Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-15

How THE. JAPANESE EMPLOY THEMSELVES
HERE, &c, &C One of the Imperials last eve.
nlng, Interested AID amused for a long time q
nuthoer OF ladies and gentlemen, who had col.
iecteh together In the main corridor. hy his curl
ons examination of various pieces Of money ex.
nlolted TO him, as well as by peculiarly oi
manner. Ii was dill icnlt for him to conceive how
two silver half-dollars were the same or equal In
value TO 81 bank note BILL He seemed to he
able to comprehend bow gold dollar might be
,ne same In value, but the case Of the two silver
ialf-dollars Appeared to be to him inexpiicabie
After closely srrutinizng various desert ptions OF
money, present Of 81 bill was made 10 him n
was long before he could be made to believe that
this money was Intended for him; but on this be-
Ing made clear to him, he seemed especially
grateful, and insisted on having the gentlernaI,
who gave him the money write his name on a
iage sized card, which he drew from side
pocket, and upon which were also several other
names. The gentleman did as desired, when
the Imperial, after infinitely viewing the name
took out his pencil and wrote the name In his own
chirograPhy, after which he wrote it in English,
showing bis great power Of imitation by the skill
and correctness with which he copied the name
Like the Chinese, they always write In perpen-
dlcnlar line, commencing at the top and ending
at the bottom OF the page,
About half-past 10 O'Clock Capt Lee appcared
and directed one of the servants to conduct this
Imperial to his room, as he stated il was time he
shouiu retre This servant for some reason. did
not perform this duty himself but went and in
formed another of the same class, who approached
the Imperial in manner which we in this country
would regard as rather singular, and babe him
ioMow MIN; The imperial promptly and cheer
fully obeyed, very politely bidding adieu to those
around
During the stay of the Embassy In Washington.
winch Will be for period of three weeks the
Maine band VIII play every night at the quarters
censor to one Of the ambassadors. in coming
up the avenue Yesterday, expressed considera bic
displeasure, on passing the store of Wall 4 ST.
nDenS, fla of Ia Aoa
the stars and stripes from the windows of that es
Enlistment.
The three elderly bald headed personages of the
suite are the imperial doctors of the exDedition
and accordingly wear a very sage demeanor I'm
virtue OF their high and grave Office All of the
imperials may be distinguished from those of
lesser rank by their wearing white sandals
On their arrival at Wizards, the Treasurer of
the expedition deposited with the proprietors a
sum of money amounting to S9s 600 In specie
which was duly locked up in the huge iron safe
Of the establishment
Presents pour in upon the Japanese visitors nm
all hands. The articles presented are valuable to
them, by reason of their novelty even II of little
intrinsic worth and they express high gratifica-
tlOn al these little courtesies. This morning our
heighbOr Metzerottwaited OH them and presented
each with a set Of his beautiful Views of Wash
ington, with which they were greatly delighted
On being Installed in their sumptuous apart
ments at Wizards, yesterday, the dignifaries of
the Embassy took their otiKR cum digaitnIs seek
ing brief repose of such loll upon the rich
divans of their parlors as they had probably had
no previous opportunity of enjoying since embark
ing from Japan. Each one of them was duly
waited upon by his own servants who clided
noiselessly to and fro bearing hot tea in
cups TO some, peculiar cigarettes to others DC
Curiosity, however, soon Overcame their disnosi
ton for quiet, and they were visible for bouTs at
their windows to the very large miscellaneous
crowd assembled on the sidewalks To catch
gltmpses of them. The ladies passing seemed to
be quite as much the objects of absor6iDg but not
uncOurteOus curiosity to them than thew were to
the dear creatures themselves. Our fair country
women may well be proud Of the impression they
evidently made upon the japanese, the mes
courtly and polished people in the world They
had never had an opportunity to see any such dis
play Of Caucasian female IoveIints S. az they wi
messed In Washington, and ii evidently came near
turning their heads, without, however causing
them for an instant to forget the duty of fastidos
Politeness, so universally an element of the yerv
nature of their race, as Ii were
we learn that the ambassadors will probably
nave Drlef Interview today with the Secretary
OF state preliminary to their formal first and ence
OF tomorrow, with the President of the limited
States that is, II they be sufficiently recovered
rom tne idIlgue OF their long sea voyage to call
upon the President, which is questionable up TO
the hour at which we go to press to-day.
Mr. Portman, the chief Interpreter by-the- bv
is by birth HOllander, and though onite voungg
10 gentleman OF polished manners and impres-
sive bearing, bearing evident marks in the even
Snavlty OF his manners, Of long association with
japanese officials
THE POLICE ON DUTY YESTERDAY
One very remarkable feature In the procession
YESTERDAY was the shrewdness of the authorities
in posting the police for the protection of the
japanese Embassy and the escort from ANNOYANCE
NhlIe the FORMER were subjected TO the imperti-
nence OF Ill bred persons on foot and in vehicles
not Few OF whom pushed their heads into the
coaches through the opened doors and windows
and while the escort was crowded upon by a mass
OF all ages and cOlOrs, and ANNOYED at times bv
ont i 70 sen water by a gang of negroes, (who
htE fba
to supply the military with water thong bit II
speculation and also engaged in it, the Nactiye
and efnclent' Were comfortably cooped I'm an
omnibus, riding along at ease manifestinO per
feet indifference TO outside affairs as though the
occasion was in their honor rather tban that OF
the japanese embassy,
Circuit CoURT.-The court met Yesterday
morning for the purpose Of taking up the case Of
the United states agt. a. Il Seaman CHARGED
with fraudulent dealings against the United state
government number of Government witnesses
being absent, the case was postponed to next Mon
day; ana the court adjourned.
To-dny-The court commenced the trial Of
Jury cases. The following are the petit jurors of
the pending term: .
George II. Gulich. Erasmus M. Chapin. II,
barbour, Z. ) Whitiesey, J. M. Espy l.. L.
Clements, h. Owens, Thomas II Johnson, G. =
allach, Oh Alien, j b. HARRISON, Messimer.
" blanchard, r. +. Simms, Geo w. Cochran'
II Queen, J. McKelden, Ii. ~ LansdaJe ! 4
Mulloy, w. ii Perkins, c REYNOLDS. r DHy
Thos IL Miles, r. Butt, II. Naylor j. 5 Wor
thln2ton, f. A. Tucker, VIM. W. Kirby, e. r
Queen, Geo. Hill, jr
The Following trial cases were disposed of:
w ii. Gunnell agt, Geo. C.. Wilson; inauisi
ton In the sum of S3i7 AZ with interest
David English, survivor of Henry F apt
Washington >. Wright; inquisition for plaintiff;
damages &16.l 6 and interest
Elizabeth keyworth agt. James Walker, adj
min1strator OF Jas. Dixon. Case pending as our
report closes.
METRoPoLITAN Hook AND acknowledgements
this nae company Of our Washington ire depart
ment paraded the streets in their full uniform for
the purpose Of displaying their new outfit. which
they received from the builder last Saturday
The truck upon which is conveyed the apparatus
has been beautifully painted and ornamented
and the new outfit of hooks ladders buckets
axes, ana other appurtenances of d hook and lad
de- company were neatly packed upon it, and
painted and Ornamented TO CORRESPOND with the
truck or carriage. After march through the
principal streets aud avenues Of the CITY, thew re-
turned to their apparatus room In the Northern
HELLER SorREEs-Our citizens will be pleased
10 see that Ar. Robert Heller will at the soIicita
ton Of very large number of our most intiu-
entail cltlzens, remain with us few nights longer;
and that, in order to accommodate all the popular
manager has reduced the price of admission to the
very moderate sum of twenty-fv cents We are
sure the announcement will be hailed with pleas