The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-31
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Ta festive sooia season in the federal capital il We
may term H. may he said 10 have commenced tbs
year with the dinner given on Thursday Inst by President
Buchanan at the Executive Mansion, TO very large
and distinguished party There wefe present all the
members Of The diplomatic corps at the seat OF gov
enmsn together with the Secretary and Assistant Sec
Rotary 81 State and Senators Sdel Gwin, and Bright
The table gaoed by the presence OF the ladies' OF
most Of the distinguished guests. The genius of that
famous artist, Gauter, more strikingly or
agrecaby displayed than this occssion After the
dinner the company, by invitation repaired TO the resi-
dence of the British minister where the elegant hospital
tes OF the mansion were dispensed with that winning
courtesy and kindness for which Lord Napier Ia noted
TmE NATIONAL BoraSicAL GARprss-A wide foot'vay
Ia being Tagged through these grounds from the
gate next to the Capitol to the bridge ber creek
and thence branching into narrower to the two
western gates The tagging is now mostly on the ground
aud the probability is that the walks win he completed In
two or three weeks.
The new green il completed, all to the insertion
Of the small areed sash in the tops Of the Windows and
the Introduction Of the heating apparatus which il is
expected will be completed in about two weeks "
The principal plants in bloom in the green houses
are follow The Bellerga the Gmgoga an airplant
OF Central America the .Jtta C,raea the H5ssas
the Reaets Gyna tile Hbrothana.s Hegahs and the Tt
ronea We also notice, in fruit the Japan dwarf or
anetree; the banana, and the N'SG Horda, on bread
tree This lster plant 10 closely a,d TO the sage plant
e Florida, the 'fCaas,' of the Seminole Indiana
Among the plants distinguished Tor curious ioiage we
notice the Css,s Dar the Aorantg HJriad and the D
.,o, ,,r,g The latter Is closely allied to the New
Chinese potato, and the vine resembles that Of
American sweet potato. <
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THr FRAxKLN Flnr co,pAss, the gallant heroes of
many wei, fought battle with the s.destroying Gle
mcnt" viii give on Monday next u splendid ball in hon
or of the completion OF their new hail. In the course of
the evening handsome ilag-wth all the " stars and
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800. NJ; phi,,a,h;a friends ON their recent visit to
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lin Fire Company.
Trs NV Hall or THE Horsx OF REPRESENTATIVES,. =
The ornamental painting OF the new hall Is now about
The .outhvet corner panel on the south side being
executed in revolutionary scene conceived by the artist
in with the following passage of our national
history.
cor tho nth Of October 1871 Lord CORVALLIS wrote
s,i,;t;a 20 a f hours n order that comns
soners might be appointed to digest terms Of capituls
Hon. washington BIulteu WV ho"o'
The Track of the Washington and Alexandria railroad,
with the exception of single mile has been laid and it
is expected that the will run regularly between this
city and Alexandria in fifteen or twenty days.
residing in this city, was thrown violently against the
Judges stand aud killed almost instantly while riding
. race at Centrevillc, Maryland, on Friday last.
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dollars ana sH ceHs Was eVi'oe'oi 'o W i Pia'a IA
Gnes by the enforcement Of the law against the keeping
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OF dogs niuio"b P'li's !" ''ez''oo 'Ni N" ..-a#
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A LARGE SEWER il being constructed on Thirteenth
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street. III VIII start m sfce' anu ooiiho'' Win INC
main Il street The common council appropIi-
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