Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-03

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Douglass GaSsss, R; i; Geo J. johnson, r. "
Nc Ezekiel Hughes, v. 6; H. Lewis, r 8:
| }. +. Bangs, F. s T. A Newman. r ~
Beacon: No. 15-Thos. Purse, Y. G.; w.
SsefS M Iii las Troggin F. 81 l.. b. Allyn,
Metropolis, No. I'D. D. Clark, N.G:J
Wright. " G.; j. r. Cooksey, F. s; VIM Oar.
| mon, II. s T. g. Ford. T.
| Excelsior, No. 17-Geo Rogers n r. Tho.
! HotzGiaW, v; G.; 5. II, Moore, F. s; VIM.
cGGpe1 R. s; r. b. Donaldson, T.
wsg1ei g. e. No. wm SsHi.ss0 W
Whe.Stley, r. S; Jno. Garrett, + S; Jno. Pax
Oriental, No. Is-Mar.in Hetzel, N. J.; Louis
Ter, +. s.; F Heider, I.
Row ANoNGsr THE FIRKMEx About ) o'clock
YESTERDAY afternoon in answer to all alarm of fire.
the Mon and Franklin engines started ont and
after a short run, met on their usual fighting
ground at the junction Of Eleventh street and
| itnnSlVanla avenue, where a grand muss en-
sued lnVolVlng broken heads and profane o,ths
and threats; but an officer having arrived on The
spot nst at the critical time the bellicerents We're
| parted, and one tail man who had been roughly
handled In the fray, and had his garments some
what disarranged, seeing the officer annro.ch
made break up the middle of the Ayrnne the
| officer after him, and very animated foot race
G G1 OH, 70 lhe delight of numerous mob who
| had assembled on the pavements on either side
Iney KEPT on, NIP and tuck till another officer
nterPosed, and afte, brief stretch over the slim.
perry pavement the capture was made
| John Johnson, Lowry King. John MeDevitt
ana b jackson, alias Harrison, were arrested and
| taken before justice Dom, vino, after a hearing
dismissed them all except Johnson, who was fined
| S2l Tor profanity IN the public street Inform.
| alton was obtained at the examination touching
the authors OF this disgraceful affair and warrants
| were issued for their arrest
| THE THEATRR-The audience At tho Tb.,,,.
last night was one Of the largest and most apprec
| atve tnat has ever graced the interior OF that
| establishment, every available seat and st,ndinr
| place being closely occupied. While we heard
| the dramatlzatlon Of the Hidden Hand" severely
| handled oy competent critics, the performance
ITSELF was enthusiastically applauded by the audi
| enCe, VINO at the end of the play, persis cd in
calling the principal actors before The curtain
Miss Marian Lee as CaPitola Mr.. Craig as Black
Donald and H. w Eagan as Wool, Particularly
| excited the favor Of the audience and wer.
| Obliged to ma Ike their appearance before the chr
| tain before quiet could be restored For the hin
| ,nr tonight see advertisementn another column
Mr. Howes name was left in the Washington
| Theatre bills on Monday mig hit I'm mistake from
| an old Baltimore bill; hence the reason of his
| non-apPearance last night Mrs. Archbold broke
depot eSterday; hence the substitution of otbe-s
| In Characters of Hidden Hand
THE COLD TERM is fairly upon rs. and the tbe,-
| monieter morning and evening, is but a shade
| above zero The river and canal are closed nm
fast with ice sufficiently solid to enable tho ice
| men 10 NIL their vaults with home made stock
| ana they are DUSTY Improving the occasion The
Ice IS also made much Of by hosts of skaters who
| eher upon this heaihful recreation with all i'm
| aglnable zest, and their graceful movements are
watched with much interest by thronps of spect,-
tors at the canal bridges and the river w,hsrves
| The cold weather has almost closed NAVIGATION
upon the Potomac river. Sailing vessels are all
| Ice bound. The Alexandria and WASHINGTON
| ferry steamers have ceased to run and laid nm
| the Thomas Collyer at the King street dol and
| the George Page at the foot Of Queen street The
sh James Guy is at Hunters ship-yard, and
| the Aqua Creek mail steamer comes up cutting
/ her way through the ice with great di ticultv
me steamer Columbia is la up for the season in
| Baltimore.
| "IIIRING Days IN ALRxANDRIA-Tb Gazette
says esterday was hiring day at Cats Tavern,
West End The number Of servants for hire was
ABOUT -FOUR hundred and fftv. bel np less than h We
been offered usually on New Years day Rats
| were much lower than last year-rnen hired from
| S9o to sllO per annum; women, $40 to $50; and
| children 235 to S75
AT Fairfax Courthouse, on Thursday the rates
of hiring were much lower than last year ruling
about the same as those at Cats yesterday.
| AT Cats Tavern Yesterday. 100 acres of land
| situated on the Back Lick road in Fairfax coun-
tv, and four miles from Alexandria, being a DOR
ton Of the real estate of the late Mrs Iucretia
| Nloiett was sold at auction. and purchased at 50
Per acre, by Mr. George Javins.
| CENrRE MARKET The market opened this
morning with an average supply. The dealers in
zane commune TO add to the variety of their offer
ngs TO the public, and this morning several large
deer were displayed in the market for sale as
| well as wild turkeys, phcasants, grouse ducks,
geese, and an abundance Of smaller game The
prices have not materially changed since the ono
taton in the Star last week. Business was moi az
brisk as we have seen it,
| FLOUR INSPECTIONS. -The Flour Inspector (Nlr
James Lvons) reports 20 the Mayor ) l6e barrels as
the su total of the inspections during the quarter
endlng December 81. 1859. This is larger
amount than was ever Def inspected by a
Washington inspector during a year The in
crease is owing to the shipping of flour from the
western wharves, previously shipped fir m George
town.
WArcH RETURNS .-Lcuisl TAYLOR alias Sarah
Johnston, cold, fighting. workhouse 90 DAYS
Chas. Bremen. drunk anc disorderly fine and
costs, 81 10; Benjamin Jackson, fighting. dis
missed ohm Johnson do, fine and costs 80 Is:
yoseph HILL unlawful assembly, do &C. Is: Ann
Shipley, do; do. S6 Is; Frank Newton drunk
and disorderly, do, Si.I5. Seven dodgers were
accommodated
CoNMENcE the New Year with diary; 1t is use
1u lor registering events past: present and future
"a valuable pocket companion, with almanac
calendar, valuable tables, and blank leaves for
keeping diary for every day in the wear Sbil.
lington, bookseller, odeon Buildi ng, corner Ak
street and Pennsylvania avenue has ffty dfferent
Kinds, In various styles Of binding. I
CONDITION OF FRANKLIN NArr -Naff. who was
SILL
and whose condition was deemed very critical on
sunday. rallied considerably yesterday, reviving
hopes OF his ultimate recovery. The great nervous
and physical powers Of Naf favor such a result
NEW ARRANGEMENT.-We understa nd that the
directory Of the Orange aud Alexandria railroad
have made arrangements itb the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad Company, by which the
passengers and mails to and from the former road
will pass between this city and Alexandria over
the Alexandria and " ashington railroad
REAL EsrATE.-Chas p. Shaw Of Alexandria
has purchased of DR. J McNair the frame
| store and dwelling, situated on the east side of
Fairfax street, at the corner Of Fayette allsv and
| few doors north Of King street for So SEQ The
same property was sold few years ago for 81 100
CRIMINAL CoURr.-To-day, Edward johnson
was arraigned and placed on trial on charge OF
stealing six pairs Of boots and one pair of shoes
valued altogether at S2S-from Matthias Nalty in
December last The case was pending when our
report closed
NEW YEARS CaLLs.-In consequence OF the
severe weather yesterday, the custom Of smaking
calls WAS not observed to any considerable ex-
| tent in any Of the District cities