The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-07-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
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has gone up wonderfully lately and
now YOU don't see so many long faces
as were observed Immediately after
Hancock's nomination. Reaction
has set in and now the people are
beginningto see more clearly through
the haze that dimmed the political
atmosphere.
The sacred concert at Abner's
beer garden last Sunday evening
for the purpose of raising funds to
provide free excursion for the poor
people was a perfect success. some
( of the best citizens were there with
their families and good round sum
was realized by the committee OF
citizens in charge of the enterprise
An elevator run by steam, has
been put inside of the Washington
Monument for the purpose OF carry
inc up the large stones to complete
the structure. 1t cost Colonel Casey
/ $4,000. Yesterday the President
and wife went up to the top, l65 feet
above ground, and was much pleased
with the work.
T As the monument grows heaven
ward the elevator will be carried
with it. so that when the shaft Is
completed to the proposed height,
565 feet, a ride ON the elevator will
afford another amusement to visitors.
Already the National Fair associ-
alton are at work appointing COM
mittees and laying out the pro-
gramme for the fair on the 4th of
October.
1t is expected that the north wing
of the new state, war and navy de
partments building will be complet-
ed by the end of the present fiscal
wear. leaving then but n small por-
ton tocomplete the imposing stIuct-
ure. Colonel Casey, the superintend-
ent of public buildings and grounds,
has large force of men engaged on
the work, the speedy completion of
which. he SAYS, is the one ambition
of his life. Thus far nothing definite
has been done with reference to a
proposition before the House Com
mittee on Appropriations lastwinter
to fit up rooms in the new building
as an executive office for the Presi-
dents clerks. 1t was once proposed
in order to make more room in the
White House to build an extension
or to remodel entirely the old build
ing, but the historical associations
which cling to it was sufficient
ground for rejecting such a plan.
Last night the large livery stable
of James Kelliher on Sth street was
burned. This stable is one OF the
oldest in the city and is historic
from the fact that it was here that
Wilkes Booth hired the horse on
, which he rode out of the city after
shooting President Lincoln.
\ board of army officers are now
in session at the War Department
revising and codifving the new army
regulations.
Some four or five hundred visitors
from Pittsburgh and Western Penn
sylvania were in the city during
the last few days taking in the sights
They went from here to Norfolk, Va
Secretary of War Ramsey Is now
f the only Cabinet Officer in tho
city.
The Census Just taken in the Dis
trict ofColumbia shows population
of III .S01. Population in 1870, 131
? 700, an increase Of 46,101 in ten
: years.
t Washington City is put down al
: 10000, which leaves her still the
/. eleventh city in the Union in the
numerical classification of cities.
There is atleast 300 applications
, on file for places in the Census
burean. Some two hundred clerks
and copyists will be appointed about
f the first of August. The work in the
census Office in 1870 lasted about
two Years
\ new American dinncr-service
for the Executive Mansion has been
received by President Hayes from
the potteries of Haviland d Co.
Americans, who are located in
: France Colonel Casey who has in
spected the service characterizes il
| as superb. The old service, made
, by the same manufacturers for Presi-
dent Grant IN 1869 is still in use at
! the Executive Mansion, and was at
, the time considered q rare piece of
/, work, being then more ornamented
than any tableseryice i'll Washington.
; The present service is really a work
+ of art, each course having numerous
illustrations of the farm and fruit of
} our country, every design showing
equal skill in drawing and strength
. of color quite unusual in porcelain.
Particular shapes have been devised
: for every course, the form being
intended not only to be convenient
for use but unique and decorative
} for table as well as cabinet purposes.
The sets are composed as follows A:
\ special oyster plate; soup plates
, designed with twelve subjects noun
tain laurel, the blue crab, Indian
cook of the XIV. century. palmetto
cabbage, harvestmoon, tomato, green
turtle. southwark flight of ducks,
clam bake, frog, 1776, and okra.
The fish series is composed of twelve
subjects, which decorate plates shap-
ed expressly for this course, and a
platter which exhibits careful study
of the shad. The subjects are these
Red snapper, Spanish mackeral, ter
rapin, ,,speckled trout, black bass,
smeh, striped bass Eresh~Yaterl lobster,
pon,pana, brook pike, blue ash and
sheeps-head. The dinner series en-
braces twelve illustrations besides
} the platter The latter has the wild
turkey for its slbjee.. The Others
are: The may-hower (trailing ar
butus), bear in a bee tree, male deer,
buffalo, coon in persimmon tree,
chickens in garden, peeearies,
) Rocky mountain sheep, antelope
floating for deer, cranes walk round,
and on the planes at night. An
Independent butter plate is part OF
! the seryice The game course is sup
piled with q novel platter, with "On
Chesapeake Bay" ~ is subject.