th a slow fire." The
manner of Granger was so kindly that the soldier thanked him and
followed his advice. General Granger died at Zanesville, Ohio,
April 25, 1894, after having been on the retired list for over
twenty-one years. He was a gallant, as well as a skillful, officer.
Peace to his memory.

It was my habit, while Congress was in session during the war, to
ride on horseback over a region within ten miles of Washington,
generally accompanied by some army officer. I became familiar with
every lane and road, and especially with camps and hospitals. At
that time it could be truly said that Washington and its environs
was a great camp and hospital. The roads were generally very muddy
or exceedingly dusty. The great army teams cut up and blocked the
roads which were either of clay or sand, but the air was generally
refreshing and the scenery charming. I do not know of any city
that has more beautiful environs, with the broad Potomac at the
head of tide water, the picturesque hills and valleys, the woodland
interspersed with deciduous and evergreen trees, the wide landscape,
extending to the Blue Ridge on the west, the low lands and ridges
of Maryland and the hills about Mt. Vernon. The city of Washington,
however, was then far from attractive. It was an overgrown village,
with wide unpaved avenues and streets, with 61,000 inhabitants
badly housed, hotels and boarding houses badly kept, and all
depending more or less upon low salaries, and employment by the
government. All this has been changed. The streets and avenues
have been paved and extended. The old site is now well filled with
comfortable mansions and business blocks, and a large portion of
the District outside the city is being occupied with villas and
market gardens. The mode of living has greatly changed. Before
and during the war, Senators and Members lived in boarding houses
in messes, formed of families of similar tastes and opinions.
Society, if it may be so called, was chiefly official, of which
justices of the Supreme Court and cabinet officers were the head,
and Senators and Members of Congress were the most numerous guests.

When I entered Congress my pay as a Member was $8 a day during the
season, and it was said we had "roast beef;" but we paid for it if
we had it. At the close of the 34th Congress the compensation was
increased to $3,000 a year. During the latter part of the war and
afterwards, prices of food, board and lodgin