Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-15
BAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CONGRESSIONAL CEMErERr.-Some time
back We furnished our readers vita an &C.
count of the Oak Hill Cemetery, ON the Height.
of Georgetown, we will now give a slight &C
cOun; Of another cemetery, stu ted at the o. be-
extremity OF Washington, known as the Con
gressi0nal Gene cry, and which, like tn.
former, is we'll worthy of visi, The Con
gressiJnal Ceue,ery l. situated east of tn,
Capitol. and was 70, melly known as the Wash.
ingtOn Parish Burial Ground 1t comprised
some tine back an area of ten acres, but i:
now considerably enlarged, the original burial
ground being rather thickIy occupied with
vaults and t"mbs- The cemetery is laid out
in avenues and walks, and as the visitor pro-
oeeds d1wn the chief avenue, he sees on eithe T
side the flmiy vaults of our prlnci pal citizens.
But what most arres-s the attention, are the
four lows OF monuments erected by Congress,
IN memory of those Senators and Representa-
tlVes who have at various times died IN this
city. These are, generally, monuments to de-
parted congressman. rather than graves con-
tanning their remains for here are inscribed
the names Of Henry Clay, Calhoun, John 0
Adams Robert RantOul and others amounting
to over a hundred statesmen, whose names are
perpeiuated In the record of history. Besides
these there are many similar m )numents of an
earlier Date. In another part of the cemetery.
II is 10 DO noti"ed that these Congressional
monuments are all exactly alike in size. form
archiectu and dimen. ions, AMI apert firm
the names inscribed on them contain nothing
OF particular Interest. They are all built Of
white free store, aud in many Instances the
names are becoming nearly illegibie We
rouii propose, as an improvement, that the
lettering upon them should be painted black.
that they may be the more easily deciphered
InteHpersed among them there are. however.
many handsome monuments, erecr ed to the
memory OF various meritorious officers of I @
United states service. Here is the monument
n MsJ'r General Macomb, whose services at
Piatts6urg are faithfully recorded on it, It'll
hands6 me monument, surrounded by a sculp-
tured helmet, and other device embIematic.l
of his profess on. A handsome broken column
Commentaries the name Of Major General
Grown- Here, also, under plain tombstone
lie the remains of the Hon. Henry Stephen
Fox, the British envoy, who died in Washing
ton, while holding his Office in 1916: he was
the nephew of the celebrated Charles James
Fox, the well known British rator and states
man A monument commentaries in another
part no great distance off, the victims of The
Ill fated explosion on board the Princeton
in lS4l. In ano' her part # the grounds. sit.
uated near the banks Of the river, and com.
maDding an extensive view Of the MARYLAND
shore, is handsome marble column in memo
~ Of Lieut. Macarthur, erected by his brother
officers of the coast survey; the shaft of the
column is ornamented with an anchor AMI
surveying instrument. typical of his occupa-
ton, Is carved on the base of the same
The memory OF some o. her officers of the Coast
surrey. Is appropriately commemorated by q
monument, representing a broken mast sup
ported on a pedestal. TIE gallant seamen to
whom II Is erected. are Lieut. g. N Bache,
and those ofhcers and seamen of the brig Wash
iDgton, employed on the coast survey, who
persisted in September, 1876, during q hurri-
cane of Cspe H4tteras. 1t was erected by
their surviving shipmates. Another uniau e
monument, rather original in its idea. is that
70 Lieut. John I. Mclaughlin, representing
q cannon, placed on the breach end, on q
pyramid OF cannon balls. A small marble
cross marks the resting place of General John
Mcneil, and whilst glancing at it, we were
struck with its modest humility contrasted
with the aspiring pretensions of two lofty
columns IN the same grounds, which recorded
the deaths OF some infant children The
memory of the celebrated New York states
man, GEORGE Clinton, to whom that State owes
30 much OF her prosperity. and who was also
OR ,e Vice President of the United States. is
c0mmemOra.ed by handsome free stone
monument, surmounted by pyramid adorned
with q medallion Likeness of the legislator,
the cap OF liberty, the fasces, and other in
sigma of ancient republicanisrn Another Vice
President, Eldridge Gerry, has handsome
monument. on whiGh Is inscribed the famous
elitaph, that he died acting up to his declar-
alton, tina, if citizen had but day to live,
be should devote il to tie service of his coun-
try An interesting spot is that which marks
the grave Of the Choetaw chief, Push-ma ia 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 tomb stone The
monument was erected by his brother chiefs.
And here let Us close, for we have exceeded
our limits; but We will ON future occasion
mention some other of the monuments con.
tsInei within the precincts of the Gene cry,
TAG PUBLIC HEALrH.-Apprehensi ons are
being entertained that there will be a revival
CT the cholera this year, from the fact of its
having already appeared in some parts of the
west The best plan to divert its progress il
10 take measures for the public health. One
of the most fruitful sources Of malaria, and,
consequently, OF cholera. during the warm
GUNNER mon BIS, IS tn, allowing of stagnant
pools of water to be exposed to the deleterious
elects OF the sun, thus pOis rning the surround
lHg atmosphere. instead Of having then, drain
ed OF. There are some parts of the city be-
tween the Avenue and the Canal, where stag
nant pools OF water may be seen at the dryest
time of The year, and these are more produc.
tive OF general bad health to the neighbor-
hoods IN which they are situated than almost
airy other thing. The mud and filth caused
BY them engender all sorts Of diseases, and the
Corporation woIkmen ought to take measures
10 drain oil the water, and fiji the hollow
places up to L level with he surrounding land
II is astonishing what Indifference is felt upon
this important point for the public health, and
we can point out instances where the contrac-
tors for paving and grading new streets. in
stead of remedying the evil, have caused it
themselves, making pools Of water in front of
houses where they never before existed.
NAVY YARD.-We observe that several n ev
frame houses are being erected abo1t the navy
yard, and We notice that the country round
about Is often favored with the presence of the
drummer boys belonging to the Garrison, who
go out at some distance off to practice their
noisy martial music, which, although pleasant
enough In its place, when an accompaniment
with other instruments, is not so agreeable a
concert alone. There were at least dozen of
them yesterday, from the big drum down to the
smallest kettle drum, kicking up regular
tattoo, and We were forced to exclaim with the
poet
q" hate the drums discoriant sound
IL speaks OF " 7 around, around,
IL speak of war around.''
There were, however, party Of fifers out
likewise, whose music somewhat mitigated the
tattoo that the others kicked up.
COMPLAINrs.-SOme Of our readers ia the
Seventh Ward complain that in neighborhoods
which have hitherto been very quiet and or
derry. rowdyism is running wild. In one
neig h borhood where a drinking house has
been established, ladies cannot enjoy the priv
of nj in ont ffar m ant NIT rr ia