The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-19

htspea That We sympAhiEG win bis widow il the loss
she has sustained and thai copy o. these proceedings be
forwarded % her BY the Chairman and secretary Of this
mestiAg.
Rs'ass5 That copy q these proceedings Be published
in The National Lnbelligencer and Onion 81 this city.
On motion, the meeting G5j0urnsd
JOHN MARBUAy, Chairman.
}, D. AoovEE, Secretary.
The board d Aldsrmsa mel on Monday oonmunioA-
oB which, with the accompanying documeRt vas refer
re- . The COMMITTEES hRAnee and ordered 70 Be printed
As received r the mayor in answer 10 resolution Of
inquiry in srsnOs The ADVERTISEMENT Of the list Of TAI
salet Bills making an apyropriauta Of S5o4 o. for
completing The northern Liberties Market ana or pro'i-
ding for the Conveyance Of gas to the same pAsss
An invitation which rendered 70 the board to attend
the funeral Of the late General John h. Eaton,
ospted resolution adopted in conformity 70 which
Messrs Miller, Riggs, Tresr, Moore, Busy, huh, and
Smith appointed 8 committee 70 inquire into the
pediency Of remodeling the fire department BAH
fer regulating the inspection Of lumber called up
for consideration and after considerable debate,
laid the table, and made the special order for
Monday next This bill requires that all lAths shall
be pat up in bundles Of hundred each, and that
all lumber shall be marked agreeaby to The quality.
Several other bills Of minor importance passed The
board refused to reoede from u amendments 10 the appro
prstion bill Resolutions in reply TO the address of the
people Of Wakefeld England adopted and ordered
The corner-stone Of the fremens monument at Alex
Andra laid Monday with appropriate ceremonies
Besides the Alexandria AssoeAOn the American and the
Metropolitan HookAndadder companies Of this city took
part the proceedings At the cemetery sayt an Alex
andra correspondent the cornerstone Of the monument
10 the memory Of the martyr remen laid by the Ma
sonic Grand Master behalf Of The Alexandria ASKING
ton Lodge No "a after which Edgar Snowdeu Of the Ga
zefs delivered GRAFTON Of great beauty pahos and
power after the ceremonies, which grand and i'm
posing PROCESSION returned to the city and spent most
Of the afternoon in parAding its gtreets-
Early yesterday morning the Office Of Captain Megs in
the south wing Of the Capitol extension caught fire from
the furnace The fire suppressed and the dam
age comparatively small consisting principally Of plans
and drawings Of which there fortunately duplicate
copies The fire. learn could not have extended beyond
the room in which caught the walls are hre-proot
NATIONAL THEATRE-At the conclusion Of the perform
ance on Monday last Mr.. Booth loudly called for BY
delighted audience and when be appeared Al the foot
lights be WAS received with the marked favor. As
soon a. be could be heard be thanked the Assebsge for
their attendance and their marked attention throughout
the play and said that in consequence Of the illness from
which he had bat recently recovered be sPprehesTe
in the early part Of the evening that Richard would die
before his time Mr. B. Withdrew amid great cheering
Last night Mr. appeared in Bulwers popular tragedy
Of Richeeu and fully realized the expectations Of his
dlence Tonight he appears in Hamlet the performance
70 conclude with the light sparkling ertraFsgAnEa The
Youth who never saw q Wsnan."