Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-15
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The AFFRAT AT GAUTIER Sin yesterday
Star there appeared an account Of distur-
nance in Gautier saloon, which account upon
inquiry, we find to have been a e-sided
affair. and as we always wish to furnish our
readers with An impartial narrative of the &C.
currences Of the day. we have, upon the prin.
ciple of justice, given another version of the
circumstance, as obtained from a gentleman.
on whose yeracity dependence can be placed
1t appears, that the party Of gentlemen al
llded to IN the account, entered Gautier's
ssloen at the invitation Of one of the number,
without being in the slightest degree intoxi-
Gated, and asked for oysters, which Mr. g.
refused to serve them with, saying that they
could not have oysters in that room. The
whole party then arose from the place where
they were seated, with the intention of going
Up stairs, when one of them observed that they
ought not to take any oysters there. after the
ungentlemaniy treatment that they mad re-
ceIved. In reply to this, Mr. Gautier made an
offensive femark and said that they might
leave the saloon. This was resented by one Of
the gentlemen who shook his cane over Mr..
& s head, telling him not to give any o! his
impudence While doing 81, he was struck
over the head BY Mr.. G. and his clerk, and at
the same time Mr.. e., his clerk, and Mrs. g.,
attacked the gentlemen, at which one of the
party knocked Mr.. q. out of the way. With
respect to the treatment that Mrs. Gautier ex-
perienced, it is denied that she was treated in
an ungentlemanly way by any of the party or
that she received the slightest injury
AIusiOn was made to the son of NJ. c.. as
being prominent actor in the ARRAY, it ap-
pears that he was no way implicated, having,
on the contrary, been admitted as a witness by
Captain Birch, as to the affair, to give his evil
deDce upon il.
With regard to the " duranee vile" one Of
the party remained in the watch house all
night.
ETHIOPIAN SERENADERs.-Odd Fellows,
Hall IS at present become mirth enlivening
spot. By the performances of the above troupe
of Serenaders. The entertainments are of the
most laughter creating nature. and the Hall was
densely crowded last night to hear and witness
the performances. Several of the negro mel.
Odies, comic and sentimental, were sung by the
vOcalists, which infallibly drew rounds Of ap-
plause- A Hungarian solo by Herr Leibea-
stem, was complete g tohr de .foree,' as it
might properly be called, and excited raptu-
rous appreciation. A banjo duet by Sanford
and Rudolph, was likewise encored, as well as
the - Highland Fling which was danced
with much spirit by K. ii. Sitter. At the end
OF the first part, there was executed an origin
al medley, entitled the - Fireman's Chant
giving descriptions of the alarm the city on
hre, engines running, putting out the fire. re-
turning, home, &c, which highly amused the
audience
The most laughable part of the entertain
ments, however, is at the end when we have
enacted burlesque Italian Opera Mr.. Collins,
one OF the vocalists appearing as Madame
Sontag, In yellow gown, yellow face. &c.
This part is capital hit, and appeared to
excite the greatest possible mirth among thu
audience.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FIRST WARD-The
Improvements that were commenced in the
course of last year, about the First Ward are
AGAIN III active progress. A large number of
worknen are engaged in preparing the orna-
mental piece OF ground, called the Circle, for
planting with shrubs and trees. 1t will. evil
IDENTIFY, from what we saw yesterday, be soon
completed The road to Georgetown is fast
being leyelled; nothing remains but lofty
bank IN front OF row OF houses which will in
few weeks be all down, the pickaxe and
shovel being at present indus rOusly employed
upon It's contents. The row of houses that
sfirt it, will cut for time a most ridiculous
hgure, and will require undermining to keen
them from tumbling about the ears Of their
occupants. The order is preremptory, how
ever, and the whole road viii be levelled I'D to
the walls of these houses, SO that the first floor
OF them Will require rather a high flight of
steps TO be reached, and even the Easements
we expect will require a similar convenience.
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-A visit to the
Congressional Library will we'll repay the trou.
bic expended in going there. Many valuable
and scarce works will be found upon its shelves.
among these, We noticed, yesterday, during
saunter through the library, an old Bible in
Latin, printed at Frankfort, date 1871, and an
old work on Botany, printed altogether in
black letter, as 1t is styled in the old English
character. There is fine collection of scien
uhe, chemical, mechanical, engineering and
architectural works, as well on military
matters. The classification is ingenious. being
not alphabetically, but arranged according to
the subject, being placed together in the re-
eesses SO that the student, at glance, can see
all the works that the library contains upon
any particular art or science. There is a de-
hcieney in good catalogue, but we believe
that the library is being at present cataloeued
ION the plan adopted at the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
You've MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIATfoS-
The Standing Committee of the above society
following Board OF Managers for the ensuing
year Baptist. Richards, W @ Force, VIM.
J.: Knees: ID. Jay Browne, Rev. S. H. Mriek.
Epl<copal-C. ". Schreiner, W. c. Langdon.
Robert S. Forde, 7. N. Hanson. H. N Easby,
J. /. Lewis. Methodist Episcopal-R L.
Smallwood, W. S. Fort, T. j. Masruder.
Methodist Episcopal, (south)-Samuel Ii. Lat
j. Augustus johnson. Presbyterian, told
s,hooi)-W. Ballantyne, Professor Vim FIVE.
Presbyterian. new schooD-M Ii. Miller, O.
Q. Wight, Moses Kelly. Lutheran-P. A
Keller, U. II. Ridenour. Congregational
Rev DIR. Duncanson. Unitarian-S. f. Coues
NAVY YARD.-At a meeting of the members
OF the Navy I ard Beneficial Society, the fol-
lowing were elected as officers for the ensuing
year Mr. Michael Carroll, President VIM
Boron, Vice President; Charles L. Gordon,
Secretary Jas. R. McCathran, Treasurer; J.
b. Evans, John Mansfield, Wolsey Baxter, c.
Greenwell and Michael BresIyn, Directors
John Bladen, Michael Ryan and VIM. Young
Stewards
There have been paid from the treasury of
this Society, for the year, $3.50, for relief to
members and deceased members families.
IRE Rev. EgENEZER WILLIAMs-This gen.
ueman, who has acquired some notoriety, as
an aspirant TO the French throne, claiming to
DC the Dauphin of France, the son of Louis
10Th, who Is supposed to have died in prison
IN Paris, preached on Sunday last mis- sionary
sermon, III behalf of the Indians of St Regis
and Har1rShurr