Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

rear Smiths lumber yard, on Sixth street.
The body was immediately taken to tho GEN.
trail guard house, to await the sitting OF a
coroner jury.
The news soon spread that the body had
been found, AID in very short tine ibe room
was filled by persons anxious 10 know If there
were any marks Of violence upon the body
jury was sworn, and DR.. Eliot proceeded
TO examine the body, and discovered but a
single bruise near the groin, not such one as
would be likely to produce death, and may
have been on the body sometime previous to
death.
- Llckett, being sworn, said that de-
ceased and himself went to the ball at Slse
Princes on Monday night; they were with
two vcmen; Claxton and himself we're both
intoxicated, be not SO mnch as ClaXton; vas
rot aware that any one had struck Claxton,
and did rCt hear any one threaten him; when
they (ClaXtOn ana LGcketi) left, some persons
pursued them over the field, and witness sep
arate1 from his companion about Sixth street.
near tie stile; did not sec him sgain; wen.
back to find him, bit saw no one but bsek
man On the field; the deceased had been
drinking and was intoxicated, but he was no!
a habitasl driaker.
a. Spring had seen deceased that night at
ihe bail, but knew nothing of the circuu.
stances attending his death
W. Jones had gone TO the ball with : friend
from Virginia; after dancing several times
heard the rumOr that the Plug UgIics were
about; row Commenced, aud We succeeded in
driving them from the house III the melee.
pistols were fired after the row was over, |
suggested to my friends that if We went away
OF -Four end-a-haif street the other party
would lay in wait and kill some o. us, and we
agreed 10 81 by Maryland avenue; when l
EDt outside, Mr.. Claxton came TO me and said
had his shawl looked, and found that we
had exchanged; returned his shawl ana
then went away, leaving deceased and his
friend, with one or two others, there, AMI al
quiet.
Mr.. Benjamin Frazier testified to having
seen the deceased between four and FIVE o clock
Tuesday morning sitting by tho enclosure Of
the Smithsonian grounds; he was very drunk,
and witness tried to arouse him, but could not
went away and returned 70 get him up, but
he had gone, and witness supposed be had got
up and staggered away.
Witnesses testified to the excellent charac-
ter Of the young mar for Industry and sobriety.
With this evidence before them the Jurors
returned the following verdict
The deceased was missing since Monday
night, the 10Th of November, 1856, on which
night he had been to a ball in the Seventh
Ward. lie lett that house in company with a
fIlend, and was last seen. much intoxicated,
near the enclosure Of the Smithsonian grounds
on Seventh street; and the jury believe from
the evidence that he accidentally got into the
canal and was drowned: and further, that de-
ceased was poor and left no means.
The watch Of deceased found upon his Per
son had stopped at one minute past five
clock, which would indcat that he fell into
the canal at or about that hour in the morn
ing
The body was placed IN = coffin shortly sitter
the rendition Of the verdict, and conveyed to
the residence Of the father Of deceased in
Georgetown. The funeral took place at 10
o'clock this morning.
RowDYrsx 1t seems that With the decay
of Know Notkingism IN our midst, its creation
the un5ridled rule of roYdyism which came
In lts train here az elsewhere, has received but
slight check indeed. So much Of il now seeks
shelter under the cover Of the organization Of
The Ere Department az 70 render that, as az
present organized, palpable nuisance in the
eslnsaon OF thousands, producing much
more mischief and doing far more damage to
ihe public interest than the department in
the discharge Of its legitimate duties prevents.
In nIDe cases Oat OK ten iayss:igatio results
N failure 70 provo c-iGiin2lity against the
actual members Of any company aad i. is
rare, indeed, that others runnirZ With the en-
Gines, who are usually the culprits are pun
ished in proportion TO their misdeeds In the
meanwhile the nuisance is hourly becoming
more undesirable
IL appears TO as tlat ell means So far e.
sIyed TO detect the evil doors in such eases
nave utterly failed Certain il il, that the
ponce OF washington do not manage to repress
theiF infamous outyages up1a Ihe peace and
safety Of the community Sooner or later, ac
cording to all the signs now before us, this city
VAL be compelled to adopt the remedy that
has alone answered in Boston and Cincicnati
Viz to disOand all existing Gre companies
and resort to paid FIRE department for pro.
lection against loss by FIRE. IL those elite,
actual saving Of money, while such a thing 90
al engIne-runners' riot Is an event now utterly
unknown within their lirnIts The great mas.
Il the fremen Of Washington dou s:less deprs
cate the apparent utter impOssibility Of pre.
Esntlns IRE riots as heartily az We d., and
alss comprehend the absolute necessity for
putting On end 10 them in some some way or
ether. We are Inclined 20 think that under
me circumstances, the change in the system
OF managing hres here which we propose will
oe popular With those members Of ths deTart-
nent whose Judgment On the point is worthy
u being hesrkened to. All others s1ceLt the
ioraies prone 10 engage in such riots, hays
ing Ilee come To tho conclusion that it is
hlsn time 10 apply the axe at rhe root Of this
Eee bearing such disastrous fruit in cur midst
NATIONAL THEATRE The announcement Of
we appearance Of a son Ct Junius Brutus Booth
10 Tue great character Of Ii. sire" Richard
- mas naturally raised the public curiosity
hiSh pitch We are assured by competent
Judges that young Booth gives promise Of
taxing the first rank in his profession ; at any
la's tae public will not &c satisfied without
!oaging Tor themselves and we count upon
seeing perhaps the largest audience of the
1TSIaS9n assembled at the National tonight
| ne test Oh comparison which is inevitable
between the merits Of father ard son in naT,
'he father had made 50 peculiarly his own is
| severe one, bat has been accep;ed by yorn0
booth with modest confidence in his owo
powers which betOkeus success lie Will he
SaPPoIted 5y the strength of The company
!Eom the Holiday street Theatre. BSJtjIaorc
SrsALIss WooD-On Friday night police
'llcer Dousherty succeeded in arr.s.ing a
col red nan FAMED John Cole for s.eaiipg
WOOD IRON george Plant, and James Lodge
was arrested for receiving the same. Cole
was held to bail by Justice Williams, for hi,
appearance az the next term Of the crinia -