Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-24
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY 1T Il s -.

c,nfrou for a ~ idoT.-M1ny Nho were ut Tie
40 National Guard observed a number OF
-. ,aIIants particularly attentive IN lady, dress
lit .,;k. whom we understood tn he nearly
,,,, q d widow. The desire 10 dance with her
..,,c,s, and the contentious tn rcfnr, intsnsrr.
" ..r. the CAV dance, and on went the gay Lo
= ,-,er the beautiful widow, and on they went,
the t,I the ball closcd. Then came the ting
,r,r. Each dcsrious "i seeing the lady home.
. he was IN a ''pTedicamy" what To do hack
= 1,,,r s,cmcs TO relieve her, brought there by
-, ,I,c contestants, and into IT the lady g't, ac-
'' ,,J hr her tall admircr. Rut the battle was
,,., for one Of the other party actually broke
-, ,o,rb door to get IN, but WAS not permitted tn
-, The carriage dove oil, Is n third party dis
o,ed 10 hI< surprise, for Inc had been maxim.
, ,,.,, purchases for the widow, and was not
.,,,,s n the proceedings OF number one. fastening
4. ,b.. bark hC reizcd the horsrs. and stopped the
lie Here hc was in a seriou, dilemma, H. well
.h ,pc that broke the hack d0nE, tor number one
hon, hath arrested and sent to the watch house.
.-,,,, R,rcI took their own recognizances to keep
u.,,c rhcn off they went IN pursuit of the
lou, and number ono, and got to her dwelling IN
,tr,uce of the hack. When IT arrived, number two
and three took possession Of the lady, led her into
49,, b,,.c. and while number one was paying the
t,,,p locked the door. Rage here cnsu d, OF
, vInIPnt character, by the out-ider-th-
,,.t ,,s called ~ consequence, who 'ok him off;
! borc ended for This time the contest tor a widow
,-- ,t,v were all IN prcdI 'ameBtS. The battle Is
NJ, over yct but who Will be the winner. when IT is,
not hard to guess, for we noted ourself sly
,nsIs of the widows starry eyes which betokencd
.fcrsncc Number Que was released from the
,,.,cb dnmcf by numbers two and three going Sc
,,,r;y for him, and all went of happily together We
b,,r bu; one word Of advice, which lis IN old
ecuplrt:
aWhrn Won want Il pretty girl, you must court and
fIurT;
When YOU want widow, you mus mt be modest,
but ct her"
Si,eri Meetings SoPpeI.-Ys~tcrday, Capt. Birch,
If the Auxiliary Guard, attended at the points ut
which temperance meetings were proposed to he
held and notified those about to make addresses,
that the law made il IN, duty 10 arrest them if they
ar,mp,pd to address crowd, in public thoroughares
fine CITY, Thus. he prevented Mr.. George Savage
and his friends from harsngung IA crowd i'll the
avenue and also prevented the intended proceedings
Of the meeting advertised he held front Of the
Fasnt Office building. The parties proposing to
hold these meetings. At acquIrsced in tins action
of The officer of the law, by dispensing.
P.rr,Eine in the strcei.-A poor fellow was seen
tins morning lying near 10th street and Pennsylvania
avenue prOstrate with liquor, unhceding the ''pi
To-, Storm g" and remained there long enough it Is
the spot the man had been removed, hut where to
nobody knew, or could tell us. 1t IL described az
s,Hry sight aud the police, usual, came in for
them share of bInm". We learn sinc. that he was
caHied home IN hach by his friends.
HIuu.u IN, ercuiug Notwithstanding the misrr-
able u,alhrr, Wyman will give another of In. won
dcEu, magical exhibitions tn nIsht-an appropriate
remedy at ihIs time Tor the blue devils. We learn
that a noted temperance orator tasted of draugiI,
from the magical bottle the other night, and pro
DsHncrd u grnuIn. CngpaC. He Wculd not try the
oibsf liquors, rh"ngh, considering one taste qult,
.Hfhcr,nt. VI. Wyman Announces this aS positively
bi- last night.
Spiepd.d Uo,G-The very splendid silver trumpet.
nrcndad ss prcseAfrrm Mrs rcpdlclon to the
Columbia Fire COMPANY, was at our office 1i:s
H'"rning. The entire instrument i covered with
Nytrdor'a al fi-Wc~, wrought with exceeding taste.
The mouth piece l. supported h. figures Of dragons
eHtwInlHg the body OF the trumpet. Near The centre
Is a r"uP representing mFrInads PLAYING around
Neptune, opposite TO Which TIC follow IIg inScrp-
tI1u.
&c Presented 10 The Columbia Fire Company hy
MI =. H. FcuII"fnu. Washington City, November.
ISIS H.. To ihc Rescue
The hdse 81 tile trumpet Is decorated with shells
wrought o, -oh silver. The instrument was rur
chased at ~" World Far, and cost ahou; 500 II
may he seen AZ Cats, after to day. when the cr
craving Will be competed by W. &. Phpps
.s'nu'c"ents Ccmirg.--The RavcI- nprn III BaI,-
more To- night, and will therefore he speedily anon,
u, IN the orrnlng of Tire National Theatre Rrs
icy company Is beng formed preparatory to open
ING the Olympic, at iron Hail, on the LII of Novem
osi- bishops panorama l. Ia be exhibited AT Odd
fcI""' Hall, accompanied with lectures and SONGS
ID a short time. The Batcman children are expected
along at an early day, and doubtless Others viii helm
l" max" lively the good CITY of washington during
the season.
nc .ff'chGry .ihGnGoned.-We IC,,rn th., Tin.
steamer, which cost the Goycu.u.n, some ui,n,
/" DOLLARS Tia" hecn founi u nt for service and will
on'y ee n~'d hereafter - sInr. .h,p a, tl. Navy
i"'d Inc secretary OF the Navy, who visited her
"iIl doubtless 5cqmcscc ia this dlsso
'"" I" me unfortunate -tcamer We notice s.v
~ ~ her officers M the city, who. with tic mc;,
''F'tt soon 70 he transferred Ia Other Iuiies.
H"'"' C'f, Sno'r.-i heavy ram .et IN during lat
"-n with cold. chilly. fl-.,grcra,ilc weather. and
'dh} continues Il, unpleasant ~ one could well
"d'' H. About O'Clock NC had fail of snow.
III more chilling the AR, and rendering al on, doors
''"e. Ihe chang" of weather between Ia. :, night
'''''' hf'nns Il extraordinary, being now ,I,t.rn
-f'a' colder. aud we hal with III" rlln and SHOW.
>n"p tall ut hail also tins morning It's perfect
'iI ''ow and hail siDrun
' Merit BaE.-pn Monday cvrnin. next the