Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-09
A vIRerSus vrcrrnIzkp.-on Saturday,

VIRGISAS vIcrIMIzEp.-On Saturday, a
gentleman from Virginia met with young man
OF pleasing address, and an acquaintance having
somehow sprung up between them, they took
walk together 10 the Capitol grounds While
there a well dressed person approached them
and exhibited curiouslv constructed box, and
in short proceeded to try OH the old trick Of the
" box game
The virginian gentleman's companion inti-
mated to him. In whisper, that he knew the
the owner that he could open It. He offered
draft of $500 a stake. This draft the box
holder declined accepting a stake, and moved
on The Nirginian's friend then urged him to
loan him $50 to bet, . IL being dead sure thing,
and he would repay him at the hotel The $40
was forthcoming, staked and (of course) lost
The sharper walked OFF the friend, in great
(pretended) rage, walked after him-and that is
the last this fine old Virginia gentleman has seen
of the twain.
PoLIcE.-Bcfore Justice Clark.-George Butler
was brought up for assault with an axe, on VIM
Green; held to bail for court
VIM Delany, drunk and disorderly; costs and
ana costs, and committed to the workhouse for
60 days.
Mary Heisler, for selling liquor without IL
cense sned So and 81 as costs
Pat Maloy, vagrant workhouse for recommit-
ment TO the poor house.
Miss JCLIANA Naive have frequently seen
among us the musical celebrities of the Old
World-ffom snowy Sweden on the north to sun
ny Italy on the south-but Miss MAY IS we be
lieve, the first American woman who has attained
the highest ranks Of the lyric art After an alb
sence of six years from her native home Miss
May will make her first appearance at Carusi' s
Saloon on Thursday evening. and we doubt not a
very warm greeting awaits her.
BREF-At the great cattle markets Of the coun-
try, the price of beef has declined a2c per b.
during the past week, but &c beef eaters'' have
reaped no benefit thereby. They are paving
about as much now as they did last summer
WE CALL ATTENTION to the fine concert of
vocal music announced for the benefit of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
WATCH RETURNs.-Nov Joe Johnson, COL
ored, Va, unlawful assembly, S64i William
Richardson, ID. c., do; ten stripes. Adam Fem
litski, Poland, vagrant workhouse 90 DAYS Jas
Riggs, colored, Va, unlawful assembly; fine and
costs, SO A.. Sarah Black, Va, larceny; Jail for
court; sandy Jones, colored, ID. c., disordeTly /;
workhouse 20 days. John f. Moran, ID. c., riot !;
Jail for hearing. Andrew Hume, ID. c., drunk
and disOrderly; S3.44. Nelson Brown, d. C.,
diserderly; fine and costs, SO a. John Brooks,
Joseph Smith, colored. Va, drunk and disor-
derby; fine and costs, 81 A Henry Mills Va
drunk and disOrderly; fine and costs 81 Al. VIM
Biddleman, ID. firing pistol; S344. Lewis
Higgins, ID. C do; do.
Nov. SWIM. Henry TAYLOR, colored. ID c.
gambling; S6.i4. James SHINES, d. C disor-
derby and two cases of assault and battery; Jail
for court Richard Cole, colOred. do, unlawful
assembly; workhouse 90 days. James Williams,
do. do: do. John Matthews, do. do; fine and
costs S64i. John Anderson, colored Va, do
workhOuse 90 DAYS
Lodgers-ffteen one from the District