The Washington union., 1858-03-16
ITY OF WASHINGTON. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH le 1853
local NEWS.

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Cry CouSous, Board Of .llgmea.--M Moore intro
duced bill to pave the fish market passed.
Mr. Riggs called up the joint resolution authorizing
the mayor to carry to the Supreme Court Of the United
States the of inkns the corporation The plain
tiff had been employed by the corporation under the d
tecon of the board Of health TO fiji up certain lots in
oidei TO ieuioyc an existing nuisance,
third reading of the bill refused yeas H. nay l.
Mr. Moore offered resolution Of inquiry in relation to
the enclosure Of Judiciary Square, contemplated by
act of Congress passed
Adjourned
Common COuacs tic riayct notified sbs board Of city
councils that he had signed bills to grade street north
from First and Second streets east in the fifth ward
making an appropriation to pay the additional police Off
GERS uimportant bill relative to improvements In al
eys; also oit resolution granting the OF the school
house near the Observatory 70 the Sunday school
the western limit Of the first ward.
Mr. Clarke presented the petition of police officers ask
ing that provision be made by the councils for the mme
dae application of the appropriated for the uniforms
10 the dersspg Of the expense incurred for that p'u
pose referred to the committee police from which
committee bill to appropriate $40 was subsequently
reported and passed yeas ls, my l.
Mr. Brown from the committee ways and means,
reported bill to furnish the with plat books
passed.
bill to refund to John NJ. Colgan $40 for unex
pred tavern license passed to third reading yeas
TO- rats + The establishment kept by McCogan was
that in which Lutz, Of Baltimore, shot few weeks
since as alleged by James Powers, now awaiting trial
for murder the bill passed after discussion
Joint resolution in relation to reundng unexprcd
licenses was postponed for one week.
oitt ts.o,uion relating to the consolidation of the
ward funds was made the special otder for Monday even
ing, two weeks hence and ordered to be published
The Joint resolution authorizing the offer of reward
for the arrest and conviction of the person who
fired the house of the Hook and Ladder Company In the
sixth ward, pstsse'.
bill to supply deficiency of ST tss ~ j., the appro
pation for constructing sewer on 18th street west b.
tween T. and g streets north passed
bill for the appropriation of $3.50 for constructing
sewer in square a74, in the thiid ward, passed
On motion Of Mr. Wallace, the board adloItf,cd
LECTURE AT THE SMirIlsoNIAS--Another very inter
csng lecture was delivered at the Smithsonian Institute
last evening by Mr. G. Gaiani, 'Ihe CatacomS of
Rome The audience quite large and apprecative,
afid the talented lecturer listened to with marked
attention lie illustrated his eubjcct with map Of the
Eternal City and its environs, showing the loaor
of the seven hills the city gates, &c, Two interior
views of the catacombs also used in connexion with
the map as illustrative Of the subject.
1lie lecturer commenced by giving short history of
Etruscas who excavacd thercom tile cement used by
them for building purposes These excavations
tinued for the purpose, by the Homans and sub
scauentiy The vaults used burial places by the
common people Of Rome, wocoud not avail themselves
of the expensive method Of intemcnt employed by tlre
nobility and patrcians.
| After the introduction of Christianity into Rome, and
when its doctrines prevailed to that extent which awaken
ed persecution the Christians sought refuge in these sub
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here MANY of them spent years together only going out
after night This circumstance cndcared the catacombs
to the memories Of The early Chfista,s, md when no
longer forced to them abodes OF security they be-
! came their sacred burial places.
The lecturer continued their history down to the dark
ages, when they become associated with superstitious
fears and the common people refused to enter them.
Since that te with but little intermsson, they have
been dens for robbers, and nearly all the instructions
of Rome he said have had their rise in the secluson Of
these extensive subteuanean vaults The united lengths
of the several corridors known lie supposed to be neatly
hundred miles and he said they divided into sto
| res or successive caverns, below each other.
He gave an interesting account of the relics found in
the cataconbs and the inscriptions the various toms
These latter show marked distinction between Pagan
and Christian ideas of death The bearing only the
sentiment eternal loss, without any rational pros
pect of hereafter and the other always enlvened with
the hope of life to COME.
Mr. G. lectures again Friday evening the q Co
| liseum'' Of Rome
THEsTn,cAL--Mr Mathews delighted large audience
last night as Charles Rocket in Iake that Girl away
and Mr. Jones Robinson Bromnnh In 'Iittle ToddIekins
each most amusing comedy.
Tonight he will appear Angusus Trfskia In ''The
Great Gun Trick, and perform those wonderful eat Of
legertcmain for which the Wizard of the North was so
renowned There s also comca quiz aflont will
be seen by advertisements in the papers
A general desire is expressed TO Mr.. Mathews IN
''London Assurance and would suggest to Manager
Eytpge that il fail to attract crowded and FASH
ionable house.
The RECusAST WITNESS s-Hon Mr. Hughes, Of Ind-
ana yesterday proposed resolution in the House of Rep
rcsentativcs relinqushng jurisdiction Mr. J. W.
Wooott who understood to have been indicted by the
grand Jury The House refused 10 consider the resolu-
tion although it is stated that the District Attorney de-
cnes TO proceed with the prosecution until the has
complete jurisdiction the accused Mr. Wolcott re-
mains an inmate of the Keepers Office at the jail having
(as we are informed the privilege of taking out-odoor
exercise His New England friends do all in their power
TO make his position agreeable.
AUCTION SkLg-NEw SroRE-James G. McCiuire sold
at auction yesterday afternoon the small two-sory build
ing Pennsylvania avenue next above Todd Co. IS
hat store between Sixth and Seventh streets to Messrs
VIM. NJ Gait g. Brother for S23, 800.