Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-26

monccd 0y singing the weit-EnOWn ADD p1pu-
lar hymn" All hail the power of Jesus,
of - Coronation =" The pas or Of the cb ,r,h.
Rev. A. 6. Carothers, then delivered en- liza,
pressiye prayer, after which -a-be ntif,,,
thauFsgiving anthem was sung from the II
Der Musisus,' the book just procured bv Nh.
association. and which, judging from the man.
ner In which the music was pa formed tlas,
evening for the first time seems admirably
ado pied to their purposes. Three o her an.
10 ems were finely sung. and anthems by tie
McKendree Chapel choir. and a selection of
SIX male voices from the choirs of Wesley
chapel, 4 rebieD T street Presbyterian, (alto,
FIRST Baptist and Church Of the Ascension
loassD and E street. Baptist and Methodist
Church South, (tenorJ The exercises closed
with the doxology, and benediction by the
pastor Our impression is that tho singing
throughout was very creditable; for, although
several times stopped by the conductor for in
aCcuracies, generally attendant upon the first
trial of new music by such q largo and un
wieldy body, yet everything Vassed off re-
markedly well, snd gave great So isfac ion to
those present not engaged in the exercises.
La answer to various inquiries concerning the
books used by the association, We would State
that leaders Of choirs can supply their mem.
bers by applying to Dir T. j. Magruder, pre-
sident OF the board Of managers at the corner
III olu duu ~ otFcOts I6TS0DS outside the
ISOLATION can be furnished by Messrs. Hilhus
Hi,z, by whom shey were ordered from the
publisher, Nj E J. Huntington, of New
York The book itself is.destined to become
popular-the name of the author being a sufi
cient guarantee of its success. Mr. Wood
bury's last boOk-the /" Cythara''-publi. he'd
by the san ne gentleman, and on sale by the
Messrs Hilbus & Hitz, is also worthy the ex.
animation OF professors and AMATEURS, being
nsaIix Il tod Ri.
or other instruments. Both books are eoualiy
adapted for toe church and parlor, for social
singing parties, and for chorus, quartette
Duet, or solo practice. - EiI,F 81, u {
LANDLORD IN Fix y esterday, a land
lord called on one Of his tenants in The Second
Ward, to collect his rents, and on entering
the premises Of the tenant found nobody al
home but lady and her daughtsr. He asked
for the man of the house, bat he was not on
hand, when a seizure took place for two
months rent The lady of the house pro-
tested against the landlords right to seize. it
on his right, but said he would 70 for 40 off
Ger, ioasmucn as she regarded that as essen
tial; but the lady put a stopper on that by
locking our gentleman in the same room with
herself Here was predicament for the land.
lord The lady gave him plenty of tongue ::
but he was inAexible. He went to the front
window, and asked q pass to send him
an officer of the law, but the stranger refused
After remaining In prison for some time re
nonstrating with the lady on the Improperly
OF being locked up in room with her, and
the consequences if the husband came homo
and found things in that way, he succeeded in
sending for an officer, who arrived and finally
released him from his unpleasant durance.
Part OF the rent was paid, and security given
for the other part, when the landlord left ii q
premises, very glad to get away, and saws
that hereafter he wii pay an officer ten Der
cent. for his collections rarher than be locked
up with furious woman. eshall say nothing
of the attack Of the tenant on the landlord for
insulting his wife, which occurred soon after.
as IL did not amount to q breach of the peace
and yet put the latter in another disagreeab!e
fix Tenants should know, however, that
landlords have a right to distrain without the
Intervention of an officer, and landlords should
also remember that there is such a thing now
as ''woman's rights"
A CHARGE OF LIBEL.-W d. Wallacb and
VIM Fl. Hope, publishers, and VIM. W. Tucker.
police reporter of the Star. had served on
them, on Friday last, United States writs under
a charge oflibeling James F. rimms, O. copsta-
BILE in the Seventh Ward, by the publication
OF the police report of a charge of rape. maize
by colored girl, agaiE 8. the safd Timms. on
the night of the 18th inst, before Justice Vim.
| II. Birch. Captain of the Auxiliary Guard.
Yesterday afternoon, the trial of the arrested
parties, Tor commitment, Came of beIore jus
tice GOddard-G. L Gioerson. ESQ appear
ing for the prosecutor, and Daniel Radcliffe,
Esq for the defendants. The defendants
proved that they made the publication only
as they published all other occurrences before
| the police justices, and made no aliega tion
whatever OF the truth of the charge agaiDs,
| the said Timms Of which no legal evidence
whatever was adduced, either at the watch
house on the night in question, or on the occa
| sion of the trial of these writs. On bearing
all the testimony offered, the Justice decided
that the publication did not justify him in
holding the defendants to bail for their ap-
pearance at the Criminal Court; and thew
we're accordingly discharged.
An AAAZoNIAS BArrLK.-Yesterday. about
one O'Clock, two OF the Amazonian denizens of
the neighborhood of Tiber Creek, back of the
Washington railroad depot, got into ruff-aD
tumble fight. They scratched and beat each
other with a vengeance, until two colored
women lnterpOsed when they pitched into
them and wooded them in a furious manner
After settling with the peane-makers they
returned to the tongue and scratch cat battle.
ana DID not leave OH until both were almost
reduced to the condition of the Kilkenny cats
Their hair was strewn about in shockingly
| rended ringlets and their blood soddened the
battle field, which extended from Tiber Creek
to b street. This Battle of the Tiber will he
long remembered by the parties. We ask,
why were the officers not present to stop the
disgr aceful proceedings? One ofs1he beIlig.
erents, we understand, is under security now
to keep the peace
The MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE
BoYs.-Thc opponents Of the meeting at Ca
rusl's are to have their meeting Tomorrow
night, in front of the City Hall, in connection
with which correspondent makes the follow
ing suggestion =
Messrs Editors Would it not be as we'll
to call the attention of the police officers to
the minor law" as it is called, which, from
some cause seems to have become a dead let
| ter of late? 1t is known that there will be n
public meeting of one of the political parties
this week, perhaps tomorrow evening, and IA
more or less feeling is expected to be shown,
judging from the past it would be a. we'll that
boys should be kept away from the place CT
meeting and at home on that night, in order
that they may not by their disturbances and
| annoyances add fuel to the flames I throw
| out these suggestions as a lover of
eePt 20 1884 LAW AND ORDER
DisAPPoINrNENr.-Ana number Of ladies and
gentlemen attended at Carusi's last evening to
participate in the grand concert and cotiiion
soiree, as announced to take place by bills,
n ms sren j. "