PRICE, 25 CENTS F 199 M89 "^' 1888 Copy 1 RRISON'S GUIDE |>> lOF^ Washington City. Numerous Engravings and Map. j-ortioth (!'^l!il''!! WASHINGTON: : •jlj WILLIAM H. MORRISON. 'j R^L Pour gmall BooI^s tliat ought to be iri Eirery pamily. LESSONS IN LONGEVITY. Pai-Sbgrapiis o>i^E^me Hygvtene aijd the Art of Prolonging tife. By John B. Hamilton, M. D., Surgeon- General Marine Hospital, &c. SHORT PRAYERS FOR FAMILY USE. These prayers are not original. I'hey have been selected from various sources. There are - Jfir|i\given several forms of grace, or thanksgiving before meals ; then prayers for morning and evening for each day in the week. HOW THE DADDIES DID IT. ^ AN ATTRACTIVE VOLUME, WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF "RUIiES FOK BEHAVIOR" Among the Patriots and their families in the first year of the Government of the United States under the Constitution. A peculiarly American book. Amusing and of great interest. DON'T MARRY TWICE. PREFACE. 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"•- 3 The Capitol— General Description 6 Naval Monument '^ Marshall Statue. • 8 Providence Hospital 26 United States Coast Survey Office 26 Navy Yard • 26 Government Hospital for the Insane ... 27 Marine Barracks • • - 27 Christ Church ....... 28 Naval Hospital 28 Congressional Cemetery 28 Institution for the Deaf and Dumb 29 Government Printing Office 29 Government Botanical Garden 30 Arsenal. • • 31 Center Market — - 31 Eawlin's Statue 32 Smithsonian Institution 33 National Museum. . . - . - 34 Department of Agriculture 35 Museum of Agricultiire 36 Conservatory, = 36 Bureau of Printing and Engraving 37 Propagating Garden 38 Washington Monument . 38 Washington Pedigree 39 Carp Ponds ....... 40 Franklin Square 40 Army Medical Museum 41 Masonic Temple 41 Patent Office 41 Post Office Department . . 43 Judiciary Square and City HaU ........ 43 Pension Building , — .......... 44 Columbian University c 44 Thomas Statue , . 45 Luther Statue — ,... 45 Wayland Seminary , 45 PAGfi. Rock Creek Church and Cemetery 45 Le Droit Park 46 National MiUtary Cemetery 46 Soldiers' Home 46 Howard University 46 Treasury Department 47 Cash Room 48 Department of Justice 49 President's House 49 Lafayette Square 51 McPherson Statue 51 Farragut Statue 51 Corcoran Art GaUery 51 New State, War and Navy Depart- ments 53 Winder's Building S3 Signal Office 53 National Observatory 53 Statue of Washington 54 Georgetown 54 Arlington House — 55 The Cemetery 55 Georgetown University 56 1 Convent of the Visitation 56 Georgetown High Service Reservoir — 57 Oak Hill Cemetery . . . — 57 Dupont Statue. , . 57 Scott Statue. 57 Louise Home. . , 58 Great Falls of the Potomac — 58 Mount Vernon . — . — , . 59 Alexandria 60 City Post-office 61 Cogswell Drinking Fountain 61 Churches 61 Hotels.. -. 63 Railroads 63 Street Cars. ,.,.o..o.. 63 Theatres, » = .... » .64 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1887, by William H. Morrison, in the Office of the Librarian of Uoagress, at Washington, Dc C. STRANGER'S GUIDE. ^^^ASHINGTON CITY. [^^T^ASHINGTON. the seat of Government of tlie United States, is situated upon the Potomac, at tlie head of tide-water and of navigation, at tlie confluence of the Anacostia. The Potomac is the broadest river in the Union, and one of the most beauti- ful. At its mouth it is 74- miles wide; at Washington its width is If miles; while the Anacostia at its mouth is about as wide as the main stream. A grand natural amphitheatre is formed by a chain of low wooded hills encircling the city on the east, north, and west, the sides and tops of which afford commanding views. The site is one of the most beautiful in the Union, and admirably adapted to manufactures and commerce. But owing to the immediate vicinity of Baltimore and Alexandria, and the official gifts of the Gov- ernment, the attention of the inhabitants has never turned toward the great natural advantages of the position for business enterprises. The city is contemporaneous with the Capitol. Prior to the location of the seat of government at this place, there was not even a village where the beautiful city now stretches its broad avenues. The act establishing the seat of government at its present location was passed July 16, 1790; and in 1800 the transfer from Philadelphia took place. The grandeur of the plan of the city, and the distances of the public edifices from each other, with the slender aid afforded by Congress, have retarded its growth and the completion of the original design. But these difficulties are being overcome, and, since 1861, there has been new life infused into the slug- gish spirit that made Washington known as "a city of distances." In 1870 the real improvements began in earnest, and Washington, with its lovely parked streets and avenues, its completed and newly-begun public buildings and elegant private residences, is, perhaps, the most beautiful city in the Union. Th?->iIt ^^""F'?!" ""? palms, pine- interior of the agricultural department. apples, and other tropical plants. In the others is a collection worth seeing. The soutli wing is the graperv containmg one hundred varieties. & i j> This Department, with its Museum and Conservatories, is open to the public through the business week, daily, from 8 a.m. to 4 P.3i., except on Saturdays, when the hour for closing is 3 P.M. TO WASHINGTON CITY. 37 Passing out of the Agricul- tural grounds on thesouUi side, a short walk westward along B Street, S. W., will bring the visitor to the BUREAU OF ENGRAV- ING AND PRINTING, a solid, fireproof structure built of brick and stone, erected in 1879, on the corner of Four- teenth and B Streets, S. W. This is a Bureau of the Treas- ury Department and for many years was domiciled in that great building, but the growth of both compelled its removal. The visitor upon entering, will be taken in charge by a watchman, who will conduct him to the Reception-room. He will then be lequired to register his name, residence and occupation, after which he will be placed CONSERVATORY, AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. in charge of an efficient guide who will conduct him over the building, pointing out, and explaining to him, the process of engraving and print- ing U S. Bonds, Notes, National Bank Notes, and Internal Bevenue Stamps, as well as other objects of interest. It is all vciy interesting, and the visitor will be well repaid for his trouble. The building is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 38 stranger's guide THE PROPAGATING GARDEN.— This Government garden is situated on tlie banks of tlie Potomac, soutliwest of the Bureau of Engrav- ing and Printing, and comprises eight acres. A nursery connected with the garden supplies many of the trees and shrubs planted in the public parks. If the visitor is not inclined for a ramble to this place he can pass directly over to THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.— The design of the Wash- ington Monument, as prepared by Robert Mills, contemplated a shaft of 600 feet in height. The marble obelisk, resting on a foundation of gneiss 16 feet 8 inches high, is 55 feet square at the base. This foundation is 80 feet square and extended 7 feet 7 inches below the surface. The wall of the obelisk is 15 feet thick at the base, and gradually tapers at the rate of i in. to the foot on the outside. The inside of the wall is perpendicular, and the inclosed space is 25 feet square for 150 feet, when the wall is enlarged to 31 feet 6 inches square, and this is its size to the top. The wall of 15 feet ascends until the gentle taper reduces it to 1 foot 6 inches in thick- ness at the top. The interior walls will be orna- mented by the insertion of the numerous specimen pieces sent from all parts of the world. Among these tributes to the memory of Washington, are some from Mount Vesuvius, China, Bremen, Swiss Republic, the Temple of Carthage, Greece, Japan, Tomb of Kapoleon, and Tell Chapel. For many years the Monument had stood in an unfinished condition, not a monument to the mem- ory of Washington, but one to the indifference of the American people and to them a disgrace; but in the summer of the Centennial Anniversary and passed an act, approved August 2d, 1876, creating "WASHINGTON MONUMENT. Exposition, Congress a commission for the purpose of completing the Monument, and also making an appropriation of $200,000 to continue the work of construction; under the provisions of the above act, the Society which had so bravely undertaken the erection of the gigantic structure, deeded their rights in the same to the United States, so that now it is the property of the Nation. The work of con- struction was then resumed, and the enlargement of the old foundation (which had been pronounced defective by a Board of Engineers) was com- pleted in May, 1880. A mass of concrete 13 feet 6 inches in thickness was placed beneath the old foundations — 70 per centum of the earth on which the monument rested having been removed. The new foundation is 126 feet 6 inches square, or 2i times greater than the old. In the making of this mass of concrete some 13,000 barrels of Portland Cement were used. In August, 1880, work was begun in building upon the top, and was TO WASHINGTON CITY. 39 rapidly prosecuted under the direction of a joint commission consisting of the President of the United States, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, the Architect of the Capitol, the Chief of Engineers of the Army, the Vice-President of the Washington National Monument Society; and Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, of the Engineers Corps, is the engineer in charge of the work. In addition to the $200,000 appropriated by the Act of August 20th, 1876, Congress appropriated the further sum of $700,000 for the work. The original plan was followed except that the height was limited to 555 feet. The machines and appliances used were of the most extensive and improved character. The exterior of the monument was completed, by the placing of the cap-stone in position, on December 6th, 1884. The dedication took place on the 21st day of February, 1885 (the 22d falling upon Sunday), with most imposing ceremonies, including an oration by Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, who delivered the oration at the laying of the corner-stone on July 4th, 1848; masonic ceremonials; a grand military and civic parade, etc. Persons wishing to ascend the monument, can obtain passes from the Superintendent on the Grounds. In this connection the following information will be of interest. THE WASHINGTON PEDIGREE.— Xa?rr^??C6 Washington. In 1538, the l^Ianor of Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England, was granted to Lawrence Washington, Esq., of Gray's Inn, and Mayor of Northampton, 1533 and 1546. The Manor- house at Sulgrave has still the arms of the Washing- tons, the stars and stripes, carved on stone. - Rohert WasJiingtoji, son of Lawrence, with the consent of his sou and heir, Lawrence Washington, ^jpld the Sul- grave estate. Laicrence Wasliington, son and heir of Robert, married Margaret, eldest daughter of William Butler, Esq., of Tees, Sussex, and had issue eight sons and nine daugh- ters. He died December 13th. 1616, and lies buried in Great Brington Church, where there is a mural monu- ment recording the same, and having the stars and stripes on a shield — coupled with the arms of the Butlers. Robert, brother of Lawrence, died in 1622 and also lies at Brington, and CREST OF THE WASHINGTONS. 40 stranger's guide Las a brass to his memory with the Washington shield in excellent preservation, of which the above crest is a fac-simile. John Washington, second son of Lawrence, was knighted at Kewmarket, February, 1622, emigrated to Bridge's Creek, Virginia, II. S., in 1657. Married Ann Pope. Lawrence Washington, son of John, married Mildred Warner; died 1697. Augustine Washington, second son of Lawrence, married first Jane Butler, by Avhom he had three children; secondly Mary Ball, and had issue six children; died 1743. George Washington, eldest son by second marriage of Augustine Washington, was born February 22, 1732. Was the first President of the United States of America. Died at Mount Vernon, December 14, 1799. Left no issue. The origin of our National Emblem, the stars and stripes, was doubt- less a compliment paid by the f ramers of the Constitution to the Father of his Cmiutry; for the relics of the Washington family, still in excellent preservation in Brington Church, Northamptonshire, England, show that the arms oT the Washingtons was stars and stripes, and the English Col- lege of Heraldry not only afiirms this but states that the stripes were alternate red and white. A short distance to the northwest, and in full view from the base of the Monument, lie the CARP PONDS. — A walk of a few minutes will bring one to them, and although from the roadway they do not appear at all attractive, yet, upon investigation, the visitor will find them to be of decided interest. They were established by, and are under the care of, the United States Fish Commission, of which Professor Spencer F. Baird, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, is the head. The Carp is a very valuable food fish, and was imported, by the Fish Commission, from Southern Europe only a few years ago. The object of the Commission is to dis- tribute them from this point all over the land, and any person owning a pond and making application can secure the fish for stocking it. It is believed to be especially adapted to the waters of the South and South- west. The ponds are ten in number, six small and four larger, and cover an area of about twenty-five acres. About 300,000 fish are raised yearly. The ponds are under the superinteudance of Dr. R. Hefsle, who, if approached, can give much interesting information in regard to the subject. From here the visitor can pass out to Fourteenth Street;, take a car north to Pennsylvania Avenue, then change to the Avenue line and go west to Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue; at that point, getting a transfer ticket, he can take a Fourteenth Street car and go north to FRANKLIN SQUARE, which lies between Thirteenth and Four- teenth and I and K Streets, N. W. The Government purchased this square in 1829 to gain possession of an excellent spring which now furnishes, by underground pipes, the drinking water for use in the President's House. It is a cool, shady retreat in summer, and is beautifully ornamented with trees and shrubbery. TO WASHINGTON CITY. 41 Franklin School House is opposite on Tliirtcentli Street and is said to be one of the fiuest buildings of the kind in the United States. Some fine residences front upon tliis square. THE ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.— The history of this building is more romantic and thrilling than one would imagine from its plain and unpretending appearance. It is located on Tenth Street west, between E and F Streets north, and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is tlirce stories high, 109 feet deep, and 71 feet front. It was originally a church; was afterwards converted into a theatre, and was used as such until April 14tli, 1865, when it was the scene of the Iragcdy of the assassination of President Lincoln. It was then at once closed by order of the Govern- ment. In April, 1866, it was purchased by Congress for $100,000, and having been remodelled and made fireproof, was assigned to its present use. The first floor is used by a division of the Surgeon-General's Ofiicc. The surgical records are on the second floor, and in the offices of the Sur- geon-General on this floor, in the south wing, are portraits of some cele- brated physicians; among them an original, by Peale, of Dr. Physick. The Museum is on the third floor. It contains the fiuest collection of Surgical and Medical pathological specimens in the world; is carried on in the interest of medical science, and is resorted to by surgeons and physicians from abroad as well as from this country. A portion of Ihe vertebrae of the neck of the assassin Booth is in the Surgical Section. No medical man should neglect to visit this museum. The library of the Medical Museum contains nearly forty thousand volumes. The house opposite, No. 516, is the house in which President Lincoln breathed his last. By returning to F Street and proceeding east one block, the visitor will reach the MASONIC TEMPLE.— It is located on the corner of Ninth and F Streets, N. W. It was erected by the Miisonic Hall Association. The corner-stone was laid in 1868. It is built of granite and freestone, and cost $200,000. The first floor is occupied by stores and the second by a public hall 100 feet long and 48 feet wide, with retiring rooms. Some of the most brilliant balls and State sociables given in the city have been held in this hall. On the third floor are the Blue Lodges of Masonry and on the fourth floor are the Royal Arch Chap- teis. Directly opposite the Masonic Temple is the PATENT OFFICE.— The Patent Office is situ- ated between Seventh and Ninth, and F and G Streets. The lengtli of the building is 410 feet, and the width 275 feet. The style of architecture is Doric, and, although the finish is plain and simple, it is greatly admired for its majestic grandeur. The same plain finish and grandeur will be ob- it is built of sandstone painted white, and the ex MASONIC TEMPLE. served in the interior 'tension is of white marble 42 STRANGER^S GUIDE It was designed simply for the Patent Oflace, but the Interior Depart- ment occupies a portion of the building. The lower stories are divided into apartments suitable for the various oflSces of the Department of tlie Interior, such as the Indian and Public Land Offices. On the second iiilB^^^^^^^ PATENT OFFICE. floor are the Model rooms, which, up to September 24th, 1877, contained a model of each patent issued by the United States since 1836. As each case is provided with a card designating the contents, it is unnecessary to enumerate here. Near the entrance are some historical relics of interest; such as Franklin's Printing Press, etc. In case 23 is a model patented by Abraham Lincoln in 1847, and a pair of gloves which belonged to President Lincoln. The east and west halls are each 271 feet long and 64 feet wide. The north and south halls are a littlj smaller, being about 145 feet in length. In 1886 the building which was used as a Patent Office was destroyed by fire, with all the models it had received for nearly fifty years. The first patent is- sued was to Samuel Hopkins, in 1790, for making "pot ashes." Again on September 24th, 1877, interior of patent office. a great fire occurred, which, be- sides doing great damage to the building, almost utterly destroyed the TO WASHINGTON CITY. 43 contents of the Model room in the south and west wings. The loss was almost incalculable, as many articles of great value were burned which it was impossible to replace. The building is now restored, and is entirely fireproof. The Bureau is self-supporting, the expenditures not equalling the re- ceipts from fees. The cost of the building was about $2,700,000. It con- tains 191 rooms. It was designed by W. P. Elliott and executed by Rob- ert Mills and Edward Clark. THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.— The first building erected for the accommodation of this department, and in which the business of the Patent Office was then transacted, was burned in 1836. Tlie founda- POST-OFFICE. tion of the present edifice was laid in 1839. The E Street portion was designed and finished by Pol)ert Mills, and is built of marble from Xew York. The extension was designed by T. U. Walter, and built of Mary- land marble. It was commenced in June, 1855. The style is a modified Corinthian, It covers the entire square bounded by Seventh and Eighth Streets, west, and E and F Streets, north, and is immediately opposite the Patent Office. The entire building measures 800 by 204 feet. The interior is divided into apartments suitable for the business of the department. To obtain admission to the Dead Letter Office, it is necessarj'- to procure a permit from the Postmaster-General or the Chief Clerk of the Finance office. Visitors should inquire for the book of post-office accounts kept by Dr. Franklin, the first Postmaster-General of the Colonies. JUDICIARY SQUARE AND CITY HALL.— Leaving the Post- office by the north front on F Street, the visitor can ride or walk down F 44 stranger's GUID15 Street to Judiciary Square. The square comprises about 20 acres, and extends from the intersection of Indiana and Louisiana Avenues, on tlie south, to G Street on the nortli, and from Fourth to Fifth Streets. In tlie City Hall, which is built upon the south front, the several courts of the District hold their sessions. The present structure is over 200 feet in length, and is but one wing of the building as designed by George Hadfield. It was begun in 1820, and completed in 1849. A statue in marble of Lincoln stands directly in front of the por- tico. It was erected by voluntary contributions of some patriotic citizens, and was executed by Lot Flan- nery, a self-taught sculptor. Tlie statue is about 9 feet in height, and is erected upon a marble column 27 feet in height. CITY HALL. i«NSION BUILDING. On the northern end of Judiciary Square is the new pension buildinff, in which the inauguration ball was given on the 4th of March, 1885. It is an immense and very handsome buildino-, and when completed will afford facilities urgently required by the Pension Bureau, which is now nmch crowded, and occupies several separate buildings. Taking an F Street car westward to the corner of Fifteenth and H Streets, the visitor will find COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.— This institution was opened in 1822 as a college. In 1873 it was created a University. There are Law and « TO WASHINGTON CITY. 45 Medical Departments connected with it. It was originally located on Fourteenth Street north of the city line but iu 1884 was removed to its present elegant quarters. The Medical Department is two squares east of the University on H Street. Return to H and Fourteenth Streets, and take a north-bound Fourteenth Street car and, at the intersection of Fourteenth and M Streets, he will pass to the right of Thomas Circle in which he will see THE THOMAS STATUE, erected by the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, in 1879, to the memory of General George 11. Thomas. It was designed by J. Q. A. Ward, and is regarded as the finest equestrian statute in this country. On the small point of land just north of Thomas Circle, stands THE STATUE OF MARTIN LUTHER, erected in 1884 by his followers of the Lutheran Church. Continuing his ride to the boundary, a short work northwestward will bring the visitor to WAYLAND SEMINARY; an institution established by a society of the Baptist Church for the education of young men of color for the Chris- tian ministry. A Avalk of half a mile to the northeastward, across the country, will reward the pedestrian with a view of THOMAS STATUE. NATIONAL CEMETERY AT SOLDIERS HOME. ROCK CREEK CHURCH AND CEMETERY.— The cemetery lies near the Soldiers' Home on the north. The church lies on the west, and is St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish. It was erected in 1719, with bricks imported from England, and although the church was rebuilt in 1775, and remodelled in 1868, the main walls are those erected in 1719. The Bible used is an Oxford edition of 1727. The 46 stranger's guide oldest graves are east of tlie church. A fine monument has been erected over the grave of Peter Force. THE NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY is east of Rock Creek Cemetery, and north of the Soldiers' Home, which it adjoins. It contains 5,424 graves, SOLDIERS' HOME. — This attractive place adjoins the Military Cemetery, and is open every day. It is one of the most attrac- tive drives about the city, and is much resorted to in pleasant weather. The propert}"^ comprises about 500 acres and is beautifully laid out in drives, of which there are seven miles, and in lawns, meadows, gardens, and lakes. The buildings consist of the main building, used as a dormitory, the hospital, residences of the governor, surgeon, and officers of the Home, a gardener's cottage, and a beautiful chapel built of Seueca stone. There is a new hospital some distance off, and near it are the buildings used by the farmer. The Home was originally only a Military Asylum, and was founded through the efforts of General Scott wbo procured the assignment to this purpose of a portion of the money levied by him upon the city of Mexico when he took possession of it. The fund is increased by the forfeitures ' and fines against soldiers, and by a tax of 12 cents per month on each enlisted man in the regular army. The Home was the favorite summer residence of President Lincoln . HOWARD UNIVERSITY is open daily to visitors. It is on the left of the Seventh Street road, on the return to the city from the Soldiers' Home. It is open to all, without regard to sex or color, but is at- tended by colored pupils only. The University building is four stories high, and is quite com- plete. Miner Hall, on the north- east, is named after Miss Miuer, a lady who taught colored children in the days when slavery still ex- isted. The property is valued at about $600,000. An object of very general in- terest is the tunnel now being con- structed to conve}'' an increased supply of w^ater to the heights beyond the University for the use of the city. Several shafts, from which the work upon the tunnel is prosecuted, have been sunk to the depth of several hundred feet; one of the shafts being but a short distance from Howard University. LE DROIT PARK, an addition to the city in which are many hand- some residences, is just south of the University. The visitor can return to the city by the Seventh Street horse cars, and thus end the second day. HOWARD TJNIVERStTY. TO WASHINGTON CITY. 47 THIRD DAY. ALL WEST OF FIFTEENTH STREET, INCLUDING GEORGETOWN AND ARLINGTON. The visitor can most conveniently commence tlie third day at tlie Trea- sury Department, on the nortliwesteru corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, TNhich may be reached by the Pennsylvania Avenue cars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.— This department may be reached by the street cars, on Pennsylvania Avenue, or bj^ the Fourteenth Street or the Columbia Street cars. It is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is on Fifteenth Street, east of the President's House. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. TliC portion fronting on Fifteenth Street is the old building, which was £omiiienced in 1836 upon the site of the old Treasury building which was Ournad in 1833. The foundation of the extension was laid in September, 48 stkat^ger's guide 1855, and is a great improvement upon the old structure. It was designed by Walter; begun by Young; continued by Rogers; and finally completed by A. B. Mullett, Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department. The east front consists of a colonnade 336 feet long with thirty Ionic col- umns. Tlie extension flanks the old building at each end with massive granite masonry, and makes beautiful terminations of the north and south fronts, which break the monotony of the long colonnade portion of the old building. The walls of the extension are composed of pilasters rest- ing on a base which rises twelve feet above the ground on the northern side. In the centre of the southern, western, and northern fronts are magnificent porticos, and on either side of the platforms and steps of these porticos are courts or parterres, which, in summer, are lovely masses of flowers and shrubs. The whole building is of the Grecian Ionic ordt-r, three stories high, with two basements and an attic, and the building is sur- mounted by a massive granite balustrade. The granite was all brought from Dix Island, on the coast of Maine. The columns are monolithic, 31 feet high, and 4 feet in diameter. The entire building is 466 feet long — ex- clusive of the porticos — and 266 feet wide. In the courts are fountains, and directly opposite the western portico, at the entrance to President's Park, is a fountain, the basin of which is built of massive granite. Before the north entrance is a tessellated plat£onin, the centre of which is occupied by a fountain, consisting of a boldly designed tazza of granite from Avhich the water falls into a broad basin, escaping finally, through four lions' heads into as many smaller basins surrounding the larger one. The ob- jects of special interest are the Gash Room and the Vaults. THE CASH ROOM is directly opposite the north entrance, but the best view is to be obtained from the interior balcony, which may be reached by ascending either stair- way in the east and west angles of the north side. The walls of this room are of the most beauti- ful marble. It is two stories high, divided on the level of the second story floor by the biilcony upon which the visitor stands. The floor is tessellated in white and red marbles. The marbles are as follows: In the lower story, stylobate; base, black mar- ble from Vermont; mouldings, Bardiglio from Italy ; stiles. Dove, from Vermont; panels, Sienna, from Italy; dies, Ten- nessee. Above, stylobate, pilas- ters, white- veined; stiles. Sienna, from Italy; panels, Bardiglio; cornice, white- veined Italian. Upper story, same as lower, except the panels above stylobate, which are Sarrangolum, from the Pyrenees. The vaults in which the gold is kept may be seen upon a written per- CASH ROOM, TREASURY DEPARTMENT. TO WASHINGTON CITY, 49 mit from llie Treasurer, -whose office is in the northeast corner of the first floor. * The Secret Service Bureau may be visited by any one who is introduced by a known party. It contains the plates and dies used by counterfeiters, and has also a rogues' galler3\ A complete Ku Klux suit, which was taken off a man who was cap- tured by detectives, is also in this office. In the basement may be seen the money as it is cut in half in the Re- demption Bureau, previous to being mascerated. A messenger will be sent wilh visitors, by the Treasurer, who will conduct them to all places of interest which the public are permitted to visit, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE is immediately opposite the Treasury, on Pennsylvania Avenue, between Fifteenth and Fifteen-and- a-half Streets. The Attorney-OeneraV s Office is near the top of the stairs. There are a number of portraits of different Attorneys-General in this room. THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE.— The Executive Mansion, or White House, is on Pennsylvania Avenue, west of the Treasury Department, ■WHITE HOUSE— NORTH FRONT. the grounds of the two buildings being divided by Executive Avenue. The grounds comprise about eighty acres and are nearly midway between the Capitol and Georgetown, being one mile and a half from the former. Two large gateways constitute the entrances on the north, connected by a drive and a foot-walk which sweep in a semicircle past the White House. The grounds are laid out in walks, mounds, trees, fountains, and drives. South of the house the grounds are divided by an inclosure of the private 50 STRANGERS GUIDE grounds. Directly in front of the south portico is a stand from which the Marine Band gives open-air concerts every Saturday af teraoon during the summer season, wliich are free to the public. The President's House was renovated and many modern improvements introduced in 1881. The house lias a rustic base, which on the south side is entirely above ground, and give a fa9ade of three stories. The main TDuilding is 170 feet long by 86 feet deep. It is of sandstone, painted white. On the west are the conservatories. The main door on the north opens into a spacious vestibule 40 by 50 feet. A door on the left opens into a passage at the WHITE HOUSE— SOUTH VIEW. foot of the stairway leading to the anteroom. Across the passage is the East Room, which is used for public receptions. It is 80 by 40 feet, and 22 feet high. It is richly, though not extravagantly, furnished and finished. It is open to the public from 10 A.M. to 3 p.m. The rest of the rooms are private. On the west is a door opening into the Green Room, which opens on the west into the Blue Room, 40 by 30 feet. It is finished in blue and gold, and is used as a reception room by the President and his wife. From this room opens the Red Room, whicli is the family parlor, and which opens into the State Dining Room, 40 by 30 feet. The executive office is on the second floor, also the library and white house— east eoom. the seven sleeping apartments. TO WASHINGTON CITY. 51 LAFAYETTE SQUARE.— Opposite llie north of the President's House is the public square of the above name. It contains about 7 acres, beautifully laid out in gravelled walks, and adorned ■with trees, shrubbery and tlowers. The equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson is in this square. It is the work of Clark Mills, and is cast from the brass guns and mortars captured by Jackson. The statue is one third larger than life, weighs 15 tons, and cost about $50,000. The horse is poised upon his hind feet, and is not secured in position by bars or rivets. It is probably the only instance of the kind in the world. The artist has simply copied nature, after finding the position a horse naturally takes in rearing. This monument to the hero of New Orleans was erected on the 8th of January, 1853, the anniversary of the battle in wliich General Jack- sou routed the British forces. Stephen A. Doug- STATUE OF JACKSON. las delivered the oration. THE M'PHERSON STATUE.— One square to the northeast, at Vermont Avenue and I Street, is the statue of General McPherson; a jliandsome equestrian statue, erected in the centre of a park known as McPherson Square. THE M PHERSOX STATt'E. THE FARRAGUT STATUE. THE FARRAGUT STATUE.— The statue of Admiral Farragut stands in a small park two squares west of the McPherson statue, at the intersection of I Street and Connecticut Avenue. CORCORAN ART GALLERY.— This building is on Pennsylvania Avenue, one square west of Lafayette Square. It is a donation from Mr, W. W. Corcoran, of this city. It is 10-4 by 124 feet, and is constructed of brick with trimmings of Belleville freestone. The roof is slated 52 stranger's guide Mansard, and the general style of the entire building is elegant yet chaste. The cost was $350,000 for the building alone. The entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue, and leads to a vestibule, from which ascend the broad stairs of freestone to the floor above. On the first floor are the janitor's rooms; two rooms which are intended to be used as a school of design; the trustees' room; the library; and the sculpture hall. The picture galleries are on the second floor and are all lighted by sky-liglits which are so arranged that the light can be regula- ted as desired. There are three small galle- ries fronting on Pennsylvania Avenue; the centre one is an octagon. In the rear of these, along the centre of the building, are two galleries, 19 by 44 feet. The grand picture gallery is at the back of the building and is 45 feet wide by 96 feet long. The gal- COECOEAN ART GALLERY. WAR, STATE, ANB NAVY DEPARTMENT. leries are all connected with each other by lofty doors. The ceilings and cornices are richly ornamented witli representations of American foliage. The building was begun in 1859, but from 1861 to 1869 it was occupied by the Quartermaster General of the United States. In 1869 Mr. Cor- coran formally convej'^ed it to a board of trustees. In the octagon room, which was specially fitted up for this work of art, is Power's Greek &.ave; also some busts of celebrated men, and the Veiled Nun, whixii is ratlier curious as a work of art. A numbered catalogue may % TO WASTTINGTON CITY. 53 be procured of tlie janitor at the door, which will designate each picture. Mr. Corcoran donated liis own private collection, which cost upwards of $100,000. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, admission 25 cents. Tues- day, Thursday, and Saturday, admission free. Mr. Corcoran is a wealthy retired banker who was born in Georgetown in 1798. He is slill living and in excellent health. Opposite the Art Gallery there is now being erected the magnificent structure known as the NEW STATE, WAR, AND NAVY DEPARTMENT BUILD- ING. — The southern wing is occupied b}^ the Department of State; the east wing by the Navy l3epartment; and the north wing by the War Department. The building w^as designed by A. B. Mullett, Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, and was commenced in 1871. It measures 253 by 471 feet, and, including pavilions and steps, 342 by 576 feet. The greatest height is 128 feet. The original Declaration of Independence has been placed in thejibrary of the State Department, where other interesting relics may be found. WINDER'S BUILDING, corner of F and Seventeenth Streets, op- posite the Navy Department; open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The first floor is occupied by the Chief Engineer of the Army. The last room on the corridor leading to the right is the Battle Eecord Room. The floor above is occupied by the Judge Advocate General of the Army and the Ordnance Oflice. On the third floor is the Second Auditor's Office. Passing through the Ordnance Oflice, the Ordnance Museum may be reached. The objects of interest are captured Confederate flags, United States Army uniforms complete, Jeff Davis's rifle, shells picked up on battlefields, accoutrements used in the army from the earliest dates, guns of every kind, batteries, projectiles, etc. SIGNAL OFFICE.— Open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This office is un- der the charge of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, familiarly known as "Old Probabilities," and occupies two adjoining buildings on G Street, west of the War Department. It is plainly designated by the various anemometers, vanes, and wires above the building. The chief interest is in the Instrument Room, on the fourth floor. THE UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY. — This is one of the leading observatories in the world, though founded only in 1842, It is at the foot of Twenty-fourth Street and may be reached by a short w^alk after leaving the Pennsylvania Avenue cars at Twenty- third Street or the Circle. It is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., though sometimes night visits are per- mitted when the work is not pressing. The grounds are about 20 acres in extent and are quite beautiful. On the bank of the Potomac is Braddock's Rock, so called from the fact that in 1755 Braddock's troops landed here. 54 stranger's guide The maiQ building is 50 feet square, and consists of a basement, and two stories, crowned by a revolving dome, 7 feet above the roof and 23 feet in diameter. The two wings ^^= ^^_ -^- ^-™7 fVRV, ^:^MS^ are 26 by 21 feet and 18 feet high. A ^^g ^^ ^ ISr ' East of the east wing is the resi- J_':f5SW^^^ 1^& -- dence of the Superintendent, The library, embracing nearly six thousand volumes, is situated in the main building. , It is com- posed mostly of works of the highest standard value, astrono- mical and meteorological obser- vations and discussions, some be- ing as old as the year 1442. In the dome of the main building is • J^( mounted the equatorial telescope, made in Munich, and purchased, - national observatory, in 184^ at a cost of $6,000. It has an aperture of 9.62 inches, and a focal length of 14 feet 4.5 inches. In the eastern wing is the chronometer room where all the chronom- eters used in the navy are tested and regulated. It is from this room that the exact time is furnished daily at 12 m. to the departments in the city; also to the Western Union Telegraph Office for dispatch through- out the country. The new dome, in which is mounted the new great equatorial instrument, is located in the rear of the main building. This dome is 41 feet in diameter, 40 feet in height; the telescope of steel, made in three sections, is 32 feet in height, and weighs, with its metallic base, about six tons. The object glass has a clear aperture of 26 inches diameter, only one other making a near approach to it, that of Mr. R. S. Newhall, of England, whose telescope has an objective of 25 inches. This magnificent instrument was made and successfully mounted in 1873, by Alvin Clark & Sons, of Cambridgeport, Mass., Congress hav- ing appropriated $50,000 for the telescope,"and $14,000 for the erection of the tower and dome. STATUE OF WASHINGTON.— Returning to Pennsylvania Ave- nue at the Washington Circle, the visitor may view Clark Mills' equestrian statue of Wash- ington. In 1853 Congress appropriated $50,000 for this statue. It was cast from cannon do- nated by Congress and is fifteen feet high. It represents Washington at the crisis of tiie Battle of Princeton when he rallied his troops in the face of the enemy. The horse is shrink- ing back from the fire of the enemy, but Washington sits calmly erect and surveys the fearful scene. The likeness is considered very faithful, being from a bust by Houdon, STATUE OF WASHINGTON. takcu iu Washlngtou's lifetime. GEORGETOWN.— Entering the cars going west at the Washington Circle, it is but a short ride to Georgetown. The visitor may ride to TO WASHINGTON CITY. 55 the end of the route, and, turning toward the river, a short walk will bring him to the Aqueduct Bridge, where the Alexandria Canal crosses the Potomac. This bridge is 36 feet above high-water mark and is about 1400 feet long. Crossing the bridge, a walk, or drive, of a mile brinsrs the visitor to ARLINGTON HOUSE.— Situated on Arlington Heights. It was the home of George Washington Parke Custis, General Washington's adopted son, and in later years it was the residence of General liobert E, Lee, who married a daughter of Mr. Custis, and who abandoned his AQUEDUCT BRIDGE, GEORGETOWN. ARLES-GTON HOUSE. home when he joined in the rebellion. The estate was sold under the Confiscation Act, in 1863, and was taken possession of, in 1864, by the Government, and 200 acres set apart as a National Cemetery. The house consists of a centre building 60 feet long and two wings each 40 feet long. A portico 60 feet long and 25 feet wide extends along the centre building. In the rear of the house are the kitchens, slave quarters, stables, etc. The house is situated upon an eminence about 200 feet above the river, from which a lovely view is to be ob- tained of the Capitol. Congress has appropriated $150,000 to purchase this property from the Lee family. THE CEMETERY was formally established in 1867, and now the bodies of about 16,000 soldiers repose in this lovely home for the dead. The white soldiers lie in the west cemetery and the colored troops in the north grounds. In the eastern portion of the w^est cemetery are the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Custis. Upon the monumenterecled to them are their names and dates of death; Mr. Custis having died in 1854 and Mrs. Custis in 1853. South of the house is a granite sarcophagus, placed over the bones of 2,111 unknown soldiers gathered from the battlefields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock after the war. The monument is sur- mounted by cannon and balls and bears the following inscription : 56 stranger's guide BENEATH THIS STONE Repose the bones of two thousand one hundred and eleven Unknown soldiers gathered after the war From the fields of Bull Run and the route to the Rappahannock. Their remains could not be identified, but their names And deaths are recorded in the archives of the Country, and its grateful citizens Honor them as of their noble army of martyrs. May they Rest in peace. September, A. D., 1866. NATIONAI, CEMETERY AT ARLINGTON. MONUMENT TO tTNKNOWN SOLDIERS. The vault beneath, in which the remains are placed, is 30 feet deep and 220 feet in diameter. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.— Returning to Georgetown, the visitor can proceed to Georgetown University, west of the city a short distance. It is the oldest Roman Catholic college in the country, having been founded in 1789. It is under the care of the Jesuits. Boys of all ages are received. It has a law and a medical department connected with it, and has an astronomical observatory. In the library are many rare and curious books, some dated in the fifteenth century, and some manu- scripts even older than tlie printed books. There are a laboratory, and a museum containing a collection of coins and relics oi Commodore Deca- tur. The College may be visited every day excepting Sunday. In the year 1879 the large and elegant stone building, surmounted by a lofty spire, on the north side of the quadrangle, was erected at a cost of $200,000. It contains the library, hall of instruction, and many other apartments. THE CONVENT OF THE VISITATION is on Fayette Street, a short distance from the college. It was founded in 1799. It is not open to visitors, but the academy connected with it may be visited on Wednes- day or Saturday after 12 m. In a vault at the Convent are the remains of the daughter of General Winfield Scott and of the daughter of Madame Yturbide. Ascending Market Street a short distance, at the head of the street is the TO WASHINGTON CITY. 57 GEORGETOWN HIGH SERVICE RESERVOIR, 120 feet in diameter, and capable of holding 1,000,000 gallons. Continuing east, a short walk along Road Street leads to OAK HILL CEMETERY, part of a tract of land called after the Famous "Rock of Dumbarton," in Scotland. It was incorporated in 1849, and comprises about 25 acres: 12^ acres of which, together with about the sum of $90,000 (expended for improvements), was the gift of W. W. Corcoran. It is open every day; is beautifully situated at the head of Thirtieth Street, and contains a handsome mortuary chapel over which climbs genuine "Melrose Abbey'' ivy. In the northwest section is the Corcoran tomb, erected by Mr. Corcoran for family use, while the "Van Ness" mausoleum, in the southeast quarter (which tomo formerly stood on H between Ninth and Tenth Street), was erected by John P. Van Ness, the son-in- law of David Burnes, one of the original proprietors of the ground furnishing the site of the City of Washington. Among the distinguished dead buried within the grounds are ex-Chief Justice Chase, ex- Secretary Stanton, Prof. .loseph Henry, Gen. Eaton (of Gen. Jackson's time), Admiral John Rogers, and others. The remains of John Howard Payne, author of "Home, Sweet Home," who died in Tunis, Africa, April 9th, 1852, rest in the mausoleum near the chapel, having been placed there on the 9lh of June, 1883, the 91st anniversary of his birth, with appropriate ceremonies. The removal from Tunis and the reinterment here were made at the expense of Mr. Corcoran. There have been 5,300 interments in this cemetery. THE DUPONT STATUE stands in the centre of the circle at the intersection of Massa- chusetts and Connecticut Avenues. THE SCOTT STATUE may be seen in the square at the intersection of N and Sixteenth Streets and Massachusetts and Rhode Island Avenues, two squares distant from the street cars. This statue was ordered in 1867, by Con- gress, and was placed in its present location in the year 1874. The General is represented in full uniform, mounted upon a charger. Holding a pair ot field-glasses resting against his side, he is calm- the scott Mo^xMKNT. OAK HILL CEMETERY. 58 stkangee's guide ly surveying the field. The pedestal is 14 feet high and the statue 15 feet. The statue weighs 12,000 pounds and cost $20,000. It was de- signed by H. K. Browne, and cast by Wood & Co., of Philadelphia, out of bronze cannon captured by the General in Mexico. It is much admired, and considered one of the very finest statues of the kind in the United States. The pedestal is in five blocks of Cape Ann granite, the largest ever quarried in this country, if not in the world,— that of the platform being 26 feet long, 13 feet wide, and 2 feet thick, and weighing over 119 tons. THE LOUISE HOME. there by the board of directors, cost in all $200,000. THE LOUISE HOME is on Massachusetts Avenue, be- tween Fifteenth and Six- teenth Streets, less than a square from the Scott Statue. It is open to visitors every day except Sundays after 12 noon. It was erected in 1871 by Mr. Corcoran, as a home for Southern gentlewomen re- duced to poverty, and is a monument to the memory of Mr. Corcoran's wife and daughter, both deceased, and bears their name. It can accommodate fifty- five people, who are invited It has an endowment of $250,000, and GREAT FALLS OF THE POTOMAC— If the visitor has the in- clination to drive to the Great Falls of the Potomac, distant about 15 miles from Georgetown, it will prove a delightful diversion. The water which supplies Washington is carried by an aqueduct from the Great Falls to the Distributing Reservoir, a distance of twelve miles. The Falls can be reached by a steam-packet up the canal from the foot of Congress Street, Georgetown. Leaves daily at 8 a.m. Fare, round trip, 50 cents. On this route, about 7 miles from Georgetown, is Cabin John Bridge, the longest single span of masonry in the world. The scenery along the road is picturesque, but particularly so when near the Falls. The water makes a descent of 80 feet in 1-J miles, in a series of cascades, the highest being about 40 feet. The visitor has now ended the third day, and has been guided to all objects of interest in the city and its vicinity, TO WASHINGTON CITY. 59 FOURTH DAY, DOWN THE EITER TO MOUNT VEENON AND ALEXANDRIA. Edward Evebett is quoted as having said: "A visit to tlie National Capital is but half made unless it includes tlie home and tomb of Wash- ington." Inferring that the visitor is desirous of making his visit a com- plete, rather than a half-made one, we will now conduct him to MOUNT VERNON,— the home and tomb of the immortal Washing- ton, — the Mecca of America. To reach Mount Vernon let the visitor take the Seventh Street cars of the Washington and Georgetown R. R., which will convey him to the river front at the foot of Seventh Street. If he will make known to the conductor his wishes and destination, he will be put off at the right wharf. Here he will find the beautiful little steamer W. W. Corcoran, which leaves her landing daily (Sundays excepted), at 10 A. M., for Mount Vernon, returning her passengers to the city about 3.30 P. M. The steamer was built expressly for the "Ladies' Mount Ver- non Association of the Union;" is fast, safe, and comfortable, and also handsomely furnished. The fare for the round trip is $1,00, which in- cludes admission to the Mansion and grounds. It is the only boat per- mitted to land passengers at the Mount Vernon wharf. Having embarked and placed himself under the watchful care of Capt. L, L. Blake, a gentleman who looks well to the comfort and pleasure of his guests, the visitor is afloat on the noble Potomac, Soon after leaving the dock the shady grounds of the Arsenal (foot of Four-and-a-half Street), withlts long rows of black cannon-balls, its frown- ing guns and sombre-looking building, is passed, and then across the Eastern Branch (Anacostia) is to be seen the Government Insane Asylum (St, Elizabeth), its massive foyers rising high above the wooded heights. Sailing down the river, at old, historic Alexandria, a short stop is made, another at Fort Foote (one of the earthworks erected during the Civil War), and still another at Fort Washington, Then crossing the river and landing at Mount Vernon, the visitor is met by the courteous Superintendent, H, Harrison Dodge, who will con- duct him up the road to the Mansion, passing on the way the vault 60 STEANaER'S GUIDE containing the marble sarcophagus in which repose the remains of Wash- ington. By it is another containing the ashes of Martha, the consort of Washington. Near by are monuments to others of Washington's family, and on the left of the path to the Mansion is the old vault in which the body of Washington was first placed. The house is of wood, cut in imitation of stone. The centre was built by a brother of General Washington and the wings were added afterward by the General. Along the lawn are the kitchen, laundry, smoke-house, butler's cottage, gardener's lodge, servants' hall, and other buildings. The garden is as laid out by Washington and on the lawn are trees planted by him. In the hall is the key of the Bastile, presented to Washington by Lafaj^ette. In the east parlor are relics of Washington. In the diniag- hall are some portraits of Washington, and the painting, by Rembrandt I MOUNT VERNON. TOMB OF WASHINGTON. Peale, of Washington before YorMown. In the west parlor is an old pic- ture of the attack on Carthagena, 1741, Admiral Vernon in command, with whom Lawrence, brother of the General, served. On the second floor, at the south end, is the room in which Washington died, December 14, 1799. It is a small room and was the one used by the General and his wife. Opening from it are a dressing-room and a store- room. The bed is the one upon which Washington died. After his death his widow closed the room and occupied a small room in the attic until her death. On this floor, also, is the room occupied by Lafayette. A fine view may be obtained from the cupola which surmounts the building. The house and grounds are the propertj'' of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, incorporated in 1856. Returning as far as Alexandria, the visitor may leave the steamer, and, after a visit to this ancient city, return by ferry-boat or steam-cars to Washington, distant six miles. ALEXANDRIA was founded in 1748, and called Bellhaven. It has a population of over 13,000. At the corner of Washington and Cameron Streets is Ghrisfs Church (Episcopal), begun in 1765 and completed in 1773. It is built of bricks imported from England. Washington was one of the vestry of this church, TO WASHINGTON CITY. 61 and his pew, No. 59, is still as he occupied it. Pew No. 49 was used by General Robert E. Lee, who came here from Arlington to worship. In the church3'^ard are some quaint old tombstones. A National cemetery is near the city, which contains the bodies of nearly 4,000 soldiers. An old building in the court of the Mansion House, on Fairfax Street, is called Washington's Headquarters, as it is said he occupied it when in Alexandria. Alexandria may be reached by ferry from the foot of Seventh Street, or by rail from the Baltimore and Potomac Depot. Round trip, fare by boat, 15 cents; bj'^ rail, 25 cents. Boats and trains leave hourly from 7 A. M. to 7 p. M. CITY POST-OFFICE. Is situated on Louisiana Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Streets, near the open space at the intersection of Sev- enth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. THE COGSWELL DRINKING FOUNTAIN is located at the in- tersection of Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. It was presented to the city by Dr. Cogswell, of California. CHURCHES OF WASHINGTON. Episcopal.— Qlwi^Vs Church, Navy Yard, G Street, S. E, between Sixth and Seventh Streets. St. John's, Sixteenth and H Streets, N. W. Ascension, corner Twelfth and Massachusetts Avenue. Epiphany, G between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, N. W. Trinity, Third and C Streets, N. W. St. Mark's, Third and A Streets, S. E. Incarnation. Twelfth and IRiMii UiiuUuH. METROPOLITAN CHURCH. N Streets, N. W. St. Paul's (Ritualistic), Twenty-third Street, south of Circle. St. Mary's (Colored), Twenty- third Street, between G and H Streets, N. W. Grace Church, corner of Ninth and D Streets, S. W. St. Andrew's, corner of Fourteenth and Corcoran Streets, N. W. St. Luke's (Colored), corner of Fifteenth and Samson Street, N. W. 62 stranger's guide Presbyterian. — First, Four-and-a-half Street, N. W., near City Hall. Fourth, Ninth between G and H Streets, N. W. Assembly, Fifth and I Streets, N. W. New York Avenue, New York Avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, N. W. (Colored), Fifteenth Street, between I and K Streets, N. W. Congregational. — First, Tenth and G Streets, N. W. Unitarian.— A\\ Souls, corner of Fourteenth and L Streets, N. W. Roman GatlioUc. — St. Peter's, Second Street, N. E., near Pennsylvania Avenue. St. Aloysius, I and North Capitol Streets, N. W. St. Dominick's, Sixth and F Streets, S. W. St. Patrick's, Tenth and F. Streets, N. W. St. Matthew's, Fifteenth and H Streets, N. W. St. Stephen's, Pennsyl- vania Avenue and Twenty-fifth Street, N. "W". Immaculate Conception, N Street, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, N. W. St. Martin's (Colored), Fifteenth Street, near L Street, N. W. Methodist Episcopal. — Wesley Chapel, Fifth and F Streets, N. W. Metropolitan, Four-and-a-half and C. Streets, N. W. McKendree, Massa- chusetts Avenue, near Ninth Street, N. W. Hamline, Ninth and P Streets, N. W. Foundry, Fourteenth and G Streets, N. W. Asbury (Colored), K and Eleventh Streets, N. W. Methodist Episcopal, South. — Mount Vernon Place, Ninth and K Streets, N. W. Methodist Protestant. — Ninth Street, between E and F, N. W. Friends. — Orthodox, Thirteenth Street, between R and S, N. W. Hick- site, I Street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth, N. W. German Reformed. — First, Sixth and N Streets, N. W. Bapiist.'^Yiv&X;, Thirteenth Street, between G and H, N. W. Calvary, ST. AliOYSIUS. NEW YORK AVENUE CHTOICH. H and Eighth Streets, N. W. E Street, E Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets, N. W. First (Colored), Nineteenth and I Streets, N. W. Christian. — Vermont Avenue above N Street, N. W. Hebrew. — Washington Hebrew Congregation, Eighth Street, between H and I Streets, Services, Friday, 7 p.m. ; Saturday, 9 a.m. Lutheran. — Trinity (Unaltered Augsburg Confession), Fourth and E TO WASHINGTON CITY. 63 Streets, N. W. St. Paul's, Eleventh and H Streets, N. W. Memorial, Fourteenth and N Streets, N. W. Universalist. — Thirteenth and L Streets, N. W. PRINCIPAL HOTELS. Arlington. — Vermont Avenue, near H Street, N. W. Ebhitt.—¥o\\Y{eei\\.h and F Streets, N. W. WillarcVs. — Fourteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Imperial. — E Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, N. W. St. Marc. — (European), Seventh Street and Penusylvania Avenue, N. W. Metropolitan. — Pennsylvania Avenue, near Seventh Street. National. — Peuus3ivania Avenue, near Sixth Street, N. W. St. James. — (European), Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street, Biggs. — Corner of Fifteenth and G Streets, N. W. Wormley's. — Fifteenth and H, N. W. Belvedere. — Pennsylvania Avenue and Third Street, N. W. RAILROADS. Baltimore and Potomac— For north, south, east, and west. Depot, corner Sixth and B Streets, N. W. Baltimore and Ohio. — For north, east, and west. Depot, corner New Jersey Avenue and C Streets, N. W. The Virginia Midland, the Washington, Ohio, and Western, and the Bich- mond and Fredericksburg trains leave from the B. and P. Depot. STREET RAILROADS. Washington and Georgetoi07i.— Brunch from Georgetown to the Navy Yard, connecting with the Fourteenth Street and Columbia lines, at Fifteenth St. and Pennnsylvania Avenue. Exchange tickets given here for Fourteenth Street branch; with the Metropolitanyme at Ninth Street; with Seventh Street branch at Seventh Street— exchange tickets given here. At the west gate of the Capitol, change cars for the Baltimore and Ohio Depot; the cars turn to the right for the Navy Yard and Capitol Hill. Fourteenth Street Brand/. — From New York Avenue and Fifteenth Street to the boundary. Exchange tickets given for Pennsylvania A venue line. Seventh Street Branch. — From the boundary to the river. At Massa- chusetts Avenue they connect with the Columbia line, and at F Street with the Metropolitan line, and at Pennsylvania Avenue with the Penn- sylvania Avenue line, for wliich they give exchange tickets. Metropolitan Bailway. — From Georgetown to Lincoln Park (one mile east of Capitol), passing the Treasury (within a square), the Patent and Post Offices, the City Hall, the B. and O. R. R. Depot, and the Capitol. Intersects the Fourteenth Street branch and the Columbia lines at Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue, N. W. ; the Belt line, at Eleventh and F Streets, N. W., and again at First Street and Indiana Avenue, N. W. ; 64 stranger's guide to Washington city. the Ninth Street branch (for which transfer ticKets are given), at Ninth and F. Streets, N. W. ; and the Sewnth Street branch, at Seventh and F Streets, N. W. Ninth Street Branch. — From foot of Four-and-a-half Street (Arsenal gates), passing B. and P. R. R. Depot, the Centre Market, intersecting the Main line at Ninth and F Streets (for which transfers are given), passing Patent Office and Mt. Vernon Place to Boundary Street and above Seventh. Silver Spring Branch. — A continuation of the Ninth Street Branch up the Seventh Street Road, to the Rock Creek Church Road, passing the Scheutzen Park and the entrance to the Park of the Soldiers' Home. Columbia Railway. — From New York Avenue and Fifteenth Street to Boundary Street, East. At Ninth Street it intersects the Metropolitan, at Seventh Street the Seventh Street branch of the W. and G. line. The Capitol, North Street and South Washington Railroad, popularly known as the Belt Line, passes the western park of the Capitol, north- wardly, to O Street, to Eleventh Street, to Pennsylvania Avenue, passing National Theatre, down Fourteenth Street, passing Agricultural Depart- ment, Washington Monument, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, thence eastwardly to the Capitol again. The Uue car on the Belt Line runs from Boundary, at Eleventh Street, down Eleventh to E, to Ninth, to Louisiana Avenue, and thence via Twelfth and Eleventh Streets, to the river front at Sixth Street. Anacostia and Potomac River. — From the wharves at foot of Seventh Street, N. W., eastward along the river front to the Navy Yard, thence across the eastern branch through Union town to the foot of the Insane Asylum Hill. THEATRES. Neio National Theatre.— Ei Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets, and fronting Pennsylvania Avenue. Harris's Bijou Opera House.—Wmih. Street, south of Pennsylvania Avenue. Theatre Comique.—(V Siriety), Eleventh and C Streets, N. W. Abner's Music Garden.— 'E Street, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, N. W. Albaugh Grand Opera House. — Fifteenth and E Streets, N. W. Dime Museum. — Pennsylvania Avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, N. W. Armory National Rifles. — G Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, N. 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