The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.


stalls the south sde Of Pennsylvania will be
removed and all marketing that sidewalk thereafter
prohibited We hope that arrangement win also be
made Cor the eofort Of calves that brought 10
ket and the consequent nocturnal peace Of neighborng
residents.
The robbers OF the Alexandria jewery store to
have been acquainted with the business Of jewelry
well as Of burglary Ia laying in plate they selected
the pure silver from the imitation and alhata
Citizens and strangers should forget the promenade
at the Presidents this evening These concerts
afford opportunities for recreation and enjoyment
equailed in amy other American city and should not he
missed by those who have the leisure 10 attend them
Professor crouchs third course Of lectures at the Aoad
envy Of Music closed Thursday night The next
course viii commence next Thursday night.
The Sunday schools OF Georgetown each making
preparations for celebrating the 4th Of July.
Bridge and High streets, in Georgetown,
to be lighted with gas.
The bill that passed the city councils Monday last
authorizing loan OF s25, 600 in anticipation of the ac-
crung OF the city has been signed by the mayor
and negotiations in regard to the loan progress
ing.
The ancient Ebenezer Church in east Washington win
be used for the last time Tomorrow Sunday previous
to its demolition for and more modern structure.
The services win commence at 3, a.
wenotice in the Office of the mayora lot Of handsomely
bound copies of the Corporation laws for distribution
among the government departments, the libraries and
other institutions of the city, and for exchange with the
principal cities Of the Union
The city has lately been divided into nine garbage dis
tricts and 80 bids in the hands of the mayor
for keeping them clean.
The Sabbath school Of the First Baptist church had
fine excursion to Arlington Thursday Five omnibus
loads scholars and teachers with music and banners
left and returned to the church 10th street They
went by canal from Georgetown in the barge Geo W. r.
Custis. They spent the day in eating, promenading
singing and listening to speeches, among which
from the venerable sage Of the place,
The Lone Star Assembly tbookbinders) had an excur-
sion to the White House Pavilion on Thursday Two
boatloads and returned different times the day
Witherss brass and string band employed and the
dry spent quite pleasantly
Yesterday proved to be the hottest day of the season.
At three clock in the afternoon the mercury Sc
in the shade.
The STOLEN PROPERTY CAsRSome of the stolen prop
erty found the premises of Cordelia HAZEL the
other day identified by the yesterday evening
before Justice Donn and this and the two white
arrested at the time finally committed
Jail to at the criminal court For the benefit of the
unknown of the balance OF the property we APP
pend list of the articles that now await identified
ton at the Watch-house, Centre-market square |
door rug, / piano cover crumb cloths, / passage
carpet, 10 counterpanes, blanket shaws 2 bureau
covers, "a towels, linen sheet and jewelry marked
9. A. H., 80 sheets, l chld's shawl ] black para
SOL 81 pillow cases, ! muslin curtain, 3 shawls |
blue parssol 70 frocks and petticoats table cloths
IA dress patterns, window curtains shirts lot
fars carpet-bags and contents, quilt caps pair
Shoes bonnet, . coats, pair pants baskets linen
Iosnf
shaws, Sc, dozen bottles champagne box ginger
axe bucket, lot linen, lot mantillas capes &C.
box aces miniatures said to be Of Mrs Middleton and
Miss Goldsmith, the latter of East Capitol street
baceo box bone butter-kne, metal do pair sugar
tongs, silver fork and spoons marked w. s. s.. pair
spectaces considerable amount Of jewelry and small
change dix handkerchief marked y T. silver cream
pitcher.
THE Posr OrrTcE ExrESsosThe west front Of this ex-
up its full height with the exception of
the cornicc which is still to The north front
is up story besides the basement and the second
story just commenced at the west end The marble
used in the construction Of the old building and the west
front Of the extension procured from Maryland near
Baltimore. That being used in the north front is the
that used in the construction of the Capitol and
procured from the Lee quaes in Massachusetts, Very
little wood Is being made of in these extensions There
is scarcely any material visible hut brick iron and mar
bic The City post office is 10 be the centre of the north
front on street There win be entrance to this on
any other The work this section of the exten
sion going rapidly forward 1t has to be got ready
for occupancy before the old brick building on 18th street
can be taken down and the front Of the extension
commenced which win probably not be before next
summer. '
Az ARMY or WoRKMgs, There are about l. 400 men,
of different trades employed in and about the Capitol
Their arrival and departure morning noon and
night present the appearance Of army of workmen
Their of knocking off when the whistle blows
at and night is peculiarly suggestive of working
by the day. Tools dropped il they were red hot
and there is perfect stampede in all directions YER
dant stranger witnessing the scene and knowing the
cause, would naturally suppose that powder magazine
was contained in the Capitol, and that an alarm had
been given OF expected explosion, and would probably
Join the exodus
tale, has undoubtedly given the "go-by.7 Not 30
easily hope to escape the noise and confusion
threatened by the immense quantities OF reoracers and
such things already visible to the naked eye in the
shops along Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street
This is catastrophe the annual period of which is def
neIy fixed by both scientific and unscentifc city folks
All hope is that the police force of the city viii
their utmost endeayors TO conne the noisy demon
STATIONS of Juvenile patriotism to the glorious Fourth
alone and to peace and safety to and beast
at least before and after the great day Of licensed annoy