The Washington union., 1858-02-19
LOCAL NE w y.

wAa,Scros NATIONAL MosuMKsr- The triennal cleo
ton of officers will nomnay take place Monday next
the 22d Of February but fs~r that the means EN-
ployed three years ago will again prevent fair repre-
sentaton Of the wishes Of the thousands who entitled
TO vote II will bc remembered by readers how
that occasion the then aspiring followers of san camo
from their nocturnal mysteries provided with certificates
Of membership In sufficient numbers to carry the election
The gentlemen who had disinterestedy acted as ON
eers and by whose abors the monument had been well
advanced towards completion, wereby this secret plot
unceremoniousy thrust out and board commenced
operations The construction Of the monument then
progressing with every prospect 81 success aud there
gooy provision Of materials, with everything elae
necessary carry the work Contributions also
steadily coming In from all quarters of country and
from other lands where the and memory Of WASH
iNaroS is reyercd.
The operations Of the sefstyled American board,
whose three years term OF Office Is now drawing to "a
close, can be easily summed up They hasellaid too
of marble, using 1--WE beevs) refuse materials
which they found the gronnd Little by little the
movable property Of the association has disappeared and
about the only remaining articles steam -engne
which is rustng out and an American flag which is hoist
ed fair days TO attract visitors, whose doles support
the custodian The monument which was to have been
finished within the three years about to expire, only
i' to point moral and adorn tale. And of the
amounts of money received from voluntary contributions.
collected by travelling agents, the public haoW moth
ing ~ All that has transpired of the mystic, dark Ian
tern proceedings of the boar has been vague
that they intended If funds could be obtaine to finish
it with brick, ccmented in imitation Of marble
They wished to make the monument embematic of their
protectorate of true American principles gigantic sham
Aware of their incapacity the board have lunless
we are wrongly infone had tickets printed in which
the names of few well known and esteemed citizens
inserted that they need not bear all the dgrane which
attends their operations But mistaken il these
gentlemen thus used to leaven the lump, will permit
the use of their names for such purpose charitable
though may be. Neither would counsel any oppo-
stion to the reign Of msrue for knows how many
membership certificates have been issued to
tend the polls with the plug ugles who hold them
If those who three years since, took possession OF the
Washington Monument Association wish to carry out the
noble project for which 1t instituted let them
elect every survivor of the old board and leave the
onces for those gentlemen to fill This is tho only rep
arton that they make for retaring the work. dssi
pating the funds wasting the materials, and by their
fanacal conduct insulting the memory Of Washington!
WASHINGTON TnEATnS Miss Heron electrified her audi
enoe last night by her performance of Nd in her
adaptation of that immortal tragic conception of Euri
pdes first represented in the Dionysiac theatre, i'm the
proud metropolis of ancient Attica three and twenty
by Racine has been placed before in all the purity
of its original conception and oriousy does its rctoer
personate the Ideal heroine.
In Camille Miss Heron simply rcproduces the grief
and the love of fallen, death-stricken woman. In
Medea she grasps ideal conception and it becomes
a reality. Who that last night witnessed her in Mei@.
when she told that Lycaon and Miahs (her loved
children) restored did not feel the presence of
imbodied idea she cried out "Then am Queen
neither was It Euripdes but it mother asserting her
regal prerogatves in behalf Of her offspring And when,
in the act Jason (we portrayed by Mr.. Howe phren
xedy demanded who the murderer of his children,
II not Miss Heron, but that dreaded Hate which is
born of injured Love, that lowered upon the stage and
almost froze the blood of the audience by the answer
"I!'
Tonight Miss Heron appears in another great classic
part In which she is said to surpass Rachel 1t is the
Phedra of Euripdes-a noble model of dramatic art.
The FAIR for the benefit of the poor to be given at
Stots Hail. first ward) corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and goth street. next week. by the ladies of the Western
Mission Sunday school, deserves well Of the public This
school has become quite identified with the benevolent
and religious operations in that part of the city and its
influence in consequence already great and constantly
increasing II has been the channel through which
many poor and sick families received aid and the
teachers constantly visit those whom they assist, 1t will
be that the relief they give is likely to be given not
only prudently but ehcctually We cordially commend
this enterprise the benevolent and to all who desire
pleasant and innocent place of resort
INDIANA DEMocRArfc CLuB.We publ shed yesterday
the resolutions passed recent meeting of this efficient
political organization which does yeomans scrvce in
the good cause In 1856 the club sent into the State of
Indiana 3O3, 900 speeches. They have commenced their
operations this year by subscribing for 10000 Of the
Presidents recent message in English and 5000 printed
IN the German language They proud, and justly
too of their work. and the position Of their State in 1856,
and speak with great confidence Of their faith that, after
full and far reading Of both sides, the Indiana de-
ocrasy will at the ballot box attest their attachment to
the principles and policy of the administration.
BaApys GAILKRY has become Of the "lions of tho
metropolis which not only strangers, but citizens visit
in crowds His ambrotypes and Dagucreotypes are faith
full and beautiful but the gems of painting are his
retouchcd imperial photographs To produce these full
length pictures with every part of the figure In strict
portion was considered impossible, both in Europe and
In this country until Mr. Brady discovered the process
He ia every day adding to his collection of the portraits
Of our distinguished men, and his gallery is one of the
most agreeable lounging places in the metropolis
GpoRannows ELECTION election for members of the
city council will be held in Georgetown on Monday next
The know nothngs have nominated the following
tickets