In Memory Of Washington

Washington, Sept. 8.- One of the handsomest fkal offerings ever placed upon the bieof mortal was deposited Monday by f1? minister of the Chinese empire, YaíS Yu, upon the casket containing tl remains of the immortal Washingtn. The emblem was in the form ofwreath, mammoth in design, and coposed entirely of the rarest orchid It was five feet in diameter, the bse having sprays of bay laurel interined with sashes of yellow. the Chise color. It was the gift of the lA Hung Chang. The Chine minister chartered a special car tconvey himself and the members J the legation to Mount Vernon. It was but a brief and simple ceremony at the tomb. The oortal was opened soon after the arrival of the party, and with a few words uttered in the Chinese tongue the minister himself took the great mass of fiowers and laid it reverently upon the sarcophagus. It was a matter of regret with the earl, who made the purchase, that he was prevented by circumstances from depositing the offering himself. He had several days previously placed a wreath upon the bier of his friend, the late President Grant, at Riverside park, New York, and desired to perform a like office here, but the rain of Friday interfered and he intrusted the task to the representative of his government.