Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-02

sketch Of the Border Rufians," which has
been received nightly with such shouts of de-
light, will be repeated, and the additional
olio is In itself worth many times the admis.
sion fee. The Kunkels have, however, from
the start, gone upon the principle of giving
everybody, even the most exacting, the fullest
equivalent for value received, and this, We
apprehend, is one secret of their almost ma
tional popularity. Furthermore, whatever the
kunkels promise to perform they carry out to
the letter, and the public 20 to their enter
tainments confident of seeing the evenings
programme enacted without hitch or botch-
work.
EFFECT OF esterday, a lad
about sixteen years of age was arrested for
striking colored boy on the head with a
stone: The officer having him in charge had
got him within few feet of the magistrates
office, whore he fell upon the pavement and
had several commissions. He was relieved,
and his friends took him away, but he had
gone but short distance when he was again
seized with commissions. and continued to suf-
fer for a long time until he was taken to his
home.
TIE FUGITIvE RAY.-In consequence of a
telegraphic despatch received by Mayor Ma
gruder from Mayor Hicks, Of Baltimore, an
nouncing the arrest in that city on Sunday
night of a man named John Ray, alias John
Holmes, and who, it was supposed, might be
the John Ray of the burglar gang, Marshal
Hoover yesterday promptly despatched Mr..
Ward of the Jail to Baltimore to identify the
prisoner. Mr.. Ward has returned, and states
that the party arrested in Baltimore is not the
John Ray Of the burglar gang.
tried yesterday; Susan Roles, colored, as
sault, guilty; sentenced to six months in Jail
George Butler, colored, assault: two months
in Jail. w. j. Payne, colored, assault six
months in Jail. Adam Hyrack. assault, sub
mitted two months in Jail. No jury trials
to-day, the court being engaged in the dis
posal Of other business of importance.
DRowNED.-A man, said to be a native of
Ireland, was drowned on Monday at the big
rock, in Rock Creek, between Twenty seco nd
and TweDty-third streets. The body was re-
covered yesterday. He was sitting upon the
rock about noon on Monday, and had not been
seen till the body was recovered.
FIGHTIyG.-A considerable crowd was COL
lected yesterday, on Sixth street, by the ar
rest Of two drunken women, who had been
lighting. They struggled to escape, and tho
officers had some trouble with them. The
cases were disposed Of by Justice Morsell.
No FIRE WoRKs.-We learn tb at the Gov
ernment does not design furnishing any fire
works on the coming Fourth, and as the city
councils have done nothing in that line, we
presume that all the pyrotechnics got up on
that day will be on private account.
AT A MEETING of the Liberty Club, held
July /, 1855, the following officers we're elected
to serve for the ensuing term Robert John
son reelected president George A. Newton,
vice president; Jas. f Beall, reelected Sec
rotary; Benz A. Davis, treasurer
NORTHERN LIBERTIES MARKET-Those do
ing business in this market will, for this week,
it will be seen, hold their usual market OF
Friday on tomorrow Thursday evening.
VALUABLE Lor We would call the atten.
ton of the public to the advertisement of the
sale this evening, Of the fine lot on Ninth
street: between l and New York avenue
The SALARIEs.-The City Councils having
failed to make the necessary appropriations
the Mayor has refused to pay the salaries due
to the officers, old and nep.
The GRAND JURY is engaged to-day with
the testimony in the Herbert and Keatine
case.
WATCH RETURNs.-Terence Flanagan as
sault and battery; bail for court. Hanniba
Picton and John Galloway, drunk and disor
derby; security and costs. James Bruce
lying drunk in the streets; workhouse thirty
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