National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-10
OLD STONES RESET.

ITEMS IN THE EARLY HISTORY Or
WASHINGTON.
John Henry Eaton and Andrew Jackson IN lezo
had rooms at Mr.. O'Nears.
Henry Clay, then Speaker, boarded with Mr..
John Davis. on Ninth street.
Meridian Hill was first occupied by Commodore
Porter and J. FlOrentine Cox.
In 1873 James Buchanan boarded at Mrs.
Blake's, on Pennsylvania avenue.
Tue Oldest Catholic church in Washington is
that of st. Patrick's, built by Father Matthews
in 1910.
Daniel Webster boarded at Mr.. Coyle's, 90
Capitol Hill. Sam Houston at Mrs. Claxton's,
Capitol Hill.
Anne Royal says that when she landed here
in steamboat in 1873 the landing was mile
from any house.
GeoloEy.asserts the fact that old oceans DRIFT
once buried forest fifty feet below the surface
Of the site of W ashingtOn.
The oldestehurch in the District is Rock Creek.
1t was built long before the Revolution out Of
bricks imported from England.
Thomas VI. Benton had his quarters at Mrs
Clarkis, on Capitol Hill, and Horatio Seymour ct
Mrs. HamiltOn's, Capitol Hill.
st. Johns church was built in lsIs. 1t was at
tended by Madison, Monroe and Adams, and the
carly English ambassadors, Bagot and Canning.
In 1872 there were 2.22g dwelling houses In the
city, 1O45 of brick and ISI of wood, and on jan
uary l. 1871, the assessed value Of personal prop
erty was S6,66s,726.
Christ church, Navy Yard, was built in 1900.
For sixteen years it was the only place Of EpiscO-
pal worship in the city, and was attended by
Washington and Madison.
In 1880 there were only two free schools in
washington-the Eastern and Western. The
principal teachers in those days were John Nc
1eOd, Hughes, Caden, Thompson, Wheat and
Jewett.
George McDuffe, who fought duel with Henry
Clay, lived at Mrs. Peyton's, on Capitol Hill.
Martin Van Buren, and Rufus King were at
Peck's hOtel,fil Georgetown, and Robert Y.Hayne
mad quarters at Strother's hotel.
Georgetown was originally laid out under act
of Colonial Assembly, Nay Is, 175l. George Cor
don and George Bean were the original proprie-
tors Of the land. The city was Incorporated in
1859, and its FIRST Mayor was Robert Peter.
KaIorama was built by Joel Barlow, author of
the t'Columbiad." 1t was frescoed by Robert
Fulton, and while engaged In doing this he made
his first models of the steamboat, and the first
one ever sailed in the world was on Rock creek,
near the old mill dam.
The population Of W ashington in 1900 was $40;
in 1903 1852: in 1907, 1852; in 1910, 268: in 1917
the first twenty years was 1924. In 1920 the
First ward had ,s62the Second. 2522: the Third,
26OI the Fourth, l64O; the Fifth ], 40; and the
Sixth, 1855, making the total l3, 474.
Rev. William Parkinson, of New York, who
Waschaplain to Congress, organized the Baptist
church in Washington in 1902, and in its entire
communion, strangers and ALL there were only
eight souls. In 1907 Obadiah b. Brown became
their first regular pastor. In 1899 their first
church was erected at and Nineteenth streets;
their second one in 1910, the navy yard, and
the central and third was erected in 1927.
The principal boarding houses in the city in 1870
l., ~
Leods, ClaxtOns, McCandles, Tins, Pattersons,
Heyers. Hickeys and Burchs. Mrs Bolton had
one on street, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Polk, Mrs
Gather and Mrs. hrguelles on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and Mrs. Brown near the post office, Mrs.
Peyton on 9 street, Mrs Meyer near the Centre
market, and Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Queen, Mr.
Fletcher Mr.. Hyatt and Mr.. Sayer in other
places, but the great majority Of members boarded
either on Capitol Hill or over in Georgetown.