Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-22

''Hispania," In regular succession, followed. in
fancy scroll work, by Ferdinand VS. lei In
dia RVM Hispania RVM Rex" The breech nm
is worded. 'Josephus Barnola Fecit Bar'ne
l74S." The southwest gun is inscribed, Ella
poloio," at the chase, and then follows an in
teresting American inscription:
''Surrendered to Gen. Jackson with the
Fortress San Carlos De Barancas. Pensacola,
May 10, 1918. A steady fire from the forts was
overcome in one day by the skill and gal
lantry of James Gadsden and Richard K Call, aids
Col. George Gibson, Q. R.. Ma. George p Peters.
Capt. Young, Lieuts. Sands, Scallon. Spencer
and MintOn, Us. Artillery Capt. McKeever. and
the brave soldiers under their command" The
breech reads "Josephus Barnela Fecit Bar ne,
1773." On the southeast gun the name
''Elwitiza" is seen at the chase, and the in
scriptions and symbols are identical with those
on it's diagonal mate. The northeast piece has
''Elariste0" for its chase title and the breech
lettering corresponds with that on its south
west fellow.
SparrOws have long made their nests Of twips
and straws within the muzzle Of these grim can
non and also In every available nook of the
statue they seemingly guard. Mounted on
equi-distant on either side of the statue are a
pair Of. curiously wrought, urns fac-smiles, cast
at the naval ordinance yard, of pair imported
Dy w. w. CorcOran, esq, from Paris. Excepting
In winter they contain inner vessels of palms
and other large and graceful growths. This
hurried sketch of Lafayette Square would be in
complete did We fail to mention some names in
IT'S UPPER-TEN vIcINAGE.
Commencing at the northeast corner and
noting westward: Summers whilom residence
an annex of the Arlngton-is on the corner
Near thereto the double mansion of Judge FIRE.
man. Beyond. at 10th street, st. Johns, the
hd1 bon Episcopal temple. retains in every regard
it's Olden character. This church has seen eighty
years OF Cody service; many of our army and
navy officers have been married within its walls
and many OF them have been buried from this
sacred edifice. The Presidents lamented wife.
nee Miss HerndOn. of Virginia was an exemplary
attendant at st. Johns. Mr.. Corcoran's rich
and substantial residence at the next corner
Connecticut avenue) is conspicuous in its sober
cOlOrlngs. Down west Lafayette Square the
clOseiy-built mansions tell of solid worth
Judge Tree, of the Post Office department:
the Rathbuns, an old New York family-one OF
whom, Major Rathbuns, was with President
Lincoln on that fatal Good Friday night, at
Ford's, and whose Hudson river estates date
away back to royal ownership; Kinney, of the
brlef-Ived Nation and, at the south corner the
venerable Peter Parker, the first American
minister to China, and in honor of whom i'm
such connection the parking commission have
planted Immediately opposite row of genuine
GinkO trees from Japan.
The Presidents house over the way strikes
the eye, with it's surrounding departments,
while on East Lafayette Square the old Seward
House, where Sickles' assault on Key gave it the
prestige which the assassin's attack on Seward
confirmed; the Ogle TaylOe balconied home; Bob
lngersolrs abode, and Madis0ns erstwhile resi-
dence at the corner brings us again to the point
whence we started.