Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-22
VIEWING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


Intelligent, amisble, interesting, ana re-
uowued brotherhood, announce their second
reuuion st Odd Fellows Hall, Navy ART, on
Z Thursday evening, the 2ith inst. Judging
from their FIRST brilliant entertainment, and
. from the extensive preparations winch nave
. been made for the present one we are conn
dent that If the many gay parties OF the season,
this uiU he the gayeSt The mere announce
mani oF this approaching festivity has sent A
Thrill Of delight through the maidenly hearts
. 90 the Metropolis, which vibrates in those of
The surrounding country; and a responsive
chord has been also touched in the Steiner
hearts of the masculine gender. Hence, all
the beaux and bellies within "The Ten Miles
Square, are on the tip-toe of expectation,
and the unique invitation cards of the "Bache-
Tors" are falling everywhere around US, thick
and stainless as the snow fakes in the midst
Of which we write. The young gentlemen I'M
der whose auspices the ball is to be given, are
az tatt in the management of such affairs, and
know how to :" do the agreeable, ensuring
the delight and happiness Of every participant
in the pleasures of the evening
1t Is dangerous, no doubt, for bachelors, es-
pecially young ones, to expose themselves so
wantOnly in open combat with their enemies
and, arguing from past experience, the en-
counter will be fatal to some of them. Yet
I hey hope for cOuntenance, moral aid and
omfOrt from their fellow bachelors, asking
only fair play and no favors
Thus armed they challenge beauty's glance,
And brave the dangers OF the dance"
In order to vary the evenings entertain
mont, the Bachelors propose to distribute, as
prizes to the ladies, three elegant gold rings,
The lucky recipients of viii, h may have the
privilege if they choose to exercise it, Of Sc
iecting from among the Bachelors present as
partners fer life, any three who may please
their fancy Need we say more to mako in
Vulnerable hearts thrOb with anxiety for the
arrival of Thursday night, and the opening of
ball destined to be memorable tho annals OF
metropolitan life?
PORTRAIT.-We cheerfully publish and fully
endorse the following article, handed Us by a
gentleman who is IN every way competent to
Judge
M. Editor As l glanced down the col
umns Of your pleasant paper few evenings
since, thinking at the same time how regularly,
despite the storms, it has always made its ap
pearance, the name Of an old acquaintance
met my eye dpTopos Of his professional attain
ments as an artist. l refer to Mr. Henry
Willard, Of Boston.
This gentleman has painted portraits of my
family and friends for the last twenty years,
during which time he has taken at least that
number of hkenesses in my own immediate
circle, and he never once failed TO produce a
living striking sembIance of the sitter. His
forte has always consisted in his aptitude for
this the most valuable of all tho points of a
portrait, catching at OTce the peculiar char
acterlstics of the face and features, and re-
cCrding the very Individuality upon the can
vas. A few years since he went 20 Europe to
study, and since his return his pictures give
evidence Of his application and increased taste
70 their more perfect and life like coloring
Your correspondent, though he does not pre-
tend to connolseurship, yet pIesumes to regard
Mr.. " g talent for seizirg the iHrnrSS as
4ul " tn hat Of tha
This communication is wholly unsought for
On the part Of Mr.. W, whose rare m0desty
and refinement Of feeling, go well known
among his friends preclude any supposition
but the true One, that IL emanates from the
spontaneous regard Of an old friend, and your
SUBSCRIBER.
ADvERTIsING.-The true secret Of adver-
Using Is to select paper which is generally
read, and we know that in this respect the
Stor is unequalled in this metropolis. Daily
examples Of its excellence as a medium for
advertisers occur, and to-day we received the
following note, which speaks for itself:
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1856
"W d. Wallach; Esq Please discontinue
the advertisement for Telegraph Wstchmen
inserted in yesterdays Star. We had nine
applications within two hours after the publ
cation of the Star yesterday evening, and by
half-Past 5 this morning six more
Yours truly, j. b. TREE"
This is only one instance among many show
Ing hat those who wish 10 cOmmunicate with the
public have but 70 advertise in the Star. All
who lose anything OF find anythng-whO wish
To hire or 20 let-wbo wish To board or to OBJ
tain bOarders-whO have anything to buy or
anything to seli-in short, all who wish to
avail themselves of advertising-that great
fulcrum on which the lever of action rests
have only To profit by the advantages offered
by the large circulation of the Washington
Evening Star.
SUPREME COrRT.-YesteIday, Hon John
NJ. Parker and John j. Van Allen, ESQ of
New York, sam. W. Holiday, Esq Of Cali
fOrnia, and A. /. Rainey, ESQ of Texas
were admitted attorneys and counsellors Of
this Court.
No. IS. The United States, plaintiffs in en-
Tor, IS. the Minnesota and Northwestern Rail-
road Company. The argument Of the motion
10 dismiss this cause was concluded by Mr..
Attorney General Cushing in support thereof
No. l55- Jas. L.. CalcOte, plaintiff In error
-. Frederick Stanton 81 al The argument
If the motion to dismiss this cause was con-
tinued by Messrs. Day and Reverdy johnson
for the plaintiff In error, in opposition there
10 Adjourned.
PRoTRACTED MEErISG.-An interesting pro
tracted meeting commenced last evening at
the Thirteenth street Baptish Church, and
will be continued during the week. The pas
tor IL assisted by Rev Thomas q Fisher Of
Kentucky, distinguished revivalist under
whose preaching, We learn, more than forty
thousand conversions have been effected He
occupies the pulpit tonight, and those who
attend will doubtless be much edited.
THASKs.-We wore shown this morning a
handsome card Of thanks, sent by the - Amos
keas Veterans to Manager III. c. Jarrett for
the attentions shown the corps by him, on
the occasion of their visit TO this city when he
politely invited them TO visit the National
Theatre The card bears the seal Of the CORDS.
and is signed by Col Potter, as commander
and by b Z. Cilley clerk