The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-03
TINS wAsmsoros TnAmn For the past week Miss

unknown Ia the city, and almost untried with but the
experience afforded by her brief engagement In New York.
she encountered difficulties which surely might have APP
palied stoutef heart than hers But. fun Of her high
purpose and conscious Of her bfillhnt natural abilities
she entered upon her engagement certain OF success If she
could but gain the attention of the public Every one
knows how difficult ii is to obtain audience for new
contestant for hstronic honor and when 1t Is recollect
ed that Miss Coombs announced to make her debut
Constance, in the love Chase, II will readily be adj
mted that her difficulties rather increased than di
minished. But the performance over, we heard more
than declare that they most agreeably dsap
pointed II is true that she has faults but they are mere
faults OF STYLE and easily be by constant
application, 1t is rather by the rufulness with which
she represents the passions that she succeeds than by
close attention to the minute appliances of her art which
add much TO the general effect Having acquitted her
self well in the estimation of the public she was cncour
aged to higher effort and appeared successfully as Julia
10 the ''Hunchbaok, Lady Gay Spanker in London AS
surance Lady Teazle In tho School for Scandal and
Blanca in the 'Itlian Wife, with increasing confidence
and with visible improvement IN her style and reading
that highly gratifying to her new-nadc friends and
admirers. Should she return to Washington and again
tread the boards Of 5gou Of theatre she may sure
of warm welcome and packed house to pay court to
her gathering honors
Tomorrow evening the admirers Of sprightly acting
full and sparkling young coincidence whose wtchery and
joyous abandon of style have many triumphs through
out the Union Miss Mitchell resembles in style Miss
Folly Marshall though possessing perhaps more refine
ment and finish than that able actress, together with
the superior advantages Of youth and great personal
charms. Miss Mitchell or Our Maggie her familiar
soqua with the press of the South and West possesses
versatility, sings with taste and effect and dances
with the grace and dash Of finished artistic Her intro
ductory efforts will be in peculiar romantic DRAMA
termed Satan in Paris 'one of the great Celeste ia
yorite and most effective paysand the chaste farce Of
THE Maid with the Milking PAIL"
PoToNAo WArm. AT the last session of Congress an
act passed giving the Commissioner of Public
Buildings and Grounds the entire control of all streets
and which improved. in whole or in part
by the general government This of course leaves the
pavements in charge of the mayor Within the Inst few
days that officer has been applied to by several citizens
for permission 10 take up the pavements that they
lay pipes to bring the water to their residences In every
instance these applications have been refused tho
ground that there lack of authority nasmuch there
has been express legislation the part Of Congress
and the rights of the city have not been clearly defined
Such permission In opinion could only be regarded
great discourtesy, and looking at the question in
other light If this work should DO commenced now
would the introduction of the water itself be greatly
retarded In view Of the great interests at stake we
glad to learn that positive orders have been issued to the
police to require, in every instance where the payemens
being taken up exhibition Of the authority upon
which the work is DONE and feel confident that these
orders will be strictly enforced.
At the recent municipal election, when the question
fairly FIJsantod n o o-rrs to whether or not
toy would take the peteasy measures to ccap the ti8
hg within their reach thGiF perfect indihefeApg t1
psiny manifest in tht FBaiiUls8 81 The Nota which ~
polieJ The change tiat h sen paoe ia thair solngs
since thon is highy satit d YastQe tbs pro
dcton that when tho question Is again submitted TO-
them for their action will have expression Of opin
ion that cannot BIO mistaken. .
RAILROAD IRoN.--The Alexandria Gazette mentions
the arrival at that port via the canal of about six hun
bred tons of iron rail- from the Mount Savage Iron
Works. near Cumberland Maryland, for the Orange and
Alexandria railroad We highly gratifcd (says the
Gazette TINT railroad companies beginning to
look to the furnaces of own instead of those of for
eign countries for their supply Of rails The fact that
railroad iron manufactured in country has
toughness and durability not found in the imported
ticle should commend it everywhere to railroad compa
MES The cheapness of the imported article has doubt
less operated to induce its purchase from abroad but
whether to the advantage of the purchasers may well be
questioned. We trust that the time is near at hand
when all the manufacturing and industrial interests of
country will receive that aid from the general gov
eminent of which they in such need, and which
would at place them in position TO cope with for
eign manufacturers. Lot this aid be granted and the
home demand will be supplied from our own labor at
such prices-a things considered the consumer can
well afford to pay.
ATTEMPT AT RoBBERY. ---on Friday night last, about
eleven O'clock young attacked by two negroes
near the corner and Thirteenth streets who attempted
to seize his watch Being possessed of great acvi
ty and strenth he proved than match for his
sailants one of whom turned and fed while the other
was secured and placed in tho hands Of the watchnan
These black fellows have their heunw in and about the
liquor stores and other tenements between the ruins of
the old National Theatre and the of Thirteenth
street Do police officers look in that locality to
soc what is going on 1t has been termed the sFive
Points of Washington, Fs
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. REV. Moses d. Hogue
d. d., of the Old School Presby terrain church. Richmond
Virginia. has accepted the invitation Of the Second Pres
byerian church in this city, New York avenue to
become their pastor Wo learn that in taking this posi-
tion 1t is with the view of ultimately taking charge of
the metropolitan church, which Is to be built on street
opposite Rev Mr.. Samsons church. Rev Mr. Eckard
will occupy the pulpit to-day as heretofore,
GEoRaHrowS CoILEGR -Rev. Mr.. EARLY OF Baltimore |
named as the successor Of Rev. b. A. Mcguire in the