Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-10-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
from our Regular Correspondent. I

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. 9th, 1854.
iona of dollars that Boss" Shepherd is said
to have expended in The Improvements at
the capital, but the fact is patent to every
stranger that Washington is the finest city
in the World. rhiuk of forty-eight miles
of smooth concreted streets, shaded on
either side by magnificent trees of the
bcs, varieties! The problem of municipal
cleanliness, too, is solved by the excellence
of the streets and the thoronghness with
which they can be swept by the modern
sweeping wagons. In the last ten years,
then, we have seen that Washington has
improved more than it had from the time
| oil It's foundation at the beginning of the
century, and in the next decade. when the
whole city shall have undergone the re-
jnvenat,ng processes that Shepherd applied
10 the favored portions of it, the American
CITIZEN vii possess Capital that he may
| well be proud Of As TO its sanitary con-
dition, Washington has long been regard
ed rs an unhealthy spot because of its NAL
aria influences, but Congress has taken
hold Of the work of removing the cause Of
this complaint, in the illing up of the Po-
tomac Flats, the dredging of the river, and
widening the channel so ns to secure an
uninterrupted flow of the Potomac waters
ON the occasions of spring and summer
floods. Beside Ihis, The city il building
the largest sewer in the world, n conduit
more than ionr miles in length, and twenty
six feet in diameter, stretching across the
northern end Of the city-large enough as
you may well suppose for the most stu
ren.lous future that may be predicted for
the capital.
1t Is announced that Mr.. Cox, Chairman
of the HOnse committee of Naval Affairs,
las already maiured bill looking To The
rehabilitation Of the Ameiica navy by the
immediate construction oil twelve line of
battle ships, Ms commencement, 10 be
followed yearly hy the addition 0f smaller
hut equally effective vessels. France with
not dollar Of surplus in the treasury, is
hnilding fourteen frst-class war-vessels IL
Of the most powerful description, will,
eight iron-clads exclusively Tor coast Dc
Tense, while England in addition to he,
alrendy powerful fleet is building seven
large war vessels aud five iron clad cruis-
ers. The twelve ships that Mr. Cox's bill
provided for, are to he each equal in
strength and armaiure to that of the
Frencl, ships, whicl, of course will lie oi
the best fighting power. With the French
ships completed, England will no lonsel
hold her position of superiority on the sea,
either in the number or strength of hei
maritime arinament. though in the matter
of iron-clnds she will long remain at III,
head. Germany will lie The third in poin
Of naval strength. Italy with her Amer
lean bnilt vessels will be fourth. Rus.Ii
fifth and Australia sixth. Rnsssa ia nov
lnilding three battle ships and three iron
clad cruisers. GermnDv is nearly ready IL
launch n powerful IRON clad cruiser anC
two iron clad gun boats. Australia on,
, batlle-ship of ak thousand tons burden
Denmark one iron-clad for coast defense
and the United States four steel cruiser
besides the "Miantonomah" and the "Mo-
nadnock," the former Of which has beer
the subject Of good deal Of sporting crit
icism, and the latter hnmornn-ly nlluiet
to az the second edition 10 NoaI,'s ark
Ii wonld be indeed cruel disuponI-
ment ii il were discovered that the relic
Of Geo. Washington and other n0tables o
by gone period, which had been so Ion!
on exhibition Mt the Patent Office wer
not genuine at all. But the recent devel
a opnents relative To the fraudulent char
acier Of Santa Annals uniform, a dirty
tan-colored suit that the Mexican her,
,, would have abhorred. has shaken our faitl
in the Evolutionary character of all thes
supposed relics. Washington deer-ski,
breecl'es whicl, he is said TO have wor
upon his surveying expeditions when
J young man, show hI,n either TO have bee
+, man OF most awkward made up. or a
i, having exceedingly poor taste IL l,is cl,oic
I OF a tailor. For the credit .f Wasi,ingto
, and Lafayette, and the rest of them, W
I think il would be well enough to conside
the entire outfit Of relics Nh entirely bogu
and gotten up merely to nurse our patriot
n ISM Dom PEDRO.