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UNION VETERANS UNION.

W. s. Hancock Command No. l gave a camp
fire and house-warming social Thursday even
ing at G. A. K. Hail. Seventh and L streets.
The hall was decorated with bunting from floor
to ceiling. An old camp-kettle swung on
tripod of fence rails from Gettysburg in the
centre of the room, and from it escaped the
rich fumes of old Java a beautiful bank of
flowers in its centre, the badge of the honorary
membership, graced the Commanders station.
The orchestra opened promptly at s with patri-
otic selections, followed by an address of well
come from Col. John Finn, who told of the
great good the union was constantly doing in
securing employment for its members willing
to work, and the assistance rendered those in
distress. The violin solo by Miss Agnes
B. Dillon, piano by Miss Rose G..
Dillon, showed fine execution and careful
study The recitation by Miss Eleanor
Simmonds and solo by Miss Izora Patterson
were applauded to the echo. The cornet solo
by j. Frank Sheridan, a song by Mr.. c. L. Rice,
recitations by Misses Sibley and Madge Stailey,
and the Arion Quartette were all good. Past
Commander-in-chiefM NJ A. Dillon conferred the
honorary members degree on twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen. The command were in their
neat new uniforms and looked every inch the
war-worn veterans that they are. Dancing
commenced at 10 o'clock, and among the dane
ers were pretty and beautifully dressed girls,
and young soldier boys of the various militia
companies in uniforms. The affair was bril-
liant success.
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From Champagne to Beer.

New Ork star.
Trouble in Wall street does not affect the
financial public alone On the contrary, if the
brokers and their customers have been having a
hard time, it is reflected at once in their deal
ings with the tradespeople throughout the
Stock Exchange district One of the first in
dustries to feel the effects Of bear market on
the pockets of the speculative class is the res
taurants. The average Wall-street man can
wch and glass of beer with a ceerity that is
truly astonishing. Within the past month or
so good many men have made this disagree
able but economical change in their daily habits
Another interest which suffers from the same
cause is, strange to say, the barber shops
Talking to tonsoral artists know in that part
of town, am informed that the patronage Of
their shops falls off considerably if the stock
market is in bad way. Their regular custom
ers among the brokers themselves do not de-
crease much, but the floating population of the
street disappears as if by magic.
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A New Diplomat Who Talks.

New York World.
A good story is told on Gen. Batcheller who
now represents this Government at the Inori-
bund court of Lisbon, and who passed through
New York recently on his way to Berne, Switz-
erland, where he has another special diplomatic
errand to do for Uncle Sam. Gen. Batcheler is
said by insiders to have been forced out of his
post as First Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
under Window because be ''talked too much"
So they let him down easy with an offer of the
Portuguese mission. A well-known correspond
ent, who had never met Gen. Batcheller was
asked by his journal to interview him before he
sailed, and went to the hotel of the Minister to
Portugal, not a little afraid that something
would happen to prevent his getting "talk."
The General said he was in a hurry and could
only say q word or two. The correspondent was
so anxious to get that word or two down accu-
rately that he pulled a writing-pad and pencil
from his pocket and started in, long hand
When Gen. Batcheller said ''Good-byen the cor
respondent wiped the perspiration from his
brow, shook his cramped fingers, and, gazing on
a pile of MSS. q foot high, said gently, 'Why,
he does talk; doesn't he?"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-14
THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS

Lieut. H. T. Mayo has been ordered to exami-
nation for promotion.
Lieut. w. P. Day has been detached from tenn
porary duty in the Bureau of Equipment, and
placed on waiting orders.
Ensign R. D. Tisdale has been detached from
the Philadelphia, and ordered to the training
ship jamestown; Ensign Armistead Rust de-
tached from the jamestown, and ordered to ord
duty at the Navy Yard, Washington.
The Petrol, now at Norfolk, has been ordered
to visit Barbados, Port of Spain, San Lucia
San Juan di Porto Rico, Cape Haytien, and Port
au Prince, and to be at the last-named place not
later than Jan, 25. This is in accordance with
Rear Adm. Gherardi's purpose to have all the
available vessels of the North Atlantic Squadron
cruise in those waters during the present winter
The flag ship Philadelphia and the Dolphin, now
at New FORK, are expected TO sail for the West
Indies in about 10 days.
The Puget Sound Navy Yard Commission.
composed of Capt. p o. Selfridge, U. S. N:
Col. Mendell, u. S. A.. eX-Secretary Richard
Thompson, ex-senator II. g. Platt, and 1t.
Wyckoff, U. S. NJ, called on the Secretary of
the Navy Tuesday to pay respects preliminary
TO beginning its final sessions The commission
was appointed TO examine sites on the Pacific
Coast with view TO the establishment of navy
yard and has determined upon location on
Puget Sound.
Capt II B. osgood, G. s., has been relieved
from Jefferson Barracks, Mo- and ordered to
'+-N >@A+SN
The training-ship Jamestown arrived at Fort
ress Monroe Thursday.
Chief Eng. G. IL. Lorlng will be retired on ac-
count of age Dec. 26, His retirement will pro
mote J. A. Eng. John Pemberton to be chief
eng.
P. A. Surg, A. B. Wentworth has been Or
dered TO the Atlanta.
Chief Eng c. II. Baker has been ordered as a
member OF the experimental board on the 18th
inst, and on the 26th inst. to relieve c. II.
Loring.
First Lieut.. R. b. Bryan, 2d Cav, has been
granted months extension Of leaye with per
mission to go beyond sea.
Second 1t. j. e. Wilson, 9TH Inf, has been
ordered to examination for promotion.
Lieut.. X. r. Ingersoll has been ordered to
duty at the Naval Academy.
Lieut.. Lucien Young has on exhibiton'in his
Office in the Navy Dept. model OF new auto
matte boatdetaehing apparatus which has been
pronounced by naval officers to be the most
simple and reliable device of the kind yet in
vented. In the report on an official test of the
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-14

ing this device attached was lowered ten times
in smooth and rough water with the ship going
at full speed, the boat unlocking itself in every
instance
P. A. Eng r. W. Gait has been ordered to
duty at the Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
Lieut. William Winder has been detached
from the Coast Survey steamer Bachc, and
placed on waiting orders.
Lieut.. c. p. Perkins has been detached from
the Swatara and granted 6 months leave.
p. A. Surg. /. IL. Dickson has been detached
from the Atlanta and granted months leave
Mate l.. NJ Milchor has been detached from
the Naval Academy and ordered to the naval
station, New London, Conn.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-12-14

ForMalaria, Liver Trou-
bic, or Indigestion, use
BROWN S IRON BITTERS
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Industrial Savings and Loan A
931 TwENTY-sIXTH ST. N. W,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 81, 1890.

Mr.. Thomas G. Hensey, Secretary Industrial
Savings and Loan association:
DEAR SIR Your letter of the 9th instant
containing check for 5000, the proceeds of
the sale of the four shares of stock owned by
my father, the late Dennis Callahan, certificate
ber A. 1890, was duly received Allow me to
thank you for the promptness displayed in the
settlement of this case. The simplicity of your
association in combining, as it does, three OBJ
jects: Savings, paying back, as it does, in cases
loaning to members small sums on long time.
and last buying back the stock in the event of
death at $50 on each share, commends itself to
all classes of people. am respectfully yours,
(Sgned) ANNIE CALLAHAN,
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Buy Your Teas and CoTees From

Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.
Granulated sugar 6!c in 1O-pound lots to any
one buying tea, coffee, or baking,powders from
us Now is the time to buy.
Handsome presents given away with every
pound of Thea Nectar tea or A. and p. baking
powder. All goods delivered free to any part
of the city.
Remember, we are still giving out glassware,
crockery, etc. Checks given with every 25c
worth of tea, coffee, and baking powder sol
and SOB Seventh street northwest, 1920 Four
town; IS, 50, and 60 Centre Market; 90 Western
Market; and O-street Market, and 10l North
ern Liberty Market.
N. II. BOWMAN, Manager
Tel. COLL S5S.2.
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Change of Title,

The establishment 1906 M street, George
town, will hereafter be known after its original
name of Lang's We continue to serve the best
the market affords in every line. Hotel accom-
modations. Table board, $40. Thanking the
public for their patronage under its late name,
we hope for a continuance of same Respect
fully, S. r.. LANG e Bro
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For Boys and Girls.

Read the announcement on the 11th page of
to-day's HERALD. 1t will interest you, and
your sisters, and your parents, and your cousins,
and your aunts.
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17

$3.50 each one messenger clerk, at 5000;
two messengers, at $3.50 each, aud two
laborers, at $500 each; in all, $40 $50. In
crease 5000.
BOARD or EXAMINERS, STEAM ENGINEERs.
For compensation for board of cxami-
necrs of steam engineers in the District OF
Columbia, three at 1900 each, 1900
For construction of county roads and
suburban streets, $4,000; condemnation
Of streets and alleys, $4,000.
sPnINKIISe, SWEEPING AND CLEANING.
For sprinkling, sweeping and cleaning
streets, avenues, alleys and suburban
streets, Sll5,000i increase $4,000,
For Improvement of river and hnrbor
front, $1,000.
Fifty additional school teachers are pro-
vided for in the bill, and S0i7 200 appro-
priatcd for school purposes.
The appropriation for the police force is
100000 Major Moore's salary Is in-
creased 5000.
The Health Department gets $50, $50 an
increase of 81, 200.
For the support and maintenance of the
Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying
in Asylum, $4,000.
For the Women's Christian Association,
81 200.
For the National Association for Desti-
tute Colored Women and Children, siO,0 600.
10 enable Shlu uSSOClNtlOll 10 care Tor
colorcd fo,ndlings, $1,000.
For the Children's Hospital, $1,000.
For Saint AIMS Infant Asylum, $1,000.
For the Saint Rose Industrial School, for
maintenance, $500.
For the German Orphan Asylum, $1,000.
For maintenance of the Church Orphan
age Association of Saint Johns Parish,
$1,000.
For the Washington Hospital for
Foundlings for maintenance, $1,000.
For Association for Works of Mercy,
for maintenance, $1,000.
For the National Homeopathic Hospital
Association of Washington, District of
Columbia, for maintenance, $1,000; for
payment of indebtedness, $1,000; in all,
S0O0O. M4 tia hr'-r
National Temperance Home, $1,000;
House of Good Shepherd, $1,000, Grand
total for charities Sill, 200. Militia of the
District, 1850.
The committee adopted the following
amendment to the bill
Provided that, pending the action of
Congress upon the report of the board APP
pointed to consider the location, arrange
ment and operation of electric wires in
the District of Columbia, pur-
suant to the act approved Au-
gust g. 1890, the. Commissioners
of the said District shall not permit the
construction Of any conduit or subway for
electrical purposes in any street or avenue
of the city of Washington or Georgetown,
and any and all unused permits for con-
structing the said conduits are hereby re-
yoked,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Washington stock Exchange.


salcs-Regular call, II o'clock H.
Capitol and North o Street n. r., 20 a so.
Peoples Fire ms, 10 at 8. Col. Title ms,
100 ~. Lincoln National Bank, II 10j
Wash Gas, 10 n 800; @ a 39l; 25 800; 25 a
500; 20 a 30l 10 a 30l.
Miscellaneous Bonds--W. & c. II. r.
1910 Is, R93-'23, 1929; w. e q. II. II. con-
vcrtible Us, l07; Masonic Hall Associa-
ton, 5s, c 1898, 1903; Wash. Market Co.,
imp. Is, =; Wash. 1t. Infantry, LIST, Ga,
1901, %; Wash. 1t. Infantry, I'd Is, 1894
90; Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. A, Is, 11G;
Wash. Gaslight Co., Ser. b, IS, l1Gl; Hy-
gienic Ice Co., LIST mort, 6s, -; American
Security and Trust, 5s, -.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of WASH
ington, 1856; Bank of Republic, 26O; Metro
politan, 265; Central, 300; Second -;
Farmers and Mechanics, 100; Citizens
End, -; Traders, =; Lincoln, =.
Railroad Stocks-Wash. and Geo, 2l5;
Metropolitan, =; Columbia, - Capitol
and North o Street, As; lexington and
Soldiers Home, 80; Georgetown and Ten
nallytown, 40.
Insurance Stocks = Firemen's, 40;
Franklin, so; Metropolitan, 80 National
Union, II; Arlington, 1853; Corcoran, SO;
Columbia, II; German American, 1876;
Potomac, 80; Riggs, Z; Peoples, Al Lin
coin, AZ Commercial, -.
Title Insurance Stooks--Real Estate
Title, 1913; Columbia Title, 81.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Wash-
ington Gas, 394; Georgetown Gas, As;
U. S. Electric Light, 1876.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania, 25;
Chesapeake q Potomac, -; American
Graphophone, 109.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Washingto Mar
ket CO., 10; Washington Brick Machine
Panorama " Co., .; N National safe SAFE, 'i De,
post Co., 240; Washington Safe Deposit,
100; Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 4; Wash
ington Loan and Trust Co., Al; Am.
Sec'ty and Trust Co., 81; Lincoln Hall,
=; Hygienic Ice Co., -; 1nter-0cean
Building, -.
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"Reminiscences of neImont.


August Belmont, the noted New Yorker,
who died the other day, was related to Carl
Wolfsohn, the musician, at lil5 Michigan
avenue.
II knew Belmont but slightly said
that gentleman to-day, although my
father and he were great cronies and
friends. Belmont was a second cousin of
my mother, and came from the same part
OF the country my folks did. Why,
. know, or did know, all his friends then,
and all his relations, and, although ] was
much younger than him. | took an in
tercst in the same things he did.
elmont was born in Alzei in Rhenish
Hessia. He came to this country when
but young man and secured the lucrative
and important position of New York cor
the making of Belmont, He was not an
obscure or low-born person, you under
stand, but came OF good, woll-to-do folks.
That Is, as riches were considered then
but now his folks would not be reckoned
wealthy. Belmont was successful in all
he did. The very position he held gave
him unlimited opportunities for the exer-
else Of his business capabilities, and he did
not neglect his chances.
when August Belmont was about 80
years old he married the daughter Of
Commodore Perry--a very advantageous
match. He continued To be successful,
and when James Buchanan took the
Presidential chair Belmont was favored
with n good political position. He was
made Ambassador to The Hague and II
was while he was there that | first saw
him. He did not impress me as being
the man of whom so much was said. On
the contrary, ! saw only small, insig-
nificant man-one who apparently under
stood business, but not the beaii-idea /
had pictured TO myself.
ut has been often asked if Belmont did
not change his name, and what his rea-
son for such course was. That is mis-
take. Belmont was his right name. 1t
was the family name and was my
mothers. The only way that question
was raised was that in the old country
the name was Schocnberg, translation
Of which is Belmont The family, YOU
see, lived near the borders, and, like many
others, intermingled French with the
mother tongue. That is how il came
about, but it is wronging the memory of
Belmont TO claim that he ever changed
his name.
~ do not know as much about that man
as j would have liked to- He was fine
man and a good scholar, for before coming
TO this country he received a good educa-
eion nt Frankfort-on-tbc-Main He is al
luded to as Belmont the horseman, but
the fact is that il was only during the lat
ter period of his life that he spent so much
Of his time and energy on hOrsefiesh. As
/ said before, my father and he were
great friends and doubtless il my father
were alive he could tell many good an
ecdote about August Belmont
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
nuRNEp IN TIE NIGHT.
Senator Germans Handsome Country
Residence Destroyed by Fire.


Residence Destroyed by Fire.
Fairview, the beautiful country seat of
Senator Gorman In Howard Countv NTd
r,,,,s Ii, e., I, 80, 4, A., e,'a'' ",
,ou, i"''o' iio''i '"uiN'' 70 ~ "9".s'
terday morning the gllded gables and
tiled roofing of the quaint octagon-shaped
structure plistened In tbe sunlight and
bade welcome To the coming Of Mrs. Gnr.
man and her daughter Who contrary IN
their us,,al custom Intended snending Tho
holiday season in the countrv instead of
nj their handsome residence on X street
II was fhe intention Of Tho scnator,s
wife TO give nm old.fashioned country
dance on Christmas Eve. and. in order IL
make the necessary nrenarations Incident
To- Tho niTnir sbe aid Mis- Corn am accorns
panied nv two female servants reached
-loirvicw Yesterday n,orning Tho dav
was spent in decorating The rooms viii
cyergreens. holly. and mistletoe AZ half.
INST In iast n;,,l,t 10 ncc,,,,a,,a r,,;rad
md tho bonse was wrau,,ad In o,,;et
broken now and then Nv the HANG of n
shutter ns The hiph wind swent over The
folds and snent i1s f,rv against tho etout
building '
a short time after o'clock this morn
inr Mrs. German was startled from her
SIMMER NV n nierc;ny scream af tiro thot
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17

Miss Potter was impersonating the part of
a courier OF nobleman, and she was
playing II exceedingly well. The part
fitted her. There was dash OF comedy
in il, which, with the costume, made Il
delicious to the -Four Hundred
The plot was soon unravelcd. Miss
Potter told her brother, Sir Philip, that
she had letter from hcr-or his-lord
containing proposal of marriage TO the
gentle Miss Walsingham. Immediately
sir Philip got angry and found that he
loved her, He and ''the boy were about
to tight with swords when Miss Walsing-
ham entered. Sir Philip, after cursing
himself for his own backwardness, imme-
diately proposed to Miss Walsingham, the
conspiracy was revealed, and the curtain
cleaved its way through red cloud of
bouquets, while society clapped its gloved
hands. The curtain was hoisted again and
again, while Miss Potter, in the garnet
costume men wore in the sixteenth cen
tury, smiled and bowed and bowed and
smiled over and over. Her debut rs an
amateur actress had. been pronounced
and artistic success.
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THE posToFFIcE SITE.
The Hearing In the Condemnation Pro-
ceedlngs Before the Court.

ccedings Before the Court.
The application of the Secretary of the
Treasury to the Supreme Court of the
District camc mn for considor,t;o, 4, t,,o
s,nr,o.,, re-. ~. ~, -. 'i0
oehelu ierhh this morning. Inc Gov
eminent was represented by Mr.. Randolph
Noyle, while large array of lawyers az
p.ared Tor the various parties interested in
the property TO be condemned. Among
,nese were Messrs: Albert, Mattingy,
Perry, Garnett, Cook, Morris and Others.
The question under discussion was the
instructions to be given by the Court to
the three commissioners heretofore ap
pointed to assess damages, to guide them
IN their labors. Several difficult propo
sitlons We're presented touching
ISL. line standard of valuation.
"a. The proper method OF distribution
oil an award, as between an owner and bis
iessees, where any OF the property is under
Lease.
30; whether the government should
pay Tor the alleys laid out in 1889, and to
whom the money therefor should be paid.
Over the ilrst proposition there was no
serious contention, 1t being conceded that
the several owners were entitled to bepaid
,or their properly accordingto valuation
oased upon inc most valuable purpose for
when 1t can pc utilized. According to
this measure OF damages II the property
~ more valuable Tor the purposes of
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17
PALTIMoRE & ONO RAILROAD.

Schedule in eject November IL, 1890.
Leave Washington from station corner OF New
Jersey avenue and street
Fon CHICAGO and Northwest, Voslhuled
Limited express daily lid m, express
For CINCISNATI. st. Louis and Indianapolis.
:, express daily, $3.50 and ii9o pm,
FoR PITTsBuRG and Cleveland, express daily,
Fon LEXINGTON and points in the Shenandoah
Valley tl0.i0'a m.
Fon WNenEsTEg aud way stations, '59opIo,
For LuRAY, Nh.bO p M.
FoR BALTIMORE, week days 40s, 500, G35,
40, zSO, $500, G.minutosl, $50 03 100,
laC0, 41-minutes), m, 10, 2.t6, $50, t315
i5,minntes), $40, I25, LO tj,i0, i5-minuicrl,
b,O5, go, 600, els, $50, TN 40 900 1880
and li20 p m. sundays, sos, ~, IO, s.li,
g&5 ~, q20, i5-minntcsl, 100 Al, -,
3,s5, 40, 600, i6-minutosi, bh1 600 dlJ,
$50, $50, 900, 1890, ll.30 pm.
FoR WAY STATIONS between Washington and
Baltimore, 800, G.35 $40 az, y i0 1925, 40,
$40, IHn, ll,S0 m, Sundavs $50 q u, %,
3,25, $50, $50, 100, ii.90p M.
TRAINS LEAVE Baltimore for Washington week
days, 800, go, $50, 715, 90 500 $50. a35,
9'so' 1890 1872 N; i209 l2lo, go, 3.90,
H.e5, 1910 10 20 and 100 p M. Sundays $50,
l.l5, $50, S35, go, 30, 1875 M, i2O0. los,
e.l0, $50, di5 800 So. lOj, $50, q 80. $50,
1910, 1920 and 100 IN
foH ASSAPOLIs 6,95 and $40 a M, ~ no and
i..J p m, Sundays, $50 m, l31 u m
Leave Annapolis 6,3S, hGI am, 1905, 80 u
m. Sundays, $50 m, 9.55 p m.
FoR STATIONS on the Metropolitan Branch.
1890, $3.50 M, yl.l5 m, For principal
stations only, 1000 m, tl,30 and l63l m.
Fon GATHEHsBuRG and intermediate points,
5000, tll,a PM
Fon BOWS and intermediate stations, o1Op
pm
at 10 m, stopping 90 al stations on Met
iop0li'm Branch
For FHrDEaicE, $3.50 $3.50, $3.50, tn9oam,
The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1890-12-17

rom ne AcW l0fh ItD,ds.
William Hamilton Gibson, the writer
and artist, has just accepted charge of the
Department Of Illustration and Design in
the New York Institute for Artist-Art
sans, in West Twonty-third street, The
institute has received several marked
demonstrations of the approval in which
II is held by men who are interested In
the development Of the industries of the
country Upon the lines OF art, beauty and
usefulness The College Of the City OF
New York has established six scholarships
for the institute course, and General Alex
ander $. Webb president of the college,
has written to Professor John Ward Slim
son, the worthy superintendent OF the in
stitute, saying; 81 have been for a long
time exceedingly anxious to make pub
lie exhibition ofthe interest have in the
work that You are doing in creating artist
artisans. ! have among my young men
Woodworking, intelligent fellows who de-
sire to pursue the course at yonr institute,
and il Is TO be hoped that this experiment
may meet such success as TO induce other
citizens to add 10 this endowment