Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-20

Ma. r CsLs's Restaurant, In the Sixth
Ward, picked up some hard customers the other
day. A very good-looking woman, who had Just
returned to the busy world after somewhat
lengthy season Of retirement at Queepsville en-
tetsd the place and demanded wherewith 10 false
her dropping spirits, but the ba.- keeper politely
| refused to complyi %hefeupon she went out in a
| great rage, and with her fists attacked the front
| window In so energetic a manner that before the
man could interpose there was not an unbroksn
pane left therein. Great was the bar-keeper's in
| d'gnation, but his wrath was mild compared with
| that Of the good looking woman a few minutes
| subsequently, when Justice Gull adjudged her
| worthy Of another ninety days residence at her
late rural home on the picturesque banks Of the
Anecostia
Mr.. Coles barkeeper. seeing the lady thus dis
posed Of, left the magistrates Office highly salts
| fed, but he had been gone but a very short time
before be returned in greater rage than ever
holding tight by the collar lazy looking fellow,
| who, while he had been engaged at the Office In
| tesfifying against the woman, had entered the
| restaur mt and disposed Of dollars worth Of
F, oysters and drinks and refused to pay for them.
Inc fellow finding himself In the presence Of the
law begged to be excused, saving he would pay.
| He was let GO upon his promise, and IL was then
| discovered that he had only a Eve cent piece
wherewith to liquidate. The barkeeper let him
slide. 800
While the barkeeper was engaged with this
last customer, 10 another of the same sort had
been to the restaurant and Toasted sumptuousy on
The gooc things flor let the reader know that Cole
Keeps good things1 spread upon the counter, and
| fatty refused to pay. Mr. Coles barkeeper, In.
censed beyond endurance, seized the fellows hat,
| by a policeman, who was compelled to interfere
In ORDER to stave of big fight that threatened to
| grow out Of the transaction.
| THE EXPLOSION AT THE FIRE YKsrERpAY-A
city paper, in giving account of the FIRE yester-
day, erred In making the water registrar the
victim Of the gas explosion The water Taper,
Mr.; H. l. Gettier, was the sufferer. The facts are,
he Do Corn
pany approaching called them to the four-way
plug at and Thirteenth streets. The boxes
around those plugs are always more or less filled
with gas or foul air. While the taper was lean
Ing over the plug in the act Of opening 1t, per-
son foolishly approached with large lantern and
put II In the box to give light to the Taper. The
from the box Illuminating the whole street The
lantern was blown away the distance Of a square,
and with 1t the tapper's eyebrows moustache, a
portion Of bis whiskers and patches of skin from
his hands and nose. The lantern man ran Off
yelling oh, Lord :" while the Taper, indignant
at the spoilation Of himself yelled after him to
come back with his moustache. A gentleman
standing by, noticing the conduct of the singed
atiache OF the water department, remarked
=" Hear that man he thinks more of his moustache
than his head" The personal damage will all be
repaired In the course OF nature, without expense
to the corporation and will cali for no action by
the drainage committee.
THE ZouAvEs.-This company, recently orga
nized for the purpose OF being attached to the
Washington Light Infantry, held their second
meeting at Thorn's Building last night The roll
has already been signed by As members. They
adopted constitution similar to that of the In
fantry, and elected for Treasurer Mr. Crowley,
for Secretary, Belts and for sssta mt Secretary
MI, Irving The committee on uniform sub
United report; which was adopted The uni
form is the full zouave, save in the colors which
are TO be made to conform to those Of the Infantry
bat.anon, The company meet again Thursday
ght next
The EXHIBITION Of the Sabbath School (Mr.
Oeo w Garret superintendent Of Gorsuch Chapel
al hyland chapel on last evening was quite sue.
cess The youthful orators acquitted themselves
handsomely, and the singing by the children de.
Lighted the large assemblage. We understand
that the exhibition will be repeated shortly
During the evening the Rev Mr. Combs, Rev
Mr.. Lemon and r. Thompson, Esq , were com
plimented by receiving handsome presents from
the children.
THEWhsHINGToNL LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION
parade this evening in full winter uniform and
VIII be reviewed by their battalion officer. Look
out for handsome turnout
Yesterday, fine mast was taken to the top of
the armory, Coombs Building, where 1t will be
dressed, rugged and erected on the 22d inst, and
| the dag Of the Union unfurled to the breeze The
mast will be over forty feet in hight from the top
of the building.
| CENTRAL GuARDHoUsE CAsEs.-This morning
tae only persons docketed for trial were Charlotte
Mason and Elizabeth Boston, two sable nymphs,
Il II.
and used language In public not tolerated by mu-
| nicipal law They were each fined So IS and In
default OF payment were sent to the city farm for
| ~ days Pete Douglass, (col'd, } also was drunk
and behaved disorderly, for which he was SEN
| fenced to a like term.
WE ARE always pleased to be able to inform
the ladies where they can get goods the cbea pest
and make the best barg aims and we do think that
| nowhere can they get better articles Of jewelry
for one dollar than at Evans 476 Pennsylyania
\ avenue. % i'm rad Ev. -
10 that be tells YOU candidly what his goods are
and warrants them to be what he represents them
| see advertisement elsewhere. 1t
| PoLrcE.-Befors Justree Donn.-wm. Rich.
ards, lcol'd,) was arrested by policeman Bethel
| for driving ON gravel walk, and was fined SO %.
| Gull Boston, (col'd,) hackman, for leaving his
duct, was fined 81 S. WIN. o'Brien. for inde-
cent exposure, was fined 81 "a. .-'- ''..
| OF COURSE the Ladies will attend the sale of
Millinery goods and cloth Cloaks, Arabs, Basques
shawls. &c, &c, advertised In another column
| by w. Boteler d Sons, auctioneers to take
place at 10Y O'Clock tomorrow morning at 295
| Penn. avenue, south side.
WE NOTICE by advertisement in another column
| that the New York and Washington line of
packet steamers have resumed their regular tri ps
between the two cities. The first trip will be
made from New York to washington, starting
| next Saturday. =,
TIE You've ZouAvEs, Of Georgetown, paraded
the streets Of Washington last night, comma nded
| by Capt. John Rodier. Their excellent marc hing
and soldierly appearance were remarked by ali
who witnessed their maneuvers a. they paused mp
the avenue. I'D
We HAVE received from the publishers, Deve-
reux q Co., Philadelphia, through their agent
Geo. w. Francis, now In this city, an elegantly
illuminated copy Of washington's Farewell Ad-
dress. :
Hon. John cocHsAsI. Of NY, deliver. a
"Union Lecturer in the East Washi ngton NJ T.
| Church tonight. This is the same lecture de-
liversd by Mr.. Cochrane In Baltimore a short
| time since.
Rev JOHN LORD gives the last Of his course Of
lectures at the Smithsonian to night The subject
for this evening is Madame de Stael.
sHlLLissToN has received the American Al
manac for 1861. =. ~
| ANo!HER NxsT OF Beware
9 POISON Information having been received by
tbs poprletors Of Hostetters Stomach Bftters that
their cele bfesed restorative has been extensively
ounterieit'd, we recommend the thousands who
are daily applying for il at the drus stores in ali
parts of ths Union that every bottle thew buy
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