The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-05
Local Matters.

| MUsIc-THE Nsw ColTUME-GREAr EXCITE
| mEsr.-The Marine Band performed at the Capt.
| toll Grounds yesterday evening, and were mover
before in better tune. The music, however, was
not the chief attraction 1t had been rumored for
several days that, on this occasion, five or six
young ladies' were 10 appear in the promenade, and
| introduce the Turkish female costume, which has
formed the subject OF 50 much remark and Criticism
throughout ths great country. Anxious ladies and
gentlemen from all sections to patronize the
novel exhibition. Many hacks and private CARR
ages and omnibuses, brought TO the scene hundreds
| OF spectators, in addition to the dense masses OF
persons who came to the ground carly, to choose a
favorable position for seeing the show. The steps
of the eastern portico densely crowded, prin-
cipaly by ladies and children. This scene was in
terestng; rendered 30 by the compact bright array
Ut different colored costumes and happy countc-
nances They who could not obtain seats dis
persed themselves the wide area in front, and
in the beautiful square beyond.
There were ladies on horseback, accompanied
by their respective friends.
We never before beheld SO many people
bled at Marine Band concert, and have fewer
at the Inauguration Of President.
The band played on, but the music was not the
subject of conversation. The Turkish dress abb.
sorbed all other topics.
AT ABOUT tncTe was u SlIBnt move
ment in the enclosure where is erected the statue
of Washington. The boys began to run, and in a
| few seconds stream of men, women, and chill
dren were (almost out Of brcath) following hard
after them. The scene was indeed exciting. 1t
was thought by those in the that the long,
wished for Turkish dresses had surely come, for
| little while at least, and rapidly rcced-
| ing from the public gaze The boys led the pur-
suit, and flying through the farthest gateway, ran
| along the winding pavement towards New Jersey
| avenue. BY this time the crowd in the area,
near the portico, rushed in the opposite direc-
| ton, if to head the Turkish dresses. AL
though no such costumes were perceptible to any
| body, il was supposed that they in passing
hack, the blinds Of which closed. But, with
out further continuing the story, the truth was
| subsequently, declared that, of the fish
ponds, the boys had started rabbit, and il this
| they pursued, and not Turkish trousers
| Subsequently several carriages came in, and
| th csc were, in turn, surrounded by crowds of
pectants. It is needless say that there a dis
appointment
| Not few persons who had come to see the "new
style" seemed determined not TO be disappointed
and tiptoe, with strained eyes, until the
| echoes Of the last strain of music had hoated far
away for
As comfort, it is said that the dresses iciH be
worn, and that mantuamakers engaged in
their manufacture. BE this true not, cannot
some benevolent ladies adopt the costume, merely
| to crafty the public anxiety?
! ACCIDENT TO A sERENADrNo PARTy.--The band
attached to the Washington Light Infantry, con-
Quoted by MIR. Massolette, engaged by party
of gentlemen, on Tuesday night, to sercnade seve-
raj of the candidates who successful in the
cent municipal election. They had serenaded Mr..
John p Pepper, Councilman elect, Alderman w.
| F. Bayly, and Mr.. Robert j. Roche, the new Col
lector, and we're proceeding rapidly down Eleventh
street, in the large omnibus of the Citizens Line
(made use of for conveying passengers TO and from
the southern boat,) when, between and streets,
one Of the front wheels flew off in consequence of
the breakage of the iron that secured it
| to the axe-tree. As the omnibus was falling
over, MIR. Nicholas Berry, the driver, with con-
siderable presence of mind, jumped from his scat,
and arrested the progress of the horses. There
were persons on the top well as inside of the
hicle, in all twenty-five or thirty. Some of them
precipitated distance of twelve feet into tho
street, while others thrown upon another;
and all were somewhat injured, either scratched or
bruised, and one of them seriously.
We regret to learn that Mr. William Horner had
his leg broken or dislocated. He was taken home
at about half past two clock on Wednesday morn
| ing, short time after the accident
| The loss of the band stated to be between two
and three hundred dollars, their instruments hav-
ing been injured or destroyed by the unfortunate
occurrence.
CIRCUIT CoURT.--The case of Roman Estko and
others, petitioners, Lewis johnson, administra-
tor de bonis non Of Thadeus Koscusko and
Kosciusko Armstrong, was continued in this court
yesterday.
GAs.-Workmen are engaged in laying pipe
from the Of Four and half street and Lou
isiann avenue to Third street; and the line will,
learn, be extended to the railroad station.
Light in that direction is sometimes much needed.
MOUNT VERNON DIVISION, Sons Of Temperance,
"a new organzation,) opened on Tuesday
night in the Seventh Ward.
The Board OF TRUSTEES of the Public Schools
held meeting yesterday afternoon to perfect their
arrangements for the examination of the schools,
which is to take place during the ensuing month.
MARRIED.,
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