Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-28
EVENING STAR,
2 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
sfAfE OF raK TnHRyoxsrrR. The thar
nomeNi In aor counting room, At II O'CLOCK
s-aay, sicod IT u degrees above caro-

nomsrY, In oor counting room. a. ~ o,cIn.k
to-day, siood II u degrees aboys ssro
Ihs CrPifoL EXTENSION GOING oy.-There
are two hundred and ten brickIaver,. carmen
tefs, and oiacksmiths. employed on this work
NnNn progressing finely. The walls of the
PtnsipA I,airs are at spring height, and the
As.es are being turnsd. The arches in the
cernnors are TO be Of the most magnificent de
scr ption, Consisting of a series Of nsnrl fra,ss
Srolned and band arches. The contractors
Tor marble. Messrs. Provost, Winter & Co.
nave about one hundred and twenty stone CIT
seIs, and twenty laborers employed, which
s9sed 70 the number engaged quarryiug mar
ole, Will makes total Of about three hundred
men engaged on their contract number Of
pnaster capitals are in hand, more good car
~ers are wanted and the beautiful carved
Wind 7jfns are in the workmen ands. The
maddler 10 engaged msddIing the prir ci, a;
door way OF the east front of the Building. and
1nen finished, will be gem in its line
Large quantities Of material, such as marble
b-ick, lime, cement, sand ard other articles
used IN the structure, are on hand. and more
Ia daily being received As Captain TAFT, in
fTectoF cf material, remarked 1.-The work Isl
goir on TO comrieticn almost rs quietly and
solemn'y as did the Temple Of Solomon ia
arcisnt times. according to its history Mess
Jones and M,Farisnd are superintendents Of
brick work, Mr + Brooks of tho laborers, Mr.
schleits Of the carpenters work, and Mr. S
champion chiel of blacksmiths. The exten
Mons have quite progressive appearance in
The hands Of thswerkmen -
FREsco WORK At ST. PETER's.-Messrs
eehutter & kahlerf. artists, have Just con I.
pleted neat JOB Of fresco work a. St. Pete, a
ChuTCh Il Il.
the beauty Of the interior of that humble little
chapel. The Getting i. now adorned over the
ei'as with suitable emblem, representing the
cove Descending, enciIclsd with ehaste designs
aad the ceiling Of the body of the church pre
senu like appropriate appearance There
Il nothing gaudy in the work. no ATTEMPT at
show, and yet the design is one of remarkable
elegance for church decoration 1t is Of i'm
Portsuce TO our citizens to know that fresco,
decorative, and every description of ORR amen
TAI work in the line can be done here in wash
ingtOn by Messrs Schutter 4 KabIert rendar.
ing 1t unnecessary for our people to send to
other cities for such artists Their studio is
on FenDsylyania avenue, between thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, south side
TRIAL or NEW ORGAN Tho new organ
Just completed and put up in ST. Paul 8 Luth-
srao church, by MI Joseph Burlington, of
Philadelphia, was tested by several professors
and amateurs Of music, and pronounced By
them to be very superior ons-in fact, the
best OF its class in the city. Il has ten sto.s,
sad all the modern Improvements of tho day
The open diapason is remarkably brilliant and
full.toned; stop dispason, melodious and
aute-llke; haut5oy, sparkling and smooth :;
the sub-bass is very fine. capable not ONLY of
being heard, but felt. The principal, fifteenth.
and remaining stops combining to fill up the
melody, forming one harmonious whole. In
addition to our description in last Saturday g
paper, We would add that this splendid instru.
ment combines cheapness with it's other ad-
nirable qualities.
THs KENNELS TRIUNPH-SAM GLENN To-
NIGHT kunkels have 81 oriously tfi
umphed In their series OF entertainments last
week, GROWING the work with An array of in
nocence and youthful beauty by the assem-
biase of the children of Washington. on Satur-
day AFTERNOON, in keeping With the de signs of
the troupe, which are to do all in their power
TO please all. This evening, in addition to
their great constellation If talent the renovn-
cd Sam Glenn, tbs amusing Dutch comsdi. n
appears ss Richar- the Third and will SIN ks
the house with his impsrsonation Of the crook
backed tyrant, as he has in Baltimore and
other places That q we'll gulsted and un.
oSyoSttVbeoto pfdCc VI amusement VIII De
Pstronized by the good people of Washiugton /,
Is amply proven by the success of the Nightiui
gales. and tonight may be looked TO for an
additional evidence that the vol conducted
hunkel entertainments are tie PEOPLES ia.
yorites '.
LET II RAIS."-Yesterday, while It was
% hot and dry, as We were passing along, we
saw gentleman standing at the door Of his
dwelling, with a bright rosy little eirl at his
side, scanning the aspect of the heavens. After
concluding his observations he turned TO the
little one, who it appears, vas bis daugh er
and said my dear think it will rain il 90,
We will be deprived Of our ride this afternoon "
Oh, Pa do you think So" was the repiy,
q every thing is 80 hot and dry and dusty. On
the poor country people want rain so badly,
that am willing to foreyo my ride if it only
rains, Let it rain, Pa; ls. il rain" Aud it
did rain, for about one hour W ashI q gton was
visited by one Of the most refreshing showers
that was ever poured out on the dry earth.
VIRGINIA CADETS COMING "A corps of Ca.
dets from the Virginia Military Institute, nuu I.
barring about eighty-three members, are ex.
pected in Washington on Wednesday. They
viii be accompanied by fine band of marti Il
music. under the direction Of Professors Lii h
ali and Crochen, and be in charge Of Professor
Hoover They take Washington en- roats to
Fsrquier Spring, and We learn that the Orange
and Alexsndr ia Railroad bring them through
free, and also that they are to pass from Alex.
andria 70 WsshiB gtOn in one of Pages steam
efs by IN vitation If that gentleman Our ia
venile companies should give them young
soldiers escort and welcome if they can ar
range matters to do 50 ia time
Corporation CAsE.-This morning. Thos.
Sh snshsn appeared at the of6ee of Justice
Beck TO take his trial on the charge of sellir z
liquor without license The case was not q
long one. there icing but q single witnes,
sworn. He testified that he had drank liquor
1t Shauahan's and paid for it. Judgment rs
given against the defendant After the trisl
The question arose to who should pay the
witress. The couns sci for the defence officer
Mulloy, oontended that the corporation should,
while the police officer contended the defen-
dant should. The Justice decided against the
ard the witness went off paid and
highly pleased with his thirty-three cents.
METEOROLOGICAL - MeSJTs Editors In
,om piisnce with the request published in ycur
paper of the l4th ult., with the meteorological
predici ions for the city Of Washington on the
list, 23d, and 23d of August, l herewith send
you inciosed the observations taken at this
place in the different hours indicated. The
attitudes Of the thermometer were taken from
one hangirg in the shade in the open air You
are at liberty to use the inclosed "a You may
ieem proper. A CONSTANT READER
NAVY YARD, August &c, 1854
AFFECT OF THE WEATHER, MONDAY, AUGUST