Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-07

mkfssas RENArNfNe fHfs MoRFtNe,--Aaa
Kind OF thermometer Of the emigration of
members OF Congress since the adjournment
thfs morning. a. shown by those who were left
up 70 tive o'clock to visit TO some Of the
principal hotels, is as follows: ~
At Willards'-Gen Sam Houston. 51as
At the KirkWood-Messrs Barksdale. Hib-
bard, Ruf6n, and Gen. Rusk. - -,
At Browns-Mesrs Letcher and Cook.
At the National-Messrs Edgerton, Macey.
Goodrich, Wentworth, Florence, and Senator
Brown. s,-' =
At the United States-Mr. Richie, nick:
and Mike Walsh
Most OF these and those living in boarding
houses and privately, are, however, to leave
to-day, 30 that, to morrow our honorable 934
Representatives will have probably dwindlsd
down to "a corporal's guard. -
HOUSE OF commemorative every day have
some new evidence of the necessity for . house
OF correction Little children are running
about the streets without homes or pro ectors
falling in with associstes who train them up
10 the light fingered art or make desperate
villains of them. Last night two little fellows
were taken to the guard house and di smissed
THIS morning because they were too young to
be sent to the workhouse. They Vere found
at late hour in the streets, and taken in and
given place to sleep These little fellows.
il taken care of. could be made useful citizens.
Both are intelligent and active
DRUNKESNEss.-We have seldom seem ss
much drunkenness on the Sabbath in this citv
Is there was yesterday. In various parts of
tho city it looked like general spree old and
young, male and female staggering about 1t
is disgusting enough to see grown persons in
toxicsted; but yesterday children, eight or ten
years Of age, were lounging about the lumber
yards, drinking whiskey, playing cards and
up these schools of crime few years since,
but as they are recognizing the officers will
have TO commence anew. ~, 40
BUnGLARY.-Yesterday afternoon officer
Handy arrested eolored girl named Franc,
Wheeler, for entering the dwelling of Mrs
Susan Cropsey and stealing q quantity of clo-
thing. The property was found in her pos
session, and evidence of her being the person
who entered the house IVES obtained. The
house was locked up, and in order to enter, she
had to climb fence. and from the top get into
porch, from which she entered through
window. A very clever feat for female
Frances was sent to jail this morning by Cap.
tain Birch.
CHRISTIAN ASsOcIATIoN.-Froma an adveI-
tisement in another column, it will be dis.
covered that meeting will be held in the
basement Of the Methodist Church, George
town, this evening at o'clock, for the pur
pose of forming Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. All young men favorable to the
formation of such an association, are respect
fully requested to bs present We have been
requested to say that, in the publication of
the call in two Of the churches, yesterday, an
error occurred in relation to the place of hold
ing the meeting, st. johns Church being
named instead Of the Methodist ~
THE PUBLIC HKALTH.-Washingto and
Georgetown, in all their wards, continue re-
markabiy healthy. We question whether
season so salubrious was ever before enjoy ed
in the District of Columbia. Our fellow ci,i.
zeDs have indeed reason to be most thankful
for this mercy from Benign Providence; in
view OF the fact that in all directions at dis
lance, tho cholera has been raging, in Some
pieces frightfully indeed, for two months past
TIE WEST END MARKEr.-Complaints Of
bad accommodations for those who sell in the
First Ward market continue to reach US daily
1t is really to be hoped that the Councils will
at once make proper provision for the protec-
ton and accommodation Of both buyers and
sellers there, or cease to demand pay from the
latter under their licenses.