Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26

was known far and near for his ability as
caterer. His prices xere low-S1 day
for meals with liquors: % cents for lodg
ings-and his table was always bountifuly
spread 1t Is said that the old bell that
rang for meals could be heard over an
extensive part of the city The hotel was
the favorite one with congressman. A good
| many Of the prominent ones boarded there
| during the first part of the century" For
a long time there-was preserved in the Of
flee of the Metropolitan bill against Mr..
Dougherty-presumabl yJ a congressman
for board .'and so FORTH The bill covered
comfortable sum of -s457. which Mr.
Dougherty does not appear to have paid
| in full. a credit of SEQ being the only EVIL
dence that he appreciated the earthly mis-
sion of the landlord. This was in 1915.
Mr. Dougherty seems to have had a weak
| ness for 'bitters'' and '.juleps" and "tod-
dy," for these articles appear regularly on
the bill One day he INDUCED in sham
sumably the proprietor. "Bitters" and
| 'toddy' sold for S71a cents in those days.
The first time General Lee came to
Washington after the war he put up at
| the Metropolitan. Governor Oliver P.
| Morton of Indiana used to stop at the Met
| ropolitan. The hotel was General Han
! cocks headquarters when he was in charge
| of the Department Of Washington. An
drew johnson went from the hotel to the
| Capitol on March 4, 1865, as Vice Presi-
| dent Of the United States The late Chas.
Il, CriSD or GeOTSld, speaker OF the
of Representatives. lived at the Metropoli-
tan during the entire period of his service
in Congress. There are several apartments
| in the old hotel which are inseparably con-
nected with famous men long dead. The
hotel has been greatly improved in recent
years.
Stars Magnificent Structure.
The pedestrian is now about half way be-
| tween the Capitol and the treasury. On the
7th street corner is the Center market one
of the finest in the United States. There are
| four spacious buildings in the group be-
| tween It'll and 9th streets, and they cost
$3.50 OOO Hucksters' stands are around the
| market and on regular market days the
! crowd of farmers wagons is a sight to see.
| Formerly the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
ran through this tract. The market house
which originally stood here was called the
| Marsh market by reason of its SWampy To-
| cation. All the low places have been filled,
| and there is nothing left to inform the in
quiring stranger that the present market
rests on made ground. The old Iron Hall
Is still to be found on the north side of the
| avenue between 9th and 10th streets. In
days long past it was a music hall. Patti.
Parepa Rosa, Nilsson and other famous
singers once delighted music lovers there.
| Mark Twain lectured for the first time in
Iron Hall. His subject was Frozen
| Truth" and the story goes that before the
lecture was finished the weather turned SO
cold that the people nearly froze to death
in getting to their homes.
Where the magnificent post office build
| ing now stands, at the corner of 18th street,
| the mansion of Dr. Stone was situated in
| the early part of the century. The doctor
was an engraver for the government and
| prominent character. His house was trans
| formed into a newspaper office before it
was torn down.
| The Washington Times building covers
| the ground where Peter Force had his man
sion. Peter Force was once mayor of
| Washington and a printer by trade and a
| nofn Of lie Tn l,,, r1,t
| for 100000 the collection of rare books and
pamphlets. newspaper files, maps. engrav-
ings and curios which he had accumulated
in thirty years of antiquarian research.
| The Force collection IS now valuable de-
| partment of the National Library
| The Washington Star occupies a magnif1-
| cent white marble structure at the corner
| of 18th street and the avenue A short block
! to the westward is the Raleigh Hotel. its
| latest addition being twelve stories high 1t
| Is favorite resort for western and south
| ern people. 80. rr
End of the Walk.
| Crossing to the south side Of the avenue
| one comes to Hancock's between 18th and
18th streets. Who that knows anything of
Washington history has not heard of Han
cocks whisky punches and mint juleps?
Webster and others used to lean against the
very bar which still does duty at this old
time place of comfort. Hancock was run
ming In 1910. and the descendants of the
original Hancock are doing business at the
| old stand -.
Further west and on the opposite side are
| the New National Theater, built on the site
of several National Theaters, which sue
clmbed to the flames, and the Lawrence
Hotel building, which used to be known as
the Imperial. Here for many years was the
Office OF The Union, which began life as
an administration organ in the latter part
of .Tackson's administration.
The magnificent new Wizards Hotel, soon
II be ODened. stands the
street. The old Wizards was a famous
landmark. Brides spoke tendery of the old
house, for 1t probably had given shelter to
mere newly married couples than any other
hosiery in Washington. Many of President
went from Wizards to the east front of the
Capitol to be inaugurated. There a
special suite of rooms in the southeast cor
ner which had been occupied by Lincoln md
many other Presidents. In early times
Fuller's Tavern stood here, and was a cele-
brated resort
The pictures Of the grand review in 1865
show shanties standing where the big, barn
like Corcoran building marks the turn of
the avenue at 18th street. At the corner
Of 18th street. where the avenue resumes
Its westward course, is the ancient build
Ing in which the old United States Bank
was housed. This bank will be remem-
bered by the admirers Of Andrew Jackson
as the one which lost its deposits through
the summary action of "Old Hickory Ad-
joining it is fine whitestone building in
course Of erection for the Riggs National
Bank. Beyond 1t is the site of the old
Department of Justice building, on which
1t Is proposed to erect a modern structure.
But here is the White House. and the walk
Is at an end.
Mr.. Chauncey Depew and His Puns.
From the Indianapolis Press.
When I go and see that Chauncey Depew.
up where the railroad trains come in some
time generally after they are expected by
that public. The reducer-in-chief Of my
Paris paper. the Small Journal for to Read,
writes down for me few questions:
ITO what attribute you the much sue
cess which you enjoy?" l demand of him.
First to these Vanderblts.'' makes he
reply, then, in the second, to my faculty
of shaking the hands, and then. in the third,
to the fact that when l build up my for
| tunes, my face contained gray side whis-
kers one ON each side of IT.