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

| WASHINGTON THEATRE-The new play OF
bonrcicault's, entitled Love and Money" en-
acted last night, is distinguished by the usual
beauty Of language and ingenuity Of construc
ton peculiar TO the dramatic compositions Of the
| author. The public can judge better Of its mer-
its when the performers are up in the words Of
| their parts, some of them were nor last njpbt
| Yet, under all drawbacks, its success was deci
| sive owing to thu intrinsic excellence of the
piece. Tonight, we may expect IL to go OF en-
tirely satisfactorily, and, with anything like fair
| weather, rush to see IL may be aniinipated
That cap tai and caPitally performed farce !. The
| Dung Actress is up for tonight. with Miss
Robertson In her half-dozen eccentric Characters
The Z" ON Folks drew fair house at their
| parting concert, Notwithstanding the rain. .sFa.
ther Kemp" told the audience, that like the
preacher who reserved his best sermons for rainv
sundays. the =" Old Folks " were In the habit of
singing their best on rainy nights Then the
"Old Folks " went in, and did sing their hest
and We commend their example to other enter,
tainers OF the public, who take advantage of a
their parts In careless, half hipped SLACK twist
| ed manner. that disgusts and insults those nres.
ent, who, however few in numbers have Maid
aneif money and are entitled to precisely the same
consideration as IL the house was crowded
THE CONCERT Of st. Matthew's Church was
highly successful, In material point of view,
despite the bad weather last night, and unsteady
considered, it could not well have been better
Such Is the verdict Of the best musical authori-
Ties or the Metropolis. Among the particularly
admired performances ofethe evening were those
Of the Misses Heron and Miss Young vocalists.
and the Instrumentation Of Messrs. Palmer and
Thunder. piano. and Mr.. Keckh oeffer upon the
violin. In fact, the performance was of such sur.
passing excellence that a repetition has been
called for. and we trust will be conceded by the
Choir and their amateur aid.
AT MEETING Of the Franklin Fire Companv
last night the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, w. H. Tanning;
Vice President, John II. Sessford; Secretary
Geo. Crossteld Treasurer, Jno. II. Coumbe:
Iia IPss,sn, OF Engine, VIM Stansbnry; First
First Director of Hose, L. l.. Martin: Second
do. Jno. Il. White; Third do A. Fl. Voss !:
Fourth do, Jos. Franklin; Engine Keeper, Nj
Fitzgerald.
FIRE ALARMs.-Yesterday afternoon an alarm
OF fire called The companies ofthe fire department
to the Fifth ward, but there being no necessity
for their labor, they returned to their engine
houses.
The alarm this morning was caused by the
burning OF foul chimney on llth street.
SUDDEN DEArH-Mr. Vim. H. HILL an EN-
plOyee at the Arsenal, died very suddenly this
morning of disease of the heart, at his residence
in the 18th ward.
1
was admitted day as attorney and counsellor
of the Supreme Court of the United States, on
motion of Hon. X. II. Gillet. Mr. Major intends
TO practice also in the Courts of this District
HE AMOUNT of damages claimed In the case
OF Statham, Smithson K Co rs WIN NJ Mann,
was, We are informed. S3,4i4, instead of SO 900
as stated in our Circuit Court proceedings Of
yesterday.
DOLLAR will buy more al Philbrick's gift
bookstore, 40 Pennsylvania avenue, than at any
other place in Washington. Money Invested
there is well spent. 1t buys ornaments for the
mind and person both. II
TONIGHT, the lecture of Rev f.. Y Reese
ID at the Methodist Protestant Church Sub
Ject: Z" Home aud its influence"
THE SMITHSONIAN LECTURE was postponed
last nig lat on account of the rain
WATCH RETCENs.-Micbael Brown, Germany,
drunk; workhouse % days. John Brian, Ireland,
drunk aud disOrderly; do. John William cold
u. e. unlawful assembly; do Jas. SeweI, do,
d. C., do; do. Julia Cant, do, ID. c., do; do
Clarence Les do