Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-02
DIN WASHINGTON Litter.

wl.uiNcroS, ID. C., oct .. isss
Eif0r Dsmocrui
A popular feature OF the pre.en, admin
lstratlon IL the Presidents public tecep'
,!ou. A. the White House. Tnere are a.
say. many transient visitors Ia washing
ton who would consider their visit 10 TIE
National Capital incomple,e were They Do
nlei the privilege OF shaking hands with
the President. Mondays. wednesdays
.ni Fridays have been de.ignsiei a. days
UPON which public receptions are held
.nd visitors who make bat q brief stay ln
the city are not obliged n formerly. 70
walt in the ante-room several hours vita
on, any ccr,,lniy, after hsvlns wlltei,
,ha, they will be admitted - see the ffrs'
lieul
Daring . number Of years past. The pro-
let Of extending M,ssAchuseit Avenue
beyond the city limits has been prominent
upon The list OF proposed IMPROVEMENTS
| in the District. Congress during ia last
session appropriated $4,000 10 De used
for this purpose. Surveys have oeeh
made, AMI the work OF grazing VIII De
commenced AZ once. The avenue VIII DC
extended TO poln, near the Presidents
country residence, about i've miles ron
the city. IL will be one hundred snh 'lh'
~ feet In width. provided With . smooth
asph.lt pavement, aud when finished wiz
be one OF the fnest avenues In the "orld.
The steady rise In real estate values IN
Washington has been continuous during
The past ten OF twelve years, aud the open
ing o, Massachusetts, Avenue IL generally
regarded As most important step To-
v,Id the development OF the northern sec
ton OF the city. The land located upon
the line Of the proposed extension, whleh
a short time since could have been par
chased a, a reasonable price per acre, has
been laid cot In bulldlng lots, aud Tor
mile. outside Ofthe corporate limits TIE
familiar Sign "for sale" may be seen. As
An instance ofthe wonderful eject OF re-
cen, street improvements upon the value
OF suburban property, IL II reported tha'
property purchased by SenAtor sherman.
four years ago, by the acre al . rate not
exceeding cents per foot, now nnds
ready market at from - cts 10 VI per
foot.
The appropriation for use In The con-
struetlon OF the new Congressional Llors'
nv Building Is now available, and TIE wofk
OF clearing away tie buildlng- which &C.
cupy the site will be commenced ~ once,
and the work pushed forward As rapidly
ts possible. -,
The Centennial Exposition, TO be held
In Washington In lss9, will be the grand
e., Of ali modern expeditions. The pro-
motion committee, composed OF citizens
/ of Washington and Baltimore, which Was
,ppolutsd a few weeks since has become
national In er,en, and influence by The AL.
dltion OF Governors, Mayors OF pnneipa'
cities, Presidents OF Boards OF Trade &C.
Letters OF aeceptsncs have been received
from for,y.three States and Terrific RES
endorsing In no uncertain terms this I'M
portAnt Industrial aud commercial move
ment
The punishment OF Gerouimo and his
principal sccomplces In crime has ~ lss'
been decided upon. by direction or the
President they are 10 spend the remain
der Of their days In close confinement ~
W. Pickens, Pa. This fort IL sltuAted upon
a splt OF land at the entrance OF Penssco'
4. Hsrbor. The locality IL so unhealthy
that II has been customary To WITHDRAW
the garrison Into the interior ofthe sta'e
n the approach OF the yellow fever season
n IL the impression rt the War Depart
men, that the Indians will never be remov'
"a from the fort, and that soldiers ana
Indians Alike will have 10 take their chan
ees with the yellow fever. For an Indian
Who has led q Wild and rowing life upon
the praries 10 be deprived OF his family
and closely connned under military ga.iu
In damp and unhealthy region u eousio'
cred by military officials very severe
punishment. !"