Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-08-01
WASHING ROW LETTER.
[From Our Regular correspondent

- Ohi1 Aig icoft
Washington was never moro beautiful
or more delightful than 1t has been during
the cool and delicious SUMMER weather
that has prevailed for son,e weeks past.
tions. The excursion season Ia now in
full blast, and the placid Potomac is uiil-
lied to the fullest extent. Thousands of
people 60 down the river in steamboats,
every day, and thousands more nearly
every moonlight night. This is our chief
source Of amusement IN the summer sea-
son, and IL Is at the same time great
source OF profit TO the steamboat com "a
nies. There are numerous resorts along
the river at various distances from Wash
ington, and they are all provided with
facilities for bathing, dancing, refresh
menis and variety of amusemcnts, 80
that day or evening may be very pleas
anIly spent between the sail down and
back and the "picnic" on shore. AT the
resorts on the lower Potomac there is the
advantage Of salt water bathing, but these
are too distant for evening excursions.
The rage for rowing has been on the in
crease here Tor some years, and now the
entire population OF young people are de-
voted 10 1t in some form. From seven
O'Clock in the evening until long after the
sun has dipped down behind the Virginia
mountains, the river near the city swarms
with small craft Of every description. The
ladies' not only accompany their friends Of
The stronger sex, but often Themselves
take a hand ut the oar and IN many cases
become quite proficient. We have three
furnishing boat clubs, one oil which 1.-THE
Colnmbia) has won proud lanrels at home
and abroad from some of the superior
organizations of the country. A boating
regatta, the third annual regatta of the
Potomac River, Is TO be heId here on the
3lst inst, and promises to be an event of
no little interest in the boating world.
Aside from the many handsome squares,
parks and other reservations owned by the
Government, one of the chief beauties OF
the Capital, noticeable at this season, con-
siss in It's profusion of shade trees. l
doubt whether President Jefferson, when
he PERSONAL, superintended the planting
of four rows Of Lombardy poplsrs along
Pennsylvania avenue, two rows in the
centre and one at each curbstone, ever
dreamed of the magnificent effect now
produced by the 10000 trees, which, plan
ted % feet apart, now line 130 miles of
streets and avenues in this metropolis.
They have been planted by Parking Com
mission, of which Willism r. Smith, the
Curator of the Botanical Gardens, has been
the head. He and his associates have
served without compensat ton, and he is sc
enthusiastic on the subject that it is nc
uncom mon thing for him to start off be-
fore breakfast and 60 mile or two tc
inspect a tree that has been reported a.
needing attention. This Parking Commits
sion originated with that much. abused
m n, Governor Shepard, and when fanl
was found with the expense OF it by some
of the "penny and pound-foolisl,'
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