Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1892, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D.C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9. 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 WASHINGTON IN 1805. Notes From Letters Written by Col. Cecil Clay’s Grandfather. YEAR RECEPTION. 4 NEW Indian Deputies Who Took @ Glass of Wine wr the Fresident—The Washington Boarding Honse—Matters Before Congress— By Siage to Philadelphia. Written f Wwe uy THER, JOSEPH Clay, had done that made it proper for him to be panished therefor while living I do not know, but certain it is that he was elected to Con and served as @ member of the House in the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Con- gre-see, resigning befor se of his last term to attend to bis private affairs. re his secon d in Christ Mary Ash- ste tohis wife regularly and “in Tar Stan an account y and an ged me that 5 and after, I bad a lot of and I got them out to something abd herein comparison with resting or amuse- .ys,be inte ing. ¢ of any observation depends upon tions and capacity of the observer. herefore, before the gus It és not ami Tres ing with several others a mathe- iety within the philosophical soci . In iety, buta toanumer- instr iumine om wh: circle of tr smind shed hb he spoke. common sense: ‘One thing be and, using that ect the employment of his varied acquire- ments, he was no doubt an intelligent and re- lable observer of what went on in his day. THE BOARDING HoUsE oF 1805. Let us look at some of his letters. Here they are: “December 2, 1505.—After a journey much more agreeable than I bad any reason to hope, we arrived here last evening, and this morning Doth houses of Congress met and commenced their business. Tomorrow we suppose that the ¥ Will send his message, which will be printed.” * * © The Washington boarding house was even then flourishing. “We are not yet settled in lodgings. ‘The place at which we &t present are is very uncomfortable, but we Lave good promises of improvement.” I wit they way be iulfilled.” So doa lot of Wash- ingion , thinking of their own lot. 8 better off and wrote: “De- am at present fixed in lodg- I believe will be ultimately very Tam indeed under some little inconvenience, arising solely from wish to accommodate a friend for a few ter the expiration of which I shall be aswell situated as any person can be i» pla This last sentence sounds a Little doubtful. Was it that he thought with Momentary regret of the little terrapin suppers at home? “Lhey were good livers im those days, the old Philadelphians, ess had grasped the modern method of down to work too soon. “Con- yet done but little. We have been sed in forming commiitees mizing and distributing the different communicated to both houses of Con- by the President. There were apparently serious matters to be considered. of our country are in a very tuation, owing to our dis- beth with Spain and Great Britain. ali be able to avoid a war and to tthe same time our national honor ble to foresee.” Presumably the rest lation did as little as Congress. can afford no other topics of eor- adence excepting those of a political na- DEPATING RULES OF PROCEEDING. At the end of another week we read: “De- cember 16, 1805. * * Weare at present en- gaged in the uninteresting debate respecting the rules order of proceeding in Congress. ng in it important, and yet there "© Many speeches, as if the concerns of the na- tion depended upon it.” Hicard we not something like this within the '¥ of a two-year-old babe? Three days after that things had improved,for he wrote: “December 19, 1805. * * * Fam makes them soon forget any awkward bashfal- ness which they migift at first feel. | Happy deed, will be ‘the lot of our highly favored country if she can preserve the purity and sim- plicity of her pohtical institutions and find such men as Thomas Jefferson to conduct her ad- ministration. A TEA PARTY AT GEX. DEARBORN'S. “In the evening I went to a tea party at Gen. Dearborn’s, the Secretary of War. The party was very large; there were present a great many ladies and as gront a display of beauty as could be met with in Washington. Mrs. Madi- son asked me whether I did not intend to bring you here. After tea and coffee there was a little ball in one room and cards in another. I did not danee. Tfelt not the slightest inclination. I looke: on for «few minutes, but I felt no exhilara- tion. * * * I began to feel a little melan- choly and sat down to dissipate it with the aker, Mrs. Nicholson. and the controller of ¢ treasury, to play whist. We played several games and neither lostuor won About 11:15 1 started home.” COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN. A httle later we read of proceedings anala- gous to some of our own day and Congress. “March 5, 1806. * * We are now engaged In dieenssing a resolution of Mr. Gtegg to cyt off the importation of goods from Great Britain and her dependencies. Mr. Kandolph is now speaking. AsI shall be a good deal engaged you must excure my writing a longer letter.” Next day is this: “March 6, 1506. We are | agaln ced in the discussion of | resulution, which is to/ f Grent Britain and 12¢ ‘esterday we had a very elo- speech from M lotph. | nd , who knows as much of the Sof what is going on in the | importation of moon, Les taken a great many notes and 1 am | tola ing a long specch on the | | oceasis Iam sorry to find that Hthe vanity has run away with | Some of his neighbors in the | . for their own amusement, con- | sade bim that he is a very won- aud he, poor man, has swallowed it all without making a wry face. The conse- ce of this has’ been’ that he has been estering us with speeches upon almost every Question, But, pe ace be with hit, he is honest and means weil.’ Five days later they were still | on the same matter. rch 11. 18 * We are still en- gaged on Mr. Gregg’s resolution, and in- deed there never was a subject’ so ham- | mered and wire drawn as this. Our friend ene foolish speech and is pre-| ther. There are others who le lesa knowledge of the subject mpted to elucidate it,but_bave as 4 no light, but rather darkne y me, that fam obliged to list who have att to be whipped. finish, as this discussion has already consumed Thope, however, we shall soon a week.” They found matters to discuss enough to keep them going some weeks longer, but at last he was able to suy: “April 15, 1306. —I wrote to you yesterday und had the satis- fabtion of informing you that we shall adjourn on Monday next. *°* Many reasons of a political nature also induce me to rejoice at the termination of the present vession. We have had so many instances of abject servility, so many instances of personal pique influencing the votes and conduct of a number of despicable creatures who have seats in the present Congress, that I am confiaent that nothing good can arise from our stay here. The few proceedings which are in their nature calculated to add to the public welfare are opposed on personal grounds, not became they are either uot un- derstood or doubtful, but because they have not originated with particular men. From such a system of politics and from such peliticians Thope the good sense of the people will ulti- mately deliver us. If it does not we must be contented with endeavoring to do our duty, and if we cannot suc- cced must console ourselves with the con- sciousness that it is not our fault. Ido not pretend to be either wiser or better than the generality of other men, but judging by the conduct of the motives of many persons here, Ido not know whether to conclude that they are knaves or focls, or a compound of both. will be apt to infer from this strain of writing that I am not at nt in the best of tempers. I must confess that labor under considerabie irrita- You Pi REAL ESTATE GossIP. nus in Georgetown, HOME—THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TALL BUILDINGS—NEW HOUSES ERECTED. will be built from the new Free bridge to point just north of the District line near the located between the canal andtheriver. Com- ing across Montgomery county in a south- westerly direction is aline of railroad which will make a junction with the Georgetown line a short distance above the District boundary. ‘This Maryland road has been built in part, or at least about a mile of the roadbed has been graded, from Linden station, on the Metropoli- tan branch, to the terminus of the Rock Creek railroad, which runs along Connecticut ave- nue extended. It is tobe continued all the way to the river, when a bridge is to be built, | and then the road will pass through Virginia to a connection with the Richmond ‘Terminal sys- tem. This will give the Baltimore and Ohio a much-desired southern connection. But while the through passengers and freight will pass around this city provision has been made for ‘oming into the elty ever the line to be built along the river to the Free bzidge at George- town, and thence along Water street to Kock creek. In this way another mode of reaching the city with the coa! ond other freight that comes over the Baitinore and Obie 18 provided. The residents of Georgetown rejoice that at ast that section of the city is to have @ railroad. It seems to be considered that the new line will have a large freight traflic and quite # demand has syrung up for the land lying between Water etrect and the river Two e bl f lend have al purchasers are capita aud it is stated that the B. aud O. will prob- ably acquire some real estate in that locality. If the plats now under contemplation are ¢ Tied Out there is no doubt that Georgetown will become quite a freigt center. At any rate the new, line will be likely to afford yelief to’ the other branches’ of the Bb. and O now coming into the city, which do not new furnish adequate ’ freight facilities Wath the canal in operation and a real railroad, which is a part of the i. and O. system, the business interests of Georgetown ought to receive quite an impetus. If it is thought desirable the railroad can be con- tinued past Great Falls and beyond into the mountains of Maryland. ALONG THE CONDUIT ROAD. on will be built if the Population in that localitydemands better facilities for reaching the city. The country along the Conduitroad is being rapidly developed and there are now suburban settle- ments in that locality, giving variety to what hasaiways been and is now a picturesque stretch of country. ‘The farm lands are being cut up into building lots and in the subdivision known as the Palisades of the Potomac pretty houses of stone have been erected. It would appenr that the projectors of this enterprise Gesire to live in harmony with nature, which has cut out the cloth in that locality in’ a rather grand ecale, and so the houses must be mude of sterner stuif than mere wood to be in touch with the crags and towering heights which diversity the face of the country. So further up the country the stone resi- dences of the Baitzley brothers are perched like Khino castles on the edge of the wooded heights. The Messrs. Baltzley ha: way, sold toa syndicate of Philad italists some 500 acres of their property the vicinity of the Glen Echo Chautau- qua. ‘They are making arrangements to com- plete the buildings at Glen Echo and make the improvements in the g@bunds which they were unable to do lust season. ‘The electric railroad that extends across the country to a junction with the Tenleytown electric rond is to Le put in first-class condition and the Chautauqua of 1892 wili have better accommodations and better facilities than it had last year. Mr. Edwin Baltzley says so, and he bas demo: tion when I find the time which ought to be employed in devising means of doing the important business of the nation wasted in tritling, and projects of real and great national advantage treated with as little, and even less respect, than matters of mere local nature. Ihave litle patience ieft when I see that these things are. I am sick of being here, and when my public duty wall per- mit me to leave this place I shall travel as rap- idly as possible.” TO PHILADELPRIA DY STAGE. Here is how he proposed to rush to Phila- del hia, not having any Pennsylvania railroad fast train or Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue ne: April 17, 1806.—I have taken my seat in the stage for Baltimore for Tuesday morning and shall consequently leave Washington at that time. Whether I shail be able to proceed on immediately from Baltimore to Philadel- phia in the land stage or not 1s uncertain, from the great number of pussengera who will be going on at that time. Should I not beable to proceed by land I shall take my passage in salted on to go to meet a committee and must therefore bid you adieu.” LLere was io phonograph in 1805 or we might have compared the Christmas music at the Capitol with the Marine Kand's “December 25, 1505.—Ihis being the anniversary feast of the Savior's birth we have had some very ex- cellent music at the Capitol. There was » very large congregation and among others the In- dian deputies from the Osage and other na- tions over the Mississippi river. They were dressed in all their tinery and painted like cer- tain ladies, both red and white, though the colors were not distributed and arranged with OX NPW YEAR Dar. This is what was done here on New Year day, 1506: “January 2, 1506.—Yesterday being New Year day, the members of both houses of Con- gress and along list of et cetera paid their cus- tomary annual visit to the illustrious chief Magistrate. ‘The concourse of people was very great. Besides the Senators and Representa tives and the officers of government there were great number of ladies, the French minister and bis suite, the Tunisian euvoy and Indian deputies from the Cherokees, Osages, Paw- Rees, Sacs and Fox Indians.” It was amus- ing " enough to contemplate the gro- fesque mixture. The Indians had” a im which they wished their grandfather, the President, many happy returns of tat day, which they understood to be the beginning of the vear with their white brethren. They behaved with great decorum and drank a glass of wine ‘with apparent pleasure.” With what little en- couragement does even the wily savage catch something at least of the Washington New Year day method! “Im one of my former letters Tendeavored to give you some account of the dress of one of theur ebiefs, but the finery displayed yesterday Leggars ail de 3 all the colorsof the aunbow, and some which were uever seenin the rainbow, were used to contribute to their ‘red, white, black, brown, green, all ¢ them had his checks painted dust culor could make them, & large greenish white cross, somewhat The an anchor, im the middle, and one ear Sjutfed with the same color. "In short, they Biust have consumed more time in dressing themselves for the occasion than a city beau preparing for anassembly. After these came the suisian eRvoy, a vener Turk with a gray- isa beard sweeping bis breast. His cloak or Deruous was scarlet with gold lice, and his tar- diss secretaries, two tolerably band- had their beards shaved, excepting mustachio om the upper lip; their turbans * with gold lace. Leyoud these shone Gen. Turreay, v from bis imperial and royal ma- i om, emperor of the French and ing % “His coat was blue with scarlet facings, but @overed with such @ profusion of embroidery @+ almont totaiiy te hide the coler. Kound his a he wore a broad sash of scarlet and old, 4 at bis left breast hung dangling the cross ef the Legion of Honor. "His pantaloons were White, and his half boots bi gold strij Found the top. wits gold spurs screwed to heels. but what shail Isay to his whiskers? They stuck out, ‘ull of powder, on each of his emaci- sted cheeks aud looked exxctly like a couple of swansdown pomder pails of the largest size. Contrasted with the plain dress and Unaffected manners of the President and Vice Fresident (Mr. Clinton of New York) Turreaa appeared like a tawdy gewgaw. Ido not know What are the sensations of foreigners, but who gan avoid feeling very strongly the difference Between the miserable state of suspicion in which kings and emperors must live and the Lappy coutidence with which our elective Presi deut receives his fellow citizen. In the courts of princes everything seems intended to guard against suddenattack. Guards are everywhere Piaced with them to prevent the approach of freasou or assassination, of which the wretched pageant is continually in terror. Here every- thing is the reverse; no affected splen- dor intended to dazzle and oi are the astonished beholder; uo bar ef mercenary soidiers to ' intimidat ‘on the contrary, the Prectlent meets ant nt comes every one who goes to see him, converses ‘With them on various topics with an ease which the water stage by the way of Frenchtown and Newcastle. In this case I will write to you from Laltimore. How delightful to travel by a “water stage” at such a breathless rate that a letter could be sent by the ordinary land stage from Baltimore and announce our coming dear knows how long before the actual arrival. Cec, Char. —_—_«<e___ NOTHING MUCH IN IT. But He Had Lots of Fun With the Customs ‘Officer. From the Toronto Globe. When we crossed the line again at Port Huron and Sarnia things were a little more exciting. It was 12:30 at nightfor one thing, and it struck me as being rather a strange coincidence that we should be half-way between the two coun- tries just as we were half-way between night and morning. Being a loyal Canadian, the land of my birth was of course represented by ing. “Passengers open their valises for examina- tion by the customs officer.” I looked up eagerly, hoping to see a more imposing-looking individual than the one whom I had encoun- tered before; but no, I was again doomed to disappointment. It was the same sort of a sad- lookiag old man. Sitting opposite me, or rather reclining in a position more suggestive of co fort than of grace, was a verdant-looking coun- try youth, who had for some time been making night hideous with his snores. Upon being rudely awakened by the customs officer and re- pen his valise, be replied: “here's ch in it.” and closed his eyes again. ficer gave him no very le shake, say- ‘Open your valise, sir.” ‘The fellow raised self up, leaning bis head on his hands, and blinking stupidly at the officer replied again that “there was nothin’ much in it,” and pre- pared to close his eyes 0 “Open your valise, sir,” © most of bing the Slowly the young giant unstrepped his valise, repeating ali the time that “there was nothin’ much in it” Slowly but surely we Were crossing the ferry, where the sullen waters of the St. Clair river were gleaming darkly be- neath the glare of the electric lighte, and slowly but surely that young man was opening his valise beneath the wrathfal gleam of that ofli- cer's eyes aud the amused looks of many pairs of others. At last, after much fumbling in different pockets, he brought forth a bunch of keys. Very deliberately he tried first one and then another in the lock, and at length re- marked that he guessed none of them would fit. “I don’t care whether they fit or not; open itat once or I'll force it open. Lcan't stand here all night,” was the angry reply. 1 guess maybe it ain't locked at all, for there much in it,” said the exasperating youth, quite coolly, as he very slowly pressed the lock between his thumb and finger. The valise lew opea and disclosed—one oid news- paper. es _____ Thought Him a Spy. From the Lewiston Journal. “My wife bad the toothache Saturday night,” said an Orange street man today, “and I eame down town after something to cure it. Just before leame away from the house my boy came along and pinned his Young Men's Chris- tian Association badge on my vest. I never had Oceasion to go to a drug store in Lewiston be- fore and I did not think it made any difference where I went. At 745 I went into a well- illuminated store with my coat unbuttoned. ‘The clerk saw me coming and jumped over the counter, putting his hand immediately behind eclock on the shelf. An alarm bell rang ina rear room and a heavy door swung to with bang. Then there was @ sound of breaking botiles anc in another minute the place was filled with ammonia gus. Then the clerk put his bat on and ss be burried from the room 1 asked if he bad ny thing for toothache. don't Keep # drop and you can't find any either,’ be answered, as scadded out door. I followed him from the crowd oa the sidewalk began: madeahaul. I got half way fore I discovered that did it.’ strated that he can do what he sets out to do if it is within the range of human possibil'ty ‘The syndicate is composed of promi Philadelphians, some of whom are: \ MacVergh, Wa. ‘McGeorge, jr, Sami. Re Sipe ley, Enoch Lewis, Kichard’A. Lewis, Chas. H. Scott, Richard 8. lirock, Frank D. Lewis, C. H. Zehnder, Wm. P. Ellison, David Morgan. Mr. McGeorge, the president of the syndi- cate, is vice president of the Great Lombard Investment Compan: ‘Mr. Baitzley says that preparations for build- ing a large number of cottages are nearly com- pleted. There are fotty houses to be put up by one syndicate. The plans are now about ready for them. Work wil soon be begun on the ‘unfinished Chautauqua buildings and be carried forward until they are in good shape for the coming summer session. ‘They have asked for bids on a large amount of road mak- ing, which must be done in time for spring building purposes. COL. ANDREWS’ NEW RESIDENCE. Ground bas been broken at the corner of Mintwood place and Columbia road for the erection of an elegant and commodious resi- dence for Col. Geo. L. Andtews of the army, now stationed at Fort Missoula, Mont. but who will be retired in the spring and’ will thereafter make his home here. Col. Andrews’ house will be one of the handsomest houses in that section of Washington's beautiful suburos and will be surrounded by large lawns. It will be built of brick, with stone or- namentation, relieved by carvings. The nouse will be ubout siaty by sixty-five feet and three stories high, containing twenty odd root baths, toilet rooms, linen rooms, closets every necessary modern convenience, includ- ing electric lights, elevator, steam heating and so on. A swell tower corner, bay windows, numerous gabi dormers and chimneys piercing the high-pitched slated overhanging roof render the exterior picturesque. ‘The interior, with its spacious ‘stairway hall of twenty ‘by twenty-five feet and large drawing room. library and dining room, ail finished in hard woods (except the drawing room, which will be in white and gold), will have a hospitable and homelike appearance. The old oak staircase will be vausually broad and will be lighted by a large triple-colored glass dow. The fireplace in the hall will be a wide, old-fashioned one and will have an appropriate mantel designed and made for it. ‘The high, oak-pancled wainscoting will make it) 4 veritable old-time hull. A large. stable, the design of which is in harmony with the house, will be built on the extreme corner of the lot. Mr. Schneider is the architect and the builders are Messrs, Emmert & Heisley. ‘MR. MOSES’ RESIDENCE. Mr. Schneider has also prepared plans for @ somewhat similar house, at least as to size, With stable in connection, for Mr. Will Moses, work on which will be commenced in the spring. ‘This house will be located on Wyo- ming avenue and will be a handsome house of stone and wood, with high tiled roof, wide verandas, &c. HOMES FOR PUBLIC MEN. Mention has been made in ‘Tue Star of the purchase by Nepresentative Bourke Cockran of New York of the Robeson house at the south- eust corner of 16th and O streets. Mr. Cockran 4s not serving his first term in Congress, as ho was also a member of the Fiftieth Congress. In securing ® home of his own in this city Mr. Cockran is following the practice which is now so general among the members of both houses, and, in fact, among all those whose duties re- presence Lere for any length of time during the season. It 18 a recognition of the fact that Washington is a desirable place of residence, not a mere camping ground, and to the fact that public. men establish their homes here is due mere than perhaps to anything else the change in the social customs and habits which mark the public life of this city as compared with con- ditions that prevailed not mgny years ago. Among the members of Congress alone there is today a larger proportion of ownersof Wash- ington city property than ever before, and such holdings are as a rule residences which are the homes for the time being of their families. When aman has a home to go tohe hasa place to spend his evenings, and » member of Congress is not exception to the role that men make better _ citizens and more efficient public servants when the: are surrounded with the influences whic! emanate froma home. During the recess of Congress the members and their families re- turn to their homes in the states, and when their public service is onded they are able to dispose of their property in this city to an ad- vantage. TRE MANIA FOR TALL BUILDINGS. The number of tall buildings scattered whrough the city has increased so rapidly w.thin the past few years that they are quite the noticeable features in a bird's-eye w of the city. These lanky structures aro not particularly beautiful except to those who je | look upon them as evidences @ the commercial Prosperity of the city. It may, however, be ‘as fortunate that so far the ambition higher [E38 EXPECTED BY THE EARLY PART | City. “They are indy citys Fee BREE een ee cenraieas toteae pod | Pelloee Tes (ini ehislt elt mench $a Gating | receiving reservoir. This new railroad will be | Masonic Temple, which is being erected, all previous efforts in the line of sky An elevation of 555 feet. which is th height of The New Railroad Enterprise With Termi- | the monument, would require a building prob- ably of thirty stories to even equal. The Bighest business building tn this city has only nine or ten stories, but that is quite hij SOME IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THE CONDUIT ROAD— | enough. In Chicago, however, where the pul REPRESENTATIVE COCKRAN'S PURCHASE OF | lic seem to demand such structures, probably for the reason that they are bigger than those in any other city, a building of nine or ten stories would attract no more attention than a structure tbree or four stories high does in this oing to have, however, in the fuilding to be known as Odd height of 556 feet, one foot higher than the Washington monument Then there, is, the ic will rise to the height of twenty stories or 275 fect. The Auditorium is slightly more modest, but even that building has eighteen storics and in 270 feet high. New York, not to be outdone, roposes to put up an office building having Twenty-cight storice, but ita height will be only 550 feet, some six feet less than the highest” rival in Chicago. However, the Chicago board of fire underwriters have taken steps to puta stop to thie monu- ment business and recently decided not to ac- cept risks on commercial buildings over 200 feet high, which to any one not a resident of Chicago would seem to be quite high enough. ——_— HEROIC FEMALE CONVICTS. They Kescue Shipwrecked Sallors on the Coast of the Andaman Islands, On the 2d of November last there passed over the Andaman Islands, the East Indian penal settlement, a cycione which caused im- mense damage to property’and great loss of life. One of the places which suffered exten- sively from the gale was Port Blair, the princi- pal port of the islands, It was at this place that a deed was performed during the cyclone which will long tive as an example of the heroism of women and which the Indian government has now suitably recog- nized. Lying off the port on that day was the steamer Enterprise, belonging to the East In- dian marine and used principally for conveying prisoners and provisions and supplics to the islands, The Enterprise was caught by the clone with her auchcrs down and no steam up. Atthe height of the storm sue began to drag and in # short time she was dashed, broad- side-on, upon the rocks immediately opposite the female convict’ prison, A tremendously high sea was ranning and soon the Enterprise began to go to pieces. She had a crew of eighty-three officers and men and one by one they were swept by the rushing seas from the places they had sought for safety and found their e wild waters about them. life-saving appliances at Port ch the wreck was seen by the officinls and a number of the convicts it was seemingly impossible for any effort to be made to save the unfortunates from the wreck. Among those who were watching the wreck were a number of female convicts, who iad huddled under the lee of their prison walls to escape the full fury of the gale, which was blowing with such vidlence that 1t was impossi- ble for a human being to stand against it. While the men stood silently by watching the struggles of the drowning men one of the women proposed to some of her fellow-convicts that they try to reseuesome of the shipwrecked seamen. Her proposition was that the con- viets should get t the shore and there form a human Iffe line from the beach out into the sea. Leaving their places of shelter they crept on their hands and knees, holding to whatever offered itself to their grasp, and in this manner they succeeded in reaching the shore in the very tecth of the gale. ‘The inpouring seas were thundering upon the rocky shore with a violence that seemed toshake the very earth. The spume from rollers was caught up by the wind and car- nied inland, making it impossible to see but @ short distance and bitterly stinging the faces of every one exposed to it. Nothing daunted by the warring clements, the female convicts, once they reached the shore, linked hands, and their leader, followed by her equally brave sisters, plunged into the sea to save a man who could be seen struggling helplessly in the water. The women were dashed from their fect at their first attempt and buried violently upon the shore. Again they clasped each other's hands and again they sprang undauntedly into the raging waters. ‘lis time they were more success- ful, and the leader grasped the drowning man. ‘they then turned and the almost dead sailor was carried safely to the shore. Again und again did the heroic women enter the water, and cach time they returned with a man, who, had it not been for their almost superhuman efforts, would either have been drowned or dashed to death on the rocks. Six men were thus rescued, and these six were the only persons of the eighty-three on the Enter- prise who reached the shore alive. It was said at the time that these women, convicts though they were for violating some of the British laws, were deserving of a better fate than eerving terms of imprisonment in a penal settlement. They had done a deed at which men might have hesitated with no fear of being accused of cowardice, and it was felt that their bravery rhould be rewarded with some- thing more substantial than words, ‘The otticials at Port Blair made a report of the affair to the Indian government, and rec- ommended that the authorities take such steps as they deemed proper to show their apprecia- tion of the women’s heroism. ‘The government looked into the matter, and asa result it was announced today that the leader of the gallant band would be released from imprisonment, and that the terms for which the others had been sentenced would be very materially shortened. ‘This decision meets with the hearty ap- proval of every one acquainted with the facts of the case. ————— SHOT HIS WIFE DOWN. death in thi Charles 8. Quackenbush Commits Murder and Then Suicide. Charles S. Quackenbush, a wealthy resident of Albany, N.Y., shot his wife in the head about 8 o'clock last night at Newark, N. J., and then killed himself. He had attempted to kill his wife several times, and ubout a month ago was only restrained from carrying out his purpose by a policeman. Three weeks ago he tried to shoot her again. Last night he returned from Montreal, Canada, and went to the house where his wife was living at No. 154 Warren street. He went to the kitchen from the hall, and saw his wife Annie in thenext room preparing their three little girls, ranging in age from two to five years, for bed. Some hot words wero ex- changed, and Quackenbush pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot his wife in the back of the head near the eur. She had turned to run from him. He then went into the kitchen and shot twice more at her. He then placed the revolver to the roof of his mouth und fired, the bullet going through Lis brain and lodging iu the ceiling. Quackenbush took his oldest child, @ girl of seven years, to Montreal two weeks ago. On December 29 he wrote to his wife, telling her tosend the rest of the children and their clothes to him. ‘the letter read as follows: “Annie, send my clothes and Maggie's, he muff and my gloves, cap and shoes and every- tha . Send our three young ones, but you there. Ifyou come you will know ‘the it. “C. 8. QuacKEXbUSI P.8. Bad luck to you! Send the kids.” The next day the wife received a telegram reading: g: ud clothes for Maggie and myself by boy. Also three cildron. “You stay there, Reply. “0.8.9.” It is probable that as he did not reeeive any reply to his message he came to see about it, ‘The only person at the house at the time of the shooting was a Mrs. Gould. She heard three shots ang heard « heavy fall, but was afraid to see what was the matter. Mr. Gould returned a few minutes after the shooting and an investigation. He found Mre. Quacken- bush leaning over tho banuister groaning, while the three children were huddled together in a corner crying. The police were notitied and Were soon upon the scene. Quackenbush was found lyipg in a pool of blood by the kitchen table. “His wife was taken to St. Michaei’s Hos- Pital in an ambulance. ‘There the do¢tors Probed for the bullet, and found that it had entered the brain She remained unconscious from the time she was discovered in the hall- wey until she died and could not make any statement in to the shooting. Quackenbush had about $40,000 in securities on his person and $750 in cash. He fell heir-to @ large estate in New York by the death of his father afew months ago, and since then has been trying to get rid of his wife. She has sisted in following him. At Albany Qi bush repeatedly tried to kill his wite. Death of Old “Cy Pritne.” John Dean, who impersonated Oy Prime in “The Old Homestead,” died yesterday morn- ing in Cincinnati of grip. He contracted » severe cold while attending the funeral of the death Monday nigh in the theatrigal the past week. it. This is the fourth death Bird, who was burned to THE CHESS WORLD. Matches, Tourneys, Games, Problems and Notes. WASHINGTON CHESS CLUB MEETS every evening at 910 F street. Visitors always welcome. ‘No. 76. By H.C. PAINTER, Washington, D. C. (Composed for The Evening Star.) Biack_—E even (11) pieces. White—Nine (9) pieces, ‘White to play and m: moves. No. 7. By A. V. GISIGER, Waibington, D. C. (Composed for The Evening Star.) Biack—Four (4) pieces Waite—! our (4) ‘White to play and mate in two (2) moves, GAME No. 31. Four Knights’ Game, White—A. B. Hodges. Black—J. W. Baird. White. White. Black. TEE Semacomete ety FB plays best Kixkt . OVery Fishy to would have been better. “d The whole ot eked by Me. move. °F The advance of these pawn exceytion to tho that sucha maneuver in unsafe in front of a castied kins, but sn thiy partie it is irres stibie. 9 Of course if RxP then F-KiGand wins. Alf R-Kt3 then ¥-R7 chi, Bal, I-Ra and wins. SOLUTIONS AND SOLVERS. B-KB2. Tound by BR. H, very clean und neat ¥. Kniwnt, 0. Le Twosolutions—Q-QK' E Exdorf (i). FA. Cooley th), Ar ¥, Gisucer GD. “foo many duals 1, ¥. Knight stad (i), M. Cumming (1). THE STEINITZ-T8CHIGORIN MATCH. The score in tho great match at Havana stands 1—0 and 2 draws in Tschigorin’s favor. This is not considered as necessarily indicative of the final result, as Steinitz, in all his matches, has never failed to make a bad beginning. Hitherto he has always more than redeemed himself in the latter part of each match, and it remains to be seen whether such will be the case in the present contest. The first game was an Evans gambit, brilliantly won by Tschigorin. ‘he second was a Ruy Lopez and the third an- other Evans. ‘These last were both draws. ‘NOTES. The solving tourney ended last week and the award will be made shortly. The leading scores are very clove and the contest will not be decided till the solution to the last problem has been sent in, 5 ‘The Judd-Showalter match remains at a standstill, the St. Louis champion’s iliness pre- venting progress. If Judd is not able to play next Monday he must resign the match and with it $500 and the chess éhampionship of the west, which he has held so long and so honor- ably. Showalter will then go to New York and lay Lipschutz, The winner of this match can fairly claim to be the strongest native American chess player. Liverpool has beaten the British Chess Club in match by telegraph. Burn and Owen led the Liverpool team. ————_+-e+—____ READ THE NEWSPAPER. Good Advice to Boys and Girls From an Amateur Magazine. From the Contemporary. Boys and girls should make it a rule to read the newspaper with as much regularity as they take their breakfasts. They need not read all that is in the newspaper, not even half of it. They can skip the sad record of crimes the daily paper is compelled to pre- sent; they can pass by congressional and legislative proceedings and dry public docu- ments which they would not understand; but, after they shall have skipped all that would be without interest or profit to them, there will be more than enough left to invite their attention and make them the better for reading it. Children are made to study history and geography in schools, while they are seldom advised to study the more interesting and im- portant history that is now made by each day of this wonderful and progressive age, and the careful reader of the daily newspaper will obtain a much better knowledge of the geog- raphy of the world than can be had by only studying school books. ‘The swift developments of invention, of science, of industry, of commerce, of finance and of 'trade, as portrayed in the newspaper, present the best lessons on climate, resources, mountains, rivers, &c., in every land, and are the greatest and easiest help to the ‘pupils of our schools. Besides, the newspaper gives us the record of eack ‘day's progress at home, in society, religion, politics, art and every- thing that promotes the intelligence, health and comfort of the people, and it is the best popular educator in the world. Read the news- paper. DID HE TAKE THE HINT? At Any Rate He Took the Clock and Spoiled a Joke. Prof. Green of Brown University was one of the best teachers in New England, but he sometimes became so much interested in his lecture that when the noon bell rang he kept the class five or ten minutes over the hour says Youth's Companion. Certain restless spirits in the class thought they would give the professor a gentle hint, so they bought a small alarm clock, set it toge off precisely at noon and placed it on the pro- fessor's desk when they came in to the next lecture. They knew thathe was a littleabsent- minded and expected that he would not notice it, As the noon hour struck the alarm went off with a rattling crash, and those of the class not in the secret started and took in the joke at once. ‘There was a round of applause. ‘The professor waited until the alarm and the applause were over and then said, deliberately: Young gentlemen, I thank you for this lit gift. I had forgotten that it was my birthday. A clock is something my wife hus needed in the kitchen for some time. It is @ vecy kind remembrance on your part.” ‘The professor ‘then went on to finish a A little girl went to the theater for the first time last Saturday afternoon, and what aston- COTTON GROWERS ORGANIZE. An Association Formed of Planters From Stx States, Planters from Tennessee, Arkansas, Ala- bama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas were Present yesterday morning when the Missis- sippi Valley Cotton Planters’ Association was called to order at Memphis. Gov. Buchanan of Tennessee and the commissioners of agricul- ture from Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas were present. The convention will consider the low price of cotton. It is claimed that the present prices are the result of over production. The convention will attempt to bring abouta re- duction in the acreage, and will urge the neces- sity of diversified crops. The mortgage system will also be considered, and the negro problem will be discussed. It was developed that the stock of cotton in the fields isa great deal less than it was at this time last year. The convention will remain in session three days. Berary organization permanent, with, Ira G. alloway of Mississippi chairman. The com- mittee also recommended that the debate be confined to the reduction of the acreage of cot- ton aud the diversification of crops for home Col. J. R, Godwin, commis ture for fully prepared paper. whereas in former ye end of the season ra: hands of the producer te 230,000 bales 1. Taking a lesson from these figures the paper showed the enormous sums spent for food crops which could as well be raised at home, claimed, incredible as it may appear, that man: were 50 wedded to the cotton industry as to buy everything they consumed but water and air, per cent as the reduction in It was then shown that the surplus at the Col. Godwin's paper was received with ap= iause, and Col. F Lane followed with @ powerful argument on the same line. Col. Stone of Mississippi moved that all pa- pers be referred to the committe on resolu- tions, to be incorporated in a memorial to the people. Adopted. A paper froth the New Orleans cotton ex- change was read and referred to the propor com- mittee, Gov. Eagle was called on and the Arkansas governor made a strong talk, forcibly imprese- ing upon the convention the’ necessity of a re- duction in the acreageand the need for immedi- ate action. ———_—_+e+-—_____ A LOYAL HELPMEET, Valuable Assistance Hendered to Canon Kingsley by His Devoted Wife. From the London Di ‘News, December 14. Mrs. Kingsley, widow of Canon Kingsley, the well-known novelist and poet, died at her resi- dence at Bishops Tachbrook, near Leamington, on Saturday morning, at the age of seventy- seven years. ‘The deceased lady was born in 1814, and wasa daughter of Mr. Pascoe Gren- fell. Her marriage with the late Canon King: ley took place in the early part of the year 1844 Mr. Kingsley, who was curate of Evers- ley, was expecting at the time of his_ marriage to take possession of the curacy of Pimperae, Dorset, but the living of Eversley falling va: cant, the patron, Sir John Cope, at the uuani- mous wish of the parishioners, presented it to Mr. Kingsley. In the good work which Charles Kingsley accomplished at Eversiey, and in the literary and social work which bas made his name famous, Mra. Kingsley wax a loyal and loving helpmeet. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley were both full of youthful enthusiasm when they entered upon their married lite with the spirii- ual charge of Eversley in their keeping. bey regarded it asa sacred trust and the wondrous change they worked in the condition of the parish is the most eloquent proof of the suc- cess of their labora. ‘They found the place in a condition of spiritual social destitution ‘They establisLed a shoe ciub, coal club, muter- nal society, a loan fund and lending iibrar; An adult school was held in the rectory iiree nights a week, aSunday school met there every Sunday morning and afternoon, and weekly cottage lecturcs were established in the out- lying districts. In this work, entailing no mean mental and physical strain, Mrs. hings- Jey bore her full share. Indeed, to her at Everaley and the labors which ehe under- took in the interest of the poor may be traced the long illuess which he has borne with so much fortitude. The rectory house at Eversiey was damp and unwholesome, surround, ponds, which overflowed at eve and flooded not only the gard Dut all the rooms on the ground floor. As a result, Mrs. Kingsley’s health, which hitherto had been robust, became impaired, and this breakdown was the forerunner of + serious and trying illnesses between the ye: 1847 and 1856, It is worthy of uoze th: during these years, so full of domestic ansieiy, that Charles Kingsley produced his best literary work. ‘Ihe devotion of Mrs. Kingsley to her hus- band is likewise exempliticd by the fact that she did most of her husbanu’s writing from his dictation, while “Alton Locke,” whick was written during Mrs. Kingsley's illness in 1850, was copied for the press Ly her hand. Mr. Kingsley noted the ill-effects which the damp rectory at Eversley was having upon his wife s health, and, after a holiday at Torquay, rented Farley Hall, in the neighborhood of Eversley. In 1859 Mr. Kingsley was appointed protessor of modern history at Cambridge University, and it was while holding this place, in January, 1861, that Mr. Kingsley was chosen by the rince consort to direct the studies of the Prince of Wales. He was subsequently ap- jointed canon of Chester Cathedral, and ata ter date canon of Westminster. 1n 1870 Mr. Kingsley visited America, but in consequence of feeble health his wife was unable to accom- pany him. At the time of his death—January 23, 1876—Mrs. Kingsley was lying so danger- ously ill that her life was despaired of. Upon her recovery Mrs. Kingsley published ber husband's “Memoirs,” a work which bears the impress of the affectionate devotion which had marked their married life. The queen raciously offered the widow of the Prince of valor’ tutor apartments in Hampton Court palace, but ingsley, while deeply grateful for the kindness which had rompted her majesty’s offer, declined it. ‘The domestic life of the Kingsleys and the high place which Mrs. Kingsley beid in her husbands affections are admirably ex- ressed in the following letter, written by one of Fis old pupils, whohad cesided cightoen tecntie at Eversley ‘rectory: “To his wife be never shrank from admitting, in deep and humble thankfulness, he owed the whole tenor of his life—allhe had worth living for. It was true, and his every word and look and gesture of chivalrous devotion for more than thirty ears seemed to show that the sense of bound Tees gratitude had become part of his nature, was never out of the undercurrent of his thoughts.” ‘The Kingsleyshad four children— Rove, Maurice, Mary (Mrs. Harrison, bettor know by her literary nom de plume of Lucas Malet,) and Grenville Arthur. ‘The later years of Mrs. Kingsley’s tife have been passed in quiet retirement at Bishops Tachbrook, a little vil- lage within easy distance of Leamington. ‘The Late Prof. Laveleye. Emile Louis Victor de Laveleye, the Belgian political writer and economist, who recently died, was born at Bruges April 5, 1822, and achieved prominence as a writer on the liberal side of Belgian politics. In 1864 he was ap- appointed professor of political economy in the University of Liege. He was the author of many works, some of which have been trans- lated into several Very few writers and thinkers have ever exercised a more profound influence beyond the frontiers of their own country than this he committee on organization and order of business reported in favor of making the tem- consumption; also that the convention should be known as *“ihe Cotton Growers’ Association of the South.” The report was adopted. er of agricul- e state of Tennessee, read a care- AUCTION SALES. oes FUIUKE DAYS.) SINGER. AUCTIONEER. HIN. TON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BA- ZAAR, No. vid LOUISMANA AVENUE. he ABOUT UMKEE AUCTION SALES OF HORSES, CARRIAGES, BAS JOHN Baibor MD. HARNESS, &.. EVERY TUESDAY, THURS- .. TURDAY MOKNINGS, COM et ay | ot THE ONLY Tee nities Lelow Botan: amd D EXCLUS. ove Catan Jol, Md, we wail THE SALE OF HORSES, CAR- '$ AND HARNESS, AND IS THE BEST TO EITHER BUY OR SELL . 30 DAYTON WAGONS AND 50 BUG GIES, WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT PRIVAT AT VERY LOW PRICES. ALSO EVE SORT OF VEHICLE KNOWN TO THE TRADE, WHICH WILL BE SOLD OB EXCHANGED aT PRICES THAT CANNOT FAIL TO PLEASE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE STOCK INTHE Cire S ARE INVITED reas (two of them brood mares, with Pine load Horses. Fine stallion, 1 nm CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK BEFORE oe many ‘ether peoced PURCHASING. Throughout the bourse. Fern cats and mde Auowe at sale | By ROL SAUNDERS, STOOLAS LESS 201m <i ‘Agent ATCUFFE, DARE & Co. ENTIRE CONTENTS BasEMENT TROON SN SIRLET BE: STenr S SOMEDOL STREET AND V : ETL Kes. FIST SIRLET NORTHEAST AND ONE FS CHAM SETS, 5 MAT dusses Be TOME it ® TABLE BEES” ASD OOtaE ga gBOD Fe » OG CARPELS, KUus, KITCHEN REQUISITES, &c., &c..” BY AUC: | howin trons oF Morstna, saxvary evey- | GME Sh! O'CLOCK, we will sell, at the alcove | fp he | Furniture, Carpets. &e.. con. Nhicl the aitention of parties re: | FFE. DARK & CO, Auct SON, Auctioneers, E street northwest. VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, NO. 318 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTHWEST.AT ACCT FHURSDAA: SANU AL FOURTEEN Ti 1K OCLC out of the prendses, | (PHOMAS DowLIA | Fe | INOW > T_P. WAGGAMAN, Auct 4 ei £10) rea 4 [SESE a SLOAN, Auctiouren cordiny ut | orchaser's cost a a _ 1HOMAS DOWLING & SON, P LARGE STOCK OF VALU- JaT~uts PICU KE MOLDINGS, [pedCANS0N EhOD.. Auctioneers rr KECEIVERS! SALT_OF _PLANIN ¥ . Wsike tT arsed ob th cause ot Willa au, Equity No. 1 By Ay rit HIGHTEE AT Tk HOUK OF 1% aise. ut MILL, ETC., | LHEAST he day ot Jama- Tr spay EN and qualitieste derus cash. JOSEPH J. WATERS, __Assicnee, Io, the property of said Dray ia otir possession JEXASSES BHOS Auctioneers i ans STLES' SALE OF FINE RESIDENCE PROP- frist Aid, Soo Usd NSIREET NW, WABH Term to be rompited wits in uve Mirtucc! a dred of trust hearing date November ber Io, ISS, ina iber pubikc auction, THURSDAY, the JANUAKY, "ALD. a THkEE WELOCk’ P.M bunvered “ HOMAS DOWLING & SON, Auctic Loy TRUSTY PLOPERTY, S AUE NORTHWLS' By virtue of te bar i. 2 > and Sanw 7. Urchaser's opt on Purchaver cost Ad of trast ob the props mm of the puree f to Pemeud st rie . Couveyancing and recon € RICHARD W. TYLER, Hi The most centea 14tn'st. and S in theetty. Cor. thre tress. tears to = aa Bterainie r= a orusslved tu ft. Ad Hs Al KE COCHRAN, R™ PEREMI10) Wik LW Prey On itis Aath and Kets, Franklin Square, Washington, D.C. residence center. oF en suite, Jor tounstent or Appelutueuts aid cuinuwe unex AuCLouLeRS, Va. ave. . SDAKY STs Ty AND ‘Fiist dN IFTH, Ino?, AT Fc jon an tre 6 AND FAST HALF OF LOT 34, IN SQUARE Gos, 3 FELL ON FLORIDA AVENUE pred. WITH AN AV emAGE Diiait Fiexant ‘ Permanent cueats. FEONTIN Bou ia Oho F This prop: Dearie. Min Ae a VWotaws bola. Pa. ove. and 1éth st, Washinton, D.C. os tuade ALOWB at Mase. A deposit of €200 at d3i-ukus' EBBITT HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C. E IMPROVED Lik “OF P EENTH AND six. SCKTH WEST, WASHIN WAPE ROOMS, 915 PA. opreed. ‘wew aud Rec Ud-band sgtare Five Lor old Panton tm, Q of trust to us bearins dais recorded tn, seq. of tue land records of the ubia ana ut the request of the party > 1 Olio District of Cova secured thereby, We Pulse! iu trout of the preaises c oe STRESS Saka TINS ah TAS DARD |S Fee eS Shae or ret ye ae a COME ASD SEE, THE SUPERIOR KRAKAUER 7 Vlahos at Tenple ot Music, 120 G st. nw. G, Bo KUN. bstabinked Ist” Furstc.ass toning and repairing. Also Urgans and Musical Merchandise. er Plat re of the records of the ollice of tue surveyor of the Dis trict of Columbia, together with Uuproveuents thereon. ‘Terns of vale: One-third of the purchase be paid im cash: = fouio TOL, cording at cost o: the purchaser. A deponit of #300 il be required at thne of sale. ‘Terms of sale to be :puted With i ten days frou day of sale, otherwise isles reserve the mht to Toswii the }roperty at the Fisk and cost of det.ulting purchaser azter five days adverciseiuent ot sich resale in soiue nowspaler PU- lished in Washington, 1. MANLON ASHFORD,? 3a5-0od ALDIS B. BKOWNE.S .TCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Auctioneers, R* 7 0) Pennsylvania ave ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE BY AUCTION OF VERY VALUABLE UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE, AT ‘THe NORTHWEST CORNER OF FIRST AND B STREETS NORTHWEST, BEING NEAR THE U. 8 CAPITOL AND DISTRICT®GOVEEN- MENT BUILDING. On TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY NINE- TEENTH, A. D. 1892, AT FOUR O'CLOCK, I WILL SE! by iblic auction, in front of the premises, Hint ‘clowalt abd ‘desirabie wunmproved’ coal etets knowns ORIGINAL LOT ONE, SQUARE 574, Being at the northwest comer of Istand B ovthwest, fronting 241 leet 7 inches: i uaviag's Wtoot alley trom Bete ot having BS ‘Trustees. UNEQUALED IN Rs TUOCCH, WORKMANSHIP a attent ej kee invited to prec temnien et - Former go eat SSPE NE err eee COND-HAND PIANOS. — A innge amortiment, comprisine aliuost every Wwellinown mace in the country. tn thurouc iil bm chow out at Sow tetres. SERCTATYS DUCE STENTS alee ah eruis, which will bearraused on TRSTALUMENTS waren denaroc WAL KNALE & 6o., Sli Market Space. PROFESSIONAL de, Dear the U. 5. Capitol, U. rary the B, street raiirow and. Geodetic Survey, the new iit: District governiment buildings and the B. and U. station and in easy reach 0 abd District fourts, Pension! ¢ice abd all” executive depertivette eis, Ke. egENS particularly adapted to. advantaceous sub- digiion (as recence, prorerty, OF ss waite tor lange ‘uildiug or ware bouse it Cam as readily be wi pots Dutiding. JoratioN, size and ciuwe proxtunity to ereat and Uusiuess mentioned makes it for any ure. of sale are: One-third of the purchase tobe iad in casi ihe residue in three equal ‘ments, at one, two and tures years ‘the day of aPthe “rate Of sx pst cout Brunt. 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