The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-16
WASHINGTON. August i

" A short visit to Philadelphia and
Baltimore, and I find myself in Wash
ington City. Philadelphia is a more
quiet and steady place than New
York. 1t has not the same impromp-
tn appearance, but seems to have
grown more slowly and more perma-
nently. In confirmation of this APP
pearance, l did not see a single house
there advertised for rent, while in
New York nothing was more common
on houses on Broadway than the
usual sign of to let, rooms to let"
lofts toilet" &c.
We could learn a lesson from Phil
adelphia in the art of railroad build
ing. When they built the Philadel-
phia & Beading Road they used. the
highest and cheapest material and
rolling stock, reasoning that if that
was not sufficient for to business of
the road the road would be making
money so fast that it would soon be
able 10 replace 1t with the more sub
stantial kind. Their reasoning has
proved itself, and they now have upon
a small investment a fi~rst-class road,
paying its daily tribute to the pros
perity of the city.
There is but little of Washington
City outside OF what belongs to theGov-
ernment. The Government buildings
are, as they should be, ofthe most sub
stantial character, and although most
OF them were commenced years ago,
the sound. of the hammer and the
chlsel has never hushed. There is an
extension being built to the Treasury
building, and the Capitol is not yet
finished. The Capitol building is a
most chaste and beautiful piece of
architecture, covering three acres of
ground and all of white marble. /
think every one on first view will be
struck with the great beauty of the
building and the fact that it does. not
look so very large as it really is. The
ceilings of the Senate chamber and
the hall of the House of Representa-
tives look to be lower than they should
be. 1t may be that this is a virtue
rather than a fault.
Secretary Stanton and John FL.
Surratt divide the glory of prominence
at Washington at this time. The OPP
portunities for knowing just how the
of War and Andy are get
ting along are quite as good for an
outsider at Evansville as here.
There is an impression here among
the loyal that Andy is on the eve of
doing the party a little service. The
wrath of man has been made to praise
the Lord before cur day.
Mr.. Stanton is still at his post. I
was at the War Department at IL
o'clock this morning. Mr.. Stanton
and Gen. Grant were then closeted.
md had been since 8 o'clock A. M.
than this, the oracle of the
was dumb.
Life by those in the employ of the
here is not regarded as
o~urdensome. One of the clerks here
old me that he was receiving excel
Lent pay, and that he would not aver
lge much more than an hours work
ZACH day, and at the same time told
ne that his department had three
work before it. This may ex-
,iain to some of our soldiers why they
SO long in getting their claims set
led.
In the Old Ford Theatre there is an
anatomical museum. This, at present,
IN most part of prepared
ZONES, showing the various injuries
'ecelved in battle. But something
more is contemplated. There are sew
raj different branches or depart
nents in course of preparation, and
Will be opened to the public in due
lme. In one of these branches a
orce Is engaged in taking the photo
,raphs of all the insects and worms
hat infest or live in the human body,
specially those that cause disease. !
n these photographs the diameter of
he object is multiplied several thous-
times. The picture of the pupil
y the eye Of a fly is nearly a foot In
diameter. Theyare also setting these
,nJects under powerful microscopes.
The museum is for the benefit of the
medical department, but will be open
o the pubic To complete this work
viii require several years. /;
In the treasury Department there
re a great many girls employed. AT +,
he head of n of the subdivisions of ]
department, there is a man of /
nore than average summers. who has |
wife. but keeps not his charms for ]
Ter Alone The girls of the depart {
nent not directly under his control. ]
re very particular to have that fact
distinctly understood. This is the |
1hole of the foundation upon which [
he Copperhead press built the scan {
al which they coupled with the {
anne of Mr.. Chase, when at the head i
f that department. j
If there is any foundation for even /
his much scandal it is a CRYING shame. {