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VIEIH^S, SOUVENIRS AND OUIDES OF WASHINOTOJV. CARDS, INVITATIONS, and MONOGRAMS, Engraved in the Latest Style. 1343 F Street, Opposite Ebbitt House, Branch, 707 Market Space, Wy\SH I N(STOJ\J. D, C, BUSINESS HOUSES. t:ist AND \U^Ef^S ppHES oeeoK^^ED oods, S 0,9.0^^^^- &.C. GEO. RYNEAL, JE., 418 SEVENTH STEEET, N. W. B. H. WARNER'S POPULAR GUIDE BOOK AAT^SHiiisra-Tonsr oit^ CONTAINING BRIEF INFORMATION AS TO THE PRINCI- PAL POINTS OF INTEREST, AND GIVING ADVICE AS TO THE BEST METHOD OF USING A LIMITED TIME AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. PUBLISHED BY 131. "W^I^lSTEK., 916 F STREET, N. W. i:N"Ti^onDTJOTioiNr. THIS GUIDE has been prepared to assist visitors to reach points of interest in the limited period often allotted to see Washington, and that they may thereby be enabled to form some just conception of the greatness and beauty of the Capital. To this end an itinerary has been arranged consecu- tively, in which no place of any importance is omitted, and none need go over the same ground a second time. Explanatory remarks are introduced, but they are confined to the rigid demands of necessity. It is well understood that all i^ublic places are open until two o'clock, that visitors are welcome and entitled to see all that may merit attention and ask questions of any employees or clerks they may meet. Beginning with the White House, the central point of social influence, we pass on to the State, War and Navy Department— the Ordnance Museum— the Signal Service Office— the Corcoran Art Gallery — Lafayette Square — the Department of Jus- tice — the Treasury Department — the Surgeon Gen- eral's Office and Army Medical Museum — the Interior Department — the General Post Office Department — the Pension Office— the City Hall— Office of the Dis- trict Commissioners- the Botanic Garden — the Capi- INTRODUCTION. tol — the U. S. Coast Survey — the Peace Monument — the Office of the U. S. Fish Commission— the National Museum — the Smithsonian Institution — the Agricul- tural Bureau — the Monuments — the Hotels — the Mar- kets — the Newspapers — the Drives — the Benevolent Institutions, Societies, Schools, Churches, Cemeteries, and Kailroads. With this brief synopsis of its contents this Guide is respectfully submitted to the public. It is be- lieved that its charm of brevity may suggest an ex- amination as to its other merits, and not only visitors but those "native and to the manner born" may find that even mere sketches can convey all that is usually desired by intelligent persons who have not the time to examine historical volumes. Washington is to-day merely an indication of what she may be in the future. With unparalleled advan- tages, natural and acquired, there is nothing to i)re- vent her from becoming, in population and iufluence, one of the great cities of the Union ; provided those in whose hands her destinies are held shall faithfully fulfil their trust, and her government be controlled by men Avho shall exercise their commission most worthily, those long identified with the best interests of the city, known and read of all men, as being hon- est, discreet, sober, benevolent, judicious and wise, high-minded and honorable. Her universities, seminaries and i)ublic schools re- taining their high degree of excellence shall equal the best in the laud. INTRODUCTION. Her libraries, large and ample, shall cover every subject that lias ever arrested the attention of man- kind. Her museums, with contributions from all ages of the world, all conditions of the human race, all ex- emplification of human skill, all development of human genius, shall be arrayed in accordance with the de- mands of science, and all subordinate to the grand idea of public instruction. Her galleries of art, rich with the treasures of the ''masters," ancient and modern, shall inspire native genius, and stimulate native talent, encourage the study of art and thereby tend to a broader educa- tion, a higher culture and a keener sense of the beautiful. Her people, fully up to the demands made upon them by reason of their exalted privileges, shall ever be ready for every good work; industrious, enter- prising, moral and God-fearing, as we are distinctly assured that unless the ''Lord keepeth the city, the watchmen waketh, but in vain." WASHINGTON, D. C, AND SUBURBS. AFTER considering the question for seven years, Congress, on July IG, 1790, decided to locate the Capital on the banks of the Potomac, limiting its territorial extent to ten miles square, to be known as !^he District of Columbia, and become the permanent seat of government. Within this District a city was laid out, covering seven thousand one hundred and sixty-one acres. In this particular work the prominent men of that day were deeply interested, as it was natural that great care should be exercised when founding a Capital for the Nation. The plan of Washington City was finally adopted meeting, the approval of Washington and Jefferson, both of whom had given the matter nuich personal attention and supervision. The plan was unique, no other city in existence at that time being like it, as there is none to-day Washington was laid out in virgin soil ; free from any antecedent history whatever; free from any fabulous mystery like that which enshrouds the founding of Rome; devoid of the religious inspiration which marked the history of Constantinople or the towering WASHINGTON CITY. ambition which led to the creation of the capital of Russia. Other cities grow into certain conditions by virtue of their environments, or by the inherent influences of commercial and manufacturing pursuits, thereby gaining easily recognized peculiarities and well mer- ited fame ; but Washington, without any of these entangling alliances, has become the independent cosmopolitan and political capital of a free people. After ten years spent in preparation, Congress met, for the first time in this city, in November, 1800. Very little was done to carry out the plan adopted. The avenues and streets, which were provided for so generously that over one-half of the area of the city was reserved for them, remained almost in their natu- ral condition for many years, and though from time to time efforts were made to beautify the City, they languished, by lack of public spirit, and yielded no permanent results. With such fine opportunities for making the metropolis worthy of the Nation, and the neglect of them, Washington gained the title of "The City of magnificent distances. " When, however, the time came for a change, then came the man ; and it is an open secret that to Alex- ander R. Shepherd, more than to any and all others, is due the fact that we, of the present day and gene- ration, see Washington the handsomest city of the country, the dreams of its founders more than realized; and what might have been reached with patient care and plodding anxiety during the century was by active, aggressive and persistent efforts accomplised WASHINGTON CITY. VIEW FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. in six years ; a marvel of American energy, and a grand illustration of indomitable will. Washington is, beyond peradventure, a beautiful city ; its spacious avenues and wide streets awaken feelings of admiration, create sensations of pleasure, and suggest ideas of healthf ulness ; while its cleanli- ness is worthy of the highest praise. To add to its beauty there has been given to tree and flori-culture an intelligent recognition ; not only do trees fringe every avenue and street, but the innumerable parks which everywhere abound, are rendered beautiful by their elegant array of choice flowering plants, native and exotic, thereby advancing the sanitary condition of the city, and adding to its charms as a place of resi- 8 WASHINGTON CITY. deuce. It was happily located on what was deemed ''neutral ground," free from partisan surroundings, free from the demands of commerce, and free from the din and turmoil of industrial conditions. The capital of a continent would naturally concen- trate an intelligent, cultured population, where his- torians, philosophers, poets, and scholars should meet in happy combiuation with those who, haviug filled the full measure of success in the varied departments of active life, calmly pass their time of elegant leisure in companionship with the leading statesmen of the land. That condition is the Washington of the present day. A city thus highly blessed, with such abundance of sunshine and fresh air with no pretentious display of wealth, with no shadow of depressing poverty, with facilities for locomotion unexcelled, give to the resident the quiet consolation of being a citizen of a great metropolis, and awakens the enthusiastic admi- ration of visitors. A drive along the ''Appian way of the Republic," as Pennsylvania Avenue was early called, never fails to elicit the warmest praise. This Avenue, 160 feet wide, and miles in length, is covered with the finest and smoothest asphalt pavement known ; and during the "driving hour" it is fairly alive with the most stylish carriages and other fashionable means of con- veyance. Pennsylvania avenue, with Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Massa- chusetts avenues, are splendid thoroughfares. On either side of these grand avenues are wonders of architectural beauty. THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. rpHE leading Mansion is the Executive, on Penu- -L sylvauia Avenue fronting 16th street, and visit- ors calling upon the President always meet a cordial reception. The building is popularly known as the "White House" and merits close attention. The East Room is resplendent with mirrors, chandeliers, furniture and draperies of rare beauty ; while the adjoining rooms, known as the Green, Blue, and Red rooms, gratify a love for beautiful and appropriate adornments. In these rooms all Presidential levees and public recep- tions are held. The Conservatory, which is filled with rare and beautiful plants, rejoicing in perennial bloom and fragrance, is open to visitors. 10 THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. SOUTH FRONT. South of the White House the grouuds extend to the Potomac, including the Monument Park, and the lakelets of the United States Fish Commission in use as their propagating gardens, or hatching stations, where the carp are raised in large numbers and gene- rally distributed throughout the country. These grounds have been brought into a high state of beauty by the skill and good taste of the gardener, fountains and flowers in mass everywhere abound, and add to the charms of the spacious lawus which are inter- sected by the avenues included in the public drive. The Marine Band discourses most excellent music here every Saturday afternoon during the season for "open air concerts ;" these are very j)opular as indicated by the large assemblage found in attendance. THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 11 EAST ROOM. The East Room wliich is eighty feet long, forty feet wide and twenty-two feet high has been the scene of many changes in its general appearances. The tastes of the Presidents vary, and a desire to gratify the public demand for novelty has caused fre- quent alterations, not only iu the details but in the general effect. Hence as the result those who are deemed masters of ' 'aesthetic culture" and to whom this matter has been confided deem the East Room as it now appears, the best illustration of good taste, in color, draperies and other adornments, and as the ex- penditures were liberal in the extreme it is but rea- sonable to suppose that this judgement is correct. 12 STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPOTS. STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS. WEST of the Executive Mansion is that grand and imposing structure under whose roof the State, War and Navy Departments find commodious and elegant quarters. The Library and Diplomatic Room vt^ill repay a visit. The State Department has in its keeping the ''Original Declaration of Independence." The War and Navy Departments have much to in- terest the visitor, and Washington being the head- quarters of the Army and Navy, on all occasions "old companions in arms" meet here under the most grati- fying auspices. The gentlemen connected with these branches of the public service not only "fight their battles o'er again," with their legs under some hospit- able mahogany, but they blend so gracefully with the THE SIGNAL OFFICE. 13 social conditions of polite society, they are an import- ant factor in all the social events of the season, whether it is a President's levee, a diplomatic dinner, a Cabinet officers' reception, or The German of the Army and Navy Club. The Signal Office is near by, and the weather, that prolific source of remark, has the chief signal officer as its prophet. The work of this office is of great magnitude. Its ramifications by wire stretch over the whole continent. The plan by which the opinions of Old Probabilities has secured so much favor is very ingenious, and there is much here to interest visitors. The Heroic Statue of Admiral David G. Farra- gut, U. S. Navy, was exe- cuted by our distinguished American Sculptor, Mrs. Vinnie Ream Hoxie. It was cast from the metal of the propeller ''Hartford." It was ordered by an Act of Congress in 1872, and unveiled with imposing ceremonies in 1881. It stands in the centre of Farragut Square at the junction of Connecticut Avenue K and 17th " ^ -''"-^'''^'^^'-^'^-- Streets, N. W., ""an d__adds greatly to the attractiveness of that fashionable neighborhood. 14 THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY. ii,.;- THE CORCORAN ART GALLERY. SITUATED at the corner of 17th street and Peuu- sylvania avenue, this building, with its rare, beautiful and costly contents, is a gift to the people from W. W. Corcoran, being one of many illustra- tions of his generous nature. In this matter the donor has acted wisely and well, having set apart, while he is still living, this large and valuable collec- tion, containing many of the finest paintings, bronzes, statuary and other works of art in this country, dedi- cating it to the best and noblest purposes, and endow- ing it with a million dollars. Every encouragement is given to educate the lovers of art, and to provide facilities for studying the best masters by all who THE JACKSON STATUE. 15 have any appreciable ability as art students. It is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, free— on Monday, Wednesday and Friday ten cents is charged to meet the current expenses of the institution. The l)uilding is in the Rennaisance style of architecture; it is one hundred and five feet front on Pa.Ave., and one hundred and twenty-five feet deep on 17th street. It is very attractive; there are four niches in the front wherein are statues of Engraving represented by Drur- er, Painting, by Raphael, Sculpture, by Phidias and Architecture, by Angelo. There are seven niches on the 17th street front in which are the following stat- ues : Titian, Reubens, Rembrant, Crawford, Canova, Murillo and Di Vinci. The Ordnance Museum on 17th street, opposite the War Department, will interest those who are fond of contemplating the means by which the destructiveness of war is increased. In Lafay- ette Square east of the Art Gallery, there is an e q u estrian statu eof General Jackson. The De- pa r t m ent of Justice is near by, and is the official quarters of the Attorney-General of the United States. 16 THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. "11 THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. NEARLY opposite is the United States Treasury, a magnificent structure, vast in its proportions and fitted up with every modern contrivance to increase the comforts of official life. The cash room, a centre of common interest, is exceedingly beautiful. The rooms of the Secretary, the Vaults, the Redemption division and the Secret Service division, are all worth examination. A few squares east of the Treasury, on 10th, he- low F street, is the Army Medical Museum of the Surgeon-General's Office. To those interested in medi- cal and surgical Pathology the Museum presents op- portunities for considering every phase of wrecked and diseased humanity ; the contributions of the bat- tle fields ^and the hospitals are here displayed. THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. 17 n DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. THE Departmeut of the Interior is at the corner of F and 9th streets. The building is a fine specimen of Doric architecture. Within the walls of this noble structure will be found : The Patent Office, with its thousands of models; the General Land Office, having in charge everything pertaining to the Public Land system of the country ; the Bureau of Education, col- lecting all possible information bearing upon the in- tellect^ual training of the people, having a museum showing the plans and devices of all nations deemed valuable in the process of education ; the Indian Office, where the few waning rights of the Indians are cared for The Census office, the Commissioner of Railroads office, and that of the Geological Survey. These offices publish annual reports replete with mat- ter of special interest. 18 THE PENSION OFFICE. THE PENSION OFFICE. THE United States Pension office though a bureau of the Interior Department, is to be located in the great edifice on Sixth and G streets, built ex- pressly for this important interest. Most of the pub- lic buildings are of Granite and marble, but this building is a new departure, brick being used in its construction. It is ornamented in a high degree. The terracotta frieze, which encircles the whole edifice is rich in design and historically interesting, and depicts in a very novel and striking manner many incidents of the war. During the erection of this building the Pension Office finds lodgment at the corner of 12th and also 13th streets and Pennsylvania avenue. THE PRINTING AND GENERAL POST OFFICES. 19 The Governmeut Priuting OflSce, corDer North Capi- tol and H streets, prints millioDS of public docu- ments annually. Every improvement in the art of printing is found in this complete establishment, the largest in the country. It is three hundred feet in length and one hundred and eighty feet in width and four stories in height. All the public documents authorized by Congress the Executive and Judicial Departments are printed here. All mod- ern inventions and improvements to facililate the rapid stereotyping, printing and binding of books are here in use and it is worth the attention of all inter- ested in ''The Art preservative of all Arts" to visit the office and examine it in all its various details. There are over one thousand persons employed in the different departments in the building; and the volmnes issued each year reach hundreds of tons in weight. The General Post-Office, corner of 7th and E streets, is a marble building in the Italian style of architect- ure. An interesting relic is here shown, being the original book kept by Benjamin Franklin when he was Postmaster-General. The Dead Letter Office has a rare collection of curious things, which from various causes have failed to reach their destination. All ar- ticles uncalled for are at the close of the third year sold at public sale, under the law authorizing such a sale, and these annual sales bring out the latent curi- osity of the 'Toodles" both male and female, to buy on sight, as no one knows the contents of the wrap- pers in which the ''dead" articles are sold. THE CITY HALL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. The City Hall, on Judiciary Square, opposite 4^ street, is occupied by the Courts of the District. In front of it is a statue of President Lincoln. The office of the District Commissioners is on ^ street above Pennsylvania Avenue. They are ap- pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. To those interested in municipal government the plan adopted by Congress is worthy of consideration. Two persons appointed from civil life and one from the Engineer Corps of the United States Army, constitute the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. The people having nothing to do in their selection, are happily relieved of the burden and annoyance of elec- tions and the effusiveness of political demagogues. The plan came into existence in June, 1878, and though it has not progressed beyond the stage of ex- periment, it has generally met the approval of the more thoughtful class in the community, and is fast growing in favor and doing much to solve the prob- lem, ''what is the best way to govern a city." The Botanical Garden, on Pennsylvania Avenue and 3rd street, has attractions peculiarly its own ; every rare plant known to botanists is here repre- sented. There is also a wilderness of beautiful and fragrant flowers in the conservatories. It is from these conservatories that Senators and Representatives are furnished with boquets of flowers during the sessions of Congress. The Bartholdi Fountain, which attracted such attention at the Centennial Exhibition is a very graceful and attractive ornament to the Garden. This brings us to the Capitol grounds. THIE O^I^ITOL. THE Capitol, a grand and imposing structure of magnificent beauty, looks down from the brow of the hill to which it has given a name. It is nearly 800 feet long and 300 feet high to the apex of the Dome. At the eastern or principal entrance are the Bronze doors, eighteen feet high and nine feet wide, and are fairly worthy of careful study. The artist, with marvellous skill has exemplified the leading episodes in the life of the great discoverer. The first is the "Examination of Columbus before the Council of Salamanca; " the second, his ''Departure from the Convent ;" third, his "Audience with Isabella and Ferdinand;" fourth, his ''Starting from Palos on his first voyage;" fifth, his "Landing at San Salvador;" sixth, his "First interview with natives;" seventh, his "Triumphal entry into Barcelona;" eighth, "Columbus in chains" and ninth, "Columbus dying." Statuettes and busts of prominent men of that day add to the beauty and historical value of the work. The Rotunda, is the largest in the country. Eight historical paintings, which illustrate in a most graphic manner interesting events in the history of our coun- try, adorn the walls. Above those paintings are four alto relievos, and four busts, in a style of art novel, somewhat curious aud happily quite rare ; they also represent historical events. Still higher is a series of moral paintings THE CAPITOL. 23 fifteen in number, representingtlie Landing of Colum- bus, Cortez entering the Temple of tbe Sun in Mexico, Pizzaro and horse in his conquest of Peru, the burial of De Soto in the Mississipj)! river, the rescue of Captain John Smith by Pocahontas in Virginia, the disembarkation of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, Wil- liam Penn's treaty with the Indians at Philadelphia, Pa.; the industrial colonization of the New England States, General Oglethrope and the Indians in Georgia, the Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts; the Declara- tion of Independence, Philadelphia, Pa.; the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va.; the death of Tecumseh, the American Army entering Mexico, the gold mines of California. These paintings com^ilete the circumference of the Rotunda. The ceiling of the Dome, nearly 200 feet above the floor, is ornamented with a painting sTiowing Washington surrounded by thirteen female figures, representing the original thirteen States, together with figures around the mar- gin representing Commerce, Agriculture, Mechanics, War, Arts and Sciences ; grouping portraits of Frank- lin, Morse, Morris and Fulton, with figures of Ceres, Vulcan, Mercury, and Neptune, with satisfactory results. The Statuary Hall is south of the Rotunda and is fast becoming peopled with the marble and bronze representations of men whose greatness is acknowl- edged, and who by the action of the States are placed here in accordance with the Act of Congress tbat "the States should send the Statues of tAvo of their chosen Sons to remain here permanently." The fol- 34 THE CAPITOL. lowing States have responded : Connecticut — Jona- than Trumbull, Roger Sherman ; Maine — William King; Massachusetts— John Winthrop,Samuel Adams; New York — George Clinton, Robert R. Livingston ; Pennsylvania — Robert Fulton, J. P. G. Muhlenburgh; Rhode Island — Roger Williams, Nathaniel Greene; Vermont — Ethan Allen, Jacob Collamer. There are other f(^^^^^ statues and portraits ^^ in this Hall, those authorized by Con- gress being Abraham Lincoln, Edmund D. Baker, Senator from Oregon ; Alexander Hamilton,first Secre- tary of the Treasury; Thomas Jefferson andWashington; also busts of Lincoln and Kosciusko, a portraits of Charles Carroll of Carroll ton, Washington and Gunning Bedford of Delaware, and Joshua R. Giddings, and portraits in mosaic of Lincoln and Garfield. The Hall of the House of Representatives is the largest Legislative room in the country. The floor comfortably accommodates its 300 members, and the galleries afford ample room for about 1400 persons. The Hall receives light from above, through glass STATUE OF LIBERTY. THE CAPITOL. panels highly ornamented with paintings of the Arms of the States. The painting on the right of the Speaker's Chair is that of Washington by Vanderlyn — on the left, that of Lafayette, by Airey Shaffer — and three others: Washington at Yorktown, Va., refusing the request of Coruwallis for an armistice, by Brumidij* the tirst landing of Henry Hudson at New Amster- dam, and the Discovery of California, by Bierstadt. Paintings of Western Emigration and Lincoln and his Cabinet considering the proposed Emancipation Proclamation, adorn the staircases, and along the cor- ridors are the statues of Jefferson and Hancock. The Supreme Court Room, formerly the Senate Chamber, will repay a visit. It is adorned with busts, and in the robing room there are several fine paintings and portraits. The Senate Chamber is 115 feet long, 85 feet wide and 35 feet high. Its ceiling is handsomely frescoed and gilded, the light coming through panels of richly colored glass. The President's Room is one of the most elaborately ornamented rooms in the country. The adjoining rooms known as Marble Room, the Vice President's and the Reception Room, and Senate Postoffice should be visited, as they are all decorated in the most artistic and appropriate manner. • The paintings of the Battle of Lake Erie, and the storming of Chapultepec adorn the staircases, which are of white Italian marble. There are several paint- ings in the corridor, and the Rooms of the Committees on Foreign Relations, Military and Naval Affairs, 26 THE CAPITOL. Public Lands, and Agriculture are decorated in the highest style of art and in keeping with the subjects considered by the committees. The bronze doors at entrance to the south, symbolize War and Peace, il- lustrating our national history, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Battle of Monmouth, the Battle of Yorkto wu , an encounter between an American and a Hessian > the Ovation to Washington at Trenton, N. J., the First Inauguration of Washington as President, in New York, Laying the Corner-stone of the Capitol, and the Blessing of Peace. In the Pediment are grouped statuary representing American civilization and the waning of the native Indian races. The Congressional Library is especially interesting- The books, pamphlets, maps, music, engravings, &c., number nearly a million copies. It is peculiarly rich in everything pertaining in any way to America. The Dome is reached by about 300 steps. The view will repay the visitor for the labor of the ascent. The groups of statuary on either side of th(5 Grand entrance are entitled the Discovery of America, and the Settlement of the Country. On either side of the door are statues of War and Peace. In front is a statue of Washington, and on the west is a statue of Chief Justice Marshall. The Head-quarters of the U. S. Fish Commission are at 6th and B streets, s. w. This attracts many visitors. The new industry is receiving prompt attention. The plans by which fish are artificially propagated are very novel and awaken an interest in Ichthyology. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 27 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. THE National Museum, on B and 9th streets n. w., is a popular place of resort. It is the storehouse of all the results of the expeditions of the United States. The interest of visitors is increased and the educa- tional value of the Museum enlarged by having every article plainly and intelligently labelled. The Government exhibits at "The Centennial" in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1876, v^^ith the contributions of foreign nations which added so much to that great exposition, the preparations of the United States Fish Commission, which attracted so much attention in Paris, Berlin and London, add to the vast resources of interest and value of the immense collection. The fac-similes of the temples of Central America possess a great archeological value. 28 THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. THE Smithsonian stands among the foremost institutions in the world, having for their ob- ject the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men. In marking out the line of usefulness the late Secretary Joseph Henry, did wisely, and his judgment has long since receiv^ed the approval of the scientific world. The style of the building renders it picturesque and beautiful in the extreme. The whole Institution is a noble monument to its founder, James Smithson of England. THE HENRY STATUE. 29 The statue of Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was ordered by Congress and erected in 1881. It was executed by Story and cost $15,000. It is one of the very few statues in this city erected to perpetuate the fact that ''peace hath her victories no lees renowned than war." Professor Henry well deserved this honor, as a patient investiga- tor of Electrical phenomena he was self denying and modest, and as the suc- cessful discoverer of the ''principle which proved the practicabil- ity of exciting magnet- ism through a long coil or at a distance, either to deflect a needle, or to magnetize soft iron," be stands unrivalled. He breathed the breath of life into the mag- netic telegraph, and bid it live. He was the discoverer of the prin- ciple, not an inventor, HENRY'S STATUE. ^c was for tbiuty-two years Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and made it what its benevolent founder intended it should be, an institution to increase and diffuse knowledge among men. He was born in Albany, N. Y., December 17, 1799, and died in Washington, D. C, May 13, 1878. 30 THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. r" THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. THE Agricultural Department, on B and 14tli streets, s. w., has a museum of agricultural products, and its green and hot houses are worthy of a visit. This Bureau distributes a great quantity of seed, gratuit- ously every year. The statistical division collects the reports from all parts of the country as to the ac- tual state of the crops, and issues a monthly report. The Entomological division follows up with zeal the depredations of Insects and publishes statements of the result secured, and when the insects are too small, for ordinary eyesight, the Microscopist turns on his "lense " and gives to the world the important data he thus secures. The Botanist collects the herbs and grasses, and the Chemist analyzes the soil and makes experiments, the results of which are published. THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. 31 i / THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. THE Bureau of Engraving and Printing is at the corner of 14th and B streets, Southwest, and is built in the Romanesque style of architecture, is two hundred and thirty feet in length and one hundred aud thirty five feet in width. It was erected in 1880, and cost including machinery, presses, etc. about $700. 000. In this building all the notes, bonds and rev- enue stamps are engraved and printed besides a great amount of other work ordered by Congress and the Departments. iv/LOisrTJi^:BisrTS. mHE principal Mouument and tl.e greatest is that of i WashingtoT^, the cap-stone of which was laid at Z o'clock p.m. December 6,1884. It is the highest shaft in the world, being 550 feet, '[he corner-ston^^ was laid with Masonic ceremonies July 4, 1848, in tne presence of a vast congregation of people and the hi-hest officials of the land. The oration was de iv- ered by Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, of Massachusetts. The dedication of the Monument took place Icbru- arv 21, 1885, with Masonic ceremonies and in the pi^esen^e of the President of the United States, both Houses of Congress and an immense throng of inter- ested people. The orator was Hon. Rober C. Win- fhrop, the same distinguished gentleman who neai-ly forty years before delivered the oration at the laying of the corner-stone. His oration was read by Hon. John D. Long, age having somewhat i'^i;;^^^^.^/^^ physical ability of the orator. Hon. J. W. Daniel, of Virginia, also delivered an oration. Visitors ascend the shaft by means of the elevator or by an iron staircase. At proper intervals the walls are faced by thin mural tablets of beautifully carved stones contributed by nations, States and various or- ganizations throughout the country. The view from the top well repays the visitor for making the ascent. 34 MONUMENTS. After the National monument to Washington, our city has many others devoted to illustrate in marble and bronze the heroism of men who shed lustre upon the history of their nation. They are mostly equestrian and designed to perpetuate the memory of men identi- fied with the war. Only one fell in sanguinary con- ' flict, Gen. J. B. McPherson, who was killed near At- lanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864. The others survived, lived years of elegant eape, and died free from any tragic conditions. The equestrian statue of Washington, in the Circle at Pennsylvania ;i venue and 23rd street, was executed by Clark Mills. It was ordered by Congress in 1853, and cost 550,000. It was made out of cannon donated by the Government, and repre- sents Washington at the battle of Princeton, N. ^ J. The likeness is that of Houdon, which was taken in Washington's lifetime. WASHINGTON'S STATUE, It was dcdicatcd with Masonic ceremonies by the Grand Lodge of the Dis- trict of Columbia, Washington having been a Free Mason, as in fact, were most, if not all of the Revo- lutionary heroes. This is considered a most life-like piece of work, and commends itself as a very striking illustration of genius. MONUMEjSITS. 35 There is a strange fascination in the heroic death of a soldier, amid the diu of battle, when everything has a martial aspect, and when the very elements seem to combine with fierce passions of men in their mad- dening efforts to deal destruction to their fellow-men. Atnid some snrli soene McPherson fell. The e (| ues t r i a u statute of Gen. James B. McPherson at the junction of 15th and I streets, was erected by contributions of '^the Society of the Army of the Tennes- see." It was erected in 1876 at a cost of 125,000. The pedestal was contributed by the government at a cost of.$-25,000. Of all the statues in this city this only is of one GEN. JAMES B. Mc PHERsoN. who gavo Ms life for his country, "the noblest Roman of them all." He fell during the siege of Atlanta, Georgia, July 22, 1864. It was by such sacrifice as this that the cost of the war became unparalleled. He was but one of the many thousands of brave men who fell in the fratracidal strife, until the streams of sorrow penetrated the ut- most boundary of our common country, and desola- tion had marked a path to many a household. 36 MONUMENTS. For many years the Dame and fame of General Scott absorbed about all the military glory of the coun- try. The hero of Luudy's Lane and the conqueror of Mexico, was to the American the bean ideal of a mili- tary chieftain. But his long life of inglorious ease was rudely broken, and for a short period he was the hero of the hour ; but old-fashioned fighting, like other fashions, had passed away and the veteran of two wars gently glided into a mild condition of oblivion. The equ strian statue of General Wintield Scott, at tbe intersection of Massa- chusetts and Rhode Island avenue, was executed by H. K. Brown, ordered by act of Congress in 1867, and erected in 1872. It is made out of cannon Gene- ral Scott captured in our war with Mexico, and cast by Messrs. Wood Sl Co., of Philadelphia. It cost $20,000, and weighs twelve thousand pounds. This is a favorite way sco.i's siAiu^ the country hasof placing old iron where it will do the most good. These can- non cracked themselves in the cause which gave re- nown to the warriors who controlled them. But the hurly-burly of the big and little wars is over and peace, gentle peace reigns supreme. SOLDI KHS HOME, 37 soldiers' home. THE Drives around the city have long been famous; the Heights of Arlington, Georgetown, along Rock Creek and the Soldiers' Home, are replete with rural and suburban beauty, and they fairly bristle with historic memories. Extending the drive up the Potomac, catching many picturesque views of rural loveliness, Cabin John Bridge is reached. This is the largest single arch in the world being 220 feet span, 100 feet high and is a magnificent granite structure. At this point tTie Little Falls adds to the beauty of 38 THE GREAT FALLS. the scene. A few miles and the Great Falls come into sight; here the Potomac, divided and scattered by the rocky obstructions which spread themselves in bound- less profusion, rushes on her wild course, marking it with seething foam, with cascades of silvery white- — — -. ^-:-. ---=,s^L.^^- ,. ^- ness, and fountains ^^ 'lashed up into sun- =^^ light, the radiant spray touched with iridescent hues. At other points in quiet nooks the water forms translucent pools vhere the devotees of Isaak Walton find the coveted bass and trout. At this place the \\ater supply enters THE GREAT FALLS. ^^^ acqucducts aud tunnels which convey it to the city, where it is stored in huge reservoirs for proper distribution; and water, fresh and pure, that great factor in the health comfort and prosperity of the people, is not only abundantly but lavishly supplied. LINCOLN PARK. 39 LINCOLN PARK is situated at the Junction of East Capitol and 11th streets. In the centre is the Emancipation group of statuary, representing Presi- dent Lincoln bidding a crouching slave to arise a freed-mao. It is by Ball, and is undoubtedly one of the finest works of art in the city. It is executed in the very best manner and represents the realization of the grand idea of the sovereignty of a human being. "All men are created equal" It was dedicated to freedom, April 14th, 1877, the Anniversary of the Death of Lin- coln, and was paid for by contributions from freedmen and other lovers of liberty. The first five dollars was a contribution of Char- lotte M. Scott a freed- woman of Virginia be- ing her first earnings after she was liberated EMANCIPATION GROUP. by thc Emauclpation Act. This act attracted the attention of the civil- ized world and gave to the administration of Mr Lincoln a high degree of prominence, and all are now glad that America is at last the "Land of the free, and the home of the brave." ^^kJ'M %-^M 'tV|A.>£».,Ci.>l\ 40 THE LOUISE HOME. THE LOUISE HOME. LOUISE Home on Massacbnsetts aveuue and IGth street, giv« s all the comforts of a Christian house- hold to about sixty ladies whose rednced circumstan- ces need such an institution, and whose necesi- ties are so often overlooked. It was built, fur- nished and endowed by Mr. W. W. Corcoran and named in honor of his wife and daughter. It is another illustration of the wise, benevolent and judicious way in which this generous man disposes of his wealth dnring his lifetime. The home was opened in 1871, and visitors are welcome every day, except Sunday, after 12 o'clock. It is an interesting place to visit, wherein is exem- plified the benign influence of Christian charity in a a generous spirit. ARLINGTON. 41 ARLINGTON. ARLINGTON, formerly the home of the Coufeclei- ate Chieftain, General Robert E. Lee, is now the sileut abode of over 16000 Union soldiers who died for their country, and is thus rendered famous for all time. The grounds are in perfect accord with the main object for which they were dedicated. Primeval oaks shade the avenues which reach every point of the in- teresting enclosure. This is hallowed ground where on the 30th of May in each year, the young and old with solemn steps and grateful hearts place a votive offering of some fragrant blossom or wild flower, upon the graves of those who gave the full measure of de- votion to a cause they held most dear, and shall ever be held in grateful remembrance, not only by the country whose happiness they secured but by lovers 9f liberty throughout the world. E^ESinDEIbTCES. WHEN the improvements were fairly inaugurated, and the city became almost transformed into a new Washington, the tastes of those identified with the prosperity of this goodly city displayed itself in archi- tecture. Earnest men and bright, intelligent and cultured women vied with each other as to who sbould do the most to beautify the city, and seemed deter- mined that symmetry and comfort should be exempli- fied in the homes of the " well to do " people of Wash- ington, and that the details should correspond with good taste and a thorough know^ledge of what consti- tutes a xdeasant home. In this they have been emi- nently successful, and if the designs adopted by those who have done so much to adorn the city could be given in this Guide, their beauty and variety would elicit the warmest admiration. One of the earliest of these beautiful abodes fronting Dupont Circle gained for itself the title of the Stewart Castle. This graceful structure was soon followed by those even more imposing, and on the wide and spa- cious avenues are to be found models of American homes, grand and beautiful in the extreme. Then other elements appeared and prominent men deemed a palatial residence at the Capital a most desirable investment, and a generous rivalry gave an increased zest for grand displays of elaborate architefcture and so the improvements increased and 44 PRIVATE RESIDKXCKS broadened the views of our citizens, until every one looked with pride upon the efforts made to elevate our city to that of metropolitan granduer. Engravings are here given of a two of the many princely abodes which has given to the "West end," such prominence. Crossing the threshold of these palaces, the dreams of oriental luxury are almost realized. It is pleasing however to know that intel- ligen'^e is a factor where f.ishion seems to reign su- preme, and that within these spacious establish- ments are many considerate and benevolent women, whose quiet spirit give serenity to their households. There are others where the disappointments of ambi- tion are never allowed to mar the courtesy which ever prevails where gentle culrure performs her perfect work. The exacting conditions which rigidly control old- fashioned and staid communities are not largely pres- ent in Washington. Political changes in the nation work corresponding changes here, and new men come to the front and take t^e places of those who pass into political oblivion, hence there is no such thing as dullness, but infinite variety keeps the people ever on the alert seeking for some new thing. RIGGS & CO.'S BANK. 45 RIGGS & CO.'s BANKING HOUSE. rriHE Baukiug House of Riggs & Co., on the corner J- of 15th street and Pennsylvania avenue, will be easily recognized by our readers. Though the walls are dingy with age and the style of its architecture that of days long since gone by, yet its customers would be saddened to see its stern solidity swept away to give place to one of the »T)ore showy buildings of the present time. The firm is at present composed of: E. Francis Riggs; Chas. C. Glover ; Thomas Hyde; T, Laurason Riggs, and John Elliott* of New York. 46 THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK. NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK. nnHE National Metroiiolitan Bank is one of the oldest -L in the District, having come down by various re- organizations since 1814. On its roll of directors who have passed away are many names familiar in the his- tory of the country. The Officers are : John W. Thompson, President; William Thompson, Vice-Presi- dent; Geo. H. B. White, Cashier. Directors: J. H. Baxter, Jas. E. Fitch, W. P. S. Sanger, John W. Thomp- son, William Thompson, Brainard H. Warner, Henry A. Willard, J. Ormond Wilson, Nathaniel Wilson. MOUNT VERNON., 47 MOUNT VERNON. ■jlTOUNT VERNON is b'eiDg restored under the care -"J- of the Board of Regents, composed exclusively of ladies, to its conditiou when in the Colonial period. It was deemed a fitting home for a gentleman of the Revolutionary era, and it needs but a little touch of the imagination to people this historic spot with the great men who founded our Republic. The Tomb of Washington adds to the sac redness of the associations that cluster around this Mecca of Liberty, the last resting place of one who shall be known and revered as the Father of his Country, until the^last syllable of recorded time. 48 BUSINESS HOUSES. The Ellis J\/lusicy\L Emporiuj\^. ONE of the most complete musical establishments iu this country is that of the well known firm of John F. Ellis & Co., No. 937 Pennsylvania avenue. The building itself is one of the handsomest and best appointed Music Establishments in the United States, being four stories, with imposing iron front, and running through from Pennsylvania avenue to D street. The first floor, which, like ail the others is capacious, well lighted and airy, is devoted to sheet music and small musical instiuments — including au- tomatic instruments, such as tournaphones, aure- phones, organettes, organinas, harmonettes, etc. The stock of music is very large and complete, consisting of American and foreign music, standard and classic. On the second floor is the piano salesroom, handsomely decorated and stocked with a very large assortment of square and upright pianos and organs. Prominent among them, and in fact the instrument best known to the public is the Weber piano, an instrument which as regards tone, durability and appearance is among the foremost in the world. Messrs. Ellis & Co. con- trol their sale in Washington. City and the District of Columbia, and Alexandria and the counties of Lou- doun and Fauquier, Virginia. They sell also other re- liable pianos. The Mason &, Hamlin organ, of which they control the agency, is of the same relative excel- lence as the Weber piano. They also sell other first- class organs. On the third floor are kept pianos and organs for rent. The fourth floor is used for storage and as a repair shop. An elevator runs from the D street front to the fourth floor, and a telephone is on the premises. The stock and building — free and un- encumbered, worth over one hundred thousand dol lars — is the property of Mrs. John F. Ellis. The busi- ness is managed by Mr. Charles B. Bayly, with a large corps of competent and courteous assistants. BUSINESS HOUSES. 49 THE ONLY DEMOOEATIO DAILY. THE DAILY POST, THE SUNDAY POST, THE WEEKLY POST. THE POST BUILDING, COMBINED CIRCULATION LARGER THANANY OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. ADDRESS, STILSON HUTOHINS. 50 BUSINESS HOUSES. Always on hand a large stock of Second-hand Type and Presses. H. L PELOUZE & SON, TYPE FOUNDERS. AND DEALERS IN EVEF^Y VAF^IETY OF PF^INTIJ^G M;/\TEI^IAU 314 y\ND 316 EIGHTH ST., N. W., ■w^^SHiiisra-Toisr, id. o. Outfits for Large or Small Offices Purnished at short notice, of the Best materials and at the lowest prices. BUSINESS HOUSES. 51 Do YOU WANT THE BEST $1,000 Cylinder Press made, Buy the " C. C." If you want to save money And get a Real good Power Frees, Buy a Prouty. Do you want the best Job Press in the World, and one that you make the most money with, Buy the Universal. If you want to save money And get a real good Job Press, Buy THE Improved Rotary. DojYou want a good Mailing Machine at a very low price. Buy the Mustang. If you want to get A good Paper Cutter that will give entire satisfaction, Buy the Paragon If you want To get a good font of type either for Newspaper, Book or Job work, we can sell either at lowest market prices. IF YOU NEED ANY ARTICLE IN THE PRINTING LINE WE CAN FURNISH IT PROMPTLY. H. L. PELOUZE & SON, 3J6 EIGHTH STREET, Washington. D. C, 52 BUSINESS HOUSES. L. A. LITTLEFIELD, WHARFAGE, STORy\SE jApjD STEVEDORIJ\iG, ESTABLISHED 1872. CARGOES OF ALL KINDS RECEIVED, DISCHARGED AND SHIPPED, ALSO CARGOES DELIVERED. Good Outside Storage, Fairbank's Standard Scales, Heavy Stone Derrick, Portable Steam Hoist- ing Engines and Hoisting Horses, Always on hand. Wharves, Warehouses and Yards, at Easby's Point Foot of 26th and D Streets and N. H. Ave., N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Telephone— 405-4. P. O. Address, Littlefield's Wharf. BUSINESS HOUSES. 53 WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Silks, Ladies' Velvets, Hosiery, Dress Goods, Gloves, Linens, Notions, White Goods, Ribbons, Domestics, Handkerchiefs, Curtains, Umbrellas, Cloaks, 1 Mens'Wear, Bostoij Dry Goods House. One Price Only. and 912 D Streets. WASHINGTON, D. C. 54 BUSINESS HOUSES. M. L. I.ITTLEFIKLP.] [B. M. ELLIOTT. MT. VERNON AND 1234, 1236 and 1238 TWELFTH STREET, n. w., Between IVI and N Streets. COUPES, LANDAUS, LANDAULETTES, PHAE- TONS, VICTORIAS, BUGGIES, SURREYS, &C. Sole Agents, for the District of Columbia and viclDity, for the sale of Perry's Compensating Spring Cart, the First Bronght to the District. Care will be observed in Sending out Gentle Teams in Charge of Sober, Careful, and Compe- tent Drivers. LITTLEFIELD & ELLIOTT, TELEPHONE— 77-8. Arrangements can be made with ns for sending Horses to the Country for Pasturing or boarding, as we have a good Farm in Montgomery County, Md., well adapted for the purpose. Boarding and Care of Horses at the Stables a specialty. BUSINESS HOUSES. 55 SI. AAT-^IE^ZN-EIE?.. SALES. We use all possible means in our power to effect sales of property that is placed in our charge, hand' ling a 1 1 that comes to us, be it desirable or un de s i rable high priced or low priced. Always ready to make flrst- class loans in the District, of large or smal^ sums where the securety is un- doubted, o n r charges arc moderate. WARNERS liUILDIXG. ESTATES MANAGED, RENTS. The business of renting prop- erty has grown so large that it can only be suc- cessfully trans- acted when well systematized. We claim to be thoroughly or- ganized, as we have long made a special feature of the collection of rents, and the general manage ment of city property belong ing to those who find it desirable to have the as- sistance of an agent. RENTS COLLECTED, MONEY LOANED. 916 F STREET, JN, W., WASHINGTON, D C 56 BUSINESS HOUSES. Gas Stoves NO ASHES! NO DUST! NO SMOKE! NO ODOR! NO LABOR! NO DANGER! Stoves that will cook for one person, or fifty persons, at once. A full assortment and no trouble to show them. THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, 411 and 413 Tenth Street, N. W., WASHINGTON, D. C. EQUITi^BLE BUSINESS HOUSES. 57 Insurance that does not take a Law Suit to Collect." P01.ICIES ]^0]\-FORFEITABI.E y\ND ip^SOJMTESTABLE. y\SSURy\^(3E SoeiETY, OF THE UNITED STATES. Aggregate luisin s-* for the past 2) j'ears larger than that of any other Company in the world. Kividends realized on matured tontines unequalled by any other Company. New bu.-ine.s.s in 1884, $85,000,000. ^'o disputed claims agiiiiist the Society. Ry\NSOM White, Joseph Bowes, CAiSlIlKl!. MANAGER FOR D, C. 1S26 F Street, \V»shlii£;toii, D. €. Thomas McGill. H. L. McQueen, Thomas McGill & Co., Successors to McGill & Witherow, PRINTERS AND No. 1107 E Street, Nokthwest, Washington, D. C. ft^ BUSINESS HOUSES. ^yXTM. M. POINDEXTER, Architect of Columbian University, Office:— Corner Fifteenth and G Streets, Northwest. Fine Residences a Specialty. I^ATIONAL ELECTRIC CO., 1419 New York Avenue. Telephone— No. 711. Electric Work and Supplies of Every Description^ GEO. C. MAYNARD, General Manager. /COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Kellogg Building, F Street. N. W. TRUSTEES: H. A. WILLARD Pres. F. B. McGuire, Vice-Pres, John A. Baker, Chas. C. Glover, Thomas J. Fisher, B.H.Warner, Robert I. Fleming, Geo. H. B.White, Wm. M. Galt, H. K. Willard, Sec. TTIRGINIA BRICK COMPANY, Office, 910 F Street, N. W. Works — Fort Runyon, Virginia, Best Brick in the Market. Hard aa Iron. All kinds on hand. TRUSTEES: Lewis Clefane, Pres. B. H. Warner, Vice-Pres- W. H. Dempsey, Sec, C. B. Pearson, Treas. G. W. Pearson. BUSINESS HOUSES. 59 THE EVENING CRITIC, The Brightest and Newsiest Paper in the City. All the News in the Most Readable Shape. Served by Carriers to any place in the City at .35 Cents a Month. Single Copies 2 Cents. 0FFICE--5II Ninth Street, n. w. THE3 ia:ja.TOia::E3T Is The Sunday Paper of Washington. It Contains all the News, Telegraphic and Local. It contain a large amount of Original Matter, numer- ous and otherwise. It is the only Illustrated Paper at the Capital. It is the only Independent Paper at the Capital It is the only Paper at the Capital absolutely free from all connection with Political Rings, Social Cliques and Congressional Lobbies. It is sold by all news-dealers and news boys, Advertising Rates made known on application Office--5ll Ninth Street, n. w. 60 BUSINESS HOUSES. *"* I -sf^* I ***u**T***l ***! ***!_*** r Pioneer of Jv^odef^ate Prises ij^ Hy\Ts y\ND JVlEN'S FU FINISHINGS. We name in part: Latest Shapes and Colors in Derbies, for Spring wear, |2 and upwards. Lyon's 15 quality, 27 Inch Silk Umbrella in Black, Blue, Brown and Green, $i. Plaited Shirts, (one evelet and nine plaits on each side ) ll.fiO. P. K. Dress Shirts, 2 G-.llars and 1 pair Cuffs, $1.75. P. K. Dress Shirts, Collar and Cuffs attached, $L75. Two-button White and Black Kid Gloves; cable sewed, $1. Black Hosiery, Warranted Fast Black, 3 Pairs for $1 and up- wards. Novelties in Furnishings for Spring Wear now ready. JULIUS F^OSENTHy\L, HATTER AND FURNISHER, 'j:i2 Y STREET, X. ^' . J_** *_ I _ ** *_ I ** *J ** *_ I** *_ i_** *J_** *. I ** *_ 1 _ ** *_ I _ ** *_ I G. G. C. SIMMS, DEALKU IN FIRST-CLASS IVIEDICINES, AND FINE TOILET AETIOLES. Pliysiciaii8' prescriptious coiupouiided by regular graduates of Pharmacy aud registered Pharniacistti. CoK. 14th STliEET AND NeW YoRK AvE. Established iu 1863. SPECIALTY KOUMIS insriDEx:. Page . Agriculture, Tep't of 30 Arlington 41 Attorney -General 15 Army Medical Museum 1^ Botanical Gardens ^'^ Bureau of Education ^'^ Bureau of Engraving and Printing — 31 Cabin John's Bridge 37 Capitol. The '■^l Chain Bridge 37 Corcoran Gallery of Art ' f4 Census Office 1" Commissioners of Railroads 17 City Hall i^O City Government 20 Congressional Library 2r> Columbia Fire Insurance Co 58 District Commissioners 20 Department of Justice 15 Dead Letter Office 19 Education, Bureau of 17 Executive Mansion 'J Executive Mansion, South Front 10 Executive Mansion, East Room 11 Equitable Life Assurance Society 57 Evening Critic 59 62 INDEX. Ellis, Jno. F. & Co 48 Equitable C, B. Association (cover.) Fish Commission 20 Fairagut, Statue of 13 Free, J. D v Government Printing Office 19 General Land Office 17 Geological Survey , ;.. 17 General Post Office 19 Great Falls :w House of Representatives 24 Henry, Joseph, Statue of 29 Interior, Department of 17 Justice, Department of 15 Jackson, General, Statue of 15 Knight Bros iv Lousie Home 40 Lincoln, Abraham, Statue of 20 Lincoln, Abraham. Statue of 39 Liberty, Statue of 24 Lincoln Park 39 Littlefield, L. A 52 Medical Museum 16 Mount Vernon 47 McPherson, James B., Statue of 35 Maynard, Geo. C.... 58 McGill, Thomas & Co 57 Mt. Vernon Stables 54 Moses, W. B. & Son ii & m National Museum 27 Navy Department 12 National Metropolitan Bank 64 INDEX. 63 Ordnance Museum 15 Patent Office 17 Pension Office 17 Post Office, General 19 Polkinhorn, R. O. & Son in Pelouze, H. L. & Son 50 Poindexter,Wm.M 58 Representatives, House of. 24 Riggs & Co's Bank 45 Real Estate Title Ins. Co 04 Rosenthal, Julius GO Ryneal, Geo. Jr vr Remington Standard Type Writer (cover.) Senate, U. S 25 Signal Office 13 Smithsonian Institution 28 Soldiers' Home 37 State, Department of 12 Supreme Court of the United States '25 Surgeon General's Office 1(5 Scott, Gen. Winfield, Statue of 36 Simms, G. G. C 60 Tomb of Washington 45 Treasury Department 16 Virginia Brick Co 58 War, Department of 12 Washington, Description of 7 Washington Monument 32 Washington, George, Statute of 34 Woodruff, E. W i Warner, B. H 55 Washington Gas Co 56 Woodward & Lothrop 53 Washington Post...„ « 49 64 BUSINESS HOUSES. THE REAL ESTATE TITLE INSUEANOE COMPANY, of the District of Columbia. INCORPORATED DECEMBER 6, 1881. CAPITAL, $200,000. M. AsHFORD, President. B. Beale, Secretary. John Ridout, Vice-Pres. E. F. Riggs, Treas. Issues policies of insurance aftbrdiug an absolute warrant}' of title to real estate either in a purchaser, trustee or mortgagee; also certiticates guaranteeing the absolute accuracy of abstracts of title, and in general, transacts all business relating to the investi- gation and transfer of titles to real estate in the Dis- trict of Columbia. Purchasers and investors are respectfully requested to call, and full information will be furnished as to details and methods of busi- ness of the Company. OFFICE . Giinton Building, second floor, 472 La. Ave. Trustees: M. AsHFOKD, Albert A. Wilson, ROB'T 0. HOLTZMAN, SaMUEL BaCON, Chales C. Duncanson, John Ridout, E. Francis Riggs, Geo. W. Pearson, E. G. Davis. BUSINESS HOUSES. The Renjingtoij STANDARD TlPE-\f RITER. Recent Improvements still Further Enhance the Value of this Incomparable Machine. The Government Departments at Washington, are now using over 300 of these Machines. The Bradstreet Company, Commercial Agency, and R. G. Dunn & Company, Commercial Agency, use about 500 Reming- ton Type- writers each. They are used in all the De- partments of the Canadian Government ; in most or all the Governments of the several Stares ; in the Depart- ments of the British and other Foreign Governments, and by Thousands of Business and Professional men everywhere. We rely not alone upon Assertions of Superiority, but upon the fact of Extensive Sales and a Eefer- ence to any and every user of the Kemington Type-Writer, "We have been using your Machines for the past three years, and would not like to conduct our extensive correspondence without them. "THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT CO., New York." Every Machine Warranted. WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT. Washington Office, Cor. 8th and F Streets. s V LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 434 078 4 tx4v^vSeitW ^ "^