Daily globe., 1879-10-05

ly and found beyond doubt that it wa!
Souissa who saved the picture Edward
McManus, who was doorkeeper at the
White House for nearly 30 years. told me-
several days ago that when the picture
was retramed, just before Buchanan left
the White House, he cav the jagged edges
made by the knife, just rs Mr.. Souisss
had described them to him. I satisfied
Mr.. Hayes on this subject. There was q
colored man employed at the White
House by the name of Jerry Smith
Just before Mrs. Madison left the man.
sion, after piling all of her clothing and
such little things rs she could take
into her trunks she then impressed
upon Jerrv the importance of SAVING
fine poll-parrot she had. While Souissa
was cutting the portrait out of its frame.
Jerry took the poll-parrot down the street,
looking tor some one who would promise
him they would take care of it to cblige
Mrs. Madison. He finally put it in NC
Graw's restaurant, corner Of Fifteenth
and + streets, where it was kept until
Mrs. Madison returned. Mr.. W. w. Cor
coran told me some time ago that Souissa
rolled up the picture, and hid it in the
Union hotel in Georgetown He did not
say this of his own knowledge, however,
and am sure he is mistaken. It was
hid somewhere else, but don't exactly
remember where. Mr.. Souissa told me
often, but at this moment 1 forget the
place.
Chow were the red-coats treated while
here?'
"At that time," said Mr.. Callan, "the
population Of Washington did not ex-
ceed four or five thousand. Every
body was of course frightend. The
soldiers committed no depredations
except going into grog-shops and Or
dering what they wanted to drink.
which they forgot to pay for. But that
was expected. On the day following the
entrance of the British Father Mathew
(Who was then pastor OF st. Patrick's
church) heard the confessions of num-
Der OF the British soldiers. He did not
appear to be the least bit afraid of them,
and continued his regular services the
same as If everything was as quiet as
usual. Father Mathew was the first na-
tive American who was ordained priest
IN this country. He was ordained in
Baltimore by Archbishop Carroll. MANY
of the British soldiers attended the ser
wees at his church, marching up from
their camp, about the spot where the b.
tanlcal garden now is, in squads.'
"When was the war department build
ing burned?'
On the morning of the 25th Gen. Ross
led detachment of his soldiers up to the
war department. They passed right
along Pennsylvania avenue with lot of
other youngsters. I followed the other
soldiers up and saw them burn the build
ing. AS Gen. Ross was returning he
stopped IN front of the Bank of the Me-.
tropolis (now known as the National Met
ropalitan bank, on Fifth street, opposite
the treasury. The bank was in charge
OF watchman, all of it's other attaches
having run away the day before, as did
a great many others. A short time before
the bank had loaned $5OO,OOO to the
government, to be sent to Gen. Jackson
at New Orleans. They issued bank
note. on which was printed depository
OF the United States.' These notes were
paid out to the soldiers of Jackson's army:
and one of them had got into Gen Ross
hands. He gave notice that he would
burn the bank, ordering the watchman
to leave the building, and if there was
any one else inside to tell them to leave
instantly. The watchman answered d
there was no one inside Just at this
time Capt. James Hoban, an architect
came along and explained to Gen. Ross
that the bank was not 'depo STORY OF
thc government in any sense, and that
1t had used those words on its note be.
cause OF its having issued them; sand be-
Sides said Mr. Hoban: if you burn this
bank building, general, you will destroy
the property of an old Irish widow which
adjoins it,
''She's ad-d poor widow if she owns
all OF that property" said Ross, as he
rode otf without carrying into effect his
original intention. The bank building
was thus saved. There was no attempt
to save any Of the furniture. or Other
things in the public buildings burned
Alr. Armstrong, who was secretary of war
had told every one week before the
British came exactly what they would
Go, and no one was surprised; indeed
they expected that they would burn more
than they did"
"Was anyone shot by the British ii
this city?"
"Ies, one man; and only one, if re-
member correctly, and he was crazy man
ic had gone insane in consequence o1
fright at their coming, and on the day
they arrived he had rugged himself ou1
III full suit of officers clothing, gen
erals uniform, I believe, with ali the re-
gala, straps, cpaulets and other traps. He
marched to their camp the next morn
ing IN fuli uniform, and, taking gooc
position, he cursed them clear out o+
sight, and oh! how he did swear al
them. They stood it some time, but, the
fellow getting worse and worse, some o.
them shot him. Ross said he was very
sorry about it when he learned that thu
man was insane. They should have ar
rested but certainly did not have an,
right to shoot him. saw his body as i
1 was being taken away with his spurs on
NO red-coat ever went to Georgetown
; though they plundered Alexandria un
mercifully after they sailed from this cit,
on their way to Baltimore, where the,
were whipped at North Point on Septem
Der IA. They agreed they would not fir
on Alexandria if everything they asket
tor was given them, and then proceeded
to steal all the tobacco, whisky and ne
groes they could carry in their ships"
LITTLE GIRL.
Pretty as a picture was Little Girl
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