Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

new dome is being put mp under the superintend
ence of Mr. Fowler, Of the firm OF Bebee Co
In the new House Hall, the click of the busy
hammer and the usual industrial SOUNDS attend
ant on the prosecution Of vast work are con-
stantly heard. The doors for the galleries OF the
hall are being made, and are OF beautiful design
and finish; they are veneered with bird s-eye ma
pie, and are further finished by exquisiteiy- de-
signed brass ornamental mouldings, representing
national fruits, flowers, etc.
OF these doors surrounding the galleries Of the
two halls there are TO be twenty-four, twelve OF
which are nearly done, and are being ornamented
with variously designed mouldings and wreaths.
The mouldings are all being done in the brass
fOundeTy ttached to the premises by the best ar
fists. The floor OF the new hall is being rapidly
finished The gallery fronts are all done except
the painting The Speakers retiring room, which
will be, when finished, the most beautiful room
in the whole building, IN constructed entirely OF
iron. The pilasters are now being set, and the
bricklayers are bac king up as fast as they are
placed in position. r..r..
The mechanical exacttude which is required
in fitting together the various parts of the iron
finishing is far beyond that OF any other branch
Of the work. The ornamental sash lights in the
ceiling OF the new hall will be a sight TO inspire
the admiration OF the most ind fferent observer
The beautiful designs in colored glass represent
ing in each light the arms Of one OF the States OF
tue Union, are soon to he set and will not fail to
create establishment and delight All the rooms
surrounding the hall OF the House are being
pushed forward towards completion with COM
Inendable dispatch. The painting, clustering
freseOing, and all the various branches of the in-
The stairways of either building going mp.
aud growing in interest and beauty as they ad-
vance. They are to be Of marble either native or
Italian, throughout. The stairway In the new
Senate, when completed, will challenge the adj
miraiiOn Of the world Not point from base to
apex but what will be nicely fitted together
that il will seem IL hewn out OF solid rock :;
and so highly polished as to serve FOR mirror TO
reflect back the figure OF the spectator. .- .
The foundations OF the poEticOs and cOlOnnadcs
are nearly finished ut both wings. The connect
into H.faI
IL Is worthy of remark, that the capitals
and PilasteTs throughout will be ornamented
with designs representative Of American products,
such as corn, tobacco, cotton, wheat, palmetto,
&c, &c.
In the statuary department the work goes brave
ly on. The large piece nearly finished by Gag
Ilrdi, representing " America" is worth visit;
and near by in the same room. the - Indian
Mother is nearly completed by the same artist
In an adjoining room the % WOOdman," rom
new design by Crawford, is lust begun This
piece represents the pioneer American in the act
OF Telling an enormous tree while at its foot a
poisonous snake with uplifted head aud fanos
dlstended, watches with deyilish hate the sturdy
forester who has disturbed its domcile. The
woodInan tolls on unaware OF the lurking dan
ger. The piece Is life size and designed with
graphic skill, and is to be executed by Senior
Batti, an Italian sculptor. - The Young Hun
ter,'' is the name of another new piece from the
same designer, and just commenced by Senior
BATH.
A large sewer to drain the entire buildings
leading from the centre of the old Capitol Is be-
ing constructed; it is some Thousand feet in
length, one hundred feet Of which is now CON-
pleted IL will discharge into the canal at the
foot Of First street. The work is being Superin-
tended by Mr.. Zepheniah Jones and will be COM
pleted entirely by the first Of October next
The construction OF the dome will occupy not
less than six years in building, and when com
Pleted will be achievement in iron are hftec-
ture second TO none Of the kind in the world
The RIvER.-Business of every kind Is duh,
to-day
large lumber schooner, from Port Deposite,
passed up to the mouth Of the City Canal yester-
day.
Arrived at Magruder & Stones wharf schooner
Fire Fly, Capt. swift, from PHILADELPHIA with
l25 tons Of coal for II. x. Burr. At Riley's wharf
schooner Clara Bell, Captain Pdrkes, from Pc TT
Walthal, with $50 tons Of coal for the gas CON-
pany-
The following vessels have arrived at the west
ern wharves :-Schr. Champion, Mitchell master
from Port Deposite, with 40 tons granite for w
Eacken and l. =. Treasury extension New
barque EPhraim Williams, (of Messrs. BealI x
Dlxon's line y snow, master, from Dicks Island ,
with $50 tons granite for L. :. Treasury exten.
sion. -
sloops. with sweet potatoes, begin to arrive
at the lower river.
The steamboat company have not yet provided
n substitute for the George Washington That
steamer Is undergoing repairs at Alexandria prior
10 proceeding to New York. IL is estimated that
some sc, 100 worth OF repairs will be placed upon
her. -
The prices in Alexandria for -four. wheat, corn,
&c, are as follows Flour, super, Sc 75as7 do
80, EXTRA - 5Od7.15; family. - .5Ua9 90. White
wheat. ~ s1al 50; red, IL 4ta1 As. White corn
7Ja76c; mixed 7Ja76; yellow s5aS6. Meal S0as5c
Der bushel. ..
Travel over the Orange and Alexandria Rail-
road IS on the increase. The recei pts for August
50 far, exceed those of any prev ouS month. Per-
sons travelling over the road are universally
pleased with the excellent accommodations al
iorded by the conductors and all who are en-
gagged On that line.
The CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO
kHL-Yesterday afternoon, the case Of Messrs
Waterman, Costello and Dull, charged with as
sault with intent to kill T. A Pollard, came up
for trial before Justice Hollingshead MI Chill
ton appeared for the prosecution. The testimony
OF MessLs Pollard, linton, Davis, Dom, Drum
mond, TwOmey, NatOr and E.oIeson was heard.
when the Justice, conclud ing that there was NO
evidence 10 Justify him in holding the accused
parties 10 bail, dismissed the case
In the course Of the examination, ii was testi-
lied by hlr. Pollard that he distinctly identified
one OF the accused (COstellO) as having fired a
pistol Within two or three feet Of his person and
that he afterwards noticed slight abrasion of
the skin on the top OF the shoulder, which he
supposed to have been produced by the ball The
testimony OF other witnesses, however was such
as TO induce the tnStice to overrule his
+. S--We are informed that We Were mistaken
IN say ing, yesterday, that Mr.. Pollard was held
10 bail for assaulting police officers with a bowie
knife the charge, to meet which he gave bail
Individual in the melee of "Wednesday night of
last week.
UNITARIAN CHURCH The repairs and altera-
tons which have been going on for some time
past on the aboye-named edifice corner OF Loui-
sisna avenue and Sixth street, are nearly compile
ted The church has been extended so as TO
auofd recess FOR the preachers desk, and the
walls have been braced up from the outside with
DICK columns, and rods Of iron have been ex-
tended crosSwise through the interior from one
side 10 the other, making the old church as firm
as when hrst built. The whole of the interior
NILS ana ceiling have been plastered and beau
uIuily ffescoed in modern style. The outside has
received new coat OF brown paint, and the old
steps leading into the edifice have been replaced
by new ones OF brown stone, while the space be-
tween the walls and the street pavement has been
reverted on, and the side and font on Sixth street
and Louisiana avenue Is to he protected from
depreciation by a neat iron fence which is beino
set. The old church. thus beautifed will con-
stute an ornamental feature Of that potion Of the
city "a TIC
CONCERT AT THE Navy YARD.-Last night. the
Residents OF the Sixth Ward were treated 70 a
vocal and instrumental Concar, -. Al.