Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-22


glance eastward as we loays The depot
shows a wide valley thlckly studded with
farm-houses and villas, and terminated ZONE
twenty mllss "a bI he westward sloPs t toS
the mile ride 10 Mr. Jelferson's mansion, and
enter the flne old village called Hoppcrtown,
his father-lR-law, who acA as escort says
Enailsh hamlet, with lts shady streets and
tbe massiye moss-erown stone dam and build
ings at zabrisLlos cotton-mlll, where cotton
WS isiftfson's country-seat contains about
sixty acres. II Is situated In gentle rolling
portion of the great valley mentioned, aud
ties on both sides Of little mil-stream called
TO The approaching VISITOR then the green,
- house, which Is several hundred feet from the
house, and Is used In GUNNER only as grape
~. The house wa. originally an old stone
homestead; but II has been most tastcfully
~ romodelcd ia the Gothic style, Its exterior
lines are everywhere broken with wlngs bay
and dormer windows, and yeraudahs.
Mr.. Jefferson Ia and will be for some time
confined 10 hls darkened room; but he is Ger.
tain 10 regain the full use Of bis eye. Tho
history OF Tho case Is rs follows:
.#.n Il IL supposed by physlcians that for three
years past the morbid tendency which has
illuminated ID gianeoma has existed In his
aystem, though all the usual symptoms OF
that disease do not appear 10 have mani
Tested themselves In this case. "Glaucoma"
Is derived from the Latin word gldHcus--" Of
aea-greon color"--the crystalline portion Of
the eye usually assuming that shade when II
Is attacked by thls disease, which consists Of
such an increase OF the crystalline humor as
causes the eye 10 enlarge. Apalnful pressure
upon the optic nerve Is thus caused. In Mr..
Jenersou's case only tho enlargement and
pain were noticed. He began last January
70 observe q dimnces In the vision Of the eye,
and has felt considerable pain In that region
ever since. Tic supposed he had simply
caught cold, aud paid no attention 10 il.
Sometimes he supposed u might DO result
Of his smoking, or again that II was the Of
feet Of the glaring footllghts. particular
kind Of fooLlght Is carried with him wherever
he goes because he makes so much use Of
his eyes In acting, and Tho light must lall
upon them In a certain way. The physicians
do not say whether any or all OF these caueea
have produced the disease ..
On June 8, after completing an engage
meut In Baltimore, his physlcians urged him
that he gave up two-wcekG engagement al
the Walnutstreet theatre, Philadelphia, and
. came home, bringing with him Doctors Rcu
ling, 0ermond and Glcltsman, OF Baltimore
The operation was performed by DR.. Reullng
on Thursday, and consisted In cutting out
portion Of the iris. II Is said to be great
success.
with lukewarm water.
On Saturday he was allowed 10 try th,
eye. The doctor held up one and more IN
gers. He could count fingers with the sor,
eye six feet off, though the loom was bu
dlmly lighted by candle put behind the bed
on sunday night, when the bandage wa
taken OIL, IL was found that no matter haC
collected upon IL and that the eye was In ex
uellent condition. The light did not irritatt
IT, He said to his son, gaJlyi 81 can count
your eyelashes."
Although the disease somotimes reappean
In the other eye, Il Is not likely TO do so ate
30 successful an operation. Mr.. Jefferson
will have 10 wear q green shade for som
weeke, and will not be allowed 10 read for
fortnight at least,
Alter getting the facts about tho eye Oh
writer was shown some Of the curiosltles 0
Mr.. Jefferson's parlors which are ad0rne
neatly but not very richly. He has fame
for the sterling. From one fireplace a full
grown wolf couchant seems emerging
VOLTS bead and skin bolng arranged there I
produce the effect fierce tiger seem
crawling out Of another fireplace. His hes
pictures are representations Of himself
Wellshaven lawns tastetully dispose
shrubbery aud small trees, including an oil
orchard, surround the house Tho walk
are concrete. The great actors favorite n
sort is beneath an ash, which Is encompasses
by eyergreens. Hlthcr he brings his wate
colors and, seated on a cane settee,. indulge
his fancy for sketching. His stud consls
OF Ave ponies and two horses lie has hy
Attorney cows and SIX calves. The mil
race has been stocked with fish, and the
arc three ponds In the place, one OF the
containing II, 600 trout II was whom on
fishing excursion In this region about fot
years since that he concluded to buy th
place. .