Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-11

NEAL ESTATE Substituting from late sales,
real estate is looking up hereabouts, with pros
Pect OF afurther rise as the season opens.
Two pieces Of ground, containing together some
one hundred thousand feet in the rear of the res
ldence Of the Hon. g. A. Douglas, have been pur-
chased by Mr. Douglas, Hon. II M. Rice and Hon.
Jacob Thompson, Secretary of the Interior.
One of these lots, for which they pay Mr.. Ingle
$4,000. was purchased few years ago for eight
hundred dollars! For the other lots they gave
S2l 600, making ISL 900 for the entire purchase.
The parties have in contemplation the erection
Of several large and beautiful dwelling houses on
these lots, with a view to the improvement Of the
neighborhOod.
We are informed that the report is incorrect of
the purchase by Hon. J. ID. Bright and W. w
CorcOran Of the square between LIST and I'd and
is doubtful if Mr.. Douglas has purchased the lot
at the corner of 10Th street and Pennsylvania
nue..
j. c. Mcclure sold yesterday, at auction, to
Messrs. Hopkins and Tillotson Brown, G, 100 feet
of ground near the residence Of Senator Douglas.
being lots and in Todd and Peppers subdivis-
ion, with the Improvements, consisting of a two
story and attic brick, and several small frame
houses.
These gentlemen design to improve this prop
erty during the coming summer.
THE NEW WINGS of the Capitol are progress
ing towards completion under the active superin-
tendence Of Captain Meigs
The work of the interior Of the new houses Of
Congress is so far advanced as to admit of the
putting up the fronts of the galleries, which
composed Of iron work tastefully ornamented.
The ceilings Of both houses will be completed in
two months, and will surpass in design and fin
ish everything of the kind in the country.
The foundation Of the corridors to connect the
two wings with the main building are being
The new dome begins to go up. The large
brackets of an immense weight, designed to form
the base Of the new dome are already on the
OIL A IN a
columns of the first division of the structure
pointing upwards, and the anxiety Of the public
to see how the new dome is going to look, will
be, to a great extent, relieved.
larger number Of workmen now employed
about the works than there ever has been since its
commencement and the vicinity presents to the
eye the animated spectacle Of a huge workshop.
THE WASHINGTON Insurance CoMPANY.-we
give below authentic list of the directors and
officers of the Washington Insurance Company
recently chartered by Congress. Our citizens will
see at q glance that the management of the affairs
Of this company has been entrusted to men of bu-
siness, capacity, enterprise and responsibility
and the stockholders may feel well assured that
it will be conducted with energy, fairness and
discretion
President-James c. Mcclure
Directors-Wm. Bayly, NJ. w. Gait, Fran
els Mohun, Hudson Taylor, samuel TAYLOR Ben
lamin Beall, Robert Farnham, James F. Halliday,
William Orme.
Secretary-Grafton d. Hanson.
PUMFs.-Mr Editor: Permit me through your
columns to call the attention of the commissioner
on pumps to the condition of the one on the north
side Of X street, between Twenty fourth and
| Twenty fifth streets. The pump is dry half the
the time, and the other half gives mi SCRABBLE cook
| ing or drinking water. hope it is only neces-
sary TO call the attention Of the proper authority
to this state of affairs to have them remedied as
the health of the neig hborhoOd will suffer mater-
| ally this summer unless we have plenty of pure
water. If the well is cleaned out and sunk deep
er the present condition will be remedied.
Yours, AvHA BONA.
The WALLS OF THE OLD INFIRMARY.-On
| Thursday night some thirty members Of the Me:
troPolitan Hook and Ladder company under the
direction Of their president voluntarily proceeded
to the site Of the old workhouse to pull down the
walls left standing there, They accomplished
| about One-third of the work by IL o'clock mid
night, and were afterwards substantially enter
tanned by Mrs. Queen, the kind matron Of the In
frmary. The work was done in quiet and
orderly manner, and the company propose at an
early day to finish the pulling down.
The WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT Of the
Baltimore American says:
"Island Hail. which was erected some six wears
ago by joint stock company, at cost Of about
$1,000 was sold at auction Yesterday by Thomas
J. jester, for SO, SO. John Van Reswick was the
purchaser. This great falling off in price is not
consequent upon deterioration In the value of
real estate in that section of the CITY, but was oc
casoned mainly by an alleged defect In the title -
MADAM DELMoxT's-since the homicide of
the colored man Fletcher, Mayor Magruder
promptly inquired into the character Of the house
which, 1t was rumored, was kept by Madam Del
mont, and being satisfied that Il was not a prop
er house TO be continued annulled the license
which had been issued to a man named w hit
lock.
HOLY SATURDAI-AttheC Catholics churches the
| services begin to assume more cheerful and ami
mated one. The morning Office day is the bless
| ing of the new fire the Pashal Candle, and the
baptsmal font. The holy water Is then consecra-
ted, after which ''GloTia in Ezcelsis " is sung
the organ peals forth joyously, the deep tones of
the bell are heard, and the church begins to as
suIne her wonted aspect Of cheerfulness.
JUVENILE THIEvRs.-The day before Yesterday
Captain Huntington arrested two small boys in
the act Of stealing various articles OF small value
| from the Senate Chamber They were placed in
the guard house, and their parents sent for, who
administered to them severe dose Of /" Birch ~
| in the presence Of Capt. d., by whom they were
afterwards discharged.
PLANK SHAD PARTY, composed of our city
fast 'uns left at TO-. o'clk this morning on the
Thomas Collyer, for the White House, where
they propose to have somewhat Of time having
provided themselves with the requisites to that
end.
COOP OMEN FOR THE LoSGBRIDGE.-Itis con-
sidered good sign that Of the delegation which
waited the Secretary Of the Interior last Tues
day-three were physicians. The probabilities
are, Of course, in favor of an easy passage.
SHAD are selling at the Alexandria wharf at s11
Sl2 per hundred; and herrings at 81 So per
thousand. The demand is active, and with the
opening Of canal navigation will increase
wAUGn's IIALIA.-Two exhibitions of Italia
to-day-afternoon and night.
The Lilliputian Family will appear as usual
WATCH RETuRNs.-Last night Mr.. J. b. War
der, wood merchant, saw a colored man named
james johnson in the act Of robbing his wood
yard. After a long race he succeeded in arresting
him and turned him over to officer Smith, who
took him to the guard house. This morning he
was sent to Jail by Justice Drury