The Daily Tombstone., 1885-10-09
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fair to rival the Government museums an.
pubic buildings as a place OF Interest. and
VIII, doubtless. receive ia share CT attention
from the sver-ehansing array OF sight sccin%
Visitors who consregais at the National
Capital daring the lime that Congress Is in
session.
JOINT stock company, composed OF chi.
cago capitalists. prominent among whom
may be mentioned the names OF Hon s.
Corning Juca sra tsens. Brveriig4, F.r7-iu-
mons. end Thoppkins. was formed in De-
cember lac; for the purpose Of erecting n
permanent building in this city in whtA to
illustrate upon canvas tie famore battle q!
| Manassas
The building. which is row under con
| struction, is .oca,cd upsn the corner Of O"io
avenue and fifteenth street l viii BIZ =
sixteen sided structure, l25 feet IN diSIne,er
The wall: win n, Of brick a } the roo! d,
|. wood and IRON
! The psin'inG VIII be one OF the gran4est
scenes ever portrayed upon canvas 1t viii
be 2Ts feet in lcnSl by IS feet in height, ana
extend entirely arouud the bund,pg Al
idea of is magnitude may ts lac wien It !,
! considered that nearly eight tors Of 'eint
and oil will be required in lis p,epara.;uu
| The figures Will he about ore-GrUr,h natural
! size.
! An elevated stage or platform ,accc.-iblc
| by means Ola commodiou> staircase vii tc
! IA -l,
| which 20 yicw he painting.
Work ia being pushed forward rapidly, ard
. It IL expected rhat The artist, n. FoI'poi @
! Paris, under who's char. : the painting * 20
be executed, all Ice able 10 ,o.umtuce lis
work in Y .yembcr.
| large corps Of assistants wiN be cm-
ployed, and TIE exhibition viii be open 70
the public in February or March mkt
Il viii be remembered HIST Cua.r i. IS
last session appropriated t!.r sum Q; %;;,H0u.-
COZ for he tuiiiIng Of fot.: nev war ships.
Secretary Whitney advertised Tor ans tor
the proposed vcs>cis, and I large uUu.b.r OF
shisbui!ders and others have submitted
plans, wnich are nav being examined tyu
board al naval officers. who "r.c appointed
By the Secretary commit e; c,arsc..
! with this dirty. There is little doubt enter
tanned by those who are su.Ar=li". familiar
with The designs prepared bat ;Lai ;he plans
submitted b. CLicf Contractor wilson will
! be adopted, FOR, although many OF ii.e plans
| submitted rc-sc.. merit. ana One OF Them
we're offered By shipbuilders who have had
IN eXtsnsire experience in ltcir Inc, yyt
! few of them understand the requirements Il
4 modern Indu-uf-sa,
ii has not as ys; been decided who Shall
! :;nisa Are new CruiserS under constructions Z.
n: Eoacbc'. establishment, bu: ii is hrlirycd
that ;hc Government viii accept :ic Dolphin
and com plcte tie work uI'or. the other YES
sells under the supervision OF Chief Con
! structor Wilson.
The navy yard at Washington has lcng
! been the manufacturing Yard O: the navy
ana il IS PROVIDED with III! OF the machinery
| necessary fer use in naval constructing. ana
repairing. II having Lee1 recently Ccci4cd
| that several vessels are 10 undergo tXteu>iIc
! upon Secretary Whitney on F..day last and
! Urged ira. TIC work shcrld be done here.
Similar requests have been received from
other cities in which navy yards are located,
End the Secretary has TIE matter under .aG-
| risemcrt
Tie acknowledged inieric-lty OF the Amer
lean navy ha- Ing er theme IF com
mcnt in the ncw-pa.ers, aud las anoruvd
stvmr-sieakers opportunity for c!itci-iH=
of The opposing party.
The cause Of the deradsnvc .! Arnericsn
shiphuilding : something hryond ordinary
! comprehension. II least uUro ~ has 81, yet
appeared TO understands the sui ;cct su iiic.ent-
ly u propose AN efficient remedy. Hence
tbs cfoIts OF the -ew Secretary to rccoh-
s,ruct ;hc navy VII 10 watched with grcut
dea! o: interest y tie people Cflhe country
The work ~ unloading the silver recently
brought from New Orleans Las attracted
large number Of spectators % tne navy yard
Eleven wagons Of the Adams ExpFcs. Com
rsEy are Used IN transferring tie silver ~
the fressssry. Each w:goa Is accompanied
| By = special officer. Fifteen boxes, contain
irg in the aggregate about twoions OF silver.
are carrirr c2lA tgIp, aha the work has beln
| in progress sl-ce Monday morning.
II seems 10 be settled nov t..ar the P.eFi
dent i'll appoin. al entirely new board 81
civil ssrvice conu,iss ivHcIs. Mcrsrs. Eaton
! and Grcgo-y have resigned, AVID ii j. v"crsc3
that Nr. Thomar viii send in his 81. t;Ur
within : few days.
Gen. X 60. e-aus, the Nv Regist o the
Treasury, seems 10 meet with opp. s;tio In
every GUAR =. Ii, m W finds that h, Will 10
unable TO get rid of tho cnleI, OF visi ..Is
ia his Office, although lie has asked and
received their designations, the President
gavin. decided tuat no sum, .ett r,.svi.S