Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20

hIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE "A party Of rowdies
held possession Of our and a. half street (cana)
bridge, yesterday afternoon, and insuIted and
maltreated passers- by in the most shomeful man.
ner. They seized a grey headed old man, by the
name Of Leddy, threw him down cufrd him.
and threw dust in his face. They insulted In the
gIossest manner, two young ladies. the daup hters
Oh one OF the leading citizens of the Seventh
Waroi In TACT. no lady was allowed to pass with
out insult of language, or through having her
clothes lifted young man, quietly passing the
bridge, was knocked down, and on his showing
a disposition to resent he insult a uistoI was
drawn upon him by one of the desperadoes and
the others assailed him with stones No arrests
Were made IL gives us no pleasure to record such
occurrences but the truth must be told.
DESPERATE ENcoUNTER.-Yesterday afternoon
collision took place between John McDevitt
ana colored barber named John Nugent, on the
avenue. between Four-and a. half and Sixth SITS:
which resulted in the barber infiictiny severe
wound on McDevitt's head, with a razor The
wounded man was conveyed to his bone after
ms wounds were dressed by a physician Nu-
gent was arrested by officer w. j Parham who
obtained from him the razor and a watch He
was committed to the Jail for Court, by Justice
Dom.
The cause of the affair is variously stated.
MADE A MISTAKE. Doddridge Bailey and
Thomas Brown were arrested and put in the
guard house for being disordery, last night.
did not succeed. They then asked for lodgings
for the night, and were accommodated. Suspect
ing their intentions, Captain ills ordered close
watch upon them. This morning il was found
that John X Bailey had forced a lock to release
the prisoners, and he, consequently, had to share
their fate.
THE PREsBrTERIAN(N. - SYNOD OF VIRGINIA
meets tomorrow evening at * O'Clock, in the
Assembly's Church. corner of Massachusetts av-
enue and Fifth street. Rev. DR.. Read, of Rich
mond, opens the Synod with n sermon. and the
sessions of the body are public. The territory
covered by this Synod takes in part of MARYLAND
and Virginia, and the District Of Columbia
The Court OF CLAIMS YESTERDAY B
Magruder, of Virginia, was admitted to practice
in the Court of Claims.
The argument in the case of Henry Anderson
RS the United States was resumed Yesterday
morning by Mr.. Carlisle who had not concluded
at 3 O'Clock, when the court adjourned till II
o'clock this morning.
CENTRE MARKET.-The market was not pleas
ant this morning, the wind driving dust and
sand in the eyes Of purchasers and dealers, and
spelling the appearance of articles exposed for
sale. In other respects the MAJ ket was in good
condition. fair attendance of dealers, a good
supply, and brisk demand. The prices have
not changed materially.
ARREsT-Yesterday afternoon, Officer McIIen-
~ ana MIR klopfer, Of the auxiliary guard,
rested w. g. Richardson, at the Navy Yard
He was charged with breaking the door of Da-
vid Reeds rooms on Pennsylvania avenue. The
accused was taken before Justice Dom and held
to bail In $500 for his appearance at court.
AT FIVE O'CLOCK this afteronon, Miss John
son, favoraby known La Christie - the bril-
liant Springs correspondent of the Union, gives
some select readings at the Smithsonian InStitu-
ton before the Teachers Association.
WE OWE our enterPrising fellow-citizen. Sam1
Il. Drury, one, for causing to he placed our
table, at noon to-day, fine a half dozen Of oys-
tiers on the half shell, were eaten in w ash
inSton city.
WATCH RETURNs.-Samuel D.ummond, Eng
land, drunk in the street; workhouse GO days
Doddridge Bailey, Va, dsOrderly; do. 80 days.
Thomas Brown, do and resisting officers; do
Charles Mandy, Ohio, profanity; fiue and costs,
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