Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-09

bcpy, auotuet OF the same sort, whose costume
dit.ac'eo universal attention, though there were
dozen present. made MP after the same fashion.
Mrs. Senator Davis, Of Miss, was Madam de
s'aeii Miss Wetherell a charming Quateress
indeed; Miss Birney Flower Girl, and Mr.. b.
Spanish Knight Mrs Hayward a SybiI and
Mr.. II an English Huntsman; Mr. McCIsre, the
Due de Nemours: Major B. p. Poore, Charles
Ill b., and subsequently, Major Jack Downing; the
Misses Craig were Gypsy and lady Of the
early part of the present century, and Mr.. C
Maltese Corsar; Miss Cheatham. Of Tenn a
most captivating Ophel;a: J. ID. Hoover, Esq
Claude Melnotte; Mr. Brady vandyke; Mr..
Chas. King. Reubens; Mrs. Sickles, of ~ Y,
Little Red Riding Hood Miss Booth, Of SION
ington, CT, Swiss Peasant Girl Miss Bridge
Cracovienne Dancing Girl; Mrs. Nicholson, a
Spanish Lady.
Mrs. Steddman, an antiguated American farm
house wife Miss Hale, The Dawn of the Morn
ing, beautifully and most appropriately hab-
tied Sir. Russell, Friar Tuck Miss Morgan, of
n. Y, (most captvafiDglv. indeed y an English
bar maid of the times of Charles III; Mrs Uor.
ace Clarke, Spanish lady elegantly attircd !:
MISS beaie, was W inter to the life the Hon Mr.
Scott OF California, the Earl of Leicester; Capt
Arnold; Sir VIM Pepperill; Mr.. Nivens, NAL
tese sailor. ~
Mrs. Capt. Powell, U. S NJ, was Mrs. Popin
jaw, the mother Of seventeen children. (at home
snugly ensconccd in bed. of course)
But our space is well nigh exhausted with our
labor OF the morning, after the fatigne of the
night So we may not continue this list. which
embraces but small portion of the hundreds Of
personifications Of the occasion. Like a good
hoy, As We aim TO be, one O'Clock found us at
home and in bed, having left the eaver ones to
dance until S a m, to the music of Weber's ex.
&c lent band which otfciated
The supper and wines were sumptuouS and
profuse AZ the fashion Of the times could provide
anywhere in this country, the former evidently
prepared by Gautier, that prince of caterers for
such occasions.
We never attended a happier or more genial
ball. Down stairs, where capital chamaagne
punch and well favored Segars were ready for
those INDUCING at times in SUch
forts, ere we left. Russia was formally annexed
to the United States by an appropriate Senate and
Cabinet council, and the Emperor's present so
genial and here so universally beloved represen-
ta;ive among us, was formally installed an u s
senator, and promptly voted full constructive
mileage,
But, we may s'tel'' no more sfales out of
SCHOOL, i'll this connection.
MYSTERIOUS ATTEMPT AT AssAssINATION-
As the Rev. Mr.. Eleazer Williams, who is
claimed TO be the son OF Louis XVI, and now
righffnl heir to the throne of France, was sitting
at his lodgings, No. Al Pennsylvania avenue,
arranging some papers between the hours Of ~
and O'Clock last night, he was startled by man
suddenly entering his room and advancing to-
wards him with an uplfted dagger who ex.
claim'd through his teeth - I've got You at last
have 30 Mr. Williams cried out * assassin !
assassin save Ire from the assassin - and al
though man seventy eight years OF age, but
nevertheless vigorous and strong, he prasped the
upliftcd arm of the villain with an energy of a
man determined 10 defend his life to the last px-
treHlty, and continued to alarm the house by
cries Of 'assassin, assassin - The contest was
desperate hut short. the villain finding that he
could not accomplish his hcllsh purpose aud
the house WAS becoming alarmed, with "A vpor-
c'S effort CXtIlcated himself fIom the urasp OF
his intended victim, suddenly left the room and
fed the house. The cries of Mr. Williams and
the noise OF the contest thoroughly alarmed the
house, hut not in time 10 capture the villain.
\, hpn 10 3tpS pntar cd
liams they found him living upon the floor totally
exhausted and tue dagger Of the assassin near
him upon the floor
! MI Williams is not injured but is now almost
Frustrated by the excitement and exerfion of the
contest for his life. What could have caused any
man TO thus attempt the life of a poor and inof.
fenslve old man, who must soon pass to his
grave, is past the comprehension of any one and
the greatest OF all mysteries. 1t is possible that
the assassin NAV have been in search Of another
person. Mr. Williams thinks be has seen the
villain several times before, and believes him to
be a man who stopped at the house for several
DAYS (perhaps TO learn his room and habits) but
left two or three days since. Will any one solve
this mystery,
this locality as it is the headquarters of the no.
toriOus 'States' Hose,n and other conf.dera g
gangs, who have SO long infested the Fifth Ward
The ASSAULT The following Is the card Of
Mr.. Besapcon, in relation to his assault on Sec
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yesterday:
Il ulty having occurred between the Hon
jacob Thompson and myself it Is probable that
ruInors may he circulated not sustained by facts
therefore ask the use of your columns to say
that Mr. Thompson aud myself have for Yea rs
been on friendly terms, from the period | pub
lished daily journal in Mississippi and Louisi-
ana to tue lime of this occurrence; that our
meeting then was of a friendly nature, the affair
nuprelnrditated and the result Of misundeTstand-
ing Entertaining these views, no one can regret
the difficulty more than myself
IL may be proper 10 say that often visited the
ID 'parimeHt, and was only armed for sef-defence
In anticipation of all attack from another quartz
trust that you will extend the courtesy asked
10 diSabu>e the public mind if wrong Impressions
arc disseminated r. BE,aNcoy
Washington, March :, isj~.
The DISTRICT IN CoSGREss In the Senate
Yesterday, on motion of Mr.. Brown, the Senate
took up for consideration the bill for the enforce
nient Of mechanics LIENS, &c, in the District of
Columbia. The bill vas discussed at some lenyth
and postponed until today
The S-nae then took up the bill for the benefit
Of the public schools in the city OF Washington :
and the bill had third reading.
In The House, on motion OF Mr.. Dodd, the SEN
ate bill TO establish an auxiliary guard was taken
from the Speakers table, read twice ordered TO
be printed referred TO the Committee of the
Whole, and made the special order with the
House bill on that subject reported from the
COMMITTEES on the District of Columbia
Mr.. Goode, gave notice that he should move TO
60 into Committee Of the Whole fpr the consider
alton Of the bill as early as practicable.
SUCCESS MakEs THEM BOLD.-The night before
last, Mr.. Woolfson, optician, on Eighth street.
near the corner Of Louisiana avenue, in returning
from the theatre, was stopped on the corner of
Ninth street and Pennsy Ivania avenue by tall
dark coinplexioned man. who was w IL dres. ed
N ne a nATS Of n
politely Informed Mr.. w that he was under the
dlsagreeahle necessity Of compelling him to dis
gorge tn" contents of bus pockets. Mr. w . being
very much alarmed, scarcely knew what to do !:
but finally intmatrd that he was only a gentle
man = servant, and had no money about his per-
son What would have been the result Of this
matter had not some gentlemen come along lust
then, cannot be told but fortunately for MI w
several persons came within hail, towards whom
he ran when the genteel hghway lyman took to Ia 8
heels and made good his escape
COURT OF CLAIMs-ThHrSdHy.-Th court was
engaged on the case OF Charles A Dubois de I.u-
chet rs. The United States. The sum claimed in
this case IS between $500, 900 and 5000 600 and
he MI In h. cd