The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-01

Washington we give the following statement of the res
eryations which belong to the government made to
the Secretary Of the Interior by Mr. Randolph coyle,
civil engineer This statement has been furnished in
accordance with resolution adopted by the Senate at its
last session
The Presidents square, extending from the street in
front OF the Mansion to Canal street. and from Fif-
tenth to Seventeenth streets square feet
so. 1874 acres.
The square originally part of the Presidents square,
now called Lafayette square, 694 square feet,
6.99lS acres.
The Capitol square and Mall, comprising the public
grounds enclosed and unencosed surrounding the Capt.
toll between First streets, east and west and streets,
north and SOUTH 2 l4l square feet 49, 6946 acres
the grounds between First and Third streets and
Maryland and Pennsylvania avenue Botanic Gardens)
Ola 246 square feet IL 1864 the mall between
Third and Fourand half streets and Missouri
and the canal 49, l75 square feet 20262 the
mall between Third and Fourand a. half streets and
Maine avenue and the canal, S8,9G7 square feet, or
2.0424 acres the mall between Missouri avenue and
the canal west Of Four half street. $50 PIP square
feet 1906 acres the mall south of the canal be-
tween -Four nda-half and Seventh Streets (Arinory
square ISL 1873 square feet IL 1858 the mall
between Seventh and Twelfth streets Square Of the Smith
sor'an nstuton) 1888, 1872 square feet or So 5525
the mall between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets
1873, lT2 square feet or 81 1884 acres
The Park and part Of the Mall being the whole of the
public grounds west of Fourteenth street to Tyler's
creek and the Potomac 1885, 7s9 square feet 92l7
acres.
Observatory Square, originally University Square $780,
OLA square feet, or 10. 262h acres
The Arsenal, at Greenleafs Point-origina ground,
249 900 square feet rs 6937 acres the recent pur-
chase, 1905 OH square feet, 4l4379 acres-3 054-
947 square feet, or 70.l3l6 acres.
The Western Market, entirely covered by water being
south OF north street between Twentieth and Twenty
The Centre Market comprising the space between
Seventh and Ninth streets west and Canal streets and
Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues, 16l,20l square
faafn rR
The Patent Office Square, originally designated the
National Church Square, al square feet 4l603
| acres
Judiciary Square, s3s, s74 square feet, or 49, zoos
The Hospital Square, on the Eastern Branch east Of
Nineteenth street east 1861 1919 square feet
| acres &T AI%E f aA
The Maryland, 1878 square feet, or AZ. 5000
acres
| The Eastern Market 1928 square feet, or 2.5sl3
| acres.
Tho reservation south Of the Capitol at the CONVEX
gence of New jersey Virginia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina avenues l9l square feet 23 1875
acres.
The Marine Barracks, square No. 927 1856 179 square
| feet, or 1858 acres. p"
Franklin Square, square No. 200, TIA, AIS square feet
| or A. 0040 acres
General Post Office Square, square No. 4so, GA, 300
square feet or l.4761 acres.
Total-25, lS9, 002 square feet, or SIS 26 acres.
Reservations Nos 10, ii, and IL divided into lots
| and sold, per act Of Congress, May 1852.
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The CELxBnArroS Irving LYcEua.--A goodly
and intelligent auditory met last evening in the Smso
nian Lecture Room the occasion Of the fifth annual
celebration Of the Irving Lyceum This association
bering among its members many of the most promising
| young gentlemen of Washington has been organ
lied for nearly six years, and has achieved for itself
well Learned and envabe reputation literary body.
exercises of the celebration consisted of addresses
T. j. Page esq., of the Lyceum, and VIM j. Rose, esq, of
New York. Mr. Pages essay an elaborate and
lengthy review of the past and present state of American
literature He paid glowing eulogy to the historians
statesmen orators and poets of land In his allu
sons poets regret that the young orator char
acterized Edgar Poe, K
| L3. unhappy whom unmercu disaster
Followed fast and followed faser,' NJ .n#t
as sdeyoid of every principle of morality and melan-
choy instance Of the dcpravty Of the human race"
The have scanned the life, writings and death of
the author of the Raven the we have become
convinced that his errngs rather attributable
diseased and cratic, though giant mind than to any
innate principle Of want of noble impulse.
Those Of the caumnies That his enemies have heaped
upon his which have not been recanted have long
| been rejected as false by tho discerning
Mr. Rose the invited orator of the evening" delivered
terse and well-written address upon 'The Age' a@
Esputas band filled up the intervals of the evening
with its accustomed melody and the whole celebration
highly gratifying to the audience which manifested
its delight by long and loud applause.
SHOOTING. Last evening, about six clock the Grand
Lodge of f. and A. having just closed its session. the
brethren leaving Masonic Hail. of 9th and
Streets when individual standing on the sidewalk op-
poste the door fired three shots from revolver at the
persons who descending the stairs One Of them
took effect in the left foot Of Mr. Francis j. Heiberger
Of the firm Of H. H. Loudon & Co., of this CITY, pro-
ducng painful but not dangerous wound Mr. H. was
Immediately attended by Drs McKim and McKoy who
extracted the ball The offender was instantly arrested
by Officer King and taken TO the watch house. where
he underwent preliminary examination He gave his
name as Wnent Streng was born in Prussia but has
lived of late in California; is carpenter by trade He
confessed the deed, and gave reason that the
Free Masons in California had injured his character and
he was DESTROYS of killing the whole of them all over
the United States One Of the witnesses stated that he
had noticed this walking to and fro the sidewalk
for hour n, waiting for the Grand Lodge to adj
ourn. Rev. Mr. Haley, Of this city had left the build
Ing but few minutes previously and noticed the strange
demeano Of this man. he passed him the sidewalk
He committed to await further examination, which
will take place this afternoon at four clock There
be little doubt of the man insanity
The WASHINGTON MONUMENT. During the three years
that the know -nothngs had the control of this work.
which they obtained in such disgraceul to
excite the indignation Of the whole country the
ment was raised four feet And this was only done by