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    ' Convent

    2i StatneoCWasTiIngton.22 5tatne of "Washington.23 JStatue of Jackson.24 Corcoran Gallery of Art,i") Botanical Gardens.26 Congressional Cemetery.

    Naval Hospital. ^Statue of Emancipation.Statue of Rawfins.Statue of Scott.Government Printing OfficeStatue of Greene.Naval Monument.Statue of Thomas.Judiciary Square,btatue of McPherson.

    2930SI823334358637 Dupont Circle.38 Iowa Circle.39 Bureau.Engraving & Print'gv40 Liberty.Square.4i . IlationaLInsane Asylum.

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    1 Capitol.2 Executive Mansion.8 State/War, & Navy Dep i4 Treasury.Department.5 Statue of B'arragut.6 KationaLMuseum.

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    REFERENCES.7 Interior rnrpartment,o Post Office Department.> Department of Justice.10 Department orAgricuIture.U Naval Ob

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    ILLUSTRATEDDimeHand-Book

    OF THE

    NATIONAL GAPITAl .THE MOST COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE

    CITY OF WASHINGTONEVER PUBLISHED.CONTAINING

    A Synopsis of the Form of the National Government, andother Information of General Value; Cuts of the

    principal Public Buildings and Hotels :AND ALL

    Necessary Instructions, and Directions, for the Guidao^of Persons visiting the Capital of the Nation. /*/v

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    Copyright, 1884.By J. M. Morrison.

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    / COXTEXTS

    rtbs and Carriages of)apitol . 7'lunches 81/olleges 28Congress 9Jorcoran Art Gallery 21/ourt of Claims 17)iagrams of the Capitol 10, 12, 14>irect()ry of Points of Interest 25")istrict Iludiciary 5)istrict of Columbia 5jxeoiitive Departments.Agricultural 17

    Interior 15Justice 17Navy 13Post Office 17State laTreasury 13War . " 13Kxecutive Mansion 11'government Printing Office 21

    '"ides \ 35Hotels 33Insane Asylum 21liOuise Home 21i\Iedical Museum 19Mount Vernon 21National Museum 19Newspapers 33Pian of Washington qPublic Parks . " 99Public Schools 23uiilroad Depots ! ! 33uthsonian Institution 19witues and Monuments 27rreet Passenger Lines 29:i|>reme Court of United States . . . 17; tieatres and Amusements 31''Ite Government 9

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    LOCAL GOVERNMENTOF THE

    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAThe l>istrict of C'oliinil>ia, of which the City ol Wash-?ton is an integral part, originally comprised an area ten milesuare, and was ceded to the General Government, by the StatesMaryland and Virginia, as a site for the establishment of theational Capital. That part of the District ceded by Virginia,d lying upon the south bank of the Potomac, was, subsequently,d back to the State.

    1 he District is directly under the control of Congress, and thekvs enacted for its government operate throughout its borders,thout reference to its subdivision into cities, towns, and villages,je administration of the laws of the District is entrusted to a)ard of three Commissioners, who are nominated by the Presi-nt of the United States and confirmed by the Senate; their termoflice being four years, and their compensation $5,000 each,

    ir annum.Xlie .1 iKlioini'y of ilie 1>isti*ict consists of a Chiefistice and five Associate Justices, who compose the Supreme)urt of the District and are, annually, assigned, by the Chief Jus-!e to preside over the various subordinate Courts ; and a Policeistice, who presides over the Police Court.All are appointed in the same manner as the Commisssioners,id all the Courts are United States Courts.The Chief Justice and his associates hold their offices for life.,ie term of the Police Justice is six years.The Chief Justice receives ^4,500, and each Associate Justicei.OOO per annum.

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    The Plsm of IVn^liiiig'toBi i'ity was prepared byFrench engineer b}^ the name of L'Enfant who, Avith the aid f -Andrew ElUcott, an eminent American engineer, hiid out the cit>in 1791.The centre of the Capitol is the pivotal centre of the phxn o

    the city, which is divided into four sections by two transvers(lines (north and south, and east and west, respectively,) crossingeach other at right angles at the centre of the Capitol, thus form-ing a northeast, a northwest, a southeast, and a southwest sectionThe streets running east and west are indicated b}^ the letters c!the alphabet, beginning on each side of the central east and westline with the letter A and followed, extending on the one sidenorth and on the other side south, by tlie succeeding letters of thealphabet to which are added the words " north " or " south," a^the case may be ; thus, A Street north, B Street north, A Streeisouth, B Street south, &c.The streets running north and south are indicated by numberp,beginning on each side of the north and south C( ral line with1st Street and radiating east and west, and the words " easfj or" west" are added to the number to designate their relative posi-tion to the central line ; thus, 1st Street east or 1st Street west, &c.The building numbers are also regulated by these central lines

    Number 1 being the first number on each side of East Capitol,North Capitol, and South Capitol Streets upon their respectivetransverse streets. As West Capitol Street, A Street north, and AStreet south, west of the Capitol, do not exist, the numbers northand south on the streets crossing the central line west of the Capi-tol begin at 200.Each intersection of a numbered street by a lettered street, (and

    vice versa, ) indicates an advance of one hundred numbers; thuson A Street north, at the intersection of 1st Streot west, the firstnumber would be 100, at 2d Street 200, at 3d Street 300, and soon, and on 1st Street, at the intersection of A Street, the firstnumber would be 100, at B Street 200, at C Street 300, &c.The avenues are desitriied to facilitate transit diagonally across

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    .ity, and their intersection of the other streets does not affectliie building numbers. The numbers upon the avenues are gov-.'rned by the streets which they cross at an acute angle. Thusvt Ave., Conn. Ave., &c., are numbered the same as the num-'>f>red streets, while the numbers on Pa. Ave., N. Y. Ave., Mass.vc, &c., are the same as on the lettered streets.

    THE CAPITOL.The Capitol fronts eastward, and stands upon an eminence 90ct above tide water.The corner stone of the main building was laid, Sept. 18, 1793,y President Washington; the north wing being completed in^00, and the south wing in 1811. The interior of both wings, andle wooden passage-way connecting them, were burned by theritish in 1814. They were immediately rebuilt, however, and theentral portion was completed in 1827. The entire building isconstructed of sandstone and cost nearly two and one-half mil-ions of dollars.The extensions, knoAvn as the north and south wings, and in

    which are located the legislative Halls, respectively, of the Senatennd House of Representatives, Avore begun in 1851 and completed.a 1867 and are constructed of white, Massachusetts marble.The dome was originally constructed of wood which was re-

    [)laced with cast-iron in 1865.The entire length of the building is 751 feet 4 inches, and the

    greatest depth 324 feet.The dome is surmounted by a bronze statue of Freedom 19 feet

    i; inches in height, and weighing 14,985 pounds. The distancefrom the base of the building to the top of the dome is 228 feet.The diameter of the rotunda is 95 feet 6 inches.The old hall of the House of Representatives is now used as a

    statuary hall in which each state is entitled to place statues of twoof its most diitjnguiahed citizens.

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    'he old Senate Chaiiiber is now the Supreme (Juurt KuiJiu, whilefoniier quarters of the Supreme Court, immediately under itssent location, are occupied by the library of that Court.'he Con.c:;ressional Library, occupying the \\^estern extension ofmain building of the Capitol, contains about 525,000 volumes.

    THE GOVERNMENTthe United States is divided into three branches, namely : theislative, which enacts all laws ; the executive, which is charged:h their enforcement; and the judicial, which interprets thee meaning and intent of the laws, and their constitutionality.The Congress constitutes the legislative branch ; the President,led b;/ his Cabinet advisers and their subordinates, the execu-e branch; and the Supreme Court of the United States, assistedthe Court of Claims, and the United States Circuit, and District

    turts, the judicial branch of the goA^ernment.

    THE LEGISLATIVE.'I'll*'

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    ling to population, and are elected bj- the direct votes of thepie in their several representative districts. The total nuni-of Kepresentatives is now 325.athough the Senate is, relatively, the higher body, its legisla-; power is co-equal with that of the House of Kepresentatives,he votes of a majority of the members of each body are re-red to enact a law.'he Vice President of the United States is, "ex-oflficio," Presi-it of the Senate, and in his absence a President " pro tempore "lected, by the Senate, to preside.lie presiding officer of the House of Representatives is styledSpeaker, and is elected by a majority vote of the members ofHouse at the opening of each Congress.Ml incomplete legislation expires with the CongTess in which it^dnates and will be new legislation in any subsequent Congress,lOugh it may have been passed by one house in the precedingngress.rUe President may return to the body in which it originated,th his objections thereto, any measure which has been passed byngress and of which he disapproves, and unless it be thenssed by the votes of two-thirds of all the members of each housefails to become a law,

    THE EXECUTIVE.The President of the United States is the executive headthe government and directs all its affairs. His approval is re-lired to complete all legislative enactments unless they aressed, over his veto, by the affirmative votes of two-thirds of alle members of each house of Congress.He occupies the Executive Mansion, which is situated on theuth side of Pennsylvania Avenue, between 15^ and 161 Streets,. W,, and is surrounded by grounds comprising about 80 acres.The building is constructed of sandstone and isjpainted white ;Mice the nnme^ " The White House." The main building is 170

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    feet ill length, 90 feet in depth, and two stones in height. TheEast Room, which is open for the inspection of the public from 10A. M. to 3 P. M., is 80 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 22 feet high.The other rooms are private, although visitors are sometimes ad-mitted to the green, blue, and red parlors. The offices and sleep-ing apartments are on the second floor.The salary of the President is $50,000 per annum, and that of

    the Vice President, and of each Cabinet Minister, $8,000 perannum. The terms of the President and Vice President are fouryears ; those of the members of the Cabinet are during the pleas-ure of the President.The l>4'p>rt

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    audit, all accounts ; each auditor haviug assigned, for his exami-nation, specific classes of accounts.The Treasurer of the United States is charged with the

    custody, and disbursement, of all public monies, and has chargeof the various sub-treasuries in the principal cities.The Register of the Treasury has charge of the account

    books of the United States ; signs, and issues, all Treasury notes,and other securities, and records the transactions of the Treas-urer's office.The Comptroller of the Currency has the control and

    supervision of the national banks.The Commissioner of Internal Revenue is charged with

    the collection of the taxes, and the enforcement of the internal reve-nue laws.The Solicitor is the law officer of the Treasury Department,

    and has charge of the secret service employes of the departmentwhose duty it is to detect, and arrest, counterfeiters and others en-gaged in defrauding the government.The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which is pre-

    sided over by a Chief, is in a building constructed specially forits occupancy. -Here are engraved, and printed, all the United States Treasurynotes, National Bank notes, Internal Revenue starrips. Treasurywarrants, &c.The Superintendent of the Coast and Geodetic Sur-

    vey is charged with the survey of the coasts, and the navigablerivers, of the United States, and with the triangulation of the in-terior of the country.The Revenue Marine Service ; the Marine Hospital Service ; the

    Inspection of Steam Vessels ; the Bureau of the Mint ; the Bureauof Statistics; the Life Saving Service; and other minor branchesof the public service, are also under the supervision of the Secre-tary of the Treasury.

    'File l>ep2trliiieiii oi* Uie Interior, under the control

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    3DXE0UTIVE MANSION.

    STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS.

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    of the. Secretary of the Interior, is one of the principal de-partments of the government.There ia an Assistant Secretary, and are a number of chiefs ofbureaus, styled commissioners. These commissioners have charge,

    respectively, of allmat.tersi pertaining to patents, pensions, the pub-lic domain, Indian affairs, education, and the census.Tlie I*ot Ofiioe l>epsirtiai

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    'I'lie salaries of tlie Chief Justice and his associates is tlie same$4,000 per annum.THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

    was founded under an act of Congress, passed in 1S46, to carry-out the bequest of an Enghsh chemist named James Smithsonwho, djnng in 1829, bequeathed $500,000 " to the United Statesof America to found, at Washington, under the name of theSmithsonian Institution, an estabUshment for the increase anddiffusion of knowledge among men."

    It is under the care of a Board of Regents ; its Secretary beingits executive officer and holding his position for life.

    Prof. Joseph Henry, the eminent scientist, and the actual inven-tor of the electric telegraph, was its first Secretary, and, at hisdeath, he was succeeded by Prof. Spencer F. Baird, its presentincumbent.

    'J'he mineralogical, zoological, and anthropological collectionsexhibited in the spacious halls of the building are of great interest.

    THE NATIONAL MUSEUMwas originally established by the government in 1842 and had itsdomicile first in the Patent Office, and, after 1858, in the Smith-sonian Institution, until the completion, in 1882, of the large andhandsome building which stands to the eastward of the Smith-sonian building, and for the erection of which Congress, four yearsbefore, appropriated $250,000.The building is fireproof and is a perfect square, the sides being327 feet, each, in length. The dome is 90 feet in height.

    THE MEDICAL MUSEUM,which is devoted to medical ai^d anatomical science, occupies whatwas formerly Ford's Theatre, where President Lincoln was assas-sinated. It is located on 10th Street, between E and F Sts.. n. w.

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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    POST OFFICE DEPARTMEJMT

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    THE INSANE ASYLUM,on f]v bluff south of the Eastern Branch of the ro

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    AGKICUIiTUKAI. DEPABTMENT.

    SMITHSONIAjNT IWSTITXJTIOlNr.

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    Corcoran which makes daily trips ^Simda3'S excepted) to, andfrom, that point ; leaving the Seventh Street wharf at ten a. m,,and returning at three p. m.The roimd-trip fare is one dollar, which includes admission to

    the grounds. A lunch should be carried by the visitor as none:^an be procured during the trip.

    COLLEGES.Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, Kendall Green, M andBoundary sts, n. e. _Columbian University, s. e. cor. loth and H sts., u. w.Jeorgetown College, Georgetown Heights."Toward University, 7th st. w., north of Boundary.

    PUBLIC SCHOOLS.White SciiooiiS.T'ranklin Building, 13th and K sts., n. W.'.erret Building, 14th and O sts., n. w..ompson Building, 12th St., bet. K and L sts., n. w.

    : orce Building, Mass. A^e., bet. 17th and 18th sts., n. av.i-2(i and I sts., n. w.2(;th and R sts., n w.i ;th and N sts., n. w..\nalostan Building, G st. bet. 21st and 22d sts., n. w,Seaton Building, I st. bet. 2d and 3d sts., n. w..A.bbott Building, N. Y. Ave. and 6th St., n. w.P St. bet. 9th and Columbia sts,th and I sts., n. e.A''ebster Building, 10th and H sts., n. w.Gale's Building, 1st st. and Mass. Ave., n. w.VIorse Building, R st. bet. N, J. Ave. and 5th st., n. wJwining Building, 3d St. bet. N and O sts., n w.vallack Building, Pa. Ave. bet. 7th and 8th sts., s. e. McCormick Building, 3d st. bet. M and N sts., s. e.31d Odd Fellows' Hall, 7th and G sts., s. e.\nacostia Building, 9th st. bet. K st. and Va. Ave., s. c,branch Building, I2th and G sts., s. e.:^eabody Building, 5th and C. n. o.

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    CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART.

    LOUIoE HOME.

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    -art of Olriims, Department of .Justice Huildins:.^ )eaf and Dauib Asylum, 7th and M sts., n. e.Department of Justice, Pa. Ave. bet. loth and lo\i st! , p w.District Offices^ -1!4 St. bet. Pa. Ave. and C St., n, w.Executive Mansion, Pa Ave. bet. 15}^ and IGU 5ts., n. w.tovernment Printing Oftico, Nortli Capitol and H sts.nsjine Asylum, Blurt Sovith ot Uniontown.nterior Department, .S(i, bet. 7th and 9th and F and G sts., n. w.ail. i;th St. bet. B and 0, s. e.iouise Home, Mass. Ave, bet. loth and ifith sts., n. av..larine Barracks, 8tii st. bet. G and I sts.. s. e.-ledical Museum, 10th st^ bet. E and F sts., n. w.National Museum, Smitlisonian Grounds.vaval (it)servatory, E and 2'>d sts., n. w.v^avy Department, S. of Penn, Ave. bet. loU and 17'^ sts,, n, w.siirvy Yard, Foot of 7th st^, .s. e.)ali Hill Cemetery, Head of Green st., Geor;etown,'atent Office,, Top story Interior Dept.-'ension Office, 12th sis and Penn. Ave,, ii. w,*ost Office Department, 8q, bet. E and F and 7th and Sth sts., n. wrovldeuee Hospital, 2d and D sts., s. e.^uartei-master-General's Office, loth st. and Penn, Ave., n, w,: c;ord Division Pension Office, Penn. Ave. and 13th st,, n. w,Smithsonian InstitviLion, Mall bet. 7th and 12th sts,, w.

    t lie Department-, K. of Penn. Ave. bet. 163^ and 17th sts,, n, w.' jldiers' Home, Terminus of 7th st,, n, w., extended,supreme Court of U. .S., Capitol.Treasury Department, loth st. bet. E and G sts., n. w,vVar Department, S. of Penn, Ave. bet. 16]4 and 17th sts., n. w.vVashington Market., Penn, Ave. bet. 7th and 9th sts,, n. vr.f . M. C. Av Buildins, N. Y, Ave, bet 14th and lotii sts., n. w.

    STATUES AND MONUMENTS.N'a\ ai Monument, I'enn. Ave. and 1st sts n, w,- latiie of Emancipation,, Sq. at E. Cap, and 11th sts.

    " Farragut, Sq> at Conn. Ave. and I sts.(ireene, Intersection of Md. and Mass. Ave's..lackson, Sq. opix White House,Lincoln, D st. front of City Hall.ilcPherson, Sq, at loth and I sts., n. w.Rawlins, N. Y. Ave. bet, 18th and lOth sts,, n. w.Scott, intersection of Mass. Ave. and Kith st., n. w.

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    ntiK- of Thomas, Circle, llth st. and Vt. Ave., ii. ^\^Washington, Circle, 24th st. and Penn. Ave' Washington, Capitol Grounds, P::ast Front,

    ashington Monument, Mall, west of l4th St., w.

    PUBLIC PARKS.iirieultural Grounds, Mall bet. 12th and llth sts., w.fsenal Grounds, Foot of i}/^ St., s. vv.ipitol Grounds, Surrounding the Capitol.irragut Hiquare, Conn. Ave. and I St., n. w.anklin Square, 13th and lith, and I and K sts., n. w.Wa Circle, 13tli and P sts., n. w.idioiary Square, 1th and 5th, and D and G sts., n. w.

    ^jalaj-ette Square, Opposite White House.Lincoln Park, East Capitol and llth sts.McPherson Square, 15tli and I sts., n. w.'Hipont Circle, Conn. Ave. and P sts., n, w.nithsonian Grounds, Mall. bet. 7th and 12th sts., w.homas Circle, llth and M sts., n. w.'asliington Circle, 21th st. and Pa. Ave., n. w,t. Vernon .Square, Intersectioii of Mass, and X. Y. Ave'-s.

    STREET PASSENGER LINES.k.\SMI5fGTOX AND GEORWETOWSf R. R,Main liiae (Avenue liiae), From Higii St., Georgetown, ?'/. Pa,.ve., and 7th st., s, e., to Navy Yard,Foiirleeutli Street Braitcli. From main line at loth st. and

    r. Y, Ave. via 14th st, north to city line.Free transfers,at junction, to and from avenue line.Seventlft Street liiiie. Entire length of 7th St., w.Free transfers, at junction, to and from avenue line.One-horse cars from ISth st. n. w,, z'/Vi Pa. Ave. to Capitol. Farecents.ETROFOL,ITAN R. R.Main Un (P Street Line). From High street, Georgctov/n, zu\i' St., n.. Conn. Ave., H St., n., 14th St., w., F St., n., 5th St.. w., Ind.^ve., C st.,n., Del. Ave., B St., n., Ist st., e. and E. Cap. sis. to Dth st. eNinth Street Brancli. From north Boundary st. v/a'Mh St., w.,"> St., n.. Mo. Ave., and i% st. to river front.Free transfers, at junction, to and fi-om F .'Street L-ine.

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    i., xhHith o street, abjd south washixg-Miii lAne (Belt Line). Makes a complete circuit from West

    Capitol Jront via 1st st. >v., G st. n., 4th st. w., P st. n., 11th st. w., ESt. n., 14th St. w., Ohio Ave., 12th st. w., Va. Ave., and Md. Ave.Braneli Line. From North Boundary vm 11th st. w., main linefrom P St. n. to E st. n., to 9th st. w., to La. Ave., to 12th st. w., viamain line to 11th st.. s. w., to river front.Free transfers to and from main line at either junction.Foni'teeutli Street BraiicBi. From Pa. Ave. 8. on 11th st. w-to Bureau Engraviiig and Printing. Fare 2 cents.

    i'OIiUMBIA KAIILWAY.From I5th st. w. via N. Y. Ave., Mass. Ave., and H^t. n., to city

    line.AXA< OSTIA AXD POTOMAC KIVER RAILWAY.From river front via M st. s., 11th st. e., across the Eastern Branch

    to Uniontown and the Insane Asylum.HER5>I;

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    TSJEMO?.T mOTKI.. lUir. 2J St ami I.a. Ave.Ratk, ^'2.50 VKU HAY. Specinl Weeklv Rates.E. W. I>i:M*>?f, Proi>ritr

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    33Christian.Garfield Memorial; Vt. Ave. n. of N St., n. w.Congregational.First; Cor. 10th and G sts., n. w.Hebrew.Synagogue; 8th st. bet. H and I sts., n. w,Methodist Episcopal.Foundry ; Cor. 14th and G sts., n. w.Metropolitan ; Cor. i]-^ and C sts., n. w.

    Mt. Vernon Place; Cor. 9th and K sts., n. w.Presbyterian.N. Y. Ave.; N. Y. Ave. and H St., n. w.

    First; 4}ii si. bet. C and D sts., n. w.Fourth ; 9th st. w, bet. G and H sts. n.Assembly's; Cor. 5th and I sts., n. w.

    I'rotestant Episcopal.Epiphany ; G St. n. bet. 18th and 11th sts. w.Ascension; Cor. Mass. Ave., and 12th St.. w.St, John's; Cor. 16th and H sts., n. w.Ti'inity ; Cor. Sd-and C sts., n. w.Koman CatholicSt. Aloysius; North Capitol and I sts.

    St. Augustine, (colored); loth st. w. bet. K andL sts. n.St. Matthew's; Cor. 15th and H sts., n. w.St. Dominick's; Cor. 6th and F sts., s. w.

    l^nitarian,All Souls' ; 14th and L sts., n. w.NEWSPAPERS.

    National Republican, (Rep.), dailj^ except Sunday.AVashington Post, (Dem.), daily.Evening Star, (Ind. Dem.), every afternoon, except Suiulay.The Critic, (Dem.), every afternoon, except Sundaj-.The Republic, (Rep.) every Saturday.The Capital, (Dem.), every Sunday.The Gazette, (Rep.), every Sunday.The Chronicle, (Rep.), every Sunday.The Herald, (Dem.), every Sunday.

    RAILROAD DEPOTS.Alexandria and Fredericksburg Ry., 6th and B sts., n. w.Baltimore and Potomac R. R., (Penna.) 6th and B sts.. n. w.Baltimore and Ohio R. R., N. J. Ave. and C St., n. w.Virginia Midland Ry., 6th and B sts., n. w.Washington and Alexandria R. R., 6th and B sts., n. w.

    PRINCIPAL HOTELS.Arlington Hotel, Vt. Ave. bet. H and I sts., n. w.

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    METROPOI.ITAX HOTEIi, Pa. Av., bet. 6th * 7th Sts. a. nRates, S3.00, S^s.SO, and 5^4.00 per day.

    NI:L.1>E?V al ROBBl?fS, Proprietors.

    EBBITT HOUSE, (Army and Navy) 14th and F Sil^., n. w-Four iron fire-escapes. Rates, $3.00 and $4.00 per day.,4 . C. WIEIiARD, Proprietor.

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