Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


near the corner Of Second street, in which
young man named John Rawlings, aged about is
years, was shot dead; a man named Dink King
was badly wounded In the abdomen, and one
named Geo. w McElfresh woundrd by a musket
ball through the feshy part Of the left thigh.
From a survey Of the premises and from the
statements Of Mr.. Dacy, In whose house the al, ay
took place, We are enabled to give a statement of
the affair az follows: IL seemS that a hog fife
took place in a house belonging to Mr. Dacy and
which is situated In the rear of his own dwell
Ing, In an enclosure, and occupied by an Irishman
named VIM. hcCalgatt. Some TWENTY-FIVE per-
sons were here collected to participate in the
rattle, and, as far as we learn, they rallied
under two different heads-the 90 r ams'' and the
Regulators or " States Hosen They were en-
gagged In the rafiis, when they attacked by
party OF twenty men or Whereabouts, known as
the " SwyPers," who charged upon them from
the outside. A dreadful affray now ensued, in
which some sixty shots were fred, with the re-
suits above stated.
avenue, Is completely riddled with musket
balls and slugs. Five balls Were fred through
second story window, passing directly over the
head Of Mrs. Madigan who lives in the room,
and struck the ceiling, and then glaneing on
lodged in the chimney where the stove pipe en-
tiers IT, A ball went through the front door,
side door in the passage into the sleeping room
of Mr.. Dacy, where il lodged. The front Of the
house is variously ma ked with balls and slugs.
The corner Of Second street, where Rawlings
was killed, is about rfty- five feet distant from
Dacy's house, and still bears the bloody marks Of
the butchery, the snow and Ice being stained for
some distance around with the unfortunate Young
mans life blood. He was shot through the neck
the ball ssvering the wind p pc and Jug ular VEIN
and killing him almost instantly. His mother
informs that he had not been absent from
home more than fifteen minutes when he was
brought la L a bl ody corpse
esterdaY morning jury was summoned BY
Coroner w oodwaid to inquire into the circum-
stances OF John Rawlings death. The jury COM
mencrd al ~ O'Clock a IN and heard evidence
until p. m, when the following verdict was
turned
s.FIom the evidence adduced. which came
from sixteen witnesses, il has been satisfactorily
proven that the deceased came to his death on
the corner Of Second street and Massachusetts
avenue, Warrington city, on Saturday night, at
about O'Clock, by bullet shot from either a
gun or pistol by shooting him in the neck the
ball passing and lodging under the base of the
the evidence fight ensued between parties
called the "Swypsrs," Regulators, and
. Rams," but from which party the fatal shot
Came We cannot from the evidence determine. -
The auxiliary qua ds and police arrested Will
liam Hussey, Thomas Brown, Michael Kelly
aEd Frederick Denny, Saturday night, on
charge OF being concerned in this bloody affair
T. Dom
Last evening another person implicated named
James Raglan, arrested by officers McHenry
and Irving, between BIadensburg and Betsvilie
on the Baltimore road, aid he was committed
by Justice Dom.
JOnn : delinquent witness, In the
Murphy mu der case. was also committed to Jail
by Justice Dom, that he might be forthcoming
al tEls trlal, he being witness also in this
After making the arrests OH Saturday mig bit the
ofncerS proceeded To examine the premises
Pected Of being the SvrypcrS' club house, where
they obtained the following ARTICLES:
L: ; rife; single aud double shot gun;
bobtdii musket; ~. ; Mu>kets; 1 broken and
SwyPeT sword; | cutoff sword; horseman's
pistol; I small pistol; slung- shot; 1 dark Ian
term tin boxes, containing balls from the Min
hNtrE u
merous articles, such compose the burglars
kitti the books and papers with their roll, show
Ing that the Club was organized on the 9th No
vem6er, ISL; the list Of officers for the terln and
the treasurer report.
The head Of the book, which was the prop
eFiy OF different club shows that in 1855 il was
the Junior Friendship Club Plug Uylies," and
Nov. 9Th, 1857, the name changed to the .sSwy-
PeTs' Club y The same rules, aud nearly the
same officers have governed throughout.
SERVICES goR LKNT.-Subjoincd we give the
programme Of exercises to he followed at various
city churches (Catholic) during Lent:
At st Mathew s-Tbere will be an instruction
with other services, on every Tuesday and Thus
day evening, al X O'Clock; and the Devotion of
the way OF the Cross will take place on every
Ftday evening at the same hour
Ats Mary's Church-Each sunday after YES
P-rs, MiseTere, and Brnediction OF the blessed
SacIainent; on Fridays, at O'Clock. p. IN, the
Devotion OF the way of the Cross; and at the
same hour on Wednesdays, Mserere, and Rosary
Of the blessed Virgin.
At 1T. Patrick's Church-On Mondays Tues
days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, at : O'Clock
p NJ, the Rosary OF the blessed Virgin will be
said, and will be followed by al Instruction,
sometimes on doctrine, sometimes on some point
OF doctrine or discipline, sometimes OH the moral
Precepts, and again, sometimes on interestin.
t'lnes IN the history OF the church.
On Fndays, at the same hour, the stations or
the way Of the cross
On Saturdays and Sundays the services will be
the same as during the year.
treat pains will be take to make every arcom-
mediation suitable to the requirements Of those
who may choose To attend at the above exercises:
but 1t Is expected that all who may attend will
do SO In proper devotional spirit
WAsHINoroN' BIRTHDAY !. not observed in
this city otherwise than by the adjournment of
Congress.
INC steamer Baltimore, Capt. Mitchell, left
hsf wharf yesterday noon, taking the Encamp.
Inent OF knight Templars, with Major b Il
French as Grand Commander; the surviving
soioie rs OF the war OF isl2 Acting Marshal Dor
set w ashington Light Ihfantrv, Capt Jas. Y
DAVIS Washington Tagers, Capt SchwaIzman
and number Of private citizens on their way
' ehllonu 70 participate in the Washington
statue ceremonies. The Postmaster General was
also passenger by the Baltimore
The Secretary OF War left Washington for
6lenihond on Saturday: The Mount Vernon
dha Rihrmen, Captain Arthur Herbert, Ieft Al
ehandria for Richmond on Saturday night
The snow-storm and unpleasant weather and
the failure On the part OF the lines between here
and Rie hmond to furnish round trip tic kets at a
reduced rate, served to diminish the number OF
visitors to Richmond from this city.
WE DESIRE to invite especial attention to the
announcement I'm another column that the superb
consignment Of silk goods from New York
which, for the last thirty days has proved so at
tTactive at HOOe, Brother 4 Co. = establishment
will be continued on sale for few DAYS Longer
lt was intended that the goods should be with
drawn T. ON sale on Saturday last and returned
TO the owners In New Yo'k. The Indictment
weather OF Friday and Saturday, however.
brought with II so many urgent d plications Il ON
Ladies' twLo could not venture out during the
snow STORM that the goods should not be return
ed until they could have faal opportunity of
making selections, that the Messrs Hooe were
induced TO telegraph to New York, requesting
permission to defer the closing Of the consign-
ment for short period. The requisite permis-
sion was obtained and for further partic ulars We
Iefer our readers to the advertisement itself
WASHINGTON THKArRs-Miss FANNY Norant