The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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YET ANOTHER Mrnprn "A cold blooded murder was yes
tclay afternoon added to the metropolitan chronicle of
crime Mr. Thomas Berry, the victim called at tho house
of his wife MOTHER ION Pennsylvania avenue, between
LIST and I'd streets east to visit his wife, and to change
his clothes While there he attacked by two Messr
Devlin brothers of his wife, and by third person
whose name is unknown, aud was cruelty murdered The
brothers Devlin arrested and, after examination
before Justice Goddard, were committed TO jail The
testimony full and conclusive
1t appears from the evidence that Mr. Berry, about two
years since scduced the sister Of the Devlns but after
wards married her and removed to Ohio. He returned to
this vicinity few weeks since, and had commenced get
ting up business directory Of Washington The Devlins
have never forgiven him for the wrong done their sister,
and have often threatened that they would
later he revenged upon him. They had also warned him
never to their mothers house.
When they found him there yesterday afternoon they
at once attacked him. He retreated into the yard and
they followed him, accompanied by another The
elder brother John T. Devlin) caught him. threw him
down. and held him fast until the younger struck
several fatal blows with dirk knife at his heart causing
almost instant death The affair caused great excite
hient on Capitol Hill, and it at time thought
that Judge Lynch would open his court for the summary
punishment Of the culprits.
TGE NATIONAL HORN DISEASE OF 1857 Just now free
~ discussed in the newspapers, and the opinion adj
vanccd in the Union at the time Of tho epidemic appears
to be gradually gaining ground. Tho Washington
respondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer in recent let
ter, says:
ebay after day new revelations arc being made con
corning the fatal National Hotel disease of last winter SO
far, every wcll-uthentc,ted tends to confirm my
theory, published IN my letters long ago, VIZ that
mineral poison administered, whether dcsignc,ly
not did not pretend to probably i'm the sugar used
ut the table parcuarizcd that article because arsenic
could be readily concealed in that than in almost
nyhing else in general Now the Developments of
the past year of which have kept careful watch show,
first that the sufferers have failed to long they
treated for any ordinary extraordinary disease,
but that their medical advisers admitted the
possibility Of the presence Of mineral poison and directed
their efforts towards its eradication from the systems of
their patients they began to mend and finally got well
secondly that aH those affected in the habit of
drinking tea coffee, or BOTH and that those who
capped and who at the meals those days when
the attacks Dated either drank NEITHER il used
sugar have conversed and correspondent with many
Of the sufferers, and have noted suppose, all the
corded cases. and yet have not met single instance
that cannot be included In the other of these cate
gores That there local for the apparent
epidemic is abundantly certain The house stands where
it did and under precisely the circumstances, and
though crowded to overlooking since it reopened,
there has not been tho slightest appearance Of the dis
tNse."
The FRANKLIN FIRE CoMrANY, one of tue oldest and
most respectable organizations in this CITY, has, by vote
closed its engine house, and will not present attend
fires The Of this Is accusation brought against
the company of having behaved improperly while at Alex
andril Sunday last attending the funeral OF of its
members This misconduct the company assert is not
be attributable to Them but to association of Wash
ingon rowdcs, known as Rams who were in Alcxan-
dria at the time. An investigation has been com
mcnced, and assured that the fair fame of the
Fmnkns will in way be furnished when the facts of
the last Sundays affair made known An authorita-
tive disavowa of any misconduct the part of the
pauy will probably appear in the Alexandria papers of
day.
BALTIMORE has the credit of having furnished large
proportion of the rowdes who have, within year So
introduced plug ugly manners into this previously
quiet city This bc proven by police records and
somewhat asonishcd, Friday last to find the
Baltimore Patriot dcnouncng this metropolis account
of the outrage, violence, and murder committed here
by visitors from the monumental city
We find in the Baltimore Patriot of last night
clc which gives idea Of the state Of things there. 1t
bears the following heading which gives idea Of the
crime which it chronicles Rt
Outrageous Aaempt 10 Break into House Three Of The
Perpetrators Sho.-One Dead, and Anothu Supposed Nor
tally Wo,mdcd I"
CoSoRsss Is evidently disposed take for pre-
serving order in the District Of Columbia 1t will be
by the report Of yesterdays proceedings in the
House that notice has been given that bill will bc
introduced into that body which will provide for the
adjustment Of commissioners Of police the New York
plan This divides the responsibility and cannot prove
efficient system recommended by Senator Brown
and Mr. Goode which give the police responsible head
This Ia what is especially ncced at the present time
DfsSrssrp Mayor Mngruder has very properly dis