Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1889, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON CITY AND DISTRICT. © Tur Evexrxe Stan circulates in the city where printed s larger number of copies in Proportion to population than any paper in the world, snd its circulation in Washington is greater than that of all the other daily papers im the city added together. it verifies its claims by affidavits and by opening its books to the inspection of those interested. Some other papers boast largely, but they give no figures. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. The New Assessment of Property in the District. SOME TRANSACTIONS OF IMPORTANCE IN SUBURDAN PROPERTY—NEW HOUSES AND IMPROVEMENTS NOW BEING BUILT IX DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. A place of considerable interest just now to real estate men is the new school building in Arthur place, near the District building. Here may be found the books showing the newly- assessed value of property. The work of the assessors, who have been inspecting the real property of the city since the second Monday of March, is found here, neatly tabulated, in books convenient for consultation. The real- estate men, for themselves and their clients, have been busily engaged in getting out lists of the new assessments and comparing them with the last assessments. The assessors’ books have only been accessible during the past week, and only a few of the large owners of property or agents of large interests have so far succeeded in ascertaining what the new assessments are. It is therefore not possible, as yet, to reach any conclusion as to the general character of the work of the assessors. One of the leading real-estate agents in the city told a Star reporter that he had procured a list of the property standing in his own namo with the new assessed value. He found that incom- paring these values with the assessed value of three years ago that there had been an in- crease of from 20 to 25 cents on the square foot, Nearly all of his property is located in the northwest section, and he said that if the same ratio of increase was maintained in the assess- ment of the entire District that the revenues would be greater than the needs of the city demanded. 4 “I hope,” he added, “that the footing up_of the to’ will not show any such increase. For several years past all the revenue raised b taxation in the District has not been expende: ‘There is now nearly a million of dollars of the money of the District in the U.S. treasury. The Tevenues of the city have now reached a sum which, with the fifty per cent contributed by the government, is considered by Congress more than ample to meet all the proper ex- penditures. [four revenues continue to in- crease largely Congress may conclude that it is no longer necessary for the government to pay its share of the expenses of the District, eud the entire burden may again be thrown upon the shoulders of the people. For this reason, as well as because it is wrong to raise by taxation more than is needed gor public use, Thelieve that the tendency ought to be to keep taxes down rather than the reverse.” WHAT THR ASSESSOR SAYS. Assessor Williams told a Stan reporter that he had been unable to estimate the result of the recent assessment. Changes, he said, were liable to be made, as the board would remain in session until the 5th of August. From what he knew of the work of the assessors he thought that there would be an increase. He was of the opinion that the increase would not be as large as many imagined. “It should be borne in mind,” he continued, “that during the pastyear the value of the aew buildings erected and improvements made to old buildings, asreported by the building in- spector, is about $7,000,000. All these im- provements have been assessed, in addition to the property already taxed. ‘The value of property assessed three years ago was over =105,000,000, In the year 1833 this amount was increased by the addition of new buildings to nearly $112,000,000, and for the year 1889 it was over 2115,000,000. Naturally the new assess- ment willshow an increase, but from what I kuow of the methods of the assessors, and from what citizens have told me who have compared the new assessment with the one made three Years ago,Iam of the opinion that the in- crease is pot excessive and will not be so con- ered. instance, such menas Mr. Ed- ward Temple and Mr. John E. Herrell ex- pressed their entire satisfaction with the new ausessment as far as their own property is concerned. The books of the oul assessors have been open during the past week for public in, und so far comparatively few com- plaints have been received alleging unreason- able charges.” Mr. Williams said that the assessors were compelled to assess upon what they considered to be “The true value of property.” This term ‘was generally construed to mean what property would bring at a forced sale. The assessors, he said, were under oath and bond to faith- fully perform their duty, and they could uot, a: pleasure. increase or decrease nr nh values except upon the basis above mentioned. Mr. Wiliams said he thought that while the assess- ments would show in many instances an in- crease in the valuation of land, he thought that the practice had been generally followed of rating improvements at a decreased valua- tion, which was generally acknowledged to be right and just. SUBURBAN MOVEMENTS. Enoch Maris and others have purchased a tract of land lying to the east of the subdivision of Eckington. It is kuown as the Wales-Hub- bard tract, and contains 2244 acres. The owner was Mr. Geo. A. Prevost, and the price paid was about £28.000. The property was purchased with the intention of making a subdivision. Mr. Maris has subdivided a tract of some 60 acres which he owns in Montgomery county. Md., to the north and east of Takoma Park. It hes between the Sligo and Long Branch, and adjoins Takoma Park. Mr. Maris has given the ame of Sligo Heights to this property, and he intends to do some work in grading and laying Out streets, Mesars. H. W. Copp and R. B. Detrick have urchased 180 acres of land at Rockville, Md. he place is known as the Seminary property, Is is well situated for building purposes, and it is understood to be the purpose of the new owners to make a subdivision of the land into buildzng lots. Mr. Francis Shanabrook, who owns quite a large tract of land beyond College Station, on fae Washington branch of the B. and O. road, is having a subdivision made of some 108 acres. The land lies across the railroad from Chuarlton Heights, where a number of improve- ments are now in progress. Mr. Shanabrook has built a number of houses in this vicinity, and has sold several building sites. He, how. ever. now proposes to lay out and grade addi- tional streets, and will call the place Central Heights. 2B. H.W. Ground has been broken at the corner of 18th and RB streets preparatory to the erection of six houses for Mr. B. H. Warner from designs pre- pared by T. F. Schneider. The corner house will front on 18th street 55 feet and wili be three stories high, and will have a high slate root. The entrance will be quite handsome; wide Roman arches resting on clusters of columns with carved capitals forma porch, and on one of the archers a tower rises to the roof. ‘The front will be of stone and brick. On the corner of the house there wil) be a circular tower, and on the left of the entrance ® square bay will extend to the third story, terminating im a balcony The interior is to be handsomely ar: d and finished. In the center of the house will be a large square ball, with staircase screened from the front. On the right is to be the parlor and on the left the dining room and pantry. In the upper floors there are tobe seven chambers, bath, &e. The five houses fronting on K street will have a basement and three stories, with fronts of brick and stone of very attract- ive designs and square bays and circular towers, slate roots. stone porches, and interiors icaliy finished in natural woods. ENLARGING THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. The contract for building the additions to the Children’s hospital has been awarded to Chas. A. Langley and the work has been begun. The sdditions consist of a west wing three stories high, 27x112 feet, and s south wing, three sto: end cellar, 48x38 feet, each con- taining the wards, ing r conveniences, which have MR. PONNDORFT's HovsE. Mr. F. G. Pohndorff to-day took out a permit to build « 810,000 house on Hillyer avenue. It will be a handsome house—not large, but very complete in its appointments and finish. The front will be half stone and half brick, with red slate roof. are a Heisley T. F. Schueider is the architect, A window and FIFTY YEARS A MINISTER. Rev. Dr. Buck Will Celebrate His Golden Jubilee om Thursday. A LONG AND USEFUL, PASTORATE—A SKETO OF THE HISTORY OF THE VENERABLE 6T. PAUL'S ROCK CREEK CHURCH AND PARSE. On Thursday next a notable event in the his- tory of the venerable St. Paul's Rock Creek parish will be commemorated. Fifty years ago Rev. Dr. Buck, the rector, was consecrated a priest in the Episcopal church, He had just graduated from the Episcopal theological sem- inary in Alexandris, and among the members of his class the following survive: Bishop Wil- mer of Alabama, Rev. Dr. Nelson, the dean of the Washington convocation, Rev. T. W. Leavell of West Virginia, and Rev. Dr. Scott. With the exception of the first named, all will be present to take part in the exercises which commemorate tho golden jubilee vena Dr. . lergy of the District a lary umber of the olor chureh people have besa invited to be present. There will be religious services ithe morning with the celebration of communion. Rev. Dr. Nelson will deliver a historical sermon and at te close of the services @ reception will be held im the rectory. Dk, BUCK'S CAREER, Rev. Dr. Buck has spent all but thirteen years of his pastoral life as rector of St, Paul, and in point of service he is the oldest minister in the District. His pastorate extends over a period ot thirty-seven years, and during that time he has witnessed many changes in the churches as well as in the famulies in this city. His life work is identified with the parish, whose his- tory goes back for nearly a century and three- quarters, antedating for a long period the or- ganization of any church in this part of the country now in existence. In fact St. Paul is one of the pioneer church organizations in this part of the country. AN INTERESTING BISTORY. From the rare historical researches made by Rev. Dr. Byck some interesting facts have been obtained in regard to the old church. What is now known as St. Paul’s Rock Creek ish was once the church of Prince eorge’s parish, which included all the terri- tory between the Potomac “and the Patuxent rivers and the northeast fork of the Eastern Branch and ae indefinitely west. This was many years before Montgomery county was formed or the District of Columbia thought of. On September 18, 1719, Rev. John Frazier, rector of St. Jobn’s parish, Prince George's county, Md., called a meeting of the inhabit- ants for the purpose of raising funds to build a chapel in the Eastern Branch and Rock Creek Hundred. A number of donations were received, but the largest was the gift of John Bradford Gent of Prince George's county, Md, who gave 1,000 pounds of tobacco and 100 acres of land. The gift was, of course, accepted, and the land is that which to- day constitutes what is known as the glebe of the Rock Creek ish. About one-half has been laid off for the Rock Creek cemetery, and there the old church stands. There have been two church buildings. The firat one was built of wood, and services were held there by Rev. John Frazier, the rector of St. John’s parish, Maryland, who officiated in this region as carly as 1710. It remained a chapel but a few years, when, in 1726, it was designated as the parish church of Prince George —< Prince George’s county, Md. St ohn’s parish was one of the original thirty parishes into which the province of Maryland was divided. Prince George parish covered a large extent of territory aud in a few years a chapel was built near Rockville, some 12 miles from the psrish church. In the course of time some twenty parishes have been carved out of its territory, leaving the old parish church with about 6 square miles. As it had been known popularly for some time as the Rock Creek parish instead of by the proper name, Prince George parish, that name was taken when its metes and bounds were defined in 1856. THE SECOND CHURCH BUILDING, The original church building remained stand- ing for some fifty years and then became use- less through decay. The order for building the second church building was in 1768 and it was still unfinished at the breaking out of the revolutionary war in 1776. The walls then built are still standing. They are built of brick brought from England and are twenty- two inches thick. The building was 40x60 feet and the ceiling was 25 feet high. It remained for many years without # roof and for many more without either floor or ceiling. In 1320 the vestry thought the church building was too large for the accommodation of the surround- ing population and it was concluded best to build AN INSIDE CHURCH, Availing themselves of a ledge in the walls twelve feet from the floor, left for a gallery, girders some forty feet long were procured and stretched across and then lathed and plas- tered. From the west end twenty fect was out off for a lecture and school room. Thus they had within the old wails two rooms, one 40x40 and one 40x20, In 1840 another change was made by removing this temporary ceiling and building a gallery in the west end, where an organ was located. Originally there were three doors to the building. one on the south front and two on the west. There were only two aisles in the church and no robing-room for the clergy. The vestry, however, ded to enlarge the church by adding a chancel, or- gaa and vestry room on the north side. The west doors were also closed. The two ranges of windows were made into one and filled with stained glass, new pews were put in, and the in- terior as well as exterior beautified and adorned, as those who visit the old church to- day may see. THE LIst OF RECTORS. ‘The first rector was Rev. George Murdock, who was commissioned by George Calvert, the governor of Maryland, to take charge of the arish upon the recommendation of the lord ishop of London. The vestry January 10, 1727, invested Mr. Murdock as rector and he served in that capacity for thirty-four years, The next rector was Rev. Alexander William- son, who was sent to the parish by the governor of Maryland, remained as rector for fourteen | years, He was followed by Rev. Thomas Reed, in 1776, whose pastorate continued for thirty- eight years. The time covered by the three first rectorships was eighty-six years. During the seventy-three years since there have been some ten rectors, and, as the present incum- | bent bas served for some thirty-seven | the average of the terms of the others more than four years, | During the rectorship of Rev. Mr. Reed he lived in or near Rockville, and, in consequence | of the almost abandoned con: n of the parish | church. he end the lay delegates trom the chapel located there were received into union with the convention of Maryland in 1784 as represeuting Prince George parish, of which St. Paul's Rock Creek church was the legiti- | mate parish church. The plate and records as wells the name were taken possession of by | the chapel and efforts were made to sell and divide the glebe. M. ancis 8. Key, aided ¥ “has. H. Wil d others, came ed the execution of d's time the first Paul's is in 1320 by C2 C. Al whose terin waa short, | He was followed by Rev. W. D. Addison. Rev. | A. T. McCormick came in 1828 and Rev. R. Ash | in 1830, and he was followed by the Kev. Chris- tian Wiltberger in 1831. In 1836 Mr. B. M. Miller was lay reader and as rector in 1837. Rev. K. J. Stewart was rector in 1889, and Rev. W. A. Harris in i541. He was followed by Mr. Wood and he by Mr. Kerr, the first in 1849 and the second in 1851. The present incumbent, Rey. Mr. Buck, next came to the parish, cenwecanes Z Hot Weather Maxims. From the Boston Transcript, The Listener has three tried and trustworthy maxims for hot weather conduct, aud outside of them he knows no trick or device by means of which the dog star can be circumvented. These maxims are: 1. Wear as light and loose clo’ as pa thing you 2. Take plenty of exercise, but in. acalm way. . Drink no alcoholic or effervescent bever- ages. The cotine jaestion is solved. A sign in a Washington-street © thing store window says: “You can dress lik if you have $15.” Perhaps you 4 gentleman for that amount, whether you can dress as one or not. But with €15a man can at least get certain articles of clothing that will make him very comfortable on a Det ie, as years, is not Mr. Chas. far as clo’ can go. In q Point is not to be afraid of the heat, it not at e same time to choose violent diversions, The youth or maiden who is in the habit of ‘base ball or la quite ac- customed to the exercise, may play it on a hot day as safely as ever; and aie but thel ev But ex ptional physical teuts should exce be avoided under a burning sun. “You wish to marry one of my daughters? The est will get 15,000 marks, the second 30,000, end the eldest 45,000." pen to have one still older?"—. If you want man to think you have ouly to make him think be | Binghampton Republican, “You dont iomare ) ‘ D. C.. SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1889-TWELVE PAGES. GOSSIP FROM LONDO! An Entertaining Letter From a Wash- ington Boy Abroad. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW—THE QUEEN'S HORSES AND CATTLE--CABS AND ‘BUSSES IN LONDON—RIVAL INTERESTS—THE PROPOSED IN- TERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS MATCH. Correspondence of Tux EvEnine Stan. . Loxpox, June 26. The royal agricultural show at Windsor this week is the objective point for all Londoners, This is the great midsummer event in England, and as it is attended by the queen and royalty in general, of course itis a fad, and you are considered next to nobody if you do not go. Windsor and the neighborhood of the show now wears its prettiest dress. The wild roses bloom in luxurious profusion in the hedges, the poppies nod their pretty heads to each passing breeze, the foliage of the trees is de- lightful, and the fields are rich in verdure; the lazy Thames glides on its peaceful way to smoky, grimy and busy London and the sea, There are mites and miles of shedding con- taining the best specimens of horsefiesh the kingdom affords (and they are all fine animals), and there is a daily parade of cattle and horses which surpasses anything I have evor seen. Then you can inspect the two aoe farms which contain the stock owned by queen and her large family. The farming Plements and machinery is also a very ffue dis play. # Then you can go to the queen's pavilion, a delightful’ rustic i, well planned and well fitted Sage the visit of her majesty. In the rear of pavilion are the picturesque houses devoted to the council, stewards and members, The rest of the immense inclosure is tag mer with sheep, a large horse ring, stands, farrier’s shop, fodder yard and_exer- cising grounds, ere is a superb display of butter and cheese-making devices, There is one machine of Swedish manufacture which makes butter instantly; also @ cream separator worked by a bo¥, which turns out milk on one side and cream on the other. The Royal Agricultural society was organized in 1839, It was formed by “loyal (and royal) subjects for the gencral advance- ment of English agriculture.” The queen has always been a patroness of the society and is now its president. The queen's Shorthorns, Herefords, and Scotch cattle, and her famous breed of pigs from the farm at Windsor are enerally among the winners of prizes. On Fuly 2there will be asale of the stock on the farm of the Prince of Wales, which will be at- tended by a large number of Americans, Alto gether the show this year is the finest display ever made by the society, which is now fifty years old, ENORMOUS TRAFFIC ON WHEELS, To the casual wanderer through the streets of London there is no sight more astonishing than its enormous traffic on wheels. You can thus gain a faint idea of the dense mass of peo- ple within its comparatively narrow limits. In all the world I doubt if there is such a sight to be seen as the Koyal Exchange at noon, or — street and Picadilly later in the day, unless it be the Strand or Fleet street at all hours, One wonders where this vast mass of humanity lives considering the ar: and itssuburbs. And then the cabs! Turn where you will, you meet cabby, and you brush against his horse a hundred times a day. As for the "busses, they run everywhere and are even endangering the cabman’s career, Every- one travels by ‘bus, It is cheaper than walking. Four cents will take yon trom one end of Lon- don to the other, und you can travel over three miles for two cents. 4 LONDON CABBY, A short notice of the London cabman may be interesting. The average eabby has to pay about $5 a day for the hire of his cab and horses, This means long and weary hours of exposure in all sorts of weather (and it is principally a bad sort in London) and tho exer- cise of great shrewdness, He is therefore obliged to be lynx-eved, and as the rates of fare are very reasonable (65 cents an hour or 25 cents for the first 2 miles and 10 cents each additional mile) he mast pick up a great many passengers before he can even pay the ex- penses of his outfit, to say nothing of food, rent and clothing for himself and family, It is a vital part of the unwritten law regulating cab hire that a driver has aright to expect some- thing beyond his strictly legal fare, and woe betide the unfortunate passenger who reiuses to rec ze this fact, I have made w brief study of the cab syetem during my visit, and from what I have seen of the streets of London I should say that a word- contest between a cabman and the passenger is quite sure to end in the discomfiture of the lat- ter. Jarvey lives by his wits, and he has a de- cided advantage in the matter of free and easy conversation. One evening I was standing at the entrance of Terry's theater when a cab drove up with a gorgeous swell and his lady companion. On alighting the passenger ten- dered his driver what was probably the right sum. Cabby looked at it, turned it over. and then in a loud, but benevolent tone, exclaimed: “*adu’t you and the lady better get in agen, sir, and ‘ave your money's worth? I could ‘ave drav ye amuther twenty or thirty yards for this,” looking contemptuously at the money in his hand. On another occasion two middle-aged ladies of vinegar temperament and miserly aspect engaged a hansom. When discharging cabby they paid their fare in pennies. He counted it carefuliy, and in reply to a tartly-uttered ques- tion by one of the ladies, answered: “J no, mum; itain’t right, but as you must ‘ave been 2 long time saving hup_for this yere hannual treat, I won't be ‘ard upon yer.” And he drove off. Yesterday I was driving along Oxford street in a hansom ata rapid rate to catch a train, As we were turning a corner another hansom ran into our near side with just enough force to Jand its Lorse’s head across our horse’s back, T expected a strong and impolite shower of in- vectives from my jarvey, but it came not. With withering politeness he observed to the other driver: “When your ‘oss "ave seen all’e wants to sce across my ’oss’s back, p'raps ’e'll git down. But bless your ‘art, there ain't no ‘urry!” There is no love lost between the cabman and the ‘bus driver. Each seems to regard the other as his natural enemy. and often the cab- man has reason on his side, Qua wet, cold day I have seen a cabby just about to pick up a small fare, after following the passenger for a block or two, and just when his patience was about to be rewarded a ‘bus driver, with for one inside.” came along and suapped up the pedestrian, A smart and suiphurous exchange of compliments followed between these vehicle rivals of the street, Last week I was on top of a Bayswater ‘bus seated by the driver? A rival "bus ‘or some time, succeeded in “keeping the r and pre- vented our passing by. Finally we drew up and were level with it, “The driver of the rival *bus was rather poorly clad, and this iact did not escape the lynx eye of the conductor, He shouted to bis drive: ‘I say, Bill, what price that suit o’ clothes? "E ain’t too flashy in his git-up, ise?” “O, 'e right, poor chap,” retorted Bill. with a pitying look at his opponent. “it | ain't his fanlt. His missus keeps a second-hand clothes shop, and 'e’s got to take the stock-in- trade out for an airin,” One cannot walk a square in this great city without witnessing many interesting incidents and curious sights, espocially among the poorer classes, Passing over Blockfriars bridge late | oue night, I sadly counted fifty persons of both sexes endeavoring to sleep upon the cold stone seats erected on the buttresses of the bridge, ‘This isa common sight and it isa sad retlec- tion that several hundred people are nightly glad to accept the littic comfort afforded by an adamantine bed, ontside the very doors of the philanthropist, = : AN LYTERNATIONAL TENNIS MATCH. The contingent of tennis and newspaper men who came over in May for the purpose of in- ducing some of the leading foreign players to visit the United States this summer have been partially successful in their mission. Negotia- tions nave been concluded for a series of throe matches between Mr. Geo. Kerr, Irish profes- sional, and Mr. Thor. Pettitt, Americen profes- sional, and the former will return with Mr, H. A. Ditson about the middle of July. Mr. Dit- son has perfected the arrangements with Mr. Jackson, editor of Pastime, the leading tennis organ of Emgland, for these contests. The former has offered a prize of $250 for the win- ner. Whether or not other players will ac- company Mr. Ditson cannot yet be determined. The all-England tournament at Wimbledon will occur early in July andthe subject will then be canvassed, It is expected, however, that several of the leading yers will cross this summer and thus international tennis contests. This will the game in America oe a firmer f and increase the of our Should their under- taking fail ‘ee there is no doubt that the professional match between Pettitt and Korr CHRONIC APPLICANTS. Army and Navy Officers Trying to Se- cure Change of Duties. DISSATISFIED OFFICERS IN BOTH BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE — SMELLING OUT PROSPECTIVE VACANCIES AND PUSHING CLAINB—THE Ex- ‘PLOTMERT AGENCIES IN THE DEPARTMENTS. Somehow or other a vague idea has grown up in the popular mind that to an army or naval officer all things are so ordered by the machin- ery of the service that he is exempted and ex- claded from the worry and trouble of applying for other things, for changes, for new duties or higher rank in other words, that these in- dividuals are governed by an inexorable fate that preordnins and arranges beyond their own persona! efforts. There was never more mistaken notion, as 8 service man explained the other day to = Sran reporter. In fact it would verily seem as though there were no class of men on earth so constantly engaged in efforts to get into new fields as the ny officers of our and navy. ‘They are always asking for something, appiy- ing for somet getting nothing, few officers get what they want, and the resul! that those who don't to their Secretaries to be ——— For one the post is too dull; for another it is too lively; spend euough money here; another one cannot finds it too —— to live there;and so it lown the ranks, both afloat and goes, up and ashore, aconstant circulation of wants and don’t wants, EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, In the navy the bureau of navigation isa reservoir for the letters of officers who want new duties, Hundreds of them aro received and filed, and when the time comes for a sheees there is & great dusting of old papers in the artment, the army the adjutant- general is the man who gets the brunt of the expressed dissatisfaction of officers, though in that service the system of regimental divisions causes much less shifting of officers than in the navy, where men are rarely kept at one duty or on One vessel more than three or four years, IN THE ARMY. In fact, there is more of established content- ment, or a forced appearance of it, at least. The bnreaus are headed by men who’ remain until they are retired. Succession is a matter of rank, to the exclusion of every other factor, and it is but seldom that ce ee for an officer to voice his wants, These chances, however, are eagerly seized, and whenever a vacancy occurs or is in prospect in one of the staff departments there is such a filing of seldom seen except immediately after @ presidential inauguration. Old cap- tains who have worn their bars for fifteen and twenty years bestir them- selves among their friends end inundate the Secretary of War with papers. ‘The list of applicants grows from day to day, until sometimes, as was the recent case when & majorship in the adjutant-general’s corps be- came vacant, there are sixty, seventy or sev- enty-five candidates, each with an honorable record anda host of friends with influence. There are almost always twenty men bitterl; disappointed, twenty more who only half- hoped and any number of fellows who “just went into the thing because there was a bare chance, you know,” A PERPETUAL APPLICANT, There is one officer in the army, stationed at Washington, who has spent a good part of his time for the past ten years applying for vacan- cies in the staff departments of the army, first in one and then inanother. He is still'in the line, with a captain's strap on his shoulder. ‘The vacating of the head of a bureau is seldom the cause of much of # disturbance in the army, althongh there were two instances within a year of fierce fights for chiefship, namely, for the position of chicf of engineers and that of adjutant-general, But these cases are rare, inasmuch as the rank-rule generally holds good in the army, and bureau chiefs are almost invariably made from the next rauking men. HOW IT IS IN TRE NAVY. This is not so inthe navy, where any cap- tain, commander, or lieutenant commander may aspire tobe the head of a bureau, It is often the case that a chief is selected from far down in the list and put over men who will re- tire on account of age long before him, This fact causes a perfect swarm of candidates to appear whenever a@ vacancy is imminent in a bureau. Atthe present time there are two such, one in the place of Commodore Sicard, an of ordnance, and the other to succeed Commodore Schley, bureau of equipment and recruiting. This rather unusual wealth of chances Las stirred the navy to_ the depths of its available wanters, and candidates for the places are as thick as flies, although one is not to be vacated until August 1 and the other until December 1. AN AMUSING SPECTACLE was presented a fe@days ago by one of these applicants, who had been frequently mentioned as @ possible future chief of the bureau of Ord- nance, Then it was not known that Commo- dore Schley would retire from the other bu- rean, but as soon as that fact was made public this officer rushed to the front as an applicant for that place as well; and now he stands like the Colossus of Khodes, with one foot on each foundation and threatening ali who presume to land ou either, ‘The case of the dog grasping at the shadow of the bone he has already has been aptly quoted im his case, especially as he 18 at present the holder of one of most desira- ble land posts in the navy and is in some dan- ger of losing thatif he does not sueceed in getting eithe: the other plums, But the spirit of application is strong within him, A CHRONIC APPLICANT. Apropos of this situation naval officer tells a good story on a certain retired admiral. He was a chronic applicant, and as he was not thought to possess suflicient wit, talent, or ability to fit him for any responsible place, his wants wore seldom honored with the giving. He applied for everything in sight, sometimes for two or three things at once, and as he was often on waiting orders around Washington he had good opportunities for pushing his claims, He smelt vacancies far ahead, and would often apply for places months ahead of time. Once the ‘post of surgeon-general was vacant, but not being a “doctor” the admiral was barred out. Hy was sitting im one of the Navy de- partmeMt rooms one day reading, hidden by a jexk, when a passing officer stopped to chat with the clerk who abode there. “Who's to be made surgeon-general?” he asked, jocosely. “Old Admiral , Of course,” was the half-laughing reply of the clerk, ignorant of euce behind him, !” cried that person himself, spring- fect. “You don’t mean it, Wea was it done?” It took son had not been m his failar On anot @ to convince him that he a surgeon-general despite pplication, e was chatting with a brother officer at the navy-yard, digesting the news of the day, which the other read out piece- meal from a newspaper. Suddenly the reader started and lowered his paper. “Heavens and earth,” he exclaimed to his startled visitor, “Here’s a vacancy for you at Taat! Yhat is it?” was the excited response, “Quick, tell me what it is!” “The empress of Russia is dead,” the officer managed to ejaculate between his shrieks of laughter. : The disgusted wanter never survived the title of ‘the empress.” The Victims of the Thaxton Wreck. It is definitely ascertained thut fifteen people perished in the wreck near Thaxton, Va., on Tuesday, Several more are unaccounted for, but their names, place of abode or destination have not been iearned. The remnants of seven bodies were interred at Roanoke esterday; at least the seven sp inal columnsand the heert of a little child indicated that the charred pce. of human flesh represented seven. W. . Steed’s body was not touched by the flames, and was sent to Cleveland, Tenn., his home, No trace of the bodies of Road Engineer James, Train Dis er mea Ho Fireman Bruce, Agent Rose, Janitor Melton, Nathan Cohen, C. L. Peyton and wife has been discovered. The heart buried yesterday was eprer ei = all that was unconsumed of the babe of the ey tons. ‘Trains are running through on time. Rights of Bucket-Shops in Chicago. The Chicago board of trade received a pretty hard rap yesterday by the decision of Judges Horton, Tuley and Collins, sitting en banc, on the motion of the board's attorney to dissolve injunction to prevent the board GOSSIP ABOUT THE FIGHT. There Will Probably be no Interference Dy State OMicials. ALL THE PEOPLE WANT TO SER THE MILL COME OFF—SULLIVAN STILL IN TRAINING—TEE BATTLE-GROUND AND THE REFEREE STILL UN- SETTLED—KILRAIN REACHES CHATTANOOGA. If Kilrain reaches New Orleans in safety to- ay it does not seem likely that there will be any interference on the part of the Louisiana state officials with the great fight fixed for next Monday. Assistant Adjutant General Ferris yesterday asked Captain Beauham, of the Lon- isiana first artillery, to have his men out to stop the fight. “Oh, no,” was the captain's re- ply, as he flashed a $15 camp-stool ticket, “I am going to that fight and if my men go out they will protect the fighters. I am out to pro- ‘tect the law at all times and at all hazards, but Attorney General Rogers has assured me that prize-fighting is not illegal and so I refuse to go out. Anyhow it's all d-—n nonsense. Here's & game that brings money to the city, and I don’t see why we should stop it.” A TALK WITH GOV. NICHOLS, The correspondent of the Philadelphia Times ays: Icalled on Gov. Nichols at his residence this evening to hear what he had tosay. His talk was short, but sweet. The governor has a deficiency of pedal extremities and is, I should Judge, very cranky at times. < “I don’t want to be interviewed on re fights or prize-fighters,” said he, “but I will say that the outside public apparently knows more than I do about my probable action. I was at the St. Charles hotel to-day and the men I saw there were a gentie- men, and, so far ag the fight is concerned, I know nothing and will do nothing until I know re than “S ath now.” thoug! vernor was —— to me” that he Bas experienced a change of heart, and that if Kilrain gets through Mississippi all right there will be no Obstacles to the aght, THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION. Late last night it was learned that Gov. Nichols had started on a new tack. He has ac- cepted the opinion of Attorney General Rogers that prize-fighting is not illegal, and hence will not attempt to interfere with the men on that le has, however, issued a circular to all sheriffé in which he says that they must make themselves familiar with the laws, and that as it is against the laws to have riotous as- semblages or conspiracies abetting misdemean- ors, they must break up the Sullivan-Kilrain mill. He also shows that the offense mentioned is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500, and from months’ to three years’ imprisonment. COST OF THE RING. Mr. Lynch, who is to put up the ring, wants to charge $150, and the Sullivan people deem the price excessive and say they won't pay it. Lynch says the ropes for the three rings—for there will be three, one within the other—will alone cost $63. Then there will be eighty-four stakes and other material, to say nothing of the labor involved in construction. and there is no doubt that he will get his price, but before they can build aring there must be a battle- ‘ound selected, and on that point there may e some interesting developments before next Monday. The articles of agreement specify that the » it was eid winning the toss for the selection of the aitie-ground must notify their opponents of their choice ten days before the fight. This was formally done in black and white at the appointed time, but at this time Stevenson is at sea and has abandoned his first choice, and is now prospecting for another site. The Sullivan people, if they care to be ugly, can take their man to the place mentioned in Stevenson's dispatch as the oflicial grounds, and if Kilrain does not appear there they can claim the stakes, The Sullivan party are so anxious for a fight, though, that such action is improbable. THE QUESTION OF REFEREE. At present it looks as though there were but two points open to dispute. The first is the choices of a referee. It is certain that each party has a dozen available men in view for the position, but at present neither will suggest aname. When it is remembered that Frank Stevenson objected at the outset of the match to such men as Phil Dwyer and Capt. Connor as stakeholders, it is certain he will not be easy to please in the deciding judge of the contest, The Sullivan party aver that they will accept any honorable 1 Charley Johnson, before coming south, said that soonér than have any trouble he would be willing to take Frank Stevenson hiinself, but of course that assertion was no? meant to be taken literally. It looks as though a southern man would be the referee, first, because nearly every northern man who is here or will be at the fight will be a partisan of one or the other of the fighters, and, secondly, because the admirers of each party are southern sporting men, who would naturally suggest for the position mon of their locality with’ whom they are personally acquainted. It may be that the Gordian knot of the refereeship may be cut, as it was in 1882 in the Sdllivan-Ryar fight, by agreeing on two gentlemen to act as referees, As important a point to be decided as the refereeship, possibly even more 80, is an agree- ment as to when the thirty secouds’ rest be- tween each round shall begin. In all American ring fistics and in all fights in England under Loudon rules, prior to the contest between Kilrain and Smith, the thirty seconds rest was computed from the time the round was ended by aknock down or a throw. In that fight and also in the contest between Sullivan an: Mitchell, the thirty seconds were computed from the time the men reached tkeir chairs in their corners. The decision of this disputed point may or may not be very important, A QUESTION THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT, If Sullivan is able to master his man from the word “go,” it will make very little differ- ence to him how the thirty seconds’ rest is com- puted, but if, on the contrary, the battle is a long one and Kilrain is able to’ bring his wrest- ling abilities into play, it may be vitally im- portant to Sullivan to have the rest come as soon as possible after he reaches the ground, for should Jake fall upon him his seconds might be tardy in raising off his prostrate an- tagonist, and this might give him an opportu- nity to shut off the “big fellow’s” wind by lay- ing heavily across his chest or pressing against his throat with his arm, or even by putting his hand over his mouth. These tricks are not the most manly to | eyes but ina close contest Kilrain might be inclined to take advantage of everything that a lenient referee, or one not fully posted in the rules, might permit him to employ. The Sullivan party may yield a little on the referee question, put they will hardly permit Stevenson to force Jack Baldock’s theory of the rules on them, SULLIVAN STILL IN TRAINING, Sullivan continued his training yesterday st the Young Men's gymuasium—punching the ball, using the dumb-bells, wrestling, and skip- ping the rope. Then he was walked 5 miles, wearing sweaters, and rubbed down on his re- turn. He skipped the rope a thousand times withont stopping during his exercise and was not puffing when he got through. Sullivan is reported to be the only man who ever accom- plished the feat. The nearest approach to it is 650 skips by a man weighing 140 pounds, Sulli- | van perspired so profusely during this exercise that the water fell from him in —— drops. Then, after a minute's interval, came the dumb- beli exercise, consisting of three movements— upward as faras the arm would reach, then downward until the dumb-bells touched the floor, then backward through the legs as far as the arm would reach. This was repeated fifty times. A little ball punching followed. The force and eelerity of the blows amazed all who witnessed them. They demonstrated two things conclusively—(first) that Sullivan can hit as hard aa ever, and (second) that he has | Long Br lost none of his old-time lightning rapidity. Once he hit the ballso hard as to break the thin rope by which it was suspended; a second time he split the tether, His back is with prickly heat, which causes him no incon- venience, however, Al his friends are jubilant over his condition and predict an The bet easy ting: it is 10 When Kilrain and i of active Sunday will be devoted to absolute rest. mediate van and his im Ls oH visit women and ies of hirano Michell cheers for Klirain. that Kilrain's — afteracon, as everybody except was er afternoon, Kilrain looked bright Se ee Since he the ght however, to 189 pounds, the weig! fight. me d one nae no ce mre in the winner —$eeert GIVEN A TORPEDO SALUTE. President Harrison and party arrived at Newport, R. L, yesterday afternoon on the U. ‘This powder never varies. A marvel of parity, 8.8. Dispatch. A salute of twenty-one guns a ce eo More, sconomical thes was fired from Fort Adams and the Juniata, | with the multitude ot! low test, short the bell on the light-houso at the entrance of | Povrbes Oh Toe Wallet Reg me BOTSE, the harbor was rung, and whistles on the |——~—— o- steamers ia the harbor sounded a welcome, | Grand National Award of 16,600 francs. Despatch While the yachts dressed ship. The UINA LA H was boarded by Commander Goodrich of the AN LNVIGORATING TONIO, torpedo station and Commodore Sicard. The presidential party landed at the torpedo station VIGORATING PERUVIAN BARK, IRON, asp PURE CATALAN WINE. in oue of the Dispatch’s barges. The party consisted of President Harrison, Secretary Tracy, Senators Aldrich, Dixon and Hawley, Representative Reed of Maine, Gov. Ladd of For the icestion, Fever & A CURE sat Materia, Indigestion, Arne, Loss appetite, Poorness of Biood, 22 Ree Drovot, Paris. Rhode Island, Commodore Gerry and Lieut. Mason of the navy and others. Upon their ar. EB FOUGERA & 00., Avents for the U.&, 3PNORTH WILLIAM ST., Ne Te ea a eg THE GLORY Of MAN STRENGTH:VITALITY huge columns in the air and cov- ered the presidential with spray. At the station were gath Commander Goodrich nes coy Commodore Bc i idge, Lieut. Logan, Rear imi mee, Admiral Porter, Gol. J. W, Mendenhall, Col. C. Best, Col. G. H. Elliott and other officers of the army and navy, ex-Gov. Wetmore, Mayor Cog- | cee and a large number of prominent ladies and gentlemen. An informal reception } was held in the machine-shop; the dynamo room was inspected, and experiments with gun cotton and were successfully per- formed. The party were greatly interested. The President connected the wires for one ex- plosion. AT THE TRaINING STATION. The party steamed on the Stilleto to the United States training station. The N Hampshire's band played “Hail to the Chief. The training ship was inspected, the battalion of naval apprentices was reviewed, the station inspected and a brief reception was given by Commander and Mrs, Higginson, The appren- tice boys climbed the rigging and gave three cheers as the party left on the Stilleto for the city. The a then driven to the state house, where esident Harrison, Secretary EXHAUSTED VITALITY Pepe eee tects UNTOLD MISERIES ductions. They shook hands with 1,500 people, | Ie=uiting trom Folly, V An incident of the reception was the presenta- | Overtaxation, Enervat tion of a baby rescued from the Johnstown for Werk Healocs the barred or Social Relation. flood, who was kissed by all of the receivis retendcrs Poseces thie great . Iteontains $09 . Beautiful arty. Acommittee from the Rhode Island | TOuk:,!tcontains Rociety of Cincinnsti presented an address to President Harrison, who is a member of the | Pennsylvania society. The party was escorted by the Newport artillery to Gov. Ladd’s cottage for dinner. The guests included the President, Secretary | Tracy, Senators Hawley and Aldrich, Congress- | man’ Reed, Gov. Bulkley, Judge Blatchford, | Rear Admiral Luce, Commanders Goodrich and Higginson, Col, Mundenhall, Mayor Coggeshall, | ex-Gov, Wetmore and over a dozen prominent | city people, The presidential party left on the Despatch about midnight. As it left the harbor 4 torpedo was exploded and the harbor was illuminated by an electric search light. cs i ase nrntespora WORLD’S SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Close of the Convention in London—The | Next Meeting in America. KNOW THYSELF od =zNCE = Ire A Scientific and Standard Popular Treatise on the Errors of Youth, Premature Dective, Nervons and Physical Debiiity, Impurities of the Blood, mail, paid. trative Proepect distinguished author, ceiv payed — = from jationa! Med: Association, °'P on NERVOUS and Dr. Parker and a: for the PRIZE ay PHYSICAL DEBILITY. of Assistant Physicians m: Masa. orders for books or lewers for sdvice ebould be directed as above. may 4-s,00th Usrrecenexten A TTRACTION! OVER A MILLION DISTRIBUTED LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY. Incorporated by the L and Choritable purposes, Part of the present State ( overwhelming popular vote. Its MAMMOTH DRAWINGS take piace Semi. Annually, (June and end ite GRAN SINGLE "NUMBER 1 ot the other ten mont At the morning session of the World's Sun- day school convention in London yesterday Dr. MacFadyen and the Rev. Mr. Woodruff read papers on “The Field that Invites Us.” Mr. Keily, secretary of the Wesleyan Sunday school union, Mr. Jacobs and Mr. McNeil spoke ona | Paytep por rw resolution declaring that every school should | OF ITS DRA inculcate temperance principles in order to fit round the rising generation for active and aggressive efforts in every department of Christian work. At the afternoon session Mr. Jacobs moved that the next converition be held in America in 1893, the decision as to the exact date and = franchise made ® ‘atution in 187%, byan EN Wi “We do hereby certify thet we swperriee the @rrange- ments for all the month mrad Drawings of location to be left to the general committee. | funy to use this orrtyioaie. After an amendment in favor of Montreal ax | lures atlacied, an vis asvor the place for the convention had been lost Mr. Jacobs’ motion was adopted. The closing meeting was held last evening in Exeter hall. Lord Kinnaird presided. There was a large attendance, vount Bernstorff of Berlin, Messrs, Hitchcock and McKilligan, Dr. John Hall of New York, and Mr. Jacobs made ad- ress+s. Sixty-five pounds was collected for the fund to send a secretary to India, SF ved Ramis and Bankers, wilt he owsiana State Lotteries Commissioners, Foraker and His Nomination. A special to the New York World trom Co- | ,,77%,‘he dere prizes drawn in lumbus, Ohio, says ex-Congressman Beatty (re- | ™av be presented af our ementers, publican) made @ fierce assault upon Gov. Fo- Ai. WALMSLEY, Pros. Louisians National Bam, raker ou Thursdiy in an address before a body | RiAGME LASAUX, ro. State National Bank. os New Orirans Natioval Maailie ARL KOHN, Pree. Union National Bauk. . GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING, AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1888 CAPITAL PRIZE, #300,000. Tickets at Twenty Dollare each: odor Qtirccrs, 63: Teitha 82, Pweutotbs LIST OF PRIZES. ZF. OF €30,000 ta... of G. A.B. men. He charged that Foraker packed the recent convention with his hench- men while at the same time professing not to want the nomination. He plainly stated that the governor uttered an untruth when he said he did not solicit a nomination for a third term. oo The Herds League. Mr. Davitt opened his own case before the Parnell commission yesterday. The first wit- ness he called was Mr. London, anex-member of the house of commons, He testified that periodic famines occurred in County Mayo, owing to rack rents. Witness assisted in founding the Mayo branch of the league. It never voted a farthing to foment crime. The murderers of Lynen, Hudd and Kavanaugh were the work of the Herds league, a part of whose policy was to shoot land leaguers, The Herds league was in | the pay of the police. It was organized by Wheelan, who lost his life in consequence. Presiding Justice Hannen questioned the witners, who ere te that the ne ace incited the outrages perpetrated by the Herds league. Witness said he did not inform the authori- ties, because he would not put himself on a level with an informer. He had frequently de- nounced the Herds league publicly. i. ‘SABA Prizes amounting to...... Nore.—lickets drawing Capital Prizes are noten- termunal Prize titled to em. AGENTS WANTED. Played a Fly for an Oboe Note. From the Philadelphia Record. The orchestra that is giving daily concerts in the Lemon Hill pavilion was playing a soft, sad symphony yesterday when the oboe sent forth a wild, startling blast that made half the crowd jump from their seats in terror, The whistle of a passing engine on the Reading railroad sounded like # lullaby in comparison. The leader stood petrified with indignation for a moment, then waved his stick, and the music went on, “Himmel!” exclaimed the bo sa ged after Moze repid return uiail’ delay surea Ly your enclosing an Euvelupe bearing: duress. seapieds "sly conte Oe beaks oT anaes tp | Seana Pig ld ton yom wnt | RSs SE hereafter,” replied the leader, di ‘un- | 2 the highest Courts; therefore, beware of all iauite consciously into slang-and the player “OME DOLLAR to the peice of to emailed pant Mrs, Ward of New York city, her son-in-law, | oF fraction of a Ticket ISSUED BY US in any Drew. 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