Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13
Our Washington letter.

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Editors Rutland Herald The past
week has convinced our community that
the summer is over, and autumn breezes
are already having their effect of bring
ing ABOUT new life and vigor to all.
The return of the President and fami-
ly and most of the members of the cabi-
net is now supposed to be permanent for
this season, and everything appears to be
taking on autumnal dress, preparatory for
the chilling winds and blighting frosts of
winter, which seem to be staring us in
the face. Of course it is not supposed to
be so severely cold here in winter as in
old Vermont, yet | am satisfied that |
have experienced as much inconvenience
from the damp, cold winds of this climate
as 1 ever did from the cold in Vermont.
The weather during the present month is,
in my opinion, the finest of all the year,
for the air seems more pure, and freer
from that heavy dampness so prevalent,
save during the summer months, when
the question of comfort of course cannot
be taken into consideration.
AS the cool weather approaches, our
city improvements are being driven on to
completion, The grounds around the
capitol are receiving their permanent
tagging where, at many points, temporary
plank walks have heretofore served to
keep pedestrians from the mud and wet
The awards have been made for the ave-
nue. pavements, and it is stated that the
contracts will be signed this week, with
the understanding that the work is to be
commenced within fifteen days thereafter.
Our citizens can congratulate themselves
on the present fair prospect of realizing
| the completion of this much desired i'm
provement The commission has decided
to pave the avenue with four different
kinds of wood pavement, hardly to be ap-
proved of, but an acceptable result after
so long deliberation iadulged in by the
commission as the best thing that could
be done.
The I'M" street commission it appears
are in quaudary. After opening bids
for laying the sewer, it was suggested that
a double sewer under the gutter lines
would be better than the main sewer in
the center of the street, and advertise
aents were made for proposals. About
twenty have been sent in, and tomorrow
the commission will determine which plau
is the best, and award the contracts ac-
cordingly.
On Friday morning last our papers
chronioled the account of one of the most
horrible tragedies ever perpetrated in a
civilized community.
On Thursday evening last fend in
human shape committed beastly outrage
} upon the person of an old lady, Mrs Fan
l ny Faulkner, about 60 years of age
at her residence on Ohio avenue
! who died from the effects On Fri
/ day. The villain, one James Grady
/ was arrested on Saturday afternoon, soon
= after his return from Alexandria where
he went on Friday morning, and remain
: ed until Saturday P. IN. He was placed
in the dungeon cell of the Central guart
+ house to await justice. Thanks to the pc
lice, whose prompt efforts have secured al
opportunity for the law to deal out The
i reward for such barbarous act, and W.
: trust that the law, in this case, may be al
= lowed to deal justly.
The terrible floods of few days ago
f throughout the eastern portion of Vir
/, ginia, the result of which you are awar,
: ere this, caused considerable loss of prop
erty in this city and Georgetown, among
t the occupants of that portion bordering
D on the Potomac and the Washington
J. Canal, even up to the houses and store
{ along the south side of some portions O
+ Pennsylvania Avenue, cellars were filled
: with water, and near the canal the lower
q stories of houses were entirely submerged
: The entire damage to our citizens is not
d yet known, but fortunately is not as Sc
4 we're as was at first anticipated.
{ | have read with much interest thu
HERALD's account of your Centennia
: celebration. How clearly it reminds u
; of the march of progress and civilization
f Could our experience carry Us back t.
= the time of the commencement of Rut
: lands history of an hundred years ago
: which she has just completed, how quiof
the question would fash to our minds
What is Vermont to be in the future
Glorious old State. Her history is so com
: plete with the deeds of her noble child
rem, that we may well be proud to know
that ''she is the land Of our BIRTH"
Very respectfully, B.
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