Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-16

| second anniversary Grafton before the EnOsi-
man Society Of Columbian College at the en-
suing commence neut"
Permit me to add that the disturbances of
this choice, in the opinion of the Society.
| though grounded upon their appreciation of
your high qualities as an orator ST atesman
and patriot, has been not little increased of
late by your fearless advocacy of genuine
| American doctrine, and your Iabo,s in the es-
Enlistment OF truths which are now felt to be
axioms Tor all those who love their couatry
and the constitution.
The Society feels it to be an act grateful n
themselves in this way to express their sense
OF your public services, and their pain and
disgust at certain disgraceful exhibitions OF
contrary feeling sPringing, it is believed, from
| local and uDpatriOtic causes.
- Very respectfully,
X. HERNDoS RAWLINGS.
Cor. Sec. Enostniaa Soet, tn.
WASHINGTON, May 10. 1854.
nv DEAR SIR Pardon the delay which has
occurred an answering your kind and generous
letter, communicating a resolution of the Emo
sinlan Society Of Columbian College inviting
me to deliver the anniversary grafton at the
ensuing commencement.
a.. II ~ and deeply sensible of the honor
your socie y has conferred On me by this fat
| terlng invitation, and sincerely regret that the
pressure and multiplicity of my public en-.
gagemen1s will deprive me of the pleasure o.
| DC ;eptiDg the invitation. 1t is also very CRATE
ful to my feelings to be assured that your So
| ciety was induced to extend to me this invita-.
ton by its admiration for my fearless advo-
| cacy of genuine American doctrine. and [my]
lab0rs In the establishment of truths VIII ch ar
| now felt to be axioms for all those who love
| their country and the Constitution
beg you to communicate 10 the members
| It your society my grateful acknowledgements
| for the honor they have done me and accent
for yourself my sincere thanks for the very
kind and agreeable manner in which YOU haze
made known to me their wishes and slnti-
| mens. 7- - 49,
have the honor 20 be-, very res, ectfully,
your obedient servant, s. A. DouGIAs
K. HERNDoN RAWLINGS, ESQ,
Columbian College.
Music, STATIONERY, AND FANCY Goops
SToRE.-Mr John +. Ellis, who keeps the
music, stationery, and fancy goods store, on
pennsylvania avenue, north side, between 9Th
and 10Th streets, is an emineu. example of
success in business in Washir Ston He opened
his store much about the sane time as the pro-
nrlstors OF this paper CONNIE need its pubIiea-
ion, and has, like them, succeeded beyond
expectation. For this, great credit is due TO
Mr. Ellis, who is possessed of much business
tact, as evidenced in tho publication, some
tlmo ago, OF piece OF music, entitled tie
Star" Scottische, which was lucky snec,,la
ton, having sold exceedingly we'll. Our
present matter was, however, to speak of tho
store, which is wtM filed with choice selec-
ton of goods of AL kinds suited to his trade.
and, in addition thereto, Mr.. Ellis keeps a
heavy stock OF pianos from tao well known
factories of Hallet, Davis & Co.. of Boston, and
OF krabe, Cache Il Co, of Baltimore, for
which two hrms he IS the agent in this city.
MO 81 he =
high reputation, they having obtained a sill
YER medal at the exhibition of the Charles
town, Mass, Mechanical society, of 1853, of
which JOnas Chickering, the celebrated Bos ton
Piano-forte maker, was president as we'll as a
previous one at the Worcester county, Mass,
Mechanical association of 1913. The pianos
# the Baltimore firm are Likewise highly spo-
ken of by good judges. He also keeps a large
stock Of guitars, imported and of home manu-
tacture, accOrdeOnd, and other musical instru-
ments. The attention Of the lovers Of the fine
arts is directed To his assortment Of pictures
and engraving5 which is very extensive par
ticularly in Autographs, AMI crayon drawings
colored and plain. and the proprietor is alway vs.
happy in showing them to any visitors that
Wish 10 see them. An hour or TWO can be very
agreeably spent in Mr. Ellis store. in looking
over his engravings. His stock of fancy goods
is very large and various, consisting Of an in
are considered as Iuxurie by one class, and as
necessaries by another; We mean all those lit
tie elegancle5 that are Sd much prizad for
their possession. as we'll as Of many o. her light
minor articles that ara almost Indispensable
We will conclude with the words OK the pro-
proctor, " call and examine"
BOGUS BAsKs,-We observe in one of the
publications for the detec ion OF counterfeit
bills, which promises to give all reliable in
formation upon matters connected with the
banks of the United States that the District
Of Columbia is headed with the Bank of
America, Washington, discount; further
down in the list comes the Farmers and Mer.
chants Bank. Washington, 2 discount. and
following it the Metropolitan Bank discount.
None Of which banks have ever existed here;
the two former are completely fictitious, and
Of the third all that is known is that the no es
are redeemed somewhere in New York CITY.
1t is to be inferred from the appearance of the
names In the list that notes purpOrliog to DO
from the two first named banks are in clrcula.
ton, and We know that those of the third are
IN circulation. People should, therefore be
cautious with respect to the bank bills pur.
porting to be Of the District, which they take.
CHURCH EXTENSION IN TIE FIRST WARD
On Sabbath evening last, a partial organiza-
ton was effected of the % Westera re.byte-
rian Church." by the election Of trustees and
the selection Of pastor, thc Rev. Mr. Has
kell, of New York. The Rev. John c. Smith
presided at the organi ration, and pledged him
self for the success of the noble enterp, ise A
liberal subscrip ion was Immediately made,
and Mr. Smith, announced some handsome
donations which had already be zen received by
him from distant friends. Yesterday at, err
noon, a. the auction sale OF iots Green d Scott,
about IA 900 square feet Of ground was pur:
chased at the corner of and 22d streets near
the Grand circle, on Pennsylvania avenue,
upon which it is intended to erect a handsome
church edifice for the above named congrega-
ti0E.
Mr.. EDITOR: Would it: mott be we'll for the
police to enforce the law relating to obstruc-
Ting the sidewalk against those young men
who, upon every Sunday evening, onsrcgate
round the doors of Trinity Church, Sd and C
streets, aud by their ungentlemanIy conduct
prevent ladies from passing, and greatly annoy
those assembled to worship, by their loud ia
and boisterous laughter? Their names are all
we'll known, and they will be duly exposed if
such behaviour is not soon dispensed with.
CHRISTIAN.
balloon ASCENSION noticed yester lay
afternoon that several spectators were congre-
ga,ed about tho late Hippodrome building, ey
peeting to see the balloon 90 up. They we're.
however, disappointed for no ASCENSION took
place, and if they would hare taken the
trouble to read the advertising columns of
yesterdays Star they would have seen an