Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington City in Her Very Best
Holiday Attire.
Anxiety In Washington as to Mrs. Har.
risOn's Recovery.
IFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. DC, Sept. 16. '9e

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 16, '92.
The illumination in the streets of
Washington during the time that the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic are in the city will be unique
and will excel anything ever seen in
this part of the country. There will be
large number of what are called uni
versal signs, on which are the names of
the great battles and the Generals who
led the Union hosts to victory. These
will be grouped about the various corps
badges, the battles and names of Gene
rails being associated as nearly as posi-
BILE with the corps with which they
were identified. OF course these names
and badges are produced by the elec-
trio lights, thousands of incandescent
lamps being employed in doing so. A
design that will be of special interest
will be erected at the head of Fifteenth
Street, at the entrance to the White Lot.
twill be huge facsimile of the Grand
Army badge, eighteen feet high. This
badge is made up of incandescent
lamps of the various colors that go to
make up the badge, aud when the
lights are turned on the emblem pro-
duces gorgeous and magnificent
Grand Army medal. The great display
of the wonders of electricity will be
shown in the White House grounds, in
front of the Presidents house. Here
innumerable lights will be hidden in
the shrubbery, all of them changeable
in their charac ter, and disappearing
and reappearing in the most bewilder.
ing manner. The trees and shrubbery
will be fairly magnetized with electric
ity, and the effects will be novel and
in many ways startling. The illumi
nation of the Capitol building will bt
something out of the ordinary, and
will be accomplished by the use of a
vast number of electric search lights.
These powerful lights, stationed on the
top of the high buildings, will b'
thrown upon the dome of the Capitol
and cause that wonderful structure t
stand out like piece of marble stat
uary against the dark background O.
the sky.
Taken altogether, the illumination o
Washington on this occasion will sur
pass anything yet attempted, and will
be revelation to the thousands o
spectators.
All political eyes are turning towar'
Washington now. The approaching
gathering of the old soldiers interest
thousands of people. You hear it talk
ed of on every hand. The Grand Arm,
button is beginning to make its appear
ance on the streets the old soldiers ar
brushing up their uniforms and wa
"reminiscences, and preparing to NEE
their old friends. Mr.. Cleveland's s eaI
will probably burn when the Gran
Army boys get together. The Gran
Army is supposed to be non politics
organization, but it could scarcely b
expected that in Presidential year 6
many old soldiers would get togethe
without the politician getting in h
work on them. There is reason to b
lieve that the old soldiers will be r.
minded good many times ere they g
away from Washington of Mr.. Clev'
land 3 veto record, and If Bcurke Cocl
ran and General Sickles are not uote
several times to the effect that Clev
land can not get the vote of the ol
soldiers. then there is more forgetfu
ness on the Republican side than coul
reasonably be expected.
While there is nothing in the late 7
ports from Loon Lake to indicate tn
Mrs. Harrison is making any substa
tial progress toward recovery, it is e