Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-16

written. His first letter was a res pense 70 writ.
who signed himself " One Of Them,n who evil
oentiy felt neted at some little attention or cour
tesy extended to the young CORPS of Rihes, who,
oy their uniform good behavior and apparent In
tention OF keeping themselves sloof from and not
70 DC identined with other companies of the town,
nave, as the most casual observer can but notice.
incurred the resentment and aversion of numbers
OF the members of other companies.-" Military
Man" may well condemn unworthy of his
notice, "Another Military Man, who estimates
our Army at 30 low a standard az to conclude that
the L nted States Army does not possess such
remarkable nlutidTy supremacy when we COM
pare them with, the establishments Of Europe,
and speak of well-traned and disc plined troops,
and that this deficiency is so apparent" &c,
&c. How, Mr.. Editor, 1 ask, can a man who has
soul capable Of loving his country and reverins
fame whose Piaudits compass the universe, and
are looked upoh 40 worthy of the emulation even
OF THOSE whom they vanquished, and who trans
united to their followers-who now adorn our
Army and our Navy, and who would add lustre
and honor to any nation under the broad canopy
OF high heaven--unim paired, those feelings Of
national pride and patriotism which swelled the
oosoffs and characterized each act and deed
OF those sires whose memories shall survive even
the lapse Of time, and whose fires Of patriotism
shall burn without dimming, SO long as America
has son to watch or an enemy to dreadI and still
say that we do not compare favorably, and more
than favorably with Europe? When was that
bIttle fought, on Land or on the sea. in which
American arms did not show to the world their
III.
Man" the second, was that battle ever fought In
which our Army commended where the numerical
superiority was not vastly against MS! Have not
on our own soil and beating back the Invading
Zoe, defending our national rights on the broad
BOSOM OF the Deep" or while curbing the blood
thirsty and levengeful disposition Of the savages
on our frontier, and rescuing the border settlers
roin the tomahawk Of the ruthless Indian who
would revel in blood or In traversng the broad
regions OF hostile Mexico and boarding her myriad
PR fh0iP atRn A.
however, We must conclude that ssAnother
Mn1tary Man. has never read the history of the
Revolution, the war Of ~, and the more recent
aauluons 70 our record In arms,' our war with
meSico, Where a deludetl member OF the House
OF Representatives hoped our men might abe
greeted with bloody hands and hospi eraves;n
or ne must be some poor sore-headed 'sJohn
kee Rebels for the terrific drubbing old Bin0-
land has twice received at their hands. UWhen
ignorance IL bliss, tits folly to be wise', 90 par
aon Another Military Man." and allow him
IDENTIFY so sweet to him.
There was really no disparagement to yonr bat.
talon Intended, Judge, MI Mem Bat W. l..
mi an,n In MMilitafy Mansn copmunications. You
soon, as II would, as a matter Of course, lead to
the conviction with the public that You and your
men deserve little stirring up" There are
a few gentlemen in that company whom have
the honor Of knowing, and whom respect and
who are respected by the community, but WiIl
also observe that some little Improvement in a
possibly be made.
Now will the military men Of the Light In
tantry say nothing more about ''Old Winield's
terrible dash 1t must be, Judging from their
usually prompt and spirited iashing) of Hardee,,
or Will you call out the Nationals to 'mask YOUR
.denIox pa,'e.yr and by packing of at iot.n
the,r otrn to support them" and giving you full
voliey OF good tactics and fine movements in the
presence OF all the Washingtonians tho feel in
Iefrsted, drlve you back to your armory to drill
your men into little better condition to APPEAR
In public! Now have seen the Rifles drill sew
erai times, and, though comparatively Young az
company, they have made great proficiency,
Light infantry armory, say as much for them.
Aug. II, 1850. A LOVER OF THE MILITARY.
THE NAVY YARD commends Itself by new i'm
pr9Vemens at every visit. The new buildings
during the last eighteen months have greatly bet.
tered the appearance Of things. OF these we NAV
mention the forge shops and the tasteful muster.
mouse as among the most noticeable. Greater neat
ness is observable than formerly; the areas and
spaces are kept more clearly, and free from lum-
Der old and unsightly trees have been cut down,
ana there is freshness and spruceness that strikes
the vislter agreeably, The principal job now on
hand In the machine and boiler shops seems to be
the machinery for the tine new propeller Pepsa.
cola, which is now at Norfolk undergoing the
process OF coppering; when that Is finished she
VIII be brought up TO the w ashington navy ward
to receive her boilers, which are nearly finished
These boilers are worth visit. They have Icing to
Of eleven feet and are fastened and streny tbened
with usual care Besides these there are two con-
Meeting donkey boilers, also excellently put 10.
gether In the casting shop they are preparing
cola, which is to have diameter Of eighteen feet.
One-fhird Of the propeller will be cast at time,
and when all the parts are cast they will be bolted
together IL Will take more than a month to do
this The Pensacola will be brought up to take
In her boilers sometime the latter part of Ssptem-
ber.-InteH. gencer. =. = =
MIsTAkING A QUARTER EAGLE FOR . DrxR
Last night Mrs. Dant took her little bow TO stand
In the Center Market to get bowl of coffee they
coming to the market from a distance and want
ing their supper In paying for their meal she
discovered that one was 81 so piece. She went
to the man, whose name was Keyser and de-
nandsd the return Of the gold piece; but Keyser
sued by Justice Dom for 50 40, whic was served
and Judgment rendered for the plaintiff Keyser
was directed to pay forthwith, and started away
10 do So such mistakes are of common occur
renee, ana care should always be taken to keep
gold and silver separate The nickle cent the
i've cent and ten cent pieces are easily mistaken
at night for bright gold Of corresponding size.
biCsNsEs.-I nc ponce Omcen appear to be pay-
Ing especial attention to the vioators of the
laws. 1t Is certainly duty which ought to he
performed, not by fits and starts but regularly At
all times and not upon the followers OF any mar.
ticular business, but upon all who come under
the provisions Of the law. The violatOrs of the
law are not only those WHO deal in the markets
but there numerous outsiders trafc king In the
city without license, and are thus competing with
our resident dealers, at an advantage of less er
pense. The activity Of the officers upon this oc
caslon has had the effect to urge many to speedy
compliance with the law. In the Seventh Ward
alone, since last Monday week dfty-nine licenses
have been taken out for wagons, carts draws. 9.
II the same activity were displayed In all respects
the laws would be enforced :,
WE take pleasure I'm calling the attention Of the
public to the advertisement Of the Ripley Female
Seminary, to be found In another column This
institution is situated on Pennsylvania avenue.
east Of the Capitol, and IL under the able maj,
agement Of Prof. Ripley and his worthy and &C.
complished lady, both Of whom have been en-
gagged for years In the capacity Of teaching. and
have the highest Testimonials Of success In The
profession. sIIsl1iz,- g fii.ft ' h.rs7II = 3'71
CENTRE MARKKr.-The market was well u,o
vided this morning, aud the attendance of dealers
was large. The demand was not very bill. and
the Gales rather dull. The prices remain about an