Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

in state of intense anxiety to hear the detail
concerning the lost steamer Central America, on
Friday night, about O'Clock, owing to the pre-
vailng storm, the Southern wires became IN
operative, cutting off all communication win
Norfolk. From that time up to 10 O'clock there
was no improvement In the condition OF the line,
and the Agent of the Associated Press, ana the
operators themselves gave up all hopes OF fecelv-
Ing anything further that night. About 10 clock
faint signal was heard from Fe.eIsDuIgi In
reply to inquiry, stating that the NorfoIk line
had closed after waiting an hour beyond the
regular closing hour, by the person employed in
the Norfod Associated Press office.
Finding thai this resource had failed to bring
intelligence IL occurred To the agent Of the AsSO
ciated Press that If the lines Were working south
Of Petersburg, Information might be obtained
from Savannah, where five of the passengers of
the Inflated steamer had arrived. An order TO
hold open the lines from Washington to Savan-
nah was Immediately transmitted, aud the agents
OF the Associated Press at Savannah aud Augusta
were notified to be at their posts. In half an hour
after this order had been transmitted, the state
ments Of III. II. Chids, one Of the rescued pas
sengers, began to be received. From tins Time
until O'Clock the news came over the wires In
perfect rush, and at half past IL o'clock the last
of one thousand words had been received, having
been Telaved (or re-written) at Augusta, Peters
burg and w ashington, and from here transmitted
to New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia, in
time for the morning papers.
Considering the unfavOrable state of the wealth
er, the flashes Of lightning over the wires, indi-
Gated by frequent shocks Of the instruments, this
il considered one OF the greatest featS ever per-
formed on circuits of equal length. Too much
praise cannot be ava rded TO the Operations i'm the
different offices, and particularly those Of the
Washington offices, who would have willingly
stayed at their posts all night have assisted in
furnishing any details of the dreadful disaster.
The RIvER.-The bird season comes on apace;
the duck guns abundant, and the sporting
men begin to tell long stories about last years
cunning exploits This morning beautiful fat
plOver was picked up at the west end of the Long
Bridge, which had destroyed itself by flying
against the teleg graph wire. The birds are said
TO be very fine indeed this year. having had ex-
cellent feeding along the banks OF the Potomac,
and as they abound very plentifully, the gunners
will have fine sport
The schooner VIM Capes arrived up at the
Long Bridge this morning with party Of Sew
enth- wardeTs from dOwn-the- river fishing ex-
cursion. They went down with large expecta-
lions OF having nne time among the i.h and
oysters, but the weather proving inauSpicious
ana their provisions giving out, they had but
sorry time of il. When they arrived al the wharf
their appearance indicated anything but that of
men who had just arrived flushed with victory,
and swelled out with fshy Hastings. Our stout
friend, Col -, who was of the party, whom
we saw shortly after the arrival Of the ssCaprrs
was making tracks for home with fishing Tcd IN
one hand pillow in the other; when hailed by
the news reporter, made no answer, but pulling
his hat down over his face, accelerated his uace
from fast pace to chronic run, and disappear
ed round corner grocery. We wish our friends
better luck the next time they 20 in pursuit o.
pleasure.
Arrived-at Gait & Young wharf schooner
X " Holly, Travis, from Philadel phia. with
coal to Chaplin Bro; at Riley's WHAT schooner
WIN H. Pyne, ShTeeves, from st. Gerham's,
with wood for Riley; at Magruder Il stones
SChooners John Walker, Farren. and w Than
earlier, from Philadelphia, with coal for Magru-
der Stone, and schooner Adam Clark, Beau
champ, from Whire Point, with gravel for Gov
eminent works.
The steamer Columbia arrived this morning,
from Baltimore, with merchandise for Il VIM
satt, Fox Vanhook, Barbour 4 Semmes b. J.
Neale, Fegan, BOsse Bro, p. Thyson r. +.
White Co, Z. o. Donoghue, w. II. Riley, J.
Gibson, q. Force, +. COyle Co., j c. Walker
PAIRo NOURsE.-The Alexandria Gazette of
Saturday last, contained the following brief state
ment concerning the affairs Of this house. which
Is Of special interest to host OF suffering Dis
tict readers We need hardly add that it is not of
the satisfactory character they have right TO
expect. Already parties are in the market seek
ing to buy up claims against the house, and it is
due to the depoStOrs that they should be at least
protected against losses by disposinr of their
claims at less than their real value bv and through
the prompt publication OF detailed statement of
the assets and liabilities OF the concern The
following is the GaZette's statement referred to
above.
''Mr. Pairo. Of the firm Of Pairo Il Nourse,
states the estimate Of their Liabilities 800 coo
1hey have no other creditors but the depositors
Their property of every description, has been
placed in the hands of their trustee who is pay
ing sums Of fifty dollars and under Their de-
termination Is to call in their funds as speedily
as possible; when S2n 900 is obtained a pro rata
distribution will be made to the creditors and
the same plan will be observed until all are paid
MI Palro gives solemn assurances that at a fair
valuation, they have sufficient property to pay
every claim, and leave handsome surplus lie
asserts too, that portion of their property could
not be disposed Of Immediately without sacrifice
and consequent loss TO creditors"
REPORT OF DEATHs.-The following is the re-
port Of deaths for the month OF August 1857 by
which it will be seen that the total number of
deaths was lis, as follows:
Apoplexy2 ,; atIophy ,, disease OF the bladder I:
conclusion OF brain 1; Inflammation OF brain |;
cancer 2; cerebrO spinal congestion ]; cholera in
1dntum llj colitis 1; consumption u; commissions
!; cTamp ]; crauP3 decline 3: deliTlum treIien,
dentition 3; diarrh6a :; drOpsy /; drowned /:
dysentery III; enterits s. entero cOltis I, epilepsy
bilious fever l; intermittent fever !; remittent
fever j. scarlet fever g. typhoid fever disease of
heart 3; enlargement of heart l. hydrocephalus 1:
hydro thOraI Is intempeIance /; mania a-potu |;
HIaTaSmus ,; measles I; miningitis acute /; old
aye paralysis I; pertussis 3; pleurisy ]; pneu-
mOnia rheumatism /; still born I; stomatitis l.
sun stroke l. tables mesenterica 1; traumatic teta-
nus l. not reported :.
Five years and under, So; from to 10. 6: 10 TO
10 S; 20 TO 40 Is 40 to CO. IL; 90 to so y over %
,; age not reported 4; still-born, l.
ASSAULT AND BATTEKY.-On Saturday, q
young man named John Lanahan was arrested
Tor assault and battery upon another young man
named hePIer. The quarrel was all about the
tight to the companiOnship Of two females who
were walking upon the avenue. Kepler, or as
ne gave his name, Robert Davis was knoc ked
down, and Lanahan was arrested for it, Lana
nan, who denied the charge, gave bail before
Justice Dom for his appearance at court, and
was discharged. -
FIRE RIoT.-On Saturday night, as the hremen
were returning from the fire in Georgetown, a
disgraceful riot occurred In the First Ward. near
the Circle, in which members of various compa-
nles Were engaged Although pistols were fl red
stones and clubs used and several heads were
broken, and IL is rumOred one person struck with
a pistol shot, the damage to persons was very
small Two young men were arrested by the
guards and taken To the western lookup JuS-
tiee Drury held them TO bail for further hearing
An IMMENSE AssENBLAGE was gathered yes-
terday afternoon the river shore at the foot of
Eighth street, TO witness the ceremony Of BAN
tism performed by the denomination