The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-03


Aha, the valves of their instruments were frozen up Solid
and could not be made servicsAbls
MILITARY vIsITERs.
There will be fine display of citizen soldiery tomor-
raw forming with the battery Of light artillery and the
battalion Of marines command Of which General Quitmsn
vii; have reason be proud. In addition to the compa-
nss mentioned elsewhere having formed part Of tho
rt Of the President elect at Baltimore and afterwards
reached this city, learn that military expect the
Albany IN W Burgess Corps; the Cumberland Conf
uspta Captain Thurston the Allegheny Guards Captain
scblsy the Richmond Montgomery Guards Capt. Moore
the Richmond Young Guard the Alexandria Rifles Capt
Herbert; the Alexandra Mount Vernon Guards; the
Portsmouth Rifles Capt Richardson; the Baltimore Law
Grsys Capt Bowers; and the Baltimore German Rifles
Many of these visiting companies viii parade to-day
and we are happy learn that of them win receive
attentions that fail to be acceptable The Burgess
Corps bring Dodworths celebrated New York Band, and
the Charestewn City Guard have Gilmores Salem Brass
Rand so there will be lack of "spiritstrring sounds
Tur INAUGURATION BALL THIS gyRSiua--Ths Democrat
c Inauguration Ball will be given this evening March 3,
1857 at Caruss Assembly Room, by the democracy of
Philadelphia in honor OF the election Of the President and
Vice President elect which occasion they will be pres
ent:
NATIONAL HOTEL,
Washington, January 90 1851.
GENTLEMEN Your invitation V attend the ball of "the
Twelfth Ward Association Of Philadelphia" to be given
in this city the evening of March Sd next has been
csived, and cheerfully accept it.
With many thanks for their courtesy the members OF
the association am very respe''i JANIS sq BUCHANAN
CHAs W. CARRcAS, esq, and others
LEXINGTON, KY, @
January al. 18bf
Ny DEAR In your note Of the 26th instant
accept with pleasure the invitation TO the Inauguration
Of philadelphia at Washington, Tuesday evening" the
ID Of March, '''' &c JOHN i'I 9. BRECKENRIDGE.
CHAs w. CARRIsAN, Phila
Committee to wait on The President elec-Hon Henry NJ
Phillips Hon. W. B. Magruder, Hon. John Robbins, Col
Committee 10 uait on the Vice President electHon James
Sandy, Daniel Radcliffe, esq, Hon. VIM. Witte
Committee to waa on President Pierce-A F. Kimmell,
esq., Col s. s. Lewis, William Finn.
Floor managers will be designated by white rband
managers by pink riband; committee CT reception BY
blue riband.
The HoncDE oAsEOur report Of this distressing
a, published in Saturday evenings ISSUE closed with thu
rendition Of the verdict of the coroners jury We in
dbted to the Star of last evening for the following add
tional information
Having beard the evidence the Justices after consulta
the March of the criminal court for trial. and fixed
the amount at $l0006the prisoner in $4,000, and two
suretes, Southey s. Parker and Thos Cogan, in $25Ot
each.
In this .connexion it is proper to state that tn
pockebook the loss Of which this del orabe tragedy
hinged, Vas found by Mr.. VIM Darby, highly respect
able merchant of Georgetown in his coapccke on his re
turn from the levee where it bad apparently been depos
tied BY adro pckpocket after being red of its con
tene
Mr.. Darby, suspecting it might be the pocketbook il
question took it to Justice Drurys Office where it wa
Identified by Mr. Lee as his own
4 On the sad intelligence of Col Humes death reachin
Aexandria by eegraphc despatch meeting of the Cor
Exchange Of which the deceased member, was held
and on motion Of Mayor Wise, it was resolved that
sAs s0oe sn0o'S h ,S1 re
The meeting adjourned to nine o'clock this morning
large delegation, composed of members OF the Tx
change and other citizens repaired to this city by tn
steamer George Page at twelve o'clock In ful6ment
their melancholy Offices, and the termination OF th
cooners inquest had the remains of their ellowtownsma
deposited in temporary case, placed upon hearse an
the Alexandria boat. The procession was met at til
Alexandria wharf by thousands of the srrowng citizen
of alexandria, and much excitement was manifested. =,
Humes former residence at Orange Court House.
panied by large delegation ofMasons of which order d.
ceased was Knight TeDplar.
We see 1t stated In Baltimore paper that Lee left th
ch for Virginia. after giving BAIL passing through Ale,
ndri ncg Such we learn is not the case Mr. Lee bein
yetin Washington
aking room for the following explanatory letter from
Cole. esq, the chief clerk of the Pension Office;
WAsuIseros, March 2, 1857.
To The Editors of the Union
LEARN yom Mr.. Whiting that report is In circulato
that prior 10 the mseng of Col Lee and Mr. Hume at on
Office on last Saturday morning was aware OF the alte
cation between those gentlemen the evening previous
the Presdents md knew for what purpose Mr. Hume an
his friend Mr. Walker, had called and that therefore Al
cenaured for not DR. venting the fatal meeting and am
some for the consequences which too
place. 800, -
will you please say that / never saw or heard Of N
Hume until that mornpg and went with him to show hill
the room Of his friend AZ supposed learning that both
these gentlemen were from the same State
Very respectfully,
The PREsIpKNrs LAST SABBATH IN WAsHIsGToN.-Pres
dent Pierce has during his term Of Office been regular
endant at the Four-and Street Presbyterian Churc
Last Sabbath was remarkably fine day The crowd in II
city attended church with citizens. The Fouranda-ba
Street Church was very much crowded. all the pews in q
house were filled at early hour except the one occupe
by the President He came in the service began he
Mr. Sunderland the pastor, in the course Of his sermon
took occasion to address the President He alluded to u
great dignity to which he had been csled as President
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