Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-17
health OF THE CITY.-The report of deaths
during the month Of April is as follows:

DoUili't -...-......... j Paralysis ....... I
Delirium tremens 80. Peritonitis
=, PeTtuSSis .......... |
SfneunOnld. 3
~ 1ni Pelds..--. ...... Rheumatism ....
ItohSeStl'e-.- small poN.
$500 $4,000 E,tiliooiH ............. )
. y Puolu. Not reported :
Observation-Disclosures 1 .
Aged as follows
years and under AZ 10 IN 60 O.,
a, - W iu..'.'-....-.... 90 TO 50 .... :
~ 70 2o.............. Not reported :
Z" 10 sO...-.. 10 Stillborn . 2
io'a4.............. 100
NAVY YARD NATTERs.-At O'Clock D. m. on
saturday, Commodore John Rudd was duly in
sldiied into the command of the WASHINGTON
Navy Yard, vice Commodore f A F. IavalIette,
oIoe'eu I" sea The usual salutes incidental TO
such occasions were fired, and the formula of
lhSIalldtlon passed off with great ec{at
The ex- COInmaGddnt, this morning took l.,v.
OF MS associate officers at the Yard and left for
New foIk. to take command of the United states
TT e naDash' ordered to the Mediterranean
bis hne fTlTatc is to be the flag ship of the ed
i,ehdhedh Squadron. Com. L. was saut.d in
thr usual manner on leaving the Yard
>, one OF the new iron bell buoys, designed for
Tue Idlliornla coast. recently COMPLETED at his
ard, has been forward ed to its des,ination wi,
New York. "'ioh S'd
WASHINGTON THEATRE-The Keller Troune
coinPflsln. sixty artistes, including the "Young
american Ballet Corps" offer to the citizens Of
washington most interesting al d UNIQUE en-.
tertainment tonight
INN, ins new drama Of Joseph in Egypt' will be
Introduced with the following east:
MIN. hlng Hi BABY Ion, Mr. Russell; Isaac, Mr. Van
utfehi Joseph: MI Wright; Cban, MI Barrett;
Ha6sc, Mr. Whiting; Eiaphas. Mi Newton; "a
lock, MI Ringgold; Zarah, Mrs StoneaIl: lille
S Nd; MIs; sylvester Oplislina, Miss DeCourcv;
tahiean vivants, Ballets I'LL up the jntermissions
and The whole concludes with kelIer's great ma
tlonai picture, the Temple of Liberty
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ALsx.ynRr, Ann
WASHINGTON hAiLRoAD.-We learn from pas
senger' who came up in the train on the Alexan
dria and Washington Railroad, leaving Alexan-
dria at lO4 O'Clock, that a sad accident occur,eJ
this morning. While the tain was rounding
the curve opposite the Alexandria P.orbou.e +
ran ran over aud killed a woman, dreadfuily manp
ing her remains. IL seems that the woman Ii1
lug near by, had been catherine .lnns AMI ,,.,s
crossing the track, carrying her bucket inst as
Tue tram rounded tue curve, and too lat. 10 sion
,1,, ere u tat>ed over her Her family quickly
gathered at The spot of the disaster and \ sfen.
thsued that be9garS description The cars were
detained some time by the accident
LARCENY Yesterday, officer Lloyd arrested
PeytOn w ilIiams, colored, for STEALING cIotbin,
from Julia Bates. At his hrariuo b,f1re I,s,ic.
Dom, PeytOn declared that lula WAS lie ,,yyf,,
"edded wife, and Il he did take her clothe, and
cHrL 'heih fof sale, it could not be said to H..
,', as ne cn"lh'n% was as much his prop
erty az Juiia's. The Justice, however. decided
lhat, Tor The present, Peyton must remain i'm aiI
dhd ne VIII consider his arguments AT A rninr.
examination, when the witnesses will all LIE
present. ~
rANoRAMA OF THE BIBLE.--This exhibition
ae" hahasoiaf eOncouTse 10 Odd Fellows,
Ha'i Oh S2i"rdas evening, notwithstanding the
tiph a,
iihi- OF The Opening ttf doors for exhibition We
nave scluoii seen i,.Gre Quist, attentive and
Interested assembly. Every one seemed 10 ha
db>oib|d In the contemplation q, the. heautv and
grandeur of the scenes as they n.ss.d ~ r',a
them With nothing Were We more imnre.xad
imam With the solemn character Of the whole nan
Drama. ~ pun
PAID FIRE DEPART&ENr.-TheS Senate. on Sat
urday, passed bill for ESTABLISHING a paid Ire
department in this city. Our citizens NAV hail
rms measure, should it meet the favor of the
House, As the Inauguration Of a system yybich
VIII prove the q drawing Of the teeth, aud rY
traction OF the venom" of rurianism as II will
bfeak up, ultimately, those schools of vice Of
prolific. - -
lHE BEEAK on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
turns out not to be SO serious az was thouoht
Inc only damage done was at Dam No. 4, and
this, 1t Is understood, will not prevent the prose
- a.
active treasures have been put in motion 10 h,va
the damage repaired i'm that time There .er,ns
TO be more enterprise than usual manifested by
those IN management Of the line a fact thai
speaks hopefully for business thereon durin, H.
current season "
RELIGIOUS afternoon nreviou. IN
part~king Of the Lords Supper, at the Sixth pre,
"ltef!ah church. Island, REV. Mason Noble pas-
u"rn twenty persons were admitted to ru.uher
sh anu received into fall communion on nrof-.
SION oil ialth-ail the fruts OF the ''awakeninU :,
LIE TIRE AND ORAToRIo The nostnonsd loo
tnfc on sacred music by the Rev. Dr.. LYMAN ~
Baltimore, with the accompanying oratorio by
the choir Of ST Pdtricks, under the direction of
Prof Caultield takes place to- morrow evening" n
Tue I.1ctuTe-TooIn of the Smithsonian Institutfon
Few lovers Of music will miss the treat
AT SKlRvISG's, No 2G7 Pennsylvania avenue,
may be seen d model refriuerator ono If ,I,e
most complete articles Of the kind In the MAJ ket
We advise hOusekeepeTs and restaurant folks to
look at it,
CARrsi has postponed his May Ball. See his
advertisement.
warren RETrRNs.-DennisC Callahan. England
fh@ltve from workhouse; sent back John Da-
Wis, Md, drunk in the street; hHe and costs
- A. Wan Connolly, Ireland do do Pew
ton Williams, col, Va, stealing Jail James
Ire y disoTderly; fine aud costs - a.
IL brady, Pa drunk do. S34i James John.
son, Ireland, do; do, s. Il VIM. Maasky,
Ireland, do do Seven dodgers non ,sidpnts
West 10, k-up-- Mary O'Nral, Iceland sleep
ins Ia she'd VVOrkhOUse 10 days James Cur
lis, col Md resisting officer; security for court
Ann ChLoe, ID C., drunk In the street work
house 10 days Patrick GTeenan, Irela I'd, drunk
dru dIsoid derry; Gae and costs, 4 II. - Flan-
cry Iceland, drunk la the street do do Four
Lodge non-Iesidrnts