Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


90 the Church Of the Epiphany, belonging to the
protestant Episcopal denomination, which 10
situated on F street, north, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets. The ediAce has recentlv
Undergone great Improvements, and when entire.
w completed will be converted from a plain
.ouare building of some so feet front by *
f-St deep, into large cruciform structure, con-
.tituting one of the handsomest houses Of worshIp
N this city Lsstfail the enlargement was CON-
nencsd by moving back the rear wall about sirtv
fpet, thus making the entire depth Of the build
ing lbs feet On either side of the addition tran
ssPts were projected Is feet, with a width Of IS
feet The area of the main q or was thus in
creased from 500 square feet to ,450 square feet
But besides this, portion Of the rear w IN i'm
mediately behind the altar for the space Of about
y feet wide. Is set back about 4 feet which i'm
ereases the entire area to so square feet r,
each Of the TRANSCRIPTS, there il a gallery occuny
ing Its entire extent One Of these is for the ~.
eOmmodation OF the choir, and the other for ,vor
shippers. The chanceI Is enclosed win ,..,.S.,
rsiling, and the altar, which Is a Handsomely
designed and excellent piece Of NORTHUMBERLAND
snSnly ioInsned: The pulpit and the church
furniture, generally, are also well worthy Of re-
marx oe.ng at once neat, appropriate, and hand
some The pews a.e without doors throuohont
the entire church "sNco'
We DID D., no. ascertain the height from floor to
eehng, put sao:Ild suppose IL to be about Is feet
hHeey Efficient to give the interior a we'll
PoPOtIoner. appearance. The walls and ceiling
are h In style suitable to the character Of
taan the case with churches generally The
o. sns on the ceiling are especially beautiful
Je artist was Mr.. Frame, Of this city, whose
kill Is too well known to need commentator
from Us. The windows are allied with ciearIy-
colored and handsomely designed stained glass,
from the factory Of an artist Of established repu-
1ation In Baltimore, whose name has escaped our
memory. The portions Of the ceiling where the
transepts Join the main building, are supported
on each side Of the church by four irregular cast
iron columns, from the foundery of Mr. Ellis, of
hfs eli of NH ok IN
ted and the others placed contiguous to- and par-
tally imbedded in, the corners of the wall. On
the tops Of these, brick arches are sprung from
ore to the other, giving fine effect TO the orna-
mental style of The interior and contrIbutinp to
preserve its harmony with the gothic style of the
windows and the exterior generally. Immedi-
seiy above the altar there Is a circular window
in the rear wall, i've feet in diameter, which is
nlled with stained glass Of bright colors, repre-
Seniing a star, and embelished with appropriate
concentrations; That also adds greatly to the
appearance Of the room.
Ia the front of the church a massive gothic
tower Is In progress of erection, which u is con-
templatsd to carry up to the height Of l35 feet
IL IL composed wholly Of brick, with cast iron
door and window frames, belt course, columns
&c. from the establishment of Messrs HAYWARD
BARTLETT OF Bait imore; and rolled iron girders
Tor the belfy, hoor, and ceiling, from the rolling
mills Of Messrs. Cooper & Hewitt, New Jersey
ne tower is about thirty feet square at the base
nut As " approaches the summit its form will
change 20 an octagon: Ii is contemplated to fur
hsh u with full chime of bells Of large size
and hence IL Is built in the most man
ner. Inc main entrance to the church will be
through the base Of the tower. The foundations
cI the Dnlldlng are deeply laid and are of blue
rock. They were laid BY Messrs CampbeII a
Mooney, OF this city. On this sub foundation
me tower has also a base Of hewn " ante rock
winch extends several feet above the surface of
the ground The preparing and laying of this
was TIE work Of Mr.. Acker of this civ The
churGh Will be heated with hot air furnaces from
tDe establishment Of Dir. Narrower on Seventh
street.
Mr.. Young, an attache Of the Bureau of Con-
struction Of the Treasury Department, Is the ar
chitect who prepared the design of this ediHcp
and it has been erected under the superintend,
elce Of Aessrs. f.. Bird and Bro, carpenters and
builders. The brick work is by Messrs Wise
Callahan, the firm who are laying the brick on
the additions to Willards' Hotel, and who put
up the printing Office Of Mr.. Wendell, near the
depot, together with a number of other extensive
structures in the city. The painting-of which
there is great deal about the building, and part
OF that in the interior Is of highly artistic char
aeter-was done by Mr.. J. T. Cassell, and the
Plssterers were Messrs. Allen & Jackson.
When the tower Is completed 10 will be COW
cred aswill also the entire front Of the building
with coating Of brown-stone- colored mastic
and the edifce will then vie with any other of
ne Kind In the city, in point Of size, style,
beauty OF finish, and durability. The work Is
not, to be sure, progressing with remar kable ra-
pdity, as 10 is the Intention Of the congregation
70 complete IL without becoming involved in a
heavy amount of Indebtedness, If possible. 1t
VIII, however, be entirely completed by the close
Of another season. no doubt, and the bells will
most likely be placed in the tower by that time.
REPORTERS AT PUBLIC MEErISes-The an
nexed plant, which we clip from Philadelphia
exchange paper, sets forth a grievance so COM
mon in our city, to need no comment, as all
members Of the newspaper press here, who may
chance to read 1t, can bear experimental testi-
mony. We give II for the special benefit Of the
committees usually charged with the getting up
OF mass meetings and other public demonstra-
lions in Washington city, in the hope that they
viii "make note'' and bear the reporters in
mind when next they ofaciate:
" lt Is a matter to be greatly regretted that so
many Of those concerned In getting up public
meetings of any Kind whatever, should have so
httle idea Of what they owe to reporters Of the
press, and what they ought to do for their accom-
mediation. All of those Interested in such meet
Ings' scramble ior ne papers read the reports
sion OF proceedings, or one Of their favoTitps is
not praised In full, down they come To the office
10 have the defect supplied. But they do not
supply chaiIs and tables notwithstanding the ex-
traordinary interest which they take in seeing
tntir own performances and those Of their friends
in type.
:" At one half Of all the public assemblages i'm
Philadelphia, whether political or philanthIopic,
whether secular or religious, reporters are Obliged
TO take notes on their knees or hat tops pc rhaps
standing, and certainly incommoded In a manner
which few persons realize. Those who wish to
do so, may form some idea of IL by undertaking
10 write several pages standing up, with friend
employed to alternately knock up either elbow.
ms want Of provision for the convenience Of
reporters Is just so much subtracted from the
knowledge Of all who read the papers. ANY pro-
ceedings supposed to aid the world In any way
or be connected with any deserving aims, ought
TO be known TO everybody. This has long been
recognized a. duty which representative meet
lngs owe constituency. As It Is, II is discred-
liable To any meeting to see ample accommoda-
lions made for individuals very remotely con-
nected, IL connected at all, with some upernu-
m"rary while the providers for the press are viz
tually excluded"
those WATER PIPEs.-Complaints are being
made by number Of the merchants on the north
side Of Pennsylvania avenue about the condition
Of the street In front of their business house, :,
where those engaged in laying the water pipes
have neglected to restore the ground after dispa-
cling II, TO Its former condition. This neglect Is
more apparent between Second and Third streets
where partial excavation was made some three
weeks ago and thus left, the workmen leaving
dangerous trench and high mound Of earth all
along the square, which prevents carriages from