The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-04
LOCAL NEWS.

steamboat excursions and picnics figuring proii
nently in the arrangements The male adult portion of
the population having united general plan 20
hbit theft patriotism, the Juveniles viii undoubtedly
show their amor psarin by--touaaaag Of frescrksl
The steamers Washington and collyer will ply all day
between Washington and the White House, where will
be plenty Of refreshments prepared, well board
The last tip from the White House win be at H. p.
There is TO be public dinner prepared at the 81 Spa
Grove, in Badensburg,
The societies of the McKendree and Fletcher chapels
celebrate IN the woods of Mr. Joseph Gales the city
The orators Of Che day are the pastor of MeKendree
! Chapel and Mr. John w. CiafHpett member of its
Sabbath school
The Phonomosan Society of Georgetown College Will
have exercises the college, commencing at % o'clock,
a. m Robert +, Lovelace of Louisiana, reader, and
Francis Neale, of Maryland orator The Phiodemc So
ciety will have exercises commencing at 6, p Edward
Wootten Maryland reader and VIM. j. Hill, OF Mary
land, orator.
The Methodist Protestant Sabbath school of George
town celebrate at Valley View The Declaration of INDIE
pendence will be read by George w. Beal r., and adj
dresses delivered by the Rev Mr. Nichols, Of Washing
ton and Rev Dr. Murray, of Georgetown. An address
is also expected from VIM Laird sr There will also be
exercises by the pupils.
PYRorEoIxrcs The city fathers, years ago. passed an
and such like in the public streets
not because mprudent urchns might probably SINCE
their eyebrows have rocket sticks driven through their
heads but because horses might be frightened and run
off and smash vehicles In their and break the bones
of the passengers But every recurring Christmas and
Independence Day ought TO have convinced the aforesaid
city fathers and their honorable successors that general
ubatios are beyond their CONTROL and that while they
present their ordinance the ivees defeat the paernai
provisions with spdeviIs, double-headers, and other
| Illuminating powders The boys are match Tor 'neir
seniors In brief police force can stay the exposio
Of gunpowder great occasions when pyrotechnics are
by Young America" deemed inseparable from cele-
bration in honor Of day which gave freedom to America
1 or a Saviour to the world,
/ Preparations, than heretofore extensive, have
been made for supplying the explosives shops especially
for the sale of them have been opened and may there
fore reasonably anticipate that to-day and night there will
be greater displays of fireworks than before in
| citys history.
Tilr EAST RooM This celebrated and popular apart
ment in the Presidents House (where during the con-
gessional season, many ladies and gentlemen, cit
izcns and strangers, congregate; and where there
so many displays of fashion and of beauty and where
the dignitares Of the land minge among their
paratively humble neghbors) has been strpt of its
4 furniture shred a chip remains. Instead of
elegant pier glasses and chandeliers and sofas and chairs
and all the ct ceteas which ornamented the spacious
chamber the peoples parlor scatfolding has been
erected, and thereupon workmen 6undcr the direction
of Mr.. Carstens, the gentleman who has elegantly
frescoed committee Of the addition the Capitol
employed regding and otherwise readorning the ceiling
with figures of medaons and the United States
4 arms and fruit pecesall in beautiful harmony The
cncaustc style is adopted for this purpose and it nsures
against peelng, which latter completely dsgured the
expanse of ceiling the especial object Of the artist
i skill
Soon the work will be finished, and the furniture re-
placed.
# The CRIMINAL Court YEsTERpAY.-H Harriet Ann Dorsey
indicted for assault and battery Mary Ann Turner
in the Market House Case submitted to the court de-
cison deferred till Monday.
4 Edmund T. Walsh, Waterman at the Insane Asylum,
indicted for assault and battery James Shaw q
colored patient found guilty Sentence deferred
/ til Monday.
Mary Joseph, the pretty tooth pick GIRL was found
guilty, and fined SIS and costs.
Several other triHng of assault &C., sub
mtted the court and resulted in slight fines and rep
rmanis.
During the session of the court general stampede was
created by the sight of smoke and the cry that the City
Hall fire. II turned out to be only the burning
out OF one of the chimneys communicating with the
janitor's apartments
| WATcu THIEVES, Several weeks ago. a gentleman stop
ping at of hotels robbed Of large amount OF
property in the form Of watches and jewellery Last
week an establishment in Alexandria, Virginia, was
swept of nearly all its vauabesof similar articles
on Thursday afternoon gentleman from Havana, guest
of another hotel robbed of number of gold watches
and money. Thus within about three weeks as many
larcenies on q grand scale have been committed by
rogues whose practice has made them perfect in their
profession" They all combined doubtless and so
lay their plans to elude suspicion while they can conf
IDENTIFY rely upon As if by instinct they can tell
where there heaps of watches, and with equal
tanty they know that watchmen not on the alert
usually These fellows must have their secret agents at
work to give them all 'the points to facilitate their
pundcring operations The booty secured off they
! go, in '.doubequick time The rascas prompt to
their railroad tickets, and carry off their tickers
with them
CRY TEsIt is said that the AZ Erie canal bonts re-
Gently brought around to Alexandria for the Cheapcake
and Ohio canal not too wide the lock gates and
do not belong to the Cumberland Coal Company has
been stated
The temporary worShouse of the city is said to be full
and running with the graduates the watchhouse
Tho commissioners in order to make newcomers
have, alvsement with the proper authorities, con-
cluded to dismiss the bcstbehaved of the old inmates as