Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-26
TEE WEATHER Range of the thermometer
from Friday noon, Dec 10. to this morning

Il
| MONDAY IL 81 Is
| Iuesoay ......,....... @ 10 is
Wednesday ........... Is FL Is
Inursday ............ 20 % Is
rrlday. %
Average height Of the Thermometer in the
ISo O2'.
Note New moon Saturday December a.
between and 4 m
Errata In last weeks report, the thermo.
metrical indication for Wednesday morning
lished; and the average Of the mornings
for the week should have go, instead Of 27e
GEORGETOWN, Dec. rs, 1856. b
NATIONAL THEATRE.-One of tho VERY hest
houses OF the season was that gathered at the
National last night, to witness the neformances
ct our favorites, Mr.. and Mrs. Florence. Mrs
Florence appeared in parts, songs, and dances
lnnumeraole, displaying, in fact, versatility
Verging on the miraculous.
mrs: Florence and her talented husband
tionably be bumper, as no performers here
within our recollection, have so won upon our
play going public or have more warm personal
friends.
PRESERVE THE NEW YORK LBpGER.-Now.
at the opening Of the New Year, is a good
time to begin to save all the numbers of the
Ledger" The present number is iated
January the Sd, and contains the first chap
tiers OF Emerson Benefits tale of frontier life.
" The Refugees: an Indian tale of 1872 II
has also the continuation Of " Sarah Per,ival
or the Bride of the House of Gold % We would
advise you to call on our friend Shillippton at
once, and make arrangements for the Ledger
tor next year. Save it, and you will have
splendid volume.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION of Judges of fine
Havana Cigars is called to the "Grabucosn
from the celebrated factory Of Joaquin Ar.
sueiies, and the Brevas, "Queen of the An
TILES" from the factory of Juan B. Romero.
These cigars, for ineness of flavor, cannot be
excelled in the country. They can be had
only of Z. c. Dyer.
The MANAGERS of the association for the re-
lief of the poor of st. Johns Church take this
method of returning their grateful acknowI-
edgments to Mr.. VIM. I'll. Palmer for his kind
ness in providing an excellent and abundant
Christmas dinner for the poor children of their
parish school.
AcCiDENr.-Ye Yesterday, little boy named
Roach, aged about fourteen years. had his
band badly torn, on l. street north, by tho
bursting of pistol with which he was anu.
ing himself. He was taken to the infrmary
to be properly treated.
CHRISTMAS DAY passed off as it should, with
out disorder, and yet was universally oh.
served. The various churches were we'll filed
through the day, and at night many yery de-
liShtful social gatherings took place.
TIE New YORK LEDGER for next week. con-
tanning new story by Emerson Bennett, re-
ceived at the Northern Liberties book store,
81 Seventh street, above the market
We KNOW of no present for Christmas 30 de-
sirable as a beautiful gold pen and PENCIL.
ShllliDgtOn has some of the finest we ever SAW
and at very low prices
OUR HANDSOME FRIENDS Of the Terpsichore
Club propose giving one of their very agree
able balls at Columbia Hall, Capitol Hill, on
Monday evening next.
APPoINTNESr.-Mayor Magruder has ap-
pointed George d. Spencer, Esq Clerk Of
the Northern market, in place of K. D. Spen-
Ger, deceased.
WATCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 24-Israel
Gross, disOrderly dismissed Charles Down.
ing, vagrant workhouse 90 days William
Simpson, firing pistols in the street; do 30
days. Michael O'HOlland, drunk and pro-
family fined So and costs Augustus Hessler,
assault committed for court. December rs
Walter Holden, vagrant workhouse 80 days.
James Ellwood, firing pistols in the street
reprimanded and dismissed George Harri-
son, do; do. Charles o. Magran, do do.
James Gallagher, drunk and disOrderly; work
house 30 days Dennis McCarty, drunk and
profanity; do do. Mordecai Miles, colored,
drunk and disorderly workhouse 90 days.
Charles Leport, drunk cost and security.
Owen Butler, drunk costs and security Isaac
johnson, cOlored. suspicious circumstances
reprimanded and dismissed Margaret Carlin,
drunk dismissed. Edw'd Gear, assault and
malicious mischief; fine and costs Henry
Vass, colored, out after hours; fine and costs
George SHINES, do; do. Sylvester Lee, do,
workhouse 30 days.