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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19
China, Glassware,
AND
FURNISHING GOODS.

All the LATEST and MOST ATTRACTIVE
NOVELTIES, in French, German and English
Fancy Goods, now on exhibition.
Complete lines in all colors of Table and Cham
payne Tumblers, Handle Lemonadcs: Oil and
Water Bottles, Fruit Bowls and Batter Dishes,
Finger Bowls and Decanters, Cheese Dishes, China
Beleck Salt and Peppers.
FRENCH CHINA-Full stock in White and
Gold Band, Decorated Dinner, Tea and Chamber
Sets. Bone Dishes and Salad Sets. Prices very
low.
PARLOR or DRAWING ROOM LAMPS, in Ma
ioica, Faycnce and various other wares.
POLISHED BRASS CHANDELIERS, LIBRA
RY and HALL LAMPS
BRASS WALTERS in great variety.
ROGERS BROTHERS PLATED GOODS, in
Knives, Forks, Spoons. Casters, sc.
English Umbrella Stands.
Plush-mCunted Parian Medallions
Bisque Figures in great variety
Hanging Baskets with artificial flowers.
Childrens Dinner, Tea and Chamber Sets, full
line.
ARABEsQUE WARE in Vases Pitchers, Card
Receivers, &c.
WINE SETS on tray crystal engraved.
We have received another invoice of those line
ENGLISH PRINTED TEA SETS, 5G pieces, at
S1.OO
English Chamber Sets at So.
English Dinner Sets at $40.
Full liue of French Willow Ware, in Fruit,
Lunch, Market aud Ladies Work Baskets.
Call and examine orr goods and prices.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19

NEW York, Nov 19.-Stocks active and strong.
Money nominal at DAB. Cotton firm; uplands
7-1G Orleans 93s; futures steady. Flour
quiet and firm. Wheat lower. Corn lower.
Pork firm at 50 75a$10. Lard frmcr at So 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19

NEW YORK HAND PICKED BEANS for sale
IN by [noy16] J. G. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19

ALL WOOL SCARLET SHIRTS, Soc, Toe
II 81 and S125 at CHAPMaN'S,
oc17 90 King ST., Alexandria, Va.
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LII KINDS OF BUILDING MATERIAL
- B. w. MALLS.
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NREEN MOUNTAIN ASTHMA CURE, sure
VI cure for Asthma, just received and Tor sale by
ie19 W. r. CREIGHTON & co.
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A DELICIOUS TABLE DRINK-Phillips Di.
IA gestible Cocoa. For sale by
MARI J. d. II. LUNT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-19

TREsHLY ROASTED CoFFEEs, roasted in an
L aroma.saving rooster, at my store LOT SAFE oy
q. ".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-21

for pdto ha Pfdpi " to one assoe
ations, to private corporations, to states,
organization of the people" But it was all in
vain; the responses were so meager as almost to
cast ridicule upon the sacred object at stake. OF
all the rich and prosperous commemorative of
the Union, the state OF New York alone took
eft. The legislature OF New York in April, 1871,
passed an act appropriating $4,000 as the con-
trbution of New York to be paid whenever the
governor shall certify that sufficient sum had
been subscribed from other sources to enable
the society to resume its work with reasonable
prospect of completing it. The conditions of the
act made it imperative. When Congress began
its appropriations for the work the society was
of course, relieved OF the necessity Of raising
funds.
THE SITE RECoNvEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT.
BY the provisions of the act of August 2, lS76,
the Washington National Monument society
was required to transfer to the United States all
the property, easements rights and privileges
belonging TO the corporation, but the society
was authorized to continue its organization for
and material from states, associations or the
people in aid of the completion Of the monu-
ment. 1t should be added that IN the discus
expressed that this authority to the society
would have no practical result, and it may lie
said that, realizing this, the society, from that
day, made no further attempts to obtain con-
trlbutionS AT meeting of the Monument
society," on the Sd of August a resolution was
adopted transferring to the government the
title of the reservation on which the monu-
ment stands. subsequently a deed was pre-
pared by the Attorney General and duly exc
cuted by the first vice president, Mr.. W. W.
Corcoran, and the secretary, DIR. j b. Blake, as
officers representing the society. The date of
the deed is January 90, 1877, and it is now ON
file in the State department. Though Com
gress at last assumed the task of completing the
monument, il was only after persistent and
urgent appeals had been made to il by the
Monument society," Mr.. w. w. Corcoran and
the late DIR. John b. Blake were especially active
and efficient in bringing Congress around to a
patriotic and liberal frame of mind. The society
has retained its organization, and will it is ey
pected, be continued body, entrusted with
the care of the monument.
THE PRESENT MEMBERS
| are Chester A. Arthur, president ex-oficio. w.
w: Corcoran, first vice president; Robert G..
winthrop, second vice president; Horatio King.
secretary; J. Bayard III. Smith, Gen w. T Sher..
man, DIR. Chas. II. Nichols, d. A. Watterston-
James G: Perret Edward Clark, Gen. WilIiam
Mckee Dunn. John G; Hardness, Daniel B.
Toner, DR.. James c. yelling, George Baneroff'
Judge Walter s. Cox and Rear Admiral 9. r. p
Rodgers ~ ~ = :
In the groups of portraits ACCOMMODATING this
article appear all the active members Of the
society, excepting Messrs. w. w Corcoran and
Edward Clarke, whose portraits are given in
connection with the monument commission.
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The engineer officers cheerfully yield large
share of the credit for the successful perform
ance of the great task of erecting the monument
to Mr.. z. H. Mclaughlin, the master mechanic.
Mr.. Mclaughlin is now in his 43d year, native
OF New Brunswick, of Irish-German descent.
When a boy he learned the mllwright BUSH
ness, and then went to sea for several years on a
merchant vessel; was shipwrecked on the coast
of Nova Scotia, and afterwards went on a Cana
dian railroad a fireman for some months.
AT the age of 10 years he, in 1861, entered the
navy as carpenters mate. and was subsequently
chief carpenter on the old frigate Constellation.
In 1866 he left the navy and settled in Balti-
more as q stairbuilder. When w. III. Allen, of
Baltimore, built the Ascension church Mr.. Me-
Laughlin was selected to superintend its con-
struction. When work at the monument was
resumed Mr.. Mclaughlin was made master car
penter. In 1879 Col. Casey appointed him SUI
perintendent of the work to succeed Mr.. Ne
varre, the former superintendent, who had been
sent to Tennessee to take charge of other work.
Col. Casey's official staff as engineer of the
monument, includes Mr.. James b. Dulton, chief
clerk; Gustav Friebus, craftsman; +. L. Harvey,
jr., and George NJ. Thomas, clerks: and Mr.. John
T. Crowley, manager Mr.. Harvey issecretary
OF the joint commission for the completion of
the Washington Monument
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committee OF thirteen, of which Henry May, of
Maryland, was chairman, and ON the 22d of
appropriation of $500, 600. 1t really looked as
If the money would be forthcoming, when an
obstacle arose to prevent the committees report
being called up in Congress. and the much
needed assistance was again withheld.
THE KNow-NoTHING TROUBLES
A division had arisen lin the monument So
ciety, and on the very day the committee made
their report the know-nothing faction, having
secured a large membership in the society by
means of One-doliar contributions, held a meet
Ing and elected a new board of managers before
the term of the old board had expired Congress
naturally declined TO make any appropriation
when 1t was Uncertain who would be response
BILE and would control the expenditure of the
FUNDS. The new board insisted upon their right
TO itct, and even seized the papers and records
of the society and went ahead with the work
succeeding III adding six feet to the height of
to remove this portion when work in later
years was recommended. After a trial of three
years the so-called know-nothing managers
abandoned the work.
THE SOCIETY INCORPORATED.
sOn October 90, 1858, the legal board which
had been elected from office on February %,
1855, resumed possession. In the meantime,
admonished by the legal difficulties in the way
of a voluntary association, Congress had been
applied to for a charter, and on February %,
1889, that body passed an act Incorporating
The Washington National Monument So
ciety."
The incorporators We're Winfield Scott,
Walter Jones, John j. Albert, James Kearney
Thomas Carberry, Peter Force, VIM. a. Brad
Maury and Thomas Blagden, (as survivors of
the grantees of the site selected by Polk.) j. b.
ii. Smith, w. w. Seaton, Elisha Whittlesey
B. ogie Tayioe, Thomas H Crawford. W. 81.
Corcoran and John Carroll Brent. The only
survivors to-day are w. w. Corcoran and j. d.
ii. Smith.
By the act of incorporation the President of
the United STATES for the time being is designa-
ted as ex-officso president of the society, and
the governors of the several states are respec-
lively ex-ofhcfo its tice presidents. On March
"a, 1859, meeting for the organization of
the society Under the act of incorporation was
h n1 In the aadermen's chamber in the City
Ran In w ashington, and President Buchanan
appeared and took the chair as eX-officio presi-
uent OF the society. He alluded to the resolu-
tlons winch he had introduced many years
before In the House of Representatives, and
the extreme mortifica ton which he Suffered
rom the ill-success of his movement. He said
~ was renection on the people OF the country
tnat tine resolution of Congress made sixty
years before should have been permitted to lie
dead letter on the statute book, and it was a
DUTY the people owed to themselves to see that
the work should go on. President Buchanan
In conclusion said he had no doubt that in less
than ten years the monument would be COM
pleted. Everything once more looked favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-21
PRESIDENT POLk-S HORSE.
Why Fears Were Felt for the Presi.
dents Life when he Reviewed the
Cornerstone Procession.

Among the horses assembled on the ground
at the City Hall for the use OF the marshals OF
the procession when the cornerstone OF the
monument was laid was a fine animal new -
the city, and il was suggested that IL should be
tried before il was assigned to a marshal. Two
attempts were made by colored riders 10 sit the
animal. One was sent head foremost 10 the
ground and the other thrown up to such
height as to nearly knock the life out OF him. A
suggestion made that the horse be sent
home. At this point Capt. James II. Stewart,
who had served in the Maryland oattaIon In
the Mexican war; and who was one OF the as
sistant marshals, approached and said he would
ride the animal. Although his friends tried 10
dissuade him, he at once, having q small whip
in his hand mounted the animal. As soon as
his feet We're In the strrups the animal put forth
his best endeavors to throw nun OUT she cap
minutes the crowd beheld one OF the most stub
born contests ever witnessed between man and
of the ANIMAL and Capt. Stewart used the horse
during the day. After the ceremonies al the
monument a desire was expressed by many OF
Polk review the procession, and be was asked
If he would not do so. Mr.. Polk at first declined.
Capt. Stewart came forward and promised 70
get the President an easy-going. stylish horse,
not the least dangerous. Thereupon the pro
was snsea 0a the Sn
i the Executive Mansion. and. to the great great
horse which, a few hours before, had cut such
wild antics in the City Hall park. Those who
morning were very apprehensive while MT.
Polk, escorted by the marshals, was riding down
the line. Party feeling was running very high
then, Gen. Taylor, the hero of the Mexican war
being the whig candidate and Lewis Cass the
democratic candidate for President. Some
blamed on the wings. Their fears. noweye ~
were not realized, for the steed had been "a
thoroughly s1 sd BY the gallant veteran q
decorum, and took the President safely back 10
the White House.
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Capt. Geo. w. Davis, although a captain of
Infantry, is a natural-born engineer, and as Col.
casey assistant in constructing the monument
has done excellent service. He has always been
consulted IN matters OF Importance connected
with the work. and is regarded by those who
worked under nm as n man who understands
thoroughly every detail of the work he has in
hand, and consequently takes no back ward
steps. Capt. Davis Is a native of Connecticut,
ana Is about As years of age. AT the beginning
OF the war he was appointed quartcraaSter SER
geint III the 11th Connecticut infantry. In
1866 he WAS honorahly mustered out of the
volunteer service. and in the following year was
made captain in the 18th infantry. He per-
formed good deal of special duty under the
quarteTmaSter general, and conducted recruits
to various parts of the country; but his speciality
seems 20 have been connected with the con-
struction OF barracks, and he showed such en-
glneering SIKH that in SIS he was assigned to
engineer duty in the construction OF The Wash
ington Monument.
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THE MEMORIAL STONES.
Blocks Contributed by Patriotic SOcie.
ttes-OHeringsS Sent from Other Lands
Some Of the Notable Inscriptions.

II money had been contributed in the early
days OF the monument as plentifully as memo
rial stones the Monument society might have
the monument much longer than Ii did before
appealing to Congress for aid. One hundred
aud hfty-six stones are now on hand. The
character of most of the stones is such that
they could not be utilized in building the mon-
ument Such of them as it is thought do not
offend good taste will be cut down and attached,
In the form of panels, to the inner walls q the
monument. A number of the stones are al
ready In place in the old portion of the monu-
ment. OF the 1856 memorial stones forty come
rom states and territories, one comes from the
Cherokee nation, nine come from foreign coun-
tries, viz: Turkey, Greece, Japan, China, Siam,
Brazil, ParOs and Naxos in Grecian Archipel-
ago, Bremen and Switzerland. Sixteen come
nom American towns and cities, as follows:
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore,
Washington, Nashville, Newark, n. j.; Salem,
Mass; Warren, r. l.; Alexandria, Va; Freder-
lex, Md; Charlestown, Mass; Little Rock,
Lowell, Mass. Fifteen come from Masonic bod
les, thirteen from grand and subordinate lodges
OF Odd Fellows: seven from the Sons of Tenn
perance and nine from various other orders and
Organizations. The remaining forty-six stones
come from about as many different kinds OF
sources-cOileges, societies of various kinds,
counties military organizations and volunteer
hre companies are largely represented. Those
were days when the volunteer fireman was the
these stones would have delighted the heart Of
some redshirted "Mose." Figures of fremen
mingle in happy confusion among females In
classic drapery, bearing laurel crowns in their
hands. There Is q stone from the Washington
Light Infantry, and another from the old Me-
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self, have discharged my obligation towards
the father of my country? Have ! contributed
my snare TO the monument to be raised in his
honor: II not, let him at once make his contr-
button, however small. Let it he made siugIy
or by associations. But be sure it is made Delay
Is hazardous to the undertaking. The payment
can be made To your postmaster. or whoever
duty of an American citizen be discharged
Every patriotic citizen surely will aid in for
warding the money received for the advance
ment OF the great work. VIII he not render
that aid now?
The board of managers confidently trust that
this appeal will not be made in vain.
Otficers
FRANKLIN PIERCE,
President of the United States and eX-ofcio
President.
ARCH. HENDERSON,
First Vice President.
JOIN T. TOWERS,
Mayor Of Washington and eX-officio Second
Vice President.
THOS. CARBERRY.
Third Vice President
]. p. III. SMITH, Treasurer.
JOHN CARROLL BRENT, Secretary.
Managers.
Winfield Scott, John W. Maury,
=. Towson, Walter Jones,
Peter Force, ThOS. Blagden,
W. w. Seirton, Walter IenoX,
w. A. Bradley NJ F. Maury,
". W. CorcOran, T. Hartley Crawford
7: r. Fendall, Benz Ogle TayLoe.
Elisha Whittlesey,
The society also addressed q memorial to
Congress, giving history of the progress OF the
structure TINS far, and the pros poets for its uit-
mate completion, and invoking congressional
assistance. The memorial was referred to a
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Mr.. Bernard K. Green is a civil engineer by
nature and by education. He has been Col.
Casey's assistant in constructing the State, War
and Navy department building since that duty
was assigned him. Although having no direct
official connection with the construction of the
monument, yet he has assisted materially in
consulted as well as Capt Davis on matters per-
tanning TO the monument Mr.. Green performed
a good deal of the work on the foundation, and
particularly upon the design for the roof. He
Is forty-one years of age, and native of Massa-
chusetts. He was educated as a civil engineer,
and since his graduation from college has
always been employed as assistant to some en-
gineer officer. He was Col. Caseys assistant
while stationed at Portland, Me-, and subse-
quently was Gen. Duane's assistant at the same
post When Col. Casey was given charge of con-
structing the State, War and Navy department
building he sent for Mr.. Green to assist him
upOn that work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-21

address to the people Of the United States.
BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.
The society, in pursuance of the plan of their
address, once more sent out its agents. and
every effort made to stir up the patriotic
impulses Of the people and to obtain state, city
and township aid. Many will remember the
engraving showing the monument as it was to
be, which was presented to subscribers. Boxes
were putAp in the Patent Office in Washington
and in other public places to receive contribu-
tions, ana boys and girls now grown to mature
manhood and w0maHhood, glowing with adj
mlIaflOn OF the character of Washington, were
prompted To drop their little dime offerings. IN
the year the address was issued the legislature
OF California passed resolution aDpTOpriating
81 GOO annually toward the completion of tie
monument, which resolution, however, was
never carried into effect.
That year the plan adopted of receiving
contributions at the polls during elections. At a
general election held in Washington June 6tiI
the amount of 81 30. IS was contributed. Attic
general election in 1850 the people of this young
daughter OF the Union contributed at the polls
S1D."62 in gitterinG metal.
The OF the rebellion. ofcourse interrupted
the operations Of.thc society. After the war the
whole country for years was still too much
taken up with the settlement of the questions
growing out of the conflict to encourage the So
cicty ~ pcrseverc i'll its work.
A LAST APPEAL.
| In 1871 it was considered that the prosperity
| of the country sufficiently re-estabIished,
and peace and harmony once more prevailing
| the society, after its enforced inactOn of ten
years, on the 22d of February made q last af-
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The Old COntlnentals.

The following lines, published anonymou
many years ago and included in the volume
''Poems of New England" edited by II.
Longfeliow, are printed as appropriate to t
day, when the Old Continental uniform az,
appears:
In their ragged regimentals
Stood the old continentaIs,
Yielding not;
While the greHadiers were lunging,
And like hailstones fell the plungfng
Cannon shot!
Where the files
OF the isles,
From the smoky night encampment,
Bore the banner of the rampant
And drummer, drummer, drummer,
Rolled the "roll' of the drummer,
Through the morn.
Then with eyes to the front all;
And with guns horizontal,
Stood our Sires;
And the balls whistied deadly,
And in flames flashing redly,
Blazed the fires;
AS the swift
BillOWs drift,
Drove the dark battle breakers
Ger the green sodded acres
OF the plain;
And louder, louder, louder,
Cracked the black gunpowder,
All amain!
Then like smiths at their fOrges,
Labored the red st. Georges
CannOneerS.
And the villainous saltpetre
Rung a fierce, discordant metre
Round our ears;
Like the roar
On the shore,
Rose the hOrse-guards clangof,
As they rode in roaring anger
On our fllanks;
And higher, higher, higher,
Burned the old-fashioned Gre
Through the ranks!
Then the old-fashioned colonel
Galloped through the white internal
Powder cloud,
And his broad sword was swimming.
And his brazen throat was ringing
Trumpet loudl
And the blue
Bullets dew,
And the trooper jackets Redeemed
At the touch OF the leaden
Rifles breath!
And rounder, rounder, rounder.
Roared the iron six-pounder,
Hurting deathI
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BUILDERS OF THE MONUMENT.
Sketches of Col. Thomas Lincoln Casey
and His Staff.

Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, TO whose good
Judgment and engineering skill the successful
completion of the monument in good season is
largely due, stands sixth In rank among officers
of the engineer corps Of the army. He has re-
sided so long in Washington, where most OF the
time he has been stationed on important duty.
that he has always been regarded as Wash
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TIE HIGHEST ~ THE WORLD.
How the Monument Compares with
Other Notable Structures.

The monument rises 800 feet 5ls inches above
its foundation. The topmost point is 59T feet
inches above mean low water in the Potomac
and 500 feet 9.;56 inches above the mean level
of the Atlantic at Sandy Hook. y. j., as deter
mined December ]. 1854. 10y the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey. Ii the reputed
height of the Tower of Babel COS feet Is cor
rect, ii is the only structure ever erected by
human hands that would tower above the
Washington Monument. The following is Z.
comparative list of the structures of the world,
past and present, most noted for their height:
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ingtonian. He was born in New York, in $50,
and is, therefore. but 10 years OF age. He was
appointed cadet-at-large TO the West Point
military academy aud graduated in the class
OF 1852. He had seen considerable engineer
ing duty in different parts ~ the country, par
ticularly in New England, when, early IN 1877,
he was made superintendent of public build
1ngs and grounds, the office now held by Col.
Rockwell, which then included the Potomac
aqueduct. June both, 1878. he was given
charge OF completing the Washington monu-
ment, under direction of Congress. and also was
made superintendent of the construction of the
new State, War and Navy department building.
The former duty he has just brought to success
full completion, and the latter is being per-
formed In d most satisfactory manner.
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When Mr. Winthrop was selected as orator
for this occasion it was expected that he would
aeliver the address in person; A serious Illness
assume the labor OF delivery: SO Hon. John D.
Long, Representative from Massachusetts,, was
invited to represent him and read the Grafton.