Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-17
DESCENT UPON THE RIoIERs.-ArreSts Last
Mgtt Deputy Marshal Phillips having received

DESCENT UPON THE Rro1ERs-Arresu Last
Nght.-Dcputy Marshal Phillips having received
bench warrants for the election rioters in
dicted by the Grand Jury, made his arrangements
yesterday afternoon with Captain Mills of the
Auxiliary Guard, and Chief of Police. Baggott
FOR simultaneous arrest of all the parties now in
Washington, and their plans succeeded to per-
fiction. The Guards were not ordered to their
usual beats at all, but were divided into squads,
the police officers being assigned to positions in
each squad. After a reconnaissance of the city,
and an outdoor inspection of various houses the
officers proceeded about the same time to make
arrests in various parts of the CITY, with the fol-
lowing result: Isaiah Stewart, Daniel Stewart
George G. Wilson, VIM. B. Wilson, Chas Hur-
die, Robert Stafford, William Garner. Van Oyle
Johnson, William Dobbins, Charles Sanderson
Charles Spencer, VIM. Jones, alias "Bud Jones ),
All these were taken directly to the county Jail,
TO await the orders Of the Criminal Court
The plans for the arrests were conducted with
so much secresy, that outside the guard house
and Jail few suspected that ANYTHING different
from the ordinary duties of the guards and police
was on hand.
The names of Isaiah and Daniel Stewart are
familiar to the readers of the CITY papers in con-
sequence OF their connection with various court
cases tried before Judge Crawford. Charles Hur-
die is well known 10 the police; and when his
name was mentioned, the officers instantly re-
mar We can easily get Charley Van
Ogle Johnson, ChadeS Spencer and Bud Jones
are quite young. William Garner is well known
to the police and criminal courts, and unfortu-
nately for him, he seldom gets into difficulty that
whisky does not point out his hiding place He
was Intoxicated last mig ht when arrested-the first
arrest made.
Dink King, n somewhat notorious character.
and for whom the officers had 4 Warrant put for
the woods outside the city limits, and managed
| TO escape after a long chase. His wind and bot
| tom saved him this time
r. :. Washington Browning, for whom the
| OlncefS had Warrant on the same charge was
arrested this morning.
THE WASHINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday
| evening, Mr. Henry Hardy in the chair Consid-
| cradle routine business was transacted
| Mr.. John Watt, chairman of the committee on
/ exhibitions, offered his resignation OF said posi-
tlon which resignation the society reunctantly
| accepted, he having shown himself at the late
exhibition admirably qualified for his post
| committee OF three, consisting of Messrs
Cammack, Clark and COTbet, was appointed on
the subject OF preparing for the exhibition in Oc-
toDer next, W hose duty it was made to wait upon
| the Secretary OF the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings in reference to obtain
! ing leave for special location for holding said
| exhibition; also, to offer premium of 10 TO any
person who shall present to the committee, for
the adoption by the society, of the best plan with
drawings and estimate of cost, for an exhibition
| under canvas, the same to be submitted at the
regular meeting on the third Wednesday of Au-
| gust.
| The Treasurer presented his report by which
appears that there is cash in his hands amount
| ing TO 1876 .29.
| On motion, the Treasurer was empowered to
| pay the premiums awarded 10y the Society at its
| exhibition last month. These premiums 4 re to
| De PAID at the next meeting, August 10Th. of
which the parties interested are rennested .o t.l
| notice.
The following nominations were acted on and
the gentlemen elected full members, viz: Dr.
John b. Blake, Richard Wallach ! p Bovd
| Henry Willard, DIR Busey c. III w Meban
| James Pilling, Mr.. Chubb, Mr. Iardella. Jobn
Slater Of Alexandria, DR.. Bayne of Maryland, J .
II. Hopkins, John Wise, John Conner, and -
Hemmett, Esq. Also, Col. James g. Berret was
elected an honorary member.
MORE RAsCALIrY.-In addition to the outrages
noticed in yesterdays paper upon the school-room
| OF Miss Lee, in the Fourth district we have now
70 speak OF villanies Of the same character per-
! petrated probably by the same set of scoundrels
| upon several school rooms IN the First and Sec
ond district on Wednesday night The rooms
occupied by the schools under Miss Thompson
MIS-. ogden, Miss Randolph and Miss Billings
were forctbly opened, the two former by pryinp
the shutters open with an iron bar and the most
wanton destruction was made of the furniture
DOCKS, papers, school reports, desks, and even of
the schooI-room clocks. Ink was poured upon
every object that was susceptible of dishg,ire-
ment and In all their movements the perpetrators
| clous mischief really hellish.
we must give such villains, however, the Gre
| DIT OF showing considerable acuteness i'm thus
recognizing in the Public-school system the most
/
VIE courses. d" Down with the ballot box down
with the schools - seems to be the ralIyng cry
| OF this league.
MORE ABOUT DoGs.-The PHILADELPHIA LEDGER
in noticing the horrible death of person biz bv
mad dog, pitches into the canine race after this
fashion
with such facts as these so freouentIv occur-
ring, we wonder that people will continue TO
keep dogs. Can any one tell what earthly use
!ley are IN CITY, exceptto howl aud bark through
.he n'ght' 10 The discomfort Of the sick, and run
about all day, endangering everybody's life
instead OF publishing recipes for the of hy-
dTophobla the most sensible course would he TO
remove the cause Of disease. The best and the
surest Temedy--One that is never known to fail
tocut oil every dog s tail close behind his ears
! ICOMMuSICATRD
Editor Of the Star We bee leave to call the
| attention OF the proprietor Of the Georgetown
| stages to the Inconvenience suffered by the pas
sengers ladies in particularly in conseq uence of
the Ieaky stale Of the roof Of the omnibus that
lett GeorSctOwn at II \ Yesterday morning The
ladies' found il necessary to use their parasols
Great dIthculty was found, too, in raising the
Sashes, the straps Of which We're missing We
think an Improvement mig hit be made. i'm the posi
ton OF the aperture through which tickets, &c
are passed, as great deal OF rain comes through
IL Hiuch 10 the Inconvenience OF the passengers.
GEORGETOWN, July l.. b.
SENTENCE OF CROss-THE CIRCUIT CoURr-
The sentence of Robert Cross will not be carried
into effect until after the rising of the Circuit
Court at its next term, by reason of the applica-
ton by the prisoner counsel for bill of excep-
lions: This term will commence on the third
Monday Of October and but for the art of the last
Congress. adding Il court term. would not proba-
bly, terminate Until January AS 1t is, Cross will
be likely to remain in the county Jail until De-
ceinbcr before ne enters upon his term in the
penitentiary The new term of the Circuit Court
under The law above mentioned, commences on
the third Monday in January next.
CRIMINAL CoURr.-After our report closed
yesterday, the Court sat until three O'Clock. for
the grand jury to return; when that body came
IN they were discharged until to-day at II m.
The petit jury Were informed that there would