Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-05

SUDDEN DEArH.-Last night, the neighbof.
hood Of 13t, between G and D streets, was
alarmed By female calling for assistance.
Inc sound Game from house occupied by .
Mrs. Susan Davenport, and proceeded from .
colored woman, who had discovered Mrs. Ds-
| venport seated in a chair her hand end head
resting on table, perfectly lieless. Tho
| coroner summoned jury at one O'Clock this
| morning. A gentleman who knew her from
| childhood related her history, from which it
appears that her life, though short was full of
unpleasant incidents. She had been married
bu. was dive eed, and very Incorporate in z
| habits, this dreadful vice no doubt being ,h ,
cause Of death The jury returned verdict
of death from intemperance The deceased
was q native Of New York, was % years Of
age, and though she had several brothers and
a sister, she is probably the last of her family
RIor.-Lass MIGHT, number Of young men
from this city went to the colored camp meet.
ing over the Anacos.ia and being somewhat
Intoxicated, began an attack on the color cd
people who were there They socn frightened
off the few around them, and by throwing bot
ties, sticks, and stones, succeeded in frighten-
ing the preacher from the stand Several of
the boys have been arrested, and are to have
their trial. We hope that all enpa ged in this
shameful affair will receive the reward they
merit.
GETTING INrEREsrING.-Our Second Ward
neighbors generally have but little to make
them leave their work to look on. the windows,
but yesterday afternoon l35 street. below ID.
was all in arms to see how fight would end !;
and that spree was hardly Quoted before a
bakers wagon was driven over child. No
great deal Of harm was done by either affair
One OF the combatants, we are told, had sew
eral of his fpgers fractured and the accident
N m koon hoh .S
street.
CHANGE OF HOURS. We learn that the hours
have been changed for the Marine BAND to
perform at the Capitol and the Presidents
Grounds. Tho time henceforth will be from
O'Clock to Z, instead of from 8 to 8-com.
mencing at tho Capitol to morrow afternoon.
MISTAKEN CHARGE AGAINST TIE GUARD.
IN the Star, on Friday, there appeared a COM
municaiion, charging two of the Auxiliary
Guard wi b enter ng the private premises of q
citizen where welcome treat was going on,
and joining in the same, in dsgraceful man
ner A note from the author of the article
| 8 ates that the men who thus intruded ON him
we're not members Of toe guard, but he had
| ascertained that they were impostors, passing
themselves off for Auxiliaries He desires us
to make the correction, which We cheerfully
do.
SUDDEN DEATHS We were Informed by the
Coroner this morning, that while he was Ut
tending the inquest over the body of Mrs
Davenport, he as sent for to attend to inuuests
over two others, one a man who died suddenly
on Capitol Hill; the other woman reported
to have fallen dead near the canal.
CALF sTEALrNa.-A colored boy named Jno.
Thomas was arrested this morning on the
charge OF stealing calf, and selling it to o
butcher in the centre market He was taken
before Capt Birch where the fact was proven,
and the prisoner ordered to receive ten lsshes
WATCH REruRss.-Mary Baker, vsgrant
Dismissed. Mary A. Utman, do; do Iucin-
dar Mockabee. oolored, breach of peace; SO,
surity for peace. Milley Henderson, slave,
do; five lashes