Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-08

month is already fairly under
the next two weeks the fnish, sAI, RsI
VIII be put on. The entire on. ioos'
capitol proper, the freestone' q &
part of the building, has No. ~ and q
particularly the inside OF .be palae
dome, the first time for nesr,v sieas d
The senate and house WINGS ~n Va.
tol, being constructed OF m. u, 4 las "a.
ways IN prcsentable shane afn ais
oil the walls are washed DIV. sa 4
new house has new W. "a
down on the foor of its bon lpei h
work Is now in hand I'M aAq 4
sons who were allowed on ~ my \
mousse to-day were a party az Lnpof oia
W women, who were busily any, ns
sewing bright red but no, t"ssgst
handsome carpet 1t viii M, 'lfes.
days more before the work viii M , ''ae
pleted. "'A % @,
BY Monday next the work i,
the 385 desks and chairs win pllhag,
menced. The lids of all the de,e y q
be covered, as usual, with Sbgs@ All
A force OF scrubbers will then ,'1e ga,
work scrubbing the tile floors ~ y lail
rious halls, Hobbies and yest,br, - q
idea of Lighting the halls ~ ~ q
and house with electric liyhts Hle SEQ
made much progress and indiess.l ~
that the old-iashioncd way y 2
ing them with ordlnary y l-i
be continued for several vet II 2,
THE GARFIELD srArrv
There will be no new pain,,n
capitol this year. The only ,h,sg n
the way of art is the Ohio con,ri6,s.'s '
the National Statuary hall, ma
statue of Garfield This. bowe..e w
been in its place for some mon,6'
Grccnough's statue OF WASH
front of the capitol, it has nrass
great deal OF criticism. There dos
seem to be any conservative ytev
in this criticism on the Garfield (.
one class claim 1t to be the best M
tire collection while the other rna..,
as the worst. The public ort
equally divided on the question n, +
prospect that they will ever o@
nearer an agreement.
Among the employees of the hon.
OF the capitol the great and only a..
is, who will be the door.keene.
next house. There are plenty n T.
dates, all OF whom are certain Of ~
themselves elected, There are harst /
two persons of the same oplnion
who Will be elected scrgeant-at.a,n,
the house. The senate chamber I'm
in readiness for the meeting Of tb,,s
in couple of weeks. There hsre
an unusual number of stranger Il Il
capitol duling the past two Or Il,
weeks.
POSITION or THE GRAST c0llgcro,
some days ago one OF the sons NJ 4.
Grant was here on business, the nstr, +
which he declined to disclose. n
stated that he came to confer with
of the friends OF his late father IN n,
to a proposition which had been M
allow the uniforms, swords and M.
which Gen, Chant had received d1rlps E
tour around the world, and which are
stored in the basement of the warde ,
mcnt, to be exhibited in numbe, \
cities, the proceeds to be devoted 1
the fund to erect n Graut memorial M
ment in New York. A Herald a
spondcnt made inquiries in regard to 4
statement to-day, and was informed
there was no foundation for it, and Il
the visit referred to was OF an cdtf E
different character. The Grant colle 4
will probably be accepted soon afle
assembling OF congress-, the resol
accepting them having ouly passed <
branch of congress last session.
The authorities of the National mus
would gladly place the Grant collea
on exhibition there if they could get
session of them, but the war depaltH
desire them for exhibits
the Army Medical museum. ii inBT 3
however, that the new Army museum
not be in readiness for several yesls
as the work on the erection Of the B.
ing, an appropriation for which was
during the last congress, has moi n
commenced and cannot now be
menced before next spring. Until
unless congress orders otherwise
Grant collection will remain boxed
the basement of the war department
ANOTHER DE LEssEPs SCHEME
\ circular has been issued by thel ~
ma Canal company, intended 70 alll
OF stockholders, who
recently been assessed 1875 francs a
which announces that the final PERI b,
work on the canal viii commenc
January Just what this means IA
clearly understood. A copy OF he
lar has been received here and va;
with good deal of curiosity at lAs
and navy departments, and the Z
opinion is that it is Il piece oil deq
to bcguile ignorant STOCKHOLDERS
sinking more money in the hOpeles
Naval officers who have recently n
here from Panama say that but SIX
of excavation nave been compleled
ing iorty-one miles more TO build, I'M
most serious part Of the problenlH'
the regulation of the waters OF us
grcs river, has not yet been solved M
thing must be done to prevent loos
the ChagreS washing away the wolh
from $4,000, 900 to 20,000,O 600 na' ~
expended in dams and otherarrans', 4
for this purpose which have
failed. The original estimates ealH
$50, 900, 900 as the entire cost Of
Sl20,000,000 have alreas
and the canal IS ope W