The Daily Tombstone., 1886-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. April 12, 1886.

hundred persons, has been spending tic week in viewing the Various points of interest at the national cap ital. Among other features which the entrrpris ng tourists manager had guaranteed for fixed price Was shake from tic Presidents hand, and in compliance with this condition of the contract the entire party was escorted to the White House on Thursday, where they ", re afforded d cordial reception by the President.
 The bill providing for the erection of fire-proof building for the accum- mediation of the library of Congress has been passed by both Houses, and now awaits only the signature of the President to become law. The building will, when completed, have cost about $3,0OO.OO0. It will be erected upon the square between First aud Second streets, directly east of the capitol. The bill is tie same that has parsed the Senate several times, and has been faverably reporl. ed to the House in every { ong. ess Mir. Singleton has been vely ener- gttic in his efforts to secure the pas sage of the bill.
 Public interest has been aySakened upon the subject of tie rroposed national e&pUsiti0n to De held ih Washington in commemCralion of the dI,rovery of the new world and the foundation of i;s treat republic The project has at last got before Congress in shape for simultuheous consideration by both Houses, and Is certainly worthy the favorable altnn- ion of every member. It. is argued that if tie government can appropr.- ate liberal sums for the representa- ton of our interests at foreign worlds fairs, that there can be no reason why it should not give like impulse to d purely domestic enterprise. * to the proper place !n Which4O iiold the e&position there can be no doubt. Washington as the capital of the nation Is the city which every tray eler, American or foreign, feels that he must visit. During receht years it has gathered within its borders the cre;,ii, of An,erican society, pulitical, financial, .uiistic and literary. and ho other place could with equal htiess 0e selected for such natioIul dis play as has been proposed.
 Nothing that has been published since Or. ClevelaEd became Presi- dent has given him 50 much annoy ance as the story of his having had ii serious difference of opinion with Mr. Manning, just befUre the latter was stricken down. As a matter of fact 1 there las been no such disagreement The President believes, in spite of the doctors opinions to the contrary, that after a short period of rest Mr. Manning will again De able to assist him in his councils, and he has not for moment entertained the idea that he Is to lose him from his Cabi- iiet.
 The great social event of the after lent season iS to be grand ciiariIy ball, to be given at the Chinese Eegh ton on the Z6lh of this month. The object of the ball is to raIse money for the GarrielI Hos, ital. The Chr nese Minister has placed the entire Stewart Castle at the disposal of the lady managers. Mrs. Gen. RickeGts, Mrs. Gen. Logan and other prominent society ladies are interested in the success of the affair.
 On Wednesday last no little excite ment Was occasioned by the circul,t- tion of a story to the effect that the Washington Monument had crlcAed People collected from ali pdrts of the clry, and hundreds of opera glasses were pointed in the direction of three long dark otreaks, which divided the white surface of the monument about forty feet from the top. The matter Was, however, soon explained by col Casey, the engineer iii charge; Whc