Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-13

The FUNERAL OF Mr.. Towers Between 4
and O'Clock yesterday afternoon the funeral pro-
cession left the late residence of Mr. Towers.
beaded by the Grand Lodge ]. o. o. F. of the
Distrlct. Central Lod2e, and members Of the Pa
triarchal branch, ACCOMPANIED by Prosperi's band
and band Of martial music
Inc pail bearers on the part of the Corporation
Te1 HIs,sn X; Weightman, J. H. Bradley, Jas.
r Halliday, Samuel E. Douglass, Jonathan T.
walker, DIR. A. Med. Davis, A. g. Seaman,
samuel Bacon. On the part Of the Odd Fellows
r. T. M ,s John Mills and John sessford, and
f.0.'s WI ND. Cooper and VIM. Hoover.
The line Of march was down Massachusetts ay.
enue and Third street, to Trinity Church, (Epis-
cogal) In which the deceased was pew holder.
Inc bells OF Fire Company No and Of the
Finn Presbyterian Church were tolled during the
march.
a. On receiving the corpse at the house a solemn
ana aneeting dirge the composition of the leader,
The services at the church lin the absence Of
Rev. MIR. Cummins) were performed by Rev Mr.
pinckney, and Rev Mr.. Hutton, of Brookville,
Md who ministered by the bedside of MIR Tow
ers during his illness, and who delivered an in
structlve and Impressive funeral sermon.
AZ SIX O'Clock, the procession, which was long
one, numbering some sixty carriages containing
the family and friends of the deceased, Corpora.
ton officers. &c, left Trinity Church for the Con-
gressional Cemetery. At the grave the concluding
rites of the Episcopal Church were performed by
the Kew Mr.. Hutton, and the impressive service
Of the ] o. Of o. F. was performed by p. G. M.
John I. Clements, who oficiated as chaplain
Credit Is due to the undertaken, Mr. A Buchly,
for the very perfect manner in which the arrange
Inents OF the funeral were carried out, especially
In view Of the length Of the cortege
A FEMALE lNsTITUTE.-The school which our
former fellow citizen, Donald Macleod, ESQ pro-
poses to open here shortly. and to conduct with
the assistance for the most part of his refined and
accomplished wife and daughters, cannot fail to
be great acquisition to the Federal Metropolis
Though for many years past resident Of Ten
neSsee and Ohio, his fame as successful trainer
of female youth is as well known here almost as
there. We can have little doubt that the induce
ments which his institution must offer will keep
in Washington to be educated, the daughters of
Members Of Congress and others of our seasonal
sojourners, so many Of whom bring hither their
children to be educated elsewhere, but still suf-
tciently near by to be under their own surveil-
lance The inducements of refined socety-that
is, of the influence of il wherever it exsts-are
greater here than anywhere else. Women reared
in and around Washington, n general rule,
are ladies Of more true refinement and enlarged
minds than any others in our country, owing to
the influence of the minds and the tone of society
surrounding them. We trust this may long con.
tinue to he the case.
OFFICERS ELEcTED.-At a meeting of Western
Hose Active Association, held on Tuesday even
ing, the following named gentlemen were elected
officers for the ensuing six months F. n. Holtz-
man, President; Il. J. Parker, Vice President; ] .
r, Spalding, Secretary; G, w. Thorn, Treasurer
Standing Committee-William Riggles, X. L.
MaStin, j. NJ. Parker, WIN Dellawdy.