The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-07

TO, arn in our favor. sIndeed, bur
snpols and import shbwing tom
1anu6ry to April, is vey muck in
eur tlFor, 7 compared With pre-
cediue yea Ghehldas De Sble
to maintain our competition with
foreign producers, . long step will
haye hen taken towards . revival
Of our presentadyerse foreign trade
balance.
OUR v ARLINGTON LETTER.
WAsHroroN, D. G., May, 81, '73.
There is much 70 appreciate here
IN Washington Through the Boards
Of Public Works and Health the
sanitary condition is excellent.
Nearly every street and avenue
have been thoroughly cleaned, and
the foliage in and around the city is
most agreeably delightful. in the
public parks every seat being -occu,
pied by those who have longed to
snif The perfumes of the richest
and choicest Of flowers.
We have to day q remarkable
spolar wave Yesterday the ther-
mometer stood at 81 degrees, and
/ patriotic decorators Of Soldiers
graves were suffering from. heat
To day the temperatures By 60 de-
grees. This, for our climate, to
|say the least is remarkable.
Early yesterday morning, vehi-
cles Of AL kinds suitable for con-
veying people to Arlington were in
great demand, and ct ten o'clock
there were scarcely one to be had
and thousands were compelled to
60 on foot to pay their respects for
the memories of the gallant dead.
The weather has, been exceedingly
warm, and the dry weather for the
past two or three days made the
roads leading to Arlington, very
dusty. The ceremonies were very
impressive, and the manner in which
they were conducted did credit TO
those concerned in them, especially
the committee of arrangement.
Among the decorations around
Washington, q very inter esting
point was at the battle field ceme-
teay, near Fort Stephens, about
six miles north of the city. Here
sleep the 80 or forty brave fellows
who fell IN defense Of the National
Capital when threatened by Gen.
Earlv, in the summer of 1864. Eight
years of peace have restored to this
landscape its great beauty, and a
neat stone wall with appropriate
adornments OF shrubbery mark the
resting place OF the brave. It is
proposed here to erect q marble
monument which shall commend
rate one of the most dramatic
crisis in the war Of the rebellion.
It is not generally known that to
. single regiment-the 25th New
I York cavalry, which deployed ais
skirmishers under fire with admir-
able GOODNESS and effects due the
hesitation Of the enemy which en-.
abled the Sixth Corps to come to
the front in time and save Wash
ington. The behavior Of that re-
giment, then newly organized, made
Early believe that the Sixth Corps
was at hand and that all hope of a
successful attack was destroyed.
A FIRE exhibition took place in
this city Thursday, which may. be oil
interest to your readers An eighty
foot ladder, with q hose attached,
was raised easily and expeditiously
to the top of the Arlington House,
from, which water was thrown a
hundred feet or more, horizontally;
over the surrounding buildings
Three engines were then put on tc
. treble attachment two in hnozzle
from which water was thrown in 9
vast volume over one hundred an6
twenty FIVE feet high. Some, oral
of these inventions would. doubt
less, be of value in every city'of am
size. The President was on hane
for q short time to inspect the Fir,
Department and the working o
these improvements. He had JUS
returned in the morning from q tw.
days absence in fishing and recera
ton in Pennsylvania. had met tn,
cabinet, and several delegations
and after dispatching large a.
mount Of ordinary business, drov
out at 4 o'clock alone, drawn by q
not very fancy or fast, pair Of hors
es and in plain buggy The fac
| is, the President is very attentive b
business, but with al is q tru
philosopher, and after his work
done, or he finds himself overtasl
ed, or tagging from over work, b
resorts to healthful and plain re
creation, to recuperate his energie.
Captain Se.fridge in command Z
the Darlin expedition reports to til
Navy Dept the entire practicabi
ity of the Alsato route for q cans
across the Isthmus. OF the 10
miles of transit, ITO consist of n,
, tural water courses. OF the r,
manning % miles, ~ are along
: country as practicable for can,
construction as ever, Holland i
. self the paradise of canal digger
OFF the remaining 6 miles, 8 requil
|, deep cutting and then tunnelin,
! The highest estimate of the cost
!, $1,000, 900. This will be but
! small expense for the enormor
benefit that would accrue. i18