Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-31
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INfRbLigRNC.R..
efAf1 o. TEE THl.NokBfsA- The tier
nnmster, In our counting. roon, as IL o'clock
iD-day, stoed Ct 80 degrees sboye ssro. =

efAis o. TIE THI,xoHsfsH- The tier
Aomster, In our counting. room, q l2 e'clook
today, stood q 50 degrees shove ssro. -
I'M SEAT OF GovEaSMExY-Thsb book with
fhis titls, by Mr., Joseph B. varnum. e., fur
nished "a BY Nj. Joe Shillington. hss many
Interesting facts In relation 20 Washington
city. We have Quoted from j. before, and now
recur to the interesting "reminiscences. 1t
says: 81 go $50 - = "a -.
,Lfhe trs. public communication on record.
In relation TO arrangements for laying out this
city, il from the pan Of General Washipgton,
dated on the IIth March, ]79l.: In ssbse
4usnt letter of the so,h April, 1871 he calls
is the Federal city. The name which f. now
hear. WAS adopted about four months after
vsrds, probably without the knowledge of
wsshington, in letter to Major L'Enfant bv
the first Commissioners, Messrs. ;Johnsan
Stuart, and Carroll, which bea II date 6eo,1e-
town, September 9th, 1871, and informs the
architect that they have agreed that The
FEDERAL district shall be called The TERRITORY
Of Columbia" aud the Federal CITY, {" The
Ctg Q! washington and directs him to an.
tile bis msp aeeeriingly :" sou IN 90.
The corner stone Of the Capitol was .ecofd.
in&iy laid BY Warrington on the 18th Septcu
PET, l'sS, fuli account Of which ID pnbiished
10 tne Mary land Gazette, an Annapolis paper,
September 26 of the same year. The csremo'
MES we're performed according to the rites of
the Masonic order. and by The various lodges
Grand Master p. T.. George Washington.
Borshipfnl Master of No g. Virginia. an.
PsaFing. as the record says. After namiog the
oaenitasies oue On The ocoasion, the Gazette
gees on to say ois-.. q. -f--t= = a.sr q.
= g. The prpce-eion marched two abreast, in
the greatest solemn dignity. With music play
Ing, drums beating, colors flying, and spec.a
t0rs rejoicing, from the Presidents "a rare to
the Capitol, in he CITY Of Washington, where
d, ths Grand Marshal ordered halt, and d.
rooted each file in the procession to incline
two steps, ooe TO the right and one to the left
mi faced each other. which formed hollow
Z eblong square, through which the Grand
sword bearer led the van, followed by the
o Grand Msstsc p. 7. on the left, the President
OF tho United States in the centre, and che
Worshipful Master of No. % Virginia on the
night; all the other orders that composed the
procession advanced in The reverse Of their
order OF march from the Presidents square 70
tho southeast corner Of the Capitol, and the
artillery filed of to a destined ground TO dis
play their msboeuvres and discharge their
cannon; the President Of the United States, the
Grand Master P. T., and Worshipful Master of
No. % taking their stand to the east of huge
stone, and all the craft forming a circle west.
ward, stood q short time in awful order.
"The artillery discharged q valley -
'The grand Marshal delivered the Commits
sioners large silver plate sith an inscription
thereon, which the Commissioners ordered to
be read, and vas "a fellows:
So This southeast corner stone of the Cap
itol of the United States Of America. In
the city of W ashIp9ton, was laid on The 18th day
of September. 1898, In the thirteenth year OF
American Independence, in the first year Of the
second term Of the Presidency of George WASH
iDgtnn, whose virtues in the civil adminisrra-
Z tiou Of his country have been SO conspicuous
and beneficial, as his militsry yalor and pru-
deDce have been usefol in establishing her
liberties and In the year of Masonry, 1898. by
the Pre- ,ident of the United States, in concert
with the Grand Lodge of Maryland, and
several lodges nhder its jurisdiction, and Lodge
No. % from Aiexandria Virginia
Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and DAM ell
Carroll, Commissioners; Joseph Clarke. r w.
g. n. P. L.; James Hobsn aud Stephen Hal
late, Architects; Collin Williamson, NJ. Mason.
1.-THE artillery discharged a voIley.
The plate was then delivered to the Presi-
dent. who, attended by the Grand Master P
T. and three most Worshipful Masters an de-
scended to the cavaxion trench and deposed The
plate, and laid il on the corner stone of the
Capitol of the United States Of America, Oh
which was deposed corn. wine, aud oil, when
the whole congregation j'ined in feverential
prayer, which was succeeded by Masonic chant
ing honors, and a volley from the artillery.
The President of the United States and his
sttendant brethren assembled from the cavasic n
to the east Of the corner stone, and the Grand
Master P. T., elevated on a triple rostrum.
deliyered an Grafton fitting the occasion which
was received with brotherIy love and com
mendation. At intervals, during the delivery
Of the GRAFTON, several volleys we're discharged
by the artillery. The ceremony ended in
prayer, Masonic chanting honors, and Is
volley from the artillery.
"The whole company retired to an extensive
booth, where an OK Of 500 pounds weight was
barbecued, II which the company generally
partook, with every abundance of other recre-
alton. The festival CONCLUDED with fifteen
successive yolleys from the artillery, whose
military discipline and maneuvres merit every
CONNIE. d /, ion.
with jJyfm hopes OF the production Of their
labor. 7- .-i -+
at ia related that the President, when Of
fered by . pbysician present the Use Of the
only umbrel.s which the Company possessed,
to shield him from the rays Of the sun, de-
ciined il with the remark, 70 the ladies with
it doctor, have bsen exposed to the sun be-
fore In tho course Of my life;' which, from the
manner Of its utterance, made g eat impress
sion on the hearers, N one Of the few instances
In which Washington joksd or smiled"
The above account is particular ia its details
but is nevertheless iDteres ing as memoran-
dunn Of the past history of our present " city
Of magnificent distances.
DIsGRAcEFUL OUTRAGE on 30 ARD STEAM
Err Yesterday, af ernoon, a. the steamer
Thomas Collyer vas coming from Alexsrdria
q fsacas occurred on board, of q dlsgI acef al
character to the par hes engaged in it. Il up.
pears that o colored man was sitting on q
bench tanning bimself, when Two persons came
up and Que Vi them demanded the fan, which
= the man gave him; bat sabseq sently he asked
for tbs fan, when one Of the party, taking
offence at the manner of the asking knocked
the black man over. The negro ran through
the crowd 70 escape bis 'assaulters, but they
followed, and others joined In the pursuit
bearing him, much to the alarm OF some 10 rec
or four hundred ladies' and gentlemen whu
were on board. Capt. Gedney succeeded il
gsseing him cut of their hands, and put him Ia
the care Of an officer. They found out
however, that he only assumed the character
and, on landing, felied him to the ear b, with
. severe blow on the back Of the neck. The
negro, upon arriving at the wharf. ran Of and
made his escape. There was much confu: ion
on the wharf, out no officers appeared. People
are 20 fall Of fight, that certainly ut presSn,
"the dog star rs.es" most violently in oul
midst. -
MARYLAND MECHANICS INSTITUTE As the
seventh annual exhibition Of this p,pulsr In
s;itutiop 10 "a take place in September Eext
and articles for competition have to be sent in
h. m Atb NJ that Sr