Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-20
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY IT EN- S =.

The 4rresf of the turo blacks ON the night
J,fore I1sf.-We understand from the
rotcbman. Mr.. James ". Allen, who on
the night before last arrested a black
RAN. whose name we cannot learn, for
Zinc ont after hours, (noticedin our issue
Of Yesterday. J that he did not strike his
prisoner. as alleged. The prisoner ran
nnon rorch on q street, near the corner
of 9th. and prepared to resist the watch
in tho discharge ofhis duty. Whereupon,
n Allen collared him and .jerked him
DOWN upon the pavement. Just then,
Wm. Rodgers, another black, jumped out
a second story window overlooking
tho Mace. armed with an iron screw
wrench about 16 inches long, and threat
ezed to assault the watch ifthenlght,waik-
10 prisoner was not released. Where
> mon. he, too. was taken into custody by
Allen and Waterman Jacob T. King. the
latter by that time having come up to the
scene of the disturbance; Rogers, before
ba;nc arrested. struck at Allen once or
tv;ce with his fists. the wrench having
fallen from his hand as he alighted on the
- und-
The LIGHT Infcntry Ercursion.-Our
-oadpry will be sure and bear in mind that
his grand affair, comes off tomorrow,
l ard al who can take the opportunity to
Participate in it, srnuld do so. This pop
7 Company neverdo things by halves
,qnderinc it certain that so far as they
re concerned, every possible satisfaction
v II he given. The trip is to that beau
kdful resort. the White House Pavilion,
and opportunities to join in it are
afforded at Georgetown, Alexandria, the
Navy Yard as well as from Rlley's wharf
in this city. No doubt it will be the
grandest excursion and pic mic of the sea-
sou.
n Numbering the HoHscS.-In answer to
I ..sny communications on this subject, We
hsve to say that the proposition only sleeps
in the City Councils not being dead yet, Ii
will be remembered that, in 1851, Mr.. j. P.
Pepper fathered bill to this end which passed
the lower board. and failed above nominally
<flwant of time for its consideration. A few
SEs since Mr.. Pepper again introduced
solution to the same end which was referred
70 the Committee on Police. We learn that
it will probably be reported on favorably,
sd not long hence.
The qnrH uce3ed .Sersr-The Board of
EIEmcn have passed a bill directing the
- Lotion Of the sewer, the necessity for
<.h was explained not long since in the
Sa1r-that is from l street north, down 9th to
Gltreet thence through 6 street to Judiciary
square from that point diagonally through
the square 10 Indiana avenue. where the new
sewer Is 10 empty into the Governments mann
moth one training all that immediate section
Of the city into the Tiber. This bill it is
) AZ ght, will surely pass the lower Board
lHeourse. the Corporation will look to Con-
gress eventually to pay the cost of this 50
neelful Improvement where it traverses prop
erty Of tie General Government
Lar r50at Syort-Y esterday before JUS
!. tee Goddard. somewhat novel case was tried
Itatpears hat there was much betting on Ahe
j lac trott.ug match between WhaL e"
and Snarfe. over the Columbia cours, \
4 sell kn WE citizen who bet $50 to $50 he
.s9Sirg h2yss. conceived the contest to Eve
bs1n jockey race and sued the stake Id er
= for thS return of his money, which had teen
? paIb the whining party by the advice of one
of the judges Of the race. a jury of twelve
men, however. decided that race course
transaction" was as good as any other So
the plaintiff lost his case.
BricklayerS.-The iourneymen of this
. trade had a meeting last night to
/ larm society. They invited their en-
= plovfrS and had quite lively time dis
.eusHg their rights and wrongs. The
Bosses hada meeting after the Journey
men adjourned.
The -iiihtdry.-The German Yeagers,
and the Presidents mounted guards, were
~; Sn drill parade last evening, with
so.. ranks. 1t shows the right spirit.
4 Large Block of marble intended for
the completion of the pedestal of the
jackson Statue passed along the Avenue
this morning.
Siraeneenicat Of C,Ilrmbiqn Couege.-The very
interesting ceremonies connected with the annual
celebration Of the CONNIE ,crment Of this Institution
took place thl- morning. procession consisting OF
he learned gentlemen connected with The college;