Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-04
INTELLIGENCE.

The reports from our upper river hsh landings
are more favorable
AT Jackson city landing on Saturday, Mr.. Hunt
or, the proprietor, made, one tide. haul n
so shad, and between four and five thOuSand
herring.
Six miles below Alexandria, at Tent landing.
on Saturday last, the proprietor, Mr.. Hail. reports
n haul, at one tide. Of 1900 shad, and between
forty and hfty thousand herring.
The news from Alexandria is still discourao-
Ing. IL is anticipated that some twenty of the
owners will .'cut OUT to-day. There are no ar
rivals Of fish to note. Yesterday and this morn
ing the sales have been principally to country
people, who were paying from $40 IS to $40 IS
for shad, and 80 81 for herring. Ii was reported
that shad were up to sl3 yesterday, but afterward
cOntradicted.
Col. Dix arrived in the Columbia last night,
from Piney Point, with news confirmatory Of the
previous statements about the failure Of the fish,
cries He states that the season is the worst for
many years. The Colonel brought up the first
drNDI OF the season, weighing IS lbs, which was
taken by his men in a seine. He presented the
fish to Marshal Brown, Esq, and no doubt the
iIequenters of the = marble palace" VIII aPPrecl-
schr Mott BedeIl, Capt Thompson, has arrived
al Richey' wharf. She left New YORK on tuesday
last and arrived at Alexandria on rlday, coming
up to Washington on Saturday night. She has
the following cOnsignments for our city mer-
chants Geo. and ThOs. Parker Co.-B boxes
starch, 10 hhdS. merchandise, 50 packages do,
I45 packages wooden ware. IA boxes cherry bran
dy 5 dozen wine baskets, ID boxes merchandise.
az boxes tea. ~ bags coffee, 40 boxes candles, 6
y u.
IS baskets wine, 3 bags coffee; HOOe & Bros
boxes oil cloth; j. Van SOuthwOOd-hOusehold
furniture; w. p. Drury-76 packages hair; r. C.
MuTphy-meIchandiZe;W w. NJ. CTipps-f casks
porter and brown stout; Howell 4 MOrsell-5
cases matches, I case glass; Barbour & Semmes-
Is half chests tea; Elvans ThOmpsOn-5 boxes
hardware, 81 bars iron Capt. Meigs-iS barrows;
A. O.-5 cases merchandise; Charles-6e tons
stone; Murray & Semmes-5 casks wine; F.
COyle-3 mowers; T.. Martini quarter cask mer-
ChindiZe = Kirby box and I package mer-
chandizc Hamilton 4 Leach-25 hhds wine;
NJ. McDcrmOtt-3 hhds. hubs Miller L Coates
casks tiles; Campbell & COyle-2 kegs emery, 1
hid. and 4 rolls lead; Clark Il White-l2 boxes
Congress water; G. III. AnderSOn-2l cases and 1
bundle merchandise; Patent Ofhce-5 packages
models; Parker K Co.-5 quarter casks Of wine, )
bags nuts; J. +. Gallant box Empire water
The George Washington brought this morning
20 the wharf - tubs of Shad for the Baltimore
market, consigned TO Elvine 4 Grundy of that
city.
The END or THE CHAPLIN SLAVE CAsE.-A
Washington correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, gives the following history of a
matter which has made some talk in this city for
the last few days:
''WAsHINGToN, April 81, 1857
:" The end Of Mr. Chaplin'S attempt TO abduct
slave from this city was reached yesterday, after
the lapse of several yeas
90 This affair made some noise at the time
chaplin was released on bail given here nv David
A Hall, Selby Parker, and Blanchard printer of
the National Era, in the sum Of S6,iUO. But
and was there released on bail in the sum of 500
UO. To secure the bail in this city, the sum of
$3.50 was placed in the hands of David A Hall
But this sum was paid over by him for the pu
pose OF meeting the demand for the SuretieS in
Maryland. After the bail here had been forfsit,d
the abolition friends of Chaplin paid portion of
Ihe amount, and promised to raise the rest, but
The Government levied two or three years aro
ca blanchard printing materials, and David a
Halls lots, and Selby PaTkeT'S fancy goods store
I'M red thoV
10 time, while they endeavored to induce Blan-
chaId : friends to make good their PROMISE Re-
Sehuy MI SeIoy Parker, very worthy citizen
becoming embarrassed made a deed of trnst
upon his Stock in trade in favor Of his New York
creditors. A sale commenced, the day before YES
ierday, OF his goods under this deed. But pend
ing this, the United States Marshal stepptd in
win his prior claim, under an unsatiSfed execu-
non, ana swept on everything for the Govern
ment. The debt due was two thousand dollars,
and the property sold for enough to cover this
sum and the heavy expenses
The AbolitiOnists must have lost some of their
Leai IN the cause, when they thus fail to redeem
.heif most positive engagements, with men not of
their party, and who are not as rich as they bnt
actually poorer" - "''
Enthusiastically morning, between and 7
O'Clock, nre was discovered in the upper story of
a brick dwelling on street, opposite the Patent
once, belonging to Mr. Shanks and occupied by
MI. w. Mitchell. The alarm was promptly
given, and in a very short time the comnznies n
the FIRE department were on the pronnd and NV
thelr systematic efforts saved the property from
SesInctlon The roof Of the house only was
purht, though some of the furniture was injured
DIV haSty removal and the water from the engines
mr. Jos. Walling. member Of the Metropolitan
Hook and Ladder Company was hurt. bnt not
ou>1y oy the slate falling from the roof upon
MN The loss by the fire was small
between and o'clock YESTERDAY morning =
III piohe out IN frame house on l. street be-
merh SiIth and Seventh streets II was extin-
gnlshed before much damage was done The
IRE, no doubt, was the work of an incendiary
The MONTHLY REPORT Of the CAPTAIN Of the |
Auxiliary Guard shows that during the month of
AP there were 95 persons confined in the stations
under his control for offences Ofthese there ,,,e,
white persons, Is; cOlored. 30 Males =. fam-Ios
q Migrants, Is; drunk, S; drunk and disordeTIv |
81 ASSAULT, = larceny, ,; unlawful gathering 4: |
,e~r 4 ~. usolderiy and profanity, 4; for
:; suspicious circumstances ,; CARRYING u1IaIyfni
weapons, l;ICf these were committed to iaiI:
u 10 the workhOuSe; gave Security. "a ane and
costs; and 10 were dismissed Persons .co|t Gnu
dated with lodgings, S3-white -: coIorpd
Aes@under III years, l; between 10 and 30 @; %
O. en- ~. - and 40 IL 40 and So 81 so and 60,
W ana ~; j; 20 and II, 1. Natives of the Dis
u pct OF columbia. 3; Ireland, Il. MARYLAND "a.
TehhsylVanla, ID; Virginia g. GERMANY :. sco,'
%I o, england, :; New Hampshire 3; New
loik, o; New Jersey, l; Maine, I; Ohio, ?
SEVERE AccIDEST.-On Friday last. q, Por,
folnt, on the Potomac, while free negro named
John Wheeler, in the employ of Captain Hitch.
lumber mere liant. was employed in Ioading . ,es.
sci with lumber for the Norfolk Navy Sard .
neavy piece OF timber fell upon him cT,I,biny bis
thlgh IN friShtful manner There was no nrby9
slclan near the place who dared TO undertak e am
Rntdtlon, and he was accordingly brought Ia
washington, where he arrived this morning 10 he
tsken TO his home in Baltimore The ofieers of
the railroad refused to let him On over M. ,oad
because ne had not his free papers with him. He
was therefore compelled 10 wait at the deDot nm
- tsIegraPh dispatch could be sent to BaIti
mere 10 get certificate from his friend. in H.,
CITY as to his being free man. - '--"'
WHAT HAS BECOME OF The STREET CoxNIs
sIoNER'-The condition Of -Four and-a-balfst
between the Canal bridge and Maryland avenue,
u not only diSagreeable to those who have 10 mas.
mat way in carriages, but positively dangerous
One place in particular, near the Canal bride.
Mheie large hole has been gaping for a lonu
IIhle, and which, from lis nIoriinifv To ths