Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-17
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.

.ds in the way of public Improvements in and
hon, the White House, a. well as between the last
,,n,eJ place and Georgetown. The once open, but
,,v long enclosed common ground at the rear of the
PRESIDENT. House, extending to the waters edge
destined In the course of a few years 10 become
an ornament TO the city. The enclosure WAS origi-
lilly laid out by the late lamPnted Mr. Downing.
yb0-e celebrity as landscape gardener is TOO well
rnown 10 need any repetition al hands. If that
Gentleman left any plan for laying out The enclosure,
= u desirable that II should 1e rigdy adhered to, for
We doubt much whether there il any gardener in
washington elsewhere, who could Improve upon
his projects The grounds IN tie public square are
menrntO OF Mr.. DOwnngs ability, and although
Of 100 limited size to allow the genius of the land
lane gardener full scope, they sufficiently attest
mai IN, parnPT of the same could do greater things
If Mr. Downing. therefore, mapped plan for the
enclosure i'll question: ii ought To be rigdly adhered
>, for the beauty of the place might easily b. marred
by slight deviation from the project OF the designer
The spot bare a II may appear, was very suitable
for the landscape gardener to exhibit his abilities
The slopIns nature OF the ground gradually inenng
The TrNeI with the broad eXpanse of the Potomac
quenird in front, bOrderrd by the scenery of the
opposite shore of Virginia, just the locality for
the landscape gardener 10 prove the skill of his ART
Under his magic ni~assisted by nature, when a
tsy years growth shSDhave made the scions of the
v-gstabl. kingdom assume the size of maturity
yytai charming visras and delightful prospects could
h. made from this locality. Again. at the other ex-
Irpmy, the top OF the eminence, the neigh boring
bindings of the Treasury and the White House
which command view over the denHded enclosure
will under judiclOuS management. by a close plan
tarinn Of trees, be almost hid from view inside heinz
,ny sufficiently exposed ~ the prnmenader TO lend
rnrhantment IT. the prospect. In some such manner
Downing would have laid out the enclosure, which.
aldri by sfTpentine walks, handsome parterres nf
flowers. and thick set groves of trees would be the
,,,7Iupur ut Washington. That IL i. intended IN
make sort of ornamental place out OF this en-
closure. We are aware from the circumstance of an
JppropnatIOn having been granted for the pIIrpoSp
aad W. perceive that large number OF work m IN
are occupied daily IN evelllng the ground and lIinp
ED the sunken parts with fresh earth.
We can hardly expect that the grounds will be
planted al tins season of the wear. il will De enough
n enclosure L. ready Tor planting bv next SnTIpo
aui tLen II WlCIOu,ly laid out II WILL in the course
al few YEAR be the most d, ii,ful spot abou, the
Metropolis We observe that the road 10 George
town, which Wa being cut down. l. now nearly
ru-nrd ana the circle ready Ia he laid ou1 as a car
den. The surveyors were out Yesterday test NJ the
l-VP Of the road, To see. should conclude
whether the plan had been fully carried out. IL is
certainly decided ImprnvcII nj, and We cannot
conceive OF prettIeT approach To- q city than that
which the avenue presents AT Tins spot, where The
Iaai i carried round the circle Some trees flowers
aud ga lights, ar" how only needed give finish
L. the improvement.
That part OF the cItv at The Treasury X fast
assuring the aspect Of thlcky settled district the
avenue beng lined with good, well stocked stores
and appearances begin 10 show ;Lt this part of the
city nearest 10 Georgetnwn, Will yet compete with
the OteI part tor the claim O Being the Wv End
0i The Metropolis. Those of our readers who have
visited London, the metropolis OF England will
understand the alluSiOn In the ''Wcst End" we
nran tile par Most fTrquented and inhabited by the
wealthy anu fashionable. Indeed, We observe thai
many ldirs prefer promenade along this health,
part Of Pennsylvania avenue to that OF The other part
easI vi inr Treasury.
SarII5onioa La,tlation.-I.t>t night, Or. Law
IL IL,
iuIrS Oh Chrmi-uy, At the above I.anrd institutions
tie SUBJECT bslns-'fhe phy.icai properties of the
atmosphere, with respect to Us color, weight and
elasticity" Sc. On Monday night Prof Hall0wen
0f Alexandria, VIII deliver the thIrd lecture OF his
course. which l. Astronomy. Ihr u5I. Ct being
'IhS nFrd stars, nebuia' and stellar sy-Iems.n tn
inS occasion, p!aHei,!iiim Oi an enIfeS Utw CON
>ttucuOn- invented BY Thomas Ii. Barlow OF Ken
lucky, will be eSlhbeG-
The lectures delivered al the Smithsonian Inslitu-
ton continue 10 br exceedingly popular, Tie theatre
bring, ever night Of their delivery, completely
crowded. There Is, however, objection that
T-lNrrS some comment, but which, II appears to
canned be- we'll TFhrdi-d-we mean the lndiScrilnl-
hate admission ri all who choose TO cR1eT. Ii seems,
from their behavior, that many 90 there merely for
nriiibd Oi passing away The time. without feeling
any interest III The subject that being treated upon
these latter, Who generally form the nOisy part III
the audience, taking every opportunity thai presents
itself of venting their SUpcrabunddncC of animal
*plTiS h loud demonstrations III appliance, would,
are ht' sure. be- more al Their al the National
Theatre or Ri>leS banete. We. therefore, recon
mend tl'In la be,ake themselves 10 these latter
places OF amusement, which would he c1nge-
NAL 10 Their character; # they Will attend the lee
IuIrS Of thF Smithsonian Institution, they should
-une proper restraint briItins the place and sub
iect
Forming az Artillery CoIngQny.-An advertise
asi TO the above effect, appeared yesterdays pa
per-, but Al appears 10 have been hoax, for OIL
making inquire. Carusis Saloon, where a meet
Ing Tor the purpose OF taking preliminary e;eps 10
wards the object, proposed 10 be- held we louna
that nothing known about IL. Mfr. Carusi had
never been acquainted with tie subject had any
application been made 10 him Tor the OF the room,
- thai II would appear a. If The originator of tho
scheme had either intend ed TO deceive or thought
eIprdiehi 10 back out. Several gentlemen went 10
the proposed place ofmretng, at the appohed hour,
but hndn@ ilUm MIR. CaTu<i that steps had been
taken tor ih" purpose, Immediately quI'ted We
sorry tEai thi~ disappointment, whether prrmedard
or not, has happened. because on another occasion
II Will deI inIuTOusy. We have no doubt II proper
steps were taken, aud h0nOfably carried out, that
there l. enough military spirit III Washington 10 form
an artillery company, and that 4 sufficient number
OF our citizens would enroll themselves TOR the pur
pose. But. then the preparatory meeting must BE-
carried out by the OrIgnatOrs III an honorable man
Der, Tor II such course pursued, that of last
night, those vino would favor the object will become
Treat II hereafter with contempt. Let us. by all
means, have artillery company if it can be raised,
aud let there be lao huDb''s about tie business.
tOTGiJiifs the iaH.s-.7 Bridegroom Spirited
-1,,dy-i Excitement in TIE Fi1,t H-Grd-A few even
ings since, considerable company assembled at the
house Ut worthy old resident of the First Ward 10
".ineSS TIC marriage ot his daughter buck about
town. The Rev. Mr.. Evans, the clergy officiating
commenced the ceremony and proceeded to the part
"hrTt he CALI on any one present 10 speak out II
showing Ot an impeachment To the contamination OF
HE CEREMONY. Nhrrruy0n fair one, who up 10
uill time stood nmIdly back in The crowd, rushed
forward and SFiZing the afinghted bridegroom by
the throat dragged HIM immediately from the room
and h0u~c ere III" intended bride could come his
rescue Since then, the di>conSnatP half married
'Oun" person ha- not heard from her spirited away
halI-husband. These facts ure positively true.
i aefn,ns 10 Hotel KeepeTs-We understand
that good many OF The class Of society known ~
Jeremy Didler>, have been practising their pecu
lar calling upon the hotel keepers of city, get
ilns INTO comfortable quarters, and stopping with
''niEe hO-I until their hills had swollen UP 10 some
uilnz considerable. These gentry then deeamp and
quit l"r some other place, where they PRACTISE
similar course oi deception, ieyyIng species OF
BLACK mail" upon hotel keepers and others. One
~ these gentlemen left the United States Hotel the
ether day wiIh account OF -one siAty dollars and
odd unpaid, and several other similar accidents have
happened N The different Hotels of tie cily. The
LOirl keepers be- their ouITI since he