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ten months as a foot bridge. ‘Its cost was about $30,000 and the tolls received during time amounted to nearly $5,000, notwithstand- ing the constant interruption to travel by the rogress of the work. This bridge was en- Torged and strengthened in the summer of 1848 tly to accommodate the ordinary travel of the country foreeveral years.” The railroad bridge would in due time have been com- pleted but that difficulties arose between the engineer and the directors, and Mr. Ellet, resenting what he conceived to be injustice, ing demonstrated the justness of views and the boldness and originality of hi methods, withdrew from the completion of the work, which was accomplished in 1835 by another engineer and has been followed by other costly constructions. ‘THE MOUNTAIN TOP TRACK. OVER NIAGARA. How the First Cable Was Carried Across the River. ‘A JOURNEY IN A BASKET. Incidents in the Life of = Civil Engineer— Some of the Achievements of the Late Chas. Eulet, jr—How # Railroad Was Built Over ; came teed In 1858 Mr. Ellet was appointed chief engineer of the Virginia Central railroad, line — Written for The Evening Star. to extend from Richmond to the Ohio at i he mouth of the Big Sandy river. He found t road about completed from Richmond to the baso of the Blue Ridge, a distance of 107 miles, and in rapid preparation for extension on other side of the mountain. eat throug! c son eons finnel, which the stato of Virginia = h the Blue Ridge. was slowly building throug) o Hidge. An examination of the work just put under hy eu-rge convinced Mr, Ellet of the im: portance of promptly bringing the two Fections into continuous communication with- out awaiting the completion of the sunt and he at once proceeded to construct a tempo- | tary track across the mountain. This was a work of astonishing ae es ae three fedt wide, with asingle plank for flooring. | (Ort olies by which to bridge, the ‘8ix deep flung like @ floating scarf across the great yavinos indented inthe slopesct the mountain. chasm not far from the point where the waters fiat timber was scarce and ¢iSiS0lt te procute, of the Ningare boil in the fury of the whicipool, | The material fo be sacar Tc TMT the deat was to the great railroad bridge, its successor, | greater Portion PEE °C engine crossed the 96.8 phantom or wraith—a dream of something | ommit was seven months.” A description of that was to be. Ard. yet that frail structure | {7° T0s."be beast given by an extract from was @ triumph of skill and ingenuity in its day, |S OTA" Fiiet’s own pamphlets, written tnd to the "engineer who devised and accom” | Cie, the road was in full and successful opera- ished it belongs the honor of having built the | {t>" : a rst Bridge betecen the United States and Can-| "7 otain top track : ‘Gnd ee eee a ee of the blue Ridge at Rock Fish Gap, where the “In 1944 Mr. Chas. B. Stuart, C vation of the mountain is 1,885 feet above Wes ude. ‘The crest of the ridge is very narrow and - ae 4 | js passed on a curve of 300 feet radius. Niagara Falls branch of the New York Central O lecre ie lecialy voces facta (Ghgian with ax Tailroad, proposed to connect them by a rail- way suspension bridge over the Niagara river Detween the falls and the whirlpool. where ae chasm was about 800 feet wide ad Gea <4 deep. As the project was a novel and bold undertaking and generally believed to be im- practicable a circular letter was addressed 0 number of the leading engineers of — = and Europe asking their opinion of the under faking. Various replies were received, some in open condemnation of the project. tere {gras 3 0! sal ealety at any. ‘cost. Charles Elie foot in 23% feet. The average grade on the John A. Roebling, Samuel Keefer and E¢ western slope is therefore 2231-10 feet per W. Sewell alone favored the project. Biles The masiman rade on thy western Stuste Civil and. Military Engineers of | slope is 5 3-10 feet in 100, or 279 84-100 feet per curv jeseribed wi SATISUIED THAT 7 eocred the following | om which the grade ix 2576-10 eet per mi oe de is occasioned by the attempt to compen- aon “Pumapeurmta, October 12 | Ete, in the distrivutionof the necessary ascent, © © © “In the case which you have pre- for ihe effect of curvature, “There was no owever, say this much with all | perience to guide the writer in the arithmeti- sented I cam porige, may be built across the | Sal determination of the influence of euch cur- Siuguts beiow the falls which will be entirely | Vature as it was necessary to introduce upon Niners sey all respects fitted for railroad | this road, and the proper diminution of the secure snd Tbe exfe for the passage of locome- | slope required on the curves to compeneate for nes, stoee and freight trains and adapted to| the increased traction which would there five engine® for which it is to be applied. © © * | be dus to the curves. On this point professional oun? Stridge at Niagara bas long been | information is still very deficient, even for facorite veheme of mine. Some twelve years | curves of ordinary radii, traversed by engines ‘oI weat to imspect the location with a view | of common construction propelled at ‘the usual woot sey uayeclf of ite practicability and I have | velocities of freight or patesnger trains. For dover lost axght of the project since. Ido not | such an anomalous line as the writer was about Esow in the whole ‘circle of professional | 0 construct there was absolutely no guide, schemes a single project which it would gratify | and his allowance was therefore almost entirely eso much to conduct to completion. ° conjecture. : “In 1846 @ com was chartered by the | When the road was first opened it speedily legislature of New York to construct a appeared that the difference of forty-three feet : on the western side and fifty-eight feet on the eastern aide, between the grades on curves of 300 feet radii and those on straight lines, was not sufficient to compensate for the increased traction due to such curvature. ‘Ihe velocity, with a constant supply of steam, was constantly retarded on passing from a straight line to a curve, and promptly accelerated again on pase- ing from the curve to the straight line. But after a little experience in the workin of the road it was found advisable to suppl small amount of grease to the flange of engine by means of a sponge saturated with oil, which, when needed, is kept in contact with HE VIEW OF THE cantilever bridge il- lustrating # delightful article im the June num- ber of the Magazine of American History, “Glimpses of the Rai road in History,” sug-| gests to one who re-| members it the first little bridge across ,the Niagara below the falls. These two sec- while en- ailwas of | Rochester and ordinary train to stand on the summit before the road slopes of, descending both toward the cast and west to ‘the valleys on either side of the ridge. WESTERN SIDE. ‘The length of the descent on the western side, from the summit to what is here assumed to be the foot of the mountain, is 10,650 feet or two and two one-hundredths miles. The track descends in this dis west side 450 feet, or at the averag 1 ce 4 nt and approved Ly the pee Dorin pent, After repented eiforts jade dering this and the following year sub- Zeriptions te the capital stock suficieut to war- scriPthe commencement of the work were se- ured and soon thereafter plans and estimates Seri avited, © © * Omtbevthof November, Tein tbe directors of the American and Cana- Tiss bridge cornpanies made « contract with Charles Ellet, jr., line were to be con- | 1 exist. located in the eastern section of the city. The rapid progress made in building up the vacant squares in that locality has frequently been still in progress. The transactions in uni REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. Indications Point to an Active Season for liding. ‘MORE PERMITS TAKEN OUT DURING THE PRESENT MONTH THAN LAST FEBRUARY—PROPERTY IX ‘THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE CITY—THE GREAT HOTEL PROJECT—OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. TATISTICS FUR- nished by the building inspector's office are examined with pretty close attention at this time of the year by those interested in real estate Next week marks the opening of the spring season, and while in thislatitade the weather rather than the calendar zemaites tee beginning of ing wity after the comparative quiet of the Epi still there is a general resumption of business about the time the first month of the spring season opens. The important bearing which building operations have upon the real estate market is, of course, generally recognized, and it is therefore an encour- ; ‘of the times that already Seine aety list. of permits to build have begun to lengthen. In fact, of February, which is just closing, irnlonp gree orgy herria ecg pepper md ‘ed with the same period of last year. Dur- Jng February of 1891 there were about 200 per- mits issued for new buildings and improve- ments, while during the present month, not including the three last days, the record shows that some 280 permits were taken out. Not only does the present month lead in the number of permits issued, but the value of the improve- ments ii ter. it February the improve- ments involved an expenditure of €459,- 000, while this year the aggregate rolls up to the bands mount of $580,000. These fig- 8 show a satisfactory increase soneee period of last year. If the ix maintained through- out the season the building trades will enjoy # good year. Independent of other considera- tions the prosperity of the building trades con- tributes very materially to the business of the city. As was stated in the bulletin of the manu- factures of the District, recently issued by the census office, the building trades rank first in importance among all the industries of the city. The value of the product of these branches is stated to be. about €10,500,000, while the value of the entire product of private manu- facturing pursuits Bore ts, about 833,000,000. Afact is also emphasized in this bulletin, which has always been claimed in an unofficial way, namely, that the average wages paid, the shorter hours of labor and the term of employ- ment are fur in excess of the average in other sections of the country. HIGH-GRADE BUILDING. While the superior condition of the building trades in this city is thus officially asserted a fact is not mentioned which is just as true and perhaps just as important as any enumorated— namely, that the grade of work is higher. It is acknowledged by those who are in a position to form a competent judgment that the average house here 1s built ina style superior to that which characterizes house building in other sections of the country Perhaps one thing which contributes to this result fs the enforce- ment of the building regulations. In other cities the code of rules relative to building may be just as rigid as those in operation here, but owing to the difference ia the form of munici- overnment the enforcement of such regu- tions is not so strict. Not that the execu- tion of the building regulations here is by any means faultless, but in general their operation is more uniform. The best building contractors complain that people who propose to build expect to enjoy the advantages which result in this superior class of work and at the same time pay no more than they are accus- tomed to expend for building in other sections of the country, where different conditions with the corresponding: same ratio of increa ‘THE EASTERN SECTION. A good proportion of the improvements for which permits have already been issued will be noted, and it is evident that this movement is proved property in this section continues to be quite a feature of the real estate market. Re- cently several squares and large blocks of lots have changed hands. Of course, it is not the purpose of the purchasers in every instance to improve their holdings, but some of them will, and the new residences that go up wil! add to of the adjoining land and increase the chances of making that rapid and profitable turn which nearly all real estate buyers look forward to. Street improve- ments have contributed toward the activity of property in the eastern section, as has been the case in other sections, while rapid transit on the street railroads, which is soon to come, will make that section more accessible to the busi- ness center of the city than it is at present. In fact rapid transit when it does come may be expected to affect favorably the outlying sec- tions of the entire city. A NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Owing to the generous gift of Miss Sophia Little the Episcopal residents of Washington Heights expect soon to have » church edifice for ‘ghee orga of a rail- over the Niagara river ‘THRE FIRST WORK. ‘The season was one of extreme severity. Mr. Ellet rose from a violent illness, acute of the lungs, in order to fulfill his ‘contract and spent most of that exciting win- Ser ont Moerest work. “The dre dificclzy'ess | Bat the more difficult portion of the work to get ng Across across the river. The | was on the eastern side of the mountain, where Danks were 500 feet apart; the raging torrent | the ascent was greater, and the slope, in order was impassable bel: A boy was engaged 5 | to reach a certain level, which became a neces- his kite over the river, and aiter several | sary condition of the problem of location, was Tgpeintnents @ favorable wind carried the | required to be greater. a twine string at- ‘The length of the line of descent from the the wheel by a spring. Since the use of the oil was introduced the difficulty of turning the curves has been so far diminished that it is no longer of 237. The road descends In this distance 610 feet, or at the average rate of 1 foot in 2034 feet. The average grade on the eastern slope is, therefore, 257.4 feet per mile. The maximum grade on the eastern slope is 5.6 feet in 100, or 295.68 feet per mile. This maximum grade is found in @ continuous line of half a mile in length. - ‘The shortest radius of curvature on this side of the mountain wus intended to be 300 feet, but in the construction of the work « more abrupt curve was introduced at one difficult point in order to throw the track farther into the bill and keep the embankment off a face of sloping and treacherous rock. At this ravine, which is found about half way down the moun- tain, the radius of curvature is only 234 feet and the grade upon that curve is 237.6 feet per mile. The total length of the track from the foot of the mountain on the west side, across the sum- mit, to the foot of the mountain on the side is 4.39 miles. But, in consequence of de- lays which occurred in the construction of other parts of the commonwealth’s road, it became necessary to extend the track three and one-Lalf miles further, running it around un- finished cuts and embankments at four differ- ent points, so that the distance actually worked by the mountain engines is about eight miles. This road was opened to the public in the spring of 1854, and it has now in the autumn of 1856 been in constant use for a period of more than two anda half years. In all that time the admirable engines relied on to per- form the extraordinary duties imposed upon them in the passage of this summit failed but once to make their regular trips. ‘The mountain has been covered with deep snows for weeks in succession, and the cuts been frequently filled for lon Dy feetin depth with drifted suow; the stronger cord; to the cord a rope, which drew after itacable made of wires securely bound together in s compass no thicker than a man's thumb. This cable passed over wooden scaf- | foldings where the stone towers were in course | of construction, and upon it was hung an iron basket intended for the use of workmen who were to build the bridge. ‘The first experi- mental test of this novel and apparently pre- carious means of communication was made by the daring engineer who devised it, CROSSED IN A BASKET. “Niacana Faris, March 13, 1848 “Cuances B. Srv. “Dear Sir: I raised my first little wire cable on Saturday and anchored it securely both in Canada and New York. Today, Monday, I tightened it up and suspended below it an iron basket which I had caused tobe prepared for | the purpose, and which is attached by pulleys | Playing along the top of the cable. “In this little machige I crossed over to Can- | ada, exchanged salutations with our friends | there, aud returned again, ail in fifteen minutes. “The wind was high and the weather cold, Dut yet the trip was a most interesting one to | = ched up, as I was, 240 feet above the | Fapids, and viewing from the center of the Fiver one of the sublimest prospects which mature has prepared on this globe of ours. “My little machine did not work as smoothly | oo} wished, = the course of the week I ¥e it so adjusted that anybody may cross im safety. aE “Truly, yours, “Cuaries Excer, sn.” A TEMPORARY BRIDGE. When the summer opened the stone towers N Were completed on either side; heavy cables Were carried across by means of the little basket, which was not discarded until the floor. ing was laid of the first bride. that was tor Plice it and serve as a scaffolding for the men engeged upon a larger construction adapted te quite heavy service. Upon the first bridge the writer, then a little girl of nine led by her father tothe middle of the where, standing on the last plank laid Workmen before going to dinner, the gazed | into the mighty abyss below an and had the first glimpse of the gorgeous spec- tacle of the falis ever enjoyed by a child | @r woman from a bridge across the’ Ni- agara. The little “walk” was soon replaced im ite turn by a slight structure nine feet wide, intended to be used as a “service bridge” for the construction of the main work and also to ve accommodation to foot travel while the work was gong on. Finding distrust | ublic in regard to the e, Mr. Ellet mounted the box of a carriage one day before the was up and deliberately drove the span of horses across from shore rifled to, shore, returning smil the hor-| and working of exclamations of the speetators attracted | those which periods ground bas been covered with sleet and ice and e' seasons has been encountered and surmounted in working the track. During the last severe winter, ernand western states was interry; ines upon this mountain track. with the ex. ception of the single day already speci moved regularly forward and did they have only failed to m ‘this single instance, when the t: mountain. Should any reader think this account of the mountain top track superfluous it may bes sufficient excuse for its publication to him that until the success of the work had en- tirely justified its construction, its practica- bility ‘was very generally doubted by the bite. a ss may be an additional justification that the difficulties overcome in the wery | the p' umpediment due to bad weather and inclement nized. Itis not expected no ered and successfully pany wil be formed at once, but at some time plan when the travel | suggested of erecting there a great hotel build- ayon all the railways of Virginia aud thenerthe | ing will be carried ont and| prorossp OFFICE BUILDIX | on many lines for days in succnaion the eas Cpa r larly ir ap- | and occupied by the Columbia Title Insurance d@ around her. inted wor! In fact, during the of t . bon oi | eae halt pamn des to eed bes teens a en born rapt = e the mail through | the rain was | ing a front: of twenty feet on caught in a snow drift near the summit of the | depth of uimety-fve. fest it bas been pro inform | the new addition in that locality. Miss Little’s gift consists of a fine building site inthe rear of the Little second and third floors will be used for di yurposes and will be finished in hard wood Bare ali modern conveniences. The fourth floor will be reached by an elevator and broad staircase. The entire building will be lighted by electricity and heated by steam. The esti- mated cost of the improvements is about $22,000. %. ©, BAILEY's Respexce. ‘The new residence of Leonard C. Bailey on 15th street between O and P streets has just been completed. It is Romanesque in style, built of press brick with stone trimmings, and is finished in ash. it has saloon ‘lors, alcove cloak room, china closet, butler's pantry and an ample number of bed ‘chambers, bath and store rooms. By the arrangement of the bay window, which goes the entire height of the building end is surmounted by a tiled tower, » person sitting in any of the frontrooms can see up or down ibe stress Giiieoat being seen from oF seeing into the adjacent houses. The house was built by Henry F. Getz from plans by Har- rison G. Brewer, architect. —— MILITARY SURVEYING. Two Views Presented Before the Geographic Society Last Night. ‘Two views of military surveying during the civil war were presented ata meeting of the Geographic Society at the National Museum last night, representing the topographical work of both armies engaged in the conflict. Mr. Gilbert Thompson delivered an address on be- half of the Union engineers and Maj. Jed Hotch- kiss did the same for the confederate surveyors. Mr. Thompson read a careful review of the work of the army topographers during the war. Ho said they were necessarily the vanguardand consequently subjected to all the dangers that war involves. Oftentimes they were shot down unawares and frequently taken prisoners, but he wished to say to the creditof American man- hood on both sides that never did an engineer betray his trust. So true were they that when surprised and captured the first thought with them was to destroy all the data they had col- lected if possible, so as not to give the captors any advantage of their work. Nd men took Sreater risks, did harder or more invaluable service. They were the sine qua non to the army and without them the war might have been prolonged indefinitely. Maj. Hotchkiss said that beyond question Lee was the most superior engineer that this country had produced, and that Jackson studied maps at times nearly the whole night. said that one of the great results of the war was the knowledge gained of the topography of the country by the engineers on either side. It was the work of those daring, unarmed sol- diers, save with note book and pocket compass, that bad laid the groundwork for the splendid geological system that is now being so admir- ably worked out. He preaicted that the time Was not far off when the government would have in its possession a minute topographical the imperial generals of Europe study with much assiduity: tei Toe —___ THE PRESIDENT’S OUTING. He Arrives at Virginia Beach—Grecting at Petersburg. President Harrison, Mrs. Harrison, their two grandchildren, Mrs. Dimmick and iwo servants arrived at Norfolk yesterday afternoon on a special train for Virginia Beach, where the President and party will spend a week in rest and recreation. When the train drew into the station at Norfolk the Prosident was saluted with a salvo of twenty-one guns trom the bat- map of the whole country, equal to those that | © tery of the Norfolk Light Infantry Blues, the crack yeteran company of Norfolk. A large crowd was at the station to meet the dis- tinguished visitors. The party was taken in charge by Gen. V. D. Groner, who escorted them to Virginia Beach, where they arrived in time for a 9 o'clock supper. The President seemed to enjoy his run through middle and tidewater Virginia, and when he retired last night was not at all fatigued. The weather, which had been bad for several days, was clear and pleasant last evening. When the presidential train arrived at Ash- land, sixteen miles north of Richmond, the students of Randolph-Macon College gave the college yell, ending with “three cheers for Baby McKee.” A large crowd greeted the presidential party atPetersburg. There were loud calls far the President and he was forced to make his ap- pearance. He was introduced to the assem- blage by Mayor Collier as “Benjamin Harrison, the President of the United States,” and was [ase with cheers. The President spoke rom the rear platform of his car, with uncov- ered head. Hi: ch was very brief, a mere expression of thanks for the courteous rece} tion extended him and the hospitable spirit of the people, as shown by the large gathering. The President excused himself from much speaking because of a severe cold. ———_+e+ ____ ROW AT GLOUCESTER TRACK. Judge Nelson Will No Longer Officiate at That Place. Between the running of the second and third races at Gloucester yesterday Judge Nelson and President Thompson had a disagreement over the affairs of the trackand it wound up in Mr. Thompson requesting Judge Nelson to re- tire. Whatever ill-feeling there was between the president and judge of the track was height- ened by an investigation held over the actions of Jockey Clerico in the first race. homestead and on the brow of the hill at the it is expected building operations will be begun this spring. ‘The edifice will be of stone, of handsome design and it will be an al ctive featur even in that locality of fine suburban homes. Since the Zoological Park has open this | aos of the suburbs has become familiar to jarge number of residents of the city, as one approach to the park lies through it More people visit the animals on Sunday than on any other day, and when this new church edi- fice is finished an opportunity will be pre- sented, which does not exist at present, for those so inclined to attend church. SENATOR SHERMAN'’S NEW HOUSE. Senator Sherman expects to erect a more commodious residence than the one he now occupies on the ground adjoining on the west his present home. The two houses w! are now on that site will be removed and in their place will be built a large double resi- dence. One of the houses to be torn down was the home of the Senator for many ears, and he left it to go into the house which he built and which he now occupies. Several years ago he bought the house situated between his old home and his new home, and he has had | for some time plans under consideration for this larger home, which will now be carried out. The location isa fine one, having an out- look on Franklin Square, which is one of the fine small parks of the city. ‘The new house will have a frontage of fifty feet on K street, and the design, which has been made by Mr. F. Schneider, architect, is attractive in th Is, as well as in the general scheme. TRE NEW HOTEL PnosEcr. It is stated that the large tract of land at the northeast corner of 16th street and Florida avenue has been purchased by ex-Senator John B. Henderson from Mr. Waggaman. The consideration is not given. ‘This tract of land, which contains some 185,000 square feet, was the one selected for the site of the proposed hotel. Bir. T. E. Roessle, who is interested in the hotel enterprise, says that it has been by no means abandoned. He states that one of the objects Mr. Henderson had in view in pur- chasing the property was to secure itasa whole, in order that it might be available for the purposes of the hotel company when or- at such a com- near future it is hoped that the be company owns the adjoining property hav- ; . posed that an addition be built covering this ground. Clerico rode Easter and he delayed many starts, Finally, when a start was made, Easter got off so badly that he was practically left at id | the post. Starter Pettingill had Clerico up before the executive committee, with the re- sult that be was suspended for thirty days. Judge Nelson was in favor of suspending the trainer for the same length of time, but in this he was not supported by the other members of the committee. ‘After the committee had left the office Judge Nelson and President Thompson had some words, and the judge consigned the president to a’place too warm for comfort, and told him he could secure another judge. Mr. Thomp- son took Judge Nelson at his word, and Mr. James Watson officiated in the stand during the last four races. Judge Oden Bowie has bee! appointed as the successor to Mr. Nelson. At resent Judge Bowie is in the University of Penneylvania Hospital suffering from a die. shoulder. ———+e2+—____ TRIAL OF DR. locat BAKER. Nothing of Real Significance Disclosed by the Day's Evidence. In the trial of Dr. Baker at Abingdon, Va., charged with poisoning his wife, yesterday was mainly taken up in tracing the whereabouts of the letters of Mrs.'Gilmer to Dr. Baker from the time of their discovery to the time they reached the commonwealth’s attorney, just pre- ceding Dr. Baker's arrest. Gol. J. C. Cummers, formerly common- wealth’s attorney, testified that he had received | ¢: the letters and soon after turned them over to his successor in office; that on the day of Mrs. Gilmer's arrest he looked for the letter of Dr. Baker, but only founda scrap of paper with the letters “8. H.” on it and some other word he did not now recall, all in Dr. Baker's hand- writing. "The clerk from the Fairmount Hotel, Bristol, Tenn., testitied to Mrs. Gilmer's visit there when she registefed as “Mrs. Emma Gordon, Roanoke, Va.” Soon after her arrival Dr. Baker came in and called for her. D. G. Rose, formerly assistant postmaster at Abingdon, said Dr. Baker had received letters addressed to fictitious persons. Melvina Summons, # colored girl who once Af the sume time itis suggested thas the present uilding be run up two stories her ant be'the same height. If these plans are carried out a large and commodious structure will ornament this corner. vo made the Austrian road over | streets northwest for Charles Kraemer. the rumor of ea RF From | the Semi wed ho one te ee be four storiae high aod aelian tho dimensions ‘one to use the | they have contirmed the claim of the 24x109 feet. The front above the show x ‘ne was | locomotive in climbing steep grades, to un-| winds oie hente Leg {rout above the show Jest accidents occur to the and | rivaled prominence. trimmed with blue stone. The first floor will * Cuances Exxet, jr., Civil Engineer. ve projecting show window of ornamental ‘The work . The service | No, 288 K street, Wi D.C, Deo. 1, iron and plate glase with overhead bridge was in July and was used for | 1866. Ornamental galvanised ire. FE iS 8 fi Ht i i Yl P- | degree for o1 * THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON D.C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27. NEW YORK NOTES. Subjects of Absorbing Interest to the People of Gotham, HILL AS ASPRINTER IN THE WHITE HOUSE RACE AXD THE CHANCE OF A TRIP—HEIGHT OF THE PICTURE SEASON—GENIUS AND INSANITY—JAY GOULD AS AN EVANGELIST. Spectal Correspondence of The Evening Star. New Your, Feb. 25, 1892 w= THAT BAD BOY HILL MADE HIS point at the convention the other day, and it is claimed that there is now very little between him and thegoal. We can’t deny that he isa rusher, a dodger and a sprinter. Some- how or other he gets past the rush line, and the half-backs and the quarter-backs, and with the White House under his arm, so to speak, is legging it at a dangerous pace up the avenue. Perhaps he may still be tripped and the prize be snatched from him, but it is beginning to be # little discouraging to make predictions along this line. Hill is strong because he is thor- oughly in touch with the average New York democrat. He has carried the state repeatedly because he is thus. truly representative man. It is just as true that he is extremely obnoxious to section of the party—in either party, for that matter—who insist upon a lofty personal standard ins candidate. Much depends now on the outside states. New York has spoken, and the revolt within the stato will amount to much or little, exactly as there is 8 genuine or simply @ formal protest in the country at large. It is generally _ believed, however, that in any case Cleveland has disap- peared from the situation. If subsequent de- velopments prove in the opinion of the coun- try that the Cleveland men have a power of re- venge sufficient to imperil Hill's chances in the state this fact will destroy Hill’s chances as @ candidate. Whatever the result the specta- cle has been a most extraordinary and dis- graceful onc. It would be impossible to findin the political annals of America a case to equal the personal canvass which Hill has made for the nomination. The wise Lord Bacon, in his essay on friendship, calls attention to the fa that a friend is often necessary tothe ambi man, because there are certain things whi must be done which he cannot do himself. Such efforts as Hill has lately been making certainly fall under that class. He is his own Warwick toa most impudent and astonishing degree, and if he shall fail at the last it will be because the American people refuse to ratify such con- duet ins candidate. TRE LOTTERY OF ART. We are at the height of the picture auction season once mere, though the altitude is not as lofty, either in prices or esthetic glow, as usual. The market gives signs of saturation with the familiar masters and masterpieces of the mod- French school. The event of the week in this world has been tho two days’ sale of the Harper collection. It was conducted by Mr. Robert Somerville at Chickering Hall, and thus had every advantage of time and auspices. Mr. Somerville is in his linc quite as much of an artist as any of those whose canvases come under his gentle and persuasive, but firm and energetic, hammer. It was Mr. Somerville who conducted the famous Spencer sale some years ago, and speaking of that event and of collec- tions generally he observed that the love of speculation entered largely into the purchase and sale of intings. People who wouldn't dream of indulging in lotteries or speculation of any sort delighted im catching up a “bar- gain” at asale or in a shop, adding presently another, and so on till the expense of carrying grew onerous, and then came the equal fun of seeing what the bargains brought. It may be added that a more important sale than that of the Harper collection is the one advertised to consist of the 6,000 pain articles of taste owned by the late sonof the American Art Assoeis . This bids fair to mark quite an epoch, as the Robert- son collection is reported to be of extraordinary interest and value. THE TAINT IN THE BLOOD. ‘The poet Dryden tells us: “Great wit to mad- ness ofttimes is allied and small partitions do the two divide.” We seem to be having a strik- ing illustration of this fact in the melanchol adventures of the Field family. The proceed- ings in this case are of the most painful char- acter. The alternative seems to be a very grim one. Tosave the family escutcheon from in- delible infamy it is necessary to admit that such 8 taint of insanity runs in the Field blood as to make it plausible to believe that the frightful misdeeds of Edwin M. Field spring from a dis- ordered brain rather than a wicked heart. Enough has been shown to prove that the Field stock, like that of so many other families that have been distinguished toan extraordinary nul force, is perilously near the line where originality blends into eccentricity and that into fusenity. We know that a great French author has defined genius as one species of insanity, and no doubt what tie world calls genius is often, if not commonly, abnormal and Unsymmetrical development of’ the mind and nerves. Ifwe were tolook into the family history, including the locked closets, of several of the American Yamilies that are famous for their brain power we would find terrible skele- tons, so that we common folks may perhaps take comfort in the thought that if not of dazzling brilliance we may for that reason be more sane and safe in our minds. JAY GOULD AS AN EVANGELIST. The famous “tough girl” at Harrigan’s ex- claimed in one of her impulsive confidences, “Me money’s as good as Chay Gould's.” No doubt it was earned as honestly, but there was ® good deal less of it, a difference which re- sulted in the fact that'the “tough girl” never held a reception for the Presbyterian church extension committee. ‘This gathering has made the town smile today, and yet what in the world are we going todo with ‘such a person as Jay Gouid? Here is a man who controls far greater powers than most sovereigns, certainly than most sovereigns of any age before our own. In scarcely a figurative sense is hea king of men. Itis merely a confusion of words and a series of legal fictions which differentiates his reign from that of the crowned and anointed sovereigns. He incarnates a world-embracing power. It is not simply that he could write his check for twenty or fifty or a hundred million dollars and have it cashed without question, but that he controls whole fabrics of social order and is the central and ruling spirit in vast combinations of human — t t gives him his imperial place. isn’t that the parsons truckle to mone: but they recognize the force of whi oney 18 merely the convenient expression. they know that they are in the presence of one who only to write Lis name on a piece of paper and churches will spring up, universities will be founded, battalion of missionaries will be dispatched into the dark places of the world and a whole chapter of modern miracles will be worked as by adivine fiat. There is something awful about the possession of such ower. When we consider, for example, that 6 entire annual revenues of the Presbyterian cburch for home and foreign missions is rather Jess than $2,000,000, is it strange that the lead- ing clergymen of that churcu should pay re- spect and deference:to aman whose income no one knows, but is in neighborhood of 10,000,000 8 year, and whose spokesman in- forms these same clergymen that, after long study, he has come to the conclusion that the organization of their church offers the best machinery for the spread of the gospel? OUR METROPOLITAN JUNGLE. There is no absolute certainty as to what naturalists may yet discover in the wilds of Central Park. Wild cate were not long ago the principal game of this pathless desert, and this week the hunters in gray are stalking wiid dogs, homeless and owncrless wanderers, not eligible for the Bench Show, and resembling only in a tendency to snappishness the curled darlings of ily take their airing in the park behind correctly stolid English coachmen and footmen, jangling and well-groomed horees. Their Bedouin brethren frequent the park ona very different footing, picking up a Precarious ti ‘as best they may, and, like other tramps outlaws, rather terrifying to Lora | unarmed citizens. The next discbvery may be a jungle full of tigers or a wild man of Borneo within hearing of the ratile of the elevated, and the scientists may find striking material for & gruesome group in the National Museum. Hexer B Seeger Popular Discontent in Northern Brasil. The British steamer 1892—SIXTEEN PAGES. ART NOTES. ¢_. ‘The members of the Society of Washington Artiste are all busily engaged at present in get- ting something ready for its second annual ex- hibition, which it is expected will be opened, with a formal reception, on the evening of March 14, at the Woodward & Lothrop Gal- leries. It would not be proper to indicate in advance what any particular artist intends to show at that time, but from what bas been seen, finished ‘or under way, it 208; safely be said that the exhibition will be bo! larger in extent and better in quality than that of last year. In other word: e number of artists will be greater and the standard of ex- cellence in selection will be set higher. This may make the lot of the jury of admission an unbappy one, for the time being, but the cause of art will be the better for it, and for this something of personal comfort must be sacri- sometimes. — An eqtiestrian statue of General Grant is to be erected in front of the Union League Club house in Brooklyn, the commission for which has been awarded to Mr. William Ord- Partridge, a rising young sculptor of that city. Mr. Partridge has also been selected to execute @ statue of Alexander Hamilton, to be placed in front of the Hamilton Ciub, in the same city. —Mr Matthew Wilson, the well known por- trait painter, who at one time hada studio here, died suddenly in Brooklyn last Tuesday. He had just finished a game of chess in one of the rooms of the Brooklyn Chess Club, and as he rose from the table he suddenly ‘straight- ened up, placed his hand to his head, fell back- ward in the arms of a friend, and died before medical aid arrived. Apoplexy was the cause. —A valuable painting by one of the old mas- ters was presented lately to St. Cecilin’s Acad- emy by Mr. M. I. Weller of East Washington. It represents the illustrious patroness of the academy, St. Cecilia, in the act of playing the organ, while by her side standsan angel, as if inspiring Ler with divine harmouy. This rare giftis naturally very highly appreciated by the sisters and pupils. — The Washington artists who sent over drawings for the Water Color Exhibition now open in the Academy of Design, New York, fared well, both as to the number accepted and the place accorded them Miss Perrie is repre- sented by no jess tian four examples, and Messrs. Gill, Moser and Nichols by two each. Both of Mr. Galt’s drawings were marked sold early in the exhibition, and one by each of the other artists named were similarly distin- guished. —Mr. A. L. Barbar of this city was probably the largest private buyer at the sale of the Mar- per collection of paintings, which took place in New York on Tuesday and Wednesday even- ings last. He secured no less than twelve can- vases—some of which ranked with the very best included in the collection—for the adorn- ment of “Belmont,” his beautiful home here, or his summer residence on Staten Island. Of these special mention may be made of Aime Morot’s “Algerian Guard,” a veritable little gem; “In the Desert,”’ hy Berchere; a Venitian Scene, by Santoro; Cederstrom’s “‘Amusing News,” and “On the Corniche Koad,” by Ziem. Others were examples by artists ‘of equally high reputation, such as Gide k, Billet, Baugniet, Picknell, Perrault aud Jacque, and all are meritorious and attractive works of art. —The earliest known among French journal- ists is to have a monument erected to his honor in Paris by Alfred Boucher, sculptor of the colossal nude laborer shown in last year’s Salon and called “La Terre.” The “father of jour- ualism” is Theophraste Renaudot, who in’ 1631 established the Gazette de France. —Everybody in this country interested in art will be pleased to know that a new, uniform, and complete authorized edition of Ruskin’s works is nowin course of publication by Charles E. Merrill & Co., of New York. It bears the title of *-Brantwood” edition, the illustrations of which have been prepared under the author's personal supervision, and the type, paper and style of binding are in accordance with his sug- gestions. Messrs. Merrill & Co. will hereafter bethe only publishers in this country able to supply Ruskin’s work complete and in author- ized form. — Attho Fischer art store may be seena number of paintings by Mr. F. K. M. Rehn, who is by common consent considered one of the most promising marine painters of the period, while not a few critics already place him at or near the head of the list. The dozen or so of canvases exhibited as above include a pleasing range, both in theme and treatment, and they all show decided talent in conception and execution. Two or three of them have already been bought by Washingtonians, and it is likely that a majority of the collection will re- main here, as nearly every picture has found admirers. At the same place may be seen for ashort time a number of choice Japanese and Chinese objects, from the famous Deakins col- lection, lately sold at auction in New York, which will gladden the eyes of collectors and connoisseurs in that seductive field. — By odds the most important event of the season in the way of an art sale will be the dis- position of the collections belonging to the American Art Association, rendered necessary by the death of Mr. R. Austin Robertson, one of the partners, which is announced to take place on the 8th of April and following dates, Among the paintings will be found some of the best examples of leading artists, many of Barye’s best bronzes, a remarkably choice va- riety of ceramics, and many other artistic ob- jects, antique and modern, including armor, fabrics, arms, lacquers, pipes, snuff boxes and artistic furniture. The collection represents many years of intelligent study anda large amount of money, and the sale will doubtless bring together one of the largest assemblages of collectors, critics and connoisseurs ever seen in New York. — Mr. F. L. Montague, the well known land- scape painter, who has been quite ill for some time past, has on view at his apartments, 518 Fourth street north-eart, several examples of his later work, which aro much liked by all who have seen them. They include a view on the Potomac, with fine evening effect, and life like representations of scenery in British Co- lumbia, New Hampshire, California and Eng- land. No one of them is large, but, though painted in the careful painstaking style of the artist, they all show vigor in handling and broad and strong effects, befitting their several subjects. 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Rarwoxn. es Sea A dispatch ar Sydney says that the trial of the officials of the Australian a ey ive been seatenoedtoimprisonanent for even years, with hard labor. GRAMMAR IN THE HOUSE How Its Rules are Violated by Members tn Debate ASSAULTS UPON SYNTAX WHICH WORRY THE STENOGRAPHERS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT—HOW SOME SPEECHES ARE CORRECTED AXD THE COR- RECTIONS LOST—THIS HOUSE IS ABOVE THE AVED OR Grammatically the present House is not » failure; that is to , the grammar of the Fifty-second Congress is not as bad as might be expected. The House, asa rule, is a curi- ous constructor of false syntax and it is only « question of degree as to how far the rules of Srammar are to be violated and all order and Precedents shattered. But in the matter of diction, to the surprise of all mankind, the Present House is far in advance of ite immedi- ate predecessor. Strangers in the gallerios have watched with wonder the lightning-like speed of the stenogra taking down speeches which are being made for the benefit the constituents of Buncombe county. They have listened to members whose words lap like shingles on @ roof and whose sentences are telescoped worse than a railroad collision and have marveled gt tbe skill of the stenographe re who make such a 5 a verbatim in the Record of the fobowing morning. ASSAULTS ON SYNTAX. But all this is as nothing as compared with the skill, diplomacy and discretion which has to be exercised by those same stenographers to t these speeches arranged in grammatical form. The supposition the country around may be that Congress, as it furnishes the laws and the precedents in all parliamentary mat- ters, might be accepted as authority on’ gram- matical construction, and that the stan diction as weil as the law of the uation mig! fe be found in the House; but as a matter of fact | civil service reform, sound currency and ethics of statesmanship (ae badly treated as they are) are not as grossly assaulted as is the English language—the currency of speech. Every dia- lee: the nation knows is exemplified in t thi some member of this assemblage of statesmen. This might be a matter of interest and furnish \bject of study to the dialect writers who dit profitable to cater to the public taste for the curious in speech. Every known dialect of the Euglish language, not to. meation an mixture of brogue and foreignaccent, might be studied from the galleries of the House. But this is becoming commonplace and is not noticed. Ungrammatical expressions are commonplace enough, but such violations of the symmetry of construction sound bareh even upon the most accustomed ear. An ac- curate measurement of the capacity of Con- ress cannot be taken by sound; that is, by the ‘mmetry of sentences put forth by this great 8@nd-producing assem! ABOVE THE AVERAGE IX DICTION. But as a general rule the intelligence of a Congress might be estimated by ite speech. If this test were to be applied to the present Con- gress, Ihave the word of the stenographers for it, this is far above the average. Some of our ablest statesmen, however, have been very rugged in speech and therefore it will not do in every case to let a Congress be judged by its grammar. The stenographers tel. me that the Fifty-tirst Congress was conspicuous for poor grammar and that a large number of its mem- bore were as arbitrary in their construction of the English I as was Speaker Reed in his control of the House Fresly translated, the shorthand reports of the Fifty-first Con gress would bea literary curiosity. 1t may be that this Congress has not gone far enough yet for a fair comparison, but up to the present point a very fair has been produced in the construction of English sentences. This is somewhat remarkable in a body constructed as this is of amateurs, accidental statesmen, Farmers’ Alliance advocates and cultivators of popular prejudices. Quite s large proportion of this House is composed of men of little education, yet they seem to have considerable veneration for syntax,and rhetoric has received aYair amount of their attention. The gift of gab has been bestowed freely upon the gentle- men in whose bands or upon whose tongues rests the fate of this great and glorious country temporarily. Yet should a report of ore of its proceedings in Congress be printed in the very nguage of the House it would make curious and very interesting reading. Es AS IN A STRANGE LANGUAGE. Comparatively few even of the most learned and intelligent men in Congress follow a per- fect diction in debate. The stenographers make a report of every word and almost every sound that occurs upon the dloor, though agreat deal of editing is done before that copy is sant to the printer. If in the morning's grammatical construction is accurate, it is due to their careful supervision, and it is curious exercised to what tact and diplomacy has to be bring this about. ‘The report of a speech is generally sumbitted to the member delivering it for revision, if he desires, but corrections of grammatical construction are seldom made by members themselves, and often it would be impossible to get the consent @f a member for ® correction of an obvious error. ceptions to it, insisting reported as to his very get good la upon being correctly racy on their part and take the blame for omissions and changes which they are com- pelled to make. There have been cases where members have corrected proof and restored their own inaccurate expressions for the cor- rected manuscript of the reporters, and it bas been necessary to jose this revised proof aud receive some ‘slight censure for it in order to preserve the respectability of the Kecord. MEASURED WITH THE SCHOOLMASTER'S RULE. It 18 quite remarkable, however, that during this Congress the reporters have had compara- tively little difficulty upon this score. The new members who have been doing a consid- erable amount of talking have proven them- selves not only speakers of considerable ca- ity in force and effectiveness, but to be nished and capable constructors of English sentences. Bailey, the long-haired young Texan, who has succeeded in, the guy of the iast Congress, has astonished the stenographers by the delivery of free, off-hand speeches, which, while delivered with great rapidity, have been smooth and well balanced and almost entirely free from errors in tion. The same may be considered of Bryan of Nebraska, who came in with the upheaval which threw the Farmers’ Alliance into Congress. His speeches have been printed in the very language of their delivery without violation of the canons of ood taste. “Wateon of Georgia, who was the ‘armere’ Alliance candidate for Speaker, is not an educated man, though an exceedingly fluent talker, yet his speeches require very little edit- ing. The young members from Massachusetts write better than they speak, but the English language does not suffer distortion upon their tongues even while they are embarrassed in speech before this new and augast assem- their blage. THE ORANOER memBrRs. A number of the granger members have been raised in ignorance up to manhood and have acquired their information in later years, and it is curious how their earlier sually the stenographer makes these corrections in trans- cribiug his notes, and it is not infrequent for « member to notice the correction and take ex- in order to into the report the stenog- raphers often have to make # plea of inaccu- THE SWELL SET IN GOTHAM. How Social Leaders Are Made in New York. From the New York Mercury When Ward McAllister came to New York from Newport twenty years ago or more New York was a very modest and hardworking town compared with what it is today. There was not a man in town who was spending a hundred thousand dollars a year on bis current living expenses. August Belmont was probably the only man who was doing as much as that Everybo: living in = way that would be now regarded as economical. Only once in a great while would gome man or woman of great wealth become finan- lly reckless and give to their social acqaaintances a ball or @ sumpt en’ rtainment that represented any o able expenditure of money. This condition of affaira afforded Mr. McAllister an opportunity to propose that a number of society people shouli club together and give entertaimmenta, I mean by that that the society people should subscribe to acommon fund and that this fund should be used for the purpose of giving a cer- tain number of balls during the winter time. It was on this basis that the fumous Patriareh balls were started. Fifty pro New York who had dubbed ti Patriarchs subscribed €100 a season, or $5,000 in all, and Ward McAllister undertook to com duet the balls that were to be given with the money. From the very start McAllister, who is him- selfa man of moderate fortune, picte c:ntrol and arrangement of these ball Any one who will con © the position thus secured bh he still holds, will readily w secret of his social power, and the fact that his power in society must lust just as long as these Patriarch balla are given. The Patriarch balls put McAllister in @ position to cs to compliment distm- n the city and to extend his It is troe inv distribution. the subscribers did during the whole w: sons these invitatio revert to Mr. ations to the ball for th But id in many cases it was for him hould be placed. He could bring a handsome young girl forward, #8 in fact he did bring forward Miss Mabel Wright, who afterward married Ferdinapd Yznaga, and he could take a comparatively ‘bbscure young d put him in the midst of society. Im he could piace him as a leader of the ger- man if he so desired. It would be impossible within any reasonable limits to indicate fully the number of ways in which the conduct of the Patriarch balls put social power into the hands of Mr. McAllister, and it must be oad to his credit, in passing, that he wavs wickled that power im the most discreet aud conservative fashion. No greater illustration could be given of the power thus placed in his hands than the un- questioned iact—although 1 suppose it will be questioned that Mrs. William Astor's reputa- tion in New York today asthe leader of New York society was positively and directly manu- factured by Mr. McAllister just as much ase piece of furniture is manufactured by the oab- inet maker. It is trué probably that Mr. Mo- Allister saw in Mra. Astor, with her gracious and dignitied manners and her immense wealth, all the possibilities of a society leader, but, after all, it washe who took her by the hand aud gave her prominence at the Patriarch balls when these were synonymous with #o- ciety, and it washe who 0 to foreigners coming to these shores and to society people in other cities and who influenced members of the press and insisted that Mra William Astor was the leader ot New York society. He re peuted this so often that people not only began to believe it, but asa result of it Mrs. William Astor was accepted in the position where she was thus placed. 1 do not know whether or not Mrs. William Astor recognizes this fact today, but she las recognized it, and in return for what Mr. McAl- lister did on ‘her behalf certainly did = grout deal to strengthen his hands. For years Mrs. William Astor was Ward McAllister’s unflinch- ing ally and champion. d have no doubt that when she began to give great entertainments he was consulted on nearly every occa- sion. I have no doubt that she conferred with him as to ber list of guests, and as to the prominence that she should accord to well-known people, and discussed with bim other matters of a similar character. And be- cause the position thus given hi Astor supplemented in #o 4 ‘& way the position secured by him as the origi- nator and conductor of the Patriarch balls Mr. MeAllister wielded in New York society for years apower such as previous to hi entrance ad never had any existence and will probably never be secured by auy other man. The truth of the matter is that the conditions governing New York society have changed wholly within the last ten years. And the change has weakened, although it bas not de- stroyed, Mr. McAllister's Prominent position. Ag I have said before, #o long as the Patriarch balls exist and wre run under the present ar- rangement Mr. McAllister’s power cannot be destroyed. ‘The importance of the Patriarch balls has, however, diminished, becwuse a great many more splendid entertainments are now given by single individuals at the present time than were given when New York society people felt very. much poorer than they do now, and when millionaires were very scarce ai This is the only thing that has affected Mr. MeAllister's position, and no single quarrels with women like Mrs.’ William K. Vanderbilt or Mrs. Ogden Mills can have any lasting or im- portant effect on at, —<+eo___—_— A Diplomatic Komance. From the Chicago Times “Mr. Simpkins—Harold,” she said with fal- tering coyness, while he gave a sudden start of terror as the thought that this is the year 1892 flashed upon him, “I am the bearer of @ mes- sage from my fatber. He says you must come here no longer without stating your inten- tions. And, Harold, you kno and—and, ob! need I say more? * replied the young man, re ssession and his bat, “am I ther charged you to y, yes, Harold, if you will use those newspaper terms at such a moment.” “Say to him then,” sud the young manina Jorge Montt tone ‘of voice, “that the repre- sentative is persona non grata to me and that I firmly but respectfully decline to continue diplomatic relations.” ipa moment be was gone. But the young girl did not falter. “Persona non grata am I? she mused. ‘That might have done « week or two ago, but Mr. Blaine has shown that when reaily serious complications have arisen that plea doesn't go. And I just reckon, Harold Simpkins,” she continued aloud, as ® rosy flush mantled her plump cheek, “that I've got a little batch of diplomatic correspondence which, when read before any court of breach- of-promise arbitration in the country, will bring me.n a good big indemnity, too. Mr. Gladstone Resting in Paris. The Right Hun Wm E Giladstom bas arrived in Paris and will remain t the Hotel Brystol for a few days gy ES land. Mr. tone appears hearty, and in every way enjoying good health. nore eng aon aoe Kallway Presidents in Conterence. President Roberts and Vice President Frank Thompson of the Pennarivenia Bal Company left Baltimore for yesterd ny. They were guests for a short during their short stay here of Mr. Charles F. Mayer. font of the Baltimore and Ohie Talirood Company. eRe ‘The Ostrich Costume From Fliegemde Blatter.