Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-07

Southwest corner of willards Hotel,
Second Ward Observation-Disclosures 7 Qk
Northwest corner q sixth street and the
avenue. Fourth Ward. 6k
Southwest corner of Third street and the
avenue. lowest point of the avenue)
Tue highest point Of the Seventh Ward is ut
PettibOnes ice house, little west of Fourteenth
and streets south. it being al feet above high
tide. The door sill of Clark's drug store, corner
OF Maryland avenue and Eleventh street. is 81 feet
inches Sill Of :. Humphreys store, corner Of
fOur-and-a-half and " streets south. is 81 feet
The square south of the Smithsonian is about 81
feet Presbyterian Church. corner of and Sixth
streets, 20 feet lOx inches.
Lsrsi Of Buildings, &c.
Sill OF the observatory door. ........... "a LII
Lower steps OF the Navy Department. sc
Lower steps of the War Department sc 3
Door sill of basement of the Treasury
Department ..........-...............4 40 Tx
Door Sills of COrcOfan's Banks ...... So
Top of tlie base Of the Statue of Jeffer-
son ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50
Base OF the General Post Once on 9TH
street, at the junction of the old and
c! %s% S G11; "f 5ia Fellows. hail. s
Perseverance Engine House, market
SI)ace) .........................1 Ill OK
Centre of west gate of the Capitol. -. IS *
Granite base of the east pillar of Navy
rl nai ID S 'Ss washington i:;am:: :. 8 TX
Centre Of thc Circle at the intersection
of Vermont and Massachusetts Ave
nue.. and l4th and Nj streets - 81.
Intersection Of Massachusetts, n HamD-
shire and Connecticut Avenues and
18th and Il streets Observation-Disclosures. 81 IL
Centre of that Intersection of 18th street
east, Pennsylvania and Kentucky Az
enues. and and Water streets Is
Intersection of Rhode Island and Yer
mont Avenues. and p and 18th SIS % 2H
Centre of the Circle at Pennsylvania
and New Hampshire Avenues and
and I'D streets VESTS, (where il is pro-
posed to erect the Equestrian Statue
Congressional Burying Ground .. 81
The work in the Surveyors Office dnrinp the
term OF the present incumbent has been very heavy
In addition to the book Of platS. he has also COM
pleted book of the grades already established
and forwarded To this office. His publication of
a book, which was his private property. of the sub
tn purchasers and dealers in city property Sur
veyOr Forsyth also corrected the publication au-
thoriZed by Congress in lS5h. in which he dis
covered go errors and omissions.
| POLICE AFFAIRs.-BefOrs Justice IhOmpSOH-
On Friday afternoon Officer King arrested John
Lawrence. Joseph Williams and John Boss, free
| negroes, also Alexander Williams and Betty Car
roll. all charged with being idle and disorderly
persons. The charge being fully made out and
the house in which the offenders were taken being
proved To be the resort of dsOrderly persons aud
| i nuisance to respectable and peaceable citizens
residing on Tenth street. the Justice sentenced the
parties each To pay fine OF IS and 81 I2L costs
The fine and costs were paid by two of the Offend
ers three committed in default for sixty DAYS
each to the workhouse. A number of warrants
have been issued at this Office against persons for
huckstering without license and for fOrestalling
| the markets.
Before JastIee DonR.-On Friday night John
Beach and Mary Beach were arrested for profanity
and disorderly conduct The affair grew out of
| the dealings of Beach with colored persons and
his anxiety to obtain the pay for his oysters and
liquor. The liquor sales were not admitted by
Beach. but witness swOre to his mixing the
alvin fnn
| the cOlored man. ]. Fletcher. who was the party
| aggrieved, stated that the money was paid. but
whether it was for oysters or liquor he could not
tell e bong lat the ysters for himself and treated
| a cOlored friend with the liquor The accused
We're fined s. Is each
| WASHINGTON MARKET THIEvEs-A few lights
| ago, country lad brought to the market lot Of
| pork and few rabbits. Leaving his wagon to get
| a bowl of coffee at n cookstand. on his return he
missed rabbit, and in order TO the remainder
he put them inside large hog repaired for curing
Leaving again for few minutes, he returned and
found the hog with the rabbits gone. His nights
experience taught him that he had better watch
his wagon in future, and his next visit very re-
Gently, lac stayed by his wagon. In the evening
four young men, apparently countrymen, walked
up and asked him what lac was doing. He told
them he was watching his wagon. well. - said
one. 1--WE are all here, and on the same business;
we will stay by you In order To keep their ewes
Open they commenced various sports as wrest-
Il
the avenue to the foot OF Market Space The
youngster took up the banter. and with his oppo-
nent went To the avenue To start while the three
remained by bis wagon as judges. The country
lad made good time in the race leaving his CON-
petitor far behind-'clean out o. sightn But on
arriving at the wagon the judges had left and
with them three Of his finest hogs, which he was
unable to get any trace Of.
A DANGEROUS SPor.-The citizens In the viciE-
ity OF ID and Thirteenth streets complain Of the
dangerous condition of the carriage way at that
point. The improvement OF property in the neigh
borhood rendered il necessary that some inconye-
nience should be suffered during the Progress OF
the Improvements, but they are finished and the
street Is still in 4 dangerous condition, cut into
deep bitches and holes. where at night horses
might be crippled and e4uestrians stand chance
OF similar misfortune Last week. i gentleman
came near being crippled, his horse STUN bling i'm
the ditch fell, and fortunately threw the rider
some distance from him. Had they fallen to-
Sether the gentleman would probably have been
seriously injured.
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT The
Board Of Managers met last Tuesday at their room
In the City Hall. The business transacted was of
4 preliminary character, having in view the COLI
plete organization under the new charter The
Dill granting the charter to the Society gives them
permanent organization. and adds the governor
OF each state rs AN eA-Oticio member. The bill
passed the 22d OF February, and We learn, has
been signed by the President The board conse-
quently is ia state of transition. but will pro-
coed Ia organize permanently and operate as az
lively may he Since the control has been
resumed by the board, the time has been spent in
repairing and reiitting the buildings, &c, at the
monument, To restore them to the condition in
| in which they were in 1855.
DR.. CoGGswELL's NEw MEDICAL SALr.-This
preparation, just introduced in this city, is new
| discovery in the medical world, and is destined.
IL Is thought to bring about great revolution in
the treatment OF infannatory diseases IL is said
To be the result Of long and determined effort on
the part OF scientific gentleman, To produce a
| medicine that would. without the loss of blood
| and strength, efectually cure all infiammatory
diseases DIR. COggswell Is said to be well known
throughout New England. as i regularly ediuca-
ted physician, and 10 enjoy well earned reputa.
| ton as gentleman and scholar. We refer our
readers 10 the advertisement of the Agency i'm an
other part OF our paper. for further particulars.