Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-24

from Frederick city The coach stopped as usual
on its arrival, the City Post Office, to deposit
the mails; and while the driver was engaged in
delivering the mail bay at the office, the horses
he'd the stage took fright and started down
the street at feadul rate. with no one In the
stage but the lady passenger Tne horses ran
down r street to Eighth; thence to pennsylvania
avenue, down which they plunged. scattering
sparks Of fire from their hoofs When they
reached tie corner Of Seventh street ana the Ave-
nue. they made very sharp turn-the eoach by
miracle retaining its upright PositiOn-passing
over the canal bridge with increased speed.
During all this time the lady was Screaming for
help which could not be- Afforded by reason of
the speed atwhich the horses were proceeding.
When about half way between the bridge and
the street bounding the south side Of the smith
sOnian grounds, the lady managed TO force the
door Of the coach open, as is supposed and leaped
10 the ground, striking her right temple against
the curbstOne, and inficting dreadful wounds
Several persons who witnessed the fearful leap
rushed up to the spot where she was lying insen-
sible and proceeded to apply several I remedies
hack was sent for, and the injured woman was
speedily taken to the Washington lnfirmary,
where she was cared for by the kind-hearted in
mates She has remained insensible up to this
writing and no one has yet appeared to recognize
h.r She came Yesterday from Frederick CITY
and informed the driver OF the coach that she
lived on the Island in this city Strange to say,
her name was not registered in the books at the
coach Cfhce.
The fall from the coach produced conclusion Of
there Is no sign Of returning consciousness Ii is
10 be hoped that this will meet the eve of her
lends ia this city or elsewhere, that she may be
cared for by others than strangers.
Il. S.-Sinee writing the above learn that
the trunk of the young Lady was opened this
morning by Justice Daniel Smith, which con-
tanned letter from VIM. YOnson, addressed to
his dang liter, Margaret c. NOnson, in Frederick,
requesting her to return home Such man lives
on the Island in this city, and the letter i'm
mediately dispatched In the hands OF an officer
20 the supposed father Of the young lady for iden
LITIGATION
SIXTH DIsTRIcI PoLIcE-Before Justice Gull
jeremiah Henesy was made to appear to answer
a charge Of selling liquor without a license
There had been an Irish funeral, and, as some
times happens on. such occasions, the friends had
small jOiifeation; and, after a short time, they
all got very lively and kicked up a great many
shines OF a not very pacific nature. The inform
ant, Knowing that Henesy had no license TO sell
liquor by the glass, lodged complaint and had
him up. But, IL fell out that Henesy had been
treating his friends, not selling to them lat all,
at all;' and he very soutly asserted his right to
give away his .'corn-top' TO whomsoeVer he
pleased His honor discha rged the case.
James Bryen was called up for disturbing the
congregation that worships in the colored Bethel
Church, near the foot OF the Capitol. No one
appeared against the defendant, and the charge
was dismissed.
George Reneker undertook to perform the feat
OF driving his horse over the gravel footway of
Tenth street to the terror of the Sixthwarders as
well as in defiance Of the law; he was fined 81 10
and 81 70 costs
John Bell was arrested for threatening and pro-
Zane language towards the little son of John For
est fined 81 81.
John smith came up the third time within the
last two months on the old charge of selling liz
quOr in doses smaller than the law allows for
people in the small grocery line. Smith ALWAYS
gets on. This time he got off again, and seemed
70 enjoy very much the idea of being too smart
for the law. The witness in the present case was
too good natured to acknowledge that smith had
charged him for the drinks that had made him
Tight so the magistrate dismissed Mr. :. with
promise to have him indicted properly next
time.
MILITARY VIsIToRs.-The Morgan Continent
tails, Captain Jackson, well-drilled, and hand
somely uniformed Revolutionary style) company
from Winchester, Va reached Washington this
morning via Alexandria. They were escorted by
the Alexandria Rihemen and Mount Vernon
Guards, and with Weber's band Of this city, the
band OF the Continentals, and Alexandria
band.
Having paraded through some Of the principal
streets, they proceeded to the Executive Man
sion, where they were received by DIR. b.
Blake, Commissioner Of Public Buildings who
Informed them Of the absence Of the President.
He having gone on visit to his home in Penn
sylyania. After passing through the principal
halls OF the Presidents House the battalion was
formed and marched to the War Department and
paid their respects TO Secretary Floyd, who re-
ceived them heartily. The battalion then pro-
ceeded to visit other places Of interest about the
city.
that not one OF them out to receive the visit
The RIVKR-The steamer Baltimore reports
nothing above the Creek but river craft and there
were no arrivals at Alexandria yesterday except
few Of the same class
Arrived yesterday, at Riley's wharf schr An
tens, Can't Ireland, from Port WalthaI, Va,
with UlU bushels coal for the Gas Company.
AT stone & MagTUder's wharf New York packet
schI. "A. V. Bedell, Capt Rider, with mdze for
the District. Washington consignees :-Hamil-
ton Leach, J. e. Mcguire, Campbell Il COyle,
Stanislaus Murray, Capt. III c. Meigs, William
Bryan, b. ". Reed, w. &. Harper, Naval Store
Keeper, =. Murray Tor X. Il. Clark Thompson
Il Hamilton, VIM II. Upperman, Edward Hall,
Commissioner Of Patents, J. Alexander, w. p
DTuTy, J. p stone, $. Bacon Co, W. BALKAN
Cass, Edward Myers, J. W. Thompson Howell
Il MOrsell. There many articles on board not
entered on the manifest, having been shipped
after the vessel cleared.
STRONG Contrast was that OF last night,
between the darkness, chill and damp Of the
outer world and the brilliantly Iit-up, cheerful
room Of the Assembly's Church Fair The SEN
sation Of passing from to the other was a de-
lcious one, and advise the reader to try IL ON
The array OF beauty at the Fair last night was
almost bewildering 10 the BAG heloT Eye There
was pretty girl to every square yard OF space al
sas,' ana the proportion would have been larger,
doubtless, but FOR the prevailing fashion The
Assembly = Church has certainly brave show Of
city women. We mean TO take a pew there,
BY the way, who are the - HarmOneons,1 who
sang SO deliciOusly at the Fair last night! The
management have shown good Judgment in fur
nishing excellent music, both vocal and instru-
mental.
CITY lNPROyRNENTs.-The Commissioner of
OF the Third and Fourth Wards has begun the
arrangements for trimming and graveling Eighth
street between ID and f. streets; paving and gra-
ding alley in square AZ: constructing sewer 10
connect with one at Fifth street, thence to !
street grading and grayeling r. from Ninth to
Tenth t.eets, and paving and grading alley in
square 4G5 This work will proceed rapidly
as possible.
SOMETHING HANDSOME. The new store OF
Harper & Mitchell, on Pennsylvania avenue, is
attracting universal attention from the ladies' In
all Its arrangements it Is fitted up according to
the latest for hrst class retail dry GODS
in the Northern capitals, and reflects great credit
on the taste and enterprise Of the pTopretors, as