American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-07
correspondence OF the Baltimore Clipper.l
WAsH.NcroN. August s. 1916.

| ths morning at her usual hour, with a number
| oil passengers, amonst whom | notice several Of
our merchants and citizens, who were bound to
| flney FONT for few weeks or days recreation
IN salt water bathing, fishing and cruising near
the mouth of the bay and in the majestic Po-
tomac, which yield all the aquatic luxuries,
that are so precious in the eyes and mouths of
the gourmand and epcurc.
! understand from the attentive and obliging
| clerk on board the Columbia, that there we're
| about 80 persons enjoying themselves at the
faViliion on Sunday, amongst whom are seVe-
raj Vlslters from Baltimore. The additional
| passengers conveyed from this city to-day in
| the Columbia will swell the number to at least
| one hundred. The Pavilion this season has
ample accommodations for large body of vi
siters. Mr.. Birch, the enterprsing lessee, has
well provided his establishment with pleasure
boats, bathing houses, fishing tackle, seines, ten
| pin alleys, music, and every other means of
qualification for those ladies' and gentlemen,
who may favor him with their company.
| 1t is reported here by Capt. Mitchell, of the
| Osceola, who touched at Old Point on Tues
day, on his passage from Norfolk, that there
were nearly 500 persons visiting there. pre-
sumo these visiters have been attracted to Old
folnt, by the Court Martial now investigating
the military conduct of General Gaines. Old
|
| permanent character. Its salubrious stua-
ton, delightful walks, fine military band, and
other inducements render it a most desirable
summer residence.
We have had several very interesting and
handsome School exhibitions in this city dur
ing the last Week-besdes those of our Public
schools, which have already noticed. The
young gentlemen of the Rittenhouse Academy,
under the charge of Mr.. Joshua E. Nourse, as
| principal, held their exhibition last Friday af-
ternoon in the Odd Follows Hall, in which
were assembled numerous and genteel audi
ence, consisting of the parents of the scholars,
and Others interested in the subject of edu-
cation.
The young gentlemen generally delivered
their pieces, dialogues, &c in a very superior
and handsome manner; but those who particular
ly exceled were the Masters Blake, Hllen, and
several others whose names | cannot now call
| to memory. The Marine Band attended the
exhibition and played most delightfully."-. 1t is
generally known and acSnowled edged in this city,
that the Rttenhouse Academy, as at present
conducted by Mr.. Nourse, is one Of the most
respectable Schools in the District.
MELANCHOLY. The Trenton News says:
"a young lady named Miss Sarah Sterling,
came up from Philadelphia on Saturday last,
on visit to her friends at Mr.. Robert Bowlin's
IN Penn's Manor, and while in the midst of the
congratulations of her acquaintance, who had
assembled to welcome her arrival, she was
struck down lifeless by fit of apoplexy! DR..
Phillips, an eminent physician of Bristol, was
Immediately sent for-but the young lady, it is
feared by her friends, is past all hopes of re-
covery."
ODD Fellows. The Annapolis Herald says
that the Metropolis Lodge No. II, /. O.O.F.,
in that city, was duly dedicated to the purposes
of Benevolence, Friendship, Love, and Truth
by the Grand Master Of Maryland, (Archer
Ropes, ESQ., assisted by numerous members of
the order, ON Thursday last. The following
officers were installed PIG. Richard Sands,
as Noble Grand; brother William H. Watts,
Vice Grand; brother VIM. Glover, Secretary;
and P. G. Philip Clayton, Past Grand.
CAMr-mEErNe. A camp-meetng of the M.
E. Church, says the Easton Star of Tuesday, is
now in progress short distance from this town.
We were present on Sunday and part of yes
terday, 'and were very much gratified to observe
the good order and decorum which prevailed
throughout the encampment. A number of
ministers are in attendance, several of whom
are from the cities of Baltimore and Annapo-
lis.
A SUIT DECIDED. We learn from Galignani,
that the suit issued by Count Leon, the natural
son OF Napoleon, against the Coun tess of Lux
bourg, has been decided by the Court Royale,
which declared that the defendant was the
mother of the plaintiff, and adudged her to
make him provision of 4,0Oof pendente lite,
reserVing the question of 6,OOOf per annum de-
manded by the Court.
BEeUEsr TO CAnsRpGE TgEoLoeIcAr
SCHOOL The Boston Advertiser states $4,000
have recently been paid 10 the Cambridge Di.
vlnity School by the brothers and heirs of Miss
Nancy Kendall, of Leominstef, deceased, by
her request, for the assistance of INDECENT stu
dents ofDivinity.
SUDDEN DEATH. The Albany Citizen an
nounces that Judge Granger, of Saratoga CO.,
died on Saturday last, in an apoplectic fit on
board canal packet, on his passage from Troy
to his home.
BANK DlREcroRs. The following gentle
men were on Monday last elected directors of
the Farmers Bank of Maryland, for Anne
Arundel county: Col. Henry Maynadier, John
Johnson, Esq, Col. James Boyle, Alexander
Randall, Esq, Robert Welsh, of Ben, ESQ.,,
and DR.. John Ridout. There was also elected
one director for each county.
DR.. DEWEY. Rev. Dr. Dewey, it is said,
has haan anrauod In ernnI,, h.