THE MORNING STAR. PUBUSHBD BY T«B PROVIDENCE PRESS COMPANY, M Weybosset Street. Providence, R. I. Editorial and Printing Booms, 49 Dyer Street. MONDAY'MORNING. OCT. 16. 1871. MT The MOBMIJIM STAR has the tarareat circulattoa of any dally news paper In Bhode Island. THIKMS: Ike Hr ere d In the City, or by Mailt© any Address Three Months SO Tit flMx Months 1 VO MneVear SOO Morning Star. The Morning containing all the news, can be obtained of the newsboys on the morning trains. gry But little over twenty years ago, the Iftte of San Francisco, which now has ahun dred and seventy thousand inhabitants, was £*h barren waste. yy Mrs. Barry, of the Boston Children’s has been assjduous in works of benevolence during the past year. In that time she is said to have made fifteen hun dred and sixty*one visits to the poor, to have lined and trimmed one hundred hats and bonnets, to have cut out five hundred and fifty-one garments, and to have made two visits to another State, where she fonnd homes for nineteen destitute children. Court of Magistrates. Saturday, Oct. 14. Mary Sprague and Mary Holmes, common drunkards, were sent to the State Farm for six months apiece. Sunday, Oct. 15. Wm. Weeden, for theft of a pair of pants from John Drugan, was sent to Jail for ninety days. Joseph Manchester, adjudged a common drunkard, was sent to the State Farm for six months. The case of Wm. McGraw, charged with an assault on Christian Hoch, was continued to Wednesday next. Police Court. Saturday, Oct. 14. Charles Morris, for revelling, was fined SIG and costs, and John Convey (2 and costs. For drunkenness. Daniel Doyle, Michael Collins, and Patrick Mowry, were fined »2 and costs each: Ellen West, Charles Henderson, Samuel Godfrey. Joseph B. Cann, John Mc- Elroy, John Byran, and Charles Dnffee $3 and costa each; Mary Holmes SS and costs. SATURDAY, Oct. 15. John Lvons was fitted 85 and costs for revell »g, and John McDermott for the same offence 0 and costs. Margaret Sheridan was fined 95 and costs for drunkenness, and was also adjudged a com mon drunkard and sentenced to six months at the State Farm. John McDermott, John A Bowen, alias Thoe. Caffrey, John Gilchrist and Wm. Brown, were fined $3 and costs, and Charlo* Welden, Pat rick Bartlett, James Wilson, Margaret Byao, Wm. Fitzgerald, Michael Haggerty, George Jones, Jos. Sullivan, James Conley, Martin Smith, John Hannis, John Holden, James Ward, John Sulllvar and Sarah Jane Brown, $2 and costs, all for drunkenness. Aid for Chicago.—The funds tor Chicago, collected in this city thus far, in aid of the suf fering in Chicago, is six thousand dollars. This is independent of the three thousand dol lars voted by the City Council and contribu tions In clothing, Ac., and the work has only just begun. Bold Theft.—One or two evenings since a couple of well dressed females entered the mil linory store of Miss Hannah McWheeler, 224 Thames street, and while pretending to look at some ribbons and chighons, possessed them selves of a portmonnaie containing a consider able sum of money, which had been left tor a moment on the show case, and departed with out making any purchase. They can be iden tilled by Miss wheeler, and will find an adver tisement in another column which they will do well to heed. TEMPERANCE ENTERTAINMENT AT FORT Adams.—The pledged men attached to the 5.h U. 8. Artillery at Fort Adams, about thirty in number, gave an entertainment at the Fort, last evening, to which members of Union Tem ple of Honor, Atlantic Division, Sons of Tem perance, Eureka Lodge of Good Templars, and other temperance people from the city, num bering in all some seventy-five ladies and gen tlemen were invited. the hall In which the entertainment waa riven, the Poet school room, a room about 20 by 70 feet, was profusely and elaborately decorated. The two immense Post flags cover* ed the entire celling overhead, while others adorned the wall on one side, and the nine windows on the opposite wall were ornamented with crossed swords and muskets, beautifully festooned with evergreens. At the entrance to the ball outside, was a large trans- Barency, “Temperance Entertainment,” and at le opposite end, inside, back of the orchestra, was displayed in large letters, tastefully ar ranged, welcome, Friends oi Temperance,** I while in front of the orchestra, where also was displayed the elegant guidon of Battdry A, was planted a brass 24-pound mortar, enclosed In a wreath of evergreens. The hall was bril liantly lighted with lanterns and candles.— Every facility was afforded the committee by Col. Dupont and his subordinate officers, in arranging for this entertainment, by loaning them the necessary material lor the occasion. THE ARRANGEMENTS for the evening comprised some twenty dances, Interspersed with three songs by Prof. Augus tus French, and Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Wood, of Newport, in quartette, In which they were rapturously applauded. In the Intermission the company repaired to another room, whore two long tables were spread with edibles of the most tempting and appetising nature, flanked with the most delicious lemonade and steam ing refreshing coffee. After the removal of the cloth, speeches were made by Corporal Kent,of Battery B, and B. W. Pearce, of Union Temple •f Honor. THE MUSIC was by the Fifth Artillery String Band, Prof. Feber, leader, and P. 3. Dsnnin, prompter. thb costumes of the ladies, while they wore not elaborate, were yet tasteful and of pl casing variety. THB COMMITTEES. As so much of the success of the entertainment is duo to these, we append their named: Mas ter of Ceremonies. Charles N. Moyer; Floor Committee, David Fuller, Francis Alberta: Kooeptioe Committee, Alvin M. Kent, F.G. Harris; Committee of Arrangements, John Da videos, Francis L. Wells. INCIDENTAL. The refreshments were under the charge of Mr. Reuben D. Dodge, tns well known caterer of Newport. Aoaeo,UMt.MMm tad sister, Lieut. DnVaL, Newport. Miss Greenbow, Lieut. Homer, Capt. Fessen den .Lieut. Zalinskl, and others. letter WM received from Capt. Brewerton, of Fort Preble, thanking the committee, and regretting his inability to attend. The dancing wm Interlarded by a general good time in the “Interesting” game of Copen- among the small hours of the morning when the friends from Newport bid adieu to their Fort Adams entertainers, with mutual ex pressions of good will. Our temperance friends at the Fort may well feel proud at the complete success which has attended this their first social gathering, and Col. Du Pont and his subordinates may also congratulate themselves In having so fine a body of men attached to their regiment. May their number never do less. October 14. BELIEF FOB CHICAGO. BUBSCRIPTIOWP BATPBDAT. J M Campbell. f4O Prov Press Co. SIN) Beniamin B Stone, 4 Ad tins A Knight, 100 Employees Prov Press Taft, Weeden A Com- Co, 00 pany, K 0 Charles W Field, 60 Operatives of Provi j W Richardson A Co 100 dence Steam Mill 100 60 Employees of J W Abram Bicknell, 10 Richardson A Co., 45 James McMurclue, 6 J H Watson, 6 H<4 Sherman, 6 J A Brown ACo 100 John Bonbon, 6 Employees of J A W M Durfee, 20 Brown A Co., 66 26 s 8 Collins, 10 A K Clark, 26 Edward McEvoy, 1 Sarah F Thurber, 1« John McCann, 1 Mrs Stanton Thurber, 26 James Aldred, 2 Samuel Darling. 25 Chas Leary 6 Brown A Sharpe Mfg O 8 r, Co, 200 Toomas Peirce 10 Employees Brown A Casn, 1 Sharpe Mfg Co, 463 40 C Waverly 6 Jonn Oldfield, 100 John M Bounds 15 Dutee Wilcox 60 Andrew Woelfel, 6 Employee" of Wil- RL. Rose, 60 cox A Bst'ell, 67 25 Jame- Reap 6 D Wallace 25 Win F Berths, 5 Nelson Vial), 10 Cash, 6 Isaacß Kirby 250 Employees of Robt, American Screw Co 1,0 0 Barton. 23 George B Holmes. 100 Wm Davidson. 20 Jsmes 8 Anthony, 25 Stephen Cornell, 20 Arnold Peters, 26 C B Arnold Jr- 15 Kmployees Phenix Nathan T Arnold, 16 lion Foundry. 12H Operatives at Pon- Thos W Cbace A Co. 50 Use, 157 75 D Carpenter. See- Employees and citl kouk, Mass.. 6 sens «f Dodge- Moulton A Berning- vlile. Mass n 214 50 tou. 25 Charles Brad'ey, 100 HE Arnold, 6 Employees at Dy- Mrs H A Johnson, 20 ervllleMill, 87 90 Cash, 10 Empio ees at Cen- K. 5 tredale Mill, 88 50 B Lapham. ICO Edward **earee, 300 Almira Lewis,' 6 S Spri g Bl u achery Oscar M Coombs, 5 and its officers, 245 Robert Barton, 50 Employees at the J f Munroe. 10 8 rprlng Bleach- Constanlln Beck, 8 ery, 19s 50 Alfred Barton, 5 MlssJHB, 25 John A Kirby 2 Frank McGuire 1 Wm Persons 2 WmKNye 1 Fred A Paten 1 Wm H Duncan 1 John McGough 1 WH Waterman 25 Cash 20 B W Ham 20 B w Fvans 50 wt Dorrance 2d 20 Chas 8 Millar 60 W 8 Granger 10 Christor her Pippltt *3 Cash 6 George Owen 5» Cash t Hml’hOwen 100 Robert H Ives K 0 M Greeley 6 AC 100 Alfred Metcalf 10 A Lady 50 Henry A Webb 6 William Gammell 100 Henry A Church 25 Young A Lyon 26 LMStelley Wm Comstock 20 Chas D Barnes 8 Geo E Martin 10 Allen J Rrown f Grover A Leonard 6 Hiram Barker 5 H F French 1 Hannah Barker 5 John Nickerson 1 Freeman A Francis 6 Lyman Uph"n) 1 Parton T Pearce 1 Wm H McCormick 5 Gardner Salsbury Olnev R Watarman 6 HACK Hutchins 100 8 G Curry 50 Hullivan Moulton 25 J W Briggs 10 Sslvestar K Jackson 10 Halsey Ellis 1 Joshua R Brown 10 John Salsbury 5 Washington J Wiliams 5 Cash 6 Andrew Woelpl 5 Samuel G Anthony 2R L Ro«a 60 amuel B Pearce 6 James Heap Horatio Barber Tait Weeden ACo 509 lAJastram 5 Constantine Beck 3 Thoe T Burke 6 Benedict Lapbam 100 Peter Deacon 10 Almira Lewis T M Ballou 100 Burrlll Bartlett 10 W H Place 25 Ben| Inman. Ist 10 E B Knight 10 Josop Olney 5 W D W Sherman 6 Henry Cleveland 6 George Weeden 26 c E Asblev 8 Elian W Pierce 10 a G Febolfleld 8 H Andrews 5 Wm G Congdon 5 John Foster 10 Sparrow A Nickerson 6 Mrs Harriet Tyler 20 H Bradford 5 A A Harrington ACo 35 1. H Tilllnghast 2 W V Phillips ACo 25 W N Carpenter f J P Stone 6 Wm T Lawton 25 E M Thurston 10 Howard W King 10 Geo A Richards 25 PM stone 10 Horatio N Angell 26 Wm Butler 500 Adin Ballou 1 Cash 1 H H Healv 5 Do 1 Fsek H Pleree 5 Do 1 Wm H Shnrtleff 5 TT Pierce in Samuel PCrins 10 Wm Osborn 6 Cash 1 Wm Bowen 6 H M Phetteplace 10 Cash 1 OWWolbruek 10 Do 50c Cash 9 AG OatW i J L Perrin 2 Phillips A Sheldon 6 ATTENTION. The member! of Uneas Connell No.« of T. A. an! BeleotTemplara, are requested to meet promptly oa Wednesday evening next (18tb Inat.) at thtlr hall No. 41 Weyboaaet street, at 7M o’clock. By order, PA’Jt-ol# M. Y. BTMMONB, C. of C. Gen. Thos. F. Bourko’s EiECTCKK, Oct 16th, at Academy of Mu.lc, la postponed one week on account of sickness of Gen eral Bourke. D. J. MYKINB, Itl old Adj ng company. MONDAY EVENING, OCT. Mth. Bou dcuult’s Celebrated Drama of THE COLLEEN BA.WN, With appropriate scenery and mechanical effects. Mlles Na CoppaleenMß, JOHN COLLINS. Brown A Beevea’sOrcheatra Will furnish theaiuslc. Reserved seats can be secured at Cory Brothers’ on and after Saturday mornlnz, at eight o'clock, oil Harrington’s Opera House U. W. TAYLEUBEManager. FOB ONE NilwMT OItLYI AMERICA’S GREAT COMEDIAN, MR. JOHN E, OWENS, Supported by a New York Dramatic Company, will make hie only appeannee this se%» INSURANCE. RHODES B. CHAPMAN, AGENT, HAS RECEIVED ADVICES THAT THE QUEEN INS. CO., of LIVERPOOL, Assets about #0,000,000. Has suffered no loss by the Chicago fire. THE ROYAL INS. CO., of LIVERPOOL, Assets about 55,000,000, Has lost IKXMXMomIt. THE FIRST NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO., of WORCESTER, MASS. Assets about #l5O 000, Was never in so sound a condition as at present. THE SECURITY INS. CO., of NEW YORK, Assets about #1,900,000, Have met heavy looses, but are solvaxt. Those desiring sound and reliable insurance are Invited to call at the Ulrica OMti* bgua Hifk Ont Wslkiag Show aadOossiMS Ositm. iwr IMTOW i TOB uu n MJUEN J. BROWN. —AND— L. D. ANTHONY, President. PA* difr oil —AND— -AT- ITEB STREET