Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

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WA.alssros. D. C. Sepf. 5l-f1e streets
0f tAls elg sere say yesterday Nilh Ne
sou.- re.ala Tie General 0raad Chapter
n HsvaI A-el aasans III The United cl@les
opened lls leelty -i1th rri-sluizl coaFaoa-
aan in ths blasonic Temple. Tie memoVr'
of Tie Ancienr order here, assisted b. me
citizens generally. have szte1ded a most
cofdizl welcome 81 tie Visiting brerArea.
and sith receptions and banqueis have
ed llem up completely wilh JOS and
pride. have made them proud u the Capital
OF their country The parade yesterday
morning as grand but the beat was ter-
rb.y oppressive. The mercury reached -
70 the suad- 10 is q wonder that none Oi
he participants were lrostrated 0r sun
rucA lle celebrated Marine Band led
tie PROCESSION. followed 81 De Moial Com
mandery. of this District. mounted On une
horses. Three other commaIderles on foot
preceded "a Grand Chapter oi ROYAL Arch
Mas0ns sf Re a. IL q from th r. ght
80 c Il erie . b et eArd.lery Baac
irOm - asulngton oafracAs brought up TIE
rear lcur eaTres spoHdent never saw nner
/ display. ! Was disappointed oy my failure %
aud any one from Grand Rapids. Hon
Daniel STRIKER of Hastings. eN-Secretary Of
state, appears TO be the only Representa-
i've from Michigan. / vas glad % see nay
id friend ne is worthy representa-
tive.
Dr r. n Van Deusen of Kalamazoo.
ale Superintendent Of the Michigan Asv-
.um for The Insane, with Mrs Van Deusen
/ is in the city al the Riggs House most
/ rstimable able and noble man Is the doc
/ tor. The celebrated Asylum, under his
wise and humane management Was, indeed
/ an asylum Tor The afflicted. l know where
0f affirm.
I Miss Mary + Walbridge. also of kAla-
mazo0, IA. popular teacher OF elocuton,
/ whose reputation and success was secured
/ here last winter and whose services have
/ neen secured for the coming year 10y Mr..
| and Mrs CaOeil of the famous Norwood
] Institute has just returned 20 the city and
/ entered upon the discharge of her duties.
/ Her reputation will soon be national. She
IS a charming and highly accomplished
/ Young lady. Michigan has made her mark
/ I'D Washington and no one denies that size
Is great State Your correspondent Is
| proud o. acknowledge the receipt of a call
/ e- terday morning from Ensign John II.
Gibbons IT, p, Just return
ng from visiJ 10 his home,
| parents and friends in Grand Rapids.
/ dere Is another man OF whom the whole
state 0l Michigan may well be proud
| certainly ana proud of nay part IN his APP
poinment TO the naval Naval Academy,
| ln September. 1870. In about eighteen
| months "Johuny viii he a Lieu,ensnt.
-e is now tutor at the Naval Academy al
Annapolis.
lie removal Of 375 employees from the
| Government printing office has resulted ia
| much unhappiness. The names Of
those discharged are not made public. The
| Public Printer SAYS. "lt Is bad enough 10 be
discharged without having all the world
know of d." The chief clerk says the pay
roll Is now within the appropriation. The
government punung office l. an immense
| aifair-srven acres of floor. Mr.. Benedict.
the new Public Printer says the Office was SO
| OvercrOwded that emDlOye were Ia each
Others way He SAYS he knew nothing Of
the politics Of those discharged. Com
.4alnI Is made by those OF Democratic SYM
.athies that the discharges affected almost
altogether those of that political faith
Grand Rapids has three repre-
,rutatives Ia the office, valuable ones,
oo Messrs Hatch, Howiand and Semeyn
These have not been disturbed / believe.
The Catholic and Episcopal churches OF
this district on sunday last contributed
| about 3 coo TO the Charleston sufferers. On
rhe same day Cardinal Gibbons
preached here in st. Mary 5 church. and
ronnrmed sixty-three persons, thirty-six
girls, eighteen boys and nine ladies. He
ureed tuem 10 be true To the faith OF their
! fathers The Cardinal is very active Wig
| Oruus, clean, bright looking man very pop
| ular ln his church IN this jurisdiction.
The Washington navy yard will tomorrow
.rase 90 ne United States navy yard. lt
was established in 1904, during the admin
| strafion of Thomas Jefferson. Many noted
| vessels have been built here The yard rs
frH..n n.rf ,
acres. Three hundred employs will be dis
charged. out many II them Will be re-em-
| ploy ed 30 the new ordinance fOundries and
| shops which will take the place of the navy
ward Guns of steel are being manufac-
nred here capable of sending one hund-
red pound shot eight miles.
Your correspondent visited the beautiful
City Of Baltimore on Monday last, big,
| busy city NOone visiting Baltimore should
fail to see Druid Hill Park. lclimbed to the
top Of the Washington monument and
.ook "a bird s-ey e-view of the city and sur
r)undings counted tifty-three church spires
tnd DO not know how many synagogues
and meeting houses Went 10 the magnih
cent PARK. which | will not attempt to de
scribe nov. saw the splendid drives and
the hills and valleys the grand forest trees
the lakes the numerous buildings the
camels. bears. deer, sea lions the birds and
all curiosities ! have been in Central
3 Park. New York city. and IN many other
| parks. but never saw any place so beautiful
AS Drui0 Hill My dear reader. If you ars
- | not ready TO go % heaven. or are not surs
T hat you can go If you are ready. and wan
to 20 to some place almost as nice. 90 {,
Baltimore aud almost any citizen there
will help YOU Co find the park They ART
an exceedingly proud of H. and well they
may be. for DO is worth % them more thar
: | Do cost and they have had sense enough Z.
know better than tO waste money IN at
2 temrts to improve upon, or out-do. natur
/ by 0rnou enfafion Go ard see for your
3 self IL IS getting TO ne almost as cheap q
p travel az to stev at home Travel will ID
YOU coed too. if you travel carefully an'
/ juiiciousiy. NIB.