Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-12
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

tMcuulIc. ducUO0teE.J itTRe anu valuable /
collection Of paintings now on exhibition in the
saloon over Farnhsms bookstore. We have
had the pleasure of seeing these pictures and |
| with others. have been delighted with the ex
hbition. Among the more interesting are tn. |
following named:
:" Death of Dido" by Pauls Veronse; paint.
ed in 1870. This painting was bought at
Stowe House. the seat of the Duke of Bucking.
ham. The date on the old canvass is 1870
Rebecca at the Well, by Nicholas Pous-
sin; born 1884, also from the collection Mt Stowe
This painting Is in the best manner of Pous-
sin. The date on the cid canvass is 1910. the
time when Poussin was painting his best pic
lures: 1t Is worthy place in some public in
stitution.
A painting, Subject unknown.) by Hans or
John Holbien born 1898; died of the plague in
1854; date of painting 1925. 1t is a wonderful
specimen of the coloring of the old master, and
has been painted $50 years. The coloring is
a. brilliant as when first put on.
1.-The Surrender of the Netherlands To Pbilin
tof Spain" by Robert Van Hoeck; born 1909:
died 1868; date of picture unknown. 1t con.
tains hundreds of figures and was bought from
DR.. Mong, Of Doneaster, England, by the
present owner.
Two curious old paintings by old timers
beautiful river piece, by Panini, and " The
Birth and Christening" by Romans. These
pictures have been pronounced by able Judges
who have visited Europe, to be the best they
ever painted.
The Pack Horse of Tivolies," by Rosa de
Tivolia; q fine, bold picture, and painted in
his best style. This, as q specimen is invalu.
able, being in a fine state Of preservation.
| Landscape" Evening"" by John and An
drew Boths; born 1910 and 1918 This paint
ing was purchased at the sale of the late DR.
MOrney, Doncaster, England, for $3.50, and is
esid 70 be tie best production Of these masters
in America. The owner will guarantee the
picture. 1t is the gem of the collection.
canterbury Meadows" by A. Van Willis.
y. Z. Full of nature.
Roadside Inn," by 4. Van Willis. NY.
portrait Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
... ."d-HaDe and cattle. by Benagale. p R. A.
There is a large number of pictures in ad.
Ait,oa 10 the above; and we learn that all of
them will positively be sold. Therefore, a fne
opportunity Is afforded TO the lovers of pictures
TO supply themselves with those beautiful
household adOrnments.
SEVERAL FIERCE BARKs AND g RowL imme-
oiately collected, this morning, a large crowd
near the corner of Eleventh street and Penn.
Avenue A party of boys, white and black.
Win their nsnlng apparatus; negro man with
wooden leg, dozen or more of men in their
shirt sleeves, and several women, together with
not few citizens, were huddled together.
Clerks issued from their places Of business and
everybody appeared to be intensely alarmed
Local items being scarce, We, too, with A view
VI picking up one of these desirable articJas
repaired 20 the scene, bGt arrived iust ma tbc
crowd, as well as two dogs which had pro.
duced the commotion, were separating. II
appeared that the CANNES had merely stopped
on the way to amuse themselves by a renconfre.
and as such affairs are always welcome 10 a
part OF the inhabitants Of any city. no wonder
need be expressed that the exhibition was
fruitful of interest vac
The juvenile judges of dog-hesh and canine
courage learnedly pronounced their opinion on
the conflict, as usual On such occasions
Behold what blaze little fire kindIstb
or, In other words, how slight a cause attracts
q large crowd.
MIRAGE--A correspondent requests Us to
ask whether any Of our numerous readers saw
The mirage on the afternoon of Monday the ID
Of July. 1t was seen by several persons from
an elevated position in the First Ward about
nalf an hour before sunset, all the trees and
hllis to the north. northwest, and west of the
CITY and Veorgetown had disappeared, and in
tneir accustomed place wound the Potomac
with the sail and steamboats,, the Arsenal
point, the long bridge; in short the river was
reversed, all the southern and eastern part of
the District was reflected in the northern and
eastern. The afternoon was clear. but The
SKY was covered with heeting clouds obscur-
Ing the sun, yet leaving brightness in the air
CHURCH BURNISG.-La.t night at half mast
eleven O'Clock, Grace Church, the neat little
wooden building, in which the Protestant
Episcopal Society in the Seventh Ward met
Tor worship, was discovered to be burning.
The alarm was immediately given ard the
bremen speedily repaired to tie SCOT The
asmes we're e1tinguished, and the building
saved from entire destruction, but was much
damaged. We are requested by an Officer Of
IN hat G..
orally deserve credit for what they performed
where there was such a scarcity of water
This IRE was doubtless the act Of some prison.
deserving incendiary.
DANGEROUS MASIAC.-MarthaT Irvine, free
ooiored woman, was sent to the county Jail,
yesterday, by Justice Clark as a dangerous
maniac. She believes that she is a slave, and
wants to get her free papers. 1t only requires
negative TO excite her, and she becomes dan
gerous She has attempted to injure her
eaIldren, and fear that she might destroy them
induced her husband and friends to try to get
her received into the infirmary or asyInm Not
being successful, they applied TO Justice Clark,
who sent her to Jail. Officer Tanning had to
plan his course nicely in order to carry her To
Jail without trouble.
PROPERTY SALE.-Yesterday afternoon. Nc
uulre, auctloneer, sold parts Of lote ii and IL,
In square 2s3, on south d, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets, for 50 cents the square
loot; L Z. Dyer, purchaser, Also, part of
Lot 8, In square 2s2, on Pennsylvania avenue,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, i'm
proved by a two-stOry warehouse for s., $50
T. b. Graham purchaser.
4, CoscERr.-The friends Of the orphan, and
tne lovers Of good vocal and instrumental
music, must not forget that the concert at Ca
fusl Saloon, for the benefit Of the St Vincent
.nd 81. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, will take
place this evening. We refer our readers To
the programme for the particulars.
eHhESADEs AT THE HoTELs.-The usual
number OF organists have arrived in the city, |
anu commenced operations in front Of the |
Yprincipal hotels by serenadipg the boarders
with music from their coffee mills. These
''etaIS are annoying to the residents at