Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-20
nAJLY EVENING STAR.
CITY MS.

por,Se YesterdGy-Shan fght.-The parade
- wa. certainly proud one for the citizen
,,,s,, of Washington, all concarrns In the opin-
Oh. fact, that il was the very best parade yet
,,,sd In tliis city, In addition to our report Of
p..,I,v. No to the time of going to press, we may
:, ,h,, the various Companies engaged on the
- usar the Monument, in various exercises cal
- IN improve their military skill, and acquired
- tho mixing of soldiers lie and diity, IN
.,,,,cns. Rations were there In abundance,
-, M, gwen out according tn army regulations"
tho free hard of Volunteer Iibcrality, there
-. m restrictive laws to hold the hand. The
- s,b, was well executed, the companies going
.,z,,,b all the movements of regular battle. The
.-,,u,,v manuvrrd in battle order, and when the
-.,,,,v came dashing down they knelt, presented
-, n rec Give the charge, aud braeely repelled
s,v of the rriziIins stceas and sabres or the
- nsmv. Ia the charge, one Of the horses re-
-, wound from bayonet in the hands of a
-, ., the Montgomery Quarts. Captain Peck
.u,,,,Iv rallied his men, who came TO the second
h.rre with fine spirit, bearing down on the infantry
ID, .ovsrflIl effect and one OF them especially
,.s aforementioned Montgomery Guards man, whose
.,,d be did not take off with his broad sword, but
,,,red the plume of his cap, or that OF 4 companion
: ,,us near bv. Ia such menner As to show that it
liz wanted him To have cut few inches below TO
So. made one head less in the battle. The me,tle
,,be Guard was up and ne only longed for another
charge but cessation Of hostilities was agreed upon
,pd after some interesting proceedings, the column
mn. formed and all marched, in amicabe order, into
,o,ru and were dismissed at a. out clock, in front
cf the City Hail. Much credit is given by General
roues. Col Hickey, commander of the regiment,
and the superior officers, to all the companies who
,oot mart in the engagement and doubles. they will
m due time make their report 10 the Secretary of
War
Poters at Hs,ris vs.. Baggage .7sents.-We pub
Ish the foil0wing in sympathy 10 Justice
MsssRs. EDITORS: This communication is ad
dressed To you 10 enlist your synpathieS in behalf of
much injured class OF our citizens. We allaie to
the p0rleTs attached to the hotels Of city. For
ssme time past, the Washington Braach of the Bal
umorr and Ohio Railroad Company, through their
agents, have granted tc hrn, known Chandler
Co, the exclusive right 10 collect through the
the baggage checks ut passengers visiting the me-
trnnos This monopoly has THIS taken the bread
from the mouths of some nj OUR most industrious cit
I1ens 10 the numlet NJ hfteCn or twenty-sOme with
families. The action Of the Board having in control
IN, sec,on Of the road, certainly deserving of the
sevprest censure in organizing ani aiding monnpo
w. of which not one composing 1t il legal citizen
nj this place. and hare interest in tho prosperty
Of the city of Washington. But many will saw let
the pcrtefs and Railroad Company fight their own
h1tties-we have nothing TO do with either. This j.
rot the IL is evil which every good citizen
Shnuid lend his influence i'll correcting. The rates
cffare al one time, between this city and Baltimore
was two dollars and fifty cents. IL was reduced.
ster considerable delay, ~ one dollar and eighty
eents-now to one dollar and fifty cents How has
tins been brought about, By The voice of the people
and Of the press.
A few weeks sincs. person belonging to the corps
nf por:ers thought he would try the experiment of
collecting tickets III the cars for baggage between
this city and Baltimore, and paid bis full fare for that
purpose. On his return, lie forbidden by the
conductor ask any person for their check
under penalty OF being ee' ted from the cars Such
action the part OF company is alike contempti-
bic and unjust. Yesterday, the porters Were even
dsfranchiSed the privilege of standin. inside the de-
pot, usual, and now have to take their positions
the street, in frOn-a done for the purpose of de
barring them Of any chance to get single trunk or
carpet bag. whereby TO make even n York shilling
These evils and others that could be mentioned, call
5r remedy, even IL 1t should b. the old stage line
m which we have frequently passed over the road
with certainly more pleasure than we ever did in the
railroad car.
The hotel keepers and clerks by giving notice 10
strangers leaving their houses of impoSitOns that are
olly practlsed on this and other roads by Express
Companies, vii not only aid In breaking down
monopoly, but TO the pOrters will do an act of
JUSTICE.
The MitcTy Bal last ercrins-Ths was truly an
elegant affair, the military and ladies presenting an
appearance of splendor and beauty unparaiIeled I,