Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-08

instead OF making money nj the business, the profits
small that many have recently quit the trade.
So much for the staff of life to-day.
Industrial FAIR for a Church.-The Building Com
mrtee of the Fourth Baptist Church have deter
mncd to hold Fair in the large upper room of their
meeting house, on 18th street, commencing on the
1T of December, and continuing four weeks. They
nteRd TO make the exhibition thorough advertising
medium, and an occasion of instruction and enter
tanment to fellow citizens. The spacious lee
turr room Of the church will be finished before the
commencement of the Fair, and the lectures and
concerts will be given IN that room, while the arri
ces contributed to the Fair will BE- exhibited IN the
main audience room above. This room is some
nInerysX feet long Gncluding end gallery and filtv
three feet wide. in the clear. They will therefore,
have ample space for all the purposes Of the exhi-
h'inn. and may safely PROMISE a rare treat to the
citizens of Washington, and It's sister cities George
town and Alexandria, well as To the numerous
strangers who may be- here at the time. Persons are
requested to give early notice of their intention tO
e"Hnhnte To the Far, that suitable arrangements
may be made 10 show everything TO the best advam-
tse The ladies, II Is hoped, VIII fully sustain thrir
reputation on this occasion, for aS and taste, with
ue pencil and the needle. circular fru.,, the com
mlitee more fully explains the matter and can he
hii OIL Mr.. J. {. Lewis, Chairman, OF Mr.. +. c.
leaSdaie, aud others engaged in getting up the FAIR
In fn'er'iin. Chqu-c-Nep H,,t St,,c.-We have
mounted black hat, be II known obtained at tie
he" hat store Of Mr. J. ID. Henley, United States
Hotel Range, on Pennsylvania avenue, and in the
building ol ''n,lne host Fitzgerald II IL bcsu,I
lh SIR 'ir indeed, and there is "a few more LETT o:
u'' same 7o!t, together with beavers mole skin
hf' vsrouE caps, and general assortment of ar,l
rlcs for the proper decoration and con,fnr, NJ ,b.
PERSONS OF gentlemen. Having resigned our title OF
INC man with the white hat To a gentleman of the
Navy lard and Capitol HI We do NOT wish N he
An'"n as such henceorIh, and advise hun, if he
mlah' OF changing, to get one of HenIey's beat, and
"li Ills friends TO DO the same. See advertisement.
Il Beduitu' Gun AMI npIcmcpt,-Thcre i. al the
billiard saloon Of Mr.. Joseph Harrison. a spIendid
KUN with implements complete, and cvcrvthinr In
NV nnest oTder-Iust like - Old Joe's,, popuIar .s
~'iShment They will be disposed of IN some WV
Al WI haifi~on'S this evening, afTordlng chance
," 'Por'men 10 obtain articles Just now in season,
and IN much demand Sce en-
% AldTm Of hre.-Thc alarm Of fire about, 2 o.cI,ol
~ evening was caused by thu burning of , fouj
clnney IN the Second Ward The 6remcn wore
'u' promptly, and we Obliged 10 ~ay surnc row.
''' i'howed them and endeavored to cxcitc rio,.
inherent comp tnies in which we are pleased
70 say, they were follcd.
-1'"'d pofu-Last night a man named Patrick
l"~sefAd wds taken 10 the Guard hou,e SUFFERING
'''" 'Ii'' h9rrid complaint. During the nigh, tn.
p''' fellow was CRYING for mercy; DECLARING tina,
ais execution wouie take place IN the morniu,. no,
"s mai inc villains outside should be prevented
nun throwing bricks him, and that the roof mlght
y '1''ehed down, he ImIglnins that persons Iift,.
H 'hd empiIed buckets of hot wlter upnn
us morning the plOr fellow was committed
WV "''A house ioT thirty days by Justice Grubb
p'! mat IN Washington We have no asylum
IVY The afflicted poor
LECTION Of OfiocTs.-At the last meerinp of tbc
"'"'gomery Guards, Quarter Master Nahar and
seaht McHsnry were unanimously re elected IN,
''Uer as first Orderly Serg ant of the Com,,n,.
""'ch post he sustains with soIdIerly corr,c,,,..
'ohn Walker was chosen second Sergeant. Mr.
DI'Ae hHd. and Mr.. Mcdonald fourth S,rrsa,,
Az other officers remain IA before, being commits
'ohed and not elective.