Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-26

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CHRrsTHAs EyEAsD THE CoLoRKp PoPrLA-
TloS.-T he colored folks have always been used
10 make the most Of Christmas, New Year and
W tsuntide sports, and invariably begin them
upon the eve OF those HOLIDAYS weTtnes
bieht they hNd q dance an Bate q alley, at their
asincE %har s,ts ne n.oay ro0l and about twelve
with eEg-ncfg and toedy, die apple OF die cord
was thrown into their N idst md created seu-
eral Tight, free for all AEes and sizes. A num-
Ter OF swelled heads res ultsd. and q few taack
eyce wtre eeen among the parties who entered
tbe srena. However, before the Officers got to
he hall, the mues hadbeen settled by a drink
all round, and the ball proceeded as merrafy as
| tur rniii about half-Esst one o'clock another
row was created by ". H. Driver retaliatina
| blow nor~ foressie ithsh isoiWe The noi.ce
took hfin OF TO the FOURTH Ward etstSon and the
bsil went on, gAbopt .half-k.A.t sso O'Clock .
site the Patent 0ffce on seventh street. kept for
neRroes exclusively by Howard. They put ont
the Lights and began 20 heat the barkeeper The
/ in capturing four, John Thornton, VIM. Harri-
son, VIM. Pront and VIM. Henderson who
each. qrr-rf-' ---'l : :
About half-past nine o clock the peace and
order of the neighbors in the vicinity of and
Fourth streets was disturbed by a number OF
darkies who had gathered in VIM. Buffers,
next to the corner Of those streets. The patrol,
men on the beat arrested all hands except But-
iers wife. who wac sick They were taken 10
the Fourth Ward station, and Justice Walter
reprimanded them and dismissed them upon
their promise TO BE- quiet.
PRESENT TO Two OF TIE TRUsrKEs.-The
pupils (about .t0l and teachers Of che Fourth
district school Wednesday presented one OF ths
snb-board Of trustees of that district, Mr. .. p
Hoimead, splendid gold ysst-chain. from
Calf & Bro valued at $40. The presenta ton
took place at Miss Dawes school, in the base-
ment Of the Sixth Presbyterian Church Mr..
4 lA has he
and Is therefore, the oldest trustee OF the SUBJ
beard. His frequent visits have made h,m
familiar with the details of the schools in his
district. All the schools including the night
schools and all the teachers, united in the g1ft
The presentation address was made on
hehalf OF the pupils and teachers, by ]. p.
thompson, Esq, principal of the male depart
ment of the Fourth district. Mr. H responded
In his usually happy manner, promising re.
newCd efforts in the cause.
All the teachers Of the district were present
and numteE Of the pupils and visitors.
AT secNdary school No. 2. Miss Martin'sl
SIR j. T; Cassell, one of the sub-board, WAS
presented with an elegant copy of Shakespeare
MT Thompson made the the address in behalf
OF The pupils, and Mr.. c. responded I'm appro-
Pirate nat, Ten terms concluding by offering premium,
al Inc end OF the scholastic year, 70 the pupil
most distinguished for moral conduct.
OpD FEI Ows' FUsERALs.-On "Wednesday
afternoon Eastern Lodge, No. 9, and the Grand
Lodge, i. U. o. r, with band Of music, at
tended The funeral Of their late fellow w-menber
George Balnberger, whose remains were in
TERED at Glenwood Cemetery.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral Of Stephen
h. Cosler, an esteemed citizen OF the Sixth
Ward, took place from his residence, on Sew
enth street east The funeral services were
conducted at the house by Rev Dr. Morsell. of
Christ Church, after which the corpse was
taken to the Congressional Cemetery, escorted
by Central Lodge, Columbian Encampment
and The Grand Lodge, i. .. o. F., with . hand
Of music, and the Columbia Fire Company A
large number of citizens Joined An the cortege.
hA foil rarar rk.a~
Beers and ID. Barron, OF the Columbia Fire 90;
II. Lyles and &. Stewart. Of Central Lodge: l.
Deming and G. Norton, OF Columbian Eacanp-
ment; Il. A. Kidder and A. Duvali, of the
Grand Lodge. Grand Chaplain, p. H. Sweet
of1iciated al the grave
SCHOOL ExHIBITIoS.-The Exhibition a. ki.s
Middleton's school on Wednesday was a
plea SAINT affair, the pupils almost without ex-
cepuon acquitting themselves finely. "My
snd Hvms nnS x Ms Fa1a
tnlla. and aNight Closes DER the Murmuring
Sea." by Miss Kate Particle, were finely exc
cuted The compositions were well written,
especially those read by the Misses O Qnantril,
Free, Shiebler, Ricketts,, and Middleton Bat
| the most interesting part of the exhibition was
the presentation Of a beautiful service of silver,
| to Miss Middleton by the pupils The pre-,
/ senfarion speech, IN behalf Of the pupils, wa.
| made by Mr.. J. e.. Wilson, one Of the trustees
| OF the school. Miss Middleton replied, thank
| ing the scholars for the gift, as IL was wholly
unexpected to her. and assuring them Of her
confidence and esteem. Previous TO the pre-
made bX the foiiowins Sen,,sea sPessn,s
| sell, one of the shool trustees; Mr.. Richards
| formerly President Of the Board Of Common
ards, member OF the Board OF Alderman and
| Chairman of the Committee on Public Schools.
urd 8 j. Thomson principal OF the male
DARING BURcLARr-On Tuesday evening,
between six and seven O'clock some smart
thief entered the house of Mrs. Kelly. O. the
corner OF Sixteenth and l. stresfs, while the
iamlly Were al tea, and, going up stairs, locked
from which ne took about $500. mostly in ali,
yer. One OF the neighbors, seeing a light in
the room, Went in and asked Mrs. Kelly who
room, they tried TO get in, and the thief msde &
on by jumping out OF the back window on a
she'd and from there TO the ground.
SUsPIcIoUs.-Laxt night a citizen renor,.a
TO Roundsman Walker, Of the Second Ward.
lnat toar me men Were seen going int the grounds
White lot, two of whom were manaeied 10
gethsr. The roundsman, suspectinr That they
Were fug1tiyes, Welt In search o( them; but a.
no one could be found, tits probable that .he
irons were broken of and the party left inams.
distely. .@
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RoBBINe SOLDIER. - Yesterday Onicer
Hotchkiss arrested @. +. Burlingarne ar ar
tendant of Thirteenth street Hospital who
stands charged with stealing e6 in money, a
eSiN Pchs oAo ioChct-ooOk from Albert Hll-
ton, a soldier who had been a patient there.
The case WAS laid beforf Justice Douu who
sent The prisoner 10 Jail for . hearing. -
f.
BEEF TKA.-Beef tea should net be made like
F., common gravy or broth, out by a process
which will prevent the fat ming Cling with IL
Out a half pound Of nice gravy meat into thin
slices and lay them in q hollow dish, pouring
over than a pint and a half boiling water:
cover The dish and place il near the IRE for
half an hsur: remove the tea into s sapcepan
ard boil n ten minutes over a quick nre: re-
move the scum which has risen In boiling let
IL stand coYerpd ten minufes lon1er- str.i1 -