Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-29


NATIONAL THEATRE.-The everlasting "Ca
mile was represented last night This
French courtezan is no favorite with Wash.
ington audience, and on each representation
Of the play they have witnessed her death
throes with grim satisfaction, az something
due to outraged morals and probabilities We
participate in the regret expressed by a cor.
respondent that the fine abilities of Miss
Morant " are not oftener displayed in plays of
acknowledged merit and interest +"
The bill OF to night is Of more wholesome
character, consisting OF Tom Taylor's play of
Retrit ution," and the petite play of my
Wife's Mirror The really good company
now upon the National boards are capable Of
rendering such bill in fine style.
TEE BALL OF THE FRANKLIs FIRE CoNp.sy
at Carusi's Saloon, last Monday evening. was
as the company promised it should be, a Tqodel
one, and numerously attended by both sexes
Among the fremen present we noticed Mr.. w
Riggles, President of the Western Hose, and
large number of the members of that com
pany, Of whom the Franklin speak in the yery
highest terms also, Mr. j T. Chauncey. the
President of the Metropolitan Hook and lad.
der Co; Mr. ]. W. Thompson, President of
the American Hook and Ladder Co and del
egations from other companies Of the city and
from the Sun Fire Co, of Alexandria Nothing
was omitted by the managers that could in
any way add TO the evenings entertainment,
and the whole affair proved, beyond doubt,
that the Franklin boys stand A No. in cater.
ing for the amusement of their guests
THE PoOR.-Ths Mayor has received the
following:
WASHINGTON, Jan. q, 1857
DEAR SIR BY order of the com mittee an
pointed by the friends Of the late c Clement
Venabie TO devise means for bringing ON his
remains from Nicaragua, l hereby transmit to
you >I3, the residue Of the funds collected for
that purpose, wishing il to be appropriated for
the benefit Of the poor, as the object for which
the committee was appointed has been rend-
cred impracticablc for the present in conse-
quence o; failure to obtain a mode Of con.
Veyance, and owing to the present unsettled
state Of the Nicsraguan Government.
Yours, respectfully,
FRANK NJ SPENCER, Treasurer
Hon WV. B MAsRUDER
REWARDS Col VIM Hickey has prepared
two copies of the Constitution of the United
States as rewards for two scholars, Jas. Given,
of the first, and q. Yorke Alice, of the fourth
public school districts, for their studies of the
Constitution. The volumes are yery hand.
somely bound and ornsmented, and inscribed
as rewards from the Trustees of the Public
SCHOOLS IL 10 expected that they will be pre-
scented by President Pierce, he having pre.
sented the premiums last summer at the vaca-
tion.
The NAIL carrier between this place and
w ashingtOn, on his upward trip, ON Tuesday
last, was obliged to leave his horse at Tolnel.
ytoWn he manfully, however throw the
mail bag across his shoulders, walked the re.
mainder Of the way. This man, Mr.. 8. p.
men, would make a Rocky Mountain ex.
Plorer.-RoeEUtHe Journal
tHE Nos-hEsIDENT LAw-On Tuesday q
colofso man named Butler and his wife were
arrested Tor not complying with the law which
requires NONRESIDENT coIored persons IN he
registered and give bonds within Eve DAYS
not to become chargeable to the Cornoratioo
They were taken before Justice Birch wbo
ordered them to pay fine Of $40 each.
CARELRssSEss-A team of two bo-sss 81.
tached to q sleigh, and which had been care.
lessly left standing by the driver, ran awsv
this morning coming in collision With Bryanjs
grocery team with such force as to drive the
shaft Of the sleigh some ak inches into the
side of valuable horse, the property Of Mr..
Bryan. -
REMEMBER the fne assembly to be given by
the Good viii Club, at Harmony Hall, to-