Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-10


Where wisdom sits within the s nat walls;
Those walls that often, In an earlier ,y
Have echoed back the tones Of Henry Clay
msLe Sou pure rears her groups Of fIulless grace,
Where many well known lneaments we trace
With that last Triumphant aa,ive gsnius gives
Inc monumental broaze where Jackson lives;
A AND painting finds most appropriate home,
Beneath the shadow If the nat on's dome;
"hers grateful Tor the many blessings he hath
won, '-"r
Our country rears her shaft to Washington;
Tnat marble plie COW towering to the skies
10 mark nations fondest N emories,
VI him whose name revered In every age
lfhe Hero, Patriot, Citizen, and Sage,5
shall never die, while floats our flag u. furled,
Inc beacon light Of F freedom to the world
While thus the kindred arts yourthoughts engage,
we humoiy crave your favor fer the stage;
U ne mimic scene where all the arts combine
10 cors crate the muses. hallowed shrine.
beneath this dome the poets lofty thought,
with genius rife and Inspiration fraught,)
Shall oft be heard to charm the listening ear
Or claim the humble tribute OF a tear.
And while you view the scenes Of other times,
Admire their visions, or abhor their crimes,
You surely will espouse the actors cause,
And grant the need Of well deserved applause
Her, music too, shall WELD its mystic power,
And plume with joy the pinions OF the hour;
With melody awake the ravisto ear,
Beguile the care worn and the grief-struck cheer;
And while the air yet echoes with the song,
Your Plaudits shall the happy strain prolong
Proves that our wishes are not doomed to fly;
And that our future shall be fair and bright,
As is the promise Of this opening night.
AN AAAEoSIAN BATrLE.-Yesterday after
noon two girls of the town got into fight on
Pennsylvania avenue, ut the corner of Twelfth
street, and clawed and pummelled each other
most numerically, las though well match
ed indeed the length Of the block, up to E.
street. A crowd of hundreds of idlers speedily
collected around them, and seemed to be
highly amused with the way in which they
made the feathers and fnery fly from each
others heads ard backs. A police officer,
however, intercepted them at the corner of f
street, and after allowing one of them to de-
posite child, with which she was encountered
durlng the fray, IL questionable house hard
by, marched the twain,of to the Office of JUS
tce of the peace. The officer in gallanting
them along the street, had apparently, very
hard work all the way, to force them to re-
fcain from clawing each other again. The ex-
hibition was exceedingly disgraceful and re
voting. The names of the females are Cath
airline Gallaher and Sarah E. Hunt, and that
of the officer who arrested them f. B. Hughes.
They were required to give bail.
Has SEvAsToPOL BEEN TAKRN!-I say that
1t has not been taken, according to the usual
understanding Of takeing Fort, city, State,
or country.
When the Allies decided to 90 to the Crims,
Said L, "The Emperor of Russia has got them.
And L reread the descriptions of Seyastopol,
| and Said it would not be taken, they might
destroy il, but could not take it, for the Rus
| slams would blow it up before they would al.
low it to be taken.
They have done so-Therefore what I said
| on the q ult. and on the of Oct 1855 may
| be relied on as The Truth
| J,ura Roprpruoy
| Editor of the Truth
NATIONAL THEATRE.-The play going pul =
lie will be gratified this evening with the re-
presentation of the ever popular play of Pr
!arro; j. K. Scott personating Rolla; J. E.
McDonough, Pizarro, and Mrs. Melinda Jones,
| Elvira This is strong cast of characters.
The entertainment will conclude with the
| thrilling drama Of Jonathan Bradford, or the
| Murder at the Roadside Inn, in which Messrs
| Scott and McDonough will also appear; Mr..
| Jefferson, the popular comedian, as Caleb
Scrimidge, with song, which we cannot pro-
mise will be so'emnly sentimental. With
| such an attractive bill, we anticipate crowd
| ed auditory, tonight, at the National
The Ell DoRADo.-Reynoldsh has completely
renovated his FL Dorado House, ION Pennsyi-
yania avenue, next to the United States
| HOtel) There Is no better restaurant in
Washington, and none wherein the real com
fort of respectable guests is more assiduously
attended to. The proprietor Is fitting up his
second story as public dining-r room, sfter tie
New York fashion, wherein from II a. m. to +
| p. m, strangers and others may dine, by the
card, enjoying hot joints, game, every variety
| OF fruits, vegetables, pastry, &C., one may de-
| siD
v WASHINGTON AND ALExANDRIAR RAILROAD
Some weeks will elapse before we shall have
railroad conveyance between the two cities
Yesterday, workmen commenced laying the
| sieepers, for the rails Of this branch, in the
neighborhood of the Washington railroad depot;
the track to extend thence, through First street
and Maryland avenue. to the Long Bridge
WEDDING PARTY.-We hear that theta.
tional Hotel is to be enlivened tonight by an
entertainment TO be given to tho Washington
city friends of 7. 4. Herring, jr., of New
York, and his accomplished and beautiful
bride, one of the reigning bellies of Philadel-
phla. Mr.. IL. Is the son Of the well known
New York constructor of iron safes. The CAV
bridal party reached Washington yesterday.
FUNERALS Harmony Lodge, 1. o o. F.,
were out in procession, yesterday afternoon,
attending the funeral of John s. Cuttings,
from his late residence, near the Navy Yard
The Northern Liberties Fire Company are,
.his aCeInoon, eh2sgeu IN similar solemn
duty following to the tomb John Ennis q de-
ceased member of that organization.
MAYORS VEro.-The Mayor Of Washington
has vetoed the bill Of the Councils for the relief
of Isaac Ten Eyek, formerly associated with
Mr.. Palmer in the contract or-laying of and
numbering the houses, &c.
The Mayor says, in his message, it is noto-
rious that the contract was " not faithfully ex
ecuted, both as respects the correct num-
bering of the city and the style and neatnoss
Of the numbers furnished by them"
THR ALARH OF FIRE this morning, abou.
eight O'Clock, was caused by smoke arising
from the roof of the dwelling house on the
north east corner of Eighth and streets, the
chimney, it is supposed, being cracked. No
damage resulted. The FIRE companies promptly
fastened to the scene, but, fortunately, there