Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-13
MARRIAGE ExrRAoRprsAnr.-Yesterday a

MARRIAGE ExrRAoRDfNARY.-Y Yesterday, q
young lady charged young gentleman with
a breach of promise of marriage She OBJ
tanned writ to bring him before the Circuit
court, and also made a complaint to Captain
Birch, upon which warrant was issued BY the
Captain, and the young man arrested. Upon
being taken to the guard house, he was met by
Deputy Marshal Phillips who Immediately
| served the civil writ upon him This being
done, Captain Birch commenced one of his
| pointed lectures. for which he is noted inform.
| ing the prisoner Of the exact position in which
| he stood in the eye Of the law, and before the
public; that public opinion would condemn him
through life; and concluded by telling him
that there was but one way to remedy the evil
What Is that - asked the prisoner. "Marrv
her at once replied the Captain. The prison.
ei consen.ee, without showing any symptom of
dissatisfaction. A license was soon Chain ell
the services of Rev. Mr. Lippett procured. and
the ma rage ceremony Performed in the tr; al
loorn OF .ne gu ard house the Captain of the
euaIu omclating as groOmsman, and the DENIM.
" marshal as bridesmaid The married
couple went on apparently well pleased, and
we nave no doubt they will live happiiv to.
ge'her' at least as long as they agree.
APPLIcANrs.-Las night. an old fellow who
looked very much like he didn't /" know-not !.
ing was early at the guard house with the
expectation OF getting place in the puard ),
He remained till after roll call, and ;nd;n,
out that his name was not on the list he re-.
tired with very meat-axe-Iike c ast Of conn.
tenance. 1t was decidedly the opinion of NO.
sons present, that the old fellow deserved o
place below the trial room for an assanlt on
- Old Ned 'n
Ii was our fortune, last night, to meet with
quite number of applicants for various Offices
ln tne GIT OF the Mayor, and all appeared san.
quine OF success. There will be copsiderab HE
swearing after the green bag is sent in.
HE WELLS CHILDREN. Renort snsoks
highly in favor of the musical abilities of these
children Their voices are said to be uncom-
monty rich, and of wonderful commas. The
glrl, Edith, is but years Of age, and Willie ?
Inelr personal appearance is very fine. and
will doubtless please the public, who are ever
SEEKING alter novelties. Our old friend. Prof,
> ID. Hewitt. ACCOMPANIES them Thew sine
tonight at Odd-Fellows Hall.
FALSE RUMOR.-It has been rumored tn at
some malicious person or persons have been
engaged In poisoning valuable horses in this
city. Itoriginated in the fact that three horses
belonging to the Monument, one to Mr.. Elem
ings, and cow belonging to Mr.. Hilton, died
suddenly in the Monument grounds in one
night: Inc horses were opened and nothing
to indicate the presence of poison fonnd 10
them. 1t is supposed they died from the effsc,s
produced by eating the white clover wb;ch
grows on that lot.
NEW SEwERs.-Several sewers are at pre.
sent IN course of erection, or will be soon com
menced-one in A. street, from the Canal to G
street; another along street, beginning at 9th
street and extending to the alley of Mr. Gram
mer's house in the same street; another along
pennsylvania avenue, from A. street to 9th
street; and another along 9Th street from the
Canal to Louisiana avenue; besides which
others are at present in course of erection,
RATHER 1IGHT.-We noticed Yesterday
evening, on the Avenue, that one of our new
ly elected City Fathers, who had been raised
to a prominent post in the Councils, had al
ready forsworn the temperance pledge, if he
ever had taken it, and carried decidedly a
brick in his hat. Hurrah for the elections,
WANTED TO KNow-Why the lamp mt the
corner of 18th street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue., opposite the kirkwood House. is not
lighted with the rest of the lamps? 1t is one
OF the public lamps, and has not been lighted
since the closing of the Irving House.
HoRN-not the notorious punster-but Horn
the no less celebrated trunk manufacturer,
has opened branch of his Baltimore factory
for the eIclustre safe of trunks, carpet bags.
and valises, on Pennsylvania avenue, second
door east of the United States Hotel. The
above articles are guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton, no matter how "hard a road they have to
traVel''
THE CAPITOL GRoUSDs.-To-day, one of the
handsome fountains in the grounds on the west
front OF the Capitol, commenced playing form
ing beautiful Jet IL eau. The other fountain
will be shortly fixed, so as also to play out a
jet d eau during the summer months
STOLEN GOoDs.-Oficer Cox succeeded in
obtaining gold chain, at place designated
by King. who was arrested on the charge of
robbing DIR. Morton, at the National Hotel.
This chain is not the one stolen from DR.. Nor
ton.
WATCH RErURNs.-John Warner and VIM
Warner, colored, drunk; workhouse 90 days
Geo. limerick, vagrant; do. VIM. Stewart,
vagrant, do.