Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-27
LOCAL INTELLlG ENCE.


this sweet-scented locality (Fishtown) may DC
said to present its Iivelest appearance on sunday
Yesterday being, perhaps, the finest day OF TINS
backward SPRING was made much OF by the ex-
crcise and pleasure seeking portion OF the PoPu-
l7tion of Washington, and the Tlver boats went
down loaded from morning vi, n,gnt :, me t gay
the south wind prevailed Tor SIX hours IN success
SION vet the supply of fish was not greatly in
creased In the language Of an old fisherman, ''it
needs a week of such weather to make fish plen-
tv-they are not in the river"
AT some of the landings the fishermen, disgust
ed with their luck, are cutting out already, and
discharging their hands. The stony Point land
ing worked by Dearborn Johnson and John Glib
son. of this city. has, it is believed been the most
successful station on the river
The arrivals Yesterday were however sufficient
to keep things moving, and at wharf some
$50 shad were cleaned and wheeled to the salt-
ing shed in a couple Of hours, In the morning
The housewife accustomed to look upon nSn
cleaning a. a tedious and troublesome afar' Will
find something to excite her admiration In tne oI-
hand rapidity with which the professional c,edhe,
hicks the gills, opens the fish down Ine pc n a i
displaces its bowels with a single stroke OF the
knife as Il were For this the hsh-cleaner Is Pal1
at the rate of 80 cents per hundred for shad, and
SIX cents per thousand for herring.
Here is pile Of newly landed herring giltterlng
Ike freshly minted silver; mannish looking fe-
males souatted upon low stools are opening the fish
and hinging them into tubs OF fresh water; hordes
of ragged BOYS hover about the pile in quest of
the repulsive looking catfish, who with their te-
nacious hold upon life are to be seen wrigglinp
about actively long after their scaly brethren are
'dead as behring's" The boys get the ''cats''
free gratis and for nothing'' skin them and sell
them driving quite trade thereaD at sixpence
the string.
Here are half hogsheads containing eels which
have been trapped in barrels lowered from the
wharveS. The trap Is very simple, consisting of
a caSk pierced with augur holes and halted inside
with hsh ofal- The live cells we see here will be
sold to the restaurant keepers and the dead ones
will be picked, barTeled up and sent to Annapo-
lis to be used as bait for crabs and - snappers'
The nsh offal in the river attracts other custom
eTS besides cells White Sea-eulls and black
crows fTaternize in feasting upon this floating
carbon, dipping for it like so many swallows.
In that group of purchasers we notice not few
sharp-lOoking Baltimore hucksters, distinguish
able by their blue wool knit jackets. Washing
ton huckSteTdOm is also adequately represented,
and there is of course, keen competition for good
bargains. The hucksters, along with their shad
purchases. take not few . tailOrs'' or hickory
Shad' at low prices, and rumOr says they not I'M
frequently palm them upon green purchasers as
the genuine article, to which they bear consider
able resemblance. The e. hickOries'f can he read
ily detected by the prominence of the lower jaw
Faugh. what a smell comes from that immense
pile of herring offal, decOmpOsing in the warm
sun, We hasten on board the boat for Washing
ton, which, however does not start until twenty
five minutes after her advertised time, and for
that period we kept in range of the detestable
Odor. Finally. the irTegularity of the river boats
j. something to be complained Of on other
grounds; and the line which shall try the expert
ment Of keeping punctusl time will be sure to get
the monopoly Of patronage.
CIRCUIT CouRr-On Saturday the following
cases were taken up, and judgments rendered
thereon
The case Of b. J. Reed rs w j. smith, in
which plaintiff claimed damages OH the ground
OF t5esPsss. stone for plaintiff The jury gave
verdict for plaintif-damageS $500.
Case of MuntZ rs Clark. Suit for balance Of
unpaid bills. Verdict for plaintiff
- Stevens, on the part of Dionysus Sheriff, of
Prince George county, Nd, prayed the court to
deliver up certain negroes, under the 10th p owl
sion Of the Fugitive Slave Law. These negroes
are in the Jail of this county, where they have
been since last October, and claim their freedom
by Will Of the late Henry ii. Warning. of Prince
George county. The executor claims them on
the ground that there is not sufficient other per-
Scnal property to pay the teStator's debts The
court granted the prayer for them to be delivered
into the hands of Mr.. Sheriff. The negroes, it is
said intend to sue for their liberty in The courts
of Maryland.
To-day, Mr.. DevIin, defendants counsel in the
case of Provost rs. Anderson tried on Friday
last, and in which verdict was given for plaintiff
moved for new trial on ground of illegal sale of
the property in question, and further reason that
one Of the jury who sat in the case was an i'm
Po.tant witness for the plaintiff and that although
the witnesses in the case were in Court every day
up to the time OF said trial, they didnot appear
on that day, although proper diligence was OBJ
served BY defence to have them there to testify
The Court ordered the application to he placed
on file.
The Court then took up the case of Jesse Urmv
IS Henry Love, in which the plaintiff brings
action for recovery of account due plaintiff on a
threshing machine sold TO defendant in 1850
Mebb Tor plaintiff, Kennedy for defence. Yer
dict for plaintif-damages $3.50, with interest
from the LIST of August, 1852.
Mr. GibeTsOn, counsel for defence in the case of
MARY y Neal afterward Mary MahOney rS DIR. C..
H. Van Patten, in which a verdict was returned
for plaintiff on Friday last made application for
new trial on ground of prejudice on the part of
Inc jury against the defendant. The motion was
oyerruled by the Court, and the affidavit of the
defendant was Withdrawn by defendants coun-
sci
The case Of Grips rs. Patterson was taken up,
IN which plaintiff brings action to recover bal
anee OF an account. Swan for plaintiff Kennedy
Tor defence The counsel for plaintiff asked leave
TO amend his declaration, whfch,was granted on
defendants paying costs of term.
COPPER THIEvEs.-Late on Friday night last
two OF the Navy Yard watchmen, Messrs Downs
ana Howard, in going their rounds discovered
Two persons skulking around the lower mart of
ane yaId, 70 whom they Immediately gave chase :
anu one OF whom they caught as he was in the act
Oh climbing the wall. The thieves had succeeded
az COlecuhg together some seventy five pounds
VI cope. ana brass cuttings from the ordnance
" Soiile olhef department Of the yard. The per-
eph cdnSht, whose name is Kane, proves to be an
ola onender, he having been caught at the same
ZANE on former occasion und let off by the
captain. who did not desire to p,oxecuts hin, a.
lac lad been previously EMPLOYED in the yard
Be- Z
ne name OF his companion he gave as Joe Will
a;aLs, VINO IS well known to the police of this
Slty as loafer and English Hill bully The o.
ices are looking for him, and will nodoubt over
nduI nm before they give up the chase Kane
wa held TO bail by Justice Gull to answer AZ the
mex term OF the Criminal Court The copner
anu Jas cuttings are worth some fifty cents Der
Touhd outside the yard and hence the trade ~
stealing ID would be an Immensely nros,shIa "a
ana wen followed, were il not for the vigilance
yard es vi the
MAIL LETTINGs.-The following mail LETTINGS
miscellaneous routes) announced at the Genera
roSt Once on Saturday, of District interest.
.r nouiS 3,slI, Washington, by Georgetown and
,,eaL - ', 10 Rockville, service six times a
at S525 ie' 10 mos Rouse,
,, route 39I2 Rockville, by Forest Oak. Middle.
ggiooh, idfksburg, Hyattstown and Urbana 10
IIeaeIlcki service three times week in tIyo ~
p * .odc neS let to rhOs Rouse, at s675
Route LUG, Upper Marlboro by HiII;. Rr;d,,o
II lSHoI ana DnnkiTk, to Friendship; let TO 81
"US I've, LOT three times a week service -
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