Washington sentinel., 1854-07-15
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Burglaries.-sevsral bold acts Of robbery hav,

Burglaries. Several bold acts of robbery have
recently been committed in this city:
Early yesterday morning, some one entered the
dwelling house Of Capt. w. w. Moore, on the cor
ner OF 9th and streets, and gained admission to
that gentlemans chamber by unlocking the door
from the outside applying pair Of nippers to the
point Of the key for that purpose. The rogue, il
is suspected, then removed the captains clothing
to an adjoining room, where, it is presumed, he
carefully searched the pockets, and found therein
a roll of bank notes to the value Of three hundred
and fifty-tiye dollars. The clothes were returned
10 the chair whence they were taken; and, the
burglar then retired as quietly as he came, leay-
ing behind not card bearing his name and place
of abode, but several keys.
Z Mr. Moore, we learn, had received the money,
during Thursday, from various sources and in
tended to disburse il yesterday Il is singular
fact that just at the time he had an unusual sum
on hand, he lost il in the manner which we have
above stated. The rogue having no use for the
private papers and memoranda, left them beind
him.
Another dwelling house, in the same neighbor-
hood, was entered on Thursday night by burglars,
pocketable valuables; but finding no silverware
they departed, after having "crushed out" OF
shape several fruit baskets which they discovered
were not made of that metal, and LEFT them on the
floor.
On Thursday while a gentleman was at the
capitol, his trunk, at his boardng-house was rided
of between two and three hundred dollars.
Another attempt was made few nights ago TO
rob the house of the colored woman who has
stand Of eatables and drinkables in the vestibule
of the cty-hall. They entered her house, but were
unsuccessful in their search after her hard-earned
gains.
In view of these facts, we would advise house
keepers and others to procure inside bolts, as we
have repeated evidences that but little or no reli-
ance can be placed on ordinary locks and keys.
Sons Of Temperance.-The grand division Of
the District of Columbia, at the quarterly meeting,
held on Thursday night, passed resolution
adopting the degrees recently instituted for the
order Every subordinate division, however, has
the privilege Of accepting them or not.
Hereafter, according to a new law of the ma
tional division, ladies may visit the meetings of
the subordinate divisions, provided the latter may
so elect.
Military.-A new corps, called the american
Rifemen," has recently been organized in the
Seventh ward, and John L. Smith, late comman-
der of the Continental Guards, has accepted the
captaincy. The uniform consists of blue panta-
looms and frock coat, trimmed with buff; the cap
according to the United States regulation, with a
droop plume Of white red, and blue. The COM
pany already numbers sixty members
A C0roner's Inquest was held on Thursday
over the body Of an Englishman, named Peter
Lakeman, which was found in Rock Creek, be-
tween X and Water streets. The jury, after ex-
amining into all the ascertained facts, rendered
verdict Of malicious murder against some person
or persons unknown to them.
Incendiarism.--Near midnight, on Thursday,
frame stable, in the rear Of the Columbia en-
gne-house was destroyed by fire the work of an
incendiary. 1t was the property Of Montroy Green,
a colored man, who succeeded in removing his
horse and cart before they were injured by the
flames