, 1880-04-21


lnenteu OH hcr sltcccss-
THE L1rE1ATl.
were entertained OIL Friday evening ut tho
residence Of Gen. 1lawley, the ctlltor-1lepIo-
sentative from Connecticut, II honor OF the
yafnaT. Among @ s''i the = sacs.s a s were GeeTseo
Norlhotf. .RtcI,.rtl 8. spoirorl and his wife.
Mrs. 1lafriett Prescott 5mtfur!l, Mrs. Alaty
C1iness GC1finlsr ess.o T @ An;woats 5s nss Ko spsro
and wife, md lntby lesser lights II, 1itera..
ture. Mrs.. Nortihoi! is a. Ercat feyorlt
4! s,ociety hfre a' = or Efeof ,or scry,Ss Ha,
baSa d SfsqI eIesap sns to q dc nsSs NV iSs
soon migrate TO tl,eir delightful home oi' tho
Jersey Hills, near NeW York, but lio Will re.
lnalM hero Until the ADJOURNMENT.
. TIE soLpIElls' HOMIE
being quietly Investigated ,sd thnt
forcctl c0ntriblition.wl1lch he Ind 1evfetl OIL
the City Of Mexico ns TIC nlcieiis M ior m fantl,
from which about 200 acres of lnnd Was pur-
A monthly deduction Is made from tho pny
al every enlisted man, which Ia n sort OF In
surarce, MS 1le becomes entitled TO support at
tile Home nfter n certain number Of years
sI md tic tic fines levied by. courts martial also
Became very largo. 1n'lsGs the Complssloll-
erH conceived tn9 luea OF enIarglnB Luo
grounds SO as to form n
LAnGE oiNAAENrAL rA1sK.
and bought ut private sale, 9t ~ enormous
price, the country seat Of W. W. C0rcorull,
known rs "Hnrcwo01," containing some 400
acres. The coo acres now the property OF
the Home llas been p1ctnresqnely laid put
cqnipagcs Of Washington society roll every
pleasant afternoon, but tho original estate
afforded ample room Tor eynrcts1 BY the old
soIders. Expensive buildings have been
summer residences by the President and by
thd Secretary Of War, free Of rent, although
the veterans are crowded into crnnpcd quar-
tiers. A lnrge herd OF dairy cattle is kept,
persons high in authority are supplied witt.
buffer, crenn,, and milk grntis, while the old
soldiers get scnIty rntlDns Of butter ana
skinned milk. Tho fruit and vegetables
raised on the place lind tho same destination.
THE vErEisANs At THE HOME
are mucl, dtsgruntlcd over this nlisappropria-
tton OF what belongs to them, and they pro-
test ngnihst 1t In q quiet way, but thus far
without success. It Is hard for them to SEQ
ri, estate for which they have, aided to pay
propriatci rs lnerresidcnees ior ofe!als,
while the butter, milk, vegetables, and fruit
Which belongs to them Is given to others:
There Is tao much OF this "appropriati0n -
going On here, anu tlIe exposure OK Alr. Will
THE oI.EOafA10AnINE WAR
is being ficrcely fought In our public market
Many linve purchased their supplies Of but
ter from respectable bl0-l0oking women WHO
claimed to bo the wives OF small farmers "
D GpsRRfa psRSacs esotE =" Esr vE dr %e ae Sgeast Wesy
Alas for conilt(lng, human naturo! It h9s
been proven that tlleso dunes are residents
I'll Alexandria, and that they linye bCen sup
gsA ST. for svdry nfSry HsT yeqr Pst try wt %
lumfh. AS there was no evidence tllat the
women know Wilat they werg doing, they
were discharged with MI .admOnlt!on, but
those who l,avc been snlacklng their !!ps over
real country butter Are very Indignant
Nearly oil OF the cheaper class Of bonrding-
houses here use olcomargnrlnc, and It Is
strongly suspected that at sUlllc of tho hotels
very little, IL my, butter Is used.
THE TR1ENN1AL EScAalrMENT
Is to be supplied from Uncle sain's Quarter
uns, ind camp cQtlpnge as your Chicago
union OF knights Tclnplars III August Ells
VII Insure canvas shelter isI'a,, Tor the sr
tulip bed. Tho thlrty-odd Congrsssmen WHO
have taken tho degrees Of knIglthood are K,
bo entertalncd ut.a banquet On Friday night
have seen tho order Of the Rcd Cross coli.
| fcrrel.
MYSTERIOUS TATTooISG
| ia iuat nn.v vary unuoi,tv cro7e bora
Fust So,,ng 0T mon ami u ,yoi% h3vc IN ;nstinI
AZ tbeir % inynd % onss s nrcfe.l inio their skin'
md ta t,au I nosv,nr or pinISo rnhbcd IL mnH.
INV @ ~ g ;ndiaIbin 9n ha 1aca m cnan,, H
~ I'LL III i"ve.ycar.]i IL the insitie ~ ta ti%i,
whnrn tyh fhc sncret IL hiden ram t],e ynEi,l'
mmnnt 1e ,Hoahnrs,, ] nnh so;Ief ~ d"vas Il
this mEv1 1ba vcrw Sel, nnt IT wms eenIdnnta1,y
stIsonw"rc,l s at nnn ~ Tia lcatijns sam,irnrins
h"ro MT Inv aincc TINT mnnv n thn wilma
| misses bore tllo iNItolls Uf some favored
swnln, and there has been great commotior
oyer it. Thd parents Of tho marked 1naiAens
profess to be satisfied TINT no wrong hns beer
committed, and that 1t is simply . inanin on
the part Of the young women. But IN years
to como, when John Smith rlarrics d blushlnG
and bow!tching damse|, lie WILL not bo made
| happier by discovering that she llas been tat
tooetl r. J., espccallyif 1t ho happens to rocol
| 1eet TINT Tom Jones was once worry intimate
with her,
TIE AMUSEMENT PROGRAM
for tho con,J,r ,vonlr ID vnr1ail. nlthnno,, ~,
nro not to live the "}oyni AiIIdY.n a. wn.
advertised. French's English opera conlpan,
having broken its enlargement. Emma Ah