The Washington union., 1858-02-07
LOCAL Ew 8.

connected with the hall of the House Of Representatives
In the southen Capitol extension The Speakers room
Is finished, and now being furnished tunder The dlrec-
ton OF the Clerk of the Housel in bcnttins style yet
i.t d,S regard To economy that Is rarely practised
n-days The Sergeant mt Arms, A. j. Glosbrenner
esq, installed IN his quarters, Hfh are eonfcnt
emily and handsomely fitted up, and the two remaining
the southern side furnished as Withdrawing
rooms for the Of the democratic members and
the other for their opponents
The post Office will be on the eaststr side Of the
extension and will be ready for use in about week II
is fitted up with leterboxes and other convenienoes for
the postal business of the House. besides counters and
drawers for the stationery furnished to the members
There is also private desk of accomplished friend
the postmaster, NJ. w. Cluskey, esq.
On the same side the southeastern corner of the
building is the spacious committee of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means, which they occupy and where
thsr ebligng clerk r. Cochran, esq, is diligently at
work. At the OPPOSITE northeastern is the com
mittee-room of the Committee on Military Affairs of
which L. A. Bargy esq, graceful newspaper &fiter Is
clerk. The Committee ON Naval Affairs, of which c.
Woodvillc Latham esq is clerk have the room ON the
northwestern
The clerk S Office is at the southwestern corner and
the three other large the western side also
appropriated to his department 1t is unfortunate that
IN planning them reference has been had TO the pur
poses for which they will be used and they have been
connected by arched passages which occupy the places
where desks and bookcases must necessarily stand The
room next that Of Col Allen the Clerk of the House,
will BE- occupied BY the Chief Clerk Col John Carter
who is the dsbursng officer Of the House of Representa-
tives excepting for the salaries and eagcs of the
bers, which are paid by the Sergeant-at-Arms The
third room which should have been disconnected with
any othe is to be the engrossng room and the remain
ing will be appropriated to papers and documents
put g on file"
The decorations of these rooms, far carried out
by the officer of engineers who has had the entire
troll generally of the most ornate and expensive style
The architect of the Capitol extension, have been in
formed estimated that the toorings would cost about six
cents a square foot hut imported en.ausc tiles of
elaborate patterns have been substituted by the officer
charged with the construction, at cost of four dollars
and cighyseven cents square foot and in every
that has been furnished these tiles entirely hidden
from sight by the carpets. Ca Jc,io2
DIVINE SERVICES To TopAY--Rev. j. G. Butler, of this
city, will ociae in conducting divine service to-day in
the hall Of the House Of Representatives, at II
| O clock
The Capitol Hill Methodist Episcopal church. of
and Third street east will be dedicated to-day. Preach
ing by Rev Alfred Cookmai, at II o'clock, m. Rev
John Emory Cookman at D. M, (sorts of Rev George
Cookman formerly chaplain to Congress and by Rev.
Robert l.. Dashtll at 3A o'clock p.
Rev. f. J. Lourn, Of Baltimore viii preach the annual
charity sermon in aid Of the Young Catholics Friend
Society this morning at the l. clock mass at St. Pat
rick's church.
The Unitarian church will be open to-day for divine
service at the usual hours, viz ii o'clock, M, and
| u O'Clock, p m
Rev. r. l.. Dasic of Baltimore, will preach in Union
chapel this morning at II o'clock and Rev John Lana
han ut clock, p.
Rev. Mason Noble will preach this morning In the
Sixth Presbyterian church, of 9th street and Mary
lard avenue, Island at o'clock in the morning and at
81 in the afternoon The afternoon discourse will be
first Of series of dseourscs Palestine, to be continued
from Sabbath to Sabbath at the same hour.
IScKSDr.RlsA As two gentlemen were returning to
this city from Georgetown about twelve o'clock Fri
day night, they flames issuing from the outside of
wooden building, occupied apothecary shop the
avenue next the circle They gave the alarm and the
fire extnguished without the aid of the 'machincs
greatly to the apparent annoyance of party of half
grown amateur iremcn The frequency of fires in that
part Of the city with the fact that it is infested by set
of graccess young scamps calls for the interference
the authorities and If the citizens find that they are not
protected they may take the into their own hands
PUBLIC LECruRts. John Delafcld, esq.,, of Missouri
(who unfortunate to lose his trunk contain
ing his papers, cothing and money by the fire at Loyds
Hotel will deliver three lectures in the course Of the en-
suing week Monday St instant on the vindication
of the Truth of Gods Holy Writ in opposition to tho
system of science Of the present day On Wednesday
10th instant historical of Visions and Dreams
Apparitions Spectral Appearances the Evocaon Of the
Dead and their intercourse with the Living in this World
| On Thursday, llth instant, on Fire.
An EXHIBITION of the pupils at Miss Harrovers Female
Seminary, at Georgetown, Friday evening" was highly
satisfactory to the many friends Of this excellent edc,
tional establishment who present Some of the re-
citations by groups of young ladies in appropriate
costumes which added to the interest Of the occasion
The PAST WEEK unusually gay one in the fash
ionablc circles Of the metropolis and there was not
day on which there not large dinncrparties and
balls receptions The theatre has been well attended
and ample share of patronage has been extended to
concerts negro-minstres fairs and other public amsc
ments.
TmE NOCTURNAL SESSION. with its varied Incidents was
the prominent topic Of conversation yesterday and va
riety of r,pors set aoat which had foundation
except in some fertile brain. The correspondence
but few OF whom actually presently were diligently
collecting materials for accounts Of the fracas which will
be read with interest when they return here on account
Of their novelty if for no other reason.
Hon. b. T. KEY, the District attorney has returned to
this city from brief visit the West Indies for the
benefit OF his health, which, pleased to learn has