The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-17

INTERESTING LIST OF ARTICLES
BELONGING TO THE GENERAL.

BELONGING TO THE GENERAL.
senator Barbour Introduces "a Bin Fav
oring Their Purchase-Descriptio Of
the Classic Rolics-The Mckinley Tariff
Bili-Oiher Capital News.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April &c.. Special.
Senator Barbour to-day introduced a bill
making blank appropriation. to enable
the sccretary Of State 90 purchase from
Lawrence Washington, OF fauquier county,
certain articles that belonged 20 General
Washington. upon satisfactory proof as to
the identity Of these articles, the price 10 be
agreed upon.
The bin was accompanied by a communis
cation from Lawrence Washington. giving
list OF the articles he oilers for sale and
something OF their history. The list is as
lOlioA.:
one pitcher" picture that belonged to
Judge BushrCd Washington; one statuette
oi Necker: Journal kept chiefly by Wash
ingion, ana mainly in bis hand writing. from
March 1898 % March llll; a sword, broken
at the point and scabbard missing: "a spy
ings ln circular frames. % cOlOrcd picture
i'm frame. view Of an old church near Lin
erick GLASS urnheul; col0red picture
iu frame, madonna with B0Ok:" portrait
in frame, est. johp.' one engraving.
"LOuis -eile;' "a picture in frame, entitled
"lall OF the Bastile;" mirror, badly
broken.
Al Of these We're inherited by J..
Lawrence Washington. the present owner.
from bis father. Colonel John Au-
gustire Washington. and by him in
heritcd from Judge Bush0od Naehing-
ton. with The exception OI the Pitcher
picture. 20 whom fhcy were beWoathed by
General George Washington. The commu.
uicati0n then gives clauses OF Nashingt0n's
VIII. heQucaihiu- these articles. and also
quotes from L0--ing's history Incidents
showing thc identity OF these things. OF
the sword. Lawrence Washington SAYS that
during the war between ihe States 10 was
bid. with other laluahles. boz an old pigeon
house on the property of Edward q. Turner.
where 10 remained from 1861 tO the close o.
the war. and ii was $50 injured by dampnoss
that ihc Inscription was 0lllfcrutcd and the
scabOari destroyed. The picture of the de-
stuctiun Oi tle Ia-fIIn. together with the
key which was pr.-ontod iO ihe Mt. Vernon
association. was placed boo the bands of La
fayctte. and in 1850 he sent DO t0 Thomas
Paine, then in London. o. Doe forwarded as q
present tO Washington, together with neat
drawing in pencil representing the de-
.tIuciI0n of tle prison. With these La
fayette enclosed "a letter tO Washington,
dated March l1th. in which Doe wrote:
"Dife me leave. my dear General, 20 pre-
sent yon with picture of the Bastile just
a- it looked a ieW days after ! ordered It's
demolition, with tle key of the fortress of
dc-p0tl-m. lt i- % tribute which / owe %
my adopted iaiher-as an aide-de-camp 90
my General. as missionary az liberty 10
its patriarch
THE KEY OF IuE BAsriLE.
The key of the Bastile and the drawing
representing the demolition 0f the fortress.
are 40 Mount Vernon. The former is pre-
served iu glass ease. and the latter hangs
near 10 iu the same relative position in
which they were originally placed by Wash
ington in the great passage 0i tle mansion.
Directly opposite ihe Key hangs a spy-glass
used Dy Washington in the revolution and
afterwards 90 Mount Vernon. ihi, was al-
ways carried hy Billy. his illOrite body ser-
ra-t. fo io used in recnnnoitcriu.- at % dis
iauco. lu this connection Mr. Lawrence
Washington quotes several incidents from
Cu-f,' sec0liecti0ns OF Washington con.
uoctod with some of the articles emu
mrated.
THE PITCHER PICTURE.
Resuming hi- brief history Of the articles
offered for sale 90 the government, Mr
Washington says: "lhe Pitcher Picture
was presented by Philadelphia gentleman
tO Judge ~ Nashiugt0n. and is 80 called De-
cause % was broken ont OF the side of q
pitcher. and while it has always been
valued on account 0f its excellent likeness
to washington. li- chief value arises IRON
the fact that om it- back was pasted thi
original manuscript of the eulogy quoted
bv Sparks. commencing thus: Washing
ton. the defender of his country, th'
founder OF Liberty; the friend o
man: history and tradition are explored
in vain." etc.. which b. supposed 90 have
been written by an En-li-lman. "Ini'
nicure." writes Lawrence Washington
.Was taken from my house during the wal
by Major Atwood. who was induced q
give receipt for DO. aud who was shortly
afterwards captured. The restoration o
the picture was made one oi tine conditions
of his parole. and Doe was obliged tO send ti
his home. in Michigan. for DO before obtain
m4 hi. release. a large portion of tht
manuscript 0n tlc back 0l the picture is de
str9yed. hut enough of DO ll-remains q
identify il.
IIIE Auik AAN AN tHA"s
or the other articles iu this collection w'
only know that they were included in th
papers relating 90 Washington civil an.
military administration. and were inherlle.
/ by judge Bushr0i Washington hy the FOL
/ loving clause boo Washington s VIII:
"IO my nephew. Busnrod Washington
give and bequeaih all ine papers in my lo,s
/ session which relate tO my civil ana mll
farv administration 0f the affairs 90 thi'
country. ! leave him also such of my PR
yate papers as are worth preserving, ana
the dacease of my wife. and before II she D.
not inclined 90 retain them, give and Dee
guoath iO him my library of books anl
pamuhlot- Of every kind. This whole col
/ lection remained at Mount Vernon I'LL M.
father sold that property to the Ladies' A-
-ocinfinn. and have always been owned D.
the male members of " Nashineion's family
who have obtained them by inheritance
thi- being the first time they have ever beel
offered for SALE
In addition % the articles enumerated
Mr.. Washington says he has farm accoun
| book used by General Washington at Noun
/ Vernon
IHE NrkINLEN BILL.
Mr. Mckinley. from the Committee o
/ WAYS and Means. introduced TIE new tafi
] NIII. WIN lNF IiNI'' 10y i'N'At 'i ~ '- t"
/ House this afternoon. The majority repoi
di-cussc. the effect lhlt the bili VIII nav
un0n the revenues OF the government.
/ states that the exact effect Is difficult Of az
certainmant. "That there will be a sui
siantial reduction. as we shall show
saws. "admiis OF uo doubt. The genera
policy of the BIN is % foster ana promot
/ American production and diYerslncation
| American industry"
IuE TAX.
The committee recommended that suga
up tO and including so. l6, Dutch standar
oI color. and mOlasse-. Dee placed on th
free list: q duty of i0ur-tentus OF one cen
per pound on refined sugar above No. j.
and that "a bounty Of Two cents per pound I
paid from the Treasury for q period OF d
| teen wears Tor all sugar polarlzng at lea-
eighty-hye per cent. made ln tins country
from cane. bCcts or sorghum produced
the United States.
Discussing the sugar question, the con
mittee saws SD large "a proportion OF our 81
gar is imported that the home production
SUGAR does not materially affect the prlcl
and the duty is. therefore, tax when
I nIIat ia tni. rrirD NOT OuIf OF the imported