Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-02
The FOURTH OF jury IN AND ABOUT w.,H.

Y The FOURTH OF July IN AND ABOUT wIsH
INGroN.-No general celebration having been de
! termiRed upon, the citizens Of the Metropolis ar,
| with one accord casting about for the pleasantes
| method of passing appropriately the holiday
| which ever accompanies the anniversary of Anne
rican Independence This year that glorious day
reoccurs upon Sunday, and the solemn sanctity
Of the Lords day yields not even to the Jubilee
Of Freedom: We may expect. therefore, that
except an aliusiOn In the discourses of that day
| to the wonderful men that God raised among oul
fathers to do His work for the freedom of this
Continent, or more gushing thanksgiving and
praise that He has made their children to be the
| leaders and teachers of the world, that all the
| associations and characteristics of Fourth OF
July In this latitude will pass over to the sue
| ceeding day and be celebrated upon the ffth As
| the 5th will probably be a warm day. the minds
of most of the people have a tendency to the shady
places OF the country round about, or to the cool
| waters where the wind has full play, to relieve
| the suns rays Of half their heat.
means for full qualification, in all these meth
DDS, are offered In our columns. To them We
| must invite the attention OF those who have not
| yet "made up their minds''
| Near at hand we have Arlington, cool and de-
| Iightful, with commodious pavilion, one Of the
best springs In the country, and proprietors who
| nave lately had public thanks In our paper f. .
the excellent order they maintain upon the
| grounds. Thither st. Mathews Sunday School
| invite our citizens to pass the day I'm dancing,
swinging, and all the other amusements for
which that venerable locality has SO long been
! noted. ...
| Then we have convenient of access sThe Ana
| lostan Retreat" where, with whatever breeze
| may be abroad upon the Potomac around him,
the soJourner may consult his own within 10
| what amusement he shall pursue. with the full
knowledge that such aid the skill Of Mr. Halpin
| can aho!d him in giving wings to time will not
| be lacking.
The White House with all its inducements, so
well known and-s so often patronized by our citi-
zens, can be approached easily at almost any
hour in the day. The steamers George Page and
Thomas Collyer will ply between this city and
Mount Vernon Men better suited to pleasure
excursions than Captains Price and Baker never
walked steamers deck, as all who have inter-
course with them can readily testify. At the
pavilion, dancing; near by. tenpins, couple of
cool springs and many shaded route through
the woods for pleasant stroll offer themselves
to the public fine dinner will also be pro.
vided, aud the White House will doubtless not
lack full patronage.
TO those Of our readers who spend more time
away there are offered many met hods of passing
Two or three days most pleasantly. We have al
ready mentioned the fine trip to Norfolk, Old
POINT Comfort, and the Atlantic ocean offered by
Capt Mitchell and Mr. George Harrison, on the
| steamer Powhatan The boat leaves here on Sat
day evening, after the days business has been
transacted; is gene Saturday and Monday; aud r.
turns time emo sch for business on Tuesday morn
lnI: This will be dels htful trip, and we ap-
prehehd, will carry down the river a large mum
Der OF The citizens of the District and Alexandria
Passage and fare Sc
The Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Company
also present Inducements that will certainly at
| tract large crowd over their road during the
| Independence holidays. Excursion ticket. TO
Grafton and return will be issued from the office
OF the company. BY this arrange ment the pleas
| ure- seeker may leave Washington on either Sa.-
uTday or Sunday, and return either Monday or
Tuesday as may best suit his pleasure or conve-
| hience. The train leaves w ashington at 5 Is to-
morrow morning, passes over the entire road by
daylight, and will afford one of the finest oppor
tunities for sightseeing of any excursion going
out OF the city. We apprehcnd that this train
VIII, NH Dp ,hfone.d by numbers who will avail
themselves ci the opportunity to some of the
Hmest scenery In America. he distance from
washington TO Grafton is three hundred miles
aud the price of tickets is fixed at s.
Those who like canal excursion can find i'm
ths accommodation line that plies daily between
georgetown aid the upper country, fine oppor-
tuhlty LOT an excursion TO the Great Falls, Ed
wards Ferry and Lees burg NO doubt this route
VIII receive large patronage 1t goes into the
heart OF most pleasant country which offers on
portunities for Fourth Of July picnic n,biny
parties and rambles, exceIIed by none n in the the
The steamer Antelope also offers chances to
VISIT the hne scenery which surrounds Harper's
Ferry
Although all these means of endowment will
be largely Latronized yet il is but fair TO believe
tDat ny Tar the greater portion of the community
VIII spehd thls anniversary as they have hereto
FORE spent others, Observation-Disclosures their own
NOOK Inc various rural retreats near the CITY
VIII be visited by scores during the day The
",n sylvan ietrsats-Holmead'S Woods, Berry's
W. ods, Naies Woods, offer attractions that viii
he appreciated. The shades of Kalorama and
Meridian Hill will not be without visitors The
Pdik cannot fail to be largely resorted to and
every one, according to his own lotion will cele-
bfate the day strai ht laced or free and easy AZ
best suits the within of the hour
AS evening closes, the parties near by will re-
turn from the sylvan haunts where tIey have
works
The most extensive prepa- atoms for a grand
dlsPiay OF pyTotechny have been made All the
various shapes and sorts of fireworks will be
or0uSht Into Ttquisition 10 make the d splay more
splendid than any ever before witnessed in this
city.
A GLASS OF prime Soda Water is among tn !.
luxuileS OF the season. Sparkling and foaIning
with the delicious adjunct of nectar cream svrun
slch soda may be found at Milburn's WILLARD
Hotel building. There Hook and Soda cft.r
themselves to the palate. Let such of our read.
ers as may walk up Pennsylvania avenue stop in
and try the luxury. We are sure they viii r-p. at
the operation many times b. fore the Sumrosr
ends.
WATcH RETURNS Owen Quigley Ireland
profanity; fine and costs, sc "A, and security to
keep the peace Dick Barlow, coIored, Mary
land, drunk and d.sorderly; wOrkhouse 30 days.
THE DEATH OF DANIEL BuCKLEY-Mr. Editor
statement correcting the report Of Daniel Buckiry's
dea b. IN which ii Is said the Stone Cutters AsSo-
clatlon OF Washington paid al expeIs.s-Sir per-
mt lie 10 INFORM the Association, throush the
uH oil Star that he had bsen twenty four hours
la my house, during which time 81 worth ice was
used 70 prevent his person becoming Gens.ys. be
stated he was a hoarder of mine which was nor So,
a. he only stopped one mig hit my house sometime
previous to has death.
It. Arrx.xrp, Eu,s
Worm READINc.-Why is it that so man, suffer
ana Iepne and d az out a cradle ex Istence I'M
htteo Tor the enjoyments, and even ordinary puT-
suits OF lie, when may be obtained ard health
anu vlgor restored, by treatment at once coDye-
niet ana saie rs well as permanent IN its characters
10 those who have suffered long with dire Sc
utmstng In loss of appetite, vIgor, &c the unde
signed tenders his professional services, assuring
Tie sufferers, i'll oandor and sincerity pleasant CON
Senient and proper prescriptions, thorough cure
anu SOUND Dody and mind, without unple SAINT re-
suItS.
I'll diseases Ofa private nature, from whatsoever
cause either recent chronic structures an lrTtta
pie BLADDER. Sc.-aso: Sorofula, Asthma, Kheuma-
tisIn, Piles, &C.. skIfuy and successfully treated
DIR. Harms will visit Washipg ton eyer, week in