Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-07
EVENING STAR.
Local Intelligence.

The Presbytery met at the First Constitu-
soual Presbyteris Church in Baltimore. on
Tuesday evening last, at u o'clock. The
opening discourse was delivered by Rev. W
Eva, of Rockville and Bethesda churches,
tbslast moderator rev. A G. Carothers) beip z
TOO unvell to Cficiate. Rev. W. T. Eva was
elected commissioner to thsIGeneral Assem-
blv. which meets at st Louis, Mo, in NAV
next, and Elder John Douglass, of the First
Church, Washington, as the lay delegate to
that body and Rev. VIM. McLain, Of this city,
and Elder W. g. Knowles, Of the First Con.
stitutio,sl Church, Baltimore, as alternates.
After harmonious session, the Presbytery ad
journed to meet in the W estern Presbyterian
Church in this city, on the first Wednesday Of
October next.
LADIES ArrEND!-In addition to the depots
of articles worn by the fair sex, mentioned 10
the Star some days since as being places
where novel, fashionable, and inviting stocks
OF goods may just Low be inspected, we find
that Mrs: g. III. Gates, No. 1853 Seventh street,
opposite Hyatts dry goods store, has very re-
Gently placed on her shelves beautiful as
sortment of every thing desirable in the way
Of gloves, bonnets, bonnet trimmings, collars,
undersleeves, &c. So, also, has Mrs Pierce,
1t No. 494 Eleventh street, between Pennsyi.
yania aysnne and Z street, whose spring mil
Iinery is such al to set the mouths of half the
sex in Washington to watering. Nor should
ve forget the new assortment which is to be
found in the 30 fashionable establishment of
Mrs. L Davidson, at No. 800 Pa. avenue, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, where one will
zee any quantity and styles of loves Of fancy
hats, French flowers, ribbon and straw bon.
nets, &C., &c. Mrs j. Lane, Bridge street,
between Congress and High strssts, George
town, opens her beautiful assortment of fash.
ionsble spring millinery on Tuesday next. TO
which We direct the attention Of our fair
RAIDERS in that city.
CONFERENCE.-The following commitments
were made to the Jail during the March term
of the Criminal Court:
Sarah Jane Norton, larceny, 6 months.
Michael Murray, Vim. D. Gamer, and
Samuel W. Umberfeld, riot, l year.
Thomas Pratt, leoPd) leIceny, year.
Peter Douglass, (col'd larceny, year.
Nm. Gibbs, (coid, larceny. Q months
George Iaglin, (col'dJ resisting officers,
months.
William White, malicious mischief, 8 years,
(this boy broke into q warehouse in George
town, which was vacant, and the Court DECIDED
that II was not burglary.)
Julia Hughes, malicious mischief, months
Jacob Roles, assault, months,
Michael Murphy and Samuel W. TIMBER
fsld, breaking Jail, 9 months.
Lemuel Beckett. lcOl'd,) assault 20 DAYS
and pay fine of SIS and costs
There were no convictions to the peniten
tisry this term
The Grand Jury presented sixty nine cases
at this term. The sbOve are among the mum.
Der convicted. Some cases were dismissed by
sequitial, and others continued.
PIcTUREs.-Mr. Editor: Having observed
tie announcement in your widely spread
Journal of the arrival from England of origin al
water color pictures, vas induced to pay a
visit TO the store of MesSrs TsylC and Many.
During tour in Europe was freauent Wis
tier to the various picture galleries, and more
especially at the exhibition of the societies of
painters Of wEter colOrs in London, who have
attained great perfection in this art it was
therefore refreshing to look on the pictures
recently received in cur city. after SO long an
absence from those galleries, where have lin
gered IN silent admiration Of the effects pro.
dueed BY the modern school of painters But
to NE IL was q matter OF surprise to find that
out Of the eight pictures at Messrs. TAYLOR Il
MaIrys, only one should have been sold. I
believe, however, that il is the want of means
rather than the desire to purchase. would
nggest that in order to sf0rd an opportunity
to some Of cur citizens to become posse sors,
that they be put up at Tafls Such means are
often resorted to, and are not considered pre-
judicial to the artists reputation. 1 know of
several who accord with me in the PROPOSE
ton. A. H
REPORTS OF TIE PoLIcE-Walter Evans,
security Thos. Keatly, riot; security for
peace Henderson Fowler, leading horse on
the pavement; feed. Calvert Drury, riot !;
dismissed. Wn. Willis, assault; dismissed.
Henderson Fowler, watering horse at a pump;
fined. Do, riding on pavement; di, missed.
Daniel MeGinnis, assault security for peace
Matilda Wharton, vagrant; dismissed. Ran
dolph Pitts, profane and stone fyhting twelve
lashes. Andrew KidweIl, assIult and battery;
Jail L. b Real, threats; security for peace
n. 0'Bsien, selling without license Samuel
Pine, assault; dismissed. Thomas Lang alias
John Doe, drunk; EorkhoUss 80 days. Thos
Lucas, stone fight; security for peace Chas.
Aesger, assault; security for peace. Owen
Aagee, assault; eecuri'y for peace.
MESDICIrY.-ThsHs are, probably, foyer
persons in Washington openly subsisting on
charity than 10 any other city in the world Of
the same population. TneIe not, in ell our
sity, more than doIsn persoas over the age
Of ten years, who sOlisit charity in the streets
Of course such persons will levy their contri.
buttons on Pennsylvania Avenue, 50 these of
that calling whom one sees there really COM
prise the city's stock Of street beggars. There
10 ne better criterion for judging the amount
Of suffering from want than in the number of
street beggars TO be encountered in q davis
tranping around business thoroughfares As
al omnibus would hold ell Hashington's per-
sons Of that class, it may fairly bs assumed
that few souls indeed among US suffer for the
want Of the necessaries of life, Of any sort
The FoLIcz, under Captain John Davis,
are not Justly employed now a.dsys; tho city
being remarkably tree from from disturbances
requiring their Intervention; more 60 than
for many years past This state Of things is
peculiarly gratifying to the lovers Of good
order. Nor are the Auxiliary Guard. under
Captain Birch, over pressed with business cf
70 exciting character. They have, however
70 be on their beats, to look to the safety of
Cur citizens and to ARES offenders against
ae laws. The cases which are presented un-
Ger this department are generally disposed of
ny tne or imprisonment in the work house
LIBOa-There are complaints Of want Of