The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-05
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Third Days' 1rssssAiags.
The third day of the schuetzenfest passed
over without any very special Incident. The
marx was again crowded 10 overAowing, the ,
shooting and bowling wcre - brisk a. ever,
and the throng In the dancing pavilion was !
even greater than on any previous occasion. I
The Schuetzen verein have been very for
tunats In having three days Of continued ,
good weather, and the managers a. well a.
the proprietors Of the rcfreshment oooths
are In high giee. The dry weather and the
great amount Of travel over Seventh street
road have caused the dust to be thick, and
II has been blown into the park 70 such an
extent as TO render the walking unpleasant.
We would suggest 10 the managcmeut the
propriety of sprinkling the walks through
the park and the road leading thereto, AZ II
would certainly. be great accommodation
to the patrons Of the fost.
The trapeEe and tight-ropc performers at
tracted good deal Of attention yesterday; |
their feats are alike dificult and gracefully |
performed. The fun for the boys, as pro- |
yided yesterday by Mr.. Reese, was wit
messed by q large number Of spectators.
The sports included climbing the creased
pole, q sack racc, q pig (grcased) race and
various other amusements. Tho prizes
given 10 the boys comprised . variety Of
toys suitable for them.
day resulted a. follows Mrs. Baier, hand
some travelling satchel; Mrs. Auckenberger,
toilet set; Mn. Lewis, . pansol; Mr.
Berens, o shawl.
Tho priEe-medal shooting resulted In favor
Of Capt. Kneese, Of New York, who made
| 81 "bulls eyes" out Of 90 shots.
About O'Clock procession Of the
schutzen verein was formed, and aftcr
marching through the grounds, the mem
| I'll ~ hn Ar Mi
President Voght, In q short address In Ger
nan, presented to the successful marksman
Of the past three days-Messrs. Kline, Baker
and Kneese-the gold prize medals won by
them. Three cheers for "the shootist"s werc
given, and the procession was dismissed.
The police arrangements at the park arc
In charge Of Lieut.. James johnson, Of the
Second precinct police, aud the manner In
which they are carried out reflect credit upon
that faithful officer. In the great crowds
which have attended the park for the past
three days no disturbance Of note has &C.
CURED, aud the vigilance Of the police 10 to
be commended.
The proprietors Of the rcfreshmeut saloons
are reaping q rich harvest. Receipts Of the
principal booth at the park being - follows
On Monday, u, 023 Tuesday, u los. Yes
terday the receipts are said 10 have equallcd
those Of Tuesday.
The Washington sengerbund were present
In force last night, aud delighted the COM
pany with number Of their choicest glees,
executed In their admirable manner.
The omnibus and ambulance proprietor
are doing a thriving business In carrying
passengers to the park, about 100 vehicles
the Levy Court, licensing such conyeyanccs,
is being strictly enforced, and the conse-
quence Is that the treasury Of the county has
been largely Increased. The license for the
schuentIen Park was nxod at $500 for the
| festival.
Early yesterday several young thieves
broke into the gatekeeper's office and stole
therefrom about four hundred tickets Of ad-
mission. They were fortunate enough to
get OF without being caught, and the ex-
ecutiye committee were obliged to change
the tickets for the day.
The grounds last night presented beauti-
full appearance, new lanterns having been
literally distributed. The total number Of
, lights required to illuminate the grounds ID
! 1900. About s o'clock Mayor Bowen, &C.
companled by Miss Barker, visited the park
: and its several points Of interest. He cX
pressed himself greatly pleased with the sp
pearance Of things. Mr.. Donegan, city sur
: ycyor, WAS also present. or the member
Of the Boards Of City Councils present wer,
Messrs. John 8. Croker, president, J. 8
D vcnable, VIM. II. Chase, 9. 8. Baker and
, II. NJ. knight, OF tho Board Of Aldermen
and Messrs. Williams, Slmms, Browne
Mcknight, Holmes, Hatton and Plfer, Of
! the Board Of Common Council, and VIM
, b. Chase, ESQ.,, Of the collectors of1ce
J After walking through the grounds the cor
porate authorities were escorted to the club
house, where they were entertained with re
( freshments.
e DR.. Borlaud, OF the reception committee
!. greeted the Mayor on behalf Of the assocla
d ton, rendering him the Inequalities of tn
d Verein.
: Mr.. Bowen returned his thanks and er
b pressed his qualification at being present an,
= witnessing the festivities. He paid q hIgl
I, compliment 10 the Germans Of the city a
. aw-abldlng citizens, and hoped that Their
Z might be many such delightful festivities q
\ the present.
Presidents Crocker and williams were re
n spectiyely called upon and acknowledged tn
: com pliment In short speeches.
Simon Wolf, ESQ.,, also made short ad
9 dress.
y The Getty fatheS" then dispersed TO min
d gle with the merry crowd that thronged tn
u park.
Il At 10 O'Clock the bowling prizes were dis
j tributed, as follows: First prize, s25 In gold
to g. W. g. Eslin; second, silver watch, I,
Q Rudolph Richards; third. silver fruit basket
d 10 Henry Jones; fourth, handsome shawl, Il
to Geo. seuferle; sixth, silver cigar-holder,
4 TO W. Waggaman; seventh, travelling bag,
7 to Mr.. Loreuzi; eighth, silver cup, to II,
J Keiser.
The corporation officials len tho park
, about II o'clock; not, however, without the
I promise being ELECTED from Mayor Bowen
t that he would attend the park to-day, and
9 participate In the target shooting.
u The company fingered late, and the sigma
| ~ al th. al
sent, seemingly 10th TO leave the scene Of
festivities. Among the visitors at the Parl
last night, was Mr.. Max Hasselbach, a cor
Y respondent OF one OF the leading German
, newspapers Of the West. The gentleman
will permanently reside in our city.
o DISSATISFACTION IN THE FIRE Depart
b MINT. From statements furnished us b,
members Of Columbia Engine Company No
g 8, we find that on Monday evening last Mr.
s Martin Cronin, the chief engineer Of the FIR
i department, paid visit 10 the engine hous
i and called together the members OF tn
} company. When they had mustered, 1t wa
y found that for good reasons three Of tn
y men were absent. Mr.. Cronin addressed tn
10 company, and asked them each TO resign "a
At political reasons, as he was positive that
no and they could not afaliate. His rcquei
st was not acceded TO, and the matter still r
Sc mains open, the members Of the compaI
Is, contendlng that II the board Of fire commi
We sioners thought we'll enough Of their seryic
last year and would not make other appoin
ments, 1t Is not In good taste for Mr.. Cron
ut for political reasons as he AYERS (and
by personal reasons as the Columbia boys stat
no to ask them to tender 10 him their resign
ile lions.
OIL, It will be recollccted that a. the meetlr
IT. OF the fire commissioners on Thursday mig
or last letter was read from Col. J. W. Fo
ly ney, strongly urging that the officers NJ
I'd men Of this company should be retaine
10 In the report Of the late chief, (Mr. W.
a Ellwood,) accompanying the Mayors me
N sage, this company Is spoken Of as follows
q "One solitary company columbia No.
d remained at their post, where they still r
.. main; aud | am glad to state that ha,
d ever found them prompt, reliable and faitl
h full In the performance OF every duty, and
8 feel that too much praise cannot DO bestows
upon them for their good conduct In TIL
particular" Mr.. Lowe, the foreman OF th
# Columbia, has been fireman for over twet
If ty-hve years.
n With the facts, as stated, the action Of NJ
d Cronin needs explanation, which the d.