Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-04-15

so"n1l, noenlng out rain since last night0wet
t;, nau. ana wet under foot-the rain at
LINES 20 peitlng down in torrents, rendering out
oil doors walking most disavreeabIe nerform.
ance. 1t is particularly unfortunate to have
lalny oay on Saturday, for the many out of
uooI ouues that are required to be done; and
70 the housekeepers, it is peculiarly Disagree
aDie, from the circumstance of its beinS the
principal market day. and that attendance at
this place of public resort is almost indisnen.
LISA great part Of real philosophy to de,-oot
good from evil, and in accordance WITH a.
principle we would suggest to the CITY antbors
ties: that now Is the proper time to remedy !.
giaring inconvenience, to which we have besn
lately much exposed What we allude 70 ora
the late clouds of dust which were d;sao,ao
able not only to individuals, but also ds,r;
mental to store-keepers on the Avenue h.,
spoiilng many OF their goods that were placed
IL .ue wlnoo" fronts. Instead of setting work
men 10 serape and brush up the particles Of
dust, in the performance of which of1;oa - -.
do more harm than good by aiding the wind IN
scattering 1t about, we would suggest that thev
De employed in cleaning the mud from tba
streets ana cartipg it away, before the san and
ary weather again appear. By this means
TWO benefits will be conferred; in the first Mace
we shall get nd of the mud, of which tbere i
to-day more than enough, everywhere: and
secondiy, on the return of fine weather, we
snail be without its usual accompaniment' tho
dust-which is found 30 d,sagreeabIe and inn
rious "nu iitu-
HE HIPPODRoME.-On Monday evening the
nis, pubic performance of the Hippodrome
VIII take place. and q programme of great at.
aracuVc power Is put forward for the occasion
Inc proprietors have been at great expense in
htiing up their establishment, and by the nd.
vertlsement in another column, it will be seen
tnas the performances are to continue during
one week only Public curiosity appears ,6
be highly excited in relation to it, and some.
thing quite novel in design may be expected
The grand spectacle of the Tournament was
spoken of by the New York PAPERS "a beino .
pageant of imposing brillianey, while the races
ana gother performances promise to furnish
Iood Tor both excitement and wonder By this
time II Is pretty generally understood that the
entertainments are to be produced on a scale
OF great magnitude. We notice among the ner
formers the names of the Brothers Saerist. the
most celebrated equilibris;s, probably, in the
world. F>'f wv
The full dress rehearsal, which comes off ON
Monday afternoon, at clock, will afford an
opportunity of witnessing the entertainments
without being subjected to the inconvenienees
OF crowd. Only a.limited number of admiS
sions will be issued for this represe nta, ion
ALMOST FIGHT.-Last evening as a ssgem
man OBJ color'' was standing on the corner near
Wizards, leisurely sucking an orange, a coach
driven by another ''gemman'' of the sable skin
came whirling up to the corner, and stepped.
Heliow da, Charley-how does it, nsw?''
''Look-a-her, you d-n black cuss. don't
want you to spoke to me in dat familiar style
on de street. l jist tole you dat now
lCoachee' g clothes were about three per cent
better than those of his would -be-friend's.
aDont yer cuss NEEDN'T yer cuss me
said the orange sucker, clustering ND to the
coach box.
"Whack! thrack. smack came the heavy
coach whip about his ears Il.
Dye know who yer strucken-d, vi know
who yer strucken?' clustered theIAsn,ted
'gemman,' vainly searching for 4 brick. s:.Jjst
come down OF. dat box and HI teach YOU 10
strike a gemman.
No sooner said than done, eoachee was on
the ground in twinkling, and the challenger
hastily crammed the orange in his mo..th.
squared himself, and after few preparatory
hourlshes and points on both sides the snar
ring sharply commenced. Our friend of the
fruit soon became impressed with the idea that
coachec was getting the better Of him, and act
ing upon that conviction he suddenly retreat
ed, throwing his orange peel into the face of
his antagonist, and exclaiming
-"Well, Charley, if twasn't for getting YOU
L u cnSSeIpgt
1ickin you eber 'sperienced'
Goa ,hee seemed satisfied, mounted hi. hoy
and drove off
HE sQUABBLE.-We learn, on inquiry tn at
the report in yesterdays Star, of the trouble
between three ladies, occurring on the night
before, is incorrect in some particulars. Mrs.
Parham and Mrs. Handy were not held to bail.
but made the original complaint on which Miss
Eveline Burch was held to bail Subsequently.
husband of Mrs. p, who essayed in person to
serve the warrant against her. There is no
legal charge made against either of the mar
ried ladies' who allege that they were passing
quietly through the street when assailed by
Miss B.
Rev. A. DUNcANsON.-Tbis gentleman, who
was refused installation by the synod of Con
gregational ministers that assembled a few
days ago In our city, under the superintend-
enee OF the Revs. Prof. Stowe, II. W. Beecher
and others, on the charge of not being sufi-
elently orthodox to meet their views. will
preach tomorrow at the Congregational church
IN the morning and afternoon The subject
announced for his afternoons sermon is "Pro-
gress''
CoMMrrED.-Last evening, Mr. S. F. Lucas
appeared at the guard house. for a furtE err ex-
animation, Mr. Clemens late Senator from
Alabama, appearing as his counsel very
careful examination Of the testimony occupied
the time and attention of the parties present
at the conclusion of which, Captain Birch de-
cided that Mr.. Lucas should give bail for his
appearance at the Criminal Court In default
of which he was committed to the county Jail.
The amount which it is alleged he obtained by
false pretences of Chubb Brothers, was onIy
$500.
John MITCHEL.-The above named ipdi-
vidual, who arrived here the other day. will
lecture on Monday, at the Maryland Institute,
Baltimore, on the position and hopes of Ire.
land at the present time. =
CRIMINAL CoURT.-This body closed its pro-
ceedings on Thursday, by sentencing Samuel
Grimes, servant of the Mexican Minister, who
carelessly ran his team over little boy, to four
months imprisonment, and fine Of ST. The
Court was adjourned until Tuesday.
The SARCOPuAGUs at the Patent Office is de-
MED by a correspondent of the % Union to be
that of the Emperor Seyerus, as it is generally
credited. "Who shall decide when doctors
disagree"
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEORGETOWN, April Is, 1854. 4
The chief and almost only topic of converse.
ton in our city this morning, is the resigna