Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1886, Page 2

bo CITY AND DISTRICT. Street Noises and Sick People. VIEWS OF AX OLD PHYSICIAN AS TO THE OB- STRUCTION OF STREETS BY RUPES. “The closing of streets by ropes stretched from side vo side becuuse there Is a case of sick- ness in one of the Louses fronting on the space tia Is becoming 4 serious uulsance,” sald one of the older practicing physiciansof this Gity recently to a Stax repo “In many cases inere seem to be no wecessity for It” be | continued. “some docturs who have # ease 01 inimotlie belly uche. for iustance, before they | commueice to treat the case seriously hustea to | Capt. Griffis ut the wilice of the Commissioners Bnd get the aucnorit Seross the street. There may be some instances Where such procauious ate necessary, UU T have so fequentiy met with tuese ubsiruetions that faim Uegiasiug to suspect thatin some jaa is looking to his own ad- long ago Oue of the avenues on fs Fan was blockaded by fopes aud boys were employed (0 let tle cars Puss throug. In thiscase the carriageway was Paved With uspualt, wich makes uu wltost Bolseless rowiway, while between the fails tis ear borses traveled ob the coubie sine, natur ay Waking evusiderabie racket. The explana on Of this circumstance seeuis to mc to Le tat the physician hoped to have utiention brought | to the ict that he was aticndiug « very serious case, OF peraps it wus the undue anxiety uf the family. Atuby rate, Wiaiever the reason may be, there siivuld be sume uew tunicipal regi lation adopted. In Bultiwore streets can ve Toped off ur « period uot exceeding turee uays, I beileve, and then if there is auy iurther need Of securing relief from the disturusuce ol sireet fraiic It Is perimitted to spread sawdust, tau Bark or sume other suitable material over the wement aud thus deaden the uuise 0: passing aiciex.”” | | | | To the Kéitor of Tae EVENING STAn: Each summer passeugers in landing fromour river steamers full or ure crowded into the Fiver at the landing here—more especially on their return trom river excursions ut nicht. There seems to be a great want of cure on the Part of the owners of the bouts, und of the au. thorities, im this respect. A short time siuce I Went with a party of citizens to Lower Cedar Potnt, and ov our return at bult-past nine p. m., when the tide wus in, and the deck of the boat raised several ivet above the duck, we we hustled aud crowded down un inedined gang plank, the officers oi the bout siunuing at cucu Side pusuing ladies and cullureu along, and ling them to“burry up, as they wanted to jet through aud yo Gone, und with no tight nearer than the sidewaik! ‘There were betwe four aud five hundred passengers, the great buik of whom were women aud cluidren, many of Uhe latier Just roused fruL Ued Of like w tock uf sleep, withor enougu to see wiere or on wh. Stepping! There is + 0 excuse wor that. Ii the steambout company SE Kus at tue outer edge can atiord to put up a couple of vil lumps +0 people cau see wi they are going. It is no wonder that pe fall or walk Ilo the river, us (ue papers s! every lite wuile; the ob more such accidents do uot happen. Why do not the authorities jook ailer Lue matter? Surely, they shoud see to it, Wat iife is dered Secure, ur ut least reusunavie precaution be taken to preveut avoidauie accideuts, Another mutter that vecus reiuriiug ts the Mauuer of tasiug up the Lickels. Uv tue occu Sion referred tw the passengers were rushiug aboard in a crowd, witu uniy oue person U to take up the Lickets, aud woo in ihe hurry wad Uustle, oi course, cuuld Bul tell whether ail paid of nul, una the result was be cuarged one Of oUF most respeciable citizens witu Uy lug lo Sinuggle passenzers avourd wiluout payiug, hen I Kuow oi my own knowiedge tbat le bought aud delivered the tickels jur all U Party. These mutiers are managed much bei- ler Ml our nortuern: Cities, a8 all Wau Lave bud experience there kuow. ‘Sept. 4, 1586. EE Cirizex. Transfers of Keal Estate. | Deeds tn tee bave Leen filed as tollows: T.N Morrow to L. F. Kefauver, part 5, sq. 847. $5,000. T.J. King to Mary A. MeGinnell, sub 45, sq. 4; 93,150. L. Nuecker to G. R. Repetti, subs B and K, sq. 874; $3,000. F.C. Doun to B.A. Coionna, part sub 49, sy. 988; $120. Sume to E. H. Fowler, part do; $125... Harrigan tN. & D. Ho Huzen, lot 5, sq. 6Y E. F. Jones to Francis’ M. Gideon, suv lot} A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PUPILS EXPECTED—THE PRESENT SCHOOL BUILDINGS INSUFFICENT—SUPERINTENDENT POWELL'S VIEWS ON THE QUESTION OF MORE RooM. The public schools of the District open a week from Monday, and no doubt to a large number Of the scho.ars the end of the vacation time and the beginning of school duties Is a cause of keen regret. But in spite of regrete and even complaints the days roll around, and before the | little ones realize it the time has come to re- sume the familiar morning walk to the school house. Some chiidren no doubt exist who are glad to bein school and take pleasure in learn- ing their lessons, but such children as the littie ones are taught by teachersund parents are good children, and every one knows that they are fn @ hopeless minority in this world. While the children huve been having = good Uimeand thinking as little as possible ofthe time when they would bave to go back to their studies, the teachers have also been enjoying the holiday, und if they do not actually show the feelings of the children in” regard to the beginning of school, some~ ot them can certuinly symputhize with uch feelings. However, wnether teachers aud sebolars.are willing or anWilling to have the Schools reupened, the preparatious are gulag on vy und unless an eurthquake inter- Venes between uow und the 20th insuant all the public scuvols will be open, the teachers will be present and when the fast minute hus ex- fired the scholars wili come trooping in. There 11 be no difficulty on the purt of the children, Who atteuded the setoul last to find their right | places and be ready wuen the teacher rings the bell. But how avout tue new scholars who have uever attended the pubile schools? How are they guing tw know wuere to go and wat to du? Auis 1s a question tuat is easily an- jor all that ty uece-sury fs tor the parents: dren to upon the supervising principal at the school building nearest thelr houles aud ask for a Licket of admission, HOW 10 OBFAIN THE TICKETS. For instunce, those living in the first district will call upon Mr. N. D. Cram at the Franklin building, 13th and K streets northwest; in the second district upon Mr. N. P. Gage at the Sea- ton building, I street, 4 ‘2d and Bd streets sthwest; i be third division upon Mr. A. T, S: #0 'tue Walluca building, Peuusyivaula, avenue, between Tt and Stu streets souLueust; in tue fourtu division upou Mr. Isaue Fulre brotuer at the Jefferson vailding, 61u wud D streets suuthwes! Mr. BT. Janne; street, between Wasiiagion. In sixth divisiuw,” wuleh comprises ull the schovis outside ot tue’ bounds of Lue city, applications suuuid be made to the priucipais’ of Wwe Various buidiugs, Ln th seveuln division a cau should be made upo: Mir. i. P. Moutgouery, ut the Summer build- jug, 17th “and sv stree’s’ northwest, and in the eigith division, Upou Mr. W.S. Mougumery, 4c tue Joun F. Coon building, on O sureet, bez (Ween din aud Sih streets uurtaWest, All taese gendemen uauied will be at teil respective | alices irein 8 te 1Ua.tn. and 6:30 to 8 p.ns., irom, September 16un to Septemuer 18ub Inclusive, Tur tue purpose of issuing tickets No tickets Wil be Issued ou tue siouday that the seuovis open, and so parents desiring to bave their cull dren’ euler tue public scuouls tis yeur should atiend to tue mater W.tuin the duties named, WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR ADALISSION, Beiore « ticket ot adinisslon ts issued the fol- lowing questions ure asked: plicaut withia the ages of six and seven- TL. “is the applicant a pupil of auy public school; and itso, Wiy Is upyncasion made for 4 cuauge: Hii Has the’ spp.icant beew beretiure « puplt of fe Calla mission oF rausier Ucael, and If sy, Why Was it Dot sranteu? Weveig, he, parent oF guardian a bona Side citizen of asuingtour Nv pupil Can be admittec to a pubiie school who has not \Urutsbed w ceytiflea.e irom 4 physiciaa .bat he oF Sue has beeu Vaccluated, oF Querwise provected Tru | smiaslpox. THE TICKET THAT IS ISSUED. If all these questions ure answered satisfacto- rily then @ Ucket as follows only, with the biawks filled im, will be issue: PUBLIC SCHOLLS OF THE DisTuICT oF ConumBrA. | j- 206; $3.30U. Mary A Owens’ to F. W. To M——, Teacner ot s ul Novie, part oz sq. O49: S000. “Sars b. Arfised Locate Division No —, to Ide W. Marsuali, ‘lots 16 wo 18, sq. 7 2; 96,625.45. Virginia B. Bevon to Joseph Pual, jot 10, bik. 35, and 1, bik. 37, Columuiw Heiguts; $5,00u. J. T. Arms to ‘L. J. Davis, if aq. S46; $9,000. Lida S. Pract to 6, <q. BU: $12 Ippett, lot $, sq. 87 au wie J... Duct 3, sq]. SUT; G2,UUU. Suphia F. Rady & P. Brooke, property on Lougiborouy gounty; 3 Laue in W008. Mary A. Owens wy FW sq. 545, $900. M.D. Adisoa t lols 17 and 18, sq. 71: 45. T. Vinceut, trustee, to Curl Pete! son, pt. 1, sq. 523, $—. H. A." Duniels wo W. ris pt. 4,8q. 817; $200. J. 5. Edwards to 92,092.06. "RK Perry ei.ai. to BoB. Ewru- Shaw, lots 25 tw 28, sq. 1043; $729.60. J.P. | Tip Wen Wasiingtou; West to J. H. Grant, lows 4 und '5, 004.34. do.; $1,581.90." Elizaueth "L. West to J. Grant,'lut 11, do; $445.50. J.T. West to sam G. Schroth, sud, lols 65 and 56, sq. STH w to Jobo H. Burrougu: fot 15, sa. | J. Grant to C. R Vernon, iot 4 es Saud 7) lot 12 do.; $4. 6. B. Earnshaw to W. 0. lot Lrustees, to E: 85, D.wnd L's sub. Mt Pieusant, &c., $1,000. | D.L, Morrison to Lucy M. Hunter, sub, ivi 80, | C. Cooke, Bq. 190; $4,000. Mary EL Brown, trustee, et ui, to Joby W. Brown, pt. 13 and 14, sq. 567; $—. Same to G. T. Brown, sub. wt 22, sq. 225; 3 Same so GT prwrn au Oskalvoas F. Statcr, mus, BE, sq. 367 und no. by 35,3, Same, by Oskaloosa 2. “slater, ‘21, oq. 228; pt + 398; s-. G. WH ty suine, Pl, sub. 39, sy. 445; $175. Tr a Lewis to Usear P. Scumidt, lot 108, D. aud Lia subd. MU Pieasunt; 31, Walker to F. AL Scumidt, 1,520.86. Mary A. Custuiug to F 105, 10.; $1,550. CA. Best to W map, po subs 16 and 17, sq. 45: su. RW. 107, lot s6uu. P. Beret ot ul. to sue, pts. do. do.; 3." C. A. Besi | Sal w same, same property; 3. G. T Brown to Jon H. Stewurd, e. 4 suv. E, sq. 367; $7 RA. Beucuier w W. 7. Duilisou, sub. 29, 5, Le Droit park; $3.80u. W.C.'Oider nelia A. F. ‘Iravers, joi 5, on ern Braneb; $. 1. E. Waggainan, WCB Jounson, sub. io Bu, 94. James L. Barvour, w Ellen aud Mary C. fab. lot 130, 9q. 237; $4,250. Natioual Saving Bauk ty Juin & Tuity, lor 16, sq. 634; $15,500. Inuls N. Paimer w Juno E. Tuy, pt. 2 421; $3,250. A. Juy w Au $1S.u48.10. JF. Cook te sub. lor $0, 9g. 181, 93,5 Jame Boyce, pi. sud. 224, 5. wud H.'s audition tw West Wasbingion, 9650. CB. Buley to J. K Due Pasoom, sub. vis 6S Us 70 wid 7710 79, sq. 177; $27,0uu. “S. F. Merrell to J. W. Shaw, lot) sy. 5u; $11,307.50. Kaciel DL Sailor et al., w Catuerine Couley, pu 26, sq. 231, 11, sq. 258, pu 12, do, pis. Z aud 2U; oq. 293 and Frieudsuip farm, ‘ou Metropuittas Tailroad, = HK Rendall to Eugabetu Sumitu, suv. lot 74, 54. $1,935.23. Mary A. Cushing to AS. Flt wot’ ful, Daud Ls sub, Mouut Pieusani, de. et ai., trustee leavetis Varney, lot 62 Seee.7u. W. di. Ciay tou to EH. Tucinas, Bq. 486; $—. George Iseuian to cunt Corey, part 15, 94. 872; 95,220. KS W Aulanda V. Ky ues, blue Park; $4,000. ai Newiuan two Cuncingdam. part 3, <4. 27; s4-su0, & Burgagrt 94. 670; wuie K. Mecomy, 8K P. Cussidy Wo Eieauore A. Stauton Busu, ww KO H.'Y Leipold, part 34, Square 191, $430. A.C. Clark tow. neil. lot 3,” Pausworth; $5uU. F. 1. Brewulug Yo Thomas Juy, part suus B uid Coq. 447 $1,80u. Jobn Petiuboue to J. G. Pet lucue, ail Fit to Waurt tout of D st. s.w.; $1,000. Sarals Dewud w LG. Swain, wl is, Ladier i 0 Dou $1,800. “W.U. Deuisvu'er uly irustecs, ty oot lot 2, Do uud Ls sub ML Picasant, den $132.80. WL. Cilit ty JOA. Bates, Crusis 18 russ, lot 15, Columbia Heights; s2.11u.21. We O. Deuisou cual, tes Os 73 tw St, Ue aud Lossuv Mu Pleasant: socsuu. “3 Diller tw ALC. Claris, lot 5.54. 1UCd, 2990. Jou T. Arms to Edward B. Garrivit, suv. 20, sq. Sos, 40. Maria T. Conan to Jesse Suleeve,suvs, ty 46. sq. 620: 91,755. J. Ho Marr to’ Wan se, lot 14, oq. 1,096; 3—. WW. Muyse to, tie,” sub. 120, Sy. $05; $6,U0u. We Mc Cuteiieun 10 Marita J. Peabouy ev al., pl sub, Jote E and U, sq. 1020; &-. Mien. Galil Gautnerive Watace, pu 5, Boowden w dary F $850.5. D. New aud 14, 94. k. Eagery Oy a E Eager w W. N. Stee: P2vy, ae. c. aq. 755; 25. J. Fora, sub. 1 S48, $1759, Same Wo CH. Jur a4. 46, Vis, suds, 162 aud 165; 93,470. Olver E Dowvtive, pu 4, oy) 694; $i,0u0. | F Seumidt w LM. ituvvcy, pe 12, sq. s20; 4,500. B.W. Perkins to iL, D. Kesiuger, sun 08, Lanier Heiguts; g40U. Joun Coonsey to Jamies 1. larviu, sul'h. oy. 1020; 1,000, Alice ML Ladsou ws J.'5. Swolmsteut, Uudivded Ine Verest lu lute ¥ aud 11, oq. Sd; 3600. J. AL Lite Ue w Mary L Duvedpurt, suv 152, sy. diay $8,000. JW. Rusby w L.'s. Litticueids 8g. 22; $2,160.00. . W. A. Todd to riet J. Lowry tu J. J. | Murpuy, luis $74 0377, Unioutowu; $49. Mary B Wiles Wo Junautia Gross. swe ul 7, 54. | 118; youu. J. W. Sinclair, Jr. to District Cotumuia, lots 4 to 6,-q. 50,'915,575.91. KM. | Suwon to'A. P. Lace}, pt 19, sy. 406, 910,000. W. MM. Hodges tot. 'E. Wagzaluau and J. W Pilling, pt_d, 24-585, 3. Also, us 19, 22 aud | BL 21, eq. 743: BE. Greer to sai sc; | Ap ME, i U aud N, sq. 77; pix Laud 2, sy! | 361, aud pi. 26, aq. 25; S—.’ Aso, pi. sub 63, How's subdivision MU Pleasaut: Byall te i. Curtin, pi 5, sy. 58m; Mewraw wo Juuu Lies —._ George | STOO. Ee | BL 21, my. SVU; pede. | Maria V. Brows wo 1. Wiliadeub,s Ball 16 and 1B. balls 17, wy. 605; 34,655. | Mexicass Derratep sy THe Yaquis—| Advices from Suuvru, Mexico, says thas sume days ago Cui. Turrus, witn 200 ues, euguged Rauw Voquie aud drove them back. totee. Quenty the Yaquis, 3,000 or 4,0UU strony, at tacked lurres’ command. Torres lost we SFeater purtion of bis nies, returuing with but swuls remuant. Ibis report is tuvrouginy BUlbeviicaied, aud the present ludicaduus ure i That the Yaqui war will prove a grave mutter. | ————_-e-__ j Edward Myers, oi St. Louis, who stole $2,500 | bis employ er aod Med to Hamiitou, Out. Dra speiauced to 1X inoutls’ iupelsoue went there ior bringing stwien woney inte | Canada, . i cuiidren were | “Waav's trantp Sau he beara ————. aged Seay it itt Uumlltted, into y ‘vacancy vecurs. — years, residing ‘our school, when s | Supervising Principal | Under the present school system way one can | avail Lucmseives of the advantages offered in | the pubile schouls, It makes no difference Whetuer ® person is @ tax-payer or not, bis | cuiid can have the benefits of tue public seavol | Austruction withoutcus. In cousequence, ail | le peopie Wuo come here fora lew mouths during tue winter can enjoy the sclivul advau- tages the same uy the tas-puying citizen. Tue parents or guardians of \ue ciildren must, how- ever, eat ad sleep Within the limits of tue Dis- trict in oruer Ly bave theirchildren admitted to Lhe public seiiwols. SUPERINTENDENT POWELL'S VIEWS. “The same law prevulls in ali the states, and I suppose that it does here,” remarked Superin- tendent Powell, in the course of a conversation with @Srax reporter. “Amun can't do busie ness in one” place aud have bis home in another place, und yet send bis chute dren to schol in the tormer place. If this evnsiruction of the puulic senuol laws. was eu= forced tv this clty tt woud shut off a lurge numver from the public schools. There are so many people wuo do business Ib this clty aud Yet buve tuelr homes in tue outlying towns In Virgiuia aud Maryland. Tuey wave been in the habit of sending their cuidren to the puuile Scuouls In tue pustand bu question bus been | falsed, and Timasgine thut the Commissioners | ure not iuclined Low to raise this question. No duubt It would be a great ha:dsuip if their eluded trom the schools, tur they wave uo schuul where they live lo mend Uuem, aud they are sill proverty owuers in this Distrlet, and to all intents and purposes citi- zens.” “ius any effort been made to exclude the eblidren of uun-residents?” asked tue reporier, “Not thut [ato aware of,” was ihe reply, “bud this year the scuvol Uuildings wil still be more crowded than lust yeur. It is probubie that the | Increase will beover a thousaud pupils, inaking tue wll uumver in the white und culored Scitovis of the District over 30,000. There ure 620 teachers to instruct this small regiment, fu increase In the number of teuchers as com bared with last year ot 27. There ure but 77 Seluol Uulldings to uccummodate Luis great umber, wud the uccuumuduuions, scanty as tuey were last year, will Uuis yeur be still more | inadequate. ‘The Comunissioners are nuw pre- pariug w erect two uew eight room bulidiugs in the casteru part of the city, but neluber wil be availavie for this year.” THE OVEK-CKOWDED HIGH SCHOOL. “The High schoul,” continued the superin- tendent, “will also ve very much over-crowded. ‘Tuere will be $20 pupils, an increase over last yeur of about 100. In order to muke room for ail It will Le neeessury to Lake some rooms In the Henry buiidiog, whieh udjulus the High mately, tue whole of the nave Wo’ be devoted to the ee The Examination for Teachers. Instead of holding au examination of appli- cants for teaeners’ positions in the public schools later in the year, as has been the cus- tom, the fall examination will be held tls year tn September, aud ext fuesday und Friday ure the days tuat lave been Uxed upon. The examiuatiou wil be conducied by tue superin= teudent, assisted by two of the supervising priucials, aud will begin at mine o'clock In Lue §norning, at the Franklin school building. Those Who pass tue examination will be awarded certificates stating Usat they are com- feut 10 teach in the public seuovis. ‘The ex- c i as Lene 1 does NOL give those pussiny positions Ts, DUL Inerely deterinives Lue question ortheie “alivus, At preseut tere are no Yacaucies In the corps, but as all the normal sehoul graduates lave ‘been provided for with appulatments as teacters any vacuuey that my vecur daring tue yeur, by reason of Tesig- uation or deals, may be flied by selections from the persons pursing this examination, Lt iy expected tual Luere will be some ity or sixty persuus of both sexes who will attend this ex- amination, — Whist Players. To the Fattor of TH Evnsixe STAR: Tlove a rubber” with persons who are be- youd “bumbiepuppy.” But, siuce Stephens, of Georgia, hus gone, where are the good players tobe found? Why ts it tat people contract such bad habits in playing? As they average they may be classed as follows: Ast. The knuckle-smashers, who pound the table W the danger of thelr finger boues. ‘2d. ‘The crushers, who suufite by holding tight One-half of the pack while tuey” try to foree iu and spoil the edges of every card. ue curner-breakers, who, instead o! © played card lightly” ‘in its place, hold ces iton the table, turning up one coruer With the thumb and. fu itsbarply. Tue best puck ts spulled vy sucu persous iu playing a few bauds, 4th. The grumblers, who aiways complain of their hands «ud think themselves iiused by Uhe dealer i: they do not get five tramp ecards, Sth. The imbecives, WHO ure always asking 6th. The blacherskites, who are always talking during tue same; und Zth. The “whist players,” who shuffle dettly, break no card edges, twist wo card corner, uever grumble or tik, kuow what they ure avout drop cards Keutly’ aud promptly ol the Uie without touching it, aud observe the rules of the game. Such persons contribute largely w human happiness, Yours, Le SviTs Acainst CoLoxgt Bontoy.—United ‘States District Attorney Ewing has begun sult im the federal court in Chicago for $40,000 Against Cul. W. H. Bolton, of the post office. ‘The suit Is made part of ‘tue attachment pro- ceedings begun a few weeks ago uguinst Colonel Bolton's property. ‘The intormutioa places the dumages (o tue goverument at $10,000. The deiaieativa amounts to about $13,000. A letter from Seoul, Corea, dated August 2, Saya that the deaths from Astatie cholera from July 15 w July 25 numvered 3,140, Since Shen trom 267 t 497 persons have died dally. drop- | ier aud fipping | tl THE NEW THEATRICAL SEASON. The Number of Genuine Novelties Not Very Large. FEW FOREIGN ATTRACTIONS OF A HIGH CLASS PROMISED—-MANY MEW TRAGEDY STARS RISING— MELODRAMA BOT PLENTIFUL — WHAT THE LOCAL THEATERS WILL GIVE U8. All the theaters of Washington will have en- tered upon the fall and winter season of 1886- "87 next week, Although it seven yet alittle early for thjs latitude, in she-north and west the theaters have been running on their regu- lar seasons for some weeks. Reports from these sections say business has begun with a boom, and that the outlook is bright, This, of course, 4s an old story in theatrical, told with regu- larity at the beginning of eaeh season. - Of course there may be reasons why the theatrical season just begioning should be more prosper. ‘ous than the last, but if so they are not particu- larly apparent ou the surtuce. Certainly, (he managers and imp! have not much that is new toofferthe publie, Te prospectu-esand the “dates ahead” colemnsof the dramatic Rates. ‘Many Of these, 10 be, sire, appenr wae names. Man; - ‘altered ‘cizguimstances and with new sur Toundings. New stars and new constellations huve risen im great uumbers above tne dra- matic horizon. How many of the former will thereare nearly half a dogen, Among these must be reckoned Edmund Oullier, Louls James, Lewis Morrison, Frederick Warde and Robert L. Downing, of this city, the last named perhaps the most’ promising’ of all. Louis jumes and Downing have already made thelr “ppearance in Chicago aud have been well re- ce.ved by the c:itics, Then, there is Milue, the ex-preucher, Who bas a fleld of his owu, oF thinks he bis, though {t seems year by year to become more’ and more cireamucribed within eusy Wulking distance of the larger cfties of the west. Tnere ts poor Tom Keene, too, wuo bad almost been forgotten. Ot late ‘Keene's name hha dropped out of te dramatie pupers, which would indicate that the talk about his feturn- ing to the staxe thls season was merely talk aud nothing more, Tnere ure left in the higher walks of the drama Booth and Barrett, both | this season under the management of Mr. Arthnr B. Chase. Booth, of course, we will not See, uniess we go to Bultlmore to do it, These Short, G. eo ROYAL ARCH MASONS. Meeting of the General Grand Chapter in this City September 28th—Arraage- ments for the Reception of the Visit- ors, Anevent of great Interest tothe Masons of this District is the twenty-sixth triennial oon- Vocation of the General Grand Chapter, which ‘will meet in this eity September 28th. This I the first time that the convocation has ever met here, and the fact that this city was selected as the meeting place ts um indication of the grow- ing importance of the chapters in the District. The Grand Chapter of the District was not es tablished until the year 1868, and now there are elght chapters, comprising a membership of over 1,200. The General Grand Chapter is composed of the grand officers and past grand Moers of the grand chapters of every state and territory, constituting a body numbering between two and three hundred, The officers are as follows: Alfred F, Chapman, Boston, G.G. H. D. Larner, Washington, D. G. G, H.P.;' David F. Day, Buffalo, N. Y., G. G. King; Joseph P. Horner, New Orleans, Toledo, Ohio, G. G.'T. falo, N. ¥., G. G.S. ‘The triennial executive committee, which has mude all the arrangements, is as follows: N. D. 'G. 8; Ruben’. Lemot jaristopher G. Fox, Buf- become fixed and how m: rove only | Larner, D. G. G. H. P., chairman; George “shooting,” time alone ean tell: Certainly uot | Corson; G, HPs, H. Ghumberiin, Bf Mee AE all of them cau gain a place in the iormer cate- | Trimble, P.G. H. P., secretary; J. aN gory, for already the heavens are 4o thick with | H. P., treasurer; J. & Pearson, 'P. G. H. Pi Be hen that there is contusion and crowding. Of oe EG. He Ales, piokensic, Pi. Ae ScoReeti 5 seeraal jeton, PH. P, ¥ ance tie ra rnelte ek heard P. HP. This committee Is ussisted in their labors by the following sub-committees: Longiey, Pr Ge BB ngiey, P. G, Albert Pike, P. B.; J. 8. McCoy, P. G. HL. HP; J. M. Yzuaga, P.G.H. DiGi: Py Le G: siepheus, Pb. G. Hi #t Gmith, . D. G. H. Alleu Wall, P. Hotels.—Noble D. Larner, D. G. @. H. Jounson, P. G. H. P.; C. W. Hancock, Banquet.—M. Trimbie, P. G. H.’ P. 8. R. Bond, H. P, Puride.—J. P. Pearson, P.'G. H. P.; Robert Ball, G.S.; M. R. Thorp, P. H. P. Excursion.—. H. Chamberlin, P. H, H. O.cott, PB. H. Py H. Dingma’ : Pittis, G. Printing.—J. ©. Allen, P. G.H. bell, P. H.P.: J. H. Trimbie, H. P. nandez, P. Li, P. Budges.—Wm. R. Singleton, P. H. P.; E. F. | are our uative American tragediaus, The ea ee = Py G@.H. Walker, He she | IMPORTATIONS WILL NOT BE MANY, Music. BR. Ross, P. G. H. P.: W. S. Parks, according to the present outlook. In act but | x. Pp; W. H. Collins, H. Py ES. Holmes, PB one foreign actor or note {s announced to uppear in this country the coming season, This is Wil- | son Barrett, of London, who has been called the postie of common sense in acting.” Barrett Willreally coustitute the one genuine novelty | Ofuote im the season, “Americans who have seen him in London this season think bis ap- pearance in thls country wilbbe @ decides sue perb mountings and remarkable siuge eitecis which have supplemented his w stlomably flue powers as u trugeuiau im placiug bis theater 4b tue fropt rank of London attractions. Berubardt will come, but she bus been bere beiore. As .or Miss Fortesque, she calls tor litue cousideration irom au artistic stancpoint. The doliure ul the dudes will probably be poured jortu ireely at ber feet, and that wiil be ull she Will care tor. Anowuer fofeign attraction will be the Violet Cameron Opera company. THE OUTLOOK FOR OPERA. As yet the vutivok for opera, light and heavy, 1s uot of the best. Of course, much may be expeced of the new Gilbert und Sullivan produc tion, which will not be brought out until | November. Duff, MeCaull, Curleiob and many | less Known managers will have organizations on the road for strictly light opera work. ‘Tuen, of course, there will be tue Boston Ideals, with tresh reinforcements and an extended repertory. Emma Abbott will also, as usual, be on tue ruad, und the excelent halla troupe will give Us ligut operas in German in fue style. A present the vuly things promised ip the way of grand opere organizations ure the American Overa company und Angelo’s Grand Italian | Opera company. ‘Tue latter will be under the direction of Signor Angelo, long the right bend man of Col, Maplesun, 1 Of miscellaneous dramatic combinatlons, | never beivre were there such lists as those pub- | lished as on the road or about to take the road | in the dramatic papers. Columa after column ure Blied with them, “Of those combinations | fully 2U per ceut wil go under before the eud of | their first month out, and unuther 20 per cent wilt get buck to the warin gruulags of Ualon Square loug before Christmas, Altuough the huunber of combinations is lange, tue ne drauias are comparatively few. No chang Will be noticed in tue list of staudard favorites. Jeffersou, Robson aud Crane, Lotta, Maggie Mitchell, Kaymond, the fainous Modjesa, Ruea, Janauschek dnd Emuett wil make their usual aud welcome rund. Rhea and Juuauscuek aanounce their farewell tours, ituse Coghian 4s out starring lu a reperwoire of lvgitimate comedies aud dramas, airs, D. P. Bowers inakes her uppeurauce a8 @ #tar, -up- ported by Joseph Wheelock, Helen Dadvray goes on the ruud with “Que of Our Girls’ eurly in the season. Later she will begin unotlct Jong engayement in New York in tue new play Bronson Howard bus written for ifer.. Lillian U.cout, & new star, appeurs in “Phéodora,” Clara Morris in her emotional reperwire will con- Uuue extant, Minnie Maddern will be seea again tu “Caprice” und other plays, MRS, LANGTRY COMES OVER AGAIN, this time with something of a reputation as an actress us weilas w beuuty. Rusiua Vokes with her own English company wiilulso return to us, Annie Pixley, Aimee and Ettle Eilsier will be here. Frank’ Mayo comes with “Lue ‘Turee Guardsmen” in addition w“Nordeck.” Osmond Learie 1a 4 new welodrawe and Ricuard Mane deid in “Prince Kart” are coming. Fortunutely the number o1 meiodrainus auuounced fur pro- duction Is susall. The tendency of tuis class of Grains 13 toward the minor tueaters. Notoniy tue uld Ques are tiling In Ume at the museums, but many new ones are being pul ino those places irom the sturt, The names of some of the dramus thus seeking thelr uatural level ure ighly winusing—provubly the most amusiuy tuing about them. A be cite "A Ring of sports Lerself; , Bp,” MLundemned us Death,” “Keep It Dark,” “Ou the Suraus,” and soon, the vaudeville attractions there will not be, peruaps, qule as many as during the lust The drive will extend turougu the beautiiul ‘Boy ‘Tr: Castleton, Sol. Smith Kussell, stestayer and | | Vauguu, “Mixed Pickles” and many others wii be Were beiure tue weusou Is over. Of min- | strel cuinpanies there will not be @ dearth, | though tuey dy not seem us pleatiful as tu. tor: | mer yeurs. Thutcuer, Primrose ud) West, | Birch und Reed's Maverly's, Busteratd Allvu's, | Melutyre und Heath's, Wilson and Hauiiu's, | wud MeNish, Joboson and Slavin's are the Principal troupes. WHAT LOCAL MANAGERS OFFER. The Washingion managers, we usual, will | give their patrons the pick of the entertain- | ments on the road. Some of the attractions brought heve muy not prove to be of the tirst ¢luss, but It 1s impossible tw fll 1n all tue tine Iv u long seusou with amusements uf the Ligh: est order, ‘fo the Nuttouul will come Beru- | Burdt, Wilson Burrett, Miss Fortesque, “1heo- | dora,” with Lillian Uicot,, Lowa, Minle Mud dern, Alimee, Clara Morris, Eitie Ellaler, Auule | Pixigy, Frank Mayo, Fred Warde, Osinond Tearie, Louis James, “Nuucy & Co,” Mestuyer and Vaughn, Sol smith Russell and otherar tractious of lesser nute. ‘Tue opera seusun at this nouse will be purticulurly notuble, lucud- | ing Augelo Grand Italian Company, of which | Gunuini ts leadiug tenor; the Boslon Ide: we Thalia Company, Euima Abvott, Violet Cameron and the Duff'aud Curievon cum panies, | Albuugn's will have Modjevka, Januusctiek, Langtry, Rostua Vokes, Huse Cogiun, He | Dauvray, Lawrence Burrett, Robson and Crane, | Maygle Aiiteuell, Mrs, Bowers, Richurd Maui fieid in “Prince Kuri,” Lewis Morrison 1n faust,” Raymond, W. J. Tempie, teudered Scuuetzen park, wuere served. A cominittee of Puinted Who are specially cuarged with tue cure of the ladies uccompanyiug (ue me) Of the general grand cuapuer, aud who ovnuection wit tue metuers OF the r committee, lovk wfver their comorty wellure wud entertainment. buck as 1868, whe been as ious: Denver. aud still another September 14th, 1 ‘Hall,—Alexander McKenzie, P, H. P.; J.R. Garrison, H. Ps F. W. Storeh, H. P.; LD. Wine, ‘Carriuges.—Edward Torkenton, P.H.P; H. M. Gillnan, P. H. P.; W. #. Bushby, P. ‘Thos, F. Gibbs, P. H. B. ‘The program, us urranged by the committee, Will be as foliows: September 28th, 10 a, m.—Parade, which will participated ip by Washington, Columbia, Potomac aud DeMolay cominauderies, aud the Grand Chapter of the District of Columbia, es- corting the members ot the General Grand Cuupter (in carriages) from their beadquarters, at the Rixgs House, to Masouie Teinpie. The Parade will be through w few of the principal etreets of the city, and will occupy avout one hour, On arriving at Masonic Temple tue General Grand Chapter will be turmaily re- ceived by Lue Graud Cuapter of the District of Columbia, und addresses of welcome will be delivered as tolluws: On bebail of the citizens of Washington, by Hon. William B, Webb, resident ut the’ Board of Commissioners of the iviricl of Columbia, On bea It of the Grand | Coupter, by M. E. George E. Corson, grand Higa priest. Ou behait of the Grand Lodze, by . W. Thomas P. Chitfelle, hese uddresses will be responded to respec: lively by tue general grand Ligh priest, ALred F.Cuupinan; the geuerat granu king, Duy, wud the general graud serve, Je Horher, The ceremon es of reception wul ve Interspersed with vocul and instrumental music. Sepvember 29th, 8 p.m. —Banquet at Masonte Jrauu Chapter o the imenbers of the District of Coumbia to General Grand Chapter aud the ladies accom- panying tue. September 30th, 3 p.m.—Excursion on the DRAMATIC COMBINATIONS WITHOUT NUMBER, | Polowae river to Mount Vernon und the tomb of Washington, A coilation will be spread on the lawn in trontof tue Mount Vernon man- sion, and after this pas been partacen of the exeursionisty will again board Une steaincr aud. Proceed to Marsbaud Hail, Where a lew hours aud oluer ainuse- uct 1, 2 p, m,—Carriage ride, which will afford # View of ‘all the public buildiags and Most of the hundsuine private residence Lue parks, statuary, &c,,1u aud arouud tbe elty. aud founds of the oid Soidiers’ Home, wud on the Way back to the city a uuit will be i collation ladies i de at Lue will be been ap- nbers plivn Suould the Presivent return lo tue Executive imunsivn veiore tue close of the convocation itis expected tata reception will be accorded by hii to Une mem- bers of the general graud chupwrand weir luuies, ‘The ormer meetings of the convocation as far iUmetin st. Louis, have 1871, Baitin 1874, Nash- 1877, Buifulu; 1580, Detroit, aud 1883, ville ——_+e AN ILL-FArED Ciry. Previous Calamitics Which Have Vis- ited Charleston in September. A correspondent of THe STAR in a com- munication in reference to the lute earthquake speaks of that the Sea"—and mentions the following calami- Hes which have visited it in tue month of Sep- tember the past two hundred y ‘Ill-iated city. Charleston by ears: in tue year 1700, September 1614, @ calamity like to the recent one occurred. In the same mouth in 1713 there was unother eartnquake, 28. In the year 1752, September 15 (without any. warning or premonition, except that oa the previousevening the sky presented a some- what unusual appearance), dark and loweri | clouds guchered over tue city and tue air was Tesco gr four newsons, Cuarlle Hoyt will have | Close aud wutilog, when suddenly froin the sea Scat Sompanies on tue road, from which | came a tidal wave, With a zreul rush and roar, Washington will receive visitations, “Kuve | causing cousternution aud disinay among the Aubavituuts. Before noon ail Une sipping in tue warvor Were movred trom thelr ancaurage und stranded opou the vexen, excpl Lae Hornet man-o-war. she, cutiing uway her mainmusts aud reduchig all sails, was enabled Ww outride the sea. Upon tus oecusion the city was completely submerged, tue swell having risen more thun ten feet above the high water mark, and tuis in the briet space of teu mins Utes, und Lie Water us suddenly receded to Its natural level. ‘Tbe inuaviaits took reiuge upon the rots of builuings, thereby saving tueir lives. ‘Lhe siorim came ‘trom tue nurtur east, Along the sea frout Wuarves, bridges, houses and stores were beaten down and swept away like so many egy Stieils, he situation of Cuaileston is peciliar, a low headland project- iug into the sea. Ou oue side ts tue “Asuiey river, upon Lhe otuer Is the Cooper, anda dal sweil of uuy Wugultude is liable to'overwhelin the entire city wad surroundings. aes A Good Word for Corsets. BY ONE WHO WEARS THEM, AND TIGHT TOO, AND 18 IN BLOUMING HEALTH, AND CAN PICK UP THINGS FKOM THE FLOUR, ‘To the Editor of THe EVENINo Stan: ‘There ure so many articles appearing lately against our present style of dress that every one who hasan idea on the subject (and a good many who haven't) seems determined to have abit at what they call this crying evil, while the upholders of our poor corsets weem paralyzed by Lhe storm of ubuse poured upon thei, ‘ Custis “ 5] We might read Poo-bah's song 4 litle differ | elt ta Parlor Mace ana eae Bina, | cutly aud sey, oior ape at yocus meres | Of opera this house will ‘have tie muguificent | Hing,” whiel ts indeed most “uard on us,” American company, | company in “sruiite, ttle Tycoon,” | Se Gypsy” Buron, vangeling,” aka ‘Pepita.” “Thus it will be seen tut while (he cowing season promise whole it will im every way {en inst ceased, whos rage Up with lust sewsod, which tairly puccessful, es A Stranger ina Strange Land. THE FIRST MEMBEU OF A FAMILY OF INUECT EATERS EVER MROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY. The National Museum has recently obtained ‘@ live specimen of the Solenodun Cubanus, a Very Ture animal belonging to the order of in- sect eaters. Members of this family ure found ouly in Cuba and Hayti, aud @ live one has never heretofore been seen in this country or in Europe. Gur naturalists will now therefore uave their first opportunity tor studying the bubits of this curious creature. It was obtained through U. 8. Consul Reimer at Santiago, aud Was suipped to the Nativual Mdseum, tagether with two others, which, however, died puree the voyage, and their bodies were preserv« {u ulcouol. ’Mr. True, the curator of we mam- mal section of the museum, sates greta A litle is kuown of tbe bubits of these except that they sleep di the go out at night to search the insects upon which they obiefly feed. Their jong, flexible noses are supposed to be use- tul lp smeliing out their prey, This is Lentetad the most curious feature ubout these anim: ‘Their bodies are covered with course biscK hair win the exception of the rump, W! ‘The solenodun belougs to the inole, but they constitute & selves, Since its wrrival at sulenodon bas lived up bis Hi within the seupe of the sects, und If tuis new comer dev doabt ‘waunerative stnpia parking commission .and besides make iteelt Nolid with the altisens of the Disuriee ee jorthern: Ne alin: the mineral ae capi are buying up| southwest Vi though Tean’t say Ivreally makes wuch differ ence. In au article some weeks ago you describe a young lady who complains of always jecling Ured, wnd says that sue can walk BO distance at ‘ail without being awlully weary, iudescribes her as belng a young lady of nine tweu or twenty, five feet five juches in stature and well proportioned, with the except her wails, which measured twenty-two ine! she bad always poor beaith, caused, of course, by theall-destroying corset. Let me stute my cuse: Iam five tect six Inches tall and “well proportioned,” and, as you dou’tknow who Lam, I don't mind telling You I am eightwen yeurs ot age. sald to have a good figure, but horrible to confess! my walst measures only eignteen inches! I weut corse! wud wear them tht, wo! and yet strange as {t may seem 1 never know o day's Sickness, aud indeed am spoken of us “the per- fect picture of heuith.” Lam not “pale and languishing,” but exceedingly rosy aud active, 1 wus the best runner and walker at school aud ‘am now the most uctive player In a lawn ten- ais club of which I um a member. Last week there wus a description of a dress Jrora by “the reformer of ladies’ dresses,” who bo into the parlor to show the ‘lightness and freedom of her dress. ‘he description is very pretty, but uot practicable, as any girl who. has any figdre at ali can prove by trying Wo go. without her stays ior a slort time, I’ve tried it—and it don't work! As to saying that no girl wih corsets on could touch her hands to the Hloor, why, that isn't #0 at all! foron read: {ng At alGud to sympathizing audience of girls we ull immediately tried it und—succeeds And now, Mr, Bditor, we ull wish to suy that if you can Hod auong buppier set thi the nou-corset peuple @ ours, we will bones and take ‘costumes, RLB James M. Swormstedt, the noted pel tropes Si Ghucloaat etatew aie the rod Fonte ar area ect ate ie more ta tion Niagara Falla adres commities ‘was uppoiuted to take inw cousideration and Feport measures for the protection of the em- ported, has been Hued and im isonet by tse merican consul al (or cats nglor for ting the tortion. HPs | THE WORLD OF sFoRT. Events om the Diamond, on Wheels and Upon the Water. THE NATIONALS PLAY THEIR FIRST GAMES AFTRE THRIR RETURX—THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POTOMAC REGATTA—OPEXING oF ‘THR OAPITAL BICYCLE CLUB HOUSE, ‘The first game played by the Nationals since their return from their western trip was the game yesterday with the Philadelphia, which ‘was witnessed by a good audience, Two of the new men recently secured by the Nationals— Krelg and Shock—played and materially strengthened the nine, The only run made by the Nationals was earned, and half of those ob- tained by the visitors were also earned. The game was well contested throughout, the score atthe close standing 4to1. Earned runs—Phil- adelphias, 2; Nationals, 1. Two base hits—Hines and Gilligan. Home runs—Dailey. Left on bases—Nationais, 1; Philadelphias, 3, Double plays—Dalley and Farrar, Irwin and Farrar. Struck out—Shaw, 8; Fergnson, 2. Bases on errors—Puiladelphias, 1; Honals, 1. Wild pany — Shaw, 1. mae Umpire — eurce. ‘The game yesterday between the Mount Ver- nons and the Wasiington Browns resulted in a score of 17 to9 in favor of the latter. Games elsewhere: AtChi Detroit, 8; Chi 34. At Kansas City—st. Louis, 6; Kansas City, HOW THE RECORD STANDS. National League. Won. Lost, Won. Lost. Chi uw 75 25 |Boston. sone 44 51 Detroit... 72 28 [St Louis.......38 62 New York... 61 37 |Kansas City... 26 69 Philadelphia. 57 37 |Washington...15 79 American Association, Won. Lost. 34 Athletic... 49°61 Metropolitan. 40 67 Baltimore... 38°73 HOME RUNS, Buffalo is sald to be the only professional club that has escaped a whitewash thls season. Some Lime since, by way of novelty, a gume of base ball was played between u Japanese club and a team of American clerks, in Japan, in which considerable amusement was afforded those who witnessed it by one of the Yankees running out of the live Of base and the enuire Japanese nine joining in hot pursuit and chus- ing Lim into & rice field, where they wiumn- Phuatly put him out, According lo the averages #0 far the best bat- tng association team would be: Hecker and Caruthers, pitchers; Carroll and Kerins, caten- ers; Stovey, Barkley and Latham on the bases: Wilite, short stop, and O'Neil, Larkin and Lewis’in the outtleld, The best fielding team | would be: ‘Iruffley and Fulmer, catchers: Han- diboe and Rausey or Hart, pitchers; Miliigan, McPhee and Whitney on the bases; George Sinith, short stop, and O'Neil, Welch and Nicol outttelders. Tue leading batsmen in each club ai cago, Anson, ranking firet {nthe leg es; Detroit, Broutuers, ranking third; New ‘ork, Conner, ranking fourth; St. Louis, Mo Kinnon, ranking sixth; Washington, Hines, Tanking seventh; Boston, Butfiuton, ranking eighth; Philadelphia, Fogarvy, ranking four teenth; Kansus City, Myers, ranking twenty- seventh. ‘A.8t, Louts exchange, which pretends tohave a base bull coluinn, remarks that “Washington drops lower and lower.” Considering that the club has been at the foot of tue list almost season, we full to see the appilewbility of the reinark.—Sporting Life. ‘The averayes indicate that the best league fleiding team would ve: Pitchers, Boyle aud Casey; catchers, O'Rourke and Bennett; base men, Furrar, H. Ricuardson and Denny: short Stop, Force or Glasscock; out-tlelders, Hornung, Daily und Fogarty. ‘Tue iuture o1 the New England league ts as- sured, us otuer towns ure walling to fill any Vacuiicy that may occur. Worcester, Fail River and New Bediord are probuble applicants | Jor admission, Washington has experimented with only ten plichers so far; Clueinuati with nine. ‘Tue Detroits have nut bad any chance to pick upon the Culeagos this week. Although they are Winning rigat along, so are the champivus, It tue New Yorks cau onty keep up tuelr pres- | ent Urilliuul style of playiig it will not be long | bevore Lue Philadelphias deprive tuem of third plac ardie, the new catcher of the Chicagos, is from California, He is 22 yeurs vid, and welg! 4s pounds. All tis year Hardie hus been supporting Lnceil, the crack pitcher oi the Pacitic league, Shatter, Wells, Chamberlain and Shreve, all | fine pitchers, receucly of the Southern league, are now ut or employment, It was a slngulur comcidebce—that’s all, The | Buitimore club won a game Tuesday uiternoon, aud Tuesday nigut there was’ aun earthquake. Don't give itaway; it might make tue cub une popular avrond,—Salimore News. ‘Luesday'’s deieat of (ue Uuicas was Roches- ter's leuth consecutive victory, und enables them to Ue the Utica for first piuce in the inter- nutional ieague. Bostwu stuuds fourth in batting and seventh in Belding, taken us a club, Tue Wastiugtons pinyed in bard luck Mon- day ut Detruit, They earned bota their runs, Yel were defeated by the Detrolts turuugh tueir Own errors —N. ¥. slaand kexpres. ‘5 Si. Louis eads tue assuciativn 1u batting and fielding, Louisviiie ranks second In batting aud firth Lo fleidag. The Kuusuy City “The Cuicagos play to win. ‘hey care very little for errorsor Tecurds, Every player lakes desperate chances, While they all pull together with an Unsedish spirit and au enthustusin aud desire to accun- plisua victory at any cost, ‘Cue Detroit pluy= ¢rs Work tor Lueinselves nly, and guurd thelr Individual records witu w jedivus eye, Tuey are handicapped by Jealousies aud lack of hur mony.” Preparing for the Potomac Regatta. The preparations for the fifth annual regatta, on the Potomuc river,on the 28th of Sepiem- ber, are going on wiih considerable ueuvity, and the tembers of the three boating clubs uW considerable Luterest in securing crews 10 represent them that wMl do tue credit on the day of the truce. ‘The ruies and defluitions of the National Association of Amateur Oarsinen Will be Observed In tue iodowiny Faces: Eight- shells; fouroured wigs ior the Pulier % shells tor the Post cnuin- piuuship trophy and EVESINGStak cup; Junior fourvared suells tor ‘the Maxun cup,” light weigut touroured shell-, 125 poundsaud wader, jor (he merchants’ cup; Junior aud senior singe Scull sueils, “Au individuat prize will ve given Ww euch windlug contestuul, and a handsome bunuer to the club of winning crews, TH State cup isan aunual troply, while Ube Post, ner chants’, Primer und Mason cups becuuie the verty of tue claus winuiug. Laem three con. secutive Umes—ibe Muson cup beiug confined to the District of Columbia aud Bailiinore. Tue course hus Leen Hugged olf Ly tue commitiee, uud fluisues some 50 feet ubove the Auslustan boat-ouse. ‘The th progress under tue direction of the traiuer, Silis Ward. Plaisied, tue trainer of the Poto: ac club, is geting ihe men ta good rowing a,and the imaxe-up of the seuiur crew 1s ‘The osuer two crews are rowiug regularly. Tue Anaiostans are gettlug Lueir crews in suupe, and will, no doubt, make creditable showing by the'thine tue regatta ill be rowed. ‘Tue vight-oured crews ure not rowing together as trequently as the ouher crews, UL the lust weed or ten days wil be devovbd to steady practice. The prospect for sume brlillant races in Lhe coming regatta is welyeoud: News of the Wheelm The Capital Bicycle club will take possession of their handsome new club house on 15th street, below Alvaugh’s Opera House, this even- Ing. The members of the club will meet at the club house and then start on @ run through the clty,and upon their return they will bold a business meeting in their new home. The in- terior turnishing has not yet been completed, but when all the furniture isin the jaterior of the club house will presentas hundsome a| earance as the exterior, aud then the ineit ry of the club hope to receive all their friends aud give a kind of nouse warming. The enter- prise of the club In erecting suai a bundsome house is very commendable, aud ulthougn the Wasnington club is not as old as some otiers In this country, still there is no club that can oust of @ prettier and more convenient eid ouse. ‘The international bicycle tournament to be held at Springtield, Massachusetts, on the 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th instants, promises ty be'an eventor unusual interest. ‘Puere ace $7,500 in prizes, anu tue flyers {rom all parts of tue world will participate. Some of the riders Will be as follows: Ricburd Howell, champio: of the world; H. 0, Dunean, champion of Fran W. M. Woodside, champion of Ireland; d. 5. Prince, champion of United Stutes; Geo. M. Hendee, champion United states tive years; Win, Rowe, ciampion record breaker; Jack Keen, Englund’s old war horse; Fred best ail-rouud rider in the world; Rovert James, fumous inidland ma: ~—————+e0___ A Wo Watched by Detectives. SME WAS FORMERLY AN EMPLOYE IN THE PATENT OFFICE, The wite of Stephen W. Rawson, president of | tue sewer gas right into the building. | Women aud strong young men go the Union Trust company, in Chicago, last week returned from a trip in the east ana went to her home in Monroe street. Before night, special to the New York Tribune, a num- ber of Pinkerton detectives were sent to the house by Mr, Rawson, They have been on duty night and day, watching Mrs. Rawson and the house, Mrs. Rawson, whose muiden nate was Meokie L, Smith, was married at the age al- Or 15 to Mr. Sluymaker, of New Ori ‘from. whom she was divorced 00 ascount ot jeged drunkenness, She was then married to C. G. Lee, of Mississippi, from whom she soon obtained a divores on similar grounds. She ob- tained @ position tn the Patent offlce in Washington. Mrs. Buwson never lived hupplly with her last busband, He finally left home and has been staying at the Grand Pacific hotel. Mrs, Rawson says that her husband has accused her of bigamy and of being an udveo- bat <that she can disprove both ee eh wile bis asa sel payment, in addition to $4.500alrendy"patd, Of $25,000 to $30, 000..One-third of his estate ad 4 widow's dower’ or $160,000 is demanded by the wile, ———s liabilities of Leopold Isasca, ing. Woaceo erchate or Mok $160,000. Several torgeries and other swindling scnemes bave been brought to light, He is in Philadelpnia, WHY THEIR HEADS ACHE. ‘The Much Talked of “Sick Leave” of Government Clerks. ALL THE RESULT OF BAD AIR IN THE DEFART MENTS—WHAT THE LHSPRCTOR OF PLUMBING SAYS ABOUT IT, Inspector of Plumbing Robertson, whe has been placed in charge of the improvement of the sanitary condition of the Treasury depart- ment, has found cause enough for ili-health among the employes, The number of Treasury clerks offon sick leave has long been a subject of Jest and gibe. It has been said, with some exaggeration, that the ordinary Treasury clerk formerly spent one-baif of his or her time on sick leave. Finaliy, when the new administra- tion got hold of the departments, war was made on this “abuse,” and all sick leave was cut off, no other than the regular annual thirig days being allowed. This was done, of course, upon the theory that clerks got sick merely to shirk their duties. Because female clerks have gone home, after office hours, pale and feeble, o have ieaued for a moment over their dvaks wit ir hands pressed elr temples, they have been ridiculed sad made the target for ve remarks, MR. ROBERTSON'S DISCOVERIES furnish cause enough for the headaches, lassi- tude and general bad health of the clerks, The wonder is, the sanitary condition of the build- ing being what it 1s, that the results were not more serious, He has found in nearly every part of the building abandoned pipes that have uo other use thau to vomit foul gases into the rooms and corridors, to impregnate the air that ig breathed by the clerks all day. Itseems as Af these pipes were hidden away In every con- ceivable purt of the buliding. Underneath the basement ts a pertect net work of waste pli all leading into the sewers. From tine to they have been tapped to put in new pipes and for other purposes, and when there was no fur ther use tor them the hoies, instead of being seuled, have been lef open—vents for all the foul wir trom the sewers, UNCOVERING HIDDEN SOURCES OF DISBASR, Through the building avove innumerable pipes huve been carried in ail directions, Some Of these are in use. Many have been abandoned for years, Instead of veing taken out when no louger of use, they have Leen uilowed to stand wide open, guping into the sewers. They are plastered Gp in the walls and hid away, noone mows Where. Without restraint they beleb their foul breath into the buiidi Private closets have been put. {ito rooms for convenience, and when tuey have been re- moved the ‘pipes bave been concealed from view, bul have yen ielt in their places opea to the sewer. Under orders from Cutet Clerk You- mans Mr. Robertson is uncovering all nese as fast as he can, and they wili be removed; all Useiess pipes will be luken out; uli veuls ‘not absolutely necessary will be removed, and every thiug closely sealed, and the vid plumb Ing Will all be replaced Ly that of the most ap- proved pattern, supplied with traps to shut the sewers off from'tue building. Ventilators will be consiructed extending W the open air oul- STRICTLY BUSINESS. Ne More Tardy Treasary Clerks Re- Ported. SECRETARY MANNING SHOWS THAT HE 18 Ix EARNEST—THE LIST OF LAGGARDS REDUCED TO BERO—HOW A PROMINENT OFFICIAL WAs BROUGHT TO TERMS. Last November Secretary Manning sum- moned Chief Clerk Youmans, of the Treasury, to his presence and informed him that many of the employes of the department were habitu- ally late in arriving at their desks in the mora- ing. “<I want that corrected,” sald the Secretary. “Tean correct it, Mr. Secretary,” replied the chief clerk, “but you will have to stand by me. I may bave to recommend some removals.” ‘Recommend them, I will sustain you,” was the sententious response of the Secretary. The chief cle: ploye arriving after 9 o'clock, val, showing bow much po was behind the regular hour. On the first 83 of late. order and the ‘time or ait this went (nto effect, which was the 14th jovember last, 235 clerks were reported as Ta connection with the regulation was.an requiring each clerk arriving late to pre- imself or herself to the chief clerk and a excuse for the delinquency, Those there was no fixed penaliy tuat could be im Posed for habitually reaching the department a fow minutes afler the prescribed ume, but that the record of each day's report was Kept flied, and dilatorivess in getting to work would mi tate against promotions; that that record would stand there to confront any recommendation or west for promotion, and tt it showed a clerk to be habitually or frequently tate in getting to York, that would be regarded as remissness of The number of delinquents, under a id en- forcement of the regulation, steadily dimin- ished until It hasreached zero. Of late It 1s not unusual for an Oto represent the number of clerks late. Many of tue employes live out ou the lines of railroads ieading into the city, and When a train is delayed that is considered @ Valid excuse. In fact, there is no harshness in entoreing this regulation. Mr. Youmans Very considerate in that respect. Ove day « month, or s0 alter the regulation bud beeu in jorce Mr. Youmans took the record to Secretary Mauning and showed him that a lange propur- lon of the delinquents were only from two 10 ning minutes bebindhand. He suggested that tude of ten minutes be allowed: that the clerks ve given until ten minutes past nine. “No, sir,” answered the Secretary. “If Will consult that record you wilt see that {t is the suine persons who, day after day, are only @few twinutes late. If you were togive then until 12 o’clock—to fix the hour of noon as the Lime to begin work—they would continue to be @ few minutes late. Why not require them to come ten minutes betore ® o'clock and Wo have their desks cleaned off aud be ready for work at the siroke of 9? No; 9 o'clock Is late enough, @nd we will not allow'a minute's grace.” There was a determined effort made to break down the regulation. Men of influence, Sen side, THE DEADLY SOUTHEAST CORNER. There has been great complaint about the condition of the air in the southeast corner of the building. On Monday Mr. Robertson dl- reoled his attention to this, and iound three lurge openings in the head of the sewer there. They bad evideutly veen made for sume ft Ungs, aud were provably in the wrong pluce, oF something of Luat sort, 90 tual they were not Used. Some louse trash had been thrown over the place, und tue holes leit us they were. Toey Were so situated that when ihe water back up in the sewer they gave tull und free vent or Similar things have been run across ail through the in- spection. Iu some of the olfices tuere aie Private Closets. ‘These, it 1s iound, are not properly ventliuted. They will ull have to ve xed. Mr. Robertson estimates that It will cost about $75,0u0 to put Lhe building Iu good sanitary condition, No BETTER IN OTHER DEPARTMENT BUILD- 1NGs, The other departments, he says, are in about ‘as bud condition us the Treasury. He bus goue through the Post Office and the Interior depart- ments und found them full of loose pipes and ail sorts of vid-dtashioued aud detective pluinb- jug. Some of the pipes are wailed in where tuey cannot be gob at, except by tearing | Uarough the walls, It will take about $50,000 e ue nays, (0 pul tuese “two buildigy in good conditi ‘ne health and lives or the clerks aud uificiuls wig huve to breathe the air impreguated with sewer gus are eudungered, die says he bas seen tresh and hi Purumenis and 1a the course of six or eight Yeats Ue bay seen them ali pale, sickly nud broken down, thelr uerves aud ‘tueir mings aimust sualtered wud thelr bodies feeuie. ‘This, he tuinks, is due eutirey to the sewer gas Laat Js et loose 10 wil tue bulidiags, poisoning the air they Lreatue aud altecting them all with a sort of blood polsouing. All the pluinbing, be jays, Should Ue Lorn GUL and tue best sill at suliiary engiueering applied to tue work of Teuovation. ——___+e+ _____ THE TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE. Being Made by the plar of this District to Attend the Comciave im St. Louis. The triennial conclave of the Kuights Tem- plar, which will begin in St, Louis Septemver 21st, ie regarded 1a this clty with considerable interest, und many o1 the members of the tour commanderies of the District, as well as Musvus of other degrees, are making arrange- meuts to go, The attendance from this city will not be as large as it would have been it the hotel Keepers of St. Louis did not seem to look upon this meeting as the means of acquiring fortuues and retiring from business, In consequence of the exorbiunt rates de- manded, only one commander: body, uamely, Wasuin 1, They expect to take 75 members wo tie con Clave. “there will probably ve 25 memuers of Columbia commandery, No.2. and 12 trom De Moniy mounted commandery, Nu. 4, and a few from Potomac commaudery, Nu. 3, who will go ws Individuals to St. Lous. in case the kuigits going as individuals wisu tu tae part in ‘Lue | parade, buey will be formed into ludepeudeut | battalions. When the mutter of attending te coucluve Was Hirst rougut up in Lhe command: | gties, tuey ull, witt tue exception uf No. | 3, West’ Washington, appointed committee W visit ine city ot SL. Louis | and make the hecessury arrangements, e folowing members of the comuitiee ae- cordingly went to St. Louis in Marea lust: Geo. A.Shenan, KT. Helsion, aud J. W. Wheeler, or No. 4 ‘A.M. Tuuman, W. Hi. Oleou, und Josep Gawier, H. Chauuerlaiu, 1 ©, Enmore, anu’ Geo. Gibson, of No.2. ‘Tae best | Arrangemeut tbat could be inade with Lue botel | Kr euch Man, Woich Was $5 a day tor the tive days tut’ tue conclave re: mained iv sessiun. ‘They were required lo pay (uesume wuetber they reinained one day oF tive, aud when tue members of tke comunittes | ame buck and reported wast the hotel meu expected, the members of the commanderies naturally coucluded Lbat tue vest plan was Dot to goatall. No. 1, however, subsequently nade | more tavorable idrms, and’ as they will uot ve expected ww deliver up to the rapacious hotel meu all tuelr worldly possessious, they Lave coucluded to go tu a body. ‘Tuere Is, however, tn spl grest interest, feit by tn hts Templar ia tuls District in this conclave, tur the reason te of this drawbact, B that it is expected that tits city will be selected ug the pluce 0, meeting tree years uence, “This | body, Wiien 1s tue bignest in we Kuights Tem- | plas, has wever couveued tu tuis ety.” Ta 1871 | the ‘meeting was held in Baltimore, in.1874 in New Orleaus, iu 1877 in Clevelund, in 1850 in Chicago, in 1583 10 San Francisco,’ It is usual | ut thesé trlenuiul concluyes to Lave a graud | Street purade witu ten or fifteen thousapa mea | in iiue, und by the general public It may be | Supposed Lhut tke street pageunt is the inain feauure of the eOuclaves. It is, however, the triennial meeting of the supreme vody of the | templars, composed of delegates irotn tile grand | communderies of every state. The comuan- | deries of Unis District, iu the absence of a Graud | Commandery having Jurisdiction over their | affairs, ay 10 the cuse With the communderies of the" various states, occupy peculiar posi ton. They come directly under tue jurisdic. lion’ of tue Supreme Commuaudery, atu the F Tepresenlulives uccupy seuls in the sume body waere only the representatives of te Grand Communderies are admitted, The members ot Other communderies wuo may gu wo St Louls do not utiend the meetings, bur simply take part iu the parade. There iva sentiment amoug. & great many Kuiguis Templar in favor of doing away with thy paradeentirely, as having &@ teudency to Interiere with the Uusluess oF which the conclave comes togetuer. Lt is pre- dicted Lat Uhis year will witness tue last parade that will ever be held, pire eal Reading Celebfates. THE ANCIENT KLOPPERTHAL CLUB ENTER- TAINS DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. ‘Yesterday was the one hundred and third an- niversary of the incorporation of Reading, Pa, into# borough in 1783, and the occasion was celebrated with @ grand ing. bill near there, auspices of the Kloy social gentlemen ideu finun- nd mercantile interests of Reading, atriabure, "Pe Pie ‘Strong Of the United states Supreme Court, e: tan Sn eee ‘Of Pottersville, Addresses, seeieog. ot Were delivered by ig ‘Ermeatrout, nator Cue! @. Ecxert, presi- Geatot ure Masvera Iron association, and otners, TION.—In of Sa tore and Representalives, protested aguinut it sean auboyance, buL thé Officials sted Aru, Not many days passed until Secretary Ding’s earnestness was tesied, One off dra’ a big salary aud boids high 11tiGal position ‘was reported lave day alter y+ He putin no excuse and apparently de- termined to iguore the regulation, ue day the eblef clerk seut for this oiliciul. Hs entered the room with a high bead and swaggeriug air, F. Yournuns accosted bim politelj and then called tis attention to the record, “You have been late ev you lave not offered ui quea, you w make one: “Well,” said the high-up Treasury man, “this ining. js @ great annoyance to me. [sce no use Perky “Hi it’s an annoyance to ou bad better ese ee Youmans” ” bat ~ Rut feel called upon to resign, but never- theless this is an annoyance.” “Well, I'll relieve you of the annoyance,” re- torted the chie! cierk, “i'll have you reuioved.” The official lovked’at the 4 clerk ip sur prise. Have hima removed! He did wut telieve the Treasury eouid get along without him. He iad no fear of removal. Tue case Was reported to the Secretary, aud in Uwenty minutes the order of removal was sigued. Then tue pres sure of Lhe mau’s puiitical’ aud social Luflueuee bc pga \o bear upon the Secretary, vul be replied: “The matter is entirely in the hands of the chief clerk. It rests wii bim to Suspend or e1 Jorce the order of removal,” Thew the seti-important employe came down, vd Muaily the order of removal Was revoked. y excuse I seul wore ut tue incident maniiested the determination Bi Oi the Secretary to eusorce tbe regulation, and there bus Leen no more resistance to Ik, oo LH BAND AND GOLD CLASP. 4 Washington Jeweicr Tells a Star Re- porter What Kind of Garters the La- dies Wear. “Will you show me those bracelets? Those with the silk band and goid clasp?” suid aSrar Teporter, as he stepped iuto & fashionable Jew- elry store, attracted by some unique ornaments in We window. “Which-erer?” said the jeweler, passing his bands in a questioning wuy over the whole lot displayed im tbe case. “On, those! Those j= “What! Do ladies wear garters like those?" exclaimed the astonished scribe, a deep crim- sou covering his abashed countenance. “Ob, yes,” replied the deuler, in a matterof- fact way, taking outa very hundsom stretcuiug tuem outon lis fingers. very fasnionabie, They set stock: niceiy. A suit, encircling band with heavy gold clasp! This, you see, is rougu Muisved god— ry effective!” and he heid it off admiringly. Jost Of our stork bus been sold out just now, and we bave uo new ones in yeu “We have nove with jewels iu Lhem just at present, 1 will Jet you lave tuese tor $35." They were buods of soit, red silk elastic, clasped with nuggets of gold about an tach square. In the case there wus a great variely of oLuers—some with gold and some with silver clasps. They were of ulus, red, green aod brown elusuc; in striped, cucckered and (Sour silk, Some were smells gould clasps; olvers were cus id yet others were like those held up tor thescrive’suduirativn. Some Were ciusped wilt oxidized sliver, sutique und lata, = “1 can give you those in silver for eight to ten dollars, Have you tue lady's measure? 0) rhaps you would like something bette Sewels sel in mouayram will cost you about $150. Tout style | junable per te present to x young lady I pi ‘The reporter blusied at es Tue dealer noticed the erluson and added, “0.1, you know, it Is quite tue Laing for a yoang genUeman W present a iady witu a pair of gar- ters, They have tue geutleman’s mot ram on the clasp, generally set jeweis, The lady Wears tue guriers of ber knight, as were. Il is quite tue thing, Of course it is Tather complimentary w le geutiewen fora lady to Wear wis inouogram ‘uu uer garters. Washington girls take # great pride [a their garters,” ———~-or_____ A VICTIM OF INSOMNIA. Or, Perhaps, s Bad Attack of Jim-Jams. THE JUDGE GIVES A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF A NIGHT OF UNREST AND HIS VOYAGE AMONG THE STARS. “Did you ever havea tussle with insomnia?” asked the fudge the other day, as be threw himseli down beside @ STAR reporter, The Judge's hand tremvled and his eyes were red. He had evidently bad a hurd struggle. “Earthqukes aren’t a circumstance to it,” be continued, laying bis hand affectionately on the reporter's arm. “I'd rather ride an earth- quake through the entire empire of Japan than to luckle the critter. It steals on a feJiow unu- wares und strikes him plumb betweea the eyes, Then be won't sleep fora week. It sings in his ears like a thounand luseets, and sticks pins in him every ume he tries ty get suouze. It tackied me the other day. The Hirst thing it did wasto impress me with the idea that I Was in @great hurry. ‘Then it beat me uot T was very tired. Then it gave me to understand that T bud just three minutes to sleep wud stuck pius tsi me to make me hurry’ about it, Tuen It iet me off just nul my bead Lud sunk on the pillow, Wuen suddenly it eried out ‘Time's up!’ aud lauded ue in the middie of the floor, Next itdragyed me back to ved, Fao silcks in my eyes, pulled ujy buir, tickled tuy leet, Jumped ob me with bull eel, waved | ny o0ee und ‘pulled out ‘ail tay floger nails.” A(ter three or tour niglits of this It began in iny legs und Began to fall asleep, (raduully rau all over me up to Lue neck. | But my bead kept wide uwake and begun W grow. Some one was drilling holes into it and swing: ing some wort o: tackie on it Lunt 64) were hauled up by ropes over the wp of my ead, My heud contiaued to swell, geting big- gerund Digger every moment. Finully AL got wo an lis = I L i I i 4 li : i I I i a f i E j i i it | ii a gi | 288 | if i i E 4 E i Hi : | H ! ‘BO valid excuses were advised that ery morning, and as | | churen ASTRANGER—ST. MICHARL'S IN A GARDEX—sUMNTER DAT. Tt was my fortune during a recent spring to spend some weeks in Charleston, and while there, a stranger, sick and alone, I was so keenly touched by the warm-hearted friendliness of the people that I am impelled to epeak ef it to be How forlorn [felt unui] = ct foul to foree my way up to the ie almusphere surrounded liwas only necessary to be a stranger whole wwilon of the triend! to help and direct one in the Littie sebool 10 polnt out ores Sgsten ii iris would turn and corner desired, aud cars, It one asked a question in the dazed manner common to st Man within wearing was at once kive the needed information. wanted to change at a Junotion At was 6 the mect furtoer on #ill be yours, If fo, tbat you will not get wet, Would nod approval irom tbe 4 say Lhat much of this comes of being a smalicity, Part of itdose, but all clues cannot lay claim to such ual teny and consideration for oubers. T went to church, and while pausing in vestibule for that’ minute so forlorn stranger, I sxw the rector coming dowa aisie. He saw me, smiied, with’ outstretched ‘han said: “You are a str weat; the sexton will show you on coming now, be is bere,” and wit aut words I was Lurned over to Us the came towards me da, and taking and would lke a ihe is tb these pleas. 1e wextON Lo be aber, bag Hooktn Mle & paper ing @t me tue whi With not uis best fruit, but with what It was best for him tosell. Igaid wuthing, expecting to be treated in just that way, bul te seller could pot stand "the situation’ if the buyer could. aiter filing the bag, without. 3 iny, be turned S wolng to @ cluster banging on the wail, be cuts dozen of tis finest ba wita which he refiiled the bay, and ban it to me with 4 smilie, he walked out to the eurbawne to point out the car tor me to take, ‘OLD ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH. Iwas most of the time in a private boarding being in Lratl Ube very entrance to the A row of square pews wround the aii Tuised two oF tures steps above Lue trom one of these high pews I one day down on a christening al We foul near FF Hy fil = . luceresting spot in Ube churen yard 1 Very beautiful monument, a recumbent which I asked ienve of the sexton vo Feruission was freely grauted, and Were among Luose old graves in Lue Leart of the chy, aud made tue sketch, after wulen MEUL DoW iu tue cemeiery of our ow! reek Church, in Wasi wae Wuen I heard that BL Michaer Stroy ed, memory flew back 1 that April morn- tug io Le vid cuurch yard, aud i could almost hear again Lue sweet chin i i EE i 5 i E i f in progress for the os |, wad I was pleas wOL Wine lo hear tue gratiud for Kis irom mortuern cities to aid teu in ‘euterprine, CURING HOME SICKNESS. It would not be posible to tell how many ways Were found to show me kindness in my temporary home in Cuurleston. The lady wuo a. will, wuenever 1 Wauted to rench ber quickly, dud ove Might When She Suspected that ome: sickness Was guaWing away at my Beart strings Se cawe Tuuuing Up Lo my Toon, aod drawing acide (ue curtaius Wuwatus the garden, showed ie Lue windows of suime of the other Inmates, au Lguted up and open, and Ube ebildreu tuere fauguing aud playing. ‘Sue sald: “Luere, look #. Lomi.” Tuat's a dive bone, You Know uose evpie; Wey sil at our inute. You can see ‘could speak 10 (hem from here, Tue Just liLue diviae, NOW jvvk wt luedo and dou'tget iouely.” THR BEAUTIFUL GAKDEX OF 4 MusTORIO MomE. ‘On the other side my window looked overa great stretch of the city, aud close under it lay tue garden Of one of Lue oid historic houses of Cuurleston. Ou! Uuet garden! How the birds suux ia 1, bow the chudrea played, aad how tue fuwers bivomed, aud sometimes # pring Shower would come ‘laughing down! “A great Sistecla hung ite ciuavere of pale purple Uiow. sous irom tue tupmost branches of a lull, tall tree, dropping Luem in festoous almost ty the grodud. A ;ouug girl would come vutand eut Clustend Of Lue Livesuins, aud DuUches of did roses, aud » rays ur orange Mowers, and would gather great bowls of iagrant vislets, Au this im early April in that suuuy Charles: ion, “Sometimes tue pathetic figure ot the grand motuer would be seen at ihe wiudow iuokiny VUE Into Lue garden where, Bo doubt, | is quite popular amoug fash- | You wautsom | she Wad OUce CUL ruses and gaihered Violeux. Are Wey ail Wuere still, or Was the Uistorio home destroyed, wud tue’ beautisul garden lala desuuie? Wile I was in that plemsant house 4 Young girl boarding there Was married, aud When 4, Lue stranger, expressed pleused' sur- prise at'veing Viduen to Lue weddibg, the reply Was “Why, coraunly, You ure were; You are wilh Qs, You lust cus And tuat’ girtisa vride Wavse tair iulr layla such @ soit cull on ber gravciul bead, Wuere ts sue gow? Did ewilt fain come Wo Ler aud bers, or were they spared? ANNIVEMSARY OF THE BATTLE OF FORT sumren, I was in Charleston ou tue anniversary of the bate of Fort Sumter. I must contess that I went down to breakiust ratuer aowillingly that day. I was the oue wortherner ainong many suutherners, What would wey say? Would bul sulle chance remark recall Luut day of tuauy years velure, aud should 1 not heer some huish Word spukeu of the old Bag, for tbe -up= bo.ding of Wuich iy beloved bud gue forth to Hgut, aud, ui need were, to diet Wuut did 1 cuit NOLOue Word Lat migut uot Lave veer spoken beiore a commission Bet Lo search Ub secession priucipies Ui Lue Very holiest days ol OUP CIVIL War, Since LUE Was WO Way Wo Ko LO Sumter, aud I felt like @ ustle quiet oelevracion i was told, with most irieudiy tu how could take'the erry and go to Sullivan's Jsianu auu Fort Moule ‘Dau sure Liat amy experience in Charleston uot wore pleasant than Luat of nuudreds am sure, Woo, that Huudreds ul uluers ace now lovkiug back Like me With pitying iuve to Lue bompilable old city, Lue CILY Lust uae been wo nearly destroyed uy tire, by cycloue, aud by Lois last teartul vie iauen, Ww. ————o-—____ A WEST ViRG FisH sToRY. Adventures of Iwo Mountain Trout. Two western men who were summering im West Virginia, started some days ago to fish for mountain trout wud were directed by the utives to @ brook where It wussald the Gsh | were so pleutitul that a big busket would be ceeded 10 bring home the euish. She bie busket was provided, together wi astal parapberuaits sn &fishiug trip. The subseq dccufrences Were feluted W 4 STAR reporter Soe of tue inuermen, ws lollowst “Alta wear some Wraiup over Lue rougu mouDLMLL pAlbs we Ruully reached Ube sitesi wuere we bud been promised no end of und ecttied down om ie banks to jerk trout out of i, Our were ei jut, but the Heeag theres aid ‘wot ‘ebeam well toward strangers. Fey howd —. 4 ennai, Sas Es Paes ee” aes cans siream sud then drive the fish dows into Lhe deep Water abuve the dum. This was Gone wud the result was Lue capture after a Ume of iwollsi. These we pi.ced iu aud aller Dsting elsew bere without success re- turned, but Were puzzied w Mud oue of tue missing. The rematati