Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-05
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEM s .

o. b,Ipvct and Inyr'y wife. and one beautiful child
hut hort time ago. and proceeded To the West, on
8, ,iit to that REGION. At Cincinnati. the wife and
child di-t amidst strangers, but with the people of
thai ci,y alive 70 the distress of the survivor. his
condition was peculiarly distressing. From bearing
the bron and livclmess Of happy man. he changed
&, .,,b. scar and yellow leaf Of the parting year.
aud when he arrived at the Depot here. with his
,rred chargr 10 carry home to ''Old kentucky for
burial he looked himself the picture of death The
messenger n; the beloved dead he was 10 take them
tn rhcir lat rposc and he appeared "a though this
,,,rrJ h. ms last. We met him at the National
UcrrI. " here the information of his bereavement.
and his hook OF deep sorrow, lad impressed the
Whole house with a sympathy n true to human
,,rp a. II Wa jus, hCir hind feelings and the gen
,Ic,uan 80 afflicted. Last night, the bodies of the
,,r and child were borne Richm nd, by the huS-
hand and father. on their way home; sad return
- party who left home in buoyant spirits and are
~ NEE, hin with the coroncI OF DEATH at the fire
>,,ic they lrft 20 happily.
Scrcuracs ia>' ui-H-Prof Prospects, fine band
WIRE out again last evening series of sercnades
their frst being musical compliment TO a lady at
t;ad-by' Hotel who we'd them with the cncour-
acirr smiles Of woman, and her friends and 'smine
host gave them a cordial welcome. Thence they
IrUcccded the rc-Idence of Capt. L.. Towers ofthe
National tircy>, where he and his family walked
M .IIth sweet sounds, and the gallant Captain
tended bis hnSpItalItes with noble hand. Return
,ng the band stopped IN front Of the honserf Mr.. B.
,,-had. and having played few airs, suddenly
invited splendid oyster supper, served up in
,lrrrpS German form IA nor each Marty rnuJd
rev themselves in their own way. 1t was happy
.rqne and indeed the whole three serenade. were
nf .lccful interest. Mr. ". Harris sang Washing
ron', Grave and NapolcOn's Grave with fine effect
he 2Iw9y> doe, and the various parties enjoyed
the evrHIn. IN Il rch, musical and pleasant way.
~ IirfoTiopS.-Uur city has trtn excited for scve
al dly with the Maryland elections, and AT length
have trImiuation by asccraininc pretty correctly
lhr 70. nit aud 10 morrow can he 10 the sIeepIes.
multitude -day Of rc>t' indeed The Maine Law
mrH have had their victory, in Clccng ten delegates
io the legislature from Baltimore, their Sheriff of
that city, and several magistrates and constables.
The Wings have Won the State Senate and Leri.Ia-
tHo, with power to elect Wing L. 5. Senator, and
have several magistrates, Sc, Baltimore, and con-
sc,u ntIy they have r'nriOus triumph. The Demo
rats have carried their Governor, Comptroller Lot
commissioner, and all the Baltimore city prou
neR officers, except sheriff, with fair sprnking o.,
magistrates and cOnstables aud hence they have a
victory to rejoice at. Thus all the parties are Veto
nous. aud all may 90 their way rejoicing" A
singular and amusing result, but still neither of the
parties satisfied.
DCyrItpc ofthr Frnnklins.-To morrow afternoon
the Franklin New York Association start on their
interesting trip, numbering fifty stawart men
and accompanied by NarsoIerti's fine band and sew
'ral Young not of The Association. who take
ihl- agreeable way to visit the Empire, Quaker and
Monumental cities. Several members have been
added since their last grand parade, and others
s'Ia tTyrng To JOIN, - that they cannot know how
MANY viii 90 the excursion. To-day. their beau
nul suction, highly po>hcd and in the finest order
taken 10 the cars, and. attended by committee
Will 90 Oh this afternoon ahead of the company. a
hne time i cAPected, and may the generous fellows
have II To- their full content.
Last Night Of Songs end Scenes.-This afternoon
the children and teachers "f the Orphan Asvlum-
and numerous friends, have fine entertainment al
Slr Bishops musical and Iicturesqe sorce but to-
night 'C closes his brief season at Washngton and
'h' - the only opportunity LETT to see his grand exhi-
'luon. Let 40 one miss this opportunity who wish
In enjoy pleasant evening. and encourage worthy
artist line at performance hitherto unex plored-
that OF combining song, speech, and painting in
rdbcduI uf interest
.1Ie5cndriG CoGchcs.-On Wednesday last All sc-
"ercd the safety of the passengers in one of the
COACHES, though fortunately Was injured, and
N" only d:magr done To the coach itself Two
coaches belonging to different proprctOrs were going
IN Alexandria. and met upon the road. The driver
~ nnr drove his coach 50 near TO the other As 10
r1u,c him tn turn his horses, which brought the
coach ~ contact with telegraph pole. smashing
Tar'S ni IT and frightening greatly the driver and p>-
.cDc'rs This kind of opposition Will not be popu-
iar with prisons who paironizc the lines, AMI we
would ad,r 2 them to stop il al once.
Il Hoc Stealing from Groccr.-YestcIday, hog
'rP INTO grocery IN the upper part of Sixth street
and sole Goldfish. The storckeeper perceiying him
made clas much to the amusement of tile lockers
On IN that vicinity, who seldom have any amusement
except at their own making, and the race was one of
interest Time and distance was not taken but the
'orckeeP"r finally overlook porkey and got hi. cod
h"h back. hut so overcome with fatigue that he had
i' get hy tn carry the cod, and finally two kind
Trends had to carry him To the store book arcn
III" hitt"n goldfish being GOOD for nothing the uues
i'' g., whether the ho. or the Storckccpsr was the
rfrrOas party, hut surely the moral To the latter i
ct he watchful."
'@e,hon Cort'1iuiioHS.-Thc contributions to the
National Washington Monument al the Batinor.
polls, ON Wednesday. amounted 10 s4IJ 81. and
''''e WARDS To hear from. Pretty fair, and among
The contributions was our n,
SrH:p'sT Copce1t.-Nr have had all sorts of Ell
tr'dInnrnt, during thu past four months from the
negro meln!I,rs to re higher opera of Madame Son-
~ and others; hut the most eminent Is to take
Place on Monday night at Carusi,s Saloon. Only
nnuk ~ II. au Old Bull cole Bull,) and Stray Cur
tSTako>ch.) To- give grand concert at that highly
'-hI"ndhlr and f;Ivorifc saloon. Only think oft.
h'hsiors--A religious convention met AZ street
f'Wi>r Church To day. composed Of ministers and
'' Inh'r- at the Maryland Union Baptist Associa-
'''" m which are also represented the Churches Of
u'i Termination III the District of Columbia. They
W" be ~ session several days.
Ih' federation "f the beautiful new Presbyterian
'hur'h "a the corner OF Fifth and Streets takes
pace tomorrow morning at ii O'Clock. The eIo-