Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-23


the New York Columbia Fire Company Asso-
ciation was noticed in nearly all its parts by
| the Star, with the exception Of the doings in
! Baltimore, the particulars of which we now
| only find in the Argus of that city. That
! paper says:
''IHe Columbia Fire Company gall
liant company, of Washington city, arrived in
this city on Saturday afternoon from their
visit to New York, and partook of dinner at
the Virginia House. Their sudden arrival
prevented our firemen from giving them the
reception and escort, which otherwise they
would have gladly done.
They proceeded however, BY invitation of
the Western Hose Company, to the Hotel of
! Mrs Cloud, West Baltimore Street where thew
were entertained, and several addresses made.
whichswere replied TO by their acting Presi-
dent, Francis McNerhany, Esq, in an cnthu-
siastic and eloquent manner. They then pro-
| ceeded, by invitation of the Howard Fire Com
pany to Ileintz S, Paea street. where they were
also entertained.
During their march, the bells of several
of the fire companies were rung in honor of
the visters. Delegates from several of our
companies escorted them to the depot and at
seven o'clock they took their departure in the
cars for Washington. The Columbians are a
fine looking, gentlemanly body of firemen
They spoke in the highest terms of their re-
ception at New York and Philadelphia, and
parted amid the cheers Of our friends at the
depot and the music of their splendid brass
band
observation-disclosures seems to be the
| order of the day, not only on public but pri-
vate buildings in Washington. The Senate
Chamber House of Representatives, Presi-
Dental Mansion, several of the hotels,
churches, dwellings, &c, &c, exhibit this
spirit The improvements at the Capitol we
have noticed already, but those at the White
House are richly deserving of further men,
ton. The beautiful work, especially of the
East Room, chaste and elegant as the arts of
ornament can produce, attracts the admira-
tion of all who visit the premises, and the
painting, alterations and improvements of
other parts of the Mansion give an aspect of
grandeur TO the place, or at least the promise
of it, in its present unfinished condition, that
will astOnish the former visitors of the house
who may be expected to be returning to the
city The changes everywhere indeed, will
be of general observation, and deserved praise
Wherever the hand of improvement could
| touch, there it appears to have been used
Members of Congress and others who have
/ been here before, will particularly notice
these changes for the best, and must admire
our generally renovated city.
/ EducatioRai-The summer vacation being
nearly over, teachers and pupils are already
! preparing to enter upon their respective du.
! ties and studies, and it will be seen by our ad-
| vertising columns daily, that the private edu-
cational institutions of Washington are max
ing unusual arrangements for the future cour-
ses. Many Improvements are being intro
duced both in physical as we'll as mental mat
tiers, and no doubt the schools of the District
will fully maintain the advancing character
in scholastic perfection which has ever marked
their career. We direct especial attention
to our advertisements in the educational line.
The Toung Hiekoriss--An Omen for the
HeJt-DuriDg the Presidential term of Gen.
Jackson the seed of hickory tree was planted
by the public gardener to represent the hero,
; and subsequently another to represent Van
Buren,, and third for Polk, and last year a
fourth for President Pierce. They stand about
the middle Of the grounds on the south side
of the Presidential Mans On, enclosed in a
box, and are occasionally referred to on &C
count of their emblSsatic character. On a
recent visit to the grounds we were surprised
| to see polk tree evershadowing the whole of
them, it having grown there without planting
! By man, and with the young hickories are in
| a fourishing condition. A friend who sees
onens in trees, &c, interprets this to mean
that western man will be the next Chief
| Magistrate of the Union, who will be gus-
tanned by the young hickories of the land
What say you, We political seers of the Nation :?
HIT him Aglu-He's got no Friends ,"
An indignant matron sends us from George
town the following addition to the " Wife's
Twelve Commandments published recently
in the Star, viz:
18th. Thou shalt not take omnibus rides
with single girls, after nine o'clock at night
to the Capitol grounds.
TIE Ne'r MsmJerS.-Messrs. Morgan and
Gaddis recently elected from the Sixth Ward
to the Councils of the City, were qualified in
their respective branches yesterday, and took
their seats
The ITALIAN LEGION AT BUNEOs AYREs
After the unfortunate reyerses which the
republicans in Europe suffered in 1S49,
many of the soldiers who were obliged to
leave their native countries took refuge in