Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-03

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Nof,cxi-D..trics OF CoIambia ADVERTISEMENT
10 Se iuserted In. theBsLT fNoRE suSsfe received
at Gad forwsrdsd from THk SrAn OiEes.ai f,sasI
TIT OLD ss.DP.s... through &C csn yer
IL Isthe very last place m the world 20 hnger IN
unnecessarily Of wet dayl.we wste brought y D
wins round turn by the salutstion, rather ensf,.
look herelp We did look 81 invoked, and there
Wa George Oyster (autocrat Of butter mere hants)
standing in slsrgeish puddle Of water, and with
.SeuIder n George LOOKED az crcss a. snspping.
turtie-an odd thing for him, usually 90 transcen-
dentlY benign while dispensing his golden "Phii-
sdeiphia Pfint,''-but anybody, we dare say,
would have been savage under The circumstances,
paying 4 big tax for his and In vilai nops old
shed, so badly lighted that talow dip was
requisite to make darkness visible, and with she
rain Altering down through the ieaky, moss
covered roof directly upon his devoted head.
Hard lines no mistake.
We heard the same grumblng all through the
maxket both about the leakage and the failure oh
the part OF the corporation to furnish gas In the
masket an promised They asked us TO blow up
those az fault, IN the Star, and we hereby cali
upon all such to consider themselves blowed up
% al intsnts and purposes -,
Jos JxrrxRsoN.-In the various branches Of:
tragedy, COMEDY, and melodrama, We have all Of
each partlcui1f fdVoflIc, one VINO we deffgh t
10 encore more hearter than another; artists WHO.
staad az the heads Of their aDrOfessions, and who
serve as beacon guide, as II were, to inspire the
timid, Encourage the brave, aud be the sHreka.s
the ultmata Of the ambitious w Ell have our Booth
and our Forrest, our Williams and our Bourci.
cauit. our cushnan, and our M Davenport,
our Wheatley, and 80 on to the end Of the chap
ter. At the head OF English and American CON-
edy Stands, without peer, the iBcomparabie JEFF
ferson@ 80 well 10 the value Of this great actors
versatile and purely artistic ability Known, tlat
crowds flock % see him whenever or wherever he
presents himself. SO great is his popularity and
highly his talents estimated generally, that
IL 10 almost useless for him to leave New York.
city. where he has been located for number OF
years II Is everywhere &C knowledgeds by aik tai
ented and unprejudieed critics that Joe Jefferson
Is the greatest living comedian HOME Jcxtadt:
Excavations. - Complaint upon complaint
reaches US Of the indifference OF the contractors
for laying water mains, and others engaged in
making excavations, with respect to the observance
Of the law requiring them 10 display signal ghS
at the street crossings where such excavations are
made. Fer the benefit OF the police, who are
charged with the execution Of the laws, we append
the clause OF the ordinance covering the question
Of excayatleps, az follows: 49,
That every and any excavation that may re-
main open after sunset shall be safely and securely
eOverFd or enclosed by fence, and lighted lamp
or lantela placed at some spot so as to
cast its light thereupon, under penalty not ex-
ceediug i've dollars for every night or part Of q
night the same may be left exposed or no light
hAlONA tAeiSuPOh- d.
RosssRY.-yesterday afternoon baker living
on Capitol Hin, having occasion to 20 10 AleIan
dria to purchase hour left his shop In oh afge Of
journeyman In his employ After short time the
fellow rushed into the house, and informed the
bakers daughter that a Deighbor had just been
nearly burned 10 death BY the explosion Of fluid
lamp and requested to see her before she died.
The young lady instantly left, and ran in great
haste 70 see her friend, and found on her arrival
that she had been hoaxed. She hastened home
and Late had
broken open q box, containing the sum CT $50
and a valuable gold watch, which he had apprO-
priated and leftfor some retreat outside of Wssh.
ington s--s -wa
THE ALARM or FIRE LAST NIGHT was caused
by the burning OF the roof Of the back building
Of house In street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. few neighbors went 10
work with a little yard Lose, which they at
tscbrd To the Potomac water hydrant next door,
and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before
serious damage was done. The house WIS unoc-
cupied, and the rational inference is that the fire
was the work Of an inceadiary. The value Of
having Potomac water con venient In illustrated
by the e1tingnishment Of this fre thus readily
FIrTrss UP,-Hammscf's capital res'auran
tWiliards Hotel block, Pa. av y is undergoing
thorough renovation In the way OF wall psper ny,
painting, &c, &c, though II was previously az
neat and stylish as any other similar establishment
In the country. We hear, too, that he is greatly
extending his facilities 70 insure that he viii at
all tim-s have on hand whatever the Washington
gourmet can possibly call for, eatable or drink
able; as well AZ his arrangements for serving his
guests elegantly and promptly.
CEsrEE MARkKr-The market space was pretty
fully occupied by the usual dealers up 70 one
O'clock to-day, and the stock hand was as large
as ususl, with quite a variety Of new articles be-
ginning to appear About four O'Clock in the
morning the rain poured down In torrents, and
the market thoroug hfares Were flooded. and every
one was exposed 10 the rain. The old market
sheds Were no security, and umbrellas were Of
little use, while the wuter poured down into the
gangway s.- Z. d
One OF THE vEaY Bxsr family papers In the
country, to wit, Tha Weekly Star, full a. usual
OF Metropolitan news and gossip, and choice liter
airy reading, Is now on our counter ready for de-
livery to Toe public IL is just the paper above
all others for citizens and strangers sotournIng
the National Metropolis TO read on Sunday or TO
send to their friends at distance. Price only
three cents per copy, or 81 Is per anaum; postage
prepaid by stamps when 50 arranged. 'tH. -
RETURN OF THE SCIENTIFIC CORPS Most al
the scientific gentlemen attached to the Smith
sonian Institution, who have been upon expedi-
tOns Of various kinds connected with science aud
the desigR Of the Institution, are now retu.niay
and resuming their labors in this city. OF those
who have returned within few DAYS are Dr.
William Stlmpson, in charge Of the collectionof
shells and cfuyecea; Mr.. GILL; fishes and repliiea.,
and C. Drexler, taxidefmist,
LAEcxSY.-Last. night Lieut. McIenry, ana
some Of the guards, arrested a colOred mar
named VIM Adams. in the stable az Joseph C.
q. Kennedy, where he had made a desosnt upon q
lot Of articles and removed them TO the ntl,
stable Of Mr. Keyworth. He was taxa and Sc
cured until this morning, when be was committed
70 jail by Justice Dom. A black cloth coat was
found upon him, which wassnPposet TO be stolen
agtf f -- w. -fh -
hARKRr Tulxvrs Last night =, marketer
named Padgcu. attending the Center Market. was
robbed Of alodt twenty or thirty pounds Of butter,
number Of chickens ducks, &c IL was sup,
posed that the mulberry was perpesrated by vaga.
bond colored feffow who has been losing about
the market place for some time past. and warrants
were issued fer asearch Of his places Of resort
POsrPeNEp--The lecture that was to have been
delivered this merning by Professor enry, before
tue washington Teacher Association, at the
Smithsonian Institution, was postponed until next
saturday morning, at IL O'Clock, ON aceonat of
the unfavorable weather, and the consequent slim
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