Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-30


FIRES This morning, about two o'clock a
nIe broke out IN frame building on Massa-
ouuSet's avenue between LIST and ID streets.
aiu before 1t could be checked six neat and
new dwellings were destroyed We are in
q 1vr w mat the property was owned by Mr..
.. o,ott. This fire had hardly ceased when
anotner was discovered in house at the cor.
ner OF Z and lst streets. The efforts of the
nfemen were given in both cases with their
posei TO be the work of incendiaries. Several
families are put to great expense and inconye-
nlence by these fendish acts ~ -.s
IHE DoGs.-We have been asked several
times why it is that the police officers have NOT
commenced to massacre the dogs which are
running at large? We have inquired, but can
not blame the officers Under the old law the
officers were paid for this work, but under the
new law there is no provision made to furnish
them with powder and ball. strychnine. OF
whatever means is required for the destruc-
lion OF those animals, and no one can blame
the officers if they refuse to use their small
salaries for that purpose. Whose duty is it to
furnish the officers with the means.
LOST CHILD.|Strayed away Yesterday,
about noon, a little girl about 9 wears old.
dressed in white drawn bonnet, dark calico
frock, and light worsted shawl Any infor.
nation will be thankfully received by her
distressed mother, Mary Ann Carree, 22d ST.
near the Presbyterian Church and Observa-
tora. -
NOT DIsBANDED I'm a conversation with
an officer of the Continental Guards. this
morning, he informed US that the statement
that the Company had disbanded, which ap-
peared IN city PAPER few days since, is
incorrect The mistake grew out of the fact
that the Company was about to re-elect its
ofhcers The corps is in more flourishing
condition than ever
GoEREcrloN:-ln the obituary notice pub
ilshed IN yesterdays paper, of Rebecca G..
Preston. Id the first line the word insDirine
occurs; it should beunsyayiug.
SENT TO JAIL.-A man named William
Conner, was arrested this morning. and sent
to Jail, charged with stealing a sum of money
at the first fire last night. "A man who would
rob his unfortunate acquaintances, would do
worse =
"Uncle Ned had no hair on the top of his head
In the place where the hair ought to grow"
But he lived previous to the discovery of Lyou's Gel
DRAFTED hathairon, which not only preserves and
beauties, but restores the hair to any period of
with badness, dandruff, or harsh and unpleasan,
hair.
From the Home Journal, NJ
mo article ever acquired SO rapid celebrity and
universal appreciation LYoN's zKArHA1EoN. To
those who have used it (and who has not) the rea.
SOD Is obvious, as its invigorating and beautfying
effects, and agreeable Perfume, stamp an indspen.
sable article of the toilet"
Sold at the cid price of % cents in large bottles
by all dealers, everywhere.
D. .. BARNES, Proprietor, 161 Broadway, NY,
ArSPLENDID PIcTUREs-Those of our readers who
desire to pass through splendid Gallery of Pctures
should not fail to pay visit to Plumbs Rooms on
the avenue he has OIL exhibition there some hoice
specimens OF the new art of Ddgs.,reotypino in OIL
which for beauty and excellence are incomparable
Ihere is portrait executed, in this last STYLE ct
president Pierce, that reflects great credit on the
artist, every hneament thereof giving lifelike ex
preston. Mr.. Plumbe is reckoned among the first
Daguerrean artist Of our tins mar 90
~ Joe ShtIlington receives all the NEW
BOOKS and NEWSPAPERS as fast as published He
rs agent fer Harper's and all the other Magazines
and Our readers will always find large and good as,
sortment OF Blank Books and Stationery at his Book
store, Odeon Building, cOrne, of4k street and Penn
sylvania avenue. anu 10