Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-17

LOCAL INTELLlGENC
Navy YARD MATTERS The Water Witch,
Government steamer, which arrived at the Navy
Yard on Tuesday last, with old iron and scrap
copper for the Washington Navy Yard purposes;
left again on Saturday evening, for Nonoik ana
New York with stores for the New YORK navy
Yard embracing chain cable, small chain, brass
work shells, powder tanks, rined muskets, e,c.,
and stores for the Norfolk Navy \ ard, consisting
of anchors small chain with friction roller BUSH
e., ordnance stores, etc.
The new shell house is being pushed toward
with energy the walls are Wen ,s1I done and
the various departments to be weL managed
The new boiler shop Is nearly finished, and looks
we'll This part OF the navy aa,o W., worn nas
tion that IL is the best Job of work that has
ever been executed in our Navy Yard within
the same space Of time that has been occupied IN
its erection IL will be ready for occupation in
about three weeks. Every other department OF
the Navy Yard exhibits an unusual degree OF In
duStry. The great increase in the work OF the
Yard calls for corresponding increase OF accom-
modations in the buildings in which the Work Is
done.
The Naval Store is to be heightened one hun
dred feet, and other improvements about tnat
buiIdin0 arr to be made to give room for the en-
larped extent Of stores consequent upon this con-
stantly increasing amount OF manufactures Inc
NAVY Yard mechanics have earned for themselves
abroad and at home, a reputation which has
given them high standing, and places them in
the front ranks among their fellow mechanics all
over the country.
RsnoraIs-1n the Yard, watchmen John H.
Bathom, VIM. Mccoy, VIM. Steele, Jacob Lus-
key, Jos. Howard, and John Downes have re-
cefved notice of their removal. The present in
cumbents, ii is said, all belong to the so-ealled
The range Of thermometer at the Navy Yard on
Friday was, at a. m, 80; 4. m, s3o;; IL m.
am, 100; a. m, So; 10 m. 90; and II a. IN.
9o.
- AT the Barracks, fifteen marines, new recruits,
aepre sent of to Norfolk to join the general ser
s1v5ee at that post. ro-
is1na RIvER-Anived at Gait & Young's wharf,
-strsr propeller James Jerome, Capt. Jerome, from
Philadelphia, with Pill tons Of coal for Messrs.
Gait & Bro She also brought i'm tow to Alexan
CSkia market. At the same wharf arrived schr
SFervade, from Portland, with liz tons OF coal for
Henry Il. Richie.
AT Riley's wharf, arrived last night, steamer
Columbia, from Baltimore, with cOnsignments of
merchandise for MesSrs Bates & Bro, f. Eli
cott Howell & Morsell, Barbour Semmes, Robt.
DonneIly, and J. r. McGregor. The Columbia
reports large ship at anchor off Maryland Point,
supposed to be one of Fowle's guano ships fGom
the Chincha Islands, now due at Alexandria.
The steam-tug Wide Awake this morning,
lowed up from Alexandria TO the mouth of the
Washington canal, two boat loads Of coal from
the Cumberland mines.
Arrived at Stone & MaSruder's wharf, schr.
Olive, from Philadelphia, with so tons of coal for
II Fowler.
From gentleman just returned from st Mary's
county hear that the prospects in regard to the
tobacco crop in that county are rather poor. The
unusually rainy season has given the tobacco an
impetus upward without its branching out and
the crop Will consist principally of tobacco stalk
rather than leaves. The farmers generally conf
plain Of a want of sunshine TO ripen the crops.
The planters now engaged in following the
soil for the fall sowing. Corn looks extremely
well, but, say the farmers, wants sunshine.
The Female Seminary of st. Mary's county has
closed for want of patronage.
The steamer Washington. Capt. COrson, went
down TO the hite House, day, on the excur-
sion Of the Montgomery Guards. Columbus ca
tiers for them, and they are accompanied by J.
ESputa'S excellent cOInet and string band. The
party is very large.
The CAxAL.-The late heavy rains have been
playing the mischief with the canal. Mr. Com
missioner Wise informs that, along the north
side Of the canal, where he has been operating
with the mud machine, large proportion Of the
work Of dredging will have to be done over
again. From seventh street up to Twelfth, the
channel which had been cut out so as to furnish
depth Of five feet and upward at low water was
filed up during the heavy rain of Tuesday
week, that the channel was found on examination
after it was over TO be but and half feet; the
washings from the main sewers actually filling in
TO a depth Of three and half feet. This extra
sand will be removed the first thing TO make room
for large feet of Cumberland canal boats, which
are expected to arrive IN our canal with coal in a
few days.
At the Third street junction of the canal with
the Tiber creek the rain washed something like
200 bushels Of sand and gravel into the canal,
making a bar across which no canal boat could
pass light, much less when laden with coal.
The NEW POLICE RULB.-The rule Of keeping
the Central Guard house open all day Sundays
and of trying the cases in the afternoon which
are brought in during the day, has been but re-
Gently adopted, but seems to work benefcially.
At any hour during the Sabbath day or general
holidays an officer can be found at that station,
and all complaints made there will be promptly
attended to. On the Sabbath, the cases brought
in the night previous tried in the morning,
after the Auxiliary Guards report for the morning
roll call; the cases brought in during the day are
tried in the evening before the Guards report for
duty.
Yesterday, the complaints were not very numer-
Gus. The following cases were disposed of in
the trial room BY Justice John ID. Clark, of the
Second District: Thomas Manley, suspicious cir
cumstances; wOTkhouse 60 days. VIM. III Myers,
cOloTed, throwing stones do. VIM. Mccormick
hshting; security and costs, sl.1S. VIM. Jen-
lngs, do do Lewis Carr, gambling; security
and costs, Il Is and for stealing; Jail for court.
Mathew Butler, stealing; Jail for court.
swISE.-This morning, the police officers OF
the Fourth District were busily engaged at an
early hour, discharging the unpleasant duty i'm
posed upon them by the law to prevent swine from
going at large Quite an army of boys were fol-
lowing close behind them to witness the per-
fOrmances of the trained dogs used In catching
the hogs. The animals are taken the Washing
ton Asylum, where they are kept in pens until
sold by the lntendant for the benefit of the Asy-
Ium. This law has been in existence for many
years, but within few years past the number of
hogs taken has greatly decreased, probably be-
cause more care is exercised by the owners keep
them from the streets.
STEALING.-YeSterday, colored boy named
Lloyd Brooks, who has for some time ESCAPED
the officers who were after him for stealing a set
Of Teins the property Of William Marshall was
taken to the Central Station for some offence
against the Corporation laws. He gave a false
name, but the Justice who issued the United
states warrant, being present, identified him, and
though he paid the penalty in the Corporation
Ease he was sent to jail by Justice Clark for trial
by the court in the larceny case.
The NATIONAL OFFICES - The Providence
Journal gives some forcible reasons in favor of a
new house for the President at Washington, and
adds:
uUht al tob