Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-28


the appellants by Hon. John Nelson, who con-
cluded his remarks; and the case was submit
ted for the decision of the court.
The argument in the case Of Adam Ham
plaintiff, as. the State of Missouri, was made
for the plaintiff by Hon. Hon III. S. Geyer.
On motion by Hon. r. H. Gillet, the appeal
brought from the United States district court
tor wisconsin in the case of VIM. S. Hunger
ford, appellant, Us. John Sigerson, was dock
eted and dismissed with costs.
The court then adjourned.
FAY UP!-Some extravagant fellow, who
evidently has lived beyond his means, writes
GO oh, the bills, Christmas bills,
What world Of misery
There memory instills,
As the merchants with their ouills
Stuck behind their ears polite
So carssslngly invite
Your kind and prompt attention
To their bills.
How they dun, dun, dun,
As they kindly urge upon
Your earnest attention little bills,
Little bills"
Now, we hope that not only this poet, hut
every one else who owes q dime will PROMPTLY
square up their ''Iittle bills" The old proverb
says that " short credits make long friends -
and the only way our. merchants can keen
their stocks replenished, and sell at low rates
IL ~ having their customers prompt in pay
meat So don't wait day, but settle at once,
and, take our word for it, life will seem
pleasanter.
PUBLIC OPINION emphatically demands a
restoration of the Sunday morning trains on the
railroad between this city and Baltimore and
the papers are unanimous in their call on the
company to decide between the pecuniary in
terests confded to their care and the warmly
and frequently expressed wishes of the public
If railroad companies were only to run their
passenger trains on such days of the week as
were ascertained to be paying DAYS" we
would soon have to return to first principles
and stage-coaches. There arc scores of Balti-
more mechanics, and others, now employed in
the District, who, to visit their families on
Sunday, must now cease work at neon ON
Saturday.
MUSICAL CONVENTION will come off at
the Smithsonian Institution under the direc-
ton Of Professor A N. johnson and E. III.
Frost, commencing Wednesday, January I'd,
at 10 o'clock, a.. m, and continuing about
week. Two superior female vocalists will &C.
company the Professors in quartetts for the
purpose Of giving perfect examples of the
various styles of Music. The Opera Chorus
Book and the Handel collection will be used
as text books for practice, and will be furn-
ished grstuitously for the use Of the members
oil the convention, and the exercises will be
free TO all interested in the subject of music.
Snow Our second installment of snow is
reaching us to-day, but so inHnitesimal in
quantity and so inferior in quality as not to
promise first class sleighing. Such as it is it
has had the effect of mOderating the weather
notch or two, which is not adisagreable item
especially to the poor. To the wealthy, |
the cold Of the last day or two only brings
enhanced enjoyment of the blazing fire, the |
cory arm chair, and the smoking hot repast, |
but TO the destitute whose table is without food
and L-
brings only privation and despair.
The ACADEMY OF Music is a deserving and |
persevering institution. The indefatigable |
director, Mr. W. Henry Palmer, announces
four concerts by subscription, which it is in. |
tended shall be limited. Thus, the public |
will have an opportunity of hearing the best |
music, vocal and instrumental, and we are |
glad TO find our music-loving community at
tachlng their names TO the subscription list,
which bids fair to be ono of the most fashion
able We have yet seen in Washington. We |
refer our readers to the prospectus in our ad-
vertising columns
THE PUBLIC have funny notion about prin-
ters They think it costs nothing to puff, ad-
vertise, DC. And thus one and another will |
sponge an extra paper, puff, or some benev-
oleat advertisement They forget that this
business makes them known. They forget that
II IL the printers ink that axes nine tenths of
their immense fortunes. They forget that it
takes money to pay compositOrs-tO buy ink
type and paper-and last, they forget to even
thank you for working, by gratuitously puff
isg their business.
Our CITIZENS generally should bear in mind
that the season has come, when, if care is not
used, the sidewalks will be filed with ice To |
the danger Of the limbs and lives Of those who
pass over them. They should forbid their
servants throwing any water on the sidewalks,
as accidents Of a serious nature have resulted
from this species of carelessness or thought
lessless.
JUST COMPLAINTS about the irregular run
ming OF the boats on the Potomac river, be-
tween this city and Alexandria, and the con-
sequent injury to the public, continues cloud
and deep" If the public would only deter
mine To patronize the boat that goes at regular
hours, the evil would be obviated in two DAYS.
al the boats would then run at regular hours.