The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-06
From our Regu' ar Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.

W ASHlN6ION, NOV -o-
1t Is thought by hotel Keepers
and other cheerful folk that Il greal
many people wiil come and Hit and
hlrt, negotiate and marry, caucus
aud caUal. leglslate and lobby III
" ashlugtun tnls coming winter
The arrivals are unusually large ioI
this season OF the year. The de
rDand for lodgings at hotels and
boarding houses is so great Us I, tax
even tue Resources oI Washington;
ami Those who regret that the pre-
selit seasOn must be short mad con-
ISOLATION III the pronlse that 1t Will
be brilliant Iii those attraction which
draw people to this established VIII
terlng place.
The season opened to day with
the Inauguration OF the Garfield
Monument Far, which is now oe-
lag lieid III TIE Capitol. lu Tie CELL
Ire vi tue Iolunua, where but a lew
months ago saUIe calafalque sup
t,urtcd hlo wasted rcnalus, Is nov
placed d plaster Dust vt the late Pres
luent. ue rUtutida vi Tile Capitol
Is devoted exclusively to works Vi
art. The old Representative Hail
Is occupied by ,XnIblts from the
different States aud tue Distinct vi
Columbia fne crypt contains mer,
cliandise of ali descriptions. Tnt
committee have placed numerous
chandeliers III this hall, which they
intend to keep lighted day and
night. The hall of The National
Museum contains various agrlcul-
tural implements aid products.
Donations are pouring III from all
parts ot the country hourly, and
Keep the members of the committee
busy classifying and asserting them.
Quite Il number of paintings are ar
ranged around the wall of the ro-
tunda. Many masterpieces are con-
talned in this collection, among them
Il painting by Messonnier, loaned
by Mrs. A. T. Stewart.
An important addition to the ro-
tunda is the temperance picture oil
Mrs. Hayes, loaned from the White
House. The colossal bust of Gar
field, by Baily, has been placed un-
der the dome of the temple tempo
rariiy, that being completed by Miss
Winnie Ream Hoxie being destined
for the place ultimately. The Cap
itol has been literally blazoned with
cards of direction for the infornIa.
ton of visitors. A corpse of special
policemen is organized, who will
have especial care of the exhibits.
The Ohio ladies devote portion
of their booth to the sale of photo
craps and autographs of comman-
ders of the army of the Cumber-
land. Those of Generals Garfield,
Sherman, Buell., Rosecrans and
Thomas have been secured. Among
the additional exhibits is the set OF
porcelain from the White House.
known as Mrs. Hayes china" and
a quantity of rare bric-a-brac from
the Chinese and japanese legations.
1t is understood that all prices
are to be strictly moderate. The
only chances for exacting extra val
ues will be on the sale by auction of
such articles as Garfield's saddle.
Other things may be ratified where
more than market value is desired
or in case of articles difficult to sell
to individual purchasers.
There is a perfect glut of candy
contributions from New York City,
Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Cleve-
land. Baltimore, Cincinnati, New
Orleans. Pittsburgh. Chicago and
Milwaukee manufacturers, New
York alone sending 1,5O0 pounds.
AI'og, ther there is about five tons
of sweets. The places for the sale
of exhibitions are in the passage way
to the Congressional library, the Ar
kansas and Pennsylvania booths,
and a stand in the crypt.
Eight electric lights are suspend
ed FROM the dome of the rotunda.
five from the booths of the bazaar
and two outside the Capitol.
G.. AS.