Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-06


stitute last night was we'll attended From
the interesting report Of the President, Mr..
" V. wight, we learn that the Association is
| In prosperous condition, and enters upon the
new Year with prospects of enlarged useful
ness. Inc Association now occupies rooms
more central and convenient corner of Tenth
! street and Pennsylvania avenue) than for
merly, has library of some fifteen hundred
| Volumes, to which valuable accessions are
promised, and Reading Room, which for ex-
| tent and variety is probably superior to any
other in the city. The condition of the diff
ferent Christian Associations throughout the
country is highly satisfactory. There are now
Associations in fifty cities, with a mem
bership of five thousand. The services of the
talented John B. Cough have been engaged
for lecture before the Association on the Goth
inst. The first number of a Journal, The
Quarterly Reporter) designed to be the organ
of the confederation, has been issued
The address before the Association, deliver
ed by the Rev. Thomas II. Stockton of Balti
more, was upon "Liberty-Political. Eeclesi.
astical, and Spiritual" and was listened to
with marked attention and interest
FOURTH WARD RELIEF Meeting "A meet
ing of residents Of the Fourth Ward took place
last night, pursuant to public notice, to ,.evise
measures for the relief of the poor but there
| were comparatively few persons present. In
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On motion, Mr.. p. r. Fendall was called to
the Chair and VIM. Ii. Ward was appointed
Secretary.
Mr.. Hugh B. Sweeny was elected Treasurer.
On motion, a committee of twelve was an
pointed to solicit contributions for the relief of
the poor, and acOmmittee of six was appointed
to visit and relieve the poor.
The following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed the committee to solicit subscriptions
John w Hodgson, f. E. O'Bren, Vim. A.
Bradley, A. ROthwell, J. F. Callan, William
A Kennedy, Josiah Essex, Benjamin S. BayIy,
Alexander Lee, George W. Cochran, Thomas
Parker, John F. CoyIe, and William II Ward
The following gentlemen were appointed to
visit and relieve the poor: j. P. Pepper, DR..
VIM. G. Duhamel, P. O'Donoghue j. A.
Linton, Thomas Berry, and A. r. Allen.
Persons disposed to contribute to the objects
of the meeting may hand their subscriptions
to the Treasurer, or TO any one Of the commit
tee named above.
LENr.-To-day is cash Wednesday" and
our Roman Catholic friends now Commence
fasting, which, with the exception of one
meal and one collation. a day. is continued
until Palm Sunday" Persons excused from
fasting, but not of abstinence from flesh meat
except in cases of sickness, or the like, are
the iDfrm, those whose duties are exhausting
and labOrious, persons who are attaining their
growth, women enciente or nursing infants,
and those who are enfeebled by old age. Our
Catholic friends having doubt of being ex-
empted as above, are recommended to consult
their spiritual advisers or thciSphySicians.
The ISLAND BALL for the benefit of the
Seventh Ward poor, went of last night with
triumphant success. Island Hall was iIled TO
It's utmost capacity, and many tickets were
SOLD 10 persons who were not able to be pres
ent' AS all who were present paid, there
cannot fail to have been a substantial sum
realized for the benefit of the poor of the
Ward. Will other Wards be behind the
Seventh in their efforts to relieve the dis
tressed,
The CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.-Our CORES
pendent " u, who complains Of the "iron
pens and the want of heat" at the Congress
sional Library, evidently labors under a mis-
take. The Library is no longer a pleasant re-
sort for those who have literary tastes, and
the "cmfort or accommodation Of the public
there ! ct subject of newspaper or indivi-
dual criticism. We wonder at our correspond
ents audacity.
| FAIR WEATHER FRIESDs.-It is said that
yesterday morning, a caucus Know Nothing
nominee for office went up to the House sur
rounded by crowd OF some twenty or thirty
friends-but alas when the caucus nominee
was defeated, he returned down the Avenue
weather friends having deserted him.
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The BosToNIANs use both iron and wood
pavements-the former costing SC per square
yard, the latter 81 %. When stone is used
| they prefer small, beach, round stone, which
costs, when laid down, 81 40 per square yard
Let our city authorities look up ali these facts
and profit accordingly.
| The AvARICIoUs MAN.-Four more truthful
lines than the following, are rarely written
The figure which 'it'' involves is eminsntly
suggestive:
That man may breathe, but never lives,
w no mucn receives, but nothing gives;
| Whom none can love, whom none can thank
| Creations blot, Creations blank
Coon NEwS.-01r " weather clerk" saws
that from the appearance Of young crescent
moon this morning, he predicts a change of
| the weather to a moro genial temperature
Meanwhile his record is - Tuesday night, s
o'clock, l4e; Wednesday morning, z o'clock,
40, noon l70, above zero.
| QUITE NOVELTY was exhibited on the
river yesterday, in the shape Of horse and
sleigh driven up from Alexandria on the ice
This, we believe, is the second team which has
made the trip on the river.
REV. Nh. FEIsrER, the Ohio elf-sharpener.
| delivers temperance address TO- night, at the
Ebenezer Methodist church, near the NAVY
| Yard.
| COMPLAINTS ABOUT GAS will be answered
Tomorrow, by an officer Of the company.
WATCH RETURys.-There was full house
OF dodgers last night, but other wise, the re.
turns snow pretty quiet and well behaved
| city.
EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF JACKSON. This
work, executed by our distinguished fellow
citizen, Clark Mills, for the city of New
Orleans, is to be inaugurated on Saturday
next, Feb. 9th, with appropriate ceremonies.
| The citizens Of New Orleans have taken hold
| of the matter with much snirit and intand 10