National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24

have an eagle ("goose" the irrevercnt call that
grand insignie) or some other representation Of
military service stamped OH t. The fortress Is
built for an armament Of nearly 500 guns Though
but fraction Of that number Is In pOsittOnl re-
curing be effective in time OF action garrison
THE ARTILLERY SCHOOL
has been written Of so often that can say but
little. II was established in 1923. under Colonel
kenrick as commander my recollection is that II
half century, with the exception Of the break
made by the rebellion, the course Of instruction
was confined strictly to technical branches of field
and foot artillery but aiter the late war General
William H. Barry. colonel Second Artillery was
ordered to command the post and school He was
one ofthe most distinguished and accomplished
officers of artillery that we have ever had In the
United states Army, aud had long been Identified
aS leader in raising the character and efficiency
OF that invaluable branch Of the service II the
level of modern improvements In tactics aud
materiel. He was dissatisfied with the old meth.
obs Of instruction, and prepared aud sub;
which is with Improvements suggested by
his successor, practically the same to-day as
then. General Barry called to his aid such brill
liant and distinguished artillerymon as General
John G. TdbAl now of General Sherman's stHif),
Colonds Lorenzo lnrain (now dead, Richard
Iodor, Edward Il. Warner, Luomis L. Lnngdon,
samuel $. Elder Marcus T. Miller, and Major
Wallace I. Randolph, with others whose names
are familiar to the historian who writes Of any
battle where field guns spoke quick aud sharp re-
Duke 70 columns sutglng against the stars
ana Stripes. Very slou the standard and
high tint artillery officers clnmpred for
orders for the course of instruction, in
stead OF fighting on MS in years before, and OIL
GERS OF cavalry and infantry, aud even Of the Mn-
rinc CORPS, beseighCd the General OF the Army for
authority to aiteud. Colonel John NJ Bacon, OF
General Shermans snff and Iicutenants Chase
ami Squler arc among the cavalry officers VINO
Lave attended the course. captain John L. Glenn
the famous Drummer BOY Of Chickamauga,"
passed through the course while he was lieu.
tenant in the infantry ami here he met aud won
ms bride, the potde daughter OF The late General
William II. French. Captain William ). Muse,
Marine COrrs, who Is now on board the nng ship
Tennessee, moored OF there III the Roads is
graduate, aud 50 Is LieutenantD Pratt Mannix, Of
the same corps, who Is now chief Of artillery for
the Chinese Emperor. on yondor is the rOOmy
cuscmate where
JEFF DAVIS WAS CONFINED
after the war and where that eminent latriut
hug ed martyrlom To his vain heart for his selfish
sacrifice of thousands OF brave SUuthorncIs,
greater and gtnnd,r and trucr to the South than
nc. THIS cruel aud tyranicnl government seized
this arch traitor who for selfish ambition schemcd
and dragged the unwilling South into his den of
trcUsOn aud thrust him into dark, foul casemato
deep within tie grim walls Of this great fortress
aud trlinel Il hundred guns upon him. No pen
eau tell Of the horrors of that casematc dun.
geOn VT the suiicrings of Its ilustr Gus part lot
In mate, although n Copperlcad jersey surgeon
uicd had to do the subject justice, but utterly
faicd, Do you see that pretty row of dwellings
over along tie south side Of the enclosure, with
the quaint Archyd doors deep SHADED In front by
those beautiful live oaks? Well every one Of
those Is ogCup cd by some officer of the garrison
ana MS lunillN. lncy are nlgn, fOOmy, well
lighted, and well venlilGted easily kept warm in
winter and the coolest, cOsicSt place imaginable
In warm weather. They arc all cHscmate.. They
were occupied the same way when Davis was
prisoner, lad been for years upon years before,
aud have been ever since. Verify, was carly
Christian martyTdom equal to this2 II II was,
how easy IL ID to be Il martyr.
great rush of visitors is made TO the fort cach
morning, IL witness dress parade OH week days
aud inspection on Sunday aud hear the splendid
band, aud 1t Is astonishing how invariably so many
Of tue pretty girls here iOgct the road to the sally
port or the hour of the parade and are forced to
ul,r into the hotel Office to ask the chief clerk
Major William ii. Yeiby, ali about it, Some OF
thcm-l have pretty, graceful, blonde belle in
my memory-forget Two or three times day.
You all remember ferby, tho tall, dark eyed,
dark-curvd, handsome, one'armed gentleman
wuO used to be u clerk ut the EbDltt House and
was such general invorite, He Is the man. aud
] hnd myself wondering II the girls would not
improve their memories If VERIFY went back TO
Washington.
A GALLANT RESCUE.
The bathing Is the grandCst attraction here
after all. The surfis magnificent, aud is never
dangerous. Our Washington institution, X. l..
Odlum, Is here to teach swimmers and protect the
incautiOus who overrntc their endurance IN deep
wntgr, and, as ut home, Bob IL mn immense favor.
ite schuyler Colinx-yOu may remember, he
lived In Washington for Il timc--got here this
swimming from OdIum. He sad he feared he
could never learn TO swim, but Bob says he was
az art scholar, The Misses worthngton and Miss
Lilly Klingle, Pierce klingles be lutitul daugh-
ter, are graceful and good swimmers, whose
irolicS in the surf and far out in deep warer at
tract much attention Mr.. Henry Howard, OF the
British legation, who is here with his family is
magnificent swimmer. Mr.. john u. Kimberly,
the we'll known merchant here, whose good stories
most OF our Washington people have laughed over,
did Il very gallant thing Tuesday evening, which
has made him the hero OF the day here. The
Lady Of the Lake was ut the wharf when n roust-
about fell overheard with u truck and barrel Of
potatoes. The poor darkey couldn't swim, and,
as the water Is fully twenty feet deep, he would
have drowned o.; had not Mr.. Kimberly gone over