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Cee crore THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1897-14 PAGES. ) THE DEAF HEAR AGAT) Ears Long Dead to Sound ua Given Life. THESE CURES SEEM LIKE MIRACLES. MORE PRACTICAL NOW Revision of Civil Service Examination Questions. TO ASCERTAIN FITHESS Tests Bear More on the Work to Be Done. But They Are Simply the Regular | LESS OF SCHOOL BOOKS Results of the Trzatmeat Which Has Restored to Thousands the Lost Sense of Hearing, Mrs. Caroline Groff, 1107 I st. “I have discarded my ear trumpet at eighty-one. I hear again clearly without it. “am eighty-one years of age, and, like many others, thought there was no help for old people who are deaf, until I read in the papers how Dr. McCoy was restoring the Leartig to the aged. “My deafness resulted from an attack of “gripge."” After recovering from the grippe my right ear was entirely deaf. I could not hear a sound with it. In a short while the hearing began to fail in my left car also. “It grew sradually worse, until it became im- possible to hear apythiag said to me without “The Aid of a Trumpet. “Even then they had to shout at me. nary sounds were lost t All ordi- me. In the streets I could see the wagons and cars moving about, but all was silence. It seemed useless to go to church, for I could pot hear the sermon, or even the organ playing and the choir singi At home it was the s1me thing. One of my sons plays upon the cornet, bat I could not hear it unless close by. “I had been under treatment several months without any apparent improvem I became dis- couraged and wanted to give it up, aml would have done so, but my son woul not let me. “It Was om Good Friday That My hearing came to me. I was on my wos to the Doctor's office. I thought that the noise of the Street must be louder than usnal, for I could Fear 3t. But it was not so, for then I heal the car geng, and T knew my bearing ha come : Now all sounds come to me clearly. I can hear the clock strike and the birds sing, and can bear ‘Sedinazy conversation with ease." Had Been Deaf for Twenty Years. Sherwood, Howard House, cor. th and Pa. ave. nw. My left ear was co deaf that I could not hear @ clock tick with it. My right ear was becoming quite deaf, also. My hearing returned to me sud- denly. Now I hear perfectiy with elther ear. “I had been hard of hearing in my left ear for twenty years, caused by exposure during the war. “I had been treated by different physicians with- out help; in fact, I had tried about everything without any benefit. “One day, after having been under treatment I noticed that the voices of persons king seemed more clear to me, and the nolves on the street seemed louder. I took out my wat:h and I could bear it tick, something I bad not done for @ lorg tine. From that time on my hearing steadily Improved and the reises ceased, until now I hear as well 28 any one." John W. Berkeley, 636 G st. s.e. Cured of deafness. An Again Perfectly. Miss Sallie Westhorpe, 103 F st. n.w., office division of issue, Treasury Depar:ment: “If ose The civil service commission is doing all in. its power to overcome the widespread idea that its examinations include such a scholastic test as to bar from appointment in the government service any man who is not fresh from college. Since Chief Exam- iner A. R. Serven has had charge of the examinations of the commission the effort has been made to make these examinations cover only questions calculated to show fitness for the work to be done. Whatever may have been the cohdition during the early years of the reform, it !s declared that the tests now applied to applicants are thoroughly practical, and Jeal with no question not relating to the duties of the Place to be filled. Afraid of the Examinatio: The idea that the questions given appli- eants for positions under cii2-civil service are purely scholastic tias done much to prevent men not fresh from their hooks from. applying for examination, Not long ago a graduate of one of the first schools in New York state called at the offices of the commission. This man was known as one of the finest draughtsmen in the coun- try. He had won prizes in severe competi- tions, and had a reputation for his particu- lar kind of work that had made him known throughout the country among men who employed the character of skill that he possessed. He was asked how it happened that he had never taken a civil service examination, and was told that the gov- ernment, in its anxiety to get a high de- gree of skill, frequently paid $4,000 or $5,000 for ship draughtsmen. “Oh,” replied the man who had won dis- tinction in his profession, “‘I couldn’t pass w civil service examination. While I am thoroughly up in my line of work, I do not believe I could pass the mathematical test given by the commission. Walle at college I was never especially successful in mathe- matics, and my algebra-and geometry are somewhat deficient.” The daughtsman was toll that he had a wrong impression regarding the require- ments, and that they related solely to his ability to do the kind cf work for which he would be employed. He was shown the kind of examination which had beer. given draughtsmen a year ago, and expressed great surprise that thera were no catch questions in mathematics. He said if he had known that the examination related only to the practical work he would be expected to do he would certainly have taken it. As the Navy Department has been unable to secure a sufficient number of fine draughtsmen it is realized that this false impression has acted as an injury_to the service. Criticism of the Commission. This impression of the unpractical char- acter of the examinations, it is said, is due to a considerable extent to remarks frequently made on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives, and to state- ments that are put out by those who are opposed to the merit system in any form. In some instances the criticisms of the commission’s examinations are true, but they do not refer to present conditions. ‘Questions that were asked during the early ‘days of the commission are still being quot- ed as samples of the character of the ex- aminations. Not long ago three men were appointed to Places by the civil service commission and none of them could either read or write. They were to be mechanics, and the tests given them were based solely upon the re- quirements of the work which they were to be called upon to do. One of the old ar- guments in favor of a scholastic test for men in all grades of labor was that an in- telligent man could do better work than an ignorant man. This idea is not contradict- ed, but it is regarded as safe to rely upon the test of practicable work. It is assum- ed, however, that the more intelligence a man has the better showing he will make in these tests. Now and then it will be found that questions submitted to appli- cants are not wholly practical, but the con- stant effort of the commission is to elim- Surprise of the Uninformed. It 1s sald that many senators and repre- sentatives who favor a merit system, but who are opposed- to the civil service com- mission’s work on the ground that it re- I closed my right car I was absolutely stone deaf. |*sults in giying places to schoolmasters I could not hear one sound. Perfcetiy. Ringing, throbbing and beating noises, and noizes lke steam escaping from an engine, in my head annoyed me terribly. These noises have Now I hear again| rather than to practical men, have ex- pressed surprise at the character of the questions now given for various places in the classified service. In many instances, been entirely driven away, and I hear again every| where it is not possible to test a man’s Word snd every sound with perfect distinctness.”” Almost Totally Deaf — Hears Again Distinctly. John W. Berkeley, 636 G st. “I became deaf suddenly a year ago. hear only the loudest nelses. On the street I could not bear a word addressed to me unless shouted in my cars, nor could I hear the gong on the street cars. I had to be constantly on the alert, watching for everything. I had nolses in my head constantly—a rumbling nolse generally, but varied at times by ringing and whistling sounds. e.8 qualifications by questions, samples of his work are submitted, together with a record of his experience, and a selection is based on merit shown in that way. The bureau of engraving and printlag now wants an engraver of vignettes. The selection for that place will be made by having various applicants submit samples of their work, together with their profes- sional record. They will not be asked to I coula | answer any question which has no applica- tion to the work which they will perform. ee THEY PLANTED TREES. A Pretty Custom Inaugurated by Mt. Vernon Regents. A feature of the day yesterday at Mount I went to Doctors McCoy and Cowden, | Vernon, before the visit of Governor O’Fer- bevause I knew of many who were being benefited | rall of Virginia and the board of visitors, by their treatment, and I knew others who been cured, among them Mr. L. C. Sanders of 531 ‘7th street southeast. It was upon his advice -hat I tcok the treatment, and it has done for me just What it did for bim—it has cured me. The noises ; Wisconsin, the dean of the associatiot had | was the planting of six oak trees by the six oldest members of the council—Mrs. Townsenfi, the regent, and Mrs. Mitchel of are gone and I hear distinctly when spoken to in a | Mrs. Walker of North Carolina, Mrs. Pick- low tone." Hear'ng Restored After Ten Years of Deafness. Granville Harford, 903 C st. n-e., employed in the Railway Mail Service, Post Office Department: “Just two days ago had you spoken to me In that tone I could not have heard you. 1 deaf, and Doctor McCoy's treatment has re- stored my bearing. ear for ten years. gcing in bathing while 1 was overheated and cold. My hearing. came to me suddenly one day, mot perfectly at first, but it has since steadily im- proved. ‘Today I can hear a watch tick and bear ordinary conversation. This morning my wife fat at the end of a room fifty feet away and I heard everything she sald.’ I had been deaf im my right DOCTOR McCOY’S BOOK FREE TO ALL. CONSULTATION FREE. McCoy Systemof Medicine PERMANENT OFFICES 715 13th Street Northwest. Ofice Hours, D to 1Za.m,1 tod pm, 6 ins of South Carolina, Mrs. Hudson of Connecticut and Mrs. Washington of West Virginia. The trees were planted*on the brow of the hill overlooking the Potomac, and it is the intention to continue the custom each year among the oldest members, to perpetuate their memory. Those Present. Besides Governor and Mrs. O'Ferrall and the members of the advisory board, com- prising Hon. William Wirt Henry of Rich- mond, A. Mocre, jr., Berryville; Robert I. My deafness was caused by | Barton, Winchester? John Tharye, Rich- taking | mond; Colonel Robert J. Washington, Alex- andria, and Mr. Joseph E. Willard, Fair- fax, there were present at the reception yesterday Mrs. John S. Harwood, Rich- mond; ex-Governor Jackson and Miss Jack- son, Maryland; Mrs. Kennon, the great- granddaughter of Martha Washingt: Mrs. Kennon’s granddaughter, Miss Pete: Mrs. Charles Washington Coleman, W! liamsburg, Va.; Mrs. Russell Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Richmond; Mrs. Francis Scott and Mrs. Frederick Schley of Washington, who were the guests of the vice regent of Virginia; Mrs. Hai rison H. Dodge, Mra. W! im. H, Brow: and their mother, Mre. L. W. Knowlton; Mr. Frank Riggs, treasurer of the azso- Maxey, Risley, Colorado, guest of Mrs. (; Mrs. Clark, Rhode Island; Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Dwight, New York; Mr. Joseph Bryan, editor of the Richmond Times, represen’ Michigan, who were the guests of it Mrs. Rathbone; Rev. Mr. Kioman, Pohick Kioman, te S p-m.,daily. Sunday,10 a.m. te 4 p.m. | will get an answer. 4 AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN Michael Donoghne Arrested, Obarged With Killing Heary Stewart. BOOTH’S ABQ RIAL |carannil oF THE STOMACH ANHEUSER-BuscH BREWING ASs’N. THE LEADING BREWERY IN THE WORLD. A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and Ef- fectunl Cure for It. are 2 fall or sensation after necom- with The Accused Ciatms ‘That He and Emrus copes quis peas oe tat | Brewérs of the Mest Wholesome and Popular Beers. Stewart Were Ever the Best appetite, “nervossnces ami a. geecral played-out, : 5 Free ge lan ep eg ‘commen and obstinate Michael Donoghue was arrested yester. | How the Newspaper Men Struggled ts) feat ina tretment hich eruoen day afternoon about 5 o'clock by Police- to Gat he Rn time to fereseat Seat “aud Bone wah 1 man Will Hess on 37th street near N street'| ~~ ews. surfaces of the stotech. | Tb secure and taken to the police station, where he it oa soa ioe ee was held on suspicion of causing the death ~ oy s ; ae of Henry A. Stewart of 1329 3ith strect, |TDENTIFYING THE BODY |e whcse death occurred yesterday morniag, ‘Phese as stated in The Star. Donoghne had been : Sow be fownd et all drag storce wader over the river all day and was on his way Stuart's net being a home. He did not know the police wero | The recent death of Capt, Edward P. Do- wee = after him, and went to the station without | herty recalls the fact that it is just thirty- page ge se aa erwast any resistance. two years ago when, with Lieut. Col. ‘Mr. N. J. 10 Conger and ‘Lieut. Baker of Baker's secret service, and a detachment of twenty-five men of the 6th New ‘York Cavalry, he re- turned here with the body of John Wilkes Booth and the person of D. C. Herold, who Coroner Hammett announced that he would hold an inquest this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Georgetown police station to ascertain the cause of Stewart's death. A large number of witnesses have been summoned on both sides, Donoghue having Served on all Pullman Dining and Buffet Cars. her had rapidly fled from the city af- x employed ex-District Att ‘A. A. Bh toes the happiost of men after ‘only one, box of to defend him. He was visitcd at the | tf Booth shot President Lincoln, on the | Stuart's Dyspepsia ‘Tablets. 1 caunot ‘tnd! Served on all Wagner Dining and Buffet Cars. station last evening by nearly every mem- | night of April 14. They had bean captured | priate words to express my good fooling. T have ber of his family and a number of other | near Bowling Green, Va., where Booth re- > appetice) a Served on all Ooean and Lake Steamers. friends. His age is given. as thirty-eight, and he is unmarried. When seen by a Star reporter Donoghue freely talked of the occurrence for which he is held. He stated that he and “Tutes,” the nickname of the dead man, were the best of friends, and that under no circum- starces would he have injured him. He stated that last Tuesday afternoon, be- tween 2 and 3 o'clock, he was coming home frem across the river. He met Stewart near the wooden steps leading from the Caral road to Prospect avenue, on 3ith street. The latter was drunk, and ap- peared to be in great pain, holding his. hand over his stomach, as if suffering severely. Donoghue stated that he had half a pint of whisky in his pocket, and he induced Stewart to drink some, thinking that it might relieve the pain. Stewart felt better after taking the drink, and Donoghue urged him to go home with him, which he did. The prisoner stated that he wanted to get Stewart to sleep, thinking that a rest might improve his condition, and he wanted him to stay at his house. “Tutes,” however, did not want to sleep, and sent for a half pint of whisky. After talking about fifteen or twenty minutes Stewart got tired of wait ing for the arrival of the whisky and pull- ed out a flask from his inside coat pocket. After the two had emptied the bottle Stew- art announced his intention of going home. He walked down tie rear steps, that being a nearer route to his home, with Donoghue following. Ho fell on the stone fiegs, a distance of probably two feet. He did not appear to be hurt, while Donoghue received a bad lump on his head, so he states. Stewart being able to walk Dono- ghue let him out of the back way, and then went home, and fell asleep. Later ne heard that Stewart had fallen over some rocks on P street, where he was found an hour or. so afterward. The prisoner claims to have had no kncwledge of the Injuries received by Stew- art, and thought that his sickness was due to his heavy drinking. He admitted that on the evening he met Stewart he had been drinking, but was not drunk. Just ten minutes before he met Stewart at : cetved his mortal wound a few days be- fcre. ‘The steamer on which they came up the’river had made a short stop at Alex- andria, and-was directed to deliver the prisoners, both the dead and live one, on board a nicnitor, then used as ‘a prison ship, at the navy yard, on which Payne, Arnold and O’Laughiin were confined. The steamer at otice proceeded to ‘the Eastern’ branch, and making fast to the -moniter, thé body of Booth, wrapped in a gray army blanke?, was placed on a bench on tho, forward: part of the monitor, while Herold was taken be- low, placed in irons, and locked -up, and young Jett, who had accompanied the party to the. barn where the.capture was. made, was sent to the guard house at the navy yard gate, and subsequently to the old Cap- itol_and Carroll prisons. Mrs, Surratt, Spangler and others had been sent to these prisons. A number of persons used as wit-, Tesses before the military commission con- yened in the following month, in the old chapel rocm of the penitentiary, were confined in these prisons by that time.. A Fortnight of Suspense: When if is recalled that over two weeks had passed since the .perpetration of the crime and up to this time there had been nothing tangible made public as to Bdoth’s whereabouts, it is not surprising that_ the Public was becoming impatient and many were beginning: to doubt that Booth was the assassin, and, in fact, doubted:if there. were any“‘real grounds:°for suspecting those already. in custody...It was: known: that Major Richards, superintendent of the Metropolitan police, was: in Ford's ‘Theater when the fatal. shot was fired, and, becom- ing satisfied.in a shert time that Beoth was the perpetrator of the deed, had frequent- fed the house of Mrs, Surratt and had tak- en filght across the Navy Yard bridge, he at once ordered out'the tntire forte; search- ed Mrs. Surratt’s. house in tess than three hours after the tragedy and had a posse ready to pursue the. assassin when the. | government should fufnish horses.. Owing use. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the safest prepara- tion as well as the simplest and most convenient remedy for any form of indigestion, catarrh of fousness, sour stomach, heartburn end Served in all First Class Hotels. Served in the Best Families. Served in all Fine Clubs. every Man-ol-War and Cruiser. Served at most of the ‘States Army Posts and Soldiers’ Homes. The Greatest Tonic, ‘‘Malt-Nutrine” the Food ls mh, my drink, ts prepared by apS-s,mkwSot ‘on stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart Co., Marshall; Mich. ‘The tabicta can be found at all drug stores. my 12é15-2t Carried on and threatened her with arrest. At the same time, he felt that the identification of the body. as that of Booth cou!d not have been made more certain, than by this act, as the woman knew, him well, and was one of his most ardent admirers. The identification also made more certain by the examination. of the back of the neck, for a scar, made by the knife of Dr. Frederick May when a few months before he had removed a smell tumor for Booth. d Others also identified the body by the general appearance. Surgeon General Barnes and some of the officers of the War Department went on board the mon- itor to view the body. In the after- noon some of the surgeon general's staff drove down, one with a case of instruments. These gathered around the body, and from the neck three or four vertebrae were removed. Thcse showed the course of the ball, fircd by one of the soldiers, which caused death, passing, as it did, entirely through the spinal marrow. Among the specimens in the Army Medical Museum these are on exhibition. Streets, to: the rear of Mr. Harvey's piace. Through this alley Booth rode out the night of the assassination. The rear wail of the theater building stands on this alley, and at the time Booth’s remains were driven to Mr. Harvey's back door, the door through which he escaped from the build- ing to his horse, held in the alley by Spangler, was but a few feet distant. It is ulso a coincidence that the body was not only carried in the same alley through which Booth escaped, but it was placed in @ new coffin in a stable on the south side of the alley adjoining cre that Booth had sometimes used for his Lcrse. Viewing Booth’s Body. It_so happened the day the remains were removed a Star reporter was in Mr. Ha vey’s work room when the rattling on the cobble stones called the men out. With them went the reporter, and helped them to bear the box to the stable then used as an annex to the work rcom. When the top was removed it was found that what re- mained of the body was wrapped in the same army blanket in which it had been brought to Washington. While the flesh and skin had shrunk from the bones, and had almost ‘entirely disappeared, much of the clothing remained. The condition of the hair was remarkable. It was oily and ATLANTA’S LAST CRAZE. New South Cranks Who ald Hosor Gen. McPherson Rather Than Gen. Lee. From the Abbeville, S. C., Medium, Atlanta is beating her own record in bil- Ging for the favor of the Yankees. In times past we described her ovation to General Miles, the jailer of Jefferson Davis, and two weeks later we referred to the laudation of Ruger. The latest from the Gate City is that an effort is being made to change the name of Lee street to McPherson avenue, to wipe out any recollection of Robert E. Les, ard honor the memory of General Mc- Pherson, who was with Sherman, and was killed near Atlanta in 1864. Another incident deserves mention. Last week the negroes had a grand revival meet- ing at the tabernacle, a place prepared for just such demonstrations. Nine thousand Persons attended the services. Three thou- Sand of these were white. When the negro preacher called on the mourners, white and black mixed, they went forward to shake the preacher's hand, and shouting with great vigor. We cannot understand what profit there is in any such things for the Atlanta peo- ple. There was no need for specizl hon- ors to Miles. The retirement of Ruger might have been mentioned as an item of Burying Boeth. During the morning it was supposed that a coffin would be required for the remains and in the joiner shop the making of a box to be ready for such purpose was commenced. The information that the cof- fin was being made rapidly spread through the yard, and many of the employes, then numbering nearly three thousand, asked the privilege of driving a nail in it. Many were allowed to do so. The result was that the Is were driven so closely that the heads formed wide black lines on the sides and ends. It is doubtful if it had a: |t® red tape, this e’"could not leave | been vsed as intended that it would have | Clammy,*and had evidently grown some | news, but there was no necessity for col- Ree ag ene anal roe drinks of whiney | Washington "till twetve hours’ “After the | answered more than a temporary purpose. | after death, and when the head was taken | umns of commendation, Some nner otheet fnstdargtt teneminutests The: prisinertalee shooting. The officers’ weht over the route |* Another disposition of the body was, | up, the dark.hair hung down low enough | might be named for McPherson, and the taken by Booth and‘ Herold, and, as they learned afterward, were’ within a few hun-* dred yards of the hi€ing place of Booth and Herold, byt were thrown off the scent. Though thts posse faited to capture the fugitives, the information obtained proved valuable, leading; as ft<did, to the watch- ing of Mra, Surratt’s house, where #ayne, the gssailant of Secretary Seward, came @ short time afterward.and was arrested. Jealousy of Detectives, +: Col. L. G. Bakereldetectives were in New, York at this,time, his entire force en- saged in. the detection-and arrest, 9f,/;pauys, ty Jumpers,i'; and..woge ordered, here.and. arrived On Appili6.,- Besides, these. there, iL Werp iedatgetive oMerrs. attacked 40, itha:. offios» of «Gol.; Ingrahi . for ‘the department “St “Washington: atid those of Col. O'Beirne, provost marshal ifi- der the draft:+@ar-ownmetropeittar pol!ce detectives .and. some independent... were also at Work.” As in duty hound, in- formatiof obtained by the police WEs at once’*furnished the: governnient: “Such, however,,.was not the: course’ ef--ofher forces, and some of them evidently: did not know the nature of reciprocity in ,fetec- tive*work. as There Was so much jealousy among some of the detectives. that this was led as the cause of the. failure to capture Booth promptly. Though many . suspects were being arrestéd, the work of. forging the chains of eviderice was often rendered difficult or useless. It had become evident that the first information obtained*by the police, that the flight was into lower Mary- jand, was correct, and that section was overrun by officers, some of them inde- pendent, ‘were stimulated by the ‘Heavy re- wards offered. As time progressed and the general public _were- settling down to the belief that Booth and: Herold had either committed suicide or left the country—and there were some who. always belleved that Booth had escaped from the country—the military authorities and most of the de- tective officers became certain that they had at least: made the attempt to cross |. the Potomac, if they had not succeeded in getting aver. Doherty's Start. Colonel Baker and some of his men be- came convir.cefl that ‘they had teached -Vie- ginia soll-and. he:.determined o scour the however, determined on, but it was im- possible to lesrn from those in authority what it was. The newspaper men could only walt and see what they could from the dock. After the surgeon general's perty’had left the monitor the blanket was Grawn around the body of Booth and locse- ly eewed while several government detec- tives stood about. One of the steamers of the quartermaster’s department made fast to the monitor, and a boat manned by half @ dozen sailors api Something that resembled the blanket-covered body was pleced in it, and three or four of the de- tectives followed. Tne boat was rowed away toward Giesbtro’. The steamer got under way a few minutes later, turning nto the Potomac and passing dowa ‘the aiver, 35 wag xiven out that the body was transferred td a gunboat, taken to sea, and ypped to the bottom, and this statement wag, generally accepted and published as true, The fact is that the body was landed by the rowboat at the lower part of the arsenal (now the Washington barracks) and no one was allowed to approach it. The old penitentiary, from which the pris- crers had been removed during the war, ‘was then used in part for the storage of army supplies, the cells and workshops be- ing filled. Directions had been given to bury the body in one of the cells, and re- Place tke floor. Owing to the thorough manner in which the work had been done, especially about the cells, the job appeared to be one impossible to execute. This fact was reported by the foreman, who had set two laborers to work. The old store room was then selected, and by 9 o'clock at night @ hole of emple size was prepared. Booth’s First Grave. This spot is a few feet south of the east door of the commanding officer’s residence at the arsenal. The grave being dug, the body was placed in an arms case, and a ‘wagon bore it to the yard of the building, from whence it was carried by the laborers and placed in the grave. There were present a representative of the Secretary Col.. Benton, commanding the arsenal, two of Baker’s detectives and four or five employes of the ordnance depart- ‘}mient, who bad been pledged to secrecy. ‘After the grave had been: filled up and most of the brick paving relaid, the party dispersed, the representative of Secre Stanton taking the keys after the door had been securely locked. to have nearly reached the shoulders. It ‘was remarked that except for the mildew, it needed but slight combing to dress it. The skeleton waz hastily looked over, and it was observed that the small tone of one leg had been fractured, and on one foot was a shoe which had been made of a beot by cutting off the top and slitting the instep. Thus was confirmed some of the testimony which had been given before the military commission. The head having been replaced in the blank=t with the rest of the body, the whole was iifted out and placed in a temporary coffia. The blanket was left, covering the body, and the top of the coffin was screwed down, Mr. Weaver then conveyed it at once to the depot, and in a short time had it at his place in’ Balti. more. The following day the body w: buried in the family lot of the Booths. Applications for the remains of the other assassins were also made, and relatives of Mrs. Surratt and Herold secured for them a Christian buria:, while frienJs of the family cf Payne, who came from Georgia, Atze- rot’s from Pert Tobacco, and Capi. Wirz’s from Georgia, attended to their interment in local cemeteries. —-+—_—_ Capital Lodge. Capital Logge, No. 24, K. of P., held its regular session last night, and was large! attended, both by members and knigh:s from other lodges. Among the visitors present were Past Grand Chancelicr of New Mexico B. Ber- ger, Past Chancellor W. E. Dobson, Knox- vilie, Tenn.: G. K. of R. and S. T. W. Man- chester of Fort Worth, Tex.; P. C. W. S. Vaughn of Kemptcn,Va.; Past Grand Chan- celior A. B. White of Newcastle, Pa; J. A. Frank, chairman of the Pythian temple committee, with the entire membership of forty-five. Also Maj. Edw. G. Niles, chairman of the ways and means committee, witn his whole committee; J. H. Cathell, with his col-j; leagues of the committee on the Pythian | day excursion, June 16; W. B. Renner, | with his committee on laws of the orde stated that he never during his whole life took a drink at a bar with Stewart. Stock Yards. At the Arlington stock yards Monday some few cattle were offered and sold ss follow: Best, 4 and 4% cents per pound; gcod, 5% and 4 cents; medium, 3% and 5% cents; common, 2 and 3 cents. There were fifty nine sheep, lembs, calves and hogs, that went at the following quotations: Sheep, 2 and 3 cents per pound; iambs, 6 and 7 cents; calves, 5 and 6 cents; hogs, 4 and 4% cents per pound. There were twelve cows and calves, that sold from $25 to $40 per head. The market was good for lambs. ‘The garden party and sale forthe benefit of St. Alban’s Church, which will be held tomorrow evening from 4 until 10 o'click at Highlands, the residence of Mr. J. B. Nourse, on the Tenleytown road, promises to be a pleasing social event. The patron- esses for the occasion are Mrs. Henry Y. Satterlee, Mrs. John Sherman, Mrs. C. C. Glover, Mrs. Horace Gray, Mrs. Robert Chew, Mrs. Murray Addison, Mra. Edward Brooke, Mrs. R. G. Davenport, Mrs. Wal- ter Weaver, Mrs. Richard Goldsborough, Mrs. J. G. Parker, Mrs. F. W. Hackett, Mrs. Frank Middleton, Mrs. R. H. McKim, the Misses Myer, Mrs. David Weaver and Mrs. G. W. Magruder. Notes, An entertainment will be given at the Chevy Chase Inn this evening for the benefit of St. John’s Church of that place. The Madrigal Club, assisted by Mr. Leo Wheat, Miss Harlan, Miss Hunt, Mrs. Nau- mann, Mr. Nyman and Mr. Hensey, will furnish the amusement. - Mr. John Bateman of 3416 O street is confined to his home by sickness. The flag-raising exercises over the Threl- keld school building, at 36th and Prospect avenue,’ will be held this afternoon, com- mencing at 3 o'clock. a A Plea for the Old Soldier. To the Editor of The Evening Star: There is a large contingent of patriots holding government positions in Washing- ton who regard the “old soldier” with such loving kindness that they are continually city would not lose a dollar in trade be- cause a small street bears the honored rame of Lee. The white peopie might have .“"got religion” in their own churches with- out intruding upon the colored people. This is the Package-- —r It contains Olt WaAsHING PowoER remember it. with prominent members of the order in i the District, as follows: Grand Chancellor R. D. Crupper, Past Grand Chancellor J. | K Chancellor G. W. Heisley and many others. The report of the committee on the Pyth- | Northern “Neck » for:-.clues. . He.. there- ct fon temple showed the receipt of large the alert to see that he is not overbur- The report was at once started that the bserly netgh > dened with federal employment, their | fore unfolded his plans to Lieutenant Colon} body had been placed on @ gunboat, with | subscriptions, some from nels! ortng | that cleans everything chief lamentation appearing to be that some nel Conger and Lieutenant Baker, and ha’ orders to drop it in the ocean. The Star, ~ however, on the following Sunday found good ground for including with the preva- lent reports the statement that the body had been buried in the penitentiary build- ing, and published an account of the ing secured a detail.of twenty-five men, vader Capt. E.:P. Dohenty. of the 16th New. York Cavairy,-and a steamer from the quartermaster’s department, the party Jett, the Oth street wharf at sundown Monday, years must still elapse before these veter- ans can all be held in loving remembrance. Although the record shows that these vet- erans are passing away at the rate of more Brick Company Chooses Officers. ‘The Virginia Brick Company has elected officers as follows: President, Geo. W. quickly, cheaply and perfectly. roreconomy buy sib package. than 30,000 annually, yet they are haunted rial i ionday. body | Peerson; vice president, B. H. Warner; TSE XN. K. FAIRBANK CONPAXT, with a dread that the “‘decrepid” survivors | APril 24, on the steamer John 8. Ide. Of} burial the following Monday. The body , Walter C. Clephane; auditor, = : ed course the fact of . the departure was grave some By * | @hicago, Bt Louis, lew York, . will swoop down upon the administration months, during which time Mra. Sur- |W. E. Edmonston; treasurer and man- and possess it. To read their latest com- | KROwm, but.that-they were going. in pur-) months, ‘Herold fie ager, Chas. B. in. munication in yesterday's Star, an outsider | Suit of Booth was surmised by but few.| rat Hayne, Herold and Atserot were, Z . with others, confined and tried in the other SS would infer that ail the incompetency and inefficiency in the public service is because of the old soldier. When it comes to the broken-down men and women of a former generation, who never defended their coun- try’s honor, and who still infest the depart. ments, they are eloquently silent. Their whole concern is about the veterans. They say in their article of yesterday: “It is said that thousands have come here to be re- instated,” but cite only two cases where the applicants for reinstatement were unfitted by reason of age. Z The G. A. R. has a committee which looks atter all old soldiers who arrive in this city, and none are presented for employment or reinstatement unless mentally and physical- ly qualified to perform the duties which they seek to flil. end ofthe building, and hung and buried in the inclosure, while Dr. Mudd, O’Laugh- lin, Arnold and Spangler were sentenced to the Dry Tortugas. Thus, while Booth’s body rested in one end of the building, four of his alleged associates were near the other end, and when, a few months later, Capt. Wirz was hung at the Old Capitol prison for inhuman treatment of prisoners at Andersonville, his body was buried near them, and not far from where a number of English soldiers, who were killed by an ex- plosion at the arsenal in August, 1814, were buried. Like the body of Booth, they were locked within the high brick walls. The Graves Marked. Some months after the burial of the as- ‘Transfers of Real Estate. tion was to bring in other officers from that state. The condition of the pubtilic mind was at-.the time auch -that almost fect of discipline by hing. steadily on- ward and safely nanada*tfete charge at the old’ Capttél: Fro: ia 1: 2 ’ goniiition ‘of | bassins a simple head board, with thi This contingent of patriots is also dis-| the public mind may be ? ster’ must confront the administration on ac, | news af the arrival of she body created the 8; hae it thelr frlonde ra paet ere is must confr mM on ac-| greatest exottement haut the .com- 5 is ever obtained per- munity. ania, “Gm the iteaftor. to establish “a general principle” The iron-cli ripen.i ship. was: unde “The government service cannot a . i ee be turned into an infirmary’ to accommo- date this horde of useless humanity. - much for the will and the wish as expressed e in article of yesterday,which closes with NECKLESS Face CHART. the assertion that to reinstate these old vet- beatin = — 3% tone, ABT erans it would become “necessary to dis- ‘No. 1 removes prinkles.. charge many men who are performing their Xo. 2 removes. “‘crow's fect.’ work. satisfactorily.” But are these pe ty AS performing their work satistatorily? 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