Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-29
EV ENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


from the attention which it was necessary to
pay to wearing apparel, repeatedly cloud of
uble-refned dust was blown into the face. |
In fact, the venturers abroad had o continuous |
contest with the stiff blasts, which whsted |
and swept with violence all minor fragments
within the range of its influence. 1t may |
here be proper to remark that parasols-those |
articles which are as often carried for mere |
ornament as they are for comfort-were dis |
pensed with. A persistence in sporting them
at such time would, probably, have sub
jected their owners to the modification of see
ing them carried upward, balloon-f fashion.
Under the windy circumstances to which we
have referred many person of the male kind
had to pay especial attention to his head, and
to hold his hat on to prevents its blowing away
We witnessed n little scene on Massachu-
setts avenue. which teaches a lesson which
may be Of Importance on some future similar
occasion-that is, when the wind blows so flu
riously. While an elderly gentleman, his
hair white and sparse in Its quantity, was in
the act of turning into Seventh street, Whit
of wind took his hat of, lifting it at least six
feet from his head; the victim looking at it
in the upward tendency" 1t, however,
like Newton's apple, was soon attracted to the
earth; but unlike the fruit, it commenced
series of revolutionary movements, flying rap
idly from the status Of the owner. But he,
bent over, ard with the aid Of his stick, his
coat fyiny before him, as q flag would from
Its staff, started in pursuit of the cylindrical
fugitive; and, considering his years, ran well,
thus re-enseting the sport of youth, but not,
il is reasonable to suppose, with as much hap
piness in that exercise as in days Of yOre.
While he was thus employed child, six or
seven years Of age, whose cap had been whisk-
ed off just about the same time as his seniors,
was chasing his revolutionary property, cry
ing with grief, and full bent on the recovery
of his hat!
After a spirited and exhausting race, the old
man and the child attained their object; and,
pufing and blowing themselves, their breath
ing apparatus having been severely taxed,
they retraced their steps; now, each holding
his hat to his head to prevent a recurrence OF
the scene in which they had been involuntary
actors.
CoURr OF CLAIIs.-On Saturday, in the
case of Almanzon Huston, Of Texas-Alexan-
der III. Evans, Esq, for the claimant-Judge
Gilchrist delivered the opinion Of the court.
This is a claim of SIG 500 for mail services per
formed in the State of Texas just after the pc
Rod of annexation, and after the lettings Ct
1913. wien the mails suddenly increased to an
enormous weight The Post Office Department
had no power to liquidate the claim: The
court decided the case to be within the juris-
diction of the court, and ordered the taking
Of testimony.
In the case of NJ c. Emery, Of Washing
ton, Judge Blaekford delivered the opinion
of the court. This is O claim for labor, &c,
in hauling marble to be used in construction
of the Capitol extension, and amounts to the
sum of $3.50. The court decided that the
petition is defective, and until it is amended
no order will be made for taking testimony
These cases were submitted without arGu nent.
The case Of Letitia Humphrey was taken
up; C. A. Sherman, Esq. of Washington, APP
pearng for the claimant. 1t is claim for
damages under a provision in the ninth arti-
Gle Of the treaty concluded between the Uni
ted States and Spain on the I'D day Of Feb
rusry, 1919, arising out ofthe invasion Of 4 st
Florida in the years 1872 and 1913, and the
destruction Of the property of the Spanish
officers and citizens residing there, by the
military forces cf the United States.
Mr. Sherman had not concluded his opening
argument when the court adjourned.
ANOTHER DIS APPOINrhENr-Someti time ago,
Miss Agnes Robertson, it was advertised
would appear at the National Theatre, in the
burletta Of 90 A Cat changed to a Woman;
but the spectators were deprived of the pleas
ure of seeing such an extraordinary metamOr-
phis The manuscript not having arrived"
was the excuse for the first disappointment.
The same piece was announced for Saturday
evening, and this time il was reasonable to
suppose, public expectation would be graft
fed but another excuse was made for its
performance, namely: that Mr.. Adams,
who was to have taken a part in the piece,
lad, while playing at the Baltimore Museum,
been accidentally shot in the hand. So the
farce Of "Rschers Coming was substituted.
Now, that Miss Robertson has departed, We
must, we suppose, make up our minds that
the theatre-gOers will never see ga Cat changed
to a Woman ~ Two trials, we fancy, were
not sufficient to produce 80 wonderful q result!
BRUTAL AssAULT.-The Baltimore Sun, of
this morning, says: "During late hour on
Friday night Mr.. Geo w 0futt, vice-presi-
dent of the Vigilant Fire Company of George
town, D. c., went to the Middle district watch
house and informed Capt. Mitchell Of an ag-
grayated and unprovoked assault which had
been made upon him whilst in a public house
near Monument Square. He stated that he
came on to this city on Friday evening, in
visiting the Holiday Street Theatre was in
vited BY a seeming friend to 60 to the house
for refreshments. He was scarcely introduced
to q person before he was struck violent
blow over the left eye. He Immediately seized
the assailant but his feet were tripped up,
when he fell heavily to the ground.
ASApO ccuRRExcE.-The Alexandria (va.)
Gazette of this morning says: "On Friday
evening last a child Of Mr.. Thomas Rolls, re-
siding on King street, met with a most shock
ing accident, which resulted in her death. She
was in a room alone at the time when her
clothing took FIRE, (how is not known but be-
fore her friends. who were attracted by her
screams, could och the room, she was com.
pIetely enveloped in flames, and so badly
burned as to cause death in a few hours She
was eight years of age, and was very spright-
iy and interesting"
MILE DE BoYE's CoScERr-This musical
treat took place on Saturday evening, and
though the performances and rendering of
works Of classic composers by n lie de Boye ard
Prof. Ahrend were unexceptionable, yet not
so large an auditory was present as the praise
worthy iefforts Of these perseveriDg artists
merited. We hope the slim attendance was
from unavoidable causes, as to be musical and
not attend such q concert as the one on Satur-
day night would argue poorly for correct mu-
steal taste among cur concert goers.
NATIONAL THEArRE.-This establishment
vas comfortably filed on Saturday night with