Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

WAsHISsToN THKArRE "Po-ca- hon. tas,,
kdraws like team Of riepha ants In fact ANYTHING
grotesquely rich was perhaps never before put
upOn the stage here - ~ is of course. the
Trading spirit IN the high carnival of fun: hut he
!. cspkdLN supported by the company. The
spropos scenery, painted by F. Sandrue-an ex
Cellrnt scene painter-by the way The Indian
village scene In which the wigwam hotels -four
ISL under trdfhsrJ familiar names IL a specimen
OF his facility with the pencil We must not
forget the opening piece OF David Copperfsld.;
IN which Brougham made such a hit rs the i'm
mortal Micaw6er0 and caused not a feu of the
audience to laugh till they cried
Dawson, too. PLAYED up TO him CLOSELY a. the
- 'umble UTiah; MIR. Bangs was good as =. Pc
gotty Miss Tree made sweet - A xnes." Mrs
GTattah an effective g Betsey Trotwood." Mrs.
sloan who II always good) a capital - Mrs.
Barkis, and Mrs StoneaIl was excellent as the
devoted wife Of NJ. w Mieawber The repre-
sentatives OF % Sterrfnrth Emily, and
Banks" Were like Micawber's twins rather OF
thp dummy order
Tonight, - PO-ca- hon tas' is to be repeated,
and, moreover, John Brougham will appeal in
another of his great parts, viz: Capt. Cuttlr'
IN -'DOmbey SOM Please take "a note ont ~
Among other notableS at the th~atre last night,
"" noticed Or Macsay the poet, Col Fuller, Vice
President Brec krnTidgp. Bell Britain :; John
2 Hale Gen. shields, &c.
TVS WORK on the new Senate Hail is progress
ing IA a manner to indicate that it will be COM
plelrd for the Of the Senate by the opening Of
me nert session. The iron work will il il anti
Cipdted, be flashed in about four months time
The Senate retiring room promises to- he 4 mar
vel Of beauty The walls and ceiling OF the room
tkTOug bout are 10 be constructed of polished mar
bic OF the finest quality. The MAJ BILE for the
National force OF marble cutters has recently been
placed upon this part OF the work with a view
Ia having fair start when the NELSON'S shall b.
ready To commence the construction, which will
h. in about two weeks. The grand stairwuys in
each wing are being erected
The freight trains from Baltimore bring daily
instruments of iron castings for the new dome
which is progressing slowly but SURELY like ali
great works OF this character, requiring nice ad-
justmrnt OF parts In each particular OF its con-
structiOn. Tue first section will soon be so far
advanced "a to admit OF the commencement Of
the second section which IL SO designed as 10
require being carried on and completed In con.
junction with the hrst
The immense fan which Is used to force cool
air through all parts OF the new House Of Repre-
senlatives Is now finished, and works adinirably
The RIvSR.-In the Georgetown channel this
morning, large fore-top- sail brig lays aground
just below Arlington. The upper river this
morning is foil of small craft bound up and
down. Oysters still arrive In large quantities.
per hushel
AZ Stone 4 Magruder's wharf, arrived schr.
Adam Clark, Capt Beanchamp, with ,OCO bush
els Of white sand for the capitol extension
AT Alexandria the spring business has not vet
b-com- large, though the prospect is first rate.
TIE hnur market Was quiet Yesterday with
slow sales. The offerings of wheat were also
small, and the purchasers few, and closed out
with small sales of white at 81 U7aSI o.; red
Sl.r1aSl Oi. Corn closed ont at 52a53c for white
and mixed. Rye sold readily at 60c. No sales
Of oass
In the CITY Councils last night the following
oncers were elected: Superintendent Of Night
Watch. Lewis Ticer, LaTkin Patton, Chas. Fen
nesson, Samuel Jefferson, Henry Jefferson Rail-
Warning, T. HOTscman, X. W. W ade, John " .
King, j +. Whitmore, A. J. o. den, and John
Thompson.