The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-25
LATEST INTELLIGENCE,
By the Mails.
WASHINGTON, May q, lS46-P. M.
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WAsnISoros, May q. ls46-P, NJ
Private bills to-day in the House
Strangers arriving and departing daily NV ,ho,,.
sands. The National Fair is drawing aam;r.h,,,
for the hotels and clearinghouse. We AVA
about thousand people every day, more or less
at the United States
A single train, last afternoon, drawn by sinpl.
double-wheeed locomotive, carried out $50 pas
sengers, with their baggage, and the United States
mail
About 1000 souls will leave the city this evening
and larger number will come in on Monday
next
A neat Little daily papsr, called the Loom. il
issued on the National Fair, by J. H. Hewitt.
Esq, and sold at the door. II is good notion.
;. me PRESIDENT and Cabinet attended at the Ma
nonal ar to-day, at O'Clock. We left them
Mrs j. X. Polk, Mrs. J. X. Walker, Miss J. X.
kucker, all of the White House, came in with the
caplnet. The ladies' We're particularly pleased
win me rosewood furniture, the splendid carpets,
the rch calicos, the substantial silks, the silver
toned pianos. the glassware, the Britannia sets.
the sausage-cutter, and the washing machine
The ladies' OF the White House are distinguished
for their beauty, their intelligence their graceful
and easy department, their Fascinating converse
uon, their chaste and elegant costume, their un-
affected simplicity Of true refinement and their
advocacy oil home industry.
Ten 10 one they will vote sThe Doctor" a qen-
tleman OF true discrimination and classical 40
qulrements.
Hon. Mr.. Wethered, the Maryland weaver, par
erceltencs, was hat in hand with the President,
showing him and his company all round among
the articles of this fairy palace of the tariffites
levy admission is charged at the door, the re-
celpts to be appropriated to our orphan asylums.
appropriated them for u fair for the poor, where
such things as ice cream, strawberries, and lemon
ade, are dealt out by the fair lades-smes gratis,
provided you are handsome, and bleed freely, a.
You ought to do
The fair is opened every morning at ten o'clock.
at the ringing of a big bell.
Mr.. Simmons, of the Senate, has on hand seve-
raj specimens of colored muslins, at seven and
eight cents yard Hurrah for Simmons.
remit strikes us that most Of the naQnaanrs OF
this exhibition of American skill and industry. are
sporting in broadcloth OF English manufacture
There is something inconsistent about that. We
insist that they shall wear the domestic article or
we'll take off the bounty.
Geo. ii. Mundy, the prophet, continues his out
door lectures, and the POLICE are ON the 2n, r.ve
Gazette, is on the ground, and will spot some OF
the fancies, if they don't look sharp, before they
leave the city.
Yesterday, and John h. Cough lectured for them
in the evening, in front of the old burnt theatre.
The menagerie of Raymond & Co., the Soda
rum, the Harmonious, and Ethiopians continue
Collections will be taken up in all the churches
tomorrow. Somebody must pay the piper, and
it is right.
Large companies are daily making the visit to
Mount Vernon, sixteen miles down the river.
Hem.-The President, wc learn, has appointed
two Catholic priests from Georgetown, Fathers
McElroy and O'Rae, as chaplans to the Catholic
portion of the army of the Rio Grande. This il
one way of preventing desertlon, and perhaps the
best way, though we believe in the efficacy Of
powder and ball.
The Odd Fellows are to have magnificent pro-
cession on Monday, on the dedication of their new
hall. Deputations are expected from all the prin-
cipal cities.
Col Benton, it is supposed, will finish his great
Oregon speech on Monday next.
The National Museum, in the Patent Office or
edificc, has been OVERLOOKING with visitors during
the week. The White House has also been 4
place Of general resort
1t is particularly gratifying to bear witness to the
good order sustained, notwithstanding the thou
sands of strangers in town.
Music ut the capitol this afternoon. There will
be fine gathering Of May-fowers in the Eastern
Park, outshining ali the roses of Jenny Maher.
We understand that the 800 factory girls from
Lowell are not to be here. Why not 7 That's the
auestion,-why not We don't want them to come
as part Of the show but we want 'em to come
for the sake of the excursion. twill be little re-
creation for them, and they ought to come. Per-
haps the lords Of The loom are afraid that good
many of them would be appropriated to other
branches of home industry besides cotton spin
ming If that is the secret there is good reason to
believe that they are about right: for we venture
to say that between factory girl and the Hon.
Mrs DASH of the House of Representatives, few
of the girls Of Lowell would hesitate.
which Of the two to choose, -slsysry or Dss1"
NB.-Thc bell rings lor the departure OF the
cars,-we must always obey the belle.
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