. Twin souvenir of Francis C. Waid : comprising his First, Second, and Third souvenirs. metery are buried over 16,000 soldiers,and directlv in front of the mansion rests Gen. P. We attended, on the 4th of March, the inauguralceremonies. There were more people present at the in-ducting into office of President Harrison than on anysimilar occasion in the history of the country. Theparade was fully eight miles in length, and it is said thatthere were fully 50,000 people in line. Mr. Hibbs and Istood at Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue from 1oclock until 5, or from the time that th
. Twin souvenir of Francis C. Waid : comprising his First, Second, and Third souvenirs. metery are buried over 16,000 soldiers,and directlv in front of the mansion rests Gen. P. We attended, on the 4th of March, the inauguralceremonies. There were more people present at the in-ducting into office of President Harrison than on anysimilar occasion in the history of the country. Theparade was fully eight miles in length, and it is said thatthere were fully 50,000 people in line. Mr. Hibbs and Istood at Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue from 1oclock until 5, or from the time that the presidential coachhad passed until the last cow boy from the West hadridden by on his broncho. In the waiting-room of the Baltimore & AVasliingtonRailway depot President Garfield was shot at by the as-sassin, Guiteau, and there is yet to be seen a stain of hislife blood upon the floor to mark the spot where he in the city we visited both houses of Congresswhile in session. It was certainly worth a great deal tome to visit the capitol, and to hear the speeches of the. a ^>^^^iisi.^iiiMMi^^^§i^^^^^M^.. V >^-A^CuCA<^iUAaia^@| 105 members of the lower house, and the debates and speechesin the Senate. It broadens a mans mind to visit hallsof legislation and to get some idea of the legislative meth-ods of our country. The capitol is a building 751 feet long, 324 feet broad,and the dome rises to an altitude of 397 feet above Ioavwater mark of the Potomac River. The great bronzedoor at the front entrance weighs 20,000 pounds, andcost $28,000. The building covers an area of three anda half acres, and its cost with the dome was $15,000, view from the dome is indeed fine, but its heightbeins; less than that of the monument before described,not as great an area of country can be seen from its noblegilded top. There is so much of beauty in our countrys capitalcity that I must say I withdrew from it with reluctance,but duty called my attention in anot
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