The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-29

the walls of the post were still over the dividing
line An agreement was made with the Eng |
lish Government which gave to the oniteo |
States that part built upon, and the outline OF
the old fort was completed, but as these MIS-
takes had caused SO much trouble the post was
picknamed Fort Blunder."
Work ceased on the old fort at the breaking
out of the late war, and since that time 1t has
been under the charge of an Ordnanee-Sergeant
Soon work will be resumed, and if the recon-
mendations of Ger. Miles are carried out the
old post will be converted into the largest and
most strongly armed post in the country, as IL
is the intention of the General to have num-
Der of the largest guns to protect the entrance
to the lake on which, a few miles below, is
located Plattsburg Barracks, one of the most
important posts of our Canadian frontier.
Superintendent Richard Rush, in charge OF
the publication of the Naval War Records,
in his annual report to the Secretary OF the
Navy says that during the past year the second
and third volumes of the War Records have
been published. The fourth volume is In the
hands of the printer, and it is hoped that two
more volumes will be ready for the press during
the current fiscal year. The editions are SAID
to be entirely too small to meet the proper
demands, much less to supply the volumes Tor
sale to the public, aud larger edition IS urged.
Some additional papers of great value have
been secured during the year. The reports OF
the Union commanders are fairly complete,
but great difficulty has been met in obtaining
those of the Confederate commanders, owing
in part to the destruction by fire OF large
part of the archives of the Confederate Navy
Department..
United States Treasurer Morgan last week
received a conscience contribution of $o2 In
draft drawn on the First National Bank OF
Greenfield, Mass The sender says the money
was paid to him in the settlement of his account
as an officer in the Union army for pay OF
servant when it was paid to me" the let
ter continues, Il supposed it was right, and
that if an officer did his own work and had no
servant he was entitled to a servants pay"
He regrets his ignorance and mistake in the
matter.
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| Washington is full of statues of Union leaders,
and it is most fitting that at the Capital OF the
| Nation these monuments to the heroic dead
| should be numerous In the square at Connecti-
cut avenue and / street stands the statue OF
Admiral Farragut 1t is of brouze, made from
the propeller of the old Hartford, Farraguts
! flagship 1t was designed by Mrs. Winnie Rcam
} Hoxie, the casting being made at the Washington
Navy-yard. At Connecticut and Massachusetts
avenues is the bronze figure of Rear Admiral
| Francis Du Point, unvailed Dec. 20. 1854. 1t
was designed by Launt Thompson, Of Phiia-
delphia, and cost SIS, 500. appropriated by Con.
gress.
A bronze statue of James A. Garfield is at
the foot of the Capitol. 1t is bronze, 10 feet in
hight, representing cost of $55,o0O OF which
$4,000 was raised by the Army of the Cum
berland. and 10000 donated by Congress. 1t
was unyailed May IL, 1887.
At the intersection of Vermont avenue and
Fifteenth street is the equestrian statue Of
Gen. James 3. Mcpherson. The money for
the statue itself was contributed by the Army
of the Tennessee. while Congress made an ap-
preparation for the pedestal. Louis 7. Kebisso
made the model. The statue was unvailed
Oct. 1s 1876
Rawlins, Grants Chiefof-Staf, and Sec
rotary of War in 1864. is commemorated in
bronze. The statue was ordered and paid for
by Congress 1t stands on the south side OF
Pennsyl vania avenue near Ninth street.
Winfield Scott is memoralizcd in an eques-
trian statue, which stands in the circle formed
by the intersection of Sixteenth and N streets.
The monu ment cost S45, 600, which was appro-
priated by Congress. 1t was unvailed in 1874.
At the foot of the Capitol, Pennsylvania
avenue, is the Peace Monument, built by con-
: tributions from the soldiers and sailors and by
civilians, and by an appropriation of Congress,
the total exendture being $4,000. Franklin
, Simmons was the sculptor. 1t was unvailed in
. 1877.
Gen. Thomas, the hero of Chickamauga. j.
represented in an equestrian statue of bronze
in the circle at the intersection Of Massachu
sets avenue Vermont avenue and Fourteenth
5 street. The statue cost $4,000 and was pro
vided by the Army Of the Cumberland. 1t wal
modelled by ]. @. A. Ward. The unvaling o
: this statue occurred Nov. 10. 1879.
{ A statue of Gen. Hancock stands at Seventh
I street and Pennsylvania avenue. 1t wa
+ modelled by ii. J. Eliicott and cost $3.50
A statue of Gen. w. 7. Sherman will be locatet
: | south of the Treasury at the head Of Pennsyl
n | vania avenue and it will cost $4,000 mostl,
y appropriated by Congress.
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The laws of the District of Columbia are ver,
C stringent against betting, but this does not pre-
,f vent great deal of quiet wagering at til
hotels saloons, and other places where sportin
men resort. A good many thousand dollar
have been bet on the basis of 3 to that Nc
10 Kinley will be elected. The odds slumped fo
Ie awhile to % and 2 to ], but last week the
n went up again to 3 to ], and remained thcr
he firmly. There is more livelness in the bettin
h on Maryland than on the National ticket. A
G. first the Organizes offered odds of to s. but q
s. their money was quickly covered. Then th
+ Mckinley men became aggressive, and offere
it 2 to j. OF la;e the betting has been quit
N heavy at even figures saloon on Pennsy
T. vania avenue, known RS Shoomaker's, is tn
&. headquarters of the sporting betters.
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~ One of Abraham Lincolns hats, once put @
;" exhibition here, has been the object of count.
claims for many months. The hat, which b,
become somewhat faded. was brought I'M
he court last week, and q suit of DR.. j. o. Adam
he aud his wife, administrators Of the estate of 81
ur late Rev. Dr. p. ID. Gurley, against o. II. Oldroy