Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-06
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the Auxiliary Guard and Chief of Police made
arrangements to enforce the laws, and particular
attention was given to those who. without taking
part directly, are supposed to be encouragers of
riot and disorder The little ones were allowed
to fire their tin cannons fire. kers and devil
chasers, without being disturbed, except to pre-
vent frightening horses or doing damage Sew
eral, who were disc harging large and more dam
gerous implements, were arrested, and the xea-
pons taken from them. On the night of the 3D. a
false alarm of fire was created, and some of the
firemen Were out, but the interference of the
Guards induced them to return to their engine
houses without any trouble. other than a display
OF disposition to have little rumpuss Early
on the morning OF the ith another alarm was ere
ated by brilliant light In the northern part of The
city, which was caused by bonfire. During the
mig Int, large crowd of persons assembled in the
vicinity OF the county Jail, and their disposition
appeared to be riotous; but when they found that
the number of guards had been increased and
properly prepared, the crowd dispersed and went
to their homes.
ally closed their bars at early hour on the morn
ing OF the ith, and did not again open during the
day; for this they deserve credit, as il indicated
desire on their part for the preservation of law
and order. Some few persons were drunk, but
not disorderly, and very few of them were seen in
the streets after ~ O'Clock m. There was proba-
bly, less of riot and disorder the sth inst than
has occurred in Washington for years past
Many small parties went to shady groves In the
vicinity of the city, spent the day happily, with
city at sunset, delighted with the pleasure they
had enjoyed
After the salutes by the military and aremen,
the day was quiet in the city as the Sabbath
except now and then the report of a gun or the
explosion of bunch of fire-crack ers would be
heard. Crowds Of persons, dressed in their
sunday clothes, were passing to and fro, all
seeing the Fourth of JULY pass away as il
should, without excitement and riot, but, happily
and inerrily, real holiday.
There was no military display. The only mill
| taTy out were the Marion Rifles, Capt Sheckles,
who proceeded to Monument Square, and, &C ding
as artillery, with field piece obtained for the
purpose, at day break fred the national salute
We are < lad to say that many of those persons
| arrested during the day were dismissed their
offences being generally of a sort which might be
designated on such an occasion, no offences.
Ii Is remaT kable that during the nn Int of the itb
no person was con ned in the guard house for any
offence whatever, and during the day we heard of
NO serious accident.
RIvER MAIIERs.-On the 4th of July near two
thousand people on foot passed over the long
bridge. and between three and four hundred We
hicles during the day.
! A large schooner passed up the Washington
channel. loaded with lumber; she is aground lust
above the long bridge. Several other vessels and
large number of long boats also passed up to the
mouth OF the canal, loaded with wood and sand
Inc day about the long bridge was unusually
| quiet in respect to drunken men, no one seeming
to have taken on board more spiritual consolation
than he could conveniently carry This fact is
worthy OF notice as something very unusual all
| over the city. We but one drunken man
| on the glorious fourth, and we will not say
who he was, for he would not care to see his name
| In print, being a man Of extreme modesty.
AT Gait & Young IS wharfarrived schr Problem
Capt. Palmer, from Port Deposte with $50 tons
OF granite for the Treasury extension, and part
cOnsig ned to II. Perry; at same wharf schr Pur-
suit Capt. Tyler, from Philadelphia with ITO
tons red ash coal for l.. +. Moore
The steam tug Belle Haven lowed down the
riyer a canal boat having on boa'd the captains
and officers of most of the vessels in Georgetown
harbor; they must have had good time, as il was
noticed when the excursion passed up on her re-
turn that the company on board Were in high
state OF JollifcatiOn The Guy lowed down the
river the barge Custis, with large party of the
colored people of this city. They we not landed
as has been stated, but after going down below
The w hlte House, We're brought back and landed
at the wharf from whence they had started
Capt. Page, of the steam tug Guy, has been ap-
ped to to tow up 10 Alexandria from Blac kston's
island large vessel loaded with salt; where she
island.
The brig Mary Cobb was towed up to the west
EN- wharves Witk stone for the Treasury exten
s!On her owners, MessTs Beall & Dixon. are now
constructing large barQuentne. to be put I'm the
same trade. The barque Horace Beali is due at
the western wharves since Saturday; she is also
f'eighte with stone for the Treasury improve
ments
UNION AcADEMY.-The sixth annual rhetorical
exhibition came off on Friday evening last at the
Smithsonian Institution. the exercises being va
RED by interspersing some very excellent vocal
music, performed by the pupils
The performances on Friday night numbered
thirty seven we'll chosen and we'll del veIed Sc
lectionS In Oratorcal declamation and seventeen
juvenile chOTuseS, which Were performed i'm a
manner that gave evidt nee of patient and careful
tuition on the part of the teacher; among the Sc
lectlons that might be noticed as having been
given with peculiar elegance and correctness we
notice - W ar lnevitable,' by Master J. w. &;
. The Hermit Hunter by CIV. -; A French
man in Trouble, - by r. s; they were all done
III. in fleir
pieces Of juvenile oratorv. the Young lads
evidently taking eminent pride in making their
mark before so brilliant and intelligent an audi
ence as had collected in the lecture room to wit
ness the exhibition. Weintend to give one little
boys name in full to show other boys CT his aye
that the public appreciates the estimation in which
MS teacher and friends hold him-we mean Mas
ter w. f.. Edmondston, who at the close of his
part, was complimented with a beautiful wreath
OF flowers from the hand of some rosy dmpled
Missle In The audience and of whom his instruc-
TOR informed the audience that he had never re-
ceived mark OF dement, during four years for
which time he had been pupil of Union Acad-
e1hy; he HAD never been absent from his lessons
one minute of the regular school hours and had
never been punished for the commission of fault
against The rules of the school. The musical por-
ton OF the exhibition was accompanied by Prof
Scheel on the piano forte who contributed Greatly
to the qualification of the music loving by the
taste which he displayed in the performance Of
that part Of the exercises.
CRIMINAL CouRr.-Oa Friday. after orr re-
port closed, the Court took up the case of the
United States rs. VIM. Garner, for assault and bat
terry on Mary Joseph. This fellow, Garner, had
pitched into an itinerant italian cake vender on
pennsylvania avenue between Twelfth and Tbir-
teenth streets, and beat him brutally without any
cause; Mary came up and the Italian asked her
10 ascertain why Garner had attac ked him in that
manner. She did so, when Garner replied
" w hat is that to you, I" rushing up at the same
time and striking her across the face like a heart
less coward. ds he was, innicting painful blow
For this little bit of brutality towards defence
less woman, lie fined s.
The next case was that of John Murdock, who
was brought up to answer for an assault aad bat
terry on Armand JarGin, the 22d dav of Nav
last NO evidence was presented TO implcate the
DEFENDANT and he was accordingly discharged
The jury In the case of Edmund p Walsh, for
brutal treatment OF an insane negro at the Insane
Asylum, came in and gave a verdict of guilty as
indicted. His honor reserved his sentence in the
case until Monday; stating that he wished to
sentence him in full Court
The Court then adjourned to Monday morning
at 10 o'clock.
CRIMINAL COuRT.-The Court was occupied