The Washington union., 1857-08-21
FOCAL NEWS.

Tar NEw AIAs- -HousEIhis building il 10 be erected
the site OF the old under the direction Of
the mayor and the joint committee the asylum 1t is
to be of I shape The basement of the main building is
10 be twelve feet high the basement Of the ntendants
house nine feet the first story of the entire building
twelve feet and the second and third stories eleven feet
each The walls are TO be of brick and eighteen inches
thick the entire height of the building except the panels
,.,, = to be fourteen inches. The partition walls are
10 be from eighteen to nine n..s1 ~les thick,
Beneath the entire extent of the outside Ti' anu 'no
iron columns Of the building foundation Of gnes stone
is TO be Laid the foundation to be wef rstn,ed and
thoroughly bedded in cement The roof of the building Is
to be tinned with large cutters all around leading down
inch pipes the six corners All the floors
in the building are be of North Carolina merchantabe
"a flooring paned an equal thekness, tongued and
grooved, and, after being laid planed to smooth sur
face The starways of the building are to be Of iron
with wooden hand-rails All the windows are to have
outside mortice blinds supplied with Plants selffs-
teners
Ventilating ues are to be constructed in every story
of the building in the dinng-room one m the
kitchen, one in the washroom, In each dornltory
one in the parlor in the chamber in the oice,
and four in each hospital the fues to be not less than
by IA inches and have outlets in the cornice of the
building.
The FOUNDATIONS of the connecting corridors between
the centre building of the Capitol and the wings
are now completed and the supcrstructures going
rapidly up. The blocks of marble and other materials
are elevated to their place in the walls by means OF
compound eevating carriage, operated follows The
main carriage spans the space between the centre build
ing and the new wing resting on the respective walls
thereof and is easily rolled from end of the space to
the other Upon the axes of this main carriage rests
minor carriage with transverse motion When the
sons want stone this main carriage is rolled out
the pile of loose materials lying the ground between
the two buildings the minor carriage rolled Immediately
the wanted the tackle attached and the stone
windlassed up to the proper height, and by similar
movement of the carriage deposited at its place the
wall.
NuIsASCE.--We have been requested to call the at
tention of the health officers Of the city to noleable
nuisance in the rear the large stables S street. be-
tween and l. This the principal route from every
section of the city between Seventh and Fourteenth
streets to the Northern Liberties Market During the past
few weeks persons prefer taking circuitous route 70
passing the spot indicated. An inspection by those
whose duty it is to look into alleys and behind gates will
result in cessation Of the illegal cause of this evil
The WASHINGTON ASYLUM including the workhouse and
farm, is said to be- under the present management
source of to the city 1t
estimated that the profits of the establishment for the
current year will amount to more than sixteen hundred
dollars and above all expenses The managers to
whom this prosperity crcditable Mr. John Queen
and his assistant, Mr.. King.
LAGER BEER WITHIN THE LICENSE ORDNANcE.-+In COR
poration suit against Messrs Humphries and Jnemann
on Wednesday last before Esquire Smith, for selling
lager beer without license it was argued by the de-
fcndants counsel that lager beer not strong beer
and consequently did not within the statute The
court decided however that it strong beer and did
come within the statute An appeal was taken by the
defence to the circuit court.
TaE WASHINGTON HoRrIcumuRAL socrErY.A meeting
of the Washington Horticultural Society was held on
"Wednesday evening last The next exhibition will
menee on the 2Sth of September and continue five days
The awarding premiums to the successful competitors
of the last exhibition postponed in consequence of
proracted discussion the admission Of certain gentle
men to membership. lssa
DIsK KING, for whom a bench warrant was issued at
the sitting of the criminal court arrested
Wednesday by Captain Klopfer, chief of police, and
Messrs Birkhead and Drummond at house in the Sew
enth Ward and confined in the county jail King, when
the descent made upon this house, escaped to the
woods where he remained for several weeks.
HoUDoNs STATUE or WASHINGTON. N.-Ihe venerable q.
W. p Custis who perfectly familiar with Washing
ton S personal appearance and who present when
the and for the statue taken by
Houon it true to nature and of the
best likeness extan it being the only taken by
actual cast from the original.
IMpoRTANTH appears from the list of patents grant
ed during the past week that there is for Improve
ment in hoops for ladies' skirts AS hoops do not
set WELL 1t must be pleasant piece of intelligence that
there is to be an Improvement" The inventor is
Goodman of this city.
REAL ESTATE SALEsOn Tuesday the following lots on
Maryland avenue between 8th and 9th Streets sold
the prices annexed Lot TO- in square south of square
915 for s52 so lot H. for $50 so lot H. for s52 so
and lot 81, for Sill.
PERsoNM.Among the arrivals in our city yesterday
were Hon. ]. s. Phelps of Missouri Hon. r. J.. Cling
man, of North Carolina and Hon L. b. Cunning, sccre
tary of Nebraska Territory.
The PRICE LAND WAHRANTs.--The bankers of the
city now paying for 1905 81 cents per acre; for
120s, 80 cents for sos, 95 cents for 40s 81 125
cents. They selling for 90. 92, 81, and 81 IA.
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