Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-25

sion to the Pope's stone is suggestive II is but
iair TO add that the italics are ours.
circular Is y spo,hes from
which he saws:
''By the action of your brethren in the District
OF Columbia, our Order stands pledged to the
country and the world to complete the Monu-
ment and the glory of success, or the disgrace Of
failure, will be ours alone"
Brethren of the American Party: For twenty
years past voluntary association mas existed in
! to erect a monument to WASHINGTON. IL was
founded on the scheme Of voluntary contributions
among the people Of the United States, in such
towards it. After years of patient waiting a suf-
fcient amount was accumulated to Justify them
in adopting plan and beginning the work, A
plan was adopted OF single shaft of white mar
bic of four equal sides, having a base IS feet
square, and rising to the height of six hundred
feet, diminishing gradually from base to ton. and
10 oe - Zee. square at the top The base is to be
pantheon, surrounded by columns and orna
mented by statues. The interior of the Monu
ment Is square chamber; the wallis fifteen feet
IN nhess, are composed Of the solid blue stone
OF the Potomac in large masses faced on the out
SIDE with white marble eighteen inches thick
nImiy bonded at every course into the blue stone
The corner stone was laid on the 4th of July 1S4s
ne structure has reached the height of one hum
dred and seventy feet, at a cost of upward of DO
OUO dollars. And it appears to be firm as the ma
terials of which II is composed.
Last year the contributions were wholly insuf-
hcient to keep up the ordinary progress of the
work, and the managers were constrained to ap-
ply to Congress for aid. In the course of its con-
struction they had thought il expedient and pro-
per to receive not only contributions in money
from every quarter of the globe, but they invited
contributions in ornamented stones, to be placed,
under the direction Of the architect in the face Of
the wall of the chamber. Among others, a stone
cdS sent from the Pope of Rome, and ,caS receir-
ed by the managers, to be placed, the Others in
some conspicuous place.
IL American monument and its con
stfuction and management was said to be mainly
in the hands of Catholics and Foreigners Com
plants were also made of the administration of
the association and of the expenditures and losses
in the collections of funds For these and divers
other causes, the Americans of this District re-
solved in their respective Councils that this work
ought TO be, typical of their government, COM
pleted by the free act of the People under the di
Tection and by the hands Of the natives Accord
ingly, at the election held on the 22d of Febru-
AIRY last, they nominated and elected a ticket of
! their own Order, who now have the control of the
work
IL will require at least one million of dollars To
complete it as 1t was originally designed, and
that SKm must be raised by the Councils of our
OTdeT, or nee must suffer tndeIiibte disgrace, and
become a by-,coTd. There are enrolled in the
Order, at this time, not less than two millions of
fIeemen. contribution of fifty cents from each,
sum within the reach Of every member will eff
feet IT There may be some too poor-there can
not be any too mean or too insensible to the obl-
shall be so, we have adopted plan by which
that difficulty may be met For every contribu-
ton OF one dollar, certificate of member ship is
to be issued to the person in whose name the sub
scription is made 1t is therefore proposed that
collections shall be made in each Council through
out the nation, in such manner rs each NAV deem
mos, excellent, and the money remitted to John
NJ. McCalla, Esq, Treasurer of the National
Monument, accompanied by letter addressed to
Chas. C.. Tucker, Secretary of the National Mon
ument, stating the amount thus forwarded, and
transmitting list of the names to whom a certif-
cate for each dollar, thus paid in, is to be sent
For each single subscription of five dollars a
handsome engraved plate of the monument of
] large size, will be sent.
But, brethren, while the sum of fifty cents from
each member of the Order may be barely sufi-
/ cent to complete the structure, it will take as
much more to finish the work and the grounds
and leave surplus to be invested, and yield an
Interest to keep it in repair and deffay the incl
I dental annual expenses.
We have pledged the American party to this
work. We have taken the great step of over
throwing, on this pledge, the administration
which has preceded us and which not ONLY
failed, but went as beggars to Congress to ask
legislative aid for that which loses all merit un-
less il be the free-wl Offering of grateful hearts
Have we done right!
1.-THE response seems to have been No."l
The CIRCUIT CouRT.-The ejectment case Of
| Weightman Webb rs Frederick Ringgold
that was taken up in this court day before yester-
! day, was yesterday continued until the October
| term.
The ejectment case of William H. Winter rs
! Mary A. Anderson was then tried, and decided in
! favor Of the plaintif-damages merely nominal
| Carlisle and Maury for PLAINTIFF Dcvlin for de-
| fence
The next case was that Of John and Mary Ma
honey rs. Charles III. Van Patten, for wages of
said Mary before marriage. Verdict for plaintiffs
sll3 and interest from June 1, 1851. Stone for
plaintiff; GibersOn for defence.
The points of demur made in the case of Jones
rs. Dermott, are held under advisemsnt by the
Court until next Monday week, when they will
deliver their opinion on those points.
morning. CauStin Off
chusetts, was introduced to the Court by A
Smith, Esq, and admitted to the bar to practice
at the regular Courts of the District of Columbia
Judgments were obtained in several inquisi-
tions against Messrs. Hayward d Wilson.
The Court then took up the case of b. i. Reed
rs. WIN. |. Smith, (i9O on docket, } in which the
plaintiff brings action for damages on grounds of
trespass Stone for plaintiff.
COTrection.-We were in error, yesterday, i'm
stating that the plaintiff relied on tax sale Of the
Corporation, and under a deed to Allison Nailor
by the Corporation. Whereas il should have read
that the defendant claimed under the tax sale and
deed by the Corporation in favor of Allison
Nailor. Whereupon her counsel asked leave to
amend his declaration, which was granted on
payment of the costs Of the term, and the jury
was discharged.
AT CENTRE MARKET, this morning, the prices
were pretty much as usual. Viz:
Beef, per lb...... 10a15c Apples ...... go. 81
Pork. ........... Sal2 Dried do ,........ 81
Mutton .......... 10a15 Corn, pr bush.... ~
Lamb, pr Or, 81 25al so Corn, ear, pr bush. 40
Sausage, pr b.. I2K Rye, pr bush. IS
Lard ............. 14al6 Oats. ............ 90
Veal.............. l0alo Meal ............. IS
Calf heads, EACH. IS Shorts ..... ..... Is
Bacon. l2al5 Shipstufs ........ 35a5O
Shoulders ........ 12k Onions, pr string, Is
Breast pieces -. Halls Salmon, pr Id 80. Is
Dried beef........ 15a16 Roll butter. 25a3l
Chickens, pr pair 81 Phil'a print 40
Red terrapin, each ,25a75 Eggs, per doz.... Is
Turkey ...... 81 .50a2 90 Lettuce, pr head. q