The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-20


InE CarsroL Exrxsssoxs The Adations of the CON
Meeting corridors between the centre building and the
wings of the Capitol are now nearly completed
and ready for the superstructuse OF marble The cast
iron brackets for the support Of the columns of the great
central DOME have all been elevated 10 their place and
the sick-work between them Is going rapidly
ward.
The magnificent ceiling OF the House hall Is nearly
completed and the scaoldng is being taken down The
ceiling shows much finer effect from the floor Of the
chamber than from the top OF the scsoldng from which
only view has heretofore been attanable In this case,
as in many Others Distance lends enchantment to the
view, and the view from the floor is truly magnificent
Two kinds of marble used ia the structure of the
new wings the common white marble brought from
Quincy Massachusetts and used in the walls and colo
nadcs and Tennessee marble, beautiful varegated
tcc brought from that State, and used in oanentaton
principally for mantle pieces balustdcs SC The latter
variety is susceptible Of very high polish and in
regated beauty cannot be surpassed by the most sIful
brush.
The main corridors of the extensions now being
laid with encaustic tiles large corps of artists
gagged in painting and escoing the walls and ceilings
the basement
The most novel operation now progressing about the
Capitol is the turning in the Capitol machine shop of
immense marble columns for the Post Office building
These columns twenty feet long and about three
In diameter. They placed immense steam
lathe, proforoned to their magnitude and revoyc about
minute The cises stationary the side and
arc fed by mperceptble longitudinal motion of the
carriage ON which the column Ia placed.
In Of the statuary shops notice model
Gently received from Mr.. Crawford at Rome The design
is that Of Indian boy returning the chase with
his dog at his side and duck and rabbit hung over his
shoulder his hunting stick.
Tar CRIMINAL CouRr Yesterday first case tried
was that of James Thomas colored for the larceny of
hat valued at two dollars, from Hopkinss Bazaar Found
guilty, and sentenced to year in the county Jail
In the of Crandall Hawley, indicted for stealing
valued at $780, from Fielding Magruder and
horse, the 9TH Of May last the prosec,l-
Woodfori stone q. 10 evidence, felt satisfied
ting attorney nfter hearing tai intent
that the act was committed without crI,...-~
and recommended acquiial at the hands of the jury,
and their verdict was rendered accordingly Darlington
and Wharton for defendant
Mary Wells alias Fannerty indicted for stealing
dry small articles from her Employer, was convicted Of
itaceny and sentenced to nine months imprisonment
in the county Jail.
Charles Simms the colored individual that recently OBJ
structed the footway the Centre Market with his cart
and assaulted and battered citizen and officer for inter-
fcring was sentenced five months III . county jail
ESGLIsH AND FRENCH BoARDING- ScnooL EXHIBITION.
1t is well known to our citizens that have excellent
English and French boarding and day school for the in
structon of young ladies' under the direction of the
complshed Misses Rocker The annual exhibition % this
school, which numbers about sixty pupils took place yes
teray the lectureroom of the street Baptist Church
After prayer by the Rev Mr. Cummings, the order of
ercses which consisted principally Of Rotations dialogues
and coloquies in French gone through with to the
entire satisfaction OF all present Indeed highly
impressed with the value Of the system practsed by the
Misses Rocker upon witnessing the proficiency which
their pupils have obtained in the study Of French and
doubt not that their worth viii be fully appreciated by
our citizens
CerEr CHAINS YESTERDAY. Present: Judges Black
ford and Sesrburgh The following named persons
appointed commissioners Of the court Geo G. Thomas
Washington, D. CT Richard G. Pcgram, Petersburg va
Hugh A. Coolrf Tallahassee, Fla; Robt II. NJ David
son, Quincy, Fla.
The court adjourned until Monday next 1t l2
o'clock, nj.
PERSONAL Hon Isaac +. Morse, minister to Bogota
Commanders Nicholson and Sloat of the United States
navy and Capt. A. f. Watson, of the navy, at viii
larls Hon Geo Taylor member of Congress from New
York, il at kirkwoods
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