Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

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In THE STAR
The Star of fifty years ago was filed with
matter relating to the Inauguration of
| President Buchanan and
Preparation local tragedy. The Star
| for the Ball. of March 2. 1857. con-
| tanned the following:
4 The preparations being made for the
| grand Inauguration ball on the 4th are
probably on q more elaborate and magnih-
cent scale than any that were ever before
/ essayed in an American city. It can hard
ay be that there viii be less than 1000
i ladies and gentlemen there, II not twice az
many. All the preparations to which we
/ refer aboye are being made to accomzno-
date such throng. The music will be far
superior to any ball music % far heard In
! the United States, and the supper Is to BE-
/ the production Of the first artistes de
cuisine In America. Everybody should 90
| who desires to see at q glance fair speci-
mems Of our countryWomen and men from
every county Of every state la the Union.
and OF every position in life. From that OF
the millionaire, with his wife decked with
10000 worth OF diamonds, to the daugh-
! tiers Of the sturdy western yeoman whose
| own hand guides his plow. or OF the me-
g! chanic who disdains not to shove the jack
plane, the brilliancy OF whose eyes strike
deeper into the soul of the man OF sub.
stantial character, and solid sense than all
the jewelry that Broadway contains. Such
| a scene as will be met with there has never
yet been enjoyed In this country. and the
opportunity to witness 1t may never again
be the lot Of any of US now active In the
1 drama Of life.
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The Star Of March tells Of the arrival of
President Buchanan and party as follows
The President-elect reached
Arrival of the city at o'clock yester-
| President. day afternoon. accompanied
by his niece, Miss Lane, and
| other members Of his family, and also Gov.
| Porter. VIM. B. Fondney, Eskridge Lane.
/ his nephew. and VIM. Carpenter, esq. and
| also the Hon. John c. Breckenridge, the
| Vice President-eect, and wife. Information
that this distinguished party might be look
| ed for in that train having been received
| by the United States marshal of the Dis
| trict of Columbia rather Inan in the one
| to arrive two or three hours later, he was
met at the Washington depot with an open
barouche and four. In which. unaccompanied
except by his immediate family, he drove to
/ his quarters at the National Hotel. We
/
| istic simplicity and unostentatious entrance
| into Washington was planned by himself.
| The guard of honor, the Lancaster Fensi-
bles. and other friends who fiocked around
| him, booked for Washington, we take it for
| granted, were duly escorted from Baltimore
| to these diggins by the guard of honor that
| left Washington at an early hour yesterday
morning especially to bear his excellency
| company over the tedious route from Balti-
| more here.
| Three columns of The Evening Star of
| Wednesday, March 4, were given over to
| the story Of the inaugura-
Buchanan ton of President Buchanan.
President, Most of this space was taken
| up with list of the military,
! civic and political organizations in line. the
| names of the marshals, assistant morshals
| for the District and assistant marshals Sc
lected from the states and territories.
In the list of assistant marshals for the
| District of Columbia are scores of familiar
Washington names. The list follows:
First ward-Elisha Riggs, Charles Albert
Andrew Carroll. H. A. Wise, Col. J. w. IT.
win, Thomas Bartlett. Alec J. Attocha,
James F. Scott. A. P. Upshur.
| Second ward-Walter Lennox, Mich. Bid,
der, Major G. F. Lindsay, Capt. n. L.
Shields, Dr., c: Fraflley. Thomas r. Fisher.
| William Handy, Hopkins Lghtner. F. JEFF
ferson. Major James Mcclure, q. Kingman
Col. Alex. Provost. s. Y. McNair. w. H
| Selden Walter r Brooks, William Miller.
Third ward-John McCuilom. Jere Digges,
John c. Bower. z. Jones' DR.. F. B. Gull
! YER Alfred Shocking. c. G. Wagner. DR.
| s. A. Houston, DIR. Henry Hall. Merritt
| Jordan. w. g. Jones, Col W. H. Woodley.
Fourth ward-James M. Carlisle. George
| Parker. Andrew Coyle. W.. Maury. ]. A.
Kennedy, F. A. Kimmell. NJ w, Clusky.
G. H. .Varnell. John c. Rlves Thomas L.
! Smith. Dr.. ]. c. Hunter, Thomas Berry,
John T. Holiohan. Charles 8. Waiiach. p.
B; Key, DR.. W; J; G: ,l puhams an.. ovnar
F. NJ. Spencer. J. A. MCGOWAN, Thomas
Hutchinson. J. Pick. J. A. Cunnicut. Theo.
| Mosher, J. J. Mulloy, Francis Reilly, ]. w
| Wheatley. J. Devlin, jr.
Sixth ward-F. McNerhany. Thomas
| Champion, Thomas Altermus, Richard Hen
| derson, J. r. Queen, Charles Miller, jr..
George W. Talburtt, Philip Otterback. ].
Seventh ward-J Pettibone. G. E. Kirk s.
Humphrey, John II Semmes, John Martin,
| Charles Espy b. D. B. Clark, J. L.. Lam
caster, George Mattingly. jr.
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| A tragedy that profoundly stirred the
city was told of in The Star of Saturday
February %, and the devel-
A Dreadful opments were followed day
Homicide. by day The first account
follows:
This morning B. C. Lee. a 81 400 clerk in
| the pension bureau, who was appointed by
the present administration from Loudoun
county, Va, killed David Hume. ESD, a
merchant in the firm of D. Hume & Co
| of Alexandria, Va. The homicide took
place in the room of the pension Office
occupied by Lee and others. The circum
| stances in the affair are follows: Al
the Presidents levee last night. Lee felt
the hand of some one in his pocket. in the
crowd. and. supposing it to be that Of Mr.
Hume. who was standing very near him
among others. charged H. with endeavor-
ing to pick his pocket, both having ladies
on their arms at the same time. Lee placed
his hand on Hume's breast as he made
the charge. Hume replied, "Sr, I should
feel myself dishonored If 1 should pick the
pocket of such a man as you are" Lee
| repeated the charge. and Hume told him
that having ladies on his arms alone pre-
vented him from Shaping his face. The
ladies chung around them to separate them
and Maj Lally and others who were near
by fnterposed and separated them. They
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