Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-26
EVENING" STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


arrived in Washington this morning, in the II
o'clock train of cars, and were received at the
railroad station by y numerous delegation from
our respective fire companies. Much cordiaIitv
OF feeling was eyinced by the visitors and
their receivers and warm and earnest were
the reciprocal greetings A large number Of
persons, not participating in the ceremonies,
were interested spectators of the scene
havipg seversl hours only to remain in tie
midst OF as, our Washington fremen at once
conducted then, to the Capitol that they might
take hurried sight Of the objects of interest
In that locality; thence they were escorted to
The Patent Office to view more especially the
curlosities in the National Gallery; but day
In that place would scarcely be sufficient 70
examine them with particularly They will,
doubtless, make the most Of their time il
"sight-seeirg"
We learn that tie visitors will dine at the
American Hotel at clock, in company with
our city delegations, and leave Washington in
the last afternoon train of cars on their re-
turn home.
TIE EcLIPsE.-The " local. of the Nation
Inteiiigencer, IN that paper of this morning,
says:
" If the naked eye is 10 be believed, the as
tronomers were at fault as to the hour Of the
commencement Of the eclipse on the night Of
Hednesday. 1t was half past ~ before the
earth 5 shadow touched the southeast upper
portion Of the moon. Towards o'clock the
observation was complete, and the phenop-
enon grand in all respects. After the clouds
OF the carly part of the night passed of the
moon shone out In peerless beauty and the OF
portunity for observation was all that the man
Of science could DESIRE
And the local adds:
"Such persons as watched fer the eclipse
last night, (under the guidance of the Starr in
stead of the night before, have had their viyils
In vain; the event was then n thiIg OF the
past
Having better knowledge Of tie more
ments of the Star than Of the Noon, re took
IT Tor granted that some Of our contsapc ra1ie-
were correct as the tune of the extraordinary
lunar phenomenon: but we are now enlightened
as to the fact that there was a mistake N this
particular Ii any persons watched for the
eclipse last night, (' under tho guidance O.
the Star, we must promptly express cur
regret that they were disappointed The NUM-
ber, however, thus on the lockout, was small
II any individual At al especially sat up with
the exception OF the astroEomers) 20 wines.
the observation OF her placid majesty.
"a. We were not aware of our mistake until
this morning, it Is we'll known that we are
not in the habit of being out . sky-,arkirC
We do not, however, wish to be understood as
imputing bad habits to cur youtful friend CT
the Intelligencer.
The American Almanac. however, is to
DidHic luz any disappointment we nay nave
unint entiOnally Occasi,ned. Either the editor
Of that work, or the moon herself. CONF tilted
an error; but We are inclined 70 believe that
the FIST named is responsible.
COURT OF CLAIMS Yesterday, Messrs. Thos
Ii. Baird, Andrew Wylie, AMI F. W. Risuue
appeared, ard were sworn attorneys Of his
court.
Judge Scarborough delivered the op;nion
al 70, al
(NO. 81 on the law docket that the pctiticu
of the claimant Is defective in not set ing forth
the contract on which tie claim is founded.
and in not stating the action of Congress there
on, rs required 5y the act Of Congress estab-
fishing the cOur:. Until the T.atiti0n is amend.
ed, the court will 10. make an order 10 take
testimony.
Mr. Stewart, in case No. sc on the general
docket, chat Of Mary Recside, exeeutrix If
James Reeside,J moved fJr commission to
take testimony on interroCltOIies fled in the
Clerk of:;3e, and asked leave TO amend the
petition Of the claimant, which was granted
BY consent Of the Solicitor, the case was en-
tered on the Law docket.
The argument in the case C j. X Roger.
(No. 81 on the law docket the Jherokee ciaimJ
was resumed By Mr.. Rogers. The Solicitor
followed in behalf Of government and had not
concluded his remarks when the cour, ad-
journed.
w Il.
o'clock, two young Msn got into little diff
Guilty al public house. The one invited the
other 10 stake n little walk for what pu~-
pose it is TO. stated; but this he declined do
ing, except On the condition that his iGviter
would lend him knife rs, uGder ether cir
cumstances, he always selected his own COM
panyi For some time the dialogue was con-
tinued interspersed with such exI letves Us
would not be fought by professor If morals
in theological institute. hand-in hand
encounter was apprehended, but su IA a result
was happily precluied by the intervention of
third party, who poured oil on the trcu-
bled waters;' AID when the late bclligerents
and the pacifcator were last seen, they were
ct the bar, not merely foT the purpose &C look
ing at others par;ake of the liquids there
dispensed. "
A SERIOUS OCCURREyCE-We learn from
the Intelligencer of this morning that on
Wednesday night Mr. james A L3velscc, u
respectable carpenter of this city, aged prob
ably between thirty-Gve and forty years Of
age was conveyed ~ the lnfrnary severely
injured by being shot on one side of the face
with a gun in the hands of John Harmon, his
brother-in- law His jaw was broken and his
cheek much torn, and large number Of shot,
which hal passed around under the integu-
ments were removed from the back Of his
neck His face was greatly swollen last eve
ming, and high fever had occurred. We fear
his case is critical Harmon was ares. o | and
committed, to be further examined after the
result of his act shall be determined.
TIE LANDSCAPES AT TAYLOR & MiURY's -
Two oil paintings, depicting American scenery
executed by VIM Mcleod, Esq. (unquestion-
ably one Of our best native artists,) have been
on view at Messrs. Taylor 4 Maury's book
store for some days past. Those Of our readers
who have not already inspected these gems Of
art would do well not to miss the opportunity,
a. We are informed that they vii | be relied
for Immediately, the subscription list being
jus. completed.
GAs-For several nights past the gss-lights
have been unusually brilliant, exciting su:-
prise as we'll rs satisfaction, considering that,
previously, the illumining material furnished
was of an inferior quality. The cause of the
improvement, we learn, the cleansing or wash
Ing out Of the gasometer, under the direction
Of Mr.. G. W. Goodali.