Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-31
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WARRINGTON LETTER
,..ox ous BeGULAB CORRESPONDENT
sea,tle. June 10 l8S;

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w,sHryeroS. d. c., July u, 1884.
Thai rare, rich and racy specimen Of
.ur.n,ty. General BonjArnia Franklin
po,lsr has been in town the past week,
and has Of course, attracted the willy
,,,srviever Of the daily press. As soon
:. tho Hon. Benjamin arrives in Wash
,,otou. the reporterial eye turns upon
ANAL and hare room on Capitol Hill.
share General Butler sits in an easy
ann chair and dispenses law and polIti-
,aI intelligence. But this time he told
the resorters that all he has to say is
that he has said nothing, which is both
.oIOramstic and comprehensive. He
has positively refused to discuss his at
.;,ude or intimate his future course.
gs mid the latter il a subject for CON
sideration, and that when he gives il
the careful cor sideration II merits he
viii declare himself over his own sigma
ture In unmistakable terms. General
ButIer NAV have tried to say nothing,
but that be keeps up the toughest kind
Of thinking he will, however, scarcely
DEM.
The Presidents departure is now
fxed for next Wednesday, and his des.
tination il the Kaaterskill region, with
some good fishing in prospect, and Wis
ions OF Newport and other pleasure re-
sorts in view for the latter part of the
sason. He will not give up his pro-
posed trip on the Dispatch, and prob
sliy before mauy weeks have elapsed
be will be found enjoying himself,a he
has done before, ON the decks OF that
pleasant little ship.
There Ia arother President coming to
sS us. This time it is the chief nAgis-
lfate Of Salvador, who IL on bis way
kere from Europe. Ii is hoped he will
arrive before President Arthur goes. AZ
4 would not be proper for our Govern
ment 10 let the President of another
American republic, though very mi
mute one, fud our chief magistrate
away from his post. These presidents,
princes and pstentates are coming here
% fast now that If international ouur-
tssy required them to be entertalned,o ,oar
oxn President would have no time for
anything else. European governments
hsve means of entertaining these State
visitors in much finer style than the
United States. Our entertainment
asaally consists of trip on the Dis
patch TO Mt. Vernon. view of the on
pola Of George Washingtou's residence.
Ornamented with the scribbled names
Of thousands of Americans, and a sight
Of the cheap and ugly brick enclosure,
not always in good repair, in which our
grateful country preserves the mortal
remains Of him who was first in wal, A.,
hrst in peace, and first in the hearts of
bis eountrymen." But probably, after
oil, such an entertainment NJ this out
selRhs all the fetss that the decayiug
manarchies of Europe can lavish on
lheir guests.
Washingtonians watch with great in
sefest the slow aud steady rise of that
tall shaft Of marble, the Washington
monument. IL Is now 4sS feet high,
and overtops by one foot the ctthedr,l
q Rouen, leaving but one higher struo-
tufs In the world-the cathedral at
Cologne, which is 525 feet high. Dur.
ing the first season of the work of add
Ing to the structure, which stood ~
long at a height ot l50 feet, tie monu-
ment was raised to l76 feet, an i'll.
crease OF ~ feet in height. At the end
ol the second season the monument
5000 25O feet high, an increase in height
o. y feet. At the end of the
lnird season the register shoUs
ne increase TO have been 20 fee
ihe next year the increase was ~
ises. by the 10Th of August of the pres
snt and nth year the shaft proper will
nave been completed, and will he Ave
hnndfed feet high. The work on the
ROOT will be commenced ky the lst of
september, and will be pushed so that
ssefythinR can be under caver by the
tms snow flies. The weight OF the
nla course of stone was 2663D tons, and
ne last course will weigh 3l70. The
.osal weight which was to be added Ga
% @s oio portion OF the monument was
sl'"V tons, and but $50 tons of the
aloant remaln To be placed.
ucnerai Logan left the city last even
me 10 good health and spirits, escorted
nus Grand Army friends. on his way
@onlcaRo and Minnetonka Luke. He
asends 10 return here as soon NJ ,ha,
@ss'ine has been held. and will go
~ mrs. Logan TO Illinois. He yes
e'aay completed and gave 10 the press
ssa's ~ MS letter of acceptance, to be
Raohsned next Wednesday morning.
: ontains 400 words, or something
so.e Than half the contents of Mr..
.oe long letter published Saturday
az ssuee Advocate General Ssaia Is
w. WV 70 os really anxious To 90 on the
aled ..sa list OF the army, aud his frisads
sset that he is suffering so muca from
sss. ,Uas prostration that il may he nec,
S..g 70 put him there. have nc
so,ss .hat he would welcome such q
a''on ef his present troubles.