Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-22

I CRAzKD-sstufday. Jas. Crown, the deraneed
person whose strange antics at the Capitol we have
noticed already, was placed under the care of the
police to be ptsafey. His case is one calculated
to excite sympathy. He IL a hard working Young
man, painter by trade. Saturday night, be was
placed in The gusrdhoose for safe keeping, and
his desperate efforts TO oyeak ont of the cell at
tFacted crowds Of persons to the door of the
\ house. He tore down the ventilating nj n The
cell and used Il as battering against the door
had trouble to get the pipe from him and secure
him, and only effected Il by ruse TwooS tSero
went to the cell range together, and as one put the
| key in the door lock the other inquired. = What
| are you going to do ?" The reply was, ..O,, We
cant keep him here; we must let him out ,, The
poor fellow became quiet in moment, and laid
% of 'ds pipe WIN which he was trying to break
stepped out. One Of the guards took possess on
OF the pipe, and the other, as Crown walked To-
v"n hsv see s'sps 70 70 out said to him stop
he replied, and went in to get what he snnposed
he had LETT when the guards closed the door upon
i MN. Al, ia !" said he, " you put your fingers
| try to get out, being deprived of the n; ne the
noise he made attracted no attention outside Sun-
day morning, he was delivered TO his father. lint
we are informed that he sooa escaped from him,
ana was again confined in the w estern Lookup
he Is very dangerous lunatic and should be Sc
cured: The guardhouse is not the place i'm which
10 conhne dangerous lunatic. The readers Of
member several cases in which death has resulted
from the incarceration Of mad men in these cells
Inc guards Then protested against combining the
mentany alnicted In those loathsome dungeons
bul WHAT can be done with them They will not
receive tien at the county Jail; the infirnary can
not keep them; the process of getting them TO the
| lnsahe Asylum occupies time, during which, II
not secured somewhere, they are dangerous 10
| themselves and others. The fact is when a dan
gerous lunatic, especially nonresident is at
Iarye In w ashington the officers in a dilemma
III the lunailc is confined in the guardhouse and
he Is injured thereby. they are blamed and If they
allow him to run at large they are blamed
ARRESTED AND Saturday, Officer
featnan arrested Eliza Cross in the Centre Market
| Tor having on her person a cape stolen from Mrs
Isabella Miller. This morning the case was tried
before Justice Dom. The prisoner said She bought
| the cape from a colOred woman belpnyinp 10 q
| Z. hlnman The woman was brought up and
confessed that she sold it, and said she rot X
q Wnltc man, whom she refused to expose The
hfs' prisoner was released, and the coored woman
/ was ordered twenty stripes. which she received
coolly, still refusing to tell who gave her the cane
| me Grape shawl was taken from her, supposed
| 70 oe stolen also. Any one having lost such An
article may see 1t at the office OF Justice Dorm.
ATTEMPT AT sUIcTDE.-Saturday night, consid.
cradle excitement prevailed in the vicinity Of
Fourth street, between l and X, caused by the re-
port that Mrs Hall, residing there had attem Mt
/ ed suicide by poison. Captain Goddard was SEN,
Ior and he, after ascertaining that the woman had
| taken quantity Of laudanum, ian ounce and a
| nan, procured Tor her by colored woman, J sent
| Tor Dr. Began, who administered the proper rem
edles, and we learn that she is out of danger The
| cause OF the attempt appears to be a misunder-
| sanding between her and her paramour and his
slsteI-she asserting that she was married to him,
ana he that she never was.
| RIvER.-The steamer Columbia arrived at Ri
| iey's wharf his morning, from Baltimore, with
merchandise for ii. M. b. Mcpherson, Bates &
Brother, ID e. Purdy, Marin & Palmer, E. Hall,
Z. Brennan, Maria Stewart, J Conner Sibley 81
| Guy Mccarthy, G. & T. Parker 4 Co, b. /.
Meale, Mrs whitney, f. f. White, J. b. Olcott,
| number of sloops, laden with sweet potatoes
/ lower river. ~
Several vessels are unloading coal at the coal
| wharves.
PRoTRAcTRD MEETING A so-called .schurcb
camp meeting" commenced this mornino At
| III O'Clock In the Union Bethel Church 9coloredj
under me charge Of Rev: A. w. Wayman, stu
ated on vi street, between Fifteenth and Sirteentb
streets There will lie preaching every day at N
O'Clock a. III. and and X p. m Several min
lsters are on from Baltimore. There has been
| meeting at this church for two weeks past every
nlght. and about thirty-fve have professed re-
| ligion
WArcH RETrRNs.-James Crown, insane; con.
fined for safe keeping John Tenly, drunk and
| disorderly; workhouse 90 days Chas Pembers
| vagrant; do. 60 days. Chauncey Greer .profanity
| aud indecency; fine and costs. 81 Is 'NThomn.
son, colored out after hours; 80 Is VIM. Car
Pentet anu Lucy Hepburn, cOlOred. dsorderly,
/ S3l5. JnO Morton, lighting and profanity. "a X
| and secur ~ fer cOnrt. John ShekelIs A9htin0'
dismissed Allorsius REEVES, disorderly; held for
| hearing.
| AMPuTArToN.-We regret to learn that on Fri.
Il ha last
| citizen OF the Fifth Ward and for vea,s an oe.,
| OF the corporation had to undergo the dangerous
operation OF amputatiOn Ii was made necessary
by disease of the bone Of his leg caused bv the
KICK Of horse last winter. The operation was
| performed by Drs. Warning and Garnett and the
patient is doing well.
CONTEMPLATED iMPRovEMENr.-TheA merice n
|oloniza'ion ociety have recently purchased, a,
private sale, the lot on the southwest co,ns, q,
4 Pennsylvania avenue and Four-and-n.baIf st,aet
| Tor the purpose of erecting thereon > I,rye an5
| handsome building, but only intend occupyInu :
| portion OF 1t for the Use OF the Society We i'm
derstand the price paid was 81 so per foot.
SERENADE.-We hear it whispered that Es.
| puta's band has been commissioned TO furnish
some OF its best music for serenade tonight of
| much esteemed citizen. We name no names. as
| 1t Is to be surprise.
Our CITIZENS will of course not forget the
| Snah'Pcfian ncduing OF Mr. j Rogers. this eve
| ming, at philharmonic Hall. 1t is sure to be a
fine intellectual treat and Will no doubt be LARGE
| ly and fashionably attended.
The Pic MIC OF the Western Hose COMPANY.
No. l, at Arlington Springs, tomorrow promises
TO be very pleasant affair, and will no doubt be
very largely attended by the lovers Of pleasure Of
| both sexes.
The SoNs OF MALTA will flnd, In another col
umn' call for special meeting at their EN-
canpmentn this evening
MARRIED.
On the 9th of June, by the Rev 7 II NicboIIs