The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINeToN, ID. @. Dec. 20, 1886.
To the Editor OF the Emporia DAILY NEWS.
The President has recovered from his
rheumatism and has apparently recovered
his old-tIme vigor. The usual public re-
captions were held at the White House
during the week.
The production Of "Rierzi" at AL
baugh's opera house by Lawrence Barrett
and his company, during the past week,
was q grand dramatic as we'll as social
success. The play was sp!endIdly mount
ed, and the leading members of the COM
pany acquitted themselves with credit.
Seldom has there assembled at a single
gathering q more distinguished audience
than that which greeted Mr. Barrett upon
the rising of the curtain on Wednesday
evening. One of the lower boxes was oc-
cupied by the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land, accompanied BY Mrs. Postmaster
General Villas, Miss Villas and Colonel
Lamont. The box directly opposite was
occupied by Cbief Justice Waite and sew
efal Of his associates, while the faces OF
General Sherman. General Sheridan, and
several of the prominent cabiDet officers,
senators and members of the foreign Legal
tons were conspicuous in the audience.
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| present, and the audience was made up of
| the leading social lights of the national
| capital, many of the ladies beirg In full
evening dress
ME- Ingalls, on Tuesday last made very
| spirit attack upon the railroad companies,
which have occupied the streets of Wash
| ington TO the great disadvantage OF private
/ properly interests. Mr.. Ingalls, introduce
| bill fOrbiddIng the 0se of streets by any
/ corporation without frat obtaiuiug per-
/ mission from congress. It Is hoped that
| this action by congress will result In COM
polling the railroad companies to build a
| union depot upon the outskirts Of the
city. Mr.. Ingalls, IL looked upon by the
citizens OF Washington as the best friend
they have in congress. He b 9 always
taken an active interest in District matters
OF the several measures in which the sem
ate Is particularly Interested. and which
he proposes 70 arge during the present
session of congress, one relates to the con-
structfon of memorial bridge across the
Potion C, and another to the building Of
1 q new postof1ce.
The annual sale of the articles which
have accumulated In the dead letter of1ce
has been in progress during the past weeL
and has been we'll attended. The fact the
the packages are not opened adds an inter.
| est TO the sale, as It Is sOmethink of q lot
terry. Few Of the purchasers have the
courage 70 open their packages before
leaving the sale, but await an opportunity
to retire to some quiet corner In order 4
/ discover what Dame Fortune has brought
% them. The bidding seldom exceeds I
dollar upon q package. A more miscel.
ieneous and varied collection Of articles
ould hardly be gotten together.
The work of demolishinR the building
| occupying the site of the new congress
sionel library is rapidly progressing
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walls of the Carroll hufldiDgs, which &C.
cupy . portion of the site am. are among
the oldest in the city, the wall collapsed
Carrying with it six Of the wOfkmeD, al
Of whom were seriously injured. The
Carroll buildings are frauGht With remIn,
iscences Of ye clden times. After the
battle OF Bladensburg, during the wal
| with England In 1912. they were used BY
| the British Is hospital. In the course
Of the late civil war they were part o
the noted Capital prison, and in taking
/ down the walls there are found many
| so7vsniFs Of their former occupants
among whom were many notorious char
/ ac4ers.
II lie said that necessity makes strange
II bedfelloWs. No better ILLUSTRATION of this
adaRe can be had than is afforded by the
Night Lodging house or "Tramp's Hotel
&c IL is famllfagly called, where during the
recent cold snap many Of the disappointed
oGice-seekeEs and others stranded In the
Capital City found shelter from the wealth
er. Although the Lodging House was only
0st8bliGhed . few years ago it has grown
Ia be one Of the Gestures OF Washington
when visitor arrives he is required %
give full statistics concerning himself. At
| ter which 9 hearty supper Of hot soup and
bread IL served; he IL then required r
take Q bakh-this feature IL one Of the in
Vincible rules OF the house-After this be
ing completed be IL given . comfortable
bed for the night and breakfast In the
morning. n