Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-11
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.

UgOIWaTu u ultutlobcu is W nat are MS chances
f-7I5lon From what we can learn from
friends we think that Woodward has made
~ his mind to die, and would make death his
he rather than Imprisonment for life.
, Z has been proposed to him to ask for
.5nmutatiOn of his sentence but to this he.
-. and says that if pardon full and free
- granted him he will leave the country and
VII, ~ return again. but that ne would rather
.gf5r death than life of Imprisonment
Woodward does not appear to be a man who
81 be turned from his purpose BY fear Of
rsarb imprisonment for life appears more
.,-ri5le to him Probably the notion that
= RS .osmeT friends and acquaintance have de-
led and neglected him, has produced this
r,--e-t Indifference as to his fate. lie has no
dau5t considered hi, situation, and has come
70 the conclusion that, il set at liberty, he will
&c marked a. 7 murderer, unless he leaves his
raGrc land; and that a life in dungeon is
az ncrr horrible than death on the rallows.
>.-asdJv NsS%t HIrkct 49, On Saturday
Ursl 20 losekn mornings from their dailylabor,
= 20 'fc market to obtain provisions to last
I'll the following Tuesday They are rcspecta-
- aH1 industrious, and as much opposed to
1oi-c and confusion as any who market in
re mornings But they are annoyed by the
-t2ss O! rowdies who congregate in the mar
tei mouse. croTdIne the gangway in such
rl7ler that ladies are hardly able to press
trough without losing some portion of their
drssses. This IS not all, the language made
r5c Ct Is not very agreeable to the ears of
r'sis.,a5le lady; the cigar smcke is enough
:I>2es to triangle one. and very often per-
IS are hit With pig feet, rotten apples, or
nothing Of the sort thrown By some of the
nee vcang men who loaf about the market.
Isis ply that some of them cannot be caught
M punished for their misconduct About
10y dsys a. The Farm would 10 them good
-LseTy Asroad Amidst all the health and
r,s-ty, and smiling faces and light hearts in
F-shinstcn, drop Of misery is some times
''tb'e- Yesterday afternoon. poor creature
'r1o had evidently been but few DAYS out of
, :Poll Of sickness, was seen passing through
he Centre market picking up the crumbs that
ii been left upon the stalls the night pre-
.-'@s lie was questioned by the Captain of
= Auxiliary Guard, and in reply he said he
ID come from Baltimore TO look for something
:, -, nc had been very sick, and all that he
al eaten since the morning previous was a
-sT 6l2cEberries he had gathered by the way
z1a The Captain gave him money to get
s,1e:hirg to eat, and he returned TO let him
-" l; WIS not spent for whiskey We know
g: li..le Of the sufsrings of our fellow crsa-
.U-ss
- Co1aAc5h This evening the two boards
= u! city loSistO-s will assemble at the City
III, and it's said that business Of importance
Z vi &c brought before them The election Of
g'-!ce magistrates will come eff, and many
&c greatly interested in the result. The race
q 4: nly;sterial honors has 5aen looked to with
: s:a2; deal Of anxiety, more probably On ac-
;'E1; 81 tho salary than the b onors. If the
;7s:12 we're changed, and the magistrates paid
=: ;1a work they do, We think the corporation
T'u2d save By the operation, and citizens
,9.e nothing By it.
--7sD-Yesterday afternoon our city and
rounding country was visited By heavy
-1cTor Of rain It was very welcome here
-. We have no doubt, in the country
..'1ni- DH-ir1 nc 5 torn the lightning cut
----Iy nlschIevous capers in the Fifth and
---;2 ards At the work house. the roof of
/ ne GENRE building was injured and the chin.
icy shattered. chimney attached TO the
,'-llen'e OF Mr. William Dixon. in the Fifth
ara Fas also shattered. The damage ex-
s-lsl only to the building no persons were
.E!Gred
-1151t0|s 4Htschief.-It is getting 10 be
ta;.e common for persons to be brought be-
;s me magistrates charged with this offence
--spins bark frcr shade trees; chalking or
wise dishsuriDs dwelling houses or other
Ings laying logs across side walks at
81, all such things are malicious mischief
so4s'hs oeilty Of such acts are liable 10
"-a Or imprisonment in the work house We
-7-l9n This for the benefit of some Young
-s- II he Fourth Ward, who take pleasure
u s->h acts A word to the wise is suf.
f.eat
-'''o'e EFc7pc--Last night an infant
ala o, Nr. William Hutton, residing in the
"a Ward, grew restless during the absence
D lie Parents, and the Nurse sndsavoring to
t'e' 1t administered quantity of laudanum
u nis;ake for cordial. The accident caused
"a: alarm in the family, but we are happy
earn that there is no fear of death in con-
rsluence
'-tuIie a rows occurred near the corner
'''.n and l streets last night. Who were