The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-31

with its social pleasures. intsrvenes. after
which newspapers are examined, with tue
accomplishments OF coffee and q fragrant
Havana. At the Governor returns to the
Capitol, where he finds his faithful secre-
tary already at work The days toll CON-
pleted, sometimes not before midnight. the
two gentlemen go to their respective places
OF residence, sometimes one and sometimes
the other first seeing his friend home.
HIS FAITHFUL SECRETARY.
The relations between Governor Cleveland
and his secretary Colonel Daniel 6 Lamont
are sIDgularly friendly, as we'll as essential.
" intimate. The well-assorted pair will
continue on precisely the same footing as
now obtains between them in the larger
sphere OF labor TO which the votes Of the
people have called the more distinguished
man of the two; the promotion of Me- Cleve.
land will be by equal steps the promotion of
Mr. Lamont. As now in Albany 1 venture
10 TTopbesy that the two viii be often seen
arm in arm traversing the streets of Wash.
ington.
Diminishing subject which the rsukest
party feeling must admit TO be pleasing, and
knowing every American citizen, OF what.
ever political faith. admires the traits OF
character which the PIesident-eleot evil
dences in the every day routine OF his life,
your correspondent has time for q few notes
OF memorable matters in Albany, not vet
referred TO in this letter.
Albany PAST AND PRESENT.
Old Dutch edifices here and there remind
OF the origin OF the city, the FIRST building
OF which was raised ~ long ago SIS 1614 The
Stats House is the Oldest structure. Part of
it was erected in 1G67 Things Dutch did not
pass away because in 1861 Beavers WICK be-
came Albany, and the property of the English
IN place of the sturdy HolIauders WHO had
foundedit In the Sunday school OF the First
Reformed Church are still t. >" seen a pulpit
hour glass and Bible used Is, years by pas
| tors. Services were conducted in the Dutch
language in the church until the year 1872.
The germ of American union was planted in
! Albany by Benjamin Franklin in l75f, when
| the colonies of New York Massachusetts,,
| New Hampshire, Connecticut. Rhode Island
| Pennsylvania and Maryland were repre-.
sented in plan OF union proposed by the
| Ilustrious Philadel phian, Aaron Barr had
| an office and practiced .sw in the city, which
has been the Capital OF the State ever since
| 1877, and is the oldest surviving European
| settlement in the thirteen original States
Its p0pu- alton of nearly one hundred thou
sand inhabitants live in great apparent
comfort in a wellkept city. They pray in
nearly sixty caurches, many OF which pre-
sent exceedingly fine architectural features
| Lighthouses, especially that of the Adelphi
| Club, with its 120 members, are indeed N ct
! ropolitar in their convenient and elegant sp-
pointments. But Albany has no public art
I SnlicAy OUlcAdc Vi OuC p1OfAOcu ny al S0OcT-
| prising firm OF picture merchants. Wealth is
represented in many ways; by concentration
in seven National and two State banks.
Brewing was an industry of Albany as long
ago as 1888. and the fame of its ales is wide.
| spread, but still obscured by the overwhelm.
| ing reputation of its lager beer. an Alba nisn
| product only since 1878. Three elegant
| bridges over the Hudson assist the 6ne eff
feet common to all the many views to be
had of the city from its numberless su-
burban drives and walks, which charm
| with quiet beauty or surprise with pictur-
esque magnifcence. What city bresthing.
place is lovelier than Washington PARK,
from which the best drives radiate, eighty.
| one acres in area, ornamented with trees OF
large size, and having lake with i've acres
of CLASSY surface, and artificial feature:
which have cost the municipality approach
ing million OF dollars?
SOME NOBLE BUILDINGS
OF public buildings in Albany, the City
Hall is second only to the Capitol in grand
eur. By a free treatment of Gothic
as represented in the south OF France, the
architect of this building has succeeded in
| giving an exceedingly grand and massive
effect, without diminishing the availability