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The morning times., 1895-07-07
Washington FIirted
At Old carIysLe House
Historic Mansion in Alexandria Where the Father
Of His Country Got His Commission as a Brit
ish Officer From General Braddock

about dance that Washington had with
salhe Fairfax, the young sister OF Lord
Fairfax, IN the ballroom one night when
they Were about to set out for ball
FLIRTING WITH SALLIE FAIRFAX.
Washington caught sight of her fresh.
smiling face she came tripping down the
glistenlug stairs, her dainty toes peeping
out from beneath the soft folds
OF the huge satin skirt. ard with the
gallantry or Chesterfield he took her for a
partner 10 a stately minUet, where the
Two bowed and contested to the strains
OF an old violin in the hands OF a dusxv
slave, while the tallow dips nickered
down 90 the quaint picture. SaIIie was
a OFT or q fiITt, so the gOsSips say, and it is
thought that she caused the heart or
washington more unCa siness than the
bayonets Of the British invader.
The grounds in front extended from the
porch which is nOw about hundred feet
above the level OF the earth, down to the
street aud there was a lovely lawn On
which grew sixteen handsome Iombardv
poplars % whose shades the galIauts OF
the day smoked and flirted or talked about
the political disturbances Of that time
The hotel DOw stands on this lawn.
Among other Colonial relics is Christ
Church 10 which Washington worshiped
aud his pew bearing his name on a plate is
still preserved ana shown daily TO vfs-
Itors. 10 the yard OF the church are MANY
graves OF the last century whose Inscrip-
tl0nS are TO use luGlCrOES samples Of an-
clent epitaphs. Not far from the CarIysle
house is what has been the Old City Hotel"
in which the balls Of Revolutionary DAYS
took place and the balcony for the musi-
clans is stili IN good order in the dancing
room
Yet another interesting relic Of those
times IS the clock still preserved IN the
Masonic lodge. II is the Identical time
piece which stood In the room when Wash
iustou died and the hands are still pointing
10 the hour when he bEeathed his last.
Here also the gloves and other parapher-
MALTA which Washington Wore on the oC-
caStOn OF civil and Masonic ceremonies
Gould the shade OF Washington return
10 its earthly haunts. it would scarcely
recognize its former home. For, though
the town has not changed much since
those days, the telegraph, steam aud cleo
tric cars would greatly astOniSh the stately
gentleman who used TO travel with coach
aud-six V-STUART MOSBY COLEMAN
The morning times., 1895-07-07
4 RicvcIe Iuncheon.

The pink tea is a thing Of the past
and the rainbow chocolotaire' is dead.
All these fancifully named functions are
being supplanted by the bicycle lunch
con-" The first of these was given less
than two weeks ago, and now they are
the rage. The first one was the concep-
ton OF a Broad street girl. She had
learned to ride recently, and when her
papa had just purchased a handsome
wheel for her she was very proud OF it,
and so accordingly invited several of her
friends to lunch with her and see the
bike" The table was spread with tri-
angular napkins, which made its round
top appear like a bicycle wheel. The CEN
terpiece was a bicycle model supporting
some flowers. There We're other evidences
of the presence of a bicycle girl about
the house-P Philadelphia Record.
The morning times., 1895-07-07

Indeed, 1t soon became more OF an in
.cumbrance than an ornament, and afforded
a ready subject for such ungenerous critics
as were then nurliug their merciless satire
at III. The artist saw that he had made a
serious mistake, as well iu regard to light
as IN not adopting his statue to the pro-
portions OF the rouInda; but to again set
1t In motion would involve another heavy
expense and perhaps seriously damage his
reputation
Becoming finally convinced that the
statue would not remain long where it
was, Greeuough wrote letter to the Con-
gressional committee asking its removal
10 more suitable place, complaining q
that the light in the rotuuda was defective
and that in it the statue could not be seen
TO advantage. Congress, it seems, was
slad TO nave an opportunity of voting it
out or the Capitol, and proceeded to
act on GreeUough's suggestions and grant
his request
after various experiments, both as to
position and elevation, the sport where the
statue now stands was finally agreed
upon. When it was removed from the
rotunda the space between the doors had
I, to be again enlarged.
1t was on the question of it's removal
and that OF the erection of a pedestal
that the famous debate already mentioned
took place, and it may be found in the
Globe" reports of the second session of
the L Twenty-seventh Congress-
1t would seem that Congress was very
much disgusted with all the trouble il had
had with the statue For instance, Mr.
keim, of Pennsylvania, remarked during
the debate that the Secretary oi the Navy
nad stated that wers the question now
whether this statue would be ordered or
not, he Should be amoDg the first to vote
In the negative; but Congress had already
spent about $40 900 upon it, and it was
mere, and to have it standing upon a rude
structure of yellow pine boards would be
reflection on the character of the nation"
In reply to Mr.. Fillmore, Mr.. Keim said
that as FAR as the members of the committee
were concerned, they "were willing that
the statue, with its wooden PEDESTAL, should
remain as it was, much like Hindoo
Suttee, with a marble corpse on funeral
pile.''
To further show the acrimony of the de-
bate it may be stated that Henry A Wise,
the famous Virginian, denounced the statue
in the most caustic aud bitter language,
hurting against it all the inyective for which
he was noted. He declared the statue
was unfit to be made, ridiculed its want
of drapery, and criticised the Latin in
scription, which he said was bad Latin
written in Italy,
A somewhat curious feature of the his
tory of this statue OF Washington is that
Greenough, after getting the price he
agreed to make it for, and great deal
more as has been seen. rendered an account
of expenses, charging the rent OF his studio
in Florence, wages of his servant, postage,
and various other things of similar char
acter; but what is more. curious, he sue
ceeded in getting the account allowed.
The morning times., 1895-07-07
VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS.

Only Eight Hours From Washington.
a cool summer resort ard perfect sani-
tarium, $500 feet above sea-level. The
hotels, cottages, bathAouses, casino, ETC.,
form the most complete establishments in
America. Vestibuled trains leave Wash
ington via Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
2: % D. M. and lilo p. m daily. Special
Hot Springs sleeper on night train weel
days. Apply c. and o. offices, 513 and
1421 Pennsylvania avenue.
The morning times., 1895-07-07
butcher commiitted to jan.

william E. Butcher, the young man ar
rested Friday on the charge of having
forged the name of R. d. Howell, an
usher at the Academy OF Music, to a
check for $1,000, yesterday waived a
prel iminary examination in the police
court, and was committed in default of
$1,000 security for the action of the
grand Jury,
The morning times., 1895-07-07

We send shoes 70 Gus
toners in almost every
State in the Union.
The morning times., 1895-07-07

ceptlon. He was another forcible exam
pie of the fact that very good critic
may be an Indifferent artist, though he
had given the country several examples
of artistic taste Of very high order,
showing delicate appreciation of the
beautiful.
In proceeding to design his Washington
ii Is evident that Greenough departed from
the ordinary rules of art, and set out to
indulge his fancy and TO give the world
a staue of the Father of His Country
such as il had never seen before. In that
be succeeded But his Washington was
so different from the accepted ideal of
the people, and so at variance with what
they conceived TO be correct taste, as to
bring down upon it very general con-
demnation. The effect of this was to
retard rather than advance the interests
of American art at the Capitol. 1t might
be bold, striking, and undoubtedly it
was original, the people said, but it was
a Washington of the artists fancy only.
They preferred something approximating
as near as possible to the original as seen
by their fathers.
1t has been the ambition of Greenough's
life to receive from Congress an order for
a statue of Washington. This desire was
gratified by a clause introduced into the
civil and diplomatic service bill July ID,
1882, ito enable the President of the
United States to contract with a skillful
artist, an American, to execute in marble
pedestrian" statue of George Washington
to be placed in the center of the rotunda of
the Capitol. This led to the contract with
Greenough, So 900 being appropriated to
carry it into effect.
1t will be observed that pedestrian
statue was called for, but there is no record
showing why the change was made that
found the government accepting Washington
in q sitting posture. 1t is presumed that the
artist followed the bent of his own will and
took q liberty not warranted by the con-
tract. Certain it is that he proceeded In ex-
cess of his limitations, both as to the design
and as to the amount of money to be paid for
the work. Five different appropriations
for this payment were made, as follows July,
1882, So 600; March, 1888, $4,000; July,
1884, So 600; March, 1885, $4,000, and
September, S41 the final payment, So 900.
The last named amount was made through
q joint resolution of Congress, authorizing
THAT the accounts of Horatio Greenough
for expenses incurred in the execution of
the pedestrian statue of Washngton"-it
will be seen that Congress still designated
it a pedestrian" authorized by
a resolution of Congress, February l 3, 1882,
and the accounts and charges for freight
of the same to the United States be settled,
under the direction of the Secretary Of State,
according to the rights of the claimants un-
der their several contracts literally con-
strued, "providedthat" "notmore than Sc 500
shall be allowed the said Greenough in
the event that the Secretary of State, under
such construction as aforesaid, shall con-
slider him entitled to charge the same, and
not more than Sc ,000 for the freight afore
said and detention of the ship and for an iron
The morning times., 1895-07-07
$500. weekly seasnore .E1- $500.

Every Friday and Saturday until Au-
gust 81, inclusive, the Pennsylvania rail-
road will sell for the 1 o a. m. and / a. N.
trains excursion tickets to Cape May,
Atlantic City and Sea Isle City, at rate
of $500, good returning until folio wing
Tuesday.
The morning times., 1895-07-07
THE WARM SULPHUR SPRINGS.
2 600 Feet Elevation in Virginia
Mountains

Mountains.
Reached by the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway via Virginia Hot Springs. Two
limited trains daily. A famous family
resort at popular prices, conducted with
genuine Virginia hospita lity. Swim
ming pools of natural warm water. De-
lightful climate and surroundings. Apply
c. and o. offices, 513 and 1421 Penn
sylYania avenue.
The morning times., 1895-07-07

railing around the statue Including the sum
of$1 500 assumed to be paid by the said
Greenough, in addition TO the original
contract as made by Commodore Hull and
the sum of $15 100, or as much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
for the purposes aforesaid" Five thousand
dollars was also appropriated for the pur-
pose of removing the statue from the Wash
ington navy yard.
Eight years had passed since the making
of the contract, and at last the people
were notified that the Greenough statue,
of which so much had been heard from
travellers abroad, was ready; but it was in
Florence, an unwieldy mass OF nearly
twenty-one tons, and the question was
how to get it to this country.
In accordance with a resolution of Con
gress, passed in May, 1910, warship was
sent to take it on board, but it was
found that her matches, more than ordi-
narily large, were not big enough to ad-
NIT the statue into her hold without
the ''coamings" being knocked away
and the decks ripped up. This operation
Commodore Hull was unwilling TO have
performed. The Sea, an American mer-
chantman, was at length chartered, her
matches enlarged, ana the deck otherwise
prepared to receive the unwieldy mass
of marble. The danger to a ship with
such cargo in her hold, in case of a gale
caused much uneasincss, but at last the
statue reached here in the spring of 1871.
Now new series of troubles began. The
labor, expense, and time required to move
so heavy a mass, even for so short a dis
tance, was very great, and the feeling OF
relief caused by its safe arrival at the
Capitol was expressed in forcible Ian
guage in an article in the National In
telligencer at the time.
The statue when uncovered, instead OF
exciting admiration, created a feeling
of very general disappointment. Then
it was found that the doors at the east front
of the Capitol Were not large enough to
admit it. and measures had TO be taken
to cut away the masonry and increase the
space. Thus another heavy expense was
incurred. AT length tire statue was got
into the rotunda, and again a serious diff
ficuIty arose. 1t was found that its great
weight might seriously damage the floor,
and to avoid such damage an abutment
OF solid masonry was built between the
first and second stories. SO that once
more money had TO be literally expended
Nor was this all. 1t vas soon apparent,
even TO the artist himself, that the center
of the rotlInda OF the Capitol was not
fit resting place for this unfortunate statue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
FUYRRAL OF MIR. ROBHRT CLhRH.
The Services Attended by 1t Lsrse crow" 81
Peopie-Res pluti"ns of Respect Adopted.

LYNCHBURG, VA, May Especial
The funeral Of the late j. Robert Clark
took place yesterday afternoon AT 4.D
o'clock from the First Presbyterian
church. Rev DIT. Hall. assisted by Rev
Brs. Fleming and McCOrkle. oihciaune.
= he church Was fllod 10 overhowirg WIN
friends and relatives Of the deceased. me
ncral offerings were beautiful, particular
Nv those sent by the various associations
and bodies of which Mr. Clark i'm his
life time was a member. The remains
waro inferred I'm the Prcshyterian cenle-
tory, and a large procession followed me
remains 10 their la It resting place.
The active pall-bearers were Messrs. a.
". Talley. r. a. Craignll. y. G. Manson
II. A. Allen. Bruce Montgomery, and y.
A. Ford
The honorary pall-bcarers were Mcssrs.
j. NJ. Booker and y. r. Bowman, OF me
Fist National Bank. John II. kinnicr
and -. j.. McConville. of the First Pres
bvt,rian church, and George l.. Fleming
and J. NJ Booker. Jr., OF the Tobacco
Association.
The flower bearers were Messrs. J.. =.
Rodcs. Joel Watkins, Robert Jones, VII
liam KIM. Jr., Hunter Marshall John
PCston. Frank Stevens, CHn Turner II.
y. Adams +. 5. Jennings, and i. j.
Deane.
Among those who attended The 1uncial
from a distance were Mir Waller scott
Mrs Lewis Scott Rawlings ana Mrs.
Archer Little. Of Richmond, Va brother
and sistcrs-in-i8w OF the deceased
Mr.. Clarke was born i'm Campbell county
forty-sovon years ago He married Miss
Bessie i. Scott daughter of Mr.. James
r. Scott. OF Richmond, lie leaves his
wife and two children. and besides. nine
sistors-Mrs. Walter Withcrs, Of Roanoke;
Mrs. H. c. Shearer, OF AppomattOX, Mrs.
w. J. CObbs, Mrs 9. r.. Piunkett, Mrs.
Douglas Ward Mrs Cocks. and Misses
Queen. Salic. and Katie Clark.
The Lynchburg Tobacco Association. the
Board of Dcacons of the First Prcshyte-
ran church, and other bodies Of which
the deceased was a member. met yoster-
day and adopted resolutions of respect.
These organizations all attended the fu-
neral in bodies.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
BY II. L. Cabell.
Real Estate Auctioneer,
: north Tenth street.

TRCsTEEs SALE OF THE MODERN No = !. :,
CORNER BRICK STORE, WITH
DWELLING ABOVE, SITUATED No.
l3l1e AND 1873 WEST CARY STREET,
CORNER OF RANDOLPH.-ln execution
Of a deed OF trust from Ellen Ford and
r. Il. Ford, her husband, dated May -,
is.8. and Recorded I'm Richmond city
Chancery Court, I'm Deed Book l4S Il.
page A.. TO Silas W. Burt, trustee now
resigned). the undersigned, substituted
as trustee under the above deed by an
order of the Chancery Court of the city
Of Richmond. Va. entered on the 9TH
day OF March. 1895. being required so
been made in the payment Of the bond
secured by said deed. will sell upon
the premises, on
TUESDAY, May II, 1895
at 5:45 Z. NJ. the following property.
to-wit: All that certain LOT OF LAND,
with the buildings thereon. lying in the
city OF Richmond, and bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning a the southeast corner
of Cary and Randolph streets thence
running along the south side Of Cary
southwardly between parallel lines 10
feet to an alley - feet wide.
TERMS: Cash as 10 expenses OF this
sale, any taxes which may be due on
the property, and 81, 46052. with interest
thereon from April 30, 1895, and the bal
ance upon such terms as may be an
nounced at sale.
JOHN c. TEN EYCK,
Substituted Trustee.
". R-More favorable terms may be
announced at sale. mai-td
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05

By II. l.. CahelL
Real Estate Auctioneer.
. north Tenth street

IT, T2r-srEE.s SALE or TIE MODERN
AND VERY ATTRACTIVE FRAN r..
DWELLING. No 10 SOUTH hAtN ll.
STREET. Ira execution OF deed or trust
from Albert Quincy Billings ana VIE
dated Nav d. iSU and recorded 1910 D.
rnoud CIV Chancory Court lu Deco book
ItG b. paga 2.n. 70 Silas W. Burt. l"s-
toe NOV rosignelD. the Undersigned SUM
sfffufed as trustee under the above gee !
hv an order OF the Chancely 'oulA OF
tho city OF RichmOrd, Va, entered ON
the 5th dav OF March, lo'', helhs
auired so 20 DO by the bene Ielal y, ',
fault having been made in the pay In. il
of the bond secured by said deed. VIII
sell upon the premises, on
TUESDAY. May u, 1922
at Gl5 H. st., tho following property,
to-wit: All that certain LoI of lANi .
with the buildings thereon aitutttt it
Tho city of Richmond, va. ann p"uut. u
as follows: Beginning at q pom, on ths
west side OF Harvie street. n.."ten
Cary and Main streets distant ~ lset
and inches north of the northwest
corner OF Cary and harNie streets ile". o.
northwardlv dlOng tho west el'e o.,
Haryie street and fronting thereon .
feet and running back Mesi Mal1-f ~
right angles between parallel AHe5 "
feet. 20 .Af.
TFTMs. Cash as 10 expenses or ms
sale. any taxes which may Dee que on
the proporfv. and S24123Y. with interest
thereon from ApriLtO. lo15, and balance
unon terms 10 Doe announced at sale.
John G.. TEN EACk,
Substituted Trustee.
y. B.-afore favorable terms may pc
announced az sale. Hi"i-'N
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
ANOTHER SPILLER or.
A Negro Arrested NJ stauntou for Assault
Ing Little Gin.

STAUNTON, VA, May Especial
Stanton has had to-day another painful
excitement resulting from the attempt
of a british negro to assault a iour'year-
old child.
Judge Chalklcy. Of the County Court
acting with the Characteristic prompness
which marked the Spller case year
ago. Immediately summoned "A grand jury.
The prison or was to-day indicted, and
put at once on trial,
The attempt was made by a colorcd
boy sixteen years Old named John Nor
gan. upon a four-year-old child, Amy
Rhodes.
The father and mother and three chill
dren live three miles from stanton, and
yesterday about o'clock the brute
took the child to am Clubhouse where the
assault was made Under the new sta
tutes of the law the accused stands trial
for his life and while Senator Echols
who has been assigned as counsel is
making the best of a hard case, It is
certain that swift justice Will be meted
out. and the brute viii swing for his
yinainous crime or spend a large portion
of his life I'm prison. The prompt and
firm action Of Judge Chalkley and the
court officers has kept the people quiet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05

10 accept an offer made him by the Pc
tersburg team. on which he played last
summer. and cadet Watts submitting his
RESIGNATION to the Athletic Association,
on account Of his arm having been in
iured. left the team without "A catcher.
Tho tennis tournament. which will take
place In a few days. Is looksi forward 10
with absorbing interest by many OF the
students.
4 number OF entries having already
been made. in both singles and "dou-
blcs." and the contests are expected 10 he
very close. However. most Of the players
think that the prize will 90 TO ono OF me
following contestants; Prof. ifltchaiu'
Harvey, Eskridse or CraighiM
The ladies' Of tho college. several OF
whom play an cxccllant game OF tennis
are also arranging for tournament
which Will take place within the next
week.
Prof. Smyth Biology. and Prof. Wat,
son. Geology. accompanied ~ s'N'ial
members OF the senior class, have maze
some interesting Investigations In Inc Vi
cinity OF Lovers Leap, on New RIVER
recently. The atmospheric and eroslNe
as oncies have been active in thtt iocat-
~. evidenced by tho Isolated columns OF
limestone, and the vast am 1unt OF dctil-
tus deposited along tho valley. Much OF
this debris is now ovcrgrOWn with NfEc-
table matter. even large trees are TO ne
found i'm some places, showing that these
destructive agencies subsidized. i'm great
degree many years since.
There is also strong evidence that inc
river. at one time. occupied "A position
Of at least ninety feet above its pres
ont bed. These geological tours VIII be
made the subject Of a paper, 20 be pre-
pared by Mr. Dabncy as thesis for COM
rnencement He has taken great inter
est I'm the work. as well as manifested
marked insight into the subject ana ms
friends Icok forward TO his article with
Ynuch nlaasure.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
4 PRETTY MORNING WEDDING.
McCariy -Goliehon-Politics In smythe
County

tonNtN,
MARION. VA, May 3.-Special-JudGe
Ono. r.. Shefey is holding his second
term OF Circuit Court for Washington
county at Abingdon Judge Sheney trans
acts the business of his courts with is
Patch, and is giving general satisfaction.
Rev :. ID. Long. pastor Of the Methodist
church here, commenced prOtracted
meeting on last Monday night. lie is as
sisted by Rev. \. y. Jackson. OF Rogers
VILE Tenn. end considerable interest IS
being manifested.
\ pretty wedding was Witnessed 10y a
large assemblaee. at the Baptist church
here at $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morning,
the contracting parties being Miss Mabel.
the pretty daughter OF Mr.. j. II. Cole
hon, deputy clerk of this county and Mr..
James NJ. McCarty. a prosperous young
farmer Of Rich Valley; the ceremony
being impre ssiVely performed by Rev
J. W. Hunley. the pastor. Mr.. and Mrs.
NcCarty left at 1880 o'clock VIA. Bristol.
Tenn. for Missouri, whence they with
setuin In about a month, and be at
home TO their friends.
The floral decorations OF the church
wero exquisite, and the bride, dressed in
d beautiful grey travelling suit. entered
the left aisle on the arm OF her father,
while the groom was accompanied. by
the right aisle. 10 the chancel. by his best
gan, Prof b. II. Copenhaver The ush-
crs were MIR Frank Repass. Of Sal,Nille
Eiessrs Willie Hays. and 4. T. Buchan-
an. Of Rich Valley and \. NJ. Dickinson.
Jr.. OF this place.
A large acreage OF cabbage. potatoes
and corn VIII be planted IA this county
All growing crops look we'll but rain is
now beginning TO be badly needed.
Candidates are in the field for all our
county offices. Not less than two for any
and I'm many cases, as many as one-halt
dozen for some OF the offices. No nomi-
nations have been made. and free-for-
all fight IS on. with 10 politics In It except
as they are worked ON the sly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-05
TIE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
several Interesting Contests 1T Blscksburs
College.

Bf.ACKSBURG. VA. May 4. 1SS5-Spe-
ciai.-Owing TO the inclemency OF the
weather. the game OF baseball between
the Virginia Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College and Roanoke College. did not
come Of on Monday. the 18Th as ar
ranged.
.rhe team returned from Salem In the
evening. where the game was TO have
been played. and disbandcd for the sea-
son. Mr. James. one OF the pitchers. hav-
.ax resigned College few days BEFORE