The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-07

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! BEAUTIFUL lurHOv ENENT.-Thc beautiful
| villas, eight Of them, commenced last pprinl
| By MCssts. StnrkweAther ID Plowmau archi
tects, engineers, sc, which are being built on
. StOddart street, near Washington street on
the south side OF and adjoining the picturesque
| grounds of Henry u. Cooke, esq, and formerly
! 4 part thereof, which 10 located on the famed
heights of Georgetown, arc now nearly com.
| pletcd.
These beautiful residences ire set back from,
| the street twenty-five feet upon lots each
! iOrty-thteo feet six inches front by one hun.
bred and forty feet deep, thus aftording beau.
tiful front and side yards, which will be graded
two feet three steps, above the sidewalk, and
tcrraced up from a level, leaving q walk in.
posed Of two foot high faced brick wall, with
a neat iron railing. The buildings viii be
principal floor, and arc two stories and man
safd story high for four of them. in the French
sty lie OF II literature, and for the remaining four
two stories and half high in the italian
style. The houses contain each two parlOrs
connected with sliding doors, n library, n
diniug'rOOm, buffers closet, servants hall
nnu STARE WIN Al modern Improvements and
appurtenances including spacious halls and
beautiful gromctrital stairs in the principal
stories, which arc twelve feet high In the
| clear. The kitchens, which are located in the
basement, are ample, and communicate direct
with the buffers closet, adjoining the fine
dining rooms, by means Of q dumb walter.
lilt hlItHthA anu UulAtl Closets nave every
convenience, and are supplied with hot and
cold water, AS also the bathrooms aud wash
hlrd.basins In the chambers In second stories.
The second story of each house, eleven feet
high, contains four fine chambers, closets,
wstcf-closCts, bathroom, dressing room, ser.
wants hall, stairs, SC, while the attics have
each four or Ave good chambers There Is q
cellar under each house Its entire size.
These villas arc built of brick, and are to be
painted some warm and mellow tint, and
sanied. The walls Rrc open, with three
inch air space from the bottom of cellar to
their top, thus securing dry house In wet
weather, warm one IN cold weather, and a
cool one IN warm weather. All the exterior
decorations, except the main cOrnices, will be
formed OF fancy moulded bricks, similar in
character TO the dressing Of the Theological
SeminGry In Fairfax county, Va, which was
this firm, just prior TO the rebellion. The
outline OF these superb residences Is varied
and picturesque, while the details are con-
structed and arranged in a manner that dis
plays great skin and refined taste In the art
OF design, both as pertains to grace and ease
Of outline, originality, novelty, aud effective
beauty IN detail; as also great economy in
outlay, n very important item in this Dlstrict.
These hOuscs cannot be surrounded or hcmmed
IN on either side, but open from the rear into
the lovely grounds Of Mr.. Cooke, upon which
the same gentlemen are erecting one OF the
finest and most extensive mansions in the
country, four stories high, built entire OF that
beautiful material, the Seneca brown stone.
This ediiicc has been delayed this season In
consequence Of the impUssiOility of procuring
NLlt hlol4C lAEA enough 10 supply TINS anu ONncI
orders, the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tiou Of this city, OF which material II IL con-
sttuctcd, being ono Of the most extensive.
No enterprise started in this District Will
contribute to It's Advancement 90 largely IS
this, and none will be more appreciated by
/ our icllDw-citizcus, These beautiful houses
are Tor sa.c upon the most accommodating
terms.
Tor DEUIcATED.-The handsome church
. Cdincc on the corner Of Congress and DAY
streets, erected by the First Baptist congrcgt.
tiUn Of this city. Will be dedicated to the ser
vice Of Goi next sunday morning. Among
the distinguished ministers who VIII be pres.
ent On the uccA.iOn we notice Rev. DE- An
derson. OF taC First Baptist church, New
York; Rev. DR.. !. l.. VI. Curry. Of Richmond,
Virginia; Rev. nr Fuller, of Baltimorci Rev,
Dr. samson, president of Columbia college,
Washington; and the pastor of the church,
Rev James Nelson.
MEETING or FIRE COMMISSION
Board Of Fire Commissioners met Monday
evening. Present, the Mayor, Mcssrs. Ola
hAugh, Fowler and ROdicr. The quarterly re.
port OF the CHIEF Of the Fire Department was
deceived, showing the current expenses OF the
quarter to have hccn about 500, aud sundry
bills were audited and passed; after which the
meeting EdJouFncl.
R"J an PLAN.-Omccr Warwick arrested a
cU!or,d boy named lanes Easily, for an as
savlt md battery on Joseph Johnson, also
colorcd; II NppcNs that during a light be.
twC.r the two toys, Easily cut JohusOn's
! head very badly, hut gives "a an excuse that
II We 3%Iy Gone IN play. The boy lErshyl 10
] sun hrh NJ we SlNtlun-huNsc, rs johnson WAS
! Inaccessible at lat accounts
/ RIVER ,--EntctcL-Steamers John
| Gibson, Winters, New York; ColumbiN, llar-
! per, Baltimore Entered and clCarcd-StClmCr
| III Livingston, LAWYER, Baltimore; and schr.
u. &. ScrihHcr Nickcrron, Fall River
TUE CANNL.-BuBinCss IL quite lively along
the canal, rs boats are now arriving in great
numhc'7 EOTy.thrCC boats have arrived
since Monday swelling the number Of ATri.
walls since the Let instant TO fifty eight.
FINLp-William II. Holman was arrested
last evening lot drunkenness and disUricrly
cCRGurt ~ ONcCr fndlCy, and was inCA ~ %
by Justice Buckley,
MERCHANTS. ENcHNSGG.-B Business seemed
rather dull this morning. We quote: Offer.
iEgs, 1000 bushels red whCHtj sales, % bushels
wheat At S2lU.