Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-14
EVENING STAR.
Local Intelligence.

blONuIro ever DIOUSul city puOiiO
she-Mr Mcclure is the suctioEeer. The |
exhibits them in the saloon over Farnham's |
bookstore, corner of Pennsylvania aveuue and |
Eleventh street Many ladies and gentlemen |
were there this morning TO witness the ele- |
CANT display the catalogue explaining the |
different subjects on the canvass, and the |
names Of the various artists. Tho forest the |
sea, domestic life, and events recorded in the |
Scriptures and in profane history, are skill. |
fully and inposingly dslineated; and upon |
these representations the eve loves to lipger.
Befides. there are heads OF distinguished men, |
such as Bonaparte, the Duke Of Marlborough. |
Of Admiral Penn (the father of VIM Penn,
and othsrS OF eminencs. Jacob aud Rachel |
At the Well, the Death Of Dido. Shylock and
Jessics, Roadside Inn. sam Weller, the Birth
OF Cupid, View IN Sui'zsrland, and the sxpul- |
sion Of SATAN, are among the many truly ad |
nirablc paintings.
A CoNHoTIoN.-A horse at the Centre Mar |
ket, this morning, forgetting the proprie.y
due to has condition, and oblivioCs of decent
respect for the human beings assembled at the
great mart, was guilty Of the cffence Of max
ing IN unceremonlOuS departure; and, on ap
preaching slamp- pOst-Whe,her accidentally
or BY design was not satisfactorily determined
linked the wheel OF the b. ggy to which he
was attached TO the aforesaid iron upright: |
smashing the glass Ia the lamp BY the violent |
conclusion. Its almos: needless to say there |
was sudden, alarming movement Of market
baskets and tin kettles; the carriers of those
articles Of domestic necessity; each for him
self and herself, hurrying out of the way of
danger. The horse by bis extraordinary pcr-
sOrmances broke loose fIom his gearing, bat
was scored before he completed 2 series of
feats which might have resulted in more &c.
rious consequences To show the eject of the
bad example, We state that other horses be-
. FaafI 10 g ~
and had to be firmly hsid 70 percent them
combining for stampede
TIE JUNE TERN Of The Criminal Court will
be commenced on Monday next Among the
cases which will probably DO tried, is that of
genuemsn Of Brffalo, who, several years
ago, was charged Rith obtaining money under
false pretences from sanking house of this
city; and OF George Raglan, negro, who, a
short time since murdered a man raaaec Fitz
patrick. Judging from tbs past, the usual
number OF cases OF petty larceny, assaults
and assaults AID batteries, will, at the epsu-
ing term, engage the aitenti a OF the court
1t is 10 be regretted that there is 10 tribunal
10 Washington which admit. Of tic last named
eisss OF OFFENCES being summarily adj 1dicated;
but We trust that this defect will lie remedied
BY the improvement Of the laws; provision
for which was made by the LAST Congress, and
% which work the codileTs ara nc \ engaged.
You've WOSAs, on Tuesday evening, mys-
teriously left tho residence OF her parents:
since which time no intelligence has been re-.
csived concerning her Intense, solioitudo ia.
Of course, unaffected by them What renders
the ease peculiarly distressing is she is su beet
70 occasional 1igbts Of derangemen- and was
thus sneeted AT tie tiue f her abrupt depar.
ture. She wore white frOck ard black silk
apron, but no bonnet WS C:3to This fact, in
the hops that II may tend u hard scoYery and
return TO her friends. Information relative
TO the young " man, should aDy one know of
her Whereabouts, may be left at the Star Office:
and We shall, with pleasure Communicate the
sane to thoEe directly interested in her vel
fare.
FIRE The ringing Of bells. and tie deep.
hoarse cry OF Z" ere :" yesterday evening, set
N motion hundreds OF legs at railroad speed
The male portion Of the rising generation were
probably nore PROMO 10 responding 20 the
alarm than If they had heard the voice of the
Shooimaster and tie iinkling Of lie bell, sun
noniBS them to scholastic pursuits The ns-
chimes we're hauled cut and tie usual vocifsr. |
atoms and elattcriDg Of machinery we're heard
. our Streets the freInen, as ever, being
witt to respond to ths call Of du.y volun9
arily assumed. But there wac no Ere which
n9qirea the expenditure of their strength al |
, the brakes
4AAE HEED TO YOUR WAYS We have heard |
numerous complaints Of building materials |
oelng lett ca the sidewalks, ana Of persons |
meeting with trivial accidents in conse0ueGes
Last night, several gentlemen came near beipr
uPped up, while on their way home: an i'm
nense beam of timber with ohsDee bri,k
1nderl IL, being across theis path Fortunately
taey discovered their danger in time to avoid |
afulI length measurement Of their persons ON |
The paveGent. A moment later, and We mi pbt |
n ord n hrtl -
Gated Joint, Instead OF merely calling attention
70 building nuisarces.
that PUHP--Ihs pump on the southeast |
corner Of Twelfth street and PsuosvIvapia |
avenue, besides running q rivuIet st all tiunea
over the street, Is &C ual!T tGmbiu2 to pieces. |
AT all the fros that haze occurred IN tnst vi |
entity Of late. there has been a great want Of |
water, which arises wholly from the condition |
OF tae punps and fire plugs around that neigh |
oorhood, all Of which arc Los ccn.tsn;Iv
wasting water The condition OF these uunaDs
and hTe-plHgs 10 disgrace 10 tLote whose |
business II Is TO have them kept "a good order.
aud grievous iIjaTy to our city
TIE FRE-PLUGs-The gove,nn,snt, s..
plags along enn5Jlvania Avenue are in
shocking Condition, indeed, and scorId he
promptly put in order Had tLcss hefveen
18th and 10Th streets been Ia proper repair on |
We night or tho ApOIO EaIi IRE, very little |
property would have been destroyed by it. 1t |
70 be hoped that the Commissioner of Public |
buildings will give his inmediato attention 70 |
ihls matter, and thus says bis fellow citizeus
rtm impending losses Of thousands on thous. |
ands to result from tie condition Of these 6rs- |
plugs.
CENTRE MARE r-It Is not necessary to |
quote the prices OF edib.es-thsy Gre suEi-
liz ursI1 nd fall
keepersi nor do We care TO revive unpleasant
fcolleetions "a TO how very much they h.d to |
Pay this morning for their supplies necessary |
% Tie susesnance o. life. Instead OF a reiuc. |
aon Of rates, thers was in some cases an in
eleaie-a u.Onrnfal fac, regarding the present,
tnd ofsring 10 hope for tho future With |
.any OF our population, especially the poorer
Class, the starving point is neatly reached.
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