Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-23

COMMUNICATED
MAY BALL.-Mr. Gaszynski's May Ball Festi-
val will take place at Temperance Hail. street
between Ninth and Tenth streets on Friday even
ing, May LIST. The decorations of flowers, canopy
and throne OF the queen, now in PREPARATION win
surpass In beauty anything Of the kind ever seen
before in this city. Besides a number of beaut-
FULLY arranged dances by over one hundred chill
dren, there will be twelve splendid fancy dances
in costume by the most advanced pupils Mr. G.
is patronised by the most distinguished families,
and we advise all those who wish a treat TO attend
his May Ball.
SEVENTH WARD IMPRovEMENTs.-The Sixth
street wharf is now nearly completed. and the
Aqua Creek steamboats, will make that their
stopping place from about the LIST of Nav
The grading OF street south, tom the Poto-
mac river to the Canal near the Navy Yard Is now
IN active progress. Laborers are now enga ycd in
making formidable cutting through "fwenty-
building hill
The grading of o street south, from Four-and-
a-half street to the river, will be commenced in
few days.
ENTERTAINMENTS AHKAD.-To-n ght Il e post
poned Concert and Ball of Harmony Lodge I. o.
o. +. takes place at Odd Fellows Hail. NAVY
Yard. Our friends at the Navy Yard have made
great preparations for this affair, and il is bound
to ,ProsPeT.
Tonight the Western Hose boys give their
Third Annual Ball in their fine new Hall on
Twenty-ThId street The members of this COM
pany have city reputation whoe-souled en-
terprising young men, and will givell good ball
unquO>tlOnally.
THE DISTRICT MILITIA 1t is rumored among
the military associations of the District that tn,
War Department has taken into cons liberation the
matter OF remodeling the militia system Of the
District.
The prospect of a speedy change of the system
is satisfactory to the District volunteers they be-
lieving the present arrangement entirely unsuita-
BILE, II having been made over fifty years ago when
Alexandria county was pait OF the District
A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTIoN.-A large iron
wheel has been left on Louisiana avenue. between
Sixth and Seventh streets, since the removal of
the Mechanics Institute Fair building and the
removal OF it is very much desired by residents
In that neighborhood. Some of them complain
that il Is not ornamental others that il is DANCE
rons at night for strangers who pass in carriages
along that avenue.
The lMPRoy EMENTs in the neighborhood of
Judge Douglass are being commenced in good
earnest. The contract for building the houses
(two) Of the Hon. III NJ Rice ana Hon j. c.
Breckenridge have been conditiOnally awarded to
Mesers. Baldwin Il Bro. at Sl5,WO each. They
are To be y feet front, 50 deep, with rear wing
and four stories high, with attic and basement
storys.
THE MUTE CHILDREN.-The father of the mute
child, Ann SzymanOski has arrived from New
York. and this morning presented himself before
the Circuit Cont and demanded that his child be
U.
After discussion, compromise was effected, and
the father agreed to let the child remain.
The HICKORY POLE which stood on North
street, near Delaware avenue, was removed yes
teTday by order of Doctor Force, Commissioner
of Health, IL being considered unsafe, in cOnse
quence of the principal supports having been re-
moved The job was difficult one and required
the attention of the Ward Commissioner.
The LARGE DERRICK at the South wing of the
Capitol Extension was partially blown down yes
terday, the ropes giving away OH one side, but it
was held suspended in mid air by the opposite
ropes; was not at all injured, and to-day is Occu-
plying its usual position and doing good service.
POULTRY THIEvRs.-Monday night some cum
ming thief or thieves entered the premises of Mr..
T. C. Magruder, east Of the City Hall, and stole
therefrOm some valuable poultry. Complaint
was made to the Chief Of Police, and officers were
immediately sent in search Of the thieves.
THE New STABLE for the Presidential Mansion
is TO be 81 feet long by A. with carriage house at
tached The Commissioner of Public Buildings
has awarded the contract for this work to -
Turton, OF the First Ward, who builds ii by inca
surement.
PROP. CRoUcH's Classical Academic Readings,
at the Academy Of Music, over Farnham's book
store to-night,-in the course of which Mad'lle
BOye will sing several favOrite airs in her usual
charming manner.
We CALL ATTENTION TO the coming target
practice of the Presidents Mounted Guard, ad-
vertised in another column, to-day. The affair
comes off at the country residence of DIR. Haws
the 27th instant, and will no doubt he a pleasant
affair
The POsT-HOLEs on the ground recently occu-
pied by the Mechanics Institute need filling bad
ly. boy received dangerous fall this morning
in consequence of the horse he was riding, setting
his foot in one of these holes and stumbling.
GREAT ADVANCE IN vALUE.-John l.. Smith,
Esq has sold a lot OF ground on 18th street, be-
tween b and c, Island, to l.. p. Murphy, for so
cents per foot.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-The case of T.. Jones Us.
Ann X. Dermott was continued this morning
Mr.. Oh. Lee Jones making his plea for the de-
fence.
ANOTHER WIrHpRAwAL.-M.T II. Parker, pain
ter of this city, yesterday sent in his resignation
to the - American Order, - Fourth Ward Council.
A PROMENADE FESTIVAL comes OFF tonight at
Gideon's Hall. corner of ID and Ninth streets. See
advertisement.
OUR REUBEN thinks the Monument Managers
have finished themselves, instead of the Monu-
ment.
THK SALE of the fine furniture at the Ebbitt
House will be concluded to-day, by Mr.. Fisher.
WATCH REruRxs-Last night there were
persons taken to the central guard house for Of
fences and a single applicant only for lodgings.
The guards report quiet in all parts OF the city.
The riotous and disorderly appear TO have for
saken their evil ways, at least temporarily.
WASHINGTON CITY, April Y, 1857.
Mcssrs. SAMUEL PUMPHREY, JAMES r.. JOHNSON,
and ADMINISTRATIONS Your kind letter OF yester-
day is before me, in which amongst others, you pro-
pound the following question: w ould you accept
a nomination on the mon ticket II the same should
be rendered to you 2"
answer Yes; and further, that shall be always
az the service of the citizens of the Seventh Ward
for any duty which they may think proper to assign
to me.
aln, and always have been, Democrat: estrang-
ed, indeed for a season 10y force Of circumstances,
from an intercourse which have always highly val-
ued thus answer you frankly in regard To my views
ON questions of national policy, but anticipate the
Occurrences of no contingency which, were to be
elected to place the Corporation could embarrass
my Independent action. -.
Should he elected, should attribute my eleva-
ton to the citizens OF the Seventh Ward who Sc
lected me- not account of my views ON national
affairs but simply to guard the interests ofthe tcdrd
and to promote the welfare OF the city.
a. N 80. ha afafnl every manifestation of