Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-25

POLICE CAsEs.-Befors Justice CHH.-Two
men, named Y. Swan and John Cushaw, had
been to a wedding at Alexandria, and returning
home little elevated, came 10 Cushaw's house
at rather late hour, and found Mrs. C. and the
ltue Z. s in bed and asleep. They commenced
knocking rather loudly for admittance, but could
not, at first, make the insiders hear 4 neighbor
named Jones, hearing the disturbance caused by
the "spiritual rappfngs' aforesaid, went for the
watch, who came, but found that the knockers
up In turn, and taken TO the eastern watc h-house
where they passed the night. In the morning
they were arraigned for disturbing the peace uf
the Sixth Warders, and fined each S. and costs
not come home to his own house, and wake up
his own wife, without being fined for it, :. =
Grafton Nslly came up on charge of bricks N
the hat, !" and .'cussin'' some at " the man with
the rattle y He was served of with ten DAYS ex.
piation at the " Corporation gardens, ,, near the
Congress burying ground = -
George Mayhem, from the country, came to
town with load of hay, which he sold without
h'st complying with the law regulating the
weight OF hay, etc. He was brought to sense
or the extent Of HIS misdemeancr against The
constituted authority by fine of 81 S, whereat
george became very wroth with the - powers
that oe, and went oil home, where he procured
another load Of the same sort, which he had con-
veyed to the city, and 90 sold again and got the
money and was about to leave very much
pleased with the idea Of having circumvented
the law-enforcers; but, alas, he had not proceeded
far when one OF these ubiquitous gentlemen
had him again, and again did the law interfere
with the profits Of the hay sale to the tune of
ton, is not known. -
VIM Venable and Levi Burns were had over
the Goals for disorderly conduct. They both re-
ceived good advice from the Magistrate, and
weIe discharged.
Mr.. b. U. Kaiser was made to toe the mark for
driving his horse over % Uncle Sans" bridge at
the Eastern Branch, at q speed denominated
The officer ''opined'' that the country had no
right to pay for bridge timber to be worn out by
the hoofs OF kaiser's Rosinante, unless the said
animal was driven according to Gunter " The
Justice thought so too, and fined Mr.. X SIS as,
with the wholesome advice to 90 and sin no more
MI Joseph Young had been treating his ''crit-
teri to all unlawful trot on the same bridge, and
was also made to fork over the sum Of 81 As, and
he departed.
James Charles assaulted and battered Nj. VIM.
Sons, without the latter's consent, and was held
to bail to satisfy the outraged law, at the next
term Of the Criminal Court. r... ...
Mr. sam Bryan went into Mr. Murray,s tavern
where he behaved badly, and therefor was made
to suffer financially to the tune OF 80 S. and was
let of with an injunction to behave better next
time.
Before Justice Murray, in the same district
John TAYLOR was brought up to answer a charge
OF utering threats against the peace and qu'etude
Of John Thomas He was made to give security
in the sum OF $50 to keep very peaceful towards
the complainant for the space of six months d..
Eugene Staggman was charged with the mis-
appropriation OF some lumber, the remains Of a
house belonging to Martin King. which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The prisoner could not
undeTstand that after 4 house had been burned
there could he anything left, and went on the
principle that = You take nothin. from nothing
and nothing remains" The Justice very sinpu-
laTly took quite a different view Of the case and
held him to bail in the sum Of S266 for his ap-
Pearance at the nsxt term Of the Criminal Court
to answer charge Of stealing
Mr.. Hunt, for riding his horse over the foot
path and for leaving him on the footway, was
fined 50 Sc.
POLICE REPoRT.-Tbe officers of the police de-
paTtnent report to the Chief of Police ninety-six
cases for the week ending Saturday last: First
Ward, g; Second, 5; Third, 5; Fourth, 50; Fifth
10; Sixth, 4; Seventh IL.
WYsAS WILL, in addition to his regular even
ing entertainment, give a grand Thanksgiving
day performance Tomorrow afternoon Look
out for it.
REAL EsrAIF--Yesterday, A. Green, auction
eer, sold lots No. IL and l2, In square 429 with
Improvements, to James Dixon, for 81 500
THE CREW Of the sloop-of-war Plymouth was
discharged at the Washington Navy Yard this
morning.
WATCH RKrURSs.-John Simms, colored d.
C., disoJderiy; costs, Of cents. and security.
VIM. James, colored, ID. c., do; do Alfred
Newton, colored, D. C., do; do Alex Moore,
eolored, Md, do; do. Lewis Johnson, colored
do. John Scott, Ireland drunk dismissed Hen
Tieita savoy, colOred, ID C disordeTly; fine and
costs 81 VI. Fourteen dodgers, all non-residents
-----------------