Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-31

CORPORATION in the Northern Liberties, near the
Northern Market, and a police magistrate and |
six police officers appointed. for the purpose Of /
oueIIipg the Towdy spirit which had been rife |
10 that neig hborhood for considerable space,
and had becOme a subject OF terror TO the law.
loving citizens Whereabouts BY u judicious ad- |
ministraiiOn Of the laws on the part of the mag
istrate appointed for this new police district, |
aud an impartial execution Of their duties on the |
mart of the officers, change has been wrought |
With has resulted as happily as could have
treen desired In all aspects. The character OF /
the Northern Liberties for law and order had |
be.Ome more than questionable, chiefly through |
the IawleS, ness of certain desperate characters
mostly strangers to Washington, whose watch
words and Iallying cries were terror TO the |
people by day, and not unfrequently, whose |
nend Ish acts made the night hours horrible by |
the death shriekS Of their victims. The business
community too had suffered deeply, aud 1t was |
high time for something to be done, in order
that the safety of the people might be secured |
against the robbers bludgeOn and the assassin's
deadly kniie.
The carrying into eject the late police act of |
the Corporation, which led 10 the establishment |
Of the Northern Liberties police station. and the
placing OF determined officers and an unfiinching
agistTate in charge of the same, was an epoch
In this portion of the city which had the eject |
after q somewhat protracted struggle between
the officers and the rOwdy strangers TO displacr
disorder aad msrule and establish in their place
srder and decotum portion Of the leading
evil spirits were detected in their vilIainy and
summaTily punished; others He'd to find refuge
in other cities, and the remainder, II any there
sGecumb to the laws. During the struggle the
wOrkhouse, the Jail and the penitentiary have al
received considerable accessiOns, and the Corpo-
ration has PJcketed some 81 OOO in fines and
costs
The THEArRR-NOtwithStand .ng the inclem-
eney Of the weather last night, there was a good
sized audience In attendance az the Theatre to
ENJOY the comedy OF odd Heads and Young
Hearts " The play was well cast ard admirably
performed, Mrs Julia Dean Hayne appearing 10
A "a
Dawson was dressed up within an inch of his
lie, AZ Ihtueton Cooke, and made a arst.rate
gentleman. However, the audience felt that they
had lost more than they had gained and bonrd
soon 20 see him back again in his native element.
Dawson Is laVOrlte, here, that no star, either
nascuIih9 9 or FEMININE, comic tragic, can
eclipse. The public owe him a debt of vrstit,ds
for the good health that he has caused them and
no hatter what the occasion or the SURROUNDINGS
Insf never Iall 10 manifest their favortism when.
ever he makes his appearance Charley F isbtr
makes an excellent high comedian as well az
uageolanI and We consider his conception and
shssu.Tn OF almost any leading character that he
who have achieved greater notorietv
BY the way, we think that theatre MANAGERS
would ,s Promote 1 their own interests by giving
the PGolc large proportion Of comedy Thry
get enoug h tragedy in real life as thew 90 al,ny
No tragedy, at any rate, should be given with
UU geo comic sfsrpeee Exquisite people
please, It Is nothing more nor less than asscf,,
tom or Rise perverted add morbid taste SEN
fhSyy. N,
the Theatre, yearn fCr the comic; they want In hs
tickIedi they want TO laugh, and do not consider
ltNuIgdr 10 do sO-eyen at low comedy. Burton
has struck the popular vein, and Is In the rioht
channel Whether at home or abroad he Can
draw larger house than any other living actor
And Why simply because he makes folks laugh
Instead OF cry As we have said, people Jet
enough tragedy in real Iife-when they 90 H.
theatre they want comedy
For performance to-nig bit, see advertisement
In the proper column.
hANDsoNE INPRovEMENr-The spacious pile |
oil buildings in course Of erection by Curtis S
Dearing, carpenters, for Messrs Middleton A. |
Beall, at the southeast corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and Sixth street, attracts much admir-
lion and comment. From its sin. and csr,,.I
Locality, this ol OK is well suited for MANY bnsi
ness purposes, and II seems 10 be the gene al |
impression that the owners will let il ont 10 SOM
parties Tor the purpose Of ESTABLISHING hotsl nm
Tue European plan, 10: which IL is well adapt,d
me basement when completed, with its spacious |
vaults ana It's extensive area, will furnish one NJ
The best localities for hrst-cIaSs restaurant In
,se CITY, having been constructed especially for
The inst HOor Of the main building Is \ sInpI.
ieTGr ioom, designed TO be rented ont FOR a Iasae
elo''l VI LIQUOR Store, and may also be easily |
H.. ,n,o suing rooms II requisite.
NJ Sfcond doOT Will be divided into sir The
tHlfd 1"Or lntO eight, and the fourth aoor into
,s ii hahn>Oiie lodging ROOMS onices, with all
n,u ' IN PToVerhents; and they Will also o-
20 constructed - 10 answer admiral for rPutinU
10 families desiring la spend the couVIes.ionsi
MASON here without the Trouble of mons s,nin,,
TI he slPe>r oi living at first class hotel prices
Ho rear building fronts - feet on Sixfh street
aAd iuns back on the alley ~ feet The ttr,t b.o3
OF ihis building il divided into two store rooms.
S-n .ne uPPri stories are to be finished with re-
i.'ehcr 10 Tue accommodation o. the families OF
thosf renting them The whole covers an a-ea
DI ~ square feet, and presents noble apo.aT-
ahee "neH viewed from any point
TEE AsIIrH-FOT several weeks past the
peh''eh'i4Iy department. Of The w ASKING ton Asy-
inih, commonly called the wOrkhouse, has been
nllrd ful 10 the doors with vayrants disorderly
Psohs, &C. 80 a. 10 give the Iniendant and his
dsss1dhis considerable trouble ia their proper
LiahageIn-nt and safe keeping. On "Wednesday
49, t-e temporary wooden coop, in which the
I-sIi are cOEnhed, was so crowded that it
3IhlOst Possi Die TO get any other PRISON. |
els IN II The Commissioners Of ~. a.vInm |
Pau EIs't ~ ihe place, and released a numb-r |
I,' lbs, VINO Lad conducted thrms-lves with
f,.P-t-'y, anu whose terms had Yearly exOirrd |
StLouS d the discharged Were in the n,iJbIar |
Hoou VI 'nII'y. they were hardly missed from |
crowded. w nouse Is sui
The "AsHINGTOX ARr A.sort.,,ox l. |
s'ead OF saying exactly what We did. the other
1f' III Dileny reporting the remarks of Mr. |
=, me- Oh PORTRAIT Painting and Pho,oy rapby ,,
- the social meeting Of the Art Assoc aim,
tuesday evening, we should have rsno,,sS IT. |
10 say, that frOHI present ,po.s,.,,aP a tii1 |
s ,T De- iHnlnE to fear tLet tie ouirk snJ
Dhnfc'',,-,. ,HleioIe popular OPP ratIuns Of the
'sOuiu exc long entirely swaiIoyy \
P. nc no t O!u arr OF POrtat painting. For
tii. 'aIuaoie qualities OF surface texture and
icEe yiadAtlons Of light and sLad. theTe had |
To- "a his opinion. no nprov nIpat nal. pn
a. 800 G's ur'r+otyPSs OH silver plated metal |
- hortu Tat pEoIpsraPh portraits would 10,
"l,eJ TAX Tue place Oi iEOse painting, ma, ars |
P''"u''" Iy real hard mental and manual Iantr. |
OSrkS do We hear folks regretting that
'AF5 Lave not the HErnesses OF deceased friends
cases they world give an, thing in their
f""ri Tor the Possession OF such treasures and |
I .Ae years, how cheaplY and how perfectly
sIC might have been secured II YOU have q |
-.ehd whose living image you would po,,ess |
eIef uraih, or with whom you would leave Won
Owhi now Is the time 10 secure either vhiis in |
- aho Ii alih. Take our advice and 20 imme- |
tI-tsiy with your friend alone to Sand,j yaI |
~ "a Pennsylvania avenue, between Eighth |
- N!hth streets, and get Of mis- Iife-iiks |
go FL ambrotyPes, put up In any priced