Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-29

whom he (Stoddard) said was not REGISTERED on
his book; he was German; they all appeared to
nave one object that of preventing voters from
coming to the polls.
The case is yet in progress as we 20 to press.
HOMICIDE AT CooNEY, IN FAIRFAX Comfy.
VA.-Yesterday most lament shooting af
fray occurred at the above place We give all
the particulars as detailed TO us by parties who
witnessed the ARRAY.
IL seems that young man named Austin who
lives in the neighborhood of Cooney and who is
sabbath school teacher in that place has for
some time past, had occasional difficulties with
his school companions, and Yesterday on poinU
to the Sabbath School, which ia held in the
neighboring school house, he was there ckpd
Dy TWO young men or boys and driven into the
school house. He got into fracds with two
young men, named John Boin and Bub Thomp-
son. who had undertaken to whip him In the
scuffie he threw one of them against tree where
upon James III Burch, who was sitting on his
horse near by, said he 'scould net stand that };
and dismounted for the purpose of separating the
parties; he ran towards the school house door and
AUSTIN ran around the house and tried to get in
When Burch intercepted him, and pushed or tried
10 push him out. AT that Austin drew revolver
and fired three balls-one striking him in the
neck and the other two in the breast, killing him
almost instantly. young man. named John
DennIson, who stood near ran I'D and seized Ans
TIN, and attempted to wfest the weapon from his
band, at the same time striking him several
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pistol three times at Dennson but n had caugbt
nold OF The barrel of the pistol, which prevented
the chamber from revolving, so the hammer came
down on the old cap At this point man named
ROBERT Mast came up to DennisOn's assistance,
who wrenched the pistol from Austin's hand
who theTeupOn fed down the road toward Georpe
town. Mr. w. Birch, uncle of the deceased.
drove off after an officer and after finding ono
they proceeded TO the house of Austin;s n51ents
and were told by his mother that he was not NJ
nome; they proceeded, however, to his chamber
where they found him in the act of changing his
DIoody Clothes He was taken to the office of
Magistrate w. Carlin, and an investigation held.
whence he was conveyed to the Jail at Alexan-
dria, where hP awaits trial
LatsT-We learn by gentlemen from the neigh
bOrhOod of this lamentable occurrence that vonng
Austin had been threatened with his life durjn9
the past week by the parties who made the AT.
tack upon him, il he persisted in going TO the
sunday school; that on his appearance there they
attac ked him, striking him with stone; and cIuhs
on The face; that James Birch on Intervening
Austin at the school-room door seized him by the
hair OF the head by one hand and nv the Ies,, h,,
the other hand; that Austin asked Birch to iet
him alone, as he did not want to shoot him: thai
Austin reiterated as far he could with several
OF the parties kicking and beating him; that Aus.
TN hied three shots, retreatng after each shot
and that the third shot took effect in the region
OF Blrchs heart, killing him almost instantly
MANUEL A. AUSTIN, who killed one of the
young Birch yesterday at Mount Carmel meet.
ing house, Balls roads Alexandria countv
Va. is student at the Virginia Fheological
Seminary, Episcopal near Alexandria. Mount
Carmel is missionary station, connected with
the seminary and Austin was the teacher or Sill
pc intendent Of the Sunday school sent nm fcom
the seminary TO manage IT, He bore the feputa-
youth i'm the State '
We have within the last four years. repeatedly
lsd 10 mention acts Of violence Derpetfated bv
The gang Of rowdes and ruffians GENERALLY con-
gIegatBg In the vicinity of Balls II roads. and
OF our own knowledge are aware of tLeir habit of
disturbing public worship ut Mount CARMEL by
standing in the door way and cursing and sue,
Ing during the service, for the avowed nnrrose
OF preventing public worship at that place
Also thst so great terror of them did the neigh
boThood stand, aS that the children dreaded TO 90
TO the sabbath school there for fear of their lives
AS to the unfortunate youth who was killed thee
Yesterday, we never before heard of his connec-
Ioh with The well-known gang to which we re-
fer.
The RIyER.-At the Long bridge, Mr. Church
expects to have all the piles driven TO- day-onlv
one span remaining to be finished
Came up the Washington channel and at the
mouth Of the canal yesterday: Schrs Commerce.
Thos Pattison. Star, Northumberland, Ionic and
Prima Donna, all from Port Deposite, with lum-
Der foT the merchants on the canal
Capt Fonce brought up the river from the
mouth OF the Bay this morning upwards of aO0
lunches Of salt water taylOrs and other fish which
he sold to Skidmore for the Washington market
The steamer Columbia, from Baltimore landed
this morning at Riley's whaIf, large quantity of
merchandise for the Washington retail trade
Arrived at Gait Il Young IS wharf. schr Males
tic, Capt Jackson, from Havre de Grace, will
100 tons coal for Messrs. Moore Young
The Belle Haven lowed up to Riley's wharf.
schr. WIN. Bacon, Capt. Rose, from New York
with LOW bbls. cement, consigned to b. B
French, Esq AT the same wharf, arrived scbr
May, Capt. Armstrong, from Port Walthall with
100 tons coal for the Gas Company.
:, The Couyer's repairs are going on finely, Capt.
Howard having obtained from baltimore neces-
sary boiler plate and other material for the re.