Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1891, Page 14

14 EE THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, MINISTER POUSSIN. A French Representative Who Was Dismissed by President Taylor. DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTIES Which This Government Has Experienced in the Past That Are Keealled by the Recent Itallan Incident — Recalcitrant Diplomats Have Always een Promptly Dealt W: DIPLO- sh the coi sion of our coast > their inhabitants. «n minister of titution to meet the views of the Italian goverum past expecience we bave had in our for Intions, parti minister, F vase vwas made to Mr. Poussin’s note. TI wuole correspondence was ent to Mr. Rusi our minist bring it queville inform ¢ saw no occasion f ament of t r intercou essity to take this step has i.” ructed States would be So Gen. Tay- . dismixved Mr. Tocqueville a quieta was of the sume ni resented, matic episodes have been qui‘e frequent since the formation of the gove-n- mt and several of those “diplomatic duck,” as Don Piatt ently called them, have been requested to leave our ble shores. One of them under Mr. Jeffe dmiuistra- tion, Genet, refused to go after he had been dismissei by President and remained sev- ¢ral months, defying the government, until the | President cazied upon the French government to remove him. RECALCITRANT DIPLOMATS PROMPTLY DEALT WITH. Our Department of State has always dealt very pronipt mat with these recaleitzant diplo- Chev. Hulseman, the Austrian minister, p letter on the ply was of suck a caustic sectling forever the question of citizen the Austrian minister left for home, d from the service, of which he was a very distinguishet men ‘The recali of Sir John Crampton, or it might tobe # dismissal, was in consequence ment of the law regulating the addressed Mr. Marcy av Kosta case, and the rep nature, er. pe was Naples, I think. a Vicioria Balfe, the daughter the composer and author of “The Bohemian Girl” ard other 0; . She was on the operatic stage when be married ler. It was & happy union and they soon separated. Under Gen. Jackson out minister to France demanded his passports, nnderinstructions from “Old Hickory.” who had demanded the settle- ment of certain clums. THE OREGON BOUNDARY QUESTION. We have hai frequent warlike troubles with England, principally since i812, on the bound- question. In 1845 the Oregon question assutued a very threa: aspect. Gen. Cass, then in the Senate, made a speech that alarmed the country, it was so full of fight. “Fifty forty. or fight,” was the ery which rang igh the courtr: but at the time Gen. Case wae delivering his speech, declaring that ing would be yielded beyond those lines t:tude and longitude, the British ministur the State Department had settled th> wa: ‘ontroversy on the 4th degree. The the: ter from England was Mr. Foz and Was Secretary of State. For a whi toward the administration need with great f the treaty, which bitterness the rs Fielde?, as he claimed, our rights to all that territory beyond the 4th degree. DE DACOURT, WHO LIEELED wa Tam sure your readers who co: selves aggrieved ington of De Ba who was social! r, will not retty freely on: Je and unpop- is having his memory with charges of dis ul o€ that state as directed in written. Instead of complying with directions be banded over to Due de Brogii who is the sponsor for these mem now being published, copies of the papers of Talleyrand, and the question in asked where are the originals. One of th firat reviewers in this country has published article on thie subject and says of our libeler. De Bacourt, tha: his reputation in the literary world is net spotiess—indeed, ws full of flaws. He once professes t some letters of Mira- Beau, but it w suppressed @ good Mirabeau and inter- J the belief is very ned he has dealt in th papers le‘t by relatives of Tall purions F ¢ tae Tallerrend mar are interestes ir: is to see how erediiccd an the literary A REMINISCENCE OF Cot. SKINNER, Tue Sax published u week or two ago an je on “Mint juleps, their concoction,” sc I recognized in the erticle the athor, whom f dead, and who wil , mbered here. alive, and I thi was John 3. Skinner of Balti nore, for 3 postmaster there, and an editor abil '° under Gen. Harrison's brief Feign was assistant postmaster general. Col Fred. Skinner was educated in Paris at the Rovernment miliary school. He went abr as the protege of Lafayette, who was a friend and correspondent of his father, and held im- portant positions under the general govern. ment. He went south when the war becan in 1961, and at its close returned and re. and'in Beltimore. I have not seen E some years and I supposed he had followed those friends who have soired the great mia tery, bat I am sure from that article be is alive and in the author of it. Tbe Inst I beard of Col. Skinner he was here, I am told, during M:. Cleveland's term and sought from the adminis- bs ded here er, Mr. Porter, that | > | had of Washington, it canses regret that the fair of 1893 was not held here, when its great advan- tages would have been demonsirated. The Patent oftice of today is the great oak grown from the acora planted a hundred years ago. When [ first remember anything of ‘the patent office it was just before the fire of 1836. The engraving published in Tar Stan of Saturday Tecalls the post office building very vividly to my mind. It was of brick painted yellow and in the eastern end the patent office found ac- commodations. The building did not extend very far up 7th street, how far I cannot tell, but next to it was acmall engine house, where the post office fire engine was kept—a very small affair and about as effective as the small syringe we used tocall “squirt guns." Beyond that and between it and F street there were two other brick residences, and in one of them Mr. Charles Strahan taught sckool. I was one of his pi ad I can ‘recall. after so long a lapse of time, but very few o? the scholars. Among them was the late Fitzhugh Coyle, Gales ard J. Anderson, Gen. is brother Frank and ch and his brother, Gen. William the same square, back of the post Kept a sebool, which to the opposite square, | e now stands. Dr. Gun- an ice house on the corner of 9th ts and all his ingenuity could not | prevent Strahan’s and Caden s boys from mak- jing itatoboggan slide. Anold man named | Orr iad acottage and farmed the rest of the square. Ido not know who was commissioner | of patents at the time, but [remember Paseai Keller aud his brother, Charles M. Keller, were «there. In after years I knew Mr. Henry L. Ellsworth, the commissioner of patents, very i, and to is personal liberality is the coun- adebted for the Botanical Garden and the icultural Department, as for somo years be Grted seeds aud plaute for distribution, and the experiments of Mr. Ellsworth led to the os- tablishment of both those important govern- ment institutions, MORSE AND THE TELEGRAPH. Mr. Ellsworth was the early friend of Prof. | Morse, whose invention of the telegraph he aided most materially. If I am not mistaken his daughter sent the first message over the completed tine to Baltimore. The small en- gine house was not burned, and for some time | the patent office desks occupied the upper story of that building, for there was nothing saved from the fire. Records, models, drawings all were destroyed. Mr. Robert Mills was the architect of the patent office, as I have alway | understood, and a more beautiful specimen of the style of architecture is not to be found in this country. Some years after, the city post ghice occupied oue or more of the dwellings on 7th street, and Mr. Strahan and his school re- moved to the little wooden building which stood, until a few years ago, at the corner of H and 9th streets. After the burning of the Post Ofice Department it occupied for some years Willurd’s “Hotel, then owned by Mr. Benjamin Ogle Tasloe, and the city post office was in the lower story of Carusi’s saloon. How long it re- mained there I do not know, but I do know it was there when the news came that Harrison had carried Pennsylvania by 346 votes. I think that was the majority, and it was several days after the election before the result reached this city. THE FIRST HEAD OF THE PATENT OFFICE. Dr. William Thornton, who was the first head of the patent oitice, was a man of prominence, and had been one of the commissioners ap- pointed by Gen. Washington to lay out the city under the law establishing the seat of govern- He was one of the organizers of the jockey club formed here, and his stables and ‘training ground, under’ charge of Col. Jaks Dixon, a well-remembered citizen of the olden time, was about I street between 7th and 14ts, and many atime have I gone there to see the prides of the turf taking their exercise. Col. Dixon at the death of Dr. ‘Ihornton be- came the owner of the training stables and for Years occupied that space, then a v mor. His nam... called up by the recent mention of Dr. Chornto ens many memories of | the stories told ‘his well-known sporting man. He was a mat of very limited education, could no: read, but it was said could detect with the most unerring certainty a counterfeit bill. He was a devoted whig und believed in the National Intelligencer, and hated Jackson and a Jackson man most Litterly. He was a banker as well as an owner of race horses—furo banker, I mean, aud his valet was « yellow man as well known as the colonel. He could read and so kept the colonel posted on the news of the day. WAS HE A JACKSON MA One day the colonel came to his bank, and Charles, who had read the the Jutelligencer, took 's hat and cane, with the usual salu- jood morning, colonel.” Good morning, Churis.” The colonel's mode of pronouncing—“Any news this morning, Churis: h, colonel; only they have cut off | the head of the king of France—abdication of Le TL.” ‘Poor fellow! poor fellow! You don’t say so, Charis.” “Yes, colonel, it is true; it isin the Intelli- grnerr this morning.” Full of sympathy the colonel limped across the tloor, when he suddenly turned and said, “Charles, was he a Jackson man?” i believe he was, colonel ‘Served him right, the blankety, blankety blank OLD-TIME RACING. Col. Dixon was the owner of “Industry,” a very fine horse, and on a four-mile day at the old race track, now obliterated by streets and handsome residences, I saw three broken heats, which made the race sixteen miles, and my recollection is that “Industry” was the winner, and that was before the days of two-year olds and spurts of a mile. The jockey club of that day was presided over Uy Gen. Samuel Sprigg of Maryland, and among the active mem-| were Gen. Scott, Gen. Gibson, Gen. | Macomb, Major Hook, who had been wounded | in a duel and rendered almost helpless, but who was one of the leaders in all social enjoym ints, in which he could only bea looker on, Col. Timothy P. Andrews and General Jessup. The races were the attraction of the day and when Congress was in session a quorum Was very dificult to obtain. ‘That old race course had seen some very exciting scenes. Un- de: the judg # stand, a legend said, tha: “Post Boy,” @ fam. racer, was buried. He fell just vefore reaching the stand and broke his leg and was killed and buried where be fell. As earl as 152% thers was a gathering of notables of that period from all parts of the country to witness a famed race which had deen made in October, 1822, at the Long Island course between “Sir’ Charles,” owned by Mr. J. Harrison, of Brunswick, Va., and American Eclipse,” whose grandsire was the famed English Eclipse. ‘The race was to he run here for $10,000, half forfeit, on the 13th of No- vember ensuing. ‘The attendance was very large, but Sir Charles when brought upon the track was lame. He was withdrawn and forfeit paid. The disappointment was very great, and after the nowe and hubbub had subsided Col. Wm. K. Johnson of Petersburg mounted his horse and called for Mr. John Stevens of New York and said: “Mr. Stevens, { will produce a horse to mateh Eclipse by the last Tuesday in May next for of $20,000, $3,000 torfeit to be put up now. ‘Mr. Stevens accepted the match, and the con- ditions ani the anticipations of that race com- penssted somewhat for the disappointment of the day. THE NOR AGAINST THE SOUTH. Not long after Col. Johnson announced he cted Sir Henry to run against Eclipse and the excitement became intense, it was | th ageiust the south, and on the 17th of 1823, there were at least 30,000 persons on sou course, New York, many of theus es. No similar occasion lias brought her so many mea of note in America. G Jacksou "headed a delegation from | Lennessee, Alston one from South Carolina jand John Randoipl of Koanoke, aaron Burs, . Tompkins, the Vice President of the, ted States aud 's host of of ‘The’ horses were rode by famed riders, Sir Henry by Arthur Tayloz, and he wou the first heai, 7 minutes and 37 seconds. The odds were offered and taken three to one and four te one, | heat Wm. Purdy, the father of | mocratic war horse, as he was Pardy of New York,rode Eclipse | e heatin 7:49. ‘The next heat was won by Eciipse in 3:24, the twelve tiles being ran i 23 minutes 0 seconds. It was esi | mated that 300,000, au immense sum in those | days, was lost by the southerners. Col. Win. K. Johnson again challenged the victors to an- other trial on the Wasbington course in the fall of that year for $20,000 or 350,000, $10,000 for- feit. ‘Ihe challenge was not accepted. ' Eclipse was then nine yearsold and bis owner an- nounced his racing career was ended. I got this account of the two races from the scrap-book of an old friend, an ardent turfman, who will notadmit he was present at these races, | but I rather think he was, for wuen I was a boy and used to run to the race course from Mr. Haskell 6 school, then next to St. John’s Church, tration a consulate, but Mr. Bayard, with a frankness not usually found in » diplomat, told Col. Skinner he thought he was too old, and to ruled him off the course. I would have given & good deal to have seen Col. Skinner after that interview and heard his view of the matter. MEMORIZS OF THE PATENT OFFICE. The contennial celebration of the establish- ment of the patent office so fil!'s the minds of Your readers and sogratifles the love of divplay, eabibiting as it does the patriotism of the city and back during recess hour to see “a heat,” | ble ATTRACTIVE HOMES. Suggestions in Regard to Arringe- ments for Summer Dwellings. DRAPERIES AND HANGINGS. ———e Pretty Things Now Being Shewn for Doors and Windows—Chenp Material Made by the Associated Artists—Japanese Matting Sleep- ing Rugs—Pretty Little Novelties. Written for The Evening Star. GUMMER PLANS, SUMMER HOMES, SUM- mer costumes and summer employment are gradually absorbing all other thomes in inter- est. ‘This year such ideas have not received any impetus from the weather, for our chilly, rainy spring thus far hax given no encourage- ment to hope for better things. We can only trust that before many weeks Washington will ‘once more assert her claim as@ “spring para iso” and in the meantime prepare for it ma- terially by shopping in mackintoshes and ga- lozhes and lay one’s pians for fairer days. Many matters are taking a summer turn, a6 in our wardrobes the lighter fabrics appear, 60 inour homes, heavy hangings and draperies will soon be giving place to cooler ones, plush and wool in our decorative work are being laid aside for the attractiv linens and cottons, and the annual interest attaching to the opening of ing the warm season will coon be felt. All that os said or written tends the same wa: is the label and hi ing for many things quite diverse in detail. SUMMER DRAPERIES AND HANGINGS. Some very pretty things are being shown at this season in light draperies for door or win- dow hangings. In our city and climate, how- ever, no draperies are the rule for windows in warm weather. But for doorways, when the heavy portier taken down, a ‘thin, light curtain that can be pushed weil back or be looped high gives the graceful touch we all like, while it does not invite moths or prevent ve current of air. For the reason that window drapery is almost unused here some of these pretty cross striped cotton curtains, almost transparent in texture, and with soft lovely coloring. have been re- duced in price, and for a sum that is really low can be bought, and if not wanted for hangings can be diverted to other uses. Sometimes a lot of odd oncs accumulate and then are sold atalow figure. For a single door these are available, or to drape for a cor- ner effect-or can be split lengthwise and used for mantel drapery, using both strips if much festooning is desirable, or, if not, serving for two mantels. HEAVY KNOTTED FRINOR. ‘On ono end of most of these is a heavy fringe, knotted from the raveled material, the other end being piain; if used for a portiere the top is turned over, thus showing the stripes and having the fringe fora frieze to the curtain. The “stripes varr in width and ar rangement as they do in coloring, and some of the curtains have & plain edge on each end. One such one in white and the softest tone of golden yellow was so striped that yellow bands were closely brought together at the bottom in dado effect. while two-thirds of the curtain was white with very narrow yellow lines through it. This was bought with a view to other purposes than asa hanging. The broad stripes of yellow were on the curtain for the distance of forty-six inches, just the width of the gocds, so this square was’ cut off to be used as a table cover, best suited to summer, but pretty for all the year round. The remainder of the portiere would have made another similar spread, only a little longer, but instead was used to cover a large sofa pillow with very wide frill for the same room, which was most effective with the corresponding ta- over and represented an outlay of less than $1. Allittle tassel cotton fringe, such as is used for sash curtains, could be put around the table spread, if desired, but in this case a much better effect was gotten by raveling enough of the white threads of the curtain, which are very coarse across and fiue up and down—to make a knotted fringe. ‘The porticres in plain colors of turcoman, with Leavy tassel fringe at top and bottom, can be bough! now for much lest than at the first of the seuson, and if onc likes can be purchased and laid aside until autumn, for moths will not attack them and they are in such band- some, artistic colors that they are always pleas- ing in effect. BLUE OR BROWN DEXIM. As summer furnishings are under considera- tion blue or brown denim come to the fore quite naturally. The Associated Artists of New York, who make some charming goods in cot- ton, havea process by which they extract the blue from the denim, leaving a design in white on the blue ground. This, of course, much to the attraction of denim as a ing matcrial, and remarkably gocd results can be obtained by using it. In a certain fishing lodge in the New Hamp- shire mountains the living room has a corner fireplace, and the tall dresser is set forth with dishes in the blue “onion pattern,” so-called, from the Dresden china. The table cloths used with these are of blue denim, with the hem and seams featherstitcheé im white linen floss. When the table is eeta white linen mat, em- broidered also in white linen floss, is in the center, and on it rests a low, largo dish filled with nasturtiums in all thei: gorgeous color- ing. ‘The flames from the burning logs in the fireplace give back the sr “+ brilliant hues, and the dark bit and flamins red and orange are delightfully attractive ou a crisp evening in that mountain I read the other day of another inexpensive material made by the Associated Artists and that is a cotton fabric with unbleached ground and pattera in dark bine stamped upon it—1 fancy something in the Japanese style. T 5 cents a yard, and like all their work must have artistic me MATTING SLEEPING RUGS. While so many Japanese articles find a place in our homes both for use and ornament the matting sleeping rugs are among the newest adaptations. These fine, pliable matings are pretty for floor coverings, but also are used with the original intention, that is, for sleeping. ‘They are especially good for camping and tem- porary summer accommodations; for, laid on a cot over a wire mattress, they make a very comfortable substitute fora lair mattress, 60 they say! ‘The size about fite a single cot, and the price of a mat isin the neighborhood of a doliar. ‘This season there seems to be quite demand for them, and dealers have orders ahead for them for camping purposes. Little novelties appear ail the time, pretty and attractive in their way and often showing much ingenuity on the pert of their designers, PRETTY LITTLE NOVELTIES. Small pin cushions simulating apples are in such natural sizes and coloring as to be quite deceptive. ‘These are with foundation of cot- ton, ball shaped, and covered with white India silk, ina bins strip, which is fitted withont les over the to look like ide, or of lovely carnation red, with « cheek like a dainty ladyapple. A stem is added at one end and the silk is tinted a brown- ish green for the other. These are specially pretty for @ man’s dressing bureau for scarf ins. Piscchets, always numerous, often pretty and always acceptable as a gift. have w litte variety displayed all the time in their make-up. One pretty style is made of a piece of linen about twelve inches square. ‘This is fringed all around and folded over so as to make a triangle. One side of this is embr tho long side, a ribbon bow and ends, and grace- ally interspersed and scattered to the point below little flowers in pompadour colors. ‘The linen 1g put over the sachet proper and the fringed edge on two sides of the triangle caught together with the popular “‘pin stich,” which heads nearly all fringes nowadays. With the wash silks worked on fino linen such a suchet may be almost perennial, for ite fresh- ness can beever renewed by careful washing and the powder ever fragrant by fresh per me. ABSURD ORNAMENTATION. There are many absurd things perpetrated in the name of ornament, and I saw the otier day areally funny instance of this, Ina street car was a man with handbag, presumably a tray- eler, and also as a part of bis accoutermenta was'a cane, at least don't think I could be mistaken in the slim form with crook handle. wy old friend, who looks now just as he did then, was a prominent member of the National Jockey Club, so Lam justitied in believing he was present. Joux F. Corie. —————_+es—____. ‘Mrs. Forundred—“What! Invite the Downton girls to our party? Why, my dear, their father iw in trade. He & shop.” Miss Foruudred—“I know, ma, but he is aw- fally exclusive. He never advertises and doesn't have toserve # customer once a week." — Jew York Weekiy. Its glories, however, of whatever nature, were Preserved from the’ public by a ‘black satin covering, fitting over the handle ina most ci manner, and there tied by a bow of yellow ribbon. [could not wonder at the article itself, for some women delight in just such confections, but I did marvel that a Iman could be found who was willing to bear it about! . SHAKER ROCKING CmAmRs. A comfortable, good-looking piece of furni- ture for summer house or piazza is one of the double rocking chairs made by the Shakors. ae If for a warm climate they are best left una- dorned, but if for the north, to be used on the piazza, where the evenings are cool—almost chilly,’ and yet everyone persists in sitting out of doors because it is summer—a fur rug is the very best thing to be used on one. Any of the cheap, unlined fur which come in black, white and gray, and which may be thrown over the chair, covering back and seat, is the thing, making « delightfal sent. A fur rug to sit on is as pleasant as the fur cape over ones should- ers, which is the most comfortable wrap ever invented for cool surnmer nights A little, loose pillow in each corner to tuck at one’s back is a good addition to insure complete comfort. COSTUMES FOR SPRING. Some of Redfern’s Latest Designs of Interest to the Ladies. The renewed festivities which began with Easter week were marked by the debut of some very picturesque and striking costumes. For day wear these consisted mainly of woolen fab- rics, the thinner and less substantial stuffs be- ing held in reserve for more summer-like weather. Surah serges and another soft mate- rial called cashmere serge are much in favor, also @ novelty termed Cleopatra cloth, while the fino cheviots and tweeds are always admired and are classed as standard goods. The latest word from abroad is that fashion approves of all sorts of rough fabrics. The fall noveltios, with hairy, beard-like effectsare reproduced in lighter weight stuffs for handsome costumes, and many of the more dréssy wool gowns are combinations of woolen with Bengaline, faille, or brocaded cloth. A very elegant thing to be used as part of a costume or wrap is a stuff called eld of the cloth of gold. “This is of a delicate silvery blue and i covered all over with a long hairy nap of glistening golden yel- low, and will produce avery striking effect. It ike many other superb fabrics, an importa tion exclusive with Redfern. In the latest gown models of this noted firm the skirts fit smoothly in front and_on the sides, and have pleated back breadths which rest about four inches on the ground. In this design the material is poplin, the color a deep corn-flower blue. Across the foot is a border of cut jet. It is made in princess style and the contour of the waist is aceentu- ated bya Cleopatra girdle of jet, from below a fall of beaded lace which covers the in which hips. The upper part of the bodice is zouave fashion and is covered with black b: ing seeded with jet Black velvet revers finish the front corners. The bonnet, which is uniquo in shape, is of blue straw trimmed with lace. arule,unless the fashion materially changes, will b> very fa~ vorable to the home milliner, for the flat straws have pleated horse hair and crinoline edges, which merely require pleating; of lace or velvet, or some folds of velvet to complete the edge. Narrow wreaths of flowers are then laid round the front and groups of the same | mounted at the back in fans of lace or knots of velvet, and narrow velvet strings complete the chapeau. ‘The favorite mode of trimming the flit hat is now to bend up the side and back, indent the front either once or twice, and the: place a careless knot of ribbon velvet and one small ostrich tip just in front of the crown, but quite on the brim, and another group just at © back on the low flat crown. In marked contrast to the elaborate toilet we illustrate above this pace coat to be used on coaching trips, for traveling and kindred sions. It is of light fawn-colored box cloch, with rows of stitching around the bot- tom and a double row of large pearl buttons. It has a plain front, while the sides and back are pleated. A feature of this coat is the de- tachable cape, which, being lined with brown silk and having its own collar, may be worn as an independent wrap. FA Neglectod Education. From Judge. Young —""Nor cuss, nor go to the- ay-tors an’ sit in the gallery an’ spit of the folks a eat “Well, what good are yer, ON AND OFF THE STAGE Interesting Notes About the Greatest Showman on Earth, HOW BARNUM BECAME RICH. ‘How Money is Gecured for the Actors’ Fund— Wilton Lackaye’s Adaptability—An Actress and Her Magnificent Wig—The Beauty Who Snored. ‘Written for The Evening Star. New York, April 10, 1891. (TE AMERICAN PUBLIC ALWAYS HAS money in its mind, and is therefore inter- ested in the finances as well as the artistic qualities of its public amusements. In all the obituary matter published about Phineas Tay- lor Barnum since his demise the secret of his business arrangements during the past twenty years has not been revealed. Heze it is: During the decade between 1870 and 1880 Bar- num had nota dollar’s worth of ownership in any of the shows which went under his name. Instead of being proprietor in the smallest degree he simply leased out the use of his name and fame on a royalty of $25,000 per year. Instead of being the audacious and on- terprising showman he virtually retired upon his Inurels and decided that henceforth he Would lot others take the risks while he con- tentedly and placidly enjoyed a good and sure income. The last of his own ventures previous to thishad not been very remunerative. Fire had destroyed his last and not extremely pros- ‘rous museum in this city and his private fortune amounted to just nothing at all. While uncertain what to do and caeting about for new capital ho received an offer from four circus managers—Hurd, Coup, Bunnell and Castello—of sum equaling the sulary of the President of tho United States for his name during year. He accepted and the Srst of Barnum’s “greatest shows on earth” went forth. ‘The eame arrangement, with some changes in the make-up of the firm really owning the ex- hibition, continued until 1850. Barnum lent his presence to the ring once in a while in the big cities and kept up an appearance of direc- ‘tion, but for a fact he had no voice in the man- agement. He lived handsomely at Bridgeport, married for a second time and spent all his in- come. The proprietors of the show made goodly profits for themselves, but no great fortunes, and during the season of 1879 they encountered great opposition from Bailey & Hutchinson's Great London Show, as it was called. The two Concerns traveled through the same territory and damaged each other seriously by com tion, but the Barnum party came off second At the end of the year's struggle Barnum be- came convinced that Bailey & Hutchinson were livelier and abler operators than the party with whom he had been associated. So the shrewd old man had an intimation conveyed by a friend that he would lease his name to the stronger party rather than tothe weaker one. NAME AND CAPITAL COMBINED. “We don’t want your name alone,” was the Bailey & Hutchinson reply, ‘‘anless at the same time we can wipe out the opposition from which we have sutfered during the past season. Now, we haven't money enough to buy them out. if me will purchase that property we will combine with you as half owner and receiver of half the profits, while we will assume all the cares of management as an offset to the value of your name. Barnum hesitated over the risk, because it involved the mortgaging of his home at Bridge- ort and the assumption of payments on a avy debt, in order to buy out the other show; but at length he decided in the affirmative, and the firm of Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson was The circus business is based on enormous exaggerations, of course, but the clear fact is that the profits of this concern have been tremendous. Hutchinson sold out his quarter interest to Bailey several years ago and retired with what is believed to amount to two millions. Barnum’s wealth will prove to be not less than twice that sum—so those nearest to him say; and Bailey is two-thirds as rich as that, with one of the costliest and hand- somes: residences on Manhattan island, free indulgence for his family in every desired luxury, and every evidence needful to convince his acquaintances that he really is » millionaire three times over. ‘The receipts of this show Just now are not less than €1%,000 a day, and tho expenses, ciphere? down’ from circus figures to truthtul ones, do not probably exceed $2,000. ‘The interesting point in al this matter is that, with all of Barnum’s glorious, or at least ‘flamboyant, career as the greatest of the world’s showmen, he would have died withous leaving any estate worth mex- tioning if younger and really more audacions showmen had not taken hold of him. MONEY FROM A STRANGE SOURCE. The actors’ fund will soon receive money from curious sources. It will consist of nothing less strange than money accumulated from drunkenness. Theatrical managers are not inclined, nowadays, toward much tolerance of inebriety by their actors. ‘lime was when genius could beboozy, but theatricals have set- tled down into something like a straightfor- ward business, and those who conduct it need not, nor will they, take the chances of employ- ing'sots. In cases where they do so they have lately contrived a queer sort of insurance against alcoholic loss. Henry Aveling and Henry Holland were excellent actors, well worth $100 2 week apiece, but for the fact that they were given to sprees. At the commencement of the past season they both engaged with the proviso that out of each week's wages 15 per cent should be reserved by their employers, These funds were to be forfeited in case of failure, through intoxication, to perform prop- erly in any single performance. ‘The two actors, thus conditioned, remained sober and industrious until springtime. Then Holland went off on a debauch, and last week he died of alcoholism in Bellevue Hospital. Of conrse, the 15 per cent of his salary belongs to his manager. Aveling acted with’ regularity until the end of the tour of the com to which he belonged, and so might have drawn the accu- mulated money, but he then hurried off to get drunk, and the inebriety went to his head in a manner provocative of suicide. The manner in which he poisoned himself to death has been described in the current news within three weeks, Now, so far as yet known, he left neither natural heirs nor a written will; but to a professional friend, on the day of his self- murder, he said that in case he died he wished the moncy to go to the actors’ fund. ‘There is ‘an actress who used to be his wife, and perhaps court will be called upon to decide whether she is legally his widow, with a claim on one- third of his estate. A judicial opinion will be Tequisite, alvo, to settle the question whether Aveling’s expressed wish will operate as a valid bequeathment. It looks as though the actors’ fund would get more or less of the Aveling in- ebriety money. ‘A BOOZY CASsIO. . An incident of Booth’s final week on the stage was an impersonation of s drunken man by a drunken man. No; it not Booth himself. The tales of his alcoholic indulgence are positively denied by his closest friends, and there is no reason to believe that his disability arises from other than a geueral physical break down. The actor who was bibulous in mimicry and in fact at the same time played Michae! Cassio in “Othello,” and on this occasion Cassio began to be booz} D.C, SATURDAY, er 1l, *1891—SIXTEEN PAGES. Prompter but for the fact that the play from which the actor 1” was ted and the owner of it was quick to discover the theft. Next morning, after the first performance, injunction was applied for in court, and once Lackaye study bard all day to get {be,cld words out of his heed end the new ones AN ACTRESS’ LOVELY WIG AXD ROW SHE GOT IT. A woman in the comic opera world, who is Possessed of @ truly great quality of beauty, was receiving the congratulations of some friends on the magnificent wig that she wore in one act of the tta in which she was ap- pearing. People tn. prof ircles men- Bon these details of makeup and often an act. ose will feel as proud if she a used just yuired quan’ rouge gain + Deauteous effect ‘as though she were complimented for @ fine flight of dramatic fervor. “Well, now, I'l tell you about that,” said the stile hows wig kod cocntionsd somark. “Last summer I was passing a few weeks at a small town up the Hadon, Fecuperating from my vory trying inbors, and one day ® you: girl oo to ‘the aootes the little hotel 2 sey | was stopping to sell some blueberries. She was by no means @ beautiful girl. but I noticed that her hair was a most extraordinary shade of golden yellow. As it was rolled up it looked to me as though there wasa great quantity of it and I asked the girl about it. She said it reached far below her waist. 4 questioned her to see if she felt any great pride in it and if it was much admired by her friends. Her answers showed that she did not appreciate the beauty of itand that she never got any compliments for it. I asked her to my room and had her let her kair down. It was without exception the handsomest Iever saw. I immediately asked the girl if she would sell it and told her I would give her $100 for it. She jumped at the chance and we cut it off then and there. It was made into the wig that you admire so. The girl has never regreited its loss and is now doing her Femeecrrs another growth to sell at the same ‘WHO SNORED LIKE AN ENGINE. “Look here,” said a young man to the clerk of @ big hotel on Broadway, ‘you'll have to change my room or else move that big, fat old man next to me to another part of the hotel. Ho snores like a steam engine.” Tt me see,” replied theclerk, “Your room ae “Yes, and the fat old man is 71.” The clerk looked over his room list and» shadow of a smile flickered across his face. “Wait just a moment and I'll see about this,” he said to the young mar, and then he called a hall boy and spoke to him in an undertone. “I’ve sent him up to see if another room is vacant,” said he. “I'll move you atonce. Bad weather we are having, is it no From thisa conversation such as will sometimes take place between a hotel clerk and a en- fued; in which various subjects were lightly touched on, and at last the clerk called the guest's attention to a frame of photographs thet stood near, the photographs representing = young actress of ‘great’ beauty, who was St that ame, ment playing at one of ihe cily theaters. “Most beautiful girl ever suw,” said the guest. iam ready to adinit te the world at large that I worship her for her loveliness and for her art. Oh, she's so dainty, so refined in all she does. She's like a flower, you now, a violet. Why, I'll confess to you, I simply go to the theater where she is playing every night, and today could not resist sending a basket of flo ers to her, just as a mark of a perfect stranger's esteem of ler. Oh, she’s an angel, abe is.”” ‘The hail boy returned and spoke to the clerk. ‘The latter said: “L'll move you to 147, sir, on the other side of the house." But, io you know, you were rather humorously mistaken in thinking that the individual that snored in 71 isa fat old man.” “Well, isn’t it?” asked the guest. “Not exactly,” replied the clerk. “That is the bed room of the beautiful actress whose pictures are over in that frame.” ‘And she snores?” gasped the young man. ‘Well, yours is the thirdcomplaint, ” said the clerk. And he laughed as the disillusioned Jouth went away with all haste in quest of a racing drink. ‘The Tramp. The flelds are sweet with hay, ‘The brakes are all blithe with song, On the hedges rose-garlands sway, Convolvulus-clusters throng, As shoeless, and tattered, and grimy and gray, ‘He shuimles along. A skylark sings high above, A thrush from yon hanging bozgh, Far away in the wood @ dove; But he passes with scowling brow, Their melodies once he was wout to He hates them now. Hates all: save the shelterin; Wien under abank he creeps And Squalor is out of sight, Zhe Hunger its distance keep, And unmocked by the bi Ss y and the meadows His misery sleeps. —Cor hill Magazine, BRIDEGROOMS’ ECCENTRICITIES. One Man Leaves His Bride to Buy a New Hat—Ministers’ Funny Experieaces, Ministers have amusing experiences in marrying people, says the New York Morning Journal. Many couples are so nervous that they hardly know how to behave, and in their efforts to appear self-possessed way and do funny things. A clergyman in Connecticut occasionally lets fall an anecdote of his carly “marrying days.” At ono time s man and woman came to his‘! house to be married. As they were waiting in the parlor for the minister’s appearance the man, without saying a word, got up and left the house. When the minister eame in there was no bridegroom. They waited, and the would-be bride began to grow uneasy, though she tried to appear unconcerned. At length some one said to her: “He must have left you.” “Oh, well, then,” was the reply, with a toss of her head, “it will save me a deal of trouble,” REMINISCENCES OF COCKBURN. The British Admiral Who Burned Washing- ton Was More Agreeable in the South. HIS VISIT TO THE WIDOW OF GEX. GREEXE— SOUVENIRS OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON NEAR JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—INTERESTING INCIDENTS RECALLED BY A RECENT STAR PUBLICATION. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Jacksoxviuie, Fia., March SI, 1891. HE ARTICLES IN “THE STAR” FROM Mr. John F. Coyle must be full of interest to all intelligent readers who take pleasure in learning of the past from one so well in- formed as Mr. Coyle. The public are indebted to Tux Star for the special effort made every few years to give the history of and to illustrate the federal city. Mr. Coyle has known men who were de- fenders of the city in the British attack of 1814 and who were in the dinustrous battle of Bladensburg and who surrendered then. His- tory gives the commanding officer of the in- vasion, Admiral Cockburn, the character of a pretty severe marauder of the Chesapeake and the approaches to Washington. MIS VISIT IN THE SOUTH. After Cockburn left the Chesapeake he kept ‘® prudent distance from that fearful hundred- mile reef, known as Cape Hatteras, which has been so broadcast of late with the precious seeds of wreck, but bending into the anfer curve of the coast south, and passing near the green islands which skirt the shore of the United States, we hear of loss marauding, but rather of friendly visite to the sea island planters along the route. The last placo he visited is not further from Jacksonville than is Balti- more from Washington, the home of the relict of Gen. Greene of the revolutionary army, Dungenness. That was on Cumberiand Islan: the last of the English islands, and hence sur- rendered to the Americans largely through the aid of Gen. Greene himself. Here the gallantry of Cockburn was the more exercised toward the fair owner. A legend, perpetuated by per- sons near the location. is that the admiral’s courtesies were not wholly ignored, but were carried, like those of the Misses Carroll, whose mansion near the navy vard the British o'ficers in We ton occupied, as far as propriety ad- mitted. There was an old citizen on the island who bas been living within the last fifteen years who knew of Cockburn’e landing upon itand whose narrative the writer has heard. He referred to those pleasantries. Gen. Greene's death occurred about the close of the His widow married Mr. Phinias x finished the mansion about 1803 and died and Mra. Greene became a widow a second tim DUNGENNESS THEN AND NOW. The island is about eighteen miles long. In fact those green Georgia islands are in a chain, about six of them, between Savannah and Flor- ida. All the way from Cape Henry «channel exists between the reefs and islands and the mainland, useful for inside navigation. It might seem as if the ocean is building its own sea wall in Hatteras and that the green islands south were once a solid chain, which in ages rid the ocean surges broke, leaving entrances etween the fragments and great estuaries in- side for ships to move in safety. Dungenness is the name of the old Greene estate, occupying the south extreme of the island. In the neigh- borhood now, no doubt, can be found persons who preserve the memory of Cockburn’s pleas- ant visit from the hearsay of their parents as vividly as old people in Wa 0 hix hos- tile acts. The fine old ste nsion of Dun- genness stood there, filled with paintings of the revolutionary times and other relics dear to the owners. Great groves of olives grew in the gardens, and other taatured tropical fruits, to verify the statement of the interest Oglo- thorpe took in planting Mediterranean flora on islands of his realm. Beauty was kept in view in all the arrangement. The place remained in the Greene family until our civil war. Theu the old mansion abandoned and the pictures and farniture of the house were removed to Brunswick Shortly after the house was burned. The Tui rewained until after the war. The place changed hands. It is now the property of the rich tron king of Pittsburg, Mr. Carnegie. His palatial homes are scattered wide and Dunger ness is among them. ‘Tho old mansion has been removed or replaced by a finer onc, and, as the rural Flagler, he has put bis Midas touch upon the place. COCKBURN AND NAPOLEON. Cockburn was appointed toconvey England's great prisoner, Napoleon Bonaparte, to Cor- sica, and @ hundred reminiscences linger about Florida of the history of that prisoner. In Jacksonville are the grandchildren of one of the officers of the East India Company's nay; who was in command of a guard ship when Napoleon was safe on the rock island. The island then belonging to the East india Com- pany there were differences between the ecm- pany’s officers and Sir Hudson Lowe, who had the prisoner in charge, as to his treatment. These differences were strongiy shared by Commander Phillivs, grandiather of the survivors alluded to. A few years ago one could tik with a son and daugh- ter of the commander and have their own narra- tive as children on the iskind. ‘The son told. of hisown knowledge, of his father's disatfecti to the harsh treatment by Sir Hudson Lot Napoleon, and the daughte: said that as a child she war permitted to go to the prison cottage at Longwood on the high cliff, and that there she liad often sat on Napoleon's Knee. Commander Phillips resigned and settied in St. Augustine. ‘There are reminiscences attaching to the reference to Admiral Cockburn's advance on Washington. In their contemplation Washing- ton, Cumberiand Island and St. Helena are drawn close together. OTHER MEMENTORS OF NAPOLEON. There are other mementoes of Napoleon in Florida, ‘The fine marble bust of his sister Caroline, by Canova, was here for fifty years, and was only returned to France in 1890. It came from the Murat palace in Naples. One of Napoleon's aids,who bade him good-bve on the last fatal night of Waterloo, was an officer in the United States engincer corps, and was on duty in Florida after the fall of bis great sov- ereign. A loved relict of one of his chilef mar- but her voice faltered and tears began to flow. A half hour later the missing man returned, Fearing a new bat and bringing © ring, which he had gone out to purchase. Tears then gave way to smiles and the wedding went on. yn auother occasion the minister asked the groom what form of service he would prefer should be used. “What?” was the curt response. ‘The minister repeated the question. Then, with a glance at his bride, the man re- plied: “Both together and for life.” ‘The marriage fee often reveals odd traits of character. Once the bridegroom presented to this clergyman a bit of paper on which was written, “A wife is a crown to her husband. If she turns out to be a good one in ten years, Fl give you $20.” The minister pocketed the paper, thi that the woman would “turn out to be a one,” and that the man would never remember the promise. But time brought s surprise. Before seven years had passed the clergyman received @ gold double eagle and a note, saying: “She is good clear through. need of waiting any longer. paid you on the spot.” is no ought to have A Very Good Definition. ‘From Texas Siftings. A little New York boy, Tommy Knicker- much sooner than Shakespoare intended. ‘There was genuine realism when it came to the bacchanalizn episode, and no actor of the part ever represented Othello's fuddled lieutenant with yreuter sincority. But tho trouble was that the Cassio of this representation did not recover his sobriety at the right time, and the famous diatribe against the poison that “men ut into their mouths to steal away their Erains” was delivered somewhat after the man: ner of Toodles, the actor sitting in a chair. He was dismissed from the company immediately after his exit. ‘WIL TONGLACKAYE’STINTERPOLATION. An exploit in stage irregularity was made the other evening by Wilton Lackaye. Ho sticks close to the metropolis and will take brief jobs in connection with the trial of dubi- ous plays hero rather than “go on the road;” and, as he gets good prices for these temporary engagements, perhaps his income the winter through is as large as it would beat lower wages. Lackaye has thus played parte in something like twenty dramas during the present season. He always seems to be letter perfect in his roles, but that is a result of trick and device rather than of quick study. | Ho is remarkably facile in covering up lapaes of memory by int Of his owns praotioe ack eaally peeeeeececee without bocker, whose father is a prominent club man, was studying his lesson not long since. The little boy was very much puzzled over his les- sons and finally he asked his pa: “Pa, what does the word ‘pretext’ mean?” “Don't bother me,” said his father, who was reading a newspaper; but his mother spoke up ‘and said sweetly: ‘says he has to go to the ‘portant business, that is ® pretext to get away from his family.” Tommy jotted down the definition and read it out in school, thereby causing « sensation. ‘The Irish of It. shals sleeps in a Florida grave. So much more of kindred association lingers about what was only of lato the wilds of Florida that one ceases to write tor fear of being called an apochryphal recorder. C. Daxw. aoe: A Filthy Habit. From the Chicago Herald. One of the vilest habits tolerated in the United States publicly and privately is wholly unknown in other countries. It is obtrusive expectoration. The disgusting vice is on the decline in large cities, but it is still too prevalent and persons in authority ought to insist upon its repression. Smokers who cannot smoke without muking themselves offensive ought always emoke in strict weclasion. " Men riding in publie vehicles pay for transportation, but it doce not include the right 12 defile done, soil the garments of other 8 in the vehicle and sicken the stomachs of the sensi- tive. The bespattering of sidewalks, railway stations, foyers and other places with salivary discharges is as foul as it is unnecessary. Con- ductors, janitors and porters ought discreetly remind men guilty of this barbarity that it canst he stoned. Ifa quiet protest will not be heeded let the policeman be called. Secretions of the respiratory, salivary or i Properly "deposited hin ockot handkerchiefs if they cannot be more satisfactorily disposed of. Men cannot afford handkerchiefs should receive persistent effort to stop this filthy practice in public at least should be made and Eopt up. mountain in @ landmark, had ably moved several its away from its ition that ts H A Centennial Celebration to Be Held in Se- lem, N.€., Next Month. QS THE SST OF NEXT MONTH THERE will be @ centennial celebration in the town of Salem, N. C.,to commemorate the one- hundredth anniversary of the visit to that place of George Washington, the first President of the United States. He remained there bat one night, but it was an event in the history of that litle town that will never be forgotten and Preparations for the coming celebration are actively going on. The old Salem Hotel isa place of much in- terest to strangers by virtue of the fact that there is a room held sacred where George Wash- ington slept during his stay in Salem. “The tavern,” as it was familiarly termed in those days, was the social center of the town. It was the customary resort of the burghers, who reg- ularly congregated about the large fireplace of the public room in winter or on the long veranda in summer to discuss the affairs of the place and gen: rai news of the day as they emoked. The parties who leased it were required to sign a written document, pleijging themsclves “to be agreeabie and polite to all strangers, to keep an entirely clean and inviting house of entertainment, to watch the domestics caretully that they may be poiite and obliging and not demand any extra gratuity, and in case they are found guilty of asking for money to dismiss them without ceremony.” They were also re- quired “not to aliow gambling, fighting, »wea1 ing, immoral conduct or the assembling of minors on Sundays, or to permit the use of spirituous Liquors to persons intoxicated or any excess of drinking on the premises After the Salom Female Academy became @ success examination day was the great event of the year. As there were no railway facilities the weaithy southern planters came in elegant coaches, with # train of colored servants and fine horses, the like of which has never been seen since the civil war. The large hotel yard was literally packed with carriages. It would be difficult to describe those times, when south- ern aristocracy was at its zenith, and nowhere else at that time could be found so great a col lection of wealth, beauty, all the courtly graces and chivalric bearing which character ized southerners in “nnte-bellam days.” WASHINGTON'® ROOM. ‘The buildings are four in number. The large red bricks are of immense size, the walls ae thick asa feudal castle and the queer saddle roof with dormer windows wasthen surmounted by acupola and bell. The chimneys have im- mense fireplaces and the kitchen paved with blocks of atone. The property was afterward purchased and kept for years as a piace of en- tertainment for man and beast. But it is now used as a hotel, the rooms being rented in suites. The room occupied by Gedrge Wash- ‘ton isin the main building on the second floor and opens on «large square ball ‘which has floor and opens on a la lends out on the long vera’ about eighteen feet square, low pitched ceil nd the floor made of thick planks tw ches wide hewn from forest trees and th the tread of many fect. The wall plastered and kept clean by whitewash small window: ufront. I The four m number, have deep em- are about four fect from the floor. he large fireplace across one corner of thi room hax been reduced imwize, but the tal ol shelf remains as ‘it was origin The room has two doors, m.ny 4, both opening on the «ame hall, « Of which, however, has been temporarily closed with curtains by the present occapant, Mise Winters, who is constantly interrupted by curious visitors, many from a distance, wishing to see the bed room occupied quite 100 years ago by the first President of the United States, THE OCCABION OF WASHINOTON'S VI This notable oceurrence was on th May, 1791. George Washington, @ by his secretary, Major Jacksos Salem on the afternoon of that rove up in front of “the tevern” a large ly iashioned. Bist of ompanned arrived at and as be " enthusiastic crowd greeted bim with hearty Aliglting from ed hunt, shouts of welcome. cheers an‘ g gracefully, wid in rew their cordial gr “After all, kind p Lam bata citizen of our good republic man like you all. Ithank you for the honor shown me. Making a fewother pleasant remarks he en- tered the hotel amidst repeated cheers and eu- joved the lavish hospitality aw ng so dis tinguished a guest. During this trip be rode in a large white chariot drawn by four borses. A two-boree baggage wagon followed. Four svldle horses supplied bis servants, one of them leading a horse tor the President whep be Wished to ange. A leat from Washi ae cry relative to his visit t Salem is interest- ing reading. % A LEAF FROM HIB JOURNAL. It runs thus: “Salem isa small but neat vil- lage and like all the rest of the Moravian set- tlements is governed by an excellent police, having within itself all kinds of artisans. The number of souls does not exceed 200. “Wednesday, June 2, having received infor mation that Gov. Martin was on his way to meet me and would be at Salem this evening, I re- solved to await his arrival at this place istead of halting a day at Guilford, as I bad intended; spen: che forenoon in visiting the shops of du ferent tradesmen, the houses of accommoda- tion for the «ingle men and sisters of the fra- ternity and their place of worship; invited six of their principal people to dine with me, and in the evening went to hear them sing and perform on a variety of instramerts church music. In the afternoon Gov. Martin aud bis secretory arrived” Here the diary ends. The quaint, old-fashioned t or piano which furnisbed the music at his reception in Salem is now in the Salem museum, near the tavern,” with many other treasured associated with that memorable event. ‘The presidential party left Philadelphia March 21, 1791, and returned as far as Mount Vernon June 12, having made the journey of more than miles in sixty days. “Ob, va-as, indeed: whenever we stwikes wock, Miss Mand, this center-board comes jumping up; but then, good yachtamen neva allow their boate to run on—— * Boston Women and Late Styles. From the Boston Herald. ‘Considering how efflorescent and how very stunning the spring habiliments look in the shops, it is odd that the average Boston woman never gets into them, or, if she does, rarely comes them. If you will observe, each ly effort is made by : i if i rt ish i i fH i fil He fy f : £ i t £ ; i LS