Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-03
DAILY EVENING STAR
LOCAL INTRLLIGENCB.

sir o,cIooI Al ne" FUNERAL.-As Orly As
SIX . CLOCK this morning, a crowd Of neonIs
were waiting outside St Patriot, Cbpprcb -
OF De present at the funeral obseauies
TN VIC ia'e pastor of the above named church
he'e began about half past nine. the doors of
uo enurch having been kept closed until
neaIiy the last minute, the excitement was in
o 1e, me crowds OF people inside the grounds
1nu On tne street being immense; the church
yard was filed with one dense mass of human
oesngs. Inc remains of the deceased, in the
CONN, were placed on a catafaloue in front of
the altar, in the body of the church. and the
services commenced with the usual PRAYERS for
the dead f'A' ava
The church was filed to suffocation, and
many OF the females were almost fainting in
oeed, several of the spectators left from the
hSsomeness OF their situation, and many more
would have followed their example but were
unable to do so. st the time we left, the GER
emonles were only partly finished, and we
saould conclude would extend far into the day
before the remains of the venerable deceased
could be deposited In their final resting place
We met the students of Georgetown College
preceded by band and bearing banners with
Different devices, including the national ensign.
proceeding along the avenue to st. Patrick's
church.
Bishop Kendrick ofIiciated. and preached tba
funeral sermon
The hearse was plain vehicle without any
ornament at all about it, and was waiting out
side during the time of the elgious services.
After the close of the ceremonies, the pro-
cessIon formed and proceeded to 9th street
from thence to Pennsylvania Avenue to 18Th
street, ana up 18th TO q street, along to the
Church vault. where, after approximate cere-
monies the remains of the lamentesi deceased
were deposited
Inc funeral procession was an imposing one
number of priests who headed the process
SION. clothed In sacerdotal robes. chaunted the
service of the dead as they passed along the
streets, followed by a hearse drawn by four
white horses, followed by a long line Of men,
women and children.
Ihe route OF the procession was lined with
spectators, gazing upon the scene.
STREET PREACHING.-It will be remember
ed that some time ago certain parties we're ar
rested for street preaching, and obstructing
the public thoroughfare, taken before the ma
glstrate and lined Against this sentence
they appealed to the Circuit Court, which con-
hrmed the decision of the magistrate 1t ap-
pears that this last result have given great
umbrage TO the friends of temperance law and
order, and among the fruits of this bitterness
of feeling, the committee of the McKendree
Sabbath School have thought proper to vote
and publish resolution agreed to by them
at late meeting, in which they ref use to par
ticipate ID the approaching anniversary of the
Sunday School Union:
Resoired, That the McKendree Sabbath
School do most cordially approve of celebra-
ting the approaching anniversary by a grand
and imposing procession. But inasmuch rs a
recent enactment Of the Corpor alton entitled
:" An act for the preservation of order and the
protection OF property, approved June Sd,
1858. expressly fOrbids the assembling of one
or more OF the citizens upon any Of the tho
roughfares or public enclosures of this city
under pain of fines and penalties and mas
much as the practical working of this law has
been, within few weeks past, tested upon
several of our best and most respect able citi-
zens, and said law having been declared con-
stitutional by the Circuit Court in and for til e
county of Washington, in which the learned
Judge did, on the 18th Of March last declare
In open court that g. the citizens have no right
neither for moral, political, religious, nor for
any other purpose, to assemble upon the tho
roughfares or public enclosures of this city so
as In any wise to obstruct them;' and, as moral
instructors of the rising generation, We deem
1t highly improper to teach the youth Of our
care by example to despise the sacredness of
the law, and considering it too humiliating, as
descendants of the patriots of 1776, to be per-
mitted to the enjoyment Of such blood bought
privileges by the mere suferance of a s,r0r,.
police, they must therefore decline tho plea
sure of participating in procession in cele-
brating either of the anniversary Of the Sun
day School Union, or of our National indie
pendence, while such laws are allowed to
disgrace the record of the metropolis of the
nation
TO-NIGRr'S COyCERT.-Let not our readers
forget that Mr.. Aptommas the great Harpist
gives second concert tonight at Carusi's Sa-
loon, and that in order to bring it within the
reach of all, he has reduced the price of adj
mission from one dollars to ffty cents. To
say any thing in praise Of the promised con-
cert would be unnecessary. 1t will be as good
hQttQr han thn 10,
week, and that is saying enough.
With regard to Mr.. Aptommas himself, it is
worth while going, if only to see him strike
the strings of that ancient, renowned instru.
ment. the harp, which was once the delight of
mobiles and high born dames Mr.. AptOmmas
himself is a great successor Of that school of
ninstrels, who were, in former times. honor ed
and cherished in the halls Of princes, melting
to tenderness, or exciting to passion, at will,
their crowds of listeners.
MIR Aptommas himself is a native Of Wales
a country celebrated for its race of bar ds or
harpis,s, who were 80 ruthleSsy destroye by
Edward L, of England in order to subju gate
that country, which he found it impossible to
do, while a minstrel remained to rouse up the
patriotism of the people. The au' hOr of the
=. Elegy in a Country Church Yard: beauti-
fully describes in one Of his odes, the appear
ance of the last of these Welch bards ON the
heights of Snowdon, before the English King
and his astoni-hed army, the ode beginning
with Pindaric fire,
Ruin seize thee, RUTHLESS. King"
The last of the bards is not however extinct.
and the people will be quite as willing to pat
ronse the efforts of their successor as ever were
the mobiles of the feudal times In addition
to Mr. Aptommas, We ought not to omit NEIL
ton of Miss Brainerd, who is a charming sweet
vocalist, nor of Mr.. Camoenz, who il a most
scientific bass singer, and have likewise to add
that Mr.. kley, the pianist, will assist at the
concert 1t will be great musical treat ar d
no one pretending to the least taste, ought to
allow the opportunity to pass Of attending.
The ASSESSMENT FOR 1S5i.-BelOw we have
given the assessment just made for the differ
ent wards, to which there will be eventually
added some few thousand dollars additional;
all the returns not having been completely
ceiyed. The addition, however, viii not form
any important item in the estimate This
dses not include bankable funds, the returns
for which have not yet been all made. They
will swell up the assessment to somewhere
about a million more dollars. The assessment
for the year shows an increase of about i've
millions over the last assessment made in
1S49
First Ward-Inproyements l Az, 900; house
hold 233, 800 slaves, 3S,0S0; horses and car
al m