The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-07-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. Gu
June 3Oth, 1888. !
The development Of the new resi-
dence portion of the city is something
needing to be seen, to be appreciated.
1t is unique. After false starts in
various directions, some of them en-
gineered by anxious spectators who
had big plots of ground to sell as the
site for the new White House, the
residence part of the city has taken
a definite direction OF growth along
avenue, which follows an
line drawn from the White
House to Washington Heights This
section has been rapidly built up with
handsome houses, and building con-
tinues steadily. Fortunately the
movement began within few years
after the architects had made the sur
prising discovery that there could be
bright colors in dwelling houses and
beauty of form also. The houses are
mostly of brick. Each house has it's
own style and individuality, stands
apart from its neighbors, and is sur
rounded by green turf, with pretty
beds of flowers here and there. The
result is broad street after street Of
houses. all varying, and many of them
beautiful, presenting marked con-
trast to the monotony of the streets
of the close built cities. If there is
any criticism to be made here on that
score, it is that there is a little too
much of Queen Anne, though any
criticism seems almost ungracious.
One wealthy gentleman, who like
many others is coming to Washing
ton simply for the pleasure of living
here, says the Queen Anne style has
been over done. and he has given his
architect orders for a plain George,
the Third house, with portico. This
movement into Wash ingt o n
of people of wealth and cul-
ture. who are attracted simply ~ the
life, society and climate they find
here, has apparently only begun.
Every few days some new name is
mentioned of a man of money and
leisure who drives through these
broad shaded avenues, sees the people
and breaths the air, and forthwith
buys lot and orders brick. People
who have been a good deal abroad,
and have learned to like the variety
of European society seem specially
drawn to Washington, where the di-
plomats furnish a foreign element of
cultivated people, and the copcentra
ton here of representative men and
women from all parts of the Union
gives society some picturesque con-
trasts, and diversity which is agree
able. There is good deal of wealth
here. but it is point Of pride with
the richest, as we'll as with those who
are not so rich, that the society OF
Washington is very democratic. and
that man counts for what he is
rather than what he has.
The principal subject considered
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday was
the alleged shipment of pauper i'm
migrants to this country from Ire
land by the British authorities. The
Secretary Of the Treasury, subse-
quently telegraphed instructions to
the collectors of customs at New
York. to cooperate with the commits
sioners of immigration at that port &
prevent the landing of all immigrants
found to be paupers, within the
meaning of the law. In the event
that such pauper immigrants may
have already landed, as is reported
to be the case with the large number
shipped on the steamship Furnessia
the collector is instructed to take al
practical means to have them reship
ped to the port whence they came.
The reduction Of the tax on tObac
co and the abolition of the tax OF
bank checks, as provided for in thu
internal revenue bill, which goes Int
effect July l, has necessitated the ap
pointment of about fifty Temporal.
employees in the internal revenu
bureau. When the bill received tn
approval o. the President there wa
in existence several millions OF tobaC
CO stamps. of the Decent per poun'
denomination. These had to b.
changed to correspond with the pro
visions of the new law, which tixe
the tax on tobacco at 8 cents per Id
That work has been completed, an
the additional employees of the burea
arc now engaged in canceling tn
stamps that we're printed On ban
checks belonging to the various bank
throughout the country. Wheneve
bank notifies the bureau that
wants the blanks on which the check
are printed returned, the number {
stamps IN each book is counted, an
!: with hand stamp the word 'cance
ed is printed across the face of tt
stamps, and the blanks returned
the bank that issued them. It is e
timated that there will be wo1
enough to keep the fifty temporal
employees at work for two Or tbrt
: weeks longer.
AUGUST.
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