Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1888, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. ) D. C., SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1888-DOUBLE SHEET. \ND_ DISTRICT. X AT HOME. iz Wives Assist Thom in Pub= LESS se things. is a delight Al of 2 her sym- | nd in h Many on political 2 from the husbands Ung througn for thelr hus comes, yin y Of Congres- in the other. the “M. C.,* ual coustita nas to beip her bust a ren o us work: nt to help the: a i 3 OF nt pastime to | > new members | t] | HOTOUS forked up’ manuscript Ics frou the puvite. ne i ad pale expression of sad t ells the story. No > Low Llwse Jokes, or those bursts of | € Wear Upon Lue Lies Uf domestic appl | | 11S A TERRINER TEST te sit and Hsten to ber! 2 gesticulauion and again some it to memoi What deep and setuled t when frags | he's mis the wife expected to florid went toa aud her s pre EACH NEW DISCOVERY oo new is laid before his wife enlarged upon, es with her the s labor, reads to her bts notes, her the thought that ts shaping and looks to her for appiause has discovered ups, piaiz, Wrapped up ald con: deductions and eunelu- her lord reads pas .cked oratory. a of his speceh—the He then hurls ower of voice, and away from that.” She skelet yt rhetori i his " m ad aye she thinks mot, Aud there | bea & Deliud Gat smile tual be dvesn’t | las read to her several times the skele- | 1 als Ora is It with big iat words and eUly shuts the Asa inishing to emabediis the oraidon {| apt quotatio bf a npete, aud frou that moment unul be Last time aiter breaktast on the {| urst upoa the public he de- | ery Lime he gets her aloue, at bis mer | | calling the | vessity of keep- | audition ts both are some classes a TUE Srak have 1 they seldom that they can there Is no Water sup- Jes other refuse matter. er, 18 most need fon of water scourge spreads a pau over * > | Party Watls. © party sto be desires, go Kness of er cities, I understand, | His a matter of my it ce, Dut even there inaviduais tnterestea irown land. important, He may ha id befor: ou Lim half the ly 18 fee 10 tn two walls, u ad it his neighbors ‘side Walls for hin at cost aoney value of the case, at Uae first. cost, for we ail n. uuder favorable lights, nas | nd it. But wuat 19 that be- 1 the feet t you are " it would for the insurance in houses that stand by nose that are joined, where ast come Very near to euch otuer. 1s desite 10 use & party Wall in com. 4 have that privilege, but do not con- ¥ one todo 90 Wd does not deatre if aman pays (or a cer { ground, by ali that is fair | Ti thet He should have tue > pald (or and say Whether or or suould be allowed to encroach | — per of feet it would the Mauager, } For the To the Esitor of Tax Evastxe Srai Eye you xin est to the proper authorities Washington Base Ball Park the expedi- €acy of opening both gates at the main entrance Of the grounds at the ciose ofeach game, The rea sous for this to any one who has attended any of tue ball games, and especially with ladies, must Ve obvious. I am unacquainted with any one con nected with the company, and therefore will be wlad if You wii give tuis # place in your excellent paper. But one wate at the entrance mentioned has been thrown open at the close of the game This seasog, and the pushing at te exit iss nul sauce, ‘PaTRox. —ce0e—___ ‘Types. ‘Written for Tux Evexixe Sta. In Sicily sang one of old, ‘That nearest the divine to sight Were running waters, clear aud bright And mother bearts have always claimed ‘That heaven's peace profigured lies Ln the pure depths of children's eyes. While poets say thet spring time growth, ‘The warm bade bursting after snow, Are Like the uew Life we shall know. But I think, just to wake some morn Frou tear-atained sleep, and see you stand With gad, moist eyes, and outstretched hand, Would be the happiest type of all For sowie day tn this very wise Wel oven hatt-unwilling eyes, To find loved faces ail about, Anc haods reached out aud greetings given, Abd we suali know that it is Acaven, A. On ———_—.ee___ A Dig crop of M: Pl. oy aryidud and Delaware peaches: with people | 4 | bits of raw meat, having the hair and bone Intact. | done to the enjoyme | Jim, and seems to enjoy bi AN EMBRYO z0O, FEEDING OWIS WITH MEAT, PLAYEUL Tie 'POSSUMS—BUFFALO AND DEKR—JAGUAR ASD BONES, AND ALI— BEARS—HOW A MONKEY PLAYED WITH PRAIRIE DOGS. Everybody 1s more or less interested in natural historv,and few intelligent people can help feeling @ special Interest tn the collection of animais be- longing to the Smithsontan Institution to be found nals tructure fitted up with cages in the rear of the Smithsontan building. This col- lection Is specialiy interesting because It contains Tepresentatives of American animals of species that are In great danger of soon passing forever Out of the number of living things. When a re- porter of Tz Stax eatered the little frame bulld- ing one day this week he was struck with the avatness of everything about the embryo “00.” ‘The feeding of the animals, which was just com- meneing, proved very interesting. ‘The first ones to be atvended to Were the barred owls, Just one mouth old, When the keeper approached the cage Lue owls set up a loud screeching, a discordant Welcome to the keeper and the ‘breakfast le brought with him. ‘Tue food consisted of small “The reasou We feed them on food having tue hair and bone with it,” he said, *ts because it is an | absolute requisite to’ their well being, and when fed WIth tacat without these necessary adjuncts ‘wey soon fall away and die,” “What becomes of the bones?” queried Tur STaR man. “Are they digested?” “That's the funny part of it," answered the er. “To acertain degree the gastric julce A¥3 a tnost important part. After three or four hours the Uones are disgorged in the shape of Small pellets.” ‘Alte the wis had been satisfied, the noxt in turn to be fed were the partridges. They are located alongside the owl cage and attract a great | Geal of attention, In one cage tue paruridges are domesticated, and through the shock of wheat tuat staads Uprigtt 1a the cage nine snowy white exxsean be seen, The familar whistie of “Bob white” frequently resounds througa the bullding, rumindiang ue Of cool, shady groves and wooded pastures, ‘THE CARRIER PIGEONS. ‘The famous carrier pigeons, “Liberty and Min- Strel,” came next, Mrs. Liberty 1s now very bustly engaged in hatching a full ininstrel troop. But by far the most interesting of the bird collection 1s the carrier pigeon Frank, who occuples the same | cage. He was hatched ‘In Baltimore and there aarried, Dut Was separated In the eause of sclence from 13 first love, aud contents himself with a Visit ouce 4 Week to'Lis mate in Buitimore, never forgetting, however, that he 13 a sclentile’ spect- jen, aud is needed ‘at the Museum the next da Any band of metal encire.es ue of the legs of the bird, with tier “2” stamped upon It. ‘hts | band, the keeper said, 1s ‘put ou the leg of the pigeon when it 13 Very young, io distingutsi it From an oid bird, and When tue’ foot develops the band Uguieas, and can’t be taken off without eutting It. urning to the right Tae Star man confronts a tio of black bears, Whose ouce suiny coats have been worn threadbare by constant contact With . ‘They are very ta and enjoy waving | Uuetr beads seratehed, Here, Indeed, one could Mager for hours watching their iuteresting anti Tacy are residents of South Carolina und Texas, respecuvely, and bear the siguldeant Southern names of Sionewail Jackson, Bob Lee and Gen, Beaury, They are a most happy tally, and never Gzut, excep ab meai Ume, When an opportunity 1s seldem lust. JAGUAR AND PRATRIE DOGS. To the right « beautiful Jasuar, with his spotted coat, was pacing restlessiy up and down the nar- now confines of his cage is a very Antetitgent | animal, and kuuws mn ut lis attendant. | When "he appears tue Jaguar's fa briguten up, bis eyes dance, and he g in every way of being Migily pleased, Lie 1s, Very ferocious, and stands In mortal terror Droomstick. He was captured when a cub by a | genticwan in the Gove: niet Printing Ollice and given to a fr as, LY Wiypin be Was pre- | seuved tot a." Hils capturer has Just Jeatned ths Was in town, abd will re- ew his aeqi ce at an early day, feeling sure that they Wil Instantly recognize eada gtuer aud | Become fast friends. A crowd of kudies and gentlemen at alow cage tn | her end of the run ted the repor- | $ attention, aud On appre tue suarp ite | Dark told told pialuly Lust the occupants were | prarle dogs. ‘Tue iittie tedows are o: a grayish wu quite contented, “They have regularly formed burrows iiade sn the bottom of i eage, Wiuich 18 covered by earth lo tue depta of 3 fect.” ‘Tne atvendant on coming up gave a pecuilar | Waistle. Instantly several lite Leads appeared | at the “openings, and louk # survey of the sur- Toundings. Oue litte fellow more daring than ils companions rab Lo tue keeper and. placed In psition to nave his Lead scFatched, wit L Of Uae spectators and the apparent pleasure of Lhe atte teuow. MONKEY AND "PosstuS. Near by a monkey was seen having a good time with a poor little ‘possum, with whom he was caged. He wouid hug the ‘possum until it would cry out, and then drag it around the Moor unul ured of the tun. “ihere are two other ’possums in the cage, but Licey are older, and the moukey knows from experleace What bi3 antics Will not be wler- ated by Wein, “That moukey,” sald the keeper, “13 a great ac- quisition to our collection. He not only” amuses every body, bUL keeps iufs eye on tue boys, and an Umbrella OF cane poked into eny of the cages withia iis sgh ts the signal ior a shrill ery trou Lim, Warins us of the liberty taken. Some days days ago,” coutinued the ke-per, “1 was attracted ¥ kis peculiar antics, Taking Something In bis front paws he would smell it and thea” tuck It away behind the possums. Tals action Was re- peated several Uimes. “1 determined to investigate Une matter and see What Ib Was he Was hiding 90 cares weordiugly I Went bebind the ¢ and opeued tue door.” ‘There I found tat oid *Vir~ giuls’ (Lal's the Maine of one of Lue possuius) nad a ilter of young ones, aud jocko bad been ainus- ing limself by Cailug’ Uuexiout of the pocket oF pouch ia Whieu sue carries tuem when ‘UWaveling aud tucking tiem away again, Furtuer iuvest« gation disciused Lie tact that he had Deen utilize Jug this POUCh as 4 storebouse, and several of tbe YoUuny posstans Lad died an lgbomintous death by bety Varied uve Wita eat aud crackers, Come tis Way,” he continued, “aud take a look at the old lady.’ Ta a moment tuey stopped belo a large cage having @ sheif rupulug its entire stl, secured Ou the inside, A peculiar noise attracted their attention, and at the sound nine or leu Way Tatelike lookuig creatures scrainuled away lito Lue pouch of tue mother possum and, poking thelr Uay Meads oUt looked at tue reporier | in 4 Very kuoWibg Way, as though detylug cap- ture, A TRIO OF VIRGINIA BCZZAKDS perehed upon a dead lin in a cage, some distance from the rest of tue animals, looked on the scene Witu little interest, and seemed on the alert for something to eat. ‘The foxes, wih their cunning eyes and sharp noses Were In a € ar Uae door, They are very + and Will ready take canay from the hands of visitors, 5 Near the foxes a couple of American badgers, from Sait Lake City, attract no lttie interest. Tuey are Deaus:fauy taarked, DuLkeep to teu seives and dou’ e friends. A CISNAMON BEAR, xt to the badgers, tue great favorite of the ection, Jim, the Cinnamon bear, will be found. Jim was brougt here wien quite a cub, the faculty of making iriends in an incredibly sort time. Altuouga scarcely over a year old, tue Wise 100K he gives oue Wien approaching ‘his Cage takes bi appear much older. A coyote 1s chalued tO a staple Just opposite new abode, aitaol suMEWLAL averse LO peLiing’ niin, leave esses for Une beautiful squirrels that prauce and isk over adewd luvin cage near The buffaloes were next visited. Their house, now in the course of completion, 1s just south of the west wing 0: the buildiug. A large crowd was admiring Ue recent arrivals from tue West. One ued the reporter on tue shoulder and Inqulred, “1s dem Texas cattle?” ‘On eiluer side of the buifaio house deer could be Seen, apparently having au exceilent meal on the high clover ail around. "A close inspection sowed Unal tey Were staked out, and Unat thelr move. uents Were checked if Luey Went Wo far by a stout Tope. A pecuilar characteristic of one of these dver ts Lat It loves raw meat, and while the re- porter Was Watcling Bim (wo pounds of raw steak Vanished. vai HOW THE 200 ON:GINATED. ‘The taxidermist and superintendent of the col- lection, Mr. W. T. Hornady, Was found studying the antics of @ mountain lion in the animal butld- ing. When asked how the collection was begun he Said: “The idea originated by studies we taxi- deriuists were making preparatory to mounting sole speciiuens. We found that the live anual collld be studied and attitudes obtained from ti- nute daily Observations that would be imposcible to get by artintclal means, so several of the speci. ines We heeded were OUlained. ‘These were’ fol- jowed by others, until 1t has grown to What you see. Iu a few Years, at the present rate at wich auimais are being Killed in tue West, many of tue Tepresentatifes of American animals wil be en- rely extinct. In lay opinion this is a matter that heeds attention, OF Imany Of tue most Valuabi species Will Le gone, leaving no Lrace behind thei,” Farms and Farming. MONTHLY MEETING OF THE WOUDLAWN CLUB, ‘The May meeting of tue Woodlawn Farmers’ Club was held lust week at “Cameron,” the rest- dence of Jas. W. Roberts, president Pierson in the chair. D. Watson Ballinger, from the comuaittee on fertilizers, read & paper’in which he recou- Sources uy feeding ioerauy" with greta wast ths wi that u stable manure may be iy Supplied with | having appai | watch had been ap) | Son, of Kentucky, Was nated for vice-president, | mad | Wasa long strug, | date, ‘The Southern dewgai DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS, Selected im Former Years, NOMINATIONS BY CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS — FrRsT PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION IN 1832— ADOPTING THE TWO-THIRDS RULE—BALTIMORE THE FAVORITE CONVENTION CITY—Th SLAVERY QUESTION. It Was not until 1832 that the democratic party adopted the method of electing delegates to a na- tional convention for the purpose of nominating a presidential ticket, Prior to that year <here was no regular system of making nominations. The states Were fewer in number, the populations much less than now, and it was not so dificult to ascertain party sentiment. In the days or the leadersiip of Jefferson, the founder of the party, 1t was called democrat republican and republican, the latter designation for some years being the most common. It Was not uatil about 1895 tnat it became known definitely as the democratic party. After Wash- ington’s two terms, whea party lines were more plainly drawn, nominations for President and Vice-President were mage sometimes by state leg- isiatures expressing their cholce, sometimes by uses of Congressmen, and on other occasions, re party Sentiment was almost Unanimous, DY comuuon consent. In the early years of te repubs lic te person receiving the hichest number of electoral votes cast Was chosen President, and he Feoelving the next highest number - was Vice- | Presi wut, Hence it Was that in 1797 Adams, of one party, Was elected President, and Jefferson, of the Opposing party, Vice-President. THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS to nominate a presidential ticket met In 1800 In Philadelphia, and nominated Jefferson and Burt for first and second places, In 1808.4 caucus of Tepublicin (democratic) congressmen, held tn Washicgtoa city, nominated Madison and Clinton, In 1812 “Madison Was renomuated by a congres- sional Caucus held ia Washington, and Eloridze Geary Was named for Vice-President. In 1816 another caucus of congressinen of the party non hated James Monroe for President and Daniel D. ‘Tompkins tor Vice-President. In 1820 there Was no opposition to the re.elec- Uon of Monroe, ‘Tompkins was re-elected Vice- President. In 24 the caucus method of nomination did not wors so smootnly. The republicans (demo- €rats) liad aimost entiré control in the House, they having 216 of Lac 261 members. Despite the out- Spoken refusal of mmaay of them to participate ina caucus one Was called, but only sixty-six members responded. ‘This minority caticus nominated Wm, H, Crawiord, of Georgia, who was a candidate four years previous, for P-esident, ‘The party trough out the country refused to accept ‘te noi nation, and the result was a free-for-all rac between Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay and Joun Quincy Adsins.” Wh badly split upon the presidency there was comparative waity upon Jonn €. Calhoun for Vice-president, and he waseiecid, but tuere was Lo chotce for Prestuent vy the" people, and the election was thrown into the House ot Representatives, the re- Sult belug the election of Adams, Who received the Votes of thirteen states against Seven for Jackson, and four for Crawford. Ip 1828, Jackson 1 nomination by jouination W: ving been formally put in gislature of Tennessee, Mis ified by tue party generally, 1t | ly learned some wisdom by its Sut Whe caucus system of making ations Was too unpopuiar Uo be revived, and Lue democrats Lek TUEIK FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION, following a precedent set by the ant-Masonie Party two years previous, The convention as- | but as the re- already been dever- he states the couven- y the popular Will as to first | Place. Its enter duty was U 2 Nidate or | t. Tue a sient J pardial detest now! in ulnatton OL di mined by the action of tion had but io rat: fe dissatisi et aside and Marun Van Buren! named ior second place. A resolution heart endorsing Une nowmiuauon of Jackson was Unanimous.y adopt THE NEXT SUCCEEDING DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Was also held in Baiumore in May, 1835. A reso- lution formally readopting the two-tuirds rule ted in the choice of a vice. andidate at the previous convention Party sentiment turoughout the with the presidential Was a country had ‘so crystalized, tuat the convention cold have no doubt. as tots duty. Van Buren 1 been Indicated as the choice, and he was mouslY nominated on the first ballot. John In I840 on May 5,'the next national democra' convention inet tn Baltimore, and unanimously renominated Van Buren, but by resolution dectired it Inexpedient to" nominate a vice-presi- dential candidate and remitting hat chowe to the States. ‘The whigs, with Harrison as tueir leader, a break In Lie ne of democratic successiod by badly deieating Van Buren, THE CONVENTION OF 1844, ‘The next national democratic convention also assembted in Baltimore on May 27, 1844. There was an antmated contest tor the presidential nomt- nation, Van Buren again betng in the fei Ue frst ballot he had the support of a ma of the deiegates, “His competitors were Buchanan, Cass, and Jounson, Van Buren's friends protested agulhst the operation of the two-thirds rule, but could not have It abrogated. On cue eighth bullot Jaiues K. Polk was put tuto the tig next ballot he Was nominated and given every yote tn the convention. Silas Wright, or New York, Was nominated for Vice-President, bul de- elined,and Dalias,of Penasylvania, was then named, alter a sharp skirmish between several candidates, This convention adopted a strict constructionist Platform. Polk’s nomination reunited Ue party and the teket was eiected, he democrats sul clung to Baltimore as the favorite place for holding thelr conventions, going there again in 1848. ‘The convention assembied on e2a Of May. ‘Live contest for President was be- ‘n Cass Buchauan and Woodbury, and on the a the ee, he hav. There Were 251 ‘votes in Lue convention, and under the two-thirds rule, which had become a settled law, 1t required 163 nomi Wm, O. Butler, of Keutucky, was nawmed Lor Vice-Presideat on the second ballot, He received 167 Votes, Withtn one of the requisite number, but changes Were made to him rapidiy, and his nomination Was finally made unaniinous ‘Thelv Ucket Was defeated by the popularity of Gen. Tayior. On June 1, 1852, the next national democratic convention ‘asscuibled ta Baltimore. Tne iwo- thirds’ rule wits adaered to, as, Indeed, It has been at every succeeding convention since 1832. ‘There e for the nomibation, It going Hnally to Franklin Pierce on the 49th ballot. Win. KR. King, of Alabaina Was nominated for Vice-Prestueut t Ing received 179 votes, CINCINNATI CHOSEN. ‘The democratic convention of 1856 met at Cin- cinpalt on June 2. James Buchanan led from the frst and all through successive ballots unui the seventeenth, Wuen le Was nouluated, receiving 206 Votes. His uomlnation Was made inanuuous, aud John €. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, Was hained for Vice-President. ‘On the 23d Of April, 1840, the national demo- cratic convention usscmuied in Charleston, ‘The Parly Was divided on tue question of slavery in the territories, and ine luteruecine strife Was bit- ter. ‘The convention consisted of 303 votes, tt re quiring 202 to nomiuate. Tue history of the vioW lent sirugvie, conliuuag through eight days, 18 faialllar to inany readers of THe Stak. Atuet We- batiay and vo lug upon different reports from the munitlee On FesoluLiOns, Ou Lue BOLL Of April the gallons from ‘seven’ of the southern states drew. Ai efforts to restore harmony were ie, and next day ihe Georgia deiegatlon with. ew. ‘The supporters of Stepucn A. Douglas stood faitufully by him and would have no other candi- did not ke bis pular sovereignty. On the 3d of May the dele 3 WO had rewined In tue convention Voted 4p adjournment to Ballimore on the 18ca of June Jollowing, first adopting a resolution advising the states whose delegates had seceded to elect new deiegatious Wuo Would adlere to Une party and ky usages. ‘The “seceding delegates thet and adjourned to meet in Kicamond on tue second Monday in June. ‘They met there al the appointed time, and again adjourned to meet In Bu.timore, apparenuy hop- ing Uat wita the two factions’ together In that city something ligt be done to restore harmouy But the factional Spirit produced by the slavery question Was uiore potent than party fealty. The sectional Issues Wilich Were about to convuise the bation i CIVIL War had already excited extreme asperity and divided old poiltical associates, ‘Two Uckets y were noulinaied, _Tepresent- ing the two ‘distinct elements of the. party, Joan ©, Breckearidge was the nomines of the extreme states rights wing, and stephen A. Douglas of the other. Mr. Lane, of Oregon, was placed on Ue tickei witu Breckenridge for. 'Vice- President, Ben}. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, was nowlnated for second pace by’ the Douglas men, but he declined, and H. V. Jounson, of Georgia, Was substituted by Lie national committee.” It Was in the Churieston convention where the split occurred, that Gea. B. F. Butler voted so often for Jed Davis tor Vice-Presideat, CHICAGO CONVENTION, In 1864, during the progress of the war, the democratic convention met in Chicago on August ‘2q_ With the excepUon of Maryland not a South- eg Jite Was represented. “Missouri and Kansas hag@uclegaUons 0a hand. General McClellan was eminent lawyer of New York, was named by that convention for President. The democratic voters manifested their dislike of the Greety Ucket by etther Voting for Grant or not voting at all, LATER CONVENTIONS. ‘The democrats recovered rapidly from thetr ais- astrous defeat end held the largest and most en- thusiastic of their national conventions up to that period in St, Lo inning on the 27th of June. ‘On the secona pallor den Fecelved 689 vols, 43 more than ne and bis nomination was made uaaaunous, Principal competitor was Mr. Hendricks, of Indiana, A‘ter nominating THe dea the convention adjourned until next day. ‘That night the Various delegations held informal conferences, and it was deteruined that Mr. Hen- dricks snould go on the ticke: for Vice-President Ta spite of the protests of the Indiana delegations Hendricks was nominated nextday with a Lurran. ‘The democratic convention of 1880 met at Cin- cinnad, June 22. Party sentiment had deter mined "that Mr. Tilden ‘should again head the Ucket, the democrats asserting, as tuey do still, that the presidency was stolen from him tn 1876; Dut the “Sage of Greystone” wrote @ letter pro- Claiming that he did not want the nomination, -b Tilden out of the way the South largely favored. Gen. Hancock because of the manuer in which he had adininistered affairs aiver the war in Louisi- ana and Texas. He was nominated on the second Dailot, and wich the idea still prevalent that Indi- ana Ought LO have second place at least, (0 make her Vole secure, and wita Gov. Hendricks unwil- ling to ridé behind again, Win. H. Engush was nained. Four years ago te democratic conven- Uou met in Chicago and nominated the present occupant of the White House. Mr. Hendricks, at the unanimous request his party, had again to asseat to take second place in order to carry Indiana. ‘Tue subsequent events are Woo fres'in the public mind to need repeating. —- FUNERALS FIFTY YEARS AGO, How Times have Changed and Coffins have Changed with them. AN OLD UNDERTAKER’S RECOLLECTIONS—CUSTOMS OP HALF A CENTURY AGO THAT SEEM STRANGE NOW— MOW DEATHS WERE ANNOUNCED BY A CRIER WITH 4 BELL—SOME PACTS ABOUT FUNERALS, “Yes,” said Mr, Lemuel Williams, the veteran undertaker of the West End, in answer to @ STaK reporter's question, “there have been many changes in the business since I have been init. I commenced the business working with an older brother, and I may say I learned no trade, for it came to me haturally. This was early in the 203. ‘The style of coffin then in vogue was the sharp- pointed top, fitting the form more closely than the present box-like casket, Tne pleces at Lead and loot were five-sided. “With the bottom eleven "¢3 Of WOO 1 Were required to construet a comin, Joints on the sides were where the breast of Uue Corpse would come, and at this point was the Joint iu the top lid, ‘Then there were no flat-top ins, excepuing those made tor the paupers, and those Were made in the same shape as the others, with the exception of the top. Our lumber Was kept in the rough, and such a thing as a ready-made colfia’ was rare. When an order was received the wood was selected aud two or three inen would goto work, having no Fespect to hours, and make the coffin. “We had no lanibg OF saw mills then, and all the Work wasdone yy hand, The houis for labor were in sumuer from, sun to sun, and in Winter U9 o'clock at night, but often We Worked even later, as necessity re quired. Tain astonished sometimes to think of what I have gone turough, both in the shop and in attending’ funerals.” We then did not have business wagons, Wien a cola Was finished Uwo of Us Would Shoulder it and carry Ito the chamber of death. ‘There were no patent ce. boxes, and 1t Was Seldom that Ice was Used at all, ‘Tue easton Was then as Ils now to a great ex- Lent, Lo uliow one full day to intervene between Uue date of death and the date of burial, and suould the weather be warm the corpse Would be aluost certain Lo become offensive, ‘THE UNDERTAKER ON HORSEBACK. “Then the undertaker always rode on horse- back,” he went on, “and If the weather was stormy he was expected vo face it. ‘The coffins were lined With cotton, in the body of tt, and at the top was a lining of cabric to fold over the corpse, For a Walnut coma, including attendance at the funeral, We then recéived $16, and lor a mahogany one, from 825 to $30. ‘Thére was then no dispiay or ornamentation Inade, and flowers had not come Auto vogue, In place Of handies Liack rope—Diack for the Old’ and white for Ue young—was used, arranged in neat coils with the tassel at the end iu the center, ‘The coffin case was not then used, and motuer earth came in cioser contact With the body. An obiong excavation Was made for the grave as at present, and at the bottom the earth Was cut out 80 as Uo closely it the collin, waicu, When placed in Ube aperture, was covered by boards upon which the earth’ was thrown, geu- eraily by the pall-bearers, These rope bandies Were far more convenient tian those used to-day. At was customary Lo carry Ube corpse on tue bier tO the foo. of Ue grave. Instead of placing bars across tue grave and placing tue ropes by which the corpse Is to be lowered Underneath tue coffin the coflin could be lowered by tne rope handles "It Was tuen extremely rare Uuat a corpse was buried ina {ull suit of ordiaary clotues. ‘Surouds were alinost exclusively used, and these were generally made by Lue Lamily or Triends of te deceased. — Tt Was formerly tne custom to have watchers be- cause of a belief that a corpse would be scented by cats or rats, and if they were not kept away it would be mutilated; Dut tits precaution where the Ice chest 19 used 1s no longer necessary, AS I have stated before the use of flowers at funerals was almost unkkown. Fity years ago some (riend Would piace on or near the corpse a sunall Doquet in Water, and from this the custom has grown of surroundins te corpse with floral tributes. It not tnfrequentiy occurs now at funerals that a carriage 1s required Wo convey the Howers to the cemetery.” ‘NO FLOWERS, BUT SASHES. “Do you think that the flower business 1s some- times overdone?” asked tne reporter, “Those who contribute them,” sald Mr. Williams, “do not think so, and perhaps if they had wit. nessed some Tuucrais of forty or Mtly years ago Uney Would say Ubat the sasit business Was then overdone, Then Lhe minister, puli-bearers, under- taker, and drivers all wore sashes over slouluers and ou hat. You imay judge of the quality some- Umes used from the fact that at uke funeral of Commodore Crane, iu March, 1846, the dry goods mercban’s bid Tor sashes Was over $100.” I sup- Pose Uhat even new fashions and custois relating {o the dead must come, and J bave seen a nuinber of changes. The old-style pointed coffin 1s seldom seen now, andl muy say that 1 went out of style in the 50's ‘Then the raised top gave way to tne Mat top, and I do not know but that the war had much Wdo with We change, for tat-top comins can be packed and carried much better than the others. ‘Tbe caskets, plain and cloth-vovercd, caiue next, and Lo these have been added moid: ings at lop and dowtom, and some of tue later styles alm at artistic effect. As I have stated be- iore, I believe Luat the Hat-top collins were first used for Lue paupers. eture Une patent ice boxes were In use,” con. Unued Mr. Willams, “I was called on to bury a Young inan Whose death Was caused by drownlng. 1. Was in Warm Weatuer, and tue family desired Uhat the funeral should ve put off a tew days, ‘The bath tub Was Used, and he Was laid in it, cove ered Wilu Ice and kept splenuidiy. In tact he looked so much better in death tuun he did in lite tual hls mother could not be made to believe that life Was extinct, and .or this reason tie hour of tue Tuneral services was twice postponed until her family physician arrived and made an examina- on. “the means of informing the publicof a death in the 20's,” said Mr. Willlains, “differed from the present inode of funeral notices in the paper, A. han Was sent With 4 bell to toll or ring. Ifthe deceased Was a grown person @ plece of black, or if young a piece of waite cambric was tied vo the bell handic. As the man passed along tolling or ringing he bell persons would come out and be Wollid announce the death and Ume of funeral, PRESIDENT HARRISON'S FUNERAL. “I have attended some large funerals in my day,” continued the veteran, “When President Harrison died my brotuer James and I were sent Jor aud we buried him. We laid him out, made tue coffin, and converted our hearse into a ‘funeral car, bullding over te running gear a plattorm froin which the drapery hung, hiding the wheels, ‘On Uhls p.atiorin Were “Uhre steps, above Which Was the resting place for the coMh. ‘This was a Jov that Wok Us three days and, nights without intermission. The next funeral of prominent sonage at which I attended was that of Mrs. Presi- dent Tyler, who died at the White House, sep. Vember 13, 1442, ‘she funeral took place from the ‘Wuite House. The remains were covered coillu and taken vo Virginia. I iso tended the funeral of Secretary Upshur, Com, Cannon, dajor Gardner, Gov. Maxey and Mr, Gil- more, Who, With a colored boy, were kilied by the expidsion Of @ gun on Lhe U, 8. steamer Princeton in the Potomae on Fedruary 28, 1844. ‘The bodies were brought to Alexandria,’ wuere they were placed in coillns made by Mr. Green, the old un- dertaker of that place. “They were then Drought tmade lead coffins tor them. I placed the bodies, Which were terribly cut and inuUllated, in the “lead coffins, and then in Mr, Green's collins, Which I then covered with black cloth, In preparing these bodies, making contins, &c., We Worked nigit and day, placiag the lead coifits containing tne bodies in the outer coiilas at diylight, ‘ne funeral took ant room of tue White House March 1t Was the largest ever seen in that Ume, On March 4 houwinated for President wita Hon. Geo, H. Pendie- ton as a running mate, That Was the convention that deciured Ue War as it was conducted a failure, but General McCiellan substituted for that latiorm of his oWn Which beter accorded with his ideas of the war, In 1868 the national democratic convention was held in New York city on the Fourta ot July. The fist ballot was not Feacued unlit the 71, ners Was spirited ball for several days, the lead- ing candidates being Pendleton, Hancock Hendricks. Seymour, the cnoice of New York and liad forbidden the use of a He i i 4] te i Ey E Fei i + i COMMODORE DECATUR’S BODY. “Over a quarter of a century after the interment of Commodore Decatur in the vault at under the direction of Col, Bomford I removed the remains to Pulladelphia. "Commodore Decatur dewta 1820, : i i 3 3 1 28 4 # i i 3 i a ~ Fe ON THE DIAMOND. ‘The Improvement in the Playing of the Washington Ball Team. BOW THE SENATORS WERE ANNINILATED BY ANSON'S OCOLTS—SWEET REVENGE FOR THE WATERLOO OF DECORATION DAY—OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY—THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD, Chicago turned the tables on the Senators yes- terday, and won with ease by the score of 10 to 1. O'Day and Deasiey and Van Haltren and Darling were the batteries, The Ansonites did some rat- ting work with the bat in the first inning, that brought in five runs. The Senators helped them materially by an amateurish piece of work at home base, when Ryan was caught running in Nearly every man on the team was at work around the Chicagoan, and he was once driven back to third, but Sullivan had already touched that base, and Ryan had to dodge back. He was near the plate When the ball was tossed to Irwin, who muffed it, and the run was scored. The leaders datted hard enough to win the game, notwithstanding the rapk playing that the Senators did at tines, Irwin in particu lar had a decidedly off day, and 1s credited with 3 of the 9 errors of the home veam, Both Myers and Donnelly played in great style, the former making 1 put out and 5 assists, and the lavter 2 DUE OULS and assists wituout an error. Mack Played left for Wilmot and showed a lack of J ment in throwing in long fies. Hoy was up vo standard, but let une bali roll past _him as he was Tunuing.’ Shoch was in right. The bits were 12 by Cuicagos and 6 by Washington, Anson and Pfeffer each made a two bagger and Burns a home Tun. O'Brien did the best batung for Washington, pe ae Ic ts noteworthy that whenever the first baseman takes his eye of the left feild fence a base hit 13 almost sure to follow. This was the case yesterday. At times the Senators did some really fle Work in the fleld, as if to make up for a lttle of the rankness. " ‘Two double plays were very neatly executed, one on a hit to iyers, Who flelded neatly 10 O'Brien, who in turn ‘Snot it over to Donnelly in tine to cateh a daring base-runuer, In the other Myers aud O'Brien pat aman Out at frst and then the ball was sent to Deasley, who touched @ ruuuer at the plate. Free base-ruining was the order of the day, the Chi- cagos makiug 11 steals vo Washington's 3. Hoy made the only Senatorial run, by a very pretty steal home on Darling's Unrow ‘down to second to catch Donnelly, Anson dropped a couple of balls On lirst that he’ ought to have managed. Deasley hurt his ieg in the seventh by jumping for one of Mack's long Uarow-ins, and Murray caught in the eiguth, But two meh were struck out, one by eacu pitcher, OTHER Games. New York white-washed Pittsburg, 2 to 0. ‘Titcomb and Murphy and Morris and Carroll were the batteries Titcomb pitched a marvellous ame, keeping the opponents down to 1 hit, New Kori’ Neidiug was loose, 6 errors going to thelr credit. Their 6 lits, however, earned 2 runs and the game. Pittsburg made 4 errors. Detrott batted a victory irom Putiadelphia, 4 to 2 Geleln and Bennett and Casey and Clements Were tue batteries, Philadelphia made 6 its and S errors, to Detroit’s 11 hits and 4 errors, Pieuty of errors were made in the game which Boston won from Indianapolis, 5 to 3. The batteries were Ciarkson and Kelly and Moffet and Bucaley. Boston made 6 hits and 14 errors, 12 or tne latter belng charged to Une $20,000 battery, and the Housiers 7 hits and 9 errors, ASSOCIATION GAMES. At Baltimore—Louisville, 14; Baltimore, 2. At Brooklyn—Brooklyn, 3; Cincinnatt, 1. At Phila- deiphia—Athletics, 4; St. Louis, 2, At Cleveland— Kansas City, 8; Cleveland, 6. THE CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD. League. Won. Lost,, Association, ,Won. Lost. Chicago 9 | Brookiyn...... 26 9 Boston .... 2L 13 | Cinemnau 23) «10 New York. 18 12 | St. Louls...... 19 9 Detroit... Ws 13 | Athieues. 0 1515. Philadelphia., 14 15 | Baitumore. 13) 16 Pittsburg . 12 (17 | Cleveland, al 21 lndianapolls 10 21 | Louisville. 1 2 Wasuiugton.. 8 22 | Kansas City.. 8 22 RECORD OF THE WEEK. Friday night caine with the weekly record of ‘two victortes and bree defeats for the Statesmen, ‘This is above our average, and hence is rather sat- istactory. In New York on Monday the game went to the Giants, 9100. Whitney pitched, but was ineffective, and the Senators Melded poorly. On ‘Tuesday ‘tcomb puzzled the Washingtons and Gilmore was batted uard. ‘The score Was 11 to 2, ‘The bad luck of the whole trip _was compensated for by the great work of the Statesmen on Wed- nesday, when they downed the leaders twice, ‘Yhey Played such 4 game as Will win ball from any team, and the Work of the pitchers, O'Day and Dally, Was far above the average. On Thurs- day the grounds were wet and yesterday Was a Waterloo. No sane person ‘would have expected to see Anson leave Washington without a vic- tory, but no one thought that the team would play as pooriy as it did. There was some grumbling because Waitney Was not put in to pitch, DULIL 1s to be remembered that he has just recovered Irom a severe lilness aud 1s ulso suifer- ing trom the effects of being bit in tue breast. in Fatisburg. Tt is thought, however, that ‘he ‘has about recovered and he will probably pitch to- day. ‘Tuere should be Lwo games won irom the Detroits, and unless the mea indulge in some more pidying like tbat of yesterday, they have a chance of taking three, ‘There has’ been a great iinprovement in the club’s batting since coming East, During the past week the Senators have made 34 hits against 38 by their opponents, 4 better showing Wan any otler week sluce the Season opened. NOTES. Dally was called to Providence yesterday by the death of @ relative, He 13 expected back on Monday. Boston owes a large debt of gratitude to Wash- Angton for defeating Chicago twice on the same day the Hoosiers went down twice in Boston, Washington owes us much to Boston for the same trick, and so houors are even, ‘O'Day had an attack of cramps yesterday morn- fag, and Was really not in condition to pitch, but it Was thought best to save Whitney, aud 1t seemed sure suicide to plich Gilmore, aud 80, as Daily way away, O'Day was the only man lett, Daniels made two very rank decisions yesterday in the seventh that brougat forth a’ storm of hisses, Williamson tried to steal second and sid Safely, bub he Weut beyond the bag and Myers touched nim, Daniels had his eye almost on the ground ard said he was safe. Thus encou: the Chicagoan stole third and Donnelly touched him cleverly on the arm, ‘This Ume he Was again pre- sented with a life, and seemed to think he was im- mortal when Hank O'Day suvt the ball to Don- nelly, WO touched Williamson as quick as a flasi’ Mr, Daniels realized that he had done enough and called him out, Lady Baldwin has given up and gone home, His arma, us Usual, 1s Lhe Lrowdle, sida ae MILITIA MATTERS, Notes from District National Guard Armories, “What did you think of the showing made on Decoration Day by the National Guard?” asked ‘Tue Star reporter of Gen. Bigelow. “It was a8 good asI would have seen in any other city where they have a National Guard, When you take into consideration the fact that the boys had never been together before I think tt was wonderful; but by far the greatest feature of the parade was the excellent way in which the boys stood the long marching.” One result of the parade on Decoration Day has been to very largely increase the number of enlist- ments, The young men who have been waiting are now satisfied thatthe National Guard is per= manentiy organized, that ovjectionable material Will not be aliowed t remain in It, and that it will be regarded as a honor to belong to it. Gen. Ordway has had a conference with the Dis- trict Commissioners relative to the militia bil, A fow amendments were mutually agreed upon, and ‘the Commissioners agreed to support the The Marion Rifles are entitled to the credit of parading more men on Decoration Day than Scher company in the brigade. gad Company D, 7th battalion, has been ordered to assemble at its armory on Wednesday, June 6, at 9 p.m., to elect a captain, It 18 understood that Dr. Jas. T, Hartigan will inted sul and Ci we seeteie rps tags, Burton Dg ‘There will be rifle practice during the summer under the direction of Inspector Pollard. Some of the compantes are debating the ques- ton of going in camp this summer, SS over the success of the parade on Decoration proud of the many Commendations they nave Fecelved for their ap- of the vsiue Of Organization sed discipline. The ae a look like “band-box Papo SS ee neard ‘As soon as possible after the 1st of July blouses, other articles tor SaRtpmone of the National Guard Win'te ieeeese A NOVEL EVERY DAY. SHERIDAN’ RIDE, : — = 2 GOSSIP OF NEW YORK. ‘That's the Average of Some Confirmed | How the Routed Army at Cedar Creek | President Cleveland's Enthusiastic Re- Devourers of Light Literature. A MONSTER WHO GOT AWAY WITH TWO OR THREE DAILY—RFFECTS ON SOME PROPLE OF THE COX- ‘TINUED CONSUMPTION OF TRASHY SERIAL STORIES— THE TRADE IN THR CHEAP LIBRARIES, Persons very fond ot reading but with little Spare time to indulge their taste who visit a nar- row shop near one of the departments, are apt to come away with a severe attack of the blues. The shelves, counters and even the floor of th:s shop are chockfull of pretty nearly all the wisdom of the ancients and wit of the moderns, done up to inelegant but handily pocketable paper-bound Packages which sell at from 10 to 20 cents each. ‘The shop, in fact, 1s a sort of headquarters for the cheap libraries now so numerous, and which are said to be doing great damage to the more preten- ous branches of the book trade. Here forgS acare- ful person can purchase a library more extensive ‘and better than was evey owned by many a man Whom the world calls great and wise. History, biography, poetry, philvsophy, sclence, Literatur’ and romaiice are mingled 1h bewildering confusion And protusion. A glance at the Utles of Une famous works plied ob shelf and counter, fis one With despair of every being able to read them ali, So numerous are they; and yet again they are so Cheap that & person With the reading babtt tevis ashained not to buy an armful and rush off to bis den to devour them at once, “We have several customers who read two and three books a day,” the proprietor said to an in quisitive Stam reporter. “Que man in particular used to come in regularly every other or every Ubird day and carry off each time from six to eight Volumes. He didn’t appear particular about what he read, but tok tue just as tuey came. He kept it'up week atter week, too. He had a place athe Intertor Department, but was discharged — - ‘The proprietor didn’t intimate that there was any counection between the man’s reading nabits and the loss of bis position, but It struck the re= porter that there might be. NOVEL READERS. “There are plenty of people who average a book day, month in and month out,” the proprietor continued. “These people are mostly novel readers, of course. It gets to bea passion with them, Ike anything else, and they give all thelr Spare time to it. It they can't get hold of a new Slory as s00n 48 Lhey have finished tue old one they don’t know what to do with Ubemselves and are miserable—like a uppler whose ratious have een cut of, or a morphine eater who can't get ye drug.” “Do you notice much difference tn the class ot Stories preferred by men and Women?” tue reporter ask “No, I can’t say that I do. The women don't seem to be especially fond of love stories, In fact, some Women Who come here Wou't read love sto" Ties or novels written by women. They prefer the detective stories and mysteries of Du Boissobey and Gaboriau and Zola’s highly-flavored stuff. G. W. M. Reynolds’ sensational romances used to | have @ big sale, Dut they aren’t in as mucn de- mand as Ley Were.” “Haven't tbe cheap libraries hurt the sensational story papers a great geal?” the reporter inquired. “Well, not a8 much a3 I thought they were going U6 at first,” the gentieman said. “I expected {he Story papers would be driven entirely out of | tue field by the cheap Mbraries, but I hardly unink Weir sales have fullen as much as 25 per cent, ‘Tue papers have to keep booming themselves all the time, thouga, or they lose ground badiy. They aren't Lie bouauzas tuey used to be. ‘The news | dealers wouldn't _be very sorry if the story papers Were driven out of the ticid altogether. ‘Tue mare | gin of pront on them is very small, and the worst ‘Of 1 18, the people who buy them are of the (charge-It-and-l'll-pay-you-next-ume’ class. Now, | Af they fall to pay once 1t Knocks the protit off of & | ‘good inany papers.” “The people Who read the story papers, then, are of a different class from those who buy thé cheap library noveis?” WOMEN WHO READ STORY PAPERS. “Yes, asa rule, they are. ‘The people who read these inferior novels and serial stories get false nd foolish 1deas of life. This is especially true of the confirmed story-paper readers. They are the Worst of all 1 can ‘tell one of them almost as quickly as I set eyes on her—for the story-paper Teaders are generally women. ‘They have a wouid- be grand and romautic air about them, use big Words and theatrical expressions, and try to tine Late generally in their manner the highiy-wrought Characters they read about tn the serials. Girls brought up from the time they are Mfveen or xix- teen On this sort of reading aren’t satistled with a man unless he 18 like the heroes of their stories, and so they are apt to walt a good while before they find One who seems to p) to come Up Lo What they cail thelr ‘ideal.’ And then, If they do get married, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred Luey soon discover that the promises were all false; that they haven't marred tneir Lero at ail, but only an oruinary, commonplace man, with not ‘Qhough of Cue story-paper “ideal' to him to supply ragraph in one of the sloppy serials, hese people with tue story-paper habit,” the Speaker continued, “seem abie to control ‘heir impatience from week to week for the suc- ceeding installments of the romances, Many of them inake a pracuice of here about the Ume Lney know the papers arrive and waiting unui they can get them; and if they should hap- n to be tate, and all the papers are sold out when get here, then there is a row.” “How many of the cheap Ubraries are there in existence now?” the reporter asked. “Oh, probably fitty, all told,” the dealer an- Swered; “and new ones are starting up every week ‘The trade has got to be something im- mense. Many of Ube libraries are published liregu- larly, sending out a volume once or twice a month, ‘There are avout a dozen which come out regularly from once to three tunes a Week. A couple of the leading ones for a While published a nuniber every day, but Lbey seem Wo have exhausted the sup) of uncopyrighted and foreign novels and other ‘available bouks, and now send out three numbers a week. “We have an arrangement which makes the cheap libraries checper still,” the speaker con- cluded. “We buy back books Which are not dam- aged in reading at half-price, so tuat even people ‘Who read eight or ten books a Week are in no din- gerof bankrupting themselves by indulging to Chis form of dissipauion. It isn’t an expensive vice nowadays, at least in its immediate conse- quences.” ————+e+ ______ At Chariton Heights. DEVELOPMENT OF SUBURBAN PROPERTY ALONG THE BALTIMORE AND ONIO, Correspondence of Tux EVENING Bran, CHARLTON HuiGurs, Mp., June 1. Readers of Tur EVENING Stak may ask “where is Charlton Heights?” I have seen its broad, winding avenues, its 1,400 lots, Its park, and the design of some of its cottages, and can locate it on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 10 mtles out of Washington, Twelve years ago the old tiggins’ rly, at Branchville, Balthnore and Oujo Rail- bordering westward, on the Washington ike, and eastward, on the railroad, was bought Ey Nir, Shanabrous, who divided thts tract tuto dots “Ten tue, residences now stand bove this roperty, ineluding two store-rooms. Three more Greta courge of erection, two already sold’ to Mra. Joiner and Mr. Bolleau. "Col, Manning, who pur- S speak of progress. Mr. Isadore Mlddieton ts com. pleting a modern residence upon a lot fronting Epon the pixe, immediately adjoining his father’s late Improveiient, and Just opposits Mrs, Bewley’s mansion, byilt Upon “te income of her own Womanly energy 1 legitimate farming, ‘The late Gov. Reed’s property, upon which ts tron-ore mine, including his residence, was offered Al public sale’a few dayy ago, and was withdrawn boda acaba isd ‘Xe Little Ballina sor Ye Little ‘Written for Taz Evaxrwo Stam, i ‘Ding-dong, dong-ding! ‘This is the song the Uld Folks sing: | on this side of the stream. ‘The front Was pres Was Rallied to Victory. ‘The one incident of Gen. Sheridan's military ca- Teer that is best known ts his rige from Winchester, made the subject of T. B. Buchanan's famous poem, Sheridan's army, at Cedar creek, 20 miles from Winchester, had been surprised and routed by the enemy under Early. Sheridan, who was returning from Washington to his command, was at Win- chester when the Udings of battle reached him, and taking bis horse he galloped over the Suenaun- doah pike, rallied his shattered army, inspired them With new courage, and, attacking the enemy With spirit, won a great victory, Hou. Aldace F, | Walker, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, who ‘served with the Vermont brigade in Sheri. | dan’s army in the Shenandoah Valicy, writing of the crisis of the surprise at Cedar Creek and the arrival of Sheridan, says: “Whive thus Walling for the complete re-formation of the ariay, suikiss fund, 1 1s to be feared, protanely growling over tae defeat In detail whicul We had experienced, Wiougt | OL In Lhe least disposed Wo admit Ghat our division had beea whipped—in fact, a litle proud of what | We had aiready done—and expecting the rebel | charge, which we grew iwore and more coundent | We should fepuise, we heard cheers behind us ou pike, We were astouuded. ‘There we stood, driven four miles already, quietly waiting What migut be furtuer aud Lamediate disaster, While far in the rear We heard tue stragglers and hospliai Dummers, and tie guniess arilery me acuually cheer.ug as Unough a vicwory Mad been Won, We could hardly believe our ears, “fhe explanation s00u came, in the apparition which Bucuanan Kead’s as yet tubryonic,vut bow Weli-known poem, has familiar.” As une sturdy, Mery Sheridan, on bis sturdy, fiery steed, flecked with foain trout his (Wo Loury Imad gallop ing, Wheeled frow Ube pike and dashed dowa we Une, our divisiow also broke forth inte the most | Vumuituous applause, Aruent Gen. Custer inst stopped Uke Woudertul Inspiter and kiswed Lim be- fore his en, “Mis BeXt halt Was before our own | Dilgade, Such asceue ax his presence produce and such emotions asit awose canuot be realized | Ouce in @ cenuury, All outward mantiestations Were as enthusiastic as men are capable of exuibil. tng; cheers seemed Lo Come from Lrvats oF brass, aud caps were LuroWL 40 Lve Lops of tue scatter ing oaks; but beueach hud yet superior wo these | oisy deinousirations there Was in every heart a Tevulsion of feeling and a pressure of emotion | beyond description. No more doubt or chance for doubt exisied; we Were safe, periecUyjaud UECoue ditionally sale, and every man Knew I ‘“Wheu our greeLing had sowewbut subsided Col Tracy, Une Dri wan iu Lae Corps to address bin, | rode Up, hat in band, saying, ‘Geveral, we're xiad | to see you” “Well, by G—, I'm glad fo be bere,” exclatined the general. are these?” | “Sixth Corps, Verinout Brigaue the ranks. His answer Was as prompt: “All righL! We're all right! We'll have our caps by nig! and he galivped on, So soon iad be deteruuned to defeat the eneiny, * * * AU lasi, however, The excellence of SucTidan’s plan Was ‘proved; a movement became apparent ou Ue might; Ware her's lett Was again seen advancing, aud With @ ‘cheer We made a final charge against Ue Walls be- fore us. ‘Tue enewy iaced Our advance but for a moment and then Hed im contusion; We pursued Taster and faster, oniy stopplig tO hastily Dll our cartridge-voxes With captured amuuition; te Tetreat Decuine a statapede, Ube pursuit becalne a reckiess chase, and Wilu Lumuiluous cheers and Uurobbing hearts We crowded the mnoliey mob be- fore Us, of aud on Over Lhe miles Of hill and pian to the banks of Cedat Creek. Our formation Was entirely Jost, Dut we had (he organization and eu- Unusiasin of recognized success; every man teit that it Would not do 0 allow Lie euemy vo rally ently occupled by fags aione, as more heavily- loaded trvops became unabie’ Wo keep Up Wik Une energetic Color sergeants; Uke stroug cavairy force On our distant night were seeu charging | Gown ‘Ue Meld; Ue rebels obliqued conius- | ediy and in Uncontrolabic disway toward | Uhe turnpike and Une Uridge; a final aliempt was Made Wo orgahize a last resistance om Une lis | Luat crowned Lue creek, DUL aller a feeble volley | Uhe Ine melted away;' a last battery iaced us With a round of canister, bUL In Valu; We saw Lue flag that followed Sueridan, a while’ star on We red above a red star ou Uke white, Mashing in Ure {rout aud center of Uhe ariay, lverally ieading it to victory; Une regimental slaudard-bearers vied With each other 1 an eager strite Co be first in Une Works of the morning, eVery brigade iu Ue aray afterward claiming’ tue disuncuon, our own brigade certaiuly With noi the least ground of any’; And 50, at last, We manned (ke iMUrenCMinCRLS OF the Nihevwenth Corys, Waile tue Tue Lolled up te other bank of Cedar Creck und hastily torued a Datile-line outside our iuUskel-rauge. Aruulery cume upon the gallo) and opened Vigurousiy. Geu- erais exchanged congratulations wita eaca oluer and Weir Livops. Sueriditu’s prouise Was (uillied gall, lor We aad Our camps as Uke evening tel. “The defeat was utter and decisive, so far as the ‘Shenandoah Valley was concerued. Its secret Was Siuply Sheridan's personal maguestisin and wil- conquering euergy. He felt uo doubt, he would SUDUMIL LO DO defeat, and he Look bis anay with ‘him, a8 on a whiriwitd.” BE “TOOK THE AFFAIR IN HAND.” “The simple and direct account of this action given by Gen. Sheridan in his dispatches sent that evening, October 19, 1864, to Lieut.-Gen. Grant, ‘was as follows: “I have the honor to report that my army at Cedar Creek was attacked this morn- ing before daylight, aud my leit was turned and riven in confusion.” In fact, most of the line was | Who bet « ception There This Week. A CITY THaT Exronts ts DEAD—STRANGE POINUg AT NEW YORK FUNERALS — THE LAPT TROUSEA'S POCKET THE “PUL LaH-IN.” Correspoudence of Tax LvExixe Sram. New Yor, June h ‘The good people of this town manage to get @ Jot of fun out of funerals, Ididn’t Know i until last Sunday, when I went over to Brooklyn. New York ts the only city in the world that buries ali ts dead in another ctty Brookiya ist Ulcer New York has ¢ ‘The princtpal ovr tertes of Brooklyn are Gree Hills, Evergreen and the Lutheran, and ferry from New York leads to most of thy Would shock the senstbiltt are not New Yorkers to see what I saw vo and across this east side, from the w ™ tery and from Harlem then Unuous stream of funeral p all bound for the 34h street On a Sunday afternoon wiv arts, Say trou Washing ts pace Is tha wood, Calvary, Cypress {b siteot at poopie From . from the a terry cortege st ge belind bin ack Lo the nod EAL driver, who. f to the next, and iong the tne processio n the dr gathers u hagy, Who siart into a kind the rest won at Uy When the procession has resched Vd street Uke head driver sees another funeral procession coum Ing across toon, and, knowing that nue Loats of the ferry will ‘only bold funeral and its carnages ata time, ay bead drives YANKS Just a little op his eins aud Says, “G-yUp, ibere!” at the same time giving a signal wo tue driver following him, and the procession creases Its speed and goes bowling wy e avenue at a swiging Urol As ath street is neared == another = funeral i= ed, coming down from Harieta, and ax it Just possible Chat the Washingtonstreet funeral May be able to get Into S4Uh Birect Mist and Luu Save fifteen minutes’ Wait for a boat, the head driver snips his steeds once or Lwice with the tp end of the wip, and the swinging trot all along the line becomes a 2:40 galt, WIth one or two horses breaking Dadiy, perlaps. Wier! the downtown curriaces rasp'theit Wuecls agalust Ue curb as Uhey make the rapid Uur Lato S4ch sunset, two carriage-iengths abead of the uptown tune Tal, BUt a block ahead another procession ts Just about to turn into te street fre Won't do to let this ligtle “six-hack” Tuneral ahead of the bg downtown procession, and {rou @ 2:40 Lot Ube horses are whipped into a run, and fairly tear along toward Lue terry, ‘The six. hack” procession has discovered the litte gang, however, and by (he time the nOWE hearse has got (o the crossing the uptown funeral las Qurned into the street. But the latter hasn't got the headway ou Uiat the downtown funeral and by the time the pext corner is ed the hearses are neck and neck, and the rriages struggling aloug after at divers dive apart, Lacks sWay from side to side, fat eh are jolted Into Lula men’s laps, 61 Wheels grind and grate on the horse-car tracks, and the coffin bouuoes out of place tn UL hearse as an unusually deep gutter ts cleared Windows on eltner side are flied with peop can enjoy an exciting race Without going Mouth Park, Sheepshead or Bay Guttenberg, and the sidewall Lerested spectators h Ue same gus thetr That the backers of display on a wi uw Teneral, aud frequently they yell at Uke oppor procession, huriing witheriugly sarcastic la Concerning Lue age of lie opposit keologic period at which U were earth, and ike the Sten pariy"s pi 1 UolliMg an EM Perklis-Muibat per Yall The si Isaw the very ¢ describe abow urrence I have endeavored Sunday _aiternoon oward the terry peop live al thoroughfare Uat Lue suwe thing bappeus at Lue ume every Sunday een wo processions tod Tight Lo the next boat, a di uly Une drivers, but t Look part, and In which wa dispute cid It Was @ Warm day jolied oUt Of tke Windows in Ubeit suirt-sie smoking pipes and cigars, On either oons, Fanning in fail ‘blast, ming and Kong Foon and back ag bringing glasses of touting beer to Ube feu tue Backs, Each and all, except perhaps tue people in deep black occupying the Dext Lo the hearves, Were laughing and Joning aud guy. Ang Ove avoluer, and I Was reminded of a pile t driven in coufusion, with tue lossof twenty pleces Of artillery. I hastened from Winchester, Where I ‘was on my return from W my and found the armies between Middletown and Newtown, having been driven back about four miles. I here took the affuir in hand and quickly united Une corps, formed a compact line of batue just in Une to repulse an attack of the enemy, Wulca Was handsomely done at about 1p. m.;'at 3 p.m, afver some changes of the cavalry from the left the right, I attacked Wilh great Vigor, capturing, according to the Last report, forty-Luree pieces of artillery, with very many ‘prisoners, 1 do not know yet Ue nuinber of my casualties or we losses Of the enemy. i. BOOKS OF THE WEEK. TOG. AND CARLSBAD WAFERS: it Mint ral Resor-s of ameTica aud Europe. etc, New York: Funk & Wagualla, THE KING OF FOLLY ISLAND, AND OTHER Feoree. by Suman Ouse dewerr Boston Hougbion MiMfin & Co. Washington: A. 5. Witherbee & Co. CLOCK. By J..A. M. Wausrter. Boston. TER Sugiton Mifflin’ @ co” Wasuiugion: hobert ELIAS oh Heads thi are Gray. FAMOUS AGED ONES WHOSE SANDS ARE NEARLY RUX. ‘AL the following among the world’s distinguished ones live to celebrate their respective birtudays this year— Bismarck will turn seventy-three. Simon Cameron will be eighty-nine, George Wiiuau Curis Wii Curn sixty-four, Verdi and Auuuiral Porter Wili touch seventy- four. ‘Jobn Bright and Edwards Pierrepont will be uty -0b. Sendelaide eistort will turn sixty-seven, and Phi, idan Wil turn Bity-seven. siseujainiu H. Bristow aud Bawin Booth will be aniy-tive. Gudge Stephen J. Field and Gen, N. P. Banks Will be seventy-two, ‘Jefferson Davis and Hamilton Fish will clear four-score. ‘Gen, Joseph E. Johnston and John G. Whittier ‘Wil be eighty-one, ‘Gen, Sieruan apd Gen, Longstrvet will blend blue and gray at sixty-el. Prot. ae wees, Martin aaa and Cassius M. Clay will reac Seventy-eight. Max Mueler, tage op Be mo opened Renan, John Suerinau Ww xuy-tive, envi collins, Prof, Huxicy, George H, Pendle. ‘ton and Emperor Dom Pedro will be sixty-three, John C. Premout, Benson J. Lossing and Meis- ‘sonler Will Lave ved Just Uaree-quarters Of @ cen- jiiastone, Hannibal Hamlln, Oliver Wendell Boumes, Hobert ¢ Schenck and ‘Altred Tennyson ‘Will be seventy-pine. Inand de ‘the engi r, and Den bank enc" Si Bae one Banerore, the American historian, and vou Molde, Ube German Warrior, Will be eighty- tas old as Uke centurs. Ward Howe will score na) vari Schuré Will be “1 blaine Arty. hy ca ht ay oat se aa T. B. Alarich vous = a 4 ‘tue Prince of Wales forty-seven, and Adelina tory-tive. Secial Entertainment at the Capital. ‘Mrs. Gen. Logan, in the Am. Mag. sor Juae. Social entertainment in Wasuington differs trom ‘that of any other city in the country, on account ‘Of the cosmopolitan character of tbe peopie who reside in the capital city, and We interest Wuat is shown Ip all they say and do. In no city are there idk Tather than of a'tuneral, IU struck me Uiat 1 ‘would be interesting to know what the spirits of the corpses interred last Sunday in Brooklyn thought about the fun the iourners and their frieuds Were LaVing over Luelr respective funerals! If your Washington swells want to be really English, they must carry their respective left hands buried to the wrist in their respective lett {trousers pockets. All the dudes in New York have taken to doing it, and every chappie 1 met on Sub avenue after the Wednesday matinees (his ‘week was actually lop. raching Uke very BotU ket. It you can let 1 tab-colured gloves be seen tu Juxlapuntt Your leit cuff Just at the mouth Of the poc You will thereby’ prociam yourseit one ales Sunictest ad knaw. Dou't as you value your reputal shines, put your right much ry your gloves Wild Uke Hugers poling aft insicad of tor ward, Thave been studying the “puller-in” this week. ‘The “puiler-in” 1s indigenous to New York, and its Most luxuriant native growth eccurs in Baxter, Division aud Grand streets. In Baxter street the puller-in is of We mascuilue gender; in Division street JL is of the fewinine gender, aud in Graud street tt is ueuter, or both, J went through Bax Ler street Lwice, right past all tue portums,” on purpose to be puiled in, puilers Gn the sidewalk and tu the doorw Ine askance, und tuade no overtu & coUpie Of Sallor-louking chaps however; sewed tueu dirst gent Victims resisted the pullers used u. tuey ¢ Uwe store w mers o handle; n SI Was quit dismayed Lo see tue sailor fellows come oUt of Une store each carrying @ gull of “hand-we Wrapped an brown paper, and apparently beaming with satisfaction at tl purchase, although they probably had no inten Gon of Urading in Baxter sirect waen Uey started to traverse it, In Division street, wear Chatuaiu Square, every store ts a millinery shop, and ail puliersin are young women, stand at ‘Go0rs OF Lueit Feapeclive establin tu summer OF Winter, and Lucy stop earl) female WhO Chances LO poms doesn't respond Lo their spoken Invitation to “step 1u and see Ube gre..t bargaius,” Luese young ladies Won't scrupie lo seize Uneit victun by Ube ar forcibly couipel her to examine the avorenaid Dare 1. ts a Wonder to me Lat a cane of assaull "L IrequenUy imade GUL against Luese puller-in by the people they use so roughly; but it is a tact, on Uke authority Of Une poilce, Uiat no puil has been convicted of ussault, While they bave several Umes Won complaints of assault against some Of ikelr Victims WHO have Laken tue trouble to Knock a puller-in down ratuer than Submit to being torcivly hauled into a sire tuey didn't waut to cuter, Avother thing im tals connection that has made me wouder 4 the Lact Wal, no watier how much a mau or Woman Fesists ties eduxers at first, in eight Lines OUL Of Len Lhe Victim Who 1s once got Into ONE of Lhese stores becomes a purchaser, AU Kusendomt & ‘Son's Shopjon Grand sureel, recently, a puuier-im Seized Ube wile and sisters of Mr. Edward Ferris, of 75 West Ninety -cigbuh sireet, abd bad almost sue ceeded in the frighieued and screaming ladies into tue estabiisiment, when Mr, Perris himself came: up, and grabbed Lie puller-in by Une Uroat. The latter let go of We ladies and went ‘(woth and Loe-nail at Mr. Ferris, knocking out and smashing Wat gentleman's giasseye. Mr. F. had tue fellow arrested and tried, Dut be was ace fuilted, the justice bowing tai Uke prisouer was deteuding buiseit ‘trom Ar. Ferris’ assault, ‘New Yorkers have take the greatest interest in ‘the reports from Gen. Sheridan's sick bed alt last week and Unis, Great crowds of people, among