Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-06


him at the half mile The excitement here
was intsnse-Athe Doctor closing on him on the
last quarter but Scottie got round the corner
first, coming in halflength ahead-thus win
ming the race. Time-2m SIS. a.p
The following is the recapitulation Scot
tie,r ]; Doctor, 2122 Time-3.55;
2.5ls; 2.55; ; 50.
/ Another Interesting match is expected to
| come off mex. week
Dress Por,fe of the Columbia the Asso.
citation of the Columbia Fire Company para
ded last nigl. in their elegant uniforms, con-
sisting of tie late improved hat, called the
| New YORK Seull Cap" red shirts with a
worked heart in front, black belt the letters
| &C. r" thereen, beaver cloth coats, and black
pants They were accompanied by Prosperi's
brass band. known as the Cornet Band,'
who made the streets lively with their thrill
ing strains, while the long file of fremen at.
trac.ed general admiration. 1t will be re-
membered that this association are to leave
Washington fDr New York, the 14th of this
month, on visit to the Crystal Palace, the
other sights, and their brother champions of
the flames of the Empire City. About forty
turned out last night and probably q number
more will join in the interesting excursion.
| approaching EzcHrsions-Whilst those
who can make it convenient to visit the wa
tering places ARE doing so, those who remain
at home are rot forgetting their Creature
comforts, for every week produces its excur-
sions or town anusements of some interesting
| character. Yesterday, the Walker Sharp
| shooters enjoyed fine trip down the river,
| and the next that offers is that of the Mont
gomery Guards, who have chartered the ia.
vorite steamer Columbia. and will have their
Jaunt on the 16th-giving ample time to make
preparations, and this tho committee are en-
gagged at with their usual energy. Then, on
the 18th, comes off the grand excursion Of the
Arlington Club, the proceeds of which are to
be applied to the Washington Monument
| fund. They have secured the splendid and
| commodlous steamer Powhatan. and their
committee is actively at work to render the
trip one of unalloyed pleasure to the partici-
pants as well as profit to the noble object in
| view. The home bound citizen can have here
two fine opportunities of recreation, and
doubtless will embrace one or both of them.
Heavy Storm last might.-Washingto was
| visited between and 10 CLOCK last evening by
tremendous rain-storm, flooding many of the
streets and some of the pavements in an unu
sual manner, and driving people for shelter
| into all sorts of places. The hotels were
crowded with fugitives from the vengeance of
! the Storm-king, and we learn that its Niaga-
ra-ike deluge well watered the towns of Alex
andria, Georgetown, and the surrounding
country as far as We could hear therefrom.
! and the city of Baltimore. We have not as
| certained any great damage to have been
done, except to several new walls and cellars
OF buildings in course of erection. 1t was
| altogether a bone file storm of the sort, and
as Burns says in Tam 0'Shanter-
g Ii rained though it rained its last,
! The Hall of Congress stucco work
OF the ceiling of the House Of Representa-
tives has been completed, and is handsomely
executed, though not to our taste in its sombre
| colors. The clear, pure white of the dome of
the Rotunda strikes us as more appropriate,
| independent Of its aid in atfording light. But
as many of the honorable NJ. C's like clark
ness rather than light there may be some
point in gratifying them. Still the whole Job
is good one, and we do not mean anything
of consequence about the light, which may be
all sufficient for those who prefer it, our re-
| Elections being none other than those which
should appropriately be emitted from the
| Star.
| Arrest o "a Firsman.-It has been usual for
the members of one fire company to salute the
| members Of another, when marching in pro-
cession past their engine house, by ringing
their bell until the company has passed by
| Last evening, as the Columbia company was
passing the Perseverance engine house, one of
the officers of the Perseverance tapped the
bell, which the Columbia acknowledged by
giving three hearty cheers. The salute was
ended by policeman arresting the bell-ringer
oAO tohihS Hill W IuC RudTu we MINK
that when an act tends to promote harmony
among the fremen, no policeman gives evil
dence of good sense by attempting to preventit
THE LabOyers at Work.-The recent strike
| of the hodcarriers produced an arrangement
| by which they now receive 81 50, second
best, 81 37t, third best, 81 %, which lat
ter sum was what they all worked for
previous to the strike. Their demand was
81 50 each, or an increase of 25 cents on their
! former wages, but the above giving general
| satisfaction, the cry Of mort and ''more
brick, has for week or more past mingled
| with the music of tho trOWel the snY and