Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-11

- SoA1 S0R1zWua1uxns on xos~-Ths Ca.
iumoia Lodge Festival will take place tonight
without fail. The fast friends Of the Lodge have
heretofore shown their disposition to attend its
entertainments, rain or shine, and consequently
we may be certain that Odd Fellow Han viii
be filled tonight, whatever the weather. The
prog rainme Of the festival Is capital one and In
sure 10 be carried out to the letter. We recon.
mend our readers who have not so decided to
make up their minds instanter to attend the fes.
tival We guarantee them delightful evening
FIREs.-Last night three alarms Of FIRE kept
the bells ringing at intervals until an early hour
this morning The first was caused by a brill
liant light in the eastern section of the CITY. re-
hected by the burning of something on the Mary.
lano s,oe OF the Anacostia about O'Clock. The
second was from light near the toll. gate on the
baltimore turnpike, about III o'clock The IRE
companies generally turned out to 90, but discoy
erln2 that u was beyond the city limits they re-
turned 10 their quarters. The third alarm was
caused by the burning of an old frame shed
formerly used as a cooper's shop on street in
the First Ward. This was about O'Clock. and
ground. 0- VIC
ELEcTroN.-At a meeting Of the Metropolitan
Hook and Ladder Company, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing wear Pe,ident-
John 8. Chauncy; LIST Vice President-Tbomas
Stone; I'd Vice President-Charles w. Hawk. /.
oecretafy-James A. Ingram; Assistant Secre.
tary-Chas f. Orme; Librarian-w H. Cor.
% out, D on ITO Donrall, Ist; c. W. sher-
Gooo, "a w Scott, 3D.; J. B. Walling, 4lh ;
Chas. Holbrook. 5th Standing Committer-M
Donrail, c. W. Sherwood and T. Stone: Dele
gates to the Fire Department-Messrs Chauncy,
Ome, Ingram, WaIling and w. H Baird.
ASSAULT AND BArrKRY.-This morning, a
German, named John Schaub, went to the office
| OF Justice Goddard, and complained that he had
been assaulted and beaten by Robert Rippen
oanch on Seventh street, near The Park He had
evidently been roughly handled by some one.
dyed In blood. Justice Hurphy directed him to
appear before the grand jury as he was, and let
that body take action Immediately.
AT TIE THEATRE, tonight, fine bill COM
mencing with the truly amusing farce, ga Coun-
tess for an Hour after which comes charming
ballet, with the favorite Teresa RolIa as "Terp-
sichore;' the whole TO conclude with a brilliant
FESTIVAL DaDsante"
A pleaSanter resort than this pretty Theatre
Win us really good entertainments canuot be de-
sired. -t-
The Lands OPERA TROUPE draws good an
| dences nightly, and Lands and his excellent
company keep everybody well amused. This
evening the first night of r. d. Rice,s farce of
Jumbo jun Previous to the piece the usual va :.
riety OF negro minstrelsy, &c Go early and Sc.
cure seats.
CORRESPONDENT Of the Alexandria Gazette
denies that cases of small pox have been sent
from that city to Washington to be provided for
and AYERS that the man sick with the smallpox
who came up the river, was in a vessel from be.
low, bound to w Washington.
BRu1h-Saturday night party of persons
entered the store Of Mr.. d. Quinn corner of
Thirteenth aud 6 streets, and demanded liauor
MT Quinn refusing to give it one of them struck
him on the face with stone, infiictiny a severe
wound, which required the attendance of a ply
siCidn. ~
NOTICE Of DIR. Mackay's Second Lecture Is
unavoidably crowded out to-day. We learn that
| the Doctor, who Is delighted with Washington,
will be detained here some days by social en-
sagements, after which he goes TO Cincinnati
The LECTURE at the Smithsonian Institution
announced Tor this evening, is postponed till fur
ther notice
WATCH RETURNs-Dec. 9-Adeline Reeder,
d. z, drunken vagrant; workhouse 60 DAYS.
Andrew Hamilton, Scotland, do; do. Charles
Philips, Ireland, drunk and disorderly; dis
missed TO leave the city. Patrick Walker, Ire
land, drunk workhouse 60 days. Twelve lodg-
ers non-Tesidents.
Dec. 10-Timothy Madden, Ireland. house
breaking Jail for court. Fourteen dodgers nom
residents