The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-07-06
For the South Western.
Notes from the Dome of the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Il, 1875

WASHINGTON, D. c., June Il, 1870.
Editor South Western:
Ii could pant win b c. I would spread ont be-
fore YOUR readers in beautiful panorama the lovely
scenes that meet my view this quiet Sabbath morning.
The rain has ceased again and the sunlight makes all
nature as well as art look glad. The Soldiers Home
with its beautiful trees, flowers shrubs and surround
ing grounds; Georgetown heghts with its rolling hills
and cutnp of spreading shade-trees; the Treasury,
with its beautiful flower grounds; the Presidential nla
sion With its porticos surrounding groves and walks
the Post Office ana Patent Office, with their white
marble walls coutrastrd With the fresh green sward In
trout the Agricultural building with its wealth OF
flwers and mimic lake; the Howard University tow.
erng in the distance; the Arlington with its rhrpng
of visitors rambling in ickson Park the Eastern and
Western branches ssthe Potomac gliding along ~
ripping curves until they minge III one, and hoYZ
10 silvery waves to the deep blue sea :" and Mst
though not least, our magnificent Capitol towering
above al with its surrounding groves and parks, made
vocal by the sweet wild songsters of sumner, all there
laughing and shmmeTng in the merry golden
shine, form picture lovely to look upon and not
TO he forgotten
During the entire spring the weather has been rainy
cold and dsagreeable, but last week the ssbrm king
relgned supreme. On Thursday thunder storm oc-
Cured that rkabe both for its length and it
violence. The torked light ing played in vivid flashes
athwart the sky from the zenith the bDrzon while
the rolling thuuders reVerberated from bill hill in
B rth the Senate and House took recess because il
WaSimpa6&sle to hear. The clerks 10 the Depart
mastS, In many OF the rooms, could not see to WRITE
left their desks and gathered in groups in the mddl
of the ro0nM&S@al 8rh street woman struck and
seriously injured. On Saturday other storm
Cured almost equal i'll violence to the first and lasted
quite as 10 e In the locality on 9Th street
man struck and killed by the electric current
roofs of houses torn up aud chinueys Knocked
down.
Yesterday morning an exciting eneOccurred at the
St James Hotel OF 9th street and Pennsy lyania
Avenue. At half pasta A the alarm Of FIRE
given. The heated smoke dense in the stair
ways that it impossible for the inmates escape
through the ordinary channels 81 egress The hook and
ladder companies we're promptly the spot aud no
bk aided in saving the female occupants of the upper
stories Mrs. Senator Cragin came safely down long
ladder, assisted bv brave fireman. Mr. Hugrr placed
her infant child in the arms OF fireman, and then III
trying to reach the lad ter which was Two three
feet btow the window sill, came near falling. She held
on bravely with her slender hands until a fireman
reached her and assisted her to descend When she
reached the pavement she tainted 1t was fearful to
See her four stories from the earth suspended from The
outside of the window, her slender banda holding OF
to the wlndOwsilI, her 0niv support. The crowd he
low cried "hod On." hold on, aud with pale up
turned faces, spreading out hands and arms as ii 10
Catch her should she fall
Tine death OF Charles Dickens has produced pro
found sensation OF sadness He has often chiselrd
with his magic pen the marble forms of deaths vic
tins, and portrayed hi glow ing coors OF brightest lght
and darkest shadr grim faces they passed that
unknown land whittier he himself has now gone. Ii.
bias passed away but the creations OF his mind
will hive while civIlz ton lasts EUGENIA 63