Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1887, Page 2

it 2 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1887-DOUBLE SHEET CITY AND DISTRICT. THE WATER QUESTION. Ex-Water Registrar Crane Weplies to Ex-Water Registrar Bond—The Water Reuts Should Not Be Raived. To the Eaitor of Tw Evesrxe Stan: In a report of a meeting of Citizens’ Association No. 5, published in last evening's Stak, a report on the water question was made by Mr. ex-Water Registrar G. R. Bond, which, though chiefly con spicuous for what it does not say, yet contains gome statements that demand attention. Excuse me for trespassing further upon your valuable space, but a8 this 1s a question that vitally com cerns the pockets, as well as the health and bappi Besa, Of 200,000 people, a full and free discussion of the proposed increase of water rates should be allowed. I will be as brief as possible. Mr. Bond 1s reported as follows: “Referring to @ statement in a communication to Tak Stak that the receipts for 7880 from water rents amounted to $165,561.37, while for the past year they amounted to only $124,908.18, ‘apparent be said, ‘this state- mest is correct, but in fact it is erroneous. At about that time the change was made, whereby the water rents became payable in July instead of in January, which cau~ed the receipts by fiscal years to be thrown somewhat out of baiance.’” Mr. Boud ts mistaken in this, a8 citizens can see by referring to their water rent bilia. J have bills before me that prove that the change from Janu- ary to July was made July 1, 1883, instead of 1880, as Mr. Bond puts it, When the 20 per cent Yas put on, 10 1880, there was much complaing, the order being made retroactive. Jt is dat February 26, 1580, to take effect from January 1, 1880. Bills were sent out for only six months at a Ume that year, for What reason I do not know, Dut presume it'was to pacity people and make it easier for them to pay the increased rates. But on the 1st of January, 1881, they were rendered as usual for one year from the 1st of January, and continued in that way until January 1, 1883, when they were made out only until the ‘ist of July,since which tme they have commenced With the fiscal year. It may be that Mr. Cox collected @ lot of back rents in 1880 to swell the amount beyond the legitimate receipts for that year. 1 am inclined to ‘think he did. I only copy from his report, which, it seems, Was made out for the Mscal year, though ‘Ube rents commenced fn January. jut this coud not be enough 10 make up the difference of $40,713.19 in the receipts for water rent in 1880 ‘Over those of 1886, and the further difference in receipts from 7,183 addi:ional water takers in 1886 over the nuinber in 1850. Mr. Bond has furnished some figures that enable me 10 prove beyond question that there 1s @ heavy deficiency in water rents. ‘The receipts (rom water rents during the time T had charge of the office, from June 23, 1870, to May 27, 1871, covering a period of only eleven Inonths and tour days, Were $37,429.17. ‘This was trom the'city of Washington alone, Gegrgetown and the county having ‘since taken on. ‘The total number of water-takers at that time, as shown bi make the rs ‘add 20 per cent to the $37,429.17 rentsof that year, Which gives the sum of $44,015. ‘This divided by 758, the pumber of water-taxers, gives a frac- tlon less than $6.65 as the average price paid for water rents that year. This, {t should be borue ia mind, Was for Washington alone during a period Of eleven months and four days. At that Ume the Balthore and Potomac Raliroad, whose locomo- Lives pay from $75 to $150 each ior water, bad not the thousand of great houses in the ad not been built; the Grant row and rge Louses on Captiol Hill had not Deen @ two great brick yards with their heavy and great water rents had not started perutions; numerous hotels and large additions to ne Belt Line cars had age of Water rents. see what the average last year was: Cxpt. Symons gives the recetpts for water rents from July 1, 1885, to June 30, 1886, 98 $124,968.18. Mr. Bond, who sermis to speak by authority. states ‘that “the total number of water services up to the end of the fiscal Year 1885~'N6 Were 25,522." This diviied by WSIS proves that the at e paid for waver June 30, 1886, was a fraction not co! Increased t Now le jess tan $4.90, proving that the average for water rents on bof June, 1886, Was $1.75 less than Ma: This shows that to make the average to-day egiial to 1871 $44,688.50 should be ‘added to last Year's receipts for water rents. It seems to me that I have proved to the satis. faction Of all candid minds the truth of my asser- © 18th inst., that there was iu the Water rents last year of fully Mir. Bond fs silent on the question of increasing the Water tax. AS be has assumed to speak by authority on thls question, and as beis a lawyer and well versed in the District, plat-book, as well as in assessing water mains, will pe be kind enough Totake bis pencil and give us the cost of laying 1,000 feet of 6-inch water main in the center uL the street at the present price of tron and the price he paid per lines! foot ior laying Ginck mains When he was Water registrar; then make the assessment at 1% cents per square foot on the Jots abutling, and give us the rest One of the best plumbers ip Uis city offered to enter into contract, under heavy bonds, mort. iis entire property for security, to lay the Water mains in this city for one-half the people are now paying for them. ‘AS Mr. Boad seems to be engaged tn the dual capacity of attorney for the comumiitee of one Lundred and special atiorney for the water de- partment perhay © Will favor us with an inter- wing item thatl find in the t estimates, ¥ “ penses and pipe di tribu ion, 225,000." He knows something about how books should be kept in the water office; will he please tell us what counection pumping water on Meridian Alll ° ‘a Heights has with laying water One {s paid deed Ore of the ent on. the prop- abutting. Why are they lumped to. er? I tnd this same expression run- all through ihe Commis-jouers’ report, What ot bookkeeping is this that jumbies up gs in this manner? There ts evidently a pur- pose ip it, aud that purpose ts to confuse and con- found peopie e¥ Shall not really know the great cifference between the cost of laying water uiains and tue amount the peopie are for them. ‘This matter cannot be slurred or sneered do It will have tobe met. President Cleveland wo! do well to give his attention to it, or he wil be held responstbie for what 1s going on. Knowing what Ido, Ido uot hesitate to speak Gut on this subject. Y denounce the attempt to ralse water Tents aid Water taxes, how beluy Tude, as 2 con- splracy to extort money from 300,000 ‘people by false pretenses. ‘J. HL CRaxe. ‘The Hokey-Pokey Man. ‘Written for Tae Evexixe San. (Of all the horrid nuisances (deny it if you can), ‘The very horridest of all is the hokey-pokey man: He rings bis bell at morning, and he rings it in the night, And when you say, “Please go away,” he rings and says, “All right.” ‘Ob, the hokey-pokey man! ‘He's the terror of the mothers, he's the children’s dear td delight; ‘He riugy ais bell at morning, and he rings it im the nught: And when you say: “’Tis nasty stuff, not fit for boys to cat, ‘He thrustsa packoge im your hand, and says: “Good! ‘Very govd. and sweet.” (Ob, the Lokey-pokey man! “Ob, can't I mamat Please, five cents! Ob, mama, some I will! ‘The children tease and threaten till they get their stomsch’s fll: And the vile old bokey-pokey man stands emiling in your face, And says: “Yes, mum, ‘tis good for ‘em; I sellsitevery place.” Oh, the hokey-pokey man! And, though he sees the children a-squirm with stom- He rings his hokey-vokey ‘bell and cries: “Please, hokey- pokey take! And rings it in the morning, and rings it in the night, ‘Tul life becomes @ torment and one’s soul is filled with spite. Ob, the hokey-pokey man! ‘Hie is fedyed with flies of summer and with the bum- bie bee; He comes as surely as they do, and sticks as close as these: And when you say: “Ob, man alive! Ob, hokey-pokey man, ‘Why were you born?” he sweetly says: “I nocan un- derstan’.” Ob, the bokey-pokey man! He rings his bell at morning, be rings {t in the night, Upul my wearied. sickened soul is ready to take flight. ‘The vunieu of exch day ia: “Mama, please, oh, please fyecenta, Tiere’s the nice old hoki fence!” Ob, the hokey-pokey man! J hope I'll befforgiven, but I trust the dsy is near ‘When some one, Just as crazed as I, will lay him on his iter. J have s dangerous vision: maybe "tis s summer dream, Wherein the horrid man is drowned is hokey-pokey cream. -pokey man s-ringing at our Ob, the hokey-pokey man! Washington, June 15, 8” Mante Le Bano. ~ eee Am Addrevs that Ought to be Made. From the Chicago Tribune. s “Young men and women,” some practical old physician Will say some day in addressing a grad- Uating class In medicine, “you are about to gointo The worid as doctors Lo extract a living from its in- Most of you are young men, and! take ed that you are gentiemen, although I don't Know such (0 be the case. A (ew of you are Jeune women, and | take it equally for granted ‘Thal You are Ladies, though for purposes sclen- tife demonstration my opinion On this subject coukt not be tal as conclusive. But I trust you ne spared from the folly of ever ng or Goewrs. The one title is as appropriate as the Let the serubli the Washladies, apd ladies, Lae sa lends apd tue foreiadies ue to mouopoikze the protessional use of Lue Never jet me hear of a lady doctor. ‘The lerm is ridicuious. I 1 bad a daughter wao galled hergelf a lady doctor I should try w marry hher to some gentleman preacher, aud then I would ave them Volk pul in & glass cae and kept ou exnivition as a warning to mankind, Jf it be- Cours actually necessary to designate your sex to Speaning of you as phYsiclaus you are male doc- and female doctors, or doctors and dou Ayou preter. The Lord crested Fou male aa Jemaie. Remember that. 1t 18 not a reproach You, or He would not have done it. A ‘college can only make you doctors. it can’t make You iady aad genUeman doctors—the Lord be i oUrseives asiady doctorsor gentlemart THE WEB WORMS AGA! Prof. Riley Writes a Letter Touching Many Points of Interest. THE WORMS THAT DO THE DAMAGR—STATISTICS AS TO THEIR RATE OF INCHEASE—A FLEA IN FAVOR OF ARSENICAL SPRAY—MISTAKES MADE IN THE IDENTITY OF WORMS. Prot. C. V. Riley, the entomologist of the Agri- cultural Department, bas occasion at this season to answer all sorts of inquiries about injurious tn- Sects. The following reply of the 16th inst. to ‘sundry inquiries from one of our citizens touches ‘several matters of interest to Washingtonians, Prot. Riley wrote: “Your letter of yesterday has come to hand. You are evidently laboring under @ misapprehension as to the habits of the insect which was so abundant upon our shade trees last season, and which just now ts renewing its injury. The insect, which was so numerous as to dwarf ‘all others, was the fall web worm (hypAantria eunea), and the eggs of this insect are not con- tained in the winter cocoons. These cocoons con- tain the insect in the quiescent or pupa state, If these cocoons were the ones destroyed by you the amount of accomplished may be estimated by dividing the number destroyed by 2 and then multiply by 500, as probably half of them only Were females, and as each female lays in the neighborhood” of 00 This estimate, how- ever, suould probably be again reduced by one- halt’on account of the number of pupwe Which were infested by parasites and by cungus disease. The cocoons ted last winter from the branches of the trees were not those of this Species, but the pendant bags of THE BAG-WORM, ‘another insect which ts doing considerable dam- ‘age, although not so much as the web-worm. The Dag-worm passes the winter in the egg state in the bag, and each sound female bag contains 600 OF 700 eggs, but hardly one In a dozen of the bags Picked trom the trees at that season of the year contains eggs. Many of them are empty old bags; ‘Others contain parasit while hait of the fresh, Or last year’s Dags, contain the empty shell of the male pupa from which the moths issued the pre- ‘umn. 1.do not Know whether you have seen my recent bulletin on “OurShade Trees and their Insect Defo- ators” (Bulletin No. 10 of this division). I take pleasure In sending you a copy, and can spare you Others if they are needed. In this bulletin you will find a very tull consideration of all the more fugportant facts known of the four chief detoita- tors which we have to contend with in this city, and also recommendations for their control, I reel quite sure that you will appreciate what I have said the more you become fuiniliar with these in- sects, because the advice given and the recom- mendations made are not the Dilnd and narrow deductions of inexperience, but are based upon a long and latimate acquaintance with the insects while I lived in the West, as well as during the time I have resided in Washington. ‘They are also based on actual experience and experiment which ave proved satisfactory. I would oot in any way weaken the commendable efforts to destroy the web-worm by pruning, and you will flad that in the bulletin J lay stress on the importance of this during the winter months against the bag-w and during the last of May and first of Ji against the web-worm. The vulue of co-opera- Uon in this work goes without saying; but that of obligatory laws ec ‘$0 clear, for reasons that would too greatiy lehgthen this fetter to discuss. ARSENICAL SPRAY. “Your prejudice against the arsentcal sprays 1s unfounded, as they are the only wholesale means atourcommand with which to protect the trees when the pest has become widespread, whether in the first or second generations. | They ‘are, in fact, the most rapid and simplest even against the first brood. You bave probably been influenced by some of the talk published both last year and again the present year in our local journi par- ucularly by one individual, whos fond ot ing the pubite, and who, by the verdict of those woo have beep most intimately associated with Bim, is aboutas “unpractical” ip this feld as it ts possible to be, You wili find that as against this web-worm Ihave urged the winter work of destroying Lhe cocoons wit their carysaiides and the eariy summer work 9¢ pruning and burning Ube young coionies a3 soon as by their webs they becowe visible. I have urged this particularly upon such streets as have tue Veyundo aceroides, OF the box eider, because of the preference of the species for this tree. I have also pointed out how worms mnay be burned in various ways upon ‘the tree, and discussed other matters bearing upon Une general treatment of the trees, so far as tuis insect ts concesned. ‘The arsenical washes, when used a3 recommended by me, have, however, the great advantage over all other méans that iney Rot only Kili the worms which have already uatched, but have a more or less proionged pro- Lective effect and leave the trees unmuciiated. Take, as an iliustration, P street northwest, Not- withstanding the pruning that has been done in the city this season the Most of the box elders along that street at tae present time are almost entirely skeletouized, 1e,, the great mass of the Toliage 13 bleached aid most of che large branches are ellectually Webbed, so Uthat neither pruning nor burning can very well be resorted to without very imverially cutting back and distiguring the trees, ‘These trees, as SUggesied in my buuetin, could have been sprayed toward the endor May, before amy of the worms hau Datebed from their DUMEFUUS egg-masses, Whicu past experience indi- cated would be found upon Wem, ‘The young Worms upon batching would at once have per Ished Without dishguring tue Lrees, and this over a period of two or turee weeks. ‘THE BOX RLDERS. “Some surprise las been expressed that the worms should be so numerous on tese trees after $0 much care Was had last winter to destroy the cocoons om their boxes. A great many such covoous escaped Vigilance wuder the eaves and ledges of Dulidings, and the purent moths from the whole neigaborboud of suca box elders are Insuinctively attracted Lo tuein Tor purposes of oviposition, a8 I have shown in the aforesaid bul- Jetin, “ihese trees uniess sprayed (and tuere 1s no sia tolose now) Wil Turaisu more moths for breeding tne second generation of worms tuan, peThaps, all the rest of Lue trees in the District, And vo aliow tiiein to render @ Uousand-foid. more diMicuit tas task of Dattilng with the second gen- eration on foolish, Seutimental grounds, 1s a Vir tual dellaoce Of Lae bé_t authority and experience, ~ most etre 1, bu You may not know it & pro; spraying of the ursenical washes fs not a mere suggestion. ‘Tuer use was long since become general. For about @ dozéa years now they nave been extep- sively resorted Uo, not only Uo proiect shade trees but LO protect our orchurds. Proyeriy sprayed ‘Were is Do dripping from ide leaves, as the spray snould Dever be coylous exougu to produce tuat Feault, Lm act it dries whwuins Tew minutes after wppucatlon, leaving but au impalpavie powder, cuilly On” tie under surace oc the leaves Iv does not nevessarily cause ube leaves to drop when properiy appued, and 1am not aware that leaves are in Uue Qaoit of dropping extensively at Ulls season of the year. Waule appreciating your fear fa retereuce Lo children I feel, nevertne.e-s, that it is unfouaded, sor even if they were in tue abit of euling leaves, Which ls certainly cou- Urary tomy enyerience, taey would have to eat af chormous quanlity [rom 4 polsoved tree wo be in any Way iujucivusry ailected uy tue Polson, LIFILE DANGER TO CHILDEEN. “A few delinite Bgures Will, peruaps, Qetter than anything else, show the baselessaess of this fear of injury to children. One pound of London pur- ple to 100 gallons of water Is a very good propor- on, abd abuod: aty effective Wien proverey sprayed, A medium-sized shade tree may ve effectually sprayed with 1 galloa of thts ouxture. A pound of the purple contains about 40 per cent Ofarsenic. Hence, Were Would be upon such a lee aller one application 4-100 of & pound, or about 23 grains O¢ arseulc. 1 ieave you to este mate tue number of leaves upon Oue Of Our ordinary shaue trees—provubly from 40,000 Lo 70,0u0—and the Consequebi luinitestinal quantity Of the poisou upon aieat. In pulut Of fact, how- ever, but @ Uuuted portion of cach tree—z. ga ticular braucu—need be poisoued to destroy ‘web-worl after It uas once made {ts appear- ance, except upon such trees as ule box eider, where it may be expected to reach over the greaver portion Of the trees. Again, the best tine tor spraying is on cloudy days or early 1a the moruing beiore tue dew bas evaporated, and chi.dren are not generally about at that’ time. ‘This spraying in Ordinary seasoas may be undee- essury except on the box elders, I would always the" Gcner tose ouiy partially exvept in, Suse ‘otner omy exogpt eee ne eee ‘uu trees: my at che norvuweat corner of 13th and H streets unaffected by auy of Laese worms, and Lhat Lhe elms remain essentially green, Wulse ail around they are being badly riddled by the elin-leaf beetle. Tue reason ts tuat I pave sprayed iny trees witu London pur- around In the yard Wheuever it is pleasant coough for tem todose. I hope I have made tt clear toat tuis is am invaiuable remedy against wed- ‘Wort, ui it Is tue only susmer remedy ut ail prac Ucabit on a broad scale thal we bave against the other turee Geioliators walch I have relerred to, since SUMMER PROWING AND BURNING against insects which scatter ail over te tree, and especially against the elm-leaf beetle, which is one of the worst foes we have to contend with are practically out of the question. In short, tue use tended oy me basot only been gensrally cussed mended by me bas not only: endorsed by practical men Waose intercsts are at abd in practice proved huruuess lo man and animals, bUL am eXtended ex, who have had no personal Koowiedge or expert- Sas eure, et ereameeraacs 80 sabisiaclory, abd sul De pieased Lo give you a practical tiiustration of how £0 use tals Wash With, eager pe Ro Ercan ant me (Lue 14W as OF Lae streets under trees.” WORKING IN SILENCE. ‘The Mom Who Eugrave the Plates for Uncle Sam’s Notes. ‘THE SCENE IN THE EXGRAVING ROOM—sarEGUARDS ADOPTED TO PROTEOT THE FLATES—MANY MEW ENGAGED ON ONE PLATE—THE MACEDIR TRAY DOES THE LATHE WORK AMD 11d RIFERT OFERA- ‘Tors. Hardly a word ts spoken in the large engraving room, where the dies are made for the Govera- ment securities, It 1s an immense room tn the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, with as broad and clear a space as if intended for a dancing hall. ATow of windows close together look out upon the lawn. At each window is a man, witha screen to keep the light out of his eyes, stooping ‘with his head close down toa little bench. He is looking intently at something with a giass up to one eye, and with his right hand he ts working at something slowly and with great care, For hours these men stay in this without up FR Nag MS A EY ‘on plates o 3 the mec “among them are reckoned some of the finest engraversin the world: ‘They. all bold the highest rank as experts. ‘THE VALUABLE CONTENTS OF THR VAULTS. ‘The Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1s one of ‘the most interesting to visitors of all the Govern- ment offices and work shops. Even the great Yaults of the Treasury, overflowing with contain nothing of as great value as some bits of steel upon mh have been traced rare Works of art. These are the steel plates which are printed Treasury notes, sliver and certificates and bills of all denominations, the plates for every bank ‘notes treasury note Fever every other form ol security that has ever been sued by authority of the Government, Ani an give you the history of each from the way Brst conceived, giving the name ot who ever laid hands on 1f, and how and wi bane be touchedit. If any of these plates should! stolen there might be printed from them notes bonds representing to an incalculable amount. ‘BOW THE PLATES ARE GUARDED. ‘These plates are surrounded with impenetrable Safeguards, The large room, nearly the full length Of the building, ts occupted by only the engravers at the windows, Mr. O'Neil, the chief engraver, Sd the custodiaa. “Ox one side oe the roo is & Tailing and wire screen, such as are seen in Dehind which are the desks of Mr, O’Neil and bookkeeper. On the other side of the room, at oor of tae vault, is a similar enclosure, w the custodian of une p-ates, dies, roll, and property. When the chief engraver comes in morning he makes requisition upen the custodian for such of these precious bite of steelas he wants, Each piece has its name or designation, whether 1 ‘aad when they are surrendered to the chiet engraver Upon requisition an entry 1s made upon the books the custodian, The per OF Custodian for Mr. O'Neill makes an entry on his books also, to show what he has received, gravers want the differcat pieces of Work, a simi- r accountis Kept with them, and no man cap leave the room until the books show that every i axte H a day it | a ii agke cul i e 5 é (eve Of engraving that he had in his possession Biss ‘been eturnéd and he has a Dots from the enlet engraver to show that such is the cage. ‘Toe watchmen would now let them out of the Dullding without this, When @ bell sounds at oon the engravers goto lunch, but not outside ‘the buliding. ABTTLING ACCOUNTS AT NIGHT. When the work is over for the day the accounts Detween the chief engraver and his subordinates are balanced, to show that each has returned all dies and plates are revurned by the clief engraver to the custodian trom whom he gov,ihem, and if Bo plece 1s missing his requisition 1s “returned to ‘im, and the property locked in thé'vault for the nigit. Suould it ever happen that anything was missing, even if it were but Che smallest fragment Of engraving. no one would be perinitted to leave until it was ‘ound. A complete record is thus Kept of every piece, so tuat you can tell just Wuere {t was at any time, how long it wasin any one’s custody, and What Ae had it tor. NO PLATE EVER STOLEN. “We know,” said Mr. O'Netl to a Star reporter to whom Chief Graves had extended the freedom of the bullding—“we know that whatever may be sald about counterfeits betng printed trom Gov- ernment plates, that there never was one 90 Printed. ‘There never wasa plate stolen, There is Ro plate that has ever been made Unat 1s notin the vault there, and every one can be accounted tor for every minute of time. You cannot name a lit te out-of-the-way national bank but that we have Ue piate for fis notes in that vault, and can tell you all about {t, trom the name of ‘the men who worked on it to everybody who has ever touched itatany time, 4 DIVISION OP LABOR, “No one man does all the work on # plate. Each man here ts an expert in some particular branch of engraving. Some work upon lettering, some upon landscape, some on the es; some one part and some ‘another, Buch docs the very. best He cap in his specialty, and all are put together in one plate, making it just as perfect as It can be made. ‘Two men can always do two pieces of engraving better than etther one of them could dott all. Some of these men have been working on a certain character of engraring—fne border lettering or something lke Oity years, and noone in the world can excel them in their Une. Others have not worked so long at it, Dut they have grown up in the Bureau, devoting their skill and energy and genius to some special Dranch of work, and are equally skilifulin ft. There are no rivairies or Jealoustes, a8 each excels in his specialty. Some ‘of these are the work of seven or eignt men, and I can tell the work of each one. ‘There could be no countertelt of one of tnese notes made that could not be disti ed by an expert engraver the moment he looked on it. No One man can reproduce the work of several. They have devoted much time toit, but have always failed. In fact, no man can exactly reproduce his ‘own work. “For that reasoD notes are not printed from the dies cut by the engraver. ‘These dies are trans- ferred onto, a rouler ot soft metal under great ressure. That roller is then bardened the pression transfered from if to soft plates again as many timesas need be, It takes ume, skill and patience to do this work,” he continued, “rhe least break or deviation In one of those Mines you can look at with a gias, and find so per- fect, would make a spot, and instead of the fine Une3 you would see a black pot, no matter how slight the breuk.” ‘TEE FINE LATHE WORE ‘th@t forms such an important part of the engrav- ing on the United States securities ts an interest- ing thing to see done. The machine with which itis done is more delicately adjusted than the fipest watch ever made, and it requires skill to Tun it thatis dificult ‘to attain, It is said that there are but five men in the whole world who are experts at it, and only two men, the one employed at tuis Bureau aud one other, who can duplicate tueir own work on the machine. For a week the macnine will be at_ work on one ple, and 1 may say that my tour ebiidren run | &@ perfect maze of Deautltul curves, all in one fine line, with- outanend. Itisan example of marvelous me- chanical tageauity, ‘TEMPERING THE PLATES. Tm another room are the furnaces and all the ‘apparatus for tempering the plates, Here men witn aprons on and sleeves rolled up are baking the plates in the fery are covering them over with wax to keep the rust away. Plies ure never put away without being 80 protected. A ter the engraving of the plates comes the printing of the notes and securit whicu ts very delicate work, and 1 all done here. ‘Tue Bureau bas put out some very fine daring tne past two Years, since Mr. Or has been at its head. The’ whole force was yanized When he took charge, and the Employes aud expense of the Bureau greeny duced, ‘The engraving division alone is‘run at expense Of $25,000 per year less than formerly. ‘SPECIMENS OF TRE WORK done during the present regime are being pared for an exhibit at the Minneapolis exhibition, in August. The exhibit will contain some extra- examples of ordinary PI cogrering ond will possces 3 considerable interest. ‘De ar. ranged in an artistic manner and Sisplayed 1n one immense frame. The center piece will by the new army commission, a plece of work that much pride is taken in, Deck, ground sheets of custom fee Of different de- Rowinatton, design, and color. Under tis will be the portrait of nt Cleveland, with Vice- lent, Hendricks apd General Graat on his Tight and Secretary Manning and General Hai cock on his left. ‘This engrat considered the finest likeness of him ever “fl American sculptor will be Under these portraits will be the new one, t five and ten dollar sliver certificates wor wi F. Graves roud. Wil be forimed of, the ‘ole revenue and jcense stamps, Treasury and draits, ts of dead Senators and members that have yn engraved by the Bureau, aud of recent work. “in couspicupus piece ‘wil ue in Sepreniyer, ‘issue entry he entry for a Uke amount to sundries It was FENSSTLVANIA AVENUR ACROSS THR BRANCH. “What ts the best way for me to buy a home for myself?” asked a young married man of « friend. iH 88 iB 3 t z E i i I ‘PRICES OF AVENUE PROPERTY. It ig not often that property on the north aide of the Avenue, from 7th street up to 15th street, 4 $300,000 aPaRTwMENT BUILDING. as, however, Beld, the property for wa lute Judge Carter. mined vo erect yy ‘a Orm of New York aru periet in New York city, and tt ts probul 1a thiggeason. ‘The new building ‘brick and stone, and will be enurely throughout, It Will be seven stories ‘Will occupy nearly the entire gro! Lage Of 108 feet on H street 225 on 25th street, it will be the largest ‘Of the kind ever erected in this city, and it is Uhat it wil be complete in all its The coat, it ts ‘$800,000.’ ‘that the work will 4 ADDITION 10 THE RICHMOND, ‘What is known as the Chew house, on H street, near 17th street, 1s soon to be torn down. The prevent owners are the company which erected and now controls “The Richmona,” the ment house on the corner adjoining the house. Mr. W. T. E. Wendell, the architect, 1a for an ‘addition to “The Richmond,” Oscupy the lot where the old house now stands, The udultion will have a ot 25 feet and a deptn of 110 feet, and it will rive to partment years, during tne Will contain two suites of three rooms and a bath-room on each floor, and a. corridor will run through Ube center of the build~ ing trom what ia now tbe main entrance. ‘Tue Werior arrangement prevent buliding wilt ‘not be changed. |1t ts expected that tis unprove- ment will be begun at once. » sylvania avent ‘width of 160 tet, a: Toad is completed it will of communication bet >. IN A JAPANESE CAGE, Mlerrers of Life in a in ‘The Priven ‘Tay RfpsetkvoR: OF 4 FOLITICAL PRISONER 48 DE- SORIBED BY SINSELF—MEX SENT TO PRON WITS OUR TRIAL AMD CROWDED DITO SMALL FRne—SBO> ‘TALITIRG PRACTICED BY PRISON KEEPERS, ET ‘Tatul Babe, s Japanese now visiting this coun- ty, writes to the Staz the following account of iB recent experience in a Tokio prison: “The Japanese government has, during the last ten years, been introducing many superficial ee ments of European civilization, such as dress, dancing, &c., but more fundamental reforms neces- Bary to the wellfare of the thirty-seven millions of Any public trial, When @ public trial came the public prosecutor could produce nothing worthy of i 4 f 5 juestions, such fe, “Twas kept ins touporary prison for Len days ‘an@ then eent to the main prison in Kajibashi, ‘THE PRISON. “This prison 1s situated in a central place of the capitol, Tokio, and is under the direct controlof the Minister of the interior. The bullding ts two- fe hires Pe eas across. = Sages ‘in ell. Bech cage is Oeteer equate, he & ee reen for two or three years in thissmail box. Or, perhaps, itis better tosay the to. eapea ty ‘one over theother. ways from 800 vo 900 prisoners Kept in rink, &¢.,80 few die, Tam told more prisoners ie utter they come ott of the prison, where they fe sustained by a sort of exelvoment’ THE CAGES. “The outelde of each cageis protected by a strong Wootten frame. ‘The frame iteelf becomes a door ‘to let the prisoners in or out. The side facing the ards has a large window, protected with am tron », of Which the door thust not be closed with- Out the permission of the officials, even in the se- Yorest winter night, Thus, it is 8 common occur. Tence that prisoners are found covered with snow. AC the corner of this cage, a mall vb, containing Water for the purpose of drinking and washing, 18 Placed beside two wooden vessels for sewage oe ‘The water is impure as well as fMithy. Phe food furnished to the prisoners consists of a small quantity of a mixture of rice and oats, about pidees of pickle oF with bolied vegetables“ Al. © v ta itl eee Sas tt ro sinall that ‘as skelovons, ‘There is an t made which is sup; tw be for the benetit of the ners. ‘The friends of the prisoners are permitted Wweend a quarter of a pound of meat once a day, but several absurd formalities must be goné fe rest. The most of means of communicating wit they. are arrested the government Spy oF Tell them that the; pot with them, as they will be sent cl homes in & few minutes, When they go ison they are kept there six months at uring this time, if they have any money Postage, ey areé permitted to send thelr ut if they have no money, no letter can be by publicexpense, They are never permit see their friends until the Judge of a secret exami- nation makes up his mind tosend a prisoner to the court of public trial, i | sedges Ei 38 send the case to a public trial the prisoner cannot write to his friends unless he has money. So, in many cases, be cannot obtain the help of a law- yer. Thus, tt 1s atarce to say that the Japanese vernment gives a Tair chance to prisoners to rend: themselves betore the court of justice. ‘The prisoners are deprived of means of obtaining legal advice. When they are permitted to see thelr lawyers they have to see them in the pres- ence of two oMicials, sitting between them. The prisoner 1s not permitted to speak to his lawyer in @ confidential manner. As tw the clothing of the Prisoners, the regulations are most cruel. Even in severe winter ue prisoners are Dot permitted to wear drawers and socks, and are compel wi in naked feet with thin straw sandals. Prison cle fs lent to those who came to the prison during summer, and who have no means to communicate with their friends to have them send thein clothing for winter. But it is a thin gown, made of cotion, and each prisoner Is given only ‘one, Three of gowns are not enough to pro- tect the wearer from cold, There being no heat- ing arrangements, the prison is simply’ treezi ‘The poor prisoners are in a most miserable con tion during the winter. It is but natural that Prisoners who have a supply ot clothing should take pity on their less fortunate fellows and give or lend their clothing. But if they do they are severely punished, as It 1s against the regulations Of the pricon for Brisoners to lend their property each prisoner for use ag bed-clothing, but during the daytime they cannot be used in any way to keep the prisoners warm. ‘The prisoners are com- far eet Syed reg eed they placB the jankets on the mats and sit upon them they are punished and the blankets taken from them, ‘Tey are not permitted to write or do anything to “The punishment 1s what is called shokubatsu or the punishment of food. ‘The food of prisoners is generally reduced to one-third, and the term ot niahonei from one to two weeks, Food Deen eenKl quauuty ordinarily. bu whens Than is subjected to this punishment 1 is simply By LH Ey i uy i fi i i i a it LH Fe : Feoperats misuntereectea uaseiine expression Was One of convent for the Omloare, POLITICAL PRIsOEES. & secret court. But whenever are taken ‘there their hands are put in irons and tied with @ strong rope, the end of which 18 held by prison servants. No exception ts made e¥en in the case poe ora le old man. The prisoners to many brutaliies and annoyances, ‘The les place every obstacle in the way of ‘The Geography of Washington, To the Eéitor of Tar Evexrne Sram: T have read with interest Ta Star's discussion of the geography question and the explanatory Feport Of the school board which It called out. ‘The reasons for a change of text books were thus given several months after the change was made Under the old “petter late than never,’” S| & & E Fi tt 5 : i books at band for a ver.fication of the above statement, and therefore pags it with the remark that these capitals were all Wheels” for several years past, and It was very ‘dificult for the wo with their Mylene rs Glin von cocina ex District of Columbia as the: feature which should commend the new w to the text on that subject in the old book, the port says: “By that text the children Schools had for nine years been informed that ey i 5 i 2 i me tt fated ernment "The children of Our senovls ere Row informed ‘the accurate statement in the new books that “the government of the District is vested in a board $f three Commissioners, appointed by, . It 1s generally understood tbat the modern ides of PRs teenth a e ‘execut Sctually or Hirvually vested inte board of Cou or e missioners? The framers of the Constitution up- doubtedly thought they had vested the govern- Bent OF the District exclusively in Congress when they provided in that instrument as follows: “The Congress shall have power to exercise exclu: 40 all cases whatsoever over such But leaving this question open for {must be conceded at least, tat, the board ‘Commissioners ts not appointed. gress. From the explanatory report of the advisory trustees ft would appear that the omission of the Commissioners was the fatal error in the old Dook. It 1s sald that at the recent examination of tse echools by the Commissioner and tne super intendent the question asked was: “Children, how is the District of Columbia governed?” ’ The answer came back in swelling chorus: “By the Commissioners.” The school was voted “Never in better condition,” and the examiners on, tonined tusk “Georgetown “is how & part ot Wean- rmed (hat LY - ington, baving recently been incorporated with it" and yet unis same text everywhere else treats of the former as a separate city, and indirectly discriminates against W: by saying of Georgetown exclusively that it is “noted for 1ts fenned society.” In the list of public and monuments the National Museum and many famous matues are omitted. The State, War and Navy Department is designated the “state De; ment.” In the ist of the chief benevpient {nsti- Uutions the Louise Home, the Garfield Hospital, ‘and Ube Homeopathic Hospital are while the “United States Soldiers’ and if ‘With the improved architecuure of the newer por- Tons of the building. In the description of the they are informed that this edifice “ is one of the finest art Dutlding- in the world, and was con- structed at an ex} ‘Of $800,600." Finest, a8 ‘used here, is a word of indefinie and unsat tory meaning, and as a matter of fact the build.ng and its site cost only $350,000. ihe fact that the gallery has a muntficnt permanent endowment of more than $1,000,000, yielding an annual income of more than $60,000, 1s not mentioned. They ure informed that “uhe Senate Chamber, the Hail of the Representatives and the chamber of the Supreme Court are the three principal divisions of the cap- ito.” What becomes of the rotunda and the dome? ‘They are also informed that “a library, museum and an art gallery were estabiishea” in the Smith- yonion Institution, We hardly think Prot. Henry would huve this statement. aie lr i Rs ae Sat ven * fs Ndiner statement satisfies the ambitious Wash- alan. ihe report says: “We are informed that the new books huve aroused new interest among the pupils in the study of raphy.” This is pt 30, especially with the boys, some of whom have been hunting for the “market-house” in Mount Vernon Bey are ate areas ead sera Says, Gov. Shepherd demolished years ago. See at enw admit that these bouks are & vast 1 ement on ‘tne oid ones which were in ux.” It necessarily | ee Se Proposed Restriction of the Street Sprinkling. - stoners propose to restrict the use of street hose to ‘halt ap hour, Whether this is to apply to use of hose for watering thegrassand flowers im our yards, I do not understand, but assume that it is, Now I cannot see who, or how any one, is to be Denefited by this. I live on about as high ground fe i i it HH €é. <o ate intl He El ee i‘ Hi AG B<' } FF i HEE is tI Eee §: i a i ered ie ek Hi By Eejpftee Be i S se Es i fea ——_ ‘Those Vacant Seats. ‘To the Rditor of Taz Evgxine tam. seats in the first school division; butts Mr. Cram ‘will tell the whole éruch, the public can see that the commictee wore essentially scourave in their i Hl Rye En! afte 60 ‘ercrore, 0 oF con on tain 4,400 seeta, “But. Dasing our estimate r, Cram’s average attendance of 47, there Prone eiplla x the test Gy, Which if ( i H 4 te i Be att A ne HE A NEW Yo BUDGET, Matters in the Metropolis as Viewed by Cummings and Hall, mR WAxpEnixe wiNsfRELS OF 4 OREAT CITY—THE BAND-ORGAN MAX, THE STREET SINGERS AND THE ‘WHISTLING OIRL—FATRER WGLYNN'S FUTURE a8 4 POLITICAL LRADER—NEW TORK AXD THE JUBILEE. ‘Special Correspondence of Tae Evexrxo Stan. New Yorn, June 24, ‘The traveling troubadours of ancient times ‘Would, If alive to-day, be moved with envy to dis. over how the modern street musician in New York makes money. There are in the metropoits more than 3,000 persons who make a living or bet- ter by providing street music. The little brass ‘ands that raise the gorge of their victims with atrocious music, and the organ grinders, form a majority of this multiiude who live by making noise. There isthe difference between the Ger- man bands and the Italian organista, that while ‘the former play in front of German saloons the Ttalians never have to grind their organs in the Italian district of New York. The most eccentric certain streets ‘inhabited by. wellstnAs people. and contiguous fares, He carries An ray-gurdy slung over his shoul. nda UE with malice. aforechougtt, while he wi ‘about the sidewalk to the rythm Of his racket, He springs hither and yon, throws One leg over a hydrant, hops out into the middie ofthe street, and jumps up and down, accom- Ponving bis hurdy-curdy ll the while with & Peculiar whistie, actions enlist the enthu- in'his Saturday artetnoon pilgrinage to pag nis in urday aftern age to pay his ‘Way the rest of the week. shen! AN OLD WOMAN AND HER rOoopLE. An old woman sits every evening on Fifth ave- ue, near 10th street, and grinds a @heezy ongaD- ete. Itemits old, time-worn tunes, tat would aturally repel the Ustener, but the ged women enough at her post to support a family. "A little poodle sits on its havaches at er feet hour after hour, holding in its mouth a little Dasket, into which the contributor drops his Money. She looks to the stranger the picture of ejection, but she and her dog make the comforta- Die Income of $3 a day. ‘The most notable ucise maker in New York ts an old, gaunt man, who appears every pleasant even- ing on 14th street, His instrument bas no coun- terpart in America, Iv is an old, battered spinet, Piich has been played upon so miuch that it gives Out only a dull, distractful noise, without the slightest suggestion of melody. Its very atrocity 4s & source of profit to the old man, for persons who Would not stop to lsten to a handorgan or a ‘Street band are attracted by the terrible tumult of {us old instrument and the quaint appearance of its old operator, He has been playing the old music muchine” at one point on 14th street for twenty, years and be ts worth much more than iréssed persons Who coin in the old in basin tat be keeps on his spine, ‘WANDERING MINSTRELS. ‘The most prosperous street musictans of New York area band of six colored minstrel singers. ‘They appear every afternoon on certain residence Streets of the West side, and give a complete min- strel show With songs, clog dances and ancient kes, Every summer evening after the dinner jour the thousands of New Yorkers who live in flats and boarding houses, cluster on the front steps of the houses and anyone who can furnish them real diversion is Welcome. It ts at this hour thht the strolling musicians make their money. ‘The best and thost widely-known strvet musi ¢lan in New York is a Frenchman. His history bisa pathetic interest. Years ago be was the ders, and principal tenor in the Quest opera troupe that | ndelighted Puris, He married, and all the World went well with him. Suddenly his eyesight began to fall; when he went to an occullst he AT THE WHITE SULPHUR. Seciety Taking tts Summer Hest in the Mountains, PERSONS AXD THINGS AT THIS OLD RRSORT—GEX. BUCKNER'S BABY—THE LITTLE CHURCH ON WHICH MR. CORCORAN IB INTERESTRD—PERSONAL GOSSIP BY .a188 GRONDY, ‘Wurre SULPEUR sraivos, W. Va, June 23. After enduring “the burden” of hand baggage: and “beat of the day,” which one must do in Urav- eling here as I did on a day of such high tempers- ture as last Saturday was, It tsa Diesed relief to Dreathe the cool, pure alr of these mountains and after @ good supper to sink to rest on an inviting ded. The train which leaves Washington at 11.24 am., though i stops at many stations, arrives: ere quite punctually about 10 p.m., or ten minutes earlier, and for those who do not to travel at BIght or who desire to see the really*hoe scenery ‘She day train is a most excelient one to choose. To wy surprise, as I Know the gayeties do not begia bere until later, { found 100 people here last Sun- day, and others have come daily sinoa, The night are always cool enough here, though the first of this week the days were warm, but Wednesday ‘here was @ fire im the ladies’ parlor, which we Were glad to see. Among those who had arrived here by the first Of this week ate Wm. D. veland ang fami.y, of Houston, Texas; Mr. Pratt Pepper and family Mrs. Geo. "T, Lyman, and Ed. C.J) nid family, all of Philadelphia; t Of New Orleans; Gov, Pro Ot, Buck- oky; the wife and ‘child of Gen. 8. B. Ber, of Keutucky; Raymond Ward and wite, Mrs, Thos. J. Owens, br. und Mrs. Altred K. Hilly and Geo. 8 Floyd Jones and wite, ail of New York Sty: 8B. Murray and "family, of © Beust, of tho same family, of Waco, Texas Mrs. . Carlisie, of Washington, also arrived here the first of this Week, with "her dau, nd Mrs, Wright (Mrs, Carlisle's sister, wo a visiding for ston; Jas. : SC. and Dr. J. & Clark and rty came. They may go to a Norchera resort wer, DUC MT Carlisie hus spent so many bf suminers here that she never seems 10."c much for any other watering pt TU was here, in 1869,she met her second husband, Mr.J. Mande ‘Ville Carlisle, of Washington, who idok her a bride at the beginning of 1x70 Lo luis family residence On D street, near the CILY Ball, where she has con- Unuously resided since. Her deuyuter, Miss Mll- dred, @ School iri, who has been iu poor health, seeuis to be improving. MRS. BUCKNER AND THE BABY. The young wife of Gen. 8. B. Buckner, the pres- ent candidate for governor of Kentucky, will be at White Sulphur for some time with her baby, for Whom, with herself, the Kentucky convention Which’ nominated ber husband for governor sv vigorously cheered. Mrs. Buckner had pot been Weil for several weeks, and has come here to re cruit. The baby, a boy, 1s & beauty, ax and hearty. He fs onis eieve burse, a colored girl, wine carri here, is the same (aFact of witch si roud) who carried Bim Into the c pUisville and When} asked her Af L Irightened when the couveation cheere answered With great pride in her chan ved, he liked 11.” The boy is named suvon Bollvar for bis father, Mrs. Buckber Was a Biss Claiborne, or Ricumond, Va, Governor Knott tells of some more cheering done Dy Wal same Kentucky convention, in proot of President Cieveland’s great populasity in that Sule, He says that when a tribute was paid the President by @ speaker oUt of the 73% delegates Dut 3 did not Joln In the Lremendous ouvourst of applause. Governor Kuott suys he is bimselt eutuusiastic adiirer of the President, #0 Glad Wo say Unat he has ever knowa ‘any dent {0 enjoy 80 universal a popularity in Lucky, He Says no man can De elected the Sernch ton oc naenaee tae be ae BE | Any office of tunportance who does not give « whote- Perpetua! blindness. ‘When he was no longer abie to read the notes of ‘Music he lost his position in the opera troupe, With bis wife, who he had married in the days of bis. prosperity, be came to America. Starvation Stared him in the face and ne curved his pride to ‘the extent of golug on the sireet at singing. He bas a powerful voice and sings the Marselliaise in such a stirring Dianner Ubat the most careless pedestrian cannot heip stopping to listen to him, and every Frenchman UrowWs up bis hat and = wild with enthusiasm. His wife, playing a har- tmovanica, accompanies Lim, and Ube bilnd French- Muab makes ap average Income of $8 per da: No song for outdoor music surpasses the “Mar- ‘Selaise.” The bind Frenchman above alluded to, Who sings it so Well, has a rival in the person of an Italian Woman With One arm who invades cer- tain streets on Une west side and ings the national French air in a bigh surill key. She makes an aver. income of $2aday aud she is more in- dev! Lo ber uilssing arm than to her not pleas ‘ant voice for it. ‘THE WHISTLING GIRL. Some years ago a girl with red hair and a win. | Culien and fami some face caused auye a sensation by whistling | and faini ‘on the streets of New York. A theatrical manager heard her and induced her to goon the stage. She went West and inade a Wide reputation wotstli at church concerts. A rich young man, charm with her whistling and her face, married her, abd shes now a lady of tashion and wealth. ‘The love ot New Yorkers tor street imusic 1s il lusttated by the case of the colored man who has for several seasons been whistling ali over the country with one of the theatrical troupes. He was formerly a laborer ina livery stable, He Tell | sollied support to the President, Wiese conscien- UoUs discuarge of the duties of his office are highly appreciated in ali parts of Ube Siate, as be kuows by having Uaiked with people from every coun Gov. Knott ds traveling for bis hewlth and let here Wednesday for Bastin Tor Malitax, pst for the sea v I$ term as governor expires it retire frum politics, Lav: {it Of als poiluical ambidion When Le became gover- oF Of his State. ‘TO TAKE COTTAGES. Senor Gana, the Chilian minister has written here from Wasuington Wo engage @ cottage tor hunseif and tamliy. cottages, which Among Uhose wid have they wii suoruy occupy are Dr. Wa. A. Polk, of New York, (a on of tue late Bisuop Polk), and family, Dr: Dapdridge avd family, of Cincinnatt (his Wike Was Une sister of Air. Geo. Hf. Pendieioujour Ininister to Berlin), Judge Gilbert and Brooklyn; Dr. W. A. Wood, Col. Thos. Sharp, 1 Ware and wife, Mrs. Juda M. Coggiil aad tani all trom New York; the widow aud family of ex- Posunaster General Denulson, of Onio, Dr. J. 5. D. » Richmond, Va; ars... St Louis, Mo.; Hon, T, Coiumola, 8. CL; MTS P| purty, Pulladelphia; Lewis Gioter and party, Kich- mond, Va.;Wm. Lippincott aud wife, Mrs.J. Lippin- Cou, ‘Mrs Commander Lardner aid som, FL. Bodine and party, Heary Jungerich and wise and Mins Frank Pieasonton and tainly, ail of Puiladel- phia; J. M.Jobnson and family, Macon, Ga, and hion.’S. W. Venadie and tamtiy, Petersburg, Va. Northern people speciaily enjoy Uls resort, be- Cause it 18 $0 entirely different trom Chose at the North in the mode of life, and in all respects it Bick and destitution overtook hime “Wiken ie daz | Offers & pleasant variety to the scenes and habits able to hobble down te street for the first time after his recovery, he relieved his feclings by whistling @ mourhtu! vune taught him by bis Flandwotber, who claimed to ave learned tt from T kinspeople, who sang it on the ship Unat brought them 1nto slavery Irom Africa A theater manager happened to hear the African’s sad but Deautitul muslo and approached him with the words: “Do You want to earn some money?” “Deed I do, Doss,” sald Une colored man. “Tve been Sick, an! We din’ got & moututul to ext in de 3 “Yl give you 50 a Week to come with me and whistie on the siage,” suld the manager. The offer was . Godsend tote African, He went op the staye, Whistling during the theatrical season, and in thé picnic season of the summer he makes §10 or more a day whistling ior pleasure parties. A curious experiment induiged in by young men about town who have a tecling of reyentment toward street bands 1s to get pieces of lemons, stand before the musicians just as they: 16 play and begin to suck the sour fruit.” it ts said that no musician can shape bis lips to blow his horn When looking at a wan eating lemons, and souch money 1s usually Wagered on the result of the experiment. ‘Amos J. Commies, i DE. M'GLYNN'S PULITICAL FUTURE. ‘Noone who knows the man wonders at the con- tinued interest manifested in the case of Dr. Mc- Glynn. He 1s destined to occupy even a larger place in public life than he does now, for his tal- ents are of an extraordinary order, and his eur- estness and force prodigous, George ls tor George, McGlynn 1s for George abd the multicude; as Yet he is not tor MeGlynD. Despite tue acrimony of ities he holds the respect of ail men, because s sincerity 1s unquestioned and hls puryove Mig, For years he has trevied under the rod of the church, and bis excommunication will insure # certain’ support from tue Provestant votera I pve St on tne Deak aeaeviy aunt fe 7 ae litical career in an 5 e:oquence, Rarning ‘and force of elaracter, he will meld & vast influence among the congioieration of pomp- ous business men, iguorant det. noisy iticlans and hayseed legislators at Albany. jeGiyD stands head and shoulders above ue ‘other leaders of wor! in intelligence and learniug, and be Wil show for the first Ume the revults that can be gained frou the vast labor vote and support in New York city. Itis the element that makes politics qui- escent just now, Many a “statesman,” as be mMchis 1 the times, gazes I Parting steamer of the artiu buafoe, of the State of aloe Who leaves the curmol! and mauadie be- hind nim’ amiat © > Gury of the queen jubliee. “Sbrewd Mr. “Blaine, ‘The cable dispatches are alive with him, even to the exclusion oi Victoria herself. NOT 60 ENGLISH 48 FORMERLY. I recall no more thoroughly absurd and pitiful failures of late than tne celebrations 1 common mother,” and so on, is all apparentiy without any real foundation in the affections either of native New Yorkers or Engisbmen who have settled here. ‘Tie love of the queen is not general, for all efforts Lo arrange a celebration on ; i i : i f i il to which they are accustomed. But a general appeal, however, will, I think, have to be made by Visitors here tothe Post-rice | Department authorities to burry up the mails to tuis piace. Monday's Stak reached me only on Wednesday morning. AU noon Monday, when Gov. Knott came, us had the ourver-Journal of Sunday, Which hid arrived beiore be left Frank. fort from Loutsville, DUL Uke Courier-Journal of the same date (Sunday, 19ti) did not get bere by Mail UU Tuesday night, Uke ZLst. MR. CORCORAN AND THE LITTLE CHURCH. As Dr. Garnett and Miss Jones (Mr. Corcoran’s niece) had told me last Friday that Mr. Corcoran wished 30 much Lo come here this weex, that they thought ne would surely do so, bis friends bere have been eagerly uUcipating bis arrival, and his cottage of live rooms, opposite Ue large draw- Ang-room of the hotel, is” all in perfect order to re ceive him whenever Le comes. ‘Whea Isaw Mr. Corcoran, betore I left Wash- ingcon, in lls sick room, he told me of the lite Episcopal church here, whlch is now nearly com- pleted, and in which, Stuce {ts erection Was Bret proposed, be has taken the greatest imverest. He ‘Was a geberoUs contributor, I have learved, co the fund for buying the land uhd putting up the edi- fice, which has a most picturesque situation in We rounds of Unis hotel It is tue only specimen Eereabouts of the Queen Auve styie-ot wrcliusce ture. It will seat over 200 persons, and 1s beaut. fully finished off in oak within. Mr. Corcoran also had prepared, to be placed permanently in the church, a White marble tablet with a sul scription iu memory of Mrs. Jones, «t who used to accompany him to church day when they were botu bere, Sie die Another memorial to uer in the churv Statued glass window given by her daughter. All the Windows Of Une church are to be of stated Glass. ‘The white marbie bapusinal font, Wuica Fepresents a wiuged (emule figure kavcting on 0: knee, and holdiug on the other a busia :or water, ty ameorial to ler late husband, couuribuved by Ars. Geo. Stuart, of Richmond. tits daughter wil ve one of Lue Windows 4a memory Of iver Tauber. fue building of such a church us this were bas long deen a favorite project With sumtuer Visitors to the Wiite Sulpuur. SOMBTHING ABOUT WASHTNOTON PEOPLE. Miss Kate Meyer, the eldest daughter of tne late chief signal oBicer, U.S A, Gen. Albert Meyer, Jert Washington on the 18th to spend & week with Mr, apd Mrs. Lanier Dupn at tbe Warm Sprinj Va. When she returns to Jolo her mother and sis- tere im Washington Wey Wil sall (or Europe, Lo be absent untll December. Mr. aud Mrs Duua lve on a large and handsome old piace hear tue Warm Springs Tis eigateen mics from allboro, a sta ‘On the Chesapeake and Ouio Raliroad. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Blownet. of Washington, are at their country home, tweive miles trom bere, pear Lewisburg. T have seen it announced that Miss Kate Willard and Dr. Boyd, U. 8. N. are to be married In Waal- ington to-day,“ Beiore J ett (wat Dr. Routh, U.S. X_ who bas never been mnarried at al, would, as it velebrate bis’ golden Wedding on the occasion. That is to say, 1 would De the Metieth wedding at which be las becn an attendant. The forty-eighth was that of Mr. Par sons, of Boston, and Miss Royall, in Washington, on the evening of June 1, and the forty-uiutu was Vhal Of Paymaster Wrigit abd Miss spier, in New York, at noon next day. ie bogan lis career us & weading atiendant in’ Philadeipuia wen be was but seventeen years old, When Miss Biddie married Mr, Lippincott, of Unat’etty. Good luck has thus far attended évery couple at Whose wedding Dr. Routh bas been best man, groomatran or usuer, ‘Miss G&UNDE. BOOKS OF THE WEEK, THE SUCCESSFUL HOUSEKEEPER A Manual of nSeatior adapted to the x