Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1889, Page 7

OLD COURT RECORDS. Punishments Inflicted at the Beginning of the Century. BRANDING AND PUBLIC WHIPPING WERE FRE- QUENTLY IMPOSED—TRE COURT HAD THEN THE POWER OF APPOINTING NOTARIES, CONSTABLES, CORONERS, AND OF ISSUING LIQUOR AND OTHER LICENSES. The books of the old Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, some of them dating back to near the beginning of the century, are in the archives of the clerk of the court and are in a passable state of preservation. The first volume of original minutes, covering the years 1801-2-3, opens with tho record of the first day of the June term, commencing June 22, 1801, and runs to February 22. 1804. On the first page is recited that Wm. Kelt: Marshall, and Wm. Cranch were Daniel C. Brent marshal. and U: elerk. Then follows the names of 20 persons ®s grand jurors. with Thos. G. Addison fore- man. and a list of 36 witnesses to the grand jury. The name of Cartwright Tippett, after- ward jailer. appears a3 bi uch of the Minutes is made up of reco for keep- ing ordinances. On July 1 Richard Jamison and Abraham Bord were appointed supervisors of roads. On July 10 are THE FIRST DECLARATIONS TOR cITIZENSMIP, Thady Hogan, a native of Ireland, and F + * native of England. On thes . e were adopted fix ing the stcond Monday ptember, Decom ber, March and June as tho pl tirst case in which a severe seateyce appears is thet under date of Thursday, June 25. 1801, in which Sam Barker is charged with felon: the sentence is “that he be burnt wit! and e hot iron in the ‘awn of the thumb of the ieft | hand, and thf he give security for his good behavior for two years” —$1.000 personally and two securities $500. On Clancy was convic ed to be fined $1 and be publicly whipped. On Jane 27, Chas. Houseman was foond guilty of Stealing a plane from Johu Phips, and sen- tenced “to pay Phips 300 ponnds of tobo. (to- baceo), to be pilloried fr a quarter of on hour Lave ten stripes.” On the same day Houseman, who, from his penchant for penter’s tools, seems to have been appropri- ately named, w: bandsaw and ch: turn the goods Pay a fine of $2 AND HAVE TWENTY STRIPE: On the same day John Cannon was convicted of an assault and battery on one Beech and fined $15, and Richard Hall, convicted of keep- ing a disorderly house, was fined #10 and costs, On the 29th Houseman, convicted two days before of stealing, was again found guilty of stealing—this time two plank valued at 40 cents, and sentenced “to be burnt with a hot iron on the brawn of the thumb of the left and give security for his good behavior for two years.” Jobn Pedor and Samuel Morris were con- vieted of stealing a hog and sentenced “to pay four fold the value to wit: 600 pounds of tobacco, return the property to R. Peter, jr.. to be pilloried one-quarter an hour each, and each to have five stripes.” On the following day, June 30, Mr. Samuel Harrison Smith appeared in response to a writ of attachment and recognized in 21,000 to ap- pear at the next term, and to continue on his good behavior. ® The records show that from time to time overseers of roads, inspectors of tobacco ware- houses and keepers of ferries were appointed or licensed. On September 14, 1802, Wm. Ward Was licensed as a hawker and peddler, the entry reciting that he had paid to the marshai. ‘The attorney's fees were fixed at $6.67 in law eases and $10 in chancery cases, The September term Was convened on the 28th of that month. and Notley Young was ap- pointed foreman of the grand jury. On the following day John Thomas Frost was appointed the coroner for the county. On October 2 John M. White and Cartwright Tippet was appointed constables and Josias Wilson King was appointed the following day a notary public. Ou October 8 Daniel Henderson was tried on an indictment charging him with stealing a pair af silver candlesticks and a saddle and pridie. ‘"he jury found a verdict of guilty of the first and not guilty of the second, ‘and judgment was entered that he have “thirty pes on the bare back and Pay @ fine of $120, being four-fold the value of the property stolen.” John 1. He was sentenced to re- nd pay four fold the value, to FIRST CONVICTION FOR GAMBLIXG. The first conviction for suffering a gaming table on premises appears on March 23, 1802, the defendant being Francis Kearney, and a fine of $133.332¢ was imposed. .On March 24 Thomas M. Sprogel was con- vieted of an assault and battery and sentenced to pay a fine of 25 cents, the lowest sum ap- pa! on the books. The next day Robert ‘iddleton was convicted in two cases of assault and vpagen a ee of a fine of $40 and costs in each was imposed. The judgments in the cases of this character poetic for com- mitment to jail in default of payment of the fine “and until security be given for good be- havior.” THE RECORD OF THE FIRST MURDER case is found under the date of March 30, 1302, the defendant being James Macgirck, whose name appears the previous year, when he was recognized for his good behavior. The verdict “guilty” is written m a large running hand, as also the judgmeny “To return to the jail from and from thence to the place whence he cam: of execution, and there to be hanged by the neck till dead.” Ahabess corpus case was before the court August 2. the petitioner being Isuac Johnson, colored man, confined in jail presumably on the theory that he wasa slave. He made oat that he was “a free man of color,” and was dis- charged from custody. In September, 1: in a record of the recognizance of Francis Pick and Lewis Morris, to the effect that Francis ‘will not carry or cause to be carried the negro Calisto out of the District of Columbia. id will not sell her to : person is actually residing in said District. The December term, 1802. was opened on the 27th of that month and there were five cases of “keeping gaming table” tried, in each of which the verdict was guilty and sentence fine of $133.53. January 8, 1803, one McCormick was found guilty of MARRYING A GIRL UNDER AGE. This term adjourned January 18, without day. At the end of the minutes for this term there is a list of forty licenses to retailers, seventeen for retailing liquor and twelve to re- tail liquor on the race track November, 1803, and eighty-two ordinary keepers. At this term, December, 1803, there were sev- eral persons sentenced to be whipped, the num- ber of “stripes” varying from ten to thirty- nine. The next term was July 4, 1803, but no busi- ness was transacted. The bill of John T. Mason, attorney for the District of Columbia for the July term. 1804, foots up #300 for twenty-six entries and fifteen are marked runaways, He adds, “I attended the court of Washington upon the business of the United States ten days.” The account of Daniel C. Brent, marshal. to March, 1804, foots 154.20, and of the clerk, Uriah Forrest, Philip Williams and Jacob Ray were con- Vieted, September 24, 1804, of passing counter- feit money, and sentenced, October 3, to seven years at hard labor. + 1804. John Munroe wes tried, but not stated and only the verdict of guilty is uoted. October Sth, following, is the sentence, “TO BE MARKED IN THE BRAWN OF THE THUMB of the left hand with the letter T and dis- ebarged.” P In January, 1804, Wilson Bryan refused to be Sworn as a juror, avowing that he was a Meth- odist, and was committed to the custody of the marshal. Three jurors were fined $15each for escaping from the jury-room before finding « verdict. It i esgy-eecon to note some of the bills which are spread at length on the minutes, ‘Two dollars eer day is the charge for a room for the grand jury at Steeles’ hotel. The bilis of the United States to James Kenner, jailor of Washington county, weet F 20 cents per day for each prisoner committed by the court for fine and costs, and that running from Febru- ary 1, 1804, to August 10, foots up $150.10. THE COURT HAD MUCH LARGER POWERS than the present court, for the records show that they appointed notaries and constables, licensed keepers of ferries, keepers of ordi- naries, retailers, hawkers, and peddlers, The minutes of the July term, 1804, show that thir- ty-eight keepers of ordinaries, ‘twenty-one re- tnilers, and six keepérs of ferries were author- ized. The popularity of horse-racing is seen in the fact that licenses were granted to twen- ty-four persons to sell on the race ground in Bovember, 1804, sik te’ Agua tues. bis From January, im- position of “burning in brawn of the thumb of the deft hand” does not appear, but whipping was continued, and it was alt coupled with a fine. The minutes about time, January, show that a rule was agaist Robert W. @ member of bar, to show why he not be fil show: tenced in Among the records of war of independence. piece of antiqui found guilty of stealing a | with us, as the Lowndese: Bealls, &e. 1746. Recently the letters hav is asclear as it was one hundred and forty- arsago. At this old mansion a grand ir. Lowndes to the officers iry on their return from Yorktown, and tradition says the old house held high carnival on that occasion. old sire there isa here now. Mr. Low the la heim, situated on the surrounding country. duit, whose name appears as one of the com- missioners at the time of the laying out of the town, is b@ried in the old village graveyard A crumbling tombstone records the date of his death, 1749. His grave is the old- est one of certain record therein. antiquity bears the following inscription: three ball was given by of the French ¢ here. At Ga | &fair state of preservation an perfectly clear and legible. son, a member of the present board of town commissioners. bas recently made a search for ry stones of the acre lots of the original survey and has succeeded in unearth- The corner-stones have a cross cut on the top of each and many-of them still stand firm and erect, —_——___ Written for Taz Evexine Stan. the bounda ing many of them, On the 22d he was convicted on one indictment and sentenced to three years at hard labor; on the 26th be was convicted on another and sen- tenced to pay a fine of $250 und three months imprisonment, and on February Ist he pleaded guhty to a third indictment and was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at hard labor. The offense was passing counterfeit bills of ex- change. It may interest the national guardsmen to mention that the records of January 20, 1806, ‘On motion of J. P. Van Ness, colonel of militia and president of the | 5 summons for witnesses against John Edwards, collector, were issued.” The record for 1806 and 1907 show princi pally convictions of theft and sentences vary: s from three to thirty-nine stripes, the fines varying from $1 to 220, On June 17, 1307, Isaac of ma January 30, Thomas’ McPh exses of horse stealing, was conv + fine of $120 her. 806, appears the 3 the lat- ri 600 ‘not to remove gro Ben from the District nor obstract him trom attending court in support of his petition for freedom, and the meantime will find him well.” A subsequent en- shows that upon the trial of the . in whic! ound for the petitioner. la Winters, in her suit nder date of April 13, 1808, Polly 5: committed to jail by a magistrate ax a runaway sued out a writ of habeas corpus and was dis- charged from enstod; ANCIENT TOWN RECORDS. Bladensburg in the Las it Century—Fam- i Survive. iy Names which Brapexspune, Mp., Feb. 22. the town commission- ers of this ancient burg is a time-stained vol- ume whose record goes back far beyond the The first record in the its own sanctuation pre- served. after stating that a previous book of minutes had been mutilated so that a copy had to be made, goes on as follow: A CENTURY AND A HALF Aco, “Record book of the town of Bladensburgh, Maryland, “By virtue of an act of Assembly, entitled an act for the laying out, erecting sixt: land into a town, on the ern Branch of Potomac, called Bladensburgh, which said act empowers us, the subscribers, oners, to treat with the owner or owners, person or persons, owning said lands, for sixty acres to be laid out into sixty lots for said town, and to dispose of them in manner and form following:” It is then stated that the commissioners met on the land November 19, 1741, viewed appointed Thomas Chettam their ¢ Following is the next ent “On the seventeenth da thousand seven hundred and forty-two, the following warrant was issued by commissioners and directed to ‘the sheriff of Prince George's county. “+ Prince George 2 “*We command you empannel twent: st erk, Coun’ ** James Ep: ‘Ospors Sprica, [Seal.} *Witttam Manpvit, [Se: *Tuos. Ganti, Jvyi “*To Joux Herecrx, esq., sheriff of county aforesaid.” * * * “On the Sth day of March, 1742, Capt. James Edmonston, Mr. Ostorn Sprigg, Mr. Manduit, Capt. ‘Thos, Gantt, and Mr. Thos. Waring, met on the land laid out for a town called Bladensburgh, and made sale of to the several persons following:” Here follows a li names of the purchasers, F for each. ‘The highest price paid was for No. 30, sold to Miss Culvert, land,” for £2 10s. respectively to N AN OLD FAMILY MANSION, Mr. Christopher Lowndes, mentioned as the purchaser of one of the original lots. was am extensive merchant and ship-builder here, and had aship-yard on the £4 just below-Bladensburg. sion, the ‘Boslock house,” is one of the many monuments of those bygone days still here, is singularly well preserved, and is at present the property of the Stevens’. chimneys, up to a few years ago, was the fol- lowing inscription in iron letters: “Cc. is a bfother- Bishop Pink “Muncy Carw, Died 1775, aged 57.” THE LAST RECORD of the old volume is the minutes of a meeting held August 24, 1836, at which time Messrs. R. T. Lowndes, C. CG, Hyatt and Harison Penn were commissioners. Mr. Hya neighboring village of only a few years ag The Good-Bye. He plucked the fragrant clover blooms, “Keep these, dear heart, bid me God. ‘True love can never say good-bye!” “Beloved, O, wherefore are my fearst ‘You give me strength and happiness; ‘Though leagues across the world i go ‘Your love will be a power to bless!” Deep sorrow in her heart subdued, A joy intense o’erspread her face; “O, Sweet, my life is yours”, she cried, “Forever!” and, with tenderest grace, She bowed her head upon his breast; ‘The soft wind stirred her tresses fair, Faith and high hope his spirit thrilled, , Upon her lips he breathes a prayer. And trustingly, with hands close clasped, ’Mid fragrant bloom, ‘neath sunlit sky, Her eyes redected heaven's pure light;— ‘With Love's own kiss she said “good-bye.” —H. G. P, ——— First in Arithmetic. From Puck, Aunt (to six-year-old Willy)—“Now, Willy, if you were to save up 1 centeach day in the coming year, how much would you have on the ‘ionary court, Norris was convicted slaughter, and sentenced to pay a fine of d imprisonment for 12 calendar months from May In 1503 Wolf Gongfogle, for felony, was sen- wh of two cases to $1 fine and 20 stripes; Betsy Clark, for theft, 1 fine and 5 W. F. Williams, for theft, $5 and 20 es; W. Collins, theft, $10 and 39 stripes. THE INAUGURAL BALL-ROOM. THE GREAT BALL ROOM. How the Immense Pension Court will | candescent electric ligh Look on March 4. BUNTING AND FLOWERS, GRANCE—-THE PAGODA FOR THE RANDS— LATIONS GOVERNING THE ATPROACUES TO THE BUILDING, ETC. embroidered upon it, Twenty calcium lights are to be placed in the top gallery and 2,000 in- along the sides of the lecorations are to be onascale never before attempted, The same ist who furnished flowers for eland’s inauguration wiil supply 5. RADIANCE AND FRa- | NeW York flo: them on this o t of inure] festoons, 6 inches thick, to cover ihe ELABORATE FLORAL DESI Suspended from the lower gal of panels, 5 feet by 10 feet, made entirely of choice flowers, a panel being devoted to each department of state, upon which is wrought, in half relief, some suitable device. avy department bears upon a floral background a ; thé Department of the Interior, a psenting a log cabin, a newly- felled tree, a plow end a sheaf of grain; the Post-Office department, a mail-bag and an en- velope duly stamped, dressed in a flowing son, Washington, D. C.” the name of the department it sy a quill of flowers. About the upper gallery ng with the columns, filled The decorators have just begun their work of transforming the great white court of the pension oftice into a beautiful ball room, and bunting, shields, gold, silver, pennants, por- traits, designs, and other materials to be used in the operation lie ail around on the tiled floor, while the sound of hammers makes merry music, The decorations, as planned by the contractor, Mr. F. Aldridge, of Brooklyn, promise to be about as magnificent as any ever seen in this conatry. ture gives a representation of the Pension | as it will appear when decorated, THE GRAND coURT. The hall affords a good field for the arrange- ment of colors, it being without question the largest construction of the kind on this hemis- e and, barring churches and cathedrals, als in the world in tloo: lery is a series jouth side of the East- ioncer scene rep it, and The accompanyin of February, one der of the are vases alternat . Harrison and Vice-President Morton enter the hall at the west end they will pass under a floral ball 15 feet in diameter. At an opportune time a string will be pulled’ and the floral ball will open anda show flowers will descend upon the The same manipulation will release an entire flock of imprisoned canary birés and paroquets who will mingle their voices with the exclamations of joyful delight the assembled President and attendants reach the other end of the hall another floral ball exactly like the first will open and flowers and canary birds in great number will enliven the scene. Suspended from the center of the dome will I ship of state—a three- t long, which can be seen at you summon and y-four good and lawful men, freeholders of your bailwick, to be at the Garrison landing on Friday, the 25th day of February instant, in order to inquire and assess what damage or recompense shall be paid and given to the owner or owners, per- son or persons, owning the said sixty acres of land now laid out for a town called Bladens- burgh, according to the directions of an act of the assembly of the province in that case made and provided. “Given under our hands and seal this sey- enteenth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and forty-two. as few. if any. | uration affairs ! may be realized by a few figures. The clear length is 316 feet, the width 116 feet and the height to the surmounting roof 149 feet. The two screens of four immense pillars 6 feet in diameter or over 18 feet in cir- cumference at the base. 5 feet at the top and 75 feet high, surmounted by artistic arches which support the roof, enhance the superb architectural features of ll and give the effects of dimensions ital and vertical which otherwise would not be so impressive. The area of the marble tessellated floor is 37,000 square feet, or very nearly an acre, On the four sides of the floor extends an arcaded corridor 12 feet wide and 20 feet high, formed of 76 iron Corinthian columns 13 feet 6 inches high, with a range of elevation sur- mounting arches 6 feet 6 inches around the en- tire interior and supporting a balcony of the same dimensions, the entire circuit of the court, or 16 feet long and 23 feet high, and ‘%- marbleized colum mounted balustraded the dimensions of the the marble pavement below. On this sur- mounting parapet, at intervals over the col- umus, are large vases for floral display. THE BALCONIE The balcony and surrounding parapet ate reached by brick steps 12 feet long, laid on arches and ascending from each gate. When decorated for an occasion f national festivity, like the coming ball, the arched balconies and parapet festooned in bunting and embroidered tapestries, representing all the states of the Union and uations of the globe pendant from the dizzy altitude of the roof, nearly 150 feet above the floor, floating streamers, vases filled with exotics crowning the para, ings of tropical foliage of the mighty Corint! the arched spaces of the corrido: hail is broken These screens greatly bean immense flo master and thirt in the picture prin Immense oil portraits of President Harrison and Vice-Presidcut Morton, each fifteen feet high, mounted with Amer: and gold frames, are conspicuous features, The offices of the commussioner of pensions, elaborately furnished and decorated, will be used by the Presidential party as reeeptio fo0ms. There are spacious dressing, Supper. and reception rooms on the first. floor, and broad iron stairways and tiled galleries for the immense throng who only come to look on. THE DANCE MUSIC, But for those who come to dance—and there wiii be many—there will be music of the best quality, The music of the evening will be of two kinds, one furnished by the U. 8. Marine band, directed by Prof. John Philip Sousa, assisted by Salvatore Petrola, and the other by Beck's orchestra of 100 pieces, condacted by Simon Hassler and J. G. 8. Beck. concert will preced gin with the « ‘sToN, [Seal.] an flags on plush the Jo of the lots sold, with the and the price paid ‘on he owner of the | umbrellas to be carrie nd for Nos. 31 and 32, séld holas Diggs and William ary for the same price. ‘The lowest was for Nos. 28 and 29, sold respectively to John Needham and Thomas Crampton, each, Among the names here exhibited are many of persons whose descendants are still alverts, Thomases, Snowdens, , Warings, Bakers, Cooks, Owens, » but the names of more than half are of families no longer here. for 2s. 6d. The promenade e dancing, and will be- ential Polonaise,” com- posed by Prof. Sousa for the occasion, and per- formed by both the band and orchestta, Then will follow: 2. Overture, “Festival, 3. Grand fantasia Wagner; band. 4. Marche pet and group- surrounding the bases ns and filling rs, the scene is astern branch, His old brick man- 6. Selection, The capacity of the hall is equal to the de- mands of an almost unlimited throng. floor will conveniently 13,000 persons. Durin; 1884 8,000 people passe there was ample room fo: _ It took two bands, the Marine band, hington, 100 pieces, and the great Ger. ia orchestra, of Phiftdelphia, to furnish the music, and even then it was difficult to hear the harmonious sounds above the buzz of voices and shuffling of feet of thousands of guests on the floors, It may be expected that this room will present a picture never before excelled in this country for beauty and eleganc incandescent lights flood the building wtth soft- ened radiance. Choice flowers perfume the air and delight the eye, while the more sub- stantial decorations are such as to make the im- meuse hall a thing of beauty, .” Bizet; band, ‘The orchestra will be composed of the follow- ing instruments: 25 brass and reed, 22 first vio- lins, 14 second violins, 10 violas, 6 violoncellos, | 12 contra basses, 2 harps, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 5 clarionets, 1 saxophone, 2 pi 4 French horns, 4 cornets, 4 trombones, 1 eu- phonium, 2 bass tubas, 2 small drums, 1 bass players were selecte tion of Philadelph accommodate over the Cleveland ball in in the gates, and yet On one of the ¢ fallen, but the date rum and cymbals, from the inusie assoc’ They will render the dance program, as fol- Order of Dancing: 2—Promenade; the Gyps 3—Quadrille; Of the grandson, Mr, BO. Lowndes, a and resides at ““Blen- the home of ‘his father, beautifally hill overlooking Bladensburg und The William Man- Promenade, characteristic dances; the Co- quette, Sousa, 6—Lanciers, Luck in Love, 8—Promenade, Grand Ballet; La Fille der Phareon, Pugrel, $—Lanciers; College Songs, z 10—Waltz; La Reine de la Mer, 1i—Promenade, ' Mosaic; The Yeoman of the Guard, Sullivan. 12—Polka, Lilly: 13—Promenade, 14—Lanciers, Nadji; Chassa Waltz, Reve d’ete; Heart, One Min: Valse, La Gitans minie, Jakoblows! The most conspicuous and prominent feature of the interior scene will be the two-story Jap- anese pagoda that is now being finished. It is in the center of the building, built over and around the fountain, that on ordinary occa- sions lends its babbling to the noise of seratch- ing of thousands of pens as they fly in their pension-giving or pension-refusing. purt of the pagoda is a grotto built of rocks and ferns around the fountain; a pic- turesque retreat for the dancers, where caa rest, surrounded by the glamour of flowers, soft lights and runnin; floor will accommodate the band—one hundred performers—who will Above them, on the third gallery, wi. tioned the Marine band, who are to conduct the promenade concert. The whole structure With streamers of bunting, and brilliant with electric lights. It will be without doubt the most tak- in the whole plan of the decoration, and will break the immense space of the floor with good effect: Portraits of the new President and Vice- placed on the front, and run- ning entirely around the structure, the first story, will be aline of shi bearing the name of a state Gilt and the glitter of the gas the colors of the flag: On the to; the word “Constitution” will letters of fire. The eig! dome eighty feet from the ground heavy laurel garlands interspersed The next in 16—York, One 17—Promenade, 18—Lanciers; Er- 19—Waltz, Reign of Ven- 20—Quadrille; Strauss, 21—Promenade. Deseription Piece, A Trip on the Limited; Don. 22—Lanciers; Amta, Hoffman. 23—Galop, On the Sands; Puerner, THE RECEPTION, Of course the President and Mrs. Harrison will be the centers of attraction, and after them the Vice-President and Mrs, Morton, and Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland (who will then be en- titled to that form of address). They will be eople from the moment they eir cloak-rooms until they enter their carriages early next morning. who want to shake the hand of the new Presi- deut, to greet him and offer their co tions upon the happy events of the people who want to give a parting word to the retiring executive and his beautiful wife. will be a continual round of han ins ches, while the band will be playing and black-coated men and women, in enchanting costumes, will whifl over the smooth marble tiles in the mazes of the dance. The scene from the galleries will be one of the greatest animation and beauty. Eve: ment of harmony will be there, coloring, music, beauty, delicious odors, a combination never to be forgotten. But dancing and talking and handshaking make most folk hungry, especially after such a fatiguing day as the 4th of March happens be every fourth year. For such there will supper rooms, tables laden with all that the most particular palate could demand. All the o to make upa buffet supper will be provided, It stand-up, take-what-you-want sort of for it bya by’ utterly impossible to ison’s Landing, where the act of the assembly directed the town to be laid out, there was, up to a recent period, a wharf, where considerable cargoes used to be dis- cbarged. At present a blacksmith’s stands on the site of the old landing. The town was laid out during the administration of Gr. Thos, Bladen, hence the name. play the dancin; will be made besieged with » after whom thei emerge from t attsville was named, The old book is in > the writing it see. HM | pocceemeinte or a territory, jets will reveai laze tothe ie ‘ht columns lifting the little impromptu ‘eath the warm glowing summer sky; DECORATIONS. For the decorations of the ball-room are promised a massing of color, a glitter of armor,a dra} of flagsand the painted atk and tate cont-of-arms, dead white walls of the yet ground will be unfrescoed interior of the bi scheme of decoration will be to delicacies that ron, pate de foie gras a la Harrison; terrine of game, a la Morton. Swe Assorted ice cream, orange water ice, Roman punch, pyramid of Nougat Re- ce, bee-hive of bon-bous, republican; rustic, assorted faucy cakes, des- fice, mportant part of the arrangements has trusted to Mr. George C. Boldt, the proprietor of the hotel Bellevue, Philadelphia, where the renowned dinner, of the far-famed Clover club have bech held for several years. For the last inauguration there were provided 1,000 quarts of ice cream, 500 quarts of water ices, 200 roast turkeys, 500 boiled turkeys, 100 150 tongues. 16 scts roast beef, 2 barrels ad, 6,000 rolls. 1,000 pounds of but- ter and 150 loaves of bread, while of such dainties as pate de foie gras, consommé, salmon and bass, big quantities were on hand. Mr. Harrison will probably follow the exam- ple of Mr. Cleveland and decline the compli- ment of a separate table. Presidents are not hungry on these occasions, Mr. Cleveland sent the committee word upon his inauguration that for all he would eat at the ball there was no use in Boing to the trouble of a set supper for him. All himself or any of his party did+that night was to promenade in the direction of the supper-room without entering its precincts, RULES FOR THE BALL, The executive committee in charge of inaug- issued a code of laws for use and applicatjon at the ball. They first an- ounce that the entrances will be at the F, G, and 5th streets doors; no smoking will be al- lowed in any part of the building: persons once entering must remain until they depart for goo d all, for there will beno return-checks issued. Indeed, to break off rather abruptly from the code, there will be little or no neces- | sity for a person’s leaving temporarily. for pro- vision has been made to supply almost every want thata man could possibly have on such an occasion—barber shop, boot-blacks, tele- staph office, police station, messenger boys. A BUREAU OF INFORMATION, A bureau of information will be established in one of the rooms on the first floor, the second door east of the F-street entrance, where one or more members of the committee will be stationed, transformed by facts into human encyclopedias, ready to give answer to all possible questions, to receive arti found in the building, and to give aid to those who may report losses. There will be no hats, bon- nets, overcoats, or cloaks allowed to be worn he ball-room floor, nor any canes or 5 for ample cloak- room iacilities will be provided, and ushers will be stationed at the doors to jdirect new-comers to their appropriate apartments. There will be no charge in the cloak-rooms, No persons will be allowed to stand on the floors of the dancing spaces during the dancing. The executive committee will occupy rooms at the southeast corner of the building. This room will be connected by electric signals with the entrances to the building; also by | telephone with the principal rooms. The PI chairman, A. T. Britton, and in his absence, the secretaries of the committee, H. L, Swords and Fred, Brackett, will have authority, and should be called upon to settle any dispute that may arise as to admission to the builling or to any part thereof, and to determine any question pertaining to the management. ex- cept such matters as are under control of the chairmen of the various subcommittees, All matters connected with dancing and prome- nade will be under control of Dr. M. L. Ruth, and those pertaining to the comfort of the guests un control of Jas, E. Bell. The re- ception of the President and other guests will be under the control of J. K. MeCammon. committeemen will wegr badges of red, and blue, with diagonal stripes, as fol- xecutive, royal purple; reception, joor and promenade, white; press, banquet, dark blue; carriages, ; ol comfort at ball-room, dark ; ball-room dress, light brown. THE CARRIAGE REGULATIONS. One of the greatest difficulties confront com- mittees arrangingjthe details of large balls is the solution of the carriage problem. If there are many guests the trouble of handling a long line of men, coaches, and horses becomes a serious obstacle to success, and it requires a man of more than the ordinary allowance of patience and executive ability to see that things go smoothly and that guests do not get into the wrong carriage and are whisked off to strange doors, Buton this occasion, with the enor- mous attendance it is expected that the arrival and departure of persons will be accomplished without the least confusion or dissatisfaction, To accomplish this end a novel scheme has been devised. Inthe first place the pocket of the ball-goer has been protected by means of a schedule of rates from whieh there can be no appeal. Hansom cabs will cost $3 each for the evening, coupes $4 each, herdic cabs $5 each, and two-horse conveyances according to special agreement, not exceeding $10. No owner or driver of such vehicles shalt, tnder penalty of attention from the police, refuse to carry a passenger at the schedule rates, nor when en- gaged, take up an additional passenger with- Fis the consent of the one who first engaged All vehicles are to approach the pension of- fice from 7th street, hardin, cabs ahd one- horse coupes, entering on F’ street, and fol- lowing the south side of that street to the en- trance of the pension office, mal their exit on 4th street to the south. All public carriages will approach the pension office from 7th street, by way of G street, following the north side of G street to entrance of pension bi and etna exit on 4th Sear “g the _ the President's carriage, those 0! iplomatic corps, and all private carriages will enter on F street, follow north side, turn into Sth street, and deposit their passengers at Sth street en- side to 7th street, then to space on G street, between 7th and 9th streets, also to 8th street above G, where they may park, CALLING THE PRIVATE CARRIAGES, This immense line of private carriages will render the ordinary means of calling them al- most jmpracticable,jand to facilitatesmatters a great stereopticon screen will be erected on the north corner of the pension building, when a party desires to return home he will give or send his num! iven to both him and his driver arri to the lantern throw the figures on the instdntaneous cannot be maintained forever, and striving, with eg oe heart er ry toget! money that will support his young Prince in the style he bas teen bred to consider the proper thing. And here in. an American } il, caged as a common swindier, is Prince If released he eanact work for a living. doesn't know how. He would rather suicide. Work Would be a slavery in the galleys for one of his misdirected nature. Poor prince! Poor pee T2I wasn't a poor devil myself I'd go ii ive face, to get NEW YORE'S REPRESENTATION AT mARRISON's INAUGUBATION—A “PERSONALLY CONDUCTED” PILGRIMAGE TO SHE MOLY LAXD—A XEW THIXG IN ULSTERS—A RUSSIAN PRINCE'S TROUBLES, Correspondence of Tar EVEXtxo Stan. * New Yor, Feb, 22. A great feature of New York's contribution to the inauguration parade in Washington on | THE UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITION OF ROOMS IN March 4th will be the John J. O'Brign associa- tion of the eighth assembly district. There will be at least 400 men in line, and they will be preceded by Patrick S. Gilmore's great brass band as they march up the Avenue. The 400 will be a handsome, well-fed lot of solid men, and every one of them will look immacu- late in a new plug hat,a gray overcoat, fut- toned up tight,a scarlet neck-tie and tan- | colored gloves, a bamboe cane adorned with a minature national flag boing borne at “carry Fourteen Pullman buffet cars have d by this organiza’ i ask no favors of inate ments having begn per- wering Clerks. TEE PENSION BUILOL To the Baitorof Twx E: Is it possible that the cle bureau are to be compelled indefinitely to work in rooms so cold and uncomfortable as now? Constant suffering from cold and drafts is being endured by the clerks at this govern- ment building on account of the failure im Congress to provide doors for the rooms im which they are required to work. outrageous that men aud wom: to work in such uncomfortab! stroying rooms as these are. these rooms is due solely to the fact that they | are not provided with doors, as every other building where people are required to perform clerical work is. DOORLESS ROOMS, Not only does this failure to provide doors | make it impossible to make the rooms tenant- able when the thermometer is lower than 40 degrees above zero, but onaccount of the great rmed, and has perfected itself in | courts, which act asa} military Maneuversas well as in ial array and intricate marching evolutions will prove diverting and attracti T ly of New Yorkers in the publicans, under command R. Cruger, numbering 1,500 me In all. some two dozen or more civic political nizations from New York parade, besides the regiments of New s at the pension The condition of Washington, arranges fected for sleeping. eating aboard the cars, which will Another ngsel feature from this city will be th Glee Ciub of 100 w: drilled for weeks past in a professional “leader. ned voices, which has been | constant and dead! through them. Non | cient to put the thermometer up te ount of the stre e the rooms fit for clerks mually surging | it is impossible to m: mometer is below 40 above z perature of more this ouly appli and Brooklyn work comforts tomperature is Tt was an extraordinary party that left New and then it must be York yesterday on the Hamburg-American steamship Wieland. In these days of agnostic- ism and atheism a religious pilgrimage of thou- sands of miles is something of a curiosity, to say the least; and when 100 men and w journey from busy America to place a banner upon the tomb of the Saviour in away Palestine, the event is one worthy of com- memoration in history as well as of current comment. Among the manj good Catholic who sailed yesterday as pilgrims were t priests, laymen and their wives, and © maidens. The pi tauch below 75 above ze: in rooms where drafts can be prevei not iu doorless rooms where drafts are strong FORTUNATE OFFICIALS. There are but few rooms in the b | Which are provided with doors, These are the rooms of the commissioner. first and second j deputy commissioners and chief and assistant emef clerks and the other employes of the pension off: Aside from. the convenience of the clerks the be provided for the looks of the pension build- e doors should score of comely tarry a while at proceed as ex salem, where t! Then the most enth ditiously as possible to ‘Jer: ey Will remain several weeks. | y religious of the will make a thorough exploration of Pal estine, the Holy Land. while the more worldly- inclined will retarn by way of beautiful Venice, gay Paris, and other resorts favored by ordi- nary European travelers, One feels sodizing a little over this first American grimage to the Holy Land, but the one dete: rent against the fine religious and poetic phrases ade is the fact that the whole | scheme is one of the famous Cook's “personally conducted tours,” which ure essentially savory of dollars and cents and advertising. Fancy ‘Lard Cour de Leon und Godfrey de Bouillon | ilgrimages of other ages “personally conducted” chaperonage and guidance of Cook's tourist establishment. Pp % ent condition it is unsightly in appearance: and the constant stream of visitors promena’ ing the galleries is a great annoyanc clerks at their work, will take the necessary steps to provide an propriation for these door: so that they can be constructed before another I hope that efore it adjourz ing the urgent demand for doors and the hearttelt thanks of some twelve hundred of their shiv- ering, coughing and sneezing occupants. os Fou Will co: of the modern cr ——___ Written for Tae Eventxe Stan Winter Dawn. undertaking the Wan as the hues of some deep-wooded flower, That all its summer life feels not the joy ed midst cloudletscoy— ad cvld hour— No call from wood of Two Wall street brokers who drive every afternoon on the Boulevards have just intro- | duced the latest thing in winter wear from | I was at Gabe Case's road house the other afternoon when they pulled up at the | hostler’s horse-block in great style and alighted to discuss something hot with other horsemen in the hostelry's bar-room. The outer wraps ese gentlemen made a sensation when y entered, The ulster, with a hood and cape, and reach Ghost-like, fantasti The moon low droops. An ashen gloom, immutable in power, From starry deeps distils a mystic shower Suspense, more still t th in inughter sweet. (Transition quick trum whimpering, tear-stained With fearless bound Aurora's flying feet Speed ‘cross the noisy se earer has it arranged for walking on the stteet it is in appearance a ‘img heavy top-coat, but when ar- ranged for driving oF riding it is the mo: ical garment ever seen outside of the ring. Its skirt, very long. repares for u drive he taste Pieces around his respective legs. forming a sort of extra pair of warm but | ——_ badly-fitting trousers. The middle the skirt is brought up between the legs and | fastened in front, and the effect is very ludi- | atrangement may contri- | = comfort. The gibes hurl at these two introducers of a new fashion by | ¥ their frien@s in Case's hotel were sarcastic, humorous and hilarious, and before the brokers | resumed their drivea bet of that they would not dare w: from the post-office to Trinity church at noon on a day tobe determined with the new rig arranged for driving. ing eye the dreaming world t greet; ‘om- | But earth, pale-lipped, her joyous face doth meet. R. J. MCLLMINNEY, Fatis Cuvrcu, Va. __ EDUCATIONAL. E: ¥ XANDER WISHES TO ANNOU is oud patrons that he has remney: WY 11th wt. nw, Ofer crous, however the FI DANCING ACADEMY, 1004 FST bute to its weare: » MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and sarrupas ist nior peruicipation in na at UDENTS end Patuting tu Ouls and had been made | AG. Heaton, EC Mes. H. Holmes, and 8, Jerome Unl. Viel. Flute. Cornet, &: advantages. 0. B. BULLAE RING TO SEND Ds * Unpremeditated dishonesty exists among a class of people who never really in- tended to do wrong, but who were led into it by their own Weak natures, incapable of resist- | ing temptation. Sueh a nature is that of Prince | Georges Eristoff de Gourie, the Russian noble- | f man (funny werd, that nobleman, eh?) who was | Positions c: arrested this week fr swindling a merchant out of the price of @ sealskin overcoat, some I know somethin, prince, who really is a prince by the son of Prinee David casus, and I don’t believe he ever went intoa emeditated. cold-blooded scheme for swind- g in his life, although he has cut up some very pretty capers that smack of crooke; in more countries than one. th Prince Georges is that he was brought up | 2 He was bred an aristocrat of most lux- | hed his majority jore idea of the value of money | j n the $5,000 prize setter has over at the dog | Y had told him there were | whole families who lived on fifty kopecks he wouldn't INSTITUE. 126 jocution taught and & uly for all exaiuinations. ferences. t4-tm fully revised ; hugh ASTER OF ARTS. sistant, prepares for civil service, ey and Normal schools, FRANK bE. we #500 I believe. ristof de Poti in Cau- CH, LAIIN, GREE i vt The trouble with | appomtments complete. mmodious halix; ot and when ho rt Practical Euglasi earned. He only knew that it of the prince's father to bring him up in this way, but he did, and when s’ tastes became extraordinarily the old gentleman had to hustle sometimes to | raise the meney to pay for them. tled, raised it somehow, and said nothing. When the prince was in Berlin ei; he needed money badly. to send it in a week orso, but Prince Georges wanted it immediately. He hadn't any that his father would be d raise it, so he conceived the bright idea “E. SCHEEL, TEACHER ing to be qualified as a 2-nicw’ TING—INSTRUCTION IN: privete or iu © MY'OF FINE AR aud see the wonderfi AWING every branch and fo1 inconvenienced to ory: HART, Principal. Voice eu sion carefully taught. ST cured. Keferences to patrons, ewe: ©. TOWN whe & then selling it for cash, by which financial operation he was able to supply his immediate ised, in good faith, to fortnight, when his re- mittances should come. But in a fortnight his remittances did not materialize, and d into jail, where he stayed after his father had In Paris, in 1883, the same thing over again, — 4 G _— in eae ‘Phen a jon, in 1 ourly expect money father, he purloined the gold necessities. He promise: pay for the jewelry in a fc SHORTHAND I hg send for” pamp! a ., Head school jLuition by al 8 specialty Pype-writing ta Acuse Phonograph, 9) Georges was cla) LLEG OLIS, MD. cuts and four courses of ute cor i etudy, TRE » Foor catalogues, address Wes iru THOMAS PELL a xt. MM VERNON SEMINARY, 21100-1104-1116 M STREET AND 1128 11TU STREET. BOARDING AND DA IES AND LITTLE GIRLS. in all branches in: ancondance y steam and having ab: urther information ‘TH J.SOMELs.di has been more or legs lionized by society, and fellows about town have found during CADEMY OF THE HOLY, CROSS, 1312 MASSA. eiteutian give 4 Harp, ven te Eiptony cot the ‘bass classes . also to vocal chusetts ave.—T) & ti him have a Cell”