that military department. One Sunday Dr. Mc- Pheeters uttered some sentiments that’ were deemed disloyal. The next Sunday Dr. Mc- Pheeters found the doors of h's church closed by order of Gen. Curtis, ‘Tnere was an imme- diate trouble, not alone in St. Louis, but in Washington.’ A committee composed of both factions went to see the President. Finding Dr. Stanton in Washington, they requested. him to go with them to the White House and present them to Mr. Lincoln. The President listened patiently, and then spoke abont ns follows: “{ can best illustrate my position in regard to your St. Louis quarrel by telling a story in Iiinois had a large watermelon paich, on which he hoped to make money enough to carry him over the year. A big hoz broke through the log fence nenrly every night, and the melons were gradually disappearing. At Jength the farmer told his son John to get out the guns, and they would prompily dispose of the disturber of their melon patch. They fol- Jowed the tracks to the neighboring creek, where they disappeared. They discovered them on the opposite bank, and waded through. They Kept on the trail 4 couple of hundred yards, when the tracks again went into the creek, but promptly turned up on the other side. Once more the.hunters buffeted the mud and water, and again struck the lead and pushed on a few furlongs, when the tracks made another dive into the creek. Out of breath and patience, the farmer said, ‘John, you cross over and go up on that side of the creek, and I'll keep up on this side, for I believe the old varmint ison both sides.’ Gentlemen,” concluded Mr, Lincoin, “that is just where i stand in regard to your controversies in St. Louls, Iam on both sides, I can’t allow my generals torun the churches, and I can’t allow your ministers to preach re- bellion. : Go home, preach the gospel, stand by the Union, and don’t disturb 1 fovernment with any more of your petty quarrels.” “Dr. Stanton said that when the belligerents reached Willard’s hotel they had a hearty Jaugh,and made up their minds that the eee pe nome and follow the President's ad- vice. After the war Dr. Stanton was for several years president of Miamt University, at Oxford, io. In 1866 he was chosen moderator of the old school general assembly, which met in St, Louis. The new school general assembly met at the same time in that city. It was there that the first effective steps were taken which resulted in the reunion of the great Presby- terian communion of the north after a separa- tion of a third of a century, Dr. Stanton had often crossed the sea to re- pair energies exhausted by study and work, and he had always been refreshed by these trips, But, unmindful of the fact that his health was unusually feeble, and that he was in the seventy-sixth yearot his age, he carried. the pitcher once too often to the fountain, and it was broken, He was buried in mid-ocean. ees. Congressman Lawier’s Lobsters. From the Indianapolis Journal. ‘When Congressman Lawler, of Chicago, made his first visit to New York, some years ago, a friend invited him to a restaurant, where they called for softshell crabs, Lawler bad never seen any before, and did not know what they were, He liked them, however, and a few days afterward, wishing to regale bimself again with some of the toothsome he hunted p the restaurant, walked in; sed gat deta ot feats kegee Laine ha eit ane calied the walter and | nade, and is crowned wit | youthful bravery. THE FRENCH PANTHEON. Resting Place for Dead Greatness. The burial of Victor Hugo in the Pantheon of Paris, Monday, calis fresh attention to that celebrated edifice and its eventful history. This noble structure stands on the highest ground in the quarters of the clty on the left bank of the Seine, occupying the site of the tomb of Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of. Paris, who died in 512. The chapel erected over her tomb was succeeded by a church, which having fallen to decay was removed about the middle of last century. The present | edifice was completed in 1790, the foundation } stone having been laid by Louis XV, in 1764, The new church was also dedicated to Saint Genevieve, but in 1791 the convention resolved to convert it into a kind of memorial temple, which they named the “Pantheon,” inscribing on it the words “Aur grands hommes la patrie reconnaissante.” This inscription was erased in 1822, but renewed in 1830, after the July revo- lution, By a decree of 1851 the original name Of Eglise Ste. Genevieve was revived, and it was ngain set apart for public worship; but the | old inscription remains, and the familiar re- | publican name ts still used. ‘The editlec, which resembles a heathen tem- plerather than @ church, is of most. imposing dimensions, and its form is that of a Greek cross (with equal arms), 339 fect lon, feet wide, surrounded by a dome 4 height. The dome rests on a lofty cylinder or drum enclosed by an open Coripthian colon- | a lantern, A colounade consisting of twenty two fluted | inthian columns, 81 ieet in height, resenibling | that of the Fantheon at Rome, forms the portico, | to which eleven steps ascend.’ The tympanum, | 117 fect long and 23 feet high, contains i fine | group of sculptures by David d’Augers, illus. | Wative of the inscription mentioned above, The principal figure, 16 feet in height, repre | sents France discributing wreaths to hér sons, | who form spirited groups on either side. - ‘To the leit, under the protection of Liberty, | are a number of illustrious men, including | Malesherbes, Mirabeau, Monge und Fen | A Temporary then Manual; Carnot, the celebrated eral of the republic;’ Berthollet, the chem- ist, and Laplace, the ustronom In the | second row are the painter David, Cu- | vier, Lafayette, Voltaire, Rousseau, and the physician Bichat. ‘Yo ‘the right, beside the figure of History, are soldiers of the repub- lie and of the empire, with Bonaparte among them; behind him an old grenadier leaning on his musket, emblematic of discipline, and th drummer boy of Arcole as the representative In the angles of the Ment ure students of the University and th Ecole Polytechnique. Under ithe portico are two groups in marble by Maindron; one representing ste. Genevieve | imploring Attila, the leader of the. Huns, to | are the eity of Paris; the other the baptisun of | Clovis by St. Remigtus, Three handsome bronze doors form the en- trance tothe simple bat majestic interior ot | this noble edifice. On each side of the ais! ‘orinthian colonnade, bearing a gale ning round the chur: Over the center of the ediffee rises the dome, which according to Sonftlot's design was to have rested on col- umns; but these proved too weak for the weight of the superstructure. Rondelet, who succeeded Soufflot in 1781, substituted pillars, connected | by massive arches, for the original colunns, to the detriment, however, of the general effect produced by ‘the nave. The dome consists of three sections, one above the other, the second | of which is adorned with paintings by Gros. | The paintings on the spandrils, by Carvallio, after Gerard, represent Death,’ France, Jus- tog and Glory. fn the right aisle ts the chapel of Ste. Geneviove, with an altar surmounted by four angels bearing areliquary, after Pilon. The interior of the Pantheon 1s now being decorated with paintings and other works of artofa national and historical character, by the most celebrated modern French artista. Several frescoes have been compieted, as fol- lows, bearing inscriptions: The Childiiood of Ste, Genevieve, by Puvis de Chavannes—above which are Faith, Hope, Charity and a proces- sion of saints; relics of Ste. Genevieve borne in procession with a view to procure the cessation of the rain in 1496, by Maillot; Baptism of and his Vow at the Battie of Tolbiac, by it. Louis administering justice, founding theSorbonne and the Quinze-Vingts and the cap- tive of the Saracens, by Cabanel, above a_pro- cession of saints; Death of Ste, Genevieve, by J. P. Laurens, The other subjects will be the March of Attila against Parls, with Ste. Gene- vieve Reassuring the People; the Saint distribut. | ing Provisions during thi g0; Preaching of St. Dents; Martyrdom of St. Denis; Charlemagne Crowned’ by Leo IIL, surrounded by Scholars and Paladins; Joan ot Arc betore Orleans, at Rheims and in prison. ‘The apse is to be em- bellished with a mosaic after Chenavard, repre- senting Christ showing the Angel of France the Destiny of the Nation. Lastly, statues of St. Denis, St. Remy, St. Germain, St. Martin, St. Bernard, St, Jean de Matha, St. Eloi, St. Gre- gory of Tours, St. Vincent de Paul and La Salle. ‘The mortuary seg se say) ported by twenty iilars, and divided by partitions of masonry Mirabeau was the first_person whose remains Were doposited here (1791), and near him was placed Marat, the most furionsof the Jacobins, who fell in 1793 by the hand of Charlotte Corday? but their bodies were afterwards removed by order of the convention, In 1791 and 1794 two painted wooden sarcophagi were erected here as monuments to Voltaire and Rousseau. On the sarcophagus of Rousseau is painted ahand with a burning torch. Both tombs are, however, empty, the remains of the two philos- ophers having been secretly removed after the Restoration,and interred in some unknown spot, asa kind of retaliation for the desecration of | the tombs of St. Denis. Opposite Voltaire’s tomb is that of Soufflot the architect of the Pantheon, Among other eminent men interred in the Pantheon were Lagrange, the mathematician; Bougainville, the cireum- navigator, Marshal’ Lannes, and & number of senators of the first empire. ‘The Pantheon was the headquarters of the in- surgents in June, 1848, and was also one of the chief strongholds of the Communists in 1871; and on both occasions the noighboring barri- cades were only stormed by the troops after a severe struggle. On the latter occasion the in- surgents had placed gunpowder in the vaults for the purpose of blowing up the building, but were islodgea before much damage had been jone. Gordon’s View of the Edenie Apple. From the London Trath. Here is a droll story about Gen, Gordon that has not yet found its way into print. The general entertained peculiar ideas concorning the Edenic apple by which Mother Eve intro- duced “d?ath and all our woe" into the world. The constituent elements of this fruit Gordon held to be present in the blood of every member of the human race up to the present day, and he contended that thetr virus could only be subdued and counteracted by frequent par ticlpation in the bread and wine of the sacra— ment. But so materia! a view did he take of this rite that he thought the more a mau could ingest, in guantl of the consecrated food, the better'would be his chances of expurgating frvnn hls physteal organism the polsonous cor- puscles of the forbidden anne: Having fore- teen that there woald belittle of no opportunie ties of receiving the sacrament in the Soudan, Gordon resolved to take as much as possible of the sacred elements before starting. He there- fore occupied himself on the Saturday before his last Sunday in England in ascertainin, the hours at which communion would be ad- ministered In the various churches within reach of the place where he then was, and, ris- ing early on the Sunday morning, he went from church to church in turn, partaking of the sac- rament in each, and thus received the elements somo halt doze times in succession, beginning at 6 o'clock a. m. and ending at midday. 9 Wednesday Whatnots. “How did you get that awful cold?” “I sus- Pect Igot it sitting by the window.” | “You should be careful about ate cee an open win- dow at thistime of year.’ jh, the window Wwasn'topen. It had Just been washed, and it was so clear and transparent that it seemed just like sitting out of doors. Yes, that was how I probably caught cold."—Boston Transcript. A gentleman of our acquaintance tells us the | ent to hunt up one of the origi | This city is the pioneer THE TREES IN WASHINGTON. A Mighty Forest Growing Within the City. A SPLENDID SCHEME FOR PROVIDING SHADE AND BEAUTIFYING THE STREETS SUCCESS FULLY CARRIED ovT. ‘Washington Correspondence New York Timese Standing upon the dome of the Capitol at this season of the year one overlooks a vast laby- rinth of leafing trees probably unequaled in ex- tent, variety and symmetry in any other city in the world. Ina few years our capital will become pre-eminently the forest city of the na- tion. Trees all around you, in platoons, in col- umns, in ranks, single, double, and quadruple, they shade and ornament with thelr luxuriant “foliage not only the magnificent avenues where fashion takes its daily airing, but equally the squalid and unimproved streets inhabited by | the very poor. There are trees of many varle- ties—the stately plume-crowned elm, symmet- Tical, tenderleaved Carolina poplars; sprawl ing, much-bebuttoned sycamores, in liveriesof white; rare and distinguished looking ginkgos, lifting their spare trunks heavenward, like lofty church spires; soft, green, umbra- geous maples—the people's favorite—and gen- erous, broad-leaved lindens and catalpas, There is no more striking sight in Washington than in the center of one cirel may be secn by standin: of the small parks, caile: intersection of someti: and avenues, and the along the rows of grow! species, of similar height and beantifal aspect, which | radiate from vou for miles in all directions, like spokes from the hub of a wheel. And one needs only to notice some hot August day the pedes- triins dodging trom tree to trve to escape the blistering sun, the horses picking thelr way where the trees shade the stree dren continuing their play at noontide beneath their crateful shelter, to be convinced that the} have an important bearing upon public health and comfort, These facts ted yur correspond- ors of this great improvement, Mr. William perintendent.of the propagating garden, depart- ment of agriculture, for intormation, and Mr, aunders imparted these fa Are about 60,0UV tree . Our stre of shade, exclusive of parks and pub- We’ intend that every graded street, whether inhabited or not, shail have at least two rows of ¥ ie sluade trees, and many of the in four, Set out in single fil trees would extend i Planted ina grove, allowing only fect spree between the trees, and they form a fore: alone probably number 25,001 sugar orchard with which t temper. Probably no other has provided so muniticently and systemati- cally for its citizens in ihe matter of shade. fal ex- ample of the application of arboriculture to the improvement and ornaments ts. When carrying o1 Scheme of public improve: t complaint was m: trees in the pre sted to the author- ing should be put into the hands of a d commission, who showid plant quick-growing trees to supply the Of those removed. and thus quiet public dis- content, The suxgestion was ucied upon, and William R. Smith, John Saul and William Saunders were appointed a parking commis sion, who should act as an advisory board to plan for and superintend the setiing out of suitable shade trees, These yenilemen were practical nurserymen. The annual expendi- ture for this départment has been $13,000, The parking commission not had the hand ling of the money, their duties beiny wholly ad- visory and superintending. During the first few years of our administration the principal outlay was for purchasing and setting out tre As soon as Pace ble nurseries started and planted with the seeds of approved varieties of shade trees, and by this means of late years we have been able to secure our stock at minimum price and little loss. “As the number of trees under otr charge In- creased it was found that the boxing and proper care of those already d_ absorbed the funds to such an extent that only two or three thousand new trees could be plauted annually Our tree boxes cost us s apiece, and by their peculiar construc only to protect the trees from outside violence, but also afford adequate support to th agalnst the high winds which oft this section and to which, fron ition, they are peculiarly Rivorabie conditions a tree box will last six or cight years. The employment of six or eight men with three horses the working in the streets of strect grading. Ti ities tnat the et renew and repair the tree boxes alone mazing how many ene- mies a properly planted tree has to contend with in its laudable efforts In behalf of public comfort. Every runaway horse is sure to fetch up against a tree box, to their mutual hurt and destruction. roverblal lamp post. Rain and wind storms in connection with excessive growth produce a large annual crop of accidents. trees Were prostrated in a single summer storm a few years ago, Besides no tree is exempt from its hereditary foes inthe way of bugs, beetles and worms, The lice report duily’ all mishaps to trees and Boxes, anid we keep a team busy throughout the growingseason repairing damages, such as re- Moving broken limbs and worms’ nests. It re- quires a large aygregate of labor to simply care for a forest of 60,000 trees, for such it really is, During the planting season, of course, a much larger force 1s temporarily employed. “The his- tory of a tree depends almost wholly upon the skill and pains bestowed upon it at planting. A street haying been designated for the setting, we dig holes at intervals of 25 or 30 feet. aecord- ing to the variety ol tree, from which three cart- loads of dirt are removed and carried away ‘The trees are then brought from the nurseries ina wagon es} built for that, purpose, care being tal t the roots shall not be come dry, which, as you know, is the chief cause of debility atid loss when they are shi pped from some far distant nursery. The head having been suitably cut back, the tree is de- posited in the hole, which is then filled with three cartloads of gvod soil, prepared and en- riched for that purpose. As‘each tree involves the handling of six cartioads of soll, which must often be conveyed long distances, and at an average expense of 50 cents per load, you perceive that the main expense is not the tree [iself, but the planting. It is also often needfal to water the newly planted trees during the dry heats of summer. With sneh careful and scien- tific treatment the loss reaches the astonishing- ly low figure of 2 per cent, and theentire cost of 4n established tree is found to be less than $8_as against $6, the average cost in Paris, “The main difficulty counter,” con- tinued Mr. Saunders, “is in the matter'of pru- ning, The Almighty never intended that a tree should be pruned, agricultural wiseacres to the contrary notw nding. Henee we never trim a tree without good and sufficient reason., Some varictics send down long pendu- lous branches which interfere with the huts and umbrellas of passers by, and require to be |.temoved. Others grow a mass of foliage so dense as to offer asolid front to gales of wind, and must be thinned out to prevent their over: throw, a fatality to which the isolated trees of the streets are far more Mable than those planted in parks. It isniso necessary to elip off the twigs infested with worms’ nests, &. This pruning can be satcly Intrusted only to expert operators, whose services can be secured Only at tates beyond that which our appropria- tion authorizes us to expend; hence we are much embarrassed in this branch of the ser- vice. Sometimes we are asked to remove the tops of thegrowing trees because they interfere th the telegraph wires, but we do not do it.” Further conversation developed the tact that the tavorite and best shade tree, evidenced by experience and popular approvail, 1s the mapie, Of which seven'distinet Yarletios ure planted. Most of them are slow growers, but do nob easily break, aro seldon troubled with insects, and offer’ a _ symmetrical and _ plea: sant aspect. For wide avenues, where there is | plenty, of room, preference | is shown forthe syeamore—a favorite shade tree in Europe, tiough not so popular here—and the Mnden and elm.” Massachusetts avenue is trav- ersed by four rows of linden trees for a distance following good story, which goés to show that the average Austin boy has. what Mrs. Parting- ton wonld calla “judicious” mind. He, the boy, wanted to go in swimming, “But, my son,” rejoined the anxious nt; “swimmii ng is unhealthy. It was only this morning that you were complaining of @ pain BOE ed Stomach: “That's so, pa; but I knowhow toswim on my back.” —Tezas Sijtings, “Shiver my. tar lights!” exclaimed Sec- retary. Whitne "Ee hevcltmbed aboard the United States frigate Omaha, off Bedloe’s Is- land last Saturday. “Is this craft a Queen Anne cottage or a renaissance of s Nantucket wash- tub? Brace up her starboard bow and bring it around on her port stern. Lash her rudder to her main mizzen topmast, and if she must go down let her sink with all colors eo fend and her last shot in the locker!”—Chicago News. Ah! what's this? A baseball pitcher arrested by a myrmidon of the law ona ceeres oC ate SA) su of fami! For ould you baver ff ho apport the besemen would Properly, they ought not to expect him to su} any! else. And it must bea might small-minded that would ask support of abuseball pitcher, It ought to be ciently roud and I he copsents to belong said family, without asking farther benetac- tions from the great one.—Boston Lake Shore company employs a lady teket agent, She is a good agontrand attends closely. to her day = ieee cet ed up to the ticket Tittle tate. tn ot . write pee ee 4 reply of the fair tickét agent, than last season, but without so of nearly five miles, and some day will become @ noted promenade on account of the magnifi- cent shade these royal trees will afford. The elm does very well in this climate, though sub- ject to the ravages of a worm that often divests it sony of foliage, and to destroy which no sufficient (Reaper apparatus has yet been devised. The Carolina poplar {s extensively utilized, its quick growth, pyramidal shape, clean bark and glossy green foliage compensat- ing for some minor disadvan{ The spind- ling but beautiful leaved ginkgo has m planted, with striking effect, along the avenue leading through the ‘k in front of the Agri- cultural department, {ts exceedingly spare to leaving the view of the other trees of park ‘unim ‘As frequent inquiries are made from other cities as to the kinds of trees most successfully planted in Ly fercat rhage ‘the list is appended in the dimmishing of their fre- quency: able or injurious effects of shade trees hoaith whan growing near human habit the trees from twen' fede be 5534 cutting ed from futting out the ce sus ts broken i g ais & ct i f F i Hl | and little ehil- | wanders, st- | 3 are provided with | Drunken men find them a safer | and far more convenient resting place than the | Two thousand | \ | | | | | sent who deals direct with the const | | | | | | it will be en: THE OLEOMARGARINE FRAUD. Blow Dealt to it by the Pennsylyani Legisiature—What Dealers Say About the Matter. From the Philadelphia Times, June 2. Oleomargarine was yesterday quoted at 10% to 10 cents per pound, wholesile. Retailers disposed of the article at 25 cents per pound and found purchasers, The hot season always has a deleterious effect upon bogus butter and its price, but the law recently passed by the leg: islature has added somewhat to the accelerated decrease in price. Dealers are despondent and are wondering, Ina dim way, if the law can be circumvented. A visit to the prominent com- mission and wholesale produce deaierson Water strect resulted in the conviction that domestic produce dealers, as a whole, Messrs. Green & Corish, when spoken to on the subject and asked as to the effect of the law were outspoken in their denunciation of imi tion butter. Both partners were alike in their opinions, which put in the month of Mr. Green, Was about as £ ) TO BOGUS BUTTER. “Oleomargarine or suine or any kind of spur- fous butter Is objectionable, not only to the con- sumer, but to the commission men. We do not handle it, because there fs very Nittle money in it to the wholesale dealer. All dealers know the q n price and we are doing well if we half cent profit, The re the bogus at about the same pric for the genuine article. Ir for thirty-two cents per px sold at thirty cents, It {is necessary price high, ‘so as not to let tl cover the Spurious nature of son of its cheapness. It will the law is enforced, and we hope it will be. appeal to the court of last resort has in New York and if the lower cou tained the manufacture and sale of spurious butter will be almosi atan end, as other states will be governed hy the result intNew Yor LAD THE LAW WAS PASSED, Mr. Drenner, of Hunter & Drenner, who said the firm has been a large dealerin bogas butter, and who is regarded among the commission men as @ man well qualified to speak on the subject, was emphatic in his discussion of the smatter. re pod thing if ‘An “Tam glad the law has dcen passed and hope | It has already been shown | reed. that the or Way to detect the bogus from the genuine je is close nd sclentif inspec Y to | prevent frauds. I will be ¢ y that |, our business has been lory of spurious: places | 1 | mate required, thronghout | butter and in the last year represented in oleo- margarine alone $150,000, some protit, but the margin Is too close, To day New York and Brooklyn manvfactared oleomargarine is selling at ten to ten and a half cents a pound. We cannot sell it at over eleven cents, while the retailers get twenty: to We to sell St for What it Is, flers sell it for butter. THE PUBLIC DEFRAUDED, “While our business has been very large in the article, I know that the public has been de- frauded by the retailers, [also know tha enty per cent of the bogus butter m of material that would deemed deleterious to 1 OF course we made h trausporta- tion, butter for what it is,and has to put the price up to the genuine arucle in order to keep up the decep- tion, It has come to such a pass that either the Interests of the country will have be ore than ther are, or the imitations ‘oUt of competition. GOOD IMITATIONS DRIVEN ort. “Two firms in Chicago manufactured a line of imitation butter made out of the finest nery butter and the best leaf lard, which was good, but the decrease in the price of genu- ine butter has caused them to suspend manu- facta: 1 the olec st ar pric ne manuiacturers, wo for t yeur bave been cutting each other's thre getting ypabeeprped lower Tosel 8, and now when the countrs ted over the imminence of a cl demie and tood is carefully looke mutter becomes one of the most ser pration, There is plenty of money in it, bu@I would prefer the profits of the legitimate article to the preservation of a fraud.” JOBBERS AGAINST THE LAW. Among the jobbers the almost unanimous opin- ion was that the law was unfair and would be inoperative. It was “class legislation” and not in keeping with the spirit of the institution. No organized effort has yet been arranged to ts, in their cheaper they must use cheaper is ex- era epi. to, u ‘tous’ con- | fight it, but the jobbers and retailers are now bility of joining forces to | considering the adyi test it. The resultin } iy looked for and will have a great deal to do in determining the course of action to be pursued here. In the markets the retailers are blue. Several were found who admitted that ther made an average of fifteen cents per pound on bogus butter, as the only way they could sell it was to pot ths price as high or nearly as high as good iter in order to complete the deception. GOV. SHEPHERD IN MEXICO. His Mining Operations There. HIS GRAND WORK ATTHE CAPITAL OF THE Na- TION—THE OVATION HE WILL RECEIVE ON HIS RETURN. “Gath” in Cincinnati Enquirer, Ex-Goy. Shepherd, of the District ot Colum- bia, will return to this country some time dur- ing the summer or fall, and will probably re- ceive the ovation he deserves from a city which he created to his own injury and ruin. Every step this man took to lift the capital out of the mud was hooted by the professional sneaks and belittlers of earnest endeavors. Attempt- ing to blackmail him and have him charge the black-mail to the public treasury, the assailants of Shepherd tailed, and then they raised the cry that he was a great thief. His work speaks for itself, and their words are dead and rotten, Mr. Samuel Elliott has sent me a report he has ust made on Goy, Shepherd's mines In Mex- ico, whither he proceeded as one of a com) with T. L, Crittenden and another, These three went to Batopilas last November. Gov. Shepherd has never left these mines but once ny in four years, and then only to go to Chihtahua. He is coming home in October. Shepherd lives at ay called Hacienda of San Miguel, where are m warehouses, boarding-houses tor the employes, &e. The buildings are very solid and are walled. The committee found perfect good or- stem and constant industry there, rd took this property the plant . Ithad an old three- ‘arastras, Shepherd had put up strong, durable buildings: the place Is so surrounded by mountains that bowlders roll down and break the houses to pieces unless they are well walled. Now Gov. Shepherd has one thirty-stamped steam mill and another fifteen- stamped sill, the two having cost under $200,000, He ‘has a tramway which cost about $38,000; the whole plant now stands at $356,- 000. The assets of the company are reckoned at $644,000; the liabilities are about $279,000, Shepherd started in with a working ‘capital of 000. In two years it paid $280,000 in vidends, having MET A BONANZA, which was not of durable continuance. Much of the ore also began to assay low compared to the first ore taken out. Shepherd, therefore, extended his enterprise to adjacent mines, which he found more favorable relatively. He began to buy and treat the ores of the whole adjacent region, consequently during 1883 he had a net profit of $102,000. “During 1885 it Is expected that the profits will be about $200,000, Itseems that hq has four other mines besides the Batopilas, and superintends certain other mining properties, The trouble down there is to get fuel. Wood costs $10 a cord. Mr. Elliott says that over $75,000,000 of American money have been invested in Mexico in the past five Everybody admires the countty for scesery, bul werybody admires the country bul its realities are uncertain, ‘The Paris of America. Editorial Correspondence of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Covrier. Five years have wronght astonishing changes in the physical appearance of Wasliington. The elty now boasts # population of over 200,000, The most notable growth of the city has been in the west end—or more strictly speaking in the north west end. It is buta few years since K street marked the limit, to the north, of the fine streets. Now ee iden street after street beyond, almost lothe end ofthe niphaber Where stood shant- fes,now stand lines ofpalaces. A few ago Stewart's Castle and the British '* about: only im) land- residence were the 2 - are not in favor of | the sale of bogus butier, as it is now governed. | cigin | To-day the best butter in the world | | sells at twenty cents per pound wholesale, a ew York is anxiously | No Pressure Strong Enough te Change the President's Policy. HIS DETERMINATION TO MAKE No WHOLRSALE REMOVALA ‘Wash. Cor. New York Herald, May 20, The Washington STAR says this evening “Although President Cleveland has given no intimation of a change of policy, the alr is ful! | of rumors that there will soon be a ‘clear sweep’ in the various government departmenta, ‘These rumors have put the clerks on the edge, aud their fears will not be quieted antl after the Ist of July It ts entirely true that “the air bere is full of rumors” of what the politicians call “a clean sweep,” and it is Just as accurately trae that these rumors have not the ghost of a tounda tion in fact, It is true thot there is a strong and persistent Pressure upon the administration for sweeping changes, A itis true that this pressure, whi sand grieves the President, bas ~t upen Lim than to strenghten bis nation to carry on the public business for the People aud to resist every Importunity to make changes, except where the public cood w the civ) service calls for this cabinet «Mt him. The public ought to ki ; and it ought to know that there is a great, and it isnot too harsh to sey an in and his cabl a clean s' who exert this pressure The administration and the Presi articular deserve the praive and the ny sympathy and suppor desire good govern making, and wh of all men whe e stand they are espondent haw the assurance they will continue to make against this hase pressur These rumors of <we “in the air” hgre ar a, both oP erhorn The first set are kl want them t mocratic politicians: nd Would-be besse in esxmen int SOME case emen pretend thal aie party at lange; of the voter What the democratic Wanting. To hear have to belleve that party demanded ottice relieve, and for the Ws It to be false nd file are would democratic ais the President doc y good reason thi has to listen to als of these office : public t know t mu Uhat | the a: pressure, Ut depari 1 for hin ou the his inauguration, the has conducted all lis public second set of men who “fll the alr” with umMors of sweeping changes are repullie iticlans, Th hy admine mi with the ndful of de ying to dig nothing so ewuse IC Uy at presia on want an sweep,” tb rveland to sett ein the neat VARS tO <t ppatrone r MMCCESS Wii his record to the prom- siness for the public hh parties in the next | canvass will have to Le true to that policy, and | no gen omiscs or expectations of OMce jcanbe used to stirap tae zoalof bosses, Mr, | Cleveland understands this, bat not better than Fepublican machine poliliciaus, Who are per: fectly conscious that if Mr. ad stands firm they have no chance in ISss. The President doe stand fru: asa rock. Im- portunities do not move him. No ingenuity uf appeal deceives him, He is gettiy Peale tious, as experience has shown him how little hecan trust men he does not know, He know where mistakes have been made, and these have been lessons to him, He ts imore likely fusier hereafter to go slower than to & Jin making appointments, because he has learned how mistakes are made, and he has learned in many ways 16 | xuard himself against deception. It is prob ply true that he is a loser personal |examination of the of proposed aj polntments than he did at first; and while in spite the mistakes will c » to be m dreds o} appuintnents must be made merely te if anything is certain at this thne po import r. the publie service to part m1 himself or tol- | erate his subordinat ents f 0 That he will the larger part ta cancies is truc. He ought to, undoubtedly, civil service ought to be fairly divided be: parties. That is the only way to p of polities—to prevent a partisan of the offices—and it is that which the Pres: dent is determined to effect. Rad Major General | HIS OPINION: ocrats for muel Pope. CONCERNING COAST DEPENSES= TORPEDOES, GUNS AND CANNON, From an Interview in the San Franctsco Bulletin, “Are the facts as set out recently by Lieut Griffin concerning our coast defenses correct “Well,” answered Gen. Pope with a smile, “those facts as now stated ought not to occasion any general surprise, for they have long been known to the business men of our commercial cities, The defenses of San Francisco, for in stance, are very poor, The guns are few and small. There are some 15-inch guns which ex- plode 150 pounds of powder at a charge, but these are not well mounted. I understand that @ congressional committee will come here to look at the works. Some of these committees so combine pleasure and work as. to eliminate the work, but this committee will probably be an exception. As to your question concerning the ability of civilians to Judge of a question defense better than military men, the wisdom of the nation has named a congressional com- mittee to consider the facts and report. New York harbor cannot be much worse defended than San Francisco is. Twenty years ago the defenses bere would command more than they do now.” “What would be the probable cost of making the defense of San Francisco adequate?’ “Oh, that I could not say. I could not even approximate an estimate. Before my figureq could be suggested it would be necessary for the engineers tomake surveys and for some plan to be adopted.” “And what general form would the improve ment in our defenses take?” “There should be changes, of course. Bat no nation has yet reached a conclusion coneern- ing defenses. The conditions chi with the invention of firearms ani | torpedo service seems to be moderately satis- | factory, but not completely so. Experiments | are continually going on with lange and smali torpedo bonts and fixed torpedoes. The io service can be made only auxiliary to the service. It is one thing to carry on torpedo ex- periments, or in fact any warlike experiments, ander favorable cireumstances,in time of peace, and it is another thing to try the same experi ments when an enemy 4s doing his best to thwart you, The difference, in fact, 1s about like that of firing at a target for practice and firing at another man when he is taking aim at and firing at you at the same time.” “Are not certain Kinds of torpedoes found to be ‘controllable and navigable some ce a meg oe. ion thas te « “Yes, they appear to be, but this has been de monst by Sxpertmnne, and not by actual war, which is a dilferent thing. It the willgive you all the time you want and allow fou faim) upon him all your conditions, 1 is probable that you will be able to blow hit out of water alinost every time. But he will bi busy himself trying to foil your plans.” ware you familiar with the plan praponel by Lieut. Graydon for the defense of San harbor recently, his plan being to attach does to wire cables operated on the primcighe’er our cable roads?” “I have not studied it. My impression ts that: torpedoes can be only auxiliary to the land ser vice for defense. At present we could not with our land defenses an invasion by iron. clads. Such vessels could come over bar and into the bay. But there is no sign of for. eign war now, Our nearest danger in this coun oy internal, notexternal” | “Has any new principle of importance been ene = the manufacture of arms since our wil war?” “There have been improvements in the manu facture of guns and in the materials but I do not think there is any new principle in the manufacture. Guns are made larger and fur. ther-reaching. We have no guas which can carry five miles effectivety.” “1s there any fort in New York harbor which could withstand a bombardment?” “No, sir. New York is better guarded than any other large seaboard clty on the Atlantié coast.” “Are experiments made continually in war- ike Instruments in this country?” “Yes, in torpedoes, guna, breech-loading ean- they may lead to some and ——--—-ee0_______ Prohibition in Georgia. ‘From the Atianta Constitation, A circular issued by the Good Templars on the 20th of this month is a very interesting Gocument. The excellence of the map consists = * Precally cola Georgia has & prohibition state. i” counties: cotntice areexceptioual * Tere i slong the! river, streak hele A a