The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-01

hnNin2 pfOWiuent streets IN uiNeTfnl
cities named after her. Notably IN the
Capitol ofthc Nation. Baltimore, Indian
apolls, and In various other cities and
towns through the country. All Of the
foregoing i prelude 10 saying that a
few DAYS ago we walked down Pennsyl-
yania Avenue TO the Penns, lvanis depot
aud took q Pennsy lvania Railroad train
for the West. The train left the depot
al five O'Clock p. m, going past The old
Arsenal famous now AS the place where
~ Wilkes Booth. and his accompIices IN
THE Lincoln assassination were executed
and Tor a time buried. From the Arse
nal we are ushered into a tunnel which
passes under the Navy-yard. and then
across the historic Long bridge, across
(which so many OF the boys IN blue
marched in ls6l-2 aud g. The f;rsl
NINETY day men marched across this
bridge on bright July morning in 1861,
equipped for holiday excursion, and
nursing the idea Of the fun they would
nave 'lickin' the rebs. !" they also re-
crossed the bridge a few days later with.
out having clicked the rebs.' Aud his
tory states that they were not very par
Iticular in their manner Of getting across
lafier the first Bull Run battle. The army
lof tie Potomac crossed and re-crossed
this bridge several times. and IL Is csti-
mated that over two million Union SOL
ldiers crossed this bridge during the war.
AT one time. il Is said. that the Wash
Iington end Was guarded by squad Of
Union troops. while the Virginia end
was looked after by the soldiers who
wore the gray.
Our first stopping place i Alexandria.
IVA. at present a dull, sleepy, town OF
l5 Or 900 inhabitants: from Alexandria
we are rapidly whiIled away, and VIC
I-iand on the rear platform Of the train
land watch the dome OF the National
Capital aud Tie tall marble shaft. upon
Whose apex the sun shines. even after lie
has passed from morial'- view, and which
WIS erected TO honor the name Of man,
who a. Moore says: Was designed bv
mature 10 lie Of heroic mold. but ere she
least him. the clay grew coid;" wc stand
land watch Them both fade from our righ,
lwiill the light. One hour later we are
banded III The PENNSYLVANIA Street depot
| 10 the monumental city Of Baltimore.
Ind. Here we decided 10 stop over and
lfsAe In The sights Tor day Baltimore
h.. about four hundred thousand popu-
la'inn. Or nearl, three times that oi
Washington City. While in The city we
we're inviied to attend supper ai the
fanou@ Mr.. Back Gentlemcn's resort
aud wc went. The place was elegant,
with fine Brussels carpet, The choicest
bronze statues. aud some OF the IneTI
specimens ~ the sculpior'r skill that
g A.. A.
covered with fine OIL paintings and elc-
CANT French mirrors. while the windows
were decorated with long wine coIorci
velvet curtains trimmed aud covered
witn Lie lace. which swept gracefully
down from the ceiling 20 the floor. All
of the appointments were most sunlptu.
ous ald arranged with the best of taste,
The supper wa~ one iii for Gods, every
thing tliat the palate Of man o. his i'm
agina,ion could wish for was there and
served in the hest possible style This
place has large Congressional patron
age and during the sessions oi Congress
Iyon can iimi some member here almost
every night. but never more than three
or four az one time.
The next day we visited several of the
monuments with which the city II
adorned. Prominently among Others
lthe "Batlle Monuments" i j. built Of
granite aud was erected in memory OF
lille hattie of Entaw Springs. fought on
lhe 9th OF September. 1871, We also
visited the Washington Monument.
erected by the State OF MARY land in
1920: il j. bull; Of white marble Tho
base Is tiny feet square, and twenty
-four feet high, surmounicd By well
lproportioncd doric column one hun
Idred aud sixty-tour feet high. and has a
statue OF Washington on top, represent
ing him in The act of resigning his com
mission 10 Congress. The State raises 4
revenue from The structure BY charging
visitors fifteen cents for the privilege oi
lcimbing up aud down tile 2S6 steps Of a
winding staircase. 10 the top Of the
Monument. We paid the Janitor our
Ifnecn cents and proceeded 10 climb
From the top we had line view Of the
city barbor aud all Of the surrounding
Iconntry v hen we reached the Janitor'.
office once more. we informed the gen.
tlemnn il charge that our work Ia The
place was worth couple OF dollsrs aud
that he might az well pay II then and
save the state further cost. On The
whole the most interesting thing about
the Monument i the lightning-rod that
surmounts the bare. bald-hcad OF The i'm.
mortal George Aficr few more hours
lin the city. We again take the train, and
lat eight o'clock we stop for supper Al
Manassas, Virginia. A struggling viii
llage OF few hundred negroes; and
which was made notable BY the first
great battle OF the war being fought
Iclosa "a and arnnrd ~ Wa ware uehor