Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-20
The Late Capt. c. q. Simms.

RhhiSlsCENCES BY A COMRADE.
To the Editor of The EVENING S Ar
VIII you permit me, through the columns OF The
STAR, to pay slight tribute of respect and affec-
ton to the late Capt. C. c. Simms, whose death
was announced In your paper OF yesterday?
'Chariey" SimmS and myself made our first
cruise in the old Potomac frtgate under Captain
Kearney in the years 80, 40 and al. We were fast
friends from the start and never shall forget enc
OF the earliest incidents Of the cruise. We were
bound out to Brazil, and the first night OF Cape
Henry rolling sea sent US both 70 the lee gang
way fearfully sick. kearney, who was walking On
the weather side of the quarter deck. saw u.s. and
coming down to leewaTd, said: ~ suppose you
young gentlemen are thinking OF home! Go aloft
at once and see what they are doing with the
mantOpsail tye block"
We scrambled up the weather rigging and some
how reached the maintop,ai yards, knowing
much about the tye block "a that block knew
about US, and OF course we were IN eyerybody's
way. After clingin5 there a little while, sea sick
and sorry, Charley said: ~ mt stand this any
longer. Old fellow! You watch when the oil man
walks ait and we viii slide down the lee rigging"
SO. at the opportune moment, down we came,
hand over band, on the lee backStays reas hing
the deck unObserved. but With our hands bleeding
from the unaccuStOmed and inexperienced work.
We crept under the launch and, hidden by its
cover, laid there all night, with the water Swasl-
ing over and around US, the pigs and chickens in
the lee gangway squealng and cackling and the
sails and ropes tapping and rafting overhead. A
miserable, Wretched night Was this, our first at
sea.
What memories of the "old navy crowd upon
kearney, captain; GoldsborOugh, MarstOn. Bell,
DeCamp, Kennedy, French, lieuIenants; WngaJe.
master; Adee, surgeon; Todd; purser; Cronan,
Higgins, Smith, HynSon, Randolph, Dance, Bal
lock, SimmS and others whose names do not now
remember were the midshipmen. Most OF these
men are now cruising on the unknown sea"
Charley SimrnS that nOble-hearted man, genial
meSSInate and splendid sailor, has just left Us to
join this band OF departed heroes
SimmS, like Kennedy and BallOck, went into the
confederate navy. II Is not for TO question his
motives, and have heard from him but little OF
he went or whatever he did was from conviction
OF right and was well done. T.. N.
washington. December 10, 1884
THE MAT MORGAN AIT POTTERY SALs-Thos
desiring TO buy presents will do well to avail them
Sc YES OF the opportunity TO buy at auction on
Tuesday and Wednesday next OF the fine selection
OF art pottery, produced by the Mat. Morgan Pot
terry Co. OF Cincinnati The productions of this
great artist are not surpassed The collection will
be on view on Monday next at the art salesrooms
OF Thomas Bowling, 11tn st. and Pa ave-
THE CENTER MARKET CHRISTMAS WEEK-Cen-
ter market during the coming Christmas week Will
be one OF the most attractive sights OF the city, All
tne dealers are preparing 10 surpaSs all previous
displays, and the prices will be found lower than
elsewhere The market will be open Monday and
tuesday at the usual hours, ana on Wednesday all
day and until II O'Clock at night. On Thursday
Christmas day, the market Will be closed.
VERDICT AGAINST THE RAILRoAD-Yesterday.
the jury In the case OF POSJOffce Inspector VIM. r.
Henderson against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
=
was Instituted by Henderson to recover S25 900 dam
ages received by him by reason OF collision near
Annapolis junction, In March. 1882.
THE Poor CBrLDREss CHRIsrMAs.-"A friendo
sends g to THE STAR for the Christmas club.
MORE SILyERwARE.-The largest audience OF the
week attended the sale OF silverware, bronzes
mantel clocks. &C., last evening, at the saesrOon
OF Walter u. Williams & Co., and the bidding at
times was very lively. The goods are sold on ap-
prevail, and purchasers need not take them away
unless thoroughly satisfied. More goods have been
opened, and will be sold at 1899 L., 23O and 1880
p. 10. daily.
CHARGED WITH SHOP-LIFrING.-Mary J. Cox,
reSpectably-dreSSed white woman, while in the
Boston variety store, yesterday afternoon, 1t is
charged, picked up four gold rings. valued at So
apiece, and put them In her bosom. They dropped
through on the floor, and thus exposed her Detec-
tives Ran and Block placed her under arrest. She
left $50 collateral at the station, but failing to ap-
pear IN the Police Court this morning her collateral
was forfeited.
ARRESTED As A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.-Louis
4. HasS, well-dreSsed German SO years old was
arrested this morning by Detectives Ran and
Block and locked up al the fifth precinct station as
suspicious character HasS It is alleged lett the
Arlington hotel without paying his bill. The Off
GERS located him In house on 18th street. where he
was arrested this morning. HaSS claims that he
came from stuttgart, Germany, and that there is a
large fortune coming to him. and 1t Is charged that
by making such representations TO several proni-
Germans "a hprn OFFS