Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-17

REMOVAL rRoN TIE CrfY Posr oyr,cr
Yesterday, Col. Berritt, the City Postm a sta,
addressed note to Mr.. Joseph W Davis in,
forming him that his services were no Ion %,
neeoea as clerk in the establishment Mr.
Jaws Nan,eo to know" the reason, when he
Wa aeierIed 70 the plain English Of the note
removed party is q know Nothino - sra -
seems 70 be violation of the rules Of thu ordsr
~ Nus 70 ask ior information. Ifhe "a a .Knov
thing for. """' " Ano" any
near, however, that he has been in luck,
naVing got another place some where in the
c'ty hall. Col. Berret's action in the matter
n.t mocn applauded by the Democracy, and
otneIs, ana when it is known who the staunch,
leIaoie and faithful Democrat is, who is to
T 1Hhe the place they will be better pleased
Inc once IS a 81 400 clerkship. Others it is
said 'ciH follow the example set by Col. Der.
ret.
ABOUT BOAT RACING -We learn that in
snort time another boat race is to come off
over the same route as the last, between the
George Washington and the Pioneer. We did
not hear which was the challenging party,
but We are told that the stake is sl60 each
The challengs Of the Young America made
eral to any of the other boats in the recent re-.
gatta, has not been accepted. Tomorrow is
tho last day for acceptance of ire banter.
FUN ALIVE AT ODD Fellows HALL.-The
echoes of Odd Fellows Hall, which have been
sleeping all summer, will be awakened to-
night by sold Joe Sweeney" and his band of
Virginia Minstrels: Their bill is one of varied
interest, in which figure the favorite names of
Old Joe himself. and r. Sweeney, S. A.
Sweeney, I. Sherman, T. L. jacob, and the
great guitar player and vocalist, David Price.
Among other attractions, Mr. Sweeney. the
elder, plays banjo solo, giving a history of
himself, his trip to and through England, and
back again to his native home in Old Virginia
We need not say, go.
A NEW CRY DreEcroaY.-We undsrssana
that Messrs. Ten Eyck Palmer, Contractors
for numbering the houses of the city of Wash
ington. are preparing to issue q City Direc-
tory, az soon as their labors are done. They
have certainly the best opportunity to make a
correct book Of the kinda thing that is
much wanted, "a we'll by residents as strangers.
The firm have Q number of assistants engaged
in numbering, and are endeavoring to com
plete their work as soon az possible.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Justice Clark dis
posed of the following cases, which were taken
before him:
Patrick Rady and Samuel Shekells, assault
and battery on David Cootes, colored. The
cause OF the attack was a refusal to furnish
liquor. They were held to bail for peace.
george Robinson, slave, assaulting young
that he would have to be whipped, she com.
menced begging for him, and the Justice let
him 60.
Daniel Raglan, assault on John M. Mcintosh.
security for peace.
DROWNED Patrick Kean, a stone-masop,
was drowned in the Shenandoah river a few
miles from Harper's Ferry, Va, on Saturday
last. He was engaged in building q bridge.
and in passing from ono abutuent to another
in boat it upset. He was brought to this
city and buried on Monday last. The deceased
leaves wife and three children in this CITY,
and we are told they are in very dependent
circumstances.
BENEFIT OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
At New Orleans, few evenings since, a bene.
Mt was given to the Washington National
Monument by an amateur ETHIOPIAN troupe.
which realized $3.50 80 for the patriotic Oh,
jet. 1t was to be Immediately forwarded to
the society in this city. More than that
amount is expected to be sent as there arc a
number OF tickets remaining out, of which col.
lections were being duly made. This snug
contribution will pay a weeks wages, We pre-
sumo, u INC monument.
IMPORTANT ARREST. - Yesterday, Officer
ese arrived in this city from PHILADELPHIA.
having in custody Frederick Frerebaun. who
is charged with robbery at the National
Hotel some time since. He was sent to Jail by
Justice Goddard, and will have further hear.
ing at An early period.
WATCH RETURNs.-Mary Moriarty, disor-
derly. fine and costs; Mary Lahee, drunk and
disorderly, dismissed; Thomas Bennett, cold,
out after hours, dismissed; J. Ennis, disorderly'
fine and costs; Solomon Hubbard, do, work
house 80 days; Saml. SheckelIs, do; George
Dunbar, cold, do; Maria Robinson, do. do;
Elizabeth Stuart do. do; Lucinda jackson,
do do; Charlotte. Jones, white, do; Martha
hartman, do Mary Moore, do Siss Boswell.
security and costs; Chss Mason, cold, out
after hours, fine and costs; VIM Heyle. drunk
enness, fine and costs; George Simms, disor-
derby, workhouse 80 days; Michael WEIGH.
vagrant, dismissed; George Hunter, cold, dis.
orderly, fine and costs; Hannah Hunter, do,
workhouse 80 days. VIM. Holland, cold, pro-
family, do; Cornelia Holland, do do; Sextons
Jones, vagrant. do; Thos. James, drunken.
ness, 30 days; Obd'h Haertrunk, vagfant do.