Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1886, Page 2

CITY AND DISTRICT “NAVAL” OR “NATIONAL.” More Abeut the Naming of the Pre- pesed New Observatory. THE COMMITTEE oF THE ACADEMY oF SCIENCES OBJECT TO CALLING IT THE NAVAL OESERVATORY—A PURELY NAVAL OBSERVA- TORY AT ANNAPOLIS FAVORED. In the report of the committee of the Na- tlonal Academy of Sefences upon the advisa- dility of an immediate construction of a new naval observatory upon the site selected (an abstract of which report has been published in ‘THe Star) the prefix of “naval” Is criticised aud even condemned. The report say: rhe honorable Secretary (of the navy) in employ- ing the phrase naval observatory instead of saying observatory merely, has seemed to sub- mit the question whether, in the opinion of the academy (of National Sciences) the interests of the nary require that a new observatory should be erected. The, committee have therefore songht toascertath what are tne special ser- vices rendered by the observatory to the nav or what are the relations of the establishme branch of the public service which jus he epithet ‘naval.’ This title has never been conferred upon it by law, nor Is it that by which it was first known. EARLY PRECEDENTS. The report goes on to state that the old obser- Yatory commenced operations in the fall of | ‘1844, and fts firsg volume of astronomical ob- ax published in 1846 under the ‘astronomical observations made during tional observatory published by authority of Hom ‘of the nav tier uddresse superinte F. Maur, of th ny Charies Morri © bureau of ordna that the christe al” by Mr. Bancroft (the first fecretary of the navy under Pre-i in a letter of March 6, 1546, abors to be undertaken.” Cominodore Morris, ‘being dissatistled with that title, | appealed to J. C. Dobbin, Secrets the Navy ander Pierce, who pro! y | opinion is that it(the observatory) should be | Styled “The United Staves Naval Observa' and Hydrographic Otic The report says that thus one Secretary overrules the decision Of one of bis predecessors and the practic . tioned by two of them, and arbitrarily chan the name whieh bas ‘been borne by a p institution, with the perfect acquiescence of Congress and the people for nearly ten y Mr. Dobbin founded his ruling on the basis that | the observatory had always been under the ducted by naval officers. NOT A NAVAL INSTITUTION. ‘The report controverts an assertion of Mr. Dobbin that the observatory is a “navy afluir, and its reputation is the property of the navy, and says: “The reputation which the observ: tory has acquired has been a reilection of the personal lusier of Individual men Fi'trom civil itte, wad whose meat br ‘works have been accomplished quite inde; ently of their routine duties at the Wry.” The fact, say the commits observatory is under control of the Rot necessarily give it the character of a naval | establishment. The museum of hygiene ts | under the same department, but it Is not called @ naval museum. The marine hospital service is under the Treasary department, it has anv affinity with the business of ec ing and disbursing the revenues, but simply se it is seemingly proper’ that every branch of the public service should abject to the contro! of some execut partme! Some years prior to the erection of the pi ent observatory there was esta tol Hill a ot modest. p: a “depot of nd ins! Bautical chronometers wer: eposited, other naval inst ete. After om Of th duties were transferred to mittee, “while it rematve condition tt t perhaps have tain proprie ing it 2 naval obser but the service red to the navy ri eo astronomical instruments lor its s periormanee more than a small meri sit, The variety of s lavy does | which the new stru Led, Invi however, tothe prosecution 0 hes purely scien and the has been the pablleati ap of about irty ‘of obser tween and thousand — pases, not one ina hundred of which is probaly ot | ny especial concern to the nary. Th msseris work by which the ¥ ton obse has made itself know which has given it the honorable reput enjoys—has been work w taken and suee the interest of # Tt fs sue’ | Work as is done at Greenwich, at Pulkova, at Paris and other national observatoric A PROPOSED DIVISIO: It Is with the view of making the proposed ew observatory a national observatory that | the committee recommend that all the instru- | ments and paraphernalia of the present obser- Yaiory essential io naval matters be transferred | %& Annapolis, and that the observ Bapolls be eniarzed if necessary so adequate toall the wants ot th Shai. be styled the naval observ the 26-inch telescope, the transit cl prime vertical transit be transferred to the pro- posed new national observatory. NAVAL OFFICERS AS SUPEEKINTENDENTS. ‘The report of the committee also advises against the continuation of the practice of as- signing naval officers to take charge of the | “National” observatory, and sxyson this sub- | t: “Having become thus assimilated in title. | ‘as it already is in {ts work, to the tpstitutions of similar character mainiained by the govern- menis of other enlightened nations, 1t would seem that it should, like them, be placed under 8 direction in harmony with’ its objects, No one can have a higher respect for the gallant Officers of our navy than the members of this committee or those of the national academy but it implies no disrespect two them to s.¥ that there is nothing in their professional educi- Hon, and nothing in the nature of their active duties in the service to familiarize them with the processes of astronomical observation or to Sequaint them with the construction and uses Of Bxed astronomical instruments, There have been exceptional cases, indeed, ‘In which a naval officer has been an accomplished asiron- omer. This was especially true in the case of Capt. J. M. Gilliss, who had the direction of the bservatory trom 1S61 to 1865, and of Admiral | has been d pu: nd that it and that cle and the H. Davia, bis immediate successor, who heid | the position from 1565 to 1567. "When us tronomers like these are to be found in the navy, it is quite fitting that they should be Placed at the head of our national astronomi- €al observatory; but in the view of the commit. | tee a line officer of the navy not thus specially qualified is as much out of ent ofa great astronomical establisument as a eivilian astrocomer would be if placed in cum- mand of @ fleetof armed vessels in time of war. ————_+e+______ THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. Why the Academy of Sciences do Not Favor Asking for an Appropriati A committee of the National Academy ot Sciences has answered a question propounded to them by the Secretaro o! tne Navy as to the advisability of asking Uongress to muke an ap. Propristion for the observation of the total eclipse of thesun tooccurin August. The com- mittee deem it inadvisable, as it is not nighly Probable that observations could be secured | which would be of materia! gain to knowledze. | The eclipse, whieh wil! occur August 29, 1556, will be total only im the torrid zone, and the | Path of the total phase will full mafniy in the ‘open Atianticocean, though at Bengueia, on the Western coust of Sjuth Airica, It will be ob- servable at 3 o'clock of local time In the after- Boon. The reports received irom Benguela do not establish sufficiently clear that the hygieale and meteorological conditions prevailing at Benguela at that season will probably Le fa- vorabie. The station can only be reached by @ Yoyuge extending to more than a quarter of ihe earth's circumierence. With any vessel like: y to be assigned by the government to the duty Of transporting an observing party for this pur- the transit could hardly be accomplis ned less than a month. Theselection of a sjte tor n observing station, the erection of temporary Shelters (or the party, the installation of fuera. ments, the necessary preliminary observations for iatitude and longitude, and the calculatton Of the cireumstauces of Uh clipse for the exaet Iocality, all which things should be deliberately. doue, Would occupy o@ less than a lortnighe. So that the expedition, In order that It may ave ® reasonabie prospect of success, should leave New York not li The dou! than the middie ofJul, whether Congress would make th tion in time t provide tor a proper id the necessary drill of the cbeervers §# another reason given for not recommending an application to Congress, Modifications ia instruments now existing, sugwested by ex- lence, of desined to wdapt the apparatus to e special objects uimed at in the present in Biance, will doubtiexs be required; for in addi- tiou to the observation of the sun iteeil, and the lumtuous phenomena atiending It, It Is de sirable to obtain photographic maps cf ail the surrounding regivn to the distance of at least ten or ffieen degrees trom the sun, for the pur. of finally setting at rest the'still modted Question of an iutramercuriai planet. It is true that the astronomical world Is at present disposed generully to discredit the existence of such a body, yet the evidence on the subject u { this time is mainly negative, as it must ways continue to be so long as {t depends 4 appointed to | 3 Jor a | hold nearly 10,000,000 lace assuperintend. | 3 THE AQUEDUCT TUNNEL. The Oricunl Estimates and Why They Been Exceeded—Statements of the Engineer Officers. The payers submitted by the Secretary of War to the House of Representatives urging the necessity of an immediate appropriation for carrving on the work in connection with “increasing the water supply of Washington, D.C,” have been printed. They consist of let- ters from General Parke and from Major Lydecker urging the need of the additional appropriation and extracts trom Major Ly- decker's and Captain Symons’ repart for the last fiseal year, giving an Account of the condition of the work. on the Aqueduet tannel, and explaining why the cost of the work exceeds the original estimates. Major Lydecker's letter, dated December 15th last, the purport of which has been pablished in THE TAK, states that If provision for oarry- ing on the work is notimmediacely madeopera- Yons must be suspended very. soon, {he ultimale cost of the work will be | largely increased, and. the suffering incident " to the” present adequate Water supply be unnecessarily prolonged. Thi nee on hand availabie tor the work at th Is only $21,696.34, while the average monthly expenditare since the beginning of the year has been $30,217.02, notwithstanding the fact thas during the past five months opera ions ha » been conducted on the most limited seale consistent with the nature of the work, in order to prevent the present_appropriation from being exhausted before Congress could bave an opportunity to supplement it. The balance now on hand cannot. be made to hold out beyond February 1 at the latest, and if more is not appropriated by that Ihave to be stopped, tte tan- hel will then fill with water, the result of which will be to entail much unuecessary expense in pumping ft out and making other provisions for restining operations Whenever the means re finally provided; and besides, it is impos sible to foretell the extent of damage that may result in such parts of the tannel as are not in hard, solid rock. T would theretore urge with all permissible “foree that the amount. neces- sary for avoiding the expense and damage above indicated, and for a vigorous prosecution and speedy completion of tue work (estimated at 00, a8 sown by detailed estimate herewith) be appropriated in the manner here- inberore sugzested. « * + “The total length of tunnel when completed will be feet: the iength excavated to November 80 was 17,726.5, leaving 2,089.3 feet remaining to be excavated, all of whi xcept 840.5 Teel, lies between the Champ! avenue working Shaft and the terminal shaft near Howard Pe between these nts that we s fur met the conditions ‘Sf untavorableto progress, and there appears to be no reason to auticipate any change in that respect. DIFFICULTIES MET WITH IN THE WORK. The original appropriation for the extension of the aqueduct was $599,534.55. The total cost of the work, at the prices bid by the con- execution was awarded, ving a balance of $51,434.53 Whenever required, eugi- ies, &c., and with the in- svailabie it appeared to be suk need, however, Major s, it was found that the shafts had to be suuk lo greater depths in order to reach good rock, and that the varying ehuracter of the developed In excavating tue tunnel would require lis being lined to a much greater extent than had been anticipated; a great in- crease in te amount of excavation has thereby a, ch no account was taken In the well as in the amount of y tobe placed as lining. Besides, the xinai estimates did not allow for the works : f Ung the inlet shaft at the tunnel with the recelvin nylate the completion of ai sin such a mauuer as to ud- Lydecker future use tu flushing the tunnel or and repairing it if necessary, a course whick, from tue nature of the rock ex- cavated, has become a pr e gFeatest importance Capt Symons’ report sets forth In detail the Work required to be done, and urges its import- uionary measure if it Is desired to eouiplete the aqueduct in y This work.” he says, "is an_im- portant link in the water-supply system of the capital, and shouid be built th the best and faost éndur tanner possible, due regard # had i uy. It should’ be borne in mind that, when once completed and filled with ssibie for repairs, of time and money ‘nee to the thousands of ent upon it, Any re- iter ittis once brought into Hor a te rl of its con- tobe pumped out. and as it will lons, and will require stations, Utis Iu itself must be # Work of magnitude aud cost. To me it would seem the part of wisdom to take no chances, or the ‘ewest possible, of any accidents happening to interrupt the water supply through it.” THE RE-ESTIMATED COST. Capt. Symons summarizes the re-estimated cost of the tunnel #s follows: Tunnel excava- tion, $606,404.00; tunuel lining, $274,421 air-shatts, $6,515.00; east shalt, $22,569.00; West shait, $15,428.90; Champlain avenue shaft, $11,077.50; Ruck ¢reek shaft, 7,385.00; Foundry branch shaft, $6,842.00; west’connect 39,272.60; eng nd miscellaneous, Toul estimated cost of tunhi $422.06. Amount appropriated, $59! Bulan €, $393,887. Th conciusion he says: “Iam aware that this isa very great discrepancy between Lhe amonat appropiiated for the completion of the aque- ductextension and the amount whien It will actually cost. I have endeavored to explain how thls comes about. The amount appropri- ated would have completed the tunnel under the most favorable possible conditions. Any deviations from these inost 1avorable condi- lions would cause a deficiency, and these deviations have been very greai.” As I have said before, this estimate is for the completion of the aqueduct extension in the most complete and thorough manner, the way that 1t Is con- sidered that work of this nature and mugnl- tude shonid be compieted. Its cost can be very three pumpin: } | Much reduced by neglecting to put masonry linkng in certain stretehes of the tunnel where the rock Is of a doubtiul nature, If it be deemed. for the highest interests so to do.” Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: M.J. Snowden to Julia A. Smallwood, lot 33, block 6, Ivy City: $125. J. W. Phompsonctal., trustees, to subierranexn strip “Prey ets” $1 . W. J. Stoddard to same, 55. KR. RB. Perry et al, trustees, to Mary hompson, lot 2, sq. 1-045; $623.16, Juy Cooke, Jr., to T. W. Smith, lot 9 and pt. 8, 8q. Se 00. S.Smith to H. Smith, 4 interest in trust'to James ck to Jobn 200, Adeiaide Alexunc ; $1,307. ‘John Cam- , sub. 86, 240; rto Annies. Lynen, - 253; $15,000, Surah E. Blundon té ert Lee, property on Fayette st, West Wash- ington; $360. Mary D. Biddle, trustec, to Jon G. Judd, lot 1, block 39; $3,712.50. W. M. Hodges to Cortielius “A. Sti $—. Caroline M:S.unders' to Harriet ders, sub. lot 22, sy. 190; $—. Rosa W. Simpson ‘to W. Walker, sub. lot 76, 8q. 1,00 $1,600. Henry M. Abbowet al. to W. F. Porter, isi, acres In county; S—. Margaret Little Sands to James M. Bell, lots 26 and 27, sub. of M. L. and 1. Sands: $3,250. HU. Hulyden to L. Sands et ai., sub, 22, 4q. 92; $1,000. D. Kin G. Dulaney sd. 91; 850,000, J. HE o M. V. Hecksler, sub. lots 26, sq. 69: je Wood to Hiram Michuels, . sq. 508; $3,400. Glorvina Gordon ley, sub. lot 4, sq. K.P. Jackson etal. to C. B and HS addition to Georye- -Z. Parteilo, sub. lot 9-4. Sisters of the Visitation to L. J. Davis, sab, lot 24, sq. 343; 39,000, &e, ae Love and Lunacy. (Ax EcHO-SoNO.) Written for Tae Evesixo Stam, How pregnant sometimes his replies are! ees oe ramlct. the stilluess broken by reply so aptly said I, “what it utters ts y Ms only stock Tstrolied with Lu one summer night; In loving mood strolied I and she; The stivery moon was shining bright, And as I watched her orb of light Sald 1, “Lu, see—ob, Luna see! And some one—not my Lu—not she— Repeated, “See—ob, lunacy?” “And who are yoo, that, hidden there, ‘Thus undertake to mock at me? But yet for you Ido not care, As Luna's tight with La I share: I think souse crazy-head you be.” - And some one, still deriding me, ‘Repeated, “Crazy-head you be.’ “Ab, ‘tis enough my life to stir! * ‘Where are you?—You I cannot see, But I beg leave to say you err; No madness bides wit me or her, Uniess our love's in anity.” And some one, where 1 could not see, Repeated, “Love's insanity,” “Come, La, and let us elsewhere go, Where from this ghost we may be free, “A woman 'tis,” she sid, “I know, And that she's mad her words all show; ‘'m sure a lunatic is sha” And some one, ere we yet were free, ¢ Repewted, “Lunatic is she." THE BRODERICK-TERRY DUEL. The Bloody Work by Lake Merced. CORRECT VERSION OF THE TRAGEDY—TESTI- ‘MONY OF COL. JOS. C. MCKIBBIX, BEODERICE’S SECOND—INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE MCGOWAN —THE CHARGE OF FOUL PLAY UNFOUNDED. ‘Twenty-six years or more have passed away since the tragedy of the Broderick-Terry duel was enacted on the Pacific coast--an affair which, in its social and political relations, con- vVulsed entire California and was a theme of dis- cussion for many months away on the Atlantic seaboard, and even now the circumstances are of general interest, as show by the publication every now and then of some new version of thesad affair. The sod of Lone Mountain cemetery, hard by San Francisco, covers the body of poor Broderick; the sad sighing of the billows of the mighty Pacific as they roll upon the sands of the Golden Gate, being his eternal requiem, while but afew days since his more fortunate adversary strode gaily tohis wedding feast with perhaps not a thought of the danger- ous past—only dreams of a blissful future. Though nigh three decades have elapsed since David §, Terry and Davia C. Broderick stood facing each othe, pistol in hand, close by the waters of Lake Merced, too many of the allow of statements lately published in regard to the JUDGE M'GOWAN’S STATEMENT. Judge Edward McGowan, a famous personage of California in those days, and Col. Joseph C. McKibbin, one of the seconds for Mr. Broderick, are both now residing In thiseity, and upon the former gentleman a STAR reporter called in reference to the duel, and more particularly in reference to the narrative of the duel published some days siuce in a leading New York paper. Mr. McGowan’s hair is thinner and whiter; hi beard more stubby; his limbs have nob the ac- tivity they had in'’59, but the massive brow, the restless, piercing eye, the courteous rejoinder betoken the man of pluck, of hardihood, of in- tellect, of endurance. He was the devoted friend’ot the unfortunate Broderick, but he bas the honorable disposition to do justice to Brod- erlek’s antagonist. “Will you please give me the facts connected with the duet of Judge Terry and Senator Bro- derick 2” “Certainly, sir!” he replied; an‘ at once proceeded to the recital. “Judge Terry. and Senator Broderick I knew well. Both of them, as well as myself, went to California at an early period in her ‘golden’ history. Judge Terry’s birth place was Ten: but he came to California from Texas; that of Senator Brod- erick was right here in the Distrito Columbia, though he came, and hailed from New York city, where be had spent the better part. of his lire." I, myself, am a Pennsylvanian, havin: been born in Philadelphia, representing that county in the state legislatire for a couple of terms. I held several official positions in San Francisco, among them being commissioner ot emigration and judge of the court of sessions, Indiscreet and imprudent friends were finull the cause of the duel between Broderick ani ‘Terry, which might have been averted by calm and Sensible reasoning and with equal honor. THE WORK OF HOTSPUR ADVISERS. Both principats seemed to have been sur rounded by seconds and advisers—a set of Hot- purs, who were disposed to urgeon the meet- Ing to a fatal issue, rather than allow on elther side the minutest walving of senseless punc- Ullo. The affair could.have been honorably settled to the entire satistaction of the two prin- cipals and their friends, Where there is a will there fs a way, and Mr. Edmund Randolph and several other entiemen of San Frunciseo en- deavored to prevent a hostile meeting, but un- wise friends counseled otherwise, and Col. A. J. Butler, one of Senator Broderick’sadvisers, pro- tested "against a settlement, and said, ‘We In- tend to fight the glant, and pay no uttention to the call io the fleld by ‘pigmies.’ This latter re- mark had reference to iriends of Judue Terry, who also stood ready to send ehalienges. Col. Jos. C. McKibbin ana Ar. Coulton were the seconds of Mr. Broderick und Messrs, Cal- houn, Benham and Samuel Brooks, seconds tor Judge Terry. 1t was publicly proclaimed, and for a tong time believed, not only eust, but also on the Pacific coast, that an unfair advantage against Broderick had been taken In the selec Uon of the pistols, through which his pistol was made to dischané ere It was ratsed to a parellel, giving his antagonist the privilege ofa culm, cool and deliverate fire; the latter if a skilul marksman, making a most surely fatal shot. | The writer in the New York paper I'see says: | ‘Oue of the pistols was set with a fine halr trigger, and the other was set so lightly that a breath o1 alt ould almost discharge it Calhoun Benham loaded | Fry's p.stol, and a gunsinith who was on the ground | loaded tne pistol tor Broderick, The word “r= was given, und betore Broderick could 1 pistol it | | was discharged, the ball s riking the ground about ten of him. ‘Terre | pistol and b.ving tita complet him. “He cooliy remarked, to Mr. Benhaw, avout two incles too low,” and turning on bis heel walked away.’ NO FOUL PLAY AT THE DUEL. This was not so. Besides the seconds, doctor, &e., there were several other persons on the ground—Messrs, Leonidas Haskell, Henry Fritz, and Bernard Lagoode being of the number and who attended at the inquest. At the inquest Gol. MeKibbin tes\sHed that, the distance was ten paces; the wea; ons were dueling pistols; the friends of D. S. Terry won the cholce of weapons; | the choice being determined by throwing upa balf-doilar piece and calling head and tal 18 principals, after suying they were ready, were given the’ words, which were: ‘Fire—. one, Uwo;’ they were to fire betwee.. the words ‘tire! and'‘two;’ Isawthe pistols loaded with leaden bullets in the presence of both seconds of both parties; they were accepted as being Satisfactory; the principals took the positions assigned them at the distance of ten paces; their eyes were ut right augies to a cnane line between une principal and the other; after taking their positions the pistols were taken Up. by the seconds, cocked tn euch others prow. ence and the hair trigger set. Each second then proceeded to his principal and delivered the Weapon; the second then returned some als- tance out of the line of fire, and the word was given by a second of Mr. Broderick, ‘fire, one two.’ As near as I could judge, Mr. Broderick dischurged bis pistol between ‘the words ‘fire and one,’ about one secund intervening between the reports of the two pistols; the report of Mr. Terry's pistol being subsequent, but with very | slight interval, Broderick appeared to look with surprise at the course his ball had taken. I was about twelve feet from him, mid- way between the parties. Mr. Broderick seemed to graduatly wheel and droop; he low- ered Limselt easily Upon the ground. ‘I ran to him and assisied Dr. Loehr in opening bis gar. ments, when I suw the wound. The services of Dr. Hammond were tendered and uccepted, He was takeo up and conveyed to the residence of Mr. Haskell, where be died on Friday, two days laier. His opponent was unhart,” Col, McKibbin’s testimony was corroborated by il three of the gentlemen above nained, and a verdict by the jury was rendered in accordi with the fucis, Col. McKibbin also stated ul the inquest “that they were notawure of uny difference in the pistols while ou the ground, nor was he aware of any difference be- tween them at tbe present. They bad a person on the ground for the express purpose of load- ing the pistols.” “I myseli,” continued Judge McGowan, “was pot upon the ground at the time, nor was I actually in the state; I wasin Arizona, But these are the facts of the case, and are indispu- table. I was an especial friend of Mr. Brod- erick, and so was Col. McKibbin, and the latter, who officiated as second, was an observant of the whole aifuir,and was und is contident, as well as myself, that there was no foul play’ on thut occasion. I was not so permanently located In Calitornia after the King-Cusey tragedy as I ‘was betore, but! was made awareofeverything that was going on. HOUNDED BY THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE, I was hounded by the su-ealled vigilant com- mittee for participation In the unfortunate af- fair in which King was shot by Casey, and the latter afterward hung by that cominittee for doing it; but I was entirely guiltless, ‘The eom- mittee would have hung me instanter if | had been caught, and I was a wanderer and Ish- maelite for nine months in the lonely moun- tains and leverstricken valleys; swimming rivers and bayouing in woods Infested with spakes and wild animals; forced into the com- feet In in THE SECRETS OF THEOSOPHY. The Great Knowledge and Miracaious Powers Claimed by the Adepts. THE STORY OF MADAME BLAVATSEY AND THE THIBETAN BROTHREHOOD—HOW THE THRO- SOPHICAL SOCIETY WAS FORMED—WHAT THE DOUBTEES SAY. That this is a miracle-craving world is attested by the interest manifested in the reports of the doings of the Russian woman Madame Blavat- sky and the Theosophical society, and the doc- trines taught by that society. Readers of THE STAR have made some acquaintance with the doctrines of this society through interviews published with Dr, Elilott Coues. The Ethical society of this city has discussed theosophy, and members of that body propose to invite Dr. Coues, the great apostle of theosophy In this city, to address the society. In New York where Madame Blavatsky created a sensation eleven years ago, and where the pres- sent society; whose headquarters have been removed to India was founded, interest has lately been revived, and a branch society has been organized. When Blavatsky was in New York many were attracted to her wno cared primarily for the phenomena or wonders accredited to theosophy. Now it is stated that those who Join the socloty ave attracted by the secret doctrine itself or philosophical part of theosophy. Within the last two years what is claimed to be an exposure of the pretensions of Madame Blavateky to abnormal powers has been made by Mme. Coulomb, a woman who lived with Madame Biavatsky in India. Mme. Coulomb asserted that the pretended wonders were produced by trickery; that house “contained “movable " 'panels other fraudulent contrivances; that the so called Thibetan brothers, who appeared, were stuffed effigies; that the letters claimed to have been received from them were written be- forehand and produced in & mysterious man- ner, and that other wonders were produced by shinilar artifices. ‘Theosophists, however, have expressed thelr faith in Madame Blavatsky, and their conviction that Madame Coulomp is malicious slanderer. Whether a humbug or not, Madame Biavatsiy is © most interesting ron. A few montlis ago she returned to jurope and is now engaged in Wurzburg, Ger maoy, preparing a book which, it 1s said, will contain a full exposition of the secret doctrine. THE STORY OF MADAME BLAVATSKY, The story of Madame Blavatsky, as learned by @ sTaR reporter from a theosopbist, is as follows: For forty years Madame Blavatsky had de- voted herself to occult studies, and she at last became aware of the existence In a remote pat of Thibet of @ secret association, or rotherhood, endowed with extraordinary knowledge, and possessing what appeared to be miraculous powers over the forces of nature. To Thibet Madame Blavatsky journeyed, Seven long yeurs she remained with the Broth- ers, undergoing a training of extraordinary severity, and at the end of that time she re- turned to the world, not indeed a fully trained adept, but an initiate, possessing powers of an aitogéther abnormal ‘kind, Acting under the uldance of the Brothers in the Himalayas, ladume Biavaisky visited America, and there (ia conjunction with Col, Oleott, whose spirit- ual apprenticeship was then’ set on foot) founded the Theosophical society, whose aims are to promote the universal brotherhood of mankind, to foster the study of Aryan literature, and toexplore the latent psychological powers of man. Madame Blavatsky and Col, Oleott subsequently re- turned to India to establish the society among the native races there. nm the house of Mr. A. P. Sinnett, editor of a Jonrnal at Allahabad, Madame ky produced a remarkub.e serics of phenomena, which set all India talk- ing. Flowers fell from blank walls; letters were instantaneously dispatched through the air from Mudame Blavatsky at Si to the brothers in Thibet, und answers were at once returned; caps and suucers lacking at pieni Were at once created by Mudame Blavatsky; piece was invisibly oroken off from a plasier castin Madame Blavatsky’s house at Bombay and conveyed to Mr. Sinnet at Allahabad,and other equally wonderful things ure reported to have occurred, ‘THE POWERS OF THE MAHATMAS. Abnormal powers over nature are possessed, the thesophists say, by noone save the Mahat- mas, or the Holy Brothers, and their initiates, These have been merely occasionally displayed as evidences of the truth of the vast body of Knowledge concerning nature, man and the universe which the Brothers have acquired during centuries of seclusion and contempla- tion; knowledge which ims hitherto been kept a profound secret, but glimpses of which the Brothers have now granted to Mr. Sinnett for transmission to the world, and which have been published by Mr. Sinnett in bis book “Esoteric Buddhisin.” One of the powers attributed to the adepts is the ability of corresponding with one another at agreat distance without nesiug. recourse to writ'ng or other materiul means by the use of thelr will power and by establishing a mag- netic and spiritual current between them. The adepis, it is claimed, even If separated from one another by thousands of miles can visibly manifest: their presence one to anoth ae in ele usual aoe apparently physical form. ‘The adeptssay that ab long as tie world is governed by ewoista and ignoble desires, they cannot give to humanity the immense and superhuman powers waici they po-sexs; because ifun average man were armed with the powers of an adept he migit in alitof passion proauce the greatest disasters without employing any of the forces of uuture, such as are known Pee Ao aspirant for occult learning is oblige t to pass for at least seven years through the most severe ordeals, both ofa physical and of a moral character,and before the powers of an adept are conferred upon him, he must give proof by his manner of living, that no personal motive 1s underlying his actions, and that his..wo moral develop: ment und the spiritual interests of humanity are the only object of bis aspirations. HOW THE ADEPIS LIVE. ‘The adepts are strict vegetarians, and ascet!- cism Is one of the rules of their order. They do not assert that love on the physica! plane {s evil, but they renounce it because it leads to a loss'of precious psychical forces, A state of as- | cetictsm is not sudueniy entered. put arrived at by progressive development. The will-power of the individual is gradually developed by in- eexsant culture, and is the stepping-stone to all wiwers. He concentrates his eflurts day by ay ‘THEOSOPHY AND BUDDHISM. Theosophy or the secret doctrine is, it 1s claimed, essentially Buduhism. Two great schools exist !u Buddhism in Indla, that of the north, whose center is Thibet, and that of the south, whose focus is Ceylon. The difterence between these two schools consists in their different solutions of the question of what remains of man atter the last particle of the physical budy has been dissolved. The north- ern church adiniis that individuality still con- tluues to exist in Nirvana, Both systems agree: 1, that we all are the artisans of our own Inis- eiy, or happiness, uccording to our bad or good actions, (Kurmu is the terin which designates the general result ot these actions); 2, that we are subject to successive reincarnations, to a certain Kind of evolution of the soul, regulated by our merits or demerit<, and 3, that there is no extracosmic Diety to govern meu and things, und that therciore the most efficacious prayer is a good action, ‘THE SECRET DOCTRINE, The human constitution, according to the theosophist, is divided into seven principten: 1, the physical body; 2, vitality; 3, the astral body; 4, animal soul; 5, human soul; 6, spiritual soul; 7, spirit, Death affects only the first three principles, which ace equally posseased by men und by animais, The fiith, or the human soul, is yet very little developed in our present race: the sixth, the spiritual soul, exists only ju germ as lar as the majority of people ure concerued, and the seventh is the divine spark or spirit. The philosopuy also provides tor a planewiry chain und the evolution of man through the rapeaghe plete We are told that there is a system of worlds through which the human monad has to pase beiore it can arrive at per- fection and this passage constitutes the evoiu- panlonship ol criminals and eut-throuts, but, thanks toa mereiful God, escaping all dangers at last, and finally tried at Napa of the crimes charged and unanimously acquitted by the jury. Asi have stated, any of those whom I ave named, or auy acquainted at all with the facts of the ease, will endorse ull T bave anid. Mr. Samuel “Brooks, one of Judge. ‘Terry's seconds, is yet living im San Francisco, av. ing recently been apponted by this admitistra- tion ton Important revenue position, und he will quallty to what I have stated, But the bit. ter past should now be ; though It ie hartt to forget the persecutious to whiclt 1 was subjected by that vigilant commfttee. There fay have been some occasion for the formation of such a body at one. time in“ Rismbers, at times, were gully ot, Some st members, at times, were guilty ot, their acts were as lawless and “murderous as those they would Orden But let us hx there pre ett ns conn BO neces- vi ‘committees. into bod, his litte tereige ‘pup guve's loud bark ni and the lnverviewer inade bis adious “Georgetown” and “West Washington.” ‘To the Editor of Tae EVExtvo Stake In the 5th column of page 8 (2d edition) of ‘Tue STAR of this evening you record the death ofa “resident of East Washington.” In the next column you register the “Affairsot West Washington,” and refer toa fire at “No. 3007 Mostreet,” and state that “there is no alarm bell in West Washington.” In the next a d On what I heard I pondered weil, direct vision. In a photographic mup, uken ve you report the ot seating 6 wateh by Guring total eclipse of the sun, of the whole te Ser Baw, alae no more love wa, “a young man who lives in Georgetown)” and goon wlibin sbien such a planet must wae She went off with another fel— that “the watch was recovered trom # house in Sarily be confined, the object, if. present, mast low, oh!—and reason’s rays dispel Georgetown * * * oom a rea er ee ee present itself, and could not til to be ‘The mists of love—ob, tunacy. town.” And further in the seme column Bized. But, (or photograpule operations of this And Echo, since no more love we, you notice the death of a at A class, lenses of wide angle wust be specially Reiterates, “Oh, lunacy!" ety CCl Bas eee, is prepared, differing esseatially im character —W. L.Smomuxes | Spluma you mention “Mr. W. W. | ot irom thuse whieh are empioyed to take impres- g Washington.” in the tenue of 7 Sees at the ecliges. carted ox THE umount | Dent Qurarion. Honer Webb that. this Diatriet government is Pee! Ws ater ov. Lee sent isiature of Vi thou Eveves Lives Propas.y Losr.—It Is stated ‘Thursday a spectal ivecsaze rebut fo the State Souttve." 4 respect request, “io in a Norfolk dispatch that the wreckers now | debt. After reciting the troubles through | be Informed, THE Stas, think vuere 1s Little doubt that the vessel sunk | which the state had passed he sabsoitg are to understand as the or ia Lyanhaven bay In a storm in the first partof | proposition that if U creditors can be fully tn- | jocaitty of East Washington; what as West the month was the schooner Anthea God{rey, | lormed o1 the true siate of affairs they willae | Washi ington; what as Gt ‘whates Capwin Kiggin, and there is little hope that | cept the provisions of the Riddle r | Washi i how there ‘oala a any of the eleven persons on buard escaped. | bill, and he earnestly recommends: that tive | Mee eee, ghee ROW tnOFe os M Captain Kiggia bad with him on board his wife | legislature appoint. a commission whose | street” if our. Pecinnees. ‘without and Ove daughters, and @ crew of four men. | duty it shall be, while insisting on the Rid- simply Captain Risgio was a native of Snow Hill, Md., | dieberger settlement as a flualily, to explain ‘where his fainlly resided. | w the bondholders its justice and equity. tion of man. As faras the terestrial develop. ment of humanity is concerned it is divided inW seven circles or seven periods, The flith period, according tothe adepts, began over # million of yeurs ago, and 1s not yet neat its end, The number seven, regarded among the ancients us a sacred number, plays a great part in this scheme, MADAME BLAVATSEKY IN NEW YoRE. When Madame Blavatsky came to New York there was much ‘nterest manifested in reported wonderful performances of spiritual mediams. She held spiritualism in contem 1 ouly at the threshold of truth. She Renresatiot these wonderiul Thivetun seers who were such giants of kuowledye—knowiedge obtained from generation to generation by many thousand Yeurs devoted usviduously to cuitivating intul- tion or spiritual peroeption-—-but the moat pru- found western scientist was a mere pigmy in comparison. It is huruly any wonder that ane attracted notice und gilt Many followers, She occupied « French it at the corner of Sth avenue aud 47th street, where there used to be Seni Suvtoed™ diese manera sagt die ca cles Yo New York. Which Madamo Bla suk 0 Blavi Ydou, fof the rooms, deseription. | and ” eres ina (WEA? 4 Soupren sazu: ei “People country,” said a; who attonded Madame Biavataky's meetings in “would consider % its and manners quite from those we are acoustomed to. among ladies here. ‘She had freed herself entirely of all conven- Honalities. ‘who is president of the T ical society was a lawyer, or at least ae to pi law th I never new him t© have any legal business. He combined law with journalism. He was man who lived well, went to the opera, drov about in handsome equlpages, yet had no ble means of support, g the war he had been, I understand, in the secret service, the time Madame Blavatsky was here Olcott 33, not protess to be an adept; be wasa student. fe is a sort of man, t when he bas studied a little into a thing, will endeavor to im, ‘witha notion that be Knows more about {t than he really does, MADAME BLAVATSEY’S SECRET POWER. “as for Madame Blavateky,” he continued, “I suppose she has as much secret power as Bul- wer. Bulwer had all these strange notions and theories. He, however, put them into his nov- els and let the world take them for what they were worth. Madame Blavatsky, as- serts them as truths, When she was in New York she related many wonderful experien- ces she claimed to have had, but I do not know.of any wonders she performed there. In fact, In the ordluary pursuits of life she was restricted by the saine limitations that control the actions of other people, It she wanted in- formation she employed the same ugencies that others did; if'she wanted to send a message she employed'a messenger boy. She appeared to enjoy no advantages over common mortals, STRETCHING THINGS A LITTLE A “I think both Madame Blavatsky and Olcott,” continued. the ex-theosophist, “will stretch things a little to make them conform to their theory. I have known Madame Blavatsky to state Untogs which I was very certain were. not true. For instauce, she has Introduced me to a company as a Rosicrucian of the seventh de- gree. Asa matter of fact I am nota Rosicra- cian of any degree. She claimed tor hereelf that she was a Rosicracian of the ninth degree. Thero were five of us who went Into theosophy asa kind of huge lark. I remember that we Nrote once a string of nonsense and signed it ‘Hiraf,’ a name composed of the first letters of our five names, This was made up of a pro- miscuous string of sentences which we threw together without regard to coherence—bigh sounding, wise looking sentences, that really meant nothing — sentences’ from Herbert Spencer, transcendentalism, Hegelian metaphysics, aud absolute nonsense. — Tuls compound we sent to Madame Blavatsky, dated from ‘the Kuklos of Karnak.’ She pub- lished it in her journal, together with a com- ment of ber own, praising Hirat as: undoubt- edly one of the most protound occultists of the ime.” “Did she know how it was written? “I think sho did, but if she did not it amounts to the same thing, for it shows what little depth there was to her professed occult knowl- edge. She came here and found much Interest in spiritualism and she made spiritualism more interestlag by adding a touch of Orle ntal Instery to Jt. “She gained many tollowers, and aniong them Olcott, who seemed to be completely bound up in her. Olcott is a bright man but nota thorough mun, or one who can apply himselt steadily to anythin, ee. SCIENTIFIC SAILORS. The Work of Training Seamen to Meet Modern Requirements. HE TRAINING SCHOOLS IN THIS CITY AND AT NEWPOKT—TEACHING JACK THE MYSTERIES OF MODERN GUN-MAKING —WHAT cOMMO- DORE SCHLEY THINKS OUGHT TO BE DONE. When Commodore Schley became chiet of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, alter his return from the Greely rellef expedition, he turned his attention to promoting the effi- clency of the navy. His first step was tosecure the establishment of a training school tor saflors which would afford practical educa- tional advantages to such sailors as would Im- prove themselves, and secure a corps of men in the service who would have a practical iknowl- edge of modern men-of-warand their guns. The new steel cruisers, nearly completed, and their improved guns mark @ turning point in the career of the navy, and from now on it Is ex- pected that it will steadily improve in Itsships and their detenses. The sailorsof our navy, accustomed to the old-fashioned wooden ves- sels und guns, would be entirely at sea if placed on board a modern man-of-war without any preliminary training or instruction. It was to Provide men suitable for the new ships which tts expected will compose our navy in a tew Years that the training school was established. There are two branches of the school, one at Washington and the other at Newport, THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL, At the Washington branch the course con- sists of instruction in gun mechanisin, the as- sembling of the parts of all machine guns, the manner of fitting all the new ammunition for the new gu... und all the electric connections for firing the same, the manner of handling torpedo search llyhts, plumbing, moulding, tae construction of fuses and all the laboratory work so culled, At Newport the men are in- Structed In the manufacture of nitro-glycerine and dynamite, In the construction of torpedoes, the manufacture of electric fuses, the method of electric connections of all kinds, getting to- gether @ torpedo outfit for a cruising vessel, plnclng of submarine mines, diving, é. The instruction is eotirely practical and’ not theo- retical. For iustance, at the Washington navy yard, the men are shown the construction ot an improved gun from the very beginning, until it ts finally complete. The term 1x six months at each place, and can be commenced atany time. Whens man hus completed the course of training at both places to the satis- faction of his instructors, he 1s sent to sea, and can act as Instructor in'a certain way to his shipmates. GRADUATES FROM THE SCHOOL. A number of sailors who had previously been. instructed In gunnery here have graduated trom Newport, and have been recently assigned to the Tallapoosa and Vandalla, both of which vessels hive been supplied with some improved electrical apparatus. The class at Washingion was lust munth changed to Newport to succeed them, and a new class formed here. Commo- dove Schley, when asked the other day about the progress of the school, stated that it was most gratitying. There are now about fity re- ceiving instraciions, aud the Increased number of applications for’ admission to the school shows the effect already produced upon the sailors, many of whom ure anxious to improve themscives.” There are several requisites to ad- mission. The man must be under thirty years of age, and must be fairly educated, and must enter early In his term ot enlistment, as it is hot the intention to educate the men, uniexs the service can receive the benefit. Commodore Schley, when asked by a STAR reporter about the matter, sald the men who have been re- ceiving this special instruction show a very marked improvement, and when the cruises are ready for:sea he expects to put such _menon board as will be famillur with all the detatis of the ship's paraphernalia, COMMODORE SCHLFY'S PLEA FOR JACK. He also has other projects in view for better- ing the condition of the men thronghout the service, and hopes to secure legisiation to that end at the present session of Con; He will endeavor tosecuie a retired list for suilors stmi- lar to that for soldiers, libraries for naval ver. sels, homes for sailors, and a system of savings similar to that in the army. “If Jack feels that he will be cared for in his last days he will be more contented to remain in the service,” sald Commodore Schley, “Why should the marine fh the same vessel have such a provision for him, while the sallor whose duties are of far more Importance ts left to shift for himself when he Is Incapacitated fot active service. An active interest in the welfare of the men will promote the efficiency of the service. I recall an instance of an experiment on = naval vessel to find the effect of proving to the men that the officers were interested in them. They were treated as men and allowed ali privileges possible when such privileges were hot abused. They were permitted to go ashore Whenever practicable, with all the money they wanted, they were en in getting uj theatricals and other entertainments abs it, and nd eonient Sn don’t, believe there was 8 . She was the Benecia, crulsing th the East Indies for three years, ’ Du: whole cruise there were bat twelve Geveriions, while nearly double that number might be ordinarily expected in a vessel of her size, AS\VINGS BANK AND A LIBRARY, “But there are other things that Jack needs besides a retired list,” continued the commo- dore, “He should have some authorised sys- him. thas accumulated, but it creased by interest, as should should be allowed to depoalt @ paymaster justasin a savi: Se receiving ships shou! Fecelve an honorable, discharged is uF i ail i ? E Hf 5 Hy i ae i : FI ! s : £ i L 5 He i i NEW PUBLICATIONS. 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A Tale ofthe Great Republic ‘Chicago: T.% Denison. a ea A Brightening Comet. ‘From the Albany Express, Feb. 17. “The comet discovered in Paris December 1,” said Prof. Boss, the director of the observatory, ‘Two ks later it will be mach $Enier perhaps at its maximum—and then it mi teeta at Saat S bod ‘attention. The position of the call comets, you know, by the names: A PHOTOGRAPHER'S TALK. Beauty Said te be on the Increase in Washington. ‘THR PECULIARITIES OF MEN AXD WOMEN AX OBSERVED THROUGH A CAMERA—LADIEX ‘Wo WILL NOT BR PHOTOGRAPRED—TRE VAN- #TY OF PUBLIC MEX. “Yes, they are fond of having their pictures taken,” said a Washington photograpber to » STAR reporter, as they stood the other day loo ing into a glass case full of the pictures of prom- iment men—Senators, Members, Judges and other notables. The case was full of faces, and not @ woman Was among them. “But,” he ad- ded, after @ pause, “I don’t think they care as rauch aboat It as men do.” “Why,” said the seribe in surprise, turning trom the glass window where he had been ad- miring the reflection of bis whiskers, “You don't mean to say that men nave more vanity than women? Surely not!” ‘ell, [don't know as to that, but men—that is those who are In public Iife—lave more pic- tures taken than women do, and they are Just as ular about the pose. "Ax to their being vain, [don't know, but I seo lots of them watch tb Teflections in those big windows wives are looking at the pictures.” “You don't say 80,” exclaimed we scribe, turning his back upon S “But arn't women awfully bard to_ please Don't they all want to be made preity? I sup- pose the Treason you don’t put their pictures tn the cases Is that those not so Iavored would get Jealous. Women are vain creatures.” » LADIES WHO WILL NOT BE PHOTOGRAPHED. “Ladies won't allow their pictures to go in the Window,” replied the catcher of shacows, with- out replying to the scrive’s comments on female vanity. “I have more trouble with men who Want their pictures to look dis.inguished or in- tellectual,” he wiped a fly apeck off the Nose Of one of the statesmen and became more confidential. “The truth is, the ladies uoder this administration are not much for having thelr pictures taken, and there ts not much doing in that line. Miss Cleveland sets theexample. She won't have one, and I don't think the cabinet ladies will cither.| None have sat yet as fares Tknow. They havn't come to me. and I haven't seen thelr photo's anewhere. During Arthur's administration the ladies had their photos taken. Picture taking depends. Ifa lady is beautifut, or thinks herselt so, she is mighiy apt to have her charms reflected on card But—. Well, maybe iolks don't ask for the photo's of plain women. There was lots of ‘beauty in official lire during Arthur's and Hayes’ administration, Mrs. Hayes did not object to having her picture taken, and most of the ladies who formed offi- gial society here during her stay had (heir fea- fares Kinsed on to card board by the sua, Dur- ing the following four years, itdid not get out of fashion. Mr. Arthur and the ladies of his court all bad their pictures taken. ‘Many? Well, yes,er—I don’t know, They nerally got a dozen or two only at a time,and the order repeated quite often. Who was taken most? Well, really can't say. All the ¢abinet ladies bad quite a number, and the Trives snd daughters of the Senators—many of them—were taken frequently.” “Are the photographs of ladies in official soci- gWy,s014 as are those of the men?” asked THE "a “No, no; they are never seen. They are not Ing one to go out or thesia uh e studio except upon the written “onder of “the iady Berseit These pie. are scattered only through the ex between friends” ‘ie THE BEST SEASONS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHER. “I have caught the reflection of many beautl- ful faces,” continued the photo man. “It is Tegulated by the season. The most beauty is about just at the beginning of the winter sea- Son, when many pictures are taken, and then avain In the spring, when the winter-made friends are ing. The number of pictures | then taken i irkable.” rei “Ia iemale veaut; the increase » asked the scribe." nici “Yes, itis growing up. Nearly all the youn; ladies In Washington who are ig out and the little ones who are noting more. th promises, are beautiful. There is more beaats ‘among young ladies In Washington than ever Way before. They are young folks have their pictures taken most this winte ‘little maidens just from school.’ As I hav Said, none of the ladies wno lead official soclet this’ season have been having their pictures taken, so [ can’t compare them with those who went before. New fuces come and go here every year,and when they are xone they general leave their shadows behind them. Aud some of them,” he added, lowering his Voice to aco! fidential whisper,’ “are very euty. shadows of many bright faces are locked up In that ease. No, Pean't show them to you, ‘They are kept in coufidence—and iu the negutive.” — ee Agriealtural Matters om the Virginian ide. MEETING OF THE WOODLAWN CLUB. Revorted for Tax EVEXIXe Star. The February meeting of the Woodlawn Farmers’ club was held at Courtland Lukens'on the 13th instant, President Pierson in the chat The subject for consideration at this meeting “Upon what production of the tarm has the greatest profit been realized the past year,” was Promptly grappled with, though ruther reluct- antly, by many present. Each one was called upon for his views, and D. Buckman responded that hay had been'his best crop, and the sume tor T. W. Blunt. Jotin Ballengers’ reply was oats, because he dict not sow cou The went crop teat perhaps he {ost the least on was corn; his impression of farm. tng for the past year was evidently not very Tose colored, and ‘the same View seemed to be concarred in’ by a majority, as developed before ‘we were through with the subject, DAIRYING AS PROFITABLE AS ANYTHING. Most of those who were engaged in dairying, either milk or batter, seemed satisfied that it ‘Was as profitable as any other mode of convert- ing their luce. °§ ‘Gibbs said that he put tn ten acres of oats that yielded quite well, and he kept xa account all the expenses; the result was, he a al .75 on the crop, besides the leured about $2.75 on the bes! straw, He felt rather sick over it, but some of the others thought he did well, us he gave him- self credit tor $3 per day tor team and driver while at work upon it. His wheat crop be con- sidered the most profitable, as it was exception- ally good for last year, ens bad a 400d crop of oats, and also of corn; the latter had a coat of lime applied tothe land beiore planting. J. W. Roberts sai his crop ot lambs was the hition. I would not think of allow- | most profitable, considering the amount of cap- | ital Invested, President Pierson’s best hold was poultry and fruit—Jumes Hunter strawberries and poultry. | ©. Lukens read from Furm and Home, some extracts from Commissioner Colman's remarks atarecent convention upon the duiry interest, showing that the best farms, the best buildings and the best bank accounts were to be fouud in the dairy regions, We then dritted (nto.a rambling discussion of the geueral su ject of farming, and as to how we were to know what the profits were on mans crops, the keeping Several stated .bat they had tried to Keep accounts for a while and then gave itup in diszust; one member stating that he did so until he found that he was “busted,” and did not koow it, so he thought the soover he yot back into that con- dition where ignorance is bliss the better tor him. In’ summing up, it would seem that no rule can be established as to what crop is best to grow. One year tis may do best, and anotuer Something else. Better goon with a regular system Of rotation of crops which seems best adapted to one’s soils and surroundings, kee ing away—“root hog or die,” as express: y one Member—trying Lo preserve a contented mind, which ts sald ty be a continual feast. 1 appeurs to be a time when nearly every one Is inclined to think bis neighbor is getting on better than himself, or that some other business 4s paying beller than his, as exemplified by the reply to the anxiousenquirer for the best road toucertain piace, Walch was that he might tuke elther road, aud bevore be hud got Lbere he would wish he bud tuken the otuer one. And ‘is brings to mind vur fi ule clerical rho was at the last meeting. He started xandria tor this meeting und tovk Wwe got into a swamp flooded with mingled with ice,and but tor some fi i f 4 rh ‘THE REPORT OF THE CRITICAL COMMITTEE, by reason of wintry weather, was ratuer brief, but alluded to the farm buildings being in their cows und beliers, sume sheep, well housed and the ewer beiny rather too fat for tue may interest, the time. 3 § t ie = 3 5 ¥ a E z ut i Pay | Second | New York, has RELIGIOUS NOTES. CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE —Rev. W. L McKenny, of Dumbarton ave nue M. E. church, West Washington, is rapidly improving In health, —The revival at Fleteher chapel is still im progress. There have been about twenty con- versions reported during (be meetings. --Mra. Roach bas been assisting Rev. W. H. Laney at Fletcher M. E. cburch this week, and there bas been = revival. A pumber of conversions na’ o . —Rev, Dr. Edwards, whose time is out at McKendree, and Rev. 3. A. Etog, who closes bis fest year at Hamline M, E.cburch, are spoken of as possible presiding elders —The Paulisi Fathers, who are now holding @ mission at Trinity church, West Washington, ‘rill begin @ mission to last two weeks at the Ghurett of tue Immaculate Conceptivn on the 28th Instant. There is some talk of Rev. R. N. Baer, of age M_E. church, returning to Baltimore, ls charge ere will v a —Tuere ts cons'derable religions tnterest anifested in the 24 Baptist church, 4th and Virgtala avenae southeast, ot which Rev. Ed ward Hee Swem is the pastor, The revival meetings held this week have mei with much success, @ Humber baving asked for admission. —The surpliced choir ot St. Mark's church, ‘Capitol Hl. which has reodered the musical portion of the service for the past year with gratifying success, will appropriately celebrate thetr ret anniversary in a special choral sem vice Monday evening. Rev, Dr. Townsend will deliver the add: nd several of the siegy wil at the tet = —Rev. J. Clarke Hagey is about closing bie three years’ term at North Capitol M.E. church, The title to the property, whict was defective, has been made pertect. Three. rs ago the Charge was hopelessly in debi, bat $1,100 08 the debt has been paid and 78 members me ceived during Mr, Hagey's service there, — Bishop Peterkin, (P. E.) of West Virginia, te Officiating In the Philadelphia churches. — The Baptists of Maryland propose to estab lish @ publishing house in Baltimore, — Montana has ten Rplxcopal chureh buil@- Ings, three parsonages, and 855 communicants, — Rev. David Wills, jr.,of Ringoes, N. J., will accept the call to Spring Garden (Philadelphia) ehureh, — Mr. Ford, ot the Youth's is nnd to spend $35,000 a year on three” Baptist churches iu Boston, —St. Paul's P. E, church, in Syracuse, bas been presented to Bisho) ington used by tim as bis cathedral ee —Rev. Mr. Koger, superintendent of M. K South Missions, in Brazil, died of yellow fever recent! — Rev. E. H. Bronson, pastor of the Blockley (Pa.) Baptist church, has received a call to the Pasiorate of the First chureh, Harrisburg. — Rev. S. H. Comings, of the Baltimore M. E. conference, a resident of Anne Arandel Oo., Md., is about Lo locate in Florida, — Hon. W. B. Hanna bas received from Mr. George W. Childs.a gift of Bap Un Orphanage. Paladeipia — The new Oxford (M. E.) church, Philadel phia, ts almost compieted and will be dedicated to-morrow. Bishop Andr ws, ot this clty, will deliver the dedicatory sermon. — The Memphis, Tenn., Methodist Conference South, reports 7,000 conversions during the Past year, over 5,000 additions to the church— @ net Increase of About 3,000 members, — Rev. Dr. Henry J. Van Dyke, pastor of the rian chai fre been called to fill the chair of aysloweue tae. ology in the San Francisco seminary. — A legacy of $20,000 leR to the Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal chureh, ludelphia, by the late Miss Sarah Barr, of en paid to the trustees of the institation, ~The Sunday Schools at Work, the organ of the New York Sunday School association, states than 740,000 children state not ander any re a, Protestant oF Calholies? e Mrs. Amanda Weils, who recently died at ‘orthville, Suffolk county, N. ¥., leit property to the value of $32,000, and willed 820,000 to the American Tract set ot Foreign Missions, American ry society, aad American Seaman's Friend societ —By the will of Dantel A. Jones, one of the ex-presidents of the Chicago Board of T Old Peopie’s Home in that elty recelves the Ine come of $250,000, and the Board of Home Mis- of the fresbyterlan church, the Board of Foreign Missions, and the Presbyterian hospital Of Chicago $10,000 each, —The general conference of the M. E. chureh south meets in Richmond, Va., the first of May next. It will be an unusually interesting see sion. The change of name will be Gaully de- termined. Bistops will be elected wad ail the general officers will be chosen to serve for the next four years, —_+e+—_____ Existence—A Sonnet. Written for Tue EVexiwe Stam, ‘Tis not for mortals to cast up to God ‘The Hlls or bounties by HI. hand bedowed, Complaining that (heir life 00 earth's a load Which nothing save the ali-compelling rod. OF Destiny couid force them to assume. As well the th’ accorded gamut might complaia At being formed lato some beavtly strain; (Or words that by some bard's inventive loom They're woven into textures of sweet song. For what, ala ure we, vain mortal throug, But scattered notes wakes! from (he tuneful string Of od's own Lyre—fuint notes yet ifthey ring Accordant here. thelr music «bail not die, But sound forever on, im bails beyond the sky. —Faupenic J. Haus Haoxnstows, Mp., Feb, 15,1886, —— ne. A Dead Man Doing Duty. OR, A SPINSTER'S LONG Wart. From the Inter-Ocean. Poets think there is very little ina name—an opinion that is not shared by all business men, many of whom are Inclined to associate much Of their success with the popularity or enpbuny of the firm's name. Where this is the eave it hot aN uucommon thing to see the ume Pe- tained long after the withdrawal or decease of one of the partuers. Anexample of this kind is the firm of Storm, Hill € Co,, located on Madison and Fraukia streets, Early im tbe year an elderly spiuster who does the soliciting one of the W.C. M. charities called attbr store and asked to see Mr. Stora. ° “He's not in,” Was the reply, Tne next week sie appeared about noon, 1s Mr, Storm in?" i, Fl call again this afternoon, What “W | time do'you close?” “Five 0 clock. Two hours later she her tace Into the cashier's window and waked: ‘Mr. Storm got back yet! got back yet,” was the mon- committal response. “When do you think I would be most likely to catch him. 1 couldn’t say, madam,” tt call some other Lime when Pm in the neighborhood,” “Very weil,” and the mun of money bowed an adieu aed weut on his way figaring. ‘The wext Visit was made tue last of the mouth, avout poet nang ten o'ciock iy the morn- ing, the tardiest merchant is supposed to be ait bis desk. “Ia like to see Mr. Storm, please,” sald the lady, bowing @ ‘amillar sort et good moraing to the grim cashier. “He's not to.” Not down yet, eh?” and without waiting for an answer she went oT, to return the next i. “Has Mr, Storm come back yet?” “No'm.” “Muy I wait for him?” “Certainly. And she seated herself in a chair near the steam cou and began to read three days old. With the Knowledge of ber mistake ber impatience began, and aiter a walt o1 some twelve minutes she Went back to the interloca- tor aud asked: “Do you expect him to-night?” “Har — 4s he down this morning?” “No'm.” ‘ell, when will be be down?” she inquired a Itttie angrily. “1 don't think he'll be down et all.” “Why? ‘He's dead. Tue ctject of all this search has been tn his RHODE ISLAND LAWMAKERS DECLINE TO LI8- TEN TO HER REMARKS ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE. “~s