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Wf flOKTSS touicrm VOLUME XIII.—NUMBER (507. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 2,1887. PRICE: $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE, i r. i\-^- Shaking Across the Bloody Chiasm. SOUTHERN WAR SONGS. Past. itici&ns have been working themselves into a fury over the flag question, which was dead to the people as soon as it was explained, gentle men who wore the blue were busy entertair- in Boston, gentlemen who wore the gray. Soldiers were these—men who fought for prin ciples and accepted the situation when the end came. The reception accorded the R. E. Lee Post of ex-Confederates, by theJno. A. Andrew Post of ex Federal soldiers was in keeping with the fraternal spirit wlrch per vades the masses the country over. At the banquet given in honor of the ex-Con- federates, speeches were made by Hon. John Goode, on the part of the South, and by Sena tor Hoar, a distinguished New Eug’ander and most pronounced Republican, on the part of the North. Mr. Goode said, among other things: I am heartily glad to return thanks for this magnificent reception. [Cheers] It is pleas ant indeed for us all to be here. [Cheers and a voice, “Goode. 1 ’] 1 accept the amendment with pleasure. Wuile Boston may be proud of her harbor, her culture, her public spirit, her ! public schoo's, her public library, all the Con- Poetic Echoes From the Dead | I since you threw open the gates of all tne city, | we felt that It. E. Lee Post was captured oy John A. Andrew Post. [Cheers.] We are fellow-citizens. There was a time when once before we were engaged in a common cause Virginia contributed her Henry, her Jefferson, her Washington as # co-laborers with Otis, Adams and Warren* [great cheers] in main taining the cause of Aineiican Independence. It is true that at one time there was a little estrangement. [Laughter.] There was a little alienation, the memory of which , we all wish in the deep ocean buried; but that is past. It is a in a. ter of congratulation that grim-viaaged war has smoothed his front and peace reigns over the earth. [Cheers.] We have become one people, under one con- ! stitution, with one destiny. [Great cheers ] And what a rich and precious inheritance is ours. \ j is surpassed by none in undeveloped treasure. When we examine our Government we are filled with admiration for the patriot fathers who planned it. “It is a Government of law, not men,’ 1 said Justice Marshall. “No man is so high that, he is above the law, 1 ’ said Justice Miller. [Cheers.] I don’t know wnether it’s in order to say any- | thing about the war. [A voice: ‘Yes,it is; goon. J We have wi nessed in our dav the most gigan | tic civil war man ever saw [That’s so.] Whil the war continued, in Virginia almost The Blue and the Gray. Semi-Tropical California. While Eastern, and especially Westem, po!- \ Tho Rush For Land—Sales Running JUBILEE ODE BY MR. WIN THROP. Tho following lines, written by the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, have been privately print ed for distribution among friends: Not as our empress do wo rom * to greet thee, August V.c orla. On this oispiciou* J ihtlee; Wide as old E inland's realms extend, <>'• rear' h aud sea,— Her flxg In ^very clime unfurled. Her morningdiumbear coran »ssing the world,— Yet li»*re lit-r sway Imperial flads an end, In our laved laud of UDerij ! Nor Is it as our queen for us to hail thee, Excellent M j str, O■} this ausp cions Jubilee; L mg. long ago our p itno tattlers b^oke The tie winch bouud us to a f rdga yoke, And made us free: Subjects fbeuceforward ofourso’v a s alone, We |mv no Homage to an earthly throne,— O ily m God we bend the kneel Still, still, to-day and h«re, thou hast a part, Illustrious l »ov. In every honest Anglo S. x »n heart. Albeit untrained lo no es of loyalty; As lovers of our old ancestral race.— In reve r euce for the goodn«»s and the grace Which lend thy fi'iy ye.-rs of royalty A inmummtal glory on the his orte page, Einbl:z »uing them fort vvr as the Victorian Age;- 101 “rbepiety and truth. Which mar* thy noble womanhood. As » rst tiiv golden y« urn,— v/e also would do honor t ihy name. Joining our dlstaut voices to me loud acc.atm Which rings oVr earth and sea, In attestation of the j ist renown Xny reigu has addeu to the Br*tisli Crown. Meanwhile no sweil'ng sounds > f exultation Can banish lr >m our men ory, 0.1 this ausp:c.ou« Jubfee 4 .alniiy 11 :ure aiaodhiK a> thy side. The cheruned consort of ttiy poW' r -|'^ P^lde, TUrouiii veary years thestih] c. ot ny tears, And mourned la eveiy nation,— Who* t .test woras a wrong M us wuttisto’d, Ttr* trieud ot peace. — Aluert, too wi- e and good, llustou, June, 1887. LEE AT STAUNTON. Ilis Speech Introducing General Averill. The Saunton T'indicator gives the following report of the speech of Governor Lee introduc ing General Averill on Memorial day in that oily: Governor Lee came to the front amid tre mendous cheering. He said that many years t o New York sent to West Point a cadet, and Virginia a year after sent there another. When the New York cadet graduated he was .sent to Carlisle as a drill-master, and when ■ he Virginia cadet graduated he was sent to the same place on the same duty, and there the two cadets renewed their friendship begun at West Point. They were sent from there to the frontier where they stood shoulder to shoul der in support of the Star Sprangled Banner, rCheers, i But the clouds of civil war com menced to rise upon the horizon of the repub lic These two voung officers in tlir-tr differ- e-nt homes had been differently taught. One ljipi been taught the power of the nation, while i' e other had learned that a State could recall Ose power given the nation if at any time it felt aggrieved. There was no peaceful ground on which to settie these two opinions which were ,,-ld by the two sections of ihe country —it was “irrepressible contlict.” ' me officer rallied Into the Millions. Kiutoh Si nny Soctii: The sewing machine, after thirty-six days lingering on its long jour ney across the continent, arrived safely, all in tact save a few slight bruises. The suspen sion of the fourth clause of the Inter-State Commerce bill so jammed the many railroads leading to this coast wi Ji freights of all kinds, that I could hear of the machine lying over at different stations several days before its deliv ery. I am glad to say that the machine comes up fully as repres*nted. And my wife. Queen of Sheba-like, says “the half was never told.’ 1 Just to think! a No. 1 tifty-dollar sewing ma chine, and the best newspaper primed in America, all for only eighteen dollars. I think it will be no trouble to get several subscribers, especially under the inducements offered. The great boom in southern California con tinues without an j* intermission. Property conveniently located has doubled in value in the last twelve months, and in some cases has changed hands half a dozen or more times. Los Angeles of course is the center of attrac tion, and in a few years will be second to, if not the equal of San Francisco. The great and rapid growth of southern California is perma nent and solid—being settled up by men of wealth and enterprise, coming here, to enjoy one of the finest climates under the sun. The following table shows the number of transfers of real estate in Los Angles county, and the amount of consideration for the six months ending May 1st, as taken from the county record.;.- 188*1 1330 Transfers $1 f>25,SW- Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. •1 888,370. 1887 20* N> “ LW.MKK). 1717 “ 4.8fiS 037. “ “ 3 324,433. “ gr,7»; “ 7.172.1*24. 12,370 $31,728,213. And still there seems to be no let up in this great rush to secure homes in semi-tropical Cal fornia. The transfers of real estate yes terday amounted to over live hundred thou sand dollars. To give you an idea how readily property is sold, and how anxious buyers are to invest, 1 will cite one important, sale. A beautiful por tion of country lying along the foothills cast of Los Angeles, known as “Aszuza,” was recently subdivided and placed upon the market. The cilice of the real estate agent that had charge of the affair, was besieged the evening before the day of sale, in Mich a way that fifty or mere men stood in line in front of the cilice, reaching from the door far out in the street the war continued, in \ irgima almost every j ;) u night aud until nino o’clock next day, wa',*j field was a h yj.le^lieMj \|u^jilo.se VireiriLi ,.Afor tho. bn*AitMk»~*•*;««- oovvm * Thev went to work with a.l the energy j early choice, that several bought position m .if their forefathers, [(’beers.] line at from fifty to ninety dollars. There is another thing I must say if I would | The t xcitemcnt at auction sales are e<l>>al'> make a cleau breast, and you do not wish me to as great when a fT™ 1 » umb< -' r °‘ carrtaM hold hack auvthiuc. 1 must say the people of ! containing buyers with the understanding s Virginia do not believe that the essential char- \ free ride and a free lunch served oil the gr un a-ter of our government has been changed by i is preceded by a baud of music engaged In • the war. The war put down slavery and did | occasion. " " S ' away with secession. But it did not change i Santa Ana, Cal., May .8, . .. the constitution nor alter tite principles of government. 1' did not create a grand consult- i dated empire, and when any man supposes that Virginia, the mother of Henry, of Jeffer son, of Madison, of John Mart hall, of George Washington—does not love this Union, in such a large part the creation of her own hands, he is very much mistaken. [Great app ause. ] _ I declare to you as free-men and fellow-citi zens, that the most earnest desire and aspira tion of tiie people of Virginia is that we may have peace, lasting and joyful peace, peace be tween the sections and between the races. V. e are willing to co-operate with you, men of Boston and Massachusetts, in helping on the government to prosperity. If America should get into trouble with any foreign power, any fishery trouble, the men of Virginia will as readily enlist as any other men, [great cheers] as readily as and State. [Great applause.] Senator lloar said: , , Your presence to-niglit is a token that, the memories of four years cannot efface the mem ories of three hundred. Terrible as was the cost of those years to both sides, I think either would be slow to wish them blotted from our history. We have learned respect for each other. You have learned something of the Puritan. You have discovered that there wtr BOATING WITH GARFIELD. A Woary Walker of tho Tow Path Who Knew the Dead President. [Albany Express ] A grizzled, weary-looking toiler of the tow- path sat in Superintendent McKenna’s office yesterday afternoon, lie had just come down from the West, and found himself compelled temporarily to give up work on account of a sore foot, which left him almost unable to walk. To an Express reporter he to! 1 how, when he was a hoy of ten and the lamented James A. Garfield was a youth ofhftecn, they plodded side by side along the \\ abash ( anal and slept m the same bunk, bolh being em ployed on the boat Reaper Willard. The boa'sman’s name 's George McAuley. He told how studious young Garfield was even at that early day, and how, even when seated astride of a horse, he always was poring over a book, the canal, WASHINGTON CITY. ! PERSONAL MENTION. , «T : TN ? Jgp77 7 77 / ***** ' ,7- Vf 1)1!. ABNER WKLBORN CAi.HOI'N.GI ORGIA'S DISTINGUISHED I'lIILANTHKOPIST. ANOBLEPHILANTHROPIST;LI’ L“e-ont is worthy of some attention, and the mention of facts in his history, which have never been given to the public. But it is s ur.etning °lse than Dr. Calhoun’s skill and accomplishments that lias made him We arc indebted to the S-mf’/crn CullictUnr i the most useful and popular citizen of Georgia, for this excellent engraving and ske tch of our ’• fobbing beneath these glittering externals ,. .. . . i f 1, „ . is a jjreat warm n-od as genuine a obi- distinguished fellow citizen. , laIlt , all irI(nV ards. The rec- This renowned phy^tcut^v £ ^ * How Dr. A. W. Calhonn Carries on a Grand Huraano Work—'St Sketch of His Life and Labors. i B r"in, and' was i> -m a’t ' 'lAAv.-tt. the podvrueet c fyO, (;,. 0 rgia, m is Id. Hcf,.. tt'iW i rthilion of at b s skillful h Carolina’s immortal son. Johrit'. Cal ’oun; | 0!;e to a c! is tbrongei ... InVf -Cd'* •Yk --.hnnuev he poor meet on » »i*nl %c?irH to seek healing hands', and as they tile in one by oseted conference with also of the illustrious Alexander Hamilton, j great physician, the prince of tinan who fell under the fatal bullet of Aaron Burr. ! c u> r .s in his purple and linen finds no Inspired with the heroism of ids fathers, when I care and courtesy that is not meted out in the tocsin of war sounded in ls'il, and the , ,, ua l measure to the workman in his blouse or whole South flew to arms in defense of her I the beggar in rags. From that benevolent const tutional rights, young Calhonn, a mere ' presence no sufferingone has ever gone without, stripline of about fifteen summers, promptly i sympathy and an effort for relief. The rich responded as a volunteer, and joining Compa- {)a y him in generous fees worthy of his skill ny A, of the First (T-orgU Begimenl, was man I an d standing, b « the poor pay him always in tered’into the Confederate service at Macon. | proportion to their ni“ans, and those who have For four long years, during winch youth gave I nothing but their affiictions receive his best nlace to the stature and vigor of a splendid j attentions without m mey and without price— manhood he continued to do battle valiantly n , t grudgingly or sparingly, but freely and fer his country and was several times wound i lavishly, out of the humane promptings of a e d notably at “Hatcher’s Bun,” in the left „„blo heart. No wonder that a few years aso, breast ami through the knee-joint on tiie field j when the news of his serious illness in All ot Winchester. Otir young soldier, with that j ^sta reached \tlanta, that the people in modesty which has s » eminently characterized | throngs haunted the depot and telegraph of- biminliis later years, never sought prefer ti ces , wa ling with eager and affec'ionate in content, wi'h a host of otlier merest the news of his condition, as they would “ i Hill’s dying mo- frotn the death-bid The Calhonn of 1 ment, but ’ chivalric followers of the “In duty in the ranks as a private sioiied oiliger; and it was this ruse,” to do rea <j the bulletins of 1 non-conunis- I m( . n t s , „r the latest m nd material of _ourteous and never used kind word to an tone. II i coarse or an un- was paid $!■' the Southern army that made it well nigh in vincible, even in tho face of the heaviest odds. When the last scene of the bloody drama had been enacted at Appomattox, returning to his home in Newnan, Mr. Calhoun pursued his studies with di igence tor twoyerrs under a pri vate tutor, and then began to read medicine in the office of his father, himself a skiiifu! prac- ( ^ titioner. In title time ho entered Jefferson (."was a eeneral^ favorite all along Medical College, Philadelphia, and was gradu- aid McAuley! as he was invariably ! ated from thv famous school in 1*10. From of Ilobert Toombs, in statesmanship, profound in wisdom, pro phetic in vision, was not greater than this Cal houn of “87,” omniootent in healing, univer sal in benevolence, a miracle of usefulness and generosity, Lis. life circled with a thousand charities, and his days haloed wi h the bles- sings and benedictions of the poor. “None know him but to love him, none name him but to praise.” eneroiis emotion; what aptne fer command; above all, what constancy—that president pro tempore of the Ap- thority of which it is cheers.] , , , We, mo, have learned to know, as we nevt r knew’before, the quality cf the nob e Southern , 7. the dig of the Union, while the Virginian stock. What courage in war; what attachment j went borne to oney tiie demand of his Stale. | to home and State; what caoacily for great at- j v jr four t ears the war raged. t fection aud It so happened that, botli these young men became general officers and their commands met on different fields. A part of the record of the New York officer was m tde in this Valley, .and I ray it here as I have said elsewhere, that "ie made war like a soldier. He fought us bravely and vigorously, but he showed that hu manity towards the defenceless tint a true sol dier knows how to show. [Applause.] Dtir ing the war 1 was here on my way lo try and catch him. He had been making a raid on Lynchburg and was returning, and I hoped to catch him at Covington, where—the longest :, ole would have gotten tiie persimmons, j arms ’Laughter But 1 was recalled ami couldn’t make the trial. Twenty odd years ago I was tryin ,r to capture him and bring him to Staun ton and lo! here he is in .Stannum to sp-ak for blniseif. [ Applause.] He shows by his very presence here that the war is indeed over. blent I Great j McAuley was taken prisoner and sent to Ltbby olem. [Great i after b is release took up ins o d lie never saw Garfield prison, life on the canal, again. Bor. Wade and the Restauranteur. Ben Wade, of Ohio, when lie was elected virtue beyond all virtues, without wb people can long he cither greater frt< piause.] Af’er all the fruit of this vi dower not to be found in ' tier gardens. In tho grant and magnificent future which is be- f >re our c< ui.trv you are t> contribute a large share bo’li of ttreogth aud of ornament. Mr. S ere'ary Lamar, in his oration at the unveiling of the statue of Calhoun at Charles tm, for which 1 am happy to take this occa sion to > xp-ess mv admiration, does not exag gerate when he declares Ilia! tiie late appeal to as led to the indissolubility of the American Union and the universality of Amer ican freedom.” [Applause.] ' \polause J The question of State and nation has been eltlel, and hereafter cur people are one per.Je with one country and one destiny. ' Applause.] , D is a magnificent Bight to see this demon- stration in memory of those we loved and lost. No brave man can or will withhold liisapprov- . al of it. If the dead we mourn had not been brave men, wbat credit was it that the oppos ing army won its victories, and took four long years to defeat those in front of it? Among those dead are Stonewall Jackson, the quiet college professor, who became a star in the ted firmament of war, and the noble Jeh Stuart, who, on being told in camp that his child was sick, sent word back, “I must leave my child in the hands of God; my duty requires me here.” In conclusion, Governer Lee said he wonid present to the audience the Ne w York cadet at West 1‘oint and the later distinguished sol dier, General W W. Avtrhill, of New York. [Great applause.] Gcorgo Washington’s Check. [New York Herald ] In one of the public bar-rooms down town there was displayed yesterday a check drawn on a Baltimore bank by George Washington in 1704. It was not a copy, but the original, gen uine document, reading as follows: Philadelphia, March 'J2, 1704 To the ('outlier of the OJIce of Discount and De posit, Baltimore: Sir—Please pay Ilobert Gilmer, Esq., or tiearer, the sum of eight hundred and forty-nine dollars and sixty-nine cents, and oblige your most obedianl servant, $849.69. Geohue Washington. Accompanying tb s check is an affidavit sworn to by Charles F. BUnchaid that he ob tained it from the bank when the charter was revoked. I ought not to spe.ik any longer. This occasion belongs to those who represent the h..spiulity, as they once represented the cour age of Massachusetts, and to our guests ftom the. famous capital of Virginia, where courage and hospitality have ever held their court. These two S'ates, so like ,n their difference, so friendly even n their encounters, so fast bound when they t eem most asunder, are, as l think, destined bv God for leadership somewhere. I thank Him—we can a 1 thank Him—that He permits us to believe that that leadership is hereafter to he exercised on a scale worthy of their origin and worthy of the training he has given them. Nothing smal er than a continent will bold t lie people who follow wlitre they lead. [Applause.] When the Massachusetts boy real's the history of Virginia, it will be with the property ot acountrymau in her fame. When the Virginian hears the anthem of Niag ara, he will know thfe music as his own. When i e comes to Boston, the spirits that haunt Faneuil llall will hear, well-pleased, a footstep which sounds like that of the compatriots and comrades, with which, in danger and in tri umph, they were so familiar of old. [Great cheers and w'aving of handkerchiefs.] How striking the contrast between the ut terances of Senator Hour and the tongue— scorching words of the small Republican politi cians! , _ The R. E. Leo Cauip, confederate veterans, were met bv Steinwebr Post, 192, G. A. U., in New York Gity on their way to Boston, where they participated when in the Bunker Hill cel- eb-ation. The Union men escorted the con federates to the annex boat, and' the latter were heartily cheered. The drum corps of the K. E. Lee Camp played Yankee Doodle on the W And Tiie Confederates, when they passed through Washington City on their return to Richmond spoke enthusiastically of the gener ous and magnificent reception given them not only in Boston, but by Lynn and other cities of Massachusetts. Everywhere, they said, they experienced the Kindest treatment and boundless hospitality. nate, enjoyed the privilege of appointing the keep, r of the Senate restaurant. That establishiuent, eie- ga. i tiv fitted up in the bare ment story of the Senate wing of the Capitol, brilliantly lighted aud supplied with c»a! and ice, Was enjoyed rent free bv the person fortunate eiioug.it) obtain it. 'it was customary, however, for him to send a good lunch every day to the Vice President’s room, without charge. At the commencement of the Ju.y session of 1S67 tne restauranteur, hearing that he was i t be superseded by a caterer Born Cincinnati, called on Mr. Wade and said, obsequiously, “1 am the keeper of tne Senate restaurant,, Senator.” “Oh, yes,” replied Mr. Wade, “you run the cook-shop down-stairs, don t vim'” “Yes, sir,” was the reply, with a low how. “Well ” said Mr. Wade “what can l do for you, what do you want?’ T have caff ed to express noy wish, sir, that I can continue to keep tiie restaurant, ami anythingyou war t sir you have o.ily to send a page dowi -stairs, and it shall be sent to you quick as a flash, without costing y »u a cent, Sir.” Just then Mr. Wade appeared to recollect something ami looking the man directly in 'lie eye said: “Oh. 1 don’t want you to feed me; when I do I will pay jou for what 1 eat tike other people. Butlisteu: Complaint has been made to me that you don t treat the little pares fairly or kindly. Ihey comp am that they cant get anything to eat except expensive tilings, for which limy have to pay a large price. Now, sir, just remember that these pages are out boy s, and you had better over charge seua tors, who are able to pay, than these little chaps who want to save all of their wa"es that they can for their mothers. You must be civil and kind to these pages, sir, or I’ll have you moved out of your cook-shop and put in some one there who will treat the boys well.” The restauranteur promised that lie would do so, and bowed his way out. Mr. Wade made inquiry of the pages from time to time, and found that they were civilly treated, and that lunches of reasonable cost were pro vided for them- Some one sent a poor picture of Patti to the songstress with the request that she write her autograph below it. She said: “Good gra cious! What an abominable picture! I can’t sign thatl” She thought a moment. Then she turned it over and wrote on it: “Who is this? I don’t know. Adelina l’alti.” Gen. Thos. Ewing, ex-member of Congress from Ohio, has informed the Express that lie will support the Union Labor party and its candidates, and do all in his power for their success during the coming compaign. thence, re turning to Newnan, lie very soon Sell heir to the large practice of Ics father, who was growing infirm, and for three years con tinued to discharge most acceptably the oner ous duties of a country physician. But this limited sphere was not sufficient fur the ex panding intellect of our hero, and perceiving the importance of developing some of the more occult branches of medical science, he at once determined to devote himself to the study of the eye, the ear and throat. With this intent he visited Europe, and for three years, in the universities of Paris, Berlin ami v tenna, dilt- gently investigated the construction n‘. those d- li.-.'ite organs, and sought the remedy lor all the diseases incident to them. In the interim he had been elected a profes sor ia the A'tanta Medical College, and the iiar' icuiar chair he row occuph s was ken. o;.* n for him until his return. In addition toitsdu- ttes, Dr. Calhoun began the practice of his specialties in Atlanta, and very soon w th the r ■•■>--1 signal aud distinguished success. Hap 1- ly his fane extending beyond the city, as sumed State and national dim usions, until at length his name has become a h iusehold w rd w t h the afflicted of the whole country. To form tiny adequate conception of th ‘ great and noble ■ the in. '•Dueled patient irk in'which l)r. Cal ' s «"S a ff i-er should visit hisoffice on Marie From the earliest moult ni that atim.t- | n be obtained, an unceasing stream of I may be seen going to that j honor of the man A Few Words About Bernhardt—Is She a Lamia? ])par Si:nny Sot-th: Bernhardt—Ilow shall 1 describe her to you, or, rather, how shall I convey to you an idea of the impression she makes upon one, with her thin-hpped, cruel mouth and her magnetic eyes? Of course we have all learne 1 from D.ime Humor that she is thin to atteuuaiion, very ugly, ill-tempereil, eccentric, etc., etc.; but to actual view she is not ugly at all, nor thin—will, not so very thin and if she has a temper, she has had the good taste to hide it in the face of such audi enc -s as site has played to in San Francisco. 1’hat she is peculiar, must be admitted; one concludes this immediately from her style of dress. Both on and off the stage, however her „,,!) may vary ill texture and color, it always follows one fast ion—that of the wearer. The ,<owti is gathered full at the shoulders aud confined at the waist by a broad girdle. The lau.-r, when she is playing, is of various de- si-es’ and covered usually with embroidery in lit ’-lit, glowing jewels. As an artiste Mme. Bert.luildt is t imply superb! She made me think continually of that “brilliance feminine,” the Lamia of Keats—so sinuous of movement, so hue a “snake palpitating,” with now and a „; ( ia a touch of that still languor which is also characteristic of the ophidian. Onecan readily farcy that not bio 1, but some more mysterious ti ml. courses through her veins— that she is indeed a serpent transformed, a ■natureof the wood, half flame, half sunshine, Reminiscences of Distin guished Public Men. Incidents Which Have Transpired at the National Capitol. Bv BEN: PERLY POORE. No. 191. President Harriscn. 1'resident Harrison's gallant horsemanship, and the clear tones of his trumpet voice on ihe day of his inauguration, gave assurance that he possessed health and strength equal to the arduous duties which lay before him. Riu the wi d hunt after office, and the jealous wrangling among the leaders of tho.se who had so triumphantly elected him, soon visibly af fected him. Some three weeks after he occu pied the White II mse, he was overtaken by a spring shower while taking his early morning walk, and the following day he felt indisposed. Pneumonia followei, balding all medical skill, and, although he was better on Saturday, April 3, an unfavorable change took place, and he passed over the dark river just af.er mid night on April 4, just one month after his in auguration. The last time that he spoke was about three hours before he expired, when he cleared his throai, and, as though he fancied himself addressing his successor, he said: “Sir! I wish you to understand the true prin ciples of the Government. I wish them car ried out. I ask nothing more.” Secretary Webster immediately sent his son, Fletcher Webster, then a clerk in the De partment of State, to notify Vice-President Tyler, who was at his residence at Williams burg, Va. lie at once left for Washington, and arriving on the Oth of April, took lodgings at Brown’s Hotel. The heads of departments waited upon him that day at noon, and in their presence he took and subscribed the oath of office. On Wednesday, the remains of President Ilarrison were interred with great pomp and sincere demonstrations of private sorrow. Mir tite guns were dred from sunrise to sunset from the navy-yard, and the buildings on each side of the entire length ot Pennsylvania ave nue, with scarcely an exception, and many houses on the contiguous streets, were hung with festoons and streamers of black, not onh about the signs and entrances, but in many ana or i iiauuie •. - j »• <v anu m very humblest ah »des Lung out. some sponta neous signal of the general sorrow. The scores and places of business, even such as were too frequently seen open on the Sabbath, were all closed. 'Hie military escort was larger than that which, a short monta previous, had attracted so much attention at the inauguration. One of the most impressive features was the dis mounted aud mounted officers of the army, navv, militia ami volunt ers. Seldom has there been exhibited within a space so limited so many distinguished men, the sight of whose well-known tigures led back our thoughts to many a bloody held and many an ensanguined sea, on which the national honor had been well and nobly maintained. The civm part of the nrocession was not less sinking than the mili tary. It embraced the civil and municipal officials, Congress, with John Quincy Adams among the representatives, the temperance organizations, schools and lire companies ot the district. Tne funeral car was of large dimensions, in form an oblong platform, on which was a raised dais, the whole covered with black vel vet. From the cornice of the platform fell a black velvet curtain outside of the wheels to within a few inches of the ground. I*rom th What the People Are Doing and Saying. Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, sailed on Saturday for an extended European tour. A statue of Mirabeau, by Granet, is to be dedicated on June 23 at Bignon-Mirabeau, Loi- ret, France. “Brick 1 ’ Pomeroy thinks that no man who uses intoxicates oi any kind should hold any political office. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is reading the plays of Sophocles in the original this summer at her home in Newport. Tho Czar’s highest aim is to In crowned “Emperor of Asia” on the site of tho Holy .Sepulchre at Jerusalem. Belle Boyd, the famous Confederate spy, 'S running an orange grove in Florida, and is in comfortable circumstances. The presentation of the America! testimoni al to Mr. Gladstone his been postponed tilt after the jubilee festivities. Enoch Platt, who died at Cheshire, Conn., last Monday, was the first American to learn the trade of brass-casting. Kx-Govemor Marshall, of Minnesota, will next October celebrate the fortieth anniversary of his arrival at the sile of St. Paul. A fan with a sketch of “Redshirt,” in black and white, and tho autograph of Buffalo Bill, was recently sold in London for $200. Congressman Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, left Ctncigo last week with a party of friend* to spend the month of July in Alaska. Charles A. Dana sailed for Queenstown on the Cunard steamship Servia a lew days ago. He will remain until about September 1. Walt Whitman, says the Boston Globe, “will shortly take up his residence in Boston, and become one of the wise men of the East.” John D. Lumberman, of Philadelphia, has given $1,000,000 for a German hospital to be under the charge ot Lutheran deaconesses. The largest lauded proprietor in tho world lives iu Connecticut. He owns 2,OJO,OOJ acres of land, and his name is Wilson Wadding- ham. Roscoe Conkling keeps a record of his daily personal expenses, ani i .s pages show that he paid $203 for street car fare iu the last twelve months. Herr Kraker, a Socialist member of tho Reichstag, was arrested last Saturday the mo ment he left the legislative building after the closing session. as any first-class angel on either side of tne line,” says a Mexican paper. Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth is 38years old, has written sixty-eight no vels, and is appar ently good for many more before death calls her to lay down her prolific pen. The Lee memorial association has erected at Lexington, Va , a mausoleum costing $30,- OUO, which contains the remains of Gen. Rob ert E. Lee and two female members of the Lee family. Carl Schurz, who about three months ago broke hi* hip, is slowly recovering. For the last few days he has been able to take short walks in Central Park with the aid of his crutches. Miss Maria Mitchell, the astronomer, was the daughter of a srn ill farmer iu Nantucket, who was obliged to eke out his income by teaching school at $2 a week. Maria was con stantly occupied with household duties. Ex-Mayor Spance, of Los Angeies, Cal., now on his way to visit England, has given $30,01 W) as Vie nucleus of a fund for erecting a splendid astronomical observatory in southern California, probably at San Bernardino. Vassar College has just conferred the hono rary degree of LL. 1). on Mrs. Christine Ladd corners of the car a black crape festoon was j Franklin, of Baltimore, whose attainments in formed on all sides, looped m the centre by a ] mathematics and logii had. previously been funeral wreath. < >n the coffin lay the sword of Justice and tho sword of Stale, surmounted by the scroll of the Consti ution, bound to- be it most -u*i, , , . 2 creai<uic«'» —’ —- - -----, said, not even the humolest , ami a;K i wholly subtle. In that most wonderful of wre ched are turned away. Each j,* er pei sonations, Theodora, the dissolute era- * ‘ ” * press of the FaM,, it is curious to watch the cunning of th-* serpent, so to speak, merge in his <»r her turn receives an audi ence, and whether wealthy or penniless is t.eatcil and counseled alike. Eternity only can reveal the fullness and extent of t ie princely charities of this eminent scientist, who in ancient times would have been canonized for his goodness and skill in the healing art. Numberless instances—some of the most af- fcctii g character—could be related to show the generous synitiatiiy and abounding compassion of this truly great and beneficent gentleman. But. we forbear, oaving no desire to shoe* tiie modesty and sensibilities of cur friend. l)r. Calhonn lias tiffed ihe position of resi dent of the Medical Association of Georgia, lie also enjoyed ihe proud cnstincJOn of being the chairman of the section on otology, laryn gology and oplhalmology in that most learned oody, “The American M. i.cal Assoc.a ton ’ ill private life, too, he is honored and beloved. Nor does he shrink from any responsibility his fellow-citizens seek to impose UP 0 ' 1 *““>• hlu - b men are the giory and pride of a . tate i Nut long ago, says the Aoout Town in the Florida Herald, ofJ^sonv.lleFa d Henry Grady, through th. getber by a funeral wreath formed of the y and the cypress. The car was drawn by s... white horses, having at the head of each a col ored groom, dressed in white, with white tur ban and sash, ami supported by pall bearers in black. The effect was very tine. The con trast of this slowly-moving body of white and black, so op.posite to the strong colors of the military around it. struck the eye even from tiie greatest distance, and gave a chilling warn- - comaar , uive i y poor, and his wtdo ing beforehand that tho corpse was drawing j ^ ^ sleinior means at her disposa nigh. recognized ny Iter appointment as fellow of the John Hopkins University. Mr J. B. Sawtell, a prominent grain dealer of (iy psum City, Kansas, is in the city visiting relatives aud friands. Mr. Sawtell was form erly a resident of this city; and has made a host of warm friends in his new home by bis agreeable manners and un.form courtesy. Major Ben l’erley Poore left all his estate tohiswidow.wii.il ihe understanding that his valuable collection of relics should go eventu ally to tile Massachusetts 11 star.cal Society, paratively poor, and ha preserved ihirinc march was very i When the ri c reached the Cong' tary halted, and, course ;id Boston, ge W. Childs, while acting as President Ph' 3 pressive. I G- — , of tlia procession had 0 f the Board of Visitors at West Poult, visited ssioital Cemetery 'tie mil:- j the cemetery, and finding that many graves of heeling into line, presented ! officers were not fittingly marked with memo- as the funeral car passed by. At the r i a Ls for the brave men there interred, gave or- entrance to the cemetery the coffin was taken ( ffets to an architect to make improvements, from tho car and placed on toe shoulders of | u e has alsoord sred a t tblei t > com netn irate •rs, who carried it to the receiving : the c'rt " ■ of Mess 11 ill to “Grant Halt ceded by the lL-v. Mr. Hawlev, some one asked Henry Atlanta Constitution, to " an,e tiie the man whom 1 * he btate of‘ (Jeorgi ‘ could least ef fort to lose. Nobody Burpnsed when “Li £ distinguished publicists and illustrate the State, in orum andj.eld, the leading " £ Willful and frankness "in H^heS^. 111 «» unb °ught iratiKiiess, in i e | acceptance, was sincerity, and in its universal _ SIate before. The never paid a citizen ofa onB but m question has been asked, t o and the au _ times, in many places " ( AbnerCal- swer has always come the t lfe8i , 4l!ion houn!” It may be “^inUment of the that this is the unanimous into the tenderness of the woman, ready- last to relinquish her “golden crown” in exchange f >r the heart of the man she loves. But tbe’grand climax of the play is when she stabs Marceilus, the conspirator, with her long bejeweled hair pin! I have never seen grief horror, and finally rage so vividly de picted. Her facial expressions are ill ail re spects" marvellous With no knowledge of the French, one could, I think, read the linos of her plays in the changes—the light and shad ow changes—of her speaking lace. The recent appointment of Major Katnoone, of San Francisco, as Cons l! General to Paris, caused great satisfaction here, as tiie gentle man is a fav rite. Ondit, that beyond all doubt A J- LeBreton, win is also a Califor nian will be named for Vice-Consul. 'I lie wife of the latter is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful woman in ’Frisco; but as pretty women are numerous in tins locality, her ri"ht to the apple of Discord may possibly be disputed. Paris must again decide! She is a Titiauesque beauty, red hair, dark eyes, dark lashes, a dazzling complexion, and feat ures a la Urccque. She is a daughter of the late Admiral McDougal, U. S. N. The wife and daughter of ex-Senator Ma- hone are visiting this Coast, aiffi havo been handsomely entertained by Mrs. Senator Stan ford and many Southern families. Adios. Thetis. James Alexander S. Wilson, the Philadel phia forger, was arrested in Toronto, Ontario. He has been living there with his wife and family under an assumed name for the past two months. His defalcations are reported to amount to §600,900. The Rev. l)r. Phillips Brooks is expected to preach in St Paul’s and in Westminster Abbey this summer. Uio bear vault, pr citing the solemn funeral service ot me. t.pis- copal L turgy. The procession advanced down the principal avenue of the cemetery until it reached the receiving vault, where a soace had been kept open by sen rtes under arms, and w aere, a hollow square being formed, tho coffin was lowered into the vault. A signal being given to the troops outside, the battalion of light artillery, who were placed on ai> adjoin in'^ eminence, fired a salute which w.*s imme diately followed by the several military bodies in line, who commenced firing from the left to tiie right, and continued the salute till it had thrice gone up the who.o hue. I lie proces sion then resumed its march, and returned by the same route to the city, where the troops were dismissed and the citizens retired to their several abodes. William Wirt. William Wirt was attorney-general of tiie Cuited .States when I first visited Washington as a boy, but I do not know that I ever saw him The descriptions of him represent him as tail, with an ii dotation to corpulency; his countenance was “sickled o’er with tite pale cast of thought;” his mouth was finely formed, and a physiognomist woull have noted that tiie compression of his lips denoted firmness, and his smile good-humored irony. He had a Roman nose, the eye of cerulean b'ue, with a remarkably arch expression when he was ani mated, ani of calm though'fulness when bis features were in repose. His forehead was not high, but it was broad, with tiie phrenologi:al developments strongly marked—particularly the poetic and perceptive faculties. His hair was .sandy, and his head bald on tho top, wuicb, with a Byronian anxiety, lie tried to hide by combing the l air up over the baldness, p.ud it was much liis custom, wticn engaged in an oratorical display, to preserve its adjust ments by passing bis hands o/cr it. He was much more careful in this regard than was the eloquent and chivalric Preston, who, though he wore a wig, seemed not only indifferent as to who knew' it. but of the wig itself; for in the sturdy breeze which blew over the Canton course at the Bahimore convention, it nearly left him. he the while apparently unconscious, as he fuimined to the vast and wrapt multi tude. Well! tho Carolinian may not have loved the laurel, as Cmsar did, because it hid his baldnessi but he deserved to have it voted to him for his eloquence. the change ot Mess Hull u Tiie Paris journals announce the approach ing marriage of her highness Princess Murat with Don Joseph Carracciolo, Duke ot Laveilo, Prince of Torella and Grandee of Spain of >Uo tirs'-class. Princess Eugenie is tite eldest daughter of ’.ii s highness Prince Mural and his wife, ncc Princess of ‘.Vagram. Sue is :i sister of Countess ‘ioltttchovvska and of Prince Joa chim Murat. “Mrs. George Ward Nichols, founder and proprietor ol the fam >us Rock wood Pottery al Cincinnati,’’ according to a current paragraph, ••has an income of 4200,000. She estabiisued the factory at the beginning ot tho ‘pottery craze,’ and still works ia it about live Hours a dav.”' This income, however, is hot derived from the pottery. It comes from the estate of btv father, who was a son of the several times millionaire Nick Longwor.h. Frederick II. Rindge, who has given a new public library to Cambridge, Mass., worth ?12 >,' HM), was a member of the class of ’79 at Harvard. Until the past few years he and his father, Samuel II. Kludge, have lived in Cam bridge. They are i ow citizens of California. F. if. Rindge lias been visiting Cambridge re cently. and there learned that the library of •_’0 000 volumes needed new accommodations. George W. Childs never does things by halves. Gens. Sherman and Sheridan ex pressed a wish while at West Point recently to have their portraits placed beside that of Grant in Grant Hall. Sir. Childs, who pre sented West Point with the portrait of Grant toid Sherman and Sheridan that he would gladly add their pictures to his gift, and added that they were at liberty to choose their own artists. The portrai s of the two Generals are to be the same size as that of Gen. Grant. W. J. Florence, the comedian, in a letter to a Louisville subject, wrote this suggestion: Dae gallon of whisky costs about §:i and con tains about sixty-five loc. drinks. Nov, if you must drink, buy a gallon and make your wife the barkeeper. Wheu you are dry give her 15c. for a drink, and, when the whisky is gone, she will hive, after paying for it, §6.75 left, and every gallon thereafter will yield the same profit. This money she should put away, so that, wheu you have become an inebriate, unable to support yourself and shunned by ev ery respectable man, your wife may have mon ey enough to keep you until your time comes to fill a drunkard's grave.
