Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-23

/ LAhhoSp SUCK OF Holiday goods, now on
exhibition and sale at his store room on Sew
enth street, Is attracting the attention of old
and young, grave and gay; and the smiling
countenances Of visiters, as they leave the
store, indicate that in variety, quality and
price the assortment gives general satisfac-
ton. Reader, if you would feast your eyes
| on what il got up for the amusement of "young
| America" as we'll as articles suitable for
| children Of a larger growth" don't fail TO
call at No. 4S4 Seventh street, where you will
| ind the principal and his assistants polite and
obliging
| MISS FANNY MIGRANT is about purchasing a
| part or the whole of the lease of the National
| Theatre from Kunkel 4 Co. Should this be
| rival New York in lady manageress, gifted
with beauty, wit, great histrionic talent, and
conversational powers. Miss Morart is an ac
| complished vocalist and actress in Enelgh and
French. Dances elegantly, plays artistically
on the guitar. Gifted thus by the muses., she
cannot fail to create Juror and command sue
cess in city 80 proverbial for its gallantry as
Washington.
WE WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of the
readers of the Star to our friend Shillington' s
large and elegant assortment of Gift Books,
Juveniles. Games, Ladies' Work Boxes and
writing Desks, very handsome bound Bibles
and Prayer Books, Card Cases, Gold Pens,
Zen Knives, Purses, Backgammon Boards,
PORTFOLIOS, and a thousand other different fancy
articles, suitable for presents for the holidays
BY calling early a better selection can be
| made, and the crowd Of the holidays avoided
A Satisfactorily afternoon, horse at
tached to carryall belonging to Capt j.
Peck, ran of on Seventh street, during the
| temporary absence of the driver, End ran
| through several streets and avenues, causing
considerable confusion among pedestrians and
q general stampede of cOachmen with their
teams. The horse was stopped near the corner
| Of Sixth street and the Avenue after making
a smash of the vehicle and harness.
MANY Of our readers no doubt find it quite
difficult to select their Christmas gifts from
among the many articles which fill our Penn.
sylvania avenue stores. We advise all VIII
are 80 puzzled, to get from our friend Shilling.
ton one Of his superb writing-desks, work
boxes, cabas, portfolios, or beautiful ANIMALS
for sale very low at his great emporium.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON Certain expressions
used by Kelly, the man who was sent to Jail
yesterday for h0rse-stealing, caused the police
to suspect that this is not the only offence Of
the kind he has been guilty Of within a few
| months, and that he is now a fugitive from
justice in Maryland. The officers have writ.
ten to Maryland for further information TO-
specting him.
CRIMINAL COURT.-The following cases were
| disposed of yesterday in this Court: John
Donaldson, assault and battery-guilty fined
| SO. VIM Sullivan, John Ennis and Richard
Jones, riot; each nine months in the county
Jail aud 81 fine Timothy d. Sullivan, as
sault and battery; $50 fine.
NATIONAL THEATRE. The Florences are
such deseryedly great favorites with the
w ashington public, that the bare announce
| ment of their names is a card quite sufficient
| to ill the theatre more especially with such
bill as that offered to night.
VIM. SULLIvAN.-We learned at the court
house, this morning, that Sullivan, who was
| sentenced to nine months imprisonment in
Jail, became 30 unruly upon his arrival at the
jail that the guards found it necessary to con-
fine him closely.
The DEALERS IN CENTRE MARKET will
probably be found in their places to morrow
afternoon and evening to supply customers
for Christmas.
CENTRE MARKET The prices of articles in
the market were considerably advanced this
| morning.
Tors AND GIFr-Booxs. for the HOLIDAYS q,
the Northern Liberties Book Store, 327 Sew
enth street, above the Market.
WArcH RErURSs.-Wm Cumberland, riot,
security for court; Charles Fount, do. do
Christopher Fount, do do. ; George Simms,
colored, dismissed John Dyer, vgrant, work
house, ninety days.