The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-31
LOCAL NEWS.


This hall will occupy the cenie Of the south wing Of the
Capitol and viii be rectangular hundred and thirty
nine feet long from east TO west ninety three feet wide
and about thrty-sx feet high. Ii will be lighted by
skylghts in the ceiling and glass roof and at night by
large chandeliers suspended between the ceiling and the
roof The Speakers chair viii be situated the south
side Of the hail. and the members three hundred
in number arranged in Ineircular form fronting il
There viii be continuous gallery three sides Of the
hall the north east and wetcapabe Of seating twelve
hundred persons and separate gallery for reporters be-
hind the Speakers chair The walls of the hall under
the galleries will contain pannels for paintings and,
above inches for stataay The hall itself viii be nearly
surrounded by corridor affording convenient commu-
niction with the post Office, the retiring rooms and the
committee The public galleries will be entered
from corridor surrounding them in the second story,
which viii be reached by splendid stairway The pres
ent state Of the work briefly stated in issue of
yesterday morning We but add to-day that work
employed in preparing the floor for the seats OF
the members in putting up the galleries and in covering
the walls with an ornamental finish of cast iron
The FrSERAL or CoaxoDoRE NEwfoS. --The funeral Of
Commodore Newton took place yesterday morning The
solemn funeral service Of the Protestant Episcopal church
was read by Rev. Dr. Hail. of the church of the Epiph
any, at the Meade House from which the procession
moved for the Congressional Buryng Ground at about IL
o clock The body Of Commodore Newton was escorted
to its grave by fine corps of marines, under the COM
mand of Major zcen The brief notice given to the vol
untees and the dsagreeabeess of the weather prevented
their attendance train of carriages united
in the procession in which seated number of the
mourning relatives of the deceased the Secretary Of the
Navy the Secretary of War and large number of Off
of the navy many of the army present in
this city, all in uniform and friends of the deceased
| The body deposited in metallic burial-case, fur
nished by Mr. White The uniform of the deceased
placed upon this and the American flag enshrouded the
whole Eight coIorcd seamen who had formerly served
under Commodore Newton the bearers of the coffin,
and marched beside the hearse
THE New SENATE CHaaBER. The new Senate chamber
is situated in the centre Of the north wing of the Capitol
and is constructed similar plan with that of the hall
of the House of Representatives only smaller, being
hundred and twelve feet long by eighty wide This
leaves in the building for corridors and other
apartments The Senate retiring room, situated in the
north front of the wing, il to be magnificent apartment
1t will be thirtycght feet in length by twenty and
a halfn width, and nineteen and half in height The
ceiling to be of pure white italian marble and is to be
supported by polished Conthian columns and plasers
Of the same material with richly carved capitals The
walls be of the richest Tennessee MARBLE set with
large plae-gass mirrors and at each end of the
to be inches filled with statuary. The other
the north and side Of this wing designed for p
waite reception rooms for the senators.
During the past week fy-four patents were
issued from the United States Patent office among
them the following:
George Haseltine, of Washington, d. c., for improved
machine for punching and shaping metals
A Pennsylvania claims the merit of inventing mod,
for fastening breastpins.
Massachusetts, man, largely engaged in the trade o
making pills. has secured patent for facilitating tn.
manufacture of his medicinal bullets
H. Apafant for imnroyement in artificial legs ii
among the variety. If any could improve natura
pedestas affected with rheumatism, he would win tn,
| title of s.illustrious benefactor."
From the South there patentee for Improvement il
| receiving boxes for passenger fare. "
THr CRIMINAL CouKT YIsrERDAY.-The Fourth ware
riot case progressed slowly The examination OF MIR
Dom concluded and the following witnesses in
troduccd j. M. Carlisle, General Henderson, Jeremiah
Toomey policeman, and Franklin Brkhead policeman
Mr. Carlisle stated that he fully satisfied from ap
peaances that it the intention of the mob to fire tn,
cannon No facts of importance ELECTED from tn,
witnesses that have not already appeared in columns
/ SALE MARKET STANDs--At IL o'clock, m yester
day, notwithstanding the falling rain, large crowd at
tended the sale of market stands at Centre Market Tht
mayor commissioners, and clerk of the market wer,
present and A. Green, auctioneer, proceeded to cry
the stalls for bids After selling several stands the bid
ding stopped, and the sale was postponed.
The CoRNERsTo of the Ebenezcr Methodist Episcopa
church, Fourth street east which have beer
laid yesterday evening, will be laid this evening 81,
o'clock