The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-02

Aucc, and ELECTED the admiration Of all beholdcrs
for their admirable discipline. IA
There were several pleasure parties ut the
Great Falls, where the Secretary Of War attended;
the President of the United States was invited but
declined in consequence of previous engagement;
and, among other pastimcs, trip to Mount Yer
non was enjoyed by many Of our citizens.
OmNBUs CoLLisioN.-An omnibus Of the Union
line and one Of MAYORS, we informed, came
in collision yesterday near Georgetown, by which
both vehicles were injured, and one of the drivers
somewhat hurt Fortunately There were no pas
sengsrs inside.
NATIONAL CALLzRY.-During the month OF
April seven hundred and forty persons wrote
their names in the book at the National Gallery
Patent Office building. This. however, is not the
total number of visitors to this popular national
museum, as not more than one in ten register;
therefore, we may safely say seven thousand have
been there in the course Of one month.
regulation has been adopted, namely:
The visitor, entering, deposits his stick or
umbrella with the gentleman in attendance at the
door. and check is given, on the plan Of the
baggage arrangement at the railroad station; and
neither stick nor umbrella can be claimed except
on the return Of the check. , M f
II 10 recommended that tobacco chewers deposit
and redeem their tweed" in the same way as not
unfrcquontly one Of them if he should not register
hissname on the book, takes care to leave his
mark on the floor! f
The PATENT OrFIcE BUILDING (the cast wing)
il progressing finely. Workmen are now en-
ployed in setting the cornice, which is of white
marble, and very beautiful. Some of the bloc ks
weigh as much as eight or nine tons, and are OBJ
tained AT "A ru1a ~ Ra1f;
ATTEMPT TO PoIsoN.--Recently a colored wo-
man made complaint to Justice Thompson that
fellow servant, slave, both of them residing in
boarding house on Pennsylvania avenue, had at.
tempted to poison her by mixing cantharides with
her breakfast. A thorough examination into the
affair was made, and counsel employed on each
side. The justice dismissed the case for the good
reason that the principal witness was Of bad char
acter, and had been in the penitcntiary for theft.
FauIr.-we have inquired in every direction,
and it makes the mouth water to learn that from
all of them comes the pleasing intelligence that the
prospect ofa most abundant supply of fruit was
never better. So far from the frost having had an
injurious effect, orchardsts say it did good in Bit
ing to death some of the thcky clustered bios
SONS and buds, thus giving to those which re-
manned more room to grow, with less danger in
breaking down tho trccs with the matured produc-
tons. i>
Sous OF TEMPEaAHcn.-we learn from the
Grand Scribe of this Order that there are seven
divisions in the District Of Columbia, namely.
Timothy, Crystal Fount. Equal, and Northern Lib
critics, (Which meet at the Temperance Hall, in E
street) and Potomac, at Georgetown; Howard. at
the Navy Yard; and Union, at TenalIytown. The
number of limitations, during the year ending on
the 3lst Of March, was one hundred and sixty two;
and the total of contributing members is now four
hundred and sixty four. The aggregate amount
Of relief granted during that period is $7lO beside
other expenditures.
Communicative were tioo in the Centre mar
ket yesterday. raised by Mr.. Cunningham in his
hot-housc. week ago he had just as many for
sale, and on both occasions asked and obtained
twenty five cents piece for them. IA .ea