Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-14

Also, communication notifying the Mayor 3
assent to the following: -.-
An act for grading and gravelling 18th
street weet, between and II streets north !;
an act for the relief of James A. Wise an act
making an appropriation for the repair of the
culvert at the intersection of 7th street east.
and g street south; an act authorizing gravel
foot walk to be made on the south side of r
street south, from 9th TO 7th streets west: an
act to increase the salaries of teachers of pub
lie schools, and for other purposes"
Also, communication enclosing copies of
the last two reports of the Canal Commissioner
on the subject of the canal.
An act authorizing the Mayor to grant per-
! mission to certain persons to use the SURPLUS
| clay OF the unimproved streets of the city on
certain conditions. Referred to Committee ON
| Police
An act authorizing the grading and paving
OF the alley in square No. 45l. Referred to
committee on Improvements
Resolution for the surveyor to furnish an es
innate tor improvement of III street north
An act for numbering the city of Washing
| ton !; aid on the table, to be printed and made
| special order on Monday next. ~ ~
An act supplementary to the act in relation
| to the enclosure of streets and avenues; re-
| ferred TO Committee on Police.
Resolution that the Committee on Improve
ments be instructed to inquire into the ex-
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street north. between It'll and 9Th streets west
Joint resolution, authorizing rewards to be
! opened for the detection of certain incendi-
| aries laid the table. 'v.. - ~
An act to provide for introducing gas into
the offices in the City Hall passed.
An act tor the relief of the Northern Liber-
ties Fire Company; referred to Committee on
| Fire Department $500 )
Some other business was transacted. after
which the Board adjourned
BURSTING OF THE BUBBLE TIE FAKIR or
silva This trumpery affair has turned
| out complete cheat, aud the Fakir of silva
| has fed, the whole transaction turning out a
| sort of South Sea bubble on o small scale
The following are the last particulars that took
| place, and which may be relied on as coming
from good authority YESTERDAYS. notice from
the Fakir appeared in the local papers that
| the drawing would continue throughout that
| day, as the articles would be removed on the
| morrow from kcywOrth' s store where they had
been on exhibition. A gentleman of our &C
| quaintance kept his ticket until Yesterday
afternoon, and on going to Odd Fellows Hall
saw the Fakir busy removing his effects In
was still going ON, the Fakir replied No
that 1t had been closed in accordance with a
notice given upwards of an hour ago" lie
| added 9 You are too late; but 60 TO the Ar
lington House; they are drawing there" Tee
party In question Immediately proceeded to
the Arlington House, and asked the proprietor
whether the drawing was going on, who said
"NQ, the Fakir's folks were there but no
drawing was going ON This turned out to
be the truth and although the Fakir pre-
tended that he should exhibit last night, hav-
ing said in answer TO an inquiry that he shO0ld
do SO, nothing of the sort took place; the
hall was closed up, and the Fakir was seen
departing yesterday afternoon for Baltimore
by the train. AS a ma ter Of course the party
lost the price of the ticket and we dare say
| that there are hundreds of others who were
| duped in like manner. The whole affair
| was as bare-faced an imposition as we ever re-
| member, and the Fakir had better not shaw
himself i'll Washington this side of New Years
day or after, or he may get himself into trou-
| BILE.
! "DTcKEY" AND ;'SUsY. hickey was poor
Susy had rich mother-Dickey loved Susy,
and rtee rersa-Dickey wanted to marry Susy
-Susy mother was ''down on that measure
| Dickey was forbid the premises-notes were
exchanged through q knot-hole in the high
board fence that enclosed the yard. One day
the old lady went out Calling and Dickey
was duly informed ofthe fact-called on Susy-
remained little too long-old lady was close
at hand-no chance Of escape without detec-
tion-at the instance of Susy, Dickey popped
into closet-old lady saw that Susy looked
confused guessed that Di:key had been
about but supposed, of course, he had render
ed good his escape-thought perhaps, the
young couple had agreed to elope together
determined to be too smart for them-accord-
ingiy shut Susy up in the same closet where
Dickey was concealed, and giving her pair
Of quilts and a pillow, locked her up for the
night-did' Mt see Dickey-next morning went
to the closet to let Susy out
s'Oh, Lord ia scream couldn't get
breath for minute. Finally
"Ahem Dickey, is that you?"
"1es, ma am
Alley, ahem well, Dickey-'
''Susy, dear, go and see about the breakfast y
well, Dickey.'
well, ma am
"Dickey, you must stay to breakfast -
'.COIl dn't ma am
'.Oh, but You mast, Dickey -
DicLey concluded to stay
Breakfast tabie-"Dickey, I've been think.
ing about you good deal lately
$50 suppose, ma am-reTy latelv.'
'YOu are industrious and honest, l believe
Dickey."
Il never brag, ma am
''Well, now, ON the whole, Dickey, I think
that yoH anu Sissy had better get marriea ~
! BILL BRANELE
ToBACCO.-We were standing the other day
on the avenue, little below the National
Hotel, in front Of Sessfords store, when we
heard an admirer of the weed, who had Just
stepped out from his store, where he had been
luXuriatlnp with the chncest articles of tb n