Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-11

map agent, was in the restaurant of Mr. Kirby,
corner Of First street and Pennsylvania avenue,
and was attacked by youth named John Gun
NM NAM who, with several others, were present.
sued in which pistols were fired, and Mr. Burn
ham was robbed Of port monnaie containing n
small amount Of money and some valuable pa
pers. A ball also passed through mis- overcoat
Mr.. Burnham and Mr.. Kirby went TO Justice
Dom and obtained warrants for John Cunning
ham, John Welsh and VIM. Hutton The war
rants were delivered to Captain Mills, who i'm
mediately called to his assistance officers Carter
McHenry, Suit, Ross and Irwin. and watc hmen
Deggs and Richardson. BY judicous arrange
ment, and rapid operation in various suspicious
localities, they succeeded i'm arresting all the
party. This morning they were sent to Jail for
contribution and Welsh in default of $50 hail
and fined S2l a. each for carrying weapons. and
cunningham m default Of s 600 bail, and s26 A
for carrying and firing pistols. 80
ATTEMPTED Assassination MIC hit Mr.
Ii. F. Rittenhouse, President of the Rank of
Commerce, Georgetown, and a gentleman TO II,
unknown, were returning from a visit to Senator
Rice at his residence, near New Jersey ayeouc.
on street north, and when near Fourth and g
streets, they were attacked by gang of desperate
villains. They ran and narrowly escaped with
Their lives AZ both were fired at, a ball striking
Mr. fHtenhouSe on the back cutting his coat
natriy, the gentlemen Were unable TO identify
any OF their aSsailants. They met Justice Dom
and gave him the information, and the Justice
reported to the officers, who immed lately set to
work to discover what parties have been lurking
about that vicinity. .......s
WASHINGTON MIG hit. Tom Tay-
lor's fine domestic play of Still Waters Run
Deep" will be presented with superior scenery,
dresses and general appointments, and the fol-
lowing excellent cast John Nildmay, Mr. John
sloan; Captain Hawksley, Mr.. F. Bangs; Pot
ter, Nc. ID. Whiting; Dunbilk, Mr.. II. Russell
L1ngford, MIR. Warden Markham, Mr. J Whit
ing Gimlet, Mr.. Thompson; Jessop, Mr.. New
ton Mrs. Mildmay, Mrs John Sloan; Mrs Hec-
tor Sternhold, Mrs. H. =. Grattan The roaring
farce of Mesmeri-m, or Irish SYMPATHY in
which Sloan, as Mike Murphy" never fails to
upset the gravity of all audience, concludes the
performances.
BLESS Us, wasn't that sharp turn the we,ther
took yesterday, AS Milton says of some high
old weather in his time:
"First II blew
And then it saew,
And then IL thew,
And then it friz'i
otnit, II you please, the ''secoDd and third
stanzaS," and then you have the weather of yes
terday. Anthracite, skates, sleigh bells and buff
faio robes are looking up. we'll, let 'rm.
The FUNERAL Of Bishop Beverly Waugh was
most largely attended in Baltimore yesterday
Numbers were present from this District He
was born in Fairfax county, Virginia. In 1889 =,
and stationed here in 1911, and in Georgetown in
ISL and 1o22. The Bishop has been in feeble
health for me time; but the immediate cause
of his death was erysipelaS, which followed 4
sudden attack of apoplexy. Bishop Thomas A .
Norris, of Cincinnati, is now the senior Bisbon
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In The CIRCUIT COURT, to- day, the case of J.
Mexican rs. Mary T. Blake, administrative of
John A. Blake was pending. In this case action
is brought to recover half Of the nett profits
accruing from a contract in partnership between
the plaintiff and defendant for binding certain
public documents. This case has occupied sew
eral days already and has not yet come to final
argument by counsel.
A DECISION .-iesterday: in the case of Mrs.
Walker against Daniel Curtain, for the recovery
of $50 so, the amount paid to said Curtain for a
cow which he recommended to be in good and
healthy condition, the plaintiff showed that upon
attempting to milk the COW she proved to be not
as represented. Justice Dom, in view Of the
testimony, gave Judgment in favor of the plain
tiff for the amount claimed
OPERA IN BALTIMORE There will, doubtless.
be quite an attendance from this city, at the Op-
era In Baltimore, in consequence of the facilities
afforded for the round trip. On FRIDAY Ve!di,s
~ TTordtore is 10 be performed. and on SATURDAY.
martha, y in which the celebrated basso Herr
Carl Formes will appear
WAUGH CHAPEL The new Methodist Epis.
copal edifce, on the corner of A and Third SITS -,
Capitol Hill, dedicated last Sunday, is to be
known as "Waugh Chapel" in honor Of the ven =
cradle senior bishop, just deceased.
By THE accidental omission Of the word .sonly,,
our notice Of Prof. Whitney yesterday had ra-
ther an uncomplimentary squint. Itshould have
read " his budget of tricks Were rot ONLY ex-
ceednglv well performed, but most Of them were
quite new"
IN THEIR PLAcEs-The Senate having con-
frmed the reaopointment Of john III. Goddard,
John ID. Clark, and Henry Reaver, as Justices of
| the Peace for this county. we find them, buslly
engaged, as Of old, at their respective offices.
The ADVANCE IN COTToN, by latest European
news, has caused quite an excitemen. through
ont cotton-growing regions, and the liberar gifts
daily distributed by Philbrck to his patrons at
the Gift Bookstore. 476 Pennsylvania avenue
causes an equal excitement amongst the book
buyers here, and is we'll worthy their attention
II
WATCH RETURNs.-Patrick Welsh, Ireland
larceny; Jail for court. John Welsh, Ireland,
assault and carrying weapons; Jail in the U. :.
case, fine and costs. S2l. ~. VIM. Hutton, Nd
do; d.. John Cunningh ham, assault, carrying
and firing pistol jail for court, and fine and costs
SO ~, in default of 81 900 bail John Reeder,
drunk and disc DERBY: fine and costs, - "a
Fourteen lodgers-non- residents.
WASHINGTON February 8th Ia5l