The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-19
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
A VISIT TO THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
A Baltimore County Lady Seeing the
Sights in the Nations Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 18th, Is

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10th, 1854.
Messrs. Editors We had ON Wednesday last
an old-fashiened snow storm in this city. The
papers say it did not extend farther north than
Baltimore judge it reached Towsontown and
vicinity. Wehave been favored with good weather
ever since, which we have made good use of.
On Thursday we went to the Government print
ing office, an immense building, ], $50 men and $50
women being employed in it. A low pressure en-
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There are 6S presses on one floor. One-the Bull
lock-which feeds itself, prints $4,000 copies an
hour. pretty part of the book finishing or mar
blezing the edges, attracted our attention.
We also visited the U. S. Treasury. The Secret
Service Department is worthy of notice. Three
thousand photographs of rogues or counterfeters
are on exhibition, among them the noted Jesse
James. We saw the counterfeit money and the
press it was made on. We also saw the machine
for destroying the old notes. large tube con-
veys the pulp to vat on the outside of the build
ing. The colering matter is extracted from this.
L. is made into pasteboard and sold to firm
Two million dollars worth of money then in
the vat The Treasury has "millions in it," yet
no doubt there are persons suffering for the neces-
saries of life in sight of the building.
They have in this city what is called "chain
gang" Drunk and disorderly persons are put to
work on the streets. Many fine looking men,
dressed in striped garb are subjected to the pub
lie gaze. So much for INDUCING too freely.
The public buildings are all supplied with eleva-
tors, which we found very convenient for ascend
ing and descending; also guides. We were treat
ed very politely and shown around. We were
surprised that so few colored people were en-
ployed not one at the White House except in the
laundry. At least we did not see them. The
public buildings cost one hundred millions of dol
lars, yet they have to rent a great many private
buildings. There is a great difference between
Washington of to-day and thirty years ago. Then
there were no hydrants, no city passenger cars,
but one avenue of any Importance Pennsylvania,
and most of the streets were muddy. Now they
have concrete pavements electric and gas lights,
and perfect network of railroads running in
every direction for the convenience of the public.
Every public building has library attached to it
for the use of the employees.
On Friday we visited Barlow's Art Gallery
where there is on exhibition the famous autotype
collection from Paris, containing 80 900 fac SMILES
of the great old masters and the best of the mod
ern school of paintings. From there we proceed
ed to the dime museum, which, during the day, is
visited by the first people of the city. They had
great many living curiosities exhibition and
weighing $500 lbs. L believe have seen
just as large at the Baltimore and Hartford county
fairs.
Sunday was great day here in most of the
churches-particularly the Episcopal and Catholic.
We visited two of the latter. The decorations
with the children. 1t being "egg- rolling" day
they are allowed the use of the grounds in the rear
of the Presidents house. Thousands of children
of all ages as well as grown persons were assem-
bled there. They spent the day in all kinds of
sports, having grand picnic. Lovely flowers
are in bloom there. Policemen were on hand to
teea asdaE--. We saw the handsome carriages of
coat of arms painted on them,
We then visited the monument, inspected the
blocks of marble presented by the different States
and societies not yet used The most of them are
finely carved. On one of the blocks was a head
carved between two and three thousand years ago,
by the ancient Egyptians, in honor of Augustus,
on the banks of the Nile. block from the orig
inal chapel built by VIM. Tell, in 1888, on Lake
Lucerne, Switzerland at the spot where he ESCAPED
from Gessler; presented by ConsulS. H. M. Byers
L could send you great many more, but it would
make my communication too lengthy. A stone
presented by the former Pope of Rome was de-
stroyed by parties unknown, they having tied the
Waterman while they committed the act. No clue
to the guilty parties has ever been found.
Last night we attended lecture on "Memories.
or the art of acquiring memory" by Prof. A. S.
Boyd. We were so much pleased with the system
we have Joined class that will meet where am
stopping this evening. IycoG.