The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-16
WASHINGTON
ThanksSlving-TIe women Hold the
Fort AT Washlngtsn-The Presiden.
tial Party-A Donation Made to Gar.
f~etd-streets In Washington.
Editor Butte MINER:

Editor Butte MINER:
Now that the president has selected a t ime
for thanksgiving, all the state executives
should unite in a recommendation of the
same time. There is more reason to be thank
full now for general material prosperity than
ever before in the history of The country.
The 25th is the cay named by The president.
If woman suffrage were to-day the law Of
the land, and woman was called upon to .x-
erclse the "precious boon,' the executive u.-
partments of the government would be
closed during the week preceding the day Of
the presidential election. Just now the gentle
sex are holding the fort, VIII lie the men are
of to exercise a ''fieeman's right" But lit
Tie public business is being transacted. The
departments have themselves d %tunercal look,
and affairs of state seem to be running on
their own axis.
The president telegraphs hat he and
his party will arrive at Kansas City this after
noon, and after q short stoppasc will take a
special train over the Wabash road direct to
Toledo via Hannibal, and arrive there to-
morrow noon. Tue president will reach
Washington next week.
After the election Washington will get
ready for its winter influx. here are
manifold reasons why the coming winter
promises to be a notable one. The inaugu-
ration of a new president will bring crowds
her. first Of that class who come merely to
see the sights, and the larger class who come
to bag the spoils. AL of the hotels anticl-
pate a good seasoD, while the boarding house
keepers are already placing their rooms on
the ascending scale.
There is All Interesting little circumstance
connected with this campaign | shall TAKE
the liberty Of giving to your readers. AT the
commencement of the campaign i. was found
Oh inquiry that Gen. Garfield private purse
would not allow him to entertain as freely as
was desired at his home in Mentor, Ohio,
and a sui of money was raised and sent to
him for the purpose of entertaining. lie was
not asked to subscribe to the campaign fund,
because of the necessarily large incrcas ed
cost of his Lying. President Hayes was
asked more than once TO contribute to the
campaign fund. but ii appears he has not on
tributrd a dollar. This is u source Of COM
plant, and Geo. e.. GorlIam, who ought to
know, tells me that the committee Oh SUBJ
scriptions dinncd lin in vain.
An official report just published shows that
! thisc city has a larger area Of paved streets TO
its population, and more smooth streets, |, C.,
asphalt and the like, than any other city in
the world. The streets, squares, etc, are un-
der the control OF i regular army officer, aud
the work now being done is of a high degree
of excellence. Under the same energetic
official the largest sewer in the country is LOW
being completed. The impetus givento pub
lie Improvements in 1871, and which tempo
rarily ceased in 1879 because OF the enormous
cost of work as then done, is now felt again
and promises to make OF Washington the best
paved, best sc wcred, handsomest and health
lest city anywhere to be found KNOX.
WASHING TON Oct. 81, 5