The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-29
Local Matters.

The New HoTEL.-Wc learn that on Monday the
work of tearing down the Mcssrs. Browns present
| hotel buildings will be commenced, preliminary to
the erection of the magnificent ", which will be
ornament to Pennsylvania avenue, and, ms a
consequence. to the city generally.
Tho main entrance, we learn, is to be twenty feet
in width, running back fifty-two feet to the ro-
tundo, where stairways will wind, nearly to the
height of the building, and communicate with the
various rooms in that locality. The office, within
the rotundo, is to be arranged that persons there
acting for the establishment can all who enter,
go up, como down, and retire. And all this, with
out the attendants having as many eyes Argus.
There are to be three stores on each side OF the
main entrance, seventeen feet in width. In addi-
ton to other arrangements for the first floor, judi
cious provision is made for the various comforts
almost indispensable in well ordered hoteI-such
as barber's shop, reading room, &C.; while pri-
vate apartments for the bookkcepcr and the land
lord have not been dsregarded.
The ladies' is to be more than fifty feet
from the public door. Ascending, the steps lead
to the ladies' ordinary, sixty feet in length,
the folding doors of which open TO the gentlemen IS
dining room-onc hundred and seventy feet in
length and thirty-threo in width
We cannot rccollect the half which was told us
about the plan; but there are TO be fifteen private
at least one hundred and sixty beds in the establish
ment. There will be five stories to the building,
and fifteen chambers in the attic. Bath rooms are
| to be provided for ladies and gentlemen on their
respective sides Of the house. In fact, all the new
improvements for hotel comfort, and whatever &C.
MUS may suggest, are to be brought into use by
the entcrprising proprietors. We did not learn
what knd'ofa front is to be presented.
FEMALE CoyRAGE.--A few nights sicce. at a late
hour, an old lady in this city discovering rogue
| in tho act of entering her house by the window
fred pistol at him. whcreupon the intruder fled in
hot haste, carrying with him, it is supposed, a few
| shot in his body
| SMALL NoTEs.-An advertisement has appear
ed, dated "Ccntre Market, March 81, 1851, ;" with
the words following
| BEWARE OF SMALL NoTEs!-As an attempt is no W
being made by certain persons to flood our city
with small notes, we take this early opportunity
to caution friends and the public against
| ceiving them. The undersigned, butchers and
others, trading in Centre market have agree d to
| take no note Of denomination less than ono dol
| lar. HAvENNER & Bno,
CHAs. MILLER
| PHILIP OTTERBACK.
[Signcd also by forty butchers and others in the
| market.
| We glad to this movement; it will, we
trust, have the effect of checking the inrod uction
of small notes, which have been prepared to circu-
late as currency. Many of merchants, and
others not engaged in trade, have made up their
| minds not to receive them. In view of this, we
think that efforts ought to be made to force such
issues upon the community
The POLICE MAGISTRATES, elected by the CITY
Councils on Monday night, scvcrally entered into
bond, on Thursday, in the sum Of one thousand
dollars each, for the faithful performance of thcil
| duties.
Cry SvRyEyoR.-Thc Mayor has appointed Mr.
Henry W. Ball city surveyor, until June next
when election will take place, to fill tho
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr.. c
u. Cluskey. Mr.. Ball is TO enter upon his duties
on the first of April, proximo.