The Daily Tombstone., 1886-11-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.

he ope,ing of d session of Congr .ss. Work nen arc engaged throughout the building in painting and cleaning. carpets are being laid and desks pI -ced | in position. Nor is the scene of act ivity confined to the interior of the building. Work upon the marble ter races upon the west front of the build ing is being prosecuted by an army of workmen and ground has been broken fcr the grand staircase provi lel for by Congress in Its last session
 The plans for the Mexican legation building have been returned approy- ed from the City of Mexico, and the work of tearing down the houses which cover the site has been con- menced. Tie building when com plete will be thre stories in height, and have 6 frontage of 42 feet. It will bo constructed of stone anl brick and when finished it will be ore of the finest bulldogs in the city. l. will be locate in the heart of the social center of the city, and in the immediate neighborhood are the fine residents ex-S, c. etary Chandler, Mir. John w. Thompson, Chef Ju t;ce Waite and Mir. John w Foster, tbe former minister to Spain. The action or U Mrx;ca.. Government iii thus erecting legation building will, it is thong induce other forrisn 2ose rn- ments to SC ure building sites before the value of property advances far ther. The English and German Gov ernments are at present. the osly for eiso governments that own their own residences ill this city.
 An illustration of th' pow CT of the press las b>en cvincad by tho recent change of the title of Il pres dents coautry residence. Tie new tit'c f '3ed f'op,' orisiuar"d with C.l-nrl Preston 0, tie Was: ington staff of i New York Herald. Duri"s the lc-- cent di,cossion of th~ tit'e Of "Pl etty Prospect" which lad been giv"n to his nv il me by the President, the Her4ld n>u e..tesed lis prot st ~gainst the ii;,. H. ;1sist, q tha; the ro i h%.i b rn pa'atri blood red color that ''Ral r,2' shol!l De its nzme arI h., l,i! w.s~r oG iiIn1r hat he would make i. so, He wrote all sr' iclA to lis paprf csliin9 tn . place ''Bed Top" and tie nan.c was St one adop,c4 by Al of the paper" .ni the pubic general a.d he Won tie wage,
 The Na'ioral museum has roc'iye.l scme very valuable ant interesting cxhlpjts during the past few days [ from Africa aud other foreign cOan tries. Among them may be mention 5d ring of bra weighing ten pounds w'i';h wa w'rn np an ankle of *p African prnc' gs $ an orns- ment. Pr-Ge,. or iIenlley tic Iii '.je- ltr of he mEs~um, whose maTvclou- prvd ctions in l. s;,r have given him the it!e cf the "W'izz rd' Is now en- gag q upon ji.e sci od I ura Of G r ou.mo ,;.e \ "a aLc Ch;e:. The work although c pieI from a photograph will, whon tini hrd be I.f9 like rep rcsea atio1 Of the net 'rious Ician outlaw and vii rm very interest ing addition 10 tie c1lections Of the muSuim
 Tie commit 'e engaged in perfect ing toe arran eme,ts for the grand national competive drill to be | i'd i'll Washing on in May gex- report that upwards of S+}, geo hos been subscrib ed w,r,l ie!rayins the expense ai:,i the pr,i tt i. cn-ider,d all assured snccess. Nj .I'uy C mPanirs from n"ariy every $ ate n ina Union lave annou; 'd thrlr in'cutlon Of com ,,et- ng for 'be Fri~'e 2. During the eight , days oi ta,, n,rrt l,g tine varioIs mi.i- : rary or-aaiz lions vi cncamp in the
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