The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-08
LOCAL NEWS.

whatever doubts We may have had IN the premises BEFORE
after reading the wahngon correspondence o. the Northern
papers, feel perfectly satisfied that OF this city are now
living constant whirlwind Of excitement and gaety
The correspondent Of the New York Express writes
Washngton has, during the last fortnight, fairly ro-
deemed her reputation for being the gaest and fastest city n
the Union As Lent draws near, receptions and parties
crowd upon each other though is expected that the season
will be ptoraoed indenntely 20 compensate aL lhe s1ss
and enotopy that characterized the beginning OF he
The Presidents leyees enlivensd this year BY tho per-
iormaaee 81 the band attended every Friday
evening by immense crowd Of residents and stragers
All the there represented Foreign dukes and min
ter displaying coarty favor, walk, side BY side,
with The smallest ShoPkeepersI ior me tme pss sSy
Doodle a warning all retire, while many proceed
2 ian eaher engagemsns ~ balls ana paahss "nen
" The cabinet receptions have been ihronged as usual
The writer then proceeds eunerate the parties that
have taken place and which take place.
ton however, made In the letter the grand ball given
by the Wizards their hotel Tuesday evening last and
all agree that IT OF the largest and most brilliant
social demonstrations known in Washington About
thousand Invitations sent out in which were in
Guided Of the distinguished in the literary
and political world The reception and drawing rooms were
elegantly decorated for the OCCASION and, notwithstanding
the great throng everything passed of without the sgh1
confusion. The music excellent the master OF cerero
ubiquitous least attractive accompaniment
of ball which win not be forgotten BY the world OF
Washington what might be termed an elaborate snpper
got up with skin and without reference 70 ex
pense. .
Yesterday opened with rain which was soon l~
lowed by general thaw with its muddy, sushy accom-
psniments No impression made upon the Potomac snd
expected for several days 10 come even the
should continue In regard to tho ice In the
Chesapeake bay the Baltimore Sun says:
The thickness and soIidty Of the ice which
this noble bay the quarter OF century
More N Fals esq., started for Annapolis Tuesday mora
ing with number OF bound south intenda 10
take the Georgia, which lying there awaiting
their rival Mr. f. and the who lett WIN Nun
returned yesterday morning by the railroad ron
from him learn that the Georgia left for Norfolk soon
after the arrival Of the morning train from baltimore and
succeeded in making her down to Thomas Point dis
of eight miles from Annapolis when the ice appearing
formidable she compelled to put back and return to
Annapolis The ice off Thomass Point by actual
seryations made Tuesday from the cupoa oil the
House at Annapolis by OF very large tele-
scope and far down the bay could be seem
than seventy miles, nothing could De OBJ
ser field of ice There is large fleet OF small
lying Annapolis roads at the mercy OF the hads OF
ice."
The Of fire yesterday morning occasoned by the
Of the ank-shop at the maynard The loss
estimated at $4,000.
FRAsxIIs FRE CompAsr.At the annual meeting OF this
company held Wednesday evening, the following MEM
elected officers for the ensuing Robert T.
Doyle presidents w. II. Tanning vice president; George
Crossed secretary; R. G. Eckof assistant secretary;
John T. Coumbs Henry S. Ward first engineers
W. NJ Stansbuy, second engineer John Hudson third en-
gneer Thomas L. Martin, captain of hose; j. b. Medley,
directors John Mcdonald second directors j. H. 20
sey third director George Shackleford keeper OF appr-
atus.