Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-27
Washington News and Gossip.


A MAsSIrIoKNr FoUErAIN.-In the area
between the portico of the northern front Of the
Treasury buildring and the sidewalk on Penn
sylvania avenue q fine fountain is in pIo-
cess of construction, which bids fair to eclipse
any ornament Of the kind in this section Of the
country. The main basin will be circular in
shape, and thirty feet in diameter, and around
the outer edge will be four semi circular sub
basins. In the centre OF the main basin, gran
lite block, five feet square, will support large
"tazza, twelve feet in diameter and he wn out
of a solid clock of granite weighing seveRty
tons. In the "taZza, which is now ready to
be placed in position, there will be no Jets, but
the water will fall over the sides INTO the basin
on the circular wall OF which are chiseIled
four massive and beautiful devices OF lions
heads, from whence the water will flow in to
the sub-basins. The entire fountain is to be
of sOhd granite, and will be a model OF neat
ness, while in point of durability and strength
If cannot be surpassed. The grass plats on
either side will be planted with shrubbery
similar to those on the southern and western
fronts Of the edifice; and the old brick pave
ment along the entire northern front is now
giving place to a durable pavement of flag
stones from the Seneca quarries. This i'm
provement is another evidence of the taste OF
Mr.. Mullett supervising architect, who has
been very happy in achieving some of the
finest achitectural effects our city can boast.
A JOHN BULL lDRA-The English people
have evidently got the notion in their heads
that we have colored Congressmen as well as
white. Reuters New York telegram, as pub
lished in the London Times, announced the
appointment of Mr.. William Pinckney White
as United States Senator for Maryland, to sue
CaQd Hon Ravordv Jahnson thus.
Governor Swan, Of Maryland, has appoint
ed Mr.. William Pinckney, a white, and DEM
ocrat, TO succeed Mr.. Reverdy johnson in the
Senate"
A ROYAL RUSSIAN COMING TO WASHING
TGN.-We are 10 be honored with a visit from
one of the Imperial frmily of Russia. The
third SON of the Emperor Alexander, Of Russia
Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch. sailed on
Saturday last from Algeria for the United
States. Grand Duke Alexis was born in jan
uary, 1850, and is, therefore, in his eighteen
year. The young man is entitled to a warm
and hearty reception.
EMIGRANrs EN- RoUTR-In the train reach
ing here al $50 last evening there were abou,
sixty Irish emigrants, on their way TO Rich
mond, Va, where they intend TO settle. Many
had but little means and no place to stop, but
with the aid Of the police and railroad officials
lOuRlnsS ABOUT Depot, AID TINS
morning they left on the Southern mail boat
tor their destination.
DEATH OF AN OFFICER OF THE REVENUE
SERvICE.-Captain Henry Il. Nones of the
United States revenue cutter service, died q
his residence in Wilmington, Del, on Tues
day, in his 65th year. He entered the merchant
service when eighteen years of age, and was
appoin ted lieutenant in the revenue service by
President Jackson in 1880, since which he has
been continuously on duty. his name now
standing first on the active list of captains, and
only TWO preceding himself on the retired list.
SENATOR FOWLER, of Tennessee, publish shes
card denying the truth of the statement in
the Washington Correspondence OF the New
York Tribune, "that charges have been pre-
terred against Commissioner Rollins by a
Washington ring. al the head OF which is Sena-
tor Fowler, of Tennessee
PHRsoNAL-Col. Hamilton, member Of Cou-
gress from Florida, is here, en- route to fill en-
gagements TO speak for the Republican ticke
In Pennsylvania. ...- General o. II. Hart. o
South Carolina, formerly A. A. g. to General
Sickles, is in town. He expects shortly to re-.
turn to Charleston.
INTERNAL REvBNUB.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S523,67z26.
YoUNG LADIES at Saratoga take daily les