, 1872-11-06
The Refashioned City --- 1n1~
provements and Art.
American Public Statuary---List Of
Portrait-Statues in the
Country.
Art and City Gossip.

said to ,sva haa1, .,,o.9 49, =. 1o.o,s @1o
months. Or thia ne,r,v fo,,u tit 49, ts.ts 1
obtained from tha aa1a - honaa - a:n: res
from tax-certifoatoa, .r5 49, s. 49, ".A1 n-o
contractors, hrick-makera. and othara 1t 10
said to be the intention of the n;atrot ,,,orz -
aak Congress- for abont fiva r,;,1,oxs ~ ao1,s.,
Endorsement, Or money or in NV If aaaeaa,,,e,ta
upon the Federal reservations or eornath;no
Thisamount is said to be essential to .fnshr 10
District: that is. to comp1eta fha enoroous a.
tent of improvements 90 nhinnitons1v haonn
TIE r,tPgoyE,tryrs
These changes in the old cit7 ara Of vida and
uniuue deacrintion. They extend from tha Eaat-
ern Branch to the limits Of Georgetown. Three
naw bridpes have been thrown across Rock Creeb
md the Hills shoved Off so AZ tn mako that an.
burb of the citv 3 virtual part Of the Canital.
turnpike-road has been graded northvard to and
beyoud the District boundary, and the gag-pipes
carried to tba country. OF wooden and concrete
navenents euc1, "a do mt exist anywhere elsa
in tha Eaat tg,ara ara nrohab1y from twelve tn
twantv miles 7aid down. and the new eradinps
axo ~ n,o,y.,, ~ coatlv and radical char
acter Tho tr;har croate haa heen cnfyerted to
tha 1anott ~ thrae-onartara of a mi1e at heavy
a-,anse .na f1,a5 +, +ror, ;+e o1a month to
.1Ak A.- 4o - 49, ~ o.,,;tarste -
from the VISION. The declTitles OF tapltol
Hill have been cut away to the extent
Of entire acres, and the puddles On the North
Side hllea With the rubbish. From the Navy
Yard to Georgetown Heights, there is an IN
broken drive on asphaltum and wooden blocks,
three miles in length. The wide avenues have
haar rodncaa IN q no77a7 1ga-7 IN, advancino tha
ourbs, paving strip ct the sidewalk, and 5000
ing next the houses; While the aoddlng ls also
inc1osed with iron posts and bars, the posts car-
we'd like q c1ifin'a head. and runnine along in
,;nea ~ ~ tba ANNA for 1,;1es a coet1v wetar-
1uea ~ .n1 oAne 49, 1n.oe. - ey ". ~.
MAIN, WIFI orancn1ng af1ef1eS, connecting LIS
great sixteen-mile aqueduct with the city, is
nearly finished; end this alone probably cost two
x,;11;or. rho oo,,oroa ~ +ha .+, boa haan
"Ao oS"oA"5o ~ AS "N'' 9 oN
extended ano coniornlea 20 Ills ne"
grades. By filling the Tiber. the part OF
the city long called the Island becomes
an intepra1 porton Of tba Canita1 and ia relieved
from overflow and malaria Al TINS nus @ been
none'-1ne VOTE N year u VIAL nas p1eu
mooted for fifty. Much of it has been done Tll~
fulfy, confidently. and with & wholesale haste,
ae if Raro,, Haussmann had ordered it. But the
% - t''- -o'1 Ateus7lAun uau ~
eueet ID maIHeu upon tne nealtu u LIS peopio
and the improved Ian dscape. And probably
eight millions Of dollars will not cover the new
investments and improvements made in the
town. onnternporaueousiy. -by pirate capital.
The Beltimore l. Potou1ac hailrpad has expend-
e3 within the citv Iirn;ts, in the new depot. the
long tunnei. the new potomac bridge. and tile
Eastern Rranc}, bridae,- above two millions
the Baltimore L Ohio Railroad will
have expended bv the spring about
i've miIious upon the Point Of Rocks
Rainoad- Where the o1Gl Tiber used to run pu-
treacouttu acroaa ParnHv1vania avenne new
rors ~ 5r;cE ,onsaa sto7.5 Two ,,reat n3arket-
housas have reolaced The old and dismal bar
raekn. HaIf-a-dozen nan. public schoolhouses,
Of the most elegant character. alorn the differ-
dnr;ne tha vear The ereet axis Of Of the citv. for
aor;aty ana Jnromanada ia rhanrinp fTon, Penn
svfvania avenue to ( street TIuee new street
Tawavs 1ave haen ;nstit1,ten7. and one Of them
extends to The Maryland line.
While these municipal improvements haze
been M made. tie Federal treasury has cut new
streets Though the White House grounds; and
At ths south DOR uortico. The two squares Oh
the tor, at Canitoi Hill adjacent to the Cauitol,
lave been condemned' aud tic money appro-
nriated to satisfy the uroperty-holders. Deter
to build now White House On the north side
Of Lafayette square, to rebuild the old east fa-
cade OF the Treasury, and to ADVANCE the east
centre OF the Capitol building.
not set open, but tie Committee Of Observation
of the great expatEiated body OF French Alsa-
tians h1s already looked With favorable eyes
upon the lands between the Bull Run Noun
tains and Mount Vernon.
The black population here is an element Of
weakness and strength it is relatively larger
than any Northern city, votes .6ith the proress-
i've or money-spending Govern ment and seizes
upon some Of the best streets, with the desper-
ate resolution to hold on and rise upon the ap-
preciation Of ZEAL estate
AnT-G1FTs TO WASHINGTON.
The presents to tho people Of the city from
". ". Corcorau, the wea1thiest Washingtonian,
exceed So, 900, 600. They are vested in a WidoBs'
Asylum and an Art-Ga11er;, munihcently en-
dowed with valuable real estate. The Widowa'
Home is already Inhabited the Art Gallery will
he thrown open this winter, aud Mr. Corcoran's
private collection added to the new purchases.
It comprises statuary by Hiram Powers,
Gait, and Larkiu NTeade, and land
scapes of the Potomac, Hudson, and
White Mountains. Mr. C0rcoran's. private
collection ia exceeded by that Of J. c. MCGUIRE,
rich citizen Of Washington, who possesses,
amongst many things, Wards "Indian Hunt
er;" busts and atafuettes BY Ball and Rhine
hart; head Of Washington. from life, by Eek
stein; and q bust Of Madison by cerachi. Of the
! date Of 1882. McGuire's pictures comprise Bey-
eral hundred original drawings. covering fifty
1ooro ~ Arnor;corS dao;vr,,. nil oor+ra;fs ~ Ei-