Evening Star Newspaper, July 23, 1887, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. ¢ SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1887-DOUBLE SHEET CITY AND DISTRICT. —— “HIGH” AND “LOW.” ‘Fhe Weather System and Heated ‘Terms—How te Read the Weather Map. Wo the Editor of Tax Evestno Stan: While science csnnot ameitorate the natural Meterological conditions, It cam Dow readily give Thost satisfactory reason for ali the meterological changes In order to deal with mature on a scale Bufliciently large to create changes tn thts line, ah wust advance his powers to a seale as far be- Yond his present ability as the heat and life power SOf the Sun is beyond that of the glow-worm. So It ‘Would seem that man must forever rest with the ‘Knowlodge of how the great phenomenon ts caused, and be content with that. We will not, however, ‘Bay that the problem cannot be solved. Man has accomplished great and Wonderful things, but none So great a this would be. Attempts have been auade to control these forces, but ail efforts thus ‘Yar have been rutile, and more, have been con- ducted tn foolish By Taw that govern the meteorological systee of the lobe. |The ‘weather-map” ives us facts, and the ots that ft reveals are, that the utmosphere of Whe globe ts made up of great areas of high and low Darometer; that these are ever chanxing and moving, In trregular belts or on general lines, from ‘the west toward the east—ever toward Unat great ‘Source of light and heat, the sun, “High,” or high arometer, Isa cold, dry factor, and cold and dry 3n proportion to its fntensity. “Low,” or low bar- meter, is 4 wet factor, wet in proportion to its Jatensity, and warm of cold in proportion to its Tatitude. ‘The areas of “high” and “low” follow one an- other, ou an aver feonters, articul ze of two thousand miles, OD AS to Which may be named frst in this 7, it is dificult to say, and quite unim- or euphony it fs a fittle better “ow” rather than “low” and precedes and each follows. The extent of their areas cannot be measured in feet ‘find inches, or even in miles; they merge into one ‘another as the tnabrupt hill and valley. We can We the extent of certain areas within certain ines Of pressure, but no more. We can speak of he center or of the distance between the lines of The highest oF lowest pressure as belay “so much,” Yi. 30 minutes 6 seconds tor the center of the “ulgu” and 29 minutes 4 seconds for the center of “ow.” ‘Their outlines are never twice alike, or even similar in extent of intensity. Certain por- Mons may have the same intensity, but this never wer the Saine ines. ‘The'lines vary, aud re never twice alle; hence the difieuity and Bbsurdity in very advanced weather reports. With the “high” we have the clear, cloudless sky. As “low” approaches the cloudiness increases until sufficient in weight to produce precipt- Ration In the form of rain or snow. The Movement of the atmosphere is fromthe “high” tothe “low,” and by this movement what ‘we term “the wind,” the clouds are wafted on and Sathered about “low.” But for this movement of ‘Bir, by the heat power of the sun, our atmosphere “sullld soon becoiue stagnant. By this wetion its Aiie-giving properties are renewed and our earth enabled to sustain the ereated life upon its sur- hills and valleys, currents and tides, of the earth are kept in health-givt : by these forees, the pfimary calise o} Which is the heat of the ‘sun, the atmosphere of he glove is kept in a like healthful condition. The ‘wind is toward “low” from every direction; if it 3s traveling ona north ne the general direction ‘f the wind to the souti of 16 wlil be southerly, aud southerly winds are, from the very nature of ‘Things, warm, and the Jonger they blow from the South tue more heated they become. ‘The more ealtive the “high” and te “low,” the more post- five the action of movement of the atmosphere be- tween the two points. Thirty-and-five or six. ‘tegth-pressure of the inner circle of “High” would Andicate a very positive condition of this tactor, “while twenty-nine-and-four or five-tenths would Fepresent a positive “low,” though at thmes the “Ligh” aud the “iow” will indicate more positive conditions. a sweeping, positive “iligh” ‘wilt ‘cause It to be relatively cold for the Season. A rel- atively low temperature, with storm, may also be ‘exused by a south “low,” or a “low” to the south ‘©f our locality. We’ cannot speak of these actors as we do of stationary things, Bike “hills and valleys, tor they are @U the while on the move, and we must. neces- rly speac of their position as relative to our lity. A relatively north “Low” will cause tt to Warm tothe south of the center, and the far- Aher north the line yn whieh it travels, provided here be no south “Low” to counteract it, the Greater will be the amount of heat tn the sections Jor country affected by It The most trying sum- net weather Is when it 13 very warm with little or wo wind and # “close” atmosphere. This condt- ion Is caused by a general low pressure; neltuer @ “high” nor the “low” of a very’ positive Baturecbut, the lowest pressure far to the north, ¥ in this hemisphere as far north as Rho British Possessions On an average a new “Low” oF. “high” crosses the area of the United ‘ates every four or five days. The greater the umber that follow successively a similar high ‘THE SUNDAY EXCURSION, People Who Go Down the River on Sunday Afternoo: SCENES ON THE STEAMBOAT—FAMILY PARTIES, BABIES AND BASKETS—SPOONING COUPLES AND YOUTHS ON A LARK—THE RIVER RESORT—THE EVENING SAIL, HOMEWARD, ETC. Everybody goes on Sunday excursions, At least that 1s what one who stood at the 7th street junc- ‘on Sunday afternoon would think, and his con- viction would be stronger if he extended his ob- servations still further and went down the river on an excursion boat himself. A warm sunday afternoon toward 3 o'clock the population secms tw center around the 7th-street Junction. Car after car, loaded down so the horses are scarcely able to drag them along, bring each a small army of people, who seamper ont at the junction to get thetr transfer tickets and secure good seats in a car bound for the steamboat wharvea. Family parties—father, mother, half-grown children, baby ‘and lunch baskets, little parties of two that may be expanded in years to come to family parties, unattached young men, who go down the river for a lark, and more elderly men, who go down for the comfort and the cooling sail on the water—these ‘and many others pass through the Junction, AT THE RIVRE FRONT the cars let out groups of passengers at every wharf. All along the line are steamers with flags flying and black clouds rolling out of their smoke- stacks, just ready to back out into the channel and turn thelr bows down stream, On some of the boats bands are playing to attract people who have not yet made up their minds What boat to take. Around the entrances of the wharves and the ticket offices there are animated scenes 2s the fast-arriving excursionists press forward to buy their tickets. Tug Star reporter pressed with the throng & narrow ‘and, dought a ticket that entitled him to a first-class passage on the steamer Bill Jones to Comfort nding. | From the passage he emerged upon the Wharf and beheld the Bul Jones with crowds of Passengers already thronging her decks. Dainty white streamers, forming parts of ladies’ gar ments, were floating gally out on the breeze, and & good view of the soley of the boots of a large numberof male passengers who had secured cotn- Jortable attitudes, with their feet resting on the Tailings, could be obtained, ON DEcK. Once aboard a scramble was going on for seats. ‘There are ulways camp chairs enougit, but ouly about one ina hundred have backs, ‘The knowing Sunday excurstonist begins a search as soon as he gets aboard for & chair with a back. Even the Tnvigoration one experiences in a sail down the river does not compensate one entirely for sitting up stiffly and straightly fora couple ot hours on alow stool Then among the more experienced excurstonists calculations are made as to which side of the boat will be the shady side going down the river, aud there 1s considerable hubbub as they shift their chairs about and dispose them- lore first points out in the distance the wharf, which can be dimly descried: ‘The excurstontsts crane forward to get a glimpse of the scene of their Prospective pleasure. “The pavilion comes into view, then a house.in the trees. Swittly the steamboat speeds'to the long, narrow wharf, and the pilot skillfully brings the boat up at thé very end of the Wharf, ‘There 1s a bustle al excur- siontsts. Deck hands pull and haul at hawsers, the gang plank ts rum out and the crowd on the boat flow out on the bridge. ‘The river resort 1$a place of a few acres in ex- tent, With green grass and ‘wooden benches, and tabies tinder the trees, a pavilion for dancing on week days, a structure for the sale of Deer, a booth or two where men can pitch rings over th heads of canes, and keep the canes they “ring, or for five cents have rivilege of ree Mand base three times, with a the head of a colored gentleman" pro- truded’ through a screen. If he hits head the marksman 1s presented with @ cigar. ‘There 1s a row of swings, also, where the children amuse themselves, andtd whith the young ladies also are tempted ‘sometimes, on which occasion there Is always very much ycreaming and giggling, and much smoothing down of skirts, lest an ankle night be exposed. “There is also.g winding pach along the river, a lovely-looking and inviting walk, which ‘the higi-collared young man and” the blonde, “and other seniiinental couples take. Family parties spread out their lunch baskets under the trees and have their picnics. Men not encumbered with families and having no female in charge keep near the structure Where beer {8 dispensed. ‘Thus two hours or more are spent at the resort, and the toot of the whistle then calls in all the éxcursionists, the families, and the straggling couples, to thé wharf. A few more toots and all are aboard, after same flurry and excitement because Johuny or Sallie or Neddy cannot be found. ‘They are found, however, safely stowed away on the boat, and as the sun is going down THE HOMEWARD JOURNRY is begun. Some of the children are tired, but all look better for their airing and their frolic. ‘The rotund gentleman with the sleepy eyes Is once more in a state of maudlin animation. ‘The three young fellows on # lark, hang imply over the “Fall, and thelr faces give evidence that they are not entirely happy. AS the steamboat plows its uomeward Way many of the excursiontsts gather in the saloon. ‘There is always a nice young man at hand who plays the plano. ‘There is another who sings comic character songs, and now and then a love song, whieh makes thé spooning couples more than ever sentumental ‘The rotund gentleman with {he rumpled shirt tusists also in Joining in the singing. | ‘Thus, “time passes on, ‘and soon, When the wyer ahd the sky are suffused with the dusky red of twilight, the city looms in view, With its monument and Capitol dome. Along thé whart-front lights are twinkling, and the wharves look Like black hulks in the reddening glow on the ater. | Nearvr the steamer approacties its partio— wlar black hulk. “Excursionists begin to crowd down around the gangway, ‘The little bell below Unkles. In another inintte the boat ts lashed to the Wharf, the gang-plank ts run out again, ‘There 1s a general scrambie, in Which babies and baskets xet pretty hard knocks, and a race from the whart selves in congenial groups on the open deck. Then the baby has to be attended to, the small boy has to be warned a duzen times not io lean over the rail, mamma, still dustered by her hurried trip to the wharf, suddenly calls to mind that She has forgotien baby’s cup, and there is a great overhauling of packages and baskets, and Nally the cup 1s found In papa’s pocket, and thus the Ume quickly passes until the steam Whistle ives Lwo oF three toots of Warning to all on shore that the Bilt Jones is about to sail, ‘There 15 some evi- dence about the gang plank that the boat's officers and deck hands really expect to sail. Some men lay hold of the hawsers, but they do not do any thing with them, ‘The steam whistie again sounds, tis something like the auctioneer's “going, going, going,” the participle does nut gilie 1ntd the perfect very readily. ‘THE LAST ARRIVALS. Away up 7th street two heavily loaded cars are deseried lumbering down toward the wharf. Slowly they come down to the wharf, ‘The next Instant a score or more of excursionists, reddened by haste and excitement, burst. through the Passage upon the Uitte wharf. ‘The last excur- Sionist and the last basket 13 hurmed aboard, the whistle toots “gone,” the gang-plank 1s hatiled 1n, away down in the depths somewhere a goug way be heard tinkling—talking to the enriacer—the boat trembies a Uttle, there ts a splashing of Wheels, and the boat being to move away, giving the wharf a flual affectionaie grinding ig as it eaves, THE TRIP DOWN. About the same time other steamboats that have been tooting at other wharves move out into the channel and turn down stream. once fairly afloat many of the excursionists settie down to the enjoyment of the river breeze and to view the scenery. ‘The arsenal point, with its green grass, frowning guus, and grim-looking barracks, tue distant view of the navy-yard, the wooded hill crowned with the turreted St. Elizabeth Hospital, and the city of Alexandria looming up « occupy the eyes of those who have come to enjoy such things. ‘The little pleasure boats dancing op the river, the occupants of which wave handker- ebtef or hat as the big steamboat rushes by, and ack, or line of latitude, the more protracted and ncolufortable the conditions. When, week after eek, the “lows” travel on this high tine of latl- ude, and the “high” ts low in degree,, say: not ‘— ‘than 30 rainutes, 0 seconds, or even 29 mun- tes, © seconds, the ‘conditions they produce are Bost trying. ‘We have a “close” high fhermomet- » With little or no Wind oF rain to Bive reliet LPN. ‘Written for Tae Evers? Stan, Ye Milkman. ‘When up and down the city street ‘The rattling milkman goeth, ‘My neighbor (our two door-yards meet) ‘Awakes, with many an oath, And beats his brain to find a way ‘To banish milkman’s sung for aye. ‘The little birds are scarce a peep: ‘Mont folk are good and quiet. (@erchance because they are asleep) When first begins the riot, ‘When through one’s placid morning dream ‘The milkman cries his pale-biue cream. A rattling as of demon wheels, Arash, pause, bang! ‘Then, as the victim's resson reels, Clang-clang! clang-clang! elang-clang! ‘The children wake. My nelabor vows ‘They think the gongs are early cows. Disturbed tempers cunile quick, Old arguments arive: ‘The caimu of morn is elouded thick ‘With dark connubial skies; ‘No nap may follow milkinan fend, He's waked my neighbor's babe just weaned. ‘Think you he due repentance shows For sweet dreams rudely fractured? Delighted, off he clanging goes, Amonater grim unesptured, ‘To come again the following day, Destroyer on bis inilky way. ‘My neighbor's temper is Like ailk, But yet I bear him swear That life is hardly worth his milk, Andcream he cannot bear, ‘That business halts and pleasures pall, And sweets of home are turned to wall. Exewse me if I, yawning, yearn ‘Toward the “good old days." If to our earlier milkman turn ‘The lyrics of my praise; ‘Then vendors dared not cians! clang! clang! But sofuy, tremulously rang! ‘Mantz Lx Bazo. soo Powderly on Emigration. FUE MASTER WORKMAN WRITES ANOTHER LETTER BX- FLAISING MORE FULLY HIS VIRWS ON THE SUB- uct. Master Workman Powderly has written another Jetter on the emigration question to the Scranton “Truth, to which he says: “i do not want the emi- ‘Brant to come until he can be sure of employment ‘without robbing another of it. ‘That 13 the casein A nutebell T am gathering statistics and data Bpon Which to base a plan of dealing with this Jtportant question. Until that is done, and Ian ounce tt, no one ts authorized to promulzate a plan Jor the regulation of the immigration question ‘and label it the Powderly plan. Statesinansnip of he highest order will be required to handie this roblem in the near future, and the fullest light ble should be shed upou it. * * * T would Bhutout every man and woman who would de- prive an Americnn eltizen, native or naturalized, ‘Of bis employment. It sounds very fine, and it errtainly 1g sentimental, to say that this country Ysahoue for the oppressed, and that It Is un- Auericaa to talk of keeping people away from our ores; but with a iniilion men and women out of ¥ mber increasing with every move, it Will soon be Un-Christian, as well as ‘un-American, to tuvite people here’ to starve ee ‘The B, and 0, Deal. So NEW DEVELOPMENTS, BCT SOME CURIOUS REMORS. ‘There are no new developments in the Baltimore nnd Obie deal. The rumor that Mr. Garrett was Yo entertain a number of prominent railway men ‘at dinger last night was not verified, Mr. Garrett and wife Gined quietiy ant he Victoria, and afterward revived ¢ Bpencer, of the Baith Counsel’ Cowen, and Secoud Vice-President Thos, MM. King, of the Baltimore and Oui. The party ‘was closeted about an hour diseussing the ranning Malrs of the road. The conference fs said to have ind no bearing upon the Ives- Garrett controveny, All the members Of the Ives party state that they hhave decided to make no statement of thetr side of the Baltlmore and Oblo matter. It was Tu. quored ob tle stock exchange that Ives # Co. had Commenced proceedings to obtain an thjunetion Prereuting Garrevt trum transferring his stock til their Fights to it are determiucd. A story ‘Was current yesterday that the Baltimore and Obie Ratiroad has sold its tnterest tn the Pittsbu and Western to the Pennsylvania Company. What Is so, the Baltumore and Ohio $s cut off from Ceveland, as the Pitisburg aud Western formed 3ts connection to that polat. Among other iin robable rumors was one to the efiect that the Feens inant Will obtain control of the property ¥ a guarantee of receive tn return a handkerchief salute from ery port hole of the steamboat, please the children immensely, and evoke wild’ cries of delight from them. But there are some who have no cyes for ‘these passing things. ONE OF THE COUPLES. ‘There 1s one couple, a youth in a new, high, and Stiff white collar, adjusted with mathematical ac- curacy to a very stiff shirt with blue stripes, and & general striped and checked appearance, who has no eyes for anything but a little blonde ina cool gray suit. The striped shirt and white collar also exerts a powerful fascination upon the little blonde. They sit with their backs turned toward the water and the passing panorama. ‘They get as hear toeach other as ‘amnbot proprieties will allow. Now and then the lips of the striped and cheek young man move asif murmuring. some- thing; the limptd blue eyes are turned from their contemplation of the striped shirt up toward the young man’s face, and tae pretty lips move in re- Sponse. There ts a certain tendency on the part of the hands of the young man and the itttle blonde foseek each other. They keep coming together, and then, after toying a minute, drop each other in a sheepish sort of way. E} a striped shirt and a bold collar are not proof against the dim- dence with which those who have a genuine at tack Of this Kind areaMitcted. But the young co pie, ‘soon lose all Interest e in the breezes that low, and retire fromthe deck to the Joon, where they drop almost entirely out of view, have @ much more comfortable seat, and can continue thelr love-maxiny in comparative privacy. THEY COME WITH TRAYS. Before the boat has got out of sight of the Wharf two or Ubree colored men in white aprons: and carrying trays begin to stumble around among the,excursionists, appe:ling to them to give them Orders for refreshing drinks. Their first ef- forts avail but tittie. One of the waiters looks over the crowd and cries out in a half contemptuous, half persuasive tone: “Now, gentlemen, don't. be ashamed to order what you want! Its all right.” Thus reassured the small man with a red nose and a red handkerchief about his neck, forming an ex- quisite harmony of color, gives the waiter a Knowing look and holds up one finger. Then three Foung gentiemen, with simpering faces and very loud neckties, who are out to have a “time,” hold a brief conference, and one of them beckons to ‘the waiter and confides to him in an undertone the result of their deliberations, then the father of a la family communicates with the waiter and he disappears to emerge goon with a tray holding glasses of beer for the red-nosed teman and the three young men, and 4 wholesale consignment of lemonade for the large family. Having thus opened business, the wait ersare kept moving about briskly. "In fact all a waiter has to do {5 to appeur at one of the windows looking upon the deck, stick his head out and yell “Here's the old reg’lar now! what ‘Il ye baver” ‘The three young men on a lark, and others who have established confidential ‘rela- ‘Uons with the walter, wink or nod, hold up one or two or three fingers, according to't! xtent of the order thus communicated. The result 1s many excurstons made by the walter to somemys. terious fountain In the depths of the ve=sel that seems to flow perpetually with beer and lemonade. KMEPISG UP A JOLLY APPEARANCE. ‘Then there was a rotund middle-aged man, with goatee and moustache, who kept hainming songs about betng & dude, and also a tender ballad about “Lituie Sallie Waters.” His eyes were a little bloodshot and sleepy-looking, ald his shirt front was crumpled and solied. He had evidently been vo the street car, and the Suuday excursion 1s over. —— LESSONS FROM BALTIMORE, skeforms which a Correspondent thinks Washington Might Well Copy. To the Editor of Tae Evesino Star: Apropos to the announcement in a weekly paper that the agent of the Humane Society has been in Baltimore and reports that city to be in want of street drinking fountains for animals, it 1s no doubt seasonable to suggest that we imitate some very good uses which the monumental city pos- sesse3 and which we lack. No one will be hardy enough to deny that the average Washingtonian 1s very proud of his city, and whether his opinton 4s well grounded or not, usually thinks the capital possessed of all the advantages of which any modern city can boast, That this elty 1s far in advance of others in many respects cannot be de- nied, but that, we have much to learn from the ex- periénce of other places is equally as Incontrovert- Ile; no other proof of this 1s needed than the fact that our new police regulations are made in the light of What has Well sc the purpose of other cities. Wheter the sister ety of Baltiinore has not a stiftictent number of drinking fountains Jor che duiub creatures, the Writer, Who m pretension to ku drinking fountains th number of horses, bas no ie ascertat L notice, however, that one never sees in the tn qnental City a driver riding on a loaded cart, but he invariably walks, leading the horse by the "bridle: that meu and boys of such a type as the ustial driver is, should be so filled with the humanttartan spirit appeared to me impossible. Upon makin, inquiries I found tbat a city ordinance require: Unat drivers of carts LEAD THEIR HORSES when the vehicle 1s loaded. Whether Agent Key, in his “looking around Baltimore,” noticed this or not I have no means of Knowing, I would humbly suggest to the agent of the Humane So- clety that lie take the matter into consideration, and if he should find the proposition tory, that he submit to the Commi: loners the suggestion that a clause alming at such an end be inserted in the police regulations. Taat such an intervention would be beyou" the power of the Comunissioners it would, I think, coustdering the existing regulations, be foolish to urge. ‘To bring forward the arguiuent that our streets are more Jevel and better payed than those of our city asa proof that such a regulation 13 uscless would be but a weight Uirown fnto the other side Of Une Ditlanee, as aby one can see by the slightest observation tat tt 13 much or to haul heavy loads ove ally i thts hot Weatlicr, than ove or granite eks. Unfortunately the regulation could not made Wo apply to two-horse wagons, tn watch ease 1 Would be Limpossible.to lead the animals, STREET CARS AT ¥IRES. While Iain writing of oue thing which our city Jacked, and which our sister clty has, 1t may not be inappropriate to speak of a use which the Baltt- more street ru since adopted, and whieh, 89 far one Of our five companies have thtrod I refér to Une use of bent pieces ported by wood, In which are holes e etousgit for the passace Of a hose such as ised by five companies. On very many of the f more Lines each Car carries twO Of these pieces, one Tor eavh rail, So Uhat When a tire requires that a hose be run across a car track the course of the var Is not interfered with, and ts only delayed long enough to fasten the bridges dowa by means. of pins Which are driven beside the track, No one who saw the way that the Metropolitan and. Belt ars Were Dlocked Up at the large Galt fire a A¥$ azo could DUE contrast it with the regu- Lar run of the cars in Baituiaore when a fire fs near the track, Nothing short of a large fire ona y harrow street will stop the regular passage of the cars in that city. By means of these hose-spanning contrivances, a great deal of lhe couventence 13 done away With. ‘There may be some, tiough I have heard nous, trivial objections to thé use of these very useftil artieles, wich obections are, no doubt, concocted to Tatluence public oplnion against. them, in order tat the may be obviated. ‘The cost, however, it ould be Very stnall, aid, in view ot vice they render to travellers by g the cars on tine, or nearly so, I would suzgest Uo the railroad compantes that they intro- duce them on their lines, GROOVED TRACKS AT CROSSINGS, And, as we are on the raliroad subject, another suggestion, if you please. ‘The Metropolitan Road did a very bad thing, I think it must be conceded, when It put a grooved crossing at 9th and Penn. sylvania avenue. ‘The experiment will only go to prove that a grooved rail can be used and that all objections to the same are invalid. No o1 has driven over the crossing can but be fully ned with the ease and comfort which it affords compared WIth What it Was before tie improve Ineut Was Inade. ‘The groove In the ease men. tioned fs, Lain told by one competent tw judge, unnecessarily large, and that a sinaller oue could be used Just as ‘Well and give greater comfort, AS the Columbla Kutlroad 1s now laying the largest ratl in the city, and as It traverses two avenues, which are favorlte drives, 1t Would not be a bad idea for the Conumissioners to ake a hand and require that from 4th to 9th the grooved rat! Deused and the space between the falls be-con. ereted, “When this has been required, and wi the Colamissioners shall have ordered that sint- Jar crosstugs Lo the one at Oth and Pennsylvania, avenue be placed on Massachusetts aveuue at the having what he considered @ good time, and was still endeavoring to keep up In his mind & delusion that he was having one of the jolllest experiences of lis fe. He ran across groups of acquaintances, nd insisted, tmpertously, upon giving orders for refreshing drinks that included the whole party. “What will your lady have? A lemonade? What, notitug at ali? Oh, no; madam, that will not do: Here, Waiter, bring the indy a lemonade. Luin tid «tle de dum, fum te tddiety te. Pardon mé, [hav tosing. Tilways feel like singing, you know, in such & party.” But the rotund gentleman's eyes kept getung closed up more and more, the tune he Immamed became more and more uilxed up and seemed to come with more effort, aud he tually abandoned all pretense of jollity, ‘and, seeking & sofa in the saloon, kept in’ retirement for the re- mainder of the trip down. ‘THE FAMILY GROUPS. Some of the most interesting sights on board are the family groups. ‘There 1s the father, looking rather stil and miserable in his best clothes; the jnother, stili wart and nervous from her struggle to get the children ready; the eldest son, a youth in “Knickerbockers, who 13 constantly. diving through the crowd out of sight afd keeping his motuer in a state of fear, lest he will cliiab upon the rail and ju 1p into’ the river; a stout tue irl or wo; a baby in its mother’s lap, kept quiet by means ‘of a large stick of candy with Kauidy stripes, and the mother's sister, a young ‘Wwounan, Who Casts her eves down when the young amen look at her, and talks ina rather loud key to the children when they don’t look at her. ‘The father now and Unen taps the baby under the chin, ‘or pokes it in the ribes, an Occupation that gives him much delight. After each performance of this Kind he looks about proudly. some family groups orcireles get mingled together on account of t efowds on tue boat, and wequaintances are scraped Up io Us way. | It’begins with an exc! of re- 1WAFKS about the bavles. ‘Then one family fuds out that the other faintiy ives im the same neigh- borhood with some other family and this puts them on an exsy footing. eigut yer cunt On the stick, and id be made president 1n’Gar- ies In the sult of Townsend Cox against Edward S. Bk st ttue Cnlted Lines relégrapn Co, Judge arrett has denied the application for a receiver. he etrike of the 1.800 eaployes of te Reading Tron Works agutnst @ ten per ceut reduction end Yesterday, the company agreeing not wo reduce Wages until ail te material uow on band 1s forked off, wugust Schletcher, aged twenty a Ho ide Fes bat A. J. Cassatt fett's place. rug clerk, Cominitted suict juse 4 pretty’ brunette named Minnie with whom he Was in love, toid Lim she was en Fused W another, ‘The tnan Who kuows every point on the river, has been Ou every boat on the river, and appears, Srom his conversation, to have spent the yreater part of lis life oli, ou excursions 1s always there, and poluts out tue good and bad points of the steamboat, compares them with the good and Dad points of ‘other boats, recognizes steamboats way Jn the distance what appear to the ordinary eye like ere specks on the horizon, and with great Positiveness discusses the merits of river resorts ia & Way that causes hiin to be looked upon by the Various fawily groups in bis ueighborhood as a person of indihite kuowledge. AT THE RESORT. Meanwhile the boat draws near the river resort ‘Wo which it is bound, The man erudite in river intersection of 4th, 7th, 9th, 1th, and 14th streets, we would have adrive which would be an honor to the city, and over Which it would be a pleasure to travel, After the Commissioners had agreed on this {t would then be tn order to require the Wash- ington and Georgetown road to lay a grooved rail the full length of thelr route on Pennsylvania ave- nue and 15th street. Jt fs the firm conviction of the writer, who is a Washingtonian, that when we shall see the rail- roads send their cars unhindered fire, when our cart-drivers shall be required to lead their heavily-burdened horses, and when we have on our street railroads a grooved rall, Maat the public Wiil have justice done them and’all will be well rewarded Tor the pains they have taken in abol- ishing the abuses. Revor. —————— BOOKS OF THE WEEK. TALES BEFORE SUPPER. From Taeopuite Gav- EE. Told in English, b layed with a Proem by Ed- The Anatomy of Negation,” tatios. Washington: Bret A BLOT IN THE 'SCUTCHEOY By Ronen Bnowsixa. Edited, with Notes. by William J. Kolte aud ‘Heloise B. Hersey. Now Zork: Marver & Brothers,” Washington: Robert and other Dramas. CALAMITY JANE. _A Story of the Black Hills. By ‘Mrs. Gi x E. Srenxcek, author of “A Pluck: yf The Story of Mary.” catetia? eat A DAY IN CAPERNAUM. By Dr. Franz Deurrzscn, Protewor tn the University of Leipzig. ‘Teanalated Schodde, Ph.D. "New York: Bunk & Wagenalis, ‘THIN SEEN (Chosea Vues). By Victor Hugo, THE REPUBLIC OF THE FUTURE; Or, Soctanisw aReanity. By As: Bowman Dopp, author of “Old Cathedral ” ete, rk: Cassel eo aslo Bata oO mle DOROTHY THORN OF THORNTON. Juuux WakrH, author of “ne Full Stature of s Man” {he Mound Wortd Series.) Boston: D. Lothrop ‘THE FORTUNES OF WORDS: Lettersto a ‘FEDERICO GARLANDA, Ph.D Josophy of Words.” New York: GOD'S WORDS TO HIS _ CHILDREN: Sermons Bpoke nd U) ken. B; pores sna Gnepo een MY Ween. ‘MacDoN4LD, SELECT POEMS. CHARLks Swin- DUuNR. New York? Wortiligun Gos ‘The execution of Mrs, Chiart was set for yesterday, but, as her counsel ‘an appeal, AU has been indesinitely postponed, SUMMER PLEASURES IN TOWN. Moon Scenes in the Parks and on the River. SOMETHING ABOUT PABK BTIQUETTE—MORE YHAN TWO ON A BENCH NOT ALLOWED — THE FRONT DOORSTEP AND ITS PURPOSES—HOW AUTUMN MAR- ‘RIAGES GROW OUT OF ALL THESE THINGS, The Washington young man seldom gets left. Neither for that matter does the Washington girl. They may go to the seashore, or the mountains for the summer, or they may stay at home. They have a good time in eltherevent. Existence 1s not a blank in thiscity during the heated term, and ail the fun fs not found at the summer resorts. It 4s a great deal to a young couple to wander by the sounding sea waves along a beach suffused with the soft light of the moon. The joys of a quiet ‘corner in a hotel veranda ora winding path ina Moonlit glade are not soon forgotten. In fact, if ‘these episodes were wanting, the numerous water- ing places would lose to a large extent their at- Sractiveness, ‘There is no need to go away from home to enjoy the moonlight, For that luminary shines in this city. It fs omctaly zed Ih contract made by the city government with th gas company, so that there can be no conflict in the illumination. The gas company is scheduled to shine certain nights in each month, and the moon 1s given the rest of the time. Any warm day after the sun has gone down you can study the mid-summer customs of the city. ‘They will ho found to be interesting, and in some cases amusing. IN THE PARKS. A person can see a good deal by strolling through the many parks on a summer night. In the early evening the children are found playing about, but after awhile thelr tired legs, combined with reso- lute nurses, carry them olf to the quiet and peace of thetr cribs. As a rule they also leave quiet and peace behind them in the parks, and the soft winds seem to breath a sigh of rellef. ’ So does the young: man Who has started out to take a walk with his best girl, and has found one of the benches in the park very pleasant and deltzhtful, ‘some people ve been known to complain that the benches are hard and uncomfortable. But that was probably in the day time, when the sun was shining and the light Was rather glaring, The atmospheric condi- ‘UUons always effect, wood, and it is said that the sweet gentle breath of @ Summer night has 3 soft ening influence upon these park benches, At any rate people have been knowp to occupy them for Several hours at a time. A Young man was heard to say nov long ago that there were not enough benches in the parks and often he was unable to find aseat, He was told by some one who had more experience that he ought toget there early in theevening: The stranger walking through the parks would see that the supply of benehes was not too great, and he would also notice that those already theré could be much smaller, It would seem that the fashion is, When there are only two occupants of a beneh, to occupy only one end, the sult being that the other end looks very lonely. ‘These ts, as a rule, plenty of room for one or two adaitional persons, but there seems to be an un- written law in park etiquette that frowns upon any attempt to overload the park benches, ‘The right to occupy the whole or part of the bench seems to be recognized as belonging to those who first take possession, and there 1s seidomany ques- ton of trespass arising. THE SUPPLY OF BENCHES, as hinted, does not appear to be sufficient to meet the demand, yet asa rule those located alrectly under a gaslight are generally vacant, as in the case with the ones along a much frequented walk. Quiet and retirement seems to be the conditions Which tose who frequent the parks on a sutnraet evening desire the most. AS the solitary pedes- trian passes along he hears only low tones and the gentle murmurs of laughter from the benches, The shrubbery on each side throws a deep shadow and the moonlight falls in patches on the grav- elled walk. ‘The gentle soft south wind, bearing the fresh odors of the trees and flowers,mingles {ts tmurinurs with the quiet sibliations from the benches and diffuses an atmosphere of peace and rest. A walk In the parks 1s therefore refreshing ver a Wartn day, Whether you go a8 a lonely pe- destrian or in the company of some nice girl. Some people say that it is not proper to sit in the parks, thatit betrays @ common taste; but Such peopie are Wanting in the esthetle part of Uhelr nature, and they have no apprectation of ro- ee and sentiment. If they Would only walk bout the city some summer evening they would see a good deal of sovlety scattered about in the parks. ” It may be vulgar, but at the same time 1t 43 comfortable and pleasant, and the latter con- sideration appeals strongly to people during the hot Weather. ‘THE FRONT DOORSTEP. ‘There is another popular way of spending the hot evenings, which 1s very general, and that 1s on the doorsteps. For the time being these con stitute the reception room of the house, and com- fortable cushions and chairs, combined’ with the cool air, make it a much more attractive place than the most elegant parlor, Here may be found the entire household, and hither comes the young man who wants to iiquire about the health of the father or mother, and incidentally have a chat with the pretty daughter. ‘The old. people drop off gradually, either to the accustomed chair in the hack parlor of to bed, the hous quiets dawn, aud the young man says that he thinks that tt 1s| get- Ung late. By the time this disputed point is set- Ued to the satisfaction of both parties 1} really 13 late, and the young man, afver & number of false Starts, manages to get away just as the night watchinen begins to make his rounds. The young man Would leave earller, only he 1s entranced by the quiet beauty of the scene, which 1s fully equal to any mountaln scenery, or even to the moonilt view of the ocean. He wilitell you so himself, The beauty of nature in the city canonly be fully ap- precited unger such circumstances. ON THE RIVER. There are other lovers of nature who find aride up the river ina rowboat a very delightful expertence after a warm day, and every evening the boat-houses are crowded with pleasure-seek- ers, ‘There are boats for only two and boats that will hold a dozen, and they all push of from the wharves in the ¢arly twilight and come floating back In the moonlight, Te heavily wooded banks oneach side of the river echo the gay laughter and the sweet volces of singers come floating Uy from the Water, adding anotller touch to the senti- ment of the river on @ moonlight evening in sum- mer. ‘There 13 malaria up the river, so the anx- fous mother claims; but thls 1s stoutly dented by the young pevple, who point to their glowing faccs and’ sparkling eyes when they return as au evi- dence of the healthfuiness of the river. ‘The landings are very attractive, and the parties who frequent them énjoy the lunch which is brought along, as well as the other features of an evening on the Upper Potomac. Perhaps it 13 a tritle more prosaic, but an excursion down the river on some of the steamers has its pleasures. ‘There inay be a crowd on board, but there are people who can find a solitude in a crowd. When two young peo- ple feel interested in each’ other there is nothing short of the sinking of the vessel that can distur the calm serenity of the enjoymentof each other's soeli Sometimes, out of consideration for others, they seek the partial seclusion which the harrow space in front of the pilot-house affords, and there are no people who are more emphatic that they had “a perfectly lovely time.” ‘The older people have Just as good an opportunity to gossip us if they were attending a reception at an afternoon tea, and so there seems to be nothing king Lo make an excursion a great, social suc- cess. SOCIETY IN SUMMER. It isa great mistake to suppose that everything in a social way in the city comes to a stop as soon the warm weather sets in, Society, in fact, 1s never so active, There may be some people out of the city, but for those who remain at home, elther tor the whole or a portion of the season, there is ways something of interest going on, Whenever erything else fails, there 1s the stroll to the ice- ain salon, and every young man knows what delightful episodes such events are. There is something about eating ice cream that brit people together on more intimate terms, and it sometimes happens that the intimacy reaches hi a point that two people would be’ perfectly 1; call for the proverbial plate of cream with two spoons. The ts ey irritating or tn- ilamamiatory about ice cream. It causes no quat rel. It does not heat the blood, except, perhaps, when the young man has recklessly invited fore taking into consideration the true condition of his pocketbook. Such a situation has its em- Darrassments. Wien the results of @ summer catnpaign in the city ts compared with one at any of the resorts, Une superiority of the former is casily established, There are no results from the one, While the other furnishes a rich harvest of marriages, because that ts the point toward which al anponilehe Walks and sails and drives ulumately ten HOW MAIDEN RESOLUTIONS ARE BROKEN. ‘That fs not the avowed purpose of course, for, if You should ask three-quarters of the girls you meet if they intended to get married some time Uhey would tell you very emphatically that they had no such invntion, and. much preferred to live as they were. Itisa singular thing that such a Jarge proportion of girls who marry ‘have decided many Umes in thelr lives that nothing would in- duce them to enter that state. But after a while some smooth-Longued man with a low voice comes along, and she goes out to walk or drive with him, and then, when she 1s softened by the moonlight, and neces beauty of the lovely night fills her soul and relaxes her resolution, he persuades her vo pity him tn his lonely desolate life, and she does pity him, woman like, and, after a while, she finds Uhat she loves him. Then she thinks that she inight ag well get married as not, if for no other reason than to get rid of him, and so it goes on. You don’t have to go to what are known as the romantic places of nature to witness these little dramas in their various stages. There is hardly a bench in the Becks where the play 18 not already in progress. You can see the actors on the door- ‘steps a8 you pass along the streets, or on the river boats, or, perhaps, driving throug the beautiful roads all’around the city. ‘The city 1s full of them, and, If there is any doubt on the subject, it will in all probability be dispelled during the fait months, when you are hurrying around buying wedding presents. Waiting. Ep i pen apres Phot pobse net ratoae: fice ater bese ot, nor haste: is Sacer t sRtSeE aie ee ee ‘How many years in God's eternal plan Feseemnnageeecines To make thee what thou art, O Son of Man! ‘Xo hand may the wheels of God's. Parenter te iS : voce Rad ar uncatrae s, At the annual ‘thine. RL V. COLE. ot Yesterday pels A ‘No. 3, Knights compra aulesia ay Sey be ae gs Ueriy were chosen. ae HOW TO BECOME AN ™M. P. ‘What an Applicant for a Place on the Police Force Goes Through. THE QUESTIONS HE HAS TO ANSWER—EXAMINED BY SURGEONS WHO GIVE WIM A SHALED CERTIFICATE— HIS OBNERAL AFPBARANCE AND EDUCATION PASSED ON—THE WAY TO GET OX THR FoRcE. Several enterprising persons have published pamphlets, tobe bad for asmall consideration, that give full directions a8 to how to obtain a Government ofice. No one, however, has ever told how one can become a policeman. Perhaps these anthors think it too easy and simple a thing to require explanation. Alla man has to do fs to make himsejf at least 5 feet 8 inches in height, to be sure that he is between twenty-two and thirty- eight years of age, to have a sound body, to get an honorable discharge irom the Army or Navy, and to have education and address enough to make a favorable impression on the police author- ities, He must, in addition, have resided in the District for two years, and have five friends among ‘aitizens of good standing who Will certify to bis Good character, sobriety, and correct life, ©THE APPLICANT'S FIRST APPBABANCR. Applicants for places on the force are examined the second Wednesday in every month, in a room ‘at police headquarters, When the man who as- pires to the honor of badge and baton, with its accompanying emoluments, comes to headquarters De makes lus aspirations known to Property Clerk Sylvester, who propounds a few brief inquiries as to the appli U's age and as to his service in the Army or Navy. This preliminary examination over, if it does not disclose that the applicant is ineligible he is sent to an oftice upstairs, where he is supplied with a blank form of OE ay and pen and ink. He fills out this blank, which'ts in the following form: WASHINGTON, D. ©., ....-.00+. To the Board of Commissioners, D. Ui: GeNTLEMEN: I hereby make application for a gongon of private on the Metropolitan Police ore, Occupation: Residence: Respectfully, To this tsattached thé’ bidnk form ofa certin. cate to be sighed by five roputable vitizens, and verified by the aitidavit of one of them, as follows: We the undersigned, individually, and each for him- self, states and represinis to the Commissioners, D.C. that ho fag janokin ir. well for ve past tw ears, und i8 Qualified to speak intelligently in relatio Yo"hie character aud Habis, aud states thats an Lis opinion, he iva mau of wood’ moral character, correct ‘and ordérly in his deporuwent, anid, not, in apy respect &violutor of law ur Kood-order, that he ig aiman of Sober, temperate, nud industrions habits, that he is not addicted to the habitual use of intoxicating drinks, or other hurtful excesses, The undersisned, each, for himself, further represents that lie has uot known hin to drink intoxicating liquor, or known of his luving been drank, nor of his having Leen guilty of, or ar- rested for, dny critniual or disorderly conduct or act; and we further represent that we believe him to be man of trath aud intezrity, of sound mind, good. understanding and miainers, of sufficient education, and that he is Bt for « policeman, ‘When he has done il this the applicant may ex- ‘ct to be at once clothed in blue coat and brass yuttons, to have a baton thrust into his hands, aud to be directed at once to go out on the street and drag in malefactors. But if he has such expecta- tons they Will not be reailved. He ts told that. his application will be filed and he will be notifled to appear at the next exarination. EXAMINED BY THE SURGEONS. ‘on the second Wednesday of each month the board of police surgeons, composed of four physl- clans, meet at 2:30 o'clock to consider applica- tions. ‘The applicants are summoned to the room one after another, and, in order to get_ admission, must show an hohorable discharge from the Army or Navy. If an applicant has not his discharge eis turned away. The doctors ask him a few questions, and then measure his height and weigh llth, He is then taken to a back room, stripped, and put through a vigorous physical ex: amination. His chest 1s thumped, and he 1s unded all over, with the view to’ disc y bodily defect. ‘This examinat applicant puts on his old clothes again, He Uqualitied for the blue coat, and brass buttons, ‘The phystclans fll out the following blank certiti- cates We hereby certify, that we have this day examined andiind thathe is — sound of mb, is — able-bodied, — of a robust constitu- tion, and, tn our opinion, 18 — physically quall- Hed to sustain the usual labors and ex; patrolman. Height, —, welght, — the board.” M. D., sccretary. A SEALED VERDICT. ‘The applicant does not know how It Is filled out, whether he is rejected or not. The certificate, which may put an end at once to all his patriotic hopes in connection with the police department, 13 handed to him sealed, He takes his leave of the board of surgeons and goes down stairs in doubt and trepidation to Capt. Austin, The captain opens the sealed envelope, and if the report of the sUrgeons 1s unfavorable disposes of the man at once by telling him that he ts rejected. The re- port, {f unfavorable, does not. state what the phy- sical defect 1s. If the report is favorable to the applicant the captain hands the applicant a blank form containing twenty-three questions, which he 1g required to answer. The first few questions re- late to residence, army service, &c, The others are a little more personal. Some of them are as follows: When did you drink jatoxtoading Hquors: last? Have you ever drank intoxicating Mquors as. a beverage? Are you married or single? What famtly have you? Have you ever been indicted or convicted of crime? Give a specimen of your reading, also specimen of your writing. Have you ever paid or promised to pay any money, or other consideration, to any person, directly or in- directly, for any recommendation, service, or in- uence given or promised, toward procuring your appointment? “SIZING” THE MAN. ‘When he has answered these questions he deliv- ers the paper to the captain, who puts it away with the other papers in the case, endorsing on it his own estimate of the man, his general appear- ance and demeanor, manner Of speaking, and all the polnts tat might be asked about, by the oMi- clal making an appointinent. ‘The elub and badge Are not tsstled to the applicantyet. ‘The papersare ied away. When an appointment fs to be made the major calls for the papers and selects the per- son who makes the best showing on paper, his handwriting, and other evidences of ediiegtion Velng considered. Major Moore makes a practice of stiinmontng the applicant to appear before him. ‘He does not decide entirely on the showing 1 by the papers, Dut talks to the man and looks Fer, 80 as to get as good an idea as possib) his general intelligence, spirit, and aptitude, ‘The major then recommends to tao Commissioners the appointment of the man he considers best fitted among the applicants. ‘The Commissioners then go over the papers and satisfy themselves of the than’s qualifications and MAKE THE APPOINTMENT, ‘The fortunate applicant 1s notified to report at police headquarters. There he 1s equipped with the police arms—baton and revolver—given a copy of the police manual and an order for his uniforin, which he as to pay for himself in three install! ments, ‘Then he s assigned to a precinct. Before he 1s sent to his Heutenant, however, the captain talks to him, cautioning him against people who. would seek U0 take advantage of him, and enjoin. ing him to read his manual carefully dnd to follow the rules as strictly as possible. ‘The oath 1s ad- ministered to bim by Mr. Sylvester, who makes an. entry of the man’s fuli name and piace of birth, place and time of naturalization, in case the appli: cant 18 a foreigner, and other Information re- specting the newly-fledged “cop.” ‘Then he 1s ven Opportunity to subserive to the police relief Insurance if he desires. If he joins the reliet he binds himself to pay $1 upon the death of any inember of the relief for the benefit of the family of the deceased. “In case of his own death, hls Famnily gets the benefit of a like assessment upon the other members, ‘THE NEW POLICEMAN, In aday ortwo he appears on the street ina brand new untform, endeavoring to swing his club with the easy air of an old veteran, and puz- zilug his mind over the thousand and one ordi- nances und rules Which a policeman has to know, When he has served fifteen years and become somewhat Tainiliar with his dutes, he 1s eligible, in case his health gives out, to retirement on & pension. Before the expiration of fitveen years he cannot receive a pension unless he is injured in the line of duty. Police oMiciais say that the Army and Navy clause becomes more troublesome every yea. Available materia! for the force 1s scarce, ‘The law was intended originally to benefit veterans of the War, but as they are all over age now the police force has to be recruited from the Army and Navy as It exists at present and from men who have actually resided in this city two years. ‘The requirement as to residence 18 made for the purpose of securing men who have some ac- qualntance with tne city. THR ARMY AND NAVY CLAUSE. ‘The section of the law containing what 1s known as the Army and Navy clause 1s as follows: “No person shall be appointed to offtee, or hold office in the police force, who cannot read and write the Engilsh language, or who 1s not # clu- zen of the United States, or who shall ever have Deen indicted and convicted of crime; and no per- son shail be appointed as policeman or watchman who has not served in the Army or Navy of the United States and received an honorable dis. charge.” A a rule, those who enlist in time of peace In the Army or Navy are persons who are unable, by lack of training, to obtain mechanical of professional employment. ‘The papers filed at police headquarters indicate that most of the aj pltcants are persous of very limited education. police officers have Lo make written reports some Khowiedye of language and skill with the pen is required of them. Notwithstanding the limita- Hons thus imposed on him Major Moore fellcitateg himself upon having obtained some ver; young men. Young men residenta of the city no ave knowledge of tie city, and who would idake good police officers, are practically shut out, ahd Ube veterans of th war, for whose benemtt thé law was, ‘twenty-five derive no pened ft now. Members of ule G. A. R. have endeavored to have the rules su as to remove or extend the Uoitt of age so that soldiers of the war can be appointed on the force. Wovewens Yesteepay.—The winners of the races nton Beach yesterday were: Lucky Seve! Star Big, eel ‘Pend, Pink Cottage, fink Kang 10 last two races at Saratoga were won uy toleton and Tenngssee, Fespectively. In Tans Parish, La. 1s an organization ¢] Tie ayeuite: Morgen’ rho’ members ‘white masks and white uolforms, cover their i rae with ‘wuite cloths, and devote considerable lon to negroes Wi! ‘suspect steal. ing. ‘The last gue they whipped Nad just robbed a jokehouse. Vandalia Peru, for the souti. 2 aaa scare THE TALK OF NEW YORK. ‘The Mirror Held up to Metropolitan Life by Cummings and Hall, ‘THE NEWSPAPERS, THE REPORTERS, AND THE INTRR- VIEWERS—HOW NEWS OF A HANGING WAS SENT OUT OF THE TOMAS—4N RXPERIENCE WITH a SUMMER-RESORT YOUNG MAN. Special Correspondence of Tax EVENING Stan. New Yors, July 22. ‘When anybody in New York does anything that entitles him to publicity he very soon gains an idea of the immensity of that engine of human Progress—the newspaper. More than forty re- Porters will besiege him, and his life will be made a burden until he ceases to be of public interest. ‘One of the most striking recent cases illustrating newspaper enterprise in the Metropolis was wit- nessed at the hanging ot the murderer, Peter Smith. A New York afternoon paper had arranged to publish ah extra as soon as the doomed man had been hanged. The execution taok place in the yard of the Tombs, In accordance with thestatute only twelve reporters were admitted to witness the hanging, and they were given ingress to the Prison enclosure only as members of the jury of inspectors. ‘They had to remain until the execu- tion had taken pl: then sign thetr names to tive carciteate averting that thecriminal had been duly and thoroughly hanged. Not until each re- porter had signed this document was he permitted to leave the jail yard, and 1t was fully twenty min- utes before the forms of the law had been complied with, CARRYING THR NEWS BY BASE BALL, ‘The representative of an evening paper, fore- seeing this delay, arranged in a unique manner to send the news of the execution to his journal. He purchased a big base ball, which he carried in his pocket within the high-walled tnclosure of the Tombs. By @ preconcerted arrangement at the onice a boy stdod outside the inclosure, been warned that as soon as he should see the come over the wall he should note the time and run to the office of the paper, five blocks away, and carry the news, thus enabling his paper to get out an early extra edition announcing the execu- tion, ‘The boy stood outside the high walls that surround the Tombs and never turned his eyes from the point where he had been informed the Dall would be tossed over. ‘The instant that Stnith ras hanged the representative of the paper, whose doy stood outside the prison wall, dashed away from the gallows and hurled the ball over the ‘Tombs wall. ‘The boy, seeing the bail come over, noted the time, ran to the office, and gave the news, Within ‘five minutes after the Inurderer had been hanged an extra edition of the paper in question, announcing his death, was being sold on the streets. ‘The boy who had taken the news to the office had not stopped to pick up the base ball thrown over the wall by the reporter, and a dozen lads of the crowd of boys who play about the Tombs walls, darted forward and seized the ball, THE PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEWER. There are in New York more than twenty news- Paper men who are professional interviewers, It requires a special order of talent to be a good In- terviewer and a thorough knowledge of public af- fairs, Tt demands, too, a special knowled| human nature. Every mall, except, perhaps, Roscoe Conkling, can be interviewed. ” Mr. Conk ling is so stern ahd fngid that a newspaper man 1s seldom able to get a word ont of him. ‘The professional newspaper interviewer in New York, as elsewhere, has certain rules whitch govern his cOnduct In approaching a diMcult subject. He appeals to the vanity of a man whose face seems to indicate self-esteem, to the combativeness of the person Who appears tO be quarrelsome, or to the religious sentiment of the Individual who fs appar- ently of a serious turn of mind, ‘One of the most remarkable Instance of news- per Interviewing Was Uhat of a man now in New ‘ork Who one nigat received a dispatch at Toledo, where he was then at work, to the effect that a lady who had gone down in the train at the ter rible Ashtabula ‘accident aud escaped unscathed would arrive in Toledo, on her way ward, at 6:30 o'clock ‘In the evening on a Lake Shore train, The person who sent the telegram forgot lo give her name, and the inter- viewer had to find her by natural instinct. The train stopped in Toledo but fifteen minutes. ‘The reporter approached @ young lady in a sleeping cur, and by the merest Chance hit_upon the right perpen, (She sald that she was the woman who \d gone down With the train at Ashtabula, but Whe she learned that her interrogator Was a newspaper man, she very curtly declared that she Would not talk 4s she had a decided objection to having her name and declarations tn print. ‘The Interviewer, Who Was a shrewd student of human nature, STUDIED THE LADY'S FACE a moment, and thought that he discovered in 1t markings of a strong religious sentiment. lie acted upon his judgment, and began to congratu- late the lady on the miraculous deliverance that a kind Providence had given her from a feartul fate. Her soul was moved, and, all forgettul that she Was talking toa newspaper man, she related a. graphic story of the terrible accident. She told it in an artless manner, grew earnest as she pro- gressed, and did not cease talking until the train Was moving Out of the depot. ‘Then the reporter atrose, touched his hat, and said to the young lady: “I beg your pardon, but despite your objections, you have been interviewed.” ‘The young lady tried in vain to call him back, and not until he bad. sone did she realize that his ‘adroitness in appeal ing to her religious sentiment had led her to talk An Spite of herself. ‘The average Journalist 1s a good person to inter- view, but the politician 1s ordinarily chary of the newspaper interrogation. | Col. I Il has lately adopted a rule to the effect that he will not be in- terviewed. He 4s, however, very courteous to newspaper men. Recently a’ reporter wrote out Uwelve questions for a stated interview and handed them to Mr. Ingersoll. He wrote the repiles at considerable: length, and the article, which per- tained entirely to the great American system of interviewing, Was one of the brightest productions, Uhat ever proceeded from Mr. Ingersoil’s pen. Amos J. CUMMINGS, TL. ‘THE SEASIDE SWELL. ‘The seaside swell 1s about the most amazing out- come of nineteenth century civilization. No one ever knows whence he came when he first bursts into view, or where he goes when he one day sud- denly disappears {row the hotel that he has helped to make resplendent. Probably he returns to the dusty and humble interior of “the store” wherein iifty weeks of every year are spent. His hauteur during his two weeks outing in the Summer 13 be- youd all bounds. His arrogance 1s amazing, and its very rudeness 48 apparently a source of delight tohim. if he only knew it he would have a very. much happier time bereft of his astounding airs o¢ exclusiveness, ‘An Instance occurred the other day. I was on my way to a popular hotel down.ou Long Island hich 1s much frequented by fishermen, yacuts men and society folks. I 13 more or less fashion- able, I belleve, but the people are amiable and good-natured.” In the smoking compartment of the car there were four men, "We were strangers, Dut a Journey of several hours was before us an the Uiue elvilivies of travelling companions were exchanged at once. All of. my fellow voyagers were mature in years, well dressed and admirably bred. ‘There Was a general interchange of cigars and papers, a little whist, and then a Tong, and to me an exceedingly interesting talk on the inanners ‘of women in various parts of the world, from the matter-of-fact girl of an Iilinols farm to the ath- letlc daughter of the Pyrinees, During the first stage of the journey @ Summer-resort young man entered the compartment twice, stared at us with evident disapproval and abruptly withdrew. Pinally he pushed his way in frout of two of the tnen, without a word of apology, sank into a cor her Seat, and pulled out a gildéd elgarette case, From ithe took a cheap ani OFFENSIVE CIGARETTE. Every man knew that the odor of the cigarette ‘Would spoll the flavor of hiscigar, but the matches were passed to the newcomer with the utmost courtesy. He took the box without a word, blew a cloud of smoke In our faces, threw the box back on the opposite seat, fixed ‘a single glass in his eye, and glared about him, the most absurd and Priggish ass on earth. His clothes were white Hannel, his hose blue, with white stars, ‘and he wore a shirt with red cross bars relieved by a blue satin scarf, ‘There Were elght or ten rings on his clgarette-stained hands, and bis hair was beautl- fuily banged. ‘The man“bn my left—who J after- ward found Was the head of one of the biggest Dear houses in the Stock Exchange—passed Mis cigar case to the howling swell with a sintie, “Wha— whad’s that?” drawled the swell heavily. “Won't you have @ cigar?” asked the broker pleasantly. Naw.” He turned bis back on the Wall-street man with an air of such intolerable insolence that the broker flushed to the roots of his hair. We went on, and the following morning we all met at breakfast at the hotel. There was a general ex- change of salutations, and several men nodded poiltely to the cheap and gaudy swell. He did not acknowledge the courtesy in any case. ‘The men. on the train proved to be admirable companions, and they knew nearly everybody worth knowing in the hotel. Fun of all kinds went on, but the prig was not in it. He had two trunks, though he only staid three days, andhe wore three or four suits of clothes a day. They were awexecrable fit and of fimsy texture asarule. All the man Was to stalk gloomily about, siare hard at, the other guests, and make frequent changes tire.” Hag he been a ttle mbreimnan ‘he would Undoubtedly have had @ good time. As it was he looked mouratul and miserable, and douvuess was bouk. It seems a curious for a man to start out on his Yacation with the idea of how obnoxious he can make himselr, but nearly all of the summer-resort young men do 1 x ——_—+e0_____ ‘The Yellow Headed Boy. ‘From the Chicago Tribune, Ona suburban train not long ago a beautiful ttle fellow with long yellow curis attracted much attention from the passengers by his bright ques- tons to his mother and his ready response to the advances of the admiring spectators. “How old are you, my Mttle man?” asked @ very ‘swell youth in a tall silk ailver-headed cane, fn Yecy nig collar. the ube enap cocks ib racer eeeen Sees r . flesh oF fowl It was, but, 2 Blve "tai repted tne wen Jouth, “and when were ive?” west- | A NORTHWARD FLIGHT. Mies Grandy’s Summer Journey, and the Points She Lenrned on the Way. WASHINGTONIANS AND WELL-KNOWN PROPLE SUM- MERING AT LAKE GEORGE—THE JOURNEY FROM LONG BRANCH—PERSONAL POINTS FROM SARATO- Ga—MKS. DE POTESTAD SAID TO BE DYING. Correspondence of Tre EvENtxa Stan. Fort Witita Haxry HoTer, Laxe GEonox, N. ¥., July 2L This most beautiful and peace-inspiring of lakes gives an espectal sense of rest and relief When reached immediately after enduring the noise, heat and dirt of a journey from the cool alr of Leng Braueh through New York city, The ut- mosphere of these shores 18 pure and cool, aad “the poultice of silence comes to heal the blows of sound.” But white it ts not nolsy here it is by no Means quict in the sense of Delng dull or stupid. The Fort Willlam Henry Hotel 18 one of the very few I have ever seen in a romantically-beautifal ‘situation, Which harmonizes with its surround- ings and adds to the picturesque scenery instead of being a blot of ugliness, a8 80 many country hotels are upon the landscape, Gen. Sherman was here before he started on Ris sea voyage, and his wife is still ina pleasant cot {age near By at this end of the lake, evidently en- JoVine the quiet life she leads, but She often drops Lo see her friends at the Fort William Henry Hotel, which ts the headquarters of guyety for the ‘nborhood. Its band plays three times @ da} and every evening there is dancing to ite music the large parlor, Gen. Sherman is expected to join his wite and. daughters and you son at thelr cottage. by the end of this Week, That was his expectation When they last heard from him from Halifax. He has stipulated only for a horse, a boat anda lnten-key to ensureshis comfort while here, Hi Guughters, who are‘here, are Miss Lizzie and aliss ache A TALLY-HO FROM SARATOGA. There was a large excursion party here on Sun- ay from Columbus, Ohio, There were then 500 People In the hotel, who were charmed to find that the thermometer marked no such heat as was then prevailing in alimost all parts of the country. On ‘Tuesday, Geo. Law, of New York, drove hither from Saratoga WiUi a party of friehds on tally-ho coach, drawn by six horses, and wok cottage fn the hotel grounds, where they spent two or three days, and made several excursions in the neighboruood and on the lake before their de- parture, Nir. Greger, of the Russtan tegation, a ooou- pled that cottage for two weeks, and vacated It the day before Uhe six-iu-hand party arrived. Mr, Greger was called to York on oficial business, Mr. Preston, the minister from Haytl, and his daughter-in-law and her children, and bts sou, Mr. Stephen Preston, are here, as they have beet. for two weeks But 1 find I was misinformed as to Mme. Preston and herdaughter having reuurned us they hind ‘expected U0 do. The ycliter 1s NOL Well, So they have gone to nulogue, France, for her health. But the whole family are to be in Washington in October, and will occupy Ube house next Wo Senator McPherson's, on Vermont avenue, Unrough the winter, Mr. Preston's eldest. son, whose ite ty ‘here, has goue Ww Hayti, and his family will be here until he re- turns, In’ September, Mr. E. O, Roessie, 30 pleasantly remembered in Washington, where he grew up, i the host. of the Delavan House, at Alvany. Hespends every Sune day with his family at Lake George. father has hts only daughter here with him, as Well as is son’s wire and baby girl, Mrs. Briiton, of Wasiington, and her children 1d Miss Britton are here, MS, GHANT AND HER FAMILY, Mrs Grant, when I saw her at Long Branch, told me she expected her daughter, Mra. Sa@Ptoris, to arrive from England in August to make her a visit. through her hus- Ban Mrs, Sartorls wouid have come to see ber own Mhother earlier. ier son has attended school at Brighton, Engiand. and Mrs. Fred. Grant's children nanied respectively for General aud Mi Grani, Ulysses and Julta, inherit thelr mother's deaul} and grace of manner. Julta ts now eleven Years old, and was the last baby born In the White House—and the only one since some tine betore the war between the States. 1 think the last pre. ceding baby born in Uhat mansion was one of President Tyler's grandchildren, of whom two, as Mrs. Tyler has told me, were born there, Little Juila Grant was christened in the biue parlor, at the White House, in June or July, 1876, The Turkish tninister 1s visting a friend—a Greck—at Monmouth Beach, near the cottage ov. cupied by Mrs. E, Patten and ber daughters, of ‘Washington. Since imy ‘arrival here Thave heard that Miss Josephine Patten ts betrothed to Mr. Albert Lud- ium, of New York, who is very highly connected in that city, but 1s not wealthy. é Ex-Congressman James Wadsworth, of New York, and his wife, who, during his, terin tn Con- gress, were such’ favorites fn Washi ‘are Spending the summer at Long Branch, “Both are looking well and are as agreeable as ever. Gen. Thomas Killby Smith, who used to bemuch in Washington, and now lives at Torresdale, Pa, Js spending the summer at Long Branch. He 1 one of the corps of the New York Star at present, abd goes daily to New York during business hours, Pay Director Cunningham, U.S.N., Who has been Ungering in New York since be lefi Washington, Will sail for Halifax in a few days. Mra, Cunning- ham 1s With her son at his cottage at Narragan- sett, Mr. Linus Price, formerly of the office of the Controller of the’ Currency, U. 8. Treasury De- partment, has been at Long Branch for a long Visit, THE JOURNEY FROM LONG RRANCH. Following my usual rule of breaking a Journey ‘up into sections, to make iteasier tomy mother and self, we decided, although it is possible to come from Long Branch to Lake George the same. and espectally so on a Saturday, when a traltt leaving New York at 3:30 p.m. arrives at Cald- well, Lake George, at 10:30, to divide the trip by assing Sunday at Albany, and spending a few hours al Saratoga also on our Way hither, New York Was hot, dirty and noisy as usual to pass through at this’season, but we managed to it quickly and cheaply Loo, by taking a suriace “cross town” street car at Cortlandt street, after leaving the ferry, and riding to tne avenue elevated railway station on the other side of the city and on that Iine to 42d street, and thence by its immediate connectio ted) to the ery door Of Uhe Grand Central depot. ‘This trip pied only about three quarters of an hour, perhaps a few minutes less, and cost us 10 cents & plsce— cents on the surface carsand the same on the others, In coming frum Washington direct, ‘one can take the ferry to Desbrosses street, WhiclL is much higher up town than the landing Of that Thad to take coming from Long Branch and get in a cross-town car there, Which also connects with ‘Third Avenue Elevated Road, and tn that case the ride 18 much shorter and ‘time consumed and disagreeable objects seen, less, Living In Washington, Where gentlemen are al- rays ready to otter seats to Ladies, 1 especially uo- tced that both in the surface and clevated cars the seats Were filled with men and the standing room with women, It Was Saturday afternoon, a half holiday, and every conveyance in and feadt from Ule city was crowded, But we had a rest in the perfectly-managed Grand Central And a plessant swift ride over the Hudson Kiver RR. vo Albany, the qualut old town which al- ways Wants to ‘controvert the old axtom—“The whole 1s equal to the sui of all {ts parts,” by in- sisting that one of the parts of our tremendous Whole, the United States, 1s greater than the Whole, the part belng the Btate of New York, of Which’ Albany 1s the capital. Wherefore a citizen of Washington, the capital of the United States, 18 reminded at ull times that Albany 1s the bigger and vastly more Important capital of the two, Albany, by the way, keeps her capitol butlding open all day Sunday and until 10:30 p.m. on that Guy, 80 thal no stranger need fall to Inspect 1ts maguificent Interlor decorations. GETTING THE BAGGAGE THROUGE. But to get oneself through New York ona Satur- day in summer from a point South or west of 1t to ‘one in the upposite direction 1s not nearly so Serious an undertaking a8 to get one’s baggage through the same day, but Tam to say we did succeed in having’ a trunk ed in the morning at Long Bratich, via the Hudson, Inver Huiiroad trom New York, which caused it to travel several imilesin New York city, delivered at the Delavan House in Albany shortly after So'clock that evening. Fortunately It was one of any trunks which had the Congressional Directory, ‘Mr, Spofford’s almanac (containing the U. 8. Con stitution), a postal card and other abso. lutely Indispensable to my comfort for a night and day's rest, by the way, which reached Albany Shortly etter I did, havitig” started (in considera. tibu of the greaver weight and value. of ts ‘con: vents), four of five hours before I did in order to overcome the difficulues of a transit through New York on a Saturday. It was a miracle that the trunk 80 cick, but ast rogand the Culted States Couettinr tog xhucu as the Ortental folk 100K, upon a feuich, and never travel without it, I think ft must ban given good luck and speed to the trunk in which it mveyed, W SUL to save space, on my table or in a trunk, T wisn the United Statés Constitution could alws essional 30 be bound in with the Congre: Directory, 30 Tcould have both in one volume. | It would benent ‘Congressmen generally, I think, to have the Con- stitution Where they could not Help reading it oc- castonally, for its easily catch theeye. This ts a sug, which 1 Mr. Michael, the new fier of the aforesaid lume, may see Mt wo adoptin this cent ‘Year of the signing of the Constitution. PERSONAL POINTS FROM SARATOGA aerate - and wife and a Teeelve 80, at ete near ee I have learned from one ‘that Js said the consumption, of cont ch a married contracted 1. wile ‘nd that her mother Las been ‘sun. death bed. a moni A private letter from one of Mr. Corcoran’s tam. ily, written a few days ago, at Deer Park, wells ma that he ts improving in health, and rail 272th che enstance ot sone ‘ones arm, from hits room and around ir. Roessle, of Uns hotel, has lately had ab autograpas letier from in atiout Uhe Haprovemente to: ington Hotel, W: Lon, Lo pro Toot it better from Mire, aud to provide. Propet means Of escape from every Noor in case a should break out tn any part of the hotel. ‘Miss GRONDY, THE BEWITCHING CHORUS GIRL, Her Smiles at the Orchestra Misap- propriated by the Fromt How. ERRONBOUS IMPRESKIONS AROTT RK LIFE AND CON. DUCT—REQUIRED BY TER EMPLOYMENT AND SURE ROUNDINGS TO CONDUCT HERSELF WITH PROPRIRTY-—= 4 YOUNG MAN WHO MADE LOVE OVER THR ROOK Lieut. ‘The chorus girl ts sometimes pretty and alwaye interesting to Une young man who haunts the front Tow and who lingers, after the opera ts over, around the slage entrance to ry Cimpse as she appears in ordinary costume of the divinity, Who, as village Maiden tn abbreviated skirca, or page without any skirts a: all to speak Of, has aroused his sentimental nature. “Jt 1s the glamour of the footlights” said a young gentleman ‘Whose associations have brought him much in contact with theaters and theatrical people, when Asked by a Stax reporter why so many young Of dudish attire gave evidence of being bewitched by ladies of the chorus. Then, with a more serious air, this young gentieman adept nthe fascinating nijsteries of fhe stage went ou: “There seems tb be a very general impression aimong young mem that the girls In @ Comic-opera colupany, or auy theatrical company, will readily surrender to thelr advanees, and are hot restrained by the ideas of ropriety of conduct generally recagnized by xis n good social standing. Now, fay mau wie (tempts £0 act on Sch An ASSURApLION Will ger Well, very much left. AS a matter of fact, Ge average Chorus girl ts as good and Well beliavied ag he average girl anywhere. AMON a nuruber ul is in any employment you may find some fichaed co te wild: and do! not ‘ediewe son wil find any more such among chorus girls than you Would among the same number of girls in other places. Tatn speaking now of such Comps We have here—the summer opera coms from their own ideas of propriety there are many Tostraints on these girls. They are watched cx Stantly by the stage manager. Ione got runnity around and acting wildiy she would be bounce right away. They have work to do; there are rehearsals to attend, besides the regular perform ances, and little time ts left to them for a lite of dissipation oF pleasure, such as some people fancy hey Jead, even if it ‘were possible for them to Keep theif places in the company and follow su Alife, ‘Then, these giris generally live ogether’ Uttle compatiies or messes, TP any girl did an) thing Improper, if she did not go home after the erfurmanee, he wh Pay Wouldeknow It, hen, If a girl is pretty and attractive, she ceives plenty of attention from members of the company; she does not have to pick up a fellow ia the tront row. GIRLS WHO ACT IN THE WINTER, “Some of the giris in the summer opera compa- nies,” continued Tue Sran’s informant, “hold very respectable places as soubrettes or in other capac tties in regular dramatic compantes in the winter Some go tuto the chorus for the if thetnselves wine Un on chorus girls, are Where they are ied up and distributed among apany. The chorus girls alway deny that they pay any attention to an lar person in front, have leader of the orchestra, a at him Will be taken by som the yin the make hin be taany week: nubtiens eases Where Women Whose lives are not trreprachable secure places in Uae chorus and kiake thie postion serve thelr purpos 4 YOUNG MAN WITT A BAD CARE. “There was a case in this city recently, tn fact, the case stl exists,” he went on, “where a young: man who had been smitten with the charms of @ Prety chorus, gin has been un He had doubUessly tutsappropria sintle or signal of recognitio leader of the orchestra, or oni Suules intended to be diffused ‘AL any rate he drew 18. Of personals in Un the young Jady of the chorus wi genileman in such a row to a0 Dixie, or we wuch ame, Whe ppeared the about U ‘Aiuused, andof Course all wanted to kuuw wh ths YoUng ian Was So a letter In answer to the per- sonal was written by a gentieman who tmitated a lady's handwriting, stating that the writer was not certain Whether “she” Was the girl he meant OF not, but If ne Would be at the theater that evens Of those ge or the whe nition to himself ing’and occupy @ certain seat she would notioe hin, and If she Mked im they might have a pleasant acquaintance. ‘This letter, which was sicned ‘yours, perhaps,’ Was an=wered at once, He wrote that he w vening and gave the number of udenee Was carried ou through HE APPEAMS AT THE THEATER. “Well, the young man appeared that evening, as he announced he would. We diseovered that’ he was a young man twenty-two or twenty-three In business to Kill, ube summer, bi and a white vest fully deseribed 1m his note, stuiling, In a selt-saits Ly well pleased with the ture and already Ngurh making wit He sat and stntled, me ony whten ie “put air, all seat and Of the girls, w ‘tous of iis existence. ression, Between the ets b nou before a matror, putting on a new and unwilted collar, making Liinselt up for the next act. “The next morning there was another note from him, He wasin a dilemma, He must have some way of surely knowing whether his fair corre- spondent was the right girl before he could go om further. Of course he did not want to waste Lis stniles and perspire night after night for the wrong girl In answer a letser was sent saying that the writer would be that evening Ina blue dress—there were four or five in the chorus who Wore Dive dresses—and Would recognize him in some way, #0 there would be no mistake. I peared again in the front row that evening, up in exquisite style. The chorus giris had been let into the secret Unis time, and as they cane In exch laughed, and he saw, he had wit enough to perceive, that he was the’ object of considerable attention, A letter had been sent to him stating that the writer would meet him that-evening tn frout of the theater, He sent anote in beind the stage by an usher Stating that 1f he had known he Was going to make so favorable an impressio. he would have made other arrangements, ut he ten had an engagement that evening Uhat would pre. vent his meeting her, as proposed, and tn the 11 he asked, plaintively, ‘Why did_ you let the whole chorus catch ont’ so deeply ny ee erself away by demonstrations of delight. e wrote to her that he would make arrangements w be in Baltimore, where the company was to go. STILL INFATUATED. “Well, the thing was kept up, and the young man, though he was guyed in the most open manner, bravely persisted in appearing at the theater and making love — over the footlights to the fair one he supposed Was luring him on, The ushers were in the game, and ‘Ubey chased him off the front row, but he perse. vered With @ determination worthy of a better cause, He stood in the back part of he house ong Seat setg rea aoe yore tak He thought, evidently, she was by his attentions that she had fair way of belng killed to-night?’ The young man looked seared. “Good Lord!’ he said, 4 tink 80 toa, Did you notice one of the by {Cliows in the chorus scowling at met’ *Yes,’the usher sald, “that fellow is very jeaious. The girl you areafter 18 his girl’ ‘The cold perspiration stood on the brow of the man ashe remarked, I think ‘of this:” and he made « hasty ‘The young man is stil the siren voice of the gus- girl that, j sty to Saturday nl sense enough to see that he ts betng fooled, ‘and he may never know it, uniess you pubit sit in THe Stax. He Will, 1 ex- ‘Story and he sees i a att eo Ste is jar love-making there, “No,” said the yout nUeman, as he turned to ove away. “Tt le amaacaken okion tuat hora i advances of strangers, vain Over tne Hootligits, 1 have kuswu a. We ver of cases, Mich. Eee