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

afternoon. the delegation of Indians
On 1t, Si west, who are now sciournibg in
0.'y, On business connected with the terri
y oLy 70 which they belong. paid a visit to the
ThaS mtsNam, that is to say, to the Capitol.
10y "eie nanlted in their gayest costume
souie Wearing blankets OF red, and Others of
green, and others of red and white. and nearlv
al iegsih gs OF the former color which appears
70 De the most popular. Their head gear was
composed OF feathers ribbons and rosettes in
great Proiusion, aRd one of them carried smear
9eeoeated with feathers and adorned with
oehs "nicn made jingling noise as he carried
Iheir races were painted of a bril
the lower part of their yisage They certainly
were the queerest looking set of creatures that
We ever ciapped our eyes upon, particul rriy
the one who carried the spear. and who, we
presume, is the medicine man" Like the
" Mercury of the ancients mot Of the Balti-
more SUM- be wore a kind of wings to the
lower part OF his leggings, at least such was
the idea that they conveyed to u.s. They are
of the Sacs and Foxes of Nebraska, and some
wore species Of pig tail suspended aft tbe
back, made of the skins of animals.
Iney were accompanied by interpreters
naolted In citizens dress, who would not be
disnnguishabie from other people, but for the
sWat 'niness OF their complexion, which was
very dark. On their arrival at the CanitoJ
they proceeded to the rotundo. and exam;n.d
the pictures but were more particularly struck
Win that one representing the baptism, of Po.
cahontas, the daughter of the Indian Chief
fo"natan But TO our mind what appeared
TO strike them most, was the piece of SCULPTURE
over the south door, representing the conflict
between DANIEL Boon; the Kentucky pioneer,
and the indians, which they looked ut for some
time with great intentness II was s;ngnJar
but CHARACTERISTIC of the savage. that thew were
more pleased with the pictures that nresenta6
bright hues; thus for example, thew passed bv
without noticing it, the picture of the s.Decla.
ration OF independence, where there are mo
particular brilliant colOrs to attract the Gaze
from t1e rotundo they proceeded to the Sc
nate, where they had talk wi th its President
IN one OF the private rooms
AFTER some time spent there, they retraeed
thelr steps, and proceeded to the House of
representatives, going up into the gallery: but
mere they separated, for part got Tired with
the pow WOW, although the debate had refer
ence to Utah, and found their way into the
east grounds OF the Capitol, where they sat
down sIHs cercnIonte in the Turkish or rather
Indian style
The singularity of their appearance had at
tracted round about them, wherever they
went, large crowd Of specta ors who lodged
them about everywhere, manifestiy to the dis
quietude of the Indians, some of whom actual
ly bOlted of; and when the others had seated
themselves down on the grass, their white fol-
lowers copied their example, presenting a
very interesting spectacle Of 1.-The happy fsmi.
ly When We left the spot one old steady
looking Ind an was very comfortably tanning
himself. under the shade Of q tree. seated on
the green turf, taking it as easy as if he was
at home on the plains of Nebraska.
WASHINGTON RAILRoAD.-The late rise in
the fares on the Baltimore and Washingto
RaTl in nj,
some increased iberality on the part Of the
company to purchasers of the round trip tick
cts BY the arrangement, as at present, the
ti:ket although nomin ally good for the day
does not, in consequence, give the owner q
full twenty-four hours use of it, as it might
appear on the first examination To most
persons, the round trip ticket is only avail able
for few hours delay, and to those even who
leave either city by the earliest train and
reiaEn by the latest. there is only obtained, at
the outside, about twelve hours intervening
period, between the purchase of the ticket
and the termination Of the privilege If We
take from this the time lost in travelling we
shall find that the privilege is very limited
indeed, and that it allows for the tran saction
of business in either city, after further de-
duetiOn Of time for getting from the depot to
the business parts, very little time indeed
This Is circumstance, that since the rise in
fares, the company ought to correct by extend
ing the round trip ticket privilege to the day
of tvsnty-foUr A0trs, So that the purchaser
may have full time to transact what he wishes
10 do. At present it is restricted, that with
nine-tenths of the holders Of these tickets. the
privilege does more harm than good and
from tine consequent hurry to which they are
necessarily exposed, they are continually liza
bic to meet greater losses than the difference
between the prices of the round trip tick ct
and of two single tickets. We, therefore, call
upon the company to correct this incOnveni-
ence, and TO furnish to the citizens of Balti-
more and W ashingtOn as much accommodation
as they possibly can. Whatever increases the
intercourse between these two cities is advaR-
tageous 10 them both, and whatever prevents
it is pori p4Ss1 Instantaneous 10 them both
In one particular instance, namely, that of
Sunday, the company are almost legally emit
tied to take such a step. A ticket bought on
Saturday evening ought to be good for return
on Monday morning, for the simple reason
that Sunday may be considered dies non,
and the company themselves partly acknow-
ledge this by restricted number of trains on
that day This alone would be great boon
to many residents in both cities, and would be
q fruitful source of revenue to the Company,
increasing twenty fold the number of purcha-
sers Of tickets on that day.
THoUGuTs or TIE DEATH OF FATHER MAT
THEwS -Ihe bell tOlleQ, the signing WINDS
breathed a requiem for the departed-we can
not saw dead, for the soul is immortal. lie had
filled his mission on earth, and God called the
venerable patriarch to regions of eternal bliss,
the reward of virtue, deep humility, and OF
life of self denial 1t was his wish to act with
faithfuIness TO fear no man, to seek only the
glory Of God and to do good to mankind. His
zeal for religion, his concIliatory manner to
other denomln ations Of Christians, and his
readiness 10 promote good works, caused him
TO be respected and beloved by all. The large
concourse of persons who followed the remains
testified extreme SORROW; and deep and fer.
vent PRAYERS ascended to the throne of an APP
proving God, from every heart. The sacred
shrine where he had so often held communion
with his God, and poured for the everlasting
Gospel like sweet music to attending ears,
now draped in black, betokened that death
had invaded il. sanctity, and borne spotless
sonl to Him who claimed it as His own. The
sanctuary held for the last time the lifeless
form the scene was fraught with awful sub
Unity; The tapers CLEANED dimiy; and the
solemn chant echoed through the mysterious
aisIes. But there was no OstentatiOn. Sim
pIicity, his chief characteristic, was evident !;
he initiated the meek and lowly Jesus.
We paused to look upon those fixed features.
There was smile upon the benevolent face.
We calculated a prayer, as, standing by his
side we thought OF the eternity that awaits Us,