Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-19
nAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY TENS.

bsr,tofore '.alone in his glory" his hum
=. ,rssting Of cordiality to the citizens of
a.. ri.triet Though not altogether strang-
10 will. nevertheless, find some little en-
.,,--,..nent at first, but hopes to get fully in
4 harness in good time Washington is
=. What is, a city of great distances,
r-..t architectural monuments. great men,
Jo-ber great things, as we'll as interesting
Cd beautiful; and among the latter are her
ti-b.,5nei and charming ladies. Then her
o.TIart military and fremen, professors, work
;,.rlfn &c They all will, doubtless, become
,c,nainted with us. and, we trust, agreeably,
- rou.h the columns of the already popular
N S.. We thus have given our brief i'm
=, -u-al. " and shall go ahead with some
thing. perhaps. me e interesting
y Telateer C0mpaHieS.-In New York and
8o-ber Northern cities, the young men banded
lin Engine companies and other societies are
in the habit of forming themselves, each COM
racv OF society, into military organization
fox drill and practice with arms. They uni
fo-m themselves generally, simply in black
frock coats black pantaloons in cool weather,
and white when the weather is warm, black
rsrs complete their dress. Thus uniformed
and accoutred with proper arms and their
. compartments, they parade as do other mil
itary companies, have their target-shooting
,-.5cbe> social parties, balls, &c. They make
Is inc military displays as any volunteer
. troops in the United States, being exceedingly
well drilled
1t strikes Us as being singular that the
Young men Of Washington have so far ne
elected to adopt this custom. The expense of
uniform is absolutely nothing, we presume.
and the government will furnish the arms as
soon a. companies may be organized. There
Is material enough in the District of Columbia
10 keep up a battalion five hundred strong
under Just such an organization serving not
o8ly as IN agreeable pastime for those enrolled
! N IT, but also as a source ofincreased pleasant
and praise worthy excitement among us Who
will be FIRST in organizing such battalion
FishiRe Party IN a StOrm-Capsize and
, Rich Sc-af Yesterday morning taut little
sall-voat might have been seen calamity con-
veying merry party of young men from one
Of the wharyes on a fishing excursion to that
delightful place. ''Custis's Spring. As they
departed, storm arose, but on they went
The storm without might roar and rustic,
TH-r did not mind the storm a WHISTLE
Bgt soon they found that it would not do to
defy odd Boreas," even on the shallow waters
7 q: the Potomac; for when they had got into
the middle Of the stream, and in sight of the
Long Bridge, the skilful pilot run the boat into
The flats, capsizing the same, and throwing
he real f1tS into the water, q flaw of wind
.slavin- come just in time te help the mud to
turn the vessel. There was a sight for those
eSho behe!i it from the bridge. One poor fell
low vas thrown under the sail into the river,
AMI the way ne sprawled and struggled to ex-
, iri;ate himself from his seemingly perilous
position was indescribably amusing. At length
one OF the party, who had been busy gather.
ing the bread, chickens, &C., that had been
east upon the waters" seized the fellow by
the lee and drew him from under the sail.
Another brave fellow seized the jig, and Sc
curel that, while all round were floating hats.
coats. &c. Such a set of half drowned rats
were never before to be seen from the Long
Bridge
Inc roars of laughter from thence were i'm
mense, AMI the party finding there were no
lives LOST. II being in shallow water, Joined
themselves in the merriment at their ludicrous
appearance All but the chap that tumbled
Ito the water under the sail who stood like a
statue Vi grief, stuck in the mud u Tho boat
was soon righted and bailed, and the party
proceeded on their pleasure trip" de-
termined, however, to never face the mu.;c,,
Of threatening storm on the Potomac again
Two OF the byarest of the crew would not dare
the trowning deep on their return, and walked
round in rather a damaged condition, one of
them having burnt the legs off his breeches in
drying them by the fire, ana the other being
not much better off Reader, was not this
delightful fishing excursion
Complaining.-Many of our citizens who
reside in those neighborhoods which we men
toned last week as containing intolerable
nu1sances, are still complaining. The ques-
ton Who gets paid for attending to the re-
moval Of nuisances - has been asked fire.
quently; but we are unable to say. We re-
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between the Commissioners and others, some
Years since; but we do not know how it was
decided We presume some one is paid for
attending TO such matters;-probably the
Mayor can tell.
SpleHdid Sugar BoicL-The public are in
Tted to call and see a specimen of rich work
designed and made by Francis La
Bru. skilful workman now in the employ of