The Arizona sentinel., 1883-09-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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 pular pastime with local editors and correspondents to contem
 plate Washington desirable and magnificent summer resort of the future. Without questions, much may by said in favor of the comforts surrounding those who, taking philosophical view of the situation, are obliged to re- main from June to October in the Capital city. Particularly may this be considered relatively when neighboring cities are
 taken into the question. Our streets are broad, our parks num- erous, and filled with the beauties of nature and art. Our sanitary officers are faithful, and river ex- curslons are within the reach of almost any purse, except one ab- solutely empty. Yet I strongly suspect that before our shrewd hotel keepers invest in any mll- lion-dollar building and advertise for summer boarders they will consider that our broad, beautiful streets, through which blow healthful breezes, reflect some heat during. midsummer; that our park shadows might be very refreshing if there wore not other shawdOws and choice places with a presence and odor not to be mistaken for magnolia or orange blossom. Not that l would say aught detrimental to our sixty-thousand brothers and sisters. They have their destiny to work out or loaf out, but the tact is still the same. On the whole, leaving much unsald on the subject, the beautiful city of Washington-and there are few in tbis or any other country more beautiful-may at some remote period, be famous summer re- sort, but not in the immediate future. Aud it is safe to say that the editor who has long columns of arguments in the affirmative of thls question, writes his arti- cles on cool rock by the seashore or on a shady stump in the mountains. But Washington has in some things been sadly slandered and misrepresented by envious rivals. AS an evidence that we are better than we seem, behold the folio wing, which is true copy of a recent advertise ment in leading morning paper:
 "Personal.-Persons knowing of a suits ble place in a neglected nlegh borhOod, for preaching the Gospel, please address Minister Republican Office."
 Let the advertiser but wait with patience until Congress meets, and if then out of the em- ployment he seeks and opportu- nity does not present itself. We must exclalm with uplifted hands, "Civil Service Reform has indeed performed it's perfect work!"
 The Voudoo doctor has again been in town. This time he in- formed his victim Ca colored woman) that he could open the gates of the work house and set her son, who was. wearing the striped livery of that institution, free. To accomplish this end he must have three silver dollars. Having obtained the amount from the poor woman, he gave her four cards to be placed in the four corners of her room. At sunset she was to turn the cards over, after the other, and when the last Une was turned, the work-house door would fly open and her son walk out. The cards were turned but It did not onen the door, as promised. For non -pe formance of contract, the dOctoc was brought before the polite court and fined.
 John Chinaman is creWdIng Dinah for her place in the laan- dry. The red signs of Sing Loo, Yang Chee, Song Tee. ct al., are becoming quite numerous in our streets, and the industry display