Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-03-28

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for David Lunt who he chafged with an an ~,
Sravsted ., assault n and battery upon him. Lus.
and Tom Hyer the ex.pugilist, had been ,idin,r
afo9nd IN SaLiivan's coach all the morning from
daylight He convened them tn the Ciars. I'm,
House. where they got ont of the co.oh lar ienaon
IN The house; Sullivan waited a REASONABLE t;nns
ior ms pay, ent finding them slow to action went
had gone to a house in Soueeze-ont xl,.u lucy ,neyy
vi the Hotel Sullivan went there. ranneS At tn
200 t and asked Lunt for his pay, Lunt came
~, knoe ked him down with brick and heat
hii4; and Hyer stood by without ASSISTING SnIl;van
"I preventing the act. During the giving Of the
rco.n n0sy ny saiiySn, Hye,, who wac in the
o. the Squire sparkled with anger and tnrrfn1
directly to the pugiistic champion. he erclain,sS
IN mn al. usually rapid manner "Look 'ee here, sir!
LOOK &c here, sir, Another word of that so,,
iiom your lips and I send You right to iaiI ;;
ON was sober enough to understand the force ~
me, ,ns remark, and, replying, "Then won't say It
70 give bail for court, and was committed I'm de-
iaait OF security. and delivered to the custody Of
bail efoe ormIry who gave him opportunity get
haa both been drinking freely -''e'
f T he TssAsURY EXTENSION The south front
.nV treasury Department Is approaching cnr,
psuon. The ponderous Corinthian columns
~nlch support the por.ico of this front. are tbs
Ion. ia on a an visitors, both from their proper
Iops ana hnlsh- The ceiling of the port;co Is 70
~ OK iron In NJ Jresco. the castings for which
ehecuted In this city by Messrs Eli. & R,o. a
Tn, sa,.,,i a a.l Ter their beauty of design
he ssTerai stories are divided off into a Series Of
iHh- rooms on either side of the broad hall ,ybich
sn,hs .nefn down the CENTRE and are fitted no
~ zee highest style of art, and with every n,odeyp
Improvement. The only coubu,tihIp no,tions 81
.ie entire front are the doors and the ioorin~ If
looms, the walls, window frames sash, door
NE, Walnscoating, wash boards and evervtI;nr
Csc pertaining to other portions of the ent;
structure. being composed of indestructibIe naa.
i,ai- me nails dividing the rooms in each story
are hdhhsomtly laid in diamond sbaped f,Isy
ind az regular intervals in each hall JIass 80,
ret into the flooring for the purpose of com
ru,s a.lhs ns mt to the ball below. These glass
PA! are lrom fou' feet by three feet to fnus feet
oy TWO Feet in size, and are upwards of AN incb
>.no qudftef III thickness, and of great strength
~ e..neI eho Oh this front self-suppOrtiny wind
iS stairway OF granite leads to the several stories
ana IS dssigned to communicate directly with tn,
east ana west wings of the Treasury BuiIdinc
"hen the whole structure shall be completed.
PEcF. FcwLsR's lecture on phrenoloov AZ Phil
harmonic Hail last night was largely attended
the Close Of the lecture, among the most amusing
ei Tue examinations was that Of our weII.knov,SS
Clti1cn, Mr. Lewis Carusj
VIZ. the operator said, remarkable for
ms 1nvlailty. He was peculiarly adapted to the
requirement Of languages, was also a great love,
"t music, and wds himself very proficient in tbis
science. lie was particularly fond Of ladies, So
sT agd especially that OF Young ladies' he YVES
ucn', was considerably developed; he was vs,,,
inc.ual man and was noted for his great method
mi
persuade him to perform an act or to desist from
7Hch performance, but he would never be ordered
VI sne sdid = YOU may do so and sou very likely
do this ~ - " o you MdH
On being asked if he had represented his char
c'er correctly SIR Carusi replied that he thought
T. was corfec; in most points bat ne was An I'm
married man, and therefore what was said in Pc
,'cnce 10 MS spouse he could not vouch for.
Mr. Fowler said of course he could NOT FOL,
WhS'her he was married or a single man bnt he
.oula say This: that although a single man, the
,as h Of ~, fingers would not signify how many
ms ne mad been in love. (I.aughter1
theSe interesting lectures Of Prof. Fowler are
u % continued for three nights longer
A CRY FATHER DOING Police Dr1y-Editoy
-,oT; esierdsy afternoon the frcmen We're
returning from Capitol Hill and Just as they were
about to cross the - Mighty Tiber some of .
Juveniles, who appeared to have full control If
The .mac hines, " and feeling more than dinarilv
Pitg4,hs,lc; Or, In other words, that 'sdey would
sfile, less dey got muss,n pitched into each
each other and the riot mis- ht have proved serious
but for the timely interference of Alderman Ward
VINO sailed out of Justice Ferguson's office across
'ue avenue and arrested one Of the offenders and
Young man named Daniel SimoDds ar,ested
another They were both taken into the justices
once put he not being police magistrate, could
hot lhnct fne upon them; and feeling as he
always does, deep regard for the tender wears of
youth, allowed Them TO go to their homes after
,,,HnS thern genuine lecture. Our citzensseemed
,S De aSloalshed at seeing Alderman of the
T9nIsh ward doing police duty in the Fifth
Ward; and the inquiry passed quickly from one
20 .ne other wv here are the policemen ?'' 1--WE
can see single grey coat;r and the query was
aoout 10 absorb all else, when knowing looking
lnolvdnal came up and said he could solve the
' l -" here ?" cried more than a score at
one; w by. they are all over at the Armory
nriiiing," said he, "and they look more like sci
81 Cooiles taxing first lessons in mathematics
80, ~ ~ 10 IKE police officers, paid to do their
uuty ana suppress fire riots"
LHs DISTRICT IN CoNGREss.-In the Senate.
TMss.eidaT, MT Brown, from the Committee on the
district OF Columbia, y which referred the
memorial OF property III ders In the CITY of w ash
'ngton asking the passage Of a law to remunerate
owners where damages NAV be sustained tbrouub
the action of Congress BY a revision of the o,adss
CT avenues and streets. submitted report accom-
panied by bill to authorize the Court Of Claims
to award damages against the United States in
certain cases therein mentioned
Also, from the same committee to which was
referred the oil! to authorize the Levy Court to
Columbia, reported II back without amendment
ard recommended its passage
MI Brown said that he had been instructed by
Saturday next for the consideration of business re-
,ating to the District of Columbia !; and the reso
Luton was agreed to.
SERIOUS ACCIDENr.-On SATURDAY. afternoon last
tae schooner Volandt, Capt. w. Cox, of Alexan-
dria, was lying at anchor in Marbury's Cove
about twenty miles down the river when an acct
dent occurred. which resulted in considerable
damage to the vessel, and came nigh proving fatal
to the captain. The captain went into the cabin
to empty from key of powder five pounds into
canister, in doing which some of the powder
fell upon the cabin steps. In laying the key down
tie scattered PARTICLES ignited, and the powder
exploded, burning the face and hands of the cap
tain. and damaging the vessel to the extent that
to repair her will require almost rebuilding
The CITY PUMP CoNrRAcIs-Ths contracts for
kfeplng In repair the common pumps Of the city,
and fo' new work of this sort, for the year ending
Hafch 81, 1861, were awarded this morning by the
Mayor. The contracts for the first district, con-
sisiins Of the First and Second Wards to w. b.
Greenwell; second district the Third, Fourth
and Seventh Wards, to r. r. Hazard; third dis
ttlct Fifth and Sixth Wards, to VIM. Tucker
New work, for the entire city, to Robert Wise
TO lr LEMONS We Were yesterday shown at
the drug store Of Mr.. Stott, on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. two Inammoth lemons. raised in Liberia
These lemons were received by the Rev r. r
Gurley Corresponding Secretary Of the American
Colonization Society, who, in order to preserve
them. has bad them placed I'm alcohol. The laruer