The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-12
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL.
A City Destitute 81 Theatrical Amuse-
mems.
he N atlon's Capital ~ Greina Green
for Mary landers.
he Marshall Shareholders aud Gossip.


zoe he Is often met with warning against
Slsing here or driving there under the
II penalty OF the law but the oommis'
sners have an adversary TO cope with az
psent that r. neither rsspecIor OF per
hs nor OF place cares as litde Tor halloWed
lhistorle,l association asst does for the
hit of tna days, and rolls maiesically
bns tie course with power that sven the
: tionul oapunl oommissioneTscin scarcely
rb. This too is the Potomac, usually 30
acid. algayl 20 beautiful, and historic
dirter.sting above al our other rivtrs.
N snue dsys pnst the fears OF al Ice gorge
oTnther grent overflow, such as have
snexperlenced by Washington on several
easions within the past lew years, nave
ia the papers vita accounts ana sur
~, aud oocasioned frequent oslis upon
lgnslstations Tor "probsbllities,' and
.siae set the public, especially near the
tad In CERTAIN quarters OF the CITY, IN
d..e fefment. But the rug boats have
Ian industriousiy ~ work breaking up the
n and the danger, 10 IS tduugbli ~ ABOUT
Iyer. The Potomac ~ IN ugly nrlghDor
when out of its banks or away rom home,
40 to sneak. II has even invaded the heart
of the city and spread tel over fennsyI'
ygnia avenue III most unweIcomo IAshlon'
In 1881 all mat aeCttOA sDlth oi the Nhlto
Uouea and the treasury Dui.u;ng, known as
10 Potomac Flats, Hats that received
iec,sI not 1riety when Garfield lay SICK nc
Ia executive npnaion, was oVeihpNeu Dy
e,yater until the country from tuo WE!le
ouse south looked ike q v,rithole inland
a. Another sucn inuuuutlon JUST az thl5
ncture would be especially o De regretted,
work has been commenced the,e with
mt ~ ftHnNHunauN al ina
at,. IA was thought tOr awhile that the
art would be made 10 oil THIS grta. basin,
az ehould iudge from the character OF
i improyamentl DOW ln progress there
n, the idea OF filing The Hats had been
andoned and the plan adopted OF making
emost oil them Rs they now are. PARK
been commenced ana r0adways lana
uAnd improved and In . year or two
Ir this region will begin Ike other sec
1855 OF Washington 10 e@alolI tne 81
asof -........,
AporgMEsT WITHOUT COUNTING COSTS.
Nffile poverty along the river, however
Eaa trembling before the apprehension OF
''Sems,,g Il iod the beau monde OF the
al nas got fairly under way again IN
Wocess OF telling OF It's annual round oil
Yuld pleasures. The weekly receptions
official circles, the private ana seIect
. ,therings, the Germans, concerts, thehtro
rtips and the many affairs thar engage
sxiy here each winter are in iull blast
NJ notwithstanding the dull, painful Tor
,ality and ridiculous etiquette OF many oil
hem claim their extensive and proIessedly
enthusiastic attendance. In theatrical mat
tiers, however, the city Is not much better
of than Dallas. The oyerdrawn picture OF
Tia UWhite Slayen ran last week VI Ford's
lille the National Theatre was occupied
ythe Calendar Ministries, the miserabl y
Jor company that appeared some weeks
nee In Dallas. There IS slight improve
ont this week Mr.. and Mrs. Florence APP
laripg In new play called "Facte" at she
ational and the Boston Ideals at Ford's.
Iany Washingtoninns are running over 10
Baltimore this week ID see Booth, VINO 10
filling an engagement theIe. Unless they
avail themselves OF Booths Baltimore en-
.nrements the Washington people stand but
poor show OF seeing aud hearing this great
.apic actor. Since that awful night when
"a pistol of his erratic and misguided
hough talented and popular brother laid
Cd lincoln low IN the box az Fords Edwin
has never appeared upon the boards IN this
,lty, and probably Washington never VIII
ee him in the full maturity and brilliant
cope of his powers. There c2nll pc lounu
othing, however, in the Ford's opera.
0nse OF to-day 10 recall that eyentiul
lght. The old theatre, on Tenth street,
here the assassination occurred, is n sorry
oking affair, and one would scarcely
nacine in passing st that it was once the
,ea,re OF one OF tie most thrilling. as 1t
as one of the mosl realistic and now
istoric tragedies ever enacted upon any
ACE, II is devoted to storage, q kind OF u
neap museum, and various purposes,
iough 90 quiet withal as TO hardly attract
masters notice. The new Ford's is con-
ddsrably removed from the locality OF the
lid and il not at all like II. II the great
ragedian should visit the capital he would
a nothing in his theatrical surroundings,
neither ct Ford's or the National, to re-
il or suggest the bloody tragedy that
amped his brother as at once the most
,alistic and sensational, as well as imam
ms actor OF his time.
ASA GRETHA GREEN.
Speaking Of Washingtonians visiting
.altimore and Maryland, suggests tho TACT
rat many Marylanders, IL 10 found, are
instantly visiting TINS city, II not on
lessure bent, at least in anticipation OF the
lest measure OF pleasure that lie can
va in the silken bonds Of matrimony.
ne MARYLAND legisl ture has been mootDg
e question OF reducing the marriage
ense fee in that state, as it has been
ind that couples in Maryland with
nited means VINO ara yet rash enough TO
are to add TO their family and financial
IS, can, when living anywhere within
ach of Washington, come to this CITY,
married and see the sights on but little
pre money than IS required az nome ie
q marriage license alone. so important
act in connection with TO important mat
ybas not eclipsed the attention OF the
Ing generations of Marylanders from
he TO time until Washington has become
most popular matrimonial resort III
is neck of the country.
Washington continues from time TO time
add to its already largc collection oil
ltues embalming and perpetuating In
polished marble and the imposing
ONE the form and fame OF the country's
foes. The proposition to erect statue
re to Chief Justice Marshall came late
1t better then than never. Among oil th'
sad heroes and great men of the country
4 one o. them has a better title to the
Id but honorable distinction Of "monu
entail bust" In his country's capital. thas
who did more than any other man tt
lid up the now solid and symmetrical
uric OF our constitutional government
lr Federal judiciary and the happy
alauce between state and Federal right,
nd Jurisdictions On Ss urday last thu
lint commission having the matter OF thu
rection of the Marshall statue In hand me
md definitely settled 10. The statue Is u
Be erected in the capitol grounds. Ii wa
determined to place the statue on thu
'creensward upon the west front and in |
One with the middle entrance 10 the build
ing, the statue to face westward. Tit
architect Of the capital was instructed t
prepare the foundation. The statue Wa
made by Storey. 10 Rome, and Is OF bronze
and rises eight feet above the pedestal, tn
figure having a sitting posture. The bar Q
the United States raised iund OF S2O,OO
/, between 1885 and 1910 for this work, ant
' congress subsequently contributed o.
n,ual sun, The statue. which Is still u
Rene, is expected TO be ready for unveilin
within three months.
THE POLITICAL POT.
The "red hot' days OF t1e nrst session
the Forty eighth congress, IL the frat Sc:
sion Is to have any tuch days, are yet {
come. Nothing OF INTEREST," Is transpirin
now, as your readers have learned ere thl