Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-18

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music 70 which I had been driven by the critic
who disputed my statements about wachtel
and Rubfni, ind thar Mr.. Sinclair was pupil
the part Of Idreno in ..ssmiramide." in
which he appeared in Venice and afterward in
Paris and London. I failed to notice the sp-
pearance in this country Of that beautiful
singer; Kat, s hsys: whS married Mr. Bushnell
nue. near ~ :trset when under the manage
ment Of Nichols Brown.
RExrNIscKNcEs OF COLUMBUS DREW.
TIE STAR announced . few days ago the
death Of one Of the old familiar friends of my
| early days. Columbus Drew was one of my
boyhood companions, and a. We grew up he
developed Q talent for the stage which would
have rendered him successful had he adopted
it. His elocution was to M, in the days when
we were thespians, faultlsss. He was the star"
and his William Tell won favor from the
profession and the press. He was one Of the
many who graduated from the Office of the
National Inteliigencer. He went to Florida
years ago, and had the pleasure OF seeing him
at Jacksonville in 1876, when was there in the
role OF visiting statesman vainly endeavor-
Ing to reclaim the state for Tilden, but the
Senator from New Hampshire had preceded me
and my mission was fruitless- 1 had letter
| from Mr.. Drew not long since teeming with
pleasant memories of the long ago, and the
columns OF The STAR were enriched with Q
letter or two from him. In 1S48 Mr.. Drew, at
| sao eOASAtdtOu VI non. .. L. GurTett anu
Csbell, Representatives from Florida, went to
Florida and edited the Republicah, the wing
organ OF the state. He was a very admirable
writer and his contributions to the press give
testimony OF his talent in that direction. The
press Of Florida pay the most earnest and grace
iuI tributes to his memory.
LITTLE BELLE PATTERSON.
Death lifts the curtain and the past comes to
view ae we read the obituaries in the daily
press The announcement of the death Of 'little
Belle Patterson, as we knew her here, the pet
OF the Executive Mansion during the admins
tration OF her grandfather, Andrew johnson,
recalls the family of the ex-President. In 1870
visited Mr.. johnson at Greenyille and then
death had not entered his home, and now. with
the exception OF Mrs. Judge Patterson. there
| are none left fatality seems to have attended
the family of Mr.. johnson. His three sons.
Edward, Robert and Frank, gave promise of u
future OF prominence. Edward was killed by
fail from mis- horse during the war. Robert,
VINO was private secretary to the President
was found dead from overdose of choral and
the youngest, Frank, fell victim to intemper-
ate habits. Three OF President Johnson's
private secretaries came to untimely death.
Col. Morrow shot himself and Col. Long death
was caused by u wound self inflicted and Robt.
Johnsons end was from chlorM.
THE ROTUSDA PAINTINGS.
am indebted to Mr.. C. C. Glover for the
loan OF a very interesting book, Historical
Sketches Of the Ten Miles Square, by Jonathan
Elliott, published in 1880 l remember Mr..
Elliott very we'll. He was the publisher of
Elilotts Debates, and was an authority on all
subjects relating to the early history Of Wash
ington, and this volume abounds with that
knowledge which he gathered with such care
and labor.
Mr.. Randolph, it will be remembered, severely
criticised the Irumbull paintings in the ro-
| tunda. lie called the The Declaration of In
dependence the shin piece" and when, in
1873, resolution was offered in the House of
| representatives to employ Washington Aston
to paint the Battle OF New Orleans" John
Randolph OF Roanoke, in the debate on the res
oiuuon, made some severe criticisms OH the
Irumbull paintings. Col. Trumbull was in
Washington and feeling aggrieved addressed
letter to Mr.. Dwight Of New York in which he
says: The managed bodies Of all the painters
s.rewsd the bloody field; Aston: Morse and
myself. You will see in particular
was most barbariously tomahawked and scaiped
by the unrelenting hand of the half breed chief
OF Roanoke, and saddest Of all to saw
by the faithless hand of him who had
once been my friend. He forgets
that the National Intelligence. o. the 2stS of
January, 1917, after stating the arguments on
the SUBJECT OF the four paintings. records his
name, Mr.. Randolph, as among those who
SPOKE In favor Of the work as in favor of en-
pioying me to perform Ii. = He then
called the attention OF the House to the por-
tralt-ln the small picture submitted--of Rich
ard Henry Lee (whOse shins ar, the most con-
spicuOus shiEs in the picture), and, pointing to
the hgure, exclaimed: Small as this picture is.
l seem to see that venerable man sitting i'm uer
son before me In all the sober dignity Of a SEN
ator OF ancient Rome, in that elegant attitude
| SO habltual to him and SO we'll remembered by
me, the right hand lai over the left conceal
Ing. SO happily and SO delicately, its mu-
| tilated remains" The letter was q lengthy
one and very severe. twill add to the interest
OF those paintings to know that the portraits
contained In them were painted from life Col
Irumbull began the small paintings, OF which
those In the rotunda are enlarged copies, in
| l7S9, and while nearly all the actors in the
great events he portrays were alive, and while
the memory OF those events were fixed The
| portraits OF the French officers represented in
the surrender at Yorktown" were painted in
France IN the house OF Mr.. Jefferson, then min
lster to France, and the portraits of the Ameri-
cans were painted during that period and up
to 1916, when Congress ordered them to be
placed in the rotunda.
This book abounds in very interesting mat
Ter concerning our city at that early day. The
| INST OF Senators and members of Congress make
OF itself an interesting chapter. Gen. Jackson
was then President and John C. Calhoun Vice
President. Mr.. Van Buren, was Secretary of
| state, Gen. John H. Eaton was Secretary of
War and samuel d. Ingham Secretary Of the
Treasury.
| IN FORMER DAYS.
| ~-~~ 'ASNSAS SSS"sAohco W Eaton QaQ
not yet eliminated in the resignation of Mr..
Ingham, whose family it was which refused to
receive or visit Mrs. Eaton. The President in
sisted on his cabinet officers receiving those
whom he received. and Mr.. Ingham declined to
see the subject in the same light as the Presi-
dent and resigned. John Branch was Secretary
of the Navy. and his daughter married Mr..
Andrew Jackson Donaldson, the private score
tary to the President met a son Of Mr.. Dom
aldson some months ago, who told me his
father was married in the house afterward oc-
cupied by Gen. McComb to a daughter of Mr..
Branch. VIM. T. Barry was Postmaster
General. Col. Charles X. Gardner and
Maj. Hobbie. assistant postmaster gem
erals, and the Rev. o. b. Brown, whose
church was where -Ford's Theater stands.
was chief clerk. Amos Kendall was fourth
auditor The names of the small number of
clerks then employed in the departments are
those which recall the long past and not one of
whom survive, think. Commodore Hull was
commandant Of the navy yard. Isaac Hill of
New Hampshire was second controller. and a
very conspicuous figure as tie editor of one of
Gen. Jackson's organs. The wing Senate re-
| fused to confirm him for this office, think 1
ind the name Of John c. Rives az clerk in the
fourth auditors Office. Can It be Mr.. Riyes
who subsequently with Mr.. Blair established
sas GOO" JOHN +. CoYLE.
| RAISED THE CHURCH DEBT.
| IN GH~.1