Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-07
Gen. Washington Passes Through.


The Gazette of March Is, 1871, says:
Yesterday George Washington. God bless
him. passed through this city on his way
to Mt. Vernon When he reached the capt.
tai the company of artillery. under the
command of Capt Hoban, welcomed him
by discharge OF cannons After dining in
the city he was escorted to Georgetown by
several of our most respectful citizens. As
he passed the Presidents house a salute of
sixteen guns was fired by said company,
ana followed by repeated huzZas. dictated
BY hearts senslbly alive to his merits"
In November, 1873, it is learned by notice
in the Maryland Journal that Ignatus
Simpson has opened tavern In the house
formerly occupied by John Beall in George
town. At the same time Mr.. BeaIl an
nounces his removal to large stone house
near the square, the best in town for en-
tertainment.
The Gazette has an announcement from
Boston that the frtgate Constitution will
be launched in Boston at IL O'Clock, Sep
TENDER 20 1871.
An Alexandria dispatch of September -,
1871, says a negro was convicted of an as
sault on a white woman and sentenced TO
destruction"
The issue of the Gazette for October 5,
1871 calls for meeting of the subscribers
for police to draft petition to the Mary
land assembly. A communication appears
urging the adoption of some Statutory plan
for internal police until Congress assumes
the Jurisdiction.
September 16, 1913, the following appears
THE yellow fever being In Philadelphia
has caused the following removals except
what are personal: The Secretary of States
office removed TO Trenton; the War office
TO the Falls of Schuylkll; the offices OF the
Treasury Department to Gray's Ferry and
the Postmaster Generals office IS at Brain
tree, Mass; the Secretary OF State at
Trenton: the Secretary Of War five miles
south OF Downingtown; TIE Secretary OF the
Treasury In Connecticut; the Attorney Gen.
eral OF the United States is in Virginia
Government Without Officers.
In the same issue are comments as fol-
lows:
This is perhaps the first country In the
world which. having provided a regular
government. finds Itself. by the will OF its
public servants. without any government at
all 1t would at this moment be almost as
difficult to get together the executive off,
GERS of the United States as to assemble
Congress. The head Is in Massa chusetts
the arms and legs In Virginia and Connec-
ticut Pennsylvania and Jersey, and the Off
GERS OF the several departments are not any
any one of the heads of the departments In
the same spot with his Office. What sort OF
office have We and where are the United
States: in the Presidents pockets at Brain
ton Scared away by the yellow fever
A citizen in the Gazette says that where
as II has pleased the Supreme Dsposer of
Events at several periods to visit some of
our largest and populous cities with dis
tressing sickness. and since it Is determined
that this city shall become the seat of gov
eminent OF the United States, may not
these with many other circumstances
which might be enumerated, to mention
but one viz: the state OF the public build
ings than they can expect to In cities
yearly visited with a sweeping sick
ness. more especially as this Is one OF
the heaithiest spots In the union Of
at az
originally taken In the arrangement of the
streets avenues, squares and walks. and
has been hitherto attended by the commits
sioners, when any buildings were to be