Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-28

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vile, quite handsome widow woman, was ar.
rested last night and taken to the guard bou,.
for coneealirg fugitive slave. The negro was
found In chimney in her house, while b;s
shoes and hat were discovered in her he'd ,oo,,
when IN the guard house and she found th.t
sne would nave to stay all night, she begged tn
oe connned In the cell with the negro Sbs
Pleao nara Tor an immediate final hearing. and
showed nerseit to be very ''strong- minded
woman. But her efforts failed, and she va.
sent 10 jail to be finally disposed of. ''
Ho. FOR PINEY PoIyr-To.mo,-ou.
noon, at quarter Of fou, o'clock. the Georne
hlnston leaves her wharf for q trim of two
nlgnts and one day, with fine onnoItnn;ties
iof saltwater bathing, and other health nro.
moting exercises. In view of the difHcultv of
getting accommodations at the PayiIion' on
account OF the number boarding there, the
ooa' supplies eating, drinking, and sleeping
arrahgeme MS IN abundance. See advertise
=, h. 10. particulars and if you really want
W nave me pleasure trip, try this one, in
care OF the experienced and obliging com.
mander, the gallant Captain Job Corson.
NoCHoLERA HERE.-One of our local report
ers yesterday remarked in the Star, that
there had been two or three cases of cholera
in Washington this season. Doubtless he
cholera, of which there has been none in
this city this summer, so far We make
! correction Of this slip Of the pen thus
promptly, in order to prevent misrepresen
| tation concerning the health of Washington
from going abroad.
PHILHARMONIC SocIErY.-This society had
| a delightful rehearsal last evening, at their
| rooms in Temperance Hall. The choruses
from several favorite and popular operas were
sung with much spirit and fine effect A trio
from the opera Of Belasario-" Life has no
power"-was most charmingly and sweetly
sung, eliciting the applause of the fortunate
listeners. Professor Fartsch presided at the
piano, and by his brilliant and animated play.
ing added much interest to the exercises of the
evening.
DETENTION OF THE Cause.-The cars from
Baltimore due at O'Clock last evening, did
not come in till near O'Clock, having been
detained in Baltimore waiting for the Phila.
delphia connection. What occurred to detain
the latter we could not learn, but Judge that
| the cause was of no serious character.
COMMITTED FOR CouRr.-Mrs. Sarah A.
| Gordon, who was charged with ill.treatine a
colored child, had a hearing yesterday before
| Justice Dom. In addition to the severe whip
pings, it was stated by witness that she fas-
tened the child's hands above its head and
left 1t in that position the entire night. 1t
turns out that the child was not bound to her.
as sne az nrst stated She being unable TO
give security to appear at Court, the Justice
sent her to Jail.
RoBBERY.-Vwo men last night entered
cottage on 9th street, expecting, no doubt. to
find something more valuable than merely two
plated candlesticks. The lady will be better
prepared for a call of the kind, as there will
be "pistols for two" without the coffee
learn that the body of the
young man who was drowned near the Navy
Yard on Wednesday afternoon, was recovered
yesterday morning. It was identified as Mr..
George Bell, who had been sailing in a boat
that afternoon and was drowned by the boat
being capsized by sudden squall.
APPoINTMEsr.-His honor the Mayor has
appointed MI. M. Downer as one of the
Auxiliary Gaurd, in place of Hanson Ridge.
| way, who resigned to take another place.
COMMUNICATED.
BEWARE OF IMPosTERs.-The public arc
cautioned against giving money to a female of
rather email statue, dressed in black, who is
soliciting money for tho purpose of burying
poor woman whose husband is dead, leaving
two or more orphan children. She ALWAYS
mentions the names of some persons of stand.
ing IN the community that has contributed.
The case is so urgent as to induce unsuspect-
ing persons to give money for supposed lauda.
bic object. The writer of this notice has been
called upon twice in one week by the same
female and tho same story told each time
When reminded of the first appeal for charity,
(Which was cheerfully responded to- she posi-.
lively denied, saying it must have been some
ether person.
WATCH RETURNs.-Julia Bell, FREQ negroes,
vagrant; work house 80 days Betsy Robert
son, do, do. Julia Fitzgerald, disorderly; jail
Mary Lynch, resisting officers; do. Robert
Edwards, colored, suspicious circumstances :;
dismissed. Chas. Mcdonald, drunk, lying on
the commons; work house 80 days. Thomas
Fitzgerald, disorderly; Jail.