Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-06-08

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few weeks beyond fhich tune bis plan
are known only 70 linself. 1t known :
all, About mid sasamer sone OF in'
gossipers send him the Paeile Stops
Tor recreation, vhih others have plan
ned for him a dtng excursion .
Cheat river. West gina 10 tne
past he has OccasidNly thwaried tae
best laid plans Of men and-"o'nan
With an und e,med Of progr me ana
to venture to map out President Arthur
summer campaign before the The sum
mer is ended is ar CHESS as to forecast
his appointment to chce Has ways
will be past finding out until be starts
upon his journey. 4
The establishment 8 Casino in this
CITY which is now assured fact .
an enterprise ia whA every fesiiyely
inclined citizens is Interested. The
buildings have been magnidcently plan
ned. aud are to include a handsome
theatre, restaurants, reading rooms.
bowling alley, aud all the attractions OF
a hrst class casino. Il will occupy
site on Connecticut Ave0ue. ono OF the
the popular promeudes Of the ci y
There is no abatement Of the real es.
tate fever in Washiugtoa Properly is
changing hands, aud agents are rapid
" getting rich, One aeent has real'z-
ed $4,000 profit in ibe last three
months, while many -tsople who have
money have just had their appetitcs for
investment whetted BY an operation Of
Zen. Dunn, by which be made $50
OOO 10 less than a month. Ground, III
the northwestern part Of the city that
has lately been selling at 80 cents
loot has been mark d up to 81 foot,
and good building sites 10 desirable To-
ealltles are held as high mfye dollars
loot, and are in demand even at that
price.
l hear that Congress viii be asked
next session to extend the northern
boundary line Of Wasbinton some dis
lance into the country. It i said thai
the movement has the sanction Of the /
district triumvirate. THIS, perhaps, .
exp!a MS why outside capitalists are put
Jung 50 much money into farms north
of the city.
! am told that the Russian Legation
is looking for site fJr permanent es-
adjustment similar to that Of the En-
glish government. Another interesting
item is that one Of the richest aud most
enterprising of Wall street brokers', Mr..
ID. +. Morgan, was here The other day,
and after trying in vain to lease the
residence of Mrs. Stewart on Dupont
Circle, decided to build handsome res
ldence in that locality to be occupied BY
himself next winter He had lately re-
turned from Paris, and said that Wash
ington wal good enough for him.
There are still plenty Opportunities
Ter making money in real estate, and it
is probable that next autumn will show
a still more active zeal estate market
than now exists. Enough money has
already been made to cause many resi-
dents to feel very comfortable. All the
that were made wear or
TWO ago have turned out pro6tably.-
Am'ng others who have realized hand
soUs profits is Mrs. Craig Woodwork,
thM lady to whom it was runored the
Pfesiasgt was to be married Her !
ProhIs ~ a year on the JuFsiase of a
singh, buI lding site were $500
William Walter Phelps, ofNew Jer-
seyAhas found an inyssk~st Of $50 (
900 in land OF D-t -. - w. highly
proftably operation. Ho'contemplates
the construction Of han4ome mansion {
ON that circle. Hon. Il. r. Hit, OF
who is a gentleman of large
wealth has plans for a residence 10 the
same locality Mr. Frank Riggs has
made plans for a costly residence on
Massachusetts, avenue between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets.
There l. a great ad ance in property
on New Hampshire avenue, and lIon.
John b. Alley, who held large tract
of land in that neighborhood, has real
lied already splendid sum of money
by his transactions there. The best
building Sits on Massachusetts, avenue
are now held as high a FIVE dollars
foot, aud they are in demaud even at
hat price Hon. s. s. Cox's house on
Dupont Circle, which lie bought for
$50, 600, was offered only short time
ago by its owner, for twenty thousand.
Don Cameron bought half square near
by just before sailing for Europe, at six
y cents foot, for which he expects to
get dollar and half a foot within
comparatively short period.