Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-26
Local Affairs.

T
ton, inviting their gifted countryman-th
Irish lrtyr-Colonel Thomas Francis
M.agher, of the New Irish rife Regiment,
lately formed in New York, to Wash ngton,
to deliver Il lecture We have no doubt but
this will give much satisfaction an afford
our citizens an opportunity Of seeing and
hearing one of the most brilliant orators of
, the day-one who suffered so deeply in the
cause Of Irish freedom, aud escaped the
fangs of the British government.
Captain Key, Lieutenant Riley, Feeney
and Keleher, Ensign Tally and NJ. Butler,
form the committee of invitation.
At their drill last evening, they acquitted
themselves most creditably, and the captain
paid very deserved compliment to the in
itructor, Thomas McEnery, for the admira-
pie discipline and progress of tie men. We
clip the following from the New York Her.
laid:
New MILITARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RI
IFLEs-THoMAs FRANCIS MEAGHER, COLONEL.
A meeting of the officers of this regim ent
| vas held on Friday evening, at the Mercer
uonse. C,lonel Meagher presiding. The
s,p.wips are the companies already enrolled
IN tn reciment:-NIitchell Guard, Captain
lucahy Irish National Guard, Capital n
he; Smith O'Brien Rifle Guard, Captain
Sghlan; Meagher RIFLES. Captain Donnel-
/ Commodore Barry Guard, Captain Muir
~. The uniform adopted is very beauti-
! |. and consists of dark rifle green frock
DIT, with black facings and dark buttons,
lex pantaloons with broad black stripe,
tx regulation hat with dark green pom
p2 Snowy ornaments have been alto
geer avoided Mr.. Thomas Malcahy has
disappointed acting Major, and Mr.. NJ
F. eagle acting Adjutant.
II We learn that on last evening the
lit lAztecs visited the Executive Mansion,
for ae inspection of the Presidents FANNY.
Tharemained over an hour, and all seemed
hgly delighted with them. On to nigh
theg are to be seen at Iron Hall. We
wo,tl advise those who have not seen them
to embrace this opportunity, as 1t will bt
the list. A fine concert will be s. ven also
asg- Last night some frame building'
attached 10 the residence of Mr.. A. Favier
in the First Ward, took fire and were
burned The loss is not great, ard result
ed, we are told, from careessness.
Hge The public should place itself o.
much as possible on its guard against clas
of thieves whose plan is to enter the pas
saces Of residences and remove the great
coats, clOaKS, &C., itCOuStolhUi ~ ~" 'iu {
there. Within day or two, two such theft
have been committed One Of these was or
Saturday night, on G, between 18th ant
18th streets, by which Capt Hamilton was
the sufferer; the second was at the residence
of DR.. Whelan, from which three overcoat:
and other articles of dress were abstrated
nIe In the Criminal Court the jury il
the case of the white youth William ]. Shaw
charged with an assault and battery will
intent to kill, yesterday returned verdic
of guilty. Judge Crawford sentenced thu
prisoner to four years Imprisonment in tn
penitentiary.
The case of the free negro james Bowie
charged with assaulting John Lee with in
tent to kill, was given to the jury yesterday
who returned a verdict of guilty.
Thomas Goss was tried for resisting at
officer. aud was acquitted.