Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.


Anusements, &C, To- Nisht.
NATIONAL THRArBR--The ,riek pantomime
Of" Humpty Dumpty" 10 still popular.
WALLS OPHRA HoUal-Laure Keene and
the great NV York Company in Bou0caul,'s
new drama .Huutsd Down"
ODD FELLOWS HALL-Last nigh, but one OF
Blind Tom. the great mus cal wonder.
CANTERBURY HALL.-A great ball this even
FAIR by the Young Mems Christian AssocI.
alton At their new Eall. 9th and ID streets
BARLows GALLERY -Niagora by Moon
hight and other celebrated pictures, 325 Penn-
yIyani II avenue.
NEW YORK CoRPoRaTION VIsIrORe.-rhe
committee OF the Washington Councils having
IN charge the members Of the New York
councils, called on them at sn.ir quarters,
tSeaton House,) yesterday morning, and they
Jointd In the procession. Afterwards they
vleited the Washington Asylum AMI Were
oCn0uctGd througn The baildi1g nv Mr.. To-.
u. Martin, tie InteOdan'. sitter which Iny,-
tafon wac accepted to a blun'Ifal reprsf
which had been prepared In th-Ir honor. The
cloth bsiDg removed Anthony Hartman, ESQ.
of the New York STATE Lego ia'ure. vac MR.
dussT, W DO IhaJk, q The Commissioners of tue
Asylu n. the Int u6aIt. aGd the corDo.
tate eufbo.ifies of Washington for tho his
pitsbls reception New Yorkers haa
been the recipients OF dGring their stay her
A communication was received by Mr.. Sirdo.
chairman OF the Reception Committee from
the Mayor, through his clerk. expressing. deem
regret toat Illness had prevented MIN from ex
"bdng me New foIk municipal d-le2 anon u
formal reerPton- and hoping ~ 4 at no dist an
cay deiega,'on from the Washington Cnuu-
Gil. would D. dTrUtsd TO rsriprocl'e this visit
ss ne ieit eonhfsnt that much Of great vIiue
IN the administration II our DunicIpII affairs
might be learned from acquaintance with
tbe more extensive IuSt utl n and the Ilrrer
experience of IN 1t vast m Municipality" Dinner
teing over. IN hour Sr two was spent IN iriy-
ing around the localities Of interest the east.
srn portion OF the city, when the visitors from
New lO'k were conveyed To the Metropolitan
HOTEL here snpptI was Ia r. adIGess sr them.
TEE POTOMAC FRoSr.-The cold LAP has
caused a considerable accumulation of ice in
the TIyer. though not enough to o1struct navi-
cation Bat few sailing vessels are u report
The exigrneleS OF the inaug IA, ion were faIIy
met yesterday by he Pc om1c Ferry COMPANY
IN putin an extra bo1t 1.-THE WawaseD ON til.
route between Washington and Alexandria
which permitted no delay In the transportation
OF passengers, a there WIS throughout the day
one or another of the eomplny's boats ready az
Int whsIf 10 transport visitors returning
coming h'ther. TBe steamer WswSsat LETT
THIS morning for Currto;lan and the rty.-
Iandings, with n large 9; of passengers
and heavy freight lhs deck, OF the
steamer Arrow S,SSkpole In command, war.
never more de nseiy packed than they ware
ms morning on her Trsnlar trip for donat
loaded 10 her utmost capacity, and prese uted a
Ene AZ p~arance- 10 order to acc omInodat- the
great demand fcr trans pOrtltIoa 70 N n me of
steame- SsndtrbIlt, of ne Aqua Creek line
which left her wharf rt eleven o'clock with
large eroTd Of passengers, including the Al
nSny burgess COrTs, TIt their splendid ol q
IHE ExoDUs-EI-itjr Scenes n sss De-
Yesterday tte crowd comm a ed 10 lsay-
ciiy aid d, the uPpO; IA the a tsrnoon AID - p
IIDg thers ~ Jan and great rsshiug TO -
on the traiGs. To nc, IN mOdatp the crowd ez-
IRA trai:s were put Oh. four brIug run ont last
night and The ticket agents We're KEEP; busy Az
namb eT from neon tIIl nigh, rhIch passed over
me foHI fer belr 2 over " thOn md S1naIn
tbe erowd " r. dispo- Ell 10 he disorderiy, aad
anempt IA have things their own way art
ever sbifty were arrested nv tDe OH ears OF the
I'm precinct add locked up in tha station A
hulaher CT la"Hs ~ the crowd Were b dly
squeezed, and IOtHi'hs:tndiny IL was atm -.
I'M possIois 70 move in tn. crowd row was
connected nj tne gate. which was pnt DIVA
Wiz some irouoie 6y 81 officer, as-Istei by
some OF TIE -a,lT. al "InpIJytes
lIRks--A f.9 minutes h-farp eizh, o-cllc,,
last night an alarm cf f~e was s,rucz from
COX ~ by officer HOlIsBberae- for a fire dt :
so'-rea 10 the silnl- and fed hoIss Of W
~ Gait o., on l., street ~ -. h.. ven In
ohpa ave2U~ an1 - street. Tt. Err. ID spl-t-
ment was on IN -p0r. with maUy of ths ii.
itins hremrn, ana pr v-u,gt IA. so-s11 -
me hamss 10 tee man frame wIrei.JI-s on
,he cOrr'r, CONTAINING d)ur ana .eri. Ohc.rs
f"H snd fitzpa'Tirk bot I1tb She S. III.
al q g"t Oai TIE II ye fiua aors,s Of tf- a.,
At lls O'Clock an a I'm was stru fr1rn
boA ~ IRE having been ci-c3ysr-d ~ n isa
~ u s.Tvsi betweeH f:ta aid Tt.., ..r-.-- ira
haBteipIsce catching from he s.ov. n, :,
we extns SishSd wIthOI. IN. ard OF tha FRA
department whIca was o. tn- =po,.
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NTnGIsIA ANNUAL CJSsrRsxCs oF TYs
EETHoDisF EPISCOPAL CIUECH.-Iar nv:
session of the EITEIuis Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Chnrcn conraatc 4
IN Alexandra Wednesday. BisaO1 An prr-
sided. The Conf,rsac- than prose al u an
examination OF tie chtTIc.~r % effect g.
Elders il tue Niryinil D-irtcr urtisr III. iIth
question Tn" B'stcp revived K,ng Jane
'.cCHntsT blast sga net tobacco" aqi sut n
though, The weed was doing moe harm 20 In.
church lhan vnisly. 1: d. ii.lei tue .n,otu
faculties, aud th' n lev II cost nigh. D. np-
Pbeu fo = M 60, purpOSF BanCdictioa yss
lIoDo0nc'd by T-y. Mr. H7yTrs. after when
me ConisTe"ee adIoarfCd ali F..diy.
syERsADys.-S Sew raj fths ory9uizlfi IA in
Ne ny te5snaisc ,he.T Senator'S sud IA 'np,I
- tOnsIeSs last night. Among others the
"askingion tlreys- vi b Thur fias band, called
Gptu Hon w. ID. Kelley, Harry Howell. px-
sh'' n Il Philadelphia, HoD. Charles ON ill.
sud GoNernOI GtaTy. At Mr.. O'N-iii'- th.y
were addressed by William Al.s, E.I who
s,s''d That MIR. - NeiIl Was absent from no n.
TIE ether ssnilemrn each addressed th1rn
br'fy- Harmony Engine Company, of Pniia.
dSii BIS. ALTO seIenadet S-us'or Cameron Ard
Hen W. u. Kelly. The later thanked them
fsr The ecmPlIn eEt IN ashort sp-ec d. Other
saiis.
D NESS EANcu Er.-Th-1 Il 30 -gp,owaF-.
ID ? NJ NJ last ", bIng gave tue banquet -
We asbn StOn Hose, OF Reading, znd Ins o.
y SeaD Fire brigade. Chef Euyiu.er
Drew presided. Speeches were nsate ny Mr.
Drew, OF the Geerget1wn department.: NJ
James. az the Washington Hose RaadiEg e. m
pahN; tEIff Dickson. and others: after VIII. a
scre uIae vas sp'nt IN s1S.aI cJay-Ts.tau
ID they we've tsg'rlsf to their q r1gtsr.b ny
tie JIied Sis;eS Fire Brigade.
ACCIDENT. - Yesterday. whIs Pr-siG.Et
Gran' vas delivering ms iuaHgur.I, a hoy
AhOpt twelve Years OH, n.mSd Lr~Trlce
H~er, while Iraping the fencs arouni ils
Las'el fark of The Capitol, was Iumpsd on
~ eOiorsd msn. aud his RICH leg fra ,tur-i
D. injured Roy was taken - JJn.s' drug
'tor", oa SJG.h street, " here n rdie.i AID
VA rerdeIed by Dr. George McCov aud TIE
.1h' I'r vas TrmOvsd In ms TesiJerc-, ON p.
between To- d and IJ'h streets,
IH. WORK on TIE P1LICg-Yesterday and
ist' nls nj the IClice msd- - arrests. most of
tb' IN bsiDe for disorGerIy conduct aud frank
sDn'ss. TIE sSv-d,h precinct reports the
greatest numaer. bstGg 81, or which 4 number
were sent TO Jati; tn fith. - SIKH is; and the
nrs' u. In 81 "a ION rte men pu, do wn on " a
number o! disturbances IN various places 1nd
only tcok parties 10 ne STAT ans when 1, was's
matter of necessity. The stations were last
night crowded with dodgers
OwisG to the Inclenensy OF the weather and
the fatlsue OF the men incident 20 the uays'