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

hailed with qualification bS onr cit,sns ,nd ,b S
Ia.s YOUNGER corps. Their regular drill night
to the corn! -was an occasion Of much pleasure
.S passed off very satisfactorily, evincing the
.aIu Improvement of the com pany in this RESPECT
a ana was much applauded by several military gen
After the drill, the company proceeded to the
transaction of business, when several new mem.
oers Were elected, Eve were proposed for mem.
oersnlp, the corps notified that :esen would be
a new feature, the adoption Of markers. was in
ltlated by the election of two youths of fourteen
years to that position. The following resolutions
Were adopted by the company:
Resolred That this orps fully adopt tho oa,oo,.
resolution, by which the District Battalion is dis
banded, regarding it as measure eminentlv ,,,;s.
and judicious Wise
Rssoired, That hereafter we shall onnoso am,
movement made to reorganize a battaff on =, s
ehSfd' upon the volunteer soldiefv the old and
.nL I onGers OF the uncrgahized draft militia
n"o 'nns ,ns ution shall remain intact until
Wise f '"oA oecloe o'ner-
hesoired, That We look steadily and alone tn
our company interest; will increase our numbers.
entsnd sIie future time, take such steps shall
e1ehu the company to battalion organi cation,
body Of military.
:, After the meeting adjourned, quite a merry
made on the number of muskes that the Company
would turn out on the 22d ult, which the loser
Paio promptly on this occasion, agreeable to a
rule tablished in the corps over twenty wears
ago in relation to such matters. which has never
pren repealed The company during the evening
was addressed by Major Peter F. Bacon. J p
Mexican, Esq one of the oldest members of the
corps anc formerly Lieutenant Commanding and
4uartermaster Towers. Another PROPOSE on was
made by gentleman, private In the ranks well
able TO fulfill all his promises, that on the day in
winch the Infantry paraded ninesf muskets he
would foot the bill for an entertainment To cost
three hundred dollars. With present prospects
It would be well for him to fix the first of Nav
ensuing as the time, and make his arrangements
accordingly. We rejoice to see this revival of
military spirit among our citizens.
BURNING OF THE CorroN FACTORY AT ALEX.
ANDRIA LAST NIGHT.-The Gazette of this morn
ing says: The Fairview Cotton Works. with Their
contents, In this city, were DESTROYED by fire last
night About III O'Clock, the neighbors saw
names throngh the windows on the west, but
before they could spread the alarm the interior of
the building was in flames By the time the re-
men and citizens gathered to the scene of the con-
nagra'ion tue fire had spread throughout the
ehufe building. and rendered it impossible to
save any of the stock fixtures of the manufacto.
~, which We're all consumed. The Fairyiew
Cotton and Mattrass works were carried ON NV
Messrs. Fitzpatrick Burns. Fortunately, their
STOCK was much reduced, and there loss on stock
tools, &c, including three sewing machines. is
| estimated at $50 None Of this was insured
Inc machinery, valued at $1,000, was insured for
. FL the building, owned by w. H. Muir,
was Insured for 81 500, which is about its value
The whole loss Of the confagration ia TINS about
SeOOO The cause of the fire is unknown. The
MN was not worked regularly, and there had
been no fire in the building since Tuesd,v In
cendiarism and spontaneous combustion of ,vasr.
cotton. are both named as probable causes of the
lire During the conhag grafton portions of the
walls Tell, but happily no one was injured, nor
was the surrounding property damaged by the
flames. ~ "
JusrIcEs OF THE PEACE APPOINTED AND Con-
FIRMED The following named persons annointsd
during the recess have recently been Nominated
ana confirmed by the Senate as Justices of the
r w e 10Y the District of Columbia Jonathan
thompson, F.; Murphy, Hamilton Long hbor
ough, u. w. Riggs, jr., Z. W. Dunnington.
Joshua JOS Pierce Henry Naylor, T. J. Williams,
kin Thomas Charles Walter, II. C SnaldInu
Thos J. Fisher TIL s. C. Drnn, g. H. Fulmer F
5 MYERS, Joseph Peck, C. Wiltberger, o. s. r.
Hazard, RObt. White
THE NATIONAL GUARD-A very full and spirit.
cd meeting Of this fine corps Of our citizen sol.
Ole y was held last night, at their Armory Ten
candidates were received into full membershp
ana considerable encouragement was given to
nope for a much larger increase speedily The
meeting was advised of the organization of a sec
ono company of the corps at the Navy Yard be- np
in progress Such an organization and the i'm,
crease of the first company will cause quite a
handsome display, should the corps in future ap-
pear upon parade as a battalion.
COLLISION The Alexandria Sentinel saws that
Yesterday afternoon the steamer Mount Vernon
being In tow of a s.eam-tug coming down from
Georgetown, in attempting to pass through tie
draw on the Virginia side of the Long Bridge
came into collision with the bridge. No damag
however, was done TO the bridge, and but little t.,
the boat. The through passengers on the Alex
andria and Washinoto Railroad for points be-
yoad Washington missed the connection on &C
count Of the accident.
BCRGLARY.-I.dst NIGHT he afo
kept by MIR. O'Brien, at the corner of New jersey
avenue and south b streets, Capitol Hill, was
broken by burglars and considerable quantity
OF provisions, amounting to some $50, stolen
away, besides considerable damage which was
done to the store in other ways. From the ap-
Pearance of a tallow candle which was left be-
hind when they left. they must have been there
half an hour, or an hour.
CENTRE MARKET.-The attendance of dealers
rom Tue country was not very large this morning,
tnouSn the licensed dealers generally at their
stands. The supply, though not large was of ex-
cellent quality and sufi cient to meet the demand
The prices Were about last reported in the Star
but it is probable a change will be seen in the
list for the coming week.
The WASHINGTON ART AssocIArIos.-The
third regular lecture of the season. before this
Association, is to be delivered at their Gallery on
pennsylvania avenue, this evening, nv Prof
Richards, on the subject of The Teacher an
Artist The lecture will no donbt be very in
IHk ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT of the National
Medical College, (Medical department Of Column
bian College, will take place at the Smithsonian
this evening, at quarter TO s O'Clock. The Vale
dictory will be delivered by Prof Lincoln, after
which degrees will be conferred on the gradu-
ates.
WE UNDERSTAND that MIR. James Crutchett, of
the Mount Vernon cane factory, has presented a
hundred dollars worth of canes and medaliOns
set in Mount Vernon wood, to the National Wash
ington Monument Society, the proceeds to go to
the monument fund.
The DISTRICT IN CONGREsS.-ln the Senate,
yesterday, MIR. Brown presented the petition of l..
A. Gobright and Others in behalf Of the Grand
Lodge Of the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
of the District of Columbia, asking an act of in
corporation.
WATCH RETURNS There were no trial cases
this morning, and the cells were occupied last
night by fourteen dodgers.
THE ENTERTAINMENTS of the magician Love- at
ODD Fellows Hall, every evening, are marvellous
ana amusing Give him call
Nc. e.-"SPEcIE PAYMENT SUSPENDED These
words create great paplc whilst the Oft rep ted
expressions. thousands rushing to uptm elT
graves ~ ls scarcely ever needed, thOueh alwavs