Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-16

last evening. was Tor the consluer"'ioA VA 'ne
report of committee on the late arrest OF an
officer of the company for rendering the usual
courtesy to the Columbia, while passing their
encine-house The resolutions declare the in
tention of the company to abide strictly by
the laws of the city; condemn the late acts OF
the policemen toward the company; demand
trial for their members before an unpreju-
diced magistrate state their determination to
Law their grievances before the Mayor, and to
withdraw themselves and property from ser
vice if he does not exercise his power to abate
the evils complained Of, and call upon the fire.
men of the city to cooperate with them in the
course they intend to pursue. The resolutions
were ordered to be published in the daily
papers, and copies sent to the Mayor and the
fire companies of the city.
Noisy FeNow.-Thomas Howell, who was
rather fond of could Mullen's potteen,"
fell into the hands of the Guards last night,
and was taken to the guard house where
he made demand for his supper. When
he WAS confined in the cell he found there
rave and curse the cook and all hands connect
ell with the ''boarding house" The noise
made by him kept the neighborhood in alarm
during sreat part of the night.
| FHRerai Pyads.--The Washington Light
! Infantry were assembling at their Armory as
we went to press at % o'clock this afternoon,
for the purpose of attending the funeral of
Mr. J. T. Mitchell deceased member of the
| corps The parade will be thin, a number of
the members being absent, as well a. por-
! ton of the band, and there being no other to
/ be had in town, they telegraphed to Baltimore
! for one 1t did not come, however. Mitchell
| was an excellent young man, a fayorite with
| the company, was beloved by his relatives and
! friends, and highly respected in the commu-
nitv. He leaves a wife and one child
The Target Exercise of tire Yaseys.--The
! German Yagers, Captain SchwartZman, (who
was rather unwell J had theirparade and target
exercise yesterday marched to Beckhardt7s,
near the Congressional Burying Ground,
where they passed the afternoon agreeably.
! Theodore Fisher was the best shot, winning
| the first medal and Hermann Blau came out
second best, which entitled him to the second
medal. The company was dismissed on the
ground, and all returned to their homes
| pleased with their excursion and practice.
| An0ther Etheriai OIL Acctdent. ON Sunday
night, Mr. Isaac Clark undertook to fill an
ETHEREAL oil lamp, his daughter holding light
for him to see by, and the consequence was
that the oil took fire, burst the lamp, distrib-
uting the burning fluid into the bosom of
Mr. Clark, and badly burning the daughter S
face Both of them suffered severely from
the accident, and the old gentleman wants
it to be known as a warning to others not
to attempt to fill their lamps at night but
do it in the day tina, when there is no dan
ger of being burnt to death. The lamp was
two or three feet from the light in the daugh-
| ter's hand, and therefore must have exploded
by the vapor becoming ignited.
| Still AnOfher.-Last evening servant girl,
in the family of Mr.. Roche, who lives on X
(
! burned from the explosion of an ETHEREAL oil
! lamp, which she was filling at the time.
! Il BaftimoreoH.-Mr. Gustayus Caldwell,
/ whose death b. sun stroke We noticed yester-
! day, was Baltimorean, a son of Mr.. Cald-
/ well, dyer, carrying on business on Calvert
/ street, in that city. We are told by the gen.
rbo ff, nj For a nh al;
! that he called upon three who positiceiy re-
/ fnssd to 90. The physician who did kindly
attend him was DIR. Mckim. Our first infor-
! nation was from a lady who was present, but
not well acquainted with the locality. The
case occurred oyer the Anacostia and the
house is near the road leading to the city.
Conversion. 1.-The Washington correspond
ent of the Baltimore SIM details the follow
ing item in his letter of Monday:
- distinguished Protestant minister of
Philadelphia il about to be received into the
Catholic church, by the Rev. Mr. McColgan,
of Baltimore. This circumstance was
nounced by the Rev. DIR, OToole, in st. Pat
rick church, yesterday
Reectfa.-We understand that an interest
ing boat race is to take place on the LIST Of
September, between the yachts George Wash
ington and Young America, the former owned
by Alfred Burdine, and the latter by Capt.
Thomas. The stake is one hundred dollars
each side They are to sail from this city to
Fort Washington and back, and those familiar
with the boats expect a close contest and fine
sport.
FieM for tie Pohce-A new street, called
Oregon street. has been opened lately in the
northern part of the city, and even now the
neighborhood is thickly settled. Last night
some Of the residents got On a bust" and