Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-21

.se8 WAS dtsmissed from the charIs OF
Sng goods knowing the same to have
. Da stolen. The goods reclaimed were oil
Hn,ne amount He proved BY one Of his
workm.n that the articles fWhic he sd.
m M ne believed 10 be stolenj were left near
sis premises by colored man without the
hnoWiedge Of said Melsg, and at Right were
placed in his shop. The articles identified
belonged to the family of Mr. s. Parker, and
9ere delivered to him after the investigation.
j. L Smith and VIM. J., Martin, Es9s., fol
defence s 'ff'7E
John Holiday, John Perry and Jo,spb
Somers. were arrested by Officers Kemble and
King, o 8. Police 0ficers Norwood of the
auxiliary guard, and Watson Of the city DO
lice, for fraudulently combining with Others to
obtain money by betting on a game called
monte, or three-caTd trick and with hav-
Ing, IN said combination obtained the sum of
ten dollars from q man named Ulrich Bauff
IL was proven that the game was conducted
In the open air at or near Pages VII arr. Off
Gers Kembfe and Norwood having been in
formed that the game was in progress, pro-
ceeded In carriage to the scene of action
and on their way met four persons, who after
wards proved to be the men they were in pur.
suit of. The officers Immediately returned
when a foot race took place. The fancy men
having tho start, preceded the pursusrs, and
made tracks for the city. A portion of them
entered q gambling house on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue the others took refuge in a house Of
ill-fsme kept by a woman pamed Elisabeth
Golden in Long Alley, from whose domicil
they were routed and took refuge unlimited
in the dwelling Of Mr.. W. II. Falknar, Penn.
sylvania avenue, from which dwelling they
were taken by the officers, and after hearing
all the evidence, the Justice committed them
to jail for trial before the Criminal Court.
John Perry was soon after bailed out BY
Denton 8: Porter, who qualified that he was
the sum of 1886.
In the train of these gamblers, at the mar
istrates office, We noticed some youths, the
sons OF respectable gray haired citizens, who
would shudder at the intimation that their
chlidren were In familiar association with
such characters. Washington city is unfor-
tunately infested with more than its share of
gam 6lers and genteel swindlers, and parents
should exercise active vigilance in ascertain
ing tne character of the persons With whom
their children associate
THE NATIONAL HOTEL SICKNEss.-T The
Mayor and sub committee of the Board of
Health concluded their investig atiops last
night, and will report the cause of the sick
ness at the National to be what We original.
~ suggested-i- G, defective sewerage, the
8 ench-trsp at the corner of Sixth street and
the avenue holding the foul air and throwing
1t back upon the hotel. II was stated before
the examiners, by guest of the house. that
ne mad stopped at the house at three different
times during the sickness that he recovered
from slight attack on his first visit, and on
MS next visit took the precaution to eat and
drink elsewhere, merely lodging in the house,
but was attacked more violently than before.
DE Is now again stopping in the house, in per-
feet health, but sleeps with his chamber win
n - nrNa nrIA - g.
TIE NATIONAL HOTEL 1t was not decided
at p m to-day to close this establishment at
once, though the anticipation that it will be
closed this evening is rife.
TIE CRIMINAL COURT was not sitting TODAY
the jury having been discharged until Tues
day next.
CHINA ILLUSTRATED tonight at Carusi's
Saloon.
GREAT FAIR OF TIE METROPOLITAN Mr.
CHANCES INsrIrUrK.-Among the yarious ar.
.icles on exhibition we notice the rich per.
fumes, dc culled from the thousands of exotic
IS well as native flowers, forming the " McCIain
Pyramid Of Sweets" always attracts the la
dies, who invariably 60 away sweeter than
when they came. I
GoDEY's LADY's Book for April lust re.
'eived: For sale at Adamson's, Seventh st.,
opposite to the Post Office.
Oysters AND ALE If you want good Oys-
.ers and superior Ale, call ut Hammocks q.
Liberty Hall, No. 206 Pennsylvania avenue.
under Willards Hotel.
MADAME SWEET and others in
" sshington should not omit consulting this
ady, who, during the past month, has been
ga hxxr of . L. IL
men of standing.
EXTRACT from the report of the Judges of
he Fair Of the Washington METROPOLITAN Me-
,hanic's Institute: "The perfumery. fancy
soaps, dentifrices. DO made and deposited by
E. McClain, of Philadelphia, the committee
to tho highest commentator. The
extracts are equal in every particular, if not
superior to many Of the best imported His
equal to any that have fallen under cur notice
anywhere. Dr. 2. HOWARD,
Dr. r. B. IRoNsIDEs"
INAUGURAL HUMBUG-SOms of our fossil old
fogies grumble terribly about the energy dis
played by Shiliington, the great bookseller
and news agent in this city, in selling views
Of the Capitol and Pennsylvania avenue, as
'poJ aPPodIeu On Inauguration Qay, Wnlcn
were engraved . few hours in advance, and
published in Leslie's Illustrated Paper. We
admit that in these few hours, the Capitol
might have been burned and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue might have been rendered impossible
for the President elect by the crowd of country
Subscribers Who preferred making an invest.
ment in Leslie's magnificent illustrated Pa
per, rather than call upon the Editor of the
Weekly GIumbler to pay up for stale reports
of medical proceedings week old, or olsen
TERED relics from the past But for the infor.
m alton Of the public, we would state that Mr..
Shillington has received the third number of
Leslie's paper containing numerous illustra-
tions OF the inauguration. This completes the
series and can be obtained at Shillington's
Book, Newspaper and Stationery Establish
ment NT' I |
WAfcH RBPoRr Eight persons were in the
watch house last night-four of them dodgers
and the others in Tor various Corporation Of.
fences They we're all dismissed By Captain
Mills, Ut o clock this morning, there being
no police magistrate to try the several cases.
eaf PERSONAL 4
/. 80. Ex.Secretary Marcy has declined the
public dinner rendered him by the merchants