The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-09-02
Washington Letter.
August -, 1855

August %, 1855
Editor Herald:
Washington is very quiet now. The
Pesident is in the woods, the Cabinet
is scattered, and the clerks running
the well regulated Government Ma
chine. The usual flocks of tourists and
fair sprinkling of gawky bridal
couples fill in the street and depart
ment panoramas. Hundreds of Wash-
ingtonians are Off at the springs or the
sea shore. They will begin to return i'm a
week or two, and, by the middle of
September, il is expected that the Pres
ident will arrive with string of
fish. Then the industry of Office seek
ing will begin to hum,and,b by the first of
the canvas for the new Speaker of the
House begins, the Capital will have
its annual shaking up, and will attract
the attention it deserves from the back
counties. 1t is the general opinion in
political circles that the coming win
ter will be exciting from con flicts i'm the
Capitol and IN the White House and
from growing antagonism between the
two But, with the present excess of
sweet harmony, and the comOtose con-
dition of old ISSUES, it is not easy to see
where the unpleasantness is to come
from. 1t is said that Speaker Carlisle
will be elected without opposition
and it is looked upon as almost certain
that all respectable Republican Sena-
tors will vote for the conformation of
the Presidents excellent appointees in
office. BY respectable Republican Sem
ators l mean pretty much all except
the pair from Virginia.
Since all Americans have a certain
pride in the improvement and beauti,
ficatiOn of the seat of Government, ii
will be of interest to know that there
has been constant progress in this di-
rection during the heated term. The
amount of building i'm the city seems to
be unprecedented. In a drive which
l took to-day through the four quar-
tiers of Washington not including
Georgetown, l counted over two hun.
dred buildings either i'm the course of
erection or finished during the season.
Most of them were tenement houses,
and the demand for this class of
dwellings is 81 great that they are fire.
quently rented before they are COM
pleted. In one row of twenty EIGHT two
story bricks which rent for sl5 per
house, there were eighteen rented aud
the workmen are now finishing the
other ten. The increase in the mum.
Der OF houses on Capitol Hill is very no-
ticeable, while houses are going up
in the northeast quarter to a
much greater extent than most
persons suppose If the present
rate of increase is cOntin ued for
ten years the Improvements which
Washington will exhibit will be even
more marvellous than the changes
which have occurred during the last de-
cade.
Life is comparatively easy in WASH
ington. People do not work so late at
night, nor do they get up 50 early ia
the morning as in other cities. There
are no all night cars on our street rails
ways, and the day begins on the ear
lines at $40 in the morning, an hour
when New York seems to be all alive
in summer. In cities like New York,
Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago the
days work begins for the vast majority
from one to three hours earlier. PEG.
pie in Washington go to bed early too,
and thus cut the day off at both ends.
The public improvements in drain
age, sewerage, parks and retaining
swamps are telling in improved health
statistics. In about two years the new
water works will be completed and the
Capital City will have sufficient sup.
ply of pure water to keep her hundreds
of fountains flowing, and to daily wash
her streets and parks.
1t is expected that the coming win
ter will be marked by the usual num-
Der of social events, but new faces and
names will be conspicuous at receptions
and entertainments. Secretaries Whit
ney and Manning have wealth, rs has
also the p. NJ. General, and if they have
the inclination to do so, they can easily
sustain the traditions of old time Dem-
ocratIc hospitality.
Hon. Jos. Pulitzer, who will be
member of the next House of Represen-
tatives, proposes to maintain a WASH
ington residence during the winter sea-
son, and has cabled from Europe direct
ing his agent here to secure him suit
able house for entertaining.