The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-04
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AN INTERE TING LET Err.
tste,isl Correspondent to TIE Cairo Bulletin.
81. MARC HOTEL,


Gn,sn m the known WORT II has cost up
! e., this tiae neatly twelve miliions Of doi-
J ar, and ~ Is said " be much superior in
ivory respect, 20 many buildings In the
ODD world that have cost over double th at
amunnt. Inc corner stone Of the old
bUlJin-,, which now constitutes the CEN
ire oil ,ue new vdIilce was laid on the 9Th
OF september 1893, by General Washing
ton, with imposing Ger monies. The build.
aug was not completed when destroyed
oy The Bsitish army an 1914. 1t was re-
Uuiil during The next ten years, but after
a Quarter Vi century was found enureiy
inadequate tor tine purpose intended. The
corner stone vi tbe new wihgs was laid ny
rres.dent Fillmore, July !, 1851, and the
y mole vi Ine oid structure became the CELL
.re VI Tue new ouliding. The old eiiGce
was yellow sandstone, TINS has been pant
Ell wuIte " correspond with the new wings
sn.eh are vi white marble. The new
JdldiDg ami 800 ieeI above the level vi
.ae ground, be,ng only four less than 81.
.auis and lnirly-s,x feet less than 81.
refer S. The dome Is Of cast iron, painted
suVw wnile, aud sdrmvunted by u coiossu,
s.alute vi freedom IN bronze, IL feet high
weighing 10 tolls. So much for the oul-
AIDE. Tue interior We shall not attemp,
" describe IN particular-tne limits Of II
single letter forbid. The RJtunda is 81
,eet in diameter, and its wallis are tilleu
with large and beautiful historical paint
lngs. On the north side of the entrance is,
. statute Of war 8 feet high, Of Italian
marble. On the opposite side Of the door
Peace is personifed by maiden ext end.
ing the olive branch to her wsr-lik,
brother. We spent y number of hou rs il
rambling over the interior territory, the
| senate chamber and hall Of representa-
tives, both of which are now being put il
order for the winter session. Ais,
visited the Presidents room, and the
marble ROOM" so-called, the wall.
Of which are entirely of Tennes
zee and Italian marble. This is the vice.
presidents room. The various reception
and committee rooms are handsomely fres
coed and richly furnished.
In July, 1864, congress passed an &C,
setting apart the old hall of representa-.
lives as a hall Of statuary and inviting
each Of the original thirteen states to fur.
| nish statues, not over two in number, for
each state, of persons, citizens Of such
states who were Distinguish in those
"days that tried mems souls. Rhode Is
land has sent her two, General Greene ano
Roger Williams both of which are exc
cuted in the highest style Of art. We no
ticed within the psf day or two that Con
necticut has her q ota ready for shlpmen,
Jonathan Trun ulla Roger Sherman
In the hail at the present time is Winnie
Ream's statue Of Lincoln. Winnie may
fair herself, and they say she is, aud that
what the matter but she can't "sculp
! worth cent. ! c work is perfect abor
ion beside the tSo statues Of Rhode
Island. The nose Of Lincoln is enlirel,
too large, the lips entirely too thin, ant
the hands much too plump and round 70
person Of his angular proportions, bu
Vlnnie's fair face won the senators, an,
sue got her appropriation. $40
i Wemust not linger any longer at tn
l., | capitol, but cross the street and enter tn
q botanical gardens and conservatory. Thos
4 of your readers whs have visited Shaw
garden at St. Louis have faint idea
what this place lie. The grounds are ell
santly laid out, and under the great COZ
4 ,ervatory will be found trees, shrubber
n and towering plants Of every cline. r.
re collection at present embraces over so
q, ,pecmens, and is constantly increasir
h. We noticed, among others, banana IT,
from the East Indies, with fruit growi
= h gh in the air; posies, from Austral
any date and palm trees Of enorm,
., re; India rubber, coffee and cinnam
tees, and many Others
:" We would advise yonr lady readers
e. to miss visiting the botonical garde
Of W 'enever they visit Washington. Tn
N will be amply repaid for the
lis trouble. Another place of interest
visited was tho Smithsonian Institu
On This magnificent building, erected sol
seventeen years since, is built Of red sar
stone and stands in the center Of abo
~ 90 acres Of ground, beautifully improve
- The museum connected with the insti
lal ton is one Of great interest, and IL pur,
es material. Here you will hnd specim
,re OF nearly every bird or insect that iii
n, IN the air; everything that crawls
walks on the earth or that swims in
w'ter, mostly gathered from our count
III W, Saw a collection OF birds nests {,
Mt eggs Of the several species contained
i'd. each nest, that put US in mind Of our b
IN, hooi's days We should judge there
about 500 of these nests containing el
from the size of a small bean up to tina,
- an ostrich, which, wo should Judge, in
INV normal condition would wheigh l0pour
sc (The egg we ,nesn). We We're told I
III this breed Of ostrich was now extinct
our lid not doubt it.. We have no idea I
hat any ostrich could survive long that