Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-21

fuptlou from the mob. The Chair named m
this committee Messrs. John D. Clarke, VIM.
ID. Thomas Chas. Soran. Chss Steward, Zeph-
aniah Jones, John j Mulloy, John Queen
In a lew minutes after this committee with
drew, Mr. Clark, its chairman, re- appeared on
| the stand, and announced that he had he,rd
that the Mayor was down in the crowd
and not 10 his Office, or to be found So. think
ing 1t OF no use to 60 to his house the com.
mit:ee male that report. Is - So -
After again waiting some time in VAN. in
tue hope OF Obtaining q hearing for Mr.. Flor.
enoe, resolution was moved, and carried IN
ADJOURN over until Friday afternoon next at
three o'clock, at the same place The noise
men, Tor the most part, ceased, the crowd soon
beginning quietly to disperse. :
Inose who attended the meeting in rood
taitn-perhsps nine-tenths of the three or four
thousand persons who were on the ground from
eight clock until the adiournment-be
with commendable moderation and forbear.
ance, much of which may fairly be attributed
70 the darkness, which prevented forcible
Vlndlcation of their rights without the risk of
making some suffer who were innocent On
| the whole, the affair embraced the most re-
markable and alarming organized assault on
the rights of the citizen ever essayed in this
| community. Many of the rioters were dis
guised by blackening their faces with charcoal
TEE CoLoRED PEOPLES CHoRCH ON Elf
| TENTH STREET -Messrs Editors: ALLOW me
to state that in my wanderings the other even
| ing, came across the new, neat, and tasteful
church belonging to the colored people, situate
on 18th street, north Of St. Matthews church
1t belongs % the Presbyterian denomin alton,
the paster being the Rev. j. +. Cook, highly
respected member of the Presbytery Of the
nf NH Dat g.
heard the concluding portion of the sermon
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Phelps, of the Foun-
derry NJ. E. Church. The scene WAS something
new to me, and L must say surveyed it with
pleasure, for there was degree of order and
decency which was worthy Of all praise The
building Is neat and plain, the ceiling frescoed,
not deliberately. but chasts. Gas Is allmi tied
into four chandeliers, with six shades each.
Tho lamps on the pulpit exhibit Rna taste.
hundred persons. By the admission of gas, a
debt has been incurred, and there being an
excellent choir Of males and females whose
singing was allowed to hear through the
kindness of Prof. Jas. 81. Fleet, long known
as teacher of music in the District, who in.
structs and leads the choir. In this depart
ment, was taken entirely by surprise two
or three anthems wore sung from Dyer's COL
lection IN most creditable manner. 1t is
OF sacred music, on Monday evening, 18th inst
for the purpose Of liquidating the gas debt
There will be part of the Church reserved
tor those white citizens of either sex who may
choose to give helping hand on this occasion;
already, / am told, fifty or sixty tickets have
been taken by them. will also add that the
choir will be assisted by some white friends
from Georgetown on the occasion, and there
will be also some quartettes, duets, &C. Wish.
m q n 10rx1 int hasv L. II
L remain, Yours, respectfully, u B.
6EoRsETowH, Sept. 20. 3s" = ....
"A LARK AND A CALF.-An intoxicated lark
OF q fellow, who was making his way down
the avenue, few evenings since, was obsery ed
to stop near the Centre Market, and listen to
the bleatings of calf. Bah went the calf
The gent looked scrutinizingly across the way
and staggering, remarked to himseIf-"Wop-
der if that fellow is bahing at me p, Bah
won't the calf again. lis that you, Jim 2"
says tipsey; but the only answer he got was
bah. He contrived to navigate as far as
7th street, amidst q shower of bahs Hero his
patience gave ont, and swearing terribly at
the scoundrel who was bahing at him, picked
up brickbat, and made his way across the
S rect, determined to ''mash his head in"
thinking it was "Jim" that was thus annoying
him. 1ipsey approached towards the voice
u,
on arriving found what it was-a poor inuo-
cent calf. The ''lark'' tells the story himself,
so 1t must be true tale of tipsey fogy mis-
taking calf's voice for that of mans.
A NOISY NIGHT.-Last night, after the dis.
persion of the meeting call ed at Carusiss Sa-
loon, numbers of drunken rowdies were seen
traversing our streets in all directions, making
night hideous by their profane, insulting Ian.
guage and indecent songs, which was kept up
until late hour, much to the disgrace of the
city. Notwithstanding all this noise and
breach of the peace, We have not heard of
single arrest. Why is it that such things are
permitted Have we no police? Has the
Auxiliary Guard been abolished? If so, it is
time the people should know it, that they may
organize an effective guard for their own pro
lection. SsuJsi - :i-5l--
COLLECTION OF THE DISTRICT LAWS Quite
a useful pamphlet has been prepared and pub
lished by COL d. Thompson, talented mehl-
Der of the Washington bar, giving an abstract
Of the laws Of the District of Columbia. 1t
treats in q brief way Of our judieia al organiza.
ton, Imprisonment for debt, false preten ces,
times of holding courts, commencement of suit
judgment, execution, supersedess, powers OF
justices of the peace, attachment, effect of
Judgment and execution upon property, what
may be taken in execution, and what not, the
VI dCtiOuc, lusOiS6ucy, orphans
court powers, rights Of married women, inter
est and usury, merchandise on commission,
taxes, tax sales tax titles, patents, &c, DO :,
Its correctness is vouched for by those 40.
quainted with the laws of the District indie
pendent Of the guarantee in the known legal
abilities Of Col. Thompson.
SERENADE TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE HIGH.
',sDERs-Prosperi's band, ON leaving the
=" lest evening, soon after
meeting ut earu.. .,.-;n John
proceeded to the residence Of say.-.-
Reese, Of the new Highlander, compah;;, ana
paid him the compliment of handsome seie-
made. The neighborhood of the foundery, on
the Island, was made vocal with the sweet and
martial sounds Capt Reese invited the band
to a sumptuous COLLATION., which was partakeh
Of by them, and number of the Highlanders
and friends, amid speeches and sentiments Of
patriotic character. American, Scotch, and
Irish songs were finely sung, the new corps
zhibitipg devstioa TO the Gag of the Union
which will render them highly acceptable to
the ranks Of the citizen sold,sry of Washing
ton. They are to parade on 10th of October.
CHOLERA PRKyEErIvs.-Msssrs.E Editors:
DR.. Thompson, man of considerable medical
practice at Edinburgh Scotland, about twenty
years ago, when the cholera was raging there
with considerable violence, advised me if at
any time found my bowels out Of order, to go
to the first chemists shop and take q good
dose Of castor oil, abstain from spurious
liquors and kist-seaSoned food, and will