Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1888, Page 2

2 CITY AND DISTRICT. HACKMEN AND THEIR FARES, ‘Triexe to Whieh Unscrupulons Jehus Revert te Increase their Gains, mifohiGetap Mit¥ FICERD UF and TiteX TO THR SPaTiON-HOUSE if THEY DON'T PaY—Tue AuTEO AND BEOCLATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THR COMMG- StONRES—A TALE WITH MACE INSPECTOR QUINLAN. fea, the Grivers of public Yehicles make as much now as they ever did,” said Hack Inspector nian, when questioned by a Stan reporter; fut,” he added, “there ts less extortion now than ‘there was formerly. There are at present 385 Licensed vehicles, {ncluding 151 cabs, 86 coupes, 73 Racks, 20 cosenes, and 36 other vehicles. The cabs taclude the Gurney cabs, Elmira cabs, Stand- ard cabs, hansomns and herdica Since the estab. Mshment by the Commissioners of a scale of prices, persons know exactly what they are expected to pay, af the law requires the driver to keep a copy of the rates posted in his vehicle for the benefit of passengers, The rates aro printedon cards and furnished the drivers.” THE RATES. Here Mr. Quinian produced a card, on which were printed rates and other regulations respect ing cabs and hacks. There are two sets of rates, One is in force between 5a. m. and 12:30 a m., ‘and the other goes into force at 12:30 8. m. the hour waen if is supposed that all but Tob; are in bed, and continues in force until am. The follow! the fates, the second or case being the sum charged oug—For one passenger of two for the first hour, cents and $1; for each 20 cents and 29 cents provided, that for multiples ot One hour the charge shail be at the rate per hour of 75 cents and $1. For three or four passe for the first hour, $1 and $1.25; for each additional quarter of an hour or part thereof, 23 cents and 33 ents; {hat for mutiple’ of one Roue the ‘charge shall be at the rate F Of $1 and $1.25, By the trip—By the trip of fifteen squares or leas, for each passeoger, 25 and 40 cents; for each addi- tonal dve squares of part thereof, 10and 15 cents; that for muitipies of fifteen squares the charge shall be at therate, foreach firteca ot 2 and40 cents. The regulations ‘provide tha in the case Of a two-horsehack engaged at a livery stable the proprietor or driver thereof may, Dy special agreement made tn advance with the pas ‘According to such special agree. Racks. lupon, the street, horses, and with seats for four the hour at rates not to hour and 25 cents for me-quarter hour. In all cases hans necks not cugaged by che hour it shail be gaged by the trip. A two- es guired to cake lese than fare to aay polnt outsice the 1, 1M ail cases, be chal drat sengers, may chal eacecd "$1.50 tor the by two Of 25 cents ad- OTHER REGULATIONS. For the further protection of the passengers ex- the regulations are printed on the arda, as follows: “Eaca passenger shall be enti- ted to have con without extra chat one eae ce ows an A ‘That there be not more than two truiks or otner tra boxes oF bags to be conveyed at any one Lime for ine person or persons hie the hack. it more than two trunks, trateling boxes or the driver shall be entitled to 25 cents foreach ona. tothe two, Each passenger shall be lwo to have conveyed, without charge,such her small packages as, oan be conveniently car. within the hack, and the driver abail ioad and all baggage’ without In case of disagreement between the driver and the passenger of a hack, the same may be referred by the passenger tothe hearest police station, whither the driver shall convey him without discussion or Geiay, aud the deewion of the lieutenant of police OF otuer officer in charge of such station shall be eonciusive; and incase the passenger 13 about to leave by railroad, stage, or steamboat, such dis- Sereemeees email bo sumaarity decided by tne po. lice oMicer oF principal police officer on duty at th ation or other place of departure Both t river and the proprietor or lessee of @ hack snail De beid responsivie for any violation of any of the foregoing provisions of this article; Provided, ‘Thal the penaity therefor shall ve paid but once, | ‘and for every violation of any of the Said provi: | stons the said driver, proprietor, or lessee suali for. feit and pay & penalty of $5 1f the compiainant be aresident of the District of Columbia, and $10 if the complainant be a non-resident, and In addition to tls the Hcense of the said hack may, in the dis- etion of the Commissioners, be revoked. If any prietor, or lessee of @ hack shall refuse ¥ & passenger at the rates hereinberore provided, the license of the hack may be revoked by (ue Commissioners.” CHARGING FOR Two TRIPS. “Sometimes,” continued the inspector, “when a driver gets a passenger and garts for a steamboat | Wharf or a railroad station the passenger will want | 1o stop 8 minute or two to get a cigar or news. per aud the driver will make a douoie charge, or [oSther words le will charge for two tripe “Fae ke bas no Fight to do, and if an officer is called to Settle such & dispute the passenger will get the yest of it. If, on the other hand, the driver is de- fained ten miuiutes or more the driver is entitied Yo additioual compensation. Most of the drivers are Od Mem and will not attempt to overcharge, but, fice ctuer vodies of men, Were are black snes among them who Will always take advantage ot passengers. The officers know most of the drivers ‘and Know exactly which need watching. OF ERCHARGING. “There are daily complaints made against Grivers about overcharging. Such complatats are | usually made at railroad depots, where persons are about to take the trains and jeave the city. In such cases the drivers think that as the persons are about to leave the city they will not stop to quake complaint, and run the risk of losing the Wain. Often, however, they are mistaken, and Sometimes the overcharged passenger will stay in the city to prosecute the driver rather than be imposed upon. When a person refuses to pay his fare the law provides for his imprisonment. - This Js tue only case in the District in which oy are lunprisoned for debt, so that while the ‘law is pretty strict regarding "their treatment of pas- sengers, drivers are protected better than any ‘eter class of persons engaged in business.” LOOKING YOR DRUNKEN MEN. “Some of the Jebus,” said an officer who has done duty on Pennsylvania avenue for several years, “are tricky. There ate some of the old “nightliners’ now On the streets who have been in service Many Years, and thelr horses look as if they had been through the war. Some drivers do note ing but look for drunken mep and take them | A driver of this class when business is Gull, will pick up a ‘drunk’ and keep him ia nis hack several hours, Wuen the drunk” umales ue Surprised to find himself Ina hack. How he got ‘ot KBOW, Dut he does know that the upon pie i him for his fare for the several Tefuses tO pay, and then he is | Sation. Vader the law the | € yut make the pas- lock im up, and the consequence gets his money. In this way the tricky driver makes brisk.” “I remember,” continued the officer, “a case aman Was given a passenger at Ltn street West to be taken to Ist street southwest. next day the complained that he been robbed of $45. Ufcourse the driver was Dut when the case was investigated Gut that a saloon-keeper had the money, the driver $5 for deitvering the the legal fare was but $f75, Griver was exonerated, and the man afterward got Bismoney. Some of the ‘old liners’ have reguiar passengers, persons who visit saluons down the | city very trequen"ly, and who, although under the juence of liquor, Will ride in only certaim ve. ‘THE EXTRA MAN WITH THE DRIVER. “ When you see two persons on a hack-box,” said ‘the officer, “it will do no harm to be careful When @ drunken man ‘s taken in and driven until be fails asleep, the extra man sometimes gets in ‘With him and nanages to take from Lim a portion Of his money. He will leave a few dollars, so that When the passenger is awakened he does not suspect that he has been robbed, but thinks that he bas lost his money. He has & few dollars lett, and he pays bis fare without making any com: | plaints. “Many drivers who are houest will not even overcharge wien they bave a good opportu. Bity, and Will not stand by and see any one else Tob ‘a “drunk.” The worst of the drivers ‘crab’ about the streets and stand their venicies near ‘all-night houses. They will take any person in ther hacks, whether the person Bas inuney or not, Wil rua the risk of making the passenger or ‘some Of his friends pay the fare.” PLAYING TRICKS ON A MACEWAN. “There's an old night-liner,” he continued, “that can beseen about 6th street and Pennsylvania avenue almost any night. The driver ts an honest fellow and very good natured. The ‘boys’ about That neighdorbood bave lots of fun with the oid man. They play all sorts of tricks on him, and any nights he is so far under the inf ‘Te business sensation of New York yesterday eeeeeeeene st ts semtens Exchange in ‘Europe, of which Heary Gllig is the general manager. ‘Tae liabilities are pat down at $4 a i H Hj i | Heald ; i ! Hh ii i i 3 i ie i i 1 && a ji ety iy uf hour, and if the hack is | OLD BURIAL GROUNDS, the Living have Crowded the ‘The Building Operations Whith Be- Dead Out of their Graves, gin im ‘the Spring, THE faNDeoms RESIDENCE TO Sm Ensofan BY sixth Ton sawrem—raih wow Q649PamD yos rus Batt (OP WASSINGTOR—OTRER MafYans OF INTERAET. ‘The géheral seeling of confidence that the has really and tftly oOtne t stay ie) have an effect, ‘The trailing the streett, The sotiad of ‘swell the chorus of spring ‘wails gradually ¢merging architectural buds that mark Progress season. During the first ten days of April tor ninety new houses were taken out, which involve an expenc:ture of some $211,000. Permit for the new Csthouic university building, which was issued during the ts not inéluded in this number. The dost of that will be $175,000. Last month permite to build 201 houses Hew THE GROUND NOW COVERED WITH ASPHALT—MANY BURIAL PLACES LOCATED IN WHAT ARE NOW CEX- ‘TRAL PARTS OF THE CITY. Many burial grounds. within the city limits have ‘within the past few years been abandoned. The old grave-yard sites are now in most instances cccupled by much better paying, though not as Permanent, tenants. There were a number of burial grounds in the efty in the early part of the century. Mr. Christian Hines, who died a few Years ago, recorded his early recollections of a city. H8 noted the following cemeteries: neon 24th between E and F streets, near Rasby’s ship-yard; 1 Galtcorough Br Of the O1d FAS Ms ‘ard, who remem! ‘thost of these burial grounds. THE OLD PUBLIC CEMETERIES. ‘When the city was incorporated two squares Were set apart as public burial grounds, and these Were managed each by three commissioners. One pe was Tocated At the head of ba nt on and Boundary sti wi Known ae the Western Burial Ground oF Holmend’a It was for many years regarded as one of the prin- cipal cemeteries. In olden times many of the lead- ing families of the elty buried their dead there. It i & g al a and extena from the Eastera B astern abd northern boundarié ‘ ree of lat rhich bes uese, vu are also streets to be madée Bd finally w: letely filled, In some cases bodies | laid, so that When the grass begins to grow each were buried two and three iu one graves Twelve | year some work is im It moompoes than that or ni ndemned ifteen years ago the ground was condem! nan iat for cemetery pu for sanitary reasons. Sub- Sequentiy the were disinterred and removed foother cemeteries, By authority of Congress the Square was sold by the e pro- ceeds going to the school fund. Tne iy was urchased by a citizen Who had it subdivided into yullding sites. ‘The Eastern Burial Ground was located in square. 1026, bounded by 15th, Agen, He ‘and I streets northeast, and was managed, like Holmead cemetery, by Commissioners, ‘There were some interments tade here but it never became & ular groun thirty years ago int Rrents were discontinued. ‘There was, ag restric: don on the establishment and maintenance of recy councls: paced au act prohibiting tse lo e city counc! an e Cation of them. CEMETERIES IN RAST WASHINGTON. In the early part of the century Christ church, East Washington, located near the eastern termi- nus of B street southeast, what is Known as the Congressional cemetery,’ aud this has always been @ favorite burial place. Soon afterward the Ebenezer (now 4th street) M. EK. church located « Durial opposite the Cor jonal ground, Which was popularly known as the Methodist burial Somewhat ina dilapl- | dated state, its sti Just north of this are | two colored grave-yards, both of which have been cor and interménts therein are not per- mitted. The Congressional and Methodist, with ‘the Potter's Field at the Almshouse, are now the only places within the city imits where inter- ments are made. Prior to 1846 the almshouse Was located on the north side of M street, between, 6th and 7th streets, and the Potter's Field was located northeast of it, Dutit long since disap- peared, OTHER OLD CEMETERIES. ‘ Another burial ground used extensively was that of St. John’s Episcopal church, known as the “Protestant graveyard,” on the square bounded by Rand$and 12th and 13th st northwest, which Was opened about 1820. It was kept in ex- ceilent order, and many prominent people were interred there, but some years ago, as at Hol. mead’s, the bodies were removed and the burial sites were divided off into building lots, The ae Church established a grave. yard, prior to on ‘equare bow: ry and Wand 1stn and 1¢th streets, Popularly Known as the Methodist grave-yard. ‘This gave way to the march of improvement about the close of the War, and after the bodies had been removed to Boek Creek and Glenwood the lots were sold, Be- neath and about St, Patrick's church, which was ftected about the beginning of the century, some interments were made, a few as late as’ 1860. The recelving vault for this ground wasn @ sures on the site occupied now by Carroll Hall. The principal burial ground for the parishioners of st. erick’s church Was, about 1810, located on Bound. mits fas already Movement of population wil ees: extend m the river into Virginie. ‘THE BANK OF WASHINGTON BUILDING, ‘The erection of the new banking building Bank of Washington will be begun at Order not to interfere with the dally Dente nest Ateearn _ ‘i is belag built, ‘The new structure will entire site of the : gE E F ali tothe ht of two by a high pitobed root, The undressed marble, Which is inly-used in the construction, 1g in barmony With the solid Cpa oped ‘Of the structure, Thé courses are mar. Die, On the Louisiana avenue side there will be anentrance to the second story, fitted up as office rooms, The walls will be con- ‘structed so that if at time it is desired to ada Wo the height of the bi it can be done, ‘MR. WHITEREAD'S HOUSE. A new residence for Asa Whitehead, esq., has been begun at No, 1306 Rhode Island avenue ‘northwest from plans by Mr. T. F. Schneider, archi- tect. It adjoins the two new houses being erected by Mr. Louls Emmert designed by the saime archi- tect. The front will be 24 feet wide and tories hig: pressed bric ‘one base Which extends up to the silis of t! Story windows, According to tne architect @ circular bay window ex! roof, and while the treatment of the an effect of elegance 1s produced by joue, in broad lintel and sill cou trance 18 an open way with nO ou! on each side about half way up a cli Stone columns support the broad lintel above. T entrance hall is 8 feet wide and handsomely fin- ished, and back of 1t is the staircase hall. dition Lo the halis on the first oor there is & par- lor. library, dining room and pantry. ‘The house adjoins an alley and occuptes the fuil width of the ‘ance, in high military poots and with the strong face of @ soldier. His heavy shoulders bend for- Ward in an un-American fashion Dut his #treng limbs and the bold. bean who gallops on a smaller animal at his Cite od lady. "wit an abundance of hair, and featares that always attract attention. She is a daring rider, as well as ne, and she often presses her ‘horse to a more Teckless pace than is his wont, Sometimes they aro accompantea by a young gn apparently theif daughter. Nearly every day in the winter, when less enthustastio horsemen Testricted their equestrian exercises to the tan- Dark quadrang! ‘k. ‘They are Colonel Jerome Bonaparte and Madame Bonaparte. It 18 Madame Bonaparte’s love of this exercise that swings,her husband &0 Often into the saddie, This act out-door life gives ner a youthful color that disputes the ac- cusation of her gray hair, The colonel’s hair is Unged with gray. Every one at all tamiliar with ‘the portrait of the last emperor of France is struck ‘With the resemblance between the two faces, Col. Bonaparte rides a better horse, but hela not as gracecul a rider as his wife, POPULARITY OF HORSEBACK RIDING. For along time Mr. Bancroft and the family ot Mr. Bayard were about the only constant riders in Washington, among people who are anyways well known, Now it is utterly unfashionable not to ride, and all the fashionabie young men and women who do ‘not know how to ride are learning a8 fast as they can. . Probably fifty equestrians are seen in Wash. ington this spring Where there was one five years ago, A Woman on horseback Was one of the Farest nts in the Capital a few years ago, Now many may be seen making for the country roads at a Swift trot early every mornii or of an afternoon. Most of them ride the English trotters, a horse it takes some courage for a woman to mount, and they ride them with a feurlessness and grace that is astonishing. TWO MEN OP LETTERS. Mr. Bancroft, the white-hatrea historian, still ‘Sticks to the saddle, and with bis feet in the stir- Tups he seems a young man. He and Librarian ‘Spofford, the two men of books, generally go rid- Ing together, They affect the same style of riding, and they are a picturesque pair jogging along side by sido in a geutie dog trot, ‘The historlan rides a large blooded animal, which has been a favorite of ‘hus for some Years, ahd Mr. Spofford’s horse 1s a heavy raw-boned beast with more durability than beauty. When riding alone Mr. Spofford gives a Jooge rein to his horse and lopes along the street in apparent forgetfulness of wuere he is. He often Grives his horse to a Dayton. He then reads a Book oF the morning papers, giving the horve bis Read 0 go, a8 ne likes, only occasionally giving the reins a jerk to encourage greater speed. When these two gentlemen are riding together they never permit their horses to break froma og trot, and each rider carries bis right hand vehin¢ him, resting at the smail of his back, ‘A StaR man met thein last Sunday, jogging along in tals way with the om in livery, With & Jeather belt about his waist, riding at the proper ary street, outside the city limits, near the nead of Sd street,’nortuwest. In this inany interments were made until Mt. Olivet cemetery was estab- lighed tn the 50's, since which they have ceased. ‘St. Matthew's congregation, at the corner of 15th and H streets, had no available ground for burial purposes, and in the latter part of the 40's bought he square south of the Foundry burial ground, tween 13th and 14th and U and V streets north west. This, = Was, after the removal of the bodies, converted into building sites. St. Peter's congregation, to & limited extent, buried in and about the church, 2d and C streets southeast. ‘ST. PETER'S BURIAL GROUND proper, the square of ground between H, I, 34, and 4th streets northeast, Was presented to St. Peter's congregation by the late Washington You: rior to Teer It was used as a burial yround tilt beoe, when the bodies were removed. fore the estab- lishment of Mt. Olivet cemetery many dead Were buried there, especially from the Catholic families of East Washington. Dantel Carroll, of Duddington, was among the number buried bere ‘ull 1862, when his ret ins, together With those of members of his family, were reinterred in the Georgetown College grounds St. Peter's ceme- tery was reached from Capitol Hill by 2d street east, the grade of which was quite steep and slip- pery. Some old jents state that in winter it Was necessary to let a coflin slide down the slip. pery hill oa a skid or sled. A fem yards south St. Mary's German Cathotte congregation established a cemetery about 1840, and their dead were buried here until the new St’ = cemetery was established near Gleawood 1862. ‘The Van Ness mausoleum was the last a place of the family of Gen. Joun P. Van Ness, on the south side of H street, between 9th and 10th, but this went the way of the grave-yards somé ears ago. ? ground on the Jot, It will be constructed by days’ work. SENATOR SAWYER'S NEW HOUSE. ‘Next week the excavation will be made for the large residence which Senator Sawyer proposes to erect here. ‘The new house will occupy the site looking south down Connecticut avenue and Dounded by 20th street, K street, and Connecticut avenue, Undressed brown stone will be used in the construction, and the architect, W. H. Miller, of Ithaca, N. ¥., has adapted the exterior plan to tae eatin. hes 0 stories will be surmounted a high pitched roof, broken by gables, w onthe eat ern front a graceful onvelSwinagwe fo- ished with a tower, will be the principal feature. The depth of the "house will be 72 feet, and the entire Width of the lot will be occupied, ‘thus gi ing a very ious interior. There will be roomy hall with a grand staircase. On each si Will be large rooms. The bail-room, with windows looking out on Connecticut avenue, will be the largest room In the house. All the interior finish of the first and second stories will be hard wood, in several Varieties. ‘There will be a carriage way on the north side. The house will cost about $80,000. Mx. W. P. “Lipscomb, of this city, is the a cae TO THOUGHTS OF PHYSIC, ‘That’s Where a Great Many People’s Fauacy Turns in the Spring, “The custom of taking ‘something for the bloc’ in the spring 1s a8 common as ever,” said a drug- gift toa Stan reporter the other day. “It is an old country custom, which of late years has found its way to the city. At thistime of the year about the markets you can find numbers of country peo- ple with their bundles of dried herbs and roots, which they gathered last fall, offering them for sale to mace spring tonics, blood puriflersand liver regulators from. ‘The herbs and roots principally used are sassafras, May-apple, thorn-apple, sarsa- Barilla, and dandelion root. Years ago in the chens Of the negro quarters on every plantation reat Dundles of these herbs were to be seen hang- ng all winter. to supply masters and slaves wit their bitters in thespring. And in the negrocabins in the country even yet the old aunties keep up ‘the custom, and lay in thelr stock of ‘yarbs’ every Shi cabtuges” And the. mastors whereee tee and cabbages. An m wherever Suil remain on the plantations, although times have changed and the manner of living 1s tar dif ferent from what it used to be, do not forget the physic of the old days. ‘They’ may have their Wine suppers and their modern style, but when spring comes they expect to take about so much of the ‘yarbs’ and bitters of their aunties.” “Then I suppose you have @ sort of runon Dlood medicines this time of the year” the re- ler suggesied. Pittine demand for sarsaparilia has already: ‘and from Unis on we will sell quantities of 1t,”°the rig A pee ro in ts perth herbs and roots trom the country: folks a hey think they are more apt to be the real stuff than what they buy at the drug stores, and besides they get_them cheaper. The American rilia, however, ts not of much value com: with that which comes from Honduras, whic handle. So that the druggists don’t feel the Petition of the country folks inahe sarsa; Market as much as in the other articles I have FAVORITE REMEDIES, “Many people have us make up their spring bit- ters for them. In some families it is the custom to keep a favorite remedy in the house all the year round. Whenever any one is out of sorts he fsgiven Up two gallons of u sarsaparilia mista were Ba up two gallons of a ure every Style patent medicines come n tor a big share of the trade, don’t they?” was asked. “Yes, there are a few old patent remedies that pares Me ree ‘this time Of the year. Of these the principal ingredients are ila, dande- lion root and May apple or podophyiium, ‘wien acts strongly on the liver. One sarsaparil Gozens of in tue spring. Ie fe real ase a m 4 and doctors often prescribe it.” ‘THE GENESIS OF SOME PATENT MEDICINES. “Then there are patent medicines which don’t tions,” remarked the reporter, patent medicines are founded on the pre- 10n8 of eminent physicians,” the di with ad theve presoriptions the Dune of years al ‘There was once a German burial ye square bounded by Vermont avenue, ‘A, and 12th streets northwest, which disaj ast aS such many years since. Also, a color urial feud on the Square bounded oy 7, Sta, Gch, and undary streeus, Which Was abandoned imany Years ago. HOW THE CITY LOOKED. ‘The city then bad not commenced its rapid growth, But few of the streets kad been opened to the Boundary, 7tn, 14th, and 20th, being the ouly ones in the western partof the city. At be. yond M street northwest, aad three-fourchs of that east of North and South Capitol streets, was cov. ered with @ scrub growth, now and then relieved by a corn or wheat eid, or market garden. In some instances the exact boundaries of the squares were not heeded, aud that part of tne street laid down on the map as the carrlage-way often yielded & good crop to some industrious husbaidman. ‘Then the Cammacks were runming a market gar: den on the square bounded by 13th, 14th, Q ana R Streets northwest, which they had bought for $1,500. The ground ts now assessed at $1,000. Joshua Pierce then bad his nursery and gardens extending from 1éth to 16th and from Q tT Streets “horthwest. The late Joseph Abbott Was raising large crops of turnips on the square West of 14th, between T and U streets, and nay between 9th 'and 10th, P and Q streets On the Square south of the latier were extensive brick yards. Prof. Ruggles, of Columbia College, had Dougnt for 23¢ mills per foot the square bounded by Vermont and Rhode Island avenues, 14th and N streets, and sold it to Heltmilier, who converted it into @ market-garden. The establishment of Oak Hill cemetery. near ‘West Wasbington, Glen- wood, ect Hi and St- Mary's On Lincoln nue, and the en! nal Soiree uae eaerme establishment of the Young Men’ grounds, near the Quaker, Dural ground and the Haruontal round for the colored, afforded factlities tor burial ‘When improvements crowded the city dead to the country. ———_»—__ THE sToRY A BUSTLE. Why the Father of = Family Wants a Servant Whe Doce Not Wear One. “Talking about busties,” said the father of a family, suddenly arousing himseit from deep medi- ‘ation, and slapping Tag STaR man on the knee, ‘They had been speaking of nothing for the past ‘twenty minutes, and the last thing mentioned be- ‘outcome their girl of her “And I listened to all AL H i f i 8b | id ' a E i 4 l ] i y fas es 5 | i ¥ tt a i ier E distance bebiné. Mr. Bancroft looked about as ne did in the same attitude ten years ago. He looked like Father Time with his snow white beard then, and he appears no older now. Mr. spofford is & Younger man and there ts more black than White in his long hair and scattering beard, CABINET RIDERS, Nearly every member of the cabinet rides, At- torney-General Gurland, I believe, ts the only ex- ception, Secretary Whitney has some of the finest horses in the city, and fs @ constant rider. Mrs. Whitney is an excellent rider also, and keeps & beautiful blooded saddie-mare at tue riding acad- eimy for her exclusive use. She and the Secretary, and perhaps also Mr. Greger, of the Russian lega: Uon, are responsible for*the’habit becoming sud. ly s0 popular here." Bira, Whitney is a tearless and ’xtraordinarlly good rider and 1s fond of her horses, She has several young ladies who ride with her. Her husband usually rides alone. Messrs, Bayard and Lamar used to ride much ‘when they Were in the Senate, and they still kept it up atter they entered Mr. Cleveland's council, Mr. Bayard’s horses have ancestors and they are fa- millar with the most intricate bridle paths through the woods and over the hills, Sometimes in the morning and again in the evening Secretary Bayard scours the country round in search of fresh air and exercise, He 1s a rider of the old School, who knows what a horse can do, and often tests his mettle Without over doing it. All his daughters are excellent, horsewomen. ‘There was nothing fancy or proud in Mr. La- mar’s mount. He was often joked about sitting astride the most disteputable-looking beast in the Cabinet stables. Since he has gone on the Supreme Bench he has practically given up equestrianism Alexandre Falguiere and Antoni Mercie, with thé stipulation that they are to do all the artistic work with their ai Grasse, only 9 Rochambeau, had been represented in the design. The ‘contract was thereupon fi Sina tne contractors Will at, once begin the struction of the statue, which is in two y ws iff Ail that the committee had before them in mak- ing the selection o° the design was a rough plaster cast which made o oretentions to likeness of fea- ture to the distir ,ul 1ed Frenchman nor to any Hneness of deta’ , the »dject being simply to show the general chy racter of the monument, the attl- tude of the ‘.zures,a ‘a the grouping. The ac- companying -dt was made from ® photograph of the plaster F .odel, and is intended to convey only general I¢.2a of the proposed statue, and should not be reg’ rded as an exact representation of the work as .t will appear when completed. The design contemplates fayette ina very martial attitude, with his long sword resting on the Ser ee Raen ay, Mi Se, par envelopea by his cl blown to one side. " His "folded hat 1s clutched in his outstretched right hand. ‘The figure of Lafayette will be about 10 feet in height, and the size of the pedestal will be in About the sal, in different attitudes, are the figures of his four compatriots, Rochambeau, Dupor- tall, D’Estaing, and DeGrasse, the same size as the crowning figure. In front America is ted. as a female figure offering the sword of liberty to Lafayette, Van A with it to the inscripuon on the tablet, fayette et ses com ons.” At the rear of the pedestal are a couple of small alle- gorical figures and a short inscription, the wordtt of which ts still under consideration, Will be of Italian marbie and the figures will all be ip bronze. The location of the monument has ot yet been decided, but the committee are in favor of removing the statue of Jackson from La- fayette Square and erecting the ‘Latayetve statue in the is which already Lafayette’s name. ‘It will be necessary, however, to secure a act of Congress authorizing such action it ‘and drives about in an old-sty1e barouche on high ‘springs and open on both sides, driven by an old. Ume colored man in old-time very aud drawn by two sleepy horses, SECRETARY FAIRCHILD 1s @ most persistent of riaers. He rides every day, usually in company with Secretary Bayard, and there 1s not a bridle path through the woots for miles around that he bas not explored. Like Mr, Bayard he rides a trot, only with more of the En- glish style. Secretary "Endicott 1s a aeliberate ‘and dignified rider. Miss Endicott is a most ardent devotee to the sport. She isa member of the Fiding academy and goes out often twice a day. ‘She never misses a ride in the morning. Secretary Vilas 1s not a very enthusiastic lover of equestrian sport, ‘WHY THE PRESIDENT DECLINES. All Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet have not been able to get him in the saddle. He may follow their ad- vice in matters of state sometimes, but in this matter he follows bis own fears. He is not afraid Of the horse so much as of the notoriety of ap] ing In public in, the attitude of jockey, and, be sides, is said to have an odd notion that there ‘would be something comical in his gure on horse- back. He isa qnember of the Washington Riding Academy, and a saddie-horse iskept there for bine but the nearest he has come toa mount yet was to stand off apd look at the new building. Mra. Cleveland, it f3 said, is very anxious to ri claily a8 Mrs, Whitney, Miss Bayard, and M! Alcott talk horse to her so much, telling of the de- lighttul sport they enjoy, but slie is restrained by the fear Of notoriety. She is not at all afraid of horses and 18 a very good driver. ‘A FRARLESS RIDER. Probably the most fearless rider in Washington is Miss French, the daughter of Representative French, of Connecticut, she sits her saddle with grace and composure and has no fear. ‘Miss Fox, the daughter of the real estate dealer; Miss Bliss, "Mr. Bancromv’s granddaughter, and bis daughter, Mra. Carroll; the wife of Ke; tative Hutt; Miss Cox, Judge Cox's daugnter; the Misses Leiter, Miss Quay, Miss Kempt, Miss Campbell, Miss Rosebud sradford, Miss Minnie Free Miss Madill, Miss stitchell, daughter of the Oregod Senator, and her sister, Mra. Handy, and tity Other young ladies of Washington society ride horseback with considerable skill, Most of the foreign ministers and attaches are horsemen apd memoers of the riding academy here, ‘The best horseman of them all, exoept. Mr. Greger, 18 said to be Dr. Yow, of the Chinese legation. ©” CONGRESSIONAL HORSEMEN. Representative Cannon, of Illinois, is aconstant: rider. AU his home in the West he keeps two sad- dig horses that are ridden by no, one but himseit, he 1s fond of riding to the hounds. “Wuen ve. came here this winter he bought a fine saddle mare, and he rides out nearly every day, in the ‘afternoon, as hi to. Repre- sentative Allen, of Massachusetts, rides considera. He also ‘drives, He has & chunkey little pony, as fat and round as a butter ball, with its ‘and mane cropped, which he drives ‘to @ Con- cord with t red Wheels and gear and abiack body. He attracts no little attention, 2 Saturday Smiles. Physician—“Dear me, I wonder if it ts ever ‘toclear off! A patient sent for me two days Mrs. A.—“"Yea, I advertised for a nurse girl ‘What are shall want §2 a week with te without Harvard Lampson. auaanum, can be done, so that as yet there is no certainty ‘where it will be erected, MARQUIS DR LAFAYETTE isthe pr ay i A ; j ; z i e J Roeh Gilbert au Motier, Marquis LL D., Knight of the Royal Order ot 8st. member of of ‘the Cincinnatt.’ He was 1m the Noailies mms, until pay list in 1776. He was é i ted ‘to be a major-general in the United duly 31, 1/77, and continued int honorably retired November 3, 1783. of October, 1778, ted Sinise tone re Banding ine ropiment. of the, King's Di Tn March, 1780, he was granted permission king to return to the United States, In 1781 returned to France, and in 1783 he was ved by Louis XVI marechal de camp (equivalent to major-general) in the French army, with rank from 19th October, 1781 (Yorktown). In 1701 he was promoted to be chiet of the | French aguse 12a Be. was soueral commandant 2.ce Sitice "December 26, 1890. if n z' ak 4 i 8 [ i a cro Gen. Sctoner 21, 378. On. Fe fis turn fo ene United, States t6 resume duty ta return a the Continental army was a fresh proof of the dis- interested zeal, and nich had secured him, the “the urtier vervices of eo gallant and meritorious an officer. At the battle ot Jamestown Ford, Va. July 6, 1781, he had two horses killed under hint, ‘At the siege’ of Yorktown he commanded a division ‘of the Continental Army. He received trom Con- sence to recurn France, and. was givea urn ra 0% absence to or ad ‘December 21, 1 a8 H | i ss i 4 HE A ‘The following is from a private letter just re- ceived from Mra. Ermentrout, wife of Representa- tive Ermentrout: Naruse, Tracy, March 21. ‘Some one has said, “See Naples and die;” but one’s impressions of the city depend very much Upon the polnt of ovservation, If in one of the reat hotels on the quay, commanding views of the Islands of Ischia and Capri and the whole pano- Tama of Une bay, from the promoatory of Misenum to Vesuvius and Sorrento, Naples is charming. If in one of the hotels in the heartof the city, among its narrow, suuless streets, with their slimy, slip- ery cobvle-stoues, and where, when on venturing Outside the door, one’s life is every moment endan- ered by passing carts and vehicles, there being geen Naples can be exceedingly disagree- been here, as elsewhere, to foe life in es many punsre ae posible, aud t have Succeeded quite to my heart's content, Forexai- pis, mmediacely upon arriving and becoming set in one of Lhe hotels, I was driven to the post. here oMice, expecting to find there lectern, AS ras a fesia th progress, and the street in whlch the general office fs situated was crowded With Boots and filed With people, I dismissed the carriage After my crrand had’ boos ‘accomp! and —] About ty wee tke poopie and wikat Une} were ‘There were all sorts of children’s toys offered for sale, small articles of ty household use, and an abundance of fruits, confections Men were ‘stroliing about with bunches of toy v: Ailoous, as OD certain holidays at home, and there were others With curious toys, which’ they were shouting out at the top of their Voices as the products of Amer= ica, all in Che most expressive Italian, Besid ‘there Was an fucessant noise of ny trump and shrill whistles, and altogether the din was | Something marvelous Among other things which: attracted my attention was the (ryt of cro quettes and something resembling wathes over a ittle charcoal fire on the grown As any easy Way of doing a bard ning is riicularly attract- ve to me, abd as walllos are alway rather trouble: ‘Some compounds in American kitchens, I watched | this latter operution with great earnestness, abd ‘Qs 8 result somebody hej Limself to my pocket een or aed Me bie to return to the otel notwitastanding the loss, letting the pay Ue carriage ob tay arrival, and ss thefe was Very utile ip the purse at the ne there was no cause for grief; but tue whole tning Ulustrated @ phase of Neapolitan life J did not at all like, and J accepted it as a Warning. it has been a mystery to me ever #ince how an) body found that poowet. | It always requiresa ep yp when i Waut i; | apolitans have been entirely beyond my | poor pre -nsion throug bout my Whole acQuaimiance witu them, Another feature of Naples in which I have often been ipteresied Was its lazzaromi, of whom there | Were once 30,000. ‘They lived in tents along the | most beautiiul part of the Day, and made tueir living doing nothing, diversified occasionaily by catcaing fish. Tue new Itallan government has | dispersed them a8 @ community, their tents and themselves having stolen away like we Arabs; Dut the strong faces ‘of Of their old men, 1m red Woolen caps, play! bursery maid to their and great grand children, and all basking in the sunshine together, interested me much. EB one I saw would have made a good phael’s demnéd asta on fhe scaffold couta not lett behind. “stand nambests Re Knigne Grand Cross of’ st nie ean ang oahcer agign ‘of Honor, and t of the order of Cineinnatt in France, OmevALER DUPORTAT. Asto she other figure of the military there was. considerSbie hess tion and discussion. Sev. ‘Propo eral nameswere a4 ‘them “Gene: armafa, ‘a French ot Who commanded cavalry in our revolu- onary asst sone a thal Viscount de Noaliles, brother-n- Jaw of Lafayette, suould have the place, but finally tue commission de-idea Antoine equ en ae a weDuport ail, who Ww: one of tbe tour French: ion of — Louls tinental engineers, and came to this country in the winter of '76.7.. He was ap- pointed by Congress Colonel of United States ea- ingers, July & 1777, to date from Feb. 18,1777, the fine we Be frst Jouned Gen. Was in’ tue main Continental army. He was appointed briga- ier general and chiet of the Contigental Corps neers, November 17,1777. He served at juarters on the staff of Gen. Washing- and battle of Monmouth in 1778, and sent by Gen. Washii in June, 1778, plan the security of the city of Philadelphia, ejoining his commanding general he served with Highlands of the Hudson in 1779 a! In 1780 he served as chief engi Gen. Lincoln in the defense of Charleston, its capitulation Decame prisoner of war, at At desire was specially ex- 25, 1780. Thenceforth he separa! from Gen. Washington, and his advice was sought on all councils of wi ‘In 1781 be was by Congress to be baie! nd granted six monte’ leave, He was onorably retired from the United States service October 10, 1783, with the special thanks of Con- gress for distinguished services, and was provided with we LO France in the packet W: lagton, Int through the influence of Lafayette, Dupor- ‘all was appoiated minister of war, but because of the hostility and violence of the Freach assem- biy ae During the reign‘of terror, when the bi oun were in search of hii he es- caped and took refuge in this Country, where ne Was gladly welcomed. in June, 1797, bis friend and former companiop-lo-arms in the United States, Count Matniea Dumas, a member of the legisiatif, obtained from that body @ removal of his naine from the Proscribed list. He did not avail himself of the privilege of returning to France untii 180%. He Dever reached France, however, a3 he died at en route to that coantry. ‘VICE-ADMIRAL COUNT D'gsTaIxa, who was selected to be memorialized in one of the subordinate figures model, and the children had tue faces of angels, THE SHOPKEEPERS OF NAPLES. The shopkeeptrs are anotuer type to be studied in order to be understood. Their subtlety is a Sort of intellectual diseretion. Naples is te place to buy corals, parasols and gloves, but unless you Know well Wwe different qualities ‘of these Unings and their real values it ts really dangerous to bus, &s you are like as not Lo pay five, six, seven times their orth, ‘To lilustrate, one day I Was selecting photographs, o Eugiisuman came ito tue shop. The Dooks usually tell us that Ital- Jans never e: to receive the price they ask for ‘heir goods, and that the best Way 1s to offer them just One-half the Sum named. ‘The Englishman, the ranking officer,’ both e dealer ed. Lo be a G: rices. German, and Eis prices were very fair; Dut us te Engustiman Seemed determined U6 pay very little be produced & book of cheap lithographs of the principal bulld- ings of the city, such fs are often seen in America. ‘The Englisinan at once replied with great cou- Jecency: “Ob, I have one of those, The feliow ranted five fraics for it at first, but I offered him Unree and be let me have it.” "To which the Ger man quieUly responded: “I sell them for sevents- five ceatimes.” You should have heard tne aston- ished ejaculation of that Eugikbman. 1. was too Vigorous for me to record. ‘Turee francs is sixty conte. Seventy-five cenumes is Aifveen cents. He bad paid just four mes too much, aud ail (ue while had been Congratulating bimself on ais cleverness, mR in visiting the coral shops joes varied so much that at frst 1 was quite bewildered, Finally alter making my selectioas, several days later, | made my own prices, also D*id firmiy to chew aisd won the day. Thosé persons who have a lofy contempt for such things as asking prices berore making purchases shouid never trust themselves Lo the mercies of N.pies, A Woman whom I know, beeding sowe trifles which has @ fixed price every” Where, WeDL LO One Of the Suops bere for It, an Without saying anythiug about the cost, iat down a piece of mouey wiich could Rave bongnt Avover and over again in America, No c! being given her she asked for it and was told had ‘only paid the necessary amount. “Why, Unav’s absurd!” came forth involuaarliy, “Why did you not ask how much it was before buying?” of the French army and navy, WhO served in this country during the Rev. olution, He entered the French army in 1746 is captain, He was made brigadier - genoral in 1756, marechal de camp in 1761, and Meutenant. general in 17626 In 1763 he was appointed to be Meutenant - general in the French forces, re. taining his army ‘rank and commission as well. In 1777 he was promoted to be vice-ndmiral of the French naval forces in Asia and America, and on the 13th of April, 1778, he sailed from Toulon and arrived on the’ coast of the United states july 8, 1778, in command of a fieet and co-operating land force. He commanded tls co-operating foree in Rhode Island in ‘78 and forced the Narragansett: passage, compelling the British to destroy their squadron in Newport harbor, He also comm: ip the subsequent indecisive naval action against Lord Howe, August, 1778, which was interrupted by a violent storm. ’ He afterward commanded the same forces in the West Indies. Later, at the siege of Savannah, he commarded the same forces, constst- ing of & co-operating army and a fleet of ‘nineteen ips of the line and six frigates, and was severely wounded in the unsuccessful’ assault of that “Because,” was the Fe. Scion gure Walle mousing ‘the | armnuiea the merchants “Buca.” waa hee Bricth “satrenckinens "aU? ,mousting the Bee eee an assaulting column. He was accorded an in. —— terview by Louls XVI at Versailles in December °7®, who expressed his extreme Satisfaction at his conduct, and announced his aj polatment as vice. admiral’ of France. In 1783 commander-in-chief of the combined land and ‘aval forces of France and Spain at Cadiz, destined for the reduction of the British West India Islands, and was made a grandes of Spain of the first class. On the 22d of . 1785, the state of Georgia gave him 20,000 acres of land for his Revs olutionary services, and admitted him to “ali the privileges, liberties and immuntties of a free citizen ‘tremely well-bred, pay great attention to tries, have much of what might be termed surface po- lMeness, and,amoug ower things,pri tnemsel es reatly upon being always gi puviic, On Sie occasion the lave King, “Vi Emanuel, drove his favorite English horses affaseit, streets of Naples, without gloves! tans have not forgocten 1k to this day. ‘whom all Italy regards as Uue Father of ‘his coun of Uhat state.” In July, 1785, Louis XVI appointed | UY, While connected with most of the roy: him governor-generai the - province. ot | Hes of Europe man of the simplest Habits Touraine, having two given | scent, was « man of he f him a gratification of 90,000 Uvres per’ afsuc | ners.” He ning dress, because, 1) made him K SQ much like a avoided it whenever he could. Once durti tne Visit of the late empress of Rustla to Kome she weuton her own nsibuity to the taeater. The king, never di of seeing her there, went until he should obtain such governor-generaicy. In 1787 he became a member of the assembly of Sanigned to the command of the Nationa Gaaye and of ational Quard: und in 1792 was promoted to be admiral of France, He was strongly attached to the royal family, His fn his faVorite frock cout to his own box. jette becoming lately opposite, n another box, *at the empress, gareciass telus fx ‘authorities and | He instantly remembered hus ducy under tbe. cir fod to his arrest and imprisonment. His favorabie | cumstances, but now could be present himself to his distinguished guest sq improperly attired? In @ moment he had solved the problem, and asking One Of bis Officers, Of about his own size, to ex- cl coats With him, he hastily donned the other,and, snatcuing the white tie from tbe throat Of the . alef in attendance upon tue Dox, was able in a very short Ume, atured in the on eve. ing costume, to present himself in the box of the em Toould relate a hundred pleasant anecdotes ot this popular king, but unhappily this 1s a letter on Naples. However, I will add tuat whenever dan- Says tne Bret to the Fescus, aud’, also ie ie son, the present King Umberto, When's few ‘one pleasan evening, u tnt aiaie Sous wun Pacessnees ment from my Window, was sudvenly rent by an earthquake and many of its inhabitants swal- JoWed up—among thein several Americans—King soon’ a8 it Was mage known to him. By the time he arrived the stench from tho dead Dodies, through the dreadful gaps in the earch, was almost Unendurabie, and bis officers sought to Getain him from the horrible piace. His only re- Ply was “where my soldiers inust go, 1 can and Will,” and he did, ‘and superintendiug much of the labor of removing the bodies of the dead. And so did he suow among Lis Dumbtest subjects, when (le chowera was - ing them by hundreds, and seek to alleviate, to the Uunost, the consequent suffering aud distress, Sars Se ftseit dur e rr man, but while hunting In the testimony at the trial of Maria Antoinetie gave Turther offense, In 1704 he was tiled. condera ‘age of seventy-five years, a has been harshiy criticized for some of his acts during the Kevolution, and was ‘severely condemned by the Americans at the tim it was but justice that his statue shoul have a place on the monument. _In consideration Of thezervice he rendered, Sashes ‘THR COUNT DB GRASSE. ‘The other naval hero compatriot of d’Estaing whose figure will adorn the monument is the Count de Grasse, or more fully, | Franoois’ Joseph Paul’ de Grasse-Rouville, , Knight ‘St. Louls Serusaietn taember of ‘the Order of Cincinnati tn France, ‘The Count de Grasse entered Davy a8 & 4: 1a marine tn | but declined being carried | Satisfied with what I bad seen, oe gti Sa ei amok £ ay Erand And the soa ix nowuere wear ’ nosher Curtous effect of am eruption, tn was the Uhrowing up of a mountain, gow called Monte Nuern, 440 frei ry a half in circuinterence, Se-eRUDe! Volcano of Solfatara, from suiphurous fumes incesansy Tien, Une last orup. Uioh having taken pisevtn Tiba Poaruoll, oF Putaoii,was one of sumMoient Import ance to have an iumphitheater with séaus 330,000 spectators, still in an admirable state preservation, Teach Lake Lucrinus, famous in tue oid Rowan, Gays for is oysters. A lite Tarther inland ie we Gem of Avernees the «nc frewu fr, walled all by u ats. bili, The Shores are t pod, and binds Bo longer tear Neer Grotto of the Cumman’ sin ba long, atobed. pa: out through bil during the ‘reign of tuo inperor ent entrance 88 strong doorway ia a st guarded by an old Woman loowt: Gracie ners Mer bus guide and burden-Dearer, carryt visitors on Bis shoulders afer the mani a Christopher, over the River Styx, to Cor three cham- bers of tue sibyl beyond, After a walk of tures or four minates thro Nero's broad comfortati® massage, lighted only by the flaming torches in The thas or tne guide, we reached ov the rigut © Live narrow descent leading di Ay to i SUK, J Went as far as the mi i = t Sui there to be consulted, 1 think should have braved anything to reach Baiae, with its oysters and Falernian wine, was ourlunchifig piace. We enjoyed the prevcy litue feast, but Au can biue Nowadays fish, as formerlt Rothans of the for its oysters, Past had their villas at Bal the pleasure palaces of Julius Cmsar and of Nero, together with turir baths and the Villa of Cicero, are among (he ruins stilt standing, oon ery near, on an imposing belt, are the huge Walle of (ue Acropolis of Cumae. These, together ea are al: that with Che fragments of a few tn: Fomain of Uuls earliest of the Greck coloules In dialy. About (wo miles fartuer south 3-9 Senum of the anclenia, Where tue prowd Aeet once rode gt anchor. ‘Way of in Uh distance, at the opposite end af the Deautiul crescent, lies sorrento, the birth. place Of Tasso, Beyond i, oui et Soa, is the island Of © wih its wondertul Riue Grow, All “about us Where we siand are the Biysian Fields of the bale poeta, Wherever we look, whereser we turn, iS classic ground, and ie setting of matural beauty so Superb that the Bay of Naples gust ever live in my memory as the most enchanting Spot Lue World bas thus far been able to produce, MASE BALL MATTERS, Satisfactory Work of the Washington Team im Exhibition Games, ‘VICTORIRG OVER STRONG CLUBO—TRE MEN Ix TEE HOME TRAM—PITOHER WHITNEY APPOINTED cap. TAIN—PRORPECTS POR THE LRAGUR sRason —NoTRS ABOUT CLUBS 4XD PLAYERS, ‘The playing of the home team quring the past Week has been confined (o two games, both with the Baitimores. On Monday the majority of the club played a Oretclass game, supporting Gumore th excellent form, but the bad errors of Myers, who played his first game of the season with the home club, aided, it bas been alleged, by the par- ality of the umpire, gave the game to the home team by a margin of one score Wednesday's vic~ tory more than paid for the defeat of Monday, the Senators batting terriBcally and fielding in good shape. Such a game has seldom been seen in Washington, reminding one of the exhivition last summer, when the siuggers from Detroit faced Young Keeie, and the Senators were very weary When the gaine Was ended. ‘The record of a club during sn exhibition series a8 arule counts for but litue in the estimates to be formed of its future work in the championship arena, but ‘he remarkable success of the Wash Jagions since the season opened has caused more than one despondent lover of the sport to think ‘Ubat Chere may be something in Ube Loam after ail The club has played twenty-four games, of which three were lost and one tied. If the opposing clubs tn these contests were Weak Ubere might bo some excuse for the Saying Lhat Ubese victories do, ‘hot show any value in the team. But the records: Of the games Chese clubs have played with other clubs, & both the abd The Associallon, have shown that they are by no means amateurs, Dui strong teams, and burd to beat. THE TRAM. All of the men have now signed contracts to play, and there are ffteen nawes on the salaryist of the treasurer of the club. Myers came to terms: last Saturday night. Jt is said that he obtained an advance of over last year’s figure. Don- nelly stuck oUt for a raise at Orsi, Dut -came to terms, and has peen playing at sbort-néid with all of bis old agility and skill, although t were Unree errors vo his credit in Wednesday's game. ‘The past week has changed the internal order of ‘Uuings ip the club Lo a considerabie extent. A NRW CAPTAIN. O'Brien resigned the position of captain of the team and Pitcher Whitney was at ouce given the position, with Irwin as assistant. Whenever Long Jim pitches or plays in the Meld, he will do the Work of eld captain, and when some one else Is 1p the box and Che familiar Mgure of the Grass. hopper is seen on one of the benches, the tuira baseman will bave the duty of placing the men and directing their movements. nis ts signin cant ip thal it sews Lo insure Irwin's p-siden Im the club. There are at least \Wo extra men on the team, one at short and one at second, Will be no releases made untii the League season 1s well advanced. "In fact the dire sure of making any. It 14S UPON Ube sticceRy or te ‘clup “in the : chain pnauip cinta Dally ig, beyond a doubt, ove of tae greatest fas qctnis oh che onuan ama ts comming ov tf peaenaaen @ eure biter When Were Is a tial Ob & Das. BALL. NOTRS. Keefe is still on the outside, but Is ‘New York team in tts exhibition serfes. Hoy can make @ Dase-hit out of aumost any kind Of Dall He seems to bat with his ‘Wilmot tried the bunting act last Saturday, but id nov make much of & success of it. ‘on the ‘There wasaslight unfavorable change in Mr. Conkiing’s condition yesterday afternoon. At tem minutes oS Dr. Barker called and remained ten minutes, On coming out he did not look as cheer- fulas usual, He said: “I donot think Mr. Conk~ Ung 1s a8 well as when I saw him at 2o'clock. He is more nervous, which symptom Ido not like. He if Hi i in il i 2 : i l ¢ Hf ; gE 5 3 i ie . I ul i f B i i 4 i i B it iF Hl i i ii i i i ae Goes pot sleep as well as he did last night or thin although Gozing frequently.” Dr. Bar- ker issued the following bulletin, dated & p.m: . Conkling is not quite so weil as at 2pm, ‘He has had nervous twitching of tue muscles and Hy if fy Hi ! 4