Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


presented more animated spectacle than
appeared yesterday during the turn out of
the Sabbath Schools of Washington
There could not have been less than four
thousand children in procession at one
time, while on the Capitol grounds the
whole assembly must have numbered at
least four times as many. The music
and banners, the neat dresses of the iuve-
nile, with their handsome boquets in
their hands, their cheerful faces, as thew
marced along the broad avenues to their
place OF meeting, the aspect of the throng.
as 1t gathered in the grove under the
shadow OF the Houses of Congress and
the folds of the Star Spangled Banner, all
gave zest to the occasion which those
who witnessed it, could not fail to enjoy.
The arrangements appear to have been
all well made and had it not been for
the sudden shower of rain that came up
as the audience was being most profitably
and happily addressed by Rev. J. Dan
forth, the whole of the deeply interesting
ceremonies would have passed off with
fine effect. AS it was, however, a good
impression was made on the minds of all
our citizens who observed this handsome
affair; an impression that we doubt not
will be lasting.
From the brief report that was read by
Mr.. White, the indefatigable Secretary of
the Washington Sabbath School Union,
we learn that the number of scholars and
teachers, of books in the Libraries, and of
contributions for the benevolent objects
Of this excellent institution, is steadily
increasing. This is highly encouraging
fact; and we hope that at an early day
perhaps on the ensuing 4th of JULY the
ranks of youthful students will be mus
tered again, and the opportunity offered
the parents and citizens generally to learn
what powerful auxiliary to sound gov
eminent, good order and parental discip-
line We have among us, in the Sabbath
School Union of the national Metropolis.
1.-THE Wido,r's Son. "A handsome,
dark-eyed boy of fifteen. named Laurence
Fennell, the son of respectable widow
in the First Ward, who depended upon
his earnings as waiter at Wizards
Court End Hotel, has been enticed away
from his employment and the support of
his aged mother by an officer of the
Behring's Straits Surveying Expedition,
who took him off to Norfolk on Friday,
and has ere this shipped him. An appli-
cation is to be made this day, we learn,
to the Navy Department, for his release
and return to his mother. This is mean
affair; and the officer, whoever he is,
should be visited with severe reprimand
from the Secretary of the Navy. If the
unpopularity of certain officers is so great
that they they can only get people to sail
under their flag by going round hotels
and stealing off the walters and boys,
then it is high time such epauletted gen.
try should no longer be tolerated as incubi
upon the respectable and gallant portion
of the Navy.
Military Visit.-We learn that it is the
intention of the ''Walker Sharpshooters
to visit Harrisburg, Pa, about the fourth
ofJuly next. They calculate that about
forty riaemen will go. The intention is
to visit Philadelphia while on the trip.
Our volunteer companies have always
been we'll received in the keystone State,
and we are sure that Capt. Bradford and
his gallant corps will be highly pleased
with the visit.
Postponement.-The Picnic Of the
Foundry Sabbath School Missionary So
clety to Arlington Spring, which was to
have taken place to-day, was, on account
Of the weather, postponed until to-mor-
row, Wednesday, The boats will leave
Fourteenth street bridge at a quarter be-
fore o'clock, a. m.
Centre Market.-Our market this morn
ing was pretty well supplied with pro-
visions. Prices might have been lower,
but they have been so high lately, that
any reduction is better than none.
Nothing would crafty our citizens
more than to be able to supply their ia
bles with good food at reasonable prices.
BuHies bmIied-Five of our Washing
ton b'hoys went to Alexandria on Sunday
last " to have muss and take the town.
They went-had the ''muss got licked
got in the watch -house-staid there
from five p. M, till nine a. M, when the
Mayor disposed of them according to the
best of his ability. We have not learned