Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-07


afternoon, this community Were startled by the
assassination Of young man, named B Ber
ny, aged about -, and lately engaged in petting
up District OF Columbia directory by the hand
ci MS brofher-in-law, James z. Devlin a youth
VI ABOUT 70 wears, a son Of the late 1t. John y
levin, =. - NJ. C., assisted by John 3 Devlin,
f.sd lawyer Practising at the District bar, bis
piOtncI. Iheie had been quarrel of long stand
Ing between the assassinated man and the Devlin
tdInlly, which has thus ended.
Inc accused were committed by Justice God
GARD, before whom two witnesses were sworn
First
Daniel Ward, who testified simply to seeing
the body with several stabs about the left breast
laying in the back yard of Mrs Devijn on Capt.
tol Hill. and found laying beside il a small bow
le-knife, covered with blood, which he delivered
over to tie magistrate
Samuel p. Smith. Of Baltimore, testified that
fIe was a friend Of ths assasSinated man. and tina.
the latter had asked him TO take Il letter to the
house or the Devlin family asking for a clean
shirt. and then changing his mind concluded 10
70 for II in person, and that at his request no
t>mithl accompanied him; tina, Mrs Devlir,
when he arrived there, told him there yyouId he
night, and asked him To interposc To prevent il:
tbat shortly afterwards he saw John Deylin
6oldihs Berry to the ground. whilss James p.
levin was repeatedly stabbin9 him in the left
breast with the knife handed to the magistrate
by the witness (Ward;) another man was stand
Ing by, as " taking part aiding them; witness
could not identify the said third man
The counsel Of the accused, Charles Lee Jones.
Esq, waived his right TO examine these wit
M
United by Justice Goddard to take Their t,iaI
before the Criminal Court
James l. Deviin gave himself up prisoner to
TWO Young men, Messrs- Dudley and WEIGH be-
lore the arrival OF officers Reese and BuTkhaTdt
who arrested John DevIin and took charge OF
James l. on reaching the scene OF the assassina .
ton.
This deed has no connection whatever with
me series OF Iio;s, attempts to murder, and mur-
dcis Perret'ated by the rowdies in Washington
nat grows wholly ont of family diltCuIty
anon" PARTIES having nothing to do with the
othcT Offences against The law named above
coToner'S inquest was TO have been held this
forenoon over the remains of the aSsa<sin,ted
man.
The WARD MEETINGS LAST NIsHr-Tbe
democratic and anti-know Nothing voters held
ward MEETINGS last night, for the purpose of
erecting delegates TO the Mayora!ty Nominating
Convention:
f'TS WGyd--Thc Anti Know Nothing meet
~. last night elected tho fuIlowin., DELEGATES
20 the MayoTdty Nominating. Convention: w
W Davis, Andrew Carol, Samuel slower ym
GTebblc, and WIN. Fletcher
Second hIHrd AT a nicctn. of the Democratic
..nh AMI hnow Nothing vOtcIs Of the Second
Nd'u, btid al Harmony Hall, on Tuesday even
ths, Apiit 9th, John II. Clark, Esq was called
, :" .ne GhSlI and Grafton PGweli appointed Soc
1.'a'y, when McsSrS Nicholas Vedd,.r Geo w
stewart John =. EnnS, Geo T.. JIIIard and l.
Iiaik were, by large majority, elected dele
gates tn the general convention TO dominate \
candidate for the Mdyoraity.
Third Word.-The following DELEGATES were
6iectcd 10y the laird Ward meeting last night:
Gallant VIM. Sibrry, DR.. Borrows, Chas p
Nannal, and } Devine
Fourth Word AT the FourtI Ward D,,,
cratic meeting last nig ht, TO nominate DELEGATES
t1 the Mayoralty convention, DR. g RoyIe Tvs
,noseh rIgNltcnt ana r.. } Semm's, Esq SEC
..LdIy. The following delegates were selected
Inward Simms, +. w. Birch, n CoyIc !
Reese and W. 4. Mobun -
run "ord-The following delegates were
elected at the Auti- X now Nnthfn~ nseting IN Tho
rum " dTd last John I Nall
iHee' O"orge Oyster, j. MEG ran and NJ Duffy
STh UdJd,-The Anti-knnw Nothing meet
t"si ast nlSh elected the following delegates
honas Aitenus, Richard Brooks and Valen,
cine Conner.
A w Miller was nominated as candidate for
alderman, and q \. BohreT, j. Russell and F
Ober Tor the Council.
Ssrsnh Ward The meeting of the nt Know
Mornings Of The Seventh Ward last evening was
Ia SeIy attended and was organized by the cleo
tOh OF u. w Flood, Esq, chairman and
Charles Allen secretary
The following delegates Were elected to repre-
sent the Ward IN the City Convention: T. NJ
Clark, Peter Hepburn, ST., James r. Johnson.
l. Cassel and Fl. A. Clarke, Esqs
resolution was passed to meet again on the
"a INST To nominate candidates for the Boards
OF Aldermen and Common CounciI and for AS
SCISSOR ana the meeting then adjourned.
The RIvER can scarcely be called a river this
morning; the wind which has prevailed for the
last twenty-four hours having blown the water
almost ont of the upper river
very little was done at Hunters landing in the
way Of Shad hauling - '"e
The schr A. v Bedsll sailed this morning for
Georgetown. ''
There are no arrivals at the coal wbarves
AZ AIehdndIi1-Arriyed Yesterday, schr NJ C.
,, iIiee rom all Ilyer, with freight for Borden
Mining Cos schr Helen vi ar, from Boston with
cargo consigned TO EIdTidge
The harque Kedar sailed from Alexandria. with
O'Clock this morning.
Inc steamers COllyer and Columbia came in
coliIsion at the wharf in Alexandria causing
considerable damage to thu former The CO.
inhnId was Just coming in to the wharf which
the Captain OF the Coliyer not perceiying ne
gave the order to back the Coliyer out from thu.
wharf The two boats CAM in collision s,av
Ing in the waist Of the Collyer and causing otber
serious damage. We understand that no bIanne
Is attached TO the captain of either boat for the
miShaP, The circumstances which caused II bei uo
unavoidable LING
FOURTH WARD PATRoL.-A meeting took place
at the City Hall last night for The purpose Of en-
roiiihg such members OF the list selected to act
d. patrol Tor that ward should present them
selves.
Col. John II Goddard was called to the chair
tarv. II SeI''-
Some fifty persons signed the roll. and Il w,s
d,clded that the list should be left at Mr.. God
dard ONCE, for the reception Of the names of ali
good citizens of the ward VI GIL
IL was resolved that the Mayor he requested 70
CnInhhIs1.oh tnose already enrolled and also that
those signing the list be requested to- meet AT the
Council Chamber at O'Clock on "Wednesday The
9TH instant, for the purpose of receiving their
commissions from the Mayor and effect an orOan
iIation. s"
We THINK the rowdy interferers with public
meetings, and their abettors will find they have
paid dearly for their TdisiIs'; before they have
done We commend the following extract from
thr Union Of this morning to the special attention
oil Councilman Wallace:
TIE report the Star of he Wis of , ,.n,r or
disorderly fellows 10 the City Hall during the
meeting OF tee citizens patrol committee is per.
IeCiiy coIect- We cannot imagine what motive
city oiicial can have i'm attempting to e,cuxe
such misconduct, and do not believe that he or
other ofhcialS viii lind II an easy matter TO
"mGzzie the press"
"hsHiNSroN THEATRE the deserving ~.
taehsS OF the theatre take the r bene6, On this III.