The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. ca
Nav 10Th, 1883.

The visitor to Washington at this
season of the year sr-s th,s hcau:tfui
city at its best, and those vino int. nj
to visit it. and do not care for the at
fractions of Congress and the crowds
1t draws with it cannot come at
better time. Tie trees are all in full
leaf, and have be. n for ten DAYS. cold
rs the Stirring has been. The skies
are, for the most part, bright and
glow ing. and the air is generally
warm, with just 90 Ell vi GOODNESS
10 rem'nd &c that the summer heat
mas nct come yet to render it parcii-
-, IL aud lifeless. Tue visitors a, this
time realizes that the glory of Wash
ington is in its trees. Every street
and avenue is lined with them :hey
shade the parks and little triangles
and squares of green which the pecu-
liar conformation of the city places
at almost every street corner. Seen
just at this time. when the new foil
aye is fresh and brilliant, the whole
city seems set in frame Of living
green. Washington with more than
a hundred miles of trees in its
stree:s-not including those in the
pan ks surely sets good example
90 o.i,er Amer lean cities, so many of
which have allowed their trees to
lie out and he crowded, until their
streets look like tunnels in brown
stone 4uarries on brick.yards.
The ;,tpartment Mi ht as we'll have
been closed up this week for all the
the business that has been done.
Most of the male employees we're
>oldiers Ia the late war, and they
have been excused to attend the ex
ercises OF the army reunion. Half
the CABINET is out of town. ana those
members who have not been attending
the reunion exercises have been seen
at the races.
The number Of veterans upon the
streets and about the hotels ON Thurs.
day was considerably smaller than
the day before. Some went HON, on
Thursday morning anil the best par;
Of the remainder went down the river
and to the Scl,ue'zen Park. Livery
stable-keepcrs did a rushing business
hiring teams to those who desired to
revisit the old forts and camp grounds
around Washington. Others die
the cit, and went through the sew r.
al Departments. The old >.ooln of
the War lIeplartnenu. III which A.re
exhibited thousands Of Confederac g
battle, flags, was a point of interest to
those who had a hand In the capture
of many of them.
The indications are that ex Super
visor A. z. Tuition of Philadelphia
will be the successor Of Commission.
er of Internal Reeve. .uc Raum, and
especially since he is strongly urged
for the post On by sen ator Don Cam.
eron. The latter, it was thought,
was supporting Deputy Commission,
er Rogers, but it has TRANSFERRED that
he Is for MIR. luton. and it is very
probable that his candidate will be
commissioner after tomorrow Cab
met meeting.
Steps are being taken tn secure in
creased mail facilities for Yellow
stone National Park, ami the Post
Oifice Department officials have the
matter how under a.lvisement. 1t is
calculated tnat $4,000 tourists will
visit the park this summer. The VS.
itors vail come from all parts OF tle
world. A gentleman who has just
returned to this country said to-day
tnat fifteen other gentlemen came
across with him from Europe for the
express purpose OF going to the
. National Park The IN IN moth hotel
which Is about completed will accom-
'n"date 400 guests.
General Terry is to deliver the an
! Ida! aadsess to the graduating eAei-