The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-04
PE0PLED BY FISH AND FROGS
THE CITY THaT President JACKSON
FOUNDED IN a noe.
Laying the CORNER stone of q NJ ctrepai,s that
to Ov~~-hnd"w Ws-h,nRt"r city
dsushins I.ioqueuce among the n uirushe..

WASHINGTON, doc. l. The shore of the
Potomac at the west end Of Long Bridge and
thcrcabOuts. opposite Washington City. IL low
nui. marshy reach of land. whore tide water
moves slugg lshly through canal-like sloulhs
among tall grasses and aquatic weeds and
whore malaria. Tho subject matter Of many Il
dnleful plnint in Washington. is produced in
ncvcr-endng supply. There also the pretty
reed birds conEregate in large fiocks. the
stupid ortolan hides Intellectually. and horned
pouts and cells thrive and grow greasy on aucs-
tionablc pruvendcr Up aud down long dis
tancc and buck from the main shore hall
mile or more, IN re is an undertaking level.
adorned with the waving tops Of marsh grnss
ana the frequent honds Of the moro prominent
cattail. The soil. II the dark -coiored batter may
bo called soil * on n trcmulous foundation.
frequently submerged rich rs the loan oi
Wabash hoitom-a splendid place for crau-
brrries or would think-nnd yet as useless
ana as tnnantloss as the vine tangled labyrnths
of Dismal swamp.
For ng"s no doubt, those fats have received
the alluvium of the poiumac-thc River Of
Swans -hrou nj down from the cahons Of the
Blue Ridge AMI the mountains hnyond. Their.
has h"rn no time Witaln the recollection Of man
when this detachable region was not u marsh.
when II WIS not the habitat of catfish and frogs
and hlackhirds and snakes. and when il was not
the laboratory Of minsm that iniporis injection
to the air. and. with On" great az stance OF Kid
well Bottoms opposite. furn shes So many of
the ills that Washington is heir to. Now turn
to any Of the maps showing the District Of Co
lumhia. and you shall see this SPOT inscribed
Jackson city. Thereby hangs a tale.
In the latter duy- Of Jack-on's Administration
n company Of Nrw York men con 'eivod the idea
of establishing Il rival city to Washington. uu
| the Nrginiu side Of the Potomac. ut what Wa
! ortontatiously called the hoad Of ship naviga-
ton. claim that was vigorously disputed AT
/ the time hy the Inhabitants oi Georgetown. a
/ mil. OF 50 further up VERY little II now known
/ of tu|- Wild scheme, and perhaps few ~ r-Ons
! have heard TINT 81 N AN nttrmri nj speculation
/ was made. sanctioned 10y "A President of the
] United States. HISS -i"d. IN pomp and circum-
stance 10y tho army and navy. NV members oi
! the Cabinet. Senator'S and Representatives. civic
! societies, DISTINGUISHED individuals, ana a
| e. rong 81 rlaqunurS and speotators-nl eager. II
seemed. to pay homage To- crusty old Inagnite
| pubic d"poe t. IN the Bank of the United States
| To- the establishment OF II city on II foundation
II + evident that the New York gentlemen
had Appealed successfully To- the old man s
| vanity, showing that b" had 'nrnri. hy bcaiing
| Gen. IHrk"nhum and the Nhigs not to mention
his durs. his Jiy the Eternal ~ r"noWn. and
his worldwide eccentricities. the in.stimabie
| privilege Of having city named tor.him. and
that city 10 hc rival of the nations capital.
! WHY Not z According to the estimate oi those
| uluut him ne stood IN the annals of the count ry
! hrud and shoulders with the good genius of the
Revolution. What thon could he better than to
have ia commo moratiun two cities hearing tho
great names standing side hy side. typical OF
th" historical com 'idrneD. ana NOR" enduring
than monuments oi brass or lrnnlt"f
Cen. Jackson, therefore, fixed his august
san ton 10 the plot and the plat, though II does
not appear that b" gave practical attention To-
W -l'-" nl corn l"l@' ~ We i'prlttN 81
alternate ''Hihu"n Tor tnt 'nuhi,H" OF
/ values. However that may h". Pr id-ni Jack o.
and did an thai seemed to he IN his power 10
| EiNr IN" enterprise % GOOD rtnfl.
In the Naioie hfenigeaco' of Jan. H. 1886
ARR ANGfNENr
," 1'ReJttsoS 5 cIiY STONE o.
a 'an s T MI r. m s,a ' s II eeeE S ny e he
'oror a, Br Nn's il.ii al 10 cclotk The morning
according To ih' lelloNies order p
efi% %da i1S 5;dl Of ,aS r Sas%o"
rr~,r- e., e q"sT;. %a,f o G.Gi r':.
S Sa; d %',.'' /" ri He'd. sa .s'.'
IN n. oricr hc te,-iou " move to thc Ca-i ei'
H. ien' o %, n'. slate. ai'' .- .l,r anf p'.'~o,,
mo.,. ~li , ,',. ,.d "'''' '''
Then followed th. nanie.s Of The matshals. th'
/ aIrD lions Go them nni g. the hridl 'ry com
punie- and ct2'n-. wnding up with g notice
+ iunf rr'r sum"nis would be served at the con
cu-ion 90. the c"r monies
Arrlns"m mt hud h"en mad" g. hnve th'
sflu lal 4 if uu earlier outs. I'll" IduU EIYlt
- luu. - 1886. hsd short editorial notice u'
follows:
". requested 'ln cor., 1ucncc Of the IN.
.ou ga, w,l noi u,kc pia-, unul M'nda, lex, a. i
morrow
Among other advertisements the principal q
which W.T." = wards inr runaway ~lnves, th'
National Hfc''gotce' hud these. ian. IL.
Nonc Tic oric,r- a the arm' nnd navy AMI tn
we To az" ' a in mi aarm a" a, I'm, us'
0u.dnt. 1T lun,l0',. iuu ti' iuON
III TO- Il
silncd g., III. Marslials
ea,Nn lonsi pl-rmcr coLrvm,
The officer. aud nciubers Of the Grand Lodsc ol tn
n, ri, lol.n. ,,ndcr II. t,,a '' a, NJ
A. q, .N. on Nania, n,NL IA, IN mi at i3ogo.
oq, g'n- ns celpcr t s'o@G q iagA,o9 G q
h ionul %, ,t,udau,, i, order eli ,ho VI g NJ
The progression wne formed Mt the time ap
pointed al Browns Hotel cannon were nrcd
, there WIS music IN tn air. mu'u hurry inE Il
and fro, and. IN short, all the ianfaronadc OF
Tie nc>t day Ia. DoRD Globe said.
I.e rr,-..ient ait'udel n' n, heal. e dc'arm. ~
cHncrr With Ma.iin-i.n ie tA, bridge recently COZ
D 10, adyau,a.c o un. ,lte lor commercial lurpo-o;
u,,isnnn for ,lii. the are,,i LAS a,arc To- Wat
ma so,ris'I hou.ana person. we're pr, in at tno Ger
m"nN WIN. b wa conigcrd WIN Ma'omc lars,fe, an
m mhl.sc lis oruiiuu was received win great an
81 FURNISHED ious
The Dnay Cnded States Trlegropi Of the sam
date sand;
ga itai-ts OF Ncw York are about founding net
CITY, tu hc rnIltd Jackson tiiN YESTERDAY Ou.ul
sfih' we hui is President jackson nrge tunruuf'
o. l Nllt wHs H.somlff uu urauuu d"ivcrtd Do, o.. url
NpHhlu.fnn 'u-I- a ndfnfni salute 'nNi a. nft
wlrN Diut tttros luirnt- wore prepared nr u con
pony d., fN 90 tors We Wi-i trru -ucrr-~ hii v
cannot -tl thai Wt Doe hrfr t.A VIII D., nh' tohuld u
! ~r.ul luni"u 900 that then molty nught not las
htll better 'A. ended
4 The National bhNi00rrr 81 Jan, 20 had IN
following, and also the speech delivered by Nj
' Gusts.
truu Uniform cr'atcd urHr thc STONE wer' place
+. tc rrlthutn the lW.d state, The hctis o. urnar
no. lt, iir Nr.iuf - trial mrni f. ui tursrrs. DtNn
tNf N t'D Potomac 'tt N.,nil tne shore.
th Ntu'N col the uri.ur WAS beard above ulD Storm Al
reached 10 tr "Atrro dish OF ciroe supposed 60 ru
. tan seven Thousand frupr
N ti-iI- lli. --rN IA. A--rmhlnge Iic sad Tia
+ th hinduc,, AMI paruaN o his ,ountlNmen IL, an.
ui.n ia" D. ilu ana olH orator wh ma ume SHOULD p
- - frrlu- Goo rf are
@ en-. cuumliirN of the Ia,rsou Oit, As.neatinn hf
DOM liu tr honor o. request that Zee would Mr. IS u
AS mhtle pu tli- interesting event ana he would lam
!, hIN Nuirttn' c. rnuthN
" o. rr lnrr4r- continued MI Cu>u. hc a nov 40
about trolnu LH tho ir~tn,, ot the district 4 ir
N.iii- flr iui ihitatt- of Tho iNk- 90 ue Hudson
e Huf the liliunt wrrr Separate hud d-iiu
/ IDnilr. lut Low, tinAhs 10 the genius ana uullN
- n.ifs oi the ace. they heNc h nre neilhhors spa.