The republic., 1851-04-18
Local Matters.

NATIONAL MoNuMENr.-Stones for insertion in
this great structure have been received from the
following States. pamely:
Maine. . block of granite; Delaware, trap rock,
taken from the battle ground at Brandywine; Ar
kansas, limestone Alabama, white marble Loui-
siana, free stone; Indiana, varegated marble; Illi
nois, q similar material; Georgia, white marble;
California, gold bearing quarts; New Hampshire,
granite; South Carolina, white marble; Florida,
limestone; Ohio, variegated marble; Connecticut,
freesone; Rhode Island, granite; New Jersey free
stone; Maryland, white marble; Virginia, granite;
New York, black marble.
( The Territory of Minnesota has contributed
block of the celebrated Indian pipe-stone.
There have been received from corporations, 30.
cieties. and other sources:
City of Nashville, Tennessee, block of gray
limestone; Little Falls, d. c., gneiss; Franklin
Fire Company, Warrington, white marble; Ma
tional Grays, do, white marble; G. Watterston,
Secretary Warrington National Monument So
ciety, freestone; German Benevolent Association,
Washington, white marble; Journeymen Stone
cutters, Philadelphia, white marble; Naval Lodge
Of Masons, Washington, white marble; District Of
Columbia Grand Lodge Of Masons, do; Light In.
fantry, Washington, do; Invincible Fire Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio, variegated marble; Citizens of
Alexandria, Virginia, white marble; Atheneum
Lodge, ]. O. o. F., Troy, New York, do; Me-
chanics of Raleigh, North Carolina, grantee Odd
Fcllows of Germantown, Pennsylvania, white mar
BILE; Cincinnati Commercial, newspaper oficc,)
variegated marble; City Of Washington, white
marble; Anacostia Tribe of Red Men, Washington,
do; Grand Lodge OF Masons, Ohio. variegated
marble; Westchester county, New York, white
marble; Hawkins county, Tennessee, variegated
marble; Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, whito
marble; Grand Division Sons of Temperance, vir-
ginia. black marble; United Sons of America, Phil
adelphia, white marble; Salem, Massachusetts,
granite; American Whig Society Princeton, New
Jersey, white marble; Wcstmorcland county, vir-
ginia, the birthplace Of Washington, do; Grand
Lodge l. o. o. F., Now Jersey, frccstonc; United
American Mechanics Of Philadclphia, white mar
BILE; Odd Fellows Of Philadelphia, cloudcd marble.
Ofth; above, eight Of the State blocks and ten of
societies. &C., first mentioned, have been placed in
the walls of the monument; the others will be in
serted the work progresses.
The State Of Maine was the first to send stone,
and the franklin Fire Company Of this city the
second.
The furnishing of blocks Of stone, by the various
States and societies, has done much towards devel
oping the resources Of the country.
The number of visitors who have registered their
names at the Office. Monument Place, since the
first OF August last, 10 three thousand seven hun
dred and fourteen, and the amount contributed BY
them, In sums from twenty-five cents to ten dol
lars, Is one thousand and ninety three dollars and
forty cents. Tho ontre number Of visitors during
that time has probably exceeded ten thousand.
The blocks contributed by States, corporations,
societies. and individuals, vary in cost from fifty 10
two thousand dollars each. Some Of them are elc-
gantly sculptured, with coats of arms and other
devices, and exhibit fair specimens of the talents
and good taste Of the mechanics Of our country.
IMPROVEMENT OF Pusric GaouNDs.-wo have
heretofore referred 10 this subject, and stated that
| = rural architect had becn engaged 10 mature
plans for laying out and bcautifying the part Of