Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-25

shirs by various routes.
The District militia before proceeding TO their
respective aImories passed IN review or the O,s
triCt commissioners ia froat OF the Arlington
hotel.
All OF Account Of Eliza.
There IS one naval officer who desired anI
intended 10 attend the ceremonies to Gay. bit
be did not get there. a combination OF CIR.
cumstances prevented hiua. He was inuaired
for by many, and as 1t was known that he was
III me CITY, Ills absence could not oe accounted
for. The STAR, however, can tell the reason.
and SO can several others who happened by ae-
cDent 10 learn II, and Will tell ft, though IN
accordance with a promise given, VIII not give
me name OF the absentee His rank, however,
is,r, I h nign out further than that nothing
VIII oe sSld. But strangely enough, too, IL was
al on account OF Eliza" and came about in
this way: The officer In question. Ike mum
Ger OF otner naval officers who are On detailed
duty, mas an uniform coat, and but one. AS be
Las occasion 10 wear it only two or three times
year-NeW Years day and SUCH naval or mil
taIy weddings or funefals-one uniform coat Is
al lnat is necessary. TIE last time he wore
bis coat was on the occasion OF the diplomatic
reception given by the President aad Mrs
Ba!es Just before they left the Ex' cqtive N ~
sion. lt ralned and showed that night, and
the coat got wet. When he went to His rosm
ne LOOK the coat OF aud put Il In a tru"k, in
tending, or course, the next day to give IL an
alflhg SO as 10 dry Il and prevent It rIom 10 I'D
Ing But being called to ANNAPOLIS tue follow
Hg morning he forgot all about tie coat until
Yesterday morning when he began getting his
tiaps Teacy Tor the ceremonies to-day. lie was
HOt Gil surprised when he discovered that tie
coat was trife widowed, and even cDrnoIi-
mented himself that 1t was Or In worse shioe
tnan IL was. After returning from chuech yes
teidsy morning he hung the coat ont o. a rear
hlhuCW OF LIS residence. so as to give iI the
AtcessaIy airing before he wCaid have It
orushed up. The window was NOT very high
from the ground, and Eliza, the coored servant
girl, not taking IL In ''in an hour or So as she
was told, discovered upon attempting to per
IoIm mat DUTY that some one else had done the
Work 1or ner, who that some one else was has
out for him since. Ii is known that a black
man Vas seen TO pass up the alley and to re-
s snin, having, as boy said, coat with brass
uo,s y, oh IT. me olilcer In question did lot
Know OF the robbery until he began to think
SPOUT dressing up about Il O'Clock to day,
IGe "nole thing was revealed then AMI he
s"ore IKE real sailor. AS he did not have time
70 reg or borrow another, he could not put In
an appearance. The moral OF this Is: nave two
VI liOrm coats or don't hang them out for an
aLlihg unless the window Is high, the higher
the better.
The City of statues.
THE City OF Magnificent Distances, as Wash
ington city was christened by Dickens can
soon, If not now, be called, With more proprlety.
the City OF Statues. Baltimore is called the
monumental City ana Brooklyn the City or
churches with much less right as our statues
outnamoer the monuments of Baltimore. aud
CONE close upon the number of the churches OF
bioohIyn. Beside the hau CT statuary at the
taPEol, which, by The way, Is regarded by many
intelligent visitors as well as residents with as
much interest as any other OF the attractions OF
lhat great and equally famous and beautiful
oullolhg, having Its equal nowhere, AMI few IN
any part OF the world that approach IL in mag
innocence, size, location or grandeur, Washiag-
IoD has It's outdoor statues In numbers almost
as large as any other city IN the world Tue
fact mas been developed by recent igul.ry that
there are less than one hundrt d equestrian q at
LES In the world, and in this city we have six
OF them. besides the outdoor pedestrian statues
OF Lincoln. Scout. and RaWlins, and Farragut
Which is the work OF to-day. New York has an
equestrian statue OF Washington; so have Rich.
mOnd and Boston, and New Orleans and y ash
ynie nave copies CT our jackson statue By Clark
AlllS, tne latter cefng unveiled but a short time
since. THIS country has, therefore, eleven OF
the equestrian statues OF the world, ana THIS
CITY, as stated before, has six OF the eleven.
There are large number of pedestrian statues
besides. Speaking OF the city. therefore, as a
city OF statues It may not be inappropriate az
THIS une 10 give some data OF interest In that
connection. The first statue erected In this
city Was that OF
GEN. ANDREW JACKSON,
In Lafayette Square. 1t Is the work Of Clark
NILS who also made the replicas OF IL In New
orleans and Nashville. 1t was cast from brass
guns and mortaTS captured by jackson. In
size 1t Is at least one third larger than lIfe
cost about S5o, goo, and weighs fifteen tons 1t
Eeeps its place by the laws OF gravity. the posi-
ton OF the horse rearing. 1t is not. as many
suppose, riVeted to The base. The tail and
quarters OF the horse batDg cast solid they
balance nicely the other portions and figure,
which are hollow, and in this respect IS OF the
greatest interest, aside from the other points
in It's favor. Though strongly criticised, it mas
stooo II al, and has had the endorsement thai
came from copies or If beIng ordered This
statue was unveiled January S, 1853, Stephen
i. Douglas delivering the grafton.
Next III time OF service comes
The sTATCE OF WASHINGTON.
also the WORK OF Clark NILS. IL stands In the
Washington Circle on Pennsylvania avenue st
go street. Congress in 1853 made an pproori-
alton OF $4,000 which paid for It. Ii Is de-
signed TO represent Washington whea he raj
lied his troops az the battle Of Princeton, ana
has much life AID spirit. The horse stands on
three feet. The likeness for the rider was
taken '5s. from Houdon's bust Of Washington. 1t
las many admirers, The material used YVES
caInons given by Congress.
The RAwLINs STATUE
is pedestrian stltueof bronze, feet In height.
the bronze being CT cannon Captured In battles
IN Which General John a. RawIins took part 1t
is situated In the ceatre Of Rawlins Square. On
New York avenue aud 18th street one square
west OF the War Department. of which Gsneral
ha"llns al one time was secretary. The statue
was paid for by a fund raised by the fIiends OF
the deceased General, President Grant being
al active worker in the movement which sue,
OttdSV III AdSiIS tHe Statue maze ana located,
Tie pedestal Is Of Richmond granite, twelve
feet In height. The design was made By j. A.
Baliiy and 1t was cast by Wood & Co.. OF Phil
adelphia.
In the intersection OF Massachusetts and
Rhode Island avenues and n and 10Th streets
four squares north and one square east OF the
Farrasut statue is the equestrian statue OF
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT.
1t is the wolk Of Nj. Henry K. Brown, and was
cast by Wood d &c. out O! cannon captured bv
General Scott during the war with Mexico. 1t
weighs 10000 pounds. and cast $4,000. The
pedestal is Of Cape Ann granite, the - blocks
which make 1t being the largest Whtcn eyer
were QuafIlsd. In the line OF equestrian statues
IL ranks second to none anvTTn,;c,
Four squares east and north of the Capitol 81
Maryland avenue, Is located the equestrian
statue or
GIN. NATHANIEL GREEN
OF revolutionary fame Though 1t was put In
place but i've years ago, a resolution was passed
by Congress providing for 1t nearly fifty years
ago. The appropriation for 1t, however, did not
pass until 1875 the same time the appropriation
OF $50 600 was passed for the Farragut statue
1t Is also the work Of Mr.. Brown, aud is gener-
ally admitted to be worthy OF the artist, who
has done so much and such excellent work.
Being out OF the line OF travel, 1t is but seldom
seen, though it repays all those who take the
trouble to visit IL.
TEE STATUE OF GEN. MCPHERSON,
which is located In Mcpherson square, on Yer