Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-12

AN ACHIEvEMENr.-Thev very best Pale Ale
brswed in the United States comes from the
establishment of Mr.. Davidson, in this city,
near Georgetown An ale drinker ourself. We
have long entertained this opinion. Some
years ago, Mr. d. commenced the msnufac-
ture Of his superior ale among US, and ind
ing poor encouragement to brew ale equal 70
the best bottled Scotch ale imported into the
United States, he is said to have given up,
for time, the effort thus to excel all others
| in the business in this country. Recently,
| however, he is again brewing ale OF supe-
| rior quality, which, we are glad to be able 70
| say, is rapidly becoming properly appreciated.
We learn from a friend, without his know
| ledge, that he has lately filled large order
for the supply of the Astor House In New
| York and another for the st. Nicholas In that
| city-substantial proof, indeed, OF the truth OF
what we say above of his remarkable success.
| His cask ale has all the flavor and life Of the
very best bottled Scotch ale, and is, of course,
much more healthy, as we'll az palatable.
| than any other draft ale brewed in the United
States. We state these facts concerning his
| business without his knowledge, direct or in
| direct as a tribute to his remarkable success
| as a District of Columbia business man, in
| producing, by long odds the finest article in
| his line manufactured in the United States.
| TENPORA. o MERCURY Our gifted CO.
temporary, Mercury, tells the readers of last
| Mondays Baltimore Sun, that they have en-
tered upon the last week of Lent, thus knock
ing Palm Sunday and Good Friday completely
out Of the calender. Dear Mercury, why acIH
you thus disgrace the whole business Of penny
lining by this awful botch work ? Why not
| rely upon the scissors and paste-pot alto
gctber? You do very well when you copy
verbatim from the Star. These blunders &C.
| cur when you undertake paragraph on your
| own hook. Copy altogether from the Star
| the Sun readers are good -natured and will
| not object to your second hand news, they are
used to it This will save you from the un-
| pleasant fdur pas Of burying people in
| advance Of the Sexton, and at the wrong
cemetery, or of infinitely describing religious
ceremonies that didn't happen to come off, or
! of g borrowing" a whole week from lent
and CT the innumerable kindred mistakes to
which your Mercurial nature inclines you.
| A NovRLTY-We feel convinced that an
| intellectual and refined audience will fill Odd
Fellows Hall on Friday evening, to hear Miss
| Clara Darling's attractive entertainment
" Hiawatha" is the first truly great American
poem founded upon purely Indian legends
and is acknowledged by critics of the highest
standing to be entirely worthy of its author
| the first Of American poets. 1t is in fact a
song Of Indian legends and wild traditions,
| highly interesting and dramatic in its nature
and admirably adapted to public delivery,
| especially with the aid Of forest scenery, wig
vans and Indian costume to aid the poetical
illusion. -
CONFERENCE.-The Methodist Protestant
Conference meets to-day at Salisbury, on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland Rev. Mr.. Will
son, of the Ninth street station, of this city,
with Mr.. Jas. A Kennedy, lay delegate, left
on Monday, as did Rev. Silas b. Sutherland,
of Georgetown. Rev. Mr.. Wilson will prob
ably be returned here, as he has served but
one year, and his ministry has been especially
fruitful of good Rev. Mr.. Sutherland has
| served two years, ana vii! probably be trans
ferred, in accordance with the intinsrapt sys-
ten Of the sect.
GOING TO CHANGE HIS BUsINEss.-Our en-
| terprising and active business friend, John F.
| Ellis, intends converting his entire establish
| ment into first class piano and music store,
and advertises to sell out his stock of fancy
| fxing5 at a sacrifice. Now, ladies, for bar
gains; call on him at his old stand, 800 Penn
| sylvania avenue, between Ninth and Tenth
| streets.
FIRES are becoming slarmingly frequent.
Two more occurred this morning; the FIRST
! about two o'clock, being that of an outbuild-
| ing in the rear of Mr. Trook . house. corner of
Seventh street and Virginia avenue The
| other Ess stable of Mr.. William Mullens,
on Tenth street near T, Qslsnd,) which was
totally consumed about asls-psst six o'clock
| this morning.
Coon, AGAIN Mr. Dessaulles has given
US tangible proof that oysters are good again,
| and those who have any doubts ON the sub
ject have only to visit his establishing nt, where
| these delicious bivalves are Il" shelled OUT Of
| size, plumpness, and flavor that would
| tempt an anchorite.
| THEATRICAL 1t will be seen by the adver-
| tisement cf the National Theatre that this is
the last night but cpa Of Mr.. Eddy's engage
/ ment Dam IN and Pythias, whom we'll per
| formed, ia we'll worth Witnessing, and Mr..
1 Jefferson as Major Limky, in An Affair Of
| Honor cannot be otherwise than amusing
TIE LUTHERAN FAIR closed up handsomely
last night with a crowd of happy looking
| young folks, middle aged folks, and old folks;
and with masic by the AmphiOns and patriotic
songs by Shehan.
TIE KNIGHTS TENPLARs expect to have
full Encampment tonight, as distinguished
l Sir knights from abroad have promised to at
| tend. The ceremonies will be of great in
| teysst.
| NATCs RKTURNs.-David NJ. Armstrong, a
| we'll developed, good looking, middle aged
| man, was found lettering in the vicinity of
| Adams Co.'S Express Once, under suspi-
| ciOus circumstances, about two o'clock this
morning, and was brought to the guard house
As tx turned out he was labOring under an at
| tack of maniz-a-potu, and had an idea that
q crowd Of Len we're in hot pursuit of him
because he was a Free-masoa. He was kept
| until this morning and vas then started on
the right track for home by Capt. Bircl This
case presented another of those terrible illus.
trations of the effects of intemperance, which
are beyond even the genius Of Cough to
depict in all their horrors.