The Daily Tombstone., 1886-11-20
WARRINGTON LEEFEzs.

 District of Columbia As compared with 1885, there is decrease of the death rate to the extent of 449 lives, and comparison with the reports for several years past. show most grati- flying improvement.
 President Cleveland and his party returned from Boston on Tuesday af- noon. The President was much pleased with the reception tendcred him by the people of Boston, and says that he will always consider it as one of the most thorougly enjoyable events of his life.
 During the past week 0perti's won derful painting entitled "Fartherest 1 North has been received by the War Department, and is now upon exhibi- tion in one of the corridors ol the War Department Building, and has attracted very great attention. The picture is of huge proportions, being eight feet in height, and twelve feet in length, and represents Lieuten- ants Lockwood and Bai~nard Of the Greedy expedition in the act of talk ing tn 1T last observation to ascertain their latitude The painting was made from photographs and sketches and under the personal supervision of Lieut:nant Bairn'Crd and Major Greeley. The artist, Albert O2er;i, who is son of Operti the composer, is at present in the city as guest of Lieutenant Bairnard. The painting g arrived here on Tuesday in q special car. On account ofits size and valHe the express companies refused to han de it, and as it WAS too large to go in to an ordinary car, d hay car had to be procured.
 His Imperial Highness, Prince Komatsu, and his suite, arrived in Washington early in the week. and were driven at once to the Arlington
 Hotel, where apartments previously
 secured, had been specially fitted for their reception. During their stay in
 the ci,y thcy c,Alel upon the Pfesi- dent and Secretary of State, and wis
 tied lhe various points of interest. A dinner was rendered the parry by , Minister Kailj, at the Japanese legl - ton. The entire party wore Euro
 pean dress, and the Princess is des- cribcd as an exceedingly beautiful f woman. h speaking Of the varior. 3 cities that he had visited during hi , journey around the world, the Prince v said that Washington was his idea
 city, and that he would be pleased t' reside here. The broad avenues anc e well paved streets, with pretty gar e dens dotting it, all combine to mai' |. it by far the pgettiest city in th
 world.
 The sculptor, N. Bartholdi, is ex-
 pee eI in Washington during/fh
 coming week upon baSiness~c6nnect u ed win the statue of Lafayette. IT.
 models have alL~5een received bu I one, and it's probable that the latte $ will beTgnored and one of the model
 -d:eady here will be selected darin ? Bartholdi's visit. The question as tc
 site has not yet been definitely set
 tied upon. It has, however, been de- 0 ciSed that the statue shall not be al
 equestrian one, and Bartholdi is op-
 posed to having it placed in any one
 of the public parks, where it woul,
 be hidden by the foliage in the sum
 Her time, but wants il placed upor l some ons of the avenues where i
 would be seen. The models whicl = are now stored in the attic cf the
 War Department building, have been :. carefully arranged for inspection by l the Commission.
 The Presidents new house on Ten
 nailytown road has been renamed by Mrs. Cleveland, and will hereafter be : known as Oak View" It is expect ed that Mrs. Folsom will occupy the house within few days, and will mtke it her future home. It will of course be frequently be visited by the
 President, anI it Is probable that he will eventually make it his psrma-
 nent home. II.