The National tribune., 1885-10-15

afterwards the steamer Michigan on the lakes.
At the close of the war he was attached to the
steam sloop Madawasca. He was commissioned
Commander in 1866. Commodore in 1878, and
Rear-Admiral in 1881, since which time he has
been Governor of the Naval Asylum at Phila-
delphia.
WHY 1T WAS CUT OUT.
One of the objects of interest in the vicinity
of Washington is Cabin Johns Bridge. 1t is
eight miles from the city, and was built by the
Government for the agueduct by which Wash
ington is supplied with water from the Great
Falls of the Potomac 1t is of massive ma
sonry, over a branch of Rock Creek. 1t has
distinctive feature, in the fact that it has the
longest span of any single arch in the world.
1t reaches 800 feet. The bridge was 10 years
in building, and was finished during the war.
Upon the face of the masonry at one end is
a large stone which once bore this inscription
Begun, 1853.
Franklin Pierce. President.
Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War.
In place of the last line there is now only
channel cut in the stone. One day during the
rebellion, while Edwin N. Stanton was Secre-
tary of War; he took drive out to the bridge.
Two or three days later stonecutter placed a
long ladder against the wall With maiet and
chisel he assembled to the spot and cut from the
inscription the name of Jefferson Davis. No
the matter. Mr.. Stanton simply decided in
his own mind that Mr.. Davis had forfeited the
right to have his name there, and with him to
decide was to act
1T was a very unmanly thing to do" said
dyspeptic-looking man the other day, as he
stood with party of excursionists looking at
the defaced stone. "Mr. Davis" said he, did
no more than many other men have done
whom the world calls patriots" 1t is scarcely
necessary to say that the sour mans words
clearly betrayed his Southern origin. There
was a Miss of II in the party, who actually IN
quired who Jefferson Davis was, and what he
had done that they cut his name out OF the
stone.
DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
Ex-senator Eaton, of Connecticut. is one OF
the irreconcilables. He is in Washington try
ing to impress upon the President the idea that,
to use his own words civil Service reform Is
a humbug." Sitting in a big armchair at the
Riggs House, MIR. Eaton was blowing oil little
OF his surplus steam to three OF four friends.
Now, l like President Cleveland" said he
" There are some excellent streaks about him.
/ believe he is honest. sincere, and patriotic
The trouble is, he has listened to the siren song
of the mugwumps, and in that way has got
some wrong notions into his head. And now
just look at the mugwumps in New York!
They have all gone back in drove to the Re-
publican party, and are yelling for Davenport
as loudly as they yelled last Fall for Cleveland
and Hendricks. Last Spring the President
talked with me on this subject of Civil Service
reform, and l gave him some advice that
think was sound and good. / am an older man
than he is; in fact, was an active Democrat
before he was born. / told Mr. Cleveland that
there was but one issue in the campaign last
year, and that was a change. That was what
the people voted for. My idea of reform, l told
him, was to reform the Republicans out and
no e I.,, ,s,N,,t hot
only sort of Civil Service reform that will sat
isfy the people, who showed by their votes that
they were tired of the Republican party, and
wanted TO try another"
And Mr.. Eaton leaned back in his chair,
pulled his hat down upon his forhead and be-
gan vigorously chewing toothpick.
MILE RHEA.
During last week this charming French
actress has been fascinating the play-goers of
the city in the handsome New. National. Her
repertoire included Lady Ashley, Frou Frou,
The Power Of Love, and Dangerous Game,
and in the characters she assumed in all her
splendid reputation as an actress was more
than sustained. As Lady Ashley she appeared
to particular advantage. her broken English
always pleasant being peculiarly suited to the
role she assumed-that of French woman in
England. 1t is, however, almost impossible to
say she did better in one character than
another, as in all she was simply perfection.
BRILLIANT WEDDING.
very stylish military wedding took place
in Washington last week. The contracting
parties were Surg. Robert A. Marmion and Miss
Beatrice Paul, daughter of Gen. G. r. Paul.
The nuptials were celebrated at the old Carroll
Mansion on + street. Surg. w. r. Hall was
the best man. The groomsmen were Lieuts.
Ramsey and Buckingham, of the Army, and
the bridesmaids Miss Genevieve Paul. sister of
the bride, and Miss Daisy, daughter of Gen.
Ricketts,