Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-19
EVENING. STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


crarI % rHE THxRxoHsr.R.-Ths thor
nOmeter, in our counting room, at IL o'clock
| kiay, stood at IS degrees above 1ero.
A - -sz a-- eye
IRos HALL .Boor AND SHOE SALoos.-This
establishment. just opened by Mr. S P Hoover,
sone Of thsmost extensivein the q. States, the
saloon being one hundred and thirty feet deem.
| Nth eighteen feet front. Entering, one OBJ
serves long line of elegantly made shelves
end counters, hlled with the fashions Of the
| day, in the line. In the rear is the ladies
department, which 10 carpsted with three DIV
csrpsting, seats and cushions covered with
French morocco, and, that the dear creatures
] may see themselves In all their beauty a.
others see them, magnificent mirror is sus-
pended for their accommodation The mirror,
including the rich frame. is eight feet high
and three feet and half wide Here is,
therefore, an unequalled boot and shoe ga
loon, and the stock therein 10 at least equal to
any in style and manufacture We were sar-
prisej to ind 30 many varieties. There were
ladies high-heeled CATERS Congress and but
ton CATERS, with and without heels ladies'
"Glicerious" slippers, enameIed toilet, CARPET.
black and bronze French kid and morocco
slippers, Jefersons and ties, morocco boots of
all colors, DC, &c, to suit every taste of the
fair purchasers. For gentlemen, there are
patent lesther and calf skin boots, Hi ,-top and
. and low-quartsred shoes. Suitable for bows.
We found youths patent leather heeled pumps,
button leather CATERS. monroes, Oxford and
English ties fine calfskin and cork soed boots.
S5r girls, he has also rich and general va.
fsty, and for infants and small children, the
beautiful little foot-coverings are quite ele-
CANT Ne were also shown an assortment of
excellent shoes for servants These, with
boOt-hOoks, button-hooks. and shoe-horns all
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other articles ''too numerous to mention" "a
Shskspears says, constitute the maiertek of
this magnificent addition to the fine stores on
Pennsylvania avenue The stock is both of
home and foreign manufacture, of the best,
and sold as cheap as such understandings can
be bought in the Northern cities.
HARD on Horse FLEsH-It NAV not be
that owners, riders, or drivers of horses. are
really hard on horse flesh, but we often hear
strangers sitting in front of the hotels speak
ing Of the very fast manner in which horses
are worked in Washington. They ere gallon.
ed and trotted, and paced and ambled, quite
surprising to the citizens Of New York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC where all
fast goings Of horses on The streets are pro.
hibited. The riders here remind one of the
chorus Of an old Scottish song
"fhey wallOped and walloped,
AND gaIioped and galioped,"
at their pleasure. Potatoes and printers,
water-meloRs and women, on ons and Office
holders, bread and bruiseIs, ice and sites. %
&c, all are driven With the utmost speed of the
animals under their respective loads. and
when no loads are in, the drivers don't and
Washington hard road to travel'' Being
at considerable distance from the Office the
ether day, We were invited to take q seat in
front OF market wagon, the seat being loose,
and the way we had to hold on cautioned Us
never to get into such vehicle again. Over
cutters, stones. anything in the way the horse
bounded OF, not stopping for anything, nor
caring fg for our valuable life. At the first
opportunity We got out, and took q ride on
that safer animal, "shanks mare
WILLARD'S HOTEL TO BE INPRoyED.-The
proprietors Of Willard's Hotel are about to
increase their accommodations. To-day, they
commence the construction of q new rear
building, which is to be so feet by 100, and
six stories high by which means thew also
extend their principal dining room so feet.
making it, when completed, $50 feet-the
longest in the city. Wilson & Mclaughlin
are theearpenters and builders Plant Ball
the bricklayers; j. C.. Hardness, architect
The whole Is to be completed by the opening
Of Congress 10 December. The house will not
be closed, but will remain open for guests, as
usual
MILrrARY-1Re American RifsHusu-TA.
Union Gaards-The HighlGr ders-The
new companies are being successfully or
ganized, the former having ordered sixty FIVE
muskets, and the second numbers about forty
hye on drill They desire TO parade on the 18th
Of september, but may not be prepared until
the battalion parade on the 18th of October,
when 1t IL said they will certainly be ready
The new corps of Highlanders is also going
ahead finely. a specimen of their uniform,
red coat and plaid pants, may be seen at the
clothing store Of Wall & Stevens, next door to
Iron Hall.
ANOTHER LEGENDARY ACr.-At about a
quarter of eleven o'clock last night the FIRE
bells rung the alarm, when our active iremen
started on their duties led by the blaze in the
northern section of the bity The FIRE proved
to De the burning of q stable belonging to
Amos Kendall, Esq, at Kendall Green. about
two miles from the centre of the city. Amen
Der OF the Perseverance, which company has.
tened with others to the burning building,
says thst when they got there nothing could
be done to save the property fer want OF water.
The stable was totally destroyed 1t is be.
Ilsved to have been the work Of au inesndiary.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TIE DrsrRIcr.-ln
summing up the various appropriations made
oy congress for the Government works in the
District, We find the amount to be 81 OH go.
to which the following may be added, which
Is 10 be expended at the WashingtO Navy
Yard:
For completion Of saw mill, ordnance build
ing and marine railway. extending the boiler
soop, converting old ordnance to machine shop,
&c, the sum of two hundred and twenty-three
thousand and sixty -seven dollars
Bor ordnance works and platform for shot
ten THOUSAND dollars.
This makes the whole aaount appropris ted
Tor government improvements in our city. 60
lar n We can learn, 81, 257 037-independent
u the expenditures on the new steam frigates
tsPUrA's MILITARY AND CIVIC SoIREE.-
1his interesting affair, in which music of the
nnest selections, including q grand solo COM
posed expressly for the occasion is to be pro
dominant, Is to come off on Monday afternoon,
Dc remembered. Esputa is determined to
nave the very best arrangements for the OK
curslon, including Refreshments supplied by
me Arlington House, supper, &c. by on expe-
heneed caterer, and dancing to the delightful
strains OF choice eotillon, waltz polka, and
other dances. The numerous friends of the
band will OF course be present, and enjoy the
rich entertainment.
FIRST WARD ELECTIoN.-The election of a
member OF the Common Council from the First
Ward, to I'LL . vacancy caused by the death of
v. :. Paine, takes place on Monday week and
II will be perceived by our advertising columns
that there are four candidates in the field
Aessrs- Charles A Davis, Wm. H. Perkins,
Luther r Smoot and n NJ ID Einy NJ.