Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-19

dren waiting for admission, $50; average at
tendance on each teacher, 5Sf days; employed
in school, 1891 days. The per centage Of time
lost By sickness Of the pupils was per cent;
the most OF which was caused by the charac-
ter OF the rooms or buildings in which the
schools are kept; the total number of days
pupils lost by sickness was !, 374 days, leaving
), 70 days absence from all other causes.
BALTIMORE MERCHANT TAKEN In AND
DONE FORA WASHINGTON GIRL IN THE Con-
sPIRAcY.-They have got hold OF a crooked
Grim. con case in Boston, and the scandal.
mongers, accordingly, are making the most
of it, in and out of the metropolis As told in
the Northern papers, the story is about as fol.
lows:
GA New York gentleman marries young
Baltimore lady about year ago, and last fall
they take up their abode in Lowell A Bal
timore merchant, an old acquaintance Of the
bride. soon afterward makes his appearance,
and is very attentive to the lady and her hus-
band: One evening, when the party were in
fashionable saloon, the husband is called
out for short time, and during his absence
an elopement is planned between the lady
and her friend. person in an adjoining al
cove overhears the arrangement. and sends
the husband an anonymous letter Of warning
The husband keeps o sharp look out and,
last Wednesday, discovers that the wife had
telegraphed to the merchant, agreeing TO
meet him in Boston at 3 o'clock that day The
husband Immediately informs his wife that
he Is going Down East and, coming to
Boston, awaits anxiously the arrival of the
train from Lowell.
"On Its arrival, the lady is met by the mer-
chant, and the twain get into carriage and
drive to the American House, the husband
following in another carriage. The husband
then goes to lawyer, and at midnight, in
company with his lawyer and deputy sheriff,
proceeds to the American House and surprises
| the couple in their room A stormy time en-
sues, but the matter is finally settled, the hus-
band taking S., 900 from the merchant and
agreeing to take his wife again. 1t turns out
now, however, that the injured husband -
the New York gentleman referred to-is
| lalleged to be) fellow named Harris. former
ly publisher Of a fash paper in New York
| called the Broadway Belle and that his
wife is (alleged to be)a noted prostitute: The
Baltimore gentleman, whose name is Tiffany,
| on making this discovery, entered complaint
| against the parties, and the guilty pair were
both arrested on Monday to answer the charge
| Of conspiracy to obtain money.
CSC Mary, the heroine of this vulgar affair,
| is quite an artist in her way. She is deg
cribed as being small, tender lady like little
| Dody, with qualities equal to any emotion
| from the deepest and most touching sorrow to
| plete every muscle trained; every gesture
studied the eyes now emitting sparks to in
dictate sensibility to shame which she never
| felt; and then softened to grief's lowest and
| humblest measure. The oldest disciple of
DOgberry could not withstand her tears
| So say the Northern papers Now, if any
of our readers have curiosity to know who
this 4" Mr.. and Mrs. Harris" are, and their
| antecedents, they have only to refer to the
columns of the daily Star of the month of
April, 1855, where Margaret A Harris, Hut
| toni L" No. It's ID street, " figures in a card, in
| which she gives the details of personal al
| tercation, or rather a series of them, with
her brother, j. W. Hutton, "a respectable
citizen, as all the rest of her family here are,
and states that her husband. who was mixed
| up in the affair, was formerly editor and pro-
| prietor of the Broadway Belle in New York
| city. The brother replied to the card, and
the controversy created good deal of gossip
| ut the time
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harris then proclaimed their
purpose to go to Europe, but it seems they
| pursued their travels in another direction
Their last speculation seems to have resulted
in an unsatisfactory manner pecuniarily, a:
\ we'll az otherwise, since they were not only
obliged to refund TO the Baltimore merchant
but are in for some heavy legal EXPENSES.
| NATIONAL THEArRE.-We could only 1esre
that larger audience had not been present
to enjoy the very mastery representation Of
the willy Cardinal Richelieu, by Mr.. Booth
last night The performance was a thorough
enjoyment to the appreciative number who
had the fortune to witness 1t.
Tonight he appears as Hamlet, part fol
which his rare mental and khys.ca, endow-
ments peculiarly adapt him.
Tomorrow Thanksgiving night, it will be
| seen great bill is offered, including the ira
gsdy Of " The Apostate."
CRAZY WOMAN.-AOout / | o'clock last night
well dressed young woman, apparently de-
ranged, was seen raining about the streets in
the Second Ward, and her conduct attracted
| the attention of numerous citizens as well as
the watchmen. She was not noisy or violent,
but appeared to be frightened; at intervals
| Hitting from one point to another like q shad-
oH. The watcnnen on that beat succeeded
| IN overtakipg her and finding out her resi-.
dence to which they carried her. Her de-
rangement was thought to have come FROM tie
| use Of opium.
MAJOR ToCHHAN AND THE WASHINGTON AND
| ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD COuPANY.-In the
case before the circuit court at Alexandria of
MAJOR u TOchman as. The Washington and
Alexandria Railroad Company, for a perpetual
injunction, restraining said company from
running the cars over the track laid on the
premises Of Summer Hill Farm, the court las
ordered survey of the route, and the turn
pike road through which the railroad has been
laid
CHARGE OF HARBoRINs RUNAWAY SLAVES.
This morning a man named Howard Brooks
was examined before Justice MorselI at the
guard house on charge of harboring the slave
of Motley MOreland. A man named Owens
was also brought up on charge of being i'm
plicated in the same transaction. Two wit.
nesses were examined, and then the magis-
trate in order to have a full investigation
required the parties to give security for their
appearance at a further hearing at his Office.
Subdivisions person or persons have
been going through the city taking Up collec-
tons in the name of the Franklin fire com
pany. We are assured by the president that
the collection is unauthorized, and he desires
persons who have been imposed upon would
call upon him and give him what information
they can tending to detect the parties.
THE CONCERT to be gwen to- morrow night
at Odd Fellows Hall, Navy Yard, by the fe.