The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-08-24
Our Washington Letter.


WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. If, 1873.
EDITOR GHIEF:
Justin Mccarthy said in q lecture
in Ireland: Rising over all this city
of magnificent distances is the Capt
tol, the State House where the Con-
gress holds its meetings. As in
America they like to be supreme in
everything, so this has the distine-
tion of heing the grandest mass Of
white marble brongh5 together, /
believe, on the surface of the earth
z Capitol Hill is an equiiateral
triangle, one point 10 the west and
the others to northeast and south
east, respectively forming q bitiH Mt
its western point, aud sloping into
valleys on its northern and southern
sides. and also gradually TO its cast
ern side, which borders on the east
ern branch of the Potomac river,
about two miles distant. The Capt.
tol Stands on the western poiRt, and
its base is above the tops Of four
story houses one bleek to the west of
it. The Capito! grounds include
eight of the city sqaares, witch are
beautifully laid out into l;lwns, with
geometrically curved walks and
drive-ways. The eastern portion is
graded 60 gentle undulatio4s. The
western section IL n sharp and abrupt
decline from the Capitol, which is in
the centre. The velyety lawns Of
white clover and English grass were
never so exquisitely beautiful as
now. The unusual rains of this sea-
son, have caused them to resemble
the famed English lawns, far more
than the best cultivated American
landscapes are wont to do.
The corner stone of tue Capitol was
laid by Washington, September Is,
1898, and tho seat of government re-
moved to this city in 1900.
An uasayory morsel is found in one
of the results of the new army bill.
When Gen. Sherman was asked how
that bill would affect general officers,
he replied that it would affect them
very materially. For instance, Gen.
Sheridan, at Chicago, is not allowed
Il horse. Even his world-renowned
old black horse that he rode at Win
chester the law starves. The animal
was alive at last accounts bnt will
have to be shot, for tho government
viii not find him. Gen. Sherman saitl
he thanked the Lord that all hfs bat-
tie horses were dead, so he should
!" not have to apologize to them for
the meanncss of the government
This does not well accord with the
nllblic sentiment Of the " Sherilan's
Ride days, when ali tho North was
swinging hats TO the rythm OF
Ffur,ah bn,.rah for Sheridan,
Hu4ahi hurrah for horse and man
And when their statues are placed on high,
IN Gheer the come % LINE. tile gnlon y, shg,
There With ti,e ,i eior;oaa {.enerals un,e 'I,,
BE it said, in letters both bold and bright,
Here is the steed that saved the day
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~ : ,'iN-l.''.ot, '-l'l'' 80,
iilles u y, nave liiueeo eilanSea, "iell
'iie ui9flous ueherai nus, ~
aioe., ana the steed that sayea ,ile
1ay ~ ast oe Ieu OUT ana siioe no
cause no one " WIZ teed liiisi.
oeh. filIl. IL. oiie'iaan Is Joiiy look-
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Ms pictures represent hlfi-Wlth the
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Wiloili nc married Mielilh i've years;
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anu anu pteisa'l,; I'M saw ner Two years
ago a. q y hl1e,flouse reception
where sue assisted MIS-. Grant ID re-
ce'Vil,s. wo moiltns aitef tiiae sue
was 'he iiiot,lef ., tHlh oaoies' anu
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l'igo ~. iiet hoiie aiiu hes'tt:
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