Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-05
Letter frem Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ., 1886

Last weeks great occasion In accept
ing the Barthol,li colossal statue on
Bedloe's Island. New York Harbor, en-
titled in English, Liberty lighting
the World" was duly honored. The
President properly acted as the acceptor
OIL behalf of the United States, and he
did it in happy terms. The weather (last
Thursday was not propitious but hilar-
itv every where pi evailed and the French
visitors, Bartholdi, De Lesseps and
others, duly complimented and feted.
Some idea of the magnitude of this work
of art NAV be formed from the follow
ing few dimensions: Statue proper
Ill y feet high; from baseto torch lol
feet; pedestaPs base to torch 3oo1a feet;
length of hand l61a feet; forefinger s
feet; finger nail 10 inches by-l0 inches;
height of head III feet; head across
from ear to ear 10 feet; nose AZ feet
long; right arm AZ feet long; greatest
thickness II feet; waist, thick 30 feet;
mouth feet wide. The work was be-
gun i'm 1875. Finished July Z, 1885;
pedestal and all completed October IS,
1886. The statue weighs 49, 900 lbs,
of which the bronze is 100000. Forty
persons can stand in the head, and the
torch will contain u. 1t was modelled
from Bartholdi's mother.
81 Of Tn1u
done that the party in power should
pursue it. like sleuth- hounds? The an
mostly was passive for while, but the
active stage has set in with vengeance.
Besides the absurd demand by First
Comptroller Durham (the quasi Demo-
cratic successor of the troublesome Law
rence), that the District authorities
should furnish him with the details of
street repairs, purchases Of land sites
for school engine companies,
and what not, for almost two years in
advance, SAID Durham is mischievously
agitating new burdens for us. He
wants TO saddle us with half the ex-
pense of the Jail and the District Court,
and the insane asylum, and will stir
up Congress against us if he can. The
columns of the New York Tribune are
craitily used TO give The appearance
that our foes are in the Republican
ranks. An intelligent writer says that
Durham was fired up by employees in
! his office so as to make the District sub
ordinate to the Treasury officials. The
District authorities have been thwarted
in every way, aud the first comptrollers
| have relied on those crooked fellows be-
hind them so that "the enmity Of these
men to the District Government and
the welfare of the citizens, has held
sway" in the differences of the past.
But Durham and his subs are not the
only hostiles. The treatment of this
disfranchised District furnishes pic
ture of the noble maxim, "kick him;
he has no friends"
DR.. A. Y. Z. Garnett Of this city pub
fishes sharp response to missive
from Commissioner Black of the PEN
sion Office returning the Dr's. certifi-
cate of the illness of Pension clerk, a
lady, in domineerlng terms offensive to
the DR.. The Post justities the response,
though trying to shield Black.
The new buildings on the Library
square east of the Capitol will be COM
menced on First Street, working east
ward, about the Ord of November. Pull.
ing down is contemporary.
There must have been something in
that sudden change in the programme
for the Richmond State fair. The presi-
dent has since written to Governor Lee,
courteously saluting his family, includ-
ing Miss Winnie Davis!
The French Government has received
through Turkey just punishment for
the forwardness she displayed in doing
Russia's dirty work. Turkey declines
according to the suggestion of France to
urge England's evacuation of Egypt, for
Turkey will understand it was only
made to cripple England's action in re-
sisting Russia's seizure of CONSTANT
nople, Asia Minor and the whole region
bordering the Black and Esean Seas.
France has Alsace OH the brain, SER
iously affecting the sanity Of her course.
She has lost her provinces, Alsace and
Lorraine, probably for ever, and had
better not cry any longer over spilled
milk.
1t is said that the EXtradition Treaty
with Canada was lost by a clique in our
Senate, consisting Of Frye, Edmunds
and Evarts. A new one is to be attempt
! ed
The President goes to Boston next
Monday, to be present at the 25Oth an
niversary of the foundation of Harvard
College. He will stay one day only.
From very late intelligence we hear
that poor Bulgaria is not to be left as a
helpless prey 10 the Northern Bear.
stantinople of all the powers on the SUBJ
ject. In this she has Turkey and Italy
with her; Russia and France opposing
and Germany and Austria neutral,
at least for the present. England re-
fuses to abandon Egypttill some assured
order reigns there. Suppose she were
to vacate, who would take her place.
Election news not in yet, but in New
York Hewitt, favored by Democrats and
Republicans, will doubtless be elected.
Powderly's strong advocacy of Henry
George will hurt Powderly more than
it will help George.
Weather magnificent throughout the
country.
Yours Go JIDIs