Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-29
LOCAL NEWS.


"9Scuscns9s &cs
plastic Troupes.
DAILY ExOuRstoss to Glymont on the steamer
&. p. Smith.
DAILY EXCURSION Of the steamer Arrow to
Mount Vernon.
SIXTIES ARr GALLERY, aas + street.
MARKRIrER's ART GALLERY, 4ss It'll street.
BARLow's Art GALLERY, 81 Pa. avenue.
Mayor Emery Presented with Cane.
The ladies of the st. Joseph Benevolent So
ciety, who were holding fair during our recent
exciting municipal campaign, procured gold
headed cane, which they announced would be
presented to the candidate for the mayoralty
who should receive the largest vote of the pa
irons OF the fair. The result (by ballot, at q
cents per vote, } being largely in favor OF Mr..
Emery, and their vote being ratified by the
people at the election which soon followed they
determined 70 give a concert at Walls Opera
House, on which occasion The cane should be
place last night and the affair was a great sue
Cess. Farewell was sung by James FORSYTH:
tuette, alpine Morning by Mrs. King and
Miss Melcher; an amusing duette, "Matrimo-
NAL Sweets" by Mrs KOehler and Mr.. FORSYTH:
mon GiOva II Sospira," b. Miss Nellie SpauI-
ding. After the singing number of gentlemen
came upon the stage and took seats, among
whom were Senator Sawyer, of SOuth Carolina,
Mayor Emery, Alderman Crossman, JAS. Ful-
leTton. Esq, and others
Mr.. Fullerton apolOgized for the non-appear-
ance OF Senator Carpenter, who had been in
yited TO make the presentation speech, saving
that be bad been taken sick in the Senate cham
Der Senator Sawyer, of South Carolina was
then introduced, and expressed his regret at the
absence of Mr.. Carpenter, who was so capable
OF interesting his audience. He alluded to the
manner IN which the committee of ladies had
approached him 10 invite him to perform the
duty. He could not refuse them; and whatever
he might have thought of the merits of the sue
cessful candidate he had but one opinion of the
ladies. lie hoped the audience would rot be
disappointed in having a laundering old Sa'gyer
instead of master Carpenter to do the work.
Turning TO Mayor Emery, the Senator said the
duty was assigned to most willing hands. The
citizens of Washington had presented this fine
specimen 10 aid his (tne MayOr's> physical steps
and the speaker hoped they would be Just as
willing TO aid him in his efforts 10 administer
the an airs OF the city to the benefit of all
Mayor Emery responded saying:
MR. SENATOR: In accepting this beautiful
GIT from your hands l can only briefly express
my thanks 10 you for your kind words and to
the generous ladies to whose agency am in
oebted Tor this present. IL was novel and
pleasant device by which il was obtained. am
told II was by a free election, in which the
ladies voted, and voted as often as they pleased;
out All who participated in ii realized the truth
oil the common saving that sit takes money to
carry an election" In this case however II am
sure the money was all well spent for whichever
canthdate the vote was given. Permit me to
express the sincere desire that the ladies who are
engaged in the noble work of charity that of
renewing the wants Of destitute orphan children,
may be eminently successful i'm their efforts
and that hundreds of the little ones NAV rise up
IN the future TO call them blessed.
Inc gentlemen then retired from the stage
aria from ia FavoritaD by Prof L. G. Col
Here, which was very well executed. In res
Ponse TO an encore he sang - The happy time of
Chiyalry, the words BY himself and the music
by Pauline Duchambege, lady who enjoyed
a nigh reputation many years ago in Paris.
MIS-. King then sang .'Ah, non Creda," from
" Thou art near and vet so fs-," by Mrs
Koehler, which was finely sung. Miss Melcher
presided at the piano.
TIE GLORIOUS FoURrH-The Oldest Inhah-
fants' Association will meet on The Washington
Monument grounds at IL O'Clock n. m. on the
morning OF the 18th OF July, and after the regular
meeting the ceremony OF presenting a stone to
the monument will be performed at noon. The
block has been prepared by Acker s. Son. and
y OF Baltimore county (white) marble, with the
est Inhabitants of the District OF Columbia
July fth, 1870 The block will be presented By
DR. j. b. Blake, president OF the oldest Inhab-
ltants, and in the absence OF the President OF
the United States, ex-o5feio president of the
w Washington Monument Society, lin Connecti- |
CUT II l. expected that the acknowledgements of
me TeeeItlon VIII be made by Mayor Emery, |
De dehvered by Major Il. Il. French, and the |
Declaration OF lDdsFsnaSass Gill he read nv
Capt Jas Godfard, OF Georgetown, memIef 1
Of the association.
The colored Sunday schools Of the city at
fached 10 the Union will celebrate the day in |
The Capitol grounds, for which arrangements |
are being made The schools will form in pro- |
resslon as heretofore at Franklin Square early
IN the day, and after speaking, singing, &c. in |
The Capitol grounds, the balance Of the day will |
be spent in picnicing.
Preparations are being made by many OF the /
Sunday schools to spend the day in the woods.
. At Laurel the people expect to have good
lme, and in the afternoon a repetition or the |
ou fname Mt held on the 2lst will take place, nj
contestants.
The HEAT, especially out of the shade, is in
tense. How to avoid prostration by such
weather is trite, but if the telling OF an old |
story saves one life, or mitigates the sufferings
,f one individual, il is worth ones while to tell
T. Therefore, We say that while this very warm
weather prevails, do not be in q hurry about
anything. Walk, eat, drink and work slowly. |
Keep IN the shade az much as possible. Patron