Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

~uOitly c1eT nine, THIS HOihlHE, inS thINCt'u
extra train reached the Washington depot, in and
around which were congregated perhaps thou
sand Of our population, headed by the Mayor and
city Councils, and Walter Lenox, Esq, and the
rest of the committee of citizens who were to
share with the Municipal authorities. the duty Of
ridpayoHiag Washington's five or six bundled
quests OF the day.
After having lighted the visitors marched into
the great entrance hall of the building, where
Mayor MagTuder delivered to them a brief adj
dress of welcome, rendering 10 them the ho>pi-
talites OF our city, Of which We (of w ashington)
were but the clIStOdians for and in behalf OF the
people Of the several States, las he expressed
LmSelf) He trusted they would fluid II worthy
be our great countrys capital, and that part
ing from il they would carry away AGREEABLE
rsCollrctiOns OF its citizens associations, public
men and edifceS. &c, &c.
Replies were made by two ccnilemen-one
from ChillicOthC and the other from 81 Louis
wherein the points made nv MayoT VI were ap
propriately responded 10.
Under the auspices of the two committees of
arrangements, the guests were next placed in
carriages and Omnibuses which, in procession.
started for the Presidents House, via the Avenue,
covering almost its entire length from First TO
Fourteenth street.
on THE WAY TO The WHITE HOUSE.
Although passing quietly through the streets.
our citizens were sufficiently the qHi rire to be
aware Of the approach of the procession, and
everywhere along the line of progress the side
walks. windows and balconies were crowded
with spectators while at various points flags were
the visitors.
TIE WHITE HOUSE.
On the arrival of the cortege at the Presidents,
the Mayor, the Councils (who appeared as body
and the Committees received the guests at the
north pOrticO, and uShered them into the build
ing. The East Room being under repairs and
occupied with scatfoldidg, il was found necesSa-
rs 10 occupy the oval room, and this proving too
small the greater portion of the assemblaee
passed down the south steps, and so into the
south grounds, where the company quite speedily
spread themselves over this picturesque area,
while the music-lOving were discOursed to by
Meniter's fine brass band, (Cincnnati.) II pieces;
and I4eBrun -. Louis band, of ID pieces
Here some time pleasantly spent in listen
ing To the music in examining the grounds. and
IN viewing the magnificent down-river prospect
rival of President Buchanan. momentariIy cx-
pertsd ffom the Soldiers Home.
ARRIVAL or THE PRESIDENT.
The President was not aware of the proposed
Visit OF the eNcursioniss at so early an hour; but
on the information reaching him, at The Soldiers
Home, his Summer retreat, he set out for the city
and on his arrival met the several members of the
Cabinet, and then, accompanied by Mayor Ma
Sruder. they proceeded TO the South grounds,
where the scattered groups Immediately swaImed
about the Chief Magistrate, and then commenced
such Misunderstanding as only Western men are
capable of administering and which was kept
UP until the large party had filed past the PreSi
dent and rendered their cordial digial cOurtesieS.
The President, who, by the way, looks vastly i'm
proved by his stay at his pleasant rural retreat.
appeared in excellent spirits and sustained his
Shaki"S ordeal ds II endowed with muscles of
iron.
Upon the conclusion of the Interview the party
retTaced their steps through the Executive Man
sion and so TO the carriages and then the line of
march was taken up to the Patent Office
The visitors and their chaperoue> manage To
hill twenty->even coaches d Il twenty Omnibu>ts,
4 fact not to be wondered at when we look at the
following list Of good sized men (aBd wOnen)
who came over the mountains on tins trip:
FROM CINCINNATI.
Cuy CcpAcits.-ChaTleS Rule, Daniel Collv.
r. vi. Bishop. " Kicrstead, :. b. Iiirst. W H.
GLASS, I. II. r. Groove, b. Epgleston. J. l. To-
renee, J. Wddswofth. ]. r. IIoIli,ter. II. Bea-
tberSt- A. Stubb, las. kecaau. ID. Harrison. ThoS
IL. WCaSner, Nm Perry, John :. Ross. Thomas
Marsh, g. w Shaat>, Thc> Gaines, WIN. Ham
Cuy O6cers-S. N Hurt. J. ] Farau, ex.
Mayor, :. b. Hul>e, =. Sawyer, J VI. Bell, r.
Hennessly, J. NJ. BluadelI, J. H. Meter. !
Brown. Wm- Ward. Isaac NOOf hees, +. kieTsted,
Frank Meeker.
Citi=sHs-Judge Jacob Finn. Jro Il Morton.
Win. III. kPrT. Adam Cess. 4 w. Churchill and
lady. l.. J. Schell, W. b. Lacey. Geo. Mathers.
Frank Lyons, A. O'COnner and lady, DIR III.
Schultz and lady. Judge James Satin, Charles
Thomas and lady. Jno Kinney w c. Pratt r.
J. Moore, r. McCabe. }. ID Holmes aud lady.
JnO b. Bell. Jno f.. Bell. Jas y Lindsay, R
B. McCricken, J. r. IIallam, NJ. J. King. Seth
Evans. Alex Swift, Rev. Samuel !. Brown NJ.
A. slough, VIM. Bromwell, VIM. JIcher, y. r.
Poor, ]. Harpel. Jnn. g. Jones, NJ. b. CooinbeS,
F ID Bell. q. II. Hustler, :. Gerard. WIN. II.
Gould, John Beatt!e, Charles Il. Schafer, g. r
koehler. Col FRANK Kinck Henry GrotIense r
{. Lakewood, Isaiah Rogers. James Mccoy, NJ
Cleary, Oliver Brown, w. NJ. BurgOyne. J. =
Desiiver, F.. Ross, F.. A Ferguson, JObu Ridge
CirciHnati Pres-W C Crirpey. of the Gin
cinnati Times; II. fl Robinson Cincinnati En-
quirer; Washington Armstrong, do; r. smith
Cincinnati Gazette; Win. p. Gee, Vincennes ga
zette; Joseph A. Fitch, Dayton Enquire; A Bur
nett, Commercial; F Linburg, Volk>ffeund.
FROM st. LOUIS.
Board Of AidsrMsR.-C. X. Anderson and lady,
Charles ii. Tillson, Amedee Vale, DIR F.. VI.
Powers, J. Sexton jr.. and lady. John II. Fisse,
q. l.. COlmon. ChaS. w. Horn, Henry C. Lynch,
Board Of Delegates ) r Dobyns and family,
+. A. Mcdonald. Davis Moore, F. =. Nelson, F
BuSchman, Conrad Doll and family, : J. Levi
aud family.
Ciy OgCsrs.-Jamps Waugh arditor'- office:
}. BAKE" (Cle.k Of board of delegates) and fam
iIy; Dr. o c; Johnson, resident physician of
hospital Jos NJ. Magician, Charles Rodgers, w.
b: Ofrick. Richard r. Barry, T. w. GiiIner, A.
w Lewis and lady. Bernard Cricher and lady.
W " Goshen (St l.. y c. Lafayette Wilson,
Francisco George A. GOOdlett, VIM e. Wilcox.
Lieut. Walker. L. :. A; Charles A. Ely, Peter
Mcqueen.
ST Loris CAanrBsr Sr Commerce .-Ioseph F.
Elder, Thomas 6. Reyburn, VIM. w ade, j. b )
Lenimer. Charles Rogers, Peter Mcqueen.
81 Louis P'sSs.-W. Geary, l. Pollard, -
Walchedt, Leader; Oh. g. Confer, Price Current;
II. X. Davis, Democrat; p. A. Ferguson. Herald
LstTNH'S 81. LOWS National GRAFT Bdad-l5
members.
CinzsAs.-Charles D. Drake H. w Williams
and lady, Capt John Pritchard (of ST Louis
National Gua:d) and family. ;. II Gardner. p.
T.. Burke and two ladies, Dir. J + Temple and
lady, James McDOnOugh and lady. Oliver Green
and daughter, DR.. w III. Hansen, A Gallagher,
q. w. Tenille and family, Professor William l..
Baird, Joseph T.. Elder and daughter, DR.. T.. w.
Spalding and lady. NJ. w. Warne, - Goose,
Edward Chase. l.. X. Wilson. WIN. II Barks-
dale, VIM ID. Wood and lady, VIM. A. Mcclure.
X. j. Bowling, James IIinchclrf, John Y Page,
Rev. DIR. Anderson and two ladies'
FROM NEWPORT,
X Il. McCracken, NJ. J. King, ] e Italian,
al! members of the city council
FROM CHILLICOTHE, OHIO
VI. Armour, Mayor; NJ. Schilders, :. W Elev
j. Sanford, T.. A. Adams, A Blarkner, A. Pear
son, NJ Lewis. T.. Gilmore, O. - Baker. William
Welch, \. Z. Miller.
FROM ZANESVILLE, ONO.
Rev - J. Cox; ". II. Ball. esq. DIR \ Ball
:. H. kaufman and lady, GAINESVILLE Courier; n
g. Cassidy John Haynes, john q Lane ialIIrS