Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-28

0RpiRAfIoN The Rev. NJ D. Cen1ay will
be ordained pastor over the First Unitarian
Church this evening. A plsss will be bro.
vidsd for the clergy Of the city, who are %
peeially invited to be present. The public
are respectfully invited. The services will
commence at n O'Clock, p. m and will be a.
follows: Invocation and prayer By the Rev
John Weiss. of New Bedford, Mss,schusetta !.
prayer BY the Rev. J. P. Moore, of Georrs.
town; reading Of the Scriptures by the Rev.
DR.. Furness, Of Philadslphia; ordination ser.
mon by the Rev. John Weiss; ordina ton
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Furnsss charge 70
the pastor by the Rev. DR.. Burnap, of. Balti-
more; right hand Of fellowship by the Rev.
s. Longfellow, Of Brooklyn, New York; ad.
dress to the society by the Rev. DR. Furness !;
6enedietion by the pastor, the Rev. III d.
Conway.
ESCAPE OF Prisoners Yesterday. two
persons arrived in this city from Baltimore
having In their possession papers purp 3rting
to be issued by Justice Morrison, OF that city,
for the arrest or possession of Irwin and How
ard, the ball game players, who were arrested
in this city some days since After security
had been obtained for their appearance at the
next term of the criminal court, they were do.
liversd into the hands Of the officers who
carried them from the prison. A number of
see
them of There they saw the officers but no
prisoners; and when they asked for the pris-
oners they were told that they had broke
loose and outrun the sficers The gentleman
who gave as this information says that the
Baltimore papers were issued on the oath of
an officer named Smith, and tho security was
entered in the name Of two Of our county
ofissrs, Kinball and Mulloy.
A Rv- Uo,no ~.
OF regret for the loss Of Mr. Benton's valuable
papers are falling from the lips of everv in I.
-telligent person in this community, and DER
haps in this country, We trust that We may be
pardoned for making practical and not un
profitable remark suggested by this occur
renee For one or two hundred dollars NAV
be purchased q beautiful article of furniture
from which valuables cannot be abstraeted nv
thieves and in which papers cannot be burnt.
We alluds to Herring's Safes, of which such
admirable specimens may now be seen In the
Exhibition at tho Smithsonian Institution.
Not only evsry store and plase of business.
but every spacious dwelling should csntain
ono of these SECURE repositories of the records
and other valuable papers and precious thiugs
Of every establishment. The reader IL re-.
fsrred to an advertisement in another coluIan.
Intsliigsneer.
MADIGAN Il BARroN's CtRCUs COMPANY.
On tomorrow evening, this admirable com.
pany commences their performances In this
city at the National Theatre Among them
will be found the very best equestrian talent
Rose Madigan, beautiful girl, not more th an
fourteen years old, IL decidedly the most gr ace.
full female rider We have ever seen, being able
to 60 through greater variety of positions on
horseback than almost any one else Master
Madigsn Is wonderful rider, astonishing
every one by bis daring acts. The perform.
ances OF the four clowns, Myers, Long, and The
elder and young Carlos, should alone suffice
to draw crowded houses.
MANAGERS OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
MONUMENT AssocIATIoN.-We learn that the
old, and We think only legitimate Board of
Managers. Of the Washington National Monu.
meut Associ atson, at their last meeting held
yesterday, decided to hold on to tn cir position
as managers, and propose to submit me whole
matter to the decision of ths Circuit Court, il
being the opinion of soma Of our ablest jurist
that the court will sustain the old board.
STEALING CLOTHES This morning q war
rant was issued by Justics Clark for the arrest
OF Charles Martin, charged with stealing q
coat ,pants and shoes, from long boat, leaving
his own instead.
LIVELY OYsrKRs-Ths Organ hopes that
now the river is open, the oysters will flock
In. Lively oysters they have there.
WATCH RETURNS Last night there were
three dodgers in the guardhouse-discha rged.
Curtis Kathbon, vagrant; workhouse 60 days.