Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-25

al, mLItxANDRIA MArIrRs-Mr Jno. Beach. prir.
IPdI OF the male public school, met with an sc.
a ,ertoms n evening which came near proving Of
| 80 . nature He was engaged in filling a
Lump with burning fluid from a bottle when the
| names from candle communicated To the ernIo
| o. h a'eriai, bursting the bottle and scattering
| 9Ining contents over the ROOM and severely
burning Mr. b. about the face. neck and hands
rortunately for Mr.. Beach his brother was present
xe-a ,ne, ana through his exertions the flames
Ts suppressed before doing more serious injury
mough Mr. b is quite severely burned he is
that he will be able to resume the duties
| OF Dis &C hool on Monday
| The cars on the Alexandra and washinoton
1aIroad discontinued their trips over the road on
| SUNDAY last In consequence Of the want of onni
FUSES 70 connect with the road at the Long Bridge
MI. w Whaley being compelled to Withdraw
DIS line In consequence of other pressing ENGAGE
ments Negotiations for speedy resum ption or
"ay ave. over this road are now pending
we notice, this morning, several gin nets laid
| OUT In the river between Alexandra and Waab;nn
| Ton, Notwithstanding the law to the contrarw
,v;t ne new building being erected for the Messrs
| timer, on the corner of King and ROYAL strssts
is last approaching completion, and when tinisbsS
Will prove an ornament to that portion of our citv
Name Inc steamer Thomas Collyer carried down to
passengers. Miss Lane, Senator C;win and one
tne vice Regents of the Association, from South
Carolina, Were among the party. O''
| DAN RICE's HGREAr Snow ;, has s:,,,oue r,rd
| =, spread out ke "tented feldn upon Judiciary
Square, near the City Hall, where it will open at
nan nan past o'clock this evening OF course every
| pody and bis wife, and children will be there
| 4, Tonight, in addition to the performances of
the elephant, rhinoceros, and other animals there
| VIII be presented great variety Of equestrian
| ana gyninastc acts, anu the grand spectacle of
| the Tournament, or Dan Rices Dream of Chiv-
| airy, with fitting, combats, and other knightly
exercises. Mr.. Frank Drew who is we'll known
| In theatrical circles talented and versatile
comedian, will make his appearance In this CITY
| as Jester to the Circle.
Tomorrow afternoon, for the accommodation
OF Iaoles children, and others, who wish to avoid
crowd, day exhibition will be given COM
mencing at2H O'Clock, when all the prominent
| forward
The grand entree into the CITY this morninu
was magnificent affair, indicative of the rich
treat in store for citizens during the exhibit
ton here.
1T WILL BE SEEN from our advertising columns
that the Rev MIR. Cabanns delivers another lee
tnre on China tonight, at the f. street Rantist
ChHrch: (Rev. MIR. Kennard's) and his last lee
tnre at the First Baptist Church, Tomorrow
Inersdayl evening. His lecture tonight will
NC rehearsal oil his travels in the interior of that
countrywide he saw and heard amoag that
strange people In his Monday night lecture he
surprised the audience by showing that most of
the modern discoveries in the West are old I'm
Ghlna. even to table turning and spirt-rappin0
Let those who wish to learn facts about China 90
| to hear him. Q
For CoURr.-Yesterday, John Casey was -.
| rested by guardsmen Norwood and n orr;s fo,
assauihng and beating John Bean. Bean, it ap-
pears, was employed as a nighttime hack driver
by casey ana the night previous Bean got on a
spree and did not return his horses and coach IN
the stable Casey yesterday found him at a house
on Four-and-a-half street intoxicated and made
the assault, cutting Bean about the face and head
so that the blood ran down to his feet Bean was
taken to Justice Donn's office, where Dr. Booan
attended him and stopped the bleeding. and he
G hel to hail For
The DAMAGE TO THE CANAL letter from
Mr.. Stone, the Superintendent Of the Canal has
been received in Georgetown STATING that n feat
| on TIE Maryland side, and about the same number
on the Virginia side, Of the Temporary work NJ
Jam No 4, was DESTROYED by the last ffeshet, and
that the repairs on one side required only a dav
or two more, and on the other side about twelve
days at furthest to complete them So we CON
hdently expect navigation to be fully resumed in
the course of ten or twelve DAYS
MAN OvEaBoARD.-I.ast night. man named
David WEIGH was taken out Of the canal where
Dy some misfortune he had fallen in He was
sent home in hack. The occultation of VEINS
seemed to produce singular effects on men and
things Quite number of persons were seen
staggering and tumbling about the streets attrib
utable perhaps to too steadfast gaze at the ranet
or perhaps to an undue number of drinks taken
upon the strength of the news from Charleston.
POLICE MATrERs-Before Justice Drurv-Tbe
following Corporation cases appear on the doc ket
of Justice Drury of the First Ward :-Chas. Har
mer, watering a horse at pump; fine and costs
81 Murphy & Donoho selling old iron without
license; judgment for costs. Eliza J. Williams
disorderly; fine and costs 81 Ann Magruder
90; workhouse 6O days. Sandy Webster do;
fine and costs, 81. wy
THE WASHINGTON THEATRE, as will be seen
by advertisement in another column, will omen on
Monday night next, with engagement of Mr..
Robert Heller, the great magician, who has again
returned to public life. A series of fantastic
SOi YeSs Wi no OiN xryhi oh
been Precedented in this country.
VALUABLE HORSE, CARRIAGE. HARNESS, &c,
AT Decentralization is called to the adver
tiSement elsewhere of an excellent horse carriage
&c TO be sold on the most favorable terms We
know them to be all represented in the advertise.
ment and advise those in want of ANYTHING in
this way to examine them.
LECTURES on CHINA.-The Rev. A B. Caban-
mis-, returned Missionary from China il announced
to lecture in the F. Street Baptist Church, this
evening. on what he saw and heard in the great
city in China, called @ Heaven, by the Chinese.
WATCH RETURNs.-Julus Wallace colored.
profanity; fine and costs, So is. John Williams,
disorderly- Elizabeth Thomas, vagrant; work,
house 90 DAYS, each. Elizabeth Bipps' drink
and disorderly; 50 ID. One lOdger.
A MAY FEsrIvAL-We learn that active pre-
parations are being made by the managers of ST
Matthews Sunday School. to give a grand Nav
festival on the lith of May, at AIalostan Island.
.tERSONS AFFLICTED WITH THE fever AGUF
should not spare either time, trouble or expense to
procure Or. HoSte'tsr'. cel-brat,d Btttsry whose
bsnehcent effects upon the HUMAN system has been
clearly proved to those vino have been stricken
down In short space Oftime by this dreadful curse
whose cheeks are and IN ger aud whose nj hts
are seeple less and iretful, and whose eyes are dim
and sunken, with dea h staring them In the face
this compound must prove a blessing; sratchinr
them as 1t were from the very mouth of the grave
None can know It's true va ue till they have tested
1t. When AL others have failed these Btters have
restored the sufferers to pristine health. Their
popularity IN all the Western and Southern parts
should Int rodnce them to all families.
For sale by Druggists and dealers generally every
where. ap 25-eo3t
LYoN's MAGNETIC INSECT POWDER
ExtermlRateS Bed Bugs, Reaches Ticks Ants
Garden Insects, &c.
1t contains no Poison.