Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-15

be examined by them, with a view TO ascertain.
in TS WnesneI II was 1T for publication or not.
inls motion was agreed to, and the chair an
Rointed as the committee, Messrs. Grahame. Of
baiumore, and stearns, Of Detroit.
Nj. Y. b Guthrie, of New York, chairman of
tue committee on weig hts and measures snh
United report in writing upon the subject
which he read. The committee recommended
the adoption Of a decimal scale of weight, and
measures. ~
On motion, the report was accented
The report Of the committee on the nreIim,r,-r
revision OF the Pharmacop9ia was taken from
the table and read by DR.. Meakim.
renalng Ine action OF the Association upon its
adoption, our reporter left.
EXTENSIVE JUVENILE LARcKNy.-yesterdav
afternoon, two boys, named John Payne alias
Country Lamond, and Michael Haggerty, entered
Ine store OF MIR. Henry Leake, on the corner OF
f1tn and II streets, and proposed to purchase
water melon Of the lad behind the counter. Az.
Ter some chafferng, they made the pure base, and
taxing the melon, they went away to the COM
mons near by, and seating themselves ON the
ground, proceeded to eat it.
After finishing their repast, they returned IN
the shop and pretended to want to purchase baJs
pound OF butter. The lad, whose nam e is Dan
lei H. Freas, went down into the cellar IN get the
butter, and on his way becomin no suspcio5s that
the boys were trying to work a plan to rob the
drawer, he returned He found the bows stand.
ing wneIe ne nad ieit them, and proceeded back
to the cellar to get the butter, and while in the
cellar, the largest of the two bows came ont 70 be
door and stood as IL watching, while the smaIIeT
one, HagSerty, ran to the drawer and took there
from SILK purse containing some $50 in gold
and paper, and three or four notes of hand 70, az
each, and some loose silver that Law In the tiII
and ran oil. Just at that moment Mr.. I,eake
,he proprietor, came up to the door, aud the
larger boy, Payne, fed down the street in man
ner which excited suspicion Mr. L.. immsdiateIv
run TO the drawer, and looking in It found that
he had been robbed, and gave chase for the fngi-
tlves, but they were out Of sight
Officers were informed of the facts. and Messrs
Zimmerman, Suit, GOrmley, Gnnity, and others
went to look for the Culprits, who were drscriheI
and immediately recognized as two old acouaint
ahcrs oy thr omcers, who bad had several occa-
sions to notice them before Messrs Suit and
thornley, proceeded to the house of Payne,s mo.
ther, on Tenth street. and GOrmley placed him
sell al the back gate, while Suit entered il from
the front and searched the house but could moi
Ind Payne. As they Were about to leave the
premises, officer GorInley discovered the how in
the rear Of the house, endeavorinp to conc. ri
nlniseli, ana instantly collared him. He tried
with some desperation, although but a lad Of
sixteen years, to get free, and hts mother COMING
TO his relief, struck officer Suit several times o,r
the head The result was, that both the bow and
MS mother were captured and with the assist
ance of officers Zimmerman and Ginnitv con.
veyed to the office OF Justice Williams eaks
was sent for to testify against the prisoner but he
endeayored to persuade the officer to wait till sir
O'CLOCK, and the officer refusing he reluctantly
complied with his command, and himself and
the clerk went to the Office and identified Payne
as one OF the two thieves. Leake also testified
that Haggerty's mother had returned him s50 Of
the stolen funds, through the advice Of some
county constables who had heard of tn. affair
PAYNE, on being arrested, gave up 10 officer Shit
Sl7 OF the money, making in all that was recov-
cred $50. What became Of the balance and the
notes OF hand, has not yet TRANSFERRED Hayoertv
was not taken by the police, as thew bindiny !,
promise of the county cOnstables to let him oo
scot-free II he would disgorge the stolen money.
Payne was held to bail by Justice Williams
In the sum Of $500 for his appearance AZ
Court, and in default of bail was committed to
jail. The groans and sobs of the boys mother
rt-rending, and excited the pity of the Iarge
crowd who had assembled at the Station ON
Ger Suit generously waived the charge of assault
and battery against her, and she was permitted
10 return 10 her now unhappy home.
FAMILY JARs.-Last evening a case was tried
before Justice Dom, in which the parties were
all related. 1t appeared that they had misun
Outstanding, which resulted in a fight at the
residence OF each@party, and all Were more or
less bruised. Each party selected magistrate
and had warrants issued. They were arrested
by ofhcer Narrower. The Justice had his ma
tisnc severely tested by hearing of the wit
nesses Hnd especially by the speeches of the
female COT asel on both sides all spea king to-
gether IL was very difficult for the Justice to dis
decision made no distinction, for IL was that ali
were equally at fault and deserved 60 ual punish
ment All hands were required to give bail in
800, to keep the peace
A JUsr MEAsURE.-On last Monday evening,
in the Board Of Aldermen, Mr. Dunniington in
troduced bill to increase the amount Of license
imposed ON first class taverns; the bill was re-
ferred to the police committee, who will doubt
less take an early opportunity to report IL and
have 1t put upon its passage, In view of the fact
that the licenses all expire on the first Of Sovem-
Der next, aud in case IL should be passed as Il
doubtless will, to have il take effect from and
after that time. The present license on tayerns
and OrdinaTies OF forty rooms or more is 8 100 ner
less than forty and more than twenty
rooms, S75; and all other taverns and ordinaries
$50 per annum. The proposed new bill provides
that all taveTns containing more than one hum
dred rooms and less than two hundred. shall paw
a license OF $500; and all having two hundred
rooms or more $500 per annum.
GAUrrRR's.-Our and the Washington publc,s
old acquaintance, Gautier, has Of late made ex-
tensive preparations for his fall business For
some years past his elegant establishment has
been a sort of exchange or gathering place in
which the most fashionable citizens OF, and
strangers In Washington have been wont TO as
semble. 1t Will doubtless continue to be their
favOrite resort for he and his army Of assistants
among whom quite half dozen of the most
French cooks In this country will
leave no effort une, sayed to preserve It's Teputa-
ton as a cOnfectionel establishment and ladies'
and gentlemen's TesLtuIant. equal to Thomp.
sons or Taylor's, on Broadway, New York
after which celebrated Places, it will be Iemem.
bered, IL is modelled
A CHANGK.-The recent dis solution Of the well
known and popular Washington city dry goods
hrm OF Clagett, Newton & May, is a matter Of
general Interest here, for other house has sold
more goods In their line among us in the course
OF the last ten years. Their manner OF transact
Ing bus with all, secured them very large
snare OF the most profitable custom Of the Dis
tflct OF Columbia and the surTOunding County,
which will, OF course, be retained by MI. JOIN
b. Clagett, the senior member of the d, ssoi we'd
nrm, who, during its whole existence was the
chief director Of its affairs Our fellow citizens
one and all, are doubtless glad that his familiar
lace Will continue To be visible at all times dur
ing business hours as OF yore, at the old stand Of
CIaggett, Newton, May & Co.
The SPEAKER's DEsk.-Amonp the few IA
miiiar things belonging to the hall of the old
House OF Representatives, which We're left un-
touched after the late sale, in which IL was