Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-29

rival OF this notorious psrson has been duly
/ no iceo IN the city papers We haze new the
privilege Of announcing his arrest s. Orr,
Alias "Ihs Angel Dab isi," arrived in this city
on Wednesday last in 'ims 70 be present At the
macs meeting that evening. He did not sd
dress the meeting, though he without doubt,
| expected to be called on Early yesterday
morning, Gabriel seated himself on the tap OF
an omnibus, and passed through tho CITY to
Georgetown, sounding his horn on his way
No encouragement was given him in that town.
50 he returned to the CITY. Last evening he
sounded his horn in front Of the City Hall, and
| in . .ew minutes he had an audience of sow.
.nty or eighty persons to hea. his address
But the music of bis trumpet fell upon the
ears OF Captain Birch, who. with of;ner Vol.
| lard, Immediately went to the meetino ar.
| rested the angel, and thinking San ounoe of
preventive better than a pound of cure. y
lodged BIN in tho guard house where be
eeuid DO no harm Gsbriei's trumpet, and
nl' TIN Dox containing bis papers, were taken
from him; and when his person was searched.
a long dirk was found upon him This is the
n st time We have heard Of An angel Carrying
concealed weapons
lie is charged with being n general dis
turber OF the peace" and this morning was re-
quired to i've bail In the sum of five hundred
dollars to keep the peace. Being unable to
comply with this requirement he WAS sent to
Jail, where it is probable be viii remain until
The December term of the Criminal Court.
1.-THE UNITED STATES ACQUIRING NEW Pos
SESSIONS Anti annexationisrs must No, he
startled in reading the above caption Neither
Cuba nor the Sandwich Islands have been ac.
quired and annexed to the United States as
yet but the Government has wisely, as We
think, acquired by pure base a vsuabie lot of
ground lying aid being in the city of Wash.
ington. viii all the improvements and appur.
tenances thereunto belonging. The PROPERTY
10 situated on Fifteenth street. opposite rhe
Navy Department, and is known as the W,nder
Building. 1t was stated in the Union f,w
weeks ago that two officers of th,- engineer
corps and master builder of this cifv had
oeen appointed D, the Secretary Of War to
thoroughly examine this building. which du,y
was performed by these gentlemen and a re-.
port was made by them to the Secretary Con-
gress. 1t will be rec0llecie1 a. the late session
passed an act authorizing The chief of the
war department to purchase The property.
provided the amount did not exceed The sum
OF SZo0 O00 The Secretary negotiated for the
property snee the reception of the report, and
the transaction was consumms ed yesterday =
tae deed having been execu' ed to the United
s. atss, and draft va. Is ,ued from the Trsa.
sury Department for 5000, 1000 - so
Inc business of the Pension Second An
dltor. and other Offices has been transact cd in
this building for several years, and the gov
eminent has been paying annual rent of TWEEN
ty-one thousand doliars''
So says the Union of this morning. and we
learn from the Annapolis Gazstte that the
United States Governments Is trying to pur-
chase the Governors House, a. the Capitol
Of Maryland The sum Of $25 OO0 has been
offered for it. which, as it immediately joins
the Naval-school premises, 1t is desired to an
r. COLUMBIA RESTAURANT .-Obseryipe by adj.
vertisement that Mr.. Lehmann, the worthy
proprietor of the above refectory had been
rehtfing it. DO. We dropped in yesterday aud
found thar it bad really been put 10 excellent
order; and also found it very pleasant to nut
into uS ssne rare and rich favored oysters.
He keeps his place in q neat and orderly ma a.
ner, whore merchants and others in the neigh.
borhood can be accommodated with dinoers
supPers, snacks, DC served In tho best Style
ROUND TRIP TIckErs.-We observe that the
Directors of the Orange and Alexandris Rail
road have made arrangements to issue round
trip tickets to persons attending the Presbyte.
risn Synod in Alexandria on the 18th of Coo.
Der. and to members Of the Virginia State
Agricultur i Society in attending the annual
Fair TO. be held in Richmond on the 3Ist Of
October. ........-
SCARCITY OF GRAM We regret to lear n
from gentleman we'll posted on such M ters,
that in The western counties of Maryland tho
farmers will be unable to furnish grain for the
makes; and from Virginia but little is ex
Our informant is engaged in the business of
furnishing grain to ths merchants, but thi ks
he Will do very little this year.
GOOD NEWS FOR BEEF-EArERs -We ace i.
stated that during the last week, several
droves Of cattle that went down the Valley
previously. we're driven through Pattonsburg.
Va, On their return. The drovers state th It
owing to the pastu es being burnt up, and the
want Of means Of feeding, the farmers refuse
to buy at any price. --s-.-.-
Our PUBLIC SCHOOLS total expen6i-
ture for the Pnhlic schools in this citv. for tho
year ending June 30th, 1854 was SIT 833; the
total receipts SIS O67; the number Of scholars
on the rolls zoos. - ea &
WATCH RETURNS William Bailey, drunk.
or ness and profanity. work house thirty DAYS;
John Van PatteD, drunk and disorderly, do.
Alexandria Items.