Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-08

hotels IN this city. where they loca ted them
serves temporarily. In one they made such
iIee-love demonstration in the ladies parlor, /
that the reputable people in the house va.
Gated 1t, and the landlord had to lock them all |
up In their rooms for the night. separating the |
sexes In the morning he packed them out of |
the house. In another hotel, they set I'D a |
sort of cat-a-wauling conoertin the ladies par.
Tor, frightening out Of it its well beh ayed oc-
cupants Refusing either to vacate it or to con- |
quot themselves deoently, the gas was turned |
on on them, and with much difficulty they were |
forced to 60 to their rooms, where they were |
Kept under lock and key for the night and |
were OF course turned away early in the morn
ing.
COURT OF CLAIMS. Yesterday. the case of |
Mary h. ID. Blaney, administrators of George
Blaney, late brevet major of the corps of en-
gineers, was called by the court This is a
claim for interest on the balance due on the
settlement OF accounts at the Treasury, also
on pay and emOluments due and not maid until
after said settlement, and also condemnation
tor services in receiving, issuing, and account
ing Tor subsisting stores for laborers on the
public works at Oak island, North Carolina,
and at Cape Fear river, in the years between
lo2b and 1885. The argument in favor of the
claimant was made by Mr.. Rockwell and that
IN behalf of government by the Solicitor. when
the case was submitted for the decision of the
court and then the court adjourned
SUPREME CoURT.-Yesterday-N 6. Joel
Wright Us. Schuyler III. Mattison. In error
70 the circuit court of the United States for the
for the district oS Illinois. Mr.. Justice Daniel
delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing
the Judgment of the said circuit court, with
costs, and remanding the cause with directions
to award UenIre JactaS de moro.
No: "a. VIM. Jones, etat., plaintiffs in error,
| as. VIM. 5. Johnston. The argument of this
cause was continued by Nj Lawrence for the
defendant in error, and concluded by Hon.
Reverdy johnson for the plaintiffs in error
No 60 Josiah S. Griffith ct a., plaintiffs in
error, u.s. John B. Bogert ct al. The argument
OF this cause was commenced by Hon. j. ].
Crittenden for the plaintiffs in error; and then
| they adjourned
FROZEN TO DEATH The driver of the
coach from this city to Alexandria, while
passing along the turnpike on Saturday
| night, with full load of passengers, was
nailed by negro man, who laughingly soil
cited ride. The driver refused, not being
able to take up another passenger, and never
imagining that the man was suffering from
cold. The next morning the body of the ne
| gro man was found near the SPOT stark and
stiff, undoubtedly frozen to death. What
makes 1t a harder fate for the unfortunate
man Is, that his own cabin was very near at
| hand.
In THE NICK OF TINE.-Sleishing parties
VIII ma at Weaver's confectionery establish
| ment, on Pennsylvania avenue, a neat and
comfortable restaurant for the accommoda alton
OF LADIES, every thing desirable in the way of
nice suppers, with careful persons to take care
ut their teams at the door while they NAV be
refreshing themselves within with oysters. in
| every style, hot coffee, &c, as we'll as confec-
tionery nf every description, which are served
L ltutn 49,
reasonable prices, indeed Give him a call as
you dash up and down the magnificent avenue
| PoLICE-kEEP LOOK OUT FOR THEy -
Several ladies and gentlemen were severely
injured yesterday, while sleighing, by hard
balls Of ice thrown at them by boys, one lad y
had her face cut badly, the ball being manipu-
lated into solid ice. Such conduct is ine1cusa.
BILE, and those who indulge in it should be
promptly punished, be their age great or
| small.
The OPERA.-We learn from Baltimore that
| the musical public all on the qus rIre about
| the performance there TO- night, of the opera,
which We are to be favored with Tomorrow
| night in this city Mad lie De La Grange is
| now the acknowledged greatest Prima Donns,
| IN America, and from the knowledge the mIfa
| Swallowing public have Of her abilities, the
| simple announcement of her appearance in
| Leonora is sufficient to fill to repletion tho
| largest theatre in Baltimore. Of course there
| will be full and fashionable audience here.
We HEAR that there was heavy fall Of
snow in the vicinity of Annapolis during the
late storm. On some of the cuttings of the
railroad the snow was drifted to n great depth
and on the downward trip Mr. Joshua Brown.
the superintendent of the road made a very
narrow escape. He was on the snow plough
In company with Captain Bush, the chief en-
gineer, the latter handing him an oil can,
when Mr.. Brown, making a misstep, was
thrown upon the eide of the track while the
cars were going at the rate Of twenty miles an
hour, but strange to say, he escaped unipjured.
QUITE AN ARRAY occurred yesterday on
Pennsylv ania avenue, near the corner Of Four.
and -a-half street.
1t seems that sleighing party from George
town undertook to chastise some boys for snow
balling them, and that others interfering, a
general combat was the result. Three of the
participants we're bound over by Justice God
dard for appearance at court.
The DEMOCRATIC MEETING TONIGHT at
Cops saloon, on Louisiana avenue. will
doubtless, be a rOuser, as many distinguished
party orators are to speak, and the occasion is
one calculated to bring out the hard -fsted
Underlined IN HI the majesty OF their
strength in Washington. Thousands will,
doubtless, be present.
The COOP WILL CLUB have elected the fol
lowing named gentlemen as officers Presi-
dent-H. C. Hutchins; Vice President-J
W. Franklin; Secretary-Wm. +. Brown
Assistant Secretary-A. Dent; Treasurer
VIM. Noerr; Assistant Treasurer-Wm. H.
Fridley.
MONUMENTS In whose honor are the mon
umental mounds in the middle of Tenth street,
near the avenue? Some say they are dedi-
Gated 70 the commissioner, and suggest that
an inscription be placed on them announcing
the fact
LECTURE ON MUsIC.-A lecture on music,
will be delivered at the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, this evening, with illustrations, by Prof
Frost and Misses Whitehouse and Briggs The
public are invited to attend.
BELLS AND bellies of every size andquality
IL.