The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-22

A FINE MANsIoN--Among the many elegan
edinces In course of construction or contemplated
will surpsss, or even equal, that Of the popular
banker, Henry ID. Cooke, esq, located on George.
town Heights, and commanding view q rare
beauty. This edifce IL In the italian style oil
architecture, three stories high, and covers an
area of nearly one hundred feet square. The
basement Is IN Itself complete dwelling, while
play-rooms. In the first stories, sixteen feet
high In the clear, Is q Parlor twenty-three By
iorty.two feetj main hall, forty.two by twenty
basement 10 attic, which will be one Of the finest
70 the country; the reception room, twenty-five
aWses5yyy yet, feet library twsntytEo bSy
thirtyeight feet; drive porch hall eight by thirty
feet. The second story, fourteen feet high in the
clear, contains eight eommodious and beautiful
The third story is nearly the same, and all the
rooms are provided with hot and cold water; four
bathrooms in the two stories, and the house
throughout Is supplied with every modern I'm
proyement, and heated entire with Morris Il
Parker's patent hot.water apparatus. The walls
OF this building from the basement will be con-
structed entire OF that beautiful, durable and
substantial Seneca stone, and rooted with Buck
inghs5% slate superior article; The sonst,us.
tom to top laid hollow; those for the founda:
tion are carefully covered over with slate, and
No
Messrs. Thomas Plowman Co., contractors,
will use every effort to make this structure the
nncst private rebl0ence IN TINS Dlbtflct IN pOlnt
Of construction and beauty Of workmanship,
which, together with It's handsome style oil
architecture, will give 1t an appearance OF sym
metry and elegance almost unsurpassed.
SusPESDEp.-The services held at tho Con.
gress-street M. p. church have suddenly been
brought to a temporary close, owing to the de-
cease OF Mr.. Sherman, father OF the pastor. 1t
In said that the nightly meetings will be re.
sumed this evening at ~ o'clock, In the lecture
edlace are being pushed forward to completion,
and will be ready for dedication about fhe first
OF February.
DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT On Monday
night very fine dramatic entertainment was
given at Forrest Hall, by the Lafayette Dramatic
Association. This popular and spacious hall
was well filled by a select audience Of ladies and
gentlemen, who seemed to immensely enjoy the
performance, the programme Of the eveni,nsbein
"Nan, the Good. for. Nothing."
colored man named VIM. Robinson, charged
with the larceny Of quantity Of cast Iron kegs,
belonging to the Alexandria aqueduct bridge.
Robinson had hearing before Justice Buckley,
when the evidence was such as to warrant the
Justice to send the accused to Jail to await the
action of the grand jury.
IcE-BouSD.-Capt. Colmay, of the steamer
Vanderbilt, arrived yesterday, reports passing
the steamship John Gibson, Capt. winters, Ice
here yesterday morning, and may probably work
her way up to-day.
FIRE Insurance SETTLEp.-Yesterday morn.
surance Company, of Baltimore, Mr.. J. ]. Bogue,
paid to Mr.. y. Rented the sum OF 81, 800, the
amount of the policy In that company on his
property destroyed by FIRE on the 9th inst.