The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-31
Washington Letter.
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WAsulYGroN, ID, G., March 10, 1888.

AiilllAiF w hl1 1i'N'N4NAN $3.50 t'~N
the clty witnessed, on Saturday, cloud
less st PArck's Day. Pieces OF green
bu9in.. adorned wish the green harp OF
Erin, II lnted here and there in the morn
me air, and notified those who feel no IN
inter :, in ST. Patrick's auuiSersary thai
i,c day hal come again The various
Irlsn organ cations paraded the principal
streets. as Is their wont, and though the day
l., not re. include IN the list of legal hol!-
DAYS, the appearance of the streets, espec-
ally about the City Hall, where the pro-
ces-ion was formed, indicated that business
had been suspended for the time bys large
part of the population OF the city. Before
The parade, high mass was celebrated at
ST. Patrick Church, and the sermon OF the
day was delivered by Bishop keane OF
Richmond, Va. The procession proceeded
To- the white House, where 1t was reviewed
by the President, and here the throng was
so great that the solitary policeman on duty
could with difficulty keep the people of
the portlco. The line continued its march
to Georgetown, returned to the City Hall
and dispersed
The plans for the improvement Of the
CITY during the coming year are so many
that one does not know how to enumeratt
them, and new shemes are being constant
Ily Developed. Among prominent enter
prlses uay he mentioned this Smithsonian
Institution, which is being reconstructed
ana enlarged, Congress having approprlat
ed $4,000 to carry out this work The Gar
field Memorial Church on Vernon
Aycaue is rapidly approaching completion
! St. Marc Hotel is to be enlarged and I'M
= proved throughout. Plans have been pre-
pared for magnificent flat house on tht
site now occupied by the metropolitan
Club House at the Corner OF Ii street ant
Yermont avenue, and another on Dupon
# Circle. These suites Of rooms, or flats
have proved quite success here, an(
mlnv structures Of The kind Will be com
! nenced during the coming year Th
popular Portland flats are to have an ad
o diuOn Of sixteen new suites, and leading
| rca! estate agent says he could dispose o
: d hundred similar apartments if had then
/, for rent. Work on the new Pension building
Is now in progress, on the northwest cor
ner of Judiciary square. The toun-
p dations have been nearly completed
: and the brick laying will commenc
This weel; with force OF 800 men
It which will be increased. It is TO be al
imposing structure, after the manner of
T. Roman palace, with its walls surrOundin!
!, An interior courtyard, and all It's apart
ments communicating directly with th
Il outside air and light Gen. NJ. c. Melgi
= the supervising architect has followed Il
p general way the plan of the great Italian
r palaces, the first building Of The kind eve
:, attempted in this country. II does ava
- with the dark halls and badly ventilatc
|. rooms that are found in nearly all Of tn
!, public buildings here, and which have ha
- such a deleterious effect upon the health c
y, government employees. It Will not b
ready for occupancy before the end Of tn
= year, and Will provide accommodation 70
d | 600 clerks. While every other cvidenc
OF progress has manifested itself in Thu
!, beautiful city, the citizens still clamor 70
some philosophical man with capital t
\. build new theatre opera house, or must
hall of sufficient capacity for any possibl
d occasion Bat no one with sufficient mean
seems to catch the idea or see the utllit
:. or necessity tor such an enterprise. Ye
every year, the city has gatherings an
II conventions Of various kinds that brln
thousands of people, and there is 30 suits
bic building large enough to accommodate
' them. The fashionable season here !
= longer than elsewhere; there is much loGa
interest in musical and dramatic matters
:. taste is as broad, and culture is quite a
=. liberal III Washington as in some othc
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- iquct Of the Paris on the Athens of AmcriG,
e The inaugural ball is 8 periodical occur
!, renee, and it would seem all these interest
could be concentrated in the enterprise an
Z insure Its financial success. A grand mu
zeal festival is an lmpossibiliiy at the n;
tional Capitol where such projects ougi
/. to be fostered, and where they would evl
J. IDENTIFY center If the one difficulty were re
y moved. However, the city Is too full {
promise for any public necessity to be Ion
n. deferred, and it is probable the year vi
bring forth project that will meet all tn
n requirements of the case.
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q; Coles Carbolisalve Immediately relieve
Of the pain OF scalds and burns, and will cur
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