The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-23
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


dciaoed within doors, and the shrubbey in the walks and
grounds is appropriated without scnple Three four
ol the pas have been wrenohed from the bastade OF
the front staircase and carried away An attempt
made last year 10 break the glass which contains the
key OF the Bastie, given by lafayette TO Washington
and 10 puroin this remarkable relic. Most Of the small
projecting portions of the wrought marble mantelpiece
presented 10 General Washington by Samuel Vaughan
esq, of London and forming the ornament of the fire
place In the dining ROOM have been ruhessly broken of
and IN CASE at least, young na,noias planted In
the grounds have been cut down by tourists who
IL may be supposed particular 10 tie quality OF their
wakinpsticks We're the fortune Of the proprietor such
as would enable him TO recover place like Mount Vcr
from the effects OF halacentury of neglect and to
bring IL into state OF ornamental culture 10 is plain that
it could not be kept in that condition without the add
tiona expense Of there other difficulty OF
Der OF watchmen and guards.
SMITHSONIAN LECTURES The second lecture on the
Arctic regions by Dr. Rae filled the hall last night with
another large and apprecatiye auditory The lecturer
by special request repeated the prominent parts Of
his previous lecture He described the mode of the for
nation Of iceborSs His food during his soourn in the
frozen land consisted mainly OF the flesh of the deer
and herb called Andromeda which might sometimes
10 obtained in small quantities the surface of the
rocks He showed the method pursued by the Esqui-
naux and adopted with advantage by himself in the
construction Of snow-huts The blocks Of snow were
piled In spiral line, arehing at the top and forming
when completed house wholly mpevious to the cut
ting northern blasts Several of these huts were some
times connected by passages. Among other inter
esng pon Is of tho lecture, DIR. Rae exhibited several
relics of his Arctic travels snow-sfoes fur garments
and the skull OF reindeer The throng that
listened TO him interrupted him by frequent applause
TREAT IN STORE We again remind our readers that
to be favored with visit from Mr.. stephen
Massctt, (Jcemcs Pipes of Pipcsvie," California; who
chat Of travel in many lands The Nco York Duly Nsos
of September 2Tth, in notes of this unique perform
ance, said
&" MIR Mascot is exceedingly clever man, shrewd
observer OF character and admirable delneator of
all its various phases he has travelled in every quarter
of the globe mingled in all classes Of society from the
nrsocrcy and snobocracy of Europe to the aborgines
of Australia and the Sepoys OF India hence he has
mulaed rich fund Of information, and an almost mex
hlstibe store OF w.t. anecdoe historical facts and
sing matter of all kinds which he has moulded into an
entertainment of admirable, and at the time most
uncxceponabln, description ito reads we'll and sings
we'll whilo his limitations varied and mirth- moving
TO degree He possesses peculiar facility in changing
bis voice, whether in speaking singing, and happy
knack mingIing ruth with pathos, of skipping
from one to other without break Of continuity We
cordially commend Mr. Mascot to the patronage Of the
public
LIFR AID DEAru ION Tuesday evening, I'VE learn
from the STAR at o'clock, daughter of Councilman
Grafton Powell Of the Second Ward married his
residence and shortly after o'clock of the night
tn venerable mothern-aw OF MI fowei' mrs, serve
her departed TINS me III the same mousse Her sud-
den demise Is supposed 10 nave peen caused by excite
ment over the expectation OF meeting all her descend
ants children and grtdchidten-op the occasion OF
the welding one OF wioln came rom new orleans 10
he present. they did all assemble first around the
happy couple and in few brief hours around the dying
couch OF their venerable relative.
CROWDS were ont last evening to ENJOY the clear star
light the dry walking, and the Inanincent displays IN
INC ssoics "i''o - y "s ~ ' A'o ooVoOs'
e9pecAany' VIZ 'o"' "i.'' n ''s'''ei va"
there any iacK Oh 'sois ~ Inc lt'ii " 'o aes u tic
Unitarian church, Every one seemed IN the best OF h
NOR and disposed to make other people happy at this
holiday season
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MIS- Virginia liae h"h' lae o me f4osestaht Episco-
pal mission TO Western Africa has been received and Is
for sale at Shingtons The many friends Of the re-
cent nastor Of Trinity church win be uleased IN nroc
~; Ill last utror, nrod,ctior
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MARBLK TopRSANEsT. We learn that glme Of mar
HES viii be played ly the hoys of Capitol Hill and of
Georgetown on Christmas afternoon The 'plays will
10 ,sr., ,ta5 sro,, so,a $50, ~ 49, 49, IL u |
interest will be taken In the game