The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-02-02
North. East and South Capito, streets =

and the Mall divide the city into four
sections, known as northeast. south
east, northwest and southwest. House
numbers are given accordingly. There
are four houses in Washington which
may bear the same street and number
address, but the distinguishing IN.
w." or whatever section is indicated,
completes the address.
In Washington the numbered streets
run north and south. the lettered
streets east and west, and the system
of house numbering is the simplest
and most complete of any in the coun-
try.
General Lafayette visited Washing
ton in 1924, and was entertained for
two weeks.
Browns Indian Queen Hotel. now
the Metropolitan. was one of the most
noted hostelries in early Washington.
In the early days the President re-
ceived salary of $4,000. Tile Vice
President received $1,000. Now the
President gets $4,000, and the Vice
President $4,000.
1t costs about 100000 year 10 run
the White House, exclusive of the
Presidents salary.
On August %, 1885. the Washington
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was opened.
Stage coaches continued to run west
,,.lf 20 !, nh Lot 12S1
The National lntelligencer was the
first newspaper of Importance to be
established in Washington.
The battle OF Biadensburg, August
u, 1914. was the first fought in de-
fence of Washington. and the only one
in vain.
When the Civil War began Wash
ingt0n was without defenses. Two
years later it was surrounded by Il
chain of seventy-two forts.
The close of the war was celebrated
on the night of April IT, 1865. by a
grand illumination of Washington,
which exceeded any demonstration
witnessed in the capital previously.
On Friday night. April Il. 1860.
President Lincoln was assassinated ut
Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
The building stands en- Tenth street.
between L and +, and nearly opposite
$ the house in which Lincoln died.
General Early came within a few
miles of Washington in 1864, but was
rrivap bo ri. nv thu Sixth ARMY Corpc
which engagement was witnessed by
President Lincoln at Fort Stevens on
the Seventh street road, five miles
north of the capital.
The northwest quarter of Washing
ton. though built upon what was once
swamp pasture, is the most popular
part of the city to-day.
1t is 116 miles from Washington to
the mouth of the Potomac, in Chesa,
peake Bay, and 1S4 miles by water to
the Atlantic Ocean.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing was begun in 1880 and completed
at cost of $4,000. 1t costs about a
million year to run it.
The State. War and Navy Depart
nents are consolidated in one immense
building, which was begun in 1871. 1t
cost 100000.
The Treasury Building was COM
pleted in 1860 at q cost of $4,000. 900.
1t is the largest department building
devoted to one branch of the Govern,
ment.
The Pension Office, where the inau-
guration balls are held" was COM
pleted in 1883. 1t is entirely Of brick
and terra Gotta. and is the only de-
partment building so constructed.
The Postoffice Department building
was erected in 1889 and extended in
1855. 1t cost S4,OOO,00
John Quincy Adams designed the al
legorical group. 1.-THE Genius of Amer
ica," Oh the eastern portico of the Cap
itol.
The reclaimed Potomac lats will
add about 1000 acre; 10 the public
national park along the river front.
Mexican cannon furnished the mate
rial for the bronze statue of General
Winfield Scott in the circle which
bears his name.
The Society OF the Army Of the Ten
nessee erected the $4,000 statue Of
General James Il. Mcpherson in the
square which bears his name.
The bronze propeller of his famous
flagship. the Hartford. was east into
the statue of Admiral Farragut.
Manila is 1850 miles from the capital
Honolulu is 4Jl3 miles west Of Wash.
ington.