Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-06-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDENcE OF THE MONITOR. !
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Washington, June 4.
After an absence of ten days in New
York city, President Arthur returned to
the White House Saturday night. He
will next go to the soldiers home for a
few weeks, beyond which time his plans
are known only to himself, if known at
ALL About midsummer some of the Cos
sips send him to the Pacific Slope for
recreation, while others have planned for
him fishing excursion to the Cheat riv
er, West Virginia. In the past he has
occasionally thwarted the best laid plans
of men and women with an undreamed
of programme, and to venture to map out
President Arthur's summer campaign be-
fore the summer is ended is as reckless
as to forecast his appointments to office.
His ways will be past finding out until he
starts upon his journey.
The establishment of Casino in this
city, which is now an assured fact, is an
enterprise in which every festively inclin
ed citizen is interested. The buildings
have been magnifcently planned, and are
to include a handsome theatre restau-
rants, reading rooms, bowling alley,
and all the attractions of frst-class cas-
inc. It will occupy a site on the Con-
necticut Avenue, one of the popular
promenades of the city.
There is no abatement of the real es-
tate fever in Washington. Property is
changing hands, and agents are rapidly
getting rich. One agent realized $4,000
profit in the last three months, while
many people who have money have just
had their appetites for investment whet-
ted by an operation Of Gen. Dunn, by
which he made $4,000 in less than
month. Ground, in the northwestern
part of the city that has lately been sell
ing at so cents foot has been marked
up to 50 a foot, and good building sites
in desirable localities are held as high as
So foot, and are in demand even at that
price.
1 hear that congress will be asked next
session to extend the northen boundary
| line of Washington some distance back
movement has the sanction of the district
triumvirate. This, perhaps, explains
why outside capitalists are putting so
much money into farms north of the city.
l am told that the Russian legation is
looking for a site for a permanent estab-
| lishment similar to that of the English
government. Another interesting item
is that one of the richest and most enter
prising Of Wall street brokers, D. P.
Morgan, was here the other day, and
after trying in vain to lease the resi-
decided to build handsome residence in
that locality to be occupied by himself
next winter. He has lately returned
from Paris, and said that Washington
was good enough for him.
There are still plenty of opportunities
for making money in real estate, and it is
probable that autumn will show still
more active real estate market than nov
exists. Enough money has already beef
made to cause many residents to feel yer,
comfortable. All the investments tina
were made year OF two ago have turn
ed out profitably. Among others wht
have realized handsome profits is Mrs
Craig Woodwork, the lady to whom i
was rumored the President was to b,
married. Her profits in year on tn
purchase of a single building site wer
$4,000.