Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-28

this was the third time; II was not moro than
| 10 minutes. -#.--
| NATIONAL TalArRE.-The Florences had
| another most fattering reception last night.
We saw q party of gentlemen in one of the
stage boxes very near going into commissions
on the occasion of Mrs Florence singing Ny
| Mary Ann" with most astounding nasal shrill-
ness, and with the accompaniment Of that
irrisistibly grotesque duck of the body and
swoop of the right hand which ends each
verse In fact everybody present was delight
| ed.
To night is the last appearance of these ex-
| cellent performers, and Is moreover the benefit
| of Mrs. Florence The bill offered Is great
| one, as q glance will show Those who &c
ear iy ight, and get good seat thereby,
will thank US for the hint.
The TICKETS for the excursion tomorrow
| on the steamer Powhatan to Old Point Com
fort, are, We learn, being rapidly sold, and as
| we know that some of our friends who design
going on this trip have not secured tickets,
| We advise them to hurry up their movements.
| We have only time and space to say that a
cheaper excursion, or one more desirable every
| way, never left the city Of Washington-that's
| all.
ALMOST A DUEL We learn that two gen.
| tlemen Of this city, Mr. J. P. Crut,hett and
Col. Minigec, accompanied by their friends,
left the city ye'terday for point near the old
race course, where TWAS their purpose to set:
| tie an affair of honor.
A reconciliation was, however, effected on
! the ground before the interchange of shots
took place, and the parties thereupon re-
turned TO this city.
| SOMETHING New We hear that Wander
werker, indefatigable in his efforts to promote
the public convenience, will, on and after
Monday next, have omnibusses leave George
town at O'Clock every morning Sundays ex.
| cepted) to take passengers to the car depot in
this city in season for the early train. Omni-
buses will also be In attendance at the depot
| gers to any part Of the avenue or Georgetown.
LIBEL Survive learn ehat Marshal j. D.
Hoover has instituted a suit against Mr. 10.
| seph Shillington, bookseller, charging him
| with being concerned in getting up the much
| talked about political brochure headed "The
| Killing of Thomas Keating-An Address from
the Irishmen of Washington city to the citi.
| zens of the United States.''
MEETING of the Bay State Buck and
| BIeck Club was held at their rooms, corner of
and Seventh streets, last evening, for the
| second election Of officers, and tho following
Brigham, president; j. A. johnson, vice prcs.
idont; j. +. Conant, secretary; L. B. Dixon,
| treasurer; w. w. Burr, delegate t. the Ma.
tional Committee.
Market THIEvEs.-Several stalls in the
Centre Market have been broken and robbed
during the past week 1t has been suggested
| that few lamps kept burning in the market
place at night would prevent them from oper.
ating there. Lights could DO placed thero at
| a small cost, that would display all parts Of
| the market from Seventh to Ninth streets.
RoBBERY.-W learn from one of tho police
officers, that boarding house at the Navy
Yard was entered yesterday by two thieves,
and five trunks robbed Of money, clothing,
jewelry, DC E, amounting in value to about
| two hundred dollars. II is supposed that the
thieves have left the city.
DELEGATES OF THE SEASON We had tho
| pleasure, yesterday, Of tasting come Of tho
| finest oysters and ortolan that has boon pro.
duced in the market for many a day. They
| will be served up daily at Liberty Hall by
| Hammack x Co.
CENTRE MARKET.-Tho entire market space
was occupied this morning by de alers from the
| surrounding country. The prospect Of rain
| caused slight decline in the retail prices at
an early hour, and purchasers were soon sup
| piled.
ONLY IL! cents for q correct likeness Ct
Buchanan, Fillmore and Fremont. Sold By
| tho agent, A. Adamson, Seventh street, oppo-
site to tho Post Office Adhesive envelopes,
20 cents hundred. Is
| ASSAULT AND BATTERY -Chas. A. Harri-
son, charged with an assault and battery on
| W. b. Sasser, and with profanity, was held to
| bail for court in the first case, and fined S.
and costs in the second, by Justice HolliDgs-
head.
| FILLMORE AND DoNELsoN Great Song Book,
only 10 cents, for sale at A. Adamson's, Sow
snth street, opposite to the Post Office.
CoMNUNICATED.
Ma. EDITOR Allow me, through your val
liable paper, to call the attention of those
| having charge of the Smithsonian grounds to
the necessity, for public conven,ence, Of hav-
| ing the foot-stile replaced on the south side Of
the grounds, opposite Ninth street. After the
| the place it occupied was boarded up; but, it
seems, some Of those who were in the habit Of
passing that way resented its removal as an
infringement Of personal liberty, and soon
made an opening in the fence through which
they passed. That aperture was boarded up
also but the boards were pulled of almost
| Is soon as nailed on. FAN PLAY.
WATCH RErURNs.-John Burel, colored, as
sault on his wife; sent to Jail. VIM. A. Dom,
aged sixteen, vasrant; workhouse 30 days
Charles 3 Goodden, aged eleven, vagrant;
work ouse 80 days. Mary Blackstone, Mary
E. Dade, Georgiana Dade, and Mary Ann
Martin, colored, out after hours; security for
appearance. John Biggs, disorderly in mar
ket; workhouse 30 days.
| INHALATION IN DISEASES OF THE LUNGS.
Drs. Hunter 4 williams,
Physicians for Diseases Of the Chest.
| 524 North Charles street, Baltimore.
The great success which has attended the
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