. Book of the Royal blue . averywas abolished in the District in 1862, somemonths before the proclamation of generalemancipation. Some of the houses of that day still stand,showing the slave quarters, and the lastpublic slave pen was destroyed but a few- years ago. A local enumeration in MayIdOt;, showed 326, residents, 95,018being colored. The District containsseveral thriving villages which share theadvantage of having the Capital for a neigh-bor and the Government for a partner. There is but one Washington, and theresidents can say in the words of Paul tothe captain of the guard, I am a
. Book of the Royal blue . averywas abolished in the District in 1862, somemonths before the proclamation of generalemancipation. Some of the houses of that day still stand,showing the slave quarters, and the lastpublic slave pen was destroyed but a few- years ago. A local enumeration in MayIdOt;, showed 326, residents, 95,018being colored. The District containsseveral thriving villages which share theadvantage of having the Capital for a neigh-bor and the Government for a partner. There is but one Washington, and theresidents can say in the words of Paul tothe captain of the guard, I am a citizenof no mean city. With its broad, well-shaded streets,numerous parks embellished with fountainsand statues, there being 29 of the latter,its imposing public buildings and beautifulhomes, together with the Museums andArt Galleries, and many historic spots, nocity in the land offers so many attractionsto the visitor, and that this is well knownis shown by the hundreds of thousands whoyearly visit this National •AllTOL ]S ONLY MINUTES IOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WASHINGTON. V. O. THE NEW BEAUTIFUL GRANITE AND MARBLE BUILDINGSNEARING COMPLETION AT WASHINGTON. IONDENCE TO I^^ 1[X large and beautiful public build-l^^l ings of white marble and whitej(,_^l granite, representing improvements* which will cost in the aggregate notfar from §30,000,000, are at the presentmoment taking form before the eyes ofWashington. Within somewhat over ayear the most imposing of the six, the newUnion Station, is expected to be practicallycompleted. To-day as their walls slowlyrise and their great marble columns are putcarefully in place, these buildings attractalmost more attention from both the Wash-ingtonian and the visitor to Washingtonthan they will when they are actually fin-ished, for there is always a tendency toaccept as a mere matter of course that whichhas been already accomplished. Nowadaysthe visitor to the city who mounts CapitolHill by the Senate side can look off
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