The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-08-08
CHARDON, ,GEAUGA COUNTY, OHIO, FRIDAY AUGUST 1862

Twolfth street. cast and west, and from tho
canal to B street. north and south. Tho
building is of tho Gothic style OF the twolfth
contury, aud is built Of brick Beasts,
birds. fish, cite from tho largest to the
smallest, skelotous, skulls, eggs, shells,
moteoric collections, paintings, experiment.
ing apparatuses, library of $4,000 vol.
umes, marble statues Of tho Greek Slave,
tho Dying Gladiator, Sleeping Innocence,
etc, and, in fact, everything from almost
every cline. llore is food 10 storo for tho
cyo and mlnd 10 immense quantities. The
Paten, Ollico is, without doubt, the largest
and most costly building in tho United
States, covering two squares, from Seventh
to Ninth street, and being built in an ole-
CANT modern style of granite aud marble.
10 see everything in this building, would
take person twevo.month. A tiny
model Of every available project, from q tin
whistle to a steamship, ia horo to DO seen.
Tho printing press of Benjamin Franklin
tho moss chest, tent, sword, saddle, coat
pants, vest, otc., of Con. George Washing.
ton tho coat of General Andrew Jackson
| tho razor Of Capt Cook; tho dress Of Dr.
Kane, tho Arctic explorer tho Grca. Sea
of every nation Continental shinpiasters
in fact, everything man ever thought OF
heard of, may there DO socn. The White
! House. strange to soy, is merely q wooder
building, although, at q short distance frou
| it, ono would suppose it 10 be built of The
whitcst of marble. If you wish to Sc,
| grandeur, go into tho East Room, in which
Mrs. Lincoln shono so brilliantly at the ia
nous ball given by her last winter. The
| Capitol and grounds, which arc beautiful
must, OF course, be visited by the soiourne
in Washington.
Late on Monday afternoon wc took tht
fine steamer "Thos. Collyor" for Alexau
! dria. From Washington to Alexandria il
eight miles. 1t is down tho river, on the
| Virginia side, and is somewhat noted al
being the place of the shooting Of the brave
aud lamented Ellsworth. Ou reaching Al
oxaud,ia, We mado our way out to the camp
Of the Third Brigade, one milo west of town
and just back of Fort Ellsworth. Horo VIC
found the old Seventh, sail right" tho bov,
gathered together in squads, singing, telling
yarns, aud onjoying the cool evening air
| They had been hero since tho Fourth Of JuiN
ten days-and wore quito rested. Here W,
romaiuod. enjoying ourselves hugely, unit
Friday evening last, when We took tho carr
for this place, whore We arrived yesterday
forenoon. Warronton is a beautiful place
Of about three thousand Inhabitants, and il
the shire town of Fauquier county. Thi'
forenoon, with a comrado. VIC attended, the
! Episcopal church, and listened to an OK
collont sermon by the officiating Clergyman
i The Ninth N. Y. s. Nj. uro doing proves
duty in tho town. The Third Brigade
composed of tho 9th. 7th, 29th and 66.l
Ohio Regiments, commanded by Brig. Gen
B. B. Tylor, are encamped a short distanc,
southeast of town. Old Stonewall is re
ported at Gordonsvillo. and the boys ar,
anxious to wipe out that old Port Republic
erudge. 1t is rumorod that we will marot
for SperryvilIe tomorrow. We have the fu,
Springfield Rifles now, and want to us'
them. Will keep you "postod" az to ou
whereabouts and doings. Respectfully,
ID. H.W.