The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-03
WASHINGTON CRY, d. c., April 1, 1868.

WAsnISoros CRY, d. c., April l, 1868.
GEsrrAKS: have received with feelings of gratitude
and pride the expressions contained in let
ter addressed to me on the 3lst ultimo.
Your appreciation of my postmaster of this
city is the gratifying from the fact that you have
had the best opportunities of witnessing and OF properly
approaching my efforts to conduct satisfactorily the bust
Of the Office While trust and believe that those
efforts have been far fortunate to have secured pub
lie favor Of cndor and justice requires to add
that owe much, very much OF whatever success may
have been attained to your efficient aid which atal times
has been promptly asduousy and cheerfuly rendered
The beautiful gift which you have presented to me,
and the kind and afcconate words which accompanied
it, shall be preserved cherished remembrances of the
regard and esteem Of valued friends whose prosperity and
happiness shall always be close to my anxious thoughts
The event which has accustomed official separation,
while 1t calls up pleasant recoIecons Of past intercourse
cannot but awaken emotions Of regret that the relations
which have heretofore happily existed between
be resumed Asas5aaae
My regret at parting will be heightened by the hope,
1t will always be by the WISH that all paths through
life may DO strcwed with flowers ts@ G.
With simple sincerity, your friend,
| ~-~ a" JAMES c. NERRET
To Messrs LAMBERT TREE, RIcHARD LAY, and others.
NATIONAL FOUNDRY. Although applications have been
received from Alexandria Frederick city, Ecotts Mills,
and other places have Of those places selected
the location for national foundry it very justly urged
by the Star that this metropolis presents better facilities
than any other place yet named
The District pententiary has become in consequence
of the alarming increase of crime In midst not only
too SMALL but too insecure place OF confinement for
criminals. WE'LL this penitentiary IL most admirably
situated for national foundry, and shall eventu-
ally require prison. and the. government must
have national foundry, why not take the penitentary
building for the foundry
at least $500 O0O if they have to select and
purchase site and erect the necessary buildings Here
is site already belonging to government and building
already erected which is also government property and
the small sum of SIS 900 would furnish the requisite
machinery to start the foundry which could be speedily
done and the government the nice little of
1885 900. This is fancy, but plain matter of fact
and therefore, say and the people all let us have
the national foundry here under the direct of
the government
TODAY closes what Is now called 3. Passion Week, y
and known by the primitive Christians HeJoma,
Magma, the Great Week. To-day was known as the
Great Sabbath and is thus set down in the Church History
'This the only Saturday or Sabbath throughout
the year that the Greek churches and of the West
ern kept fast all other Saturdays, Sabbaths
being observed festivals On this day they continued
to fast not only till evening, but till cockcrowing in the
morning, which the supposed time of Saviour
resurrection And the preceding time OF the night was
spent in divine service prayer preaching and baptzng
such of the catechumens presented themselves Fuse
bus tells that in the time of Constantine this vigil
kept with great pomp. For that Emperor set up
lofty pillars of WAX to burn as torches all over the city,
so that the night seemed to outshine the sun MONDAY
A CAsE LAwyERslThere crowd all day
yesterday in front of the old Magnolia House, near
Mcclure auction room) which is being demolished
to make way for a store. All that remains is a
small shop occupied by H. Kropp & Brother, tobacco
nsts who claim that their lease has two years rum
and who refused to out The proprietors accord
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ceiling of the store knocked in, the windows we're
broken and the premises anything but tenantable
but the Teuonc occupants remained in possession with
stocal indifference until night, when they
moved.
TnE PASSOVER is being celebrated by the Israelites
everywhere in commemoaion of the troubles and subse
quent rumphs of their fathers five thousand six hundred
and eight years ago The synagogue In this city, which
is in Fourth street. between and f. will be open to-day
for public worship from until III O'clock M, the
Rev Mr. Lansbury officiating reader. On Sunday the
synagogue will be open for services at o'clock, p
and Monday and Tuesday the closing days of the es-
tival it will be open from until H. a. M, each day.
ARREST. Augustus Hemnc has been arrested par
tcipant in the robbery of Muncks gun-shop, Sixth
street. few weeks since Three of the rifles found
at Martins Tavern, where Heminc was lodging, and
were identified One of these rifles belongs to John c.
Rves, esq, by whom II loaned to Mr. Graves. who
used It In his duel with Mr. Cilcy We have not learned
whether Hemlinc remains in Jail or has been escorted to
his residence.
CH.rLArNs ynK HOUSE, Mr., Speaker Orr has made
arrangements for opening the daily sessions with prayer
until the 10Th Of May There fSrty-on different
names upon the list.