Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-23
STAR
LOG AL INTELLIGENCE

BALLs.-By reference to our adve,t;.;r,
columns, 1t will be seen that the lovers of the
dance are promised a merry time at the mn.
merous military and civic balls shortly to coma
Of. That there may be no mistake sbont tbs
time on the part of those who desire to attend
we annex them below in the order In which
they take place:
The Americas Club, composed of young men
OF the northern section Of the city, give their
second grand ball at Temperance Hail. on
Wednesday evening next, the 9th inst.
The Washington German Yagers, Captain
SchwarIman, have their ball on New Years
night, at Carusi's Saloon
The Terpsichore Club, of tho eastern section
OF the city, give grand ball at Odd Fellows
Hall, Navy Yard, on New Years MIGHT
The Montgomery Guards, Captain Kew have
their grand annual ball on Monday. the Sth
OF January, at jackson Hall.
The Columbia Typographical Society cele-
orate tneir forneth anniversary by ball and
supper, at jackson Hall, on Wednesday, the
l0tt OF January.
The Empire Club, an association of young
men, give their ball at Temperance Hall, on
Monday, the 18th of January
The Franklin Fire Company have their
seventh annual ball on Wednesday, the 18th
OF January, at Jackson Hall.
a TRAP mas oeen set tor some time, through
tho neglect of somebody, at the intersection
OF ID street south with Seventh west. When
the first named was graded through about six
months ago, steps with rails, ard guards ex-
tending right and left from the steps On the
ridge OF the excavation, were built for tho
convenience Of foot passengers; lights were
also placed at the steps on dark nights Of
late no lights have been put up, and the steps,
&c, have got sadly out of repair. We have
heard OF frequent sprained ankles that have
occurred to individuals from the insecure
steps, and one night lately an accident of a
very serious character happened to the wife
OF one OF our most respectable citizens At
about SIX o clock in the evening she, with other
lady friends, was accompanying an acouain.
lance, who lived below D street, part OF the
way home She was ignorant of the excsya-
non, snc when near it something occur ring to
alarm the party, she started to run, and was
instantly prscipitsted to the pavement of D
street, some eight feet below. Although she
experienced no serious effects from the fall at
the time, yet few hours after reaching home
she was SO seriously indisposed as to require
the services OF doctor, who has been attend
ing her ever since Fears are entertained
that she will never recover from the effects of
the shock she received
CoUNTERFEITs.-Weg give place to the fol-
lowing new counterfeits from the Bank Mirror,
for the benefit of our readers:
5s altered from broken bank on the Citi
zen's Bank, Baltimore, Md. Wig. spread
eagle and rock. The genuine has a vignette
On the right end, representing Vulcan with
his anvil, with war and peace bv his side
The word " Baltimore is inserted in the place
OF I" Washington" and the signatures are not
good.
IS altered from Is on the Central Bank,
Worcester, Mass. Tho figure 5 On the right
corner, at the top and corner below is printed
The words " FIVE dollars" are pasted over
worcester, in the centre, which is also full of
fine printed fves"
l and 2 dollar relief bills on the Lancaster
and Middleton Banks. They are capital
imitation of the genuine, and are hard to de-.
tect Better refuse all of those denomira.
tions.
los On the Farmers Bank, Bridgeport. Conn |
They are poorly done and easily detected.
SMITHSONIAN misunderstanding the year
there have been extensive improvements made
In this building A fine lecture room has
oeen added, which will comfortably seat one
thousand five hundred persons. 1t is we'll
adapted for hearing and seeing, the view of
the stage being unrestricted from az V part of
the room. The large hail. just completed will |
+
OF the museum now in the Patent Office build. |
ing The relics and national memorials can
DC displayed to much better advantage than
IN the present building We shall be pleased
to see this arrangement 20 into effect, as wa
doubt not it will meet the approval of tia
public generally.
SOMETHING GREATLY NEEDED - Calvin
Bonn 8 new Department Directory, and Regis. |
ter OF Officers in the Service Of the United
States in the city Of Washington giving their
James, number of room and story in each
department, compensation, and residence in
the city OF w Washington. which is for sale bv
all the Washington booksellers Just a. this
ume this little pamphlet will prove invaIu-
oie' more especially to nearly every trades
man In Washington. Keeping it at their el-
BOWS Will save them hours of labor daily mar
ticulariy until after the usual annual settling
Time passes. In an instant one can tell from
it just where to find anybody who may be en-
ploy ed IN the executive or other department
d tho Government il this city.
EXCHANGE NO RoBBERY.-This suscep iblc
species Oh roguery, We thought, was confined
20 umbrellas and hats; but it appears that |
some genius conceives that it should extend to |
The covering o. the feet as well as the head.
and, by way of carrying out this last principle,
oe stepped into the Patent Office, the other
lay, and while the hands were engaged at
heir work selected a new pair of boots be-
onging to one Of them, and left in their place
pair Of doarn-trOddeN heeled ones Wscan-
not allow this genius the benefit Of coming |
within this class of operations, as tn ev never
toop so low; We therefore shall give him his |
appropriate title, by calling him the s'boot |
hief," and warn him that if caught at his |
rlcks he will be Gagged as well as booted"
STEAMBOAT SUEk.-Ths at eamboat Union. |
Inch has been running between this city and |
Alexandria during the late cold weather, has |
unfortunately, sunk at the wharf The opin.
ons OF the cause of the disaster are various. |
some say she was caught under the wharf; |
'thers that she struck snag in the river, and |
mother party contends that she was cut |
through by the ice on the river while she was
'unplng Whatever was the cause of the mis-. |
lap, 1t is unfortunate for travellers to and
rom Alexandria.
EIGHTH OF JANUARY CONVENTION At a
Meeting OF the soldiers who served in tho war
4 ISL, at Appomattox Court- House, Va. on
ne Sth instant, the following delegates were
ppOlnted to attend tn a convsp.;o, yzb;.h ;II |