Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-17
Z VENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The FIRE Riors -Yesterday evening, an
examination took place, before Justice Hol-
ingshead, into the origin ofthe riot on the day
before between fremen, on Seventh street.
Inc brief allusion to il which We made in the
star yesterday was predicated on the only
data We could then obtain.
We profess to be staunch friends of that
useful and meritorious class Of citizens, the
nrcmen and We strongly censure the conduct
OF those who, by any unbecoming acts, would
bring them into disrepute, and We believe that
al true fremen are Influenced by q similar
sentiment. Let the law take its effect
on all wrong doors, that the innocent may not
be involved in the condemnation which should
always attach 70 such riotous proceedings as
those which disgraced the city on Thursday
night-during the period set apart by the
municipal authorities for " Thanksgiving and
prayer"
The examination to which we have above
referred, resulted in the holding to bail Of the
following named persons Jas. Moran, Hugh
Atwell, William Elwood, James McDevitt and
Henry Millor-members Of the Franklin Com
psny-to appear at Court to answer to the
charge Of fighting, assault and rioting. While
several others (eight or nine, mostly members
OF ether conpanies) were required to give Sc
curity to keep the peace.
The other subsequent riot or riots will also,
We learn, be judiciaily investigated.
The VARIErIEs.-The extensive and COM
Portable preparations just completed, and the
elegance OF the general arrangements Of this
establishment-Iron Hall building-haye oc-
casioned q pleasurable excitement throughout
the metropolis. In fact the mention Of the
firm Of Kunkel and Company, including our
friend John T. Ford, of course, is suggestive
Of enterprise and tact to meet the public de-
mand for innocent and instructive amusement.
On Monday evening, they will inaugurate
the Varieties, presenting variety of choice
attractions. In addition to the diverting farces
Of Who Speaks First" and 1.-THE Artful
Dodger," will be performed the new and bril-
liant Comedy of "Still Waters run deep" A
friend who saw this play represented in New
York city, speaks Of it as not only elegant in
Its conceptions, but as teaching moral lesson,
drawn from fashionable life; and such is tho
opinion of the critics whose pens have been
employed in its praise.
The Star Company" of Holiday Street
Theatre, Baltimore, viii appear in the above
pieces.
SOME THINGS TO BE SEEy-We advise all
who are building, and those who think Of erect
ing monuments to the memory Of deceased
relatives or friends, to visit the new marble
work establishment Of Mr.. Alexander Ruth
erford, on b street, between Thirteenth and
Thirteenth and-a-halfst streets, next to Maher's
Globe Hotel. There are t. be seen there,
specimens of sculpture in marble on monu-
ments to mark the last resting places Of hu.
manity', decaying part, Cd tomb stones, man
tells, 6c which would do credit to any Euro
pean capital. The taste displayed in the
work to which we here allude is equal to the
skill with which that taste is carried out. All
is the handicraft of resident artists and me-
chanics, and explains the effect of the Govern
ment's heavy expenditures in ornamental mar
BILE work, in the way Of fostering in Washington
apure and elegant taste in such matters among
the community At large, for better than we
could do, were we to expatiate on the theme
through whole columns of the Star. We need
hardly add that Mr.. Rutherford's list of prices
are exceedingly moderate, as having prepared
ID do a very large business in his line, il is
only possible for him TO succeed by drawing
an extent of custom to his marble cutting shop,
which will aggregate to no establishment
wherein the rate Of charges are no. very rsa-
sonable. -
NORrHBRN LIBERTIES ENGINE HoUsE.-We
heac FIRE yuent complaints from members of the
Northern Liberties Fire Company at the long
delay which has occurred in the completion of
their engine house. They confidently ex-
pected. under the assurance of its builder,
that long ere this they would have assembled
within its walls but from present indications
some time must elapse before il will be ready
for their occupancy. In the old edifce their
apparatus is suffering material injury from
the dlapidated condition of the building,
which, once destroyed by FIRE, was but tempo
rarily repaired until q new structure could be
erected. One Of the consequences Of this de-
lay may, it Is said, be an appeal to the corpc-
ration for q sum requisite to repair the dam
age the apparatus must have suffered from the
exposure to which it has been so long sub
jected. We earnestly hope that those having
the new edifee in charge will soon enable this
indefatigsble company to take possession of it,
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plans which they are cOntemplating-the for
nation of library, &c.
HANDSOME STORE Wall & Stephens, cIo-
THEIRS, have fitted up a new establishment, n
few doors west Of the National Hotel, which,
for beauty of arrangement, cannot be sur
passed in this latitude. The artisans whose
skill has produced this result are Shutter and
Kahlert, fresco painters; 7. b Entwistle and
T. Birch, carpenters; the gliding and deco
rations by Mr.. Lamb; the gas fixtures by
Thompson Il Brother. The store will be
lighted In a manner entirely different from
any row in use; the illumination being re-
fected from q large bronze figure supporting
the chandelier. The entire work is in the
highest degree creditable to those mechanics
Of Washington.
HOTEL OPENING -Dexter's Hotel, formerly
the Avenue House, will be opened on Monday
next. This establishment CONTAINS about sew
enty chambers, many of them with adjoining
psIlors. No pains have been spared to render
il not only comfortable, but elegant in all the
arrangements and appointments The ladies'
drawing-room is indeed splendid.
Mr.. Dexter is q gentleman Of enlarged ex-
perience in bookkeeping, and will be favor
ably remembered as the former " mine host''
Of the National The travelling public may
be assured that they will be handsomely en-
tsrtained at all times by the enterprising and
liberal proprietor.
been announced, James w. WaIlack, Jr., will,
on Monday evening, appear at that establish
ment in the character Of Macbeth; Mr.. Howe
ms Mlcduff, and Mrs. Melinda Jones as Lady
Macbeth. The high reputation Of Mr.. Wsl-