Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-20
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80. Inc Now Ork ExpT ess, Of yesterday,
says: yesterday afternoon John Lying, with
face much cut and bruised his eyes bloodshot,
besides showing evidences of bad usage while
in an encounter with Tom Hyer in Mercer
street saloon few nights since, appeared be-
fore Justice Bogart, and gave bail in the sum
of one thousand dollars to answer q charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill
Charles Lozier. J. L. Russell bee anne bonds
man for Lying, who was then discharged
He at once made annlication to .Inatica RnGnrt
for telonious assault and battery warrant
against Hyer; but was referred to Justice o.
bourne, the acting magistrate, to whom he
made statement of his grievances, which was
reduced to an affidavit for assault and battery
only against Hyer. lie alleges that he was
assaulted and beaten by Hyer and others, who
beat him with their fists jumped ON him, and
gouged his right eye from its socket He also
swears that while Frustrated on the floor.
Hyer asked some one present for a pistol to
shoot him uyng) as he lay beneath Hyer on
the door A warrant was issued for the arrest
Oh Hyer."
go. Ex-Governor Wood, of Ohio, now lies
dangerously ill at tho Irving House, New
York. His disease is Panam fever, contracted
on his return from South America.
.... The Ex-Rev. c. c. Burr, of the Ma
tional Democrat, abuses the Union in his own
select terms, for giving credit to the New
Haven hegister for an article that appeared
originally in his paper! We did not know
that the Democrat ever contained any thing
besides stereotyped advertisements and little
borroued matter. We have new wrinkle.
1.-The Hon. John NJ Bolts had his wallet,
cont aiming $S11, stolen from his pocket, on
Monday night, while purchasing a ticket at
the Now York theatre. Officer Allison had
been watching tho thief, and caught him in
the act, recovering the money.
....Lieutenant jolly, who wrote very silly
and very impudent note to Capt Hollins has
been promoted to the rank of Commander
80. Rev. Mr.. Gulliver's (Cong) Church in
Norwich (Ct.) was burned to the ground on
Sunday evening. Particulars not known.
80. The st. Louis Pilot says that if Senator
Atchison is not returned to the u S. Senate,
some other Democrat of the same school, and
Of the right stamp, will be his successor, and
not Wing
go. Hon. S. A. Bridges, of The 9th district,
Pennsylvania, has been re-nomin ated for Con-
gress
....Samuel Nichols, ono of the editors of
the New York Sunday Mercury, was killed in
that city, yesterday, by being run over by
railroad car.
....Dr. John P. Hester, prom inent ply
stefan of Reading, Pa, is dead.
....Among tho distinguished visitors now
in this city is Hon. Mr.. Green, our late Charge
to Bogota Senior Don J. M. Tirado, the Pc
ruvian Minister, arrived in this city last eve
ming, and took lodgings at Wizards Hotel.
.... 1t is said that Santa Anna will remove
to Very Cruz in October, for the benefit of his
health.
go. Bayard Taylor is engaged by Mr..
Nichols, of Cleveland, to deliver two hundred
lectures this fall and winter, in tho West
&c.. On Saturday night nineteen gamblers
were arrested in Boston, and all their imple
ments secured.
go. Gen. Monagas has been unanimously
elected President of Venezuela, his opponents
having refused to vote.
80. Gov Stevens, of tho Washington Terri
tory, goes to-day in tho California steamer
from Now York.
They have queer way Of doing things
in Cuba. Three Of the operators Of the Eleo-
tris Telegraph, at the station called Rinoon,
have been discharged for some neglect of duty,
sentenced to pay all the costs incurred, and to
be s~prisonsd in the Jail nearest to Rinoon
for the space Of one month!