Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-18

nkALTH hEroRT ron NovEMsrn.-rbe fo,.
lowing is thefepoft of deaths IN this citv for m,
noe.n OF November, a. returned to the Health
Commissioner 80
Congestion Of brain ]; brain disease l. juaam.
marion OF brain 1; softenng Of brain 4 bronc hit.
rum D; consumption 8; COMMISSIONS 3; Group ,:
ofopsy 4; congestive fever 4; typhoid fever \.
castro enteritis .; gunshot wound I; hepstic con,
senpestiGo nyd0,nornr lary9gits chronic l.
poisoning L; old aye 5; peritonitis I; periussis
l; phleoitis ]; pleuro- pneumonia 4; rheumatism
chronic i; stiIlborn 9; trismus nascentium /; not
Ages-fve years and under 10; five TO ten ..
ten to twenty 4; twenty to forty Il FORTY 10 sirtv
sixty 10 eighty 81 over eighty ,; not reported
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.-James Delany. a
wanderer from New York, was picked M YES
terday morning on the Avenue by watchnssn
Burkhard. He was drunk and abu.ive IN III.
street and very abusive and profane in tbe On
OF Justice Dom, whocommitted him to the wor r.
hOuse for 90 DAYS ~ WI
John Tenley was somewhat stupefed with
liquor, and staggered into the Bank of Washin0
ton. The officers of the institution HAVING no
business with him requested Officer Watson of
the Fourth District, TO remove him He was
taken before Justice Dom and ordered to pay 81
fine and costs.
Nh'Ohi ANU CAGkD.-lSdac Lambert, against
whom warrants Were issued for participating in
the robbery and burning of Mr.. Poultons prop
erty in Seventh Ward, some weeks ago was ar
rested yesterday by officer Gross on a charge of
burglary. Officers Gill md featman were in
search OF him to arrest him for violations OF law
In this city, and found he had been previously
arrested and was 1t Justice Reaver:s office He
was committed to Jail by Squire Reaver, and the
commitments in the burning and robbery cases
IN the hands of officers McHenry and Yeatman
GndA arIa md .
Jail by officer Yeatman
THE RIvER.-At Harvey & Co.'s wharf-Ar-
rived schr Rebecca G. Whilldner, lennon. from
Philadelphia, with 5oi tons of coal.
At Riley's wharf-Arrived steamer Diamond
state, with consiRnments Of merchandise for p
Il. Pindle, Curtin & Jones, r B. Clark, p. Fe-
gan: Geo Selty, II M. b. Mcpherson, Marsh &
Co, } killmon, Barbour & Semmes, Geo. and
T6os Parker Co, White q Co.
The COllyer went to Mount Vernon this morn
ing with large number Of passengers .
The water in the river was unusually high tbi,
morning, the tide almost wash ny the pIanks on
the wharvcs.
WHAT THONPsoS!-The Fairfax News saws:
owe learn that desperate afffay occurred on
Sunday afternoon last, near Hunters Mill, in this
county, between a party of men who were en-
gagged at the time in playing cards and during
the melee one Of the number named Moses Wii
liams, received eight very severe cuts with
knife IN the hands of another of the party named
thompson The wounded man is not expected
TO survive. Thompson, who, II is said, resides
In Washington, was committed to Jail on Mon
day last after hearing before j. G.. Gunnell
Esq
PROF FowLER's lecture last night on s'Sexu-
atty was most respectfully attended Without
panderng to prurient tastes (rather 10 the dissat
1sfaction Of two or three persons who left the
room, as If the entertainment was not quite what
they expected) he enunciated stern truths which
every man in the land should know.
BY an unanimous vote Prof. r was requested
to repeat this lecture on Wednesday night next
ANOTHER CASE AGAINST DoUGHERTY.-This
morning, during the trials at the guard house, a
gentleman entered and informed Justice Dom
that he had charge to prefer against Dougherty
alias Dodson. the young man sent to Jail yester-
day on suspicion of stealing a gold watch and
chain. The last charge is picking the pocket of
gentleman In the same house L S Hotel of a
sum of money. The case was held over TO await
the return of the gentleman who lost the money
TO this city, to identify the prisoner.
SUPREME COUR1.-Yesterday, Charles Sweeny
and Claudius l.. Mcneil, Esq IS, of New York
and Fendall Marbury, Esq of Maryland. were
admitted attorneys and counsellors of this Court
No. IS. Jas. r. Jones ct al, plaintiffs in error
rs. Catherine McMasters. by her next friend
Manuel Ybarbo. The argument of this cause was
error, and concluded bv Mr.. VIM. G. Hale for the
plaintiffs in error. Adjourned.
FIGHTING AMONG THE PRISONERS Last night
row occurred between two sailors, in the cells
Of the guard house-one an Englishman. the
other Yankee. This morning when brougbt
ont, the superiority of the Yankee tars over the
English was very apparent-the representative
OF Old England being completely dismantled
Justice Dom, In consideration of the had fought
action, ordered both into the Queens dock"
(alias the workhOuse) to reft, limiting the time
to ninety days.
A BAD BEGINNING - Last evening, several
little boys were found on the Avenue, with a
number of daguerreotypes in their possession,
supposed to be s'olen. No one Of these children
was over twelve years of age, yet they seemed
perfectly indifferent as 10 the result Of the case
The magistrate at the guard house, Justice Donn
held all TO security for a further hearing.
SUPPOSED TO be STOLEN Yesterday, while
searching the house of Ann Lane In the First
Ward, for goods stolen by Lambert and his as
sociates In the Georgetown robbery, a heavy sill
yer fork was found. IL manufactured by
Gait x Bro and marked with the initials =: n
w. A" in old English letters The fork is in
the possession Of Officer Daw, of the First Dis
tTict police. The woman was committed for re-
ceivinS stolen goods.
Masonic ELEcrIoxs-At the communication
of Washington Centennial Lodge, No II, F. &
A. NJ. held last evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing Masonic wear, viz !:
Wm. IA Faulkner, w NJ; Allen 6 Fowler
w; Chas. G. Mills, J. w; Thns J. M. Barchns
Secretary; David Hepburn, Treasurer; G. F.
Housam, Tyler.
A Mosr CREDITABLK FACT it is, that the
Young Catholics Friend Society and the Young
Mems Christian Association have united for the
purpose OF relieving the suffering poor of this
city, without discrimination the score OF creed
opinion, or otherwise, during the present winter
CORPORATION STOcK.-Tuesday, five shares of
Corporation stock were sold by A. Green, auc-
tioneer, at 30.
WATCH RETURSs.-In the Central uard house
last night there were twenty three lodgers-aIl
non-residents. Mary KiIigan alias Lynch Ire
land, drunk and disorderly; workhouse 90 DAYS
Charles McMsnus, Ireland, fighting; do. VIM.
johnson, Ireland, do; do Hannah Wilson, COL
ored, Va, drunk and disorderly; do George
Rollins, ID. G., larceny; security. Rich'd Heath
ID. c., do; do.