Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-22

HE RIVERA free negro, named Emanuel
smith, was drowned at the wharf Of M..,rs
SaIt Young Yesterday evening: ne had been
aInking freely OF whisky, and laid down on the
9aI Il .ne long BOAT to which he belonged and
mediately sunk TO the bottom, and was dead he.
fore he could be fshed up. There were live o,b.,
men on the boat at the time Of the accident. but
| no effort was made TO save the unfortunate ma,
uni too late to afford any assistance ~
Arrived at Rileys whaTf-schr William Spear
rom Fort Waltlall, with $50 tons Of coal FOR The
Gas Company.
The steamer Mary land arrived up Yesterday af
terhoon at halfpast three clock, bringing up.
ward OF forty passengers.
Capt; Tignor, her pilot; reports the ship Ze-
Payr ancat again; she was easily gotten of at
high water yesterday, and has sustained no dam.
age by the accident; she will have 20 be Tighten.
Ell, however, before she can come up TO the Alex
Business at Norfolk was dull; fish very scarce,
but plenty of oysters.
The George Page took down this morning up
wards of 800 passengers for the Virginia Springs
This is the largest crowd of passengers that have
gone away from this city at any one time
The Columbia left on her regular trip to Balti-
gers for Piney Point.
The Powhatan went, at O'Clock this morning
down to Blakistone's Island, on the National
GuaIds excursion. The party numbered upwards
OF 5b persons and was accompanied by Withers'
City Band. This is likely TO be glorious tIip
iney return sometime Tomorrow morning
The barque Indiana went 10 Georgetown yes
,erday, 10 discharge her cargo of lumber She
halls f:om Savannah
AZ Armstrong; ship yard. Yesterday, two COL
oTed men employed in repairing the schooner
bilVe We're standing on the bowsprit foot rome
wien II broke, precipitatieg them down on the
ways below. One of the men was severely in.
Jured, having several ribs broken, and sustaining
other injuries.
DOG POISONING. notice, in various quar-
tefs, that The work of destruction has commenced
upon he canine race. This morning Two large
and valuable dogs were found dead Oh South
street. Island apparently poisoned with Strych-
nine we can sympatLiZe with the owners Of fine
ANIMALS Ike these in such loss; but il il quite
apparent such is the public alarm in consequence
OF The number of cases of hydrophobia exhibited
Tins season, that the army of doTS with which the
city IS infested will not be permitted TO run at
large unrestricted, as heretofore. We advise our
readers who have valuable dogs 10 muzzle them or
Tie Them up at once.
ANOTHER VicriM.-A youth named Jas Simp-
son, residing at the corner of Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was severely b;tten in fine
thighs yesterday by dog This dog seems TO be
particularly vicious animal az this is the ihird
instance OF his billing children within few days.
WEDDING AT BEowNs' Yesterday evening
Mr.. J. f. Riley and Miss Frances IngurInan
were united in the bonds of holy wedlock at
browns Hotel. The service performed by
the Rev. Byron Sunderland, OF The Presbyterian
church.
THE STATroSERs OF WAsHfNGruH will We
learn, close their places of business at } clock
this afternoon, a. mark of respect to the late
Robert Farnham.
WATCH RErURNs.-This morning there was
but one case in the central guard house for trial
George w. Graves, drunk and disosderiy: fine
and costs, II i6.