Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-11

resentation Of Tsylor's capital comedy. +" Still
| aters Hun Deep" and concludes with the
"Spltalneld Weaver" in which Harry Hall,
the comedian, makes his first appearance.
10 morrow night the French play of " Pau
| line, or the Three Asssssins, !" will be perform
Cd, and on Saturday night, the last night Of
the keene troupe, =" The Marble Heart" will
| be repeated.
1t is to be regretted that this fine company
can stay with us no longer, but an engage
ment in Baltimore next week compels them to
bid us adieu, with this slight taste Of their
quality. -
NOMINATIONS We learn that the Mayor
has made the following nominations for cor
poration offices: John X Queen, as Intendant
of the Washington Asylum George II. Full
mer, Commissioner of Washington Asylum ::
| r. B. Owens, Commissioner of Improvements
for Third and Fourth Wards; 7. j. Barrett.
Commissioner of Fifth and Sixth Wards: r.
j. Spencer, Clerk of the Northern Market !:
Joseph Lyons, Assistant CLERK of the Centre
Market; w II. Tanning, Police Constable SEQ
ond districi John W. Reynolds, Police Con.
stable Third district; Henry Yeatman, Police
constable Fourth district; Hugh DOugherty
and joseph Mitchell, Police Constables Fifth
district; N. P. King, Apothscary Fifth W ard;
Richard Wimsatt and Joseph Williams, Wood
and Coal @easurers Joseph L. Williams,
Measurer of Grain and Bran.
MILITARY VIsIr.-The Intelligencer of this
morning says: The Washington Light In.
fantry of Boston, Capt George Clark, Jr., are
making arrangements to visit thi, eli y, to be
present at the inaugur alton of the next Presi.
dent, on the 4th of March next, let the sue.
csssful candidate be who he may. This com.
pany, it will be recOllected, participated in
the ceremonies attendant upon the LAYING of
the cornerstone Of the Washington Monu.
ment."
1t was, We are informed, "tne Boston Light
Guards" Capt. George Clark. which visited
Washington en- the occasion of the lavinp of
the corner stone Of tho Washington Monu-
ment The Guards were at that time the
guests of the Washington Light Infantry.
A MAGNIFICENT BLOCK OF MARBLE, intend
ed for the Washington National Monument.
ID ade by order of the American Medical Asso
citation, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, reached
Baltimore on Tuesday evening. The cost was
sl,ooo. The American says, Gan effort is
now being made to have it retained in that
city for exhibition in the Maryland Institute
fair We presume there will be no difficulty
IN that respect, as building operations ON the
Monument have been suspended ever since
the Know Nothings obtained possession of the
management; and hence there is no hurry IN
receive the stone
IHE LAST CHAScE.-To morrow afternoon.
at ock, the grand military and civic cx-
cursion OF the Washington Light Infantry to
Old Point, Portsmouth, Norfolk, &C., on the
steamer PoWhatan, will leave the wharf, foot
OF Eleventh street. A pleasant trip, goo or
der, line music, excellent fare, &c, &c NAV
De expected, as that company never do things
by halves. At Portsmouth, the Infantry will
be the guests of the Old Dominion Guards,
Capt kearns; but the entire military force of
that place have made arrangements. and will
be out to welcome them to ''Old Virginia's
shore"
dABsAs CoRPUs.-This morning, case was
brought before Justice Mulloy, on the oath of
Sarah A. Arnold, who charged "Samuel E.
Arnold, on the 7th day of September, 1856.
with maliciously and forcibly taking away
and OBTAINING from the custody of its mother,
child of tender years, to wit, Of four months,
in the county Of Washington The authori.
ty on which this process was based is found in
:. lst- Russell on Crimes, page 7I7." When
the case was laid before the magistrate, writ
OF habeas corpus was served on the defendant,
citing him to appear before Judge Morsell, of
the Circuit Court, on Monday next at 10
O'Clock. The magistrate Immediately dis.
missed the case before him.
MARKET THIEvES.-Last night, another of
the gang of Juvenile thieves was caught in the
act Of stealing melons from q dealer while he
was preparing his stand for the morning A
number Of older persons soon gathered around
the stand, and, although knowing the act the
boy was guilty of, some of them seemed to en-
courage him by their language and conduct,
leading them to be suspected by the more re-
spectacle persons near as being accomplices of
the boy, and probably more guilty than he
The boy was detained long enough to make
N VI IN a In N haf fnr nd
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-The minority of this
Board are holding daily meetings under the
law requiring less than a quorum of the
Board to adjourn only from day 10 day. There
was not quorum present, it will be remem-
be!ed, on Monday last, when the Board nd
journed; hence these daily meetings 1t is
presumed the absent members will be pre-
pared to march up to the Clerks Office and
settle the amount Of their fines when they
next visit the City Hall
FIRE esterday afternoon, An alarm of
fire was created by the burning Of a stable be-
longing TO Mrs Mcdaniel, situated beyond the
northern boundary of the city and near Glen
wood Cemetery 1t was entirely consumed,
being too far from the engine houses for the
fremen TO rendsnassistance The Northern
Liberty Fire Company and Metropolitan Hook
and Ladder Company went out but could do
no service.
Our MUSICAL SOCIETIES, after a season Of
comparative inactivity, are now making prep
arations for their fall and winter exercises.
The members of the veteran Philharmonic
Society, We learn, meet tonight at the resi-
dence Of their conductor, l. Club, Esq,
to make arrangements for the renewal of tho
regular weekly rehearsals of the society.
MONSIEUR GAszYNsKI The advertisement
Of this accomplished teacher of dancing in
another column, will attract the attention of
parents designing to have their children
taught the graceful art Monsieur g brings
the highest testimonials of ability in his pro.
fession
L. u y. F.-The Grind Lodge of the United
States hold their annual session in Baltimore,
commencing on Monday next. John W Hodg-
son and Frederick ID. Stewart, Esas, are the
representatives from the Grand Lodge Of the
District Of Columbia, and Thomas Rich, Esq,
from the Grand Encampment.