Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-12
GEORGETOWN.
Cer,ssposdsses of TAs Star. t"fTo&

$50 7ss GEoRsErowN, March Ii, 1858.
The announcement, in another column, that
the man Of the nation. the Hon Edward Everett.
is to deliver his great charity lecture at the Dunn
barton street Methodist Church on next Monday
evening, will doubtless be hailed with great
PIeasure 1y very large class Of our people, male
ana female We have conversed with persons
competent judges-who have heard Mr. Everett IS
chaflty lecture, delivered elsewhere ard all agree
80 pronouncing II one of the most sublime iitera-
~ productions Of the kind they have ever heard
from any man. As the number of tickets are
limited, and as this will doubtless be the only
opportunity We shall ever have of hearing the
great orator and Philanthropist, in Georgetows,
we would advise one and all of the Stars read
ers TO procure their tickets Immediately. This
Will be case in which the Scripture promise,
lie that giveth to the poor &c, Is sure to he
fulfilled, the lecture il sure to repay four fold
all who may avail themselves of the privilege Of
hearing Ii, to say nothing of real satisfaction, in
contributing to the relief of the poor.
We have frequently wondered while reading
the reports in the Star of persons being fined in
Washington for profanity In the streets, if there
Is no law in our city for the punishment of the
same offence. Ii has certainly become of the
we regret TO say that our daily observations lead
us TO fear that II is rapidly on the increase This
abomnable, detestable and degrading vice seems
to be confined chiefly to the young; and were il
necessary to our purpose. we could designate
localities where boys, white and colored from
ten TO twenty years Of age, In the habit of
collecting and indnlging in this kind of low
vulgar and degrading vice until one to be near
them and listen to their horrid blasphemies
awhile, would almost suppose he had been sud
denly transported into colony Of Young semi
demons. Indeed. in some instances do these
pupils or pollution carry their abomi nations TO
such an extent and that right in the immed late
hearing Of all classes of respectable people, that
The very atmosphere that surrounds them seems
10 be fetd by sort Of Satancal or hellisb
mlasma. We sincerely hope that our corporate
authorities will take the matter in hand and
MAKE an effort to suppress this degrading evil
before the morals of the entire yeuth of the town
are poisoned by these emissaries Of the evil on e
Our Methodist friends are i'm ecstacies this
morning over their appointment by the Confer
ence OF the Rev. DIR. w. b. Edwards, who has
laoored among them-in 1SlO-4l-with great
success, and to their entire satisfaction He car
ried away with him the full confidence and
kindest regards of his then entire charge. Our
Alexandra friends certainly have cause to re-
lolce at their appointment-Mr, Brown has L.
bored twO years IN our city, and as an apie
watchful, and Jealous Christian minister lie has
very few superiOrs, except his better half i'm her
sphere, and she certainly far outstrips him
They will each carry with them to their new
neld OF labor the warm affections of the people Of
Georgetown
Our ice merchants are still as busy as Mother
Careys chickens in a storm, gathering the article
in large quantities of fine duality from the Poto
mac. From the indications of the last few DAYS
very near full crop will be secured.
During the last few days -four has slightly ad =
vanced, and the market has become more Arm :;
good shipping brands supertne are held at 81 o.
and extra hig her, according to quality But little
wheat Coming in selling at 81 05aS1 o. for good
qualities Of red and white SPECTATORS