Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-15
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ton we now make that the theatre will be crowd.
ed to its fullest capacity to witness Bur
ton -glorious and inimitabls Burton whose
equal in the walks Of general comedy does not
live. twill be the first appearances IN washing-Vl
ton OF this renowned artist since the destruction
In 1915, of the old National Theatre The desire
to welcome him I'm our midst, during the inter.
yening fifteen years, has been most earnest and |
general; and we wonder he has not earlier been
induced to visit us. Our play goers must rest
under lasting obligations to Managers Ford and
Tayleure for thus gratifying their wishes In the
matter The character selected for Burton's re-
Introduction is one OF the most effective and
widely famed OF all his glorious eforts-Captain
Guile, In Brougham's dramatizaton of @ Dombey
and Son, role which he rendered at his Ch am-
oers street Theatre for upwards Of one hundred
consecutive nights, and which, in connection
with his Aminadab Sleek, /" and " Toodles,' ;,
made him the first and largest share of his present
Immense fortune. Mrs. Hughes, who has been
specially engaged to sustain the great comedian,
also appears on the occasion. The remaining
characters Of the play are filled by Messrs Fiske
Dawson, Donelsoh, Stoddart, Holmes, DAILY, For.
roster, Mesdames Tayleurc, Parker, Stoddart,
Proctor, and Miss Comelia Jefferson The farce
OF" Mr.. and Mrs. Peter whiten concludes. Bur
ton remains but two nights, and then goes to
Baltimore. -
ExcAVArING WITHOUT Permission - satur.
day, the Chief Of Police and Ofacer Yeatman ar.
rested w m Donoho, Henry Borcher, John Hol-
loran and Nicholas O'Day, workmen Of Messr..
Thompson Il Brother, who were engaged In ex.
cavating In the alley adjoining Jackson Hall, for
the PURPOSE OF L ping the Government main
water pipes The right TO tap the mains IL dis
putsd question with some; but, according TO the
decision OF Justice Dom In this case the excaya-
ton OF street or public alley without permis-
SION rom TIE Mayor IL violation Of law. The
case, however, was laid over until the return of
the proprietor OF Jackson Hall, John c. Rives,
Esq, to the city; the Messrs Tbompson yerv
nroPrrly becoming responsible for their wor kmen
The SNOw.-The first snow OF the season
came to-day, on flying visit to the Federal Me-
tropolis. 1t drove rapidly through all the streets
and avenues of the city, danced on the house
tops, enscOnced itself under door WAYS: and. "a
We write, Is driving at the window, as though II
had some spite against ''the local. - and wanted
to get at him. AS II hiss been seen going into
hotels, and waiting on the steps OF houses with,
furnished rooms to let, II is surmised that this
call has some reference TO another visit and lonOer
stay at later period Of the season
Look AT the Alphabetical Business Directory
in another column.
GARp.cAt meeting OF the Northern iber
YES IRE COMPANY, held on the 10th instant. the
published: ~ " '"n WIN
Where's the citizens. property holders. of the
dents 81 locality In which there are sea- cey a9y
DuI i6Hls dwellings,, having be come awakened TO
safegu1rd IN case u fire their re speotlve n.ith
noThoOds, have called on this Company to ascertain
Mayor The keys of their engine house.-the Comps-
nv feel compelled, in order place themselves In
hods.s Sf the
~ when the Company was Organized. in 1870, the
centre t Of Es%ss street. Go sr Sh eR
house was built BY the property holders of the
been Obtained f'om the same sources the Councils
en- askea cut for stall sum, which they
their own expense purchased Bell for tho hou,e.
and had large reservoir constructed in lis imme.
excellent order building the sou.s SfH pnr In
chasing the apparatus, every thing went on smooth
epsrs and there being no money in treasury OF OF
re any, me citizens proposed to ask the
els made an appropriation In their berals short
Time after thIs, the house took Ere and was burnt
one for the proeetloa OF the apps itus provided the
o.a hOnss won be CIV IN Partpay. Tothis prop
days appear to hsvs been not ante so
present City Fathers, who, in building the house,
. s, OF three stories instead OF two the third
house was ed, the Board Of Trustees of the
and occupied y as a school for girls. with a lady
teacher. From the FIRST day the school jmn enc ed
up 70 tne time they left there were friv lous com
pants about the Company, until one of the Trus-
tees hndIns could not dls band the Company with
artlntS SCns design to InjGIe them. published an
ne sehOo was removed; the room they occupied
Tb a re EeD starWay being sft in filthy
me school bus ness, had the house cleaned, pa
oeTed. ana painted. and new doors put no. and had
commenced forming library, which contained over
thrse hundred volumes, The company was gaining
a. reputation which would make il an ornament to
me locality n which It was situated. But one of
the presest TTusteeF,' looking WI, jealous ey on
onr prosperity. and not content with pi-msking,
Mayor, and informed his honor that Tie third story
OF the engine house was for school purposes. AHer
embe fishing the house in The best manner, to lind
II made school for boys, the.company conoey ed II
70 be an outrage on their nights ard resolved to ask
the Cour es TO refund what they had Individually
expended, and they would surrender the keys to
the Mayor The Councils passed an act for our
hum the keys, and thus settled the matter II re-
nalns low Tor the po2elt -hoders Of the Northe m
laasmuch as they built the first nc use and bought
the prst apparatus, and have never relinquished
appropriated It TO Their own use. TIE Comaa"T
trust that TIE above statement may prove satisfac
critics. Rg order Of the Compsny.
-. c., :. Z. CyLvKRwELL,
IL Secretary Northfrn Liberties Fire Co.
FAIRS. Balls, and Festivals furnished with Ice
tnds at rssaosss sr pf ssen sa6
made every day, st the PHILADELPHIA Confeetioaery
oc Is I'm
THEREARE few things which affords us greater
.9d9 s,sins goSn to write notice of the
.1s ere lG SoEGcions we are oonerrIng public
been rescued from death by Dyspepsia. DIaTrh,ss,
exc. etc Tor The cure of which IL Is certain. The
BItters have always been known 10 excel All other
preparations IN the speedy cure of all the diseases
wniSh it is spoken Of by those who hsve used them.
Fry them. ''
For sale by Druggists AID aealsss generally, eve
U"hefe. no IL cost
WEDDiSs CAKES. very pretty and vary ohaa n ar
the Phliadeipha Confectionery, corner 18th and r
streets. Ice Cream and Water Ices, sc cents per
quart. roq i'm.
DIED,