Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


this morni lg, the signal for a breakiB out Of
the excitement among our German felIow-eiti-
Eens, who imIned!a tely thereafter began 20 ccm-
piets their arrangements for the festivities of the
day. Breakfast rolls were swallowed hastily !;
hot coffee was bcltsd unce. enormously, and uni
forms and badges were donned pfecipItafeIy
Banners and sashes began to make their appear
ance in the streets, aud groups of men in gala
day costume began to wend their way towards
the rendezvous at the City Hail
The procession assembled at the CITY Hall, the
several Societies and committees arriving on the
ground at : O'Clock, and shortly afterwards they
we've arranged in order of march
FIRST DIVISION.
The German NageTs, commanded by First Lieu
tenant Neitz. formed the escort. They appeared
in full uniform, and to the number Of forty-six
officers and Privatrs They were preceded by
six piOaeers IN uniform, bearing axes. and Fish
er,s Comet Band, playing a national air.
lCaPt Schwarzmann, who had been appointed
Chief Marshal, was last evening :aken suddenly
Ill, so much so as TO require the attendance of a
physician, and was this morning unable to an.
pear His place was creditably filed, however,
mar and Capt John Reese
The Society Dem Turnverein followed next, in
brown linen sack coats and pants, with pink
cravats and sashes, with the q ~ of the Society
borne in their midst having on the front on q
green field their name, and date of institutio ard
on the reverse. a blood red field their motto.
The Fresco Painters followed, numbering about
forty men, their banner floating in the breezes
and displaying the insignia OF the Society.
l., Societe fUnion, with goodIy number of
members in line, and the tri-coored flag of
France, surrounded by a deep gold fringe and a
wreath Of flowers at its peak, waving its brilliant
folds over them
The Washington Saengerbund with banner
bearing their name and date of institution, and
the reverse displaying a golden harp surrounded
by laurel wreath.
SECOND DIVISION
Led by Bilas', Band.
The Central Committee. The BEAUTIFUL Steu-
ben banner, borne ia their ranks b. a gentleman
very Porthus in stature, exceedingly well pro-
pOrtiOned, and with fine, manly looking c0un-
tenan"e, suggestive OF Immense bottled up fun =,
which only wanted occasion to effrTvesce The
banner was OF a size proportiOnafe to its bearer,
having on the front. in yellow field, a bust in
profile OF Major General Baron Sieuben, SUI
rounded by an oval wreath Of oak and laurel, i'm.
InedIaely below the coat of arms of the United
States, the stars and stripes, etc, and the
ground broken crown and sceptTe The reverse
displayed plain pink field, and the whole was
surrounded by a deep crimson fringe and heavy
tdssels
The Turngemeinde with banner insc;ibed.
Dung America; Honor to the Hero'
The Washington Maennerchor. musical So
Ciety, with beautiful banner of white and blue
satin, surrounded By white fringe, bearing in
front the name aad date Of formation of the So
clety, and on the reverse golden harp, scroll of
music. and variety of musical Instruments the
whole surmounted by wreath Of laurel
Tine German Benevolent Society and Ward
Committees followed, led by foot ma rshaIs
The procession countermarched in front of the
CITY Hall, and filed down Four and ahalf street
TO Pennsylvania avenue and up Pennsylvania
avenue. the whole presenting All animated and in
teresting spectacle, and extending several squares
In length. Passing along Pennsylvania avenue,
whose streets they paraded to High street and
thence to the Canal, where they embarked in
boats for Arlington Spring.
R.cEs.-on last Thursday number of our
citizens were attracted TO the Hunting Park Race
m he esid If tha pofo
the Long Bridge, by the advertisement that one
or more horse races would come OFF at that place
The rTst race that came of was between McMul-
lens Shepherd and Nat Haner's Jordan The
distance was thousand yards for purse of
e5m- This was all exciting event. There
considerable side betting, and by the time the
start was made everybody GA the ground began
To feel an interest in the contest. The running
was very good, a. far as both horses were con-
cerned but the JO'dan horse was the winner by
slight distance. The tine was reported to be
So seconds.
After the principal race was over a sorreI and
dun horse, whose names and owners our in
fOrndnt failed to learn were entered and ran a
DISTANCE Of three hundred ya:ds for a nurse of
-. The dun bolted from the track when on the
point Of winning, thus securing the stakes to his
competitor, who had thus far been second best in
the race.
brown horse owned in Alexandria and a gray
b-ionging to Mr. barnes, of Georgetown, Were
Tie next competitors on the track They Were
entered for a distance az six hundred Yards and
AT one time, and il was supposed that il would
i'S The cause Of free effusion of claret,n as
load talk and angry gesticulaion become fear
fully prevalent Ii was said that the brown
dstanced the gray at the start, but that the gray
gained and was the point of passing the
brown, when the rider OF the latter struck the
gray rider in the face with his whip This put
the gray at fault again and the brown came out
ahead. The Judges decided that there could be
no dOubt that the striking of the gray's rider by
'h- oder OF the brown constituted foul play, aud
los NJ tls.f 1rf IA
hot be claimed by the owner of the brown As
ur>e rules do not, however, apply to less than
on mile heats, unless by previous agreement
70 th't enect, The Judges gave IL as their opinion
mat the purse was rightfully claimed by the
owner OF the brown horse, who accordingly OBJ
tanned IL.
faN-county horses, which were rode BY their re-
spectlve owners Distance one mile-stake, IS
The nags were bay and a sOTrel, and they both
looked as though running something to
which they were utterly unaceustorned They
put in the time will, however and brought no Al
the end Of the mile in apparently good condition,
aud ready to start again, IL need be- We did not
hear which beat but the stakes were paid over
ground
On the whole, the races were highly interest.
ing ana passed on In good style. Except the
ilttle ill-feeiiDg that sprang from the new STYLE
al whipping up" pursued by the rider of the
Alexandria horse, in the second race nothing
nc"urred to mar the general pleasure and FOOD
humor.
RICH NOTIcE.-We find the following mar.
rage in the Phenix of Livingston, a aper pub.
lished in Louisiana. We copy il with the re-
marks Of the editor, Mr.. J. V. Rich, verbatin1 ct
Hfsrasim:
= Gu Thursday, the sth inst by the Rev Mr.
1Io,Dy, Dan III Settoon, Esq, TO Miss Pauline
* Wall, of this Parish -
We congratulate Mr S. upon his zoo d fortune
Ia winning the heart and hand of one 80 fair so
Intelligent and 81 well accomplished as Miss
", AthOugh boardic2 in the same house with
MISS w We were not aOpriZed of the fact that
they mere TO be marrsediuntil late in the evening
of the day on which il took place when we were
Invited up to the house 10 witness the csrmony
aud with them in the bountfuIl supper which
WIS prepdr, for the occasion. Who will be the
next keep the ball rOaling
Rssther rich, certainly. That 18th = editor
must do better than that, or he will never de-
serve To ST (tO) on the Wall. That {. ountifpII,
supper Wkich was ''prsPHJ'' for the occasion
must have set his head .'rOdIIngr
TRIALS AT THE GUARD HousE WIN Darkey
Andrew Fisher, Robert Brown Daniel Solomon.
JnO- Williams, unlawful assembly; fine and costs
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