Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-09
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
coxssrssroyAL L,sRARY.-Many Of our
..Ss,s are not aware of the numerous scarce

coScsEssIoyAE i,pRARY.-Many OF our
..sders are not aware Of the numerous scarce
hooks to be found on the shelves OF the Con-
srs..ional Library. The collection OF works
seftravel, and of theological treaiises are par
t;ruIarIy large Among these latter, we no.
tired the other day very old volume, bound
IN parchment, in the antique style of the date
Al f5S3, bearing the title of CoRstttmtioares
S,.sfatis Jesn, printed al Rome. Another
v.s n curious old volume in red letter entitled
Decretslium," having reference to papal
bulIs The frpntispiece is very curious, but il
!, very cult, except for an experienced bib
liopolisi, to ascertain the dite. Another OK
tsnsiye work, N at least sfty volumes, in the
theological division, is one bearing the title OF
.'Builsrii Romani,' being collection OF the
papal bulls, printed az the Vatican. Among
The works of travel, there are several old vol
umes of that often quoted, but little read
work. Purchase Pilgrimes," bearing the date
of 1925 There is sill older book OF trayei
entitled 81 Escarbot sur la nouvelte france,
bearing the date Of 1915; and We n'uced
still older one on America . DO oroe novo,
written by the celebrated Peter Martyr and
Dedicated to the Emperor Charles V, King of
En.;n and the indies There are sever al Gu
rious old Spanish works, written by the Jesuit
mi sionsries and Others, upon South America,
.otne of which bear very early date These
old fashioned bound volumes contrast strangely
.;lL the big and richly illustrated one. OF
Hsmboidt and Audubon, ELich, with many
others Of a similar character, form part of
the collection
Viewer strongly reminded of Crabbe's we'll
tnorn poem of the Library, as we looked upon
the shelves laden with the treasures of theo-
llgical labor, and observed warning scots here
quietly rspOsing side by side-the most con-
trary doctrines of varying sects in peaceful
JuxtapOSition to each other.
The politician can here revei in the perusal
Of the enormous volumes of parliamentary de-
bate, and the enquirer into science find infor-
nation upon almost every branch. There is
a good collection of works on architecture and
engineering; and the medical art has not been
forgotten, but by the present Classification of
these latter, the works on medicine and sur
gerry are on different floors which arrange.
ment We consider would be improved by plac-
ing them In the same or contiguous recesses-
There is one thing still very needful, that is a
printed catalogue. although we understand thar
1Ee is IN the hands of Professor Jewett. to be
made after the manner Of that of the Smith
sOnian Institution.
JUNE'S CIRCUs The above named troupe
OF equestrian performers closed their enter
tainmcnts last night and in spite of the in
elemency of the weather, there was a large
attendance. By 12 o'clock last night the
tents were ali struck. AMI the circus troupe b I'd
set out to-day err route to Richmond taking
the intermediate places in their way. They
we're very successful during their short sojourn
among Us; but the proprietor complains AID
We think with justice, of the heavy tax i'm
posed upon mis- exertions 10 obtain livelihood
The ely license for being ailosed to perform
was $40 per night, AMI yea some years ago the
same individual was only charged some three
or four dollars each night He saws and
Wi truth, that he spends great deal of
money IN the places whore he stops from the
necessary repairs aud other mechanical seryi-
ces to be performed, and considering that the
theatres OF the city only pay u annual license
of S., il appears large sum for the proprietor
Of circus to pay for one nights performance.
The charges, however, in many other places
are likewise very onerous upon equestrian ex-
hibitions, for the county of Philadelphia, which
comprises, as a matter IF course, the city, the
annual tax is 500, and 10 many of the other
counties the tax ls high, but not 80 much as
that OF Philadelphia, and the various to WINS of
the different counties may be compounded by
paying an annual sum Of 81 900 to the State
Sull as high as this may appear, it is trifing
compared with the tax imposed upon such ex-
hibitions in Washington, which at $40 per
night, would be $40 weekly, and nearly
81 500 for the SIX months. We are often sur
prised TO know what il done with all the
money collec ed in Washington, in the shape
Of various taxes, very little Of which is ex-
pended on public improvements, the munich
pality, like an infant in arms. looking to Con-
gress for nearly all the requisite pap required
for its sustenance
The WEATHER.-The heavy fall of rain yes
terdsy after noon and evening, has had the
effect Of considerably cooling the atmosphere,
so that to day We have been blessed with most
healthful weather. and the wind that blew
during the morning was most inv,gorating TO
the health. The Storm Of yesterday was &C
companied with heavy crashes of thunder, and
the flashes of lightning were at times very per-
ceptible at the House Telegraph Office During
she storm, the electric fluid struck a plate Of
brass connected with the wires, making sight
indentation and perforating layer of silk
which was underneath. No further damage
was done, and the lightning thence passed off
by the wires into the ground. We have heard
OF no other particular damage done. and this
morning Nature appeared more smiling than
ever, the foliage of the ees and the grass be-
low having assumed a still deei er tint OF green
from the refreshing rain, which had also wash
ed of the accumulated dust of some days dry
weather From the state of the atmOs phere
to-day, no one would imagine that we are
within a week or two of midsummer the
mercury was down this morning to sixty-six
degrees only six degrees above temperate, and
must have been considerably lower during the
night and at an early hour this morning
CAMPER AND ALLENAyDER 1t appears that
the parties who were arrested and placed IN
Hagerstown Jail, on the charge OF obtaining a
horse and buggy from Birch's livery stables,
are not the fusi,ives Frank Camper and Jos.
Alexander, who escaped short time ago
from the Penitentiary. MIR Thomas, the dep,
uty warden of the Penitentiary, went up yes-
terday to Hagerstown 10 identify the prisoners
there, if they were the parties of whom he
was in search He found them heavily ironed,
the superstition being thai they were the
men, but found, on seeing them, that they
were not his acauaintances after whose health
he had gone post haste to inquire Asamat-
ter of course be returned as he went-solus-
and the parties there in Jail still await the ac-
ton Of the complainant here in Washington
THIRTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.-This
new and attractive church ediice is to be
opened for divine worship next Sabbath The
lower room is elegantly flushed and fitted up
The aisles and pulpit platform are handsomely
carpeted The pews aEe comfortable anu
well finished. The organ. baptlstry, clock.
furnaces, ct eSterd, are we'll adapted to the
room. The pulpit is we'll constructed, and
elegantly dressed. Indeed, we can scarcely
conceive how this room could be mater all y
improved for the purposes for which it was de-
signed. DIR. Teasdale and President Thomas
are TO ofheiate at the opening services next
Sabbath
WATERING THE AVESCE.-We perceive that
Mr. Basil Rounds has commenced tn fuI6I HE