Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-25

such occasions, the capacious lecture room was
crowded with an Intelligent audience. The
lecturer commenced by referring to the colise.
urn He said that this magnificent ruin consisted
Of three orders OF Architecture-the Gothic.
Ionic, and Corinthian. 1t had been sf,v Ss.,,
high, and had originally been surmounted bv
three hundred towers. He spoke of the ruins n
public baths. There were about eight hund red
OF these In ancient Rome. They Were princin
places OF public resort, and were 6tted nm and
iurnsned In the most magnificent and lux urious
style. They correspondent In a great measnre
70 on, saloons and restaurants, being accompa,
He traced out and described the celebrated Ar.
pan way, which, he said, was walled on either
side with the mouldering ruins of ancient n.Il
aces and tombs. This highway was composed
OF blocks OF a very hard stone, peculiar 10 that
country, so durable and laid together In sncb a
perfect manner as TO be nearly as good as new
aiter a lapse OF over two thousand wear, The
only INJURY that be could notice was few sligh
ao:asions by carriage wheels
He described thO,e wonderful remains or an
uquity, Inc Roman Catacombs There were
from thirty to fifty Of these in the neig hborbood
OF the city, and were In all over thousand miles
IN length. Many Of them were four stories in
depth, with tiers of cells on either side for de
posting the dead. Many illustrious dead are
said to have been deposited In them and espe-
c1aliy We're they places of refuge well as the
tombs 81 the christian martyrs Of early times
Tney were now the fields OF exploration of curi-
Gus travellers and antjquarians A story IL told
Of priest and forty students who went on an
exploring en pedition into one of these subtera-
mean laoyrinths, and were never again heard
from. Nine miles from the Sebastian gate. ont
on the Appian way, are the ruins Of a Splendid
TOMB, all that is known about which is that II
~ saio 10 nave been erected to the memory Of
Iieno OF Horace. Two miles out on the ppjan
way, is the tomb Of Metellus a large Tound
tower, a hund' ed feet high. The monument 10
Augustus Is pointed out to the traveller, on the
spot known as Campus Martius; il was origi-
ndllV four hund rod feef hiuh
In DIAMETER, and was surmounted by a statue of
Augustus This monument is now reduced 10
one hundred feet in height.
The lecturer pointed out aud described few
OF the immense me, olith obslisks that had been
imported from Egypt in Rome's paimiest days.
One OF these was one hundred and ffty feet hiyh
ana OF about one and Il half millions pounds
weight. he spoke OF the pantheon built by Az
grlppGs and originally surrounded by extensive
pains This was simple, plain building, 1IO
feet high and 40 in diarnetes The Lecturer de.
scrloed the chu'chts snd basilikas, or ancient
ena'cne OF Rome He pointed out where Paul
mad been confined two years in Nero's house
traced out the road by which he was led out OF
the city to execution, and concluded by glow
ing tribute to the Piety and courage of The prim-
WATCH RETURNS .-Catharine Peters. Virginia
Evans, colored, drunk, disorderly and fighting;
nne and costs 81 Is each. Robert Tate, colored
drunk and disorderly; workhouse 90 days Ann
Herbert, colored, dIsorderly and indecent expo
sure; Inc aud costs So Is John CsIboun dispr
derby; fine and costs So Is
Ssr'hth DiStrict.-Oficer Gill arrested Aman-
ia Powers this morning for dsordPrly conduct
Justice Dom ordered her TO pay 81 SIS fne and
costs.
John Nalley was arrested by Officer Suit for
being disorderly and for fighting i'm the streets
He was lined 81, and 81 IS costs
The case Of Tillicus Harris, Henry Bradley,
George Humphreys, and joan Robinson. ali
colored, bad a further hearing IN The IaTcenv
cases for which they were committed IL, nil ves
terday. "Tilly Harris" was dismissed, the eyi.
aence against him being insufficient, but his
three associates were fully committed for Cont
Dy Justice Dom.
IN The CIRCUIT Court The case of John
Coburn agt. Horatio N Easily ct al, executor,
Of VIM Easily which was begun Yesterday and
occupied the Court the greater part of the d,v.
was continued to-day. This is an action 10 re-
cover money on a contract for furnishing lime
and cement to the Patent Office. The plaintiff in
this case alleges in his declaration that he had
ooained a contract to furnish lime, cement,
etc as above stated, at high rate, during
the term OF the late Commissioner of Public
building, and that said Commi ssioner OF Public
Buildings had dismissed him and carried out the
contract oy furnishing said material himself from
his own mandatory, and received the alleged
large profits hims,If, thereby dsprivinu The
pIaintin OF all the benefits derived from his con
tract ~
COURT OF CLAIMS, Alexander
Cross VS.. The United States Judge Scarburp h
delivered the opinion of the court, adverse to the
claim. Judges Blackford and Loring delivered
separate opinions, also adverse
Herman Hooker and others VS. The United
States. Judge Loring delivered the opinion OF
the court adverse TO the claim.
Bios Z. Alveso VS.. The United States On re.
argument. Claim for compensation for horses
and property taken by Lieut. Col C Fremont.
OF Lne United states Army, from the petitioner
early In July, 1916. Hon. z. Phillips opened the
argument for the claimant, and on his copcIud.
Ing, the court adjourned.
SUPREME COURT.-YesteTday, John y New
bury, Esq of Michigan, was admitted an attor-
ney and counsellor of this court.
No 80 Mary Ann Thomas, plaintiff In error.
VS.. James Lawson's heirs, &c In error TO the
circuit court United States for the eastern strict
OF Arkansas Mr. Justice Daniel delivered the
opinion OF the court, am rming the Judgment of
Inc said circuit court In this cause with costs
No. 81. Francis A Dickens lessee, plaintiff in
error, VS.. AlonZo Mahana. The argument of
t ms cause was continued by Mr.. Hanna for the
defendant In error, aud concluded by MIR. Vinton
Tor the plaintiff in error Adjourned
POLICE Ammunition Justice Williams
Co'delia Eastman made oath that Am Howard
had been guilty of very disorde rly conduct. and
uesif'u warrant 10 be issued against her, whic n
was acco' dinghy done, and the DELINQUENT shortly
afterwards made her appearance at the Office of
justice TO answer the charge. Sundry wtne,se,
were called, who testified that the disorderIv
conduct before alluded to, was a mutual hair
pulling between Cordelia and Ann, in which
botn contestants won % Ial honors So the Jus
tice lined each party IS. and IS cents costs, and
sent them of about their business.
The THEATRE "A good sized audience greet.
ed Miss NJ. Davenport on her first appearance
at the Theatre last night, in the character of
Adrienne the Actress. This lady exhibits true
Intellectual conception Of the character she nm
detakes TO personate-that Is indeed a treat 10
theatre-goers She Is certainly the most intel
lectual actress that has appeared on the Wash
lngton boards for long time, and any fault that
may have bern found with her part last night
must have been attributable to the author rather
than the actress. She appears tonight in the
play OF lngomar, and all lovers of good acting
should be sure to see her.
THB SCOTCH HAGGIs.-A subscriber wishes to
know what Scotch /" Haggis" is, the Star hav-
ing stated yesterday that such an article was on
its way across the Atlantic, to be eaten at the
Burns festival In Boston to-day. Webster's "un-
abridged" defines, as follows: Haggis-A
pudding, containing the entrails of a sheep or
lamb, chopped, with fine herbs and suet highly
seasoned with leeks and spice, and boiled in the