The Washington union., 1858-03-10
local n " w y.

ic service all fully represented, and r-t OF The
gentlemen attended by Indies. The President ~
peAred 10 DO in tine health and spirits giving oorii~i
shake OF the band and pleasant word to almost every
one Of the hundreds succsssvcy presented by Marshal
Hoover while Miss Lane equally In her
reception of The visitors. The truly republican simple
iiy Of the presentation could but impressed the
many distinguished foreigners present strongly did il
contrast with courtly etiquette at similar ceremo-s in
other lands
The East Room was left free or the guoss. who prom
enated to the music of the Marine Basd very properly
stationed ia the adjacent corridor The excellent
rangenents hitherto made for guarding the ladies wrap
pings extended that gentlemen could profit 10y
them and the drawing decidedly the hest man
aged and the most agreeable one OF the season
SnirBsoNIAS ItlruRI. The third lecture by Rev Dr.
Mcraine was delivered the Smithsonian last evening,
having been postponed from the evening previous This
dlroourse was wholly devoted the Persian .'anow
head ..weige" OF ''cunform' inscription and
praed very entertaining account o several of these
which have been found among the ruins Of the ancient
cities Of Asia Minor and Arabia The lecturer said that
these inscriptions although employing but class OF
characters embrace three distinct languages Per
sian Arisn, the Tartar, and the Arabic Cnnestie.
The former he regards allied the spscTit and the
canosan languages, and il occupies the leading posi-
on the tablets to have been the ,,Inacular Of The
predominant in the government of tkat age This
hypothesis j. also deducod from the meaning of the in
scriptios which the lecturer arercd prove that in that
remote age now the Caucasian white held it
self to be superior to all other families Of humanity.
The various styles ol these inscriptions said to be
regarded ly philosophers depending the dates Of
their execution but the fundamental principle which
through all nearly exact that but one KEY Is
needed for their Interpretation The several languages
thus rendered are however Of diittt, as in the
Tartar and Arabic the idcgrsfs used sometimes confuse
and perpex the scholar. They serve, moreover, to
t-blisl the caltn of the re-isn sanrcii daec tp
greatest antiquity for NJ the inscriptions in both the
other languages and especially in tie Tartar. expressions
frequently borrowed from the Persian to tofupets
the meaning
The history Of these inscriptions and the Of
their discovery were alluded TO- aud the lecturer
closed with very interesting aouunt of that found at
'tBagistan which ltirpcrs to have trcp executed At
the order OF Darius. Of Hsssis King e Pctsts, and
to e history OF hs accession aud reign
The closing lecture Of the will be delivered his
evening which occasion the key to these Inscriptions
will o explained and their chronological bearings briefly
referred to-
WssH,SGToN AouEpt,r.-It IL reported, upon the
tloIity those cnpoyed the aqueduct, that the
ter will he introduced into this city before next December
An advertisement issued by order of the Secretary OF
War states tha proposals. will I've received for the
petion Of tho dam the Potomac tho Great Falls
iiiu Of houses completion Of masonry bridges
w,irs building distributing reservoir completion
OF conduit furnishing casl-iron pipe building ef two
iron pipe bridges layins pipes from the distributing
ertor to navy yard and other principal public estah
lishments Washington building of high service
yoir in Georgetown and supply Of cement sand bricks
stone and all other materials
TnK COLLECTION or WoKKs OF ART now on exhibition
at hall nt the of Eleventh street and Pennsy
is well worthy Of aFst II contains B,sio
Nasyh Of the irno which exhibited at the london
Crystal Palace fine copy of Bartonis Grog Of Charity
in the pisti Palace Florence marble e-sizd busts Of
Washington Clay Webster Jackson and others ala
hlstcr satleties, Roman agate nrns Etnescan vases
Bacchante tazzs Grccan pctrras, raisn ware French
china puncl, bowls, ten services Of designs and
many other beautiful articles The collection win be
sold Iy Mr. Mctiure tomorrow evening
BALTIMORE CONFERENCE Dry Bishop Arnes oc-
cupied the chair. After The transaction business con-
nected with the position Of preachers report .Con
ference Missionary Society and address hy Rev Mr
Wise secretary the New York sunda, School Union
the subject OF conference newspaper taken up. II
discussed at length by Rev Messrs Glenn, Collins
taken, and i. voted to establish paper to be called
! the BahiDore Christian i9npoas.
Mr. MATHEWS appeared before metropolitan play
goers asi night and fully realized their expectations
giving eaqustly finished portrsiture Of the va
rus characters which he assumed He appears again to-
night and his accomplished wife well known in former
DAYS rs Miss Lizzie Weston will also perform. With
the stars the excellent stock company the precise
stage nanagenonto OF Mr. tne and the good orchestra
the Washington Theatre is worthy OF the metropolis ant
merits liberal share oi patronage
An ApnorT PIckrocKET had nearly succeeded in ne
\ erng a gentleman of a valuable watch yesterday il
the gallery OF the Senate chamber when he discovered
As both the gentleman who nearly robbed and hi
friend who detected the rogue wished leave pr th.
West The next train, they did not prosecute the affair
but permitted the fellow 10 escape with fright
He promised faithfully, of course, thai he would
attempt a theft again.
TAYLOR M,uRy have sale the translation of Be
alrio Csuc about which 20 much has Of late been
IL is truly remarkable book, giving faithful picture
Of society in Italy at the epoch which it chronicles
Miss JuIIANh Mans CONCERT viii bc given TO- MORROW
evening at philharmonic Hall, when she viii sing a
choice selection of an French and English piects
embracing several operate gems. Miss May viii I've &C
oompaniod by Mr.. Thuordcr- able pianist ty Herr
Budolphsen, noted baritone aud by Mr.. Aptonas a
celebrated harli-t,