The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-04

/ is but 4S0 feet high. The highest known
tower in the world is that of Malnes ut
Belgium, $50 feet, yet we can that and
go hty feet better. The monu. ent is now
liO feet high, rooted over, and not single
Gays work done or it in over ten years. an
outrage and disgrace to us all. 1t is esti.
mated that e6o0o0o will complete this, the
greatest tower in the world, also that there
are 5so,ooo Tmssons in che United States,
so that II each man will contribute one
polar it can be completed. If our govern
inent s 80 erty-stricken that 1t can not
go on and finish it, according to the origi.
nal design, we trust the fraternity of watch
Washington was an. honored member will
take hold and put IL through. ''t
From the monument We paid visit to
| Uncle Sans strong box--the treasury de-
psrtment. This is one Of the largest, most
substantial and finest buildings in the city.
1t is built Of granite, 466 feet long and 28e
wide. Immense granite columns run the
whole length Of the sides and across the
ends, weighing seventy-nve thousand
pounds each. The cash room is two stories
IN height and entirely encased in rich mar
ole the floor tessellAted in white and red
marble, the lower columns of while marble
he upper Of Italian; the walls are nlsv
faced with marble from Italy. Within this
mammoth building in all its varied
| departments are some thee thousand en-
ployees, nearly one thousand of whom are
females. Many of the latter are employed
in sorting and counting money. We have
not seen anything in Washington that
suited US half SO well as to witness the
pretty treasury girls counting over green
backs. They are experts at the business.
Their duties are light--hours Of labor from
9 am. to pm, and their pay good, aver
aging abont S75 per month. These fem
mines" are distributed all through the va.
rious departments in the building, and owe
their positions to "frlends at court"
From the treasury department we took
the street cars for the navy-yard, having
a note of introduction to Naval Construc-
tor Much, there. We were courteously re-
ceived and politely shown over the entire
4 yard and into all the departments. We
we're interes ed in the making Of lead and
copper into sheets Of the same also cop
per nails and tacks, thetwo latter turned out
faster than one could count, with the letters
U. s. nicely stamped on the head of the
smallest tack. We also went on board the
iron blockade-runner Frolic, we'll known
during the war, and now being made over
into a flagship for the port admiral of
New York's headquarters. We were also
shown large piles Of captured guns, con-
demned guns and guns of immense size,
and many other items Of interest, which
We have not time to enumerate.
Returning TO town, we took carriage for
Arlington Heights. The famous long
bridge being closed for repairs, We drove
through Georgetown and over the George
town bridge across the Potomac. A drive
Of half an hour brought us to the confines
Of the Arlington estate, when we turned
into beautifully shaded oak grove which
wound around and up the heights until
reaching the crest. We we're driven di-
rectly to the front of the Arlington house,
once the home of General Lee lovely
spot, situated on the summit OF the hill,
not fifty feet from where it slopes down
nearly tw, hundred feet 10 the
waters of the Potomac river. The view
from the front of this spacious house is
very fine, commanding sweep of country
many miles in extent. Directly on the OPP
posite side Of the river Washington stands
forth in bold relief with all its domes and
towers, while the waters of the broad Pc
,onac can be seen up and down the rive
for many miles. THIS estate was the form
= er residence of CIV. p. Gusts, Esq, tn
W adopted son Of Gen. Washington, and wa
his permanent residence for over half
century. after which it became the proper
~ W of tho family Of Gen. Robert T. lie,
. and was his residence till the breaking on
fthe Rebellion in 1861, lat which time it wa
~, left to the raging elements surrounding i
1t was sold under the confscation act of So
Of and in 1864 was finally taken possession O
nc by the L. ). Government and over 90
,v acres appropriated for the national Gem
ir etery in which have been deposited the re
70 mains of nearly $4,000 union soldiers. Al
o ter registering the names of our party /
,e the visitors book and procuring some yer
d. fine stereoscopic views Of the Arlingto
At House and different points Of the cemeter,
4. we drove through this vast silent city ,
IL. the dead. In the rear Of the mansion and M
ly fifty yards distant is an immense grant
N tomb, over the top Of which rest four larg
IS. cannon and pile Of cannon bale. Or
or inscription on the eide Of the tomb tells |
he that beneath il are buried in one era,
". the remains Of two thousand one hundre
nd aud eleven unknown soldiers gsthere
in from various battle fields The balance
~ this mighty army OF dead are buried
'ss single graves, neat head boards are attache
gs to each, with the name, regiment and con
OF pany Of the deceased. The entire cen
us etery is enclosed by a massive stone wa
ds. tina interior Ia beautifully arran oad ar