, 1879-06-19
"0Feat EEpounier," and Congress haa increased
her pension 10 SiO0 per month,

| " $tUS per month,
soc1KTy IN SUMMER
~ verv charming. Tic Vcneers, the shodd.ee,
the t3llts, and others OF thu s,on,ruuz riches.
| f'avc gnne 10 Capo afaY OF Lung I}ranch. lhn
ForetRn Iteration people have left tor Newport;
atnI the really i'ice people remain, visiting
ptcnEc excuratons. We have had the usual batci,
Ut college commandments and prtynto school
examinations, at which fontl parents have eazcl
with prtl!c OH their graduating arllnes. a few
Wtst Pulnt, whcte they recalled the days When
They used el!ly to get their drinks "at Benny
| llasens, O'' Tho navy fncn Wont TO
| rIsE COMMENCEMENT At ANNAroLfs,
anil Mrs. Chrliln Patterson cl,aperonsd partY
of bellies, who went there In coastsuryey
steamer; but the bail was stopped By Tho death
ul Commodore Parker, the Superintendent OF
tue Academy. on the very day when II was to
hare taken p'aro At night: This was sad dis
appointment to the midltes. and also to Tie
bellies Of Washington, baltimore, and Annspo-
lts, who had expected to atteni. 'rle mIddies
i'ad transformed the gymnasium into tn!ryland,
VII, G2Mcrs' rock.work, fountains, d>'d vines.
''rcs, muskess, ptstols, anl boarding. pixies.
airi bunting disposed in tho graceful
foids aud twists that seem to 10 the natural re-
sult ol sailors tough. On the .dc OF the
hnyc received Tie lady Guests, uhs tias, over
which was gigantic horseshoe In flowers, rho
on eiillcr Eide was mass OF rock-work. covered
| hAsu Wubos asu 1eEusi anu running Hatef.
TIE DIPLOMATIC EXODUS
Eiscs the West End quite deserted look, The
prominent Foreigners Just now ara two young
Chinese, who appear In stunnlng silk robes with
flowing slceyes. a,ld With bows ni ribbon at tie
en'!s q tne!r p'e,tails. Yung Wing, their cb,ct,
Young ilysou aud sonct,on9 ara having famous
ilIrtatlons. casting little lsustcm EftendI The
Turkish 'attache, fur into tile background.
Count Lttta tug italian Minister, had trouble
IL t1~ 1tr%f
| 1:ineoln ttn!s 1t WAS cancer, but Dr.. Gross, Of
| Philadelphia, pronounced 1t tumor, which bo
removed. H. IL. however, now painfully certain
that the cancer ID there, and that the pleasant
| 'rho:ntou uni family arc ut "Laurcl Ii!," near
| Newburyport, where they can enjoy ress and
freedom from fashionable thraldom.
coHcoHAx, THE WASHINGTON PEABODY,
as he Likes 10 be called, has for years past {cx-
sspt, s ,g'a Sn!IaE ths onglcasantoe's smnered at
| onc-not even Mccormick OF reaper fame
has bccn more liberal in donations to build up
| the wrecked colleges and other tnsttt,-
ttons Of The old Commonwealth. but the In
"their sisters. anu thetr cousins, md ulcir
alints," were no: content with the public BENG
factlons Of Peabody. They wanted TO DO indl-
yldually aided, md they 50 worried and bcsct
to abandon his annual soEourn at the Springs.
| lie has leased cottago at Newport, which was
e2cuplcd oI Judge ,swaync, Of the Supreme
Conrt, last ycar, and ho hns sent their In ad-
Eustis, vito has Charge OF them.
TAE RETIRED LIST OF THE AnMr
tssoon to 70 Rraeed BY Adjt.-Gen. Townsend,
Ipspectoruen. Marcy, PA'rnaater-Gen. A1rord,
"ma sts,Gs s4.geoaosD
phreYs. Some of these old vets Will be accom-
panied by subonl!nates. that live, active. ener-
Ectto men may bo placed at the head Of
Qnarermnstcr General, Which h'''DSt'n he say. :.
Gen. Grant promised him, but ha will be nut IN
the retired ist. As nearly all Of the Officers
who Will bare to step cut reside here. society Is
uSa e s@ of as1ata T. aofsa p1
Robinson {who saved the tic OF Secretary seward
bs hts fearful ggtt With Payne) to bo = Pay
master In the army: W. W. Crcary. of Mich.
place as Senate Postmaster, Is also to be a.
pulntcd Paymasscr IN the army.
TIE ARMY 6oss1l's
say tlet Gen. Megs will endeayor to eet ap.
Poiated Superntendcnt. Of the Water Works
here at high saIasg: Mrs. Meigs ba4 been very
ably recover. Mrs. Gen. Sherman was nj last
week. but not sufficiently so to keep hc
General and one OF TIC young ladies from at-
t;cndiin$ ;:n!in$; tes Wet Point eo@menscment and
daughters will 20 to lsehoboth In July, and 10
Massachusetts Inter in the season. Gen. Hunter
@ md wIte w'l! pa's =, the summer at Narragansett
cnd, Of tie Sixth Infantry, u here With bis bride
on wedding visit. Gen. Corsc's daughter Is
atso here OF her wedding tour with her husband,
Mr.. Marshall, Of South Cnroltnn. Gen. Pope Ii
Fitx John Porter Is TO 10 restored to tas army.
,alld complains bitterly about the recent Doar1.
Mrs. tion. Doubleday, who died on Wednesday
last At Bergen Point, N. j., was veil known I'll
yariably accompanied her husband sharng bis
tent when in caup, md riding BY bis edo Wheu
his brigade was on the march.
THE HAyK PEorLE
arc beginning to drift TO the torpedo station at
Ncwport: a'ld the nayy-yards ut Chagteston
summer resort Of the soryice. Lieut.. Emory,
who is temporarily here. had the Presidents
bnx at the Natfonas Theatre on Friday evening,
With Mrs. and Miss Dla1nc, aud Yrs. md Mis-
Ecalc as hls guests, and between acts he nsl ice
rroasn a'id ieod champagne served In tue little
1sawlng-room, which wns q noYelty here. Capt.
badgcr, who commanded the Constitution DUR
i,r her rccent trip to Franco Will, goods to tho
Exhibition, Is nero to ''risc HHd explain hhow he
ran ashore twice on the return voyage; hlrs,
und Miss Marshall luckily were not on board,
as tlcT cano home by steamer. Gen. Zeltu,
who for number Of .,years commanded ,he
Marine Corps, but who il now un The retired
list. will pass tic summer at tho White Sulphur
Springs.
THE MAHINE BAND,
which owes Its c1lstcnco to a Chicago Congress-
man who sa,ed tt when throatauod BY scune.
m!sts a few ycars since, ia now In tIp-tup condt-
tion. There Is nlways a fashionable crowd In
attendance at the Marine Barracks on alonlaYs,
when there Ia an tH6naction ut troops followed
by Il 1rsss.paraGo. On Wednesdays the baut
gives Oh ois.of.4oosa concert 10 front Of tho
Capitol, and on Saturdays II plays from haif-
past 5 to half-past On the grounds OF The
Whto House, when thcre Ia a large gathering Of
nice people. the President and Mrs. Hayea
coming OUT on tho ba!cons, with few invited
friends.
TtlE WASHINGTON nor1LB
arc being painted up for the next sesson. VIII
lar3, Of tho Ebbltt llouse, who is a born arcili-
teef, Ia having II new elevator put In anl bath
rooE1s built, that ho may continue to lead n or
teriug lonla comforts TO Ills gucsts. Tie Ar
lingt0n's receipts have so fallen oH tInco tho
briggs House WIS opened that alr. Corcurnn,
wh0 nEns 1t, hos reduced tho rcut, mud Al!pWcd
$8,OO1 to 10 cxpenleu during tbs cotalng sum
nlsr In rcpairs. Wtllard's ii to be restorpd, aud
eteh the old National Ia TO 30 furbss,ptl ur,
having DOM an excellent business during tAs
pa6t se1son.
AN oLn-pAsn1oNHp TAynnH
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