Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-03
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

Grand Jury-Wm. B. Magruder, Jonathan
Prout, los Bryan, Marshall Brown, v. Har-
baugh, George McNeir, John Purdy, VIM H.
Winters, DR.: W. Jones, Francis Mohun, Alex.
Ray, Isaac Clark, Joshua Pierce, A. II. Pick
reil, Michael Shanks, G.. G. Grsmmer, VIM.
M. Morrison, John l.. Kidwell, VIM. Orme,
ID. johnson, Geo. Mattingly, Richard Jones,
George A Bohrer, VIM. Noyes.
Psttt JEry-John Brady, James Barnes, E.
f. Brown, A. 7. Harrington, NJ R. Coombs,
Jos Lyons, R. A. Griffin, Walter Stewart, J.
I. Devlin, jackson Humphrey, Jacob We'll
meyer, VIM ID. Aiken, G.. w. Uttermable. r.
Butt, W. Donohoo, John B Newton, Walter
Warder, John FOLSOM A. Bosom, T. Williams,
w. X. Spaulding, W. V. Waters, Hackney,
J. ID. Durham, Leo Bowen, J. D. Evans, r.
W Dove, George ID. Spencer, d. A. Cardwell,
d. E. Kesly.
When we left the room Judge Crawford was
delivering the opening charge to the Grsnd
Jury. The balance of the day will probably
be spent in forming jury upon the Edwards
case.
FIRE ON TIE IsLAND.-A fire was discoy-
cred among the wooden buildings on Seventh
street (Island) near the corner Of street.
about o'clock this morning, and before it
could be checked, house and cigar shop be-
longing to Mr.. j. G.. Hail. and a house and
tin shop belonging to Mr.. Grinnell, were to-
tally consumed.
BY the most strenuous exertions on the part
vented from crossing the alley and commune
eating with the neighboring wooden buildings,
otherwise there must have resulted one Of the
most extensive CONGREGATIONS ever witnessed
on the Island. Luckily the the wind, which
was blowing sufficiently hard to convey burn
ing boards and other combustibles with vio-
lence, for some distance, was blowing In the
direction of some open gre und opposite.
We learn that Mr.. Hall was insured to the
amount Of four hundred dollars, and Mr.. Grin
nell to the amount Of seven hundred and fifty
dollars. The FIRE is presumed to have been
the work Of an incendiary.
POLICE INTZLLIGRNCB.-Captain Davis and
his officers, having perfected the necessary
Saturday afternoon, upon the house of Hen
~ Olive, near the National Theatre, and
arrested the following colored gentlemen, who
were found on the premises engaged in Z" fight
ing the tiger, (aliasfsro,) and kindred games:
VIM. Cooper, Padl Wilson, John West, Rich
ard Knight, Caleb Batson, VIM. Butler, John
Barker, VIM. Howard, Robt. Williams, Frank
Rounds, VIM. Herbert, Chas. Walker, Henry
Thompson, Geo. Barker, Thos. Brown, VIM.
Cross, Joseph Whiting, George Coates, Arthur
Bradner. Robert Seymour, Richard Sandig.
haul was made also of lot Of faro appa-
tus, checks, sweat cloth, dice, packs Of cards,
30. The parties arrested here were fined ten
dollars and costs, each, by Justice Holdings
head.
On the same afternoon Captain Davis and
officers, made descent upon an establishment
at the corner of Sixth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, kept by white man named Dennis
Dsrden, arrestiDg him for selling policies
to colored people, and he was fined at the same
Office fifty dollars and costs. Charles Ellis
James Butler, John Herbert, Thomas Russell,
Spencer Day, Robert Dick, Charles H. John.
con, and William Pindle, (colored) who were
arrested upon the premises, were fined five
dollars each and costs.
THEArRIcAL.--The National Theatre will
be re-opened tonight under the management
Of John L. Ford, who is already the popular
conductor Of the Holiday street Theatre.
Baltimore, and the Marshall Theatre, Rich
mond, Va He has thus an opportunity of
engaging eminent talent, which would not be
remunsrative for a single establishment, and
patronage of the metropolis.
"Richelieu," which is to be reformed this
evening, is Bulwer's dramatic master-peice.
We have never seen Mr.. Eddy, but he has
been well spoken Of where he has performed,
as young American actor, who possesses
natural talent, and is a careful student OF
Mrs Chapman, who appears in /" Husband
at Sight, 1t Is unnecessary to speak, for she is
one Of the most deservedly popular actresses
In the country.
Miss Maggie Mitchell is to appear on We'd
nesday. Bravo!
ANOTHER CHANGE in the weather, and this
time for the better; but oh, what a condition
are the streets in after the snow of Saturday,
the rain that followed the snow, and the
freeze that came upon the heels of the -ain
Pennsylvania avenue is tolerably smooth bat
with this exception, the streets are terribly
rough, the mud being frozen in ridges as solid
m nj rufth
glacier, or ice crevice.
Jordan 10 hard road to travel" espe.
cially If you go by the way of Washington
directly after q snow, thaw, and a freeze
We hope now for better things. The blue
birds are out to day, and the lingering snow
got settler by the late rain which must
bring on . speedy dissolution. So mote it be-
FIRE.-A FIRE broke out about eleven o'clock
yesterday morning in the house of Mr.. Greg.
DRY, on Tenth street. opposite Col. ForceS
The room in which the FIRE was discovered WAS
occupied by DIR. Smith, the editor of the SEN
tlnel. The IRE was oecasioned by the care
lessness of a colored servant, who, 10 suppress
nre IN the chimney, hung q blanket across
the ire place without taking the precaution to
wet it, and who afterwards thre " the blanket,
which had taken IRE, under the bed before it
vasentirely extinguished. Considerable dam.
age was done TO the furniture, books, papers,
TO-, by FIRE and water together, and probably
through the rather rapid and unceremonions
manner in which ths furniture and documents
were passed out the windows, over the balco-
mics, and into the street.
FuxERAL.-The funeral Of P. G.. Michael
Breslin, yas largely attended yesterday after
noon by Odd Fellows and others notwith
standing the inclemency of the weather and
the condition Of the streets. In the process
sion which accompanied the remains of the
deceased from his residence near the NAVY
Yard to the Congressional Cemetery, were the |
Grand Lodge 1. o. o. F.; Harmony Lodge No. |
9; and the Navy Yard Beneficial Society. |
Esputa's full band oficiated upon the occa-
sion.
The RESERVATION at the corner Of Twenti- |
eth street and Pennsylvania avenue is soon to |
De fenced as the granite corner posts and foun-
dation for the iroa-railing is laid. We regret
n that the en1ineer haa mt ha-uao.sS'SI