Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-05

THr THHArRE.-The lovers Of and hungerers
after tragedy 1--WE confess that we are not of the
number, as we see enough of 1t in every day real
iife) must have enjoyed rich treat last night IN
the Playiof the 6amester. II they do notobiect 10
the play, they certainly cannot object to the nat
raj and truthful manner in which Barry Sullivan
performed the ruined husband, Mrs Gladstane The
Injured wife, Lingham the accomplished villain
and Chaplin, Williams, and Dalton, the respective
f f,sI OF rne parties. The whole play was pain
most greedy appetite in that line The bill for to-
night consists Of King Lear-I3arry Sullivan as
Lear and Mrs Gladstane Cordelia-and the rtful
Doager' Mr. T. Lamb as Timothy Dodger.
"MERcuRY'' (of the Baltimore SUM says that
seven members Of the Board of Aldermen sue
ceeded in defeating him as trustee, but thinks the
community will congratulate him upon his relief
That's so,
p. s. Mercury" SAYS Seven members of that
body succeeded in rejecting three of the nomi-
neesp Oh, no, Mercury. The fact is, but of
against him, and that was James Lawrenson-
there We're but five votes against Alice and six
against Stoughton. MIR. Stougton received five
votes, Mr.. Alice five, and Mr.. l.. only three
THE STEAMER MOUNT VERNON arrived at Nor.
gan Rhinehart's wharf yesterday at noon
bringing very heavy and profitable freight. and
the following passengers from New York: Miss
;. E Carter, ]. ID. Carter, G w Beardsly. Miss
Downs MI. REYNOLDS; She is now preparing for
immaculate return, with good list OF freight and
inc foliowinS passengers entered at the Washing
ton Office: Alex. ID. Moore. j. F. Brown and lady
Glydon Brown, Cora Brown, Ann Boylan, VIM.
Egs'' H Hamilton K Gray,J Mason Crawford,
: +. Madden, John Burke and lady, and Josiah
Melvin To this list others will be added AT the
Alexandria office
ODD FELLOWS BALL.-The members of Union
Lodge, No. IL, Harmony Lodge, No 0, and Mag
eGenu Encampment No. 4, |. o. OF, propose
70 give a grand ball at their hall at the NAVY
YARD, on Thursday evening next the proceeds to
be devoted to furnishing the Lodge room The
nall Will be tastefuly decorated plenty of refresh.
ments will be at hand, and Prospects, celebrated
cotllion band will discourse the music on the oc-
caslon. The reputation of the Odd Fellows gen.
orally, and of the Navy Yarders in particular for
s e, anairs OF TINS kind is sufficient guar
pleasure to those who participate in it,
WATCH RETURNS John Lawrence, col, dis
orderly; workhouse 60 days. Elizabeth Webster.
drink and disorderly; do Lew RAYMOND. do
fine and costs, 81 Is. John Murphy, Alice Muir.
R6y, Pat Green, Catharine Roach, Peter Kelly and
Ellen Dougherty, do; workhorse 60 DAYS each
Dsn'l White, drunk; fine and costs, 81 Is Five
dodgers were accommodated.
GYMNASTICS are invaluable in their xvav b,, too
fine point may be put upon them. Thus at Chi.
cago the other day, man who was engaged in
jumping, lifting and throwing, Injured himself
Internally so severely that he shortly expirei i'm
great agony.
BURGLARY-The drug store of Matthews A.
Smms, on Pennsylvania avenue, between Sec
ond and Third streets was entered on Monday
night, and robbed of the contents of the drawer
amounting to forty dollars.