The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-27
Frem our own Correspsn dent.

kdif0Y 01aaAr1Hf Goafssr. &C.
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Washington. with its one hundred and
thirti-one thousand Inhabitants, Is, III realiss
IN, Very little more. than an awkward oyeE-
grown Village. 10 the casual observer tnisE
Is 4 matter Of curiosity; but few days so
ionrll enligthenss the mind BIZ revealing the
.nsodss operardi, and wond ermentI ceases.
The stranger enters the city BY the baltimore b
and Ohio Railroad, Or comes on foot-tnere
being but the two modes OF reaching it--and
as he steps upon the worn-out pavement 70
front Of the dilapidated, tunble down depot,
his eyes turn to the left. Following 9 row q
dingy saloons, low gambling bells and broth
els, the sidewalk encurbed with apple, pea
nut and candy stands, the great imposing
CAPITAL. with its huge pillars, elaboFsate cary
ines. and immense cupola, doomed up before
the enraptured visio1a--a monument Of na-
tional glory the perfection Of arehlfectural
beauty. The amazed beholder paaises, Inca
pable at one glance Of comprehe me
grandeur Of the scene. when his gaze iails oA
those old structures the undsspnted ABODE
Of yerinin and pestilence known as ''sssset
rn;groa1 stablss,'' and the zcharm u broken
What q pictureis An edifice not having lls
equal on the continent, az central Inquire, ana
INV sauaIid shanties that would disgrace the
merest hamlet III the land for q foreground!
1T the intersection Of First street and Penn
sy,,lyania avenue that constantly throngea
thoroughfa almost within the shadow s q
the CapitoI between 1T and the beautiful 30
taiiic Garden. the smoking, kissing, fnunaef-
ing locomotive, with long freight cars, pack
ed with hogs, sheep and cattle, pass and re-
pass every hour Of the day and night, Win
not SO much as a signalling to give warning
Of the approach Of the engine-andl. 4 this s Oh
rectly across the path Of our Senators a sLIle
Representatives, who for the lest quarter 81 =
century have suffered the nuisance 20 exist.
#ssssss ALONG THE AVENUE.
who has not heard Of 'Pennsy iyania aven1le'
1t has q worldwide fame! Much Of the side
| walk to-day, the stones broken and worn, :
but the shattered remnant Of that laid seven
| ty odd years ago. Over these fragments,
once solid and SMOOTH the immortal Wash.
ington has walked, and the foot of Americas
| noblest sons have passed. This thoTonghlare
lying between the Capitol and Treasury, q
space Of one hundred and sixty feet, By
ltrifIe more thar a mile, needs no 5eulogy from
me-. Its reputation is established; and ye
/ there are far more beautiful far more pros
| porous avenues. in many western cities viii
j one-fourth the population Of this. There i
not one extensive or elegant block the entire
distance, nothing tasty, nothing grand !! TIT
south side consist, III most part, Of low anti
qaatcd one and two story buildings. These
are Of brick and wood thrown together II
the most llnsightly manner, and woefully de
fIcient in uniformity or design. The eye q
/ eyerY corner takes IN full view of that filthy
4 open sewer, the channel of the old Ches
peake canal and the olfactory nerves art
shocked byfull limitations OF the pestilentia
effluvimn rising from the putrid masses O
foul drainage, increased in the open sluice b.
heaps of rotten vegetation and decomposine
] animal corruption. The miasma from this
immense slough. constantly floats over thu
famous avenue, and spreads through every
part of the city, carrying disease and dealt
into many hitherto happy homes.
The north side is The side Of the avenue
Here we have the Exchange. Washington
Continental, Metropolitan, National, st
Marc, Kirkwood, Jenness, Willard and Over
hotels. all more or less renowned, but moth
ing externally to attract special attention
There are no large wholesale houses, retail
i being the chief trade. The mongrel OF al
/ the wood patents ever issued, and to max
/ this more perfect a wide strip Of the old cob
4 BILE stone is retained through the centre
Shade trees are few, broken, sancared tor, an
an appearance Of slothful neglect is apparen
Il % either hand. TOM.