Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-22
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

hEfIkH---To-day has been rendered NOR,
nan usually gay by review and parade o.
tus regiment Of military, which came of with
haSh GEAR. 1t was the original intention tha
the regiment should be reviewed by Genera
Welghtman, but in consequence of the upfor
Lunaee accident on Saturday, by which tn,
deneral was injured and his arm broken, h,
was not able to be present, and. in consequence
aee reg Ilsnf was reviewed by its commander,
Inc regiment ferRed in line on Louisiana
avenue, 10 front of the City Hall, at 10 a. M.
sne Inherent companies being ranged in the
Following order. beginning from the right
The Presidents Mounte ed Guard, Capt Peck
The Rcgimentai Band, Prosperity
"ashington Light Infantry, Can't. Caring
ton.
National Greys, Capt Towers.
Montgomery Guards, Capt Key.
-. National Guards, Capt. TAFT
Herman 1eagers, Capt. Schwartzmap
Esputa's Band, (in their new uniform
Boon Rifles, Capt. Bright
Green Mountain Boys, Capt McCstbran
Inc regiment having been inspected and re-.
viewed by Colonel Hickey, who was acconono
MED by the regimental STAFF. CONSISTS, asG
Col; Riley, Major keyworth. Adiutant T. 7
middleton, Surgeon j. f. Morgan. Ouartor.
master w. j. MeCullom, and Others was mn,
cnrougn me various exercises after which .bey
formed into columns, and marched down Ind;
ala avenue and proceeded to the capitol. half.
ing on the ground before The east front. where
S ne iestiheh' paraded and passed in review b..
iofe congress. At the conclusion Of thi. tho y
AGAIN formed into column, and marched dow
Ihe sou'n front along Pennsylvania avenue 10
me fresidents house, where thew were a,.;n
reviewed, and then returned back. breath.
rank before Wiilard's hotel. for the nnrnosa:
OF reireshment The day was most auspicious
iol 'ne spectacle, not being so excessively no,
e a
10 render out of door exercise apreeabJa IT,
appearance of the regiment drew after II
CROWDS OF spectators and indeed from an ear, y
nour louDgers had commenced clustering ahon
the steps of the City Hail, while the bnrrvino
10 anu FRO OF military men gave a warlike an1
Pearance to the city. The whole affair went IF,
very wen, and the regiment as it marched
along the avenue, was very imposing.
STRIKE FOR HIGHER wAGRs.-On Satrr,Ia U
last, In Georgetown, the eoIored carriers. with
tnelr vehicles, horses well fitted out, and en-
HVened with music, paraded the streets ON n
grand strike for higher wages
ROCK CREEK LOWER BRIpGE.-The ;ron
bridge over Rock Creek at the foot of X street.
1nleh broke down on Saturday, as mentioned
IN our last issue, remains in q wrecked cond; =
ton, lying partly in the bed of the stream.
anu partly resting on the abutments. Gen.
Nelghtman, We understand had his arm
broken: and the remaining passengers were
rescued from the water, which, however. ia
not perhaps deep enough to drown a orovn mn
person, being about FIVE deep at present
acre were three boys on the side walk at the
Tune, who were all precipitated into the
: Eiream. Two of them were uniniured and
swan to land; the third was wedged in among
the iron work, and could not extricate himself
until he was released by some persons with
crow bars. The little fellow was badly iniur-
ed, and screamed ont with fright and pain
1t Is not exactly known which part of the
are hazarded.
1t is by some attributed to the UNEQUAL con-
traction and expansion of the wrought and
cast Iron used In It's structure 1t is said how
ever, that some Of the iron rods beneath the
wood-wsy, and which serve to counteraet anv
swinging motion, have been for some time in n
defective condition. 1t is reported that the
present oroken-in-bridge will be superseded
by one OF stone; but as this is oniy hearsay
We do not give it for authentic Remarks are
made that there Is never any inspection of the
bridges, to see whether they are in a proper
condition or not There were some ladies in
the omnibusses at the time, who luckily o.
caped without any injury.
The communication is still maintained by
boats Some enterprising Juvenile SPECTATORS
have opened opposition ferries across and we
companies for an unlueky individual who
wanted to cross One party charged three
cents, and the other got the gentleman pa
tronage by Offering to take him across for two.
We expected, however, to have seen him shin.
wrecked before the voyage was over.
CoSFIRNArIOS.-Yesterd as announced
IN Saturdays Star, Bishop Nottingham adj.
tnlLi'tsfel the rites of confirmation at the
several churches indicated in our last issue.
at ST Adams Church, near Georgetown nm.
der the ministry of the Rev. w. i. CbiIas
eight young ladies were confirmed; at Christ
Church, near the Navy Yard under the min.
istry of the Rev W. Hodge, twenty. seven
young persons, of both sexes, were Confirmed
as well as sick lady, a Mrs. Tuill. who re-.
sides In the neigh borhOod, and to whom the
l,es OF confirmation were administered pri-
vately. In the evening, Bishop Within CHAM
confirmed, at DIR. Butlers Trinity Churcb
tnlrty-four candidates, consisting of thirty
Two white persons, most of whom were youno
persons, but included among the numbe, was
venerable looking old gentleman 81 wear. of
ago, and two colored persons The Bishon
preached in each of the churches 10 Iarge
congregations, particularly that at Trinity
church, the edifce being crowded inside hv n
large congregation Of ladies and gentlemen.
30 mat numbers were obliged to stand in the
nisles and about the galleries from the seats
and peWs being ell filled with occupants The
tune, IN the evening, and the place being
lighted up, gave further solemnity to the
scene, and We do not remember ever to have
witnessed more imposisg ceremony. simple
as 1t is, than the confirmation last NIGHT at
Trinity Church. The congregation took the
most extreme Interest in the proceedings.
which were rendered still more attractive nv
the manner in which Bishop Whittingham
performed the ceremonies while the music
from the organ and the singing of the choir
we're magnificent, adding much to the splepdor
OF the ceremony, which is in itself, however
OF the simplest kind. Bishop Nottingham
returned to-day, we believe, to Baltimore.
WAsHISGroy AND ALEXANDRIA Boars.-The
proprietors of the Washington and Alexandra
steamboats,, George Washington and Thomas |
COllyer, have reduced their fare to so low a |
rate (hye cents that the accident to the Long
Bridge for the purposes of travel between the |
two cities would now be hardly worth consid- |
GRAFTON Only reflect reader, FIVE cents, why |
IL would cost twice and three times that sum |
In shoe leather if you walked the distance be- |
tween the two cities, and here you can travel |
1t In first rate steamboats, with polite captains,
and the best of accommodation, besides q peep
1T some of the finest scenery in the world, as |
well as saving your shoe leather. We hear |
great deal of talk of northern enterprise and |
nor harn in1u lint do, n,