Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-05
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL nee.
y-The constsbles under the eour

pOlice officers are allowed to receive the fees
5r serving United States cases, in addition to
the salaries given them by the Corporation.
n but they are net allowed to serve civil war.
rants. The county constablcs, attached to tho
auxiliary guard, can do neither, but must de-.
pend altogether upon their salaries. The fee,
in the United States cases, which the guards
! have the trouble with at night, are allowed 10
| the police officers. The accounts of some of
TIE cOnstables, who have been industrious and
attentive to business, amount to pretty sma rt
.um, and the aggregate of all will call for a
handsome draft upon Uncle Sans pile.
The OPPONENTS OF REFoRM.-The enemies
Of the JUDICIAL reform bill now before Con-
memorial petitioning Congress against the
passage of the bill As it is an easy matter
i to get signatures, no doubt they will present
formiusble array of names We have known
at least thousand names procured from
Jingle grave yar, IA this case it might be
appropriate to conjure up the names of the
men OF the past In order to perpetuate that
precious relic of antiquity, the present judi.
ciary system Of the District Of Colum bia.
Legislators, however, understand with what
/ facility names are procured for almost any
thing.
MAKING AN INPREssIoN.-Last night q gen.
tleman who had lost one of bis colored boys,
happened to come upon him and conveyed
him to the guard house. This morning tho
master told the presiding justice that tho boy
had been in the habit of going to the bskers
for bread for his family, but that on all these
occasions the boy pocketed tho money and
had the bread charged to his master The
justice gave the boy good lecture, at the close
OF which he advised the master to have it i'm
pressed upon his mind. The master directed
an officer to give him few stripes, and they
were put ON in style that if they do not i'm
press the advice on his mind, will at any rate
leave several Impressions on his back.
ST. PAUL's.-The Fair being held at Odd
Fellows Hall, Seventh street, by the ladies
attached to this church, has been the centre
of attraction for the bellies and beaux during
the past and present week. A large number
were in attendance last night and the time
was joyfully spent. The Amphion Quartet
Band sing beautiful songs each evening; and
fine band furnishes excellent promenading
music. The Fair, We learn, will close on Sa.
turdsy evening, therefore all who desire to
participate in pleasure, and at the same time
= aid in the lsudsbls object for which the fair
was gotten up, should visit Odd Fellows Hall
tonight or tomorrow night.
- TEE CENSUS CLERKS The Senate has
passed resolution, unanimously, voting tho
census clerks the SAME pay they received dur
ing the last fiscal year. Congress having
ordered additiona al work since that time These
clerks are among the most laborious in the
+ employ OF government and deserves at least as
much for their work as those engaged in other
department Of government We trust that the
House will concur in the Ssnate's resolution
HE COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT to Caroline
Rousses, last ersning, was largely attended,
The house being the largest of the season.
All the fashion c. Washington were present to
greet the fair dausuese, who was received With
unmeasured applause. We never saw a SINH
lar entertainment go of better. All before
the curtain were delighted, and all on the
with great spirit, owing no doubt to tbs favor
with which their efforts were received.
SEA WALL Ia the Board of Common
Council on Tuesday, resolution was adopted
authorizing the committee having charge Of
the matter to endeavor to procure an appropri
alton from Congress for sea wall from Tenth
street to the penitentiary. Il wall of this de-
scription would he a great improvement to
Warrington. The navigation OF the Potomac
would be vastly improved, and the land sa Yed
would 60 far towards paying for the-wall.
e.
terday, after We went to press, was that of
Cherries o Donnsll for forgery on John Swartzs;
found guilty.
To-day, when we left the court room, the
case of Samuel James for forgery was on trial.
Ratclif and Woodward for defence.
On Wednesday, the Grand Jury adjourned
over until Tuesday, January
MAIDEN LADY, In Georgetown, writes
our correspondent some fifteen years beyond
twenty, asked wagish cousin his opinion Of
fashionable private parties. After some little
hesitation, he replied: 'Well, COS, my opinion
IS hat-that-that-they are mock auctions
ioI the sale OF ugly young girls, end-ard-
placing himself in an attitude for bold re-
,reat)-and old maids 1t is needless to
say that his hssty retreat was all that saved
MS head from the vengeance of the broom.
stick.
BOY THIEVES IN THE MARKEr.-Our mar.
Seters arc much disturbed by gangs of little
ooys, who Turk about their stands and steal
their fruit, poultry, &c. This has been the
cause 81 COMPETENT fof years, and though the
ponce oHloers have exerted themselves to catch
the Offenders AID many have been punished
Gun as one is removed anoi her steps into his
SHOES This Is another evidence of good that
tion.
(CoMMUNICATED.l
POPULAR ERRORS IN SPELLING, &c-uEx.
traordlnary e.rOrs with regard to proper
names, DC. The author Of little article
nus headed, in Mondays Star, Qst January
- rght In regard to the proper pronupc;a tion
Oh Sebastopol The accent is upon the second
,yllabls and pol is pronounced full as in
foffy, Metropolitan, 30. Tbis ia the Rus.
nan Pronunciation; l have ID from Polish
omcer IN this city, and formerly in the Rus. |
nan service English rules for the pronunoia-
, n0n OF words. according to the number of syl. |
.aoiea &c, have nothing to do with words re. |
. .y introduced into the language from
lGIsign languages, though such rules NAV ap- |
Ply 70 words that were aMgticissa long ago,
aHu "oiea universal custom has irretriega5Iy |
GnanSed from the shape they hare in the o 10. |
MAJ TO some other. Take for example L;vorns
noice We call Leghorn. This subject reminds
ms Of q class OF mistakes perpetrated By per.
sons affecting tie use of words and nhrass,
i,oI foreign languages, Of which thew have
EVIDENTLY no real knowledge; and the most
amusing part Of the business is, that nos, of
ellIy lQnOramusa, fITniin,u ~