Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-07

BURNED Ur.-we mentioned a day or two ago
that the rowdy ruans ssusinr'' about Balls Cross
Roads in Alexandria county, Va, had on Sunday
night last pulled down the building i'm that vi
cinity known as the Mount Carmel Episcopal
Church, In which young Birch was not lonp since
killed by Young Austin, in self.defence. as the
Court decided On the following niuht. (of Mon
aay,) we learn, the remains of the building were
D ',I,n up, evidently by the same hands that
pulled It down; and placard was posted near
me nte bearing on II the words, The last of the
Austin slaughter house, From our knowled1e
" me manner In which The authorities of Alex
ahuIia county nave long permitted rnfans and
rowdies to conduct themselves around Rails Cross
ROADS, we can have no hope that lent measures
VIII oe taken TO bring the perpetrators of this
cowaIdly act of ncendiarism 10 Justice We were
told by gentleman that they threaten also In
Dnrn TO the ground the beautiful new Methodist
Protestant Church in the same vicinity, known as
Tue MOUNT Oliyet Church, which was only dedi-
Gated on Sunday last. II will take more than
that act even, we fear to induce the police of the
county 10 try, properly, to bring them to Justice
JUVENILE GsNes-Within week paS, unite
crowd OF small boys have been accused of lar
cenies, petty and grand Some of them have been
arrested, while others are still prowlinp about
i've nave been caught by officers Kimball and
s nS IN me last three days, and their ages range
from eleven to sixteen wears. What can he done
with these little fellows? The officers do not like
to arrest them, but duty OBJ iges them; the owners
OF property stolen will not prosecute if they can
when thew
are forced to commit them to Jail MANY are dis.
missed on promises TO do better which they never
inlhl. In the numbers of arrests of those small
ooys; mate within few weeks, our citizens can
see the material for another gang similar to that
which so greatly annoyed them few wears aro.
ana which occupied the attention of all the mol
ana Auxiliary Guard for months before 1t could
De broken up. That gang was known as the
Forty Thieves and the boy who was their
Leader was an accomplished thief; but among
those now in training are many who are quite as
expert.
DRowNED.-During the storm on Tuesday last
as Mr.. William Dulin's Ben, a colored man from
Fairfax county, Va, who from having attended
the centre market regularly fer MANY years mast
Is wei known to thousands in this city. was pro-
ceeding home in his wagon, in attemptinG TO
cross four mile run at the ford near the farm of
10: b. Ha:dn, Esq, in Alexandria county, Va
(about seven miles from Washington y his wagon
was washed down stream and a negro woman
the property OF his master who was riding with
MIN was drowned. and also one of his pair of
mules. We mentioned, day or two ago, that
not more than week since his master lost three
little negroes, who, in playing, entered feed
box, the lid of which fell, and thus they were
suffocated.
The RIvER.-Arrived at Gait & Young 5 wharf
schr. Fannie, Capt. Stokes, from Philadelphia.
with 100 tons of coal FOR F. L. Moore
The Diamond State (steamer) arrived at Riley's
wharf this morning, from Baltimore, with a large
cargo OF merchandise for Washington.
IL Is understood that the Government repairs on
the long bridge will be commenced next week
The excursion of the steamer MARYLAND comes
oil tomorrow. Great pains have been taken by
Capt. Mitchell to make The trip an agreeable one
to all
ARRIvED.-F. w. Jones, Esq, formerly con-
nected with the press of this city, and lately in
Gen. Walkers army, arrived in this CITY this
morning. He was one of the lumber who arrived
IN New York on Tuesday by the United States
steamer Roanoke.
WATCH RETURNS. William ii II Butterball
stealing, arrested by officer King sent to jail for
further hearing Harrison Craigh, drunk in the
street; dismissed on the payment of costs 81 I6
John Baptist, stealing sent to jail for further
he