The Washington union., 1857-09-25
LOCAL NEW 5.

recolleced by our readers that the Young Mems Christian
Association of this city time ago passed resolu-
ton granting to the ladies of each church represented at
the union festival in May for the benefit of the assoca
ton the privilege of nominating honorary life member
of the association Only part of these nominations
have yet been made Among these is that of the ladies
of the Street Presbyterian church who their part
have nominated President Buchanan, who is attend
ant at that church suboined is the letter of the
President to the secretary of the association in response
to that notifying him of his appointment
WASHINGTON CRY, Sept II, 1857.
MY DEAR SIR | have received your favor of the 10th
instant informing that, through the kindness Of
''the committee of ladies who represented the II
Street Presbyterian church at the late union festival
have been constituted life member of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Washington city For
this token of regard from the ladies feel truly grateful
and accept the honor which they have been instru
mental in conferng upon with peculiar satisfaction
Yours very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
R. t MoRsnL, Secretary, &c.
MILITARY VIsr-The Winchester Continental Guards
Captain Jackson, being visit to the military compa-
nies of Alexandria, yesterday escorted to this city
by the Mount Vernon Guards, Captain De Vaughn and
the Alexandria Riaemen, Captain Herbert.
The battalion was in command of Col Bird Washington
and Major Meredith. Col Washington wore on parade
captulation of Yorktown,
All three companies were richly uniformed and each
was attended by fine band of music The Continental
Guards including their band uniformed i'm the old
revolutionary STYLE and that account attracted partc
ular attention. The companies visited the Capitol the
Presidents House, the War Department and the Patent
Office To their great regret arriving at the White
House they found that the President had left the city
on brief visit to Lancaster They were politely re-
ceived by DR. Blake, Commissioner of Public Build
ings and shown through the public apartments of the
Executive Mansion. They also cordially received
by the Secretary of War; who addressed them in appro
pirate manner.
The companies returned to Alexandria about clock
p m apparently well pleased with their vst-certainly
having conferred much pleasure citizens by their
brief sojoum.
The OFFICERS NAVY AND MARINE CoRps, at
present in Washington, respectfully invited to meet
this afternoon, at clock at the Washington Club
rooms for the purpose of giving the expression of their
feelings at the untmely loss of and to pay tribute of
respect to the memory Of their late brother officer Com
mander William Lewis Hemdon.
WASHINGTON AsYLuM.-The following is a summary of
the report from that institution for the month of August
last .@.
"The number of persons in the inirmary the 3lst
Of July Thirty ana the number received
the month of August was fifteen, Including found
lng of whom five natives of the District of Colum
bia total fftyfour during the month of August Ten
discharged and died leaving forty in this
department on the 3lst of August.
1.-The number of dsordery and vagrant persons in the
workhouse department the 31st of July was thirty
SIX and the number committed during the month of Au
gust sixty three orynine white and fourteen col
ored) making total of ninety nine During the month
forty discharged and sixteen eloped leaving forty
three in the workhouse the 3lst of August
.Of the sixty three persons committed to the work
house during the month of August only fifteen eight
white and colored) natives of the District of
Columbia.
V1suxTEMps CoMINa.--The announcement that the
greatest living master of the VIOLIN yieuxtemps is about
give concert here next Tuesday will be hailed with
delight by those who appreciate the highest order of
scal genus-for Veuxtemps belongs to that class What
wonderful compositions his What soul as well as
science marks his works Well may people wish to hear
him recite them since but himself full justice
to them. He has no rival performer, and find
that he is everywhere appreciated possessing most
remarkable musical individuality,
Thalberg the king of pianists and Madame D DAngr
the famous con,rdo singer, Rocco, with others, will be
associated with the renowned Yeuxtemps in the concert
which will be brilliant affair
The sale of seats commences Saturday at r.
Davis's:
CRY IMPROVEMENTS. City improvements always
popular The commissioner of the Third and Fourth
wards has commenced arrangements for trimming and
gravellng Eighth street between and streets paw
ing and grading alley in square AL constructing
sewer connect with at Fifth street. thence to
street grading and graveing from Ninth to Tenth
Streets and paving and grading alley in square 4O3
This work will proceel rapidly as possible
The RIvEn.-The Potomac is still smooth and beaut-
writing little To