The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-11
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
"REMINISCENCES OF eVENTFUL DAYS
At THE WHITE HOUSE.
What tho American People Have Paid fol
Their Public buildings Valuable Fig
ures - Unobtalnabie Statistics.
National News Notos.

Jefferons grandchildren was born In the
White House, ono OF Tyler's and three Of
Andrew Jackson's They we're tho children
OF Andrew Jackson Donaldson, tho nephew
and adopted son of Jackson, Gen Grants
granddaughter, Col Fred Grant,
daughter was born In the White House
Gen w II, Harrison, Gen, Zachary Taylor
and Abraham Lincoln were burol from
there, Garfield was buried from the rotunda
OF the capitol, Ono OF President LIncolnt
children died In tho White House, So did
Mrs Grants father, Col, Fred Dent, There
have been more marriages than deaths In tn,
White House, The first marriage was thai
Of Miss Todd, q niece Of Mrs Madison IL
1910, the groom bolng a Virginia congressman
John g. Jackson, The noxt marriage had
for It's contracting parties the daughter OF
President Monroe and Mr.. Gouyorneur, OF
New York John Adams, tho son OF JOIN
Quincy Adams, married his cousin, Miss Kel
ley, In the White House In 1925 The feast
0 II IL said, lasted an entire week, Next cam,
the wedding OF Mr.. banquet and Miss Lowia
which was soon followed by tho marriage OF
Miss Tyler and Mr., Waller, both OF Virginia
Tho last wedding In the White House wa
that OF Mim Nellie Grant and Mr. Algernoi
sartorls. President Tyler proposed TO hi
second wife, Miss Gardiner, In the Whit
House The records show but three chrlston
ings In tho White HOuse-Mrs, Wilcox, about
eighty years ago; that OF Julia, tbs daughter
OF Col. Fred Grant, and the daughter Of
President Hayes, In Grants term there wa
a wedding, birth, a christening and doau
In tho White House
There are but fow who have any Idea o.
what the public buildings hero have cost
From official sources correspondent has OBJ
tainod the following agurosi The building
used by tho bureau OF engraving and printing
OF tho treasury department cost $500, $50 h
erect II; the army medical museum (former
ly Ford's theatre), tss, 900 (the now museum
building win cost t9OO,OOO) tho postoiilce do
partmont building, a., l6l ,50O government
printing office, 100000; United States ma
rine barracks, $3.50, ,H3d; naval hospital, sll6,
035 the executive mansion, S785, $50; the OK
ocutlve stables, t2s, 800; treasury, a, l5s, ,454
state war and navy departments, E6Ss, ,D90
agricultural department (building and hot
houscs), t5Ol ,S95; Smithsonian institute
ti02, ,05l national museum, S250,0OO prob.
ably tho bost arranged building q
thom alD; Washington national mon
ument, tl, 10000; Unitod States Naval oh
sorvatory, t255, ,26i; arsenal, t27039i; pat
ont office interior Department., s3,2i5,77 4
now roof IN now being placed on the Seventh
street wing; the United States capitol, abou
Sl0, 900, 900; tho deaf and dumb institute
SOL ,0OO Insane asylum, tl,bi3, liz; botani
cal gardens, t7g9 9si3,3 ,3s; department OF jus
tice formerly the Freodmen'a Bank build
ing), tl07109, Tho court house cost $40,
1b2, the money for which was raised by I
lottery, which was drawn In Alexandria Va
Tho principal prigo was $4,000, ant
though II was semi-govornmont az
fair, II was never paid tho holder OF IN,
lucky ticket Tho pension Office now In
course OF construction has already cost moro
than tho original estimate, though ID IL not
yet half finished, Though the building Ia Of
brick, II will cost moro than II made OF
marble, II is supposed II viii bo completed
In about four years Beside these the gov.
ornmont has about Atty rcntod buildinga
Tho money order branch OF the postoillco do.
partmont IL In rented building, tho city
postolllce Ia rented building, az are also
the two buildings used by the pension Office
and tho ono used by tho United Statos
geological survey.
Mr., Jarvis, who publishes no many photo.
graphic views OF tho public buildings, and
who has been engaged for some years got.
ting photographs OF political, congressional
and other celebrities, says thoro has been
h.l latV .,hninfeHa,,ha Of thla Ia,
sold. There was little demand for the
photograph Of tho president, ho said, In
March, but II has died out since, No ono Al
all seems 10 want pictures Of the cabinet,
There was lttlo boom started on Hon.
drlcks photographs, ho said, but II IN fat
again, Jarvis took vlewa OF tho inaugura-
tlon, showing tho bccne whom the president
was delivering his inaugural. The president
bought about ono hundred copies largo slgc,
aud sent them 10 hia friends
Tho bureau Of statistics IN branch OF the
trca aury department II will on tho alight.
oat provocatlon produce statistics on any
question. There did not seom 10 bo any limit
10 its statistics, but itappoara thoro h. A man
won't over thoro fow days ago and asked
for some statistics 40 ho could mako some
NHoNHVi NhhhNN iul kNNNlnE
an Office were good or bad. Ho was told 10
call again, but not until after July l.
From other sodroos n department official
horo has secured some statistics Thoy arc
not reliablo-all statistics are not reliable
and rough guessing nlled up whom hs did
not have tho figures, But no has made tho
calculation, and he says that he has ascor-
tained that not over ono man In zach forty
three who applies for federal Office gets ID.
Thirteen pcr cent Of the appointments made
by President Cleveland 80 far, he says, have
been men who did not have any formal ap.
plication ON ille; and, aftor an investigation
Of l7v cases, ho has found that iltty-throo Of
tho mon got their appointments through per-
sonal influence and suggestions rather than
by Tho aid OF written Endorsements,
New Mail Service.
WAsuINoroN, june 0,-Mr. Boil, mpcrln.