The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-25
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my-Tle pIirt-Back to Washington


my-Tie nIict-Back TO Washington.
wAsHIN TON, Feb. 19-Aftsr writing you
! from New York last week | went to Phila.
delphis, where remained until yesterday.
The 1isagreesbe weather prevented my 90.
ing about much there, though did visit the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the
United States Mint and Waansmaker's
famous establishment. at the Academy I
saw some very fine paintings and good
many interesting antique statues, most o.
them sadly mutilated A very striking and
really great picture was entitled Christ
After the Descent from the Gross The
Virgin, with His head resting o.
her shoulder. looks at Him
with the most tender aud agonizsd
expression, while the other Mary holds one
Of his bleeding hands. It is a picture that
thrills and awes while it attracts one.
Another painting was Peter Denying
Christ, and the different expressions OF the
faces were admirably portrayed. Christ. led
away In chains, turns and looks wistiully
and sorrowfully at Peter, who. surrounded
| by the Jews and already seeming already
sorry, hangs his head, while in the distaLe
| the cock is Growing for the third time. a
| picture that has already attracted s good
| deal OF attention both here and In the Old
World, is "OTestes Pursued ey the FQries,"
by BougueTeau. ! am not familiar enough
| with mythology 20 give an accurate
| account of what tbs picture means;
! bat | believe OTestes murdered bis step.
mother, and the picture represents him pur.
! ued by the iuries, three most relentless and
! cruel looking females, bearing with them
the dead body OF his step mother. Bat l
cannot dwell longer on the picture, and
! indeed it is useless to attempt an adequate
description Of fine picture.
| The Mint was very interesting place.
al "a Il
was told by the guide who showed rs around
that they turn out sixty thousand dollars
| DAY in silver. We first went into a room
! filed with silver bars about the size OF bricks,
| each OF which was worth $50. In another
apartment they nodded these into dollars,
| half dollars, quarters, etc, and in the next
room they stamped them. Here there were
about fifty women, each seated at q ma
chine while in front of her was a large box
OF dollars, quarters, or whatever kind il
might be, which she placed as fast as she
/ could in little tube. and after passing
through that they were all ready for use.
| We could not stay in any one place long,
| as the guide rushed Us through so as 10
show another party around. Bat it was
certainly worth visiting, and / think l IN
| oerstand now better tnan before Why
| the Silver Coinage bill ought to
| be PASSED The circulation of SO
| much money that is not needed can do no
good, but would really do great harm, while
it can be of no possible use IN the vaults OF
| the Treasury.
] suppose everyone has heard of Wana-
maker who used To be poor COY without
home or friends, but who now owns what Is
| perhaps the most extensive store OF the kind
| in the country. The basement is devoted to
| books games etc, and large restaurant,
where people may stop Tor Test and refresh
ments while they sre trading Ia the upper
stories are dry goods, crockery, china, mil
! iiHeTy, CloakS carpets, shoes. and almost
| everything except groceries. 1t IS avery con-
! venient place TO trade in bad weather Obvi-
atiDg the necessity OF going from one store
TO another In one direction Wanamaker's
establishment fills the entire space OF q
b oek, and it may be said to have a national
reputation.
Before leaving Philadelphia ought to re-
fer TO the project of the city of Drotherly
| love- in honor of William Penn. l viii
| simply relate what / heard They are not
willing that any one should have higher
honor than the founder of their Common
wealth. and they have resolved
TO Ilace on the Hottest portion
of the new Stste-house a statue
OF William Penn, the top of which VIII be
| twenty feet higher than Washington Monu-
| menti i am delighted with this devotion OF
great State 10 its Qasker founder bat |
protest sgsiLst this project of placing Penn
above Washington. and l think no monu-
ment should be erected that will make
Washington's second in altitude.
Since my return here, have seen nobody.
and must defer current items till nv next.
As to political movements here. there
| seems to be q general Misrepresentation
throughout the country. There Is no such
rush of offceseekers as was expected. OF
course 1 know nothing personally of these
matters, but an old political friend
Of mine who was here twenty-four years ago,
during the month of February preceding
the inauguration OF Lincoln, tells me that
there is scarcely the faintest resemblance
between the state OF things here now aud
the rsvenous throngs OF place hunters at that
time. he says the city appeared to be full
of them, and that the spectacle became an
appalling one. We are now within fe 4
days OF the Inauguration OF a new admins
tratioD. but there Is no syn as yet OF any
such scramble for place. Perhaps this Is be
cause the Democrats have been on