Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


b. ted The foundations for all the Porticoes ana
coIonades are nearly finished; the connections
between the two wings are progressing succen
fully with the aid Of the new hosting Hacn sI
OF Messrs Provost 4 Winter and the ulihG ioi
the floors Is well advanced. The iron Woik Vi
the new Hall Of Representatives Will al De CON-.
pIeted in about two weeks The heary I,Ia, ,s'a,
for the new dome have been ordered alreaayi they
are 10 be furnished by Messrs. Poole Hunt, OF
Baltimore The beautiful cornice Tor the dome
comes from the well-known manuiactory Oh tue
MessFs Bebee 4 Co. of New York.
In the Statuary department the work is advanc-
inr satisfactorily. The statue of America, from
the model of Crawford, is to be finished by De
executed by Senior Tylliardi. The new statuary
throug houf is to be wrought Of American marble.
from the celebrated Lee quarry in Massaehrsetts.
IL is believed that the qualities Of this marble for
purposes of this kind are far superior to those OF
italian marble. large number Of nantels Tor
the new-House Of Representatives have been sent
from the various quarres Of the United states,
showing the quality and variety OF our AMERICAN
marbles, some of which are of the highest nhlsh
aud of most excellent quality In me WOW ha;H
pushed forward with zeal, and a determination
In all branches of the work to Guido everything
that has ever before been accomplished on our
bic, in the new Senate wing, Is said by good
Judges to be the most exquisitely beautiful in de-
sign and finish In the world great many sam
pies Of furniture for the hall of the House Of
Representatives has been received from various
manufactures. all of our native oak and walnut,
and OF superior workmanship.
The RIyKR-The water Of the Potomac Is toll
erably clear to-day, for the first time this season;
the for this is the fact that 1t has not raned
for the last ff,y-fO hours. The summer fish
ings, in the lower river, are paying the men much
better than the spring season did. Yesterday four
sloops came up to the whaTyes, each bringing
fro8 four to five hundred buckets Of perch and
tayiofs
NJ the 18th street bridge, yesterday, a schooner
Ia. .ta.tx
the channel ran into the schooner Olive, staving
In her counter and otherwise damaging her stern.
The reason assigned for the accident was, the
water being shOal she could not luf in season to
avoid the collision.
Arrived at Pages wharf schooner Rodman M !.
Price, from Philadelphia, with 241 tons Of coal
for COltnsn 4 Brother.
Capt W hite, OF the slOop Falcon, was robbed
last night Of his pants and pOcket-bOok, contain
ing S2i, while he was asleep on board his vessel,
which was lying at the wharf. The thief entered
the cabin. which was not locked, and after over
lauliHg the clothing about the cabin, carried of
the captain pantaloons, together with their con-
tents. The rObber escaped without detection,
and Capt. W. went OFF this morning for pair of
new pants, which he means to lock up in future
when he sleeps.
Arrived, at Magruder & Stones wharf, schnr
Magruder & Stone.
The excursion of the MARYLAND came oil to- day
TO Old Point and Norfolk. There was large
crowd on board when we left the wharf, and par
ties were still arriving.
The LIGHT INFANTRY EXCURSION TRIP.-We
presume the glorious river and bay excursion
given by the Infantry last year, has not passed
from the memory of our readers, especially of
those who participated therein. 1t will he seen
10y the advertisement that repetition Of their
excursion is to be given on Friday, August 81, on
the Powhatan The boat will leave Washington
at two p. IN. of Friday, and returning, reach this
city al O'Clock Monday morning thus atfording
viii lpasf l.lss
flee of business time.
Reynolds, of the Eldorado House, is to do the
catering; fine band Of music will be along, and
extra sleeping accommodations will be afforded.
These are some Of the objects ofiDerest to be Wis
tied on this trip: The Potomac River the Majestic
Bay, Old Point Comfort, HHygeia otel the extern
sye fOrtitcatiOn Fortress Monroe, X p Raps. Nor
folk, Portsmouth, Gosport Navy Yard, Ship OF
line Pennsylvania, new steam frgate Colorado,
Dry Dock, Naval Hospital, &c, &c. The price
for all this is for single tickets only three dollars
gentleman and lady, S5. Cheap enough.
The Infantry have the following No. commit
tee u arrangements-Captain j. Y. Davis, Ser
2eant Jas. Coleman, Edward Reynolds Lieut. J.
r. Tucker, Sergeant b. +. Beers, Corporal F. III.
Sage, Jno. McNarnee, Surgeon w. b. Butt.
TREASURY ExrExsIoN.-The first story of the
south font is now ready to receive the long
Pila>ters, Of which there will be between Afty
and sixty on that front. The excavations for the
west wing are nearly completed, and the founda-
lions are being put in as fast the work OF exca-
walton Is done The cellar under the west wing
Is being arched in, and preparations are nearly
completed TO begin the basement story Of this
wing. The second story OF the south front is ex-
pected TO be carried up before the end Of the pres
ent working season.
The new barque Ephraim Williams. built by
Mrssrs- BealI Dixon, contractors for the stone
work Of the new Treasury, is now on her first
trip to Washington, with some of the long pilas-
tiers for the west wing. She is fregh ted this trip
with stone to the amount of 4JO tons. Messrs
Beall Dixon have on the line three first
class vessels, with an aggregate capacity Of 500
tons.
The VENTILATION OF THE NEW HALLS OF
COSGREss.-The mode OF ventilating the two new
halls of Congress is to be as follows column
Of air, previously passed through hot water pipes
in winter, and through Jets of ice-water in sum
rner, n to he forced, by means of large fan work
vi by steam, up hollow shaft to the space be-
tween the roof and ceiling, through the latter Of
which, being thoroughly perforated, it will gain
admission into the room, and displace the vitated
air through apertures in the base OF the walls.
This theory Of ventilation is original with Capt.
Meigs, and as vet INFESTED, and doubts have been
expressed by scientific men Of its pIacticability.
However, If il should be found impracticable TO
the vsatiatng apparatus will be so arranged as to
introduce il ffOm the bottom, without any materi-
al alteration or additional pense.
ISoUEsr AT THE JAIL.-Yesterday the Coroner
held an inquest at the county Jail over the body
suddenly and, after hearing the evidence OF the
physician and other witnesses, returned a verdict
of death from some cause unknown to the iary
Mrs. Gusts claimed TO be the wife Of a person
employed at the Soldiers home, and she sus-
Pected him Of visiting Mrs. Dolly Ann Will
liams, which excited her jealousy She made
threats TO kill Mrs. Williams and actually car
Tied pistol for the purpose. She arrested
about ten days ago, and taken before Justice
Dom. who committed her TO Jail, in default Of
security to keep the peace. While she was I'm
prison. she was taken sick and her illness result
ell in death
Relief WANTED-FOr months past the vicin-
ity Of l3H and streets has been afflicted with
the presence OF number Of drunken, lazy colored
persons, who lounge about there, and use the
most profane and Indecent language in the hear
ing Of respectable ladies. Yesterday a COM
Inencement was made upon them by a number of
the Auxiliary GuaId, and one OF the chiefs of the
iOafers was arrested and taken to the guard house
The effort will be made to rid the neighborhood
Of the gang.
A CORREsPoHDENT complains TO US OF the in