Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-06
nAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS.
T,co Months of the Star.-Yesterday CON-
Dls,ed the two first months Of the publication
Jtbi, paper under its present proprietorship,
"A already it numbers some 4 900 subscribers,
.lsrce and increasing advertising list, and has
:, short become the popular paper Of the Dis
,.,t At home and abroad the industry, en-
,.,prise, and talent it displays are duly appre-
.;,tsd The earliest intelligence is always
tound in its columns, and its views on public
matters are always freely and fairly expressed
never Intentionally offending the most fastidi-
ans reader Such being its success in two
months. what may not be expected ct the ter
uination of its first anniversary? We ex.
nset 80 supply ten shOusand readers with the
S,gr BY that time, tho 9TH of July next, and
tits our greatest desire to merit from 8 just
and generous public this looked-for increase
ofprosperity. With many thanks for the past,
We 80 ahead y
Fine BsnsEt-Great Bill To-night-Mr
Morgan. the greatest of tamborenists and one
Of the best delineators of an ;'Old fogy' negro,
had perfectly crowded house last evening;
among the assemblage being large proper
ton of the beauty and fashion of the District
Tonight. grand programme is presented.
which will De- doubt attract and delight an
Mr.
pent melcdist, appears for the frat time on
this occasion The curtains of the windows
have been taken down to give free vent to the
air. fans and refreshing ice-water literally
the place rs pleasant as can be, this warm
weather.
The GeorgrtowU Romance turns out to
be thoroughly true, as reported yesterday, that
a young lady under education at the Academy
of the Visitation in Georgetown, elope1 from
that institution on Sunday evening, the hero
inc leaning from the window while the in
mates we're at supper. She has been found at
the residence Of friend Ut her father in this
city but will not permanently return, elo-
quently pleading her right to carry out her
intentions, which is to marry highly respec-
table young gentleman with whom she be-
came acquainted this summer at " Jourdan' g
Springs" The attachment 10 mutual and the
gentleman having bcen telegraphed for. is
daily expected to arrive. when the interesting
L. IL
couple enter upon life's career under the most
sunny auspices. The fortunate lover is named
Jordan. We understandable the lady s
name is not yet announceable,-nll that can
be said of her at present being, that she is
pronounced to be beautifu al ard accomplished.
aged about fifteen years, wealthy heiress,
the idol of her parents, "a highly reputable
protestant family in Tennessee) and great
fsvorite with tho kind sisters and her sister
pupils Of the Visitation. Her father has also
been photographed to come on, and will doubt
less be here, with other portions of the family,
perhaps, in few days.
Washington Light Itantry.-This beau
ifully uniformed and soldierly company, COM
manded By Captain Joseph B Tate, met last
evening in large numbers and spirited re-
union, after the return Of many members
Mr. B. +. Beers was elected Secretary, Igna-
thus F. Audd, Treasurer, and W. w. S. Kerr
Ordnance ofiee.-sll to serve for twelve
months. The company unanimously struck
from the roll the name Of the private who sacre-
lisousiy sold the Bible some time since, which
had been presented to him by the company
They also decided to parade on the 18th of Sept
being the anniversary of their first parade,
which was made under command of Captain
Blake, upon the visit of the Baltimore Brigade,
Major General Stuart, in 1885. In the even
Ing the anniversary supper will be partaken
Of, and altogether the company will do full
honor to the day they celebrate
Final Determination to go to Baitimore-
Last evening, the Montgomery Guards met
at their armory in large numbers and enthu-
siastie spirit, Captain P. Barton Key, In the
chair, and Mr. VIM C. Sullivan Secretary
The Committee appointed at former meet
Ing, in relation to the proposed visit to Balti-
more on the 18th Of September, reported
fsvorably, and the report was unanimously
adopted. 1t has, therefore, been finally and
fully determined by the Montgomeries' to
60, and they will number over seventy or per-
haps eighty men. with complete complement
Of music, attended by the United States Drum
Major, his aids, and a number of friends
An Ugly Mtstake.-The stone blocks for
the reception of the railing to enclose the
public square at the junction of Pennsylvania
and Louisiana avenues as set, will throw the
line of the square nearly two feet beyond the