Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-19

cIuZens Will nave an opportunity of jUdging
for themselves OF the right of Madame Parspao
accorded her by the Northern presto ne rae
ognIZed as the Prima Donna OF the age and
fshifui successor OF the swedish nightingale;
also to welcome the favorIte tenor Bric1oli.
also TO hear such artists a. Ferranti, Fortuna
- Ii. Mills, Carl Rosa and J. Hutton q 4 D
ODD ELBOWS HALL.--The festival, concert
snd ta6ieaux, still continues. Gobefore 1t is
too late, aud spend pleasant evening. and
heip good cause.-the erection of the New
church OF -. DominIc's. South Washington
The WASHINGTON ARSENAL IMPROVEMENTS
Tie HuSeum.-WIthin a few months past, un
der the direction of General Ramsey, COM
mandant of the Washington Arsenal, story
OF one Of the large store houses has been fitted
up as a museum, where all kinds and STYLES of
AIMS snd military equipments, with banners,
nags, &c, are displayed. The room set apart
Ior ms purpose was used during the war as
the harness makers department.. and was the
scene of great activity-sometimes over 2OJ
hands being employed here. On entering the
museum from the south end the visitor finds
on neat stands two bullet moIding machines
and a cartridge charger, and near bv. mounted
On carriages, are two singular looking guns
zone with three bsrTels,) known as the Danish
tspanOla guns, which are fired from the muZ-
zle, they having no vent. Near by are small
models of field pieces and lin bers, French and
English: On the floor are set two brightly
pOlIshed ~ FOUNDER COhorn mortars, such as
were used by the Federal forces during the
war, and around the walls are hung Rebel tor
pedoes ofevery siZe and shape. The heavy cui-
rass and helmet. surmOunted by large piumes
attract attention and carry the mi ind ba ck 10 the
middle ages. Then there is every styIa
of small arm from the old filnt-lock musket of
the time OF the Revolution TO the latest i'm
proved breach-loader, arranged in eight cases:
while IN racks along the side of the room are
seen what are known as wounded IN uskets,
such as were picked up on the battle fields
some of tnsm having been struck on the muz-
Zle by cannon ball, bent double, and others
which exploded, beng rent in every shane
m Ui ia xeU d,,ri
can war, known "a Mexican wall pieces are
on exhibition, among the number one of six
barrels, and another of seven. as also large
number OF rebel swords. picked up on the bat
tle-tfelds. some of them evidently being those
used by the knights Templar. The Prussian
needle gun is also here. but the officers think
that many of our breach leaders surpass il As
an effective weapon also a number of
Moorish guns, very long IN the barrel and h gh.
~ OTnamentec Aecoutrenents, such as belts,
bayonet seabbards, slings, &C., with military
saddles, from a number of The European ma
uons, are on exhibition, and in n fe W DAYS the
uniforms and Announcements used in the Bava-
ran sTmy-artiliery, cavalry, infantry and
rife-laIeIy presented by that Government
sill be added 10 the collection. Snot aud she'll
OF all sizes used by us and the rebels are neat
ly arranged; and included IN the number are
those from the smallest to the large in ch shot
(the la ter weighing over a thousand pounds
ones. case containing specimens of the sew
eral, parts OF musket, as II approaches COM
pleuOD, attracts attention, as also do sp-ci-
mems OI the ammunition found on the ram
Stenewall. Various styles OF breach loading
repeating guns are exhibited, including the
Union or ''cOfee mill" gun. the GafIIn CUR
with SIX revolving barrels. (said TO the most
effective gun of the kindly and the Billing
hurst and RPquia gun, with 25 barrels In
this part of the room there are models of va
TIous styles OF fertilization guns, and a beauti.
1ul specimen OF a three-inch Whitworth, Zone
OF battery of A. inscribed, "Ero-n the LOYAL
Americans in Europe TO the United States,
l-61." OLD Mexican flags are arranged on the
Revolving mOUlds
tract attention, as we'll as an ammunition box
through which piece of shell passed. A bat
terry for ignitIng torpedoes. specimens of fuses
and other articles OF interest are in the collec-
ton. The arrangement OF the museum is very
creditaole, and all the articles being highly
polished, and the whole room being kent
scrupulOusly clean, the museum is a very at
tractiye spot General Ramsey has placed the
museum IN charge Of Sergeant Hartnett, who
has shown much taste and bestowed a grpa,
deal of care on the arrangement of the trophies
and arms.
In the gun shop, formerly in charge OF MIR
John Or. Dudley, and since in charge of MIR
Stahl. there are now but II hands employed
During the war there were about $50 men and
boys kept busy. In the machine shop Mr.
George Wright has at work but 10 hands, in
Guiding the engineer. During the war as high
as IS hands were employed Mr.. MeGinnis
IN the gun carriage department, now works
but 80 men in place OF the 90 employed during
the war. The saddlers' and harness makers
department. in charge of Mr.. ood win, worked
over 30 hands during the war, put ar pre- e AZ
there but 4. Besides these the enlisted
men at the post number 81. Several OF the
siorebouses have been closed and the attend
ants discharged. !.
The work OF improving the grounds com.
menced during the war under the supervision
OF Col. j. q Benton, is still in progress nader
The supervision OF Gen Ramsey. The grounds
north ofthe old penitentiary building have been
graded, and on ~ street fine pavement has
been lad, along which trees have been set out.
From this pavement TO the seawall along the
Potomac the ground slopes grad uaIIy and on
the other side, when the canal is completed
under the superintendence Of Mr. VIM. ID.
Wise, who expects TO close up this fall the
space Will be graded. AT present this portion
OF the ground Is covered with gun carriages,
used at the forts and by the different batteries
during the war, closely packed, while the guns
have been arranged on the green inside of the
original arsenal enclosure.
The old penitentiary building-in whose pre-.
Clnets are the remains of Mrs. Surratt, Payne,
herold and AtZeroti, OF the conspIrators, and
WIrZ The AndersoDyille TAILOR, buried near the
east. where the scaffold stIll stands, and OF
Booth, IN one OF the rooms near the west end
Is stllI standing, the War Department not hay-
ing yet approved the plans for tearing il down
and using the old material In the construction
OF the proposed warehouses this side OF the
building IL IS generally regretted that this
Work has not been commenced, as the building
Is an eyesore, and the place could soon be made
very attractive spot. At the east end OF the
southern front a new and substantial wharfls
IN the course of construction, op the cod OF
which there VIII be crane capable Of lifting
Already has the benefit Of Mr. Wise's pro-
Ject OF cutting a canal and filling up the marsh
on the eastern side OF the grounds been made
apparent IN the fact that there is little sick.
ness al the post as compared with previous
seasons.
The officers a. the post are General Ramsey.
Capts. Myers and Rockwell, Lieut. Wright
Capt. r. Whyte, paymaster and military store
keeper, and Surgeon Porter. The hospital is
IN charge Of Steward Cole
RRLIGIoCG.-At several of our churches in
teresung protracted meetings are in progress,
ana In come there Is every reason 70 expect
that large accessions will he made Ar the