Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-28


Charleston road to the Grand Junction, and from
there By Mississippi Central and Jackson to New
Orleans.
FIRES bout half past IL O'Clock Sunday
morning an alarm of fire was given in the extreme
northern part of the city. which called out the
hremen with their apparatus, which they dragged
to point on Seventh street near the Park Fire
had broken ont in a frame house occupied BY Il
colored fam lily, and II spread to the frame house
adjoining also Inhabited by colored persons. and
from thence to two small brick dwellings, built
by Z. O'Hare, but subsequently purchased by
German, now in Cal fornia. These were all de-
Sroyed notwithstanding the efforts of the firemen
who labOred until o'clock under sad va nta peous
circumstances. The brick houses were occupied
by German families, and it is said are insured for
81 800, Ii is believed that the fire was the work
of an incendiary
The alarm yesterday afternoon about 2 O'Clock
was caused by the partial burning of an old two
story frame house on c street near Twelfth said
to belong to Ulysses w ard ESQ 1t took ire from
the interior, and probably by accident. The loss
ls Of small account.
The WILLOUGHBY CONCERT, To-NIGHr-The
concert OF Miss Grace Willoughby, at Philhar-
monte Hall, this evening bids fair to be very
rich musucal treat. This accomplished ladv is
accompanied in her American professional tour bv
her pretty cousin, Miss Gertrude Melvin with
whom she passed through musical education,
ana mas SINCE been associated in private exercises
ana public performances to their mutual advan-
ana the more perfect blending of their voices
The style of singing of these ladies is purely
Engllsh, their programme consisting Of choice
ballads, such as those of Lover, Nelson Glover
Burns, Hood, &c. And not the least attractive
part OF the concert is the performance of Mr.
Charles Elliott, the celebrated English yiolipist
VINO Is expected to do honor to his master d.
pieces upon their programme are some half dozen
which have never before been performed in this
city-ballads, duets, and canzonets
II SnI. ErI H.
of July next-will be very remarkable on account
OF the positions to be taken by four planets
During the eclipse, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter and
Saturn viii form together in the Immediate vi
clnlty OF the sum- Rhombus, (e1uilateral paral-
telegram position, astronomers say, they will
not again occupy for many centuries to come
THIS total eclipse will from first to last be visible
in North America, the shadow of the moon will
then slide across the Atlantic and Spain; while i'm
the eastern hemisphere the total eclipse will only
be yls bic at OviedO, st. Vincent Santander Bill
boa, Nittoria BurgOs, Pampeluna, Saragossa and
Valencia. In no part of Englan will the eclipse
be total; while it will be fully so in the greater
part Of Spain and some parts Of Africa This in
teresting phenomenon will no doubt create quite
a stir among the scientific men of both the Old
ana New w orlds, and We may expect quite an in
fux of astronomers at Washington for the better
and more accurate observation of this magnificent
eclipse.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-A day or two ago, a lady
named Mrs. Cassandra s. Cannon obtained 4
verdict of $500 damages against Patrick Daley,
a hack driver, for driving against her carelessly
so as to fracture her and infct other injuries
upon her person. The amount claimed was 81 900.
but the jury compromised on the above named
sum. X Scott, Esq, for plaintiff
In this court on Saturday a case was tried in
which Jonathan Barnaclo brought suit against
MPssrs. Wall 4 Stephens for services as book
keeper and clerk In their clothing store in this
city. over and above a regular pay of 81 per day
received. The jury returned a verdict for de-
PENDANTS.
To-day. the Court took up n case of inouisition
to fix the amount Of damages claimed by Nelson
X Mandel agt. George SPringman.
An AMERICAN VIoLISrsr.-As concerts by for
eign born artists are we'll patronized by our cit-
zehs II may be Well to state the fact that one of
the hlg hest order Is contemplated, in which ma.
tive genius bids fair to assert its claim to EQUALITY
In point of merit, If not to superiority Omitting
details We have TO state, that the viOlnist is one
no has devoted the best years of his life to studv
and practice, but Just now as ii were emerCes
from the seclusion Of mountain home ole Bull
is the only professional person with whom he has
bad intimacy, and an approximation at least to
the abilities of that gentleman are claimed for
the subject OF this notice. N0ns UeTrons
POLICE MATTERS .-BefOTt Justice Clark Julia
Cant and Margaret Wise We're caught by the off
Ger cursinu and swearing in the nublic stree,s
and Were each fined - and costs.
Geo Taylor went to Mallard & Duval and got
TWO hams for some mythical party. and afterwards
two more from the same parties for another person
Of doubtful individuality. Itwas ascertaiped that
he had no order to obtain hams for any one and
that be was first rate impostOr He was com
United to Jail to await the action of grand juty
WEEKLY POLICE REPORTS -EaAt,rn Ioek IN
Cornelius Thomas, disorderly; fine and costs
3 IS. VIM. Clark, do; do. 1855 Dan Mil
stead. do; do 80 o.. Henry Goodrich do; do
Grin and child drunk; dismissed Mary Bran.
non, do; EkhouSe 30 days. West rn Lock. mp
Elisha Riggs, colored, disOrderly; fine and costs
not stated; Abram Knapp, do; workhouse 90
DAYS. hilbert Lang, drunk; dismissed
lNFANTIcIDE.-A new born child (white) was
found this morning by Mr.. John Plant in the
while he was attending to repairs unon TN. ss,,,a~
II was dead when found. was wrapped in ia
clothes and had evidently been thrown there bv
Us guilty mother. The body had been parti,lly
destroyed, apparently eaten by rats; and there arg
indications that II had been In the sewer for some
days. "e' ioi soiiie
BAPrIZING There was an immense cro,ya =,
tne " Sycanores,' on the river shore Yesterday on
the occasion OF the baptism Of two candidates bv
1ne hev MI Meador, Of the Island Baptist Church.
During the performance of the rite child NJ A.,
Jas w est was kicked by resti We horse attached
70 hack, but not seriously injured, it is hoped
Al night three persons were baptized at Rev. MI
Meadors Church ''
LOLA MoNrEz's LEcIURK-Of course larye
audience Will be drawn together by the lecture Of
Madame Lola Montez, tomorrow evening. n
rhl!harmonic Hall, on the subject of "Jobn Buli
al home.n The themes Of the lecture will he az
follows: The comic side Of English character.
English and American characters; the real ORIGIN
OF national roguery; English philanthropy I'm.
masked; and peep at English gallantries.
ArcH RETURNS Saturday night-Will;ano
Shrives drunk and disorderiy; fine and costs
~ 10 Five dodgers Were accommodated Svn.
ddy-Sonny Waters, colored, arrested on a war
rant; jail for bearing. Wash Clements, colored
drunk and disorderIy; fine and costs 90 Is. lin
alker, colored, do; do. 80 Is. Three dodgers
TWO" who sends an ANONYMOUS commu-
niOeuon Will please give US his NAME that we
una may Know what degree of reliance to place upon
. ~ WONDERFUL sUcC Ess OF Dr HosrrrrrR's
tns t,,ns ~ anu unriva.d Stomach Bittteys from
&c ums OF les Introduction to the puslio provea
a. n.sss,1 Iva manifest superiority over any 9TH
;ssSsine enaractee removing ali dasase. Of mo-
eaaity, And giving the - stem soasd nd heaIth,
zone. In cures Of Dyspepsia loss o. seeests' ssn,
most niheent, Indeed; some Of the mpp.t Sipetni
sses that have ever been under ms;ca
nave osen entirely cured BY this treat emf AZ
III nostetter's bitters are most dei,s htfsi 90