Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-01-10
before have we had on Washington boards


and orchestra.
On Friday night next they sing Norma,
aided by Miss Hensisf, the american Prma
Donna, and Salviani, the celebrated tenor. We
have heard every opera troupe that has been
on American boards since. the days Of Mrs
Wood, in Boston, New, York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and New Orleans, and really never
knew opera to be as artistically, classically,
and critically presented to an American pub
lie as last night, in the National theatre.
The house was very cold, unfortunately,
the weather being such as to make it difficult
to heat it properly. Manager Jarrett has,
however, taken ample measures to insure the
comfort Of those who patronize Norma, to-
morrow evening. His mistake was in not
having his fires made until too late an hour
yesterday morning At noon to-day, by keep
ing up the fires all night, the temperature of
the theatre had become very agreeable, not
wthstanding the intense cold out Of doors.
The fires are to be thus kept up until to-mor-
row nights entertainment comes off. So all
who desire to hear Norma sang by the best
OptTd lEol HuNc np dppcdiCu III Vic
United States, may rest assured of a COM
Portable evening in the National tomorrow
night.
Personal Explanations Mr.. W W. Walk,
the distinguished representative from the
Staten Island, or Long Island district of New
York. chooses the press as the medium
through which to communicate his PERSONAL
ties to the dear people. lie thus saves money
to the treasury of the United States, and does
not imply his belief that matters personal to
himself are just now Of more Importance to
the country at large than the election of
Speaker; which latter so many members of
the House are now in the habit of compelling
thor fellow members to postpone, at least I'M
til they can have an opportunity Of address.
ing their fellow representatives and the pub
lie few remarks all about themselves, per-
sonaly.
We need hardly add, that the public
are terribly tired of this sort of work, and
with great unanimity vote honorable gentle
men who thus interfere with the legitimate
business of Congress at this time, most insult.
ferable bores. Give US a Speaker, gentle.
men, we pray you; give US a Speaker, and
thus redeem the reputation OF the majority of
your body from the public now very general
belief that they are utterly incapable of gov
erning themselves sensibly, to say nothing of
the idea that they are competent to govern
the country properly.
Intercepted Epistls.-The following I'M
finished letter was found on the avenue at an
early hour this morning. As it is neither
directed or signed We publish it for the benefit
of the good lady for whom it was written. |
Ara we right in guessing that the author is the |
member from the Backbone distriCt2
WASHINGTON, Jan somethin'.
What day Of the month it really be, dearest |
Jemima, it beats me to tell for m all sorts o. |
mixed up, and don't know tother from which. |
One things just as certain as a fOurpence is |
good for piece of mince- pie--we all came |
here the ninth just as they let down that ere |
ball told you bout in my last Well, we
sot and We voted, and We sot and We voted,
and here we be, way in the night, sittin' |
like so many Botherum Pootum hens. And if |
it isn't the ninth, why it the tenth
Well, as L was sayin night came on, and |
the gallery was chOck full Of fellers and gals |
aWaltln' to see our man take the great red |
chair. Greeley, he was on hand, a boostin |
EN- up, and Wilson he come right down on |
the floor just as tho he d a been asked Some |
how, though, we didn't get along mite, and |
the plasters wouldn't stiffen up them fellers |
arter all. Twas tarnation bad, but we grinned |
and bore 1t like sogers when it rains Fourth |
of July.
Well, the fellers and gals begun to drop off. |
just as your brothers and sisters used to do
when 1 spanked you. got sort O. peckish, |
but our landlady had fixed up bundle, and
we went into a committee room and went into
1T, or rather it went into US Cold chicken and
biscuit amt bad to take, tell you; and then
Il New York chap had bottle of what he
called ''chOlera drops" l took a big sgig of
it, and found it nation good. Indeed. if he
had ut called 1t cholera drops" l should have
thought it was brandy! Fact! And, in that
case, az l am Past Grand Vice PlenipOtentiary
of the Anti-brick -in-yOur hat Association, /
should mt have tasted it. l amt, my dear, as
you know, no such sort of q man; but, for med
icinal purposes, l did dose myself with them
'ere "chOlera drops" till went back, feelin'
just about right.
Other men had, undoubtedly, drank liquor,
for they run On about points of order, and
tellers, and eyes and noses, just like the fan
ner OF w:pnOwing machine. Somehow [
IhouBht ulu III ~ much good, but Wilson
kepta encouraging mo to stay, and Greeley
was there writing all the time to his Tribune,
and didn't like to go, though | wanted too
little the worst, 1 tell you. This being
member of Congress ain what it crac ked up
to be, after all
No, it amt! We lain't got no money yet,
and have to be here and to stay here, Just like
boys IL school, at SO much a quarter. 1
'spOse there's great principle somcw here
wilson says there is-but | wish | may be
smashed if L have seen it yet-no! [ hain't
seen the interest OF it, much less the principal.
We'll, we Sot. and We sot. Some of the
Democrats and the South Americans kept a
pitching into each other but they wouldn't
bulge cOnsarned inch. Cne man was mighty
saucy. lie said he wasn't afraid Of ali the
PUpe's Bulls, and he would bet his negLbor
had bull who was a match for any the Pope
ever had. Well, | sort Of guess our old Ayr
shire creatur' would DC some, in that line, too.
began to get sleepy about four clock,
and went up OF the Speaker platform, where
L went fast asleep. Then | sort Of felt a
pullin'. Stop says L. half asleep then,
Don't pull all the coverld off" Then they