Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-03

| RESISTING AN OFFICER -Yestsrday, Wat h;
! man Norwood was called upon to quell a dis.
| turbance in q house In the northern part of the
| Second Ward, and where he had q similar er-
rand the week previous Upon entering the
house he saw the parties engaged in a row.
They closed the door and fastened the officer
In and commenced general attack upon him
| One female seized him by the hair; another
tried to gouge his eyes with large pin, while
others beat him on the face arms. He sue.
ceeded, however, in securing the arrest of
three OF the parties, and two of them were sent
to jail for the offence and one dismissed.
THB LAST RALLY.-The meeting TO- night at
Democratic headquarters will be the last
regular meeting Of the campaign. The mem.
bers of the Jackson Association were the first
10 the field, and will be the last to leave 1t.
They fired the first gun in the campaign at
the grand and spontaneous ratification meet
ing at Cops Saloon, and will stand by their
guns until they salute James Buchanan and
John c. Breckinridge as President and Wee
President elect.
ARREsTED.-This morning the Chief Of Pc.
lice was requested by citizens of Georgetown
to detail some OF bis force to 90 to Georgetown
and arrest man named Bennett, who was
CHARGED with very outrageous conduct. on
Ger W atson was permitted to 60, but before he
reached Georgetown Officer Gross lad succeed .
ed in making the arrest We are informed
that Bennett was held to bail to answer the
charge Of entering a house, assaulting lady,
and committing malicious mischief.
The COUPE AND COACH recently advertised
IN the star az being for sale at Lskemeyer's
First Ward livery stable are two Of the best
specimens of coachmaking ever offered in this
city, as We can testify after due inspection
They are from a first class establishment in
Philadelphia, are entirely new, and the prices
charged for them are very low. Persons in
want of fashionable carriages this winter
should call and look at them by all means.
The RENDEzvoUs.-The Captain of the
Auxiliary Guard has design atsd guard stations
In the eastern, western and southern sections
of the city. At each Of the stations an officer
Will be found at any hour when the guard is
on duty. Tho eastern station is near the
corner OF South Carolina avenue and Sixth
street east; the western station is opposite tho
gasOmetsr in the First Ward the southern
ON Sixth street, between Maryland and Vir-
OUR DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS Of Montgomery
county assembled in large numbers, on Satur-
day afternoon, in the neigh bOrhOod of Silver
Spring, (F. 2. Blair's,) and there was also a
pretty good sprinkling Of the " unterrifed'
OF this city Speeches were made by Messrs
Stanton of Tenn McNerhany and Heath Of
W Washington, Irwin of Ky , and Brewer Of Nd
The speeches were received with great enthu-
slasn, and the best spirit prevailed.
FRANKLIN ENGINE HoUsE.-The Commits
sioner of Public Buildings has, we learn, noti
fsd the President Of the Franklin Fire Com.
pany that he has concluded the purchase o.
lot No. Is, in square 293, for the location Of
the new engine house for the Franklin, and
that the Company is at liberty to 20 ahead ia
the work Of pulling down the old building as
rapidly as possible.
IaE STAR TROUPE give one Of their capital
performances to night a. the Odd Fellows
Hall, Navy Yard. They can give but this
single performance, as they appear in Rich
mond tomorrow night We advise our NAVY
Yard friends to avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to enjoy themselves tonight.
SHANEPUL.-We learn that four citizens of
Washington visiting Alexandria yesterday,
were, for no other cause than avowing them
selves Democrats, set upon by a crowd of
Know Nothings, and one of them named Dan
lei Driscoll, severely injured.
WATCH RErURNs.-The following cases were
disposed Of at the central guard house: No
vember 1st-Wm. Briscoe, colored, assault !:
security and costs. David Fitzgerald. drunk
and dlsOrderly; fine and costs Gilbert Cur
It's, colored, assault and battery security for
court VIM. Bruce, do Jail Henry Brown,
do; security for court. Elizabeth Shorter
drunk and disorderlv; workhouse 30 days
November 2d--Virginia Evans, colored,
drunk and assaulting an officer in the dis
charge of his duty; fine and costs in the cor
poration case. and sent to Jail in the assault
case. Ann Evans, do do. Thos. Russell,
aOlore1 assault 1iopoicoaI
drunk and disorderly; security and costs.
Thos. McQuillan, de-; dismissed John Win
kls, drunk; workhouse 80 days Lucinda
Myers, disorderly; dismissed Mary McMann,
profanity; workhouss 30 days.