The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-09
LOCAL MATTERS

| NATIoNAL GALLERY.-C. +. Stansbury, esq =,
has recently deposited in the National Gallery
| patent Office buiIding) variety OF articles
which were exhibited at the late Worlds Fair, in.
GLIDING Eng lish specimens of split paper, small
sized pictures, solidfed milk, (something in APP
pearance like CASTLE soap,) dying colors, Irvine,
wire, rope, Autobiography, electro plating, blocks
of different kinds of stone, cement, earthen and
stoneware, coal, implements made use of in coal
| mines, dress patterns, Irish poplin and linens,
together with apacas, Silks grapes, worsteds, and
numerous other specimens. In one of the cases in
which these things are displayed we noticed, first,
small bottle containing mud deposit of wasted
| soapsuds, taken from a London sewer; in another,
| grease obtained from the mud; in a third, soap
made from the grease; in fourth, fatty acids OBJ
tanned from the grease, and near by, candles from
these fatty acids obtained from the grease-all pro-
duced by new process.
The Gallery is visited by thousands of persons
weekly; and additions constantly being made
to the already valuable, interesting, and choice
collection of articles displayed.
METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INsTrru7E-The
first stated monthly meeting was held last night
in the Smithsonian Institution, and was Temporal
rily organized by calling John w. Maury, Mayor
of Washington, to the chair, and appointing Mr..
Amadon secretary.
The following named gentlemen were then
elected officers of the Institute, viz: President,
Professor Henry; Vice Presidents, Messrs. J. G.
Hardness, j. w. Maury, Walter Lenox, and b
French; Corresponding Secretary, Chas. F. STAINS
bury; Recording Secretary, t. nj. O'Bryon;
Treasurer, Joseph Bryan.
MIR. A. F. Cunningham offered a resolution
that the officers elect Of the Institute be requested
to take the initatory measures, and provide as soon
as possible, for holding an exhibition of the pro.
ductions Of American skill and industry in this
city during the latter part of February next; the
said exhibition to be opened to competitors from
every part of the Union.
Messrs Stansbury and Cunning CHAM briefly sup.
ported the resolution, when it was adopted with
out opposition.
The PUBLIC CoscERTs by the Marine Band, at
the Capitol grounds, have ceased for the season,
in consequence of building operations the east
trn front Of that edifice. A number of ladies and
gentlemen, not previously aware of this fact, were
yesterday afternoon much disappointed by the
necessary denial of their usual musical entertain
ment.
AN AnREsr.-We stated on Tuesday that lady
at Mrs Holmedd's boarding. house had been robbed
of upwards of eight hundred dollars worth of Jew
elry. The amount was considerably less than
this, as we learned subsequently. Yesterday a
young man from Baltimore arrested on sus-
piciou of being the thief, and under such circum-
stances as may, on further examination, warrant
final committal for trial.
The HEALTH OF THE City is generally good. By
a recurrence to the report of the Board of Health
for June, we find there were during that month
one hundred and seven interments; in July one
hundred and thirty-six; and in August one hun
bred and eleven; a total of three hundred and
fifty -four. In the first named period there were
eleven deaths by cholera infantum; in the second
thirty eight, and in the third twenty eight, or
Seventy seven Of the entire number.