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Show Home of Vice-President Johnson. On the corner of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue, opposite tho post office department, In Washington, there stands to-day a modern hotel, and It occupies the site of what was once the pension office, when Gen. William Wil-liam W. Dudley was commissioner. Formerly, however, .there stood on this site the Klrkwood house, one of the best hotels ever known in Washington. Wash-ington. Its corridors wero thronged by the most eminent statesmen, and by ladies of Boclal glory In their day and generation. That old hostelry would have been preserved by any one of the countries of the old world; because be-cause it was the residence of VIco-Presldent VIco-Presldent Andrew Johnson; and In a room facing the southwest corner Mr. Johnson took the oath of president of the United States within 15 minutes after President Lincoln had breathed hl3 last |