Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-13

FEW WEEKS since, we mentioned the fact
OF the arrest of two for an attempt to garrote
d person near the Centre Market About a week
ago they were tried at the Criminal Court and
one of them fined five dollars and costs The
day he was released from Jail he made an attack
on lady In her own house, was arrested and
sent TO the farm. His partner, who was released
at the same time. has been lurking about the civ
ever since, and last night went to the rd house
Tor lodging This morning he was sent to tue
Iarn! as vagrant, TO work 81 days. They are
stout, robust looking fellows, equal apparently
to any amount of future villainy Upon what
principle Of justice a convicted highway robber,
who shows no indisposition to add murder TO
piliage, is let of with paltry fine of FIVE dollars
whlie TO the hungry vagrant who steals single
chicken or three cent piece, the severest penal
ueS OF the law Is administered, we cannot CON-
prehend.
TIE FIRE at Lord Napiel's we regret to hear,
though of short duration, yet destroyed some
$3.50 worth Of clothing in the wardrobe Of Lady
Napier. The damage to the house will not ex-
ceed 500. Both Lord and Lady Napier are said
to have exhibited remarkable self possession
while the fire was in progress, retaining their
seats al the dinner table and dispensing its hos
FATALITIES with their usual cultivated ease; and it
was not until little daughter burst into the
room with the intelli ence that the guests were
aware that the fiTe had taken place. Lady Napier
quietly sent the child back to the nursery, and
Lo!d Napier, with the sang froid of d ..Sir
Charles Coldstream,'' admitted that there had
been iittle smoke In the house, but there was
nothing in il y
The WAsHINGTON THKATRE.-The admirable
play OF "Stiil Waters Run Deep, will be re-
peated for the last time tonight, when II must
give place to the series of pieces to be brought
out next week and in which Miss Matilda Heron
is to appear. The public curiosity, whetted by
the unprecedented enthusiasm created by Miss
Heron's presentations elsewhere, is pretty thor
Oughly aroused, and the capacity of the new the
atre is likely to be thoroughly tested on Monday
night when she appears in Camille" This
adaptation, IL will he remembered, is from her
own pen and has never been produced in this
city.
Hor WHISKY PUNcHKs IN CENTRE MARKET.
The shivering dealers In Centre Market were
gladdened this morning by the advent of peri
palette dealer in whisky punches smoking hot
Hi, stock consisted Of a waiter and six pune h
pitchers. and last but not least, the liquor hir
was dealt rig lat and left to those W no had he
dimes. The question was raised, whether this
mode Of liquor dealing came under the tavern
hncksters' license law, and, being kno { POI nt
reqnIred 4 good many extra drinks TO clear il up
The question had not been settled VIXEN we iIl,e
away, hat the mooters were industriously at it.
SUPRFNK C0URT- FTiday--J. Little smith,
ESq Of Alabama. was admitted an attorney and
counsellrr OF this Cont.
No Il. Patrick c shannon, appellant rs Ra.
fasi Garcia Cavazos ct al. The motion to dis
miss this cause was argu~d by Mr.. Robinson, of
the cousel for the apppliees.
No 81. Cyrus II Mccormick, appellant, rs
Waite TaIcott ct al, survivors Of John II NANNY.
Inc Argument of this cause was confined by MT
Harding for the appellees.
Aajonrnsd until Monday.
TkIENBsHIP IOpoE, II viii! br seen pIoposs 10
ID the thing up handsomely, iTdesd, at their
Monday night next I.evee, with eloquent addres
SITS, FIRST class musical entertainment and no
end of Incidental attractives. But when was an
Odd Fellows Levee known to be otherwise than
enjoyable, -.
For FURTHER HEARING .-Yesterday, Offcer
Irwin arrested VIM. Brady on charge Of threat
rning tue destruction OF kirby's restaurant,
ner Of First street and the Avenue, and which
Was subsequently attacked. He was taken be-
fore Justice Dom, and committed to Jail for fur
ther hearing.
The PRESIDENT IN RICHMoND on THE 22p ~
| correspopslent Of the Alexandria Sentinel from
| Richmond, says the President and his friends
| are to be entertained At the merfcan Hotel The
| proprietor Of that house will give them Q bril-
| liant entertainment $40 - ~
REAL EsTATE-Yesterday, A. Green, auc
| tionneer, sold part of square sos, with the i'm.
provement, for s560.0o. Purchaser, Il. A. Gar.
Tettson.