Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-12

Hut if God please,
From Graves hike these,
dozen living folks may rise.
On the 10th, Mr. VIM. Bean to Miss Sarah f..
Greenfield.
If fate shall to their wishes yield,
And fate to true love leans.
Time may bettow on this Greenfield,
lovely crop of Beans.
In Erie, -, Mr.. Henry Wiser to Lucretia
Wisely did Henry Wiser wed,
In Erie town, Lncretia Head;
IT'S hoped that he may high prize her
For though she's lost her head, she's Wiser.
MIR James Anderson to Miss Anna Bread.
While trash their lovely graces spread,
III be content with Anna Bread,
Ard won't have any bxt h.r.
And on the =, MI. Zephaniah Wiser to Miss
Two h. ads are better than one:
Slnce wisdom prompted them to we'd
They would not thus despise her;
THE husband took another Head,
Inc lady was made Wiser.
DEsTRUcTINK FIRE.-A Ere broke out about
w O'Clock last night, on Twelfth street, between
I'll street and New York avenue, which DESTROYED
five frame houses, and placed the adjacent pror-
eIty, for considerable time, in great jeopardy
The first building destroyed was a small frame
near street, owned by Geo. T. Stuart, ESQ
and occupied by German Shoemaker, named
Anton Beichert. This building, together with
consumed The fire then spread into the adjoin,
ing honses on the moth the rst two owned by
Lewis Johnson, Esq, and occupied bv Police
Magistrate +. :. MYERS ESQ and Alfred Lind
say. These were rapidly consumed and the Of
forts to extingush the flames on the part of the
fremen being fruitless on account Of the great
scarcity OF water the fire continued to spread
finally reaching the two djoning houses which
We're owned by Lambert Tree, Esq , and occu.
pied ny Messrs Lewis Schneider and r Fow-
Ter In short time these were also DESTROYED
entirely.
We understand from Mr.. Myer that he wax NOT
at all insured.
The goods in the shop Of Beichert were covered
bv insurance as well as the furniture of Mr.
-, The houses owned by Mr.. johnson and Mr..
Tree, were, we hear, insured, but that owned by
stuart was not secured by insurance.
Inc several fire companies were early on the
ground, and did all in their power ts stav the
progress of the flames, but to no purpose owing
to the lack of water.
MADE I'm FAY FOR Ir-At the execution of
the negress Jenny, few days ago at Alexandria,
some man kindly furnished ladder by which
large number of the outsiders were enabled to
mount the Jail wall and witness the execution
This was all very well; but the wall audience
after the sight had been See3 on turning about to
descend again to terra frn,a, discovered that the
ladder had been removed leaving them high and
dry and in an exceedingly unpleasant position
The man with the ladder stood short distance
on enjoying intensely the predicament of his
captives, which TO entreaty of theirs or threats
either would induce him to relieve The bows
looked down with an eye to desperate leap; but
alas the distance was too great; and ONLY then
do 1t occur to them to try the effect of silver to
lndnce the Iddder-m1n to come to terms This
was precisely what that gentleman had been wait
ing for; and when he heard the word money,
ne consented to negotiate terms, which WERE
that ne should receive the small fee of ten cents
head, and that the pay should he in advance
The dimes were accordingly pitched down and
gathered up, when the ladder was again placed
against the wall but the eccentric and sDecula-
tive - manager'' performed a sudden exit to the
nnbounded chagrin of his victims who had
iohdly hoped to q get even with him" as soon as
they should reach the ground.
WASHINGTON THEA1RE-A consummate niece
of acting was Mr.. Mathews rendition last night
OF the character of "Mr. ATdble Hawk in
fart so very perfect that 1t seemed ANYTHING but
'acting." The interruptions. but not wholly
hearted Speculation, stood before the spectator
In proPrin persona. No studied dramatic phrases
or skip-hop- and jump posturiny reminded the
audience OF the unrealty of the performance
Never elevating his voice above the ordinary
conversational tone, Mr. Mathews went through
the part with the well bred ease Of the man of
The world he designed to represent. Such a per-
formance is study. indeed, for the young actor
Tonight Mr.. Mathews takes his benefit and
appears in three Of his best parts viz: as Lord
Alfred LINDSAY In ''The Dowager;n as Plumper
in 'Cool as Cucumber" and as stCapt Patter,,
s.. Matthew'S
pears in ''The Dowager."
CRIMINAL CoURr.-The case of VIM Brown
charged with assault and battery on Charles f..
Edelin,, which was pending when our report
closed yesterday, was decided by the iury brin1
ing In verdict Of guilty as indicted The Court
fined the prisoner $40 and costs
Owing to the scarcity Of cases the Jail dock
Ct the petit jurors were discharged until next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Isaac StOdda d., who convicted last limo
term OF The Criminal Court of being a participa-
tor In the election riots in the Seventh Ward
on the 3d OF June last, and since when has been
c mined in the county Jail, was Yesterday par
doned by the President.
YESTERDAY MORNING, John Collins, who was
hauled up for insulting lady In the street, after
leaving the guard house went to BoyIe,s tavern.
near the Railroad Depot. and got into a quarrel
with man named Hugh Suggan from Balti-
more and fight ensued between them In which
Collins was very badly beaten by SIuggan. or
fcers Arnold and Nash arrested SluGpan and
took him before Justice Dom, who held him to
bail for Court Subseq uently Slugoan was ar.
rested by Officer Tanning for the constructive
larceny Of buffalo robe. After hearing before
Justice Dom, the case was dismissed.
BRIDGE l.oArERs.-Freqnently the footways Of
the Canal bridges are rendered impossible by
gangs of persons who loiter in them leaning on
the handrails. IL Is a violation of the law to sit
stand upon, or otherwise to occupy the guard
fences" over those bridges, and the penalty for
each offence is 1--WE dol ars See act of Councils
approved January %, 1854.
WE CALL ATTENTION to the great sale OF En-.
cravings now taking place at Green's anction
rooms. The collection is an exceedingly fine one
embracing historical and sacred subjects, land
scaPes, animal paintings, sporting scenes, &c,
&c, engraved in the highest style Of art
CIRCUIT CoURT.-The case Of statham, smith
son Co. and Austin Sherman rs ] F. Njcho.
las and Michael Callan occupied the Court all of
Yesterday, and was not closed when they adj.
jOurned. "
MhrcH RErrRSS-J Kelly, Gland, drunk;
workhouse 90 days. Ann KahOe, Va. do d; do
Mary Ann Smith, Md do do Thos Dorady
Ireland, warrant; do. Mat Garvan, Ireland
drunk and disorderly; dismissed. Jos Lewis
col. lighting at ball fine and costs, - A Jno
Toward, Md carrying weapon do s2I a. c.
'. Donahoo, ID. c., riot security for a further
hearing Fourteen lodgers, non-fesidents.
TRIBUTE OF REsPEcT.-Ata meeting ofthe clerks
attached to the office the Secretary of the Treas
ury. convened March TO- 1853, the following resolu-