Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-15

RosH AsHASAH.-Ye Hebrtv No Year
IL celebration OF 'Rosa Asnanah.' or the
Jewlfh New Year. Will be observed by the
lsraeIites Of Washisg 1on on THURSDAY ana
frioay hext, the 10Th and 18th instant II viii
commence Ic-Dorrow ~ supSet- which time 4
IS the custom Of the Hebrew Church 10 CON-
nence all their holidays aud festivals, il being
commanded IN one Of Their ordinances "fron
evening 20 evening shall We Celebrate aud
written IN Holy WIN the evening and the
morning were one day" They compute the
DAY as commencing from evening. or what is
generally termed 6 o'clocS p m.
Tomorrow evening services VIII be held n
the synagogues here from SIX TIL seven o'cioc K,
and Will be resumed on Thursday morning At
six o'clock, continuing from that time Till 10
O'Clock; IN the afternoon services Will again De
held az SIX O'Clock and last FOR an hour or so.
On Friday morning the same ceremonies will
be observed, and wind up in the afternoon
The origin of the New Year Observance is to
be found In the 23d chapter OF Leviticas: "And
seventh month, in the first day OF the month,
shall Sc have Sabbath memorial OF blow
Ing OF rumpets, d holy conversation" The.
term seuenh month is used because from the
time OF the departure from Egypt the eccles.
iastical year was made TO begin al Nissan, %
commemorate the month wherein Their glorious
delIverance had been wrought. Tisrhi, al.
though thus counted as the seventh month in
religious obseryances, is nevertheless the frs;
month of he year. and the anniversary of the
creation of the world.
The corneis OF trumpets which were sound.
ed Oh the New Year Were not those OF silver
which had been made for use In the T her
nacle, but were made OF rams horn, memoir
ial of the animal which was offered instead o:
lssac when Jehovah tested Abraham's faith,
and the anniversary OF which event is on the
New Year.
The day is also called a day Of nemoriU be.
cause at the close of one year and the com
meneement of the next all mankind should
bring 10 mind their actions OF the pas. and
at,er solemn review of faults and frailtps
enter, as ii were, anew into covenant with
his Maker, the great King of Kings, Creator
and Governor Of the whole Universe.
OF peniten &c, the last which is called "Yom XII
yuT,'' OF day of atonement. The services are of
The most solemn and impressive character, and
even the lukewarm Israel te always unites
the DAY of Memorial"
l. Tom Hipur, or fast Of atonement, CONNIE aces
on Friday evening week, at O'Clock, and
closes with ail-day services on the following
Saturday. These services will be OF the most
interes ng In the Jewish calendar, and doubt
less VIII attract large crowds to the synagogues
who are not Of their persuasion.
number OF hunting parties from the wharves
to-day ere ited some little diversion outside of
the regular routine. Ortolan are very plenti-
ful, and each sportsman, as be approaches the
wharf, is DesIeged to know 'what luck he has
had
The Wawasset left Potomac Ferry wharf
landings, with freight and passengers
Brown's Whaf.-Arrived-Sch ]. H. Will.
liams, North, from Havre.de.Grace, with I59
tons Of coal for s. T. Brown Son
Johnson'S Whcrf -Arrived-Schrs Mystic
Circle, McCready, with 10000 feet of lumber
for VIM. Mclean; Lizzie Reagan, with fresh
fish tor Thos. Reagan; Richard Ryan, Faunce.
do. do; slooPs Reindeer, Dean, with pine wood
for J. H johnson & Co. Sailed-Sloop L.
Johnson, Simpson, with ice for the fishing
shore.
D.I-..,. nh..< Ar~,~oa. Schr, S,o~h.n a
Douglas. Lewis, from AccOmac, with potatoes;
Breuster, Russell, with same; Thos. Owens,
Lewis. do; Orator, Brown, with wood for
market; sloops Teazer, Hoosen; Flying Sand,
Collins, with watermelons for market. Sailed
-Schr. Raven, Spence. for Accomac, light.
+, cler's Whdrf.-Arrived-Sch Ben Stoke
ley, Hillman. from Salisbury, Nd. with lumber
for VIM. Mclean; Saco, Wilson, from Havre.
de-Grace, with coal for the Washington and
Georgetown Ice Company. Sailed-Schnr.
AddiP Blaisdell. Fisher, for Alexandria, to load
with coal for Boston; sloop Lewis Reward.
with ice for the fishing shores.
FGyS Whdrf.-Arrived-Schr Frank Walter
Borson, with stone for J. Vemier. SiiIed-
Schrs. Porto Rico, Tyler. and Star, Shackel.
ford. down the river. light
Harrey's Whorf.-Sailed-Schr Ocean Wave,
Wallace, and Annie Gibson, Brown, down the
river, light.
Carers W7arf-Salled-Sch Sarah Fisher,
Moore, down the river, light.
POLICE ITEMs.-First Precinc.-John b.
drunk ana ClsOrQerly, 0ued 81
Benjamin Simpson, do: fined IS. Thomas
Kaipes, assault and battery; fined $780,
Josephine Miles, vagrancy; security for be-
havior.
Second Precinct:-Robert White and Fill
more Payne, larceny Of pair Of boots; Jail for
court. Alfrrd Sell, driving on side walk; fined
So Daniel Sullivan, as sanlt and battery; fined
SlO75. John smith, do; security for peace.
VIM. III. Washington. trrspass; fined IS.
Fourth Precinct-RobeIt Ciagett, petit lar
ceny; Jail for court. Henry Smith, carrying
concealed weapons; fined SEQ.
Fifth Preeinct:-William Dillon, drunk and
disorderly; fined IS.
Sixth Precinct Dennis Mccarthy; grand
larceny; Jail for court. W. II. G.lham, TC
Roads, dsorderly; fined s.. Jas. Green vio-
lating Corporation law; do. Joshua AulIidg
disorderiyi workhouse. Richard Adel. vio-
latlng market tt guiations; fined 81.
Sevenih Precinct:-Jeremiah Turner, malici-
Gus mischief; locked up IL hours. Robert w.
Stark, drunk and disorderly; workhouse.
Ellen Sexton, disorderly;, fined 9. Joseph
Bucket. dog, no license; fined Sll. John X.
Ranse. vagrancy; workhouse. Alphonso
Merry man, disorderlv; do.
Eighth Precinct:.etieorge Kelson and James
Johnson, trespass; fined IS.
Sanitary Company:-Peter Thomas, creating
q nuisance; fined -.
The ACCIDENT AT MILBURN's DRUG STORE.
Condition IF the Injured Aen.-The two coIored
men-Thomas Richardson and Near Somer.
ville-who were so badly burned by yitriol at
Milburn's drug store on Saturday last, are i'm
and, it is thought, will entirely recover in the
course of two or three weeks.
THE HEALTH REPoRT.-Dr. Dexter, secre.
tary Of the Board OF Health, reports the num-
Der Of deaths last week at 367-(2I2 white, Ii7
colored) 259 being children under five years of
age. There were 30 from cholera infantum, "a
consumption. % dysentery, SO diarrhRa- %
dentition, l3 pneumonia, 10 measles.
DISCHARGES AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING OFFICB.-WIthin few weeks past quite a
number of the compOsitors at the Government
Printing Office have been s'furloughed,' and
several have been discharged.
THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT COURT, Judge Fisher.-Ths morn
ing, the case of Meg han agt. Clephane-action
for libel tried heTetOfore-was called, and Mr..
Bradley, who, with Mr.. Merrick, appears for
plaintiff, NOV ed for a continuance To the No
vember term. The motion was argued by coun-
sci riddle and Cook for defendant) and over
ruled, but subsequently was continued.
The case of kilbourn IL Latta VS.. T.. IL. King,
action TO recover ceutape for selling real