Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-05
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

rooms and large hotels. The news hunters
had rather time Of it during the early part
Of the evening in consequence Of the driving
rain. II was dark and particularly muddy
under foot, and gloomy and wet overhead
For a while the returns came in with tsnta-
lining slowness, and the thousands of excited
politicians abroad went splashing through tho
puddles up and down the town, hurryins rest
lessly from club room to club room, and occa-
sionally making break in the direction of the
telegraph Offices as if to intercept or hurry up
the news. Large crowds occupied the side
walks in the neigh borhood Of the Sixth street
telegraph Offices and seemed disposed to main
tain their ground when the rain commenced,
but il finally poured down in such blind
ing sheets that all hands scattered, inconti-
nently, and sought shelter in the neighboring
stores and hotels, under awnings, and any
place where shelter could be found.
The Jackson Association headquarters, ut
the corner of Tenth street and the Avenue,
was crammed with q remarkably good-na-
tured crowd. No news sufficient to Justify a
guess had been received, but the Democracy
seemed to feel in their very bones the premo-
milton Of victory. While waiting returns,
various prominent Democrats were singled
out In the crowd and called on for speeches,
which call was generally complied with, and
the speakers catching a tone from the DO yuar
enthusiasm Of the audience made some very
spirited and telling of-hsad addresses Az
the returns began to thicken and to give sure
tokens of Democratic victory the enthusiasm
of the Democrats amounted to fever heat and
there remained The Know Nothings scat
tered sbout!town, seeming to find a crumb Ct
comfort in the returns from Baltimore
All night night long, the city was vocal with
defiant cries for " Buchanan" and " Fillmore"
though towards the last, they were uttered
with painful hoarseness. Well, the country
Is safe!
WIGHr's FURNITURE ESTABLISHMENT In
passing the fine block of buildings on Louisiana
avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets
known as "Varnum's Block" our attention
has been frequently attracted by the various
ornamental letterings covering its entire front
announcing the presence Of largo furniture
and upholstery establishment upon the premi
sec, but it certainly never occurred to Us that
more than @ room or two was appropriated
thus But we find after personal examina A.
ton that the gigantic furniture establishment
of Mr.. q NJ Wight occupies nine largo rooms
or nearly the entire block.
This enormous stock naturally comprises an
almost endless variety Of articles 10 the house
furnishing line, and We walked through the
suite of store and show rooms with almost the
same interest we should have felt had they
contained a museum of rare ard costly curl.
ssities. There were beautiful cottage and
chamber sets Of oak, exquisitely ornamented;
),
, rosewood wardrobes, with mirrors and lined
with birdseye maple; there were beautiful wal
nut bookcases and Office desks, constructed by
Mr.. Wight expressly for the public offices, and
which we're receiving their finishing touches
in the work rooms There wero iron beIsteads,
light, cheap and Ornamental; and iron chairs,
ofgraceful pattern, designed for halls and pass.
ages One large store room was packed so
closely with chairs that humming bird would
have baen DuZylpl IN find Oaasaua
In two adj lining rooms were sofas, lounges,
marble mantles, and mahogany ard rosewood
furniture of the richest description, and here.
abouts were some ladies suiting themselves in
their housekeeping arrangements, and coca
sionaly glancing at their pretty faces and
graceful figures as pictured back In the large
mirrors
The housekeeper will ind at this establish
ment everything desirable, from u patent
washing machine down to the tinisst and most
exquisite of wOrkstands, and all at prices to
suit
Row Last night, a N an who had been i'm
billing q little too freely, kicked up row near
the corner Of Sixth street and the avenue and
was arrested by the watchmen and police
officers on duty there. As soon Us he was ar
rested, great crowd of persons gathered about
the officers, aud by shouts Of 90 rescue knock
them down" &c, tried to frighten them from
their duty. But they held fast, and struggled
through the crowd to the guard-hOuse, where
the prisoner was safely lodged in the cell
At that time he appeared to have friends in
Vulnerable, all Of whom protested anxiety to
20 bis security, perhaps because there was no
probability Of their being accepted but this
morning they were very scarce, and the prison
er would have been sent down if gentleman
who knew him, had not accidentally stepped
In and superseded his fine aad costs.
ASSAULT AND BATrERY-David Fitzgerald
was arrested on Monday night for an assault
and battery on Patrick Myers The case was
laid before Justice Dom by Mr.. Burr, the ar
resting officer 1t was shown by the witnesses
that when the assault was made Myers turned
On his assailant and struck him q severe blow
on the head with stone, causing consider
able loss of blood. Justice Dom decided that
both parties should give security to keep the
peace
TsERE WAS MUCH LESS RowDYIsH mani
tested last night than was apprehended; in
deed with the exception Of a sparring match
or two il found vent only in partiZan rally ing
cries. We have keforo us a statement that
two young men named Walker and Young,
were set upon and severely beaten by a gang
Of rowdies while passing the Avenue House
las. night, bat the commune alton coming
anonymously we have no means Of deciding a
70 its truthfulness.
DANGEROUS Last night, a man was seized
with ut OF mania potu, while standing in
the crowd on the corner Of Sixth street and
the Avenue. IL was an awful case, and ter
ri6ed all who saw il. Tie was secured by the
auxiliary guard and confined in the central
station, where every thing possible was done
for his relief IL was found necessary this
morning 10 place him in the county j al for
greater security.
IL TIE CANAL Last night, while the storm
was at Its highest, cOlOred man and his wife
we're hurrying 10 the Avenue from the Seventh
Ward, and both walked into the canal They
were assisted out by gentleman who heard
thelr cries Tor assistance, and who received as
reward tho sincere thanks Of the unfortu
mates
WAsHISGTOSIAN SHOr IN BALTIMORE We
are lniormed oy gentleman who arrived from
Baltimore Last evening, that man named
Darby, supposed to be from Washington. was
shot At the Eighth Ward polls in Baltimore