Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-11

ana on the canal, continues a. active az at sny
time during the present season. Instead Of fall.
ing on, a. has been the case at this time In pre-
vious years, II Is rather increasing Scarcely a
day passes without the arrival at the wharves or
canal Of one or more large vessels freighted with
nne lumber for our dealers.
ltwould seem that the people who own real
estate about town have experienced a waking up
as to the necessity Of providing houses to suDplv
the wants Of our constantly increasing popula,
ton. AS the city grows old, she = incfeasin0 In
importance, and each session of Congress brings
an augmented noahng population; and, in many
lative season become identified with our citv in
terests in various ways, and finally settle among
us Thus Washington is becoming. what she
should be, great and beautiful CITY. and the
pride and boast of the whole nation ~
The Potomac river continues TO supply consid
cradle quantities Of fish for our marketUoers
Last hlght capt. Fonce arrived up from Cornfeld
Haroor, bringing $50 punches of fresh perch. rock
trout, ana other fish. They were Ia ken by skid.
more, for the Centre Market
Al Rliey's wharf, arrived this morning. the
lug consignments Of MERCHANDISE for p. Brannan.
Howell Morsell, J b. Turton, } Tucker, VIM
h Riley, Middleton Beall, w Rosse, and Muir
ray Semmes.
On account of the dense fog which prevailed at
an early hour this morning on the river the
steamer Geo. Page was compelled TO omit her
regular O'Clock trip TO Alexandria, for fear of
running aground. The Passengers and mails went
down by land
The commission which visited Baltimore to
obtain from the inspectors permission to run the
Collyer two months longer before further repairs
should he done on her, have failed in their mis-
sion. The inspectors would not pass an order for
her to resume the trips, saying that they had in
spected her thoroughly, and she was not in a con-
ditlon to rum by reason of the rOttenness of some
OF her timbeTs. She has be" n hauled up n Hum
teT's ways at Alexandria, where she will be tho
roughly overhauled and put in good condition
IL Is supposed that it will require some two
n 10
The Powhatan went down at 0 O'Clock this
morning with the Still Club excursion 10 Leon
aTdtown. The party was not very large but made
mp in good looks what they lacked in nnmhers
Withers' Band accompanied them We saw in
the hands of number of the Club a beautiful
cane obtained from Mount Vernon recently nv
MT NJ Holbrook, which has been mounted
with silver, and is to be presented by the party
to Col J.. I. Blackstone, Of Leonardtown, as a
token Of gratitude to him for kindnesses received
at his hands.
IcoMMuNIcATED.
A THEATRE FOR WAsHISGroN.-Mr. Editor:
writer in the Star, over the signature of "F -
says: 1.-THE question is often asked now days
by strangers visiting Washington, Why we have
no Tn eatre! but it is satisfactorily answer
ed" Now, this question was, think, fully an
swered by writer in Burtons Gentleman's Mag
dzlne, no longer ago than the year 1898. As il is
as applicable now as then will transcribe few
extracts
This man, albeit lover of the drama, sprop-
eTly conducted cannot endure to see play imur-
dered' by the Introduction Of one second or third
rate actor into subordinate part; and that man
sweaTs II would all he very well, if the Theatre
could only be better warmed, or was nearer the
centre OF the town, or had better orchestra, or
handsomer drop curtain, or a more talented COM
PAW, or this, that, or the other
The truth Is, that Hamlet the Dane hit il pre-
clsely when he advised his fathers lord cham
belan to use these abstract and brief chroniclers
OF the times much better than their deserts. For
that struck him, and strikes us, moreover, as the
very way to make their deserving even greater
where II may be, and never less where il is not ;,
= The expense of supporting the stock estab-
lishment of the National Theatre, Is upwards of
81 300 weekly, and similar sum is constantly
paid for stars for the same term An expenditure
IKE this must convince you that the best returns
leave the manager a very poor surplus. and will
serve to prove that such receipts as this evening
must eventuate in his utter helplessness and ruin
II public opinion is opposed to those professors
who are to become the commentators on the
works of the poet, and living illustrations of his
ideas, to public opinion shall bow, and in JUS.
tlce 10 my company and myself, speedily remove
from scene of continued modification and re-
gret'-blanager Wards Card, Dec 10, 1888
People come to Washington either to advance
their own political, party, or personal ends, and
they have neither time nor inclination-neither
sufficient to enable them to spend their EVENINGS
at the Theatre. At least, they think so, which is
the same thing"
To conclude this already too lengthy commu-
hfCdiiOu, Will the fdct'' that
there is sad lack of information concerning the
legitimate drama among our fellow citizens
which precludes the possibility of a successful
season during the "short session" Of Congress
ana as mass we are too prone to the sensual to
accord fitting support to the intellectual enioy-
ments OF life. The time is far distant when the
drama will befully appreciated by us. The actor
draw" for time, but even they will weary Of
the rant, and such peTversions az Jack Shep-
PaTd' and ''Glance at BALTIMORE can only
serve Tor 1.-THE managers last kick" ID.
The MONUMENT MUss.-The Monument Board
seems to be in peck Of troubles Three months
have elapsed since the searching expose Of Mr.
At1ee, and they still entangIed in the prelim-
inaries Of their defence. The following cores
Pondence shows up the latest phase imbroglio:
WAsHINGrON, Sept. 10, 81.
SIR You informed ME some weeks AGO that
the missing books and papers of the Board of
Managers of the w. N. Nj. Society had been left
by you with Mayor Magruder. have requested
him 10 send them to the Board on several occa-
sions, and he has failed to do so Il Is regaTded
by the Board as your duty to have them forth
coming The Board meets on Saturday, 18th in
slant, at p m Your obedient servant,
VEsPAsIAN ELLIS, LIST V. p &c &c
>. foRKE ATLEE, Esq.
WASHINGTON, Sept II, 1857.
SIR Yours Of yesterday Is before me AS
have no books or papers belonging to the Board
over which you preside and as / possess no
the Board may exercise, | am constrained TO de-
cline any further interference in the premises
Your obedient &c,
SAMUEL YORKE ArLEE.
VEsPAsIAN ELLIS, Esq, LIST v. p, &c.
PRAIsEwoRTHY Acr.-Yestcrday afternoon,
two small children were riding in buggy on
Fourth street, the older OF the two driving The
horse got frightened and ran of with them at a
furious gait. Near the corner Of G and Fourth
streets, the older thrown and
what injured The frightened horse rushed on and
when near ii street colored cartman jumped from
his cart and tried TO stop the horse, but being
unable, he, by desperate effort, reached ths
child, and rescued IL from the buggy wewould
gladly chronicle the name OF this cartman who
Tisked his life 40 heroicaly, but were unable to
ascertain IL.
The FAIR Of the Montgomery county Agricul-
tural Society commenced yesterday with large
attendance and handsome display.
Daniel Weisel, Esq, of Washington county,
delivered valuable practical address, and &C
cPDtable remarks of the chara