Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-06

no favorable consideration whatever, for II il he
fue-and none deny it-that one day i'm seven is
requisite and necessary for the tenn poral as well
as spiritual life of all man nd marines incuded
what right or reason is there in compelling or
even allowing marines to work on Sunday and
at tue same time restraining the merchant from
opening his store for the sale of his ware the
mechanic his shop, or of restraining any Kind of
labor on that day. Why not make Of IL a regular
gaia day. In short, why not abolish Sunday as II
now exists altogether, and allow the largest hind
of liberty on that day The same argument. will
apply equally well for this for any other inno-
walton Of it, and such state of things once in
augurated, it would not be long before we should
have much greater need of the services of marines
as musketeers than as musicians.
Washington, July 1, 1860.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF GoszAeA COL
LEGE-A large and highly respectable auditory
greeted the pupils and professors Of Gonza1a
College, at the Smithsonian. last evening on the
o sa.is OF me annual commencement Of that
INSTITUTION Withers' string and brass band was
In attendance, and at intervals discoursed en-
livenlng music; to the delight Of all assembled
Addresses On the following subjects Were deIiv-
creditable manner:
Washington Monument, Jos F. Walsh: PaIo
Alto, John c. Wilson; The Influence of KnowI-
eSage; WIN; F. Williams; The Moor's Lament
Charles ID. Lieberman; CORVALLIS Resigns his
sword to Washington, Robert f. Cleary; The
Doge Of Venice, Ralph Jefferson; PeaceEA M,
ton's Security, William F. Quicksall; The Hero
OF Lake Erie, Edward N Callan: Cortes ard
Mexico, John w Jones; The Wants OF on, III
erature and Arts, John M. K Davis: The Fall of
Babylon, Laurence +. Hoban; Daniel O,ConneI
tre1eflck w; Symons; Exhibition Day, George
Following the delivery Of these Mr. Tbos r
King, OF the Washington bar, delivered an inter
estlng address before the students
We regret to say that the speaker was very
much annoyed during the delivery of his address
oy the unrnly conduct of dozen or more youths
In the gallery, who either not POSSESSING the
capacity TO appreciate what was said, or having
no disposition to hear, endeavored in various
ways to discomft the speaker, and prevent Others
who were DESTROYS of hearing from doing 40 II
would have been better for these Young men 10
have left the ball. If they had no inclination To
listen, and not remain to disturb the andiance
VINO apparently Were very much interested in
Mr.. Kings remarks
AT the conclusion OF the address the award of
premiums was made, which we have not room
for to day, but will publish Tomorrow
THR POToMAC WATKR-For the benefit of the
many OF our thousands of readers In the city who
never see the papers OF limited circulation in
which the municipal powers that be see 1T in
their patriotic wisdom, TO do the CORPORATION ad
vertisng, we insert the following advertisement
gratis, as we did the complaints upon which II is
founded;
WATER REGISTRARS OFFICE
June 80, lo6O
Complaints have reached this otice from, seys-
ral Localities In the city that the flow of wafer has
been inconveniently diminished and i'm Some
cases has, during the hours Of greatest need, en-
tirely ceased. Public Notice is therefore given
that the police officers of the city have received
orders from the Mayor TO enforce rightly and
strictly all the laws Of the Corporation req ulatinU
water
The law restricts the use Of street washers n,
hand hose $50 the time bettceen sunrise and s,r,1
O'Clock M, and sunset and one hour th,ysg6sy.
and Then for no longer PERIOD than fifteen DiHHfsS
The regulations by which every water taxer is
bound require each one "to prevent all unneces
sary waste of water, 4" and forbid the use of hose
I'm the avenues or streets TO wash off Carriages
omnibusses, or other vehicles, or for watering or
washing horses"
RANDOLPH CoYLE, Water Registrar.
A CANE FOR The Hon. CALEB CUSHING i
We were yesterday shown a splendid cane in
tended as present to Hon Caleb Cushing prss-
ident of the National Democratic Convention at
Charleston and Baltimore. 1t is a straight and
beautiful hickory stick, and was cut some years
ago at Mount Vernon by a Mississi ppian visiting
the tomb Of Washington. 1t has been finished in
the peculiarly artistic style of Gait & Brother.
and is credltd6le to that establishment. 1t is Of
convenient size, handsomely polished and
mounted with massive gold head, neatly
wrought, and bearing the following Inscription.
The Constitution, State Rights, and the Union.
From Mlssissip pians to Caleb Cushing Pre-
ssnted July 4th, 1850"
The FOURTH AT AsALosTAN IsLAsD-Editor
Star: In your paper OF this evening ID is stated
that rumors of several couti lets occurred on Ana
lostan Island at the picnic on the 4th inst These
rumors beg leave TO contradict, in the name of
the Georgetown Benevolent Association All per-
sons present can bear witness that no picnic
where 50 many were assembled, has been better
conducted, or better order preserved This in
justice to the Association, as well as to the pro-
Prietors OF the place, who, as is well known spare
no pains to preserve the best order all occasions
BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE.
GEoRGETowN, July 5, 1860.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BooKs.-A correspondent
In a communication too long for us to publish
objects TO what he considers the Africanish pro-
nunciaton inculcated by the " National Elenien-
tary Speller,n to the Systematic concealment',
In Z" Cornells intermediate Geography To the
abstruse problems propounded In the mental
arithmetic In use-some Of which he thinks better
calculated to weaken, II not shatter a strong in
tellect, than improve weak one-and to the con-
ricts In the two grammars used respectively in
the primary and district schools.
TEARING Down -Workmen have been engaged
during few days past In tearing down the build
ing on the south side of the Avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets, recently occupied by,
MIR. Cohen, shoe dealer. The object is to erect
building on a modern plan. A few years ago
locality; but the spirit of improvement has ele-
waited the adjoining buildings to such a hight
that these looked diminutve, and spoiled the
appearance Of the square on the main front. The
property belongs to the Coyle estates s..
REAL ESTATE AND STock SALEs.-ByA Green,
auctieneer, the frame house and lot corner OF
Four-and-a-half and 6 streets south, to K. f. An
derson, for 81 900. BY Mc6u ire Il Co. property
at the corner of Tenth street and Pennsy lvsnia
avenue, lately occupied by fl. II. Voss, grocer,
WIS purchased by j F. Halliday. 1000 Corpora
tion OF Washington at par. $40 Corporation Of
Alexandria at 50 cents.
CRIMINAL CoURT-C. w. Uttsrmekis, ESQ.
prosecuting The court took up the case Of the
United States agt. VIM J Parham, county con-
sable, In which the defendant was charged with
requ sting and inducing Elizabeth Haley not to
apPeiI before magistrate as witness against
Geo. w Bray, Stating that IL would be better for
her, and that he would go with her and sscrete
ner. The jury had not returned verdict when
our report closed.
FoR CouRr.-Yesterday, man named Jno.
Campbell entered the residence Of Mr. G w!
Uttefmehle, and stole q cloak valued at about 800
Mr.. z w. Uttermehle went for an oficer, and
meeting Squire Dom, they went together and
arrested the thief. The prisoner was turned over
to the custody Of officer Parham, and after a