The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-12-23

and then the people WILL see the WorK OF
the session, and can Judge Of its merits
and dernerits. E. B. M.
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QUE WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Dec. 20, 1885.
The President has recovered from his
rheumatism and has apparently recovered
his old-time vigor. The usual public
receptions were held at The White House
during the week.
The production of "Rienzi" at AL.
baugh's Opera House by Lawrence Bar.
ret and his company, during the: past
week, was grand dramatic as we'll as
social success. The play was splendidly
mounted, and the leading members Of
the company acquitted themselves with
credit. Seldom has there assembled at 8
single gathering a more distinguished
audience than that which greeted Mr..
Barret upon the rising of the. curtain on
Wednesday evening. Que Of the lower
boxes was occupied by the President and
Mrs. Cleveland, accompanied by Mrs.
Postmaster general Villas, Miss Villas,
and Col. and Mrs. Lamont. The box
directly opposite vas occupied by Chief
Justice Waite and seversl of his associ-
ates, while the faces of General Sherman,
General Sheridan, and several of the
promineot Cabinet officers, Senators, aud
members of the foreign legations were
conspicuous in the audience. More than
two thousand persons were present, and
the audience was made up Of the leading
social lights Of the national Capital,
many of she ladies beingfn full evening
dress.
Mr. ingalls, on Tuesday last made a
very spirited attack upon the railroad
companies, which for SO long time have
occupied the streets of Washington to
the great disadvantage Of private proper.
tyinterests. Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill
forbidding the use of streets by any cor
poration without frat obtaining permis.
sion from Congress. I, is hoped that
this action by Congress will result in
compelling the railroad companies to
build union depot upon the outskirts of
the city. Mr. Ingalls, is looked upon by
the citizens of Washington as the best
friend they have in Congress. he has
always taken an active interest in District
matters. Of the several measures in
which the Senate is particularly interest
ed, aad which he proposes to urge during
the present session Of Congress, one
relates to the construction of a memorial
bridge across the Potomac, and another
to the building of a new Postofice.
The annual sale of the articles which
have accumulated in the Dead Letter
Office has. been in progress during the
past week, and has been we'll attended.
The fact that the packages are not opened
adds an interest to the sale, as it is some.
thing of lottery. Few of the purchas-
ers have the courage to open their pack
ages before leaving the sale, but await an
opportunity to retire tosome quiet corner
in order to discover what Dame Fortune
has brought to them. The bidding sell
dom exceeds a dollar upon package.
A more miscellaneous and varied COL
lection Of articles could hardly be gotten
together.
The work of demolishing the buildings
occupying the site of the new Congress.
,ional Library is rapidly progressing.
During the past week, in tearing down
the walls of the Carroll buildings, which
occupy portion OF the site and are
among the oldest in the city, the wall
collapsed, carrying with it six of the
workmen, all of whom were seriously
injured. The Carroll buildings are
fraught with "reminiscences of ye olden
times. After the battle of BladeDsburg,
during the war with England in 1872,
they were used by the British as a hospi-
tai. In the course of the late Civil War
they were a part of the noted Capital
prison, and in taking down the walls
there are found many souvenirs of their
former occupants, among whom are many
notorious characters.
1t is said that necessity makes strange
bedfellows. No better illustration of
this adage can be had than is afforded by
the Night Lodging House, or 'sTramp's
Hotel" as it is familiarly called, where
during the recent cold snap many of the
disappointed oifice.seekers and others
stranded in the Capital City found
shelter from the weather. Although the
Lodging House was only established a
few years ago it has grown to be one of
the features Of Washington. When a
visitor arrives he is required to give full
statistics concerning himself, after which
a hearty supper of hot soup and bread is
served; he is then required to take
bath-this feature is one of the invinci-
BILE rules of the house-after this being
completed he is given comfortable bed
for the night and breakfast in the morn.
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