Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-26

cotffion parties duly came of in Washington city
onthe night before last. The lads aud lassies OF
The Federal Metropolis evinced genial joy over
all the blessings vouchsafed to us a commu-
nifty unsurpassed as they are by those allotted to
any other community on which the sun shines
Health, comparative plenty, and unsnoyed hap
PinesS was never more generally the lot OF the
GOOD people OF any city than OF ours al this time
It's not wonderful, therefore, that the young
Thus, the Friendship Lodge and Ridgely En-
ranpment, j. O. O. p, held their levee Al Odd
Fellows, Hall where theT, their visiting friends.
ard a host OF iaiT ones, Were first duly addressed
ny p U NJ FREQ. ID. Stuat OF this District
Pc Wnliari ID. Massey the Mayor of Alex-
anaria, Snc r g NJ Hugh Latham, Of Alex
andria--bright particular stars Of the order in
EirS inia-in appropriate discourses upon the
d1ttes and advantages OF "the fellowship
AFTERWARDS, all listened to capital concert from
The admirable band in attendance, while PRONE
nadlng. That entertai nment being conc luded
the moor was cleared for the merry dance In
which adj present, old and young. participated.
The ball was kept puntil the small hours of the
morning We're far in the wane; when the COM
panY separated with mutual regrets that tvo
algnts could not be conveniently cast into one
AT Philharmonic Hall the Good VIII Club
gave their nth annual ball, than which no other
GLIB Ball. ever given in Washington, his
been better gTaced with the attendance Of the
lair ser In the first and loyeiiest bloom Of, wo-
manhood, and intelligent, gen;lemaniv Are.
looking young men. There, too, happiness, un-
al p IN and ended only when the twipkIinp
stass refused longer to dart their ever and anon
2rlisnt lg ht through the ffetful, fitting clouds
There Were large deleg aticns from other similar
CLUBS In attendance, ali Of whom were evidently
as happy as they were welcome to their host,
AZ tue Assembly Rooms, the Shields Club
held forth, surrounded by a multitude of guests.
snd their own fair friends. This was the largest
ana meTrlest entertainment of the evening. for
IN attendance, there were nearly all Of the Hitler
MA, Social, Emmett, Mount Vernon, Douglas
and Rough and Ready Clubs, each member OF
them accompanying thither at least one fair
oahsel All present wed with each other In the
HltaIity unrestrained ruled the hour The care.
OF toll We're completely thrown off for the nonce
ara ne merry feet went round and round and
round In capital measure with the exciting music
ana llg ht heaIts guiding their motions
me washington Light Infantry, too, held one
CT tneH SO popular and agreeable cotilIcn par
tIes IN tneir new ArmoTy Hall-Thorn's build
lhg-wnere they were complimented with the
presence OF many beautiful fair ones and host
city military friends Ia and out Of uniform
All tGese looked and acted as though the innc-
cent peS;iIne IN which they were ENGAGED is
verify the Business Of life; thus evidently feeling
as one should ON sue an occasion--that the yerv
-ofes Of social endowment
The Friendship Club made Stott,s Hall. In the
fIIst MaId, merry The livelong night George
town was well represented, as we q all portions
OF w aShlngton; and seldom have Washinoton
gasIghts shone on lovelier women aud more
gallant men than those that there danced the mig ht
8,
friendship" was specially extended; and NOR,
when II unceremonicusly peeped in on the merit
makers, was the only unwelcome visitor OF the
RivEk-The high winds of Yesterday and las
night, drove number of vesxeIs, which were al
anchor IN the river stream from their uoo,,no.
and caused them to ind new ANCHORAGE on the
fats or the adjacent shores The scbr q n
boothe, which was unloading large cargo of
sn1rt distance above the Long Bridge,
was dragged from her anchorage ground AID
driven aground within a few feet Of the saStsrn
terminus The tide being unusually low m il
morning, u was impossible for her to be got or
but she Is not in position to sustain anv danger
from that canse. The workmen engaged in re-
pairing the bridge were unable to resume work
To-Day, the repairs being principally conf aed 70
tue putting In OF heavy StreRs lhsninR timber,
underneath, and the rough condition 81 the river
preventing anything like an advantageous prose
cution Of the work
At the junction of Thirteenth and Wafer street.
Mr. G. b Church is engaged In the erection a,
an extensive ice house with q view 10 greater
convenience in landing and housing his heavy
shipments from the North.
At Young L Carter's wharf arrived Scbr n
StIs, from philadelphia. with DO tons Of coal
Tor Bates also schr: Jealous, from same port
with lU5 tons OF coal for Frrzar and scbrz = ,,d
IL Harrington, and Charles from same port
trell "''u ""'
Al Riley's wharf arrived steamer Diamond
state, from Bait more with heavy consi1mmsn,s
TO Washington merchants
Ihs entire absence OF game from the waters n Z
Tue upper TVeT has caused a number Of duck
gamers TO combine In a toray upop tIe 10 zoe
EockS OF canvas back and blue wing that arr aid
10 soound at the mouths OF the James and York
Ihsy started yesterday morning from
the Long Bridge In fast sailing sIoop and
should their expedition prove succeSsrul. we ma
gig Iong Ior some substantial account Of heir
ooin8s al the game stalls in the markets
Our MEcHANIcs.-A second inspection OF the
Improvements Of willards' Hotel has immersed
us with the conviction that nowhere else In the
country are there tradesmen better oualised far
their business than in the District OF Colnmbia
loI every portion OF the work has been executed
with the finish and solidity one rarely fnds else
where than in the construction Of a man Of war
though II is notorious that ~ has been done with
great Tapidty-a rapidity uneuualled in This re-
gion- Our esteemrd fellow. citizen, Mr. Jobp
Hardness, was the Designing and experimenting
architect WIN Chopin, the experimenting car
penter; Wise Callahan The brickIaveT.i - w
Maxwell, OF Alexandria, the plastereT; PaTksr A
SPaulding, the painters; W. Thompson, The
plumber Bell the bell and tube hanger Far.a
Co, the timers; Scheihey, the gas rtfeI; Jobn
Alexander, the paper hanger VIM NJ Ellis &
Brother put up the boilers and iron work; C. 6
BAH, the ranges, ovens, and other cooking appa-
ratus; and Baldwin Brothers manufactursS fsrnd
put up the window blinds and mouldIno. FTom
the nrst to the last story, every portion Of the
work Of these well known EMPLOYING mech,nic.
rejects infnite credit their skill and eneryv in
the prosecution Of their several caIlings
YEN. mCCALLA.-EfifoY
Of hs SfaT: desire to correct some slight error.
in the points Of discussion between Mr. Ilovd
and myself, as given In the Council Budget re-.
ported In your paper OF las; evening When that
gentleman proposed a preamble to the joint reso-
luton authorizing the settlement OF Gen Mccall
las accounts, In which reference was made 70
tho accounts Of Robert j.. Roche, 1 stated that
those matters having long since been closed in a
manner satisfactory q the Corporation and hon.
orabie 70 Mr. Roche, l could see reason for
their Introduction IN the present case, unless ii
was the purpose Of the gentleman TO place his
friend In good COMPANY. Mr. LLOYD demanded
to know "f Intended the remark as a rehec.
ton on Gen heCala " j replied that " / did
not Mr. Lloyd proceeded to argue that musI
have so intended It, I then added that elf the
gentleman insisted on it, had not the least OBJ.
elton" This correction may not be at all ma.
terial, but desiring TO stand ri ht especially on
the record ask the favor.
respectfully, &c, c. 8 Joyys
Washington, nov. Is, ISIS