CITY Ayp DISTRICT.THE PIRLIC SCHOOLS.

Fall Ltet of the Teacher* Appointed.Fallowing la the list of teachers appointed

at the meeting of the board of trustees of pub¬lic schools last Tuesday night: WashingtonHigh School, E A. Paul, principal.A. M. Lathe,Frank Angell, E 8. Burgess, O. R- Israel, F. H.Lane, WUhelm Bernhardt, P. M. Hughes, A- S.Kamey, E R. Bogle, Mary Eastman, H. M. Hayes,E M. Pitts, A. M. Wilson, J. L. Doubleday, C. Smith,A. E Bradbury, II. E Sharp, Harry English, Wm.A. Hedrlck, J. A. Cbamberlaln, H. M. Cunning, C.A. Davis, g. A. Lyons, jr., L. K. Husted, G. G.Jochum.Washington formal School.E. S. Atkinson

principal; e. J. Schlmmelfpnlng, Mrs. L O. Meyers,Beetle Copenhaner, H. L Wise. Special teachers.F. H. Butterfleld, J. H. Daniels, Mrs. 8. E Fuller,Hilda North. Manual training.J. F. McKnal,F.t» Emory. cooking schools.£. Z. Jacobs, IL E.

mar division.M. D. Craln, supervising principal; E. O. Kim¬

ball, w. B. Patterson, J. F. Moore, Wm. Qulmby,U a Hoibrook, C. B. smith, K. E RawLings M. E.Morgan, K. A. Wllaon, M. & Shields, A. E. Speake,Si M. Kyder, JJ. J. McKean, 8. F. Sparks M. E R.Jfevitt, F. S. Falrley. N. E L. McLean, J. M. Daly,X F. Pumphrey, E M. Pettia Louise Connolly, J.K L. Moore, T. E. Korer, M. E Chase, B. L. Pattl-son, RflUe Macfarland, c. L. Garrison, M. C. Kelly,Florence Pike, M. M. Maher, L. W. Holllster, E EYork, a G. Hiokey, L. F. Spaceman, Janet McWll-llaii>\ F. L. Re«*vt»-s M. J. Simpson, M. C. O. Lazen-by, M. G. Kavenburg, M. A. Paul, M. J. Davis, L.F. Hershey, H. D. Robinson, A. IL Nairn, L. M.Bishop, E. L DuvalL, K. R. Macqueen, Josephine.ettes, Annie Wltoon, E M. Macartney, Hen¬rietta CattelL A. J. Lewis, Mary McWllllania,Joaephlne Burke, E C. Weaver, L» Y. Arrlck, E M.Plsher, A. L. Guleski, A. M. Dullln, a J. Oliphant,Bertha Har-rall, Emma Klncnbelsa, JennieIiodg»M, s. E. Simons. M. 8. F.Antlaell, L L. Myers,A. c. Noerr, F. C. Noerr, 8. L. B*-ttls, M. A. Con¬nelly, R. E. Houston, M. N. Lovejoy, A. E Scam-meL Bertha Armstrong, E. V. Brown, X E.Mallln, M. c. McGilL S. E. McMahon.

SECOND DIVISION.IT. p. oag»», supervising principal: S. J. Thom¬

son, C. S. Clark, F. A. Pease, M. E. Rowe, M.Steele, M. King, a a Klrst, A. M. Coding. K. T.Brown, M. H. Merrill, E. V. Billing, S. C. colllna,M. E Bond, H. W. Price, J. L Murray, F. L. Hend-toy. A. A. Cheaney, A. Davis, E C. Dyer, E. F.Goodwise, M. A. Talc, E Robinson, J. M.Carroll, a B. Brown, E K. Scott, M. G.Cowling, F. M. Roach, 8. E Saunders,X. E. Cowling, 8. G. Wheelock, R. Stone-road, 8. F. Brown, F. M. Harmon. H. B. Deale,G. s. silvers, E. L. Prather, c. A. Johnson, H. A.Duffy, L. JL Rowe, H. J. Drury, M. J. Malone, 8. C.Murray, A. M. Geti hell, F. B. Falrchild, A. L.Sargent, M. R. McCauslen, JL F. quintan,M. L. Walker, H. J. Free, E. Caton, M. Cnad-wlck, D. E. Rogers, 8. B. Mpe, E. E. West,L. R. Nowlln, C. D. Eastwood, L M. Humphrey J.£. Thompson, L. B. FUher, L. O. Flshbat k, A. hi.Mitchell, L. P. Brown, M. H. Slebert, E. W. D>;:,M. F. Gordon, L L Bummerecales, Y. Boss. 8. E.White, F. E. Towner. M. V. Morgan. B. T. Jones,E. C. Bonde. E J. Havenner, K. A. Malone, E. L.Wilson, s. Dalton, E C. Drane, S. S. chllds, R. C.Babblagton, J. H. Stlckney, B. E. Parsons, L. Pot-lock, M. J. Scrivener, M. V. Potter, C. L. Barron, V.Richards, C. V. Allen, A. E. Walker.

THIRD DIVISION.A. T. Stuart, supervising principal; J. J. Chick¬

enng. E. A. Hilton, J. T. Freeman, N. M. Mack, Y,Z. >our*, H. p. Johnson, J. A. Brown, L A. Lord,M. A. Aukward, M. G. Kelly. E. G. Kelly, 8. B. Mc-Nautz, M. L. Packard, M. E. 8to»'kett, Mary Mor¬gan. M. W. Garges, M. E. Little, Annie Beers, M. R.Cunningham, M. C. Garst, A. L. Grant, B. L. Wood¬ward, S. E Meredith. J. M. Rawiin^s, M. E Tin-die, M. E. Armstead. A- P. Stromberger, M. M.Dyer, Ida Walker, M. C. Kelley, M. A. McNance,H. B. Walker, A. M. East, A. V. Tarrlsee, A. E.Hopkins, M. E. Armlstead, 8. F. Tlndte, C. A. Dulln,Mar/aret John^n, J. M. Erb, 8. K. Woodward, L.Y. McCathran, M. E. Kealey, E. J. Woodard. MaeJenkln-s I_ C. Enthoffer, M. E. Forbes, E E. Hunt,M. A. Moore, A. L. Ambrose, M. J. Peabody, A. O.ober, M. A. Nurlck, Carrie Cawood, L. G. Nash,M. G. Hughes, Vlnrinia Emor>% J. Z. Cox, S. A.Tlchenor, Lydla Dalton, L. A. Bassett, M. V. Mc-cathran, 8. J. Kealey, Theodora Bradley, ClaraWtllenbacher, M. C. Bock, Emma Hanlord, L. S.Weightmun, L. A. Hughes, L. J. Given, B. D.WlUiams. H. R. White, c. C. Dessez, M. V. Llthgon,M. F. A. Lynch, Carrie Stewart, A. M. Clayton, L.V. Snowden, E Enthoffer, L. E. White, A. M. Foley,Tannie Bailey.

ronrra division.Isaac F;ilrbrother, supervising principal; R. Z.

Johns, M. E. Martin, Annie Van Horn, S. E. Wise,E- J. Riley, C. L. Wilson, 8. A. Langley, M. A. Law,F. M. Moore, A. M. Whltemore, J. G. Falck, S. C.Dulln, M. C. Johnson, Bessie Burns, M. P. Wilson,M. L. Strobel, A. R. Neumeyer, W. C. Hartmann, L.W. Custls, H. L. Davis, V. V. Trook, R. A. Garrett,O. E Halley M. L. Smith, M. M. Hlnes, M. E Gar¬rett, Laura Shackelford, L H. Cohen, A. M. Hobba,E. L. Holiday, Caroline Ranney, M. W. Anderson,imogene Bear, E. C. Fawcett, S. H. Allen, AnnieRowoii, j. p. McCauley, h. M. Tunneli, GraceThompson. D. W. Boyd, N. G. Thomas, Ellen Law-ton, A. T. o'Donnell, M. M. De Vote, Alice MeDade,C. V. Law, sarah Gibson, Jeannette Cohen, F. J.Campbell, E. A. Doyla

fifth Division.B. T. Janney, supervising principal; B. W.

Murch, L. A. Bradley, H. B. offley, E K. Gore, M.E MoKenny, A. L. McArthur, E. L. Godey, M. N.Turkenton, 11. G. Watt, E A. Norton, J. W. Doug¬lass, M'scbooley, E. M. Chase, A. F. Perrie, M. I.«ood, M. F. Gore, Mary Noud, M. P. Keene, E. J.Young, A. M. Brewer, K. S. Proctor, Maggie Noud,H. E Nichols, H. A. Brecht, M. C. Hilton, KateRobertson, L. C. smith, F. B. Nlmmo, s. M. Farr,Beweie English, M. A. Berry. A. G. Davison, c. A.

F. M. Gilbert, B. Beckham, E. E. Darneille,M. E McGowan, M -A. DouglassSIXTH DIVISION.COCNTT.

Joseph R. Keene, supervising principal; nenryD. Malone, Henry A. Lewis, John W. Chappell,Mary a Malone, Francis J. curdozo, Ulysses G.Block, Washington E. Nalley, Mary E. Burgess,James Stomm, Annie E Loomla, Jane A. Brown,Alice A. Winans. Mlna Gunlon. Mary E McKlnney,Martha Fisher, Nellie E Plummer, Miriam Benja¬min. Richard T. Moss, Alice L. Strange, Alice D..i.<hnaon, Susie J. cox. Charity A. Heathman, Jen¬nie M. Spears. LllUan Cross, Lizzie S. Nichols,Grace A. W.\lker, Arthur L. Keene, Idle A. Wlne-berger, James f). Butler, Sarah s. Smith, John T.Mcintosh. Joseph IL voorhees, Eliza A.Voorne«s Wiiu&iu H. Smith, James a Clark,Wilson B. Evans, Henry a Petty. Mary aSteven*. Clara G. Brewer, Florence W. Layton,Elean<ir Lanier. Jennie E Davis Mary M. MaherRichard L. Peters, Florence J. Smith, Emma Pa£ter*on, Emma V. Smith, Fannie E. Ware,Geoiglanna R. Simpson, Fannie B. 8. Johnson.Peter a Lefeh, Edith M. Zaue, Harry a Peters.William W. Fraction, Laura L Hawkesworth.

Stewart.THX COLORED SCHOOLS.

Normal School.Principal, L. E. Moten;ants, c. L. Wilder, A. C. Hand.High school.principal, F. L. Cardozo; assistant

principal. L F. Bamey; assistants, R. H. TerreLC. E Parke, H. M. Browne, M. j. Patterson, H. £Mrs. A. J. Cooper, Harriet A. Rice. Specialteachers.T. W. IIouster, H. F. Grant, J. T. Lay-ton, J. G. Golnes, Jr. ^ |

?XVXNTH DIVISION.H. P. Montgomery, supervising principal. Sum¬

ner building.F. A. MarUn, H. F. M. Bruce, F. aBruce, B. E Pope, M. E TUghman, A. M. Mason, C.a syphax, A. L. Costln, E F. Wilson, E. a Lee. A.Taylor, M. B. Smith, N. V. Brooks.Stevens building-M. V. Datcher, K. N. Alexan¬der. M. L. Washington, C. A. Jones, C. J. Payne, A.P- Spencer. L. A. Barbour, L. c. PowelL £. L.Fisher, E R. Lewis, e G. Brooke, A. E Cole, L» V.Fisher, J. v. Norrls, u. F. smith, D. N. Coleman.L. T. Jones, L. A. Early J. A. Pierre, M. B. Cook!E. Davis, L. Welsh, a It Reed, A. L Mattliews.Miner b'Hiding.M. F. Fletcher, a D. Dletz. M. aWayman, A. E Lewis, J. L. Cox, L. E Malvan.Garnet DuUding.J. H. N. Waring, M. A. Dorater,M. E Gibbs, c. A. Patterson, mTX Lawton. 11. eBruce, M P. Evans, A- E Holmes, K. H. Slade, A.W. Ringgold, L W. Merrlman, J. E Thomas. iL L.Brown. C. A. Plnkney, M. Mcsyphax, G. Brooks, C.B. Costln. E N. Sewall, E. Gullb».iTy!Wonnley building.A. T. Howard, M. Y. Tlbba.H A. Martin, A. A. Bolden, P. Woodson, M. F. Bar¬ker, A. Ros.-. M. L. Beaaon, F. 8. BelL M. A. 8heU

ton. E. F. Shm.ln, J. B. Evans, M. J. hhi, a. V.it/uer.EIGHTH DITWIOJf.

W. a Montgomery, supervising principal; JohnP. Cook buiidlng-M. P. Shadd, M. Nalle, a C.Lewis, L. A. Smith, J. R. Bush, E A. Chase, J. C.Grant, K. C. Lewis, M. J. Scott, M. E Bruce, H. V.Bruce. M. L. Hoy, H. H. B^ason, c. A. cropper. L.S. i hase, M. A. Roes, R. j. Baldwin, C. H. Thomas.L. Amoa, J. F. Bell, M. L. Tancil, M. R. Thomas.Bannrker buildinn-A. L. Foote, E D. Barrier,M. A. Martin, M. W. L^wis, a. T. Bowen, a J.Jones, K. R. Martin, s. J. Jaciler. Robln^n, ILA- Hebbron, R. Johnson, A. V. Saunders, L. E.Waring.Lincoln bulldlngW. C. Nalle, J. W. Mason, M. E.Minor, c. E. Pryor, L» F. Dyson, M. F. Klger, M. A.Wheeler. J. M. Taylor, M. N. M at i hews, F. M. Cos-

Alexander, E M. Collins, E. Z. Wayne,A. E Hughes, C. A. Davis, A. 8. Simmons, G. Ewiuy, c. Davis, D. E. smith, L M. Lewis, andLorejoy bulldlng-G. A. Dyson. J. M. Cropper,R. A. Lee, b. E. carter, a A. Harrison, and c. T.Chase.Randall building.M. E. Tucker, E. P. G. Mer-rltt, L. cook, H. A. saunders, M. L. Jordan. M. EBeckett, A. R. Boweu, E. M. Jackson, E. V. Camp-beU. A. L Browne, V. F. Herbert, R. C. Wheeler.^ ^ a Bailey, IL V. Lee. tc E. Ratcllffe,M. Llgglns, A v. Ashtou, A. j. Heathman, N. T.Jackson, IL V. Tlbba, m. E Pry or.Anthony Bowen building. c. V. Thompklns.K. A. Boston, J. E Page, L G. N utter, L L Russell,E L Saunders, 8. A. Martin, R. Page, J. E. Walker!a J. Riddles, A. V. Smith. ''

There Ilea In the center ot aacb in»n*a heartA lunfiutf and luve for the irood and pun,Asd li but >a ktuiii. or larger part,1 tell you this shall endure-enduraAlter tae bc<iy haa rone to det-ay.Yea, alter th« wurlU Uaa yeenil away.The longer I live and the more I aeeCM the struinfl* ot aouls toward heyrhta abova.Tlx siruiufrr tais truth com« iu>me to me,That tu« universe r tsts on the shouidiera attawA love s<> liiultlefts. deep and broadThat tuen have reoanied it and called it God.

And notblxar that r*»r wm born or evolved,>"utninir created by liaut or force.Bat deep in Its system there lies dissolvedA shining drop fn.m the freat X^ove SooreeA shlnintf drop that shall live for ayeIW mit4tdvius may i-ensh and stars may die..Eli_* wmixlii Wilcox.

Even John L. Sullivan knows better than totacale a refractory car window when he Is travel¬ling. And yet we have aecn little leebl* dudes at-vempt it, juat to pleaae a pretty glrL.OomtrvtUtJwriinf.

THE WATER SUPPLY.The licreue of Hace* and the Qneation

off Ratn Diwaoed,MR. BOND REPLIES TO VS. CRANE.ML W. C. DODGEarris his opinion as to thb waste.a correctionBT MR. CRANE.

To the Editor of Tin Ev**n«rt Star:Two weeks ago. as chairman of the committee

on water and sewers of Citizen's Association, No.6, In order to "break the Ice," as I said, and with¬out pretending to treat fully the various questionsconnected with the subject, I made a report, con¬sist lng mainly of sn outline sketch of the legisla¬tion. and work done in pursuance thereof, towhich we owe the water-works of our city as theynow exist, and the rational though deferred hopeof an increased supply from the work now in prog¬ress. In closing that report one special questionwas considered, namely, the proposed Increase ofthe water rents, which had been referred to thecommittee by a resolution of the association. Inthat consideration It was necessary to refer tothe receipts and disbursements of thewarer department for various years, and ttieburden Imposed upon Its revenues by Congressfor the coming nscal year. This causedthe commlitee to allude to a communication fromMr. J. H. crane in Thb Star of a tew eveningsprevious, In which he asserted that for the yearending June 30, 1880, the receipts from waterrents amounts! to $1«5,683.37, while for the yearending June 30, 1886, they amounted to onlyS124H6H.1H. If this had been true the committeewould unhesitatingly have stated so, but an ex¬amination of the very report of Mr. Cox whichthe communication cited, and on the very pagecited. Mr. Cox states that $32,000 of those receiptshad been refunded. He also, In the same report,gives the number of water-takers at t hat time as18.340, and adds: "Basing the amount of rent atthe new rates will give water rents amounting toSi 10 005 15." This showed to any one in search ofthe truth that the water rents lor the year endingJune 30,1880, could not, and did not, amount tothe sum stated by Mr. Crane. 1 took the furthertrouble to examine the books stowed away downIn the water-tapper's room, and found thatduring the year ending June 30,1880, the attempthad been made to change the time of collectingwater rents from January to July, and also to col¬lect according to an increased schedule. Thus, InJuly, 18?9, six months' water rents werecollected,and In January. 1880, they were collected, or at¬tempted to be collected, lor twelve months, mak¬ing eighteen months' rents collected, or attemptedto be so, during the fiscal year ending June 30,188a As I stated in my report, the court, in a testcase, decided that such collection w:is Illegal, andIn consequence, a8 stated by Mr. Cox, $32,000 wasrefunded. Was I not correct In stating, as quotedand reiterated by Mr. crane, that this attempt tochange the time of collection "threw the state¬ment of receipts by fiscal years somewhat out ofbalance?" It Is an old adage that "figures will notMe," but they can be made to do so by a very Utile

h*t>niy a few extracts from my report, made bythe reporters while It was lying on th* table theevening It was made, were published, and yet Mr.Crane assumes that It only contained what ap¬peared In the papers, and asks why it did not con¬tain this and that; says I was "silent on thequestion of Increasing the water tax," Ac., whileI did say, in my report, that "the laying of dis¬tributing malus is amply provided for by thewater tax of 1v cents per square loot of abuttinglots," and argued that the act of congress of July15.1882, trebled the water debt, anil that subse¬quent legislation had unjustly, as it seemed to me,burdened the water fund with the interest and theliquidation of the principal of this trebled debt Intwenty-five years, and making It mandatory uponthe commissioners to pay out ot the water fund,during the next fiscal year, $99,(y><.27for interest and sinking fund, and tomake the water rents equal to this payment,in addition to the other appropriations which theymust provide for. I am as averse to the Increaseof water rents as any one can be, but, If they mustbe Increased, wish the responsibility to in fixedwhere it belongs, and the efforts of our CitizensAssociation to remedy the evil to be exerted wherethey will tend to accomplish the desired result,viz . on Congress. 1 tneu to collate facts thatmight be useful to the committee of one hundredIn this direction, but did not assume to knoweverything, off-hand, and if I had done so couldnot compress it within the limits of a single andthat a preliminary report.In Mr. crane s communication to The Evening

Star of June 25 he says, "Mr. Bond, who seems toSDe ik by authority, states that the total numberof water-services up to the end of the fiscal year1885-86, were 25,522," and in his "reply to Capt.Svinons," in Thb star ot July 2, he says, "Mr.Bond gives the number of water-takers, June 30,1886, as 25,522," and then bases a series of calcu¬lations upon this as the actual number of water,t ikm This may be sufficiently accurate for hispurposes, but Mr. Crane should know that there Isa difference between the number of water-servicesand water-Inker*. As to the former, my "author¬ity" was the printed report of the officers in chargeof the water department, to which others, Insearch of Information, have equal access withmyselL Water-services are the pipes laidfrom the mains to the curb, andare laid opposite each lot wheneverstreets are paved and must from necessity be inexcess of the number of water-takers, and Inmy report I estimated the number of water-takersat about 22,000. not having the means of know¬ing the exact number, having scarcely any ac¬quaintance with the officers of the water depart¬ment, lor whom and the committee of one hundred,Mr. C. asserts that I am acting In the "dual ca¬pacity of attorney." Forone so ant In figures Mr. C.should not have stumbled into the error of con¬founding water-servlcea with water-takers, and Itrust he will correct himself in this and other re¬spects before he discusses the matter with "thepresident."

.Not being an official, but a private citizen, withmy own business demanding my attention, I amindisposed to personal controversy in the news¬papers, but I have come to think this Is Mr.crane's natural element. I have never had theslightest personal difference or altercation withthe gentleman, and only his uncalled-forand reiterated allusions, with slurs and Insinua¬tions, to myself couid provoke me to reply.With his industry and zeal he might work outgood results were his facts and figures not bo"lame and impotent," as to recall the old catch, orround....My dame has a tame, lame Crane,My dame has a Crane that is lame;o: pray. »reutie Jaue, let my dame's tame lame CraneDniik and come home again."

S. B. Bond.

THE WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE.To the Editor of The Evexino Star:I noUcein Thb Star of July 1st a reported in¬

terview with Capt. Symons, in which he repeatsthe statement made by some of his predecessorsthat the scarcity of the water Is due to Its "wantonwaste" by the citizens. It that be so, what con¬sistency or reason was there In their urging uponCongress the expenditure of |2,000,000 to Increasethe supply? A much more sensible course wouldbe to stop the waste and save the two millions,which the District sorelyneeds for other purposes.If there is any such waste, whose fault is It buttheirs? The whole matter Is under their control,and the law makes It their duty to see that it Isnot wasted, such a statement, if true, is a con¬fession that they have not done their duty, that'salLBut the statement that the supply "is 150 gal¬lons to each man, woman, and child per day"is not true, nor anywhere near true, as I will show

by the official statements of a higher engineerofficer than he.As shown by the reportof CoL Casey, on the 18thot June, 1880, there entered the reservoir 25,740,-138 gallons of water, which would be an averageot 143 gallons per capita tor a population of

180,000.»/ they y»t xU But his report furtherBhows that from 12 o'clock at night to 6 a. in. thewaterflowed from the reservoir at the rate of ninehundred and severUjj thousand nine hundred andnine gallons per hour.Now, where did that water go to? The citizens

were not using it then to "ilush the pavements orletting it run to get cool water to drink," as Capt.symons states, because at that time they were inbed and asleep. Neither were they letting It runthen "to prevent their pipes from freezing," ashe states, because it was in the middle of June.As stated by the water registrar at the time, itwent through the Departments, Babcock Lake, thefish ponds, the fish hatchery, the public fountains,the drinking fountains, horse troughs, leaky streethydrants and the like, as every person familiarwith the tacts knows full welLThis iact is confirmed by Malor Lydecker, whoonly recently, in an interview in The star, said"It is undoubtedly a fact that water llows throughthe Department buildings in the greatest prolu¬sion," * . . and that "such flow is a necessaryelement to the maintenance of their sanitary con¬dition."Again Lieut Hoxle, in his report for 1879, saysthe amount used by the U. S. Government in theDepartments, fountains 4c., was fully 7,000,000gallons; and the amount has greatly increasedsince then, because many more fountains havebeen erected, new public buildings added, and inthe Treasury and some other buildingsthe Bow has been largely Increased withinthe past few years, because of their unsanitarycondition.In answer to a resolution of the Senate, in 1879,the District Commissioners stated that "the stand-

pipe was designed, and was ample to supply thenorthwest section and Capitol Hill," and that itscapacity was "2,000,000 gallons per day." If, now,two millions was all that the northwest sectionand East Washington was to receive when amplysupplied, is it not clear that they got much lessthen, when, as they admitted, neither section wasproperly supplied? What then becomes of thestatement, that every man, woman and child Issupplied with 150 gallons per day? It is simplyabsurd.But that is not alL Let us loot again atCoL Casey's figures in his report of 187a asabove stated, the water ran out of the reservoir

from mtdmght to 6 a.m. at the rate Of 970,909 gal¬lons per hour. If, now, it ran through pipes otherthan those Which supply the citizens at that rateduring those six hours, ot course it would do soduring the entire twenty-four hours.and that wouldmake 23,301,816 gallons of water that the citizensdo not use or waste, because they dont get it.itgoes elsewhere.Now deduct that from the total amount whichCoL Casey says entered the reservoir, viz:25,740,138, and we have left but 2,438,322 gallons!Tnat divided among the 200,000 men, women andchildren of the District, will give but twelve andone-fifth gallons per capita instead Of the one hun¬dred and fl/ty gallons. Which CapU Symons sayais supplied to them!Or, if it be divided among the water-takers, ofwhom there were 25,522 in June, 1886, and whichat the present time must be 26,000, it gives anaverage of uo 4-5 gallons per house, and which,with an average ofbut nine to a building, Inclu¬ding hotels, stores, office buildings, factories andalL gives but 11 gallons per capita to the actualwater-takers.those who pay for It, to say nothingof the great mass who do not take it!if it be said that his statement Is simply In¬tended to indicate the amount per capita to thewhole population, and that It IB more in propor¬tion than in New York, Chicago and other citieswhich be mentions, tneu I say it is unfair, be¬

cause, as he well knows, those cities do not haveany government Department* Qah ponds,

public reservations, Ac.; nor any such nan*P'» Wic fountains, reservations and

tapitol grounds to be watered as Wash¬ington niuj. as well might one assert thatBecause the Potomac River supplies 50,000,000gallons per hour, or whatever tne amount mayoe therefore there is that amount supplied to thecitizens or the District, tor the water that flowsthrough the Aqueduct, which they do not andcannot got., because it Is used elsewhere, is ot nomore use to them than that which flows past thecity in the river channel. Not a whit.I cannot understand what Capt. Symons hope*

thu® misrepresenting the citizens oftne District. I infer from his statement In Thestar of June 28 mat he does not consider the tax-payers of the District "the proper authorities" toask for Information as to the expenditure of theirmoney and the unnecessary Increase of their bur¬dens, and that this communication is not in theproper spirit" to suit his notions. That may be

so, but I think differently, and no doubt he willIn the course of time. Of that hereafter.

W. C. DoDOE.

**. CRANK MAKES A CORRECTION.To the Editor of Tax Evcxino Stab:It is important for a proper understanding of

my article on the water question, In The Stab ofthe 2d Inst., that two errors, one of date and theother ot amount, be corrected. In the sentencereading, "This snows that the average receipts,from July l, 1881, to June 30.1884, were $10,646.37less than the average receipts for the three yearsfrom July l, 1879, to June 30, 1881, substitute thefigures *1878" for "1879," which makes the periodthree years Instead of two. In the words reading,.showing a profit to the corporation on the six-inch main, with nothing chargcd for the twelve,

three-Inch mains, of which there was laidii£1£n£?$2f. 01 S^W^.jo," substitute the figures$43,39o.2o In place ot $8:,907.50.

J. H. Crank.«.«

FOR EUROPEAN TRAVELERS.Instructions Issued for the Benefit of

Wubingrtonlans*As many Washlngtonlans go to Europe In the

summer, and as all of them are likely to ship homesomething purchased on the other side, the collec¬tor of the port of Georgetown has Issued the fol¬lowing "Shipping Instructions for use in Europe:1. Every package must be distinctly branded withname or shipping mark of consignee, and invoiceand bill of lading made out bearing same mark asgoods. 2. Every package must be distinctlymarked, 'In bond to Georgetown, D. C.' a WriteIn all invoices, Tor transportation In bondto Georgetown, d. C.' 4. Present four In¬voices to the United States consul for certl-neatlon. The consul will return two copies.0. Immediately mall one certified invoice to Penn¬sylvania Co., New York, if the goods are destinedto come through New York; or to F. H. Shallus,Baltimore, Md., If the goods are to come throughBaltimore, and mall tne other certified Invoice tothe consignee. «. Instruct the forwarding agentto write in all hills of lading, 'For transportationin bond to Georgetown, D. C.,' and to consigngoods on bill of lading to Pennsylvania Co., Newi ork, or F. H. Shallus, Baltimore, .Md. 7. Instruct

' a&eat to Immediately mall a copy oftne bill of lading to Pennsylvania Co., New York,?£ F. II. Shallus, Baltimore, Md., accordingly asthe goods are destined to come through either ofthose ports. Baggage may be forwarded toGeorgetown, D. c., by having the same entered onships manifests, 'To be forwarded In bond with¬out examination.'"

THE HACKnA.VH OBJECTIONS.Police Regulation* Whlcli the Livery

men DoJVoi Like.THE RCLE ABOUT LAMPS AND THE NEW SCHEDULE OFRATES.A LIVERY STABLEKEEPER'S VIEWS.A TALKWITH A NIUHT-LINER.THE HACKMAN VERSUS THECabman.hacks at funerals, etc.

"How do you regard the new police regulationsas they affect your business?" asked a Stab re¬porter of a prominent liveryman.

"Well, if they are to be enforced strictly and tothe letter, It will affect us seriously; that Is, theywill be disregarded, and there will be another con¬test similar to that recently occasioned by the at¬tempt to enforce the Sunday laws. In some re¬spects the rules are admirable, and will be wel¬comed by us, but in others they are absurd. Nowlook at this for a sample: 'Every hack shall havepermanent ly affixed to the interior thereof; in aplace readily to be seen by the passenger, the fore¬going Bchedule of rates and no other, which schedule shall be printed on heavy white cards, 8 by 10Inches In size, printed In black ink, with full facedouble prfuier Roman type, to be furnished bv theMajor of Police.' A 'hack* is construed by the reg¬ulations to be any hired vehicle whatever andconsequently every bridal couple hiring a carrtagewill be compelled to ride facing that destroyer oftini^rS es^5 flrst this construc¬tion of tne v, ord 'hack' all carriages are nlaccd ona level with the 'night-liners.'

pia^ea on

'The commissioners have fixed the rates In amanner that of tyranny. Some of theprices are all right, but here Is one feature that laW unjust. A carriage is hired in town, andnnrt /h i* ^ beyond the limits of Georgetownt

aismissed; we are allowed the sum oftwenty-live cents for returning, when It. in realltv

TnJht* drlrTft Llre' a» .ch as the other partflli »p' ?. ln manF C£tses have to come

Ave or ten miles, and all for twenty-flve cents.These prices are really Intended to govern the cabsand hacks which wait on the street for einDloy-

^helr e.xtent is such as to cover the ln-slue trade in carriages as well/'

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AVENUK."How about tho rule compelling cabs to keep on

the south side of Pennsylvania avenue when seek¬ing employment?""That is a good rule," replied the liveryman, "for

In the present state of things the north half isusually comfortably tilled with other vehicle*/ andthe cabmen often unnecessarily block thewuv

lu a more equal division of thetraffic. A person can call a cab Just as wellfrom the opposite side of the street, for on the

J}??1" tbose fellows, who have eyeslike hawks, will fly at once."'

"What is your opinion ln regard to the regula¬tion about the lamps?" queried the reporter

1.thought you would come to that," answered, IVSry?ia,n' s»Hltng. "That is the worst of all.

In the first place, It will cost about $50 to get a newset of lamps for each carriage, and we shall haveto get new lamps If they are to be seen from threesides, as stipulated, we cannot change those nowin use without sending them to New York,^nd weshould prefer to purchase new ones.which wewon t do. Every wagon and truck will have to troto this expense if the regulation 1b enfor^Aside from that, the regulation Is objectionable forseveral reasons, one will be unable to distinguishthe direction a carriage Is trointr when he kpphthe lights, lor they are to & visible fremE

fu'^ht be avoided by adopting thesteamboat plan, using different colors, but Ihardly beUeve that such a plan would work.1 hen, too, the lights are liable to dazzle a drivers'eyes so that at time? he is unable to see anythlneNo, sir, we are not going to pay any attention &this lamp rule, for it is impracticable."The regulai ions say that Pennsylvania avenue

shall he considered jis two streets, which is ailright, and will l>e good for all drivers and pa^en-gers. I believe that the regulations will sift them¬selves down to a practlcaf basis and when thevhave been relieved of some of the objectionablefeatures of which I have spoken we will notgrumble. But sifted or not, we are not irolmr tonotice those features,and then possalbly there willUV JLUIlr*

THE NIGHT-LINER'S SIDE.At the hack-stand at Market Space, the reporter

discovered a "hawk-eyed" nlght-llner, who wasready and willing to express an opinion of the newregulations. "Well." he said "I thinks they is un¬just, particular la the way of the rates. Here wehas Invested between $1/(00 and $1,800 in a rt<rand them fellers,'with a contemptuous jerk of hlfH^b toward a couple of cabs, "only has $150 to£-0°. The town Is beln'flooded with a cheaD lotof broken-down cabs from Northern cltle^Vndthey costsonly about $150. Now, them rates willput us equal with the cabs, although we haTnlneor ten times as much money Invested, and we iretsonly the same rates. Our cost is about like this .

team, $o00;you can't gettwo good horses formuch11'100' and harness. $200, about$1,800 ln all. W e can t live on such rates. Then,

too, they makes us hackmen on the same footln'as the livery-stable men accordln' to the licenserhe^arMnd.5'et.lheJr dfaws a line between us onthe rates by lowln' them a special agreement."How do you like the 'south side' rule?""Oh !" with a groan, "that's the worst I ever

seen; It sail wrong, it makes us go clean awavfrom the people to where we can't be seen, and ItIs goln'to ruin our business.""What is this difficulty between the liverymenand the undertakers?" the reporter asked."i'ou see the undertakers always put their

rates for funeral carriages just 50 cents ahead ofthe regular prices, and so they makes a halfdollar on every hack hired. They was a meetln'held the other night and they tried to flx It, but Idon't know what they did. Three doflare limighty little pay for funeral work, for it's so6low, and the colored funerals is worse than theothers. Sometimes we has to be gone four or flvehours, and yet we don't get no more money."

Why are the funerals of the colored DeoDleworse than others?" .

pwpie"They usually has three or four preachers and

a °i Prayin', and then ln moet cases theyIs some kind of a society, with purple batmere andivrh

10 wikUc ahead, and that keeps us back."salTthe reporter;01 a^prore 01 the regulations?"'

« Ke d°n>t U*® ,emi and we're goln' to seeII we can t have 'em changed."Ilia Wicked Twin Brother.

From the Ouiaha Republican, JulyaAnamosa, Iowa, has a case of twins that Is ex¬

citing agood deal of Interest. A man Is confinedIn the penitentiary there for the crime of bigamywho claims that he is the victim of circumstances.He says that the offense was not commit^ by&h^mthafhJhtwln brother, who looks so much

ey were always compelled to so

tiheothwuStS "jat each could tell himself fromwomen in the case think theyknow

talking about, but a great manypeople think they do not. and that reailv uompbas -mued those babies up." A^ffiHf

ti^ ni3^a,wrttUm 'he warden from par-Ior the twin, as they say. who la

n^ of^hi^n/lP^ *** cou<Jeuin the heartless-ie«tr^niiVi!L?i twln who has escaped. Some

f»^iinSn?rVbIit aIWr considering the case he re-fused to interfere, although admitting then amtheSKtoUMCllCMtd0Ubt0n ,U#Uc* 01

of 8axe Coburf-uotha, has

ii* war paint aud feathers.American ladiant Wh* Still Lire &n»

taT«|e State.

(hi bxfbribncbs or thb nortwwht ikvuh cox-mission.tribes THAT HtTl LITTLE OF CTVTLIZA-TION BXCEFT WHI8CT.THS BOMANCB OF THB BOSSOF THB FOREST.

The commissioners who went out to maketreaties with the Northwest Indians about a yearago, and recently submitted their last report tothe Interior Department, had an interesting expe¬rience among these savages, who are the mostremote and come nearer preserving the traditionalIndian character than any now extant, Some ofthe tribes along the borders of Minnesota, Mon¬tana, Dakota, Idaho, and Washington Territoryare as savage as their ancestors ot a hundredyears ago. They have hidden themselves away Inthe inaccessible wilderness, out of the reach ofcivilization, and maintain all the ancient savagecustoms of dressing with skins of animals,feathers, and paint, feeding on fish and game, andconducting wars with each other. They are aboutthe only specimens of the entirely savage Indians.Other Indians In the same region have attainedadvanced civilization. Those In Idaho and Wash¬ington Territory are the most savage.

LIKE A NEW COUNTRY."It was like exploring a new country," said

Judge Wright, the chairman of the commission,talking over his trip with a Star reporter. "Someof the tribes are almost inaccessible. .Theirabodes can be reached only by the aid of Indianguides. These Indians can travel anywherethrough pathless forests, which would be impene¬trable to a white man. The Indians know thetrees and the elevations Just as you know thestreets in Washington, and they can describelocalities to each other bo that they can under¬stand Just where it Is, though burled In the verydepths of the wilderness as trackless as the ocean.One Indian can tell another at just what tree inthe vast forest he has hidden something, so thatthe other can go and And it, though it may be ahundred miles away. They traverse the forests,and seem to know by instinct Just where theyare.they seem to know every tree. Some of thetribes are as uncivilized as those of whom Cooperwrote, some of the tribes about the groups ofsmall lakes that form the headwaters of the greatMississippi, in Minnesota, could be reached onlyby means of birch-bark canoes. We traveled for200 miles In these frail crafts, through a mostbeautiful and

WILDLT ROMANTIC REGION."The Indians were our guides and they alone

could transport us. The largest of the lakes areprobably twenty miles wide by thirty long, andthey are strung together by the winding threadof the Mississippi before it starts on its boldsouthern course. The lakes are right in amongthe forests, and sometimes they are very rough.When storms occurred It was impossible to goupon them In the canoes. We traveled In trueIndian style. Each canoe was paddled by asavage and they were managed with great skill.Three were the most that could go in one canoe,and we had to sit flat on the bottom. The In¬dians could easily carry the boats on their headswhen they took them from the water. We landedfor our meals and camped In the forests at theedge of the water at night. The forests weretilled with game and the waters with the finestfish. There were seventeen In the party,guides andall, and the Indians would catch enough fishas we moved along so that we would have all wecould eat for dinner. Some ot the party would goon shore and shoot game. One Indian alone in hiscanoe would go ahead ot the party and shootducks on the lake. lie would paddle up and shoot,and then take up his paddle again. He was a won¬derful shot. We used to count the reports of his

Sun and then count the game, and he generallyad something for every shot. One day we countedsixteen shots, and he brought back fifteen ducks.We had a contract with the Indians that theywere to furnish us with food and transportation;and the game they killed furnished us with freshfood.

MEETINGS WITH THB INDIANS."In some ot the canoes was distributed our lug¬

gage, while others carried the passengers, and wehad 'runners,' who went very rapidly In advanceof us to assemble the tribes we wished to consultwith. We would land at certain places, where theIndians would meet us by appointment. Some ofthe meetings would be held In old time savagefashion in the woods, on the shores of the lakes,and the pipes would be passed 'round, and theIndians would make long harangues. Generally,we stopped at the missions, and the Indiansassembled there to confer with us. These missionsare the work ot the Catholic priests and Sisters,and wherever they are located the Indians havereached a degree ot civilization. About the mis¬sions they generally wear short hair and civilizeddress, and are more or less thrifty.

INDIANS WITH A BRASS BAND."There was one tribe in particular," continued

the Judge "that surprised us by their advance¬ment. The chief and a number of warrlorf rodedown at great speed to meet us, discharging theirWinchesters as they came. Here they dismountedand shook hands, and the warriors acted as anescort ot honor. While we were talking withthem there burst upon us the sound of 'HailColumbia,' and ;then 'The Star Spangled Banner'played by a brass band. You may imagine ourastonishment. It sounded strange In this wildregion. The music was by a band of Indian boys.At the schools the Indian boys and girls taught bythe priests and sisters are as far advancedas our children of the same age atthe public schools In the large cities.We were given permission to examine them in ourown way, and they acquitted themselves withgreat credit. Some of the Indians we found Ithrifty and with good homes and signs of Indus¬try and prosperity about them. Others weredrunken, dirty and good-for-nothing. Some wereutterly without civilization, and it would havebeen dangerous to have gone among them hadthey not have been friendly at the time. Theymet us dressed In their wild native costumes,breech-clouts and trinkets, feathers In their hairand their faces painted, some one color all over,some half blue, half yeUow, and some striped red,yellow, and blue.

SENTIMENT AND FIRE-WATER."They possessed," said the Judge, "that wild,

savage romance, and gave us long haranguesabout the graves of their forefathers. The moresavage, filthy, and degraded they were the morepretense they made of this sentiment. Our talkswith them were long and tedious. The greattrouble with them Is whisky. You can get alongwith a sober Indian, but when he Is drunk he Is awild beast; he will do anything. It Is against thelaw to sell liquor to them, but white men buy itfor them and make large profit by the transaction.Thev buy a bottle and hide it In the brush and theIndians find 1L They have a certain code ofhonor which they maintain with great stoicism.You could neither bribe or threaten oneot those Indians to make him ten on anyone whosold him whisky. He will swear that he found It,or else maintain a stubborn silence. No court canforce him to give testimony. The savage tribeshave a way of wearing a feather In their heads tomark each enemy they have killed, and no Indianwill ever add a feather he has not won.The commission met first; In St. Paul in August, J1880, and from that time until this spring wetraveled among all the Indians in that region. We

consulted with 31 bands In Minnesota and theTerritories along the Northern border. Much ofthe time we slept, on the ground without even thecovering of a tent. In the winter we had a prettyhartf time. We traveled for 1,500 miles In opensleighs over vast plains of snow, with the ther¬mometer ranging from 30 to 00 degrees below zero.At Miles City it was 57 below and at Fort ShawIt was over 60 below zero.

>e>The Archer*.

THS PROGRAM OF THB NATIONAL MEETING TO BBHELD IN THIS CITT. I

The Potomac Archers are practicing diligently,hoping to be able to make good scores at the Na¬tional Archery meetings on July 12, 13 and 14.Theplace of meeting will be atthe arsenal grounds,several of the archers who have neglected thesport for the last year or two have rejoined theclub. A team from the ofilcers ot the garrison atthe barracks will compete with pistols at one ofthe targets. It Is thought that as many as six oreight on a side will enter the contest. The pro¬gram for the meet is as follows:

Ladles' contests.Tuesday morning, Columbiaround, flight shooting; Tuesday afternoon. Colum¬bia round; Wednesday morning, national round,or, at option, 48 arrows 40 yards, 24 arrows 30yards; Wednesday afternoon, repetition of morn¬ing contest; Thursday morning, team contests, 90arrows at 50 yards, individual archers, sameround; Thursday afternoon, varied program. In¬cluding special matches between Individuals. ISome special prize contests In addition will be ar¬ranged for each day if tline permits. About twentyprizes are open to the ladles tor competition.Gentlemen's contest.Tuesday morning, Ameri¬

can round, flight shooting; Tuesday atternoon,American round; Wednesday morning, York: Iround, or, at option, 96 arrows at 60 yards; IWednesday afternoon, York round, or, at option, IPotomac round; Thursday morning, team con¬tests, Ohio round; individual archers, same round: |Thursday afternoon, special and individualmatches. About twenty prizes are offered forgentlemen's competition.The medals and trophies to be competed for are

as follows: Gents' gold medals.L York roundmedal; 2. American round medal; a. Potomacround medal; 4. 100-yard medal; 6. 80-yardmedal: ft. 60-yard medal; 7. 50-yard medal; Pear-sail silver bugle for team prize. Ladies' goldmedals.1. National round medal; 2. Columbiaround medal; 3. 60-yard medal. 4. 50-yard medal;5. 40-yard medal; four silver plaques for teamprize. Winners of round medal barred on rangemedals, and winners of one range medal barredon other ranges.The officers of the National Association are:President, W. A. Bartlett, Washington; first vice-

president, H. L. Wright, Cincinnati; second vice-president, K. Williams, Eaton, Ohio; third vice-president, W. H. Thompson, Crawrordsvllle. Ind.;and secretary and treasurer, L. W. Maxson, wash-ton.xecutlve committee.W. A. Bartlett. C. C.Beach. J. F. Paret, L. W. Maxson, Walter Grant,Frank Sldway, and Albert Kern.

From the Philadelphia Record, July 6.Michael Donovan, a steerage passenger on the

steamship Lord Cllve, which arrived yesterdayfrom Liverpool and Queenstown, was detected byImmigration Inspectors Sogers and Hess holdinghis hands behind his back and endeavoring toreach the wharf unnoticed. He was caught, andhis hands were found to be entirely flngerless. Itappears that Donovan visited this port about sixmonths ago in the steamship Bntlsh King, andwas sent back as coming within the act of Con¬gress forbidding the landing of persons likely tobecome a charge upon the country. He admittedto some of the passengers that he had been an in¬mate of Irish poornouses for years past, and thatnis passage had been paid by relatives for the ex¬press purpose of getting rtt ot him. He Is over

i seventy years of age.

THE WOODLAVK FARMERS.Prof, llaaoa Talks to the Clnfc.Th«

Crop, and theThe July meeting or the WoodLawn Farmers'

Club was held at E. E. Masons on the ad Inst.,President Hereon in the chair; Mr. W. Gilllngham.secretary. The unusually fine weather resultedIn keeping many of the farmers at home In closingup the weeks' work of threshing and harvesting,so that the attendance at members was smallthough later In the day the turn-out, especially ofladles and young people, was large. Prof. O. T.Mason, of the National Museum, Washingtonbrother of the host, was present, whose visits to theneighborhood are always occasions of Interest andadvantage to those who are so fortunate as to bebrought in contact with him. He having Just re¬turned from a trip to the great Northwest, theclub was entertained for some time In an Informal

observations of men and. ki M Chicago and Minneapolis, especially«iL5 nr place. Among the things mentioned as

7 note w<*re the exceptionallyfine strawberries in the markets there.and thelength of the strawberry season-with the

perfected railroad system of the Mississippi Val-Id transit °f freight, beginning with

e*lrem® south and ending with2S5JSP,. tUe f?r northwest.the season islengthened to nearly 3 months.

for10 or*ler In the afternoon

w SS«Pan8aciioJ? ot 80,110 routine business. A.SS!? J? a O^ar Baker have put the road

In good shape at the entrance of Alexandria,as proposed at the last meeting, and it appears

forloners have received the creditfor this work, which properly belongs to the gen¬tlemen mentioned, the matter of graveling the

road ,s ln?hi. ^ ta^'ns precedence of every-prnS ot rhl' This subject will be further consid-

t^fmmK R Ma80n a let.from an official of the Agricultural Depart-W relation to the protection of birds, in

hohfi-a was stated that an investigation of theI? conjunction with on? of the

L,M?tgomery county Maryland,had resulted in the determination of that society^extend them their protection, tiiey being moreuseful than otherwise, go far as threshing hasprogressed, the yield of wheat is not as satisfac¬tory as usual.the quantity of grain not In pro-portion to the straw. The fruit crop is very short,more so than for a number of years bnck. Aftersupper the assemblage, which had now grown it toa goodly company, gat hered upon the lawn to listento a familiar talk by Prof. Mason. A large part ofthe audience being ladles, after a few introductoryremarks he went on to show how all the refiningindustries of modern times were started bvthefemales of the different races, man at the sametime being engaged in war, the chase and otheroccupations requiring hardship and endurance ofa different character. It was to be regretted thatthe pursuits flrst alluded to, including the linearts, had been appropriated In so large a measureby the men. He also gave an explanation of the truemeaning and functions of science. We are too ant tocouple our Ideas of a scientific person with a "bluestocking," a "crank" or a inonstrosltv of somekind.a thing to be avoided.whereas science Is acorrect study and Interpretation of the laws ofnature.a carefully collection, classification andarrangement or facts, science is not theory. Hegave a personal illustration of this. When ho wasa student at college he was asked by one of theprofessors; "if a pint of salt was put Into a pintcup full of water why It would not run over?"He asked that he be given until next dav to answerIt. He then prepared an elaborate essay explain¬ing the phenomena as he thought, and read it totkeprofessor, wl10 after listening to it patiently,.pla him that It could not b6 done, Tno younurstudent retired, sad and humbled, though some¬what wiser. He had learned a lesson never to beforgotten. He especially recommended that theyoung people should apply themselves to thestudy of some of the natural laws that are in dallyoperation all around them. They would soon be-coin® Interested and fascinated by the wonderfulunfoldlngs of science as they progressed with theinvestigations. The next meeting will be atCharles F. Wllklns' place on the 30th of July. Thecritical committee is composed of D. P. Smltn.Oscar Baker, and Charles Glbbs.

«o»Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows- a pFrench U) Mary A. T. Cherry, sub to ie aM20sq. 880; $2,700. O. W. Brown to J. m Green sub°nann'.,8qnV3I8: H2-'200- Jn0* LlPPert toWlSthappel, pt. 5, sq. 8.>e; $i,ooo. W. ft. Jackson etB.I., to .Margaret Jones, pt, 7. so iVfW* &*>£/)8ame to Thos. Allen, pt. do. do .*342 la 1faimfthSchu to J. F. Ennls, sub lots 44'aid 45^nd e V 3nronpSv' *7* Ennls to &Ts?huf&&Propertj, $ . Cpsle T. Armstrong to E. P.Chamberlln, sub lot 46, sq. 192* *t5 77^ h n

&.81 0»feftub ldt%*:5sqHfoi;*fl.ooa J. A. Bates, trustees, to J. B Wlmer lor

H?Alt'h^UR ole^wC Pldlas: *3-237-38- Henriettasmith to B. O. Bowman, pt. 9. Chichester*Nancy T. Smith to Rose Wallach, sub I so. »o:

Emma J. McKelden to Marv McRei'den*fcts 10 and 12, sq. 204; and pt. 6, sq. 320; QF. Dyer to Nelson Vales, lot 18, sq. B, Reno* $30*

h\te Insura»c* Co. toSarahH^rrfn to T V 2045 ,7'000- W- D-

tJl »r^,part :*°' s,iuare 76;fi.,100. Joseph Lockey to Lizzie Connor lot 55Columbian UnlversRy^Richard

Part; lot 6, sq. 313; $.. J. p. Hood to M.I. feller and G. R. Kepettl, lot 8, sq. 847; $.. j.Farm^too0 l0t 5' s*;tl0Q 3» Barry* arin, $600. W. B. Jackson et aL to B. Broad us.

E- J. Hannan to Mary D.^ 291& 876'< ^.00°- W. M. Clayton to

narah M. Prevost, pts. 3 and 4, sa. 205* S3 *>hr «>k

T^>&Ihiktf j>yMn^?^S^ni5° Mary M' Frank'sub lot0:.Le.P12)1LPark .' *1,481.21. O. k Duffyto Henrietta Richard, pts. 2, sq. 529' *6.750 Dennis

O'ConneUtoW. O. Brfen, PU lots'lD and 20 S* DCbes^rfield Marshall to Henry Butler"

pt. 6, sq. 840; *350. G. F. Williams to M. I. Welleret al., sub. G, sq. <97; $.. B. D. Keyser, receiver,to same, sub. lots 46 and 47, sq. 1,047; $.. Sarali

.V and G. Oppenhelmer, pt. 41 sq. 873-$l,.fc>0. W. Maloney to Hanorah Alaloney, pt 5*sq. 840; 1200. J. L. Vogt to J. E. Beall, lots 31and 33, sq. 212; $.. Gonzaga College to L. Flem¬ing. sub. 1(3, sq. OSJl; $3,000. D. A. Windsor toiWGordon Dexter, et. al., trustees, lot 47. sa 157-$18,000. H. C. Borden to J. H. Hunter, lots 25 to

9* Ml Matthews, trustee, toAlberta Barnes, sub. lots 230 and 2.3.3? sq. 674; $..J. C. Poland, trustee, to C. M. Matthews/In trustsame property; $.. Jno. A. Luttrell to Matilda

» P'v »01 ^1" 1112! $1,047.80. W7. A.Gordon etaL, trustees, to J. W. Yates and JesseH. W'llson, trustees, pt. 73, H.'s addition to WestWashington; $1,600. Fan tile E. Haller to J HBlair sub. lot 7^ sq 513; $3,700. L. G. Billings toIda Geier, pt. lot 198, sq. 1004; $720. Adam Gad-

t° Mary Vhern, pt. 2, sq. 904; $«50. C. BrownL° M. bmlth, pt. 12, sq. 562; $7,200. Eugeneto M. H. Page, !°t 13, bit 18, Meri¬dian Hill, $... M. H. Page to Julius Lansburgh.same property; l~. Elizabeth Bladen to J HBladen, lot 8 and pt. 9, sq. 236; $.. Prlscelia irvliiig to Virginia W. Holland, lots 9 to 12, blk. 5, ivyCity; $800. Emma Hultz to B. and P. R. R., lots

to 25, sq. 698; $.. Julia Fenwick to Clara HMohun, pts. 173 and 175, T.'s addition to W'est

J v u$2,250. Miranda Baileyto Sarah Johnson, sub 44, sq. 545; $ j e. Beall

to W. H. Cromellne, suHs/sq. 971^$L500 M^vEdwards to Abraham M. Salmon, sub 1 it?$6,978. L. M. Taylor et aL to Dehlia Mec'han. sublot 194. sq. 675; $1,325. J. F. Hood et aL to tltltla M. Stout, sub 28, sq. <?23; $1,440. D £ PerWnsto same sub 24, do.; $1,331.04. W. R. Baker toMary L, Iloover, lots 7 and h, sq. n. or 508* *3 800E. M. Gunder et aL. trustee^ to Sarah E CoatSpts. 3 and 4, sq. 21^; $2,Sa EllzT A. Br^MAnnie Dolly Brooks, lot 2, '*Flfe and Fife*" iGeo. T. Byng to R. W. Darby et aL, lot 58, Petlrssquare; $400. C. T. Colvert to Abble A. Felch sublot '~5, sq. .J3o; $1,000. Mary Brick to R.A. Dorelot 66, sq. 677; $1,500. D. B. Groff to a B Reed.'pts. 22 and 23, sq. 358; $2,800. M. J. Sauter to Citelssner, pt. 18, sq. 514; $3,422.80. D. B. Groff t6Annie E. DuvalL pt. 22, sq. 358; $2 800 MirvCole Baker to H. ft. Jame^ lots ?JM sn ^$11,904. Belle vedder Fleming to Indiana Vedder'Irt o? '.. LavlnlaL/«oblnsonto W. A. Stewart, sub lot 51, sq. 360* $500 f3 pCook to A. Burgdorf, lotsl to 3, 14 to 20, sq 1074.'and lots 1 to 3,10, 15, and 16, sq. 1075; $500. £J«. Cook to same, same property; 1500 s Maddor

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Abner Blake's IUfsteriona Death.TH® MAS WHO VACS SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST

COLLECTOR BEECHER.The San Fran(Msco Chronicle devotes two pagestolettera and affidavits found amonsr the effwts

of the late Abner L. Blake, formerly deputy United?wrunm eCh°r Towii8<?nd, WashingtonTerritory, who died under what were consideredmysterious circumstances, at Chicago last Maywhile on his way to Washington. The article saysthat Blake, who had been removed from the cus¬toms service, held to the opinion that H FBeecher, son of the late Henry ward Beecher. whowas collector at Port Townsend, and who is nowTreasury agent there, had defrauded the Govern,ment, and fn one Instance had withheld from anInformer the money due him, growing out of alarge opium seizure. The alleged seizure 4s saidto have consisted of fourteen barrels of opiumwhich were found nldden in a bay on the Alaskacoast, having been placed there by the captain ofthe steamer Idaho. The seized opium was sold bythe Government for $30,000, of which the Informer.G. M. Rouse, was to have received about $16,000.In the papers of Mr. Blake it is charged that Rousereceivedno money, but that a Chinaman, Ah Coyol Victoria, was substituted as a ?Mummy" lnlformer, and was given $133, although he shrned ashaving received $3,000. These and otherseriouscharges were made by Blake to the officials atWashington, and no action beingtaken thereon hestarted East with the documents in persen. butstopped at Chicago, where he died. The affidavit*include those of every person connected with theopium seizures, Including that of Ah coy, togetherwith transcripts from the "seizure book" at PortTownsend. Other affidavitsamong Blake's papers,made by people at Port Townsend and elsewhere!charge Mr. Beecher with collecting from the Gov>ernment money lor expenses and for the construc¬tion of boats for the use of the customs service, ineactUnstance larger In amount th»»» aot.ii»nyIn a letter written by Bouse from Chicago he

expresses the belief that Blake there met^Bill"Mlntry, formerly employed on the steamerEvwigeL of which Beecher was captain, and wasby him induced to remain at ChlcafiroTand thatwhile there Blake met foul play to prevent hisproposed exposure^ resulting in his death.

WAFERS OF STOXE.How U»c ficAlAfHt Madin

With tbr nicr*M«pe.THE BEAl'Iiri'L APPBARANCK OP A SECTION OF oran-itb rxPKR th* petrogbafher's glass.a COM¬PARATIVELY NEW SCIENCE.tU.AW OP SCONS OMPIVE-HCNDK1DTH OP AN INCH THICK.

The geologist placed under the object glass ofthe microscope a little glass slide, having in Itscenter what one might take at the nrst glance tobe a soiled or gritty spot. "Look," he said, to TheStar reporter, and the reportorlai eye was appliedto the glass. It beheld a brilliant sight, like thatseen in a kaleidoscope. The circular patchfocussed by the object glass was filled with a sortof crazy quilt pattern. There was every variety ofshape and color. The hues were of a most brilliantdescription. The grltty-looklng spot was a sectionof Richmond granite, such as the new stateDepartment building Is constructed of.a slab ofstone so thin that Ave hundred of them placedone upon another would not make an Inch Inthickness, so thin as to be translucent. Themoaern geologist no longer confines himself totracing out terraces, or paths of glaciers, or to theblow pipe or chcmlcal analyses. He takes themountains with him into his laboratory and therestudies them with a microscope. The applicationor the microscope to the solution of geologicalproblems Is a comparatively new thing, and hasDrought into existence the modern science ofpetrography.

SOLVING GSOLOGICAL PROBLEMS.Many questions that vexed geologists for years

have been answered by the microscope. But manynew problems have arisen out of the discoveriesmade by the use of this instrument; so that thegeologist, instead of finding himself In possessionor a key by which all the wonderful story of therocks can be read, has learned only that there are

,wondertul mysteries beyond his ken.But the inlcroscopc has rendered great service tothe geologist In aiding not only In the solution ofquest ions of purely scientific character, but In de-rerunning the character of building stones andcontributing in other ways to the economic branchof the science.

THB C8B OP POLARIZED LIGHT.Any one with an eye to color looking through

the petrographer's microscope would concludetoo, that science had an aesthetic side. So Th*Star reporter thought as his eye lingered over thebeautiful object disclosed by the glass that hadbeen arranged for him by Mr. Geo. P. Merrill, ofthe National Museum. Mr. Merrill quickly dis¬abused the reporter's Idea that any slab of stoneplaced under any microscope would reveal to theeye crazy-quilt patterns of the richest colors. Intact, the appearance of tne stone under the micro¬scope would be changed very little rrom the ordi¬nary appearance. Tne bright colors an? producedSi use ot P°1:irteed light. The microscope usedt>y the petrographer Is manufactured especiallyror htm, and contains two Ntcol prisms. A slab2H»rJ?ck»8ectlon exaluined through tne microscopewitnout the prisms, may appear as one field ofgrayish or almost colorless matter, without anymarking whatever. When the prisms are insertedthis colorless field becomes marked all over withirregular but sharply-denned marks, each little?'lua3 or diamond, or rhomboid, having Its ownbright color, i hirty years or more ago In Englandrock sections were examined In transmlttedlight,out then the microscope, as applied to rocks, wasregarded as an amusing toy. The main effort wasto discover something novel or beautiruL Thepossibilities ot microscopical petrography were notdreamed of. In later years In Germany andr ranee, and now in this country, the value ot thediscovery thus stumbled upon has been realized,l he variety ot color and the grouping of crystalsrevealed by the microscope, revealed to tnescientist a new chapter in the great book hehas to study. He applied himself at once totranslating the strange characters written onthese microscopic tablets. As he by years ofpatient labor and wide Induction slowly determinedthe meaning of each color and form he was enabledto read new and wonderrul chapters In the storyot the earth,

STUDYING ROCK CRYSTALS.The mineral constituents of rocks examined in

transmitted light under the microscope exhibitedan altogether different character from that ordi¬narily presented when microscopically examined,and the task of gradually fixing their Identity intheir new guise was slow and tedious.Through the agency of microscopical petro¬

graphy much has been added to our knowledge of,'ormatl?n Of crystals. Mr. Geo. HuntingtonVVllllams, of Johns Hopkins University, says that

the microscope now appears to afford almost theonly hopetul means ot dealing with the records ofthe crystalline strata or the earth, which undoubt¬edly contain the longest, as they do by far thedarkest, chapter of Its history. Much has already-been accomplished In this direction. The micro,scope has revealed differences In molecular struotureof rocks that appeared Identical when suo-lected to chemical tests. Kocks supposed to havebeen eruptive have been shown to he sedimentary,the difference in character from other sedimentary-rocks having been produced by great pressure orother conditions affecting their molecular struc¬ture.

MAKING THE ROCK SECTIONS.An interesting part of the work of the pctrogra-

pher is the preparation of the rock sections orthin slabs Intended for microscopical Inspection.At the National Museum, under the charge of Mr.Merrill, is a small laboratory where these sectionsare made. From a rock to be thus examined asmall piece is chipped off. One side ot this pieceIs ground flat and smooth on the Oat side of alarge iron wheel covered with emery or corundum.Then the piece of rock is faMenod upon a glassslide, the smooth or ground surface being appliedto the glass and glued to It with Canadian balsam,which is transparent and colorless. The otherside of the stone is then ground down until thesection is translucent and tnin enougn to suit thepurpose of the geologist. A section is grounddown to a thickness, or rather a thinness, of one-flve-hundredt h or one-six-hundredth of an Inch. ItIs then removed from the piece ofglass on which itIs ground to a glass slide and secured upon It by alltue square bit of glass. Itself a marvel of thin¬ness, that is glued over the rock section with Can¬adian balsam. Thin as the rock section is It Is asolid mass, and not what It appears to the nakedeye, a mere gritty spot. Where the eye distin¬guishes no form or color the microscope revealsoutlines and shades ot coxor.

BUBBLE8 OP LIQUID IN QUARTZ.In a section of granite sliced to the thinness of

beaten gold leaf can be detected between the sur¬face little globular cells. Here and there in thequartz crystals are little cells filled with cleartransparent- liquid, and trembling and dancing iqthis liquid In each cell one can make out a littlebubble of air, like the bubble In a spirit-level.airthat has been imprisoned since the time thatchaos reigned. The^e little cells, with their spark¬ling buboles, are so small that even under amicroscope of high power they appear hardly aslarge as a pin head. This liquid is said to be con¬densed carbonic acid gas, or liquid carbon-dioxide"Wnen you put a piece of granite on a stove ofupon some heated surrace," said Mr. Merrill, "youcan hear little snapping reports. These are a suc-

Olthe11 °r V.1116 exl,l0!il0nd caused by the expansion. inA Plea for the Clerici.

THE DISCRIMINATION- MADE AGAINST THEM IN THBMATTER OP LEAVES.

To the Editor of The Evening Stab :

Within the past few days my attention has beencalled to a matter which, It occurs to me, shouldenlist the public sympathy of the entire Americancommunity, who enjoy a reputation for fair play.I refer to recent decisions of the heads of some of theExecutive Departments to charge up against theInferior Government clerks absences from officecaused by sickness, so as to deny them the cus.tomary thirty days' leave during the year. ThisIs a cruelty to a deserving class or Americanworkers which should not be tolerated If it ispossible to avoid it. And it must occur to themost casual observer that there is a strange Incon¬sistency and Inequality In a usage or rule whichpermits the well-paid officials.the President, hisSecretaries, or chiefs of bureaus, for Instance tocome and go at will without any suggestion oftheir salaries being docked, while tue harderworked, and often Illy-remunerated clerk.Is to be fined for Illness, which isnot seldom induced by labor In lll-veu-tllated and unwholesome Government closets,yclept offices, or deprived of his or her annnTivacation. This Is a matter which apeals to ourhumanity; and It Is a wrong which should arousea pubUc sentiment against Its continuance. It wasonly yesterday that a gentleman high In officialposition remarked to the writer, "The farther youget from a nine-hundred-dollar clerk, the lessassistance you receive." He meant to say that.after all, much of the actual hard and efficientwork of the Departments was done by the inferiorclerks. The worth and value to the public inter¬ests of many of these clerks, male ana temale, areknown to all of us. And most of us recognize thefact that among them too often are feeble menand delicate women who are the sole bread-winnersor many dependent families. The literature of theday Is characterized by eloquent appeals addressedto the betterment of the condition of the laboringclasses; and political leaders, by whatever consid¬eration moved, are beginning to hearken to thepiteous cries of the deserving. And the time isnot auspicious to the Government or for publicofficials to set their faces against the ever-broad¬ening current which Is making in favor of human¬ity. It is a denial of Justice and a perversion oflaw to deny the inferior but efficient employe abrief respite from the routine and drudgery* ofoffice, while permitting such latitude and freedomto those public servants who happen to occupyhigher stations, or sinecure offices. I am Informedthat a certain chief or assistant chief of a bureauin one of the Departments, which proposes to en¬force the Iron rule In the cases of the Inferiorclerks, has been absent on leave, and on par torsix months. Faii PlaV.A Queen Discounting Her Widow]From Tiondon Society.The queen of the Netherlands most be a careful

soul, but bar eoonomies sometimes, it nnoniii, savorof bad taste. For instance, for her to counter¬mand the orders for several brilliant gowns be¬cause of the Indisposition of her three-acore-and-ten-year-old husband looks as If she expected hisprompt demise, and did not mean to start herwidowhood with any attire on bar tirt ki»could notwear for some time. To let the worldknow that she had stayed ofdresses was a mistake; it has certainly causedmuch Indignant comment in the Dutch

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The British Medical Jocrnal says a Bom¬ber of babies have been poisoned by sucklns thegreen straps of their *^^^1.^^77....lytical examination of the straps showed thepresence of enough arsenic In to kill anaduit. it is bard to believe that manufacturerscould be guilty of such criminal folly as to place adeadly poison la reach of infanta If there are any

moutanrwui toweuto

OX a SIMMER JOIRXEY.*lw «nmir Aboat fwm

.¦d Tklap in PkmIhc*nto* whiii Fn.nrrR sphinx ro i/rsa srawh.KVIAL UFI IT TH* MOrKTAlX RESORT.U»V* I* ACOTTAUE.MRS. BfCESER AND UXN. ouxt^VitB-INOTOM IX TBI SCMMEH.

I c^rw,ponJcfK* °f Tnw Er*NTxo Sra*.Ron* Between White Sri-mr* SrRrxoa.W. Va^ a*i> Loxo Branch. K. J., July 7.

Between the two charming reportsabort'named.°nc in the heart of the mountains, the <«ther ontfie broad Atlantic, Is a long and weary railroadJourney, but it ha* it« pleasures, too, especially itone stops over, as I hare done, m Washington. Tome always the greatest charm about goln? awayfrom my home in the latter city la the anticipa¬tion of how happy I shall be to pet bark to ita^aln, when oool weather renders ft aale tor mefrom a hygienic standpoint to dwell in any city.But I would prefer Washington to ary otlier city,w hcrerer located, if a town roust be my rntfdenosduring the warm months. I have suffered farmore with heat in New York and Boston than InWashington, Not only do Washington's wide8treefs and many parks conduce to render a hightemperature more endurable, but the life beingJ'\i®.re8tr,tltM*l than ,na northern city by tnneoes.

v lor\a11'te*< ta a Croat mitigation ofout

,bUffenn8M In hot weather, one result of dls-

Kwll£iW1t wtbe vUr°r"«» rules of the northern

»ni /vTi IIS.1 £.p.rtv11^' ot * firing thin white^1 frocks in summer on the atreeta,

hi t y, wlco°l 10 tUc w-arers thereof,out look cool tta(^ ud offer a prettv contrast to

uboundK*0t lrCCS 411(1 laWMm wlUcil WellingtonMISERT or LIT* W1TBOTT A Kiwvrim.

I am delighted to be again where | can see TireStab regularly, for I get so much or the new»which specially Interests me, both local and gen¬eral, in every copy of The Star that 1 cannot bearto miss one. Wherefore, I had a trying time In

t£riw',vft White Sulphur Springs, Ure- nbrlercounty, v\.\a.. tor there seemed a sinvial deter-!h»iai. 'he Part of 8f,m* one ln employ of

06 *-*Partmrilt to send The starS?ii th'rM uot <ll"vU'tL Aftcr mining four

separate wrnnrwit* 0t th°m Cdlu^ lut wraP^".the ^nie day, stained ln the1^- T "mis-sent," though each lia.T mv fulladdress plainly Printed on it. One or June J7 w;i*

^ reaching me, and the others man three? days. Meauilmc, as no Washington new*.

paper of any kind eatne to that place, and onlv oneYork papers, and tlfey hid So waTIngton news of Interest, 1 felt as IT completely out

t hinL^0"1 ,I?y. rr,en'is» and I torturel myself bythinking that some of those for whom 1 oaredd<'ad and 1 uot know it; b.it when

Jlr» »! . 3.1? '"Tabs came and no menUon appearedot those friends 1 felt certain they must be wclLnv UurHf °r importance had occurred to iheinThe Star would surely have given the facts.

jj.f1'anclngata letter 1 wrote ln 1KTV from thev> ,£i^ijkP C^PHlng'SGn^nbrler County, WesttiiVr « .

the only one of the thirteen places of*

tUe .two vlWnlas which 1 have everlad precisely the same complaint in Itmalls,especially the newspapers, railing

ArtrninJS^,1.0 co?e ln Um*"- Bul tills is a rctormAdministration, rrom which one ha9 a right to ex¬pect a change from bad precedents.

the "focrth" it white srxrnrR.I spent the "glorious Fourth" at White Sulphur

ana can testlty that it was most loyally observed,and that the band played "The Star Spangled Ban-

on* Brown'sibody lies a mouldering,"£c., and other airs or which the trulv loyal <» v^PPro,:R'.an'1 not onp lune » hlch was aplplauded by Confederates during the war. The bill

or rare ror a most excellent dinner was, to the lastPatriotic, and hud for Its rrontlspie.* Jstampeding bulL duly labeled, that there mik,rht be

no mistake. "John Bull," whose tall went straighttb a, afV,°r nn-W(,rk» at the end, while t wo

H ^ Jonathan rejoiced, one or whom, ln Con¬tinental unirorin, held aloit a tan-shaped blaze orgloty. Meantime the American e^le andd££cratlc roosUT posed gleefully ln the near tore.

rh® ea*le h&d an ancient aspect, but thebird of the democracy looked as ir it might havebeen hatched only about March 4, l^ 1 me? a

f.^&t many southerners and democrats while at* J? 2il bas long tonn favorite with»k 1

heard none but sentiments sustainingthe Union expressed. ^

PERSONAL NOTES.Berore Mrs. John o. Carlisle, of Kentucky, met

with the accident mentioned ln The Star of June27, which sprained her ankle, she had written toamend in Washington that her health was verypoor, and that she should later In the season iro tocapon Springs, Va., hoping to recruit there.>>cr

c ol Kellogg, U. s. A., is to chaperoneher nieces, the Mls.>es I'ettlt, or Louisville, whohave visited her ln Washington, at the White sui-

?,l"r>8,p>r:u*s *\lU ^mmer- Their expect to meetthere this week. The young ladles are to comerroin Louisville with Mrs. Klchard Koblnson, theirfather s sister. ^

Mr. WlckUffe Preston, who with his baby andnurse are at the "Old sweet Springs," tides overon horseback frequently to the White Sulphur^uly 3 und *. 11,9 w>'e, I believe, hasbeen obliged to remain at her Washington resi¬dence for the present.

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tbe chll,an minister, and his wife/r8 ,lP occupy at White SulphurSprings, from July 16, a cottage between those or

iJ^V. 1O^dow or ex-i'ostmaster General

l^rinlson, or Ohio), and Dr. Dandrldge, of cindn-

B,chafd Weightman, of Washington, andher mother, Mrs. jurey, ofLoulslana, arrived atWhite Sulphur Springs July 1.Mr. W alter Davles, of Washington, en route

from Louisville, spent Sunday and Julv 4 at theWhite Sulphur Sprtngs, and then Joined his wife,who was visiting her sister, Mrs. Foster, at LeesI

r f: *e^ start to-day, Thursday, for

^'an.d> where they will si>end the summer.Miss. Gii}, whose Shakspeare classes have been

so great a source of pleasure and Instruction toW aahlngton ladles 01 all ages, arrived at WhiteSulphur springs a few days ago, arter making aTislt nrst to triends elsewhere in Virginia.

florist sold $.1,000 worth or flowersat W hite sulphur ln rour or five weeks last sum¬mer at the height or the season, when "swell"breakrasts rrom 11 a. m. to 3 p. m, and dinnersIrom sp.rn.lol a. m. were the rage there,

the "IRISH clcr,"which last July and August entertained so muchat that place, is to hold Its own again I hear atthe same resort this year.Among Its members are the son of ex-Postmaster

General Dennlson, or Columbus, Ohio; col. WmHamilton, the stepson of ex-senator Williams, ofKentucky; C. K. Nutt, or Mississippi, whosebrother lives ln W ashington; C. W. Dudley Miss.-Judge Glenn, Atlanta, Ga., and w. s. HutchingWashington. Tills club occupies, when at WhiteSulphur, the old homestead or the late Mr. Cald¬well, who formerly owned the entire place a* hisfather ana grandfather had done. This cottaireis Just outside or and above the terraced rows orcottages, including the one-story bricks, Idealizedas "ParadiseKow "in the grounds opposite theSulphur Spring. There are tnree terraces in theCaldwell garden, each planted with flower bedsand adorned with summer houses; from eachterrace as rrom the dwelling ltaeir is seen a mostmagnificent landscape. The cottage has ehrhtgood-sized rooms, which are handsomely lur-nlshed.

? cottage with a histort.The widow or the late Gen. Deas, formerly of

Alabama,whofor some time before his death livedin New York, as Mrs. Deas has since done, has oneor the large colonnade cottages at White suluhurand her mother. Mrs. Lyon, or Alabama, and twosisters are with her, and another sister, Mrs. Polk,whose husband Is a well-known New York nhvsi-clan, will soon Join them. The cottage is a two-story brick house, with a broad verandah, sup¬ported by columns ln rront or it. It was built byGen. Hampton, or South Carolina, sixty yeare a£oHe was the rather ot Senator Hampton, and usedto drive to White Sulphur from south Carolina lnhis coach and tour and bring thirteen horses withhim, as weU as a retinue or servants and his Im¬mediate famllv. The cottage Is handsomely tur-nlshed and perfectly comfortable, but has not beenaltered.only kept ln repair.since Gen. Hammonbuilt It. There aretwo other cottages of the samesize and style ln Colonnade row, and In one ofthem President Grant and President Arthur eachstayed when at that resort. ITesldents Pierce andFillmore, who also visited White Sulphur are be¬lieved to have occupied one of these three cot¬tages, the largest at the place.Mrs. Deas is a cousin of the late Mrs. Jones, of

Richmond, ln whose memory Mr. W. W. Corcoran,as has been mentioned ln the Stab, has nlaced amost beautiful white marble tablet in the UttieEpiscopal church, ln the grounds at White SulDhurlu memory of the same lady Mrs. Deas has rivento that church an altar, or communion table ofoak, handsomely and appropriately ornamented.On its base Is a brass plat« with an lnscriuuoncommemorative or Mrs. Jones.

memorial tablets.The charmingly worded inscription in gilt let¬

ters on the pure white marble tablet given by Mr.Corcoran reads:"To the Beloved Memory of Mary Benry Jones,

whose beautiful lire and holy walk attorned willsaintly faith and patience all that was craclou*in Christian womanhood, this tablet, placed in thehouse of her prayers, Is affectionately dedicated

1886." B°m NOT"12118331 March 30,The tablet is oval and fully 3 feet in length. The

border of marble la highly ornamental.A memorial ln the same church to Blshoo Pink

the reading desk or oak, whtehcorresBoaaiwith the communion table. It was DreaentwlbvMrs. Campbell, a bride or a month, who was MlisStewart, of Virginia, the daughter of oneof thelargest stock-holders of the White Sulpbu/sDrin«property. On a brass plate at the foot of the de£kIs engraved: "In memoriam Might KeverendBishop Plnkney, bishop of Maryland died JuE 4.1883. The righteous ahaII be held ln everlastingremembrance."

love or a cottage.? most charmingly fitted up white trams oot-

tage with white muslin curtains, with pinkat the long windowsopening onthe porch in front,and banging baskets ot flowers between the whitePU}ar? ffthe porch, £££end ot the latter, has been occupied during tbetrhoneymoon by Mr. Campbell and his petiteexceedingly pretty bride, while at White SulphurSprings. But of all realised ideals ot "loveln acottage," ot which I have heJdTthe cottage atAiken, s. C_ in which Mr. George KusUaof wnsfl-lngton, and his bride, senator KuaOs' dauebter.spent their honeymoon early in she anrleeeeematie most like those pictured ln gUdedramanoea.One who saw it often has told dm tj»«t u had afringe orgrowing Marechal Nell roses *rrm thefront. The windows and doors were draped withsome old and rare - chintz, bought byML** KusUa, the aunt or tbe youac oouiik ls Eu¬rope some time ago. and tbe putow shamson theirbed were ot tine lnma muaiin made Iran a dreesMr.George Kustls' imnhei.mr Oon*'fianls daughter,had worn. Tbe articles nuneddeM inSuAhulu«sBa?t»i2S»g2guSi^i

in it to add to fta natural beautif*« rrt&cm»nlanl ritnitton.speaking of cottages and the tlk»* tor n^w.rra»med couples, tt may be merpor. thai Generaland Mr*. Buokncy haw be« n livtnr tone* theirmarri!»ge in a centime log cabin It Hart tvrnnty,Ky 75 miles from LnalovlIK and n« on inr rail¬road either. The cabin li knauntuy Dim up.It was th^rr The baby *u born, an<1 it w«« m«*Gen. Buckuor*a birthplace. Many tainaWf pi*. hof old fashioned furniture now a>torn it. VrvHu.-k.uer had there a very tall lunb waiir chem ofdrawer* which has lieen an heir.oom in b«r familyfor soeniurv, aud has always been given .« «wedding present to one t»f the daughter*, and a*such ufaf r^*iv»<j it two year* ago. In June.la descended from tien. Washington's familythrough tKHb her parent*, who were cousin*.WRITTTH IT OSW. ORaVT O* HI* l»*AfH »IO.

She was with her husband when be called cmGen. Grant early in July, i*k,V and aaw him onhis death-bed at Mount McGr^jor, Gen. Granthaving asked to s«e her. She ha* pre««erv»d <*ea.timit« part in the conversation. which w»* inwriting, of course, while his visitors' was spoken,and fr»m what he wrote a* to harmony twlngestablished between the North and South, and hl«rejoMng that he had Ured to ws- it oen. Hu< kn-rquoted in his first sne»vh In opening hi* presentcampaign In Kentucky. The writer saw tne s.ljsiof paper this week. on which the dying ea-lTeal*dent had written.none of them are over fourInches long.and w an »urprt*>si 10 «ee the writing,though in ised pencil, still perfectly legible, andthe language In spit* of t he torture lie * ho used Itwas then enduring, so elegant. There were noerasure# or Interlineation*. some of the *11piwere addressed to Mr*. Huckner. and on one .<these be told her that he and her husband Hadbeen together at West point and also in M< U-and bad ascended Mount Popocatepetl m thelatter country together. of whiek ascent in-n.Buckner had longbefore written hi* description^..While i/'aald Gen. Grant, "have just written myaccount of 1U" Mrs. Buckuer is pn serving the-*slips ou which Gen. Grant wn>te t>«rher son. A cony, hands<<tuely engrossedon parchment and fametv nt i ). resolutionmaking tUiuon Bolivar Burkner, jr., ihschild of the democratic conv ntlon whl unominated his father for governor of Kentucky, isto be sent by the committee api*>nt>d »<v - iMinvention to the babv a mot her at W hlte sulphurSpring*. Mrs. Buckney sajsslie *ill keep It t."the boy until be la old enough to fully appr-viate1U Miss t>KCapr.

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Correspondence of The Evkktwo Stxs.Forest Glkn, MovToointar Co., Mn., July *.

Tbe colony of W istiiugtontan* at Forest «anow numbers some 140, and we feel that our rep¬resentation from the city Is sufficient In qualityIf not In quantity, to entitle us to be heard occa¬sionally during our temporary sbsence. Everymorning we send a contingent of fathers, hus¬bands, brother*, 4-^., to the .my, and in the .-v-n-Ing the ladiea and <'hll>livu sll on the bntad rer-andahs of 1 he hotel and waU'h for their n'turn,as the trains come rolling In to the «t.nion whl< bIs s<vn through the vi-taof the fine old tr>"»M. Aathey come In from the hot air of the cpy th« y tellus that we look very picturesque^ with the pr»ityoutlines of the Oueen Ann»- hotel a9 a t«a.gground and the thl<'k f<«llage <»f th»» for»v«t trees asthe frame wi>rk. But Cn< nds from Ute cltv i»l>-serve that the hotel nestling In the woodndheights Is plci ures«jue, an! so i» rhaps ItIs our surroundings after all that are In¬tended and not ouiwIvmv. Si 111 we aw ciadto mx- theni after t ln-ir l»rlef absences. The arrivalof the evening trains is an event In «l»e quietroutine of tie sunnie r dav*. whl' h w«'sp» nd «nnour children on the verandahs or * and--ring In 1 hewoods where we can eojoj the Ifatill's <»f thsGlen, or sll by the side of H s k t rvk as It g.»*sf^»ntiy murmuring over the ston««s,and tle ti atritervals ex|iaudtng into qulei j»»o,s, shad<*d »>vthe overhanging brunches of the great trees. Wesee nature In one of her most attractive phaseshere, and we enjoy 1 lit; r<>t and reposewhich she alone can give. The tinslworkers from the ciiy enjoy t ie cool nUrht*, andso we are all trradually lus-onilng v.'rj much at¬tach to Forest inn. Then every week there Is ahop which Is entered Into with a spirit by alLThe hotel seems to us to have itlwa* s l»*en le-r^and yet a year ago, I am told, the site which linow occupies was a d« nse for-wi. The companywhich bought the one hundntl acr»'s known >«*Forest, Glen Is composed, how vt-r, of young men,and the enterprise, w hich h is etr-eied such awonderful transformation lu such a snort time, isdue to their push and pluck, one of tleir num¬ber, Mr. A- T. Hcn>ey. Is the ma nigger, and al¬though he has had no experience In thehotel business, his mauag-'inem has «iie|u«d 'hoi»ra1se, not only of the gww*a, »>ut of ei|M*ti"iic>4hotel meu who have visited tn<* Inn. Ju luiiigfrom what seems to be an almost constant Inquiryabout the hot< i, "Where is Mr. Ueuseyt" he otightto have »»*veral bodies, hut us tt Is h<i uianat.'»"« toattend to all the Utile details as well aa the^reatones which are ronnecied with the managementof a summer p'sort. Although the hotel has Ju»topened, the managers are aln'ady talking of add¬ing another wing to accommodate the p-ople whowould like to come tf there was only roi»m. TheyWill begin the erection at once of a building lor abowling alley and a billiard room, and anotherbuilding for a <11nlng room for < hlMr n and serv¬ants, as the prevni acc4immo<1atlons are not ad^quale. As this Is a Washington enterprise <-o.tlrely, and as ihe guests are all WashlUkrtonpie, we all feel very proud of th<> hotel, and onlywish 1 hat t here was more room lor ot hers of outfriends.Among the permanent guest* aft he hotel ar*>f h«

following: oen. Keiton and family, Jius. K. I'adeet*and family, Jaa. K. B«-ll and s»m, <es».A.t rutehneid.Jay Stone aud family, C. F. Myers aud family,Henry L. Wilson and family, Edward A. liemarav.Miss Josephine Holmes, W. S. W hiu ly, jr., l»r. »i.M.Schooley and wife, Austin P. Brown and family,A. B. Buslinell, J. Anderson Koss and wife, H »lt«rS. Ayres, Geo, W. Uouacr and lamllj. K-lwitnl For¬rest, Mrs. E. D. F. Heald, W. H. IVtwersanAfamily, F. 8. l'resbrey and lamily, Mr^W. II. Spaldlnir, Capt, tirlffln and wlf»tMiss Carrie E. smith, Seymour W. Ttilloeh andfamily, George E. Emmons and family, Mrs.Martha A. Scott, Wm. B. Kin,' and wile, w. L.Fin ley and family, C. A. McEuen and family, W.Kent Hall, Frank 8. Brownmrf and wife, Mrs. M.F. Wlttemore, Hr. li. B. Noble and wire, Mis*Medora Fuller, Miss Irene M. Kullrr, Mrs. s. L.Twlggs and family, Wm. C. K«s-. h and family,Mrs. J. K. Held and lamily, H. K. Mnlth and family,W.J.Newton and fumlll. Miss Maude K'-ynolds,Harry Bryan and family, F. M. Green and family.W. W. Burdetle and family, chas. F. 'l'owle amifamily, Z. t'. Bobbins, Capt. John W. Dcmn andfaintly, F. L. Altcmus, Clarence g. Allen and wiie,F. A. Vontagen. H. J. McLaughlin, Miss s. M.Johnson, Shu Ctieon pory. li. c. W.

THE pkimx RIHTEX.Dir. T. Baba Gmtu thai Ids Dmripalira wa> a Strict Mau-mrnt .( l ack

To the Editor of The Evekino Stas:I have read with great curiosit y a very vague ant

arbitrary aascnion made by a person calling him¬self Nlnomlya, and professing to be a Japanese, Inregard to the Japanese prison system. By a Intcf,which Is supported neither by experience nor iyfact, be endeavors to contradict w hat I wrote inyour paper of the 25th ultimo. He evidently knowsnothing of the subj'*ct about which he write«cWhat I stated In my communication is simple fact,and the result of tuy own experience and observa¬tion. That Is to say, I described the oonstru.nlonand sanitary arrangement of the prison, thearrangement for bathing, the treatment and modsof punishment of prisoners, the procodure of th"secret court, and stated the number of cages ofprisoners and officers, and the quantltv andquality of food, drink, aud clothing. Hut Mr.Nlnomlya bases his argument simply on biiImagination, and thus what he says has no weightwhatever against a strict statement of fail ilkamine, which can be testified to t»v many of myfriends who are traveling In this country and byothers In Europe.

1 have seen many prisons In Entrland and in thiscountry, but these prisons are parad!*-s comparedwith the Oltby Japanese prison. It Is an estab¬lished fact, well known to every edu at -dJapanese, that the present Japanese governmentdoes not recognize any difference between politi¬cal and common offenders. This was proved Inthe recent case of Kono and seven ot hers, wl*were punished by seven yearn' Imprisonment, fora political offense. They were arrested In thedistrict of Fukusima with about uriy others andconveyed to tbe same prison lu Kajitiashi. Theywere scattered thn>ugh the w nob- prison, as It Isthe rule of the Japanese prison never to keep twoaccomplices in one cage. They were all placed inthe same cages with murderers and thieves of tbew orst character, and were treated In the sameway as these. .

Again, Mr. Nlnomlya shows his utter IgnoranceOf criminal procedure when he attempt* to justifythe Japanese secret <»urt by saying Uiat such asystem exists In European count rl«*s. such a 1ta>cret court as that ot Japan, where a prisoner isthreatened bv a Judge, deceived by false promiseof mercy, or sometimes tortured by being made toStand hours and hours in a severe winter with Ironhandcuffs on and bound with a eord.such a courtdoes not exist In any civilized European country,nor Is It poaslble to keep a prisoner there In secretconfinement six months, one year or three year^wltbout a public trial But tt la true that such asecret court onoeexlstea In Fran<*eand It was calledtheBastile. The chief commissioner of polioestoodin exactly the same position as a judge of a secretcourt in Japan. But that time his nameo, and nosuch thing exists now. It has ever been and stillIs tbe policy of the present Japaneee cabinet tokeep up an appearanoe in everything and to pre¬serve serious existing evils or abuses under tbacoat of superficial refinement. They think t hat byfiMinp these evils from the European public theywill be able to impose on tbe supposed credulityof the European powers, and thus succeed In se¬curing tbe concessions they desire.The same idea 1* clearly reflected in Mr. Nino,

mlya's letter. But this will do more harm thangood to the Japanese people. Deception andtreachery never succeed. My purj>oee Is to speakout freely and frankly, to admit all existing Imper¬fections in Japan, and to show our energy andearnestness In removing these Imperfections. 1think this Is proper and much the best way of win¬cing tbe oonflsence of honorable and cultured peo.pieIn all countries. But If the Japanese cabinetfollows Its present policy, as is suggested by Mr.Nlnomlya, in concealing the truth.it will not belong before the Japanese government will utterlyana entirely forfeit all confidence and sympathyat the civilized European powers. 1. Bana.[Since the publication 01 Mr. Baba* originalarticle sad the reply to It Tki Stab has received

other correspondence, froaa which Tt appears thatthe experiences of other Japanese in the nativeprisons establish the accuracy of Mr. Babe's de-scrlpuona..En. Bran.]At the meeting ef the first assembly district,united labor party, is New York, Tuesday nlirhtZ

the Rev. Dr. Kdward MoGlynn was elected a dei£hhttoBnl convention at fiyracuss oa