The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-21
Congregational Cemetery at Washington.

for eace case it would insure greater accuracy and
obyiate one cause for negligence.
Congregational Cemetery nj Washington.
[from the Washington Star, June IA.
Some time back we furnished our readers with an
account of the Oak Hill Cemetery, on the heights Of
Georgetown, we will give slight account of
another cemetery situated at the other extremity of
Washington, known as the Congressional Cemetery
and which like the former, is well worthy OF visit
The Congressional Cemetery is situated east OF the
Capitol and was formerly known as tue Washington
Parish Burial Ground. 1t comprised some time back
area of ten acres, but is now considerably en-
larged, the original burial ground being rather
thickly occupied with vaults and tombs The ce.
metery is laid out in and walks, and as the
visiter proceeds down the chief avenue he sees on
either side the family vaults of principal citizens
But what most arrests the attention the four
of monuments erected by Congress, in memory Of
those Senators and Representatives who have at
various times died in this city. These are, generally,
monuments to departed Congressman rather than
graves containing their remains, for here are
inscribed the names of Henry Clay, Calhoun, John
Q. Adams, Robert Rantoul and Others, amounting to
over hundred statesmen, whose names are perpe-
tuated in the record Of history Besides these there
are many similar monuments of an earlier date, in
another part of the cemetery 1t is to be noticed that
these COngre ss0nal monuments all exactly alike
in size, FORM architecture and dimensions, and
apart from the names inscribed on them, contain
nothing Of particular interest They all built Of
white free stone, and in many instances the names
are becoming nearly illegible. We would propose,
should be painted black, that they may be the more
easily deciphered. lnterspersed among them there
are, however, many handsome monuments, erected
to the memory Of various meritorious officers Of the
United States service. Here is the monument to
Major General Macomb, whose services at Patts-
burg are faithfully recorded on it. 1t is handsome
monument, surrounded by scuptured helmet, and
other devices embematical of his profession.
handsome broken column commentaries the name
of Major General Brown. Here, Also under plain
tombstone, lie the remains Of the Hon. Henry Ste
phen Fox the British envoy, who died in Washing
ton, while holding. his office in lS46-he was the
nephew Of the celebrated Charles James Fox, the
well known British orator and statesman. A monu-
ment commentaries, in another part no great dis
lance Off the victims of the i'll fated explosion on
board the Princeton, in ls4l. In another part of
the grounds, situated the banks OF the river,
and commanding an extensive view of the Mary
land shore is sandsome marble column in memory
of the coast survey the shaft of the column is
mented with an anchor and a surveying instrument,
typical Of his occupation, and carved the base Of
the same. The memory OF some other officers of the
coast survey is appropriately commemorated by
| monument, representing broken mast sup
| ported on pedestal The gallent Sc amen to whom
1t is erected, Lieut.. G. M. Bache, and those off,
GERS and seamen Of the brig Washington, employed
| on the coast survey, who persisted in September,
1916, during hurricane off Cape Hatteras. 1t was
erected by their surviving shipmates. Another
that to Lieut.. John T. Mclaughlin, representing q
cannon, placed on the breach end on pyramid Of
| cannon balls. A small marble cross marks the rest
| ing place of General John Mcneil, and whilst
glancipQ at it, we were struck with its modest hui
| mity cOntrasted with the aspiring pretensons OF
two lofty columns in the same grounds, which re-
\ corded tie deaths OF some infant children. The
memory Of the celebrated New York statesman,
| George Clinton, to whom that State owes so much
oGher prosperity, and who was also Vice Presi
I dent Of the United States, is commemorated by a
| handsome free stone monument, surmounted by a
pyramid adorned with medallion likeness of the
legislator the cap Of liberty, the fasces, and other
insignia Of ancient republicanism. Another Vice
President, Hdridge Gerry, has a handsome monu-
ment on which is inscribed the famous epitaph,
that he died acting up to his declaration, that if
citizen had but day to live, he should devote it to
the service of his country An interesting spot is
that which marks the grave of the Choctaw chief,
Push ma-to-ha, the friend of the white man, whose
last wish was that the big guns should be fired
over his grave as recorded on his tombstone.
The monument was erected by his brother chiefs.
LAMENTApLE TERxrSATIoN or AN ARRAY
BETWEEN TWO IRISH LABoRERs IN CISCINNATI-
PROBABLE DEATH OF A Young LADY, AN IEN0-
CENT PARTY.-Charc0al alley has furnished another
victim to the combined influence of wicked passion,
and worse, whiskey. This famed locality last night
alarmed the neighborhood by the cries of murder,
which soon attracted the attention of constable
number Of Irish families, in Charcoal alley, running
from Fifth to Sixth, between Main and Sycamore,
where he found that young Miss Margaret White
had been shot from pistol fred at Patrick Shay by
the officers, and placed in the Hammond street
station house. 1t appears that Ferris is in the
employ Of VIM. Loder, rectifier, and, last October,
had quarrel with Shay, since which time, until
yesterday Shay has been absent from the city; but
on returning to the place at which Cornelius
stopped, controversy sprung up between the latter
and his wife, In which it was agreed that they
should voluntarily part, and they repaired yester-
day afternoon, towards the Office Of the magistrate
to make Known their mutual desires of divorce,
followed by Ferris, which was distastefu to Shay;
wben after visiting the Dublin House, on the wharf
and drinking more liquor, they returned to the
/ house of Dennis Sullivan in Charcoal alley. Cor
nelius, dreadng an attack by Shay, with knife, as
he was descending the STAIRWAY, about o'clock,
asst night, as the young girl appeared at the door
with the CANDLE fired at Shay, and two sugs struck
he girl in the breast, one OF them gancng on, the
Their one entering such distance as cannot be
reached by the probe. The wound was dressed by
Dr. Doherty and late last night there was but faint
hope of her recovery--Cmcinnah Gazette, June IL.
The RUSSIAN ApMInALs.-The London Observer
of Nav Goth has the following At the opening
dinner of heynew reading oIns, Dairy, (Scotland)
few DAYS ago, Captain Blair, R.N., Of Blair, who
was chairman said he was acquainted with five OF
the Russian Admirs5 In tue Baltic and Black Seas.
| Than Admiral Lazenof, who commanded the Rus
sian feet in the Black Sea, more gallant and efh-
/ Gent officer old not live. He was a perfect gen.
| tleman He was for six years in our service. He,
Captain Blair, had sailed under his orders in the
Black Sea, during the late war with the Turks and
it was at that time that the battle of Navarino was