Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-30
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| An ENTERTAINMENT 70 fHs KrsxrLs,-
Last evening the tables were reversed, the
eutsrtainers Of our good city, the Niehtine gales,
bssomipg the entertained. n toof place st
the dwelling Of Mr.. A. Bennett Who invited
the whole troupe and some other friends to
partake Of his hospitality. At the close Of
their performances they proceeded to practi.
caliy accept the invitation, and on arriving at
the house were warmly received BY Mr. Ben.
nett, his wife, aud family. There, several pat
riotic, sentimental, and comic songs were I'D.
mirabiy sung, Mr.. Hermann presiding at the
piano; and feast ft for the gods'' was OAR
taken with lively gusto. Kunkel, the two
Lehrs. Master Adams, Search, Berger. Nor
| gun, Joe Brown, and "Aunt Harriet Reech.r
Stowe, (" were tine main singers, while M lev;
Brown gave "a some fine accordion music :.
also some beautiful airs on the Aute. Sam
Glenn had hoarss in his threat, which hs
had given his kingdom for, aud Mr.. FLOYD
nad sprained his voice dancing at the Ma
uonai, 30 tnat neither Of them could psrtici.
pate In the singing. The soiree was a de-
lighdul one, indeed, and the whole affair cred.
liable to the generous host and hostess
DssrRUcTIoS OF CLARK MILLS HoUsE.-We
heard rumor on Monday Of the destruction of
the house Of Mr.. Clark Mills, in which. we un-
derstand, he is preparing the castings for the
working model Of his great statue of Washing
ton, but had no authentic information of the
fact till the present. It appears that tho whole
building situated about a mile beyond Bla-
densburg, was Frustrated BY the storm of Sun.
day afternoon, not leaving one plank standing.
Those who travel in the cars NAV remember
| the dark colored edifce, looking like some
| unique temple, as it stood in their view The
interruption to the operations of Mr.. Mills
must be quite serious, but the indefati gable
artist will no doubt have all things in order
again in quick time As this is the second
| accident which has happened to tho building.
II is presumed that Mr.. Mills will try what
virtue there is in some harder material than
wood, for q new house.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION Extensive i'm.
provements are in progress at the institution.
Workmen are employed on the hall, in the GEN.
tire building, intended for the museum. The
ceiling is fat, divided into square panels, and
supported by arches resting on pillars, which
in two rews, extend the entire length of the
hall the main aisle lying between them. The
plasteriDg and mouldings are in imitation of
white marble In the upper story, directly
over the museum, is the new lecture room.
Carpenters are now employed in finishing the
| seats, while other mechanics are engaged in
painting. The room will contain a much
larger number of auditors than the one on he
| eastern wing. The tiers Of seats have q grad
ual and easy ascent from the rostrum and
there is the addition of gallery, with side
steps leading to it,
LAST NIGHT But Two OF THE KuSkELs.-
The many admirers Of the Kunkels will avail
themselves OF the few opportunities now of.
fercd to enjoy their rich entertainments. We
have but room to day to remark tina. the bill
tor this evening contains role of pieces mostly
new, and Of an entertaining character, includ.
ing the prize jig Of 10 Brown, Shakspearean
readings, and Dutch version of Ben Bolt nv
the inimir able Sam Glenn with q variety of
vocal and instrumental music by the whols
company, tho amusing hippodrome closing
the performances. At the National Theatre
you will find
"sport, that wrInklsd Care derides,
And Laughter holding both his Sides"
The WAY IT WoRKs.-We were in a maeis.
trate ONCE this morning, when person en-
tered and called for . warrant against mar.
ried lady for telling lies on her. The magistrate
refused it on the ground that the case would
be an expense to the Government without do.
ing any good for the plaintiff or the public.
Tho applicant said she got one . few days
since from another magistrate on a similar
complaint. She was told to 20 and get the
warrant from the same person. This United
States business is rather tough gouge on the
treasury. Triding cases are often made out
by magistrates, which never 20 to court,
although the fsss are sure to 20 to tho mapis.
trate and constable out of Uncle Sans pocket
a. soon as their returns are made.
The DIsPossEssISG CAss-We publish tho
following note to oblige the writer:
MsSSry. Editors The article in vosto,d, an
evenings Star, headed " Disposaessing," rela-
tive to myself and Mr.. Alexander, is erroneous
entirely. In few days I will furnish you
with correct version of the whole circum.
stance Of the case, and leave the public to
draw their own conclusions.
Respectfully yours, w. N. THRoop.
The BRlDaEs-We are glad to sea that thu
| authorities have at last noticed the dangerous
condition Of at least one Of the bridges over
| the Canal, and have set about to repair it
| Yesterday the bridge over the Canal at Nary.
| land Avenue was closed against passengers
| it having been discovered that the iron frame
work or braces were giving way. This was
right; but why not examine the bridges and
tx them right? The foot bridge at 10Th street
| Is certainly IL bad condition, and We think it
| would be much cheaper to make this bridge
SAFE than TO build another after its fall,
MR.. FoRD's BENEFIr-TRAGEDY OF GREY
rowN.-1he gentlemanly and energetic agent
of the Kunkel troupe, John T. Ford ESQ :. we
learn, is to have benefit on Friday night, and
among other rich entertainments q new piece.
dramatizipg the Greytown affair, is to be pre-.
sented. Ii Is written in verse, by Clifford
Tayleur, Esq and will prove a highly amls-
ing tragedy. Com. Hollins, Capt. Jolly, and
the Musquito king figure in the drama, which
being written In pleasing style, must have
run.
CASE DISMISSED Caleb Shreye and Frank
Beston, white, and Horace Jennings. colored
were examined before Captain Birch this morn
ing, for threatening an old lady named Baker.
The daughter Of the old lady stated that her
mother is so very deaf that she can hear but
little that is said to her; and if two persons
are talking, and looking towards her At the
time, she suspects them of abusing her, and
unless che is told better she will have them
corrected; and that was the fact in this case
The parties were all dismissed.
GAVE BAlL.-This morning, Captain Birch
released John Beckett from jail, where he had
been confined to await the decision of the phy-
sicans as to the safety of Shenhoultz, who
was wounded by him ia the "Bakers' riot. ,,
Mr.. John c. McKelden is his security for court
in the sum of $1,000. The charge against
him is assault and battery with intent to kill.