The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-11-22
WashinEtou Correspondence.

Sdmple Rooms in Great Britian-
Postal SoOing Banhs7-rIssue ef Postal
Cards--Letter Sheet Envelope needed
Improvement Of the Harbor--Burning
Greenbacks-Attitude' of the. Party
to,odrds the PRESIDENT Secrets off the'
Dead Latter Office. --- r-~ ~.~,r-~~--
,'.f. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 1877.
These bright November, days are
giving tho polish of dying year to
hfe in the Capital, and the daily press
once of new faces on tho streets and
IN the hotels, is completing the social
warp and wooff, tho hustle and gaiety
incident to q winters residence in
Washington. The persistent "Reavis" "
should make u visit to the Nations
Capital and SEQ it in it's fullness of
autumnal beauty. Think of subject>
ing it's beautiful whito faced buildings
with heeted marble columns to tho
action OF an atmosphere impregnatod
with lampblack from tho Thousand
smoking furnaces using bituminous
coal in other cities.
Mrs. Hayes is delighted with the
White House, with tho rooms of the
old time style, and says "no matter
what they build, they'll never build
any moro rooms like these"
Uncle Sam has nicely pigion>holed
in ono of his immense vaults, $344,>
7O3, 400 of bonds as security for tho
national banks, and every bill holder
is as safo as if ho had an equal amount
in gold.
American "sample rooms," to be
established in Great Britain, is the
latest development of our growing
trade with tho Eastern Continent. In
this way our manufacturers will find
an increasing market in now fold,
that will utilize all our surplus, and
give renumerative profits to both cap
ital and labor.
The frequency of loss by tho failure
of savings banks in all parts of the
country will, without doubt, provide
safer place Of deposit for the earnings
OF the masses in postal savings banks,
to be established by an net Of the
present Congress. Somo system is
greatly needed that will check the
losses that are now 80 kconly felt
through tho failures of this class of
institutions. Holland, with popula-
ton of of 4, 100000, has not had
bank failure in 40 years. They havo
no railroad kings, no panics, public or
private plferings; truly happy peo~
pie. What an exemption from disas>
ter, disappointment, pain and heart,
ache, that has grown 80 familiar to
our people since the panic of 1872.
The promised revival of trado as
shown by tho increase in postal cards
issued during the month of October,
500 wore sold, tho greatest
number for any month since they
were introduced. i - :.
A letter sheet envelope of tho size
of note paper is greatly needed by the
public, which shall be sold by the
Dept. Mt about the cost of the stamp.
one half CT all the letters passing
through tho mail could be written on
paper OF noto size. 1t would prevent
tho rcSuse of stamps, save the trans
portation OF tons of useless material
IN ENVELOPES, and every letter would
bo as safe in transit as under tho pres.
ent method.
The Improvement OF the Harbor of
Washington, by deepening tho chan
mel contracting the bod of the river
and reclaiming about 500 acres of val-
uablo land to the government is now
proposed. A careful estimate has been
made and report and plan submitted
by Brig. Gen. Humphriee, giving
dock frontage Off miles, exclusive |
of piers.
In tho oflico of ono of tho depart,
ments may bo seen q model of q
mortar with the carriage and minia-
turo balls, all made from the residium
of groenbacks burned in the Treasury
Looking at this unique