The national Republican., 1861-02-19

ton Of q building for the Inauguration ball was
ommenced yesterday with very large force,
under the direction OF Mcssrs. Angus & Lewis,
the contractors, and already considerable pro.
gress has been made in the work. The build.
ing will be covered with felt roofing, and
lined inside with white muslin, or red, white,
and blue, to be hereafter determined by the
committee of arrangements. The orchestra
will be large enough to accommodate sixty
musicians. The main hall will be capable Of
holding eight thousand persons. The building
will cost, when finished, 5000; upholstery,
Sl,ooo supper, $4,000, including wines mu.
sic, $1,000; gas.ftting, chandeliers, &C., $500 I;
do0rkeepers, attendants upon dressing rooms,
hall, incidental expenses, &C., $500 total
$ll,5OO.
Gautier will furnish the supper, J. W. Thomp.
son Co., the gas.fxtures, John Alexander
the upholstering and decorations, and Philip Il
Solomon the invitation cards, the precise style
Of which has not yet been agreed upon. The
music will probably be furnished by the far.
famed Dodsworth, Of New York.
METROPOLITAN RTFLEs.-This fine company
had . dress drill last evening, and attracted
considerable attention by their creditable move
ments. They resolved unanimously to parade
on the twenty second inst, on which occasion
'hey eAPeCs w IuTu out WIN Iull ranks.
COMPANY c, NATIONAL GuARD.--This com
pany were also out on drill last evening, with
full ranks, accompanied by martial music.
SrABBING CASEY esterday afternoon, two
young men named John D. Baily and Thomas
alias Pat O'Donald attacked man by the
name of Charles Finnegan near the corner of
Third street west and D street south. During
the alteration, O'Donald drew knife, with
which he inflicted five ugly wounds in the back
and side of Finnegan.
Officer Gill arrested Baily and o Donald, and
carried them before Justice Dom, who com.
mitted them to jail for further examination.
The wounded man was carried to the In.
frmary, but the officers of that institution re-
fused to admit him without permit. A sub
scription was then taken up among his friends,
and q weeks attendance paid for before he was
taken in.
Finnegan is dangerously wounded, but hopes
ore entertained that he will recover. He is
perhaps, known to many of our readers as
Charley Finnegan, of the branch of the hack
driving profession called night.liners."
O'Donald, it will be recollected, is the same
young man who, some time last summer, Sc
verely beat q man in Bates's alley, with pitch
fork, and was tried at the last term of the Grim
inal Court for the offence, and sentenced te
pay fine Of FIVE dollars therefor
A full examination into the affair will be hat
in day or two.
BoDY FoUND.-The body Of Mr.. George T
Howard, who was drowned last December
while attempting to swim ashore when hi
boat swamped of the arsenal, was washed OF
the opposite shore, (Geesboro,) during Sunda
night. The features were entirely destroyed
but the body was identified by few remnant
of clothing, which still chung to the corpse
His remains were brought to the residence Q
his widow, near the Smithsonian, yesterday.
ClRcUIr CoURr. - Yesterday, the case c
Richard Hill vs. George Hill was still unde
consideration. Messrs. Magruder and Ston
for the appellant, and Maury and Davidge 70
the appellee.
CENTRAL GUARDHousE.-Betore Justice
G. Donn.-Peter German was arrested by Off
Ger Bright for fighting, and fined $5.l5.
Mary Ware (colored) was arrested by tn
same officer, for being disorderly, and fine
$l.l5.
Margeret Russ was brought in by Officer
Scratf and Diggs, on a similar charge, an
fined $2.l5.
Police MArTERs.-Betore Justice Drur.
Mary Cook was charged with being drunk an
disornerly, and fined 80 and costs.
William Murphy, for disordely conduct, VIC
fined q similar sum.
Henry Rhodes, for being disorderly in tn
market, was fined $5.87.
Francis Shinick, for similar offence, We
fined $l.87.
Whitehall Smith, for the same offence, WI
fined $2.7l.
Joseph Paris, for the same conduct, was fine
q like sum.
Before Justice Donn.- Edward Hoy ar
Rudolph Granigen were arrested by Policeme
Gill and Bethel, in the seventh ward, on Su
day, for fighting stone battle and breakir
lamps. They we're each fined $6.l5.
Mary McCann was arrested by Police ms
Ross, for petty larceny in the Centre Ma rke
She was committed to Jail.