Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1891, Page 11

THE CLAY-RANDOL Ta father, repute, mi WONDERFUL VOICES. Some Reminiscences of Famous Mas- térs of Music, who and Rul of the of Zdreno_in Ste Paris and lon. pearance in this singer, Kate Ha: treasurer of the nue near 434 tree ment of Nichoils & Brown. INCIDENTS OF THE PAST. About Alboni, Madame Viardat-Garcia, La- blanche and Tamaro— Columbus Drew's Talent—Little Belle Patterson—The Re- tunda Paintings! ‘Written for The Evening Star. NE OF THE PENALTIES ALL HAVE TO bear who write for the public is to be criti- cised and their facts disputed. To the first, so far from entering an objection to it ,it is the duty of your readers, if they feel so : My statement that Wachtel, in the roles he as- im suc it. His elocution was to many who dual ‘National ntti years ago, at Jackson nd I had the PH DUELING GROUND. ROADSIDE SKETCHES. On the Picturesque Heights Across the Potomac. THE CLAY-RANDOLPH DUEL. An Outing to Chain Bridge and the Little Falls—TheVicinity of North Arting | The Beauty of Mill Kun and Its Surroundin; Ram dies in» Kegion Full of terest. N OUTING TO CHAIN BRIDGE AND + Little Palla. Route—Take Falls Church road at Rosslyn, thence by mid road to road, to Chain bridge road, to the bri¢ Little Falls, returning by Chain bridge ros Falls Chureh road, to Rosslyn, to Georgetown bridge, to city. Condition of the roads—Falls Church, good; | army, fair: Chain bridge, fair. Taking Falls Church road at Rosslyn, follow it to its junction with old Army road, a short distance beyond Fort Strong. About a mile from the Junction Phillips’ by-road is passed onthe right, which leads over to Mr. RB. A Phillips’ at North Arlington. The Army road, over which you are now moving, was built by the military authorities of the government in 1561, and was used prin cipally as a line of communication between the forts along the ridge from the Arlington lines at Fort Strong to the Chain bridge. It can lay no claim to picturesqueness of scenery, yet some attractive views are presented at intervals along its course. - The ro sand-clay surface. Agood part of the way it leads through woodland ‘on @ comparatively low level, its course being back of the river ridge. Several small streams are crossed, one, Chestnut brook, within a short nce of Fort Ethan Allen. Arriving at the fort and passing through the old earthworks at an elevation of 285 feet you enter Chain Bridgs rou. A splendid land breaks upon the vision at this point. overlooks the Little F Chain bridge, half « n hills beyond scene. pe One the Potomae and le away, the Maryland adding a pleasing Variety to the Tenleytown, three miles to the northward, stands out boldly on while Langiey about the same rd, is also visi ble. The high hill immediately west of the fort is the site of old Fort Marcy. on the Lee Darg turnpike, and is some 275 feet above tide level Descending the hi’l to the bridge over a part @f Chain Bridge road—a delighifully shaded and picturesque piece of roadway—Maple brook ripples along on the right. On the right of the road, too, and not far from the fort. a path is observed which leads to « cool. sliaded Rook where nestles Daisy spring. A few paces farther on and another spring is espied issuing from the hillside on the left Near here you are carried over picturesque Pimmit run by a neat modern iron bridg~. ‘This is the enstern end of the Leest pike, anda few steps bring yor to the ern approach of the famous Chain bridge, from which a grand view of Little Falls—a wonderful exhibition of rngged nature—is ob- at this end of the | ch is used as a sa- Joon. This bridge, which is three miles from Georgetown, has a bistory older than any other structnre of the kind in the District of Columbia. it has hat many vicissitudes. It was first constructed in 1791 by the Georg town Gridge Com and was a t bridge. It was made of wood und was held by larg ¢hains stretehed from pier to pier. Hence the origin of the name “Chain bridge. In Febraary, 1811, it was destroyed, but was immediately rebuilt. It continued’ as a toll bridge until 1833. when the United States pur- chased and rebmilt it at a cost of €150,000. It then became a free bridge. but was again car- Tied away by the freshet of 1840. A wooden structure, costing $13,500, was soon built, which was destroyed by the ice gorge of 1852, Dut it was afterward rebuilt. teen years Inter, in 1870, it was again partially destroyed. ‘The present bridge was erected by the gov. srnment in 1574 at a cost of about €100,000. Ate planking was covered by water by the un- Prececentediy heavy freshet of June, 1889, but it stood the severe iest well and was not mate- Fially damaged. The bridge has eight spans, two of 160 feet tix of 192 feet each, ard is 1982 fect (ora thore than a quarter of « mile) long. The fishing grounds in the vicinity of the bridge are famous. Extensive improvements are under way in this vicinity The Potomac Electric Light Company, of which the Hon. Dwight M. Sabin of Minnesota fe president, have commenced the construction fs hotel on top of the high hill southwest of Mhe ond of the bridge, and an electric po house is to be erected at the mouth of Pimmi Fun. An electric railroad is projected to con- Mect the piace with the city. oles for this are being erected along Canal road. eleursion is now resumed with . Chareb, at the j of Chain bridge and Wal a the next objectiv Point This pomt can be reached by either o } routes, viz: First, by retracing your steps shrough Fort .Ethan Allen by way of Chain idge road, or second, by the Leesburg and Chureb road Although the roads are bad by the latter route it has compensating attractions in the ‘way of new scenes, te. If itis taken you will move up —— for three-quarters of — le to Walker's Charch roud. wi follow to the Jeft to Chain Bridge road at Walker's Church, ‘There is « bad ford at the erossing of Pimmit Fun, which must be well nigh impassable for Yebicies when the stream is swollen. A swing- ing plank affords pedestrians ample facilities for crossing. This road is hilly and rough and i+ but little used at present, but it makes Father a plessant walk. It was built by the army in SGI asa means of communication be- ‘ween Forts Ethan Allen and Marcy. THE SCENE OF A FAMOUS DUEL 4 famous due! was fought in this vicinity sixty-five years ogo, Henry Clay and the eccen- ‘wie John Handolph of Roanoke being the Principals. The trouble between the eminent gentlemen grew out of the presidential election of 1824. It will be remembered that there was Ro election by the people on that occasion. * ‘There were four candidates— Andrew Jackson Joha Quincy Adams, Henry Clay and Wi 4.” Crawfor’. Neither hada majority of the votes of ‘he ¢lec- toral into the House of Represeutatives, where Mr. Adams wae snccesstul. Mr. Clay, seeing no hope of succets for bimmesit and being bitterly to Jackson, used his great influence in of Agams. with the result just stated. of State. It has botanical wealth, how- | 4 is a fairly good one, with a | f ‘ turn- | sumed in opera, reached the upper “E” was not only doubted by # musical critic, but the to | fact that Rubini sang to the upper “G” was pronounced absurd. Fearing my musical knowledge had been imposed upon I consulted my friend Mr. Edward F. Droop. He confirmed me as to Wachtel, and my friend Dr. P., a pro- found authority upon music, confirmed me as to Rubini, but referred me to Sir George Grove's “History of Music” and Fer- ris’ musical works, and there I find that “Rubini's voice was more sweet than robust, save on rare occasions when he put forth its full power, when it extended from E in the bass clef toB in the treble in chest notes, besides command of falsetto register as far as F and even G above that.” He was master of every kind of florid execution. Donizetti wrote the tenor part in “Anna for Rubini and mo one has lla, wi ville in 1876, w! role of iting statesm: vil ; This, naturelly, greatly angered the Jack sonians, who were loud in their denunciation’ of what they termed a “corrupt bargain.” No one, perhaps, of Jackson's followers felt the sting of ‘defeat more keenly than Mr. Ran- dolph, who then represented the state of Vir- ginia in the United Statex Senate, ses that body he delivered a bitter phillip: on the alleged improper coalition, which he char rized ae a bargain between “Puritan and the blackleg. utterance Mr. Clay lenged him to The challenge was promptly accepted. being the weapons agreed upon. In this Randolph showed rare courage and maguanim- ity. He was determined from the first not to | kill Mr. Clay, and he took bi | duel ground ih little hope of leaving it a! It was his desire that Virginia soil should re- ceive his heart's blood, which will account for his selection of the ground. The duel was fought on the 8th of April, 1826. The combat- | ants reaching the ground, they were placed in | position by their seconds, fs cing east and west. Randolph was tempted at this juncture to abandon knightly resolve. As Clay ad- | vaneed to position Randolph imagined that he saw bitter malevolence photographed on his countenance, and aspirit of resentment took possession of him for the moment, thereby fo getting his resolve. Therefore at the first iire discharged his pistol, but without a3 ide of the m: pathy Hayat ie Pn Having recalled these facts, take the path to | } fhe latter firing in the right, which passes around the south side | ps 1 i . ~ | out against his instrument, swelling note after ee ho met hit an the same rpirie | Of the fort and strikes Mill run path neatly & | Soto Swann prodigious exhibition of his power, | seekaueae ” guid Randolp heer saab ier bump hich seemed inexh: His voice was : ks 5 renter ™ senitad Mill run. Continue along the north side of | of compass, taking seven or eight notes Pek ete Keone, eet nt — ba gemma te Gi Betaeee aacet earn | n apy singer had ever done before or terially from any version of it that I have read | distant. From the bridge Ivanwold by-road | since. He visited spain professionally and the in the newspapers, but Hon. Thomas H. Ben- | leads southward to Falls Church road. This | queen detained there to soothe | ton‘is my authority for the facte, Br. Berton | lator fon half mile of very pleneant reedway. | melancholy madness of Philip the Fifth. He | he time # Senator in Congress from |, For natural beauty Mill ran ie not surpassed | lived in Spain for twenty-five years and w mdi witnemed the allade by any stream in this vicinity. Rock creek | so successful that he attained unbounded in- the “field of honor” | Possesses a larger volume of water and at | fluence and weulth, and was in ali but name the roud for a quarter of a | Placew may boast of bolder cliffs and rocks, | ruler of Spain. He used his power discreetiy rs Church road and on the | BUt it does not surpass Mill run in wild pic- | and for te benefit of the peohle and the state, the house of ‘Mr. Wagga- | turesqueness. ‘The stream has a rocky bottom | He returned to his native land the possessor of the howe of Mr. Wesee-| and its, sides at, places develop into rugged | large wealth, which he employed in charitable Me cpot upon which | cliff and ledges of no mean proportion. It | works and in ‘the advancomous of art among fought ‘4s. inside” the | formea pretty cascade at ite mouth. It is | the people. tern breastworks of the fort. Of | shaded by fine tess.end ite banks and bottom course the surroundings are entirely changed | **4,tirB in th should be « popular seeort, but Well as it ought to be. known as ‘Carberry Meadows.” The Ivanwold by-rond, from Fort Smith Falls Church road, good. during the civil war, and was then known as Yets lined on elther side by forest trees At the bridge across Windy branch, which runs through the glen east of the fort, the scenery is charmingly wild. fair! Pleasant memories of columns of Tax Sta letter or two from him. Florida and edited th organ of the stat testimon; Tul tributes to his memory. nd upon the tration of her grandfat 9 | ince music had a homeon eartit, was Dorn in 1705 and lived until 1782. Popora, his teacher, when he tried his voice gave him in- structions and told him to study them and come back to him in six months, in which time he could master those instructions, and if he would study he would be the best singer of the world. His prophecy was fulfilled. augmented as he employed Tespiration was something | marvelous. His trial of it with a German trumpeter, whom he vanquished in holding Te u I visited Mr. death h the exception of the family of Mr. Jonson. Edward, Robi future of prominence. was found dead trom ate. habits. Three of lott, published in 1830. jott) very well. and labor. criticised the Lrumbull tunda. He called the dependen 1828, @ resolution Representativ MANY CAN REMEMBER. These singers, however, wore before our day, but of the present ‘generation many can recall the singing of “the contralto of the work Alboni, who here in 1853-4. Those who did ‘hear her have never forgotten her magnificent voice, unequaled in the an nals of music. Her repertoire scemed inex- haustible; sho sang in all the well-known operas after many of them Lad been rear- ranged to suit her marvelous voice. Grisi, Persiani and Piseroni held the operatic stage the time she made her appearance, but un- | willingly yielded to her musical power. In the | Laer duet in “Semiramide,” Giorno d’Orore, | risi sulked at the applaure which she felt was directed to Alboni’s part. Her execution was as wonderful as her great voice. ite Musical Ke- | view of Paris said of her: “There is no instrament capable of rendering with more certain and faultless intouation the groups of rapid notes which Rossini wrote and which Alboni sings with the same facility and the | same celerity. Smiling while she ran the most difficult scales, extreme feats of musical execution scented spontencous and not the fruits of art and labor.” restored the beautiful aria ‘In Si Barbara,” in. “Semira mide,” which had been suppressed for want | the figure, exelaime of @ contralto of sufficien: greatness to | ive it full effect.” She assumed Madame Persiani’s part in “Il Parbiere rebearsal and at a moment's notice. This great artist was not. successful this country. I mean financially. 1 knew her manager, Le Grande Smith, wud through him I learned of the unfortuna:e financial re- sult of that tour. What occasioned it he could not explain. ‘The country was, I think, in one of thove throes of financial trouble or a want of appreciation or bad management, but for some reavon the American tour of one of the “at est, if not the greatest, artiste that ever lived was unsuccessful. After winning all the fame to be obtai by her great contralto, she de- termined to sing soprano roles, und was suc- cessful in the part of Kosina in “he Barber of Seville” and others. It stramed her graud voice, however, and after demonstrating her power she returned to her forwet roles. ‘The Sreut contralto of the world, after her marriage | placed ia the rotu with Count Pepoli, retired from the stage, and | ag resides in splendid widowhood in Paris Only a few months ago she emerged from her seclu- sion and appeared for sume beuetit at the Grand Opera and sung with almost her former power. MADAME YIARDOT-OanctA. Tax Stan announced not long since that Madame Viardot-Garcia would appeur, after thirty years’ retirement, on the occasion of the centennial of Meyerbeer, September 5, and sing in the cathedral scene in Prophete." Madame Viardot-Garcia is the wister of Mali- bran, whose girlhood and early appearance in America was so full of trial and trouble. She married here, and between the harshness of her father and the sufferings caused her by an unworthy husband her life was rendered so un- happy that she fled to Paris. Tere her great musical talent found abundant reward, and for P Her voice was such flexibility that it took all sorts of liberty with the written score and to use a phrase employed at the time by one of the al journals, she ‘embroidered the score with charming improvisations.” She. too, like Alboni, tired of her power as a yrano and sang the contralto part, Arsace, in “‘Semiramide” with entireucceptation, Afteran absence of years her unworthy from the old days. ‘Then the ground was| ,, Mill ran. heavily timbered. ‘There is a smuli piece of level grass land at the entrance to the path. oan, ber Breast the Potomac a little west of The {tccompansing lustration will aid in | BO ta man ance k to the right along River locating the spot. } | A short distance up the pike, on the same aaa oe ee side, in a meedow near Mr. H. C. Stroman’s and ragged. Mu, boulders are lentifully | house, @ more sanguinary affair occurred in | $74 rogged. ons path, ‘Alittle east of Holts. | man’s Rock Hill Park, a public resort, is passed. | Neer here your course deflects from the 1842. Cochran and brat were the principals. | The form r, being mortal ly wounded, ras taken SNe See howe, tetere retereed | ae Watetl and Basiea Beak brestoons where he died. crossed und you are at Falle Church road, THE HOMEWARD War. which follow to the left to Rosslyn. Resuming the excursion from Walker’s| A succession of pieasing scenes—wildwood and cultivated field, hill and dele, riverside | and brookside, trees and shrubs and wild tlowers—make this a most enjoyable excursion. | Rabbits and squirrels are often seen. For wild. secluded beauty the glen through which Mili run courses cannot be sui , and it seems to be comparatively little known to Washing- tonians, pleasant 1s to Randolph of Roanoke, in — i some sev Trumbul tings. Washington and feeling letter to Mr. Dwight of ) red the blood: ‘ou will ot Roattoke, | Methodist Episcopal Church proceed along | Chain bridge road to the right, three-quarters jof a mile bringing you to Langley road. | At the junction isa finger board which read | “To Chain bridge, 12; to Aquedu | (Georgetown) bridge, 45; miles; to Alexandria, | 5% miles.” Move to the left by the Chain | bridge road to its junction with Minor’s Hill | road, less than half « mile distant. In the angle to the right is Falls Park, Mr. Gilbert | Vanderwerter’s handsome country place. Thi | is one of the most cherming spots in Al | dria county. The house and lawn ji by magnificent forest trees. Gen. Hancock had his headquarters here for a brief period in 1861. The estate contains 1,000 acres. Th Prominent eminence west of Vanderwerier's is inor's bill. At the junction of the roads is a finger board | which reads: “To Falls Church, 2, miles; to | Alexandria, 8 miles; to Chain bridge, 2 miles. | On the high ground beyond as you ‘advance }are the attractive Greenwall and Lrocket places. The Bracket house stands 471 feet above the level of the river, being the highest ground within the compass of these excursions, | and from it fine views are had in ev ry direc- | tion. ‘The monument and dome of the ‘Capitol | (six and abalf miles away) are visible, while | the country north of the Potomac passes before | the vision in attractive outline. | Reaching Falls Church Road, turn on it to the left for Koxslyn, passing through old Fort Strong. Splendid views are presented en route. | INDIAN MILL, NORTH ARLINGTON AND IVANWOLD. Route—By steam packet from foot of $24 | street to Donaldson's Ianding (fermerly Dixie landing), thence by Fern path to H oad, to Army road, p*’ by-road, to | Crocker by-road, to Windy Branch path, to | Ivanwold by-road, to Mill Kim path, to River | path, to Falls Church road, to Rosslyn, to Georgetown bridge, to city. At the wharf, foot of 32] street, take one of | the small steamers that ply between George- | town and the landings on the Virginia side of | the upper Potomac for Donaldson's landing | (also kuown as Dixie landing) about two miles above the Georgetown bridge. Passing Kock Hill Park, Holtzman’s, Poto- | mac and other landings, it is noticed with re- gret that a quarry now occupies the old land- | fag of the once popular and beautiful park of | the Analostan Boat Club. Leaving the little teamer at Donaldsor imb to the top of In- dian hill by way of Fern ‘The ascent is steep, but the path is good and the surround: ings attractive. Fern brook laughingly rolls over and through the boulders on your left. At Fern spring the path forks." ‘The one to ight, which you wiil follow, leeds up to Mr. W. Donalason's, from whose porch « mag- nificent view is obtained. The distributing reservoir, Georgetown University, the George. once been my friend. *po oy ‘The only things that ma- the Pat of nature along the route of this excursion are the low grogeries and gambling dens on the svar treet shove Gaateeenn ‘ae It is amasing that the Alexandria, county authorities should permit these dens of iniquity to exist, to the demorahzation not only of the young, but the old as well, not to speak of its deleterious effect on the material prosperity of the section. IT MIGHT BE CHARMING. ‘The following, were it not for the presence of the low dens that infest the river front and the | depraved crowds that they attract, would make | a charming short walk. Of course, the objec- | ing me to perform it. spicuous without | so habitual in | | continue along the river front at the mouth of | Mill run, at the west side of which Mill run path is taken to Ivanwold_by-road, thence to by said road to Fi Church road, which leads back to Rosslyn. I now bid a fond, reluctant adieu to the at- tractive Virginia hills, which have afforded so much pleasure, and will transfer my pedestrian explorations to the Washington side of the Po- tomac, where scenes equally attractive are waiting to be admired. No one who has not seen it can form an idea of the natural beauty of Alexandria county. N. P. Willis, who wate grest traveler, as well as keen observer, was charmed with it. He once declared while standing on Suter’s hill, back of | the city of Alexandria, that he never saw any- thing in Switzerland to the scenery pre- sented to the vision from that point. Gronox Bruxoxe. portraits of the Fr ani Treasury. Results of Yesterday's Racing. At Gloucester: First race, 7 furlongs—Lite, 1; Monsoon, 2; Carnot, 3. ‘Time, 1.51. Second race, 43¢ furlongs—Eddie M., 1; Noble Duke, 2; Belchazzar, 8. Time, 5734. Third race, 63¢ farlongs—Lee 8., 1; Pardon, 2; Madge L., 8. Time, 1.2534. Fourth race, 43¢ furlongs—Derango, 1; Diligo, 2; Bootiack, 3. ‘Time, 5633. Fifth race, 9 furlongs—Ruby, 1; Panama, 2; Onze, 3. Time, 1.5833. Sixth race, 7 furlongs—Ra; 1; 2; Bonnie King, 3. Time, 1 ‘fea zane At Chicago: First mile—Leura De- rece of the aldson some months a, father was married i hs Branch. Wm. T. | Hobbie, vidson, 1; Upman, 2; Radeiph, 3 Time, 1.4234. at Paris to claim his shar was chief clerk. town, bridge, the Tnament and | Second race, $4 farlongs—Linlithgow, 1; f uditor. T the Potomac are before you. There is also a| Flower Dellis, 4; Reveal, 8. “Time, 1.48. operatic season and refused to return until he ood view of South Washington. Mr. Donald- | "TNS a euce’ the Lake had lefs the country. Oficial interference com- | son bas a large telescope in irout of his house, | which he permits visitors to use in viewing View handicap, 6 fur- Brezse, 2; distant objects of interest. Judi Lake ‘Chief | pelled him toaccept a pecuniary recompenseand Rirree toa divoree and her return was, thus ee- 1 Yo Tambien, jongs—Yo Tam! 1; Justice, 3. Time, 1.14. an uncle near the manager of th from Sixth race, 1 mile and70 yards—Rival, 1; Tom Rodgers, 2; The Kaiser, 9,° Time, nate Bowery Theater, and the theater obtained permission uncle “to let Eddy go to the theater house, which is now the residence of Miss Eliza Doneldson, is the family burving ground office. on the edge of an apple orchard. At the north: ud play with a little girl who was there.” seater corner of the “house stands » femous To Help Baby. Iittle gil was Malibren, then in her sixteenth chestnut , Which, it is asserted, te distinction of being the largest tree east of Cal. | 7Fom Munsey's Weekly. Lac ifornia. It measures twenty-one feet around the trunk and has four forks, its branches cov- ering « wide area. It is considerably more than hundred years old and begins to show signs ‘There is a good view from the house. nt well stands in the yard. Moving through the pleasant fields to Army road, half mile away, follow said road to the left for a quarter of a mile to its junction with TO AMERICA FOR FORTUNE. “d We have had all the great singers in this country, for after they had won fame they came here to win fortune and were generally successful. Grisi, Sontag, , the beautiful, Laborde, Caradora Allen, of whom Gen. Pike had ’a portrait painted by George Flagg; Parodi, Picolomini, Tedesco ani From the Buffalo were most successful here. In ex- | Of myself.” Philip's by-road. Tuking this latter road. to change we have cent them vocalists who have | “Yes? Dir . This e Ne st a ‘nows no nation- | arlington. ‘There io.a cplendld view eer te sain a besetial ‘vcs capable of rendering | Poker the night before in | elevated co north of the house. This hill the masterpieces of song, finds appreciation | Ut a cool $10,000 winner. everywhere. ‘THR GREAT BASSO LABLACHERE . would have come to us, but death prevent his contemplated visit and we were deprived of the wonderful tones of that unrivaled voice. and the whole coun s «path leading down to it. ‘The question of the erection of a mam- moth hotel on this knoll is now discussed. Continuing the walk by way of Croc! | road to the right Jou soca | | the rustic seats of design that once stood Peguer of old forest trees college, and the matter wis thrown | and the | gegtied beneath thas spring marl 4 path starts off to the ; by-road. In 4 one will not article on Mrs. Forrest I . Sinclair, asa tenor incursions ing to reclaim the state for t great events he portrays were the memory of those events were fixed. This book abounds in ver: ter concerning our city at that early da; list of Senators and members of C Of itself an interesting chapter. Gen. Jackson was then President and John .C. Calhoun Vice President. Mr. Van Buren was Secretary of State, Gen. John H. Exton wus Secretary of War and samuel D. Ingham Secretary of the commandant of the ‘an hill is 180 |" Fourth race. 1 ‘mile and 70 yards—Nina | cured. She subsequently married Dr. Berriot, | $ : feet above tide water. Archer, 1; Eli, 2: NevaC.,8. Time. 1.4634. | the celebrated viouinist. When Malibran wea pot ed pelo Jorond Tos the od Deane ne, Donaldson | "Fitth race, 13 mllesHomer, i; Guide, 2; | in New York, in 1695-6, an old. friend of mine, | fer? Conspicuous f by-road for the old Donaldson Lomestefd, #| allan Bane, now }) Mr. E. W. Burr, was then living with few hundred yards distant. North of thé “e I find that Mr. Sinclair and in 1893 Rossini REMINISCENCES OF COLUMBUS DREW. Tux Stan announced a few days ago the death of one of the old familiar friends of my early days. Columbus Drew was one of my vai Tilden, epoke of her singer of some ‘but in into the realms sie $0 which {’bad been dri of iven by the critic ttaements about Wach: wrrote for bien "Gamiramide,” tel, profession and the press. He was one of th from the office of thi er, He went to Florida jeasure of Twas seeing him there in the mdeavor- but th ied m mission was fruitless. Thad a letter | since teeming with long were enriched with » In 1848 Mr. Drew, at the solicitation of Hon. 8. L. Burrett and Mr. Cabell, Representatives from Florida, went to Republicah, ‘the whig He was a very admirabl writer and his contributions to of his talent in that direction. press of Florida pay the most earnestand grace- 0, and the LITTLE BELLE PATTERSON. Death lifte the curtain and the past comes to View aswe read the obituaries in the 4: Press. The announcement of the death of “little Belle Patterson,” as we knew her here, the pet of the Executive Mansion during the ‘adminis- ndrew Johnson, His family of the ex-President. In 1870 Johnson at Greenville and then id not entered his home, and now, with rs. Judge Patterson, there arenone left. A fatality seems to have attented three sons, d Frank, gave promise of a Edward was killed by a fall from wis horse during the war. Robert, who was private secretary to the President, overdose of chloral,and the youngest, Fruuk, fell a victim to intemper- President Johuson’s private secretarics came to an untimely death. Col. Morrow suot himself and Col. Long s death Was caused by a wound self inflicted and Kobt. Johnson's end was trom chloral. THE ROTUNDA PAINTINGS, Iam indebted to Mr. C. C. Glover for the loan of a very interesting book, Historical Sketches of the Ten Miles Square, by Jonathan 1 remember Mr. He was the publisher of | dott's Debates, and was an authority on all subjects relating to the early history of W: ington, and thie volume abounds with that knowledge, which be guthered with such care Mr. Randolph, it will beremembered, severely paintings in the ro- fhe Declaration of In- “the shin piece,” and when, in was offered ‘in the House of debate on the res- criticisms 01 Trumbull w. York in which he ‘Lhe mangied bodies of all the painters field, Alston, Moree and e 1 in particular of * * * He forgets that the National Intelligencer of the 28th of January, 1817, after stating the arguments on the subject of the four painting name, Mr. Randolph, as among those who in favor of the work as in favor of em- called the attention of the House to th trait—in the small picture subinitted—of ard Hettry Loe (whose shins ars the most con- in the picture “Snmali , and, ‘as this picture is, I seem to vee that venerable mun sitting in per- son before meé in all the sober dignity of ator of ancient Rome, in that elegant attitude to him and so well remembered b; me, the right hand lait over the left, conceal ing, so happily and so delicately,’ its mu- tilated remains.’ ‘The letter was @ lengthy one und very severe. It willadd to the interest of those paintings to know that the portraits gontained in them were painted from life. Col. ‘Trumbull began the small paintings, of which | those in the rotunda are enl: 1789, and while nearly all tl was most barbariously tomabawked and scalj by the unrelenting hand of the half breed chief and saddest by the faithless hand of him. wh all to say 0 bad records his * He then spor” ch- pointing to sen- larged copies, in | he actors in the ve, and while ‘the ich officers represented in the “surrender at Yorktown” were painted in France in the house of Mr. Jefferson, then min- ister to France, and the portraits of the Aueri- inted during that period and up to 1816, when Congress ordered them to be teresting mat- 1X FORMER Dare. The trouble occasioned by Mrs. Eaton had not yet culminated in the resignation of Mr. ham, whose family it was which refused to ive or visit Mrs. Eaton. The President in- sisted on his cabinet officers rece whom he received, and Mr. Inghay see the subject in the same light as the Presi- dent and resigned. John Branch nd his daughter Donaldson, the private secre- tary to the President. I met a son of Mr. Do: The ress make declined to was Secretary tried Mr. who told me his jouse afterward oc- cupied by Gen. = toa — of Mr. Try was ostmaste: Col. Charles “K. d Gardner and church was where -Ford’s Theater ’ stands, Amos Kendall was fourth jerks then employed ia the depariannanace clerks then em; in the ments are thoue which recall the long past ind not one of whom survive, I think. Commodore Hull was ry yard. Isaac I second controller, and a iil of editor of one of gens. he whig Senate fused to confirm bim for dhis ofc, Tabinke f find the name of John C. Rives as a clerk in the fourth poe a otice,” Can It be Mr. Hives who subsequently with Mr. established the Globe? Joun F. Corie. —_—-——_ BRAISED THE CHURCH DEBT. ‘The Man Who Had Been Everywhere Tells How He Did It Unintentionally. time be a good 4 up just in time to hear him aay: ‘We Express. “Talking of raising church debts,” the man who had been everywhere said, “I cleared up a debt for a church in Deadwood once in spite “It happened this way: I had been playing to pay of. | THAT BALTIMORE BNTION. al ) Am Lilincle Delegase Tolle About Hamlin’ EVIDENCE THAT LINCOLN MAD NO GARE Ix 1T— ‘THE SURPRISE AND DISAPPOINTMENT OF 1LLI- NOIS MEN—DANIEL & DICKINSON THR SECOxD CHOICE OF ILLINOIS MEN FOR VICE PRESIDENT. A chapter of much more than ordi« Bary interest in the controversy now in Progress about the defeat of Hannibal Hamlin for renomination for the vice is contributed by Dr. I. A. Powell of Iilinois, at Present holding a government office here. Dr. Powell was an intimate personal friend of Mr. Lincoln, and as such was chosen to be one of the delegates-at-large from Illinois to the Bal- timore convention in 1864. He saw Mr. Lin- coln both immediately before and immediately after the convention, and was in position to id know, just how Mr. Lincoln felt on the subject of the party platform and the national ticket. In a long conversation with @ Stam reporter today on this subject Dr: Powell said: “Dir. Lincoln was not in the remotest degree responsible for the naming of Andrew Johnson seh Toke mate on that teket. | He neither wag; nor encoura; such action, an fool justified in saying even that he was probe bly as much surprised at it as were the mer bers of the Illinois delegation to the conve tion. That we were surprised I can sincere! testify. I do not mean tosay by this tht we had not heard it suggested that Mr. Hamlin uld be opposed in the convention for re- Bomination, but the movement had not'ap- peared formidable to us, and certainly the name of And: Johnson bad not come to my ears connection with it. HOW THE ILLINOIS MEX sTOOD. “The attitude of the Illinois delegation in that convention we saw in advance must be a conservative one. We wereall personal friends of Mr. Lincoln; we were about to recei' without the shadow of opposition, that we were asking, the renomina- tion of our favorite, and we felt that for the rest we should not obtrude our wishes on convention. We wanted the whole work w done, of course. and we felt that that would be accomplished without any particular activity on our part. In taking that position, too, we knew that we would be acting in strict accord with the wishes of Mr. Lincoln, whose position at that time was well understood by friends. We thought well of Mr. Ham believed him to be au honest man and a pe- triot, and our purpose wus to vote for his re- nomination. THEIR COURSE IN BALTIMORE. “When we got to Baltimore we saw at once that we could not be too particular in keeping our resolution to remain free of all entangle- ments us to the platform and the vice presidency. Our headquarters were at once the center of interest, and inquiries began pouring in as to our attitude on this proposition and that. The assumption wes that we had come to the con- vention armed with instructions from Mr. Lin- coln, and in whatever we did would be carrying out bis wishes. As well as we could we is our hands off. We listened respectfully whatever was communicated to us, but our only reply was an expression of gratitude at the keneral favor in which Mr. Lincoln wat garded. It wa8 generally known that we would vote for Mr. Haunlin, but we did not parade our intentions nor seek to influence others to sup- port him. “Some stress has been laid on the fact that Leonard Swett cf our delegation talked of Joseph Holt of Kentucky for the vice presi- dency. That, however, was merely s personal compliment that Swett was Paring to an old friend. The name of Mr. Holt was never pre- sented to orconsidered by the Illinois delega- tion in connection with the vice presidency at any time. Our purpose from the outeet was to vote for Mr. Hamlin. WHERE JOHNSON'S BATTLE WAS WOY. ‘Now, as to our action in the convention,” continued Dr. Powell. ‘Ihe hottest contest was in the committee on credentials, and the occasion was the proposition to admit delegates from the south. Tennessee had sent a particu- ‘ong delegation and I voted for their I represented Illinois on the com- a when it was represented to us how unjust it would be to decline to receive men like Parson Brownlow and Horace Maynard, who have braved so much and suffered somuch for the Union, the proposition couid not longer be resisted. It wae warmly opposed, however, and provoked much bitterness. 1 did not see it then, but I afterward saw the full significance of that contest. Audrew Johnson's fate hung in that balance. Tennessee's triumph in the committee on credentials was the for «runner of Johnson's triumph in the convention. NOMINATING JORNSON. “B.C. Cook, whom I know very well and esteem very highly, was the chairman of our delegation. I see it stated that he attributes the nomination of Johnson to a speech which Horace Maynard made to the convention in Johnson's behalf. I differ with him on that point. In judgment the nomination of Andrew Johneon was due to a short speech made in his behalf by C. M. Allen, chairman of the Indiana delegation. Alien was a man of ability, then as well known in Indiana as Oliver P. Morton. He was an old friend of mine and discussed the case of Job fully. The Indiana acro sleand asked to be introduced to Mr. Cook, our chairman. I presented bim, and he said to Mr. Cook, in my hearing: 4 to nominate Andrew Johnson for ¥ dent. Idon'tknow whether there will be a second to the proposition or not, but what I want you men to do is to vote for him if Ham- lin can’t win.’ Mr. Cook replied: lamlin and shall vote for him.’ Then turn- ing to the members of the delegation be began discussing the proposition. Allen meanwhi had sent @ card up to Gov. Dennison of Ohio, who was presiding over the convention, asking to be recognized, and he was ized. He then stood up on his chair and delivered a rat- tling speech, nominating Andzew Johuson for Vice President. It caught the convention, and, coming as it did from a man who lived north of Mason and Dixon's line, it was ially effective. About the rest there is no dispute. Johnson was nominated on the second ballot by large majority. But the vote of Illinois was cast for Hannibal Hamlin. SURPRISED AXD DISAPPOINTED. “To say that both the convention and the Public at large were surprised at the result is to put the case mildly. I remember, indeed, that coming out of the bail I encountered Dr. W. E. Brown of my state, then an official of | will hat the Interior Department here, but now a mer- chant living in Chicago, who said to me ex- citedly: ‘You fellows have » played —~ We have no lease on Abe Lincoln's life. Suppose he should dic, or,worse still, suppose somebody should kil! bim, where would we be? Who knows what Andrew Johnson as President would do? If Hamlin was to be thrown over why didn’t the convention nominate some re- Hable northern man whose. attitude om the great questions ay is wel Scceptable to the country?" 1 explained to Brown that the Illinois people had bad no or lot in the matter. and that, moreoter, pretty much as he did aboutit.” DICKINSON INSTEAD OF JORNSOR. “If Iinois had known that Hamlin was doomed, doctor, whom would she have sup- ported for second place?” “Daniel 8. Dickinson of New York. Weliked him, and besides there was a serious division in the empire state a¢ that time which his nomi- nation would instantly have healed. But I thought then and I think now that the rejec- tion of Mr. Hamlin was great ‘He ought to have been renominated. fe was 8 man and had the esteem of the country. Moreover, upon the main tions he was in full agreement with the felt i repi insisted that it must go on until the Union was restored. aptest of Mr. Lincoln's many homely tions was that it was unwise to while astream. The case of. Proof of the lin is directly in point truth of that utterance re- | en rn ‘Mideummer Political Straws and What They Indicate. PEOPLE OF THE METROPOLIS WEIONIXG THE NAMES OF HARBIBON AND CLEVELAXD—saviNo ‘TRE LIVES OF TEXEMEXT CHILDREX—PROORESS OF THE GooD WoRK—wURIC. ‘Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Yor, July 16, 1891. IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR AND of the four years when the average tilts his bat on the back of bis head, mops his brow and guesses who will be the candidates in the next presidential election. And as such speculations have to start with a base line we begin, of course, with the obvious names of Harrison and Cleveland. Speaking now for New York sentiment, so far as I am able to gauge it, this is the combi- nation if polities run in a rat and the nomina- tions go by default; if, that is, by some chance the expected for once happens. But the mid- summer politicians are loth to stop with such easy and plain guess work as this; they want “a harder one” and hence ere already exploring the pasture and stables for dark horses. Much enthusiasm in New York, but he is re- tected personally ase just and pure man and his record ie accepted as aclean and decent one. If it is not thought by most people to be brilliant it should be remem that most People are rather afraid of a brilliant adminis- tration and much prefer their White House dynasty to trudge along in a dignified and vafe mediocrity. Hence it is to Mr. Harrison's ad- vantage rather than otherwise that his admin- istration bas been devoid of fireworks. Cleveland has waintained the same stolid. orderly plodding habit of life which was noted ‘8 characteristic of his New York residence a year aga and whatever the motive und: this course of action, whether natural taste or indifference or studied policy, the result must be admitted. Ina word, he is vastly popular, | and it looks as though this great favor am the democrats would once more beat down the | intense and active hatred felt for him dy a ce tain set of democratic politician He says nothing and does nothing of much gen terest, and yet there is something in his sonality which makes bim easily New York first citizen. ‘There is no man in the city who is followed on the street b; turned heads, who causes those who meet bim when abroad to nudge their neighbor, or pei haps a stranger, and whisper “There goer Grover. source of this Parent that Mr. Cleveland possesses it to an extraordinary degree. AND a8 TO “ISSUES. ‘Two straws bave lately shown which way the wind of “issues” will blow. The more import- ant is the explicit statement in th form that the tariff must be redu ment by Senator Kenna undoubtedly the democrats will prepare a new tariff billand push it through the House and possibly through the Senate next winter. These | Movements are looked on with some dismay | in New York, where, outside of political circles, | there is a general feeling that we have had jough of tariff agitation at Washington to | last for one yearat least. The whole business community is in a chaotic condition owing to the complications of the new tariff regime, and now, if all the schedules are to be overhauled again and another violent change mede in the revenue system, the present worries anxieties will be greatly increased. For this reason business men of all parties are begging for a little steadiness of policy, even if it i not onan ideal basis. At present there are some- ing like nine or ten thousand cases of appeal on the docket of the board of general Praisers, most of them of course being dupli- cates. ‘Then the dockets of the courts are tain fight involving all the principles which were fought out last winter. “Let us have peace, way merchants, and they are almost willing to add, “peace atany price. SAVING 2HE EAST SIDE TOTS. The piping hot weather of the past few days has put into active motion those charities for which New York is famous, looking to the pro- tection of poor against the fierce heats and putrid poisons of the tenement districts, ‘The St. Jobn’s Guild, of which Ihave previously written, have put their great hospital flotilla st work and have already come off victor in more than one hand-to-hand Lattle with death for puny infants. Nearly one thousand sick c were taken down the bay on two or three different days this week, and four excur- sions a week are to be kept up during the sum- mer. Alongside of this great charity is the re- beginning of the summer work by the Charity tion Society, which is on the latgest le. Not to speak of other special efforts, the Bartholdi Creche is doing a great work for poor families. Since its establishment five years ago over thirteen thousand mothers and children have thus been able to spend a day out in the | police supervision of the tenements has been | wonderfully bettered of late, #0 that the chil- | dren and the fea pped in their summer strug- Gle for life. ‘The effectof these uesauree aioe very plainly in the bealth statistics. It would not be too much to say that a hundred babies a | ularly trying days. We needn't discuss whether it ws an unmitigated boon to humanity to have some of these uittle tots of the tenements saved to become toughs, aldermen and oiber terrible wrecks in mature life, but looking at it simply acti this particular direction in New York city has shown a wonderful development. HAPPY TO BREAK 4 LICENSE DEADLOCK. For some time the bar room influence in New York has been outraged by a deadlock in the excise board, owing to the absence of one of the commissioners in Europe. This bas caused them influite inconvenience, and resulted yes- terday in avery curious exhibition, which won't advance their Cause among those who are none too friendly to them anyway. The missing commissioner, to whom they have been calling like the priests of Baal, in vain, for some time, finally turned his steps westward, and reached New York yesterday. To give hima ‘ditting re- liquor down the bay, but the d aboard nd formidable that when the com- missioner saw it he thought it was just as weil to stay al ship, and hence his tumuitu- hero. For months there las single liquor license granted now it is likely that this partic ve a boom. been scarcely a in the city, but ular kind ot trade THE RLEMENTARY INSTRUCTOR IN WAGNER. It was Ben Butler who admitted that he couldn't talk against a brass band, but Theo- dore Thomas confessed last night that even orchestra couldn't compete, either. He was Playing one of the Gehicats numbers in the music of “Sylvia” at the Madiso: Garden, when a strident street band 4th avenue, belchi ‘Thomas fought for a tllence and the n Square came up qe 4 a ¥$ few tapped for the band have te swect ean sit when he resumed. d perturbable, uy gray, grown old in the Musical service of hig county, Thomas us stall the central American instrumental music. But if this master spirit has mauy to annoy him he is » on. i Hi Pipes Laid in city ing Cold Air, Beveral of the richest men in eH ag if i | i &g i i nt i Harrison's administration has not sroused | such a wake of It might be difticult to analyze the | "magnetism," but the tact is ap- | Al to arevenue basis. The other is the state- | a | overwhelmed with revenue cases, and it is cer- | ly an unpromising time to be, ‘im a new | fresh air of the harbor. Then the medical and | Gay are saved from death on any of the partic- | from » humanitarian point of view the recent | ception there was @ tremendous excursion of | ous friends returned to the dock without their | his | Pract Leaves pounded red the elemen- | | if afew doses be taken ore | has broken out. Written for The Eventne Star EPITAPHS QUAINT AND CURIOUS, Some Singular Specimens of Mortuary Liters- tare Picked Up in Different Cemeteries. Nowhere do the foibles and eccentricities of Poor humanity appear at better or worse advantage than in its last resting place. A Philosopher turned loose in an old graveyard will find more food for thought and speculation than in the crowded thoroughfares of @ great city. Both in the marble that affection or remorse Tears over silent sleepers and in the inserip- tions upon humble headstoues, telling of the virtues of the dead, or preaching from silent lips sermons to the living, is there the same pathetic appeal against oblivion, as though the sleepers in their graves still clung to their buman kinship; «tiliclsimed attention from the busy, bustling world above Of epitaphs there are many tl to find in almost every graves patient searcher will discover many that ere quaint and curious, and some that to our later- seem to border on the sacri |. At Itoyaiton, Vt., under date of 181) one cam find thi t one expects ard, but the are lie Winch ot us ver The Lond A | upon » crombling) stone her the following, a it dates beck to iar “ag ri The deadly work of « je Boston, N. H., in 1850, bo Es Upon a moss-covered slate stone at Salem, Mast., the date of which is partly obliterated, 17— only appearing at, ecill decipher this triba ight have been a sister te { Marthe Gwynn, Lot Visitors to » | the following | stone as muc been a century wport, K. quai awry as justice seems to have and « ball ago: . may remember t inscription upon an old Near by, tury’s stor stone t Corsa, have eal © dilapidated ius of Capt, can well imagine, ptan of the bon Homme Richard, or have patroled the sea upon bis own account In the old Swedish cemet me eter) Wil oue fin eT upon the head stone of «no doubt reputable citizen the following oft- | Fepeated stanza: “"Parewell. dear friends, as you As you are now su one was 1, Ain now so you nust be, Prepare ior death and jolow me.” Below this inscription has been acratched by some over-cautious individual the following. + To follow you is not my intent Until] know which way you went ” One of the most original epitaphs known te the writer is that upon tombstone in the Hollywood cemetery, Richmond, Va., to En~ — James E. Valentine, killed in @ collision ember 24, 18: ‘Aunid the crash and fall he stu that be aught full uw trast + Se nerttcnd te pass by, life brakes are turued on time, tle-Vaive mut down. 0 pilot in the crew year the martyt's crown. **On schedule ti ‘That w It must be admitted that in these practical modern days sentiment is becoming eschewed even iu macription upon a stone in a country burying ground few miles from Lexington, Ky. " Notwithstan ing the opportunity for the ‘ultra-seutinental the much-married husband contents with inseribing upon the four sides of a square block of stone the followin 1. Sarab A.. beloved wife of Sobm hi bei 4. They were them all in be It is hardly necessary to recall to Washi 1s the inscripion upon a nameless stone ms the Potomac at Alexan- oman whose history is shrouded mystery end romauce, about which there has been more «peculation and whose grave has been the object of « wider interest than rhaps auy other in the iaud. It is as fol- lows: Be ¥ fo the Memory | Female srancer. Whose mortal sufleriags tarmitnated here ‘On the 4th day o1 October, ING, Aged = se usviate husband, she breathed out ier last sig, Under God, did his utinost to wovtbe the told dull sat | of deat “How loved, how be pom re ated und | Alveap of dust alone tes t "Tis aii thou art, and all tue proud shall be. Who she was and from whence she came will probably never be known. That she was of surpassing beauty is well auth the fact that in the few mont Alexandria with ber husband Le munication was held and that he, after placi Temains, disappeared ax | come, leaving no trace bei | ——— HOME MATTERS, Seasonable Suggestions and Everyday Biiaw to Practical Housekeepers. 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