Evening star., 1869-10-04

improvements at ihe White House.
Inc repairs AT the Executive Mansion, now
rapidly approaching completion, add greatly
10 TIE appearance of the interior of the building,
besides making IL more omfortable for the
president and his housshOl1. A description OF
HE principal improvements appeared in our
issus of the 1gtn uItimo, but the hnIShing
touches now being made give the apartments a
Presidents ONCE has been completed and tn
new furniture placed therein. The ceiling is
+ sscosd IN the modern style of renaissance and
ltaii1n combined, the scroll border bainr of tue
h;ieI. Fonr ned1llions, T, presenting "Iudus-
ry,' Commerce" agriculture and
Peace" are neatly executed and attrac; much
S'tentlon- new marble maEtel has been
placed In the apartment, elsb1rately car ed
and bisnly polished. The carpet is of Wilton,
crimson underground, and Italian Arabesque
border The furniture is Of French and Amer
tCfn walnut combined. and upholstered in
French tapestry rep. The Presidents private
desk IS very handsome piece Of furniturs,
&Ed OF novel Construction, being so arranged
tat by cropping the apron, which forms the
DISK, the dccrs ipelosing the upper portion
ST-n, ard are also closed upon putting up and
LCking tie apron. The table for the Cabinet
IL the center Of the floor, is of Frencl and
Ar1sDCaa wslD nj, with compar msnts for ca d
member OF the Cabinet, and a large arm chair
1cT zach place. The curtains are of French
Il rstry rep with heavy vaIn ut cornicss and
god decorations; the national escGtcheon and
laurel wreath, in has relief, being carved I'm
tee center. A large mirror. in walnut and gold,
name carved, similar to the window cornIcas
OeC GpIeS place over the mantle A sofa aud
a lumber Of small chairs Il 4 up the splcss
around the room, which is now a very com-
Portable and very pleasant looking Office
Nsssrs. SChutter and Rakeman, the fresco
PAINTERS, are row at work upon the ceiling of
aEe large hall al the entrance leading TO the
paIIors, last roOF,, &C., which IS being enbsl-
Iished IN handsome style, and Will present a
very pleasing appearance when completed
Mr- Bnrns, the efficient superintendent under
General Michler, Is In charge Of the work and
in -r-h hICh ~ has
executed reflects credit upOn him and the dif-
1erent persons EN- mplOyed under his supervision
Al addition 20 those heretofore mentioned in
aEs STAR as engaged upon the improvements
~ ne White House may be mentioned Messrs
k5GUeU ard Henderson, paperhanrars uh,
have executed their work in an elegant manner.
ne fresco work OF Messrs. Schutter and Rake.
man has attracted much attention from yisi
fcrs, II probably being the most elaborate in
any CT the pablo buildings except the Capitol.
hN OLD LANpsARK GIVES WAYTo A FIVE
lEPRoyEMsNT.-The erection of q new buIid
ing on The north side OF Pennsylvania ayepne
near Tloer Creek, between I'd and Sd streets,
mas compelled me ooliteration of an cid lar a.
mark. Air. III. q. Emery Is having built at NAT
point a f0ur-story pressed brick front witn
IhTee-story back building, fronting 10 feet on
fssnsy ivsLla avenue, by depth of 40 feet, to
re finished with stone caps and sl.Is through.
Cat The first story VIII be fitted up as a capa
eions store. and the entire building Will have
al the modern conveniences.
TO make room for this improyemept M-
Emery Is now having torn down a building
win Tie history OF which many of or ci,izens
are unfamiliar. II was here that the depot or
tne Washington Branch of the Baltimore ana
C-lo Railroad was first established. Tns
SGiIclns ROW being demolished was erected
over iorty years ago, anc afterwards fell into
the possession Of John Simon, q well.snoGn
i2iicr. from whom il was purchased bv
are Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY
1or eS-t", anc oy them converted into a depot
IN Tie year 1eS5. For long time the cars came
=
dsll Green, passengers beng transferred thence
20 NE CITY IL Stage coaches. The first train of
. en ms depct on the 2th OF SeptsIab Der,
4 D on Which occasion the Baltimcra raIIitia
sris orated TIE anniversary OF the Ii tttIe of
worm POINT by visit to this city and wsrs
meg ns oy cur voluntee companies in
q s'aic nanGuet a Carusi's saloon, whsre
HeaeTaI NisIsid Sscti was The mos: rronni.
neft guest IL those cid times a bell ioea,ed
cn top OF this building announced he hours
1JT the departure Of trans, ana IL was tnera
hat the District volunteers took their depar.
tUre tor the Mexican war. Here, also, a num-
oer Ci ocr adventurous young men, who had
Horned themselves INTO military equalization
for mntualprorecton while crossing the plains
10 California upon the discovery OF gold in
that region, bade adieu 10 their friends. In Is52
The BalImore and Ohio Railroad COMPANY
ohsEged their depot 10 It's present IccatIon and
sel6 the property 20 Mr.. Emery, who is now
making The improvements above mentioned, az
a ecs' OF about seven thousand dollars.
BASE BALL-Keystyne agt Nationa,-La,ser
biL-ThJ'esn d EIsrea.-No. Whilst tandinc the
Tail on Saturday, the game between the Kew
sioLe Cl2b, OF Philacelp hIa, and the n atiouals
Of this city, took place on the grounds OF the
latter club, in this e!ty, OF the afternoon of
tbai Cay, and six innings were played, result
III II Z victory for the Nationals, by a score
C. l. 70 II. The ground was moist and sim
peTy, which interfereS considerably with the
same, and tie threatening aspect Of the clouds
prevented 4 lGrge attendance. The following
: he score
NATIONAL. Or KEYsroSE. Or.
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tcrzer, o-.......1 2lFiowers, s..I /
., asAAT, 3 s's-...-.-.-.S UHeI, p-.......l
b.Tdssl3l. I. f......2 2lAtt-rtsOr 4 h