Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-26

LuC hOuec on APPROPRIATIONS
engaged upon the suniry civil appropriation
bill this morning, and a. al the APPROPRIATIONS
Tor the nayy-ysrds are included in this bill,
Secretary Robson appeared before the COM
mittee In relation 10 tue wants Of the Navy de-
partment. After a full Consideration OF the
matter, the Committee agreed TO recommend
the iolIoSlng appropriations; For League ISL
$50, 900; Pentacola, s25O. OOl Mare Island
500, 0Ooi al others, $500 900.
TEE WASHINGTON MoSUNENr.-Lieut Mar
shall, In his report incOrpOrat ted in the report
OF the Select Committee of the House OF Rep
reSentsuyes on the Washington Monument, pro-
poses 10 carry the shaft 10 the height of 400 feet
reducing the thickness OF the walls above the
portion now built, and substituting brick foe
stone hlling. This will lessen the pressure bV
about two thirds, without affecting the stability
OF the shaft. Instead OF the cOlOnnaded pam
theon around the base, Lieut.. NJ srsh all proposes
terrace 200 feet square at the top and II feet
high, With grass plots, paved walks, and stone
steps. All the drawings, specifications, &c,
belonging 20 the original plan are lost, and the
Monument Association has no estimates what
ever OF the cost OF completing the work Lient.
Marshall places II at s44s 63i tor the shaft alone.
On the reduced scale suggested by him the obe-
liSk could be finished for s245 900, and the ter
race constructed for SOS OoO total COST $50 500;
time required, $50 working DAYS. The commit
tee recommend an appropriation by Congress
TO carry out this plan.
Destroying. Young Trees.
To The Editor or he StdY.-lt was mentioned in
your paper on Saturday last, that Ofhcer Boyle
arrested boy in the act OF stripping the bark
from some young trees near the monument
the Police Court, and the offending party fined
500 and costs.
TIE writer Of this witnessed the arrest and
had his attention drawn 20 the damaged trees,
which certainly presented q pitiable aspect.
The officer deserves praise for bis vigilance and
| il IL TO be hoped the example set In shis case
| will have q good effect in preventing similar
acts OF vandalism In the future. Let me say,
however, in behalf Of the boy, that the cir
cumstances do not show that IL was an act Of
willful mischief or Of malice, but that there was
q temptation 10 the case, which relieves his
conduct of some of the criminalty, which a
malicious intent would have given Il. The trees
were slippery elms the bark OF which com mends
| itself 70 the young Is something very delightful
| TO chew, and the motive in this instance doubt
less was TO obtain 1t for this purpose. For these
reasons some might consider the fine imposed,
az excessive, but with this 4 shall not NEEDLE;
only saying, thst the Ju dge no doubt considered
the offense as ser on one, which IL certainly
wts, and that IL merited signal punishment.
| i come NOW TO the main object of this COM
municaton, which Is. 20 inquire whether the
slippery elm is ssuitsble tree TO plant about our
streets. When you consider the entcemeut
| which they hold out 20 the boys, such ~ lurtd
the young Hoyle 20 the commission OF the act
for which he Was arrested, 90 you suppose IN .t
| these tres can by any possibility be preserved
while growing; or II, by dint OF great care AID
| watching they should attain 20 full growth,
| would they even then be free from this kind OF
| mutilation? 1 think not, and would therefore
| be glad 20 see the authorities make choice of
other varieties. that do not offer this temptation
to the boys and therefore not so liable 70 be
4 molested. A CITIzES.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ABDUcr AN ORPHAN
| GIRL PROM HEs GUARDgANs.-AbOut O'Clock
| on Sunday. night last three young men from
this city on returning from ramble in the
country, on the Virginia side OF the river, came
across q little girl In the neigh borhood Of the
brick kilne, beyond ROsch's epring, who WAS
crying and in great distress. She stated that
| she Was trying TO ind her way back to klexan-
dria, where she belongs; that she had been In
| by . policeman OF AlexaDdria, who told her
| that he would take her 70 her aunts house,
somewhere on 9th street, in Washington. but he
g. sne sne being nssaa Of him had
TO Mr.. Henderson, with whom she was living
| s an adopted dauehteri that her right name =
/ Ida Amee, and that her parents are dead.
| return alone, but 20 come to this city, whore
| they would see that she would be kindly cared
| for until the next morning, when she could be
Mr.. Hines ON the south end Of the Long bridge
| they told TO MIS- Hines what had been stated 10
| them BY the girl, and mrs. H. offered TO let her
morning. This being satisfactory 10 all, aud
| The girl asserting thereto, she was accordingly
| sinoly provided with supper and bed and yes-
terdsy morning Mr.. Bogue, in charge OF the
/ dian, Mr.. Henderson. Here IL was ascertained
1 that this II the secoud attempt made sy this
policeman TO persuade the girl away % this city
or evil pnrposce
TEE ssRAr coEcsxr at the Congrssationai
1 H.r s,spNes ns : q
event Of the season, and no ops Of taste in that
1 direction ehould mics it. Beside the splendid
programme Of choice masic, m itsslf % aftrsc-
| new college Of music and Art, r. be insurursssd
1 in this city September 13th.l sAon1d CON mend
! il to the patronage OF our bet citfBomL