Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-18
LOCAL LNTELLIGENOE.

versary OF their patron saint. The dinner
and liquors were served up in q style not In.
city or at the North >A''
The company sat down about O'Clock. n
m.-inonas Fitnsm, Esq presiding When
the cloth was removed, the following regular
toasts were read from the Chair:
The day We celebrate. Music-St. Pat.
rick's Day.
2 The President Of the United States. Mn.
sio-Hail Columbia
The memory Of the heroes of the wars Of
the Revolution and 1917 Music-A Dirge.
4 lrelsnd-the home Of our childhood. Mu.
sie-Erin Is my home.
5. The United Statss-the home of ON =
adoption. Music-Flsg Of our Union.
8. The memory Of Andrew Jackson Music
The Union-"I Il shall and must be pre.
served" Music-Ysnkee Doodle.
8. Civil ssd religious liberty. Nuic-
Come, Oh! Come with Ne.
The Hon Henry A. Wise and the De-
mocrscy Of the sod Dominion" Music
See the Conquering Hero Comes.
10 Freedom from all entangling alliances
with foreign powers. Music-Star Spangled
Banner.
II, The. Army and Navy of the United
States. Mustered, White and Blue.
IL The Press" Guard, I beseech Won IN.
liberty Of the press; for IL il fall, there falIs
with It the liberty Of the subi,ct (citisen, and
stability of the throne" Union Music-Ths
Msrseillss Hymn
Is. WOmsn Music-Oh! dear, what can
the matter be.
Among the guests were the Hon. F,vst,.
hcMullen, 7. Jones, ESQ, president Of the
st. Andrew Society Of New York and Daniel
Taylor, president Of the Laborer's Union
society Of New York, numbering seven thou
sand members.
During the night eloquent speeches were
m IL nv h.
cite McMullen, and other gentlemen. inter.
spersed from time to time with patriotic songs,
flashes Of Wit and repsftee, until two O'Clock
this morning, when the company separated.
highly delighted with the evenings jOllihca.
Prosperi's fine band contributed ~ ucb tn
the enjoyment Of the evening.
OUR sUFFERrNGS Is ISroLERABLEn-
correspondent, whose effusion We publish be-
low, evidently in bad way. When he and
others who take on 500 about that ore cent
win reduce the price Of horse flesh, horse feed.
labor, drivers wages, and coaches, Is; cents
on the dollar, Mr.. Vanderwerkeu, We presume
viii gladly reduce the fare for a ride from the
Capitol 10 High street, Georgetown, in the
same proportion. That is, from 6 to cents
NOW, IT strikes Us as the best possible wsy to
get rid Of having to pay a penny more than
mr.. Eanderwerken's rate, is, for those who
won't stand the gouge" complacently, to
De sure to keep about them n dime, or a half
dime and copper penny. Isn't it easy? But
10 our correspondents complaint:
Mr. Editor: read your notice-in fact, 7
read all the reading matter of the Star-a few
days ago IN regard TO omnibus drivers taking
seven cents for fare when a quarter is given
returning Tor change only eighteen cents
read the notice with considerable interest, in
asmuch as I have been one Of the sufferers
by this new system Of "garrotiDg Having
considerable business between the Cspitol and
Departments above Fifteenth street, ride in
these public conveyances as often as three or
I'VE times per day. and dcn't know that
have ever gotten more than eighteen cents
change out Of a quarter in the last six months.
Now, / wish il distinctly understood that
don't talk about this matter for the intrinsic
value of the coin il is the principle involved,
which, I contend, Is q bad one
undertook yesterday Saturday. TO follow
your advice, and demanded my cent, which
the driver refused, and I left the bus I got
even with them, however, for when went
down, on my return, / only gave them fee
cents
Now, Mr.. Editor, the object have in max
Ing this Communication, is, to make q sugges.
ton TO Mr.. Vanderwerken, who, If I am ena-
bled to judge from his we'll known goodness of
heart, viii take IL kindly / suggest that be
give orders instsnter to his drivers, and notice
r,
hereafter will be fee cents, (half dime which
IL the United States coin we have no coin in
America ofthe denomin alton of six ceIt, This
will save money to the passengers, Increase it
70 Vsnderwerken by the increase of travel,
save time to the buses, and save trouble to
the drivers N making change Let as hear
from you. friend Vandsrwerken.
WARRINGTON, March Is. PUBLIC GoJD.
An 1HPosIss FUNERAL-Yesterday after.
noon, the remsins Of James Fletcher (colored)
were followed through Pennsylvania avenue
to the grave by one OF the larges. funerals
that has taken place in Washington for
long time The procession was headed by the
order OF GOOD Samsritans, q benevolent society
OF the coiored people here, Of which the de-
ceased was Q msmber. They wore regalis,
Of course, for fondness for such things is a
characteristic Of the race. We have rarely
known . person more highly esteemed tn q
the deceased was, fOr he was proverbially
truthful, honest, respectful and faithful in ali
his relations IN life; setting an excellent ex.
ample to the cOlored among US, and thus fairly
earning the warm regard Of hundreds of our
most intelligent, respectable and public spirit
ed citizens Such Is the key TO the large
c'lored funeral seen yesterd sy n PennsylvsIia
avenue, which must have some1ha SURF rised
more or less Of the host Of northern men now
here who have formed conclusions concerning
the condition of the negro in slave holding COM
munities, from the spouting Of the Be- oaers
and scribbliu s Of the Stoves of the lind
THE Fare W. Bo.eler has large case
10 the Fair that attracts general attention.
Well, II may, as its contents are very beauti.
ful, things in their wsy-silver plated ware
block tin ware, marbleiIed wooden table tops,
painted tin china sets, walters, castors, plated
liquor cases, &c, 30. As specimens Of the
ability Of Mr. BOteler's popular house to sup
ply the requirements Of comfort, fashion, or
luxury in his line Of trade, no house in the
county could make better and more beautiful
displsy-thats evident
A case Of bonnets and caps exhibited by
Mrs Cassidy, l. the admiration Of the ladies Of
ali sges-those lettering on the verge of old
age, as we'll as the knee high misses, devoting
themselves TO it with as much relish, a. bloom,
ing bellies Of two and twenty
Todd's dispisy Of hats and caps for men and