Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-09


He will not lie able at present to return TO
Washington.
Col. UrroS has issued All order Commenting
the cadets At West Point for their efficient
services in suppressing the fire in the ades
barracks.
THE TANEI FUND.-It was announced from
the bench in the Supreme Court yesterday that
there would be meeting of that court on Sat
urday morning, at II O'Clock, in reference to
the proposed Taney fund.
. Mr.. CArRoN. Commissioner OF Agriculture,
returned Yesterday from a visit TO his son, at
Kenosha, Wis, who was severely burned 1T TIE
disastrous fire there last week. We are glad b
learn that there are some hopes of his son Z
recovery.
NOMINATE oNs-The President semi the fol-
low ing no minations TO the Senate to-day:
John b. Kenney, collector internal revenue,
frst district Pa; John j. Pollock, coll ector in
ternal revenue, second district, Pa; {. X. Cos
tar collector internal revenue, sth district, Ny;
Henry Riyes, collector OF internal revenue fifth
district Virginia; Geo. s. Smith, assessor inte.-
nal revenue fifth district Virginia. 4. W. Mas
sey, collector customs Yorktown, Va.
LIkE AND UNLIKE.-A lady correspondent OF
one Of the New York papers, writing from this
city, says:
"I saw an Alpine hat yesterday on the streets
bODDlnS up ana GOWN III the distance. SheteElnp
a pair OF broad shoulders. THAT must be Wood
hull, said to myself, and qulckened nv pace
- come up TO her, when To- il " a. the fat Indian
Parker He wore hat exactly like hers.
Either she has stolen the fashion from him or
he from her, as they have q striking similarity
Of taste, - peculiar as original
THE SECOND STATE DINNER Of the Presidep.
and Mrs. Grant will take place this evening at
the White House, and be attended by Secretary
and Mrs. Fish, Secretary and Mrs. Boutwell,.
Secretary and Mrs. Delano, Postmaster Gene
raj and Mrs. Creswell, Secretary Robson and
Attorney general Akerman, ex- Secretary Borie
and lady, Representatives Sanford and wife,
BuIdette and wife, Stiles and wife, A. II.
Bailey. Jacob Benton, ID. s. Bennett ID. Z.
Syff S Stsesns D. p W e Shsnks W Wm
son, Ginery Twitchell, X. &. Mccormick, and
Henry ID. Cooke and wife.
The ARLINGTON EsrArx.-The Alexandria
CARTE saws that Francis l.. Smith, Esq, OF thai
city, as counsel of Mrs. Gen. Robert f. Lee has
prepared an application to Congress. proposing
TO sell the government the Arlington estate
containing eleven hundred acres OF land. The
me mortal contains an elaborate argument to
show the unconstitutiOnalty OF the act 6f
Congress, under which the property was Sold
and the inyalidity OF the sale upon other
grounds, resting on recent decisions of the L.
). Supreme Court, and the Gd,sue saws The
owners OF Arlington, however, are ANXIOUS TO
avoid litigation. and propose, for q fair con-
sidera alton, to make valid title to the prop
erty.'
FIGHTER LAST NiGHT.-Fechter's Hamlet
drew not only very large, but an exceedingly
distinguished audience last night. President
Grant was there, and notables of all kinds were
AZ thick as blackberre.. Mr.. Fechter's con-
ception OF Hamlet was received ia the main
with hearty approval, as marked by more
nsturalness OF manner and less conventional
mounting of words than the familiar type OF
Hamlets. Miss Leclercq was very good az Opi.-
ia, as she has been. indeed, in every part she
has taken. Tonight we have Fechter in
'FIlghtly drama, as " Don Caesar lie BaZan."
ny The way. a gentleman who saw Fechter in
London III the part of OJcRyei!>r, in mo Thor
9nghiare," tdraDatized from Dickens and
WIlkle Collins joint story, suggests that Fech-
ter should render that part here. He considers
Z the most effective representation made 10y
FeChter.
THE THOMAS CoNCERT.-The assemblage a
Lincoln Hall last evening Was such an one as
Washington ever sends TO greet a performance
which promises to be musically classical Mr.
Theodore Thomas, following the example of
The MendelssOhn Quintette Club OF Boston,
caters TO the taste Of the mass OF music loving
citizens OF this place. Our taste has long enough
been moderated. We venture TO assert that in
Washington larger audience can be gathered
TO hear the rendition Of the works of Beethoven
and music of an equally intellectual order than
nany city or this country and yet thin factecems
10 have been unknown until last evening, when
our musical people crowded Lincoln Hail. and
remained throughout the performance OF A
lengthy programme, large part of which was
decidedly classical From the first solemn theme
of Wagner's overture TO Tannhauser TO the last
trumpet's blast in Meyerbeer's Fackeltapz
m u. the performance was heartily enjoyed.
We think the audience would have spprscisteJ
q symphony OF Beethoven IN addition TO the
adagio-from Prometheus-which was 80 finely
gwen, with the exception that the violincello
rlayer seemed a little nervous. OF Miss Anna
Mehlig much has been said, and we add our
praises to those already given, and pronounce
Eer an artist OF the first order. She possesses
rover and GistlncfDess of touch and makes her
running passages with great precision. She inter-
prets Chopin and List in q conscientious man
ner, and richly deserved the encore rendered
after LISTS Tarantelle iii Bravura Tonight
we are promised q different programme AMI a
stu larger audience than last night.