, 1876-10-08
WASHINGTON.
The Stream Of Centennial Sight.
Seers Exploring the Capital.
Instances Of Vandalism-.-The Babcock
Trial---Gen. Belknap.
Change In the "Chronicle ''---A Fash.
ionable Wedding Soon to Occur.

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Special coTrespondenee V The Tribune,
| WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct. 3.-formerly on
did not expect to hear any news from Washing
ton at this season Of the year. In DAYS nc
vcrv remote W,ehinoton without conpres
was as - Hamlet - with the character OK H9n'4F
omitted. But times are changing With us; #
are coming to have local habitations- and
name. We do mt feel ob1ised to rush of fron
our beautiful and comfortable homes with tn,
first hot days, and only return with the opening
Of Congress. Some of US do 20 ANA
| short time dnrinp the summe
I f., ahon,o ana r.oroo+;oe h,. rx.o. 1,on,
~ ~ onr haq; fan,1as " aeara 49, ua hn @
ol our oest 1amlllcs speno the summer ab nome
aud don't even move down into the cellar AMI
| shut nm the front blinds. fear rou viii think
IN that cosa rve connot ba nroner1v dnhhai7 .
- a,.r SA"s es,,0' w. uno1 oo p!opslly uuooea
Tha a we rns afe oshs" We
streets, freshened vegetation and foliage, and
morning. Our many lovely drives are more de:
iightfu th an than ever; we return to ogr natye
| though the halls of Congress are gwen over to
I! renovation, and the legislators Of ur,country
are resting from their arduous labors.
=, must Own that just now
\ FEW BEAMS OF CENTENN1AL GLORY
add to our lustre. In olden time twas thought
"all roads lead to Rome.n Now, it seems to us
all routes to the Exposition lead through Wash
ington. Excursion tickets from everywhere
seem to include Washington, with little or no
extra expense. Darby aud Joan, who have
tended the farm and harvested the crops year
litter year, With little money put by in the
savings bank, think they'll afford the expedse
OF going to the big show the nation only gives
once III q hundred years, aud see Washington
odd-looking figures In linen busters
aud waterproofs, aud as our ewes fall
on them III our drives aud walks We turn to
each other and exclaim simultaneously. "Cen-
tcnnials!" They do not stop at hotels, but
take the evening train out; they 20 to the
tea store,'' buy some crackers and cheese,
and, sitting down on the sidewalk, eat away,
With honesty on their faces and satisfaction In
their hearts, as happy as the lively Parisians
who do the same thing on the Boulevard, under
the gas-1ight, while the gar world moves b.
The glories OF the Capitol, Smithsonian, Treas
ury, Patent-OfIlce, Wmte-House, are all dl-
gested in one day! Roberts. Of the Capital, says
streets now. / should iudge It was from
the rough way saw some Of them tearing IN
and down the stairs OF the White-Honse few
days ago. / don't believe there's an appropria-
ton for new pair either, though feel sure
there vii have to be. HoweYer. once in cen
tury 1 euess we can stand It: that the Ameri-
ran nconle NAV see their own: .rhat r. 10 thav
nav for. tbis harfl-workinp hons and s;ncw
I'm sure they'll 20 home think;no Ross shen-
herd can't be- such bad man When he's heen
snch a GOOD shenherd.-has made the nationa1
city so fair to lootr mon. snch n n1easino s;oht
for our foreign visitors
The hacks and CARRIAGES ara dofnp
A driving business WITH another cIass
continually. thu occ1inants icanin1 for,rnr13
eazing onf, and aronnd. nointing m and dow ~
here md there te11;nr ~ niaini5 tb,+ ~ thev 40
sirht-seersMt Grntenn;e1s % na''415 'na' @no' "t7
WE HAVE MAD orr OWN prRsor.1, CHESTS
also with whom ~ have done Washinetnn and
where iii ID 3niner N tIat oon1 NAV ansna Tba
nnh1;c hn;1i;noS a. a-e s underno;ne 3ha;r ,e-a1
s1mmpr renairs and tha aI5;t;n5o1 -ratoufin-,
Is taken ~ cnyerfng fnrnitnre and carnets - |
nrevent the crowd from ini,rfno them. so
many beauties % are hidden from Vie view. % etc. TIE be-
snhiecf of ventj1at;on was vent{1ated n srch m
extent in the Senate last session That that Honee
is now being reyentiJatefl: tbe fnr-
niture is removed, the flor torn
ceiIfnp remain IN te1} tts p,nrv The honse does
not 1ooS mnch hetter fts conmou oH vaiiow JH1
desks nre called It uMcPherson.s revenge i thev
having been his narting hencdiriion r. q hndy
Who lad decided to dispense With his services
stepped down and out. The benign connte~
nances Of Washington and Lafayette' like senti
ne1s On either si1e nf the sneaEcr's desE. have
not fnsn.red sufficient resnact IA stav the iasa
rating fan1 of Vandais. thn wooGcn nart If
he des, has hem 70 mnti1afed It had tn he "a
moved: We WE'RE told thnt a Inst in the rnarhla
room was ali chinned tn nieces r. has heen
These nntrnen. we're committed ~
thnt insane class IF ncrsnns known a. q re1ic.
1rntnrs j, t,nt mora rocent1v ho++1o IT NJ
brown an the floor Of one at The ha1Is Imnlxi1r
+ necessarv r. Temove and ranlace % 1ho s+narh1S
,Teates s;,snicton Tint snme ene T. trcin~f ~
acc the bnildinr. @''N - N-e' ~ >Ae
Our visitors were as detfehted With Moran,a
Jews nf the Yei1owstone park IN the Snnata
INC as viii, anr nointinps thew saw at tho ren-
ennia1 r !. wnnder ia wcr sam not a. sen
n eyhihitfon I heliev.. there wos soma 49, ta1E ~
earlv in the season '' So'@~ |11A -
Wirh the need ~ f6r them
Will 1ne aTynrs nggu to1 u.vT tuesn, pn,,x,
q show neon1e th1oneh the hn;idinra and
t We had on1v heen charced m en}ranca
cc we con1,l' have imao3ned va ,rare
aIrfnp q tonr thTonrh EnEone NV ,"eti~
,1t;oSs bowaror haionr - +roo ,,oa.s,a
nd their ownera nrefsr t6o 1oor. sho,,, stpn3
ah1v onen Tba voTno noon 4..ao etanaI
Xxx h;a fani J., frnnt th th,t VIZ
ct,ra stWastward Tho Sonraa a' - T1nn;r6s
'aCea fta wov y and to1d him - 1v,e " unsh!nr
m crossino tha nalawore saf5 Il 1y;+h - nr;Sa
+ nossess;6n m other land eon,d echo 1oA r AZ
OF matter that The nfctr1rc contained m sion
a+ar - - ea1a ~. ~ ~ sis1
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