About The sunny South. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1875-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1887)
T / I ^tURHNlG £0UCA*T\O!i !£?/CU\sl VOLUME XIII.—NUMBER 606. PRICE: $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ATLANTA, GA., SAT CRD AY MORNINlipJNE 25,1*87. Shaking Across the Bloody Chasm. S0UII1ERNWARS0NGS. Poetic Echoes From the Dead Past. "THE SHIP OF STATE.” The following is aa extract from Longfel low’s magnificent poem bearing the above pa triotic title: T jou, tm. on. O Ship or S %fe! S ill on O Union §tr.» *g and great! H imaotiy, *i..u all Its fears. Wirti all tan hop** of fu iir*4y#»ar% Is banging brrtanilem on iby f r*l ki*'» * what *st;*r I *l<l tbv k^el, ■What Workman wropgir toy nos of w ho m <1' ©.ton mist, and s ill, an1 rope, \V »ar anvils rang, wn it hammers b at, la what a fo»-ge, a T 'd whar a heat Wer* saap'-d the Anc.torsof thv hop^I tr not «u 1 ion s njao and shocx, ’T s of the whv-* and not. the ro •M; *Th but tn 4 *# >p »ing of the sail, A id not t'ie*r‘.r in id- b, the gale! In spi e Of rock a *d tmup»gt!l r »ar. In s.iCe oflights Mong r.onshore, H ill on, nor fear »o breast tho sea! O ir h^aris, o ir h pes, are all wi»h »!iee, O ir heiris, our tmp.^.ojir pr >ers,our tears, our f :i h Mumpa tilt o’er our f. j ar«, .Are ail with tne^—are al' with thee! Oak Hill Cemetery. A Stroll Through Georgetown, D. C. From a lengthy letter to tho New Orleans States about this old and interesting Virginia city, we make the following extracts: Turning up old Congress street, in my ascent to G-orgetown Heights, I passed many beauti-* ful residences, the greater par’ of which are of modern construction; still now and then an oi '-timer is met with that hears the impress of a century's age. The old “Tudo Place,” on our left, now owned by the widow of Commo dore Cannon, who was blown up on the Prince ton, was a resort of George Washington before and after he received a commission in the Brit ish army. It is an old-fashioned, stuccoed brick, with columned portico, and commands a magnificent view of tbe Potomac and the highlands of.Virginia. Its grounds are spa cious and tilled with forest trees and shrub bery. At the head of the street I came to the home of ex-Commissioner Deut, a most bi auti- ful place surrounded by extensive grounds tastefully laid out in carriage drives and walks, shaded by grand old trees. This was the resi dence of John C. Calhoun when Vice-Preside! t of the United States, and before Washington was regarded a suitable place of abode for gen tlemen of wealth and refinement. Turning to the right, I soon came to the entrance of “Oak Hill Cemetery,” one of the most beautiful hu rt ing places in the world. Entering the Super intendent’s lodge, just inside the gate, I met that official. Mr. J. T. Vlnlter and his assistant, Mr. Fred N. Summerville, whom I found very courteous gentlemen, giving me all the infor mation I desired. Mr. Sounnervdle has been employed there several years, and kindly vol unteered his service to show me around this truly beautiful Necropolis. In front of the gate through which I had en ered, stands the statue of Bishop Pinkney done in marble. On the pedestal, which it of the same material I read the name ot the prelate, his birth April 17, 1810, and death July 4. 188-1. Then follows a leng'hy epitaph extolling the virtues of this great and good man. The monument is a gift of Mr. W. W. Corcoran, Washington’s rr-at philanthropist. A few yards Erst of the Pink ney nionuui nt, and near the ivy covered Gothic Cuapel, with its stained.glass windows and arched with fragrant fl iwtrs and grten grasses, from the centre of which arises the niarbie monument of John Uoward Payne. On the South face is inscribed, "In memory of John Howard Payne, an horof ‘Home, Sweet Home.’ born June 1701, died April 9, 1852” West face bears a basso relievo carving of books, scroll and !a up encircled by a wtealh of palm. Oil the North face we read the following: son of Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mi-sissippi. Toe little boy died in Washingtou, June 15:b, 1854, aged one year, ten months and fourteen days. "Nr stone marks the spot, but some kind friend has planted a circle of lilliesd)f-the-val- ley around the little grave, and ihey are fresh and green and will soou be in bloom. While, we were standing here, a Virginia lady, for merly a resident of Bichmond, approached, remarking as she did so. “I never saw the lit tle fellow, but I know Bis mother is far away, and I have alitile boy Buried in a distant eity^ and some lovin' mother r-ay place flowto^L where he sleeps. It is od^duty.J*- The senlj- % meat was an linoressive one, amWMlJhat long \ afternoon it frequently came uncanW- across my mind. ' From this little grave the view is surpass ingly beautiful. Overlooking Rock Creek win -h lies at least an hundred feet below our poi. t of observation, to the steep hills beyond, we caich glimpses through the dense ioliage of the trees, of men at work cutting the ex- tei.sion of Massachusetts Avenue, already the longest and most beautitul street in Washing ton. When this is coaipiettd and the contem plated Rock Creek Pant is established, that neighborhood will be the most magnificent section of Washington. All the lots have oeen sold at fabulous prices, and tbe end has not been reached. I know of no city in America, where real estate has advanced in value as rap idly as in Washington in the last few years. Seventy feet beneath the bed of the creek at this point, is the tunnel through which will run the water from the Potomac to supply the new reservoir on the hills north of the city, and we see the workmen busily employed hoisting the stone through a shaft which has been sunk on the bank to the tunnel below—but I digress.— We descend a flight of stone steps to 'he ter race below and come to the tomb of Marshall Brown, once a famous hotel keeper in Wash ington. Near by are the graves of the Wash ington family, rela.ives of the immortal Geoige. Farther on, crowning a dome iike hill, is the Corcoran Mins«lum, in the form of a Grecian temple, surrounded by a cherubim. It is white marble, and its canopied roof is sup ported by eight Doric colutnus. It cest §20,- 000, and his wife, daughter, sou-in-law and several grandchildren fie beneath. The round Swedish granite monu nent of Alexander de Bodisco attracts our attention a little emi nence near by, and we draw near and read, "ChambelUin and private Counsellor of His Majesty, the Emperor of ali the Russians, his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary vi the United St.a'es. Born at Mos cow the .‘10 h October, 1780 Died at George town the 23i January, 1851.” GEN. W. S. ROSECRAN’S OPINION ■“Sure when thy gentle spirit fl»d To realms beyond the azure dome, With arms outstretched the angel said. ‘ Welcome to Heaven’s Hone, Sweet Home.”’ The eastern face is embellished with a laurel wreath enclosing a harp, entwined by a vine of ivy. The monument is surmounted by a life size bust ot the poet which is spid to be an ex cellent likenees. Tbe entire work is artistic ami subsstantial, and was also the gift of Mr. Corcoran. Just without tbe circle lying flat upon the ground, is the originat slab, brought from its former resting place in Tunis, and which mark cd his lonely grave in that far off land. The slab is broken now, but the inscription is plain. The American c >r,t. of arms in a circle is carved on t >p, beneath which we read: ‘ Iu memory of Col. John Howard Par ne, twice Consul of die United Stales for the Guy ana Kingdom of Tunis. This store is here pla-td by a grateful country. He died at the American consulate in this city after a tedious iduess, April 1st 1852. He was bom at, the city of Boston, State of Massachusettes, June Sth. 1791.” His fame as a poet and dramatist is well known wherever the English language is spoken through his celebrated ballad of “Homs Sweet Home," and his popular tragedy of Brutus, etc., and other similar productions. From here w* pinnged into the lieart of the cemetery, down through beautiful glens, over gravelled walks that wound round the lovely terraces and among the tombs beneath, stop ping occasionally to read some qua'nt and weather-blurred inscriptions on old and black ened marble of moss-grown sandstone mono ment. The day was warm and lovelv, birds eacg sweetly among tbe branches of The trees which so recently have put on their green livery, flowers, wild, and cultivated bloomed around us, and save the subdued bum of the ci'y as now and then it reached our ears in the passing breeze, we could will imagine we were in another sorld, so quiet and ercbantingly beautiful was the scenery by which we were surrounded. Mere, said my guide pointing down to the little grave, “lies little Samuel Emory Davis, What Ha Has to Say of the American ! Soldier--Coun:ry Boys. [Detroit Free Press Interview.] “What kind of men make the best soldiers?” | “Native born Americans whose boyhood, at least, was either pa.s-.ed upon the farm or in a j small country village.” I “Why?” “Because they are, usually, of good physical j quality, and they know how to do, fairly well, j almost anything. Most of them can do a fa r turn at jnufr cJokTug or baking, they can selv tolerably well, ar.d on a pinch can do a clever act at washing clothes; they can handle au axe, a cross cut saw, and the ordinary mechanical tools quite well; they are not apt to be visiona ry or hot healed, and when it comes to discip line they all seem to take to it with manly good grace.” “Isn’t that rather hard on the city chaps?’ “Did you ever think over the fact that most of the very successful men in the cities and uroft of the men who have been successful in the army, received their early training on the farm?” “Well, I guess that’s about correct ” “Of course it is. That suggests, however, another phase to this question as to where the best soldiers come froui. The American peo ple are pre-eminently self-helpful and self-reli ant and I candidly believe they make the best soldiers in tbe world. The English soldier is all right so long as his stomach is full, but let his rations fall off aud he loses spirit. The German soldier is dogged and brave because he knows his is a nation of soldiers. The Russians are des perate aud immovable because ot religious de votion ani ignorance that they were calculated for any other pnrpose than to be shot down. The French soldiers are all right with superb elan aud frank patriotism, but physically they are inferior. The Americans combine tne best qualities of ail these nations, with the added value of habits of thought, self argument, nat ural intelligence, mecuauical versatility aud thorough belief in self-help backed by ambition to excel.” “Are they hard to discipline!” “Not at all, for the reasou that they are in telligent and can listen to argument. They are a reasoning people. There is one other struDg point in iavor of the Amtrican soldier. A ma;oritj—a very large majority—ot the American sold ers have a iove for cleanliness, an instinctive desiie to keep clean, and they have a good stock of knowledge as to causes aud cures of physical disorders—homely remedies taught them by their grandmothers on the farm, out servicable. “Oh, well, I could talk to you all night on the good qualities of the Ameiicau soldier, but it is suffeient to say tLat I believe iu oiui most thoroughly and can think of ho higher honor than to have command cf au army of Ameri can soldiers.” TEACH THE LITTLE ONES. WASHINGTON CITT. Reminiscences of Distiii guished Public Men. Incidents Which Have Transpired a« the National Capitol. Bv BEN: PERLY POORE. No. 190 Jefferson When Young. A Washington correspondent, writing of fashions at the White House, says, referring to well known pictures: ‘ Jtfferson when a young man” wears the daintiest lace ruffles at his wrists and on his shirt front. Ilis coat is of velvet, his knee breeches meet black silk stockings, and his low shoes are fastened with bright silver buckles. These buckles are larger and finer than the bonanza owner of a silver mine in the present time would dare to put oil his feet. His hair is a powdered wig, the cue tied with a ribbon, and tbe whole wig is crimp ed in small waves. There “Jefferson when a young man” stands a courtly figure, in elegant clothes from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot. But where is the “Jeffersonian sim plicity,” of which, it is often boasted, he was the living example. Une finds much the same sort ot “simp;icily” in the portraits of George and Martha Washington hanging in the East Room. The “Father of bis Country” wears tine ruffles, a velvet coat, silk stockings, and cosily buckles on his shoes. His wig aiso is much crimped and curled, and lied with a rib bon. He is another courtly figure, and elegant from head to foot Mistress Martha wears a sweeping train of white brocade over a pttti- coat of pure satin, quilted in diamond pattern. There is much exquisite lace in the trimmings of her gown, and al together the toilet of the first President’s wife does not show that see ever wore a cheap thing in her life. So much for the simplicity of our fathers and our moth ers. Over in the Green Room are the portraits of Mrs. Tyler and Mrs. Polk. President Tyler’s second wife was young and a bride when this portrait was painted. Her dress is a white muslin, and she has on a necklace of pearls. Her beautiful dark hair is plain, with a braid worn like a coronet over the head, and with it a string of pearls. Mrs. Tyler’s race is one of youth and loveliness, and the large eyes are fascinating. In her simple muslin dress, worn full fifty years after the “Jeffersonian simplici ty” period, one gets the first evidence of sim plicity in the White House. The Republic’s “Halcyon Days.” Washington society was very enjoyable dur ing the latter days of Monroe’s administration, and Mr. Ogle Tayloe used to allude to that epoch as the golden period Sir Charles Bagot and his beautiful wife, the daughter of Lord Mornington and niece of Wellington, represent ed here the Court of St. James From France came Hyde de Neuville, a noble specimen of the old regime; from Russia, Spain, Portugal and Sweden, noblemen of distinguished man ners and rare accomplishments. The illustri ous Marshall was chief just’ce, with Story, Trimble and other great lawyers at bis side, lu the Cabinet were Adams, Calhoun, Wirt/, Rush, Crawford and Thompson; in Congress, Clay, Gaston, Lowndes, Rufus King, R mdolph, Lloyd, Crittenden, Harrison Gray Otis; and Forsyth, Decatur, tbe “Bay ard of the seas,’ 1 Porter, brave as Nelson, and accomplished as Cochrane, Warrington, Cbauncy, Steward, Morris and other naval heroes of the “late war,” were permanent residents of the city, as were also many officers of the army of great distinction in the same war, with Gen. Ber nard, of Napoleon’s staff, a distinguished mili tary engineer. Mrs. John Quincy Adams, who was the daughter of Mr. Johnson, of Maryland, for many years consul at London, when her hus band was Secretary of State, gave receptions on Thursday eveniues. which were very gen erally attended by the distinguished people of the day, and which have been commemorated by the lines of tbe late John T. Aug, tbe ac complished correspondent of Walsh's Philadel phia Gazette, commencing thus: Wend yon with the world t.vnisht? East and West, and South and N *rth, Form a constellation brignt, Ponriug blended brilliance forth, Maids and matrons, D lines and raadames All have gone to Mrs. Adams’. Mrs. Su livan is there. With all the charms that nature lent her; Gay Monroe, so debonaire, Winning Gales and Vauderventer. The most attractive women in Washington were presented in this shor. poem, a copy of which I have not seen for thirty years, but which is doubtless preserved araoDg the un considered trifles of many an old family in this District. Mrs Sulivan was a daughter of Gov. Winthrop of Massachusettes, and the wife of George Suliivan. a son of Gov Sullivan of the same State. Mr and Mrs. Sullivan died in France at an advanced age. "Gav Monroe,” daughter of the President, became Mrs. Gouv- emeur, of New Fork, and died many years since. ‘ Winning Gales,” the wife of that great man, Jo. Gales, of tbe InteUigencer, sur vived nearly all her contempotaries, at Eck- ington, in the environs of Washington. Secretary of State Blaine, Left. Wnen Blaine was Secretary of State, he learned that the Chinese Minister had received news of the death of the empress of tbe Celes tial Empire; and he went to pay an offic'al visit of condolence. He was received in the large room built by Boss Shepherd for a picture gallery, which was hung in white. At one end there was au altar, on which “joss Bticks” of incense were being burned. Tne legation wore white robes, and each one bowed solemn ly as the Secretary of State came opposite to him. After tbe ceremonial was over, Mr. Blaine told the interpreter to say to the minis ter that the scene reminded him of some of the ceremonials of the church of Rome, which he used to witness in the days of his childhooi, and from which these were probably derived. When this was interpreted to the mandarin, he smiled and quietly remarked: “Say to his excelle'cy that we have had these ceremonials in Cnina for about 3000 years.” “Mr. Clay, you Owe me aCown.” The verbal encounters in Congress during the session just closed, recall some of the old-time pquabbles, which were generally followed by hostile meetings in a retired little valley near the village of Bladensbnrg. Oa one occasion there was a correspondence indicating a duel between Daniel Webster and John Randolph, but the hostile meeting was prevented by the interposition of triends, Senator Ben on taking an active part as a peacemaker Randolph's arrogant and insulting manner was always leading him into difficulties, which frequently resulted in an order for “pistols for two and coffee for one,” yet he was no shot.. When he was about to fight Representa ive Lopes, of Virg riia, Gen. Bieckeuridge undertook to su perintend tiis piactice, and said to Mr. Craw- tord, of Geoigia, who was to be his second on the field: “By all means arrange tbe matter, f ir Mr. Ilanoolpli can’t hit a barn door.” When Randolph ex. hanged shots with Henry i hTl—twelve^ flay, and they shook hands after the first fire, Randolph jocosely observed, pointing to a hole made by me bullet in his flanntl dressing gown: “Mr. Clay, you owe me a gown.” Mr. Clay promptly rep'ied, with his usual smile: “lam glad, Mr. Ktnriolpb, that I am not deeper n your debt.” In oueof Mr. Calhoun's earlier speeches in Congress, he criticised Mr. Randolph for his ‘‘audacity in comparing him self to the great Lord Chatham.” Mr. Ran dolph modesriy disclaimed the pretention, but adned: “hi one thing we ale alike. Every scoundrel assails me,” aud as he spoke he pointed his long index finger at Mr. Calhoun. Dav>s Before the Supreme Court. Mr. Jtfferson Davis, when he appeared be fore the United States Court at II chmond, was thinner than lie was when at Washington, but his muscular frame r tained its martial bear ing. His gray hair, white in some places, was thin on the top of his head, and his full gray beard changed the expression of his features; but bis eyes had the pleasant look which had characterized them in previous years. He was dressed iu black, and looked like a quiet South ern planter rather than tht head of the “over powered” Confederacy. Ushering In the Centennial. The centennial year of the Republic was ush ered in at Washington with unusual rvjo'cing, although tbe weather was damp and foggy! There wt re nocturnal services in several of the Episcopal churches and watch meetings at the Methodist churches. Several of the temper ance organizations continued in session until after midnight, and there was much social vis iting. Just before twelve o'clock the chime of bells of the Metropolitan Methodist church played “Fleyel’s Hymn.” The fire alarm belie then struck 1-7-7-ti a few moments later, and as the observatory clock sounded the hour of twelve the tire alarm bells struck 1-8-7-6; at tbe same moment the brilliant light in the tholus which surmounts the dome of the capitol was lighted by electricity, casting its beams over the entire metropolis. A battery of light artil lery, stationed on the armory lot, thundered forth a national salute of thirty-seven guns. The Metropolitan bells chimed a national cen tennial march, introducing tbe favorite tones of this aud other nations, and there was gen era ringing of bel.s, large and small, with fir ing of pistols and blowing of horns. There were similar demonstrations at Alexandria and at Georgetown, and the ceremonies at the White House were in accordance with time- honored usage. Letter from Mexia, Texas. Splendid Location—Excellent Society —Churches—Schools and Busi ness-Prohibition Pre dominant. Editor SuUNr South: This thrifty young city, near the centre of the State, on the Hous ton & Texas Central railroad (the great com mercial artery of Texas,) eighty miles sou'.h of Dallas—the Queen City of the West—having had no reverses, has maintained a constant and steady growth. Between the Braz's and the Trinity, the two great rivers of Texas, and about forty milts from each, on on elevated undulating ridge, constituting the divide separating those rivers, is Mexia, “beautiful for situation,” named i 1 honor of Gen. E. A. Mexia, who figured con spicuously in the last revolution of our sister Republic, Mexico. Gen. Mexia owns large landed interests in Texas, some of which were granted to the rail road for the location of this city, after it had passed through this, Limestone county, and located its temporary terminus at Corsican t, thirty miles north, in Navarro county. For this reason our city, not. having b en a termi nus, has nevtr been afflicted with that adven turous riffraff population which always follows the raiiroads, and hangs about terminal towns or cities. On the contrary our citizens came principal ly from Fairfield—twenty miles, and Colton Gin—seven miles distant, on the east; Spring- field, the old capital—seven miles, and Horn- miles away, on the west. These four prospi rous interior towns were measura bly depopulated—most of their financial aud enterprising strength being centered at. M -xia, establishing at once that high standard of mor als, intelligence and culture, which has been tbe secret of her constantly increasing prosper ity, as tvinced in the numoer ot her public buildings. The Methodiits, the Baptists, two branches of the l’reshytenan, the Catholics and Episco palians, have organizations here, each owning comfortable aud well arranged houses of wor ship—except the last named which will build soon, the necesstry funds already being in hand for the purpose. The public school buildings worth about §10,- 000 are tastefu 1 and commodious; in that oec r- pied by the whites about two hundred aud fif ty pupils are taught by six well qualified teach ers, aud in the building for negroes about one hundred of that nice are taught by two compe tent men of Atrican descent. The entire edu cational expenses are supported by a tax lev ied by the city council in accordance with a vote of the population—all being free to pupils between the ages of eight and sixteen. There ere pubrished here three weekly newspapers The Mexia Ledger, anti-prohibition, democrat ic; the Mexia Democrat, prohibition, democrat ic; and the Texas Cumberland Presbyterian, Mexia handles annually from 20 to 25,000 bales of cotton, large quantities of wool, hides, beef, cattle, etc., which are brought hither from one of the best regions of this great State, viz: Limestone, and Freestone and parts of Navarro, Hill, McLtllan, Falls and Leon eountics. Two strong and well managed banks in the city conduct the exchange aud financial busi ness of the many merchants, cotton brokers, etc., who traffic here. An extensive system of water works is just being completed, which will doubtless be fol lowed, at an early day, with a cotton compress, a cotton seel oil mill, a cotton factory, etc. An elevatfd plateau of about four hundred acres, one mile distant, has been bought by tbe city and securely inclosed, on which immense excavations have been made, into which rain failing on the entire tract will drain, thus forming a vast watershed from which an en gine will drive the water, after filtration, into a reservoir one hundred feet high, situated on the highest point in the city, thence by gravi tation it will be forced through underground pipes to all parts of the place to supply fire engines aud the domestic wants of citizens generally. Cooking clubs, literary societies, and all the secret orders are well represented here, some of whose doings wiil occasionally be reported for your society column in tuture. The Sun- ny South enjoys enviable reputation. June, 1887. Cadmus. Norwood, North Carolina. religious and consequently strongly prohibi tion. The latter is tbe State organ of that communion; whose S ate College is located five miles west of Mexta at Tehuacana, known as Trinity University, in which from three to four hundred students are commonly taught. Texas, it must be remembered, is an Empire State of magnificent distances and grand por tabilities. We have no “old field schools,” as h&o Georgia in other days. A se’ioo wit a one teacher is an Academy or High School; if two or three teachers are engaged it is dabbed a College, and if more than three, it is called a University. By an overwhelming vote Limestone county carried local option, and in August next it is confidently expected that prohibition will pre vail by a popular vote of the entire Slate; thus prohibiting the manufacture, sale or exchange of intoxicants within its borders. The excitement is at fever heat now between the two contending parties, though four iifihs of the newspapers in the State favor prohibi lion, anil the negroes, that have been the vie lima of crunk“n d meg gueism formerly, are now becoming better unturned, and, it is be lieved, will vote in many places largely for prohibition. Its Mineral Springs—The Crops and Business. Editor Suxny South: The farmers in this section are making strenuous efforts to re trieve the losses caused by short crops during the last three or four years. Small grain crops are not very promising, but the corn and cot ton prospects are very good so far. The late season necessitated delay in planting, but a fair stand has been secured, and with favora ble seasons a bountiful crop will doubtless be mide. The cold weather ki led nearly all the peaches. Many apple trees did not bloom at all. but those that bloomed have fruit. Norwood is a pleasant village c mtainlng three churches, several general merchandise stores, two inilliug establishments, two physicians, and three ministers. Established here are steam mills, cabinet and undertaker’s shop, blacksmiths ar.d carpenters. One will find here s >me of the prettiest girls in the State; and last, but not least, every white man in the place is a Democrat. Can any other village beat it? This (Stanly) county has some of the finest mineral waters in the Southern States Mis- enheimer and Lentz' White Sulphur Springs are rapi .ly acquiring an enviable rep utation, whilo the old Rocky River Springs still maintain the reputation established by their iron, sulphur, arsenic and magnesia waters nearly, or quite a century ago. Until within a few years there was no hotel at these springs, although they were visited in the be ginning of the present century by many of the wealthiest and most refinod families of South Carolina, who spent the summer in cottages, forming quite a village on the crest of ons of the many hills surrounding thenpnngs. Aaron Burr’s daughter was one of the visitors in those' days. Tradition says the Indians knew and appreciated these waters before the white man’s footstep disturbed the echoes of the hills and valleys surrounding them, and the many Indian relics found in the vicinity corroborate the tradition, and indicate that one of their villages was located here. If I had time and space I could relate many incidents and traditions ef by gone days; of the people who visited these Springs, and of events which occurred here. Bat enough for this time. Perhaps I may tell some of them in a future letter. E. R. W. Norwood, N. C., May, 1887. J. D. Perrins, the Worcester sauce maker, who died recently, leaves a fortune of §3,325,- 000 to his wife and children. PERSONAL MENTION. What the People Are Doing and Saying. Ex-President R. B. Hayes has become dm president of the Ohio State University. Padre Agostino. who is described as the Henry Ward Beecher of Italy, prays to a skull. Queen Victoria keeps up the habit of send- iue a .£5 note to every English mother of twins. Out of the fifteen contributors to the cur rent nu mber of Seri jner’s magazine, seven are women. John P. St. John has gone to New York to stump the State in the coming prohibition cam paign. The manuscript of Burns’ poem, “The Whis tle,” has recently beeu purchased for §283 by Lord Rosebery. Columbia College numbers more students, iu ait its departments, than any other college in the United States. Old Dan Rice, the veteran showman and clown, was married to a wealthy widow in Texas, on the 9th instant. Mrs Henry Wood, the English authoress, left .£36 000 to her relatives. Her copyrights are to be retained by her family. “The Grrat Cbief-Without a Scalp,” is the title given to the Prince of Wales by the In dians of the Cody band in London. Gaudaur, who recently out-r iwed Hanlan, is a Canadian half-breed. His father was au In dian and his mother a French Canadian. Henry B. Payne, of Ohio, is lightly referred to by the irreverent paragraphers as “the sar dine Senator,” because ‘‘he is so deep in oil.” It wi be a great day in London when Buf falo Bill, Mr. Gladstone and the Prince of Wales sit down to a genuine Indian barbecue and rib roist. Buffalo Bill has written a letter to the au burn-haired Tnouias 1*. O :hiltree, in which he says: ‘ I’ve got the big-bugs solid, from the Queen down.” The Captains of three or four of the North river steamers have begun the custom of toll ing their vessel bells when passing the grave of General Grant. Emperor Francis Joseph and Emperor Wil liam are certain to theet at Gistoin this year, according to the Vienna correspondent of the London Standard. Bishop Kip, of the Episcopal diocese of , southern California, has been paid §lt),0i>0 ar rears of salary which the diocese has owed aim for thirteen years. Mrs. Grant has re purchased one of the houses in Was! ingtou wuich she transferred to William H. Vanderbilt at tho time of the Grant & Ward failure. Alma Tadema, the English artist, has de signed a piano which, when painted by Mr. Poynter, will cost the American Croesus who has ordered it, upwaids of §7.000. Mr B lehm’s stroie of the Queei, which the people of Windsor will erect on Castle Hill as ajuuilee mem trial, is to be nnv-iled in !ka ‘ presence of her majesty on June 20. Commodore Bancroft Gherardi, United States Navy, has passed the examination for rear admiral and will be promoted on the re tirement of Admiral Franklin on August 4. Sir Richard Temple, formerly one of the royal Indian governors and a recent guest of Mr. Childs in Philadelphia, is writing a work on Indian history during the last fifty years. Five thousand guests were invited to the wedding of the daughter of Congressman Barns, of Missouri. Of course the number of wedding presents was correspondingly great. Pope Leo’s jubilee gift to the Quesn is a mo- saic reproduction of Raphael’s fresco repre senting an allegorical figure of poetry. It was executed in the Vatican and under the Papal eye. Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt intend making an extensive voyage in their yacht, Alva, before long. The trip will include a sail through the Mediterranean and a cruise to India. The oldest Christian church is that of Beth lehem, built in the year A. D. 327 by the Em press Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. It is known as the church of tbe Na tivity. The Rev. John R. Paxton, of the West. Forty-second Street Presbyterian Church, New York, preaches to a congregation whose wealth aggregates over §600,000,000. His salary is §12,000. Ex-Secretary Manning has returned from Europe and his appearance indicates greatly improved health. He expressed the belief that he was fully recovered from his late troubles. Mr. J. I Case, who lives in Racine, Wis., and is the owi er of the famous trotter, Jay- Eye-See, has purchased a beautiful place in Sjutheru California, and will hereafter spend his winters there. Profesior II. S. While, of Cornell University who is spending a year in Germany, recently attended a meeting of the Goethe Soci-ty at Weimar, and was the guest of the Grand Duke aud Graud Duchess. Crown Prince Frederick William left Berlin for London lost week, to take part in the Queen’s jubilee celebration. Before departing, he called at the Emperor’s palace and took leave of His Majesty. John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt and D. Willis James have each contributed 5100,- 000 to the fund for the proposed Protestant • Episcopal Catbe lral in New York. A popular subscription will soon be started. The omnipresent Kate Field has, since she left Washington last February, lectured in seven States and one Territory. She is now in San Francisco. She will visit the Yosemita Valley and afterwards sail for Alaska. Andrew Carnegie has taken the Manor house and shootings of Mr. C. T. C. Grant at Kilgravoa, Perthshire, for four mxitns, and will proceed there with his bride after laying the foundation stone of the Free Library at Edinburgh. Gen. Buckner's baby aided in getting his father the Democratic gubernatorial nomina tion in Kentucky, and ex-Secretory Chandler’s two-year-old boy, the grandson of John P. Hate, may secure a United States senatorship for his father. Senator Stanford is considering a plan purchase a large tract of rich land near Davis ville, in the heart of the Sacramento valley, aud divide it up into small farms for the ac commodation of settlers, allowing them to pay for the land in installments. Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of the En glish Crown Prince, is to travel in America. He will be attended by half a dozen noblemen, and it is believed that the Queen trill decide upon the date of the young prince’s departure at the family re-onion during the jubilee. Fifty years ago this month Chief Justice Waite was graduated from Yale. He wiil be present at the commencement exercises of Alma Mater this year. His vigorous health ia remarkable when the amount of work he has performed in the last half century is consid ered. Paul Bremond 1 ift New York to seek his fortune in Texas more than forty years ago The Texas Central Railroad owes its origin and cons'ruction to his energy and ability. Mr. Bremond is now well advanced in age, but still retains his activity. Mrs. Bremond, his wife, is a Southern woman who has made a name as »a peet and wrt.-r of marked talent.
