Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-30

lace and head were severelycut He was convey
"a home by the auxiliary guards who were near.
L he guards and officers on the beat were in ths
market, saw the act and gave chase to the a,s.s
sin, who ran into the tavern opposite the market
kept by George Della place so frequently men,
toned in connection with the recent riots In that
vicinity, (Which, by the by should be promptly
broken up) The officers followed in, but the
man had escaped Two young men who were in
the tavern, 4. Ileissler aud Il +. Throop were
arrested and taken to the guard house At the
trial this morning the officers declared that they
arrested Mr.. ThrOop merely as a witness against
the party, If arrested, andihat he was clear of
blame in the case. He was accordingly dis
charged. Heissler could not be identified as
party, but large. ugly pistol being found ON
his person he was fined S25 and costs.
The MAYoRALTY.-The Democratic and anti.
know Nothing members of the City Councils,
together with several delegations Of citizens,
convened In the chamber of the Board of Alder
men last evening, pursuant to Invitation 70 re
commend time for selecting delegates aud
holdlng convention to nominate a candidate for
the Mayo atty at the ensuing election.
Mr.. William w. Moore having been called to
the Chair and MIR. John F. Ennis appointed Sec
retary-
The following resolution. moved by Mr.. Il. ].
Fisher. was unanimously adopted, viz:
Resotred, That we respectfully suggest to the
Democratic and antiKnow Nothing voters Of
this city that the meetings in the various wards
for the purpose of electing deleg aes to select in
ensuing election be held on the evening II ues-
day, April 9th, at O'Clock, in each ward and
recommend that the delegates selected meet
on Thursday, April 18th, at o'clock at the
Assembly Rooms, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for Mavor.
WIN. w. MooRE, Chairman
JOHN F. ENNIS, Secretary.
WASHINGTON THEATRE Columbus, went
of pretty well last night. and tonight will I'M
doubtedly 60 through with eelat, aS the perform
ers will be up in their parts and every thing in
"applie- pie-Order.n
Senator Wilson we noticed on a front seat, and
he laughed some, too, although the joke was
against him, when q Bleeding Kansas ;, a sorry
enough looking jade. ran around the stage in her
sanguinary s. and plead to be rec Do nzed by her
NdTchee looking sister States. Our readers know
of course. that the individual States of the Con-
federacv were represented by the I. Fairy Light
Guard, - who appeared in dashing Bloomer cos
tune Psychologists tell us that all women are
bow-legged. Whether this is a Islander or not
our bachelor friends (Bene dicts are supposed to
be posted, have now an excellent opportunity to
determine, by the aid of good opera glass
Tonight, in addition to columbus - Brouyh
ans fine two-act comedy, "A Gentleman from
Ireland, - will be performed.
THE RIvER.-There are no arrivals of coal YES
sells at the wharves
The gillers at Hunters ground, below Airing
ton, Were very successful. hauling, on the even
IN
The steamer Guy, on her first trip up from Al
exandria, this morning, brought DO tubs of shad
numbering some $500 shad. the product of the
lower river 9illers Yesterday. They Were sold
SIG per hundred
The Guy also towed up from Alexandria a
large Boston packet schooner, laden with ice for
the MessrS. Willard
The lower river is reported TO be full of Saline
craft, upward bound.
DEATH OF AN 1SDIAN.-One Of the Pawnee
delegation of Indians, now in this CITY on bust
ness errand, died Yesterday at Mrs Makers no.
tel where he had been lying i'll for several DAYS
past. He had received every attention from MIR
NIX. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and from Maj DennsOn, who had charge of the
delegation. The name of the deceased was
Tue k-a-liS-tah, owner of many horses
As We 90 TO press the very long and striking
funeral procession of the deceased Indian is
passing down the Avenue, on its way to the Con-
9ressOnal Cemetery. The religions services al
the house Were performed by the Rev John
smith Of the 9th street Presbyterian Church
The FiCTIMs.-Messrs. Lewis and EntwisIe,
who were so murderOuSly asSailed on Saturday
night, are thanks to good attendance improving:
but both of them will, in all likelihood carry TO
their graves the balls which were intended IN Kin
them outright. Mr.. Lewis. besides the wound
made by the ball in his hip, has several severe
Commissions on his person, which cause him nm
ceasing pain. MIR. EntwiSIe is still considered
by his physician to he in 4 critical condition
SUDDEN ILLNEss.-J. ; Mehan, Esq for many
years the Librarian at the Congress Library I'm
the Capitol, was suddenly struck with apopIexv
while attending to the duties of his office this
morning. He was Instantly conveyed TO his res
ldence, on u street, Capitol Hill. and Doctors
May and Lindsey summoned TO his assistance
Our last accounts lind him somewhat restored to
consciousneSS, but in precarOus situation.
GOISG To FIGHT THE saints The ss\yasb
ington lnfantry''-not the '.WasLington Light
Infantry be it remembered, which has been
organized in this city tn help Uncle Sam out in
his ScTape with the MormOnS. held a spirited
meeting last night, at which the following non
commissioned officers wef- elected James A
King, LIST Sergeant; p. MuIigan, ID do; WIN
81 Eaton, Sd do: Charles Chiplev, 4th do
Geo Bell, lst Corporal; Jas. Shehan, ID do; l.
+. ConrOy, 3D. do; J. TOOmey, 18th do
In THE Court or CLAIMS, yesterday, ebert
Ould Esq, of Georgetown, was sworn an attor-
new Of the Court
Mr.. } F Polk opened the argument for the
claimants in the case of Fl Hooker, st al, rs
the United states. Mr.. Radcliffe replied for the
United States, and the case was submitted
Mr. Fly opened the argument for the claimant
in the case of John shelton Us the United States
Mr.. Blair replied for the United States, and the
case was submitted.
CENTRk MARKET.-Ihls morning, there was a
very fair supply of provisions in the various de-
Partments Of the market, but the demand was
moderate. In the fish market rock (Iarge) were
selling at 15c aSl 81, bunch 25c herring 25c Der
bunch, and shad 37a50c. per pair In the hay
market the supply was small, and prices ranged
from 7Jc. to 81 per cwt.
LAST NIGHT an extraordinary number of wild
geese passed over this city flying so that their
- quawkin@'' aroused persons from their SUM-
bPrs. They were going north, and old folks con-
slider their Hight In that direction an indication
Of the speedy approach of warm weather.
The CAMPBELL MISsTRELs will appear to-
night in a number of new songs, dances, bur
lesques and piquant oddities at Odd Fellows
Hall. They are, by universal consent, the best
band OF Philippians that has lately visited us
DEAD-Who Killed HIM ,-Ashman Luckett,
the young man who was shot 10y devilish row.
dies on Friday night, died at 5 O'Clock Yesterday
lie was struck by nuSket ball on the back part
OF the knee. s"verin9 III" main artery Luckett
was bookbinder and 20 years Of age