Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-31

Mutton, - " cents
ioIstoeS, Per bus hel -.-............GO cents.
And in case Of refusal on the part of the dealers
70 sell al the above rates. we do hereby pledne
ourselves To each other and TO the community not
70 purchase the above named articles for the
tD!ily DAYS next ensuing.
T. hsSotred, That committee Of five citizens
ne appointed TO take the necessary measures in
procuring provisions in large quantities direc.
consumer. - "
5; ReSOired That we call upon the authorities
.osuiciIy enforce the existing ordinances rela-
1--WE 70 hucksters and SINNERS and that the cti-
rs he urged to purchase their supplies direct
tram the farmer and the butcher
%. hsSofred. That we call upon the citizens
throughout the entire CITY to unite with rs in
support OF the above resolution.
ne resolutions were all adopted with the ex-
Certlon of the third. and upon this a committee
ol ten was appointed TO take the resolution into
consideration, and report whether any better
plan could be adopted, the committee 10 rero!t
on Monday evening next.
A Brutal HUSBAND -IastnIph., man named
stephen kearney went to the house OF his father
ln-Iaw, named Samuel Patient, to call upon his
vile with whom be has not lived for upward of
a year, on account of some difficulty between
them The man Kearney, il seems, is a drunken
ieiiOw, VINO, by his brutal conduct toward his
young wife and infant child compelled her 10
leave him and return to the home of her father
Mr; fallent bed frequently warned Kearney to
stay away from his house; which warning Kear-
ney diSTegardsd; and, when drunk. would visit
there, and vent his abuse upon his wife under
ner fatheT roof. He went last night and wish
ing 10 see her, she came to the door and after
Few words hcarney went AWAY but soon after he
returned, bringing his brother with him
VII. PaiIent forbid them the house, and Kear-
nav, after exchanging some threatening words
with him, hauled of and knoc ked Patient down
ne old man got up and staggered into the door
when hearney followed. knocking him down
again Young lad named Henry Hewlett who
was present, seeing the old man thus beset seized
an OLD mmsket, which was standing convenient
ana peat kearney over the head with it, infictinp
serlous scalp wound; whereupon Kearney's
brother rushed mp and drew h out of the honse
and carried him of He was taken the druo-store
OF MI stone, corner Of Seventh and X streets
own home.
Patient and Hewlett were arrested and taken
70 the ONCE Of Justice Dom. where they remained
oil night, but were discharged this morning no
one appearing to make any charge against them
The PATENT OFFIcE.-The area walls to-
Eether with the main basement walls of the north
front Of the Patent ONCE Extension, are I'D. and
the foundations Of the interior division walls arc
already begun. In the course of the present fall
the Dick division walls will have been built M
and The Basement story arched over. The granite
stone Tor the greater part of this branch of the
th1ehslon Is ready cut, and great progress toward
The completion Of the north front NAV be ex
pected during the next summer
ne western wing can now be seen in its fin
1shrd state and under more favorable circum-
stances than heretofore. The finishing touches
about the Portico have been applied and the re-
snIt IN the way Of architectural effect is highly
btautlfuI- The effect is enhanced through the
workshops having been removed from Mini
street, opposite the west wing and the street
leyele1 up Around the base, extending to the
Sueel l!he, workmen are engaged in laying off and
Identifying the grounds, and setting the stone
sleePers TO contain the iron fence which is 10 he
similar 20 the fence surrounding the east wing
CIRCUIT CORR This morning on meeting of
the Court, one Of the jurors, Mr.. VIM A. Kenne
dy, was ascertained to he unwelI and so the case
OF Jones rs Dermott, now pending, was post
poned and the jury discharged until next Mon
day
mi MI Darlington appeared with appeal to the
Court to discharge John Henry Butler colored
from his apprentice indentures with William n
Bell which appeal was granted
ne cali OF The Court 10 officer Reese to show
cause why he should not be discharged from his
once mas been post poned until the case of Jones
rs. DeIm"tt shall have been decided The court
VII then, II Is understood, act upon the case
NO other case being ready for onsideratiop m.
Court was adjourned until next Monday morning
at 10 o'clock O''S
DRY GOODS or SEVENTH STREET-RealIy our
avenue dry-goods merchants must look to their
lsureis, or they will he snaiched from them nv
their active competitors up Seventh street. who
by the extent Of their stoc Ks the careful r,a,na
an which they select them, and the favorable
terms on which they sell, cause this part of the
ali
others, north OF the Avenue. As Illustrative OF
The spirit with which the dealers i'm this Quarter
carry on the war we have only to refer to the ad-
W IiehIS OF hessrs Hall Hyatt, and Perrie,
all or whom are located between and X streets
nor'h 10 Is really worth a walk out there 10 see
the hne display made by these gentlemen in their
line OF business. -
The WoKKHOUsE.-Tc-day, there are ffty-six
prisoners at the workhouSe; i'm the aImsbouse
1OIty-Gve PauPers. At the present time they are
a. comfortable possible in the temporarv struc-
tufe erected for their use The only thing to fear
Is their eareiPSSness Of their own health During
The winter the prisoners must necessarily Le krbi
IN close confinement great part of the time and
iHlS may engender sickness. The winter en-
PIoyment Is not generally sufficient to keep them
busy, Outsde the prison. long eDOugh to Give 4, !,
thorough cleaning daily aud prisoners are not
generally careful Of the cleanliness of their cells
Many Of the prisoners escape; IL they would leave
hndiiy II would be well, but they never do.
ODD Pillows HALL crammed last night,
and such we suppose will be the case this after
noon and evening.
In the afternoon performance the Juvenile.
appear in the diverting farce of .sMy Mary Ann
concluding with the operate burlesque Of s.Bom-
10 the evening s'Bombastes Furioso, - and the
musical farce a Loan Of "A Lover"
Everybody will he glad TO hear that the Juve-
niles propose To stay anOthe week with US.
Tx YOUNG MAN CLARK, whose death through
being thrown from horse at the CentreyilIe
races was noticed in yesterdays Star, was, we
are Informed, not one OF the riders might
have been Inferred, but was riding for amusement
after the races had been concluded. The saddle
glit unfortunately broke, and he fell with such
violence a. TO occasion his death. He was ell
gagged as clerk In a store, and was very much
beloved in that neig hborhood - NJ
The RTyEE.-During yesterday the draw keep
ers at the Long Bridge were kept pretty busy, by
the constant arrival Of canal boats with Cumber-
land coal, and long boats, sloops, etc with wood
and sand from the lower river
q Arrived, at Harvey Co = wharf, schooner
William y Morgan, Williams, from Havre-de
Grace, with l3D tons coal for Harvey Co.
CAPT. BEATLkY, we learn, Killed the first pair
Of canvass backs taken on the river this season,
on Yesterday week. .r.....