Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-18

Mr.. Stanton replied that the principal wit
ness for the defense, Mr.. Hine, was in canada
and 1t was not convenient at present to fix a
After some further discussion, the Court 90,
the cases for the second Monday OF December
next.
Mr.. Hughes asked that process should be
issued to bring Spear before the Court.
Mr.. Utermehle-ssHe will be here soon"
Mr.. Spear came in at this time, and bail was
given in his case as in that of Gen. Baker.
Mr.. Utermehle inquired in what order the
cases would come up.
The Court said they were set for one day.
and would come up in the order docketed. II
there was a con viction in one case there would
probably be a nOlie pros. in the others.
Mr.. Riddle.-"A And in case Of an acquittal
alsol"
The Court said it could not say about that.
THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. DOMINIC
Much interest is felt in the grand new church
edlfce to be erected by the congregation Of St
Dominics parish, 9TH ward, the corner stone
OF which 10 70 be laid tomorrow with appro-
PIRATE ceremonies.
The following is a description of the pro-
posed edifice, gathered from the plans fur
by the architect, p. @. Kelly, Esq:
The style Of architecture will be the early
decorated Gothic. The church will consist Of
large vestibule, tower, aisles, chancel. and
choir, seven chapels, organ gallery, tribune
colored people, vestry and meeting room at the
sides of the chancel, private choir and chapel
over the vestry, with arcade arches looking in
on the chanceI.
The extreme length Of the church, from the
front wall to the rear of the chancel wall, will
be 100 feet; extreme breadth, from outside to
outside Of the aisle walls, will be eighty-one
feet. The nave will be forty feet wide from
the centre of the pillars. The side chapels pro-
ject outside the church walls, and will be
sixteen by fourteen feet The ceiling in the
church floor; the ceiling in the aisle will be
thirty feet high. The tower will be thirty
three feet square on the outside of the buttress-
es, and two hundred feet high from the side
walk 10 the top of the cross. The pews will
seat 1000 persons. The triforium galleries will
accommodate ADO persons. The apex of the
church roof will be seventy feet high from the
side walk
The church walls will be built of brick.
trimmed with brown and gray freestone The
windows Will be filled with tracery and glazed
with stained glass. The roof will be covered
win blue, red and green slate, laid in diper
patterns. The ridge will be decorated with
handsome crest of a brown color, with the
crosses and fieur de lis edged with gold. The
SIDE chapels will be finished with gables and
decorated crosses. The outside doors will be
oak, hung with large foliated hinges The first
story OF the tower will be the baptistry; sec
room; fourth story. bell chamber. The tower
VIII stand on the corner Of Sixth and f
streets, and-will be balanced with the stair
the entrance doorway will have bases pillars
ana caps to the jambs, and rich moulded
arches. over the front entrance will be
large rose window, filled with rich tracerv
In the gable Of the nave, over the rose window
VIII be handsome niche filled with life
size statue OF ST. Dominic. The gable will
De Hnlsned with fOliated cross. The stair.
turret will terminate with a spire and final
Inc buttresses in front, at the angle of the
aisle, Will be furnished with q handsome pin
nacle and final. The offsets to the buttresses
WIZ De cut stone. The red-brick work on the
outside will be laid in black mortar, and re-
neyed with buff color bricks and stone dress
lngs laid in mosaic figures; moulded brick will
be used for the cornices and other projections.
The yestibule, tower, and aisles Of the church
will be tiled. The first story Of the tower will
be used as baptistry, with the font set on
raised steps, enclosed with figured bronzed
railing. The front will be caen stone, with q
base shaft, and bowl and cover. The bowl Of
the font will be decorated with traeery pan.
neis, Tiled with emblems and devices relative
OF rich carved tabernacle work, suspended
from the ceiling. The window in the tower
VIII be filled with picture Of st. John
baptising our Lord in the Jordan, done in
stained glass. A stair turret leads from the
tower hall to the triforium gallery. On the
opposite side Of the church, in front, will be
decorated with carved emblems Of the
sacrament, confessional, sedilias, and
ambry. The window IN this chapel will be
n 4nsn with nth picture Of she marriage Of ST.
glass. An office and desk will be in the nont
yestibule for all temporal business. The stairs
from the vestibule will be laid TO the triforium.
The clear story will be supported with mould
ed stone pillars and foliated caps, rich mould.
ed arches and labels. All the ceilings will be
arched and groined, and decorated with cor
bells, cap, ribmouldings, lopes, and ties, all TO-
lated. The walls and ceilings will be finished
TO warm buff tint. The openings in the clear
story walls for the triforium gallery will be
hlled with rich tracery. The organ gallery will
be sufficient to receive an organ of fifty stops
The tribune will accommodate 40 singers. The
side chapels will open into the church by hand
altar, confessional and sedilias. The pews will
be made of chestnut. trimmed with black wal
nut. The choir Will be separated from the
sanctuary by handsome open screen, and will
accommodate fifty priests in the stalls. The
private choir will open on the chancel by an
arcade OF handsome arches filled with pillars
and marble, richly carved. The tabernacles
Will be carved wood, illuminated in gold and
coiors. The seven windows in the chancel
nativity, cruciff1ion. resurrec-
ton. and ascension of our Lord. done in rich
colors on stained glass. The heads of the side
senting the passion of Christ. The windows
In the chapels will be filled with pictures rep
resenting the life Of st. Dominic, and other
SAINTS OF the Dominican order: The clear story
stained glass. Eentilators viii be in all the
windows; the rose window over the organ will
be nlied with pictures to represent St Cecilia
presiding at the organ, and King David play
ing the harp.
The erection of so noble a church edifice
would be creditable to the enterprise Of any
community, however wealthy or public-spir-
tied, and the inception and vigorous prosecu-
ton OF this enterprise tells especially to the
honor OF congregation made up, as in the
case OF st. Dominic's, of people Of moderate
means for the most part.
REAL ESTATE SALES.-Green IL Williams,
auctioneers, have made the following sales -
Lot H. in square ~, 22d street west, between G.
and HI north, to John Nc Dermott, for 81 y cents
per foot. Frame house and lot on 18th street
west, north Of Rhode Island avenue; lot 80,
square 1876, to Francis A. Taverns, for SLIGO.
Lots 9, and 10, square 236, on Hth street west,
between and w north, to VIM. Bladen, fer
25 cents per foot. Lot 2s, same square, 'front.'
Ing on the alley, with frame building, to T.
j. SeweH, for 1881. Part lot 16, square Ali, on
9Th street west, between u and L south, to
Hugh Cameron, for IS cents per foot Part lot
IL, square 547, with a two-stery frame house,
on ~ street, between E and T south, TO Geo
Whiting, for S1,4OO. Part Of Mrs. Mary Walk
er's farm, (located near Rock Greek Churcn,l
about twenty acres, with Improvements, 70
ChrisfovhAv nsI1 ara for $1,000. Lot Z, In SUD-