WASHINGTON, May u, l845.
Furious Little Things of General Interest
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Harious Little Things Of General Interest.


In respect to the races at the Mount Vernon
Course they have turned out regular failure or blow
up Col. Mershon, the proprietor, seems to have
managed heretofore very badly. In his general
handbi, few days since, he states that the purses
to be run for, though small, will be regularly hung up
at the Judges stand, every day This looked little
cloudy; but when we heard the Interpretation, for
year or two past the purses had not been paid over
according to usage, the necessity of such an assu
rance was self-evident Notwithstanding, it was to
no purpose that this assurance was gwen. No
body appeared-there were no entries-and, of
course, there could be no races On special inquiry
to-day, informed that the idea Is now aban-
doned. There were TO have been three mile heats
to-day and four miles and repeat tomorrow; but 1t
is no 90. When man has once lost the confidence
of his customers, he might as well give up the con-
test


Mrs. Walker, on Sixth street, opposite the west
front of Coleman's Hotel retired, yet convenient to
the Avenue has fitted up for the ladies and gents OF
this metropolis an ice cream, soda, and strawberry
saloon, in regular Broadway style. We think Mrs.
w. cannot fail in this seasonable experiment.
There is neatness and elegance about this saloon
which are truly refreshing, independent of the ber
ries and cream.


The case of the Francis Depau vs. Tasso, two
American ships, which came into collision near
Liverpool some seven years ago, has been argued
before the Circuit Court for several days Some OF
the first and oldest lawyers OF the District are en-
ployed in this litigation.


That staunch democrat and excellent good fellow,
Col S. Medary, Of the Ohio Statesmen, has been
spending some days among US, and expresses him.
self as entirely satisfied that we shall have faithful
and efficient administration and that Capt. Folk
will hold on to Oregon about right. w.