Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1885, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, ECBMBER 19, 1885—DOUBLE SHEET. CITY AND DISTRICT. SEVENTH STREET SCENES. Saturday Night on a Great Bi Thoroughfare. iness CHARACTERS ON THE STREET—THE STORES AND THE LIGHTS—THE CHANGING CHARAC- TER OF THE SCENE, ETC. “Got'em hot! Got ‘em hot!” the peanut boy eries out to the passing crowd, as he twists the mouths of the paper bags under the light of the street lamp. Seventh street is an active place on @ Saturday night approaching Christmas times. The peanut boy reaches his custom through his lung power, and, standing behind his push cart, plies his small trade in a small ‘way with as bright an eye tothe main chance @s bis more pretentious cousin, who deals out Silks and laces in the brilliant plate glass win- dowed store across on the prosperous side of the @urb. The candy boy has his push cart, too, and the apple man, and the man with the au- tomatic mice, i alive,” who makes the ne: us female gather her skirts close about hi shoe tops, and squeeze over to the other side of the pavement. All these hang on to the outside of the curb, and go to_ make up the pieturesque Ofthe street scene. The man who tempts the ebildren to an old age of repentance by disp! Ing fancy inted candies under th stands side by side with the great bi; double-fisted six-footer, who drops on: and then the other when he walks, and lool as it he might be aslugger, but who conten! Bimself at present with selling fancy paper Wind mills to the children. The crowd press back and forth through the light that bursts | forth from the brightly lighted windows, and the tired hill horse hangs his head under thi gas lamp and waits for the nextcar. Fora mile before you, north from the avenue, A SHEET OF LIGHT spreads out from each side of the street,and the lights all run together in the distance. Seventh street is most attractive from the Center m: ket to E street. The great big stores are there, the electric lights are there, and there the crowd lingers around the windows. Then there is a blank space—a chunk cut out of the fee scene by ihe benvy shadows of the Post and Interior department. Thegay scene, the crowd looking in the gay windows and all that starts up again suddenly at@ street, and if you follow it on there fs no telling where it will lead you. The activity continues on out tothe Boundary,or may be beyond, but the character of’ the scene eb almost block by block, a3 you go out until w awhile the lights get dimmer, the stores are smaller and more dingy, and the crowd is more mixed and less attractive. ‘The colored people are more numerous as you further out. In one store you will see Uncie erhaul buying a second-hand calle wrapper, with big, bright flowers on it, to give to his “old enti ristmas; or if he bas had work during the month he may buy ber a brand new one with a ruffle around the bottom. Aunt Charity s buying a red cotton handkerehiet or # pair of coarse yarn socks for her oid man, or second-hand doll for one of the little ones, BACK INTO THE REALM OF LIGHT. Coming back into the brighter part of the street again it is a relief, and the big stores look bigger, the lights brighter, and the gay, rich oods and toys displayed in the windows look S yer and richer and brighter than they did elore. ‘The people look us if they belonged to another world. Some are hurrying along with market baskets, conscious suddenly that they have spent too much time looking at the pretty. things in the windows and forgotten the real object of theirtrip. Others have arms full of bundles, whose rugged and uneven outlines denote that they are toys. One man feels very uncomfortable because the crowd has rubbed the ‘off an immense doll he was carryin; 4n his arms done up as if it were a loaf of brew or & sausage. Every! ly is carrying some- Every brilliant window is surrounded bya crowd. The rich silks ane Sore bette furs, books, nick-knacks, my (bees are ‘are all admired. Even the boots and shoes, », Slippers, overcoats and dressing gowns come in fur a share of attentiou. The dolis that are dressed in their holiday best attract large crowds, and the windows of all the toy shops are surrounded. In some of the | nearly every thing one can Imagine that is beautiful in color and attractive in de- sign 1s displayed, the colors being blended in a ‘most artisiic manner. ‘THE STORE WINDOWS. Some of the windows look as if they repre- sented every line of trade. The inevitable red plush tollet sets and fancy combs and brushes are icuous everywhere. Handsomely Dound books, plush-framed mirrors, gentle men’s dressi eases, toy guns, albums, fancy china res, music boxes, little autom- Zions that ao all sorts of smart things when you ‘wind them up properly, tool boxes, dolls, jaes, jes, and 4 thousand and one bric-e-brac, are thrown together in pic- ee cher eas a oe are oor led with the pavements are in motion. ‘As the hour ixeus late the big man with the Uitte wind-milis and the man with the mice, “all alive,” In little boxes marked “rat,” hav @isappeared, and the peanut boy has “Zot ‘em bog ‘two bags for five cents,” and pretty near ut, The candy man’s torch has gone out, and he wheels his candy cart aw: as ‘here are no more children to make sick. ‘When the purchasers are nearly all zone, and the stores begin tociose up, the scene is changed. ‘The shop giris come out in a troop,and the lights go out in the stores as it they carried the ness with them. On the curb escorts are ‘waiting for some of them, and the man who doesn’t know any of them stands on the corner ‘and smiles as they pass by. — WHAT THE MARINES DID. ‘Whe Hoeisted the Fiag on the Mint at New Orieans—The Cool Conduct of a Squad of Marines. ‘To the Faitor of Tre EvENtNo Star: Ihave read with much interest, in recent is- sues of THE STAR, asailor’s story of the pass age of Fort Jackson and St. Philip by Admiral Farragut’s fleet, in April, 1562. ‘This narrative is in the main correct, but the sailorerrs,when he says that a boat's crew of the Richmond hoisted the flag on the mint. As an eye witness, the writer isin 2 position to | give atrue version of that affair, and for tite | Sake of correct listory. and al-o to the end that | gredit, ifany was deserved. be rendered to whom it is due, he will endeavor to do so, ‘On the morning following the arrival of the Union fleet at New Orleans, a detachment of marines from the Pensacola received orders to embark in the ship’s boats, and land. The de- tachment consisted of thirty men under the command of Livut. J.C. Harris, U.S. marine corps, and was aceompanied by Lieut. Stillwell, U.S wavy, and @ ship's quartermaster, in eharge of the The levee of ly excited the worst ele ment of the tected the marines with cries ot derision and exe eration; pistols and knives were bran- dished "in their faces, but, uncowed by all the small body ot Uut promptly formed, wse order and with steady teps to their destination. Arrived at the mint, @ chain of sentinels wis posted around the | , the confederate flag hauled down, and repli by the Union flag. Th i, the marines remained in ci Mint until recalied. On their return march | they again encountered the hostile crow diicalty reembarked in’ their boats turned to the Pensacola in safety. How this event resulted in the arrest, trial and execution fa man named Momiord is matter of histor. Reputable Union citizens of New Orleans r lated to the writer in aftertimes how thi trembled tor the safety of that small body of marines, fearing—and not without reason— that any overt act on the part of the mob would lead toa bloody conflict, and result in an im- mediate bombardment oi the city, then wholly Bnder the command of the guns of the fleet. ‘The admirable discipline and coolness of the marines, under trying circumstances, on that ‘Ocoasion, tended, no doubt, to the prevention Of such a catastrophe. On the day following all the marines of the Reet landed, formed a battalion, and on that oc- easion, accompanied by «few boat howitzers, marched first to the United States custom: house and ihence to the city hail. Over both buildings the Union flag was hoisted and a strong guard of marines remained in charge Until the arrival of the troups of Gen. Butler, When the city was turned over to the custo. ‘Of the army. cM, te Defects of Our Parking. To the Editor of the EveNixe Stan: No doubt it was supposed by the originators Ofthe system of parking our streets that the space thus made before each house would be a thing of beanty and a joy torever to possessor, that the millionaire of the W &nd the poor laborer on X strect could buth in thelr way enjoy their ofinm cum dignitate better by its means; but experience has shown that | however great their advantages to individuals the a of the city is but little improved by them save in some favored localities. For Instance, take a block of dwellings owned or oc- cupied by persons of diferent tistes or peeunt- sry means. What do we see? Every variety of fencing, in some places no fence at all. Belore some houses patches of offensive weeds or wild grass growing like tufts of hair on @ diseased scalp while the next door may boast of a neat grass plat or flower bed surrounded by an iron Failing. Some tronts are bricked, in others the hard baked earth affords a tempting place for all the marble-playing youth of the neighbor- hood. Many tencciess fronts are awkward gaps in an otherwise attractive line of fencing, but Savein such localities where the houses are chiefly owned by their inmates there Is @ hor- THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Details of the Estimates for its Sup- port Next Year. CHANGFS MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY—ITEMS WHICH HE LEAVES TO CONGRESS TO DETERMINE—THE TOTAL EX- PENSES, ETC. The following are the estimates in detail for the support of the District government for the next fiscal year, as submitted to Congress by Secretary Manning, together with the remarks of the Secretary: GENERAL EXPENSES. Salaries and contingent expenses— Executive office: Two Commissioners, at $5,000 each, $10,000; one engineer Commissioner (to make salary equal to $5,000), $924; secretary, $2,160; one clerk and assistant secretary (increase of $100 submitted). $1,600; one clerk, $1,400; one lerk, $1,200; One messenger, $600; one mes- 30; one driver, $480; contingent ex- penses, including printing, books, stationery, livery, horseshoeing, and other necessary items (inerease of $500 submitted), $3,000. ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. Assessor, $3,000; two assistant assessors, at $1,600 each, $3,200; one clerk, $1,200; three rks, at 31,000 each (two additional submit- $3,000; ‘license clerk, $1,200; inspector of ses, $1,200; one assistant or clerk, $900; oae clerk and messenger, $900; contingent ex- penses, including printing, books, stationery, detection of frauds on the revenue, forage, horseshoeing and other necessary items, $1,000, COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. Support and maintenance, $15,000. Industrial Home School: Maintenance of taniates and salaries of ter id rt totiog ot “industrien, and” general Topas, ne STREETS. Sweeping, cleaning and sprinkling streets, avenues and alleys, $60,000; current work of repairs Of streets, avennes and ulleys, $30,000; current work on county roads and suburban streets, $45,000; cleanivg sewers and basins, 330,000; repairs to pumps, $3,000. Parking commission: Contingent expenses, including laborers, curt-hire, trees, tree boxes, tree-stakes, tree-straps, planting and care of trees, white- Washing, care uf parks and miscellaneous items. Street-lamps: For illuminating material and lighting, extinguishing, repairing and cleaning lamps on avenues, streets and alleys, and for purchasing and erecting new lamp-posts, and to replace such as are old, damaged and unfit for use: ‘That no more than twenty- two dollars per ‘annum for each street-lamp shall be paid for gas, lighting, extinguishing, repairing and cleaning under any uxpendituro provided for in this act; and said lamps shall not burn less than two thousand six hundred hours per annum; and the Commissioners are authorized, In their discretion, to substitute other illuminating material at the same or less BUGS ans ta use sO Lalo of the loop Grad ap- propriated ax may be necessary for ‘pur Pose, $105,000. 2 METROPOLITAN POLICE. Major and superintendent, $2,600; captain, $1,800; Heutenant, night-inspector, $1,500; property-clerk, $1,800; one clerk, $1,500; one clerk, $900; four surgeons for the police and fire departments, at $540 each, (increase of $60 each submitted), $2,160; additional compensa- ton for privates detailed for special service in the prevention and detection of erlme, 81,440; Collector, $4,000; cashier, $1,800; clerk in charge of special assessments, $1,700; book- keeper, $1 one clerk, $1,200; four clerks, at $31,100 each, $5,600; one messenger, $600; con- Unixent exp of which a sum not exceeding 31,200 may be applied to the payment ot serv- lees necessary for preparing an exhibit of all outstandi in arrears, printing, books, Stationery aud other necessary’ items (increase of $1,200 submitted), $2,000. AUDITOR'S OFFICE, Auditor, $3,000; chief clerk, $1,800; book- keeper, $1,800; one clerk, $1,600; two clerks, at $1,400 each, $2,800; three clerks, at $1,200 ach, $3,600; One Clerk, $1,000; one messenger, $600; contingent expenses, including books, stationery and other necessary items, $300. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Attorney, $1,000; assistant attorney, $2,000; special assistant attorney (Increase of $240 sub- mitted), $1,200; law clerk (increase of $10 sub- mitted), $1,000; messenger (increase $3 sub- mitted), $200; Tent of office, $100; contingent expenses, inciuding books, stationery, printing and other necessary items, $500. SINKING-FUND OFFICE. Two clerks, at $1,400 each (increase of $200 each submitted), $2,800; contingent expenses, including books, stationery, printing and mis- eellaneous, $300, CORONER'S OFFICE. Coroner, $1,800; contingent expenses, in- cluding Jurors’ fees, stationery, books, blanks, removal of deceased persons, making autopsies, and holding inquests, $700. ENGINEER'S OFFICE. Chief clerk (increase of $100 submitted), $2,000; three clerks at $1,600 each, $4,500; one clerk, $1,400; four clerks, at $1,200 each, $4,800; three clerks. at $900 each, $2,700; omputing engineer, $2,400; Inspector of build- ings, $2,400; assistant inspector of buildings, $1,200; inspector of asphalt and cement,$2,400; inspector of gas and meters, $2,000; Superin- tendent of streets, $2,000; Superintendent of roads, $1,400; inspector of plumbing, $1,800; assistant inspector of plumbing $1,000; super: intendent of lamps, 3900; superintendent of parking, $1.200; assisiant superintendent of parking, $700; one assistant engineer (Increase of 3400'submitted), $2,000; one assistant en- xineer, in Heu of two at $1,500 each, $1,800; one assistant engineer, In lieu of two at $1,500, $1,600;draughtsinan,$1,200; inspector of streets and sewers (increase ‘of ‘$200 submitted), $1,400; two | inspectors of — streets ani sewers, at $1 each, $2,400; _ three market-masters, "at $1,200 ‘each, | $3,600; one | marketmaster, "$900; _harbormaster, 31,200; four rodmen at $780 each, (one addi- jonal submitted) $3,120: four axemen, at $650 each, (one additional submitted) $2,600; one Janitor (increase of $20 submitied), $720; two messenger clerks, at 3600 each, $1200; three messengers, at $430 each, $1,440: three’ watch- men, at $480 each, $1,440: two laborers, at 3366 each, $720; contingent expenses, $5,300: for maintaining ‘the laboratory and apparatus gy fie office of the inspector of gas and ineters, 0. Miscellaneous expenses, District offices and markets: Fuel, ice, gas, repairs, Insurance and general “necessary expenses of’ District offices and markets, $5,000. (Note.—The foregoing estimates omit the item of $3,000 contained in the estimate of the Com- missioners for salary of the surveyor of the Dis- triet of Columbia. “The law provides tor the payment of the surveyor by fees, and the act of Congress, approved June 20, 1874, (18 Stat., 117, .) Prohibits the payment of any salary or compensation to him or his subordinates, except such fees for special services as are allowed by law. The fees are paid by the par Ues tor whom the services are rendered. time an item for the surveyor's sal- ary has been included in the Commissioners’ estimates, and Congress has twice disapproved of the chdnge by refusing to make the appro- priation. In the absence of any explanation as to why the change is again proposed, and in View Of the action of Congress, this deparunent cannot recommend the approval of this item. In some cases, the force and salaries and emis for contingent expenses are increased by Commissioners, bat no explanation Is fur- nished showing the necessity, ix any, for the ineres In the absence of specific information as to why the Increase is requested and the neces- sity for so larze a force, this department sub- mits the estitnates without change for such ction as may be deemed proper by Congress. It is recominended that in making the appro- priation Congress specity particularly “what officers and employes shall be furnished with horses and vehicles at the public expense.) IMPROVEMENTS AND REPAIRS. Repairs to concrete pavements, $75,000; ma- terials for permit work, $50,000; and hereafter the Commissioners of the District of Columbia re authorized to apply such material to, and pey from this appropriation, the cost of labor for the improvement and repairs of alleys and sidewalks when, in their opinion, such course is necessary ior the public health, safety. or comfort. Continuation of surveys of the Dis- trict of Columbia with reference to the exte sion of various a 000; new sewers, 75,000; work on sundr; avenues and streets, and replacement of pave- ments in localities hamed in appendex “F /,” 057, ve.—This department fs not prepared with mcans of information at its state What particular streets or a first to be improved. The estimated cost of work on the avehues and streets named in the edule submitted by the Commission cess of the item contain purpose. Itis recommended that Congress in inuking the appropriation shall state the order in which the work shall be done.) repairing and maintaining ary eure of Anacostia, Benuing's, and Chalu bridges, including fuel, oll, lamps, i matches, $2,000; two draw-keepers al Ana. bridges, ‘keepe painiaining bridges under vminissioners oi the Dis- 00. draw-keepers and bridge- the estimates of the Com- tems are based on the esti- T officer In charge of public requires to be included in the Cominissioners’ estimates.) hington Aqueduct—Engineering, main- tenance aud general repairs, $20,000, CHARITY, REFORMATORIES AND PRISONS, Washington Asylum: Intendent, $1,200; matron, $600; visiting physician, $1,030; resi- dent physician, $480; clerk, $600; baker, (in- crease of 360 submitted), $480; overseer, $800; Xe overseer, at 3600 each, $3,000; enginecr, 0), assistant ensineer, S300; fh AL $365 each, (two additional submitted), ‘Ksinith, $240; hostier, $120; am- bulance-driver, 3120; female keeper at work- hous wi tic il submitted), $300; two female Keepers at workhouse, at $180 teach, (addi onal submitted), 33 $120; three cooks, at 360 b, (one additional submitted), 3150; nurse, $180; four purses, at $60each, Siu; one " teacher, (additional submitted), 3240; coutingent expenses, including improve. ments and repairs, $39,760; erection and fur- nishing two hospital-wards for twenty-five patients, each $3,300. \Note.—The Commissioners’ estimates are nged by adding an item for one teacher, ‘$240, and reducing the item for contingent ex- penses that amount. This change is isade be. cause a teacher has Leretofore been employed, | and paid at the rate of $20 per month out of the appropriation for contingent expenses, and itis deemed better to have aspeciiie appropri Uon ior such teacher, ‘The amount of $69,680, appropriated for the fiscal year 1886, Includes $20,000 for new workhouse for females.) Reiorm sehool: Superintendent, $1,500; as- sistant superintendent, $900; teachers’ and as- Sistant teachers, $3,000; matron, $600; two as- sistant matrons'of families, at $180 each, $360; farmer, B40; superintendent of chairshop, (decreave 01 $60 submitted), $660; shocmaker, 3300; engineer, (Increase of $60" submitted), 3806; baker, 8300; tailor, $300; cook, ¢300; Horist, (increase of $60 submitted), $300; seam: stress, $144; laundress, $144; two dining-room servants, at $144 each, $288; chambermaid, Fid want of uniform neatness sufficient indeed to call for some action on the part of our Com- Missioners, While on the subject of parks can you inform ail lovers of the beautiful why the grass border- ing the rai! track on New York avenue is al- lowed to present such a mangy appearance? Usivorsiry, eee Sarae He Has Kruixp E:cur MEN.—A bloody riot, Tesulting in the death of three men, is reported from the Beaver Creek mines, in Kentucky. ‘The quarreis arose over « dispute with the fore Man in regard to the assignment of work. the progress of the dispute Frank Wil- son was killed by Win. Parsons, and Charles Gooden and W. A. Owens stabbed two other men, who died.’ Parsons escaped, but Owens gud booden jail, This is the eighth man rarsons has killed. $144; watchmen, not to exceed four in num ber, $960; secretary and treasurer of board of trastees, Support of inmates, $25,000. Groctoun aimshouse: Support of Inmates, $1,800. Government hospital for the insane: ‘Cupbort of the indigent insane of the Distriet of Columbia, $130,73 (Note.—The amount recommended herein is imruaetesieemiena 7 ogee apy Intendent of (see dix “Gg.” and is $77,263 in excess of the Commissioners. estimate. "This Increase is recommended 30 that the District shall pay one-half of the cost of supporting Indigent insane District patients ge required by law. Gup. Rev, Stat. United States, page 461, par. 11; 20 Stat., 104.) pimanaportation of pauipers | auld | prisoners: ‘ransportation of paupers and con: Soca te erkabae pada Eig 2 Relief of the poor, $15,000. Columbia for Women apa Lying-in Asylum: nine Heutenants, at $1,320 each, $11,880; twenty sergeants, at $1,140 each, $22,8 hundred and ten privates, class ‘one, (i of fitteen submitted), at $900 each, 39,000; one hundred and forty privates, class two, at $1,080 each, $151,200; seventeen station-keepers, at 3726 cach, $12,240; eight laborers, at $480 each, (Increase of $60 euch submitted), $3,841 ‘one messenger, 8700; one messenger, $500; one major and superintendent, 1aounted, $240; one captain, mounted, $240;’ twenty-five lieuten- ants, sergeants and privates, mounted, (increase of five submitted), at $240 each, $6,000; one driver, $360; one ambulance-driver; $480; one assistant driver, $300; two drivers of patrol- Wagons, at $360 each, (additional submitted), $720; rent ot headquarters and Uniontown sub- Station, $1,200; facl, $2,000; repairs to station- houses, including Police Court, 82,000; miscel- Janeous and contingent expenses, $12,000; erection of brick stable, concreting’ the yard, paving cellar, setting stone steps, &c., at sixtl, precinct station and erection vf stable at sev- enth precinet station, $5,000; police signal and telephone system, first precinct, including pa- trol-wagon, $4,506; remodelling fourth precinct station and ‘constructing new cells, $6,000; re- coustructing cells in third precinct, $600. (Note—In the absence of any expianation as to the last four items, they are left without recommendation, for such action as Congress may deem proper.) FIRE DEPARTMENT. Chief engineer, $1,800; fire marshal, $1,000; secretary (in lieu of one clerk, at $900), $1,000; two foremen, acting as assistant engineers, at $1,200 each, $2,400; seven foremen, at $1,000 ch, $7,000; Seven engineers, at $1,000 each, $7,000; ‘seven firemen, at_ $800 each, 85,600; two tillermen, at $800 each, $1,600; nino nos: tlers, at 3800 each, $7,200; sixty privates, at 3780 cach,S 46,500; three watchmen, at $600 each, $1,800; veterinary surgeon for ‘fire and other departinents of the District government (increase of $200 submitted), $500; repairs to engine-houses, $3,500; repairs to apparatus, new appliances und purchase of hose, $6,250; Purchase of horses, $2,500; fuel. 82,000; for- age, $5,500; contingent expenses, $8,000; new engine, $4,500. (Noté.—Provision having already been made in the estimates for repairs, purchase of hose and horses, fuel_and forage, the item for con- tingent expenses seems unnecessarily large.) TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE SERVICE. General superintendent, $1,600; electrician, $1,200; two telegraph operators, at $1,000 each, $2,000; three telephone operators, at $600 cach, $1,800; two repairmen, at $720 each, $144 borers, at $400 exch, (one additional submitted), $800; general supplies, repairs, &c., $7,000. ‘COURTS. One judge, $3,000; one clerk, $2,000; one deputy clerk, $1,000; two bailiffs, at $3 per day each, $1,878; one miesse 90; one door keeper, $540; United States marshyl's te $1,400; Coutingent expenses, includ: pehsation of a justice of the peace acting us Judge of the Police Court during th said Judge, boo! ness‘ fees and other nec judicial expenses, $2 One superintendent, $2,700; one superin- tendent, $2,250; one clerk to committee on ways and means, $300; one clerk to superin- tendent and secretary to board of trustees, $1,200; one clerk to supermtendent, $800; tedchers, $400,000; janitors and care of th several school buildings, $31,848; rentof school 20,000; repairs and lidings and grounds, s ases, Including turni- ture, books, stationery, printing, insurance and ary itenis, $25,000; buildings for hase of siles and: the erection and completion ot new buildings, and for furniture for new school building 000. » above is 000; contingent ex in itemized state- act of Congress ap- proved June 11, 1878, providing a permanent form of government tor the District of Columbia [20 Stut., 104, sec. 3) requires, since It does not show mumiber of teachers and janitors it is ropos employ or ihe salaries to be paid The estimate for “buildings for schoo's" docs not show whether It is proposed to erect one or more buildings, where such building or bulld- ings are to be located or the cost thereof, It 1s the opinion of this department that it would be better tohave butone superintendent, so that all the schools would be under the same manaze- ment. This would dispense with the services ofone superintendent, and it Is believed that the services of his clerk could also be spared. Tt is recommended that Congress in making the appropriation shail specity the numberof teach- ers and janitors to be employed and the salaries to be pald to each, and that the appropriation buildings shali designate where the build- shall be located and the cost of each. The law requires that the money appropriated each Year for school purposes shall be divided be- iween the white and colored schools In the pro- portion that the number of white children in the District between the ages of six and seven- teen years bears to. the number of colored chii- dren between those ages [sections 281 and 306, Revised Statutes, D.C.) This department has usked, In connection with the settlement of the Commissioners’ accounts, for statements show- ing the amounts to whieh each class of schools was entitled, and the expenditures on behalf of euch, but nosuch statements have been fur- nished. It is suggested that so long as the pres- ent law remains in force it would be better If the estimates and appropriations should show. the amount to be expended for each class of schools). MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, Repairs and replacement of public hay scales, 3500; rent of District offices, $3,600; general advertising, $3,000; books for register of wills, inting checks, damages and other necessary. items, $2.500, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, One health officer, $3,000; six sanitary in- spectors, at $1,200 each, $7,200; clerks ana other assistants to the health officer, $7,000; ntingent expenses, including books, station- fuel, rent, repairs to pound and vehicles, e, meat for dogs, horseshoeing, and other fora: necessary items, $1,000, removal of garbage and ashes, $25,000; purchase of one horse for pound service, $200. S he estimate of the Commissioners is reduced 420, so as to bring the force em- ployed under the health officer within the limit prescribed by the act of Sune 11, 1878 (20 Stat, 107, sees. 10 and 11.) It is recommended that the appropriation for clerks and other assis tants to the health officer be made in detail as in other branches of the service.) OTHER EXPENSES, Interest and Sinking Fund—Interest and sinking fund on the tanded debt, exclusive of water bonds, $1,213,947.97. Contingent E: nses—General contingent ex- penses of the District of Columbia, to be ex- pended only in case of emergency, such as riot, pestilence, calamity by flood or fire, and of like character, ‘not otherwise sufficiently provided for, 000, Municipal Bullding—Erection of municipal building for accommodation of District offices, 000. ‘Total amount of estimates for tl District of Columbia (exclusive of the water department), of which one-half is_to be paid by the United. States, $3,656,385.97. DIFFERENCES IN THE AMOUNTS recommended herein and those estimated by the Commissioners: Increased—Hospital for the insane, $77,263; constructing, repairing, and maintaining bridges, $2,100-$70,003. De: creased—Engineer’s office, 3) improve- ments and repairs, $68,043; health ent, 7 420-879, 363. WATER DEPARTMENT, = Payable out of the Water Fund—Chief clerk, $1,500; two clerks, at $1,400 each, $2,800; one clerk, $1,200; one clerk, $900: su- perintendent, $1,600; messen; ogi oo ; contingent spectors, at $3 per day each, expenses, $2,400; engineers and firemen, material, &c., and for high service in Washing ton and Georgetown, $65,000; Interest and sink- ing-fand on water-stock bonds, $44,610; interest and sinking-fund on secount of ineressing the water supply, as provided by the act of July 15, 1882, (22'Stat., 168), 857,239.02. (Note.—The estimate for inierest and sinking- fund on account of increasing the water su} 1s increased $10,000, 80 a8 to agree with the es- ‘Umate of the treasurer of the United States,who under the law, is required to make such'esti- mate, 23 Stat, 132.) Columbia, inclading: the walce deparsacae, um! nets wat $3,839,368.99. .. EXPENDITURES IN THE DISTRICT. In addition to the estimates for expenditures ‘On inatitations in the District already noted in THE Bran, 916, in asked for repairs to the court house, current ¢: nses of the Co- Seng, ee are For su ot maa’s oe ess ‘and Asylune $5 430. For ex- fae psp AN ANCIENT CHURCH. The Structure From Which the Village of Falls Chureh was Named. ARELIC OF THE LAST CENTURY—THE SISTER CHURCH TO CHRIST CHURCH, ALRKANDRIA— A SKETCH OF FAIRFAX PARISH © Correspondence of Tux EvaNina Sta. FALLS CHURCH, VA., Dec. 15. ‘When our friends are visting us, and we are showing them the objects of interest in this village, and especially that relic, the old brick building, the Episcopal “Falls Church,” they will naturally ask us why was this village called “Falls Chureh?” and when was this old church erected? The object of this article ia to answer these questions, and to give some infor- mation In regard to the church and its ‘minis- ters, in the early days and also some history of the church and this village at the present day. In 1742 Fairfax county was separated from Prince William county, and embraced within its limits the present counties of Loudoun, Fair- fax and Alexandria. The whole of this terri- tory comprised Truro parish, so called from ‘Truro, a borough in Cornwall, England, from which many of ts parishioners came. In 1749 Cameron parish was taken off, and included what was afterward Loudoun county, when that county was separated from Fairfax in 1757. In 1764 Traro parish was again divided; the southern portion, in which is located Pohick church, retained the old name; the northern portion took the name of Fairfax parish, THE ORIGINAL FRAME STRUCTURE, Measures were immediately taken to pro- mote the interests of the churches in Fairfax parish. The vestry book commences in 1765. At that time there were two church buildings in this parish—one, an old frame one, in our village, called “Little Falls chureh.” The post- tion of the lower one is not known, but it uite probable that it was located in Alexan- diac Aimong the first ucts of the vestry was the repairing of these two old churches at a cost of over thirty-two thousand pounds of tobacco. In the year 1766, the vestry determined to build two new churehes, of brick, one in place of the “Little Falls church,” very ‘near the old one, id the other In Alexandria, to contain twenty-four hundred square feet each, Mr. James Wren agreed to build the Little Falls chureh, and Mr. James Parsons the other one, ata cost of about six hundred pounds ster- ling each. A most particular contract was made vor the bullding of euch one. ‘The mortar was to have two-thirds of lime, and one-third of sand,a reverse of the proportions at this day, which accounts for the great durability of the walls of those churches, which are still stand- ing intact. The shingles were to be of the best cypress or juniper, and three-quarters of an incl tilek, whereas those now in use are only haif an inch thick, THE ALEXANDRIA CHURCH. Mr. Parsons commenced the Alexandria church, but was unable to finish it, and in 1773 Mr. Jobn Carlisle completed it. At the sale of Rows in this church (Christ’ church) George Vashington gave the highest price paid, tor one of them, and that pew was occupied by himself and family during his lifeand by some of is name and family since, and’ it is now the Mecca of all lovers of the filustrious Father of Our Country. The gallery was added to the church in 1787, but the steeple is ef more modern construction. ‘The church called “Little Falls church,” In our village, was built according to contractand It ts believed to have been finished in 1767.or 1768. The proposed gallery was never placed in it, although there are two tiers of windows. ‘The general belief is that the bricks construction were brought from E: were those used in building Rock Cre uch, Christ's chureh and Pohick chureh, all of which were erected before the revolutionary war, BISHOP MEADE'S VISIT. I am largely indebted to Bishop Meade’s writings for these’ facts and au account of a visit made by him to the chureh here, in 1827, which will give somewhat of the history of the church up to that time. I quote entire: ‘After the exercises at the seminary I direc- ted my steps to the ‘Falls Church,’ so-called from its proximity to one of the falls Potomac river. Ii about elzht mile Alexandria an me from Georgeto' It a large oble brick building, and, like the near Mt. V on, has two rows of windows, si house of worship by Epis- About U St time—it was visited by Bishop J ‘Since then ithas been used by were disposed to occupy Itas a pla ship, and the doors aud window: ed—itsell standing on the common high- it has been ed at pleasure by travel- son the road and by animals of every kind. Soni Sago the attention of the professors of Fairfax seminary. and also of some ot the students, was drawn to it,and occasional ser vices periormed there. This repair, The most successful e being ortin its behalt was made by one of those devoted youths who. en himself to Africa, Young Mr. Minor, redericksburg (then @ student at. thé minary), undertook the task of lay reader at this place, and by his untiring zeal and most affectionate manners, soon collected a large Sunday school, in the conduct of which he was aided by some of his tell student of kindred spirits. In losing Mr. Minor (when he went to Africa) the parents and children thought they had lost their all, but providence raised up others, and doubtiess will continue to raise up as many as are needed. Gur semi- nary will surely furnish the supply that is ealied for. The house has recently been more thoroughly repaired, and is now as to outward appearance, strength and comfort, one of our most desirable temples of religion, bidding fair to survive successive generations of those un- worthy structures which are constantly rising up and falling down throuzhout our iand. On Saturday and Sund: assisted by several of our ministers, T perfornied pastoral and eplsco- pal duties in this chureh. On the latter day, in the midst of an over-flowing congregation, I confirmed six persons, and administered the hoiy communion. On the evening of this day, I visited ar interesting school of young ladies at Mr. Henry Fairfu: and sought to make some improvement of may visit, by addressing a discourse especially to the young ones.” THE CHURCH IN MODERN DAYS, Mr. Henry Fairfax, referred to in the above extract, was a grandson of the Rey. Bryan Fairfax, heir to the tive of Lord Fairfax and minister to the Fairfax parish in the last cen- tury. It was chiefly at his expense that the church was repaired, and by his liberality was the minister supported when any other than one of the professors or students from the semi- nary was employed. He raised a company for the Mexican war, but scarcely had he reached the scene of action when he fell a victim to the climate. From the time of his death, in 1846, until the war of 1861, the church building was kept in tolerable repair, and was in general use asa house of worship. During the year 186: when the Union army occupied our villag the building was appropriated for military uses the floor was taken out and the lower windows cut down to the ground, and the doors, win- dows and casings pretty generally destroyed. After the war the government put the build- ing in repair, and the great contrist between odern bricks and the old bricks of 1767 can be readily seen where the modern ones have been laid, up below the window sills, CLERGYMEN WHO HAVE SERVED THERE. The first minister of Fairfax parish was Rev. Townshend Dade, who was ordained for this parish in 1765 by the bishop of London, Eng., and he commenced his labors the following year. In 1777 acommittce was appointed to ‘wait upon him to inquire why he neglected to perform pastoral duty und failed to visit. his parishioners. The result was that he that year resigned. Rev, Mr. West, of Maryland, was the minister till 1779. In 1780 Rev, David Grit fith, a chaplain in the army of the revolution, was elected minister, and continued such till his death, in 1789. During all this time he performed pastoral duties at both churebes, Gen, Washington was his parishioner, and at- tended at Christ church, Alexandria. He was seceded by Rev. Bryan Fairfax in 1790, who, as his health was delicate, was granted by the vestry an assistant, and he selected Rev. Bernard Page, as such ‘assistant, giving him all the emoluments of the purish. No doubt the “Little Falls Chureh” was often supplied by Rev. Bernard Puge, and it ts astrik- ing colneidence, that the pulpit of “Fulls Church” at the present day Is supplied by Rev. Mr. Page), peraps @ lineal descendant of the Page of 1700, Rev. Bryan Fairfax resigned the pastorate in 1792. ‘The period between 1792 and 1827 is covered by the account given by Bishop Meade of his visit to Falis Chureh in the latter year. As sng- gested by him, the Episcopal chureh in our vil- lage received its name from the Little Falls on the Putomag, it being at that time the nearest Hplscopal church to them, as “Kock Creek Church”, being the nearest Episcopal church to. Rock Creek at that day, received its name from that creek, THE CHURCH AND THE VILLAGE, Asonr village grew up around “Little Falls Church” (called “Falls Church” a later day), it assumed and was known by that name. After the war closed in 1865, "strong efforts were made to change the name of this village. Among other names suggested were two or three oid local Indian names, but the majority of the residents of the village clung to the old name, and it seems appropriate to retain the old familiar en, At least as long as the old relic remains in its place, In the years the building has’ been reshingled usd the grounds enclosed by aneat wire fence, and the bushes andsumach trees that had wn in the corners cut down, so that the grounds now present quite an attractive appearance. pa aie introut. Many of the old graves aren id now onl: marked by a s ight depression in the eked by a sight deprewion in the ground, the that has wn died and dk red sit fiwan laid to rest. “Lone ane wee to see the old “Falls Chureh” and the quiet old churchyard filled With the gra of ‘Shove who Ii With the graves of tho ved here when palit ete Oiiene ami? A SisreR Lost ror EIGHTEEN Yeans—j iw, itor Kee ail” troces an’ ‘Ga an e 2a els doom eae ae ‘Charles Fear. her till Fosldes tn, THE WASHING’ MONUMENT. Result of a Year’s Work om the Tall . Shaft, INTERESTING FACTS FROM THE ANNUAL RE PORT OF Cor. casEy. ‘The annusl report of Col. Thos. L. Casey, on the Washington monument, which was sub- mitted to the Senate by the Joint commission ofthe Washington monument, with its appro- val, states that at the close of the last season the topmost stone of the walls had been set,sub- stantially completing the obelisk. The work since done upon the masonry has had for its object the improvement of the appearance of the obelisk, and its protection from the de- structive effects of the weather, ‘The nine windows in the pyramidion, which served as openings through which the staging for building the pyramidion was supported,and by means of which access to the exterior of the walls can be gained at any time, were carefully fitted with marble shutters set in bronze frames. Eight of these frames are hung upon revolving cranes, and are so contrived as not only to be readily maneuvered, but to carry the shutters into positions where their faces are protected from disfigurement or accident. When the windows are closed by the shutters the pyra- mildion fs much Improved in appearance, and the interior of the shaft is protect from storm waters, which would otherwise flow into them from the roof and flood the upper platiorms, THE CHANGES OF THE ENTRANCES. The two original entrances to the monument atits base were large Egyptian doorways, 15 feet in height by 6 feet in width, each sur- mounted by a heavy pediment, and an entab- lature upon which was carved the winged ball and the asp. These doorways were in keeping with the original design of a massive temple to surround the lower part of the shaft, but Teing no longer appropriate after the determination to retain the obelisk only as the monument, the projecting jams, entablature and pediment were dressed down to the planes of the faces of the shaft, and the western doorway walled up with large grained marble, such as was used in facing the lower part of the walls. ‘The eastern doorway was reduced in height to 8 feet, and was closed by two marble doors or slabs, revolv- ing upon heavy, bronze hinges. the welght of each leaf, over half a ton, being supported a steel friction roller. SS SE INTERIOR WORK. During the year a plant for lighting the inte- rior of the shaft with seventy-five incandescent electric Jampes was introduced. | The dynamo and cables of this plant are designed for one hundred and twenty-five lamps, which number at some future day may be required. From th floor to a height of 200 feet there are two lights to each platform, and trom 200 feet to 450 feet there is but one light to each platform. ‘The metal work to Sy hee the treads, plat form coverings, hand-rails of the stairs, and the screens and doors of the elevator i is going on rapidly. Owing to great difficulties encountered in ‘rolling the steel treads of the stairs, the whole work was much delayed, and the ‘contemplated alterations in the engine house. boiler house, clevator car, and floor of the monument deferred to a latter period in the year, MEMORIAT, STONES. Of the 189 blocks of stone presented to the monument at various times from foreign coun- tries, states, territories, &c., 92 had been bullt into ‘the walls of the portion of the shait con- structed by the Washington National Monu- ment society. In taking off the upper 6 feet of the old shaft, which was damaged by the weather, $ of the stones were removed and deposited in te store house. To insure a thorongh bond in the masonry and the strongest character of ashlar construction, it was decided not to build in any more of the blocks until the completion of the obelisk, During the past year, 58 blocks were inserted fu the walls, from platform 160 to plat- form 230, both ‘The work consisted in reducing the thicker blocks to thin slabs, cutting depressions in the faces of the walls, and securely wedging the slabs into them. Of the stones inserted during the year, 9 were from foreign countries, namely, Brazil, Bi China, Greece, ars and Naxos; 13 trom states namely, Kansas, ky, Minnesota, ‘Nebraska, Nevada, nia, Tennessee, Vermont, West Vir- ana, Utab, and Wyoming, a space being secured on platform 160 for a stone from the state of New York, now being prepared; 10 from cities and towns; 9 from Masonic socie tics; 6 irom Odd-Fellow’ societies; 4 from Sons of Temperance, and 2 miscellaneous. ‘The re- maining 51 blocks in the store house, re- senting mainty local societies and organizations and individuals, have been reserved for future consideration. *) PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING. Aconsiderable amount of unexpected work was performed during the season in the eree- tion of rods and points to protect the obelisk from lightning. The lightning conductors, as established forthe monument, were commenced. in January, 1880, and were finished in Janu- ary, 1885. These conductors consist of the four hollow wrought iron Phoenix columns standing in the well of the shatt, and which support the elevator machinery and guide the car. The bottoms of th four columns rest upon and are bolted to cast iron shoes, which in turn stand upon the floor of the large drum-pit be- neath the floor of the monument. The shoes are connected to three-yuarter-inch. soft copper rods led to the bottom of a well in the center of the foundation. This well is 32 feet 10 inches In depth below the bottom of the drum-pit, and 15 feet 8 inches below the bottom of the’ ma- soury foundation, and the water stands in it pernianently 2 feet 8 Inches above its bottom, After the copper rods were inserted the well was filled with clean sharp s.nd fora depth of 5 feet 8 inches, or up to the level of the bottom. of the old rabble-stone foundation of the monu- ment. ‘These four columns so arranged at their bases, and always projecting above the top of the shaft, were continually lengthened as the building of the shaft progressed, and for the five summers during which the masonry was in progress acted as the lightning conductors of the edifice. No aeptve discharge of elec- tricity was experienced during those five years. When the walls were compicted, in Decem\: of 1854, four copper rods, three-quarters of an inch in diameter, were run, one from each col- uinn, to the top stone, and there united in a Lyineh copper rod, which, passing verucally through the stone, was screwed into a solid metal terminal of aluminium. The system was entirely completed and connected on January 20, 1835, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. On the 5th of April, 1885, during the passage of a heavy thunder cloud over the monument at least five immense sparks or bolts of electri light were seen within a period of twenty min- utes to flash between the terminal aud tho cloud, without audible sound to the observers without any effect on the structure. On the Sth of June, however, during @ thunder storm, a disruptive discharge cracked the stone on the north face of the pyramidion just under the top stone, The fragment was easily forced back to ae and bolted to the solid stone trom which it had been torn. THE NEW SYSTEM OF PROTECTION. A committee consisting of Profs. H.A. Row- land, of Johns Hopkins university; Simon New- comb, of the United States navy, ana TT. C. Mendenhall, of the United States signal service, alter acareiul examination recommended in substance, that the interior conductors should be connected with asystem ofrods and agreater number of points, to be located upon the e terior of the pyramidion. The additions con- sist of four one-halfinch Bede es rods, fastene by band to the aluminium terminal and led down the corners to the base o1 the pyrami- dion; thence, passing through the masonry,they, extend inward, and are joined to the iron columns ubove’ deseribed.” As those exterior rods are each over 60 feet long, they are also connected at two intermediate’ points of their lengths with the fron columns by means of cop- r rods one-half and th: juarters of incn Tn" diameter, respectively, furnishing sixtocn rods in all connecting thé exterior system of conductors with the Interior conducting col- umns. Where the exterior rods upon the cor- ners cross the eleven highest horizontal Joints of the masonry of the pyramidion, they are connected to each other all around by other copper rods sunk into those joints. All of these exierlor rods, couplings, aad fitting are goid- jengths with copper points $ inches in length, gold-plated and tipped with platinum. ‘There trg two hundred of these points in all. | A contract for erectin; permanent house was made on October 22d, with William Bradley, of this city, and the work is now in rogress, This boller-house is located about 450 Toot southwest ot the monument, and is de. signed to accommodate two bollers, and in- Selngbul nibor tierefuse granite rDlewbich 10 of the ret an‘ wi accumulated during the construction of the monument, balance available December 1st, 1885, was $2571.00, ‘with which it ts expected 3 Serine ase oats tiesto sions In elevator car, and an additional’ solice with its steam connections. MONEY NEEDED bhi as COMING FISCAL x In furtherance of the plan adopted by the Joint commission last year, an ee e Hon an just of the monument, is for Z “Witte atSation’ of the Joint commission is a called to the fact that the monument 1s often thoaghtlessly distigured by vial and writing upon ‘marble injured y — chipp! off small pieces the to away as mementoes. It would seem that some action should be taken to ‘occur stability of parts of Taer WisHEeD Tarr Hapw’r Arrmarep— verdict = jury at Carroll LITERARY NOTES. See a ington: Robert Beall. Doctor Holmes if eastly our most agreeable writer. Mr. Lowell and Mr. Whittier may out- rank him in the higher flights of poetry, and other authors may be given the preference in thetr specialties, but no American is so sure to write well and acceptably, whatever be the theme, ashe. In the versatility of his excel- lence ‘Doctor Holmes deserves the eulogy bestowed, with such propriety, on Oliver Gold- smith: There ts no branch of literature he has not touched, and he has touched nothing that he has not adorned. In his most recent contri- bution, now collected from the pages of the At tantic and between covers under the fitie =a Mortal our cheerful and accomplished Reigate our greg The reader need go no further than the Intro- duction to find himself in company with one of the gentlest wits and kindest men of our ‘thoroughly ic,and in a style ich is the irot his el it imitators. Hiis tomes Ssan delicate baat an cereeia as that ot Jefferson or Lester Wallack, and his audience have nothing to do but to surrender themselves oe ‘This essay is in itself a separate work of whi Re Sew seed eerie oat and tered, without knowing 1 Dr, Holmes has been accused of harping too much upon his age, but he complains of e so humorously that we cannot spare any of the frequent jibes and regrets. Here, tor example, i stanzs on the familiar theme which litera- could not afford to miss: “Our old juaintance, Time, drops in, ‘And while the running sands Their golden thr ad unbeetedt spin, Hie warms his froren honda ‘What it Is for which so happy-hearted a writer can conceive “A Mortal Antipathy” we leave the reader the enviable privilege of dis- covering. TRE INFANT PHILOSOPHER: Stray Leayms FROM A Bapy’s JougNaL. By T.5, Veapi. New York: vords Howanl &-tulbere This is a charming little book written by Dr. T. 8. Verdi, of this city, with the object of setting forth the wants, the sufferings and the mental conditions of the little ones. This sub- ject Is now occupying the attention of distin- guished scientists in Germany, and the author adds to his reading the long experience of the [ah dorrens Yet the work is not a medical one, ul rather @ arepbic narrative, and is so clear, sosimple inits style thata child eon read it with profit and delight, It is an effort to express the feelings of the baby in itsown way, through the medium of language, and is so original and natural that the reader follows the pages with creasing symputhby for the wrongs it suffers. ‘Cae baby’s Journal is filled with protests against the ignorance of nurses and the abuse of medi- cines, and undertakes toexplain the condition of its mind from the first budding of conscious- ness until it throws away its baby clothes, The book is a small one, printed inclear, read- able type, and well subdivided into short chap- ters, and can be found at all the leading book- stores. No season could be more appropriate for such a work than Christmas, and while parents, especially mothers, will derive much instruc- tion from it, every one who reads it can hardly fail to be entertained by the baby’s views of things, HIGH LIGHTS. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Washlugions Win iullantgued sone Considerabie interest exists as to the author- ship of this anonymous novel, which, without ammuch plot, is a yery charming old-fashioned story of idyllic New England life, told much estyle of Miss Jewett, though by no itating her. The touch of the new tor favor is perhaps a little more deli- cate than that lady's, and her delineation of character and local sketching are very pily done. It this is the first venture of the author— which may well be doubted—she (of course it is a she) has made a most enviable beginning. LOVE-OR A NAME. A Story. By JuLian Haw- Trion author of 2 pga uaa Kandoiyht" tie, Boston! Nekuor a Mr. Hawthorne is capable of good literary work, but this story is notof thatsort. It would have been to his credit if it had never been published, So far as it pretends to be a portrait of anybody or anything it is not true, and there is nothin; tractive in it trom beginning toend. Itis coarse and vulgar, as a whole, and some parts are repuisively so. THE RED KOUTE. A Novel, By Wrunraw Snee, authorof Haru the Dreamer" ete. [Lesure Hour The scene of this story Is laid in Ireland, and its plots and incidents are furnished by one of the Innumerable movements organized in that country against the English government. It is decidedly interesting, and better worth reading than the majority of the novels ofthe day. Itnas two well sustained love episodes with plenty of plauant dialogue, and a palatable spicing of rish humor, that will hold the attention of the reader pleasantly from beginning to end. THE OLD DOCT. A Romance of Queer Village. fy dowst Vasce Ouray New ork D. Ape tone Co. Washington Kobert Beall To use a common but expressive phrase of the day, this may be called astory of cranks. Al- most every character in it is the victim of some ‘sort of ology or ism or force or influence. The author's style is far from polished, but it shows considerable seb bar? occasionally, and those who are interested In the side of life of which it treaws will find it rather enjoyable. The ave- Wye Dovel reader will not be apt, however, to recommend it very enthusiastically. RALPH NORBECK’'S TRUST. By Wrttiam Wes author: ‘Red ington,” “The Uid Fac- eu cle, New: Yorks Cassell @ Co.” Wasi ingion: Brentano Brower The interest of this story turns on the for- tune of a wealthy manufacturer of England be- ing left in trust to his daughters, instead of to the oaly son, who displeases his father and is disinherited. There are in it some excellent descriptions of scenery and life in South Amer- ica and Trinidad, and some exciting passages describing adventures, etc., but the story would have been better had it been judiciously con- deused. In some parts it is rather wearisome, The interest in Christmas cards seems to be dying out. So far as we know,only Prang & Co., the well-known art publishers, are promi- nently in the field of supply, and, judging b: the samples of their output for this y: have reached us, their designs are numerous nor so good us heretofore. No prizes appear to have bcen offered, as in previous years, and the most important of the collection we have seen are only ble, The best, per- haps, is « bunch of wil lets on a pink satin back-ground, in which the effect of water colors is admirably simulated in Rectan roy but as works of art the majority are trifling In conception, though fairly weli executed me- chanically. Two Hundred Millions. From the New York Times, Mr.Vanderbilt was worth $200,000,000.If we say that he was worth$500,000,000, or $1,000,- 000,000 do we get a perceptibly different tm- pression about the bulk oi his fortune? Most People donot. To the average mind the con- ception of enormous wealth is much the same whether it be reckoned in hundreds of millions or in viginullions, ‘The human mind cannot grasp these great sums or ciearly appreciate millions the difference between one hundred and two hundred millions, Let us try and describe Mr. Vanderbilt's great fortune in terms of linear, square, and cubic measurement and of weight. Everybody understands these terms, and they make a definite impression on men’s minds. Ifthis suin of 200,000,000 dollars were in standard silver dollars 1t would present such features as this: Put lengthwise, dollar after dollar, it would stretch a distance of 4,672 miles, maicing a sil- ver streak from New York across the ocean to Liverpool. Piled up, dollar on dollar, it would reach height of 355 miles. Laid flat on the ground, the dollars would cover @ space of nearly 60 acres. ‘The weight of this mass ofsilver would be 7,160 ton: "Zo transport it would require 358 cars, carry- ing 20 tons each (this is the capacity of the strongest freight cars) and making a train just about 2% miles long. On ordinary grades it would require 12 loco- motives to haul this train. On roads ot steep grades and sharp curves, 16 or 20 locomotives ‘wor ne 5 In one dollar bills this two-hundred-million- dollar fortune would assume such shapes as The bills stretched lengthwise would extend 23,674 miles, or nearly the circumference of the earth at the equator. Piled_up one on another, close as leaves ina new they would reach a height of 12 miles. Spread out on the ground they would cover JAS weres, or nearly ‘he wholesurface of Central Park, including ponds and reservoirs. A. iafe deposit vault, to contain, these bills would require to be 23 feet long, 22 feet wide and 20 feet high, at +22 _____ An Electric Engine fer Cars. From the London Daily News, A new electric tram engine was shown yes- terday at the station of the North Metropolitan no A Pl ge, [ i i | in di ! i : i ‘A List of Sematore and Represeutatives and Their Places of Residence. ‘The following is a list of Senators and Repre- ‘sentatives and their places of reaidence in this city, corrected up to date: SENATORS. Aldrich, N. W., RL, cor. Vt. ave, and H st Bw, Allison, William B- Iowa, 1124 Vt ave, Beek, J: B., Ky., 1766 R. ds iy Ark. Biackbuen Blair, Henry Call, Wilkinson, 1753 P st. Canaan Se H, Ga, 920 D., Mich. 1321 M S. M., Ill, 1714 RI. ave, Dawes, Henry L.."Mass.. 1632 R. I. ave. Dolph, Jos. N., Oregon, 8 Edmunds, Geo, F, V1 var, Wan asi 1sih and i ste 2. w. im. N. cor, I. Georg Tn Mise 125 Maryiand ave. me, onge, J. Simon: Randall iia 138 R. Lave. rman, Arthur P.. Md., 10 Latayette Gray, Geo., Del, 816 15th st. reine Hale, Eugene, laine, 1501 Hest. n.w. Hampton, Wade, 8. C., a itan. Harrle isha Gi, Tenn, 200 Hast ‘Capitol st Harrison, B., Ind., The Woodmont, Hawley, Jossph HE. Conn. 312.C st. now, Hoar, e F., Mass., 1325 K st. n.w, Ingalls, John J, Kansas, 1 B st, n. Jackson, Howell E., Tenn., 1018 Vt ave, Jones, Chas. W., Florida, 1705 G st. n.w. Jones, J. K., Arkansas, National hotel, Kenna, J. E., W. Va., 1536 16th st. n.w. Logan. Jonn A., 1, cor. 13th and Clifton ste, Mahone, W. Va., Chamberlain, Manderson, Chas. F., Neb., Portland. r, Maxey, 8. B., Texas, 413 4th st. n.w. Mass.,-Arlington, MeMillan, 8.J. R., Ninn, 334 Csi. n. Texas," Metropolitam, McPherson, John E.. N. ay, 1014 Vi. ave, tain, Hamiiton, er, Sonn F., ‘Conn. ave. ke Miller, Warner, N. ¥., 1303 K st. n., {., Metropolitan, Mitcholl, J. 1, Ba., 13 Ist st, ne, ‘Mass., Hamilton, Mitchell; John H., Oregon, Ebbitt, :D.. Tenn, National Morgan, John T., Ala., 113 1st st. ne. 34 B at. s.0. Morrill, Justin 8), Vt.,'1 Thomas Circle, + Ky., GOL Lath st, a. Palmer, Thos. W., Mi 35 K st. nw, Payne, H. B., Ohio, 1123 Vt ave. th at, mw, Piatt, =e WH, Goh. 1339-6 at. iL, 1103 os latt, Orville H., nN., aw. 4 ad Plumb, Preston B., Kansas, 612 14th st mw, omnas National, T. W., Ali james L., Ala., 1513 R. I. ave. Sawyer, John G., 8. ¥17 Grant Placa, m, Matt. W., N. Riddleberger, H. H., Va., Arlington, Sayers, J. D., Texas, 1114 G st. n.w. Sabin, Dwight Si., Sinn”, 1 Lowa Clrela Scout, W nL Pa, 1708 Kat ns - Saulsburg, Hi Del. 610 14th st nw, Seney, Geo, 7 hig. 1338 Gan, w. Sawy: ius, 20 1 st. a. . . well, Win. Jo, Nod 1500 1st. n.W Sessions, W. LN. ¥..8146Uh st. we. Sherman, John, Ohio, 1319 K st. nw. Spooner, J. C., Wis., 3 B st. now, Stantord, Leland, Cal., cor. 17th and K sts, nw. ‘Tell 1011 Mst. n.w. Seymour, E. W., Gonn., Arlington. Shaw, F.'T., Md. National, leton, “Miss.. 1620 15th st. mam Henry M.’ Col 3, Zebulon By NC, 1627 Mase ave, 83 L st. n.w. Van Wyck, Chas. H.,"Neb., 1800 Masa, ave, ational, Vest, Geo. &., Mo., 214 A st. n.c. » Portiand. Yootnees, Daniel W a ted Portland. a Valthal E. C. iss. Ar I. = Wilson, E. Ky Ma. Bo N. J. ave. me Wilson, Jas. F., lowa, 623 13th st. n.w, REPRESENTATIVES, tt. Adams, Geo, E., Ill, Arlington, Stewart, Chas,, Texas, 1114 G st mw Adams, J. J.,N. Y¥., 1515 i st. ‘» Vi, Arti Allen, C. H., Mass., 1011 13th st. a. w, L., La, 1712 F st. nw. Allen, J. M., Miss., Arlington, + Mass. 1401 H st. nw. Anderson, John Kan., 1333 aw. + Mo., 12 jar ave. Arnot, Jno., jr., N. .. Pa., National, Atkinson, 1. B, 8., Minn., 305 C'st. now, S., lowa, 1229 N et, Barbour, John &., Va., 144 B st.n.e. Swope, John A., Pa, 214 A st. se, Barksdale, E., Miss. 837 New York ave, Symes, Geo. G.,Colo. Barnes, Geo. f., Ga. Metropolitan, ney, T. E.,"Mich, Ebbitt, Barry, F. G., Miss., Ebbitt. Taulbee, W. B.. Kentucky. 1108 294 6t m. Bayne, T, — ¢ = lor, E. B., Ohio, 1746 At st, sorh L., oe rire a: Tak ir, er Neonat veyed ean, C. C., Arizona, 1351 2. Ww. aylor, J. M., n., Met Belmont, Berry, N- i 1701 RL av. aw, Taylor, Zack’, Tenn, 2108 st Bennett, R. T. , Metropolitan, x. Thomas, J. K, Il, 1202 Q st, n.w. Bingham, H. EL, Pa., 1019 Coun, ave. Thomas, 0. B., Wis., National, Blanchard, N. C., La., 212 North Capitel st, Thompson, A/C. Ohio, 1327 F at, n.w. Bland, R. P., Mo., Willard’s. Throckmorton, J. W., cor. 6th and Em. Bliss, A. M."N.Y", Arlington, Tillman, G. D..8. C."a12 6th st. nw. Blount, J. H., Ga, National. je, J. K., Montana, 513 13th et. Bound, F., Pa, 272 4th xt. xe. Townshend, R. W., Ili., 221 4% st. m. w. Boutelle, ¢. Az, Maine, Hamilton, ‘Triggs, C. F., Va., Clarendon, Cc. E., Pa., Willard’s, Tucker, J. K., Va., Clarendon, J.D., Va", 318 3d st. now, Turner, H. G_, Gal, 1116 G st.n.w, Bragg, Ea. 8. Wis., Ebbitt. Van Eaton, H.s., Miss., 917 16th st. Breckenridge, C, Ry Ark., 218 North Capitol st, | Van Schaick, 1. W., Wik, 812 12th st Breckinridge, W.C.P., Ky., 25 Lafayette aq. Viele, E. L.. N.Y, Portiand, Browne, Thos. M., ind., 1332 Ist. n.w. Yoorhees, Chas. 8, Wash.Ter., 813 12th at. mw Brown, Chas. E., Obio, 1736 Ist, mw. Wade, Wim. H. 1783 Fat. n. w. Brown, W. W., Pa, Hamilton, WadsWworth, W: H.. Ky, 1017 i4th et aw, Bunneil, F. C., Pa, National. Wait, John. Gonn., Hamiiton, Buchanan, James, N. J., 2139 K stm. w. Wakefteld, J.B. Minn., Ni Buch, J; Ry Conn Ariiigton, Ward, Jas, Hi th. Willard's, unieigh, 5, nw, ‘ard, Thos, 8. Ind., 628 East Capital, Burnes, Jas. N-, Mo, Willara’'s, Warner, A. J., Ohio, 815 12th st. 2 Burrows, J.C., Mich, 1101 K st, mw. We W., Mo., 1748 M xt. n.w, Butterworth, Benj., Ohio, Le Droit park, Weaver, A. 3., Nebr., Ni Bynum, Wm. D., Ind., 52 B st. ne, Weaver. J. BY Iowa, 116. ne. Cabelt, Geo. C, Va,, 1702 8th st. new. Weber, J. 8, N. ¥., 623 18th st. mw, Caine, Jno, T., Utai, (del,) 11 Grant place, Wellborn, Olin, Texas, 1316 13th et Caldwell, A. J., Tenn., 832 13tn st, West, Geo., N. ¥., Williard’s, Campbell, Felix, N. Y., Arlington. Wheeler, J., Ala; 122 East Capitol st, Campbell, J. £., Ohio, 1013 Conn. ave, White, AC, Pa) 478.0 st. nw. Campbell, J: MC, Pa, G14 12th st nw, White, Mito, Muga. 412 6th tn. w, Candler, A.D, Metropolitan, Wiikin, 8. Y Cannon; J.G., Ill, Willard’s, Willis, A. Carey, Jos. M- Uelegate), Wy» aleon, W. Carleton, E. C., Mich., Ebpitt, Winans, EB Garlisle, J. G., ky ls Wise, G: D., Caswell, L. B., Wis., Ebbitt, Wolford, F: Catchings, Thos. C., Mise. 2209 Pa. ave.n.w. | Wooaburn, W. Glardy, SCL. Mo. Waitara .| Worthington, Clements, J. C., Ga., Met tan. The Cobb, Thos. R.,Ind., 463 Missourl ave, Alen Wg Have mot locateds Cole,'W. H., Md., 1011 Hist. n. w. Broce ON. Collins, P. A., Mass., 1011 iu st. nw, Catehit Compton, B., Md. Laurel, Md. ited Gomstoc iilch.. 210 North Capitol st, We. Conger, E. H., Towa, 2 Lowa circle. r, Wm. C.. Ohi 12thst. goals YN Coasis'G a x, W. RN a esse ges Grain, Wm. H., Texas, 123 B 61 cane lowing are the residences of eabinet Craton, hoes Vac 1203 Sarat, Thomes F. Bayard, Secretary of State, 1418 c , Thos., Va., 1102 n.w, . Culberson, D. ib. Texas, Metropolliati. Massachusetts avenue, Curtin, A.'G., Pa, 1518 K stn. w. : it Daniel Manting, Secretary ‘Treasury, 1501 1th street a 4 'W. C. Endicott, Secretary of War, 1318 16th 'W. C. Whitney, Secretury , c x Of the Navy, 1731 Cutcheon, L."M., Mich.. 1409 Mass, ave.n. Ww, J.W. M itan, 20 Eat nw. vormley’s, Davideon, A.” Ale” Metropolitan, 620 Davidson, R. H: M., Ma., National, L. QC. Lamar, Secretary of the Interior, the Davis, RT. Mase. 1338 Kst.n.w. a as i WBF v1 ., National. Gari: ttorney General, 315 Divbie, ios C., Metropolitan, Island avenue. Maine, amilton, W. F. Vilas, Postmaster General, 1329 M jetropolitan, ~ Riggs. ———+o-—_____ sae reed Ney pe ake © Y peer ‘They Got the wi Tickets. Dowdney, A., N. ¥., 23 Lafayette er Soe = oa ot a Til, stm. we Eden, Jno, R. Til, Metropolitan, proyameeder ay occurred te ene of our most critical journals, which illustrates the danger of mixing up reviews of different art subjects, and the manuer in which different branches of culture can be confounded. A sparring match and a concert took place on the same evening, and, by mischance the tickets reached the wrong art critics of the newspaper. Eldridge, N. B., Mich., 109 1st st. ne, Ely, ied. ‘D., Mass., 1009 13th st, nw, Ermentrout, D., Pa., Belvidere. Evans, L. N., Pa., 804 10th st. n.w, Everhart, J. B., Pa., 1025 Vt. ave, Farquhar, J. M., N-Y., 813 12th st. n.w, Felton, Chas. N., Cal.,'1508 H st. n, Fisher, 8. O., Mich. 1707 R. L. ave, n.w, Findlay, J. V. 14, Sid, Baltimore, ‘The musical critic, thinking It was merely @ Fleegar,'G. W., Pa., Hamilton. 4 Foran, M. A., Ohio, 708 10th st, now. broadening out of hus fleld of labor, boldly wes Ford, Geo., Ind., 935 H st. n. w. ‘athis task, and b.nded tn the following revie: Forney, Wim. H., Ala., 1116 G st. n. w. web on sstrocaliccetent ne ae ee Parle Wt, Lear) Gearon" Ete eng ete tS ‘uller, W. E., Iowa, 2 rant lace. Funston, i Ht, Kane, 714 13th at nw, Conductor called ‘ie, wat ect 8 sey |. H., N. 202 el tempo: ras vant re Gay, Hw. tae 1436 Kot Law. | Drincoll appeared in the duet witch mectned to be in Geddes, G. W. Oitio, 523 6th win. w. the charscter ofa knockturn. Siguor Sullivant's touch Gibson, Chas. H., Md., Willara’s. Torearm action. ‘itis performance was, weveriioleas, Gibson, Eustace, W.Va., 1918 H'st. n. w. setriking one, and hed much power. "A great inany Gifford, 0, 8, Dak. (delegate) 421 6th at cro mar ubus the Progra. and) are wind - H., Mian. . eee Glass, PT, Tenn., Metropolitan, Into vor again, aciseed Glover, J. 3i., Mo., 1310 Connecticut ave, The art critic ot was at first a trifle N.jr., W. Via. 611 13th st. n. w. uneasy when he saw that he had strayed into a Green, 12S, N-J.,1625 Mass ave. nw. m ; but he soon found that his Green; W. J, N. G., National, Knowledge came readily ino play, and gave Grosvenor, CHL, Ohio, 1327 F st. aw, the paper the following account! Grout, W..W-, ..— ApolloOrphews Guenther, R., Wis, Belvedere, Hall was crowded witha tively codioas tee one ee Hahn, M. La, Wi see Rafe Josephee knock Out e punno iu tour Pets Hailey, John; Idaho, 1005 8th st. mw. Betting on the event was not very ively. aud aus Hale, J.B, Mo., Willard’s, Of two to one on the plane found no takers. Precisely rs croft pee Hall,'B. 5., lows, 1415 G st. n. ped Sy he gD Hammond, 8.3) Ge. Me tan, pa yg SO Hanback, L., Kans., 325 4g st. s.w. tboen sponged off just, before tht combats a Harmer, A.C, Pa., Bovine. Imexce-lent condition, ie at once struck out Harris, H.R, Ga, National, Fight, and followed it with @ Verritic left-hauwer, und Hatch, W, H:, Mo, 1822 G st. n.w. Bianiged wget away withouts,retirn, Hayden, E. Mass., Wormiey’s in some work with both and fore Haynes a ARH faeeat anja doratana fue gta Heard, Jona 7, Mo., 1436 Q st. Semphi sso Monae Estey caters meer mtae same Henderson: oe i N. & ‘Metropolitan, ‘Such bea ¢ hes ‘bees Henderson, T. J., Ii, 52 B st. n.e. hibition. ‘evidently In Henley, B.; Cal., 1616 19th st. that we did not stay to eee the close. The. Hepburn, W. P, lowa, Willard’s, Spice smoug the sudience Hermas, B. amen outhechy, acd the coated eens es mi re Hewitt, 4.8. N. avoided as a bad man and = heavy hitter. Bietata Join Hee po ‘Hitt, R. R. TIL, i. a Bietier 3 ‘Wis, cor ofstn & Cote, a0, ea a3 = dT Ma. ove ‘Ebbits,