The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-10
Our Washington Correspondence.

Our Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1885,
The Bill for the Construction Of Additional SlooYs Of Var
Probabilities Of its Passage By the Naral C0mmias-TAe
Proposed Monument to .Sse,caYt Holland Washington
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, de-, dc.
The Naval Committee in the House have under con-
sieerstiOn tho bill which passed the Senate few day
sgo authorizing the construction OF ton war;
which are 10 cott stO7, 900 each The commttee
cerstsnd viii report in favr Of the Senate bill At
early day. Tho Naval Committee of all the committees
Of the House. s the least sectional In its formation Mr.
Eepsen s chairman, although from the little state Of
Msine, gentleman Of enlarged Views and Is boand by
geographical lres Then there is Mr. Bccoc OF viz
spis; Mr. Haven, Of New York; Mr. winxlow Of Gorta
caroiins Ar seward, Of Georgia; Mr. Boyce OF south
CAroira-a clear minority Of southern Or conservative
nsn; while Mr.. stranshan, Mr.. Davis, and Mr. Mill.
wnld-new members, TO be sare-ye. will act Ia O
st aghtdorward business like manner The committee
therefore, coEsiderpg the peculiar embarrassing and
cal condition Of coast anc especially the delicate
nd inca:s relations existing between our government
eEd the 6rst naval in the world win pass this BILL
and their construction viii imuediately be commenced
ITO Secretary of the Navy will I Informed, pro-
vded they ths b give two of them to Navy Yard
ut Brooklyn also tne at Philadelphia q. Boston, ono
at WashipgtcD, and ut Norfolk and about the re
maineer it ia thought there win be some considerable ex
element there win be strong Efforts made TO get them
By private contract.
When the intelligence OF the loss Of the Arctic reached
this city the friends Of Sewsr Holland the gallant youth
who reiish-d on that Inflated steamer and who was
native Of Washington interested themselves to have
monument erected to his memory. The subscriptions
soon amounted 70 eight hundred or thousand dollars
perhaps Since that time nothing has been heard
ha
has heen abandoned II wifi be recoIeced that il was
pa, osed to Set up the memoal either New York or
In this city. Certainly fcenty to cuty, even "unto
never in any other case was more seseryinp Of
nonument. led to these remarks from the fac.
ha. no dirgs a The Pacific have yet to hand and
The whole country syincipg great feeling reference TO
There iss book in press and which win shortly make
its appearance, giving list Of the prominent characters
or rather the wealthy class that make up the society Of
this city OF ''Dagnifcent distances" I extract q list
OF oitztIs Who ere put down at million and upwards:
Phillip 0tterbock, w. W. CoTcoran Bepj. Oge Taylor,
Geo Rggs. Men Of half million and upwards Col.
Freeu en-, Michael shank James c. MsGuire G. C. CRAM
Ger. Lawson. Men of quarter Of . million and up,
wards:-W. y. LAID j. e. and III A. Willard, john T.
ToXers AsSis , Sonlson Won Robert farnura, Psrio
thousand dollars and upwards: DR.. Miller, p. AMI NJ.
Brown, Middleton & Bea Alexander Ray, Geo. Plant
There are At least one thousand PERSONS understand
from this work, who may be down at $50 0OO ncu
ding the business Of all classes traders merchants
mechanics, mifiers, &c., SO.
bas recently made its appearance in this city and It
the general theme of conversation in diplomatic CIRCLES
The present dynasty. 1t up the foreign policy OF
the present and contains complete erposc
Of sone de,s and the Kitchen Cabinet Two Of tho
characters who figure in this spicy and racy
written book la this cityone for The purpose
Of reimhuIsjrg his funds the other 10 reimburse hte
political reputation 1t s to be hoped they will have
good time.
One Of ycur correspondents writing frcm this place
few days since speaks of Mr. John Brodhead having
OurD af rtiuOa
mens spy upon General Walkers movements. Mr. Brod-
Lead left in December last and returned home from Nj.
which be gives OF the country and OF Walkers ad-
ninisfration ia most encouraging He says that the
Genersi has 40 ingratated himself With the native
popnau:n, that an arny OF twenty Thousand
could net drive him out of the country His measures
are All cictateo BY sound judgment, patriotic regard
for the ineset OF Nicaragua and self
which bsyond ali praise Such the report given by
The gentleman who accused by your Of
berg sent on mission hostile TO the present govern
ment OF Nicaragua No man has higher opinion Of the
eharscter and abilities of General Wa ker than Mr.
WAsmScros March s, 1856.
Gytom Steteysrs Claiming Remuneration from the 10.
rernm~rt for the Bombordme,a Of their Tbun-7he Ms
sion Of Bradheod 10 Nicaragua-7he Ball al III. Ma.
fioraI Ho,e'-Gree,ey IN a Quudrtlle, DC.
There are great many claimants in the city from
Greyto1n, demanding satisfaction from the gosernen.
for the less sustained By the attack upon that place
the Crane year ago. Tho memorial setting forth thei
esss and praying for remuneration for their loss already
made ont, abd will be sent into Congress In few days.
Tie tal at the Nationalopg thought Of, long talked
rf-came Of on Morday evening last. It was event
Of which II would be ducuIt to give adequate cescrp
ton. The rooms were msgnifceutly and tasefuly d.
eorated the ego Of the most sdious being amply graft
fed BY the spectacle The character OF this entertain
ment, in point of style ard elegance has not been
psssed by anything OF the kind that has
before taken place In this city. should not
emit, however, stating that among those present
We PARTICULAR noticed the Misses Tyler, Of Ken
tucky; Miss Mary and Miss Gsorge Parker, Of Washing
tcp city MISE Merry Ec ndent aumer Miss Louise Morgsp