Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-08-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

AT present Washington is a little.out of tune,
as owing to the extremely warm weather
which has taken great delight in keeping poor
little mercury playing around $50 for the past
few weeks, the larger portion of our social
population is away in search of cooler region.
Wien our Congressional body dissolved a
few days since, nearly everyone, from Presi-
dent Harrison, down and up, lost but little
time in severing their official connections
Herewith, and are now away enjoying the
rest they so diligently earned.
z Mr. Shuey and Mr.. Towberman, two of our
Augusta friends, who are employed on the
official Reporters staff of the Senate, are off
on their vacations
Mr.. Towberman is spending few days
with his parents, near Staunton, prior to a
visit through w. Va. which he intends taking
in order to recuperate for the fall session
which will call him back early in December
know that our many friends will be glad
to know that Washington can now boast of
one Of if not the most complete cable car
systems in the world. For over year work
has been going ON day and night, laying the
new cable road which connects the entire city
| from North to South and East to West, and
during the last two weeks over fifteen miles of
cable have been put in place, and connected
with the new power-house at the corner of
14th street and Pennsylvania avenue. The
latter building when completed, will be
among the most interesting of Washington
many handsome buildings. 1t covers an en-
tire square of ground and is built after the
most modern plans.
The doleful sound of trotting car-horse dur
ing the midnight hours, is now a thing of the
past and the welcome sound of the gripman'
gong denotes of the activity which Washing
ton has attained during the past few years.
The city is now being cleaned and robed in
its most presentable garments for the recep-
ton of the G. A. R. which will pay her a
friendly visit next month
Commodious quarters are being prepared fol-
the soldiers and others who will accompany
| this encampment
Washington was visited by another disas
trous fire last Friday morning, which started
about daylightin the Hotel Stratford, N. E
corner of III. and 14th streets N. W, and in
two hours burned the upper half of the six
stored structure, The fact that flames were
discovered in the same building at an early
hour two weeks ago, with other circumstances
connected with this fire, leads those who were
on the grounds early to believe that the own
er, Mr. John F. Cook, one of the assistant as
SCISSORS of the District, was justified in placing
later in the day, the matter in the hands Of
the police department for investigation. The
damage to the building was about $4,000
backed by $4,000 insurance, which Mr.. Cook
had placed thereon about three weeks since
The contents were fully covered by insurance
We are all delighted TO know that the resi-
dents of 10th District of Virginia, fully ap
preciate the fact that the Hon. Harry St. G
Tucker, their able repr esentative, is the right
man in the right place, and have plainly
evinced that fact by the unanimous re- nomln
alton which he was given.
Captain ]. c. Margins, one of Staunton's
most substantial citizens, favored us with hi:
genial countenance few days ago, and We
were all glad to see him in his present gooG
health. Come again, Captain.
RICHARD H. TAYLOR.
Washington, D. c., Aug 16, 1892.