Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-05
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, March 81. 1877

Asylums; SIX Baptist churches; eight
Catholic; one Christian; ten Episco-
pal; one Episcopal Methodist; one
Evangelical Association one Hebrew
Synagogue; Five Lutheran; fourteen
Methodist Episcopal; ten Methodist
Protestant; eleven Presbyterian two
Quaker; one Swedenborgian zone Uni
tartan, and two Congregational, in
all, about sixty-six churches or places
of VOL ship. These are all well at
tended. We have Twenty-Five Ma
sonic Lodges with very large men,
bership; twenty-three Lodges of Odd
Fellows; twelve of Knights of Pythi-
as; seven of Improved Order of Red
Men; nine of Brotherhood of the
Union, and seven of Good Fellows.
We have three base ball clubs, the
Olympic, National and the Jefferson.
The two first are professional, while
the latter is an amateur club.
We are expecting to have a vast
Improvement in the city in the way of
a new Market house. At present
our principal market is on Pennsyl-
vania Ave. between 9th & 7th streets,
and consists of long, low, dilapidat-
ed old building, to which is connect
ed a number of old wooden shanties.
A bill has recently passed the House,
authorizing an Incorporated company
to erect splendid ediice upon the
site OF the old building for market
purposes. This building will not on
ly be great ornament to that por-
zion Of the city, but will give greatly
increased facilities to the country peo-
pie, and to the market people, gener-
ally, for the display of their produce,
and for security and protection in bad
weather.
The Senate Committee to which
the District usury bill as amended by
the House was referred, has agreed
to report this bill to the Senate with.
out further amendments. The money
brokers in the city are strongly op-
posed to the bill, because they are
aware that their illegitiTate business,
or rather their business illegetimately
transacted, if this bill becomes a law,
is at an end. For the principals from
whom the money sharks have been in
the habit of getting money to loan,
can afford at rate of ten per cent
(as this bill proposes to allow in spe-
cial contracts to act as their own
agents. The proposition to allow any
rate of interests parties might agree
upon, reccievo many advocates. The
use of money, like merchandise, Is
worth what it will bring, and when
once its traffic is left unrestricted, its
circulation will be freer, more general,
and consequently greater.
The real estate agents here are
now receiving more than their usual
number of letters from nOrtherners
q. enquiring for land in the South, es
peciaIly for farms in Virginia, not
, withstanding the recent imbroglio
between Walker and General CANDY
The $50,00O,0O0 currency bill
. which the House some weeks since di
, rected the Committee on banking anC
o currency to report is still being dis
cussed in the Committee without any
definite result. This bill having sucl
connection with the now pending fun
n ding bill, it is thought, that the Com
j. mittee will continue to delay the mat
It ter until the House shall have discuss
t ed fully the merits of the latter.
Y The present stringency in the mon
e ey market is having the effect o
r. causing numerous memorials to Con
is gress Of late, favoriDg the abolition o
e national banks, and in lieu thereof
IS the issuing of legal.tenders and TIL
T encouraging free banking system
u The western people are particular,
% in favor of free banking system up
on a plan that every community vii
be allowed all the currency thei
" business interests demands, only sc
curing the redemption of the same b
sufficient collateral.
- Congress having authorized the es
J., Enlistment Of storm signals at fort
70 and military stations, the followin
= plan by Mr.. A. Watson. of this cit
will now be tested, which if success,
full, may be extended to every count
o. seat and principal town having tell
e. graph facilities. The telegraph is t
e. furnish the news of all approachin
a storms to each county seat and prime
I'd pal town. Three guns are to be FIRE
as warning ofa coming storm;
intervals of one minute if tornaC
: thunder or hail storm, terrific gale {
very destructive storm is approaching
at intervals of three minutes if an O
l.. binary rain storm is approaching ra
er, idly; and at intervals of six minut,
ue if an ordinary rain storm is approac
,st ing slowly. AS good sized cannt
on can be heard over a space of 80 mil
lst square, by firing one at each coun
or seat and principal town, the farme
lu' over the whole country during hayil
-" and harvest, will be warned in tin
on to get their hay or grain under GOV
es or in situation to shut out the raj
he This plan has been approved of
d. the Western Union Telegraph c.
J: which own a large majority of t
Or lines throughout the country, al
ia, which will furnish every facility
1t carry out the plan.