Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-12-19

American OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES uequeot
was. in 1885 and it was communicated |
I0Congrcsss by President Andrew
Jackson. After considerable contre-
versy as to whether or not it was con-
for them to receive it, itl'
was finally agreed that they would
sOsyhe5P PRESIDENT appointed
IIolf, ,RiehithB of PENNSYLVANIA,
to look aiterAithe beqnest, and after
protracted litigation in procuring a
decfSesfrom the English court OF
cliancery, the amount was received
and passed into the hands of the
UnitedsStates and the. sum has in
creased to the amount of about $1O3,-
600 dollars, which now brings, in
an income, interest at 6. per cent, of
$40, lS0 per annum, so-we can readily
see how such an institution is kept
up. Not having very much time al
lotted mGto see the wonders there
noticed and. examined closely the
relics of Geos Washington. There
were one dozen parlor chairs and
one large mirror, the chairs were up
holstered with black and white hair
cloth. Among them was one large ca
sy rocking chair which looked as lift
had been in constant use. 1t is said
that Washington was in that chair
only few minutes before he died. In
the same case was an old-fashiOued
double brass candle stick which held
the candles by the light of which the
farewell address was written. There
were also the silver plated candle
stick, one field glass and one opera
glass used in the revolutionary war,
one plated cake basket and mahog-
any case for keeping silver ware in
and two mahogany foot stools, three
carpet covered stools, thirty six
pieces of china ware, one bedStead
presented to Mr.. Lawrence Washing
ton by his friend Admiral Vernon
and left by Lawrence to his brother
Gen. Geo. Washington, one marble
top table four feet by three, one gui-
tar presented to Miss Gusts by WASH
ington, portraits of Gen. and Mrs.
Washington painted by Trumbull in
their original frames, one reticule
+ made by Mrs. Washington ont OF
!, material worn by her and the Gener-
al, two sets of old fashioned andirOns
made of brass and one fire blower.
There were also several suits ofcloth-
ing worn by the General. One was
coat of dark blue with buff facing
having seventeen large buttons on
, the front, fourteen OH the skirt, eight
on the sleeves and two Oh the collar
The vest had eleven small buttons
-, down in front and eight on the pockets
of plain gilt metal. His pants were af'
f ter Oscar Wilde's knee pants, they
I were of buff cloth with but one but
ton at the flap, two at the knees ant
!, two large ones at the waistband
a This was labeled "dress suit" therI
was also shown his old leveling ant
!. surveying instruments and man.
other household articles too numer
n Gus to mention. The uniform wOrl
IS by General Jackson in the battle o
IL New Orleans was on exhibition, an
10 pocket knife of Daniel Boone, {
l. Kentucky. In this wonderful collec
% ton of curiosities are thousands {
a birds and animals of every descriE
10 ton, you can find anything from
= humming bird to an elephant. Th
m mummies were a curiosity to m,
n They seem to be in crouched c
:" doubled up position. The Egypt,a
4. mummy is supposed to be abot
~ three thousand years old, anotht
al seems to be about as old from a
to appearances and has on its count
ed nance an expression of great agor
nd or pain and has in its arms close
10 bound child supposed to be abo,
IN eight months old. Only remainil
NO in the Smithsonian short time,
he was compelled to pass on. So ne
as on my program was to visit the pla
as where all of our money bank not
am and such like are printed. This is
at sight to see them taking the blal
ed paper and turning it into from o
he dollar bills TO one thousand doll
in bills. / was ushered from one d
no partment to another by young La
,pt who by the way was l think We
Of good looking and she took pleasu
SO in escorting me to every place of
ite terest. 1 traced the money from |
ite ginning until it was counted a
no. pinned up in packages ready for
lry treasury department. These m
Mt make it or print it by piece wo
nd and are naturally very rapid abe
ID their work.. They have employ
dd in this institution about fifteen hu
ant bred hands. The Patent Office hi
onI is another building of great inter
sh- which is also a very handsome a
m substantial stone building. Tit
nd are many other places of interes
might mention had the time /
nly must hasten on. / also looked
| it the place where Garfield fell when
the was shot. The spot in the depot
lies the ladies' waiting room is mark
ion with silver star in the floor. I
on people of this place are much M
the religious than l expected. On 81
lu- day every store and even the r