Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-07
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

avenue, near Twelfth street, under rather ex-
traordinary circumstances. If his life had de-
pended on walking a chalk-line," ere this
he would have been numbered with the ply
sically defunct. Broad as is the sidewalk, it
was not too wide for his style Of locomOtioD.
Either from after dinner indulgence, or over
fatigue-charity would incline to the latter
he made ziy-zag paths pitching first toward
the houses, and then diverging to the curb,
with extreme difficulty pr, serving his equili-
brium. We question whether any eold-vat
advocate could have better performed the feat
ofthus ''bobbin' around, ;" and avoiding lurch
into cellar, or ''spill'' into the gutter. 1t
seemed that the performer on this occasion
described his figures with mathematical pre-
cision, and with q due regard to the centre OF
gravity
The movements Of the individual attracted
marked attention, particularly that OK the
crowd Of genteEen on the Steps OF tue Kirk
wood House, and Of the numerous "whips,"
polite and prompt, always in waiting in that
vicinity. But the most amusing part of the
perforinar ccs, or the second act, was in reser-
walton. Our hero, after his ''bobbin" and
pitching, apparently unconscious Of the large
crowd of spectators in attendance, came in
contact with a laup-uOst Convulsively he
gTasped it, and then illustrated the faisity of
TIE pOetical axiom,
"Many dangers do environ
The man that meddles with cold iron;;'
for in this case the metallic upright 4" stood 6y
him % n friend in need.
In selling it, however, with both arms, he
found it impossible to bring himself 10 an sb
rupt halt, for the momentum which he had
Just previously acquired wbirle / him g around.
around the post st remarkably rapid
speed, for a human being--pt least as swiftly
as a revolving caIt-whcel when the hcrse is in
ordinary trot. No one venturcd to Interfere
with the feat. Table turing was net g
circumstance to it, though 'spiIits' in this
case pro5l6iy had much 10 do with the per-
fGTmance.
For f.seen minutes or m)Is he wheeled
r0Ind the (!amp-roSt) axis, when his ,lTength
ts npoTsriiy f5TScok him, and down he fell to
til ground, his arms still elias ping his mute,
metallic friend. His legs spraddlcd, and hor-
izOntal to the sidewalk, his figure described
the letter reversed CD, much to the regret
Of all tetOtalIers.
Alter ten minutes rest bis strength, in a
degree, returned; and so hc " gathered up
his feet and, land over hand, once more at
tanned to something like perpendicular posi-
tiOn, but, instead OF remaining stationary, he
again began 20 move round the lamp post, and
soon was flying with the same velocity as be-
fore. The spectators did not make merry ut
his m.fUrtunes, but ba-ha'd. at his extreme
|, agility and rapid revolutions. They couldn't
help II, and like the frank old countryman WI o
was tickled with quaint rem ark OF his par
SOL, would have Larfef if they had died fer
it,
Finally a. TIC termination Of half an hour,
his "pedeStals' re. used longer to perform
their Office, and the poor fellow again slipped
10 the ground. The whiTliEg. ''b0bDin around,
sreound'' was over, E-hausteG-nearly pow
eWiess. re covered his face with his list, and,
with his features thus concealed, he sunk into
siumber-'- Nature s sweet rest )Ter, balny
sleep "
lie was subsequently, removed by friends,
who Sympathiscu with him in his mISfortuUes.
Weh2vo thus been particular in describing
the exhibition Os yesterday afternoon, which
took pl. C the great thOrCugbGare, with 3
view Ut showing how IidiculoUs q man may
make himselfby an indu' yence in strong drink.
TIE cause u bich led TO the public exposure in
question should be avoided, for % T5ine is a
1nocker, strong drink IS raging, and he that
Is deceived thereby is not wise
PUBLIC SCuOOLS.-Ine following is the list
Of bOOl TO be used in the Public Schools
For Primary SchooI5-Ho!y Bible; Prices
English SFelier; Swans Writir. Exercises in
Spelling, first aad second yarts; swan S Prima-
y Reader, Nos. L, 2, a. Grammar School
Reader; Columns Mental Arithmetic; Per-
kins' Primary Arithmetic; Perkins Practi-
cal Arithmetic, for most advanced classes;
Corne!l's Primary and intermediate Ge3gra-
ply; Parleys First Book Of History; I.cl-
brooks Gcometrieal Cat chism and liIustra-
TONS, by Solids; Payson Dunton's Writing
Books; Appleton Hand Book OF AnglO-Saxon
root words; Worcester's Dictionary.
For District SehoOls-iIOly Bible; Swans
Second SDeller; Appleton's American Hand
Book Of Anglo-Saxon Deriva;i0ns; AppIetcn's
Ensrafted Words; Scholars Companion; Par
ker's Third Realer; Parker's -Four ID Reader:
Parhers Rhetorical Reader; Young Ladies'
& Reader; Davies INTEL ctual Aiithr ,tic; Per-
Practical Arlt} mil
cal Lessons in English Grammar: Bullion 5
Principles Of English Grammar; G-eene's Ana
lySiS aud Sentcltial Structure OF the Epgli. b
Language; CoTLell's Biographies; Worcester 5
Elements of History; Davies SeIies of Mer-
suration, Geometry, AID Algebra; Smith s
Astronomy; Parker's Philosophy; Peterson
Familiar Science; ShUitlefs governmental
instructor; Hickey's Constitution OF the United
States; Cutters Anatomy, Physiology, ard
Hygiene; Worcester S Dictionaries; Pdyson &
DuntOn's Writing Books.
PETTY THEVES.-0ur citizens are again
troubled by piIferer3, chicken thieves. shop
iliters ami others who are beginning their
operations. The vigilance Of the day and
night police is exe,ied To catch the scamps;
but SO far they have escaped. There are few
articles these thievCs will not take" They
remove the bolt frc-l ga,es, axes from wood
houses: chickens, iiGIt, or any ching they can
dispose OF Tor money Thee operators are not
altogether Ooys; many have been seen and
pursued; they we've men able to work honest
ly, but to0 worthless to make the attempt
GENEROUS COSTRIBU TION-Ee rcspcct-
fully invite the attention Of or readers 20 tho
advertisement CT Mr. John II. KIM, which
appears in our paper Of this afternoon, by
which they vii learn that he intends apprc-
Pii&tinS tue entire proceeds vi one dsy's sale
oi has fresh and choice fruits and vegetables
tTOm his own farm, 10 the relief of the Nor
iOlk and Portsmouth sufferers. Accordingly,
on Tuesday morning, bis stalls in the Gentle
Market will he abundantiy 2uppIied eth those
articles. We need not especially urge upon
our citizens to pGTckazc ;ncir supplies fun
That benevolent gentleman.
DANGEROUS SPOET-Owncrs IF fast hcrses
should Ind places to test their speed where
the lives oi persons cannot be endangered.