Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-13

Ten Years Among the Senators.
Mr. FRENCH's WORD PICTURES OF ILLUsTRIoUs MEN
AN INTERESTING LECTURE AT THE coNGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCH.
Hon. John r. French lectured last evening be-
fore an audience of fair size at the Congrega-
uonal church The suggestive title OF his lecture,
the material OF which was drawn from the exten.
sive and intimate knowledge OF public men,
acquired during the lecturers long term of service
as Sergeant-at-ArmS Of the Senate, was "Ten
Years Among the Senator's" The lecture was so
interesting as to hold closely the attention OF the
audience, and at times, when the theme demanded
something more than ordinary diction.so eloquent
some Of the more illustrious men who
which measured Mr. French's oficial connection
with that body, and anecdotes which illustrated
Ss ae BY to the
closed doors as deliberative body, and speech
was simply for business and Immediate erect It
thrown open to the public In his portrait gallery
MI. French placed VIM. Pitt Fessenden drst.as the
said he went out and In with less pfetension than
the man who opened and smut the doors. Then
followed rapid but well drawn sketches of George
Zacharlah Chandler, Lot NJ. Morrill,, Stanley Mat,
shews. JamesG Blaine, Matt H. Carpenter. Chas.
Simmer Henry WILSON, Roscoe cnkng and
scriptions were succinct and happily worded.
and his anecdotes racy and Characteristic
scrption Of the death of Henry Wilson at the Can
itol When he had dwelt at length upon the viz
tues Of the noble men of the Senate he turned his
manifested in the Senate, and referred to men
whom the people had found out, If washington
graved on the tombstone OF an Arizona man who
loved his neighbors horses not wisely, but too WELL
1nan was pretty mean IN some
others" Notwithstanding the modern charges OF
corruption, the speaker maintained that In
than letting down In the moral tone OF the Sem
ate: He referred to former years, when gambling
and drinking were common vices among Senators.
In this connection he remarked that Senator
from Alabama, who afterwards ran away from
the star route trial. was the only Senator he ever
9eaaa OF ~ VINO tried to exc out his salary In the
lecture altogether was pleasing, and will probably
be one Of the best delivered through the country
during the winter There were some familiar
figures in the Senate during Mr. Frenchs decade,
to whom Mr.. French did not allude, and notably
Senator O. P. Morton. His illusions to ex-senator
Conklng were very severe, though he praised his
hgn ability as an orator by saying 'if his spirit
had been as human as his speech was godlike he
would have been the great man OF the period"
ONE SCHOOL Boy CUTS ANOTHER WITH POCKET
KNIFE.-AbOut 12 O'Clock yesterday an alteration
TalberI and Henry johnson, at t. the Henry school
building, on p, near 9th street, during recess Tai
bert pulled out pocket knife ana stabbed john
d
wound. The wounded boy went to his home, 7l2
Rhode Island avenue, where Dr. B.. B. Adams at
tended.
A G. A. r. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIoN.-The
18th anniversary OF John A. Rawlins Post, No. 1,
evening by camp fire at Abner's. where over two
hundred people sat down to a fine repast- The
tables were handsomely decorated and the
walls were adorned with nlgs and banners. Post
Commander Dennis OCOnner, who presided made
a G N
try. After full justice had been done to the
viands and pipes and tobacco furnished, Depart
pirate address Songs were sung by George Scott,
abraham Lewis and J. Hyde; recitations given by
Capt Block and others made peecheS
10 o. F. GRAND v1s1rAr1oNs-The usual semi.
Grand Master John H. Seinert, WIN take place In
the following order: Washington Lodge. No. 6,
October 18TH FEDERAL City: No 20 October nth:
October 18th: Harmony, No. 8. October sai: Col.
den Rule, No. 81, october Esd; Union, No. il, Oc-
cssior No H. o:toSer astS F. Frendsp, M
November 1st; Central. No. /. November 81; Bea-
con, No. Is, November 5th; Naomi, D. OF r.. No: l.
Mechanics, No IS. November eth. and Covenant,
No 49, November l2th. The grand master viii be
representatives to the sovereign grand lodge.
TEE INDUSTRIAL scHoor..A large meeting was
held Wednesday evening at the Cutter house In the
interest or the Metropolitan Industrial school Sew
eral new members were added, and the treasury
increased by S15 Mrs. A. 1. Barber sent q note
containing SO and her own and Mr.. Barber's best
wishes Dr.. Rankin and Mrs. Rankin also sent a
letter with warm and earnest congratulations for
past and great encouragement for the future sue
cess OF the enterprise. A note was read from
Commissioner West stating that Miss West was
out OF the city and could not therefore attend.
Nevertheless Miss Marion West was. by acclama-
tion, elected honorary president ana correspond.
ing secretary. On Monday next the school will
open at the building furnished by the Commis-
siOners, corner 18th and streets northwest
TIE MEXICAN VETERANS Cox xsKNTroN.-The Mex
ican veterans are making ready for the coming
national convention which will be held here on
December 9, and next Prominent among those
who will take an active interest in the meeting is
Nj. w. W. C0rcoran, through whom the govern
ment negotiated the Mexican loan OF $30000,O0Q It
Is intended BY the citizens OF Washington to give
the veterans q banquet worthy OF the heroes OF
the Mexican war. Tho assemblage win be an nm
usual one even for Washington, the list OF men,
berS embracing very many prominent 0llcers OF
the Union and confederate armies enrolle1 nnder
the old 0ag