Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-12

whose "phelinks'' are evidently indescriba-
BILE, writes as, saying:
Allow me to call the attention of thu poIice
to the daily infraction Of the law. on -Four
teenth street, between the hours Of 5 and
p. m. A number Of "fast" young men. who
can't afford to walk, loiter along this Der
b." at the moderate gait of 2:40, In vehicles
OF sundry forms, from the granddaddy-loDg
legs to the dry.goods-box pattern, not at all
endangering the lives of women and children,
who have ample time to get out of the way
There's Bed Bugs, with his open barouche
and windgalled nags; Tape and Sealing-Wax
In painted cart Goldfish and Greencheese
roll along easily together in a clarendon, Capt
Smellpowder in a grasshopper gig, and Rot
gut tdem there, too, saunters Boniface Blue
in his go-cart, young So. 80 per day in one Of
Birch's best paints, Jack Plane in a patent
washing machine, Don Juan Pegar-an rodo in
a big dredging machine, and Count Whisky
inski, in something which would probably re
semble the offspring of a cross between mud
scow and Japanese junk, besides host of
other itinerants who have neither the fear OF
God nor Of our "city fathers land by the
way one or two Of these worthless loaf along
there too) before their eyes. If the Chief Of
Police will station an officer about the corner
OF Fourteenth and L street he will be able to
arrest these men of the times in their mad
career, and thereby perform an act of human
lty to the horses and an act Of Justice to the
citizens along the line of this race course. If
you are unwilling to publish this, Mr. Editor
please touch EN- up in your own style, and
eblige A THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS
ON FOURTEENTH STREET.
NATIONAL THEATRE We have freely ex-
pressed our admiration of Miss Keene of her
grace, intelligence, and truly lady.like de-
pertinent, but never before did we appreciate
so fully as on last night her pre- eminence as
an intellectual actress Without q trace Of
the fussiness, vulgarity and rant which dis
tinguish too many of our "Star actresses"
she plays with refinement and subdued
power which makes her rendering of a part
an intellectual study and treat of a high order.
Hr George Jordan made a superb Hvillain'i
as Captain Hawksley. Stodjart by his rem
dering of the part of Potter gave US high
idea Of his ability in old mems parts. Wheat
leigh was alse admirable, and Mrs johnson
sustained her part in pleasing manner
This fine comedy, C. Still Waters Run
Deep, with single exception, went off most
happily. That exception was very disgust
ing piece Of impertinence on the part of the
acto- who represented police officer. The
management will, doubtless, pu. it beyond the
power of this person to again insult w ash
iDgtOn audience
Tonight the play of "The Marble Heart"
which made such an impression on it, late
representation by the keene troupe, will be
performed for the last time. TO Parents
AMI Guardians closes the performances.
A SAD HISTORY young girl was taken
to the guard house last night by Officer Boss,
on the charge Of being drunk and disorderly.
This morning, when brought out for trial be-
fore Justice Stevens, she offered no excuse for
her conduct, and confes ed that she had been
drunk and lighting She also said there was
no hope for her reformation, and she would
make no promises as to the course of life she
would lead in future. She said further, that
she had been sedUced by her O,cn brother!
that her step-mother was the cause of her
leaving home; and through the opposition of
that step-mother her father would not permit
Der to return home, although she had asked
to be taken back. If she could not return to
her father, she said she would make no prom.
Use Of reformation. She will be fifteen years
of age on the coming New Years day, ard is
Of rather interesting appearance. 1t appeared
that she commenced her miserable career
about year ago, and has already served sixty
days in the workhouSe Her statements were
made with a show of truthfulness, and when
dark portions of her history were referred to
by her venerable interrogation, she expressed
tho most revengeful feelings. The father of
this unhappy child is, we learn. laborer in
this city.
LIQUID FIRE.-With view Of informing
our citizens how some things are done" far
Their South, but not for the purpose of recon-
mending the example, we extract the follow
ing notice from Mobile paper:
"NOrIcE-Io whisky shOpksepers aoho vsnd
liquid fire to Stare, Whereas, it has come
to the knowledge of the Secret Police of Mo-
bile, that in many instances where the above
class has been fined by the Mayor ffty dollars
for violating the law, that an appeal is gener
ally taken, thereby giving time to those mis-
creants to run or buy off witnesses against
them
Now, be it known to such. that in any
case Of the kind occurring hereafter, where
an appeal is taken, the Secret Police will give
the parties twenty hours notice to leave, bag
and baggage, and on failure thereof, said Pc.
lice will remove such offenders at once
Done at the Secret Police Office, on the
10Th day Of August, 1855
COUNT MoREMALLsKRY, Com'r.
The WEATHER.-We are indebted to "B -
Of Georgetown, for the following notes of the