Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-20

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coshiaing 9io0. The appssrssce of ~ b.
n5 - smcsn habited = Ne siches. eenesi vabis
eit6s, 5,.ee y kni9hn shFoudsd IN hooded robes
% foct, eo?cealinR heir nces of ccurss. csused
ersat wcnoefmens snnong the dense crowd az fhif
Sass. Ne lsss1i.G q thIs ist.eded viait bad
were ever before there on sinale occssion. :.
Aner remaining there few minutes they took
up the line Of march down Seventh street to Penn-
Mansion, followed By crowd Of four o. Ave- tSou.
sand wondef-stricken depizens Of al Glasses ana
ages, and both sexs. The sidewalk. too. were
Rscked everywhere with stationary crowd, in
s.ge,ly canning me disguses 81 he fosr Or Ave
hundred members Of the order particin,fino IN
The parade, !. ne v.in hope Of fecoenlsine ths
curiosity. Arriving in front Of the Executive
nanslon, tney came to halt, and ne band per-
formed {. Hail 70, the Chiefs and he beautiful
ssfen,ns nun Don easquale, in which the comet
Thence they proceeded 70 the residence q sscre.
Afy Inomp1on, where, halting the band enter
tained the faif occupants Of the mansion with two
o. tnree appropriate airs, Secretary T. being ab-
Thepsccessisa, followed bv An increased th,o,.
next wended in way to the intersection Of Ftsenth
t q. Isl. sn, down 70 Twelfth; down rwelth %
haiting by the way In front Of Brown,s Hotel to
ssrenade the ladies' stopping there, who had
Inronged out upon the magnificent front balcony
Lns ness OF the United States not being quite
ready fse neif reception at the moment Of their
efnvsiy their march was continued 10 the west
Capitol gatss and back 10 the hotel Fileiur int
,he Gining room and being seated az the tables,
for unfolding, when hundreds Of familiar and
almost Invariably Jolly countenances were instsnt
~ rev.aled 70 the half dozen outsiden who had
ga,n ns , sami snace The Order q course did
fof the preparation Of which Mssas. Rsmer,
smith Co deserve great praise; for 1t was got
snongn ter % large party, altogether between
Their apostles being soon satisfied with the
so3o snings IS before them, wine, wit, mirth.
and song followed In an uninterrupted strain
TIM unae prsSssay midsighi when Q. signal from
and donning their visors- hoods and dominoes over
their faces were Instantly again az silent a the
nosf ana - grave a. monks. Reforming their
ss, ms{ ns,s marched back to their hall and
Thi: celebration was great card indeed; for It
Is evident that The outside world Of Washington
, - o-oay naa asmented over surmises concerning
the mysteries Of the remarkable order
BousHr HIS OwN Doc DIR. H., Who lives
out on The Seventh street road owns superb grey
hound. The Doctor drives into the city coca
sionally, and the other day, while on the avenue,
he noticed darkey leading nne GREYHOUND by
means Of handkerchief lied round the animals
much like his own, 20 much 90 that he would
make fne match for Hun. He asked where the
dog came nom. Dafkey said from New York:
That ne (dsrkey) had been employed about Laura
keenes Theatre, and coming TO Washington, had
brought said dog, which was also an attache Of
said theatre The Doctor asked daley n he
would sell the dog. Darkey answered afima-
were troublesome, and would take $40 for ms
valuable animal Doctor thought this cheap; his
own dog cost him 800; he paid the SO, took the
dog into his carriage. and drose out the Seventh
called for his own dog-being I'm hurry to zee
how they matched Servant came with long face:
aid the dog got away and followed master 70 the
rSsn ',Ts .s, 's ~, new dog ..sa and
The Doctor had bought his own dog Of the scamp,
who had stolen him. The Doctor keeps a sharr
loonous Tor the darkey. whenever he comes to
town, now, but thus far hasn't seen him. Perhaps
he went back 20 New York He had money
enough % do after the dog transaction, and is
evidently quite "sharp enough to travel. :" !.
SAFE AT sAvASxAH-Yesterday, Oficer A. r
Allen with his assistant, Oficer Kfmball, returned
70 this city from Savannah, where he had been
,sns 20, y the Sevs,nmsnt toconvey Capt. Fsgnham,
started last Tuesday, and the New York bailifs
were not aware that Allen had an assistant until
they reached wilmington, N. @. At Augusta an
was frustrated BY Alien. They reached Ssy,.nn.h
Friday morning, at 9 O'Clock A party organized
70 rescue the prisoner expected him BY the New
York n, sss.mes, but they were deceived, Allen
peyton, who, a. Government agent, went with
The party Captain Farnham was brought out the
same evening befsfe The U. >. District Cont, but
ones required ne constant attention Of Ofncer
Aiken add his assistant, Ksmbaii.s Farnham was
sent 70 jail at savannah. = 49,. ~,
AZ Bfsnchville, on the railroad nom Columbia
ample % the love Of South Carolina slaves for
abolitionists. A man tarred and feathered was
put In the cars % 60 % charleston. IL appeared
that the man WIS stone mason and had been at
work In Columbia, where he attempted b tamper
with the slaves. The negroes seized him and
gave him ssnise md thirty lashes,o and then
HIN sars o. hang him, they raised subscription
among thensslye 70 send him North
THx snAsD eoxcEa1 fos the beneft Of the poor
81 the city, % be given at the Smithsoaian this
evening BY the Society Of 81 yincent Of Pad,
viii Of coure Be suended by our citizens On mass
The concert itself win be well worth the money;
and then the cossciousuess that the proceeds ali
60 to the destitute and sAesing peof In our midst
should be double fnducement 10 attend. ; BY
going you give your money for charitable pur-
poses, and AZ the ane time get fun value received
Zoe Il. II yon can't 60 yourself BY all means send
hand Ellis has loaned fine Chickcring piano
Tor the nee Of the conceFtixen. - =. -
at the market place wss large this morning, and
the supply of provisions ample and Of fair quail
itv. Most Of The dealers had arrived In the city
prevfuus 70 me commencement Of the rain. The
narket Il very uncomfortable, and many dealers
| are forced to snnd IN The mud OF upon the wet
pevements, unsheltesed from the showers. Offer
ing their stock TO pufchssers Their condition Is
truly Pfuable The pufchssefs are comparatively
lew, and Ia consequence the business Of the mar
ket Il mot vesy bFisks The prices, however, have
. tsndeney upward Sals1s.s7 Fias - : -