Capitol

A Roman height on which was erected a famous temple of Jupiter. The word is also applied to the building in which the Congre of the United States holds its se ions. | The S. H. corner-stone of the Capitol was laid Sept. 18, 1793, “by Brother George Washington, a isted by the Worshipful Masters and Free Masons of the surrounding cities, the military and a large number of people.” The N. wing was ready for occupancy in 1800, the S. wing in 1808; but both were eg destroyed by the British in 1814, The foundation of the main building was laid in 1818 (March 24), the restoration of the wings having been commenced three years earlier; and the whole was com- _——_——— ee _ pleted in 1827. July 4, 1851, the corner-stone of the S. extension was laid by President Fill more, and this was finished in 1857. The N. extension was occupied by the Senate in 1859. The present dome, conmenced in 1855, was completed eight years later, and Dee. 12, 1863, the American flag floated from its summit. The cost of the entire building was $13,000,000: main items, $1,000,000. The length of the entire building is 751 feet 4 inches; its greatest breadth, 324 feet, and it covers a little over 3% acres. The distance from the ground to the top of the dome is 307% feet; the diameter of the dome, 13514 feet. The buildings in which state legislatures meet are also called capitols, but in New England usually “ State Houses.” Capitoline Games, annual public sports, instituted at Rome 387 B. C., in honor of wsupiter Capuoluus, and to commemorate the preservation of the city from the Gauls, Capiz, a province of Panay (Visayas), Philippine Islands; on the N. coast: area, 1,661 square miles; pop. (1903) 230,721; capital, Capiz; pop. 18,525. Capo d@Istrias, Ioannes Antonios, Count, was born in Corfu, Feb. 11, 1776; president of the Greek republic from 1828 to 18381. He devoted himself to political life, and in 1809 entered the diplomatic service of Ru ia. Here his policy tended to the separation of Greece from Turkey. In 1828 he entered on a seven years’ _ presidency of Greece; but imbued as he was with Ru ian ideas, he aroused discontent by his autocratic measures; and on Oct. 9, 1831, he was a a inated in a church at Nauplia.