The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

The NATIONAL WASHINGTON MONUMENT. This structure
is situated about the middle of the riyerline OF the city
back grassy point formed by the river and an inlet
uttng eastward into the land only few rods from the
centre of the original District of Columbia 1t is hol
low stone obelisk built solid rock foundation, 81
feet square at the base sunk feet in the ground and
rising l7 feet above ground the obes5 itself being So
feet square at its base this foundation designed to
reach 500 feet clear of the foundation or STA above the
ground, to be externally cased with marble, internally
decorated with various Devices (noIg which will be in
terpesed the many engraved blocks contributed from all
parts of the world capped with magnificent glass dome
and assembled ON the inside by spir1 stairs When
peed this monument will be the highest artificial struc-
ture in the world being 37 feet higher than the Great
Pyramid of Egypt and is estimated by scientific to
be capable of enduring thousands of years.
The following the heights of of the principal
monuments, domes &c, in the world St. Antoine's
column at Rome, I35 feet principal tower of the smith
sonian Institute, las Trajans column at Rome, l45
Napoleons column at Paris $50 Washington's column
at Baltimore $780, the great obelsk at Thebes, 20o Bun
ker Hill Monument at Boston, 220 column Of Delhi,
262 Trinity Church steeple, New York, 264 the
tempated new dome of the Capitol, 800 dome of ST
Pauls Cathedral, London, 800 tower of Manlius, $50
tower of the Cathedral Of strasbourg, 400 dome of St
Peters Cathedral Rome, 465 great pyramid of Egypt
4s0; National Washington Monument 5l74.
| TIM Picnic AT THE GronaErowS CoLrgcr Gnousps
The picnic given Wednesday by the congregation of
Trinity church. Georgetown, In the beautiful grounds at
ched to Georgetown College, passed off pleasantly and
without the slightest incident to interrupt the enoymens
! of the occasion There immense gathering of
ladies and children number of tents erected in
different parts of the grounds but they hot filled to
overlowing the beautiful shady groves invited to
more unrestricted motion. fine band of music in
ATTENDANCE and dancing kept up with but brief inter-
mission during the entire afternoon The refreshments
were excellent and of every variety.
The party broke up at early hour in the evening,
and all expressed gratitude and thanks to Rev. Dr. Ma
gue, president of Georgetown College, for the graca-
ton and enjoyment which he generously afforded by
his liberay in throwing open the beautiful grounds of
the college they to literature and the
ito such distinct associations of benevoence
desire to give holiday to wives sisters sweet
hearts, and children.
TIE Cry couScrL-It will be rccollected that on
Monday last majority of the members of our city coun-
Gil visited Baltimore taking part in the festivities of that
city in honor of the arrival of the visitors from the West
Their absence of course left those bodies without quo
runs and since Monday the two boards have been ad
jouning from day to day The board of aldermen had
no session last night There quorum of the
bers of the board of council present, but
business of importance transacted The next regular
meetings of these boards will be held on Monday.
/ SHoorINGOn Wednesday afternoon, the Star says
boy fred large pistol loaded with bird shot, in Eighth
street part of the load striking door where small
child was sitting" The firing of pistols in the public
streets is not strange but the finale of the account is,
that portion of the shot, not the shooter taken
to the Office of Justice Smith This is the upshot OF the
affair.
I REAL ESTATE SALEs-By Wall Barnard, ON Wcdnes-
day afternoon house and lot ON New York ave-
nue. between Sixth and Seventh streets for 1882 So
George Fisher
The house and lots the avenue next door cast of
Iron Hail. occupied by Wall & Stephens have been
sold by Michael Shanks to VIM. Wall for 1926, 600
! PRoF~E IANauAGE-Ihe full penalty of the law ten
dollars and costs, visited colored yesterday
by justice of the peace for using profane and indie
cent language" If every and boy guilty of SINH
lar immortality fined to that extent the corporation
Golfers would be filed to overaowing.
! The DEATHS for June, prepared by the
commissioner of health shows seventyone in the aggrc-
gate including eight by gun-shot wounds and ten by
consumption. The mortality among children of five
years and under was twentysix.
! Presentation. w. II. Snccd of Tennessee is at
Browns Judge Walker, of Ohio, and Col J. P. Taylor,
United States army, at Wizards
| CRY ITEMs.--Thc missing mail bag from Alexan-
dria to New York is reported safe.
John b. Hancock was elected constable in Alexan-
dra Wednesday last to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Samuel N. Chipley.
Report says that the water has been let into the Ches
apeake and Ohio canal its entire length and that
boats busly loading at Cumberland for Georgetown
and Alexandria.
A lot of new wheat Ued) sold in Alexandria the other
day for 81 IS per bushcl.
An Alexandria contributor to the Gazette of that city
says that returning from Baltimore few mornings
ago he stopped for few minutes at the Centre Market
in Washington and found fresh meats-beef and lamb
much finer, attcr and better than they are in the Alex
andria market, and cheaper.
company of Sisters of Charity left Georgetown few
days ago for the South to be ready the epidemic
fevers incident to that climate at this season.
MARRIED,
Philadelphia Elder
JAMES CHIIKy AUGUSTUS JOHN to
SARAH d. BARCLAY, of Albemarle county, Virginia
United states Sale OF Valuable wharf Prop
erty and Lots the SchuylkilI, adjoining
the Naval Asylum, Philadelphia.
WILL be sod at public auction, on Tuesday
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