Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-19

business on the day before yesterday, as fol.
lows, viz:
J. Clementson. .....................S2 50
d huamsOn. '......'............. L 40
IL FRENCH. ...................-. OU
u. w. Owens. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l IS
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 90
subscribed by them Is money invested from
their own pocket, for the stock, by the sale o.
which they made the other half. In most North
ern cities, the news boys are q very vicious
class Of youngsters. Here, while possessing
all the energy and precocious s3gaeity in BUSH
ness which characterize them everywhere,
some o. them are endowed with pride % per-
sOnal character which bids fair TO make their,
VITA few exceptions. useful and honorable Cit
liens in after life. We necessarily know the
tribe, in Washington, well, and take pleasure
In writing of il, as We have above, as hut
giving il its Just due. The four lads named
above, especially, arc models OF industry, at
tentlon, sobriety, and proper pride Of char
acter.
HE GREAT PANORAMA The panorama Of
the Polar Seas and SebastOpol, which is to
open at Odd Fellows Hall on Monday night
next Is said TO be great and highly IL ter
esting work Of the kind. II has been visited
perhaps by moro persons than any similar ex-
hl5ltion in this country, and has every where
al the North elected unbounded praises from
the press. As our fellow citizens have always
exhibited very cOnimendable taste for such
works Of useful aud at the same time agree
able instruction, we doubt not the hall will be
thronsed nightly while it remains in Wash
ingtOn.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.-Yesterday Messrs. j.
". and Elgin Birch were cunning on the
farm belonging to Capt. Jas. Ii. Birch, near
Balls crossroads, in Virginia, and Mr.. +.
Birch having started bird, raised his gun 10
sho)tit, and while in the act of doing so, the
gun was discharged accidentally, and the en-
tire load of shot lodged in Mr.. J. w. Birch's
leg, tearing il badly from the knee down. All
the assistance at hand was Immediately ~ss-
cured, anil Mr.. Birch placed in position to
De taken to this city, where he arrived at three
o'clock.
AroyENENT DAY.-The Israelites of this
city will perform the services Of the atonement
on Saturday LeSt in their synagogue on Tenth
street, between L and Z. With them the day
begins on Friday after sunset and closes Oh
Saturday at night They spend the day in
soiemn fasting, neither eating nor drinking
during the entire time. These rules are OBJ
served a. the same time by the Israeiites
throughout the world. Ihurslay and Friday
OF next week the solemn and interesting cere-
monies connected with the feast of Tabernacles
begins.
The MERCHANTS and others living on the
line Of Pennsylvania avenue, south side, in
the neighbOrhood Of Centre Market, do not
object 10 the country people occupying the
footWalks, but they do require that the city
commissioners have the pavements cleared Of
the fruit, rubbish, and other nuisances, after
market hours. The commissioner of the See
ond W. ard, we learn, attends to this duty. We
wish We could say the same of the commits
sion of the Third Ward.
RELIGIOUS MEETISGs.-For some tine past
the members Of the Ninth street methodist
ProtestsntJ chGrcn have been holding n series
Of interesting meetings in their church, which
have been attended by some Of the ablest
ministers Of that persuasion: among whom We
notice Rev. David Wilson, of Philadelphia,
and Rev Mr.. Clayton. These meetings are
accomplishing much good, and will, We pre-
sumo, be continued for some time.
DAY OF PRAYER nlLnxAsDn.A-rho
Mayor Of Alexandria has issued his proclama-
ton, recommending that Friday next, the 2lst
instant, be sOlemnly set apart py the citizens
Of that place, az 4 day of Thanksgiving to Al
mighty God for his past merc;es, and OF pray
or that he will relieve the distresses OK the
cities afflicted with disease, and
spare u from like calamity.
ALEXANDRIA has so far contributed upwards
Of two thousand dollars for the relief Of the
sufferers by yellow fever in Norfolk and Ports
mouth, and donations are daily being made,
which will swell that amount considerably.
Communicative little misses, Alice u.
stewart aud her sister Fannie G.. Stewart, sent
a IL
Rnd Portsmouth sufferers fund, -