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


providing for the payment Of interest on money over
drawn from the Bank OF Washington was passed A
memorial received from the board of managers Of the
Metropolitan Mechanics Institute asking consent to build
hall the market house for their exhibitions
and being read referred to the committee inn
provements,
The tax bill received from the lower board next
taken up This bill proposes tax of seventyfve cents
ON the one hundred dollars. Considerable discussion
sed in the course of which Mr.. Riggs stated that the
floating debt of the corporation amounted nearly $780,
oOO and Mr. Clarke suggested that five cents the
hundred dollars OF corporation should be devoted
exclusively to school purposes.
Without concuring in the suggestion of Mr.. Clarke
the bill was passed.
The bill of the common council authorizing the en-
ployment of additional clerical force in the Office of the
tax clerk passed
The bin of the board of common council for the
ton of house and workhouse next taken up
This bill authorizes the mayor advertise for proposals
for the construction Of this building contract for its
construction provided the shall exceed s35 900
and in conjunction with the joint committee the asy
m appoint suitable person to superintend its
ton.
After amending the bill that the contract for the
construction of the building shall be given to the lowest
responsible bidder it was passed.
In the board of common council the alnis;ho,iss BIZ
passed, butt in consequence of the slight amendment
ii of the board of aldermen will have to be acted upon
again the next meeting The resolutions of thanks
the President the Secretary of the Navy and Others for
theft prompt aid during the election riots, taken up
and the board refused to in the amendment of the
board of aldermen to strike out the preamble Other
business of minor importance transacted
TIE WASHINGTON SEMINARY.Ihe annual exhibition Of
this institution under the charge of Rev Father Ncckerc
took place yesterday at Carsis Saloon In the morning
the school marched, with badges banners, and music
from the institution, and 10th streets via the Capt.
toll grounds to the saloon. The stage occupied by
about hundred pupils and two assistant teachers
and the rest of the hall crowded by large and
tegent audience The exercises consisted of declaH
tons by the pupils and by brass band closing
with an admirable address to the audience and pupils by
Professor Alexander Dimty, and distribution of prizes
by President Mcguire of Georgetown College Professor
Dmtry eloquently urged upon parents the duty and pol
icy of properly educating those who were in the
time take their places in the busy of e and
become the guardians of their old age He urged upon
the pupils the necessity and policy of improving the
springme Of life-the Of youth while favored
with time and facilities, to thoroughly prepare them
selves for the part that they to perform in the great
drama of life He made happy allusion to his own
hoy days, spent within two miles of that very
spot portayng wildly how he had thought and acted
| as one of them before he became man and laid
aside boysh things. He also eloquently alluded to the
contemplated Catholic college in the city, which, al
though its walls yet unseen like good seed in
good ground bound to spring up in the intellectual
fertility of the age and of the place. and bless the world
| with its fruits and flowers.
PARISH MErrlNG.--A numerousy ATTENDED meeting OF
the pensioners of st. Patrick held agreeably to
previous announcement, at the parish school house
Sunday evening last to receive the report of the commit
tee having in charge the preliminary in refer
to the church The meeting was presided over
by J. Carroll Brent, esq., and Mr. John +. Ellis acted
sooretary. Roy. o"rooe, of the commit
tee, made quite interesting report of the operations
the collecting committee and inspired the meeting with
share his confidence in the speedy of the
movement In hand, The committee had not called on
more than six hundred of citizens, including
many of different denominations, and had already realized
$50 900 The original design to build church at
of about 5000 900 but yielding to considerations
more abundant caution and prudence they would await
further reports from the committee before definitely
deciding whether the church shall be magnificent
SCALE whether it may not become necessary in view
the pressing wants of his congregation and the made
quacy of present church accommodations, to
operations scale not large-say $780, 900
The committee will make final report this subject
adjourned meeting of the parshioner and subscribers
i to be held next Sunday week.
In the of his remarks, the reverend speake
dwelt with much enthusiasm upon the generous berality
of such Of citizens without distinction of creed
had so far been called upon and truly remarked thai
such building if completed according to the origna
design, would prove ornament to the city, well
blessing his immense and stillgrowng congregation
THE UNION AcADEMy.-We had the pleasure on FRIDAY
evening last of witnessing, in the ecture-room Of thu
Smithsonian Institute, the sixth annual rhetorical
musical exhibition Of the Union Academy of Professor
Richards. The stage occupied by about fifty boys
the two Messs. Richards and Professor Schel and hi
piano. large and intelligent audience of both
was present While Juvenile defamation at any time il
only interesting and agreeable to teachers and parents in
showing the proficiency of scholars the musical perform
ances on this occasion not only interesting in THU
respect but afforded extreme pleasure to large and cu
vated audience These performances showed that
music well other branches, is thoroughly taught
1 at this school.
CRY IrIMs.Wc learn that the Fourth of July trip OF
the steamer Maryland to Pney Point Old Point Comfort
&C., proved almost failure account Of her machinery
becoming disordcrcd after leaving here Friday
| evening. She neither went far intended MOI
got back here at the appointed time having returned
about noon yesterday.
As an indication of the manner in which the Fourth
of July passed OFF in city, would simply that
there not single for trial at the watch house