Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-22


lighter as we chronicle how gsily the young men
and maidens Of Washington propose to spend this
week. Biting frosts will be abroad, keen nor.
westers will whistle by, with ice upon their
wings, 10 cool fevered cheeks away down on gulf
coast, gusts Of snow may whirl along ne de.
serted streets at midnight, but within dooff there
to fash. and soft bosoms TO thfob with the er-
citement of the dance. The magic bows of Es-
puta, Withers, or Schroeder will bid the merry
makers forget the chill outside in the pleasant
times within; and so will speed the week. Balls
will lead TO attachments, attachments to court
ships, courtshipsto marriages marriages to sober
real life family homes, and quiet readings of the
star al the Preside on winter evenings SO we go.
Tonight the Presidents Mounted Guard lead
on the pleasures OF the week. Odd Fellows
TAIL seldom sees a more brilliant company that
will gather there this evening under pleasant
auspices. The Mounted Guard are famous as cap
ltal bail-givers, and the recent manifestation Of
the ladies' regard in the shape Of handsome flag
Will lead them, If possible, to Guido themselves
this time Esputa will be there with his unri-
vailed music; an excellent caterer will serve mn
the delicacies Of the season, and IL endowment is
lacking IL will not be the fault Of as tine com
mitee of arrangements as ever directed festivity
Tomorrow night, Georgetown will woo the
pleasure seeker, and Offer him at Pompean Hall
Tribe, No. S; 1. o. R, NJ. The Ratchet las long
since oeen buried and the pipe Of peace smoked,
town red-men will find a spacious wigwam,
bright-eyed "squsws," superb music, and every,
thing that can insure pleasant night.
On Wednesday night, Thanksgiving eve the
city will be In one Of its merriest maddest moods
Five balls are proposed:
The Odd Fellows of Friendship Lodge and
Ridgley Encampment hold levee at odd Eel
lows Hall The public are already familiar with
the details OF these levees; they are the pleasant
est parties Of the season. Everybody goes, every
body Is sociable, and everybody feels better the
next daY Tor night Of such exhilarating enjoy
The Friendship Club, also, will receive their
friends that night, and make merry with them
at Stott,s II ALI They are determined TO insure
pleasant time to such as come within the sphere
OF their inf sence; and they are hearty good
fellows, we doubt whether In all the citv on
Thanksgiving eve there will be merrier place
The W ashington Light Infantry follow the
fashion, and on Thanksgiving eve they open at
ThoTn's Building, the first of a delicious little
series OF cotiiion parties Those who know the
Light infantry will not fail TO pay them visit,
time. th
The Shields Club also announce a party on
the same evening at the Washington Assembly
Rooms They promise their best endeayors ia
make the evening agreeable to those who favor
them with their presence, and will, we doubt
MOI, De eminently successful in their efforts to
The Good VIII Club, with their name for their
motto, are also, as usual, on hand and promise
70 make II Harmonic Hall the very focus of en-
a
everybody seems determined to enjoy They
are sure TO have model ball - and though
last, are FAR from the least our list
Then comes Thanksgiving Day. The "devilp
says that the reason all the balls take place on
Thanksgiving Eve is to enable the merrv-makers
10 have all the next for sleep. Now, this is we
know, slanderous invention Of the enemy To
De sure we may not expect to see the pretty faces
glances while even the stars were out,ids ,yinI
ing with over-watching,-at early mass or half
past nve O'Clock prayer meeting; but at the later
services they will shine in the churcbe. ali ,ha
brighter for the nig hts mrth and who shall saw
that prayer and thanksgiving may not 90 M
pure, earnest, and holy, from hearts that beat
quicker Tor the pleasant hours of Thanksgiving
CONFLICT OF JURISDICTION BETWEEN WASH
INGToN AND ALExANDRIA.-The Alexandria Ga.
z-tte notices very interesting decision Of Judge
TylsS upon question Of jurisdiction between the
counties OF Alexandria, in Virginia, and Wash
ington, in the District of Columbia:
In the case of the Commonwealth act. Richard
murray, indicted for stealing gill nett, in the
county of Alexandria, the evidence showed, that
the original taking was from a vessel at anchor
on the Potomac, some distance from the Virgini,
shore, outside Of low water mark and within tbe
Territorial limits of the District of Columbia
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and there
upon the prisoner, by his counsel, moved the
Court to set aside the verdict, for the following
l. The testimony proved that if any larceny has
been committed as is charged in the indictr11ent
II was committed within the territorial limits OF
diction OF this Court
g That If committed with I'm the Jurisdiction of
The Court, vet II was committed beyond the ter
ritorial limits Of the Commonwealth and not I'm
me county OF Alexandria, az charged In the in
dictmeHt
2. That by compact between Maryland and
virginia, this State has jurisdiction Of a certain
class OF cases enumerated therein, and the Com
monwealth claiming in this case right to con-
Wet by virtue OF said compact the Indictment
should have been special. The facts bringing
the case within the Jurisdiction OF this Court
should have been set out In the indictment
The motion was argued by Charles E. Stuart
on behalf Of the Commonwealth, and by George
w. Brent on behalf Of the prisoner
The Court set aside the verdict and awarded
the prisoner a new trial, and admitted him 10
bail, because OF defect in the evidence but over.
ruled the application on the ground OF jurisdic-
jurisdiction IF the Courts of Alexandra countv
over the river Potomac, opposi te the county
below low water mark.
You've MEMS CHRISTIAN AssocIATIoN.-
morning, workmen were engaged in removing
the property and furniture Of this Association
( ON the old rooms at the corner of Tenth street
and the Avenue to their new hall ard rooms in
PaIkeTs building, on the Avenue, between Sixth
and Seventh streets. The new location is consid-
cred much more convenient for the daily visits of
sojourners in Washington, who desire to pass
their leisure hours in quiet religious retirement
than the old. And certainly the capacious hall
for general meetings, and the we'll furnished III
brary and reading rooms afford conveniences
never before possessed by the Association, and
afford accommodation to much larger companies
than could attend at the rooms they have LEFT.
The young men composing the Association ap-
pear TO have lost none Of the spirit with which
they begun. On the contrary, the good accom-
plished by their instrumentality seems to have
inspired them to greater efforts OF all associa-
lions for the Standardization Of the world, we
say "esto PsrpeIEa."
PIoKINs POCKET Saturday night, Watch |
men Belt and Young arrested Frederick Betz on |
a charge Of picking the pockets Of J. c. Reynolds
OF about forty-three dollars in gold and silver
From the evidence, II appeared that Betz and |
Reynolds were stopping at Wren's Hotel, near
Centre Market, ana SATURDAY. night, Reynolds |
being Intoxicated, Betz attempted to take him 10
his bed chamber While doing this, REYNOLDS |
felt Betz's hand in his pocket, and afterwards
discovered that his money was gone. He imme-
tRIu fr he