Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-13
0fHE yaRfErE.-swe are happy to inform our

Ans fARi1fE.--We ere happy 70 fnf0fm our
readers that Mr.. and Mrs barney Williams
have been engaged for few nights longer.
They will appear tonight in beautiful Hi
berl'ian drama, in three acts, entitled ''Irelapd
as 1t IS The performances to conclude with
" Law for Ladies'" Tonight, Miss Sophie
Robinson, the beautiful and popular danse use,
will make her first appearance in Washington.
NATIONAL THEArRE.-To-night the distin.
guished young American actress, Miss A. IDce,
will appear at the National Theatre, in tho
play OF the :. Hunchback." when a crowded
house may be anticipated, public curiosity
being much excited to witness this Young
lady's entres upon the Washington bosrls'
The entertainments will conclude with the
fivorite farce, entitled The Loan Of a Lover ,,
CRIMINAL CoUkT-Charles Simms (necro)
who was found guilty as mentioned in Safur.
day STAR of petty larceny, was sentenced to
one years imprisonment in the county Jail.
This morning, John Rearton, John Cronan
and John oexton, were tried on charge of
aSsaulting man named Evans, but the case
was not concluded when we left the court.
ONLY FIT FOR THE GUARD IIousE.-one of
our Northern visiters became so excited last
night in arguing the Nebraska question, that
In order to make bis remarks effective us ID
profanity with every breath. One of the
guards on duty, intimated to him that all such
language was only proper in the cells of the
guard house, and if he wanted to be black
guard, he must go with him, where his pre-
family would not insult the ears Of decent peg
pie. Anti-Nebraska left suddenly.
MOUNT NERNON.-The steamer George Wash
ington went down the river to Mount Vernon
this morning, with large party of ladies and
gentlemen on board. AS the season advances
no doubt the advantages offered by this boat
to visit the sacred spot will be made use of by
numerous parties. ..
CHIPS OF THR OLD BLOCK.-Grest number.
of persons visited the Monument G rounds YES
terday, all apparently anxious to obtain infor-
nation about the shattered block, and looking
for pieces of it. Five dollars an inch was
offered for pieces of the genuine, and hundreds
of persons went to the river shore to ga her
chips; some were wading in the water, others
scratching in the sand in hopes of success
Lone BRIpGE.-The draw keepers at the
Potomac Bridge have commenced a register of
the travel over this route. And we learn from
reliable authority, that during-twenty four
hours. commencing Saturday at six p. NJ, over
five hundred teams and eight hundred foot
passengers crossed the bridge.
= The PoTOMAC FISHERIEs.-There are up
wards of fifty fsh-landings on the sh pres of the
Potomac.
WATCH RETURNs.-First District. George
Edward, George Mickum, VI. Drury, John
schenigg and Dock Dorsey, gambling and dis
orderly; paid ineand costs. Archard Brown
Martha Barkman and Marian Boswell, do
workhouse 30 days. Sutton, the keeper of the
house; sent to Jail. Alfred Topping, colorcd,
assault; sent to Jail.
Central Guard House, Henry Schultz, August
Schultz and Ernest Schultz, drunk and dis
orderly; fine and costs. WIN. Dunlap, colored.
riot and throwing stones, security, fine and
costs