The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-03-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
March %, 1869.
OF The JeffersOnian.
NEW HOTEL.

Correspondence OF the Jeffersonian.
NEW HOTEL.
Ground has just been broken for {
new hotel, on the Cd square nearly
due north from the Executive Man
sion. 1t is the enterprise OF the ex
banker w w Corcoran, and is
intended to supply the deficiency ir
hotels OF that portion of the city
The Treasury, War and Navy De
partments, and the Executive Man
sion, grouped together in thai
portion of the city, naturally crea G
an extraordinary demand for hotel
Accommodations in tn quarter. The
two hotels now in that quarter are
insufficient. he new hotel building
owned by Riggs and Plant, is hired
by Government, and has jnst been
vacated by the Internal Revenue Of
fee, fer the Quarter Master Generals
Depai tment.
EX PRESIDENT JOHNSON GONE.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson, and thelr
son Robert, together with ex Senator
Patterson and family, who have. all
made their home at John f. Coyle's
this city, since the 4th OF March, left
here for Tennessee last Thursday.
HE NEVER sURRENDERs.
Thursday, there were received and
opened, some fifty cases of marble
and bronze statues and statuettes,
and other articles of yirtu, intended
for the inside adornment of the
Executive Mansion. They were
procured through the agency of the
house of Browne and Spaulding of
N. Y, under the supervision of Gen.
Michler, who has charge Of the pub
Buildings and Public grounds; and
they were inspected by members OF
the local press, and duly praised.
After all that, the President saw
them, wasn't pleased with them, and
ordered them sent back. The Presi-
dent is on his old war path he new
er surrenders. If be has never seen
much of art, he kncws what do not
please him no matter whomsoever
else they do please.
OFFICIAL VISIT
The House Committee of Ways
and Means, headed by their chair
man. Gen. Schenck, Friday, paid an
official visit to the President and
Secre. airy Boutwell,, as is customary
after the organization of the Com
uIituee. They also called upon Com
missioner Delano. They had long
conversation with Secretary Boutwell,
relative to financial matters, during
which the Secretary declared that it
was his intention to sell gold public
ly, and never at private sale; and
also that it was his opinion that he
had the power to invest surplus gold
IN bond, and he thought he would do
so. The Secretary further informed
the Committe that the receipts from /!
customs were increasing.
HORACE GREELEY.
The Star of this city is down heavy
on Horace Greeley, for recommend
ing in the Tribune that the clerkships
in the Departments be given to
young men, with the understanding
that they leave at the end Of four
years, and with the admOnition to
save at least one-third of their sal
aries during that time, with which
10 help themselves in some way of
life independent of Government
employment thereafter, taking
quarter section of land to cultivate,
il they cannot do any better. Gree .
ey's antipathy to small of1ce-hold-
ers, is, think, SO strong as to make {
him extravagant on that subject; but {
he lazy, unmanly spirit in which |.
many seek, by getting into office, to 6
hirk an independent struggle IN the Z
world to make position for Them