New-York tribune., 1883-06-17

ment west of this city.
Theodore Davis who designed the magnificent original
State set of china for the White House at Washington mas
been retired for time from salaried position on
Horpes Weekly and has home at Asbury Park, where
he does general work, including designs for china as
formerly.
Little Bertha Behrens age twelve. who is VS.
iting her sister, Mrs. DIR. Ryan, in Lafayetteplace'
has been five PEARS pupil of Professor Allen. the hrst
vionist of Boston, and handles the bow like sprou OF
Camille Urso who has applauded her. Her motherlS
from Maine her father from Germany Musical aptness
being observed OF the children, Freddy also phenom-
put at the piano, and Bertha at the von anu
they have worked together for years one our before
breakfast Bertha accomplished enough TO play NJ nne
concerts but her family to her taking the Hue
OF merely utaran performances. She is probably the
youngest yolnst scientifically educated in any land out
side OF Italy.
The tendency Of hotels open earlier is seen
I'm the West End at Long Branch following the example
of its chief competitor. the Eberon, which, being cot
tage centre, provide board from the tim lts cot
tagers move in The West End cottages lately added
require around which they are situated
be openas well with Otherappurtenances and above al
keep the host at his own inn nearly SIX months Ill ho
year, aIr "COn" Jones stayed the whole o! last year
at the ElberOn, winter included English sea-sde
places are III season All winter anu Dcst III i"'"V" "
autumn Presbury died few days ago, the Nestor OF
hotel men, quaint but with something fine and courty
about him. His habit OF putting suit of nankeen
aud tanning himself ia the West End lobby whenever
cold day set in toward the last OF Augnsb had sucn SIM
plcity of humOr about 1t TO seem pathetic now
Ills partner Sykes brother of General Sykes OF the
Regular Army died several years ago after marrying
Pres Durys niece. Mr.. Hdreth has who Is an ae-
complished mining geOogist and graduate of the Co
lumbia School OF Mines.
Mrs Hugh ]. Jewett of Gramercy Park, has younger
sister married TO Mr. C. c. Waite, of the Chief JUS
tice president OF the Cincinnati Dayton and Michi-
gan Railroad These ladies were brought up in Zanes-
vile. Ohio.
Mr. Ottmann whose case with the Government con
cerning publc moneys deposited with him by
defauer has been matter of telegraphc comment, has
years been barkeeper for Theodore Walton at
the st. James Hotel
I met at Washington City recently Mr. william ".
Boyce Of South Carolina aged sixty fo literary
minded lawyer gray, thin, aiable practical He was IN
C0ness 1913 1860 said /; SIR In the Light OF
events since the secession, who was the wlsest south
CaroInian r. 81 suppose James II. Hammond our
seeding Senator. lie s think, regarded In the North
a. the arch seoessonst but il is mistake lie retired
from affairs when the ho-heads took hold, saying:
Gentlemen, when the Indians went 10 war everybody
got drunk but one who ordered to keep sober lest
the drunken Indians might destroy themselves claim
10 be the one sober Indian"
"Mr Bovcc" said l. q what vas your view Of the pros
poets Of secession r. "why. between u.s. thought the
border States like Virginia. Kentucky, Maryland and
even Tennessee and perhaps North Carolina would stand
firm against u.s. and being Joined by Northern conserv-
alive element would arrest hosttes. and that another
compromise would be made tdng slavery overs little
while and arranging for equitable conclusion OF It,
Ru rpvoiutiOus do themselves nicely.
The border states were carried away and the war
on us, and were gone up for a long war;"
"Nr Boyce did not Calhoun. although ruined by
General Jackson, finally undermine Jackson with the
Democracy 2" "He had great influence but he always
claimed to be Union man. working for the Union by
securing the domestic Institutions OF the South and the
rights OF the minority. You would hnd some very good
anecdotes In the speeches OF Wnddy Thompson against
Calhoun. Waddy was elected 10 Congress In spite Of
CahOuns opposition. lie said OF Mr. Calhoun: "He
would have n splendid theologian in the middle
ages, dancing ghOstly syogsm MP and down for fifty
years on the point OF n needle" swell Mr BOyce
what part OF South Carolina is growing :" THE
northern part where white have the better health
and energy Not much to lie expected from the Old pine
country and the negroes only till the Islands"
few days ago 1 lnet Mr.. Charles II. Cramp
the Philadelphia spbuiIder, OF two brothers who
sells and wooden steamers have become In this day iron
shin bgders OF the first character During the they
constructed some celebrated iron cruisers and reck
oned among the three leading shipbulding firms of the
country Mr.. Cramp has just built Jay Goulds yacht,
the Atanna and he stopped to give points about
her said How did Mr.. Gould like the boat :" He
MAS delighted He is very smart man. He has been
about twelve times yard since began this
sell and has picked up shipbuilding among the other
subjects OF his curiosity. When we took him down the
river We had about hundred wOrkmen on board and
Gould out among them like aboy with his watch
in his hand timing the revolutions Of the screw You
know that when you get the pitch of the screw and then
get the number OF times 1t turns around, you almost
exactly compute the speed OF the vessel You cond do
so If the water a solid body but OF there
certain sliding the screw" what the OF
the yacht 2" For one hundred and twentyfour revo-
luons of the engines, an indicated horse power of
SOS was made; that is. with hundred and twenty
revolutions. For an hour and fortyth minutes
sixteen nautical miles, equal to nineteen statute mis
per hour were made. Her maximum speed was very
close seventeen nautical miles The average steam
ninety five pounds and the pitch OF the fifteen
feet. Now there are one hundred and five pounds Of
steam allowed the boilers and at the ratio already
shown the machinery can make hundred and fifty
revolutions"
"Is this the first steam yacht you have built for rich
New Yorker Mr.. Crampi" "No, It is the third built
the Corsarfor Charles j. Osborne the broker lie sold
It to Pierpont Morgan for $4,000 after using il
timc which ia more than Mr. Osborne paid me for IL.
The fact H." said Mr Cramp, apologetcaly, did not
charge enough for those early yachts. thought saw
market In that direction and endeayored to manufacture
them very close cost really behind American
shpbulders have great deal to contend WITH and they
have take large chancesat mes "What vast the other
yacht you buit "Ibut the yacht called the stTaDger
George Osgood and when he died his administrator
sold it to Jadray, the rich merchant here for $4,000
which very close to what 1t cost osgOod." what
will Mr.. Goulds yacht cost" Mr.. CraUp shook his
head and said that he did not quite know However.
ascertalned from another peson who claimed to be
formed that by the time GoudS yacht is finished she
will have cost him 100000.
Returning TO NJ Cramp again / asked :" Is Mr.
L. IL