The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-06

HloHwAr Rosurs lrs AID AssUu On Saturday evening
Mr. csssell w~s IMng alsag Eousteeuth street, oa
hH way w sGoumbiHn Ussegc, where he Is student,
he was oyertken by party Of Hnea WHO demanded his
money He gave them scme change, bat they not be-
Ing satisfied with the amount Of this rasis placed
pistol At its head while the others stripped him Of his
gold. watch, chain, breast-pin and money He after
wards ilentifed Of the arrested charge Of
murdeg as Of the robbers. ~ tss s.5.t4
On the same evening gentleman from New York,
whose s not given knocked down and robbed
Of two hundred dollars the Park He return
Ing from tho Military Asylum s.q
On the same evening party Of disordcrly young men
entered the store Of Mr. Moore Fourteenth street,
street, demanded cigars and having helped them
selves walked of without offering TO pay for them.
On the same night Of six frame houses on an
alley leading into Third street. Maryland avenue,
belonging to John Mc)cmott set fire and burned
Que house inhabited by . white family, one was
empty and negroes lived In tile other four.
During the night attempt was made TO fire the
carpenter shop of Mr.. Andrew Mnitrco, on Maryland
avenue near -Four anda half street but it failure
In addition to this dark catalogue, there muir
der yet tlcro those who, ia thu f,ce of such record
of crime, compliment the chief Of police, and some Of
those associated with him. and consider that there il no
necessity for thorough, sweeping reform N
Saturday night sa oicble argument In favor of the i'm
mediate passage of the police bill 1t appears from
the evidence that Frederick Mayanete aud Walter
Marcellus Stoops essisiun messenger In the Treasury
Department, walking In company down New York
avenue about IL O'Clock, and when Ninth street.
young Stoops was stopped by five men. One Of them,
named William JOHNSON, caught violent hold Of Stooss
shoulder and commenced alteration Mayanette en-
dcavorcd to pull his companion away, but was imme-
diatey knocked down, when Stoops was shot He died
instantly The wound was in bis breast near the third
rib. Deceased was nineteen years of age and resided
with his parents street, Eighth where his i-
neral will take place this afternoon, at four clock
William Johnson, George johnson, Van Lowman john
son. and Augustus Heisser have been arrested md
United to Jail for further examination
TmE ITALIAN OrEna---It will be seen by a reference
to the advertisement that arc have the Italian
opera here, under the direction Of the energetic Max
aretzek The first performance will be given on Satur-
day evening aud we doubt that the thcatrc will bc
crowded with fashionable and music loving audience
CosTUAss Phillips, the costumer from New York,
at the Ebbtt House, has remaining large assert
ment of beautiful and appropriate fancy dresses,
Mn. CoAry, of Philadelphia, will deliver poem at
Temperance Hall on Wednesday evening, called An
Expedition IN Search Of Womans Sphere portion of the
proceeds to bc divided between the Catholic and Pro-
tcstaDt Orphan Asylums. M
Tbs POLICE UNIFORMS are "a cross between navy un
dress and the militia costume with fatigue cap in
ways qualified to resist the blows Of club police caps
generally The whole dress is ornamental rather
than useful, and emblcmatical of the as
PRESIDENTS DRAwNG- ROOM. We are informed that
the President of the United States VIII receive Wis
ors at the Executive Mansion this evening, between
the hours VI eight and ton o'clock This will probably
be the last drawing groom but one Of the