Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-03


IN g The Lady of Lyons Indeed, we never
before saw so large portion of a theatrical
audience In Washington composed of public
men, American and foreign. She was listene to
with profound attention, the silence of eyery
large company being broken only when they
were SO carried away as to burst out now
and then I'm vociferous applause. The secre:
enabling her 80 completely to enchain the SYM
pathies of all hearers and beholders lies in her
| remarkable artlessness and highly cultivated
taste; for she is at this moment by far the most
classic and faultless reader ON the American
stage There is no effort In her citing her points
being all natural; to such degree too as to as
tonish those conversant with the business of the
stage, enhancing them, "a it were, in common
with all others. She was again we'll sustained.
Mr.. GoOdall played Claude so as to afford his
fair t1s q ,-is all the advantages to be obtained
fl ON acting her difficult part in connection with
one competent to carry her through the piece,
without once failing to enable her to make all
her points tell upon the audience SO far as his
acting was concerned, He, too, won repeated
rounds OF applause. -lia 10y,
Mrs: Gladstane, in the amusing after piece,
turned out to be capital light commediene.
she played Mrs. Trictrac to charm, delight
| ing all present, indeed. The bill at the
| Nariete for this evening is excellent and can
hardly fail to draw a very full house as there
are yet many play-goe in Washington who
Aave not seen and heard the so-accomplished
Miss Logan. "a ~ -
NATIONAL THEArRE.-The performances to-
night will be for the benefit of Mr. Collins,
and will consist of the 20 Irish Attornev,n
The Happy Man, and "Sent to the Tower
which We hope will be we'll attended. We
were in error, yesterday, in stasing that the
play of . The Fortune Hunters had been
brought out-such was not the ease, its repre-
sen'ation having been postponed. but why or
wherefore we know not The giving of q
eritique upon play that was not performed
reminds US of a blunder committed BY an Irish
reporter in the British House of Commons, who
having fallen asleep during along debate. en-
CURED OF brother reporter sitting next to
| him. what had been done. The other. for q
joke, mystifed him with long speech pur-
ported to have been just given by Mr.. Wilber-
force, on the merits of the potatoe and, accord
| Ingiy, the next morning much to the horror of
the honorable member, there appeared in the
| Morning Chronicle a two column speech on the
above named esculent The indignant gentle
man, we believe, brought the subject before
the House OF Commons as breach Of privilege
but the unlucky reporter escaped punis hment
tor having been himself the victim of hoax
IMPORTANT INFoRNATIoN-We consider it
very important that the public should know
that consumption, which has tried the skill of
our most eminent physicians, and hitherto
considered fatal. has been attended by the most
| favorable results, in many cases, under the
judicious ministration of DIR. Robert Hunter
formerly of this city. His mode of treating
the disease is by inhaling medical vapor the
medicinal properties Of which coming in direct
contact with the lungs, reduces the inf amation
and rejects all purulent matter. Thus it will
appear that the course pursued by DIR. Hunter,
is altogether different from that generally
practised by physicians, and appears to US
eminently calculated to the amelioration of
consumptive persons. The Doctor has made
this disease a special study, to which he has
devoted all his energies, time, and talent and
which has been attended with most profitable
results to many. He is new in this city. and
may be seen throughout to-day and tomorrow
oyer Mrs. FOss' jewelry store, Pennsylvania
avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
/ MAINE LAw.-The following joint resolution
has been adopted by the Common Council:
ResofUea. DC, That the committee repre-
senting the interests of this corporation before
| Congress be, and it is hereby instructed. to
urge upon that body such amendments to the
city charter az will give these COUNCILS the
power to enact such laws as will prohibit the
sale OF intoxicating liquors within, the city
limits.
METROPOLITAN RAILROAD SURvHY-The
survey OF the above railroad is now being ac-
lively carried on between Frederick nd G Gorge
town. The summit level is at PARIS Ridge.
near ClaEksburg in Montgomery county; 672
feet feet above tide water from which there is
q continuous descent to Georgetown on the
souta, and descending grade, amounting to
327 feet, to this city.
The corps OF Engineers is now Mt Rockville
engaged in connecting the survey between the
routes On either side of that village.
OFFICERS ELECrED-At the regular meet
ing OF the Perseverance fire company last eve.
ming, the following named gentlemen were
elected officers to serve the ensuing term:
President. Henry Lyles; Vice President, W
W. Grant; Secretary, John Y. Dom; Treasurer
a. Hatch; Captain of the Engine, J. II. Thomp-
son; Captain OF tho Hose, ]. J: Baird
The PAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
In the Virginia legislature, on Tuesday, bill
was passed In the Senate to authorize the com
pany holding the Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs to sell their whole real estate
| PUBLIC ScHooLs.-Mrs. Hinton, the teacher
| of the female department, on the Island, will
resign her situation on the first of March, when
it will be filled by Miss Millburn, who has
been unanimously to fill up the vacancy.
| MAkING AT ALEXANDRIA,
Messrs, Smith b Perkins, of the above named
place, closed a contract on Wednesday last for
supplying twelve locomotive engines for the
Ohio Central Railroad
| BOARD OF HEALTH.-We understand that
| the members elect of the above Board will as
semble on Saturday, for the purpose of organ
izins the Board for the present year.
WATCH RETURNs.--The sudden change of
weather, last night, caused quite an increase
to the number OF dodgers in the guard house.
Two persons only were in for offences. DR..
Luther Love, threats of violence kept all
night, and dismissed with severe lecture from
the Cap tain this morning. Henry Brooks,
eoiored, assaulung woman; sent to Jail.
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
/ GEoRGErowN, February 3, 1854.
We are pleased to learn that an arrangement