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Commissioners.
Unprecedented Attractionl
over quarter Million Disiributedi
Louisiana State Lottery Co.

Incorporated in 1868 for 25 years by tho
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes-with o Capital of 9iOD1, 1,COD-to
which a reserve fund flower s550,C0O has since
been added.
BY an overwhelming popular vote It's fran
chlse was made u part Of the present state
Constitution adopted December q a. ID. 1879
Its Grand Single Number Drawings will take
place monthly lt Never Scales or POstpones.
Look at the following Distribution:
Extraordinary Quarterly Drawing,
Mt the Academy Of Music, New Orleans,
TUESDAY, SEPT, II, 1886.
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Corcoran Art Gallery.

The Corcoran Arb Gallery Is at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street, opposite the War Navy and state
Department. II Is open Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays free; on other days tex
cept sundays a small admission fee IS
charged. This gallery, although not to be
lores, is nevertheless Il very creditable in
stitutiOn for so new country as the United
States. II contains among other original
objects Powers great statue OF tho Greek
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Il1tall,

McKEE-At Berkeley Springs, W. Va, sud
denly. September -, 1886, Redick Mckee, in
the eighty.siXth year of his age.
Funeral ut 10 a. m. Thursday, September
10, from the residence of his son, David H.
Mckee, corner Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues.
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Howard uniNersitY.

Howard University is the first place in this
country TO provide for the higher education
OF the colored people generally. IL is on SCy-
onth street extended, just above Bound iry,
and occupies a high ana picturesque site,
overlooking tie whole city. II Is built Of
large cream-colOred brick, specially manu-
featured for the occasion.
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me Po.toaisr nepnrtmcnt.

The General postofce Department IS on the
square bounded by +, II segcn,a An and
aiituurh IL proximity to It's larger ami
what uhscurcs is great size AMI tends to
lessen It's beauty. Its different bureaus
possess great interest TO the visitor, but tho
bead Letter Office Is particularly the enc 80
taken from the mails In transit as speci-
mons Ui the uses 10 which the Nations pos
tal conveyance, are put, va both varied and
unique. Everything unmai1blc, from an In
dian tumahawk toR stuffed huuglrJl, (, 10
lee seen in this collection, end 1t is stlll
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The Centre Market.

The Centre Market occupies the squares
south Of tho Avenue bounded by u street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. II Is a very
handsome market building cxJollel IN
beauty, and probably in $40, by none In the
world. II Is the clcauest and the bost,
while also the cheapest market In America.
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The oId Soldiers, Eome.

TIE Old Soldiers Home lies about milo be
yOnd Howard University, out seventh
street extended, aud Is reached by the same
conyeyances, namely the Ninth and seventh
street car lines. It's main building Is Of
marble, 200 feet front with very high
tower. The view from its tower surpas ios
any similar Wow in the ncighborhood. A
statue of General Scott adorns the grounds
There Is also Oa National Cemetery with se7-
eral thousand Union dead buried there.
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Judiciary Ssnunrc

The City Hall stands on tho south front of
judiciary Square. one of the finest parks in
the city. The city iail used to stand on the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth TO Fourth and from d street and
and Louisiana avenue b. q street-thrce
lnny fIIll snnnrna
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Eiia,iCns,hng!y.

outside of the original District arc several
places OF great interest TO ibe tourist, putt-
bly, Bladcushurg, n Maryland, ON the B.
ana q, L, Re- seven miles rom Washington,
II Is an Old town. famous for being "a hun
dred years AGO the largest 60 onmeruial city
I'm Marl land; also for its Spa springs, and
ground in the days When tho code OF
lOUOpN Nug IN force.
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The weather Isureau.

The Signal Service, or Weather Bureau, IS
about one hundred yards west of the state,
War aud Navy Departments, on G street. lt
Is one Of the most interesting place, Ia
Washington 10 visit. The observers in
charge, when Rt leisure, always take
''muuutaCtuTe weather.
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THE RoUisp IgOme

The Louise llomeis beautiful building at
the corner of Massachusetts, avenue and
Fifteenth street, near scott Circle. II has
extensive grounds, beautifully embelished,
and Is unique establishment. 10 Is u
memorial to the wife and daughter Of SIR,
W. w Corcoran, and is intended rs II home
nent, who have been reduced to poverty
from gttucuCe.
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The city Hall.

Due north Of, and two squares away from,
the District Buildings, and closing up Four
and. a half street ut that point, IS the City
Hall This is a large and commodious
building built for use rather than show,
and now occupied by the District courts
just In front and TO the south of the city
Hall Is n column of white stone surmount-
ed by marble figure of Lincoln.
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r'ne CoIumbInn tIniycrsity.

Coming down F'lltoorth street from tAo louise
Home, at tho corner Of Fifteenth and II
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni
YCrsity, which occupies the site Of the old
Griswuld MANSION. This university was In
CurpUratel as Columbian College In 1871
and Is under the special supervision of the
Baptist Church II is an institution famous
I'm. tILL-i INN
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Alexandria.

Seven miles from Washington dnHu the po
tuWac. reached py boat or 10y rail Is tho old
cry of McSmlrin. II contains among
other objects OF interest tho chlUDh where
Washington worshippel, me house TINT
Haddoek lived iu before he wont ON his
which Washington was attached, the sturs
where tie famous General .iWner Ashby
sold dry goods tor many years, and many
nIhnr oh hlnNis of inLnrest-
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Arlington

Across the Potomac, opposite Georgetown,
and reached by cab aero esther Nh" Long
or the Auuodurt Bridges, f. Arlington, u1ro
the home ut tie Lees, and now the LARGEST
pHiiutl CpWytepy 80 tur country over
1000 soldier. are buried here. The ulya
is exceedingly beautiful and the view OF
Mus shiUgtuu uUud.
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The Treasury Department.

The Treasury Department r. east OF tho white
House and extends tie whole length Of thu
front between Pennsylvania an | New York
avenues, Il is 49, feet long by 800 feet wide.
The central east portion Is built of freestone,
rebuilt In 1861, while the otherpart5 were
commenced In 1850 and built OF granite
The Cask Room In this building Is bcau-
tiful apartment In the north wing, the en-
tr8uce 20 which il from the north porch
The vaults are under the Cash Room and
Cun lC seen ON n written permit given hy
the treasurer of tho GHltet states whose
office Is In tho uorth east angle ON the first
floor This Vermit must bo shown the cash.
Ter who will detail guides 10 take tho yisl-
tor into the great bullion chests OF tho cOuu-
try Tho old State Department used to be
on the site occupied by the northeast cor.
uCr OF the Treasury,
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Gcergetown rniycr.LtN.

Georgetown University is the loading Catholic
College In the United States. 10 is catcl
on the west side of Prospect street George
t,WH, ON, perhaps, tha most beautiful site
on the Potomac, Its huiiliug. aui grounds
are very handsome. Reached by tho Net
ruI IOlitau street cars
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Il Real Estate Company have large and
choice line OF improved aud unimproved prop
erty for sale, offering rare chances for invest
ment Parties desiring to purchase or having
land for sale In the north or northeast sec
tion of the city will find 1t to their advantage
to do go through this company, which gives
its whole attention and energy to the develop
ment of that part of the city, This company
has seventy thousand feet In one tract on New
Hampshire ave. at a bargain for investment
Also 100000 acres OF improved farm lands
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III. EAxnhafIi-.i

Across the Anacosta River, due south from
the Nayy-Yard, Is St Ell2aheth's or the GOV
ernDent's Hospital for the Insane. II lies on
the top of hill having beautiful view Of
the surrounding country. There are oyer
one thousand patients in this asylum. IL is
reached by pleasant carriage drive.
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Cnhhn ,pnl,n lsri,irc.

Cabin John Bridge, spanning the chnsm OF
Cabin John Greek, about eight miles from
Rock Creek Bridge Is thG largest single
stone arch bridge iu the world, Five miles
above CahiE John Bridge arc the Great
Falls Of the Iotomac, The sccugly is mLs-
uilcCut Reached by cab.
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The Botanical Gardens.

Passing eastward from the Museum, over
the railroad bridge that spans Sixth street,
and through the pretty park lying between
Maine and Missouri avenues the visitor
comes to the entrance on Third street, just
south of Pennsylvania avenue, of the Boz
tancal Gardens. These interesting grounds
are open daily from in the morning to
IN tne eNeh,rg, .r Iney We're estaDiish,ed sl,Nl
with the choicest and rarest foreign plants.
Around the gardens are extensive colec-
tions of trees and shrubs. In the centre of
tracted so much attention at the Philadel-
plia Centennial
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The GeoIogicnI Hurenm.

The Geological Survey is located on II street,
near the Ebbtt House The Interior Do
rartment building, immense rs II is, Is en-.
tircly too small for the accommodation Ot It's
bureaus, two Of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus (AgriCulturc
and Ponslon) are located In other quarters.
These two last bureaus are among tho larg
est under tho Government.
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"A,derney Dairy wagons,


Fresh Alderney butter, churned every
morning and delivered In lb. "Ward''
prints, 35c. per 10. Also cottage cheese
buttermilk and sweet milk, sc. per q..
Cream, he. per pt.
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The ki,nithaOn.nn.

Across Twelfth street, Immediately east from
the Agricultural Department, are tho
Smithsonian Institution and the Smithso.
nian Grounds. The former Il a specimen of
the most graceful architecture In the city,
and the latter form the most beautiful
grounds of themselves are worth visit to
Washington to see. They contain the
memorial urn tQ the artist who designed
the park, Andrew J. Downing, and the
bronze statue Of Professor Henry, the first
secretary of the institution. The latter Is
at the northwest corner of the building; the
Downing Urn Is Ia the centre of the grounds,
two hundred yards north of the east wing
The Smithsonian s filed with the most
varied and interesting objects connected
with science. II Is reached by the Seventh
Street the Ninth Street and the Belt Line
nf
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The Intcrior Dcpartmcut.

or, as II is popatly tcrmel, the Patent OF
nee. uocuI its the two squares between SCy-
outhaud %juth and y aud q streets, II IS
built mi HE pur,a style, and &, an admirable
creek sNles. II contrasts finely with the
General postuMcc, which is Curnthiln, the
most ornate of the pare GrceN mll9' ut
ar,lItectugc. Tho yuribsltirs oi the Patent
OH'ce are the model rooms, whore many
and exhibit themselves to the gaze In every
stU-c ui invention, This building, Ike most
OF he Government Offices, Is open to tho
visitor from % a, N to . p. IN, The libraries
of Tie Interior department are well worthy
OF d visit. The great inauguration ball no
lmcom's second term took place In tA'
Patent On go
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The peacc Monument.

just halt way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle OF the Botanical Garden.
o. And at the west foot of the Capitol Grounds
Is tho Peace Monument. This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter in honor of the
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war
II Is of marble and cost, with pedestral and
platform $4,000. II Is proposed to remove
this monument TO ono OF the squares on the
northwest section.
Rptrncinp our stems we fnl
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Vhc Deaf wutc ColIemc.

Returning from Mt. Olivet the visitor will
pass near by and in full sight Of the Deaf
Boundary street, at tho north end OF Eighth
street northeast, II is reached by cab or
the Ii street line OF cars. 1t Is the most
prominent Deaf Mute College in the world,
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Mount vernon

Fourteen miles below Washington down tho
river. reached by boat, Is Mount Vernon,
the hpme aud grave of Washington, Wis.
iturs can reach s 5y the steamer COrcOrln,
CultaiH Blake, every day,
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Medical Museum.

on Tenth street, between T. and +, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the famous Medical Museum, This build .
ing was once prominent Baptist Church. IL
was converted about the beginning Of tho
war into theatre known tho country over
as Ford's, and II was In u private box there
In April, 1865, that John wilkes Booth
killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried TO house, just opposite whero no
died. A marble tablet In front of the house,
No. 5iG Tenth street. commemorate this
fact. The theatre was then sequestrato1 by
the Government and turned into the Med
iCal Museum attached to the SurgcOn-Gcn-
erals Office. IL ls full Of interesting surgical
relies Of the war, and has the largest mcdl
cal library In the world. Among the curl
ositics within its walls Is the articulatcd
skeleton of Guitcau, the assassin Of Pro5i-
dent Garfield Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum tho visitor will
not fail to inspect the massive and beautl-
ful Post Building, in which IL situated the
Office of TuE CRtTIC. This Is the largest
newspaper establishment south Of PhladGl-
phia and east Of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. -Four of the leading and most inlu-
cntial journals In the country-twO morning,
one evening tTIGE CRtric) and one indcpen
dent Sunday papor-havc their home In this
agtahli lnput
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The Naval Observatory.

To the West of the Washington Monument,
on the highest elevation that borders the
north bank of the river, between 81. Eliza
bcth's Heights and Georgetown College.
stands the Naval Observatory. The hill on
which u stands Is famous FOR having been
the camping ground of Washington, Brad
dock, and the latter's army, when on their
march TO the fatal field, where the English
General fell q victim to his sclfcouceit and
vanity. Tradition also points ont this hill
as the decisive battle ground between the
District Indians and the mysterious Susquo.
hannas. This observatory contains the
largest rolracting telescope In the world
next TO the now equatorial Just built for the
Lick Observatory. BY its aid that most in
terestng, II not greatest, astronomical dis.
coyery of the country was made, the moons
of Mars. The entrance to the observatory
Is at L and Twenty third streets northwest.
The Ierdic cabs go to Twenty-second and
G. streets
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The Il street Baptist Church was
crowded yesterday afternoon on the occa-
sion of the funeral OF the late Albert l., NJ.
Minor, formerly compositor on the Sur.
Rev. @. c. Meador conducted the services
and spoke in the highest terms OF the de
ceased. The interment was made at Glen
wood. The floral offerings were exception.
ally fine and numerous.
Tile regular opening of Professor f.
NJ Proctor's Dancing Academy took place
At Grand Army Hal, corner Seventh and l.
streets northwest, last evening, about 9J0
people being pres,n',
The grand jury met to-day
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"E0Ois Rush Iu. where angels Fear
Ia Tread"

So lmpetuous youth is often given to
folly and iudIscretions; and, as result,
nervous, mental ard organic debility fol-
.ow, II emory is impaired, seli-conhd0nco is
lackiuu; at night bad dreams occur, prema.
ture old age seems setting in, ruin is in the
track. In confidence, you can and should
write to DR.. Il. Y. Pierce of Buffalo, n. Y,
the author Of a tr,atise for the benefit Of
that class Of patients, AMI describe your
symptoms aud su!leriugs lie can cure
you at your home, aud viii send you full
particulars by mail.
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Lafayette Square.

Due north from the White House Is Lafayette
Square, the first public reservation In Wash
ingtOn that was improved. IL contains the
equestrian statue Of Andrew jackson, by
Clark Mills, Many Of its trees are old forest
Cnarchs, hundreds of years Old. II is In
part a specimen of the old formal landscape
gardening SO fashionable in England two
hundred years ago, style that was i'm
ported into this country. Lafayette Square
was, one hundred years ago, part # a grave
yard that enclosed the square north, on
which st. Johns Church Is built, and the
square cast. on which are situated tho At
torney Generals office (formerly the Freed
mans Bank), the Surgeon Generals office
and Riggs Bank (bOth in the build for
mtrly used as the United states Bank),
Commodore Decatur's house, corncr Flf-
teeuth ard a.half and II streets, and the
Old Club House, near which Philip Barton
Key was killed by Daniel b siCkles, Mem
Der of Congress from New York. The last
bodies from this graveyard were not re-
moved until lSlQ
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Chicago Markets..
The following summary is by B. X. Plain
Il Co., ST. Cloud Building, Ninth and II
streets:
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DnNN Rmrna, E0ttngc.

one OF the curiosites of Washington Is old
Davy Burns Cottage, on seventeenth street,
near the river. 1t may be reached by the
drive south Of the Presidents House or by
the Metropolitan or Avenue line of cars.
Next door to II is General Van Ness once
stately mansion, where he brought his
bride, MarclQ Burns, one OF the original
heircssCs OF Washington.
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REAL ESTATE.

Til II. BAYLY ~ co. Will Open II
III. real estate, loan and collection Office at
40 10th ST n W. two doors above gas Office,
about the Goth inst
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The NYnAhinrtnn Mnnnncnt.

Immediately south of the White House stands
the Washington Monument, the loftie3t
structure erected by man, and the most i'm
posing obolisk ever constructed, II Is bjj
feet above Its base, which is ~ feet above
tide-water. Its corner stone was laid July
4, 1913, and the oap-stonc, forming the apex,
was placed in position December u, 1884, In
II are ISL blocks of inserted stones or cop
per, gifts from various countries and so.
cietles, The total cost will be oyer 1880.
goo. IL Is situated in what will ultimately
bp n bpuutiful mark
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Buffalo Is going to have the largest clock
in the world. The dll win be twenty-five
feet IN diameter aud illuminated by elec-
uicity, so that with field glass the posi-
tion Of the bands can he distinguished lt n
distance OF i!tCen mites.
ALnERNEY Dairy building, on Third
street, for rent. See Al,
A Florida newspaper brought ont Its big
gcsi rooster to celebrate the victory OF tls
May Hover.
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The National Museum.

The National Museum Is In the Smithsonian
grounds, few yards east of the Smithso-
nan building. 1t contains thousands of the
most interesting curosities, samples of the
life, customs and history of all nations. It,,
as well as the Smithsonian, Is open dally to
the public from 0 q. IN. to 4 p. m.
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T,Me Printing and Engraving Rnrenu

The great money mill OF the Government I,
located at the corner of Fourteenth and Il
street southwest, southeast from the Aionu
ment and southwest from the Agriculture
Bureau. II Is reached by the Belt Line
Cars, and Is opened to visitors every day.
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NtntnnlN 'ENn,nln.

Westward from the Patent OIlce across Ninth
street at It's Intersection with Y
street is tho handsome Masonic
T,uple, erected iu 1873, This build
llgiS ore of the most complete In l's mr..
ranremopts OF any build ny cOnseGrAtol ~
MastIic uses in lie country
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The Agricultural Department..

This building Is situated east of the Monu-
ment,. II Is enclosed by the most beautiful
and glowing flower garden in the country
and the grounds contain the most complete
Arborctum probably in the United States
Attached to this Department are the Ex.
perimental Gardens, whose Offices are i'm
mediately west of the main building. The
Belt Line cars go right past the grounds.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-15

Mr.. II. w. Landram, Baltimore, Nd.
was relieved Of rheumatism by st. Jacobs
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The white House.
From the west balcony OF the Capitol, lookinl
down Pennsylyania avenue, the Whit,

From the west balcony OF the capitol, looking
down Pennsylvania avenue, the White
House is seen rearing its snowy.hued walls
above the dense mass of foliage that en-
bowers II, Ikea gigantic Gala lily springing
up amid its enfolding green blades. Were
II not for the partly Intervening Treasury
building the view of the White House from
the Capitol would be full and complete. The
White House Is the center of "Up-tOwn,n as
the Capitol is the center of Down town.
1t Is beautifully located, the view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front of the city, as the view from the north
up sixteenth street west exhibits the best
part OF the Northwest section to the gaze.
The White House Is copy of the palace of
the Duke of Leinster at Dublin, with the
addition of large porch on the north front,
which was added during Andrew Jackson's
administration. The reservation in which
II stands embraces nearly 81 acres. Tho
main entrance Is on the north reached by
the Pennsylvania avenue cars. IL Is two
stories high on the north, Ia built of white
free.stone, 10 feet long by SO wide. IL con.
Red, Blue and East rooms, the State Dining
Room and the great conservatories. The
Blue Room Is the Presidents official rocep-
tionroom and the drawlng-room of the ladies'
of his family. The East Room, originally
designed for banquet hall and so used as
late as 1887, and In the latter part of the
century used as drying-room for clothes
by Mrs President Adams, Is the largest and
most noted room in the building. 1t Is -
feet high, so feet long and 30 wide. 1t is
open to visitors every day except Sundays.
Upstairs are the Cabinet room, the private
offices. the Presidents Office, the library
and the family apartments All these
rooms except the latter are open to visitors,
by special permission, at suitable hours.
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Department or Justice.

Immediately north of the Treasury Building
and just across the street Is tho Depart
ment of Justice. This building was origin.
square In which II is erected Is n historic
one. On the same street, at the east corner,
stands Riggs Bank, which was built for tho
accommodation Of the Washington branch
OF the old United States Bank. Tho greater
part of II Is now occupied by the clerks Of
the Sutgoon.General's Onicc, Around the
corner to the west L. the Commissary-G
eral's Onice, formerly the old Washington
Club House, IN front of which Philip Barton
Key was shot by Sickes The tree, undeI
which the dead mans body lay, Is stllI
standing, although its bark had been com.
pletely removed by relic hunters. At the
northwest corner OF the square, above tho
Commissary. Generals Office, IL the house
made famous by the ownership of Comno.
dore. Decatur, and where dolly Madison
lived and regncd so Tonga social Queen
after her husbands term us President OK.
pirp1
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hills. The building is In the italian Renais
Its greatest height is t2S feet, and the flag,
floating over the central portion, naunts In
the breeze higher up than any other flag In
the city, not excepting those above tho
Senate and House Of Representatives. The
cost OF the building was five millions of dol
lars, about three times as much as the
White House, and, we think, as much as
the Capitol.
The Washington critic., 1886-09-15

Sumner colds are the hardest to cure,
but Red Star Cough Cure does IL. No
morpEa.